Chapter 7

Kid watched the boy go from where he was sitting. He was utterly confused. Why did he come here in the first place? The man in glasses seemed kind and unsuspicious. He really thought this would be the perfect place to stay for now but that boy came in.

It hurt…hurt like the time he meet Nakamori-san's daughter…but worse. The boy the man called Conan seemed familiar but he couldn't remember. He wasn't even sure why he came to this house in the first place. It also seemed familiar. He didn't like it though. Ever since he woke up on the couch in the living room, he had a bad feeling. This house…scared him. He didn't want to be here, but he didn't want to leave either. What was so special about this house?

The thief continued musing over his situation on the hallway floor until he realized the boy was long gone and the man was staring at him with a strange expression.

"Are you okay?" Okiya said extending an arm. Kid nodded his head weakly and reached for the helping hand. He brought himself off the floor and took a few shaky steps back, leaning against the wall.

"Ano…." Kid began uncertainly trailing off without a name to fill the unfinished sentence.

"Oh, we haven't officially introduced, I'm Okiya Subaru." The engineering student smiled. Kid returned it. It wasn't the thief's usual smirks or toothy grins he had seen on television and live, but it was a good start.

"Ano…Okiya-san….who was…" Kid began, glancing toward the open door. The late morning breeze was blowing in without being invited and Kid suppressed a shiver. Okiya noticed his effort and walked over to shut the door.

"He's Edogawa Conan-kun. He's in first grade but is a really smart boy. A detective you could say…" Okiya supplied the thief with an answer.

"Detective….tantei…." Kid murmured to himself. This Edogawa boy…he knew him…but who was he to him?

Kid cringed as a small wave of pain entered his head. Okiya watched the thief sway slightly before walking up to his side.

"Trying to remember is good, but don't force yourself." He said softly. Kid nodded and headed to the living room couch.

The thief sat down and avoided eye contact with Okiya, while the engineering student sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, not knowing what to say.

This was going to be hard.


"Shinichi!" Agasa said in surprised as he answered the door. The shrunken teenager's visit hadn't been expected.

"Hey hakase, where's Haibara?" Conan went inside the inventor's house glancing around.

"Here." The shrunken scientist looked up from the computer on the living room. She never really uses any other computer besides hers in the basement. But she didn't feel like researching today. Conan made his way over to the girl.

"Want to know something interesting, Kudo-kun?" She continued in a calm tone.

"What?" He asked in an annoyed tone.

"That keibu in charge of the Kid task force came by this morning. This got the detective's attention.

"What! Nakamori-keibu did?" Haibara watched his reaction carefully before clicking the mouse. This morning's headlines flashed onto the screen.

MASS MURDER IN AN ABANDONED MANSION

Last night, police were investigating nearby and found an abandoned mansion filled with dead bodies all killed in a gruesome way. Ages ranging from seven to forty, both genders. Police think this may have been an act caused by….

The paragraph continued on in dull black letters that wore not important.

"So what do you think meitantei-san?" Haibara watched the boy closely. The detective was a good actor when he wanted to be but he had trouble lying. It was written all over his face. He knew where the phantom thief was.

The news article just didn't make sense, why would police be investigating near the mansion and why did they enter in the first place? The case had too many holes in it to be normal, not that a mansion filled with more than thirty murdered people was normal. And Nakamori-keibu coming around describing Kid added to her suspicions. Haibara chuckled to herself when she read and make her deduction earlier this morning. Spending too much time with the tantei-baka was affecting her. The tantei bug seemed to be getting into her lately.

"Saaa…" Conan muttered. He already knew where the thief was and his condition. But it surprised the detective that such an event happened. He'd need to get the details.

The non-child took out his cell phone, not his Conan one but the Shinichi one. HE dialed the familiar number and brought the red bowtie to his lips.

"Moshi Moshi?" A voice answered at the other end.

"Megure-keibu? It's me, Kudo Shinichi."

"Ah! Kudo-kun! It's been a while. How have you been?" The portly inspector's voice was tired and filled with frustration but hidden under layers of fake happiness.

"I'm well thank you very much. Actually I'm calling you about the recent mass murders. May I have the details? The real details." Conan added. He didn't want the fake story being feed to the public.

The other end of the line was silent. For a minute, Conan thought the good inspector hung up. He was reassured by a tired sigh.

