I do not own Detective Conan. If I did, I would love myself.

Sorry for any typos. Then again, if you really minded, would you had made it this far?

Chapter 2

"Kaitou Kid releases his newest notification!"

Kuroba Kaito laughed as he read of the news, smiling that once again, he had snatched the position of page one. Next to him, Nakamori Aoko glared pointedly at him, and snatched his phone away.

"Bakaito, why do you even read this stuff? Kaitou Kid is stupid, stupid stupid stupid!" She exclaimed, almost appearing to have smoke come out of her ears. "What's so funny about it? Every time, he makes my dad look like a fool! Aoko hates Kid!"

"Oh, shut up," Kaito remarked, retrieving the phone back from Aoko. "It's not Kid's fault your Dad is a crap inspector." It was the typical offhand remark about Aoko's dad every time, but each time, she seemed to get angry.

"My dad is not a crap inspector! Kaitou Kid is just a dummy! A big fat dummy!" Aoko insisted, shoving Kaito.

If I'm a dummy, what's the inspector who has yet to catch me? Kaito wondered, resting his head on his arms. He sighed. It wasn't like he enjoyed messing with the inspector... Well, not most of the time...

Well, there was the occasional lingering guilt when Aoko bombarded him. Sometimes.

"Well, today Dad's going to catch Kid!" Aoko told Kaito victoriously, shoving the words in his face. "He's already figured out Kid's clue, and set a trap for him! Kid'll finally be behind bars, just where he belongs, that crook!"

You think I belong behind bars? Kaito mused, laughing internally at the thought. "And you think your dad's trap will actually work? I mean, his success rate with those are about as low as a Basset Hound's ears."

"You're so stupid," Aoko said, frowning at Kaito. Then a smile crept upon her lips, and she leaned in close to Kaito. "I'll just have to prove it to you tonight then," she said, sticking her tongue out.

"Huh?"

"That's right, Kaito!" Aoko exclaimed, ignoring the stares of everyone around. "You and I will watch the entire event tonight, live! I'll have my daddy save us spots! We can watch the capture of Kaitou Kid! You have to come!" Fire seemed to light and her eyes, and if it wasn't Aoko, she would've probably cackled evilly.

Kaito shuddered at the thought.

"Sorry, but I'm busy tonight," Kaito said truthfully. Busy stealing another jewel right under your dad's nose. "Unfortunately, I won't be able to join you watch your father fail once again." If Kaito was there anyway, they wouldn't be able to see anything at all. Which was exactly why Kaito couldn't be there. Hakuba was going to be there, and he was already convinced that Kaito was Kid. No reason to give him more evidence.

"You have to come Kaito! Please!" Aoko's eyes watered up.

There's always the bathroom excuse, Kaito supposed. "Fine, I'll go," he sighed. To lighten the mood, he added with a smile, "But after this, no more dates. I've breached my quota for a lifetime."

Aoko blushed, and started yelling how Kaito was a "stupid, obnoxious, lazy pig".

After Aoko walked away, Kaito heard someone walk up behind him, laughing quietly.

"So, is the great Kaito Kid calling rain check?" Saguru Hakuba asked, and though Kaito couldn't see him, he was positive an annoying smirk laid upon Hakuba's stupid face.

"I told you, I'm not Kid!" Kaito insisted, knowing it was pointless. Now he faced Hakuba, coldly glaring at him.

"Sure you aren't," Hakuba responded calmly. "And I'm not here to harass you about it. I just happened to overhear your conversation, and figured I should ask."

"You're such an eavesdropper," Kaito accused him. "I'm going now, don't follow me."

"I didn't plan on it," Hakuba retorted. "Just remember, I'll be the one catching you tonight."

"Oh yah? How do you plan on catching me-I mean, Kid?" Kaito asked, not actually that curious.

"I'll watch the bathrooms," Hakuba replied, only half-joking.

"We'll see," Kaito said angrily, storming off. Hakuba smiled, before heading the other direction.

Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji sat in the living room of the Kudo residence. Today the house was empty of its usual occupant, which was why the two had decided to discuss there. Though there had been no real reason to, just to be sure, the two had first turned the house over in search for bugs. Nothing had shown up, but that didn't reassure the duo, as they both sat tensely.

"Why do ya' think they need Kid?" Heiji asked, scratching his head in confusion. "Don'cha think that American actress, Vineyard whatever, was enough for them?"

"Yah, Vermouth wouldn't need any assistance when it comes to disguise," Conan agreed, frowning at the newspaper he tightly grasped in his hand. "Maybe they need him for media purposes, now that Mizunashi Rena is off the air?" Conan suggested, feeling stupid. There had to be something they would want the Phantom Thief for, but what?

"Perhaps it has nothing to do with Kid, but perhaps the identity that hides behind Kid."

"Uh oh, it looks like that scary girl figured ya' out, Kudo," Heiji said, wincing.

"Looks like you invited that dark-skinned boy from Osaka," Haibara retorted, glaring at Heiji. "And I am not scary," Haibara stated in such a way that contradicted her entire statement.

"Ha-Haibara?" Conan stuttered, shocked. "How... How did you know I was here?"

"Apotoxin 4869 isn't my only creation. I'm also psychic," Haibara joked bitterly, giving no cue for the boys to laugh.

"Come on, spill!" Conan said. He had been careful not to let Haibara find out, as not to worry her. LAst time she believed they were close, Haibara wouldn't even leave the house and barely ate. They gotten her before they even knew it. That was of the past, but Conan had to try to hide her from them.

"You're sitting on your Detective Badge, moron," Haibara told him. Sure enough, in his back pocket, Conan found the detective badge. "Luckily for you, everyone's was currently going under repairs, and were downstairs. If the children had been around when you guys started talking, you would've put a huge burden, and maybe a target, on all three of them."

"Sorry," Conan said, feeling slightly guilty. Involving the children was one of his greater fears. "Now, do you want something?" Go away, go away, please please go away...

"Can't let you two goons fail miserabley," Haibara said, "So I want in."

"Haibara-" Conan began to protest, but surprisingly, Heiji cut him off before Haibara could.

"C'mom Kudo," he said. "If she wants in, there ain't nothing you gonna be able to do to stop her, so you might as well stop wastin' yer time. Plus, she's gonna know more 'bout the organization than you could ever dream of."

"I hate to say it, but Osaka-Boy is right," Haibara said. "You need me to help you with the patterns of the Organization."

"My name is Hattori Heiji," Heiji snarled, "Now please stop calling me-"

"Osaka-Boy, I don't care what your name is," Haibara interrupted, shaking her head with a small smile.

"Well, I-" Heiji started, but Conan kicked him in the shins.

"Anyway, Haibara, what did you mean about Kid's identity? Do you think the Syndicate would really be interested in a normal person?" Conan asked curiously.

"I'm just saying that Kid might just be a bonus. In order to find out though, you're going to have to figure out who kid really is. Find the identity of the one who hides behind the monocle," Haibara said. "You two are great detectives, so shouldn't you be able to find the identity of one great thief?

Hattori and Edogawa stared at each other for a moment, then both nodded.

"Let's get to work."

"Are you sure this is correct?" Haibara asked as they approached the Kuroba residence.

"Positive," Conan and Heiji reassured her, both of them smiling. Removing Kid's monocle hadn't taken long.

"How can you be so sure?" Haibara pestered, feeling nervous. "If we're wrong-"

"Relax," Conan told her. "We did our research. The first appearance of Kid was 20 years ago. Kid fooled the police for a good 12 years, until he disappeared 8 years ago."

"Then not that long ago, Kaitou Kid reappears. As someone who ain't any older than 20. So, it's impossible for the Kid from 20 years ago to be the same Kid as today. So ya' gotta figured that the original Kid died somehow," Heiji added.

