NO MATTER WHAT
Greetings everyone! This is my first attempt at writing a fan fiction. There are a few things I must warn you against that you will find in this fic.
Firstly,Aoko will be slightly out of character; the reason being I wasn't satisfied by the portrayal of her character in the anime. She had a lot of scope, a lot of progress could have been made, but sadly wasn't. So, you won't be seeing just a shy girl running behind her childhood best friend. You'll see a fully capable woman, taking matters into her own hands.
Secondly, I believe I should let you know that the ratings may increase as the story progresses, so beware. If you're not 16 and above, I would advise you against reading any further. However, if you're a rebel like me and think you'd like to continue, you are more than welcome to. But you have been warned
[Disclaimer: Detective Conan and Magic Kaito 1412 strictly belong to "the" Gosho Aoyama and I'm merely making the characters dance to my tunes because I'm a sadist lol.]
Now then, let's begin with the illusions!
Chapter Zero : Magician under the moon.
Clear night sky. Everything about it was perfect. In some ways, he loved to note the similarities between it and his alter ego. Never ending, out of reach,immortal. No matter how hard you try, you can never catch it. Just like him.
Sixth heist in two weeks. He sighed audibly, purely out of frustration, eyeing the gem he held in his hand. Not this one either. Another chase yielding no result whatsoever. He wondered how much longer he'd have to endure it. It had started to get rather exhausting. Tricking the police, entertaining thousands of fans, keeping up to the "unbeatable" image.
He watched people walk by below him, as he sat on the roof of the highest building, unnoticeable to the millions of residents of Tokyo going by their ordinary lives. Kaito knew he never wanted to be ordinary. He loved being different, doing things in his own way, being the odd ball in the room and he never once felt embarrassed. Things he wanted to do, he'd do without a second thought. His impulsive nature was a part of what made him Kaito,after all.
How did normal life feel? He had totally forgotten. Since that fateful day when he fell through the life sized portrait of his father, whom he had loved and respected so much, only to realize he was a phantom thief by night, his life had taken a complete 180° turn. Nothing was the same. He became busier, he was being chased by police all over the city and most importantly, he wasn't able to spend time with the one person whom he cherished the most in his life.
After his father's demise 8 years ago, Kaito had more or less been left alone. His mother,Kuroba Chikage, had left him alone in a small house in Tokyo, to travel the world, mourning or rejoicing in her husband's death, he didn't know. The only person in the world that had dared to come near him in his state of depression was her. She single handedly made sure he regained his senses and didn't turn into a pile of dust ,as he had believed he would have.
She took it upon herself to be his caretaker. From simple things like food ,to complicated matters like future choices, she had promised to support him in everything. A promise that she kept.
He once again, looked up at the night sky, his eyes now focusing on the moon. That's right, he thought to himself, she was the moon, his beautiful moon. The only one that could ever reach him; the only one he'd let. She filled his dark void of a life with her bright and bubbly nature, always falling for his pranks,never failing to surprise him, given her agility with a mop, of all weapons.
They'd practically been glued to each other since they first met on that beautiful day by the clock tower.
It took all the courage he could muster, to go up and talk to the little girl, lost in her thoughts, looking sadly at the ground. She seemed to be waiting for someone, someone who had let her down, yet again. When he finally went up to her to introduce himself, he noticed the hint of sadness in her sweet voice that he could not let pass. He hadn't known many tricks back then, being new to the whole thing, but he knew one that was sure to make her smile. And oh boy, it did. She smiled ear to ear, bringing a blush to the little boy's cheeks as he handed the beautiful flower he produced out of nowhere to the now giggling girl.
Who knew that one blue rose would mark the beginning of an unbreakable bond, one that even though he hated to admit, was what kept him alive.
But he knew things were different now. He was no longer an ordinary boy. He was, by nightfall, a notorious jewel thief, one that she despised, one that was being chased by none other than her own father, who admittedly, was a pretty inaccurate officer.
What turn would his life take when she found out about his identity? What would be the outcome of his secret? Would she forgive him? Or would she let him be taken away by the police without giving him the chance to explain? Would he lose the one thing that mattered most to him?
His cyan eyes gazed at the clock tower in view, the clock tower where everything began, that tower where years ago he met the person that gave light to his otherwise lonely life.
That's right, he smiled looking up at the moon once more, before taking flight into the sky that he called his.
Aoko Nakamori,you're my moon. All I need to go on. My beautiful moon.
Okay, I wouldn't consider this chapter 1 and so, I'm calling it chapter zero as it serves as a sort of introduction to what Kaito thinks of his life and what part Aoko plays in it.
Also, I'd like to point out, if you hadn't realized the title "Magician under the moon" from this chapter, is granted, what his mother calls him in episode 10,but that isn't the reason I gave it this name. "The magician under the moon" is a way of saying that, even as he goes unnoticed in a crowd of millions of people, the moon(Aoko as I've explained in this chapter),always watches over him.
Looking forward to reviews in the comments! Constructive criticism is absolutely welcome! See you till the next illusion! *wink wink*
*Signing off*