Here we are, my first new story in quite a while (not counting Minami). I thought I'd go a different route this time, focusing on Kaitou Kid and his adventures. I'm hoping the story goes somewhere pretty good as time goes on. Hope you all enjoy the first chapter of this seemingly awesome story!

Disclaimer: Maybe one day, the producers of Conan will see this NOT FOR PROFIT fanfiction and use it in a movie. Huh, we know that won't happen; we'll just get more crap Conan AOs.


Chapter One

Kaito Kuroba had a secret, a secret that only a few other people knew. Not even his best friend Aoko knew. Kaito was the Kaitou Kid, a thief that taunted the police and stole jewels from the tightest security using only magic tricks.

The Kaitou Kid was actually an alias he had adopted from his later father Toichi, who had been killed by a criminal organization for getting in their way. Now Kaito was determined to foil their plans, but he hadn't gotten very far with it yet. Sure, he was having fun being Kid, but he didn't really enjoy stealing gems. He just enjoyed the thrill of the chase and showing off to crowds. That's what magicians did; they entertained.

Kaito was always pulling pranks on Aoko for fun, too. She responded with either a mop, broom, or anything else she could find. The worst case scenario was responding with fish. At this point, Kaito had never responded to fish while in full costume, but like they say, trends are meant to be broken. When the trend was broken, that was the first hint that something was wrong.

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That was why Aoko knew something was wrong that day, the first day of one of the most exhausting ordeals in the first year of the resurrected Kaitou Kid.

"What are doing, Kaito?" asked Aoko one day. Kaito had sat down at his desk and was doing something in his desk.

"I'm just preparing," he said vaguely, his hands working feverishly. Aoko leaned over to see what he was doing, but Kaito shifted his chair and blocked her view.

"Geez, if you won't tell me, then I don't care!" said Aoko huffily, silently preparing for whatever prank he was about to pull on her.

Then there was a bang and a puff of smoke. Kaito looked up, his face blackened from whatever he'd been working on having backfired and gone up in smoke. Aoko giggled. "What?" asked Kaito angrily, using his handkerchief to clean his face.

"Not even the great Kaito is perfect at magic!" Aoko teased.

"What was that?" asked Kaito, firing up at once. He stood up and towered over her. "Well, you're so anti-Kid you won't help you dad catch him! You're as lame as he is!"

"What?" asked Aoko dangerously, all traces of laughter gone from her face. "You think it's my fault Kid keeps getting away?"

"What, are you deaf or something?" Kaito grinned, magically cleaning the handkerchief and putting it away. Nearby, Akako looked on in amusement.

'I give it 5.004 seconds,' Hakuba thought to himself, putting his pocket watch away. 'Maybe it was worth it to come back to Japan for a week after all.' Sure enough, that was as long as it took for Aoko to fly into a rage, chasing Kaito around first with a chair, a desk, a mop, some karate, Kaito's own card gun, and a variety of other objects.

"Guys, we're still in class," said the teacher in exasperation.

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When school let out that day, Aoko walked off in a huff, a sticker of a fish attached to her uniform to keep Kaito away. Akako, seeing her chance, cornered Kaito by the shoe lockers.

"Kuroba-kun, you'll probably need help tonight. My friend Lucifer says that there will be rain tonight, so I suggest leaving the hang glider at home."

"What are you talking about?" asked Kaito. He tried to edge away, but Akako shoved him against the tree.

"Are you still going to deny it? Then let me spell it out for you. If you are the Kaitou Kid, cancel the heist tonight. Lucifer also showed me one other thing. You were standing atop the museum in civilian clothes, with the Inspector holding your costume. You can figure out the rest, can't you?"

But Kaito looked confused. "There's a Kid heist tonight?" he asked.

Akako rolled her eyes dramatically. Then she stole Kaito's phone out of his pocket, fiddled with the buttons, and showed him a news article. Its title read 'Kaitou Kid vows to steal the Prince's Diamond!' Kaito, stunned, took the phone and began reading the article, his eyes growing wider with each sentence.

