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Chapter 6 - Explanation

Kokichi Pov

I'm kissing Shuichi I'm kissing Shuichi I'm kissing Shuichi I'm kissing Shuichi I'M KISSING SHUICHI-

Of course our moment had to be ruined, as I heard a loud alarm going off.

'Shit,' I muttered, pulling away. I looked down the skylight to see red flashing lights. I guess Taisei couldn't hold off the security systems forever... 'Well, it's been nice to see you Shumai.'

His face looked dejected as I grabbed the grappling hook and walked to the edge of the roof. 'Next time we'll do a lot more~'

'H-Huh- I-'

Shuichi's face turns a bright red as I wink, shooting the grappling hook at a nearby building and swinging away. Don't ask where I got it from. I'm still traumatised after Haruki got shot in the leg. I told him that robbing a yakuza clan was a bad idea-

I landed in an alleyway near the abandoned house we call D.I.C.E headquarters. I guess it isn't so abandoned any more, since we now have electricity and running water. And we've been living there for years.

After I get to the house, I run up to my room and jump onto my bed, falling asleep almost immediately.

*****

'Kokichi Ouma, you have some explaining to do.'

I sleepily open my eyes to see Itsuki standing by my bed with his arms folded. 'I-Itsuki? What happened?'

'I feel like I should be the one asking you what happened! Everyone saw you kissing that detective.'

'Oh.'

I sat up and looked at him awkwardly. He sighed. 'Come downstairs. You have some explaining to do.'

*****

'So you kissed the detective that is trying to arrest you.'

I nodded, confirming Ryuto's statement. 'Well, technically he kissed me first but-'

'That's not the point!' Kenshin said, 'Why?'

I stared at my feet silently. There is no way I'm answering that question.

'Kokichi, we have nothing against you being in a relationship,' Mayumi said gently, 'Just... Shuichi is trying to arrest you.'

'But he didn't!' I said defensively, 'He had so many chances to arrest me! And when he did put handcuffs on me, he purposely made them loose so that I could escape if I wanted! He doesn't want to arrest me!'

The room was silent for a few seconds, before Ayano spoke up. 'Why don't we set you two up on a date? Make it official.'

'I feel like you're getting the wrong idea from the conversation-' Natsuki said pointedly, 'We're talking about how we don't want Kichi to date the detective.'

'Why not?' Interjected Ayano, 'Give me one good reason why they can't.'

'He's a detective,' Sosuke mentioned.

Ayano sighed. 'I said a good reason.'

'Why are you making such a big deal about this?' I asked, 'And why aren't you surprised that I kissed a guy?'

Taisei placed a hand on my shoulder. 'Kichi, we always knew you were gay.'

'Or bi at least,' Itsuki said, looking up from his phone, 'Did you see yourself last year? It was so obvious.'

'Heh,' I laughed awkwardly, 'So it's fine?'

'It depends,' Haruki said, 'We're okay with you being gay, just not you dating a detective.'

'You can't stop me!' I shouted, running out the room with a smile on my face.

I sprinted out the front door, but only got to the end of the street before I lost my breath. I looked behind me to see Natsuki, Haruki and Ryuto chasing after me.

Looking for an escape, I climbed a tree in someone's garden. The thick leaves hid me from sight of the others.

I pulled out my phone and sent a message.

*****

Shuichi Pov

As I was about to get into my car, my phone buzzed.

Shumai, pick me up please.

Kokichi sent location

Yeah, no, I'm not-

Even though I needed to get to work, I couldn't help but feel curious about why Kokichi would need me to pick him up.

My curiosity got the better of me, and I found myself driving to the location Kokichi sent.

I was in a neglected street, with one bashed up car in a driveway. The houses were reasonably big, and all but two abandoned. One of the houses that looked in use was the biggest in the street, at the very end.

'Shumai!'

I stopped the car and looked around for where the voice came from.

'Shumai, up here!'

I noticed a tree in one of the gardens. A tree that Kokichi was hanging off by his legs.

'Help- All the blood is going to my head-'

I couldn't help but laugh as I got out of the car and grabbed Kokichi out of the tree. 'Why were you hanging upside down from a tree?'

'I was hiding,' he said vaguely, 'It doesn't really matter.'

'Why did you want me? Trust me, I wouldn't have come if the location you sent wasn't only two minutes away from my house.'

Kokichi thought for a second. 'Well, I wanted you to help me down from the tree... And I also wanted to go to work with you!'

'You- You want to go to the detective agency?' I asked unbelievably, 'But you're-'

'A phantom thief, yes. But they don't know that, do they?'

I sighed. 'Okay, but don't blame me if you get arrested.'