"So you've heard, Kudo-kun. The truth is as you say. The real story isn't being told to the public or else it will cause a lot of trouble."

I figured since there was no reason for the police to check the mansion." Conan took a notepad and pen from the computer table, ready to jot down notes.

"We were actually called there because of Kaitou Kid." Conan narrowed his eyes.

"I figured that too"

"Huh? Why is that?" Megure asked in a confused voice. He didn't get how the boy detective connected mass murder with the nonviolent thief.

"U-uh no, never mind that, please continue."

"Well it started at the last heist Kid performed." Conan thought back. Last heist he was stuck in Ran's apartment with a cold. He did not attend.

"What happened?"

"Nakamori-kun said he saw Kid fly towards the roof of the building with his hang glider. He positioned the men and waited for the thief to come and take the gem, but he never appeared. Nakamori-kun swore that he appeared though." Conan paused lifting the pen from the scribbles. Something had happened to the thief.

"Division two never got a note from Kid. It was as if he just disappeared. It was a week later, yesterday night when they received a message from Kid's dove. I could send you a copy of it right now."

"I'd appreciated it Megure-keibu." He said. Haibara handed him the mouse and Conan logged onto his email account swiftly. A new message beeped on and he clicked it. It wasn't a good sign. Notepad paper and blood is never a good combination.

"What do you think, Kudo-kun?"

"Well, Kid might have been KIDnapped-excuse me for the pun- during the time he landed on the roof and till the heist ended. Anything else keibu?"

"Nakamori-kun and division two set out with the dove as leading. They were lead to the mansion and successfully retrieved Kid. The culprit was still in the mansion at that time but committed suicide when he was found out." The inspector finished.

"I see…what happened afterwards?"

"Well, Kid was hurt pretty badly so he was brought to a hospital. He was expected full recovery except…."

"Except….?"

"Kudo-kun, the man murdered every single one of those victims in front of Kid, most likely told him that they were dying because of him. He…couldn't take all that guilt and his mind shut down…."

"Amnesia…" Conan finished for him. He couldn't help but feel bad for the thief. He had dealt with murders all his life but never actually witness the victims die. How could a thief whose motto is "no one gets hurt" take all that? Conan didn't even think he could himself.

"Kudo-kun?"

"Sorry please continue."

"Kid stayed at the hospital for almost two weeks. He seemed to be doing fine. But on the ninth day, he escaped. I'm sure you understand, Kudo-kun that it isn't good for a criminal as noticeable and popular as him to be running loose with no memories. We sent units out immediately to search for him but…"

"No luck." Shinichi finished for the tired inspector. This was a tiring situation indeed. He didn't want to turn in the thief.

"I'll keep my eyes peeled and look for him."

"That is highly appreciated, Kudo-kun. We'll do our best too. Mouri-kun is raising quite a racket over here." Megure chuckled.

"I can tell." Conan twitched. So occhan really did go on a case. He could hear the detective gloating and raising merry hell from the other line.

"Ja ne, Megure-keibu." Conan hung up and sighed in frustration. Haibara watched him with an amused smirk.

"So what are you going to do now, great detective. Hand the gentlemen thief over?" She said. It was funny how her deduction was right on the spot. She never planned on being a detective.

"Barou, if Nakamori-keibu came by hakase's house, he must have come by mine. He may be slow on catching Kid but he isn't stupid. He let Kid stay and didn't say anything to the police." Haibara smiled as Conan headed towards the door. Things were getting interesting.

The shrunken detective sighed as he headed for his house again. His head was pounding and didn't want to stop. It was frustrating.

"Subaru-san! It's me." He yelled as he rang the bell. He didn't feel like going through the whole "hide and open the door" routine again. Moments later the engineering student opened the large door and let him in.

Kid was sitting on the couch-his couch, much to his dismay- and was looking at him nervously. It hurt to see the thief afraid of him.

Okiya was silently happy the boy had returned so quickly. So far he had asked the thief questions and received empty and vague answers for the past half an hour. It was getting really awkward.

Conan sat down across from Kid and studied the other's expression. The thief was avoiding his gaze, twitching and shifting around uncomfortably. Okiya watched the two have their silent battle before clearing his throat. The two looked up at him.

"Ano…you are still a minor, Kid-san. Would you like to attend school around this area?" Okiya began. It was probably a bad idea for the thief to leave the house, but it wasn't fair to keep him inside all the time either.

