Later that afternoon
At a park besides the school, Kaito sat down with Shinichi on the bench while sipping on a coke. Shinichi had his fingers interlocked with his legs crossed.
"I see. You decided to set put here in Japan? Why not in America?" Kaito asked as he watched the children who were playing by the slide
"Maybe I just wanted a change of scenery. Besides. I felt a calling to come back here to Japan."
"Huh. Your kid's pretty cute..and sharp..just like you were when you were Conan."
"Haha. I guess she got it from me. Her older brother takes much more from Ran."
"Eh? She has an older brother?" Kaito looked at Shinichi
"By 2 years. He's in the grade school department now. That's where Ran and Aoko-san probably left for a few minutes ago."
"I see." Kaito nodded and diverted his attention again to the kids "How do you think they'll fare when they're here? Kind of like a change for her and him too, eh?"
"A bit. But, Ran and I already got them used to Japanese culture even back in America. They'll settle here in no time." Shinichi said and smiled while closing his eyes
"If you want, since Kenji is classmates with Seiko-kun, he can help her." Kaito added
"Haha. That can really help her a lot. It'll let her off her shell too." Shinichi answered
"Oh yeah, I noticed. She seemed pretty close to Hattori Hikari."
"Oh..right. They've already seen each other even when we were in America. That's why they know each other."
"Too bad I didn't see Hattori."
"He had a meeting to catch back in Osaka. He's also thinking of setting up here in Tokyo. "
"Oh..the East and the West meet. Reminds me of the old days..Oh well. The fruit doesn't land far off the tree. Is your little daughter up as well for becoming a detective?"
"Just as yours is up to be a Phantom Thief.." Shinichi answered back with a smirk
"Haha. Don't say that. I'll say just a magician or an actor or something."
"Why do you say so?" Shinichi this time looked back at Kaito with a questioning look
"Well. There is no Pandora Gem and no more organization to deal with."
"True. It's been 8 years..ever since we've destroyed that Pandora Gem and the Black organization." Shinichi said and threw his back to the bench and looking at the sky as if trying to recall the events back then. "We never knew what happened to the Gem afterwards, no?"
"The only thing I remember was that there was this really bright light and all. Then, we wake up to see the place ablazed. We din't find anything afterwards. Besides..the more it is gone, the better it is for everyone." Kaito's smirk disappeared and became serious
"You're right..the Black Organization. Well. They did catch Gin. I haven't heard much after but all I know he is under rehabilitation in some far off place. At least the Organization isn't out anymore to do any dirty tricks." Shinichi said as well while squinting his eyes
"Right. So, don't expect much that he would follow soon." Kaito reverted back to his goofy grin
"Well, if I do see one more Phantom Thief. I already have my suspects." Shinichi grinned
"Haha. So will you be the one who will capture him if so?"
"Nope..I'm pretty much getting old for this kind of business.." Shinichi said and slumped even more on his seat
"Oh..the Detective of the East? Getting old?" Kaito said and playfully hit Shinichi on his shoulder
"What about you, the Last Wizard of the Century?" Shinichi retaliated
"Oh fine. Well, I still practice my skills. I'd like Kenji to follow my footsteps in showbiz. Being Kid is hard work and dangerous after all."
"Same here. Seiko-kun might become my successor in the future if so."
"So you're letting your kid do the work?"
"If she wants to run after him..then we will see. Besides, I'm thinking of either continung my detective work or settling down permanently for a quieter job."
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"I don't want Seiko-kun to lose a father." Shinichi explained with a sad look in his eyes
"Hmm. I see. I guess I'd do the same if I were you." Kaito nodded in satisfaction as he watched Seiko and Kenji climbing on the monkey bars
Shinichi looked up to see Ran, Aoko and a young boy walk closer to them. "They're back."
"Oh..so that's your other kid. He does resemble Ran in a certain manner..but he still looks like you.." Kaito noticed when they had come closer "What's your name kid?
"Conan, Kudou Conan" the kid answered blankly while seeming to assess the man who asked him.
Kaito looked a bit perplexed at the name.
"You..Conan-kun eh.." Kaito repeated
"What's wrong with my name, sir?"
"Oh..it's nothing. It just brought me some..memories of Shinichi." he answered and looked back at Shinichi and Ran who just giggled.
"The name Conan is pretty much special to us. So we named him Conan-kun."
"Are you also going to be a detective like your father, Conan-kun?" Aoko asked the young boy who looked back at her while shaking his head
"Nope. Detective work is in Sei's control. I'd like to become more of an attorney"
"Wow..for a kid you sure do have such dreams" Kaito exclaimed out loud
"Ran's mother taught him that.." Shinichi whispered to Kaito
"I-I see.." Kaito sweatdropped at that answer and noticed that he was carrying a soccer ball in his arm "Oh..are you into soccer as well?"
