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[redherringkid]

There is, in a hallway, a small child. He looks to be about seven years old. He looks to be a Kaito. He also looks rather confused and lost and startled.

He isn't going to introduce himself as Kuroba Kaito though, and he isn't going to be performing any magic tricks for you.

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[redherringkid]

"... So, you married a monkeylemur?"

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

"Could have married worse," Aoko said.

[redherringkid]

You know, he doesn't even want to think about that one.

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

"Almost did once after we had a particularly bad fight...because I knew Kaito was watching and I was trying to make him just come out first."

[redherringkid]

"That poor man."

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

"Kaito was rather mean in scaring him off. But he was a jerk."

[redherringkid]

A grin, hopping down from his place on top of the shelf.

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

Aoko reached over, ruffling his hair. "But Aoko forgave him. So better to be honest with your Aoko. Or else you both might get shot and fall off a cliff."

[redherringkid]

Just 'cause he looks like a kid...

"I'm planning on it."

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

But his hair is just BEGGING to be ruffled.

"Are you really?" Aoko asked. Just to be sure.

[redherringkid]

"As soon as I stop being two feet tall."

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

Aoko gave him a flat look. "So you're just going to make Aoko worry about you?"

[redherringkid]

"Aoko isn't worried about me."

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

"Liar," Aoko said.

[redherringkid]

There's a sudden flicker of pain in his expression before it switches to outright pouty-little-kid.

"No I'm not."

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yes, you are, because there's no way Aoko wouldn't worry."

[redherringkid]

The look in his eyes is hard, and distant.

"No. She's not worried about me."

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

That...that was not a good look. Aoko frowned. "...why isn't she?"

[redherringkid]

"That doesn't really matter, does it?"

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

"There are very, very few reasons I can think of where Aoko wouldn't be worried. Which pretty much all involve lying to her."

[redherringkid]

"We both know how good I am at lying."

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

"So what did you tell her?"

[redherringkid]

"I didn't tell her anything." And it's pretty obvious that he wants to stop talking about this.

[eternal-mopgirl.livejournal.com]

And she's gonna ignore that desire. "But someone else did."

[redherringkid]

"It doesn't matter. She's not worried about me."