"Why?" Kaito asked pain filling his voice as he looked at one of his closest friends pointing a gun at him and Shinichi. A group of black suited men surrounding the two all with their sights and guns set on them.

The blonde with ice cold blue eyes didn't respond.

"Why did you do it, Saguru?!" Kaito yelled. The betrayal in his voice seemed to echo across the night sky. The bright white full moon shining down on them.

Shinichi stood behind Kaito as a silent guard, trying to keep his own swirl of negativite emotions in check.

"Simple, it's my job. I was ordered to kill Kaitou Kid, Shinichi, and those they were close to," came Saguru's emotionless reply.

That was it. For all the pain and suffering he caused, the betrayals, the life's that were taken too early. It was just a job.

"Did our friendship mean nothing? Did Aoko's? Was it all just a job? All just a sick joke?" Kaito screamed. He knew there was no escaping this time. No miracle coming to save them. He knew, they knew, all too late that someone betrayed them to last hidden piece of the black organization. There is no redemption for Saguru but still he had to know.

"Why? Why now of all times? We've been friends for 20 years. So why now of all times? Why not when I did heists? Why not 15 years ago when we toppled the black organization? Why so many years later?" Kaito yelled begging for answers.

"At first I was just sent there to see if I could figure out Kaito kid's identity, and gain his trust. It wasn't until two years after the black organization fell that I had a real reason to want you dead," Saguru replied and a cold almost robotic tone.

"What happened? The only significant event I remember happening 12 years ago was the the arest of Vodka and Gin," Shinichi questioned speaking up for the first time.

"Yes. Gin was arrested, put on trial for many accounts of murder, and executed," Saguru stated.

"Why did that make you do all this?" Asked Kaito.

"Gin was my father," Saguru replied with the first bit of emotion he had shown all night. Kaito and Shinichi stared in shock.

"Wasn't your father-" Shinichi began.

"No that was nothing more then a cover. After Gin died we found a will stating that if this will was found that he wanted those responsible and those around them to come to the grave with him," Saguru explained.

"So you're doing all this for revenge and to carry out your father's last request?" Questioned Kaito.

Saguru smirked, a sign that he was finished talking. He re-aim the gun he was holding that started to lower while we were talking. I gripped Shinichi's hand.

"If we're going down we're taking them with us, right Shin-chan?" Kaito asked in a low tone only you could hear as his hand found his card gun.

"Of course," Shinichi replied hand drifting to his soccer ball belt.

With an unspoken signal Kaito aimed for Saguru's heart and pulled the trigger while Shinichi kicked his soccer ball with deadly accuracy.

Saguru dogged and fired back. They kept going but no matter how many guns they took out more would come and take their place.

BANG!

"Kaito!" Shinichi yelled as a bullet tour through Kaito's chest.

While he was distracted another got in a lucky shot.

BANG!

"Shinichi!" Kaito screamed as a bullet hit him dangerously close to his heart. At this rate they're going to bleed out. After that trait injuries started to build up. Not long later they ended up sitting back to back breathing hard covered in their own blood.

"Looks like you're out of time," he grinned as he held his gun not far from Kaito's head. Another goon did the same for Shinichi.

Kaito and Shinichi reached back and wound their fingers together. Just before Saguru and the goon pulled the trigger a jewel unnoticed in Kaito's pocket started to glow red.

-flashback-

Five years ago

"Kaito happy birthday!" Aoko smiled as she hugged her best friend. "I got you a present."

She held out a simple white box with a blue bow around it to Kaito. He grinned and took it.

As he started to unwrap it Aoko continued, "I found this neat old shop with a beautiful shop keeper. I told her I was looking for a present for my friend and she helped me pick out the perfect gift," Kaito finished opening it and picked up a beautiful necklace with one silver jewel, "She said that there is an old legend about it. Those that are close to death the one that has this jewel will be granted their deepest desire." She smiled as she finished explaining.

"Thank you Aoko," Kaito said with a gentle smile as he hugged her.

~later at night~

Kaito was staring up at the full moon a content smile on his face. He started thinking about pandora and if he'll ever find it. Suddenly he froze for a minute.

"No that's impossible," he said shaking his head. With a snort he brought the necklace he received as a gift up to the moonlight and just stared. From that stone there was a soft red glow.

"I can't believe it. After all this time it was given as a gift. It looks like I finally found you, Pandora," Kaito said in wonder and relief.

~present~

The red glow continued unnoticed by all as both Kaito and Shinichi started thinking. They shared one single thought, "I don't want to leave Kaito/Shinichi!"

As the glow got stronger Kaito and Shinichi heard a female voice echo in their heads.

"As you wish. You will always be together, if not in body then in mind," the voice declared.

As Saguru pulled the trigger Kaito smiled. He believed the voice and knew that he and Shinichi would always be connected. He would never be separated from him, his favorite detective, his support pillar, his anchor, the love of his life.

BANG!