"If we reason that Kaitou Kid was also a on-stage magician under his real identity, we just have to looked for a magician, probably a good one too, who quit the magic world 8 years ago. That's how were found Kuroba Toichi, the best stage magician in Japan until he died in a stage accident... 8 years ago," Conan explained, kicking Hattori in the shins when he tried to take over. "So then we looked at who the new Kid could be. It turns out, he has a son, fitting the age bill of the new Kid. And after asking around, we found that Kaito, just like his father, practices magic too, and fits the role of a jokester. In other words-"

"-Plus Kuroba is another way to pronounce "clover" in Japanese. There's a small clover on Kid's monocle. So, we're sure." Heiji finished, ignoring Conan's glare for interrupting him.

"So who's going to go get Kaito so we can talk to him?" Haibara asked, looking pointedly at the two boys. "You don't expect me-"

"Well, it seems that the welcoming party is already here," Hakuba said, smiling as he walked up to the three. "I'm sad I wasn't invited."

"Hakuba?" Conan looked in shock. "Then you must know..."

"Hakuba," Heiji growled, "Why the hell are ya' messin' with our investi-"

"Down boy," Hakuba said, waving his hands in a "calm down" gesture. "I'm not here to cause trouble. I'm sure we're all here for the same reason..."

"To get Kaitou Kid," they said together, minus Haibara, who just looked bored.

"Again, who's going to go get Kid?" Haibara asked irritatedly, tired of waiting.

"Well, I can't get him," Hakuba said. "He knows me too well. If he sees me, he'll never come out of the house."

"Same," Conan said. "He'll probably freak and bail out on tonight, and we can't have that."

"I'm a popular detective, and I've gone after kid before," Heiji mumbled, remembering that he had only failed and ended up hurting himself.

"Well, then what? I've pointed out Kid before too, so I'm sure he'll recognize my face," Haibara said. "You two-three apparently-are all detectives, what are the options?"

Grumbling to herself behind a fake smile, Ai Haibara skipped up up to the Kuroba House door. Her hair was pulled up, and then covered by Hattori Heiji's hat. The biggest disguise though was her cheerful smile; though completely fake, it seemed real.

A few moments after Haibara knocked on the door, it opened, revealing Kuroba Kaito, still in his school uniform.

"Are you Mr. Kaito?" Haibara giggled, prancing around on the door step.

"Uh, yah," Kaito mumbled, completely convinced by Haibara's act. "Is there something you need, little girl?"

"Well, my friends and I heard you're a great magician, and we wanted to see some magic!" Haibara then revealed her secret weapon: puppy eyes. "Can you show us some magic Mr. Kaito?"

"Well, I guess so, little girl," Kaito smiled. "Where are your friends?"

Clapping her hands and jumping around, Haibara told him, "They're just around the corner. They'll be so excited to meet you!"

As Haibara led Kaito outside, he asked, "And what's your name?"

"My name's Ai Haibara! Ai, like as in the Japanese word for love!" It wasn't actually spelt the same way, but there was no reason to point that out.

"Oh, how cool!" Kaito said with fake enthusiasm, keeping up the act for what he thought was just a little girl. "My name's Kuroba Kaito! And Kuroba is another way of saying clover in Japanese!"

"Clover..." Haibara pondered, as she pulled Kaito through the last corner... "As in the Clover on Kid's monocle?"

Kaito barely had any time to feel shocked as he ran into the three detectives. While Heiji and Hakuba grabbed him by the arms, Conan wrapped his arms around Kaito's leg, acting as a weight.

"Sorry Mr. Kaitou Kid," Haibara said, "But for the sake of me, please don't make them explain again why you're the Phantom Thief."

Author's Note:

Well, how'd y'all like chapter 2? I liked it a lot better personally... But that was just because I liked writing Ai-chan and Heiji arguing-the two of them are complete opposites, so I have a feeling they're going to fight a lot... Anyway, the gang's all together now, but what's going to happen next now that they've revealed Kaito? And how does the Black Organization fit it? (And does anyone else find it funny that they're initials are BO?)

Also, just out of curiosity, are you guys a Ran and Shinichi fan or a Haibara and Conan fan?

-Shiho Miyano

PS: If you have any questions feel free to ask...

PPS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAITO! I LOVE YOU! :D (Well, it's 12:30 for me of the 21st, so his birthday might already be past for you... But whatever!)