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Shinichi woke to the sound of his phone ringing. He groaned and moved to get out of bed, or tried until the arm around his waist pulled him back down.
“Kai,” he complained trying unsuccessfully to squirm out of the hold, “what if it’s the police?”
“Can’t hear you, ’m still asleep,” Kaito mumbled while pulling him back against his chest, spooning him.
“You are clearly talking to me,” Shinichi said, unimpressed.
“Sleep talking,” Kaito replied before letting out a few exaggerated snores.
“You’re ridiculous,” Shinichi grumbled while he tried once again to get out of bed. He finally managed and grabbed for his phone. “Hello?”
“Shinichi, hey!” Ran's voice greeted him. “Just calling to let you know I’ll be leaving soon.”
“Okay, sure great! That sounds… great,” Shinichi said.
He heard Ran sigh. “You forgot, didn’t you?”
“I absolutely did not forget,” Shinichi denied while trying to remember. Next to him Kaito tapped away at his own phone. He nudged Shinichi’s side and held his phone for him to see, showing a message he’d written in his notes app.
You are meeting Ran-chan at the park to go jogging together.
“We’re meeting at the park to go jogging,” Shinichi quickly answered, trying to sound as natural as possible. He shot Kaito a questioning look, wondering how he'd known.
Kaito scrolled down on the app to another section he’d already typed out.
I synced our phone calendars.
“Uh huh,” Ran said, sounding suspicious.
Shinichi covered the speaker and mouthed at Kaito, ‘Stalker.’
Ran continued, “So do you need a little more time before meeting me, or…?”
Kaito scrolled further to yet another pre-typed message.
And you love it ;)
“Nope,” Shinichi replied back confidently while he playfully smacked his boyfriend with a pillow, “I'm about ready myself. Because I didn't forget. So I'm definitely prepared and ready to go.”
“Alright, see you soon,” Ran answered, still sounding skeptical.
As soon as she hung up, Shinichi threw himself off the bed and began to search the floor for his pants, only to stop when he realized the pants he was wearing last night wouldn’t be good for running. He instead turned to Kaito's dresser and rifled through the drawers. He found what looked like a pair of black athletic shorts and snatched them up in a rush.
“Kai, I’m borrowing these.”
“What’s mine is yours, dove. Want me to walk you to the station?”
Shinichi hurriedly slipped on the shorts as well as his shirt. “That's okay,” he answered. He bent and gave Kaito a quick kiss, “Lucky might lead a mutiny if you make him and the others wait for breakfast, and I need to leave now or I'll be late.”
“They’re so spoiled,” Kaito said with a roll of his eyes and a smile, “Call me later?”
“Of course,” Shinichi answered. Another quick peak on the lips, then he was out the door, calling over his shoulder, “talk to you later!”
“Wait, Shinichi!”
“No more kisses! I have to go!” Shinichi called back without stopping.
A short time later he met up with Ran. They exchanged greetings, then did a quick stretch before they set out together, jogging at a medium pace that wouldn't wear them out quickly.
“So you really didn’t forget,” Ran said, voice laced with suspicion.
“I didn’t,” shinichi denied.
“Are you sure you didn't spend the night with Kuroba-san?”
“Nope.”
“So those aren’t his shorts that you're wearing.”
Shinichi faltered, almost tripping over his own feet. How could she tell? “No, these are mine.”
“Okay, I believe you,” Ran answered, and he mentally relaxed. “I just didn’t realize you owned a pair of shorts that said ‘Juicy’ on the butt.”
