Seventeenth Case

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ it's a beautiful day! The sun is shining, the monkeys are screeching, there's free cake at the inn and a giant banner that says (more or less) HAPPY BELATED ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TEAR AND HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY KAITO. Because with Kaito's luck with birthdays, Kazuha isn't taking any chances this time. ]

Okay, so that's two cakes and presents, and the food's done, so that should take care of everything! I'm definitely gonna make sure nothing goes wrong this time! No crazy events, no... love nesting, and no fish in sight! This'll be the best birthday ever!!

... Wait, if we're celebrating Kaito-kun's again, then-- I skipped mine, didn't I?

((Yeah, Tear's anniversary present sucked, and Kaito has the worst luck with birthdays, so Kazuha's combining things. Go ahead and threadhop whoever you so wish. Or just show up to snag some cake.))

Comments

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Well, why does a kid usually get wound up on their birthday? They go out to eat, do something special, and get presents. We go out lots of times, go to a lot of cool places, and usually anything I want, I can just buy on my own

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... That's true, I guess your situation's a little different.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

And after what happened with my birthday last year...

I didn't see the point in getting wound up.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

...?

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

...it was a mad bomber case. Ran-neechan was able to defuse the bomb, luckily.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

...........

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

He was....insane. They were buildings he designed, but he wanted to destroy them because they weren't symmetrical.

[And masking all that guilt he's feeling as Ran was targeted specifically because of HIM. All the more reason to not be thrilled with his birthday. He looked away.]

...she was trapped with the bomb in the building. I had gotten the blueprints from the bomber and gave them to Shinichi-niichan. He was able to read all, but the last wire to her. She had to guess the final wire on her own.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Geez, poor Ran-chan...

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

But she was fine and she saved a lot of people and the bomber was arrested.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm pretty sure that's one thing you won't have to worry about here.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

...

Kazuha-neechan, I'm putting sure there was something like a serial killer around on Halloween from what you told me. I'm not going to discount anything the events might do. The only thing it can't do is hurt Ran-neecan. [Which does actually make it a lot easier for him to deal with it, actually, but still.]

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... One thing you won't have to worry about today. And hopefully never.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

The bombs or about Ran-neechan?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Both.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

...we can hope.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... Yes. Yes, we can.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

...

[Yeah, time for subject change.] What do you want for the most probable late birthday?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

One day where any of the boys I know don't inevitably do something stupid...

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

[Blinks.] Did something happen?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Huh? No, not really.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

Well, I didn't think it was that bad...

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

You're a boy.

[17-going-on-8.livejournal.com]

...oi, oi. I haven't been that bad.