Kimiko: Before you start reading, please note that this is one of my first attempts at writing fanfiction. Any comments will be greatly appreciated!

Sidewalks

The crowds were all shouting his name. "Kai-to! Kai-to! Kai-to!" He was rubbing his gloved hands behind the curtains, about to appear on stage in a flurry of white pigeons. He had peeked out a little while before and everyone was there: his classmates, his mother, and of course, his twin brother Shinichi. He heard the mirror ball spinning, about to release the pigeons.

"Kai-to! Kai-to! Kai-to!"

"KAITO!"

Kaito Kuroba was snapped out of his daydream by a sudden smack to the back of his head. "Ow! What are you doing Ahoko?"

"Kaito, you didn't even hear a word I said!" His friend Aoko glared at him, swinging her bookbag around as if waiting to take another, more lethal shot at his head.

"You're right, I didn't," Kaito admitted. He broke into a toothy grin. "But I'm sure you'd be more than willing to say it again because you want me to hear it, right Wearer-of-the-Flowery-Panties?"

Aoko turned red and swung her bag at him again. At least it wasn't a mop. Kaito laughed and began teasing her more. Aoko shouted back at him and chased him down the street.

After running a block or so like this, Aoko sighed and slowed down. "What I WANTED to tell you, BaKaito, is that I've joined the Martial Arts Club. I was wondering if you were going to join any clubs. There's a lot of time left, but I wanted to know if you were considering any."

Kaito thought about this for a while. A club might be fun, but he would much rather work on his magic. He was determined to make his stunning debut (that would make him famous overnight!) when he graduated, but he still needed more work on personalizing his act. He wanted something new that would blow any competition away. After all, the best magician in the world couldn't be compared to anyone else, right?

"No, I don't think I'm going to," he mused, mentally going over the list of clubs the school offered. "Wait, MARTIAL ARTS CLUB? I didn't know the school had one! What are you doing in there? Learning how to hit people with mops?"

Aoko huffed. "No, I'm learning self-defense from the other members. And as for your first question, it was just made this year. Jodie-sensei is our coach. Ran-chan, Kazuha-chan, and Suzuki-sempai needed another person to get it started and I thought it would be fun to join."

"That's only four students. Who else is in it?" So far, all these were girls and it would be scary having a club full of gorilla-girls teaching each other how to beat defenseless magician-boys up.

Aoko smiled with a blush beginning to cover her face. "The captain is Kyogaku-sempai." Kaito recognized the name of the idol of the senior class. Almost every girl in the senior class and many in the junior and freshman classes had crushes on him. But his heart belonged to Sonoko Suzuki, and hers belonged to him, no matter how much she flirted with other guys. It was kind of romantic, if you liked that kind of stuff.

"Figures," Kaito muttered. Kyogaku was the school's up-and-coming martial arts legend. But he, Kaito Kuroba, would definitely outshine his senior when he graduated next year!

"By the way, Kaito, is your brother on the soccer team this year? The school sure could've used his talent last season. Ran and I were talking about this morning."

"Beats me." Kaito said, trying to remember if his brother had told him anything but "Have fun at school" that morning, even though they were in the same class. "He doesn't really mention that stuff to me." Kaito almost added "Anymore" but stopped himself. His Poker Face was still intact, but he had hit upon a startling truth: Even though they were twins, he and his brother had an abnormal relationship. They had grown apart over the years. Now, Shinichi seemed more distant than ever. Kaito wasn't even sure if he was still taller than Shinichi! He would have to check when he got home.

Aoko shrugged, noticing that Kaito seemed to be thinking about things. She thought, 'It's either about something useless or more of his magic-pranks.' She said goodbye to him as she walked to her front door. Kaito waved, still thinking about Shinichi.

Kimiko and Flanagan would love any feedback and constructive criticism!