"Yes. I love soccer!" he answered
"It's like a Shinichi clone.." Kaito murmured
"I heard that" Shinichi retorted and playfully punched his arm which Kaito gave an "Ouch" as an answer
"Stop that you too. What about Seiko-chan? Where'd you get her name?" Aoko asked curiously while sitting down besides Kaito
"Seiko's name means Sincerity and Truth. Also, Shinichi had a liking for watches some time before." Ran explained while Shincihi flinched a bit at this "Well, I looked through some of the names and found Seiko. It sounded cute and Shincihi agreed to it"
"Haha" they laughed at the thought especially Kaito since he remembered the days when he had to dodge that damn watch's dart
"It's a good name still" Shincihi answered back
"Ah. I just noticed. Where are the two?" Ran asked
"Over there." the fathers pointed to one side of the playground.
They pointed to the two kids playing by the swingset. Kenji was pushing Seiko up and Seiko was laughing while doing so. They seem to be having fun. The fathers watched them closely while the two mothers seemed to have grinned. Aoko came closer to Kaito while hugging his arm. Conan on the other hand had decided to keep concentrating on playing with his ball but he still had his eye on his sister.
"They look really cute. Kaito. what do you see?" Aoko asked her husband
"Eh?.. about you Shinichi?" Kaito had no idea what they meant so he passed it down to the great detective
"Me? I see rivalry someday." Shinichi answered immediately. He had no idea what Ran and Aoko had in mind but the thought of another cat-and-mouse hunt between them came in his head, thus his answer.
"Huh. I might agree if that will happen in the future Shinichi." Kaito agreed as well since this was his first thought
"Haha. Nope. I see something else. what about you Aoko-san?" Ran sounded displeased at the ignorance of the boys to the scenery. It seemed to be that Ran and Aoko had the same wavelength at that time
"Haha. I see it too Ran-chan. We have to get the wedding plans in plan already." Aoko said and clasped Ran's hands together with the twinkle in their eyes
"Ohoho. I can hardly wait." Ran said with a grin and her hand to her mouth while giggling
"What? Wedding?" the two fathers screamed out loud in unison
"I am not letting Seiko off immediately into that!" Shinichi screamed out loud while flailing his arms
"What the hell are you talking about, Ahoko? It's too early for that!" Kaito screamed as well and almost mimicking Shinichi's actions, flaling his arms as well
"Haha. Oh well. But it's been decided between us..it's girl talk" the two mothers answered back while having the twinkle in their eyes.
Conan had been quiet but he had been listening. He still kept his glance to his sister and then noticed something strange.
He poked his father by the leg "Papa."
Shincihi turned around to greet his son "Yes, Conan?"
Conan pointed to the swingset where Seiko and Kenji currently were "Is there something wrong with the swing set?" he asked
"How can you say?" Shincihi gave a frown and a questioning look at Conan while looking at the swing again
"I can't tell. But I feel there's something up with it." Conan explained
"Huh..." Shinichi huffed but he didn't ignore his child's warning. Conan was also perceptive and seemed to have inherited his sixth sense. He stayed beside Ran while still staring at the kids.
To the Kids.
"They sure are shouting over there." Seiko noticed while Kenji was pushing her from her back "Papa is flailing his arms."
"Yeah. I wonder what they are talking about. " Kenji wondered "Dad seems to have gotten all red in the face. Huh?" Kenji looks up and noticed that some of the chains of the swingset seemed a bit rickety since he heard a crackling sound from above him. He did remember it had rained a couple of days ago. Could it be?
"Kudo-chan!" Kenji notified Seiko who looked back at him
"Huh?"
"There's something I need to tell you. The swing..it's.." Kenji didn't finish his sentence but he still continued with swinging her
Seiko looked up and noticed the same thing. "Oh dear.."
"We can try to stop it now." Kenji suggested
Seiko analyzed the situation "It would be hard to stop it now since I am going at fast speed. If you tried stopping me, you'll be pulling the swing more and that would be mroe dangerous."
"What can we do then?" Kenji muttered
"Keep pushing me forward." was Seiko's fast reply
"What? But you'll.." Kenji got the message "Are you planning to..jump off?"
Seiko nodded while gripped her fingers on the handles "Hit the nail on the head, Kuroba-kun."
Kenji tensed at the idea and thought of the consequences if Seiko were not to land safely "Isn't there another way?" he asked in a worried tone
Seiko shook her head "In a few more swings, this might break. It's best to do it before it breaks.."
Kenji sighed in defeat "I hope you know what you are doing."
"Trust Me, Kuroba-kun." She smiled back at him and grinned with the sharp look in her eyes
Kenji braced himself for a full push "Here goes nothing! Go!" He pushed her even more and made sure to dodge the swing when it hurled back at him. He saw able to catch a glimpse of Seiko jumping up. "Kudo-chan!"
The parents looked up and saw Seiko in mid-air. Kaito and Aoko flinched at this and was about to act when Shinichi and Ran told them not to. "You don't need to."