"This is all wrong," said Kaito. Akako, satisfied with his response, left him alone and walked away. However, that wasn't why Kaito was shocked. 'Kid sent his manifesto to the Tokyo Museum of Geologic History early this morning voicing his intent to steal the Prince's Diamond, a diamond from Europe that is rumored to have belonged to a Prince of England. Inspector Nakamori of the Police Department would not release the official note, but he confirmed that it was genuine. Kid fans wait in high anticipation of the heist.'

'Well, it's a good thing I didn't have anything better to do,' Kaito thought to himself, putting the phone away. He had an imposter to unmask.

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That night, Kaito arrived at the museum to find that the streets were packed with Kid fans clamoring to get in. He knew he had to sneak in past the throng, but he couldn't risk revealing himself as Kid. Just like always, however, he had a plan. He dove into an alleyway for a quick change. A minute later, a fake Akako Koizumi had emerged, dressed in an Ekoda High girls uniform. Akako/Kid forced his way into the crowd, moving slowly towards the entrance. He caused a great pandemonium by performing as perfect an imitation of Akako as he could, making the jaws drop on more than a few guys and also making it easier for him to cut ahead.

When Kid got inside, he found that everybody was crowded around the doorways leading into the diamond exhibit room. The room itself was lined with cops, including four around the display case. A quick peek inside showed that the usual suspects were there. Nakamori was pacing around anxiously, barking orders and checking his watch. Conan, Ran, and Kogoro were also inside, along with Sonoko, although her uncle Jirokichi was nowhere to be seen. Standing alongside Nakamori were Aoko and Hakuba. Aoko was still in her school uniform, but had disposed of the fish sticker.

"Nakamori-san!" Kid cried loudly, getting Aoko's attention.

"Akako-chan! What are you doing here?" she asked, approaching the divider between the crowd and the empty room.

"I was looking for Kuroba-kun, but I can't find him anywhere. I guess he's not in there with you, either."

"I don't know where he is. I don't normally come to these things, but since Hakuba-kun was back, he invited me. Dad practically invited him in. Plus, I got to meet that little boy and his family! His intelligence is simply amazing; it's no wonder he's come the closest to capturing Kid!"

"Do you mind if I come in, Nakamori-san?" asked Kid suddenly.

"How do I know you're not Kid in disguise?" she asked, leaning forward and making to grab Kid's face with her hands.

Kid took a step back and keeping in character, he said, "Nakamori-san, I would prefer if you did not pinch my face. I have to keep my looks up, after all."

"Fine," she conceded, putting her hands down. "Tell me something only the real Akako-chan would know."

"Your fight with Kuroba-kun earlier today ended with a burst of confetti and you wore a sticker of a fish to keep him away the rest of the day. Personally, I'd enjoy it if he'd pay that sort of attention to me."

"Come in," said Aoko, ignoring the last part. After explaining to the cops, Kid lifted up the rope barrier and passed through. Joining Hakuba, he was startled by Hakuba suddenly turning away with a pink face.

"See something you like, Hakuba-kun?" Kid asked sweetly, fully enjoying the look of panic on Hakuba's face.

'Just play it cool,' Hakuba thought to himself. 'Just because she's out of your league doesn't mean you have to act like a fool.' "Don't be silly," said Hakuba, walking swiftly away.

"Oh ho ho ho!" Kid laughed, imitating perfectly how Akako laughed. Getting back at Hakuba was totally worth disguising as Akako.

"Excuse me, neechan?" came a small voice suddenly. Kid felt a tug on his/her skirt. He knew that voice. He also knew he'd have to keep his cool.

"What is it, little boy?" he asked sweetly, turning around and bending her knees so she was at eye level with Conan. Kid knew full well not to be fooled by the 'little kid face' Conan was showing him.

