Monday morning arrived and Kaito was sitting at a cafe in the Tokyo airport. His phone lit up and started to sing out Undisclosed Desires by the Muse.
“Morning, my detective.” He answered sweetly and kept the exhaustion out of his voice.
Finally, something happened just the way he’d hoped! Heaving a sigh of relief, Hakuba smiled, head tilting, and leaned against the nearest pillar to rest his body while they spoke. He had a few minutes. Not long, but long enough to gain some reprieve from the stress.
“Good morning, Kuroba-kun…” To be greeted thus left him torn between feeling wonderfully warm and terribly lonely. His words all but dried up in his throat as he looked up to check the board for his flight departure time. No delays and all too soon. “Apologies for not calling earlier; it’s been sort of a rough morning.
"I hope I didn’t wake you."