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Written September 14 2019
Posted October 31 2019
Ginzo rubbed his arm gingerly, making sure not to disrupt the bandage covering where his blood had been drawn from. Kaito had taken two vials of blood from him before vanishing off to wherever he planned to study it. It was a little disappointing that he hadn't been able to accompany the boy, but he hadn't fought to go. He'd heard stories about biochemistry being a nightmare and figured that he'd be of more use out of Kaito's way. Thankfully before Kaito had left he'd asked Ginzo to collect water from the nearby stream. He'd shown Ginzo about 30 buckets, all consisting of different sizes and makes before pointing in the direction of the stream.
The inspector had no problem with the request, glad to have something to do other than standing around idly. It had also been nice that Kaito had asked him instead of ordered him, despite the power the other technically held over him. Ginzo picked up one of the buckets and headed off in the direction of the river, only taking one at first because he didn't know the exact distance he'd have to travel. Carrying weight became more difficult the farther one went. He'd rather take more trips than tire himself out.
When he reached the river, he couldn't help but pause and look at it for a few moments. He could easily spot the ideal location for him to fill up the bucket from, it was a smooth stoned riverbank roughly a few meters wide. Ideal for bare feet. The sun was also shining at just the right angle to bathe the steady current in its shining light.
He carefully made his way down to the water's edge and dipped the bucket in, surprised by the clarity of the water as it filled into it. Shouldn't a river have more things within it? Maybe Kaito did something a little upstream from here to filter the water. He wouldn't have put it past him. That, or he was being silly and the river was just naturally that clear, he wasn't sure. He might ask if he remembered to.
Ginzo spent the rest of the day going back and forth between the river and the house, lugging around the water heavy buckets had been quite the challenge. By the time he had finished, the sun had left it's peak and was now setting.
"You really got a lot done" Kaito whistled, slightly impressed. He hadn't been able to fill all of them when he was actually Ginzo's current physical age.
Ginzo tiredly glanced over at Kaito from his position slumped against a sturdy oak. He was grateful that he'd heard the other's footsteps "I hadn't expected it to be so draining" He breathed, his limbs were beginning to ache from the strain.
Kaito made a sympathetic sound in the back of his throat as he pulled out a green handkerchief, dipped it in a bucket, and wrung it out over the bucket before offering it to Ginzo "I hope you took one of the water bottles to stay hydrated" He stated as Ginzo accepted the rag, placing it around his neck to cool off.
Ginzo nodded "I figured that those bottles were filled with drinking water" Otherwise Kaito would have probably warned him off of drinking them. He usually thought about the small stuff like that.
"Yeah" Kaito flashed a grateful smile "Thanks, that really saved me some time" He replied as he brought out a metal pot from seemingly nowhere "I like to really stay on top of the water supply, and with an extra person, there needs to be more clean water in reserve" He replied as he poured some of the contents of one of the buckets into the pot. Ginzo nodded, that made sense, especially if Kid got an unexpected injury during one of his heists that limited his movement.
"So you're going to boil all of the water?" That seemed like it would take a lot of time, no wonder Kaito was grateful.
"Yup" Kaito affirmed, indigos gleaming "Trust me, parasites are not fun to deal with" He snickered, not wanting to share on his horrible experiences in the past. Some things were better left unsaid.
Ginzo grimaced, he'd heard stories of other's misery "So I've heard" he stated.
Indigos scanned over the other in contemplation "Why don't you go and bathe in the river to wash off your sweat" He suggested, noting that Ginzo had sweat through his clothes. At Ginzo's unimpressed look he smiled "It'll make you feel better, just make sure you get back by sundown. You're not used to these woods yet" He finished.
He contemplated whether or not he wanted to get up or not for a few moments before nodding in agreement. He felt really gross, and it was summer. He'd feel worse throughout the night from the lack of air conditioning. "Sure" He replied as he went into the house to fetch a clean pair of clothes to change into afterwards.
When he exited, Kaito handed him a fresh bar of soap in a ziplock bag, shampoo, and a cloth "Please don't lose the soap, I have more but it's a pain to buy" He teased before sending Ginzo out on his way.
Ginzo nodded before heading off, the situation suddenly feeling so surreal. It had only been just yesterday where he could have a warm shower before eating a nice warm meal with Aoko. Now he was on his way to bathe in a river with soap and shampoo gifted to him by Kaitou Kid, who in reality was just a lonely orphan living in fear as he hid behind that trademark grin.
He let out a tired sigh as he slipped out of his clothes and into the water. He highly doubted anyone would spot him if Kaito apparently frequented this stream quite often. The water was nice and cool, just shy of being too cold for him. As he lathered the soap, he couldn't help but wonder how the next days will play out.
Me: I like how they both have a sense of mutual respect between them despite the situation~
Who is your least fav gosho boy? I like them all but my least fav is Hattori, nothing wrong with him XD I just like the others more~
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