Shinichi sat on a bench in the hospital's enclosed garden, waiting patiently for Kaito to come and get him. Despite having been able to go out of his room for a while now, he didn't do it much. He didn't like the looks most people gave him, and the cold air generally seeped through his paper-thin hospital clothes. So he usually slept in his warm hospital bed until someone came and woke him up, or stared out his room's window. The nurses were always fussing on how he shouldn't sleep too much, and how his sleeping schedule (whatever that is) would be messed up, but he couldn't help it. His bed was so warm, and his room so boring  without visitors, that that was all he could think to do. He didn't want to think about his off and on nightmares; they were frightening. So the less he was awake in the silence, the less he'd have to think about it. Even if he might have to deal with even more nightmares.

But now he'll be free from that (he hopes). He's wearing some clingy black hat that warms his head and covers his ears, a nice dark blue sweater, another warm grey sweater like thing with a hood and zipper on it... jacket; a black, white, and grey scarf with stripes of different sizes and placing on it, a pair of rough feeling grey pants, white socks, and blue, comfortable shoes. He was nice and warm, and was taking full advantage of the colorful garden while he waited for Kaito to "check him out". At least that's how the nurse put it. There seemed to be so many different ways to name the same thing, it was confusing. But however one put it, he was very glad to be leaving.

"Shinichiiiiii!"

Shinichi's head shot up from where he was staring at his moving feet and looked around the area. Kaito was... well, not really running, but not really walking either, toward him. I wonder if a nurse got onto him about running inside again. He stood up with a smile, and met him half way. He unconsciously shuffled his feet, his tail hidden underneath his sweater twitching in agitation.

"So we can go now?" He asked hopefully, which brought an amused but bright, answering grin from Kaito.

"Yup! Let's go! I have so many things to show you, and it can't all be shown in one day!"

"Well then, it's a good thing I'm living with you then, isn't it? You'll have plenty of time to show me stuff," Shinichi said with a chuckle. And I won't have as much silence to deal with. Kaito laughed with him.

"Indeed."

And with that, the two made their way out of the hospital. It was time to explore!

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~ ♪♪♪ Ｕ・ｪ・Ｕ人(^･x･^=) ♪♪♪ ~

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It was night by the time they actually got to Kaito's house. It looked like a nice house. Though it looked like it could hold lots of people in it. It was pretty big. Then again, Aoko's house was just as big, and the only ones living there were her and her father, Nakamori. Er, Nakamori-keibu. Shinichi let out a silent sigh. All those additions to names are going to be a pain to remember. Shinichi shook his head. That wasn't the real pain at the moment. His stomach felt like it was going to burst. He really shouldn't have let Kaito be in control of what and how much was put on his plate at dinner with the Nakamoris. Aoko put the fish on his plate, though. Kaito wouldn't touch or even look at the things. (Aoko enjoyed dinner immensely. Apparently torturing Kaito doesn't happen often, and Aoko draws it out every time it happens.) So when he shed his shoes off at the entrance, he ventured further into Kaito's house with a moan, spotted a comfy looking bench chair type thing, and collapsed onto it with another moan.

"Too much food..." Came the muffled complaint through the fabric of the thing he was laying on. He heard a snicker and a click, which caused him to open his eyes and glare halfheartedly at a grinning Kaito.

"Awww, does the wittle kitty need to nap off the food?"

Shinichi huffed and turned his back to Kaito, his tail twitching in annoyance.

"I think I just might," he replies a bit petulantly. Which only made Kaito laugh again.

"Alright, alright. I'm sorry. How about we watch some TV? It might distract you from your growing tummy."

He felt his legs move up, the cushions at the other end weighted down by something, and his legs being brought down onto what he can only guess to be Kaito's lap. TV...? Where have I heard that before...?

"TV?"

"Yup! It's this box thing that's in front of the couch here. It's pretty handy."

Shinichi's brows furrowed in confusion. Couch? But even though he was a little confused, he was curious. And his curiosity only grew when he suddenly heard someone talking when he knew there was only two people in the room at the moment. So he forced himself to turn back over and looked around the room.

There was only the chair thing they were on, the entryway nearby, a cabinet behind the couch, and some shelves nearby... There was no one in the room besides them. But there was also the box thing with people stuck inside!

Shinichi stared at the box and the people inside it going on about their business with his jaw dropped. Slowly, he points at it.

"I-Is that...?"

"Yup! That's the TV~."

Shinichi turns his head slowly to Kaito, who was on the other side of the couch. Kaito had his head leaned on his hand, which rested on the armrest of the couch, and had a bemused expression on his face as he stared back at Shinichi. Though there was a twinkle of amusement in his eyes.

"Is there a problem?"

Shinichi quickly glances back at the TV and shakes his head, despite the growing uneasiness the longer he sees the people inside there.

"How... How did you get the people inside there??"

A halfbeat of silence remains, until Kaito answers.

"With magic, of course!"

Shinichi glances back at Kaito with a shocked and horrified expression on his face.

"M-Magic can trap people in boxes with windows?!"

Kaito leans in closer and nods twice, rubbing his chin with a serious expression on his face.

"Yes, it's quite extraordinary, isn't it? These people inside the boxes can predict the weather patterns, show what's going on in the world around us, and make plays for those outside of the boxes!"

"W-Wha... Wow... But they have homes they need to go to, yes? They are able to get out of the boxes, right?"

"Of course!" Kaito replied with a grin, before holding up a little black rectangle with his other hand. "Every time I turn off the TV with this remote here, they magically get sent back to where they belong. See?"

Kaito presses a button on the top part of the remote, making the screen on the TV go black. No noise came from it. No light came from it. It just sat there like it did when they came in before.

Shinichi stares at the darkened "window" for a few moments, worry etched on his face. Then he lets out a relieved sigh as he sits back. Then he blinks in surprise. When did I get in a sitting position? Oh well.. He looks back at Kaito with a smile on his face.

"I'm glad you let them go. I was worried that they were just stuck in that box forever..."

Kaito laughed and turned the TV back on. He then pressed another button, changing it to a picture of two people reading off of a paper, and a screen behind them.

"This is the news channel, Shinichi. I usually watch this channel. So do the Nakamoris. Mostly because of KID, though."

Shinichi tilted his head with a questioning expression on his face.

"Kid? You like kids?"

Kaito grins.

"Well, yes... But I mean the Phantom Thief 1412. Also known as Kaitou KID. Most people shorten it(-cough- Nakamori-keibu -cough-) to KID."

Shinichi blinks, his blank expression response enough.

"Hah..."

They watched the thief's latest exploits and a fewother exploits Kaito recorded on the news the rest of the night before going tobed. While the tricks were intriguing, that blinding, terrifyingly white suitcarved a deep image in Shinichi's mind. Unfortunately, it invaded his dreams aswell.