"Subaru-san!" Conan began to protest. After studying the thief's appearance, the detective knew he was around his age. But letting the thief out the house was a little too much.

"I…I would like to." Kid interrupted the detective.

"But it's going to be dangerous" Conan insisted. Kid shook his head.

"I'll be careful, so…" Kid said in a determined voice. He knew there were dangerous people after him but he wanted to live a normal life.

Conan stared at the thief before sighing in defeat.

"Fine…but you need to come up with a name." Obviously the thief can't go to school named Kid.

"Alright…oh by the way why do you two call me Kid?" The thief raised an eyebrow.

Shit The other two thought.

"U-um no reason! It's just that you remind me of someone!" Conan laughed nervously, looking at the engineering student for help.

"Y-yes, yes you do. I lived in America for a while and I called you "kid" by accident." Okiya lied. Well, it wasn't a complete lie….

"Sou ka…." Kid bought the excuses and leaned back against the cushions.

"You look about sixteen or seventeen. There's a high school around here….Teitan High School. You could enroll there." Okiya said thoughtfully. There he could keep an eye on him…

"That's right. Ran-neechan goes to that school too. She can help you get started." Conan grinned childishly.

"R-ran?" Kid asked. Again that name sounded familiar too.

"She is Conan-kun's friend and caretaker, a very nice young lady with great martial art techniques. " Subaru said.

"Hmmm…can't really think of a name…" Kid put on a thinking expression with a pout.

"Kaitou Kid….. Kaitou…Kaito!" Conan thought. Kaito would be a good name. (A.N Yes I know how ironic. ^. ^) Last name… I've got it! Conan got up from the couch and walked over to Kid. He leaned forward and whispered into his ear. The close contact made Kid flinch and flush a bit. He nodded.

"That's a good name, wonder if my own was as good….." Kid smiled sadly.

"Ah! Shinichi-niichan also goes to Teitan High School. I think he has an extra uniform around here somewhere. I don't think he would mind if you borrowed it." Conan yelled, grabbing Kid's hand and leading him out of the living room and up the stairs.

Okiya watched the pair go and smiled. He reached for the phone on the coffee table. He needed to call Teitan High School to make arrangements.


Conan opened the door to his room and pulled Kid in. His heart ached a bit looking at the familiar bed, desk and bookshelves. But nevertheless, he didn't show the emotions he was feeling and lead the thief to his closet. He pulled open the sliding door and rummaged through the hangers.

"Found it!" He announced pulling out the uniform he hadn't wore in a while. He handed it to the thief.

"It should fit you!" Conan grinned. He had seen Kid plenty of times and their builds were similar. The thief was slightly more slender though, probably from the acrobats the detective had seen him do. "A-arigatou, are you sure…Kudo-san wouldn't mind?" He asked uncertainly, taking the outfit.

"No problem. I'll tell him later! The bathroom's down the hall." Conan said, brushing off the pained feeling he felt. Kid nodded and headed out the door.

He sighed when the bathroom door clicked shut. The thief glanced at the uniform. It seemed uncomfortable. He shrugged as he peeled off the blue silk shirt he was wearing and slipped on the white one in its place. The uniform felt weird. It was as uncomfortable as it looked but he had a strange feeling, as if he had wore this uniform before and many other outfits that were ten times more uncomfortable. He shrugged the feeling off as he slipped the belt on and put on the tie. He glanced at the mirror. He sighed; he didn't look like himself…whoever he really was. His fingers brushed past his monocle charm. A clover….a kuroba (A.N Kuroba is the transliteration meaning of clover and the characters in kuroba mean black feather) He thought.

He took off the monocle and stared at his reflection. Who is this person in this mirror? He spotted a pair of glasses lying innocently on the medical cabinet next to the sink. He put them on. The prescription was very weak and he could see clearly in and out of them. He still needs some sort of disguise.

Conan looked up as the door to his former room open. He raised an eyebrow at the boy that now stood in front of him. Kid looked like an adult version of his shrunken self but with messier hair.

"Sugoi! You look almost like Shinichi-niichan." He grinned. Kid grinned back, not as flashy as his normal grins but still.

"And tomorrow, Hikage Kaito shall enroll into Teitan High School!"

Finished! As for the last name Hikage, it's a combination of the words light and shadow. I don't know if it's a good name or not. If you don't like it I could change it! Please R&R!