"Huh?" the Kurobas were bewildered. When they looked again, Seiko had done a double flip and landed gracefully on the sandbox. The Kuroba family gave a blank stare as Seiko ran back to Kenji. They decided to come closer to the scene as well in case.
"Kuroba-kun! Are you okay?"
"Huh? Kudo-chan..how did you.." Kenji was also bewildered and he shook a bit but was thankful nothing wrong happened to Seiko
"Seiko-chan. You okay?" Ran asked her daughter
"Yep. I'm still fine, Mama. The sand was quite hard so I was able to land there well" Seiko explained while pointing to the sandbox
"Wh-But-How?" was Kaito's statement but he was cut off by Shinichi
"Ah. I forgot to tell you. Seiko-kun is training to be a gymnast."
"She..is?" was Aoko's amazed reply
"Isn't she..too young?" Kaito asked
"Yes. Yes, she is" was Conan's reply to Kaito's questions "Well, she did volunteer herself to be there. She was easily accepted by the teachers."
"Wow.." the Kuroba family just said
"Ah. Onii-chan? You saw it?" Seiko noticed Conan
"Yeah. I saw you saw it too." He turned to Kenji and reprimaded him. "You shouldn't have gotten her in that."
"Sorry. I didn't notice it at first. It was only when we were on it." Kenji explained but was caught off guard by the mean look Conan was giving him
Seiko was surprised by her brother's actions and came in front of him with a pout in her face "Onii-chan! It wasn't his fault! I wanted to try the swingset so don't put the blame on him."
Conan looked at his sister with a glare and she replied back with her own glare. He sighed in defeat "Fine fine, sei."
"Wow..Conan-kun sure is strict.." Aoko remarked to Ran
"Took a lot from my mother." Ran answered "He was taken care by Mom and Dad most of the time when I was away or sick"
"I-I see." Kaito answered since he had heard of Ran's mother before. "Go along you too. Be careful, next time"
"Hai" the two kids answered back. Kenji took Seiko a bit by the hand and took her to where his skateboard is.
"I'm really sorry, Kudo-chan." Kenji apologized while getting his skateboard
"It's no biggie, Kuroba-kun. At least no one got hurt."
"Well..I do want to make it up to you"
"It's not your fault.." Seiko reminded him
"Yeah. But still, oh." Kenji switched from sad mode to happy mode. He punched his hand on the other and looked back at Seiko who stared at him "I've got it!"
"What is it?"
"I want to take you somewhere" Kenji smiled and put his skateboard on the ground and placed his right leg on it "Come on, let's go!"
Seiko gave him a questioning look "Huh? To where?"
"A special place. It's my "Sorry" gift."
Seiko looked at him weirdly "Eh? We're not allowed to go yet you know. Besides, I'll have to tell mama and papa about this." she reminded him and looked back at he rparents who were chatting freely with Kenji's.
"It'll be okay. It'll be okay." he invited her to join him on his skateboard "I want to go there wtih you. Here. You can ride on my skateboard with me"
Seiko hesitated at first but took his hand and jumped on his skateboard. "Won't we fall?" Seiko asked
"That is if you don't hold on to me." Kenji answered onto which Seiko clung to his shoulders tightly "Not too tightly that is."
Seiko laughed at his joke but still held on "Okay."
Kenji started pushing the skateboard and was surprised to find that she was light. He came closer to his parents and called out to Kaito "Dad! I'll be taking Seiko there!"
"Eh?" the parents looked back as Kenji strolled with Seiko on his skateboard down to a small gate leaving the are
"I'll see you at home later!" Kenji called back as they headed off
Seiko clutched on Kenji's back and looks at her mom and dad before they exited the park. "See you!"
It took Shinichi several seconds to comprehend the situation and when he did "Eh? Oi! Where is your kid taking Seiko off to?"
Kaito analyzed the situation "Hmm. I would be guessing to that side of the park."
Aoko nodded "He would be heading to that place, after all"
"Wha? It's getting dark out now. Isn't it kind of dangerous?" Ran said and became worried as she looked at the two kids who had left
Aoko shook her head and comfortingly told Seiko's parents "Not at all. Seiko-chan's in safe hands Ran-chan."
Kaito stretched a bit and looked at his watch "Well. We haven't got anything else to do here. So how about it? Would you like to join us for dinner?" Kaito suggested
"Wha? What about-" Shinichi started but got cut off by Kaito
"They'll be back a bit after sundown. We'll put our word on it Ran-chan, Shinichi and little Conan here."
"Hmph." Conan just said and stopped the ball that he was bouncing on his head
"So, let's head off." Kaito said and lead the way to the parking area.
-END CHAPTER 2
I had to edit it again since I saw some errors and stuff. Well..here's the second chapter! Thanks for those who viewed! I'll try to put up the next chapter..after I edit it again.:D