"I'm Edogawa Conan," said Conan, holding out his hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Is that any way to greet a lady?" Kid asked, taking advantage of Akako's vain personality to get some revenge on Conan, too. Conan looked at her oddly, and Kid wondered if he'd gone too far. Then Conan's attention was distracted by a puff of white smoke from behind Kid. Kid looked around and saw something impossible. Kaitou Kid crouched atop the glass display case, holding a Sonoko mask in one hand. The remains of a Teitan High uniform lay on the floor.

"Kid!" roared Nakamori. He and the guards surrounding the case ran at Fake Kid, but Fake Kid grinned before tossing the Sonoko mask away. Then the lights went out. "Get Kid!" roared Nakamori again, and there were sounds of a confused mob attempting to secure the thief. In the midst, the distinctive sound of smashing glass was heard. "Don't let him get away!" said Nakamori. There was more panicked scrambling before the lights came back on.

Cops had come from all over the room and lay all over the case. Glass fragments were scattered all over the place. Conan and Hakuba, however, were looking up at the balcony lining the room. Fake Kid stood there, looking down at the floor. "Thank you for your gracious performance! Now, so long my friends!" He then dropped another smoke bomb. Shattering glass was heard and when the smoke cleared, Kid was gone, using his hang glider to go out through the window.

All without Kaito Kuroba, disguised as Akako Koizumi, moving a muscle. Then he remembered the real Akako's advice. Grinning to himself/herself, he ran out of the room to give chase.

It was taking longer than Kid would've liked to get outside, so he went to the bathroom and climbed out a window. It was pouring rain outside, and Kid knew the hang glider wouldn't stay up for long. 'Since I'm in this disguise, how about I go crazy?' he thought to himself, grinning like he would as Kaito. Luckily, he had anticipated such an event and had brought a backup plan. From its hiding place under the bushes, he pulled out his tool: a flying broomstick, perfect for an Akako pursuit. He smiled wryly before changing into a pair of pants, mounting the broom and turning on the small rocket engine. The broom roared off into the sky.

Kid, although soaked to the skin, kept his eyes peeled for a potential Kid landing site. When he saw it, he angled the broom down and landed with a thud in a parking lot. He went inside a nearby parking garage and found his target.

Fake Kid was sitting on the hood of a car, slowly examining the jewel. He seemed to have no concern for the police sirens echoing around them. "Who are you?" asked Kid, stepping from behind a concrete pillar and approaching Fake Kid.

"I am the Kaitou Kid," said Fake Kid, shrugging. "You should know that better than anyone, Akako-chan."

"You aren't the real Kid," said Kid, grimacing through the rain that dripped from his wig.

"My true identity is Kuroba Kaito. I should think that makes me the real Kid. After all, I'm the best magician in the world. I turned you back to the side of light, didn't I?"

Now, Kaito couldn't do real magic, unlike the real Akako. At this point, though, he was starting to hope that he could. "Refresh my memory," he said at last, taking another step forward.

Fake Kid smirked, before saying, "Fine. That time at the Tokyo Sky Tree. You fell in love with me that night. I took you home with me, and the next morning you had lost all your magic powers from crying. As I recall, Lucifer was not pleased that one of his servants had turned back to good. But that's OK. In this world, goodness is in a small minority."

"You're right about that," said a new voice from behind Kaito. Both Kid and Fake Kid looked at the source and saw the real Akako, floating in midair on a broom. She conjured a ball of fire and threw it at Fake Kid, who dodged, cursing.

Akako landed next to Kid. "I'll forgive the disguise Kuroba-kun, for now. I think I know who that guy is." She tossed a ball of red ice at Fake Kid, but he dodged, hitting his head on a car. When he stood up, he smirked.

"I see everything now. My memories have returned." Then he performed a dropped a smoke bomb and disappeared.

"My lady, you have some explaining to do," said Kid, taking up his rocket broom. "Start talking."


Probably the longest first chapter I've written in a while. More good stuff coming up. And like I said in the description, it's not the crazy robot coming back for round two. I know that's what you all are thinking. Well, it's not. Hope you review and look forward to Ch. 2!