Chelseaj500 – This happens next

SophieG0122 – yes that was short, quite mean of me, but here the next one :3

SeikoKuroba – That was a HUGE compliment for me I really worry if the reader will feel wrapped up with the story many thank yous

Chapter 6

It was around 30 minutes until the appointed time of the Kaitou KID heist. The Kaitou KID taskforce where all in position much earlier though, making sure KID didn't have the chance to set up any last minute plans. Everyone was tense, no one understood why, but tonight seemed special, like something big was coming.

Kaito smirked as he walked down the empty corridor. He was certain that Shinichi wasn't helping again, the ID officers asked for his number, but he wasn't stupid enough to fall for that again, and they didn't have anything new set up. A chuckle escaped his mouth.
"You seem to be in a good mood." Kaito spun around to see another taskforce member come out of a storage closet, frowning at him lightly from under the hat. He'd probably been looking for any of KID's traps in there and came out once Kaito walked past.
The man walked up to him, and Kaito slowly slunk back, "S-sorry Sir." He spluttered out, trying to seem like a rookie who had yet to learn the rules "W-wont happen again."
The man continued to glare at Kaito, just a little bit taller than him, but making it seem like he was a giant "Take your job more seriously, you'll never get anywhere like that! Understand?"
"Y-yes sir"
The man smirked at him, "You're going to the opera room right?" Kaito frowned for a second, but then remembered that the room with the target had been made to look like an old fashioned opera stage, the control room overlooking it being nicknamed the Opera Room
"Y-yes sir"
"No need," He said, indicating with his thumb to another storage room across from the one he was looking in "I found some loose vent covers in there though, keep an eye on them from now on." The man must have thought this as the best way of curing the rookie of his giggles, as KID would be most likely to gas anyone near by it, which just meant that he'd saved Kaito a can of spray
"Yes sir!" Kaito said, saluting him the going into the storage room

As soon as the rookie entered the room, the man looked up and down the corridor, then sighed and slumped his shoulders, "No way I can do this all night!"
He walked back the closed he had just came out of and opened the door, greeted by the sound of a man snoring softly. He knelt down and picked up a can off the floor, "Good thing this stuff still works" He slipped it into an inside pocket, and closed the door quietly locking it and, muttering a quiet "Sorry" to the poor man inside it, walked up the corridor into the control room.

Kaito smirked as he pulled off his disguise and slipped into his KID outfit. That guard may as well have just handed him the target. Sure he was planning on this way anyway, but still, to guard your own entrance.
He placed his hands on the edges and pulled himself in, careful that his cape didn't catch the edges of the hole. Shuffling his way silently down the shaft, he then held himself perfectly still. If he remembered correctly, he should be over the Opera Room, but it was quiet, not the smallest shuffle of feet, no fingers tapping keys, not even a breath. Kaito begun to move again, but at a much reduced pace, as he had been counting on those noises to cover any sounds he chanced to make.

He finally reached a grid looking into the room, and chanced a closer look, at risk of being spotted. But soon he found there was no one to spot him. The room was completely empty, save a few half finished cups of tea and a couple of radios forgotten on the table. Kaito was pondering if he shouldn't investigate, until the recognizable voice of nakomori yelled over the radio, "Just a few minutes left men, keep alert!" Kaito moved quickly away from the edge and went down the shaft at a much quicker pace, no longer having to worry about keeping quiet.
Eventually he reached a point straight above tonight's target, the slowly and quietly begun to pry the cover off, 'Showtime'

Shinichi stood in front of the door, taking in a deep breath. He knew full well that the rookie from before was KID, as he had spotted the real one bundled up in a closet he was planning on using himself just moments before. But now these where people that knew the man he had trapped, and if at any point would something really nasty hit the fan, this would be the most likely point.
Placing his hand on the door, Shinichi opened it dramatically gaining the attention of everyone in the room. Behind his mask, Shinichi was terrified, but he made certain not to show it. "There's an officer locked in the closet of the 4th floor," He said sounding urgent "I want you all to go look into it, I'll keep an eye on things here, KID is likely to be using his face somewhere." The guards, too excited by the smallest chance of catching KID, instantly ran off to said room, and Shinichi felt a pang of guilt as he knew that all they'd get would be a world of sleeping gas bombs when they opened the door.

Shinichi walked over to the table and placed his radio. Then he walked over to the controls, taking of his disguise while doing so, standing in has dads suit, the black suit and red shirt, even the black loafers all fitting him perfectly. He had pulled out the top hat containing the monocle and cape, when he heard light shuffling in the vents, and realised that he had forgot about KID. Silently, Shinichi moved himself under the grate that looked into the room, making sure to position himself so he wouldn't be visible to anyone who looked in through it. He heard the soft rustle of fabric as KID moved towards the edge looking into the room, hearing the KID's breath, and Shinichi began to worry that KID may hear his heart beat as it rushed the blood at high speeds around his panicking head.
Just as Shinichi was startling to have a small heart attack at the thought that KID would exit the vents, the radio came to life, almost making Shinichi give himself away out of fright of Nakomori's voice yelling from it.
Hearing this, KID had moved down the vents again, making much more noise as he seemed to decide to worry about getting to the target on time.

Shinichi let out a sigh of relief then slowly stood up returned to the controls, using his shaking hands to locate a particular switch. On the opening night, the museum had created a replica of a stage you'd find in a large scale theatre, complete with the tricks behind stage to create effects which where used in presentations and plays the museum had hosted since then. He eventually found what he was after and very gently begun to turn a dial.
Somewhere outside, a mechanism which would normally have a rope hanging off it begun to move towards the control room, the rope had been taken off in case the KID used it. Shinichi reached out for it, camouflaged on the large black curtains by his black jacket and glove, thankful that everyone was too busy to notice. He pulled it into the side room he was in, and pulled out a harness from his bag. He quickly attached himself to it, the harness hidden on his suit as it had also been sprayed black. He then reached up to the pulley part of the mechanism, and flicked the Lock switch, allowing it to swing freely. Shinichi pulled it back and forth a few times on the wire to ensure it wouldn't snag, then looked at his watch

'One minute' Shinichi thought, looking back at the display case 'Come on KID' Shinichi grinned, a large trickster grin that mot would never believe would ever make its home on Shinichi's face 'Almost Showtime'

KID pressed a small remote control he had in his hand the second the countdown reached zero, and from under the wooden flooring of the stage white smoke shot out of powerful smoke machines, instantly leaving the officers with the inability to see anything. KID leaped out of the vent, landing neatly on top of the display case, and quickly slipped off it, opening it with the card key he had pickpoketed from Nakomori earlier. The case fell open and he pulled out the mask closing it again. He made out the figure of Nakomori attempting to make it to the case in the confusion of officers and smoke, and with hands like air slipped the card back into his pocket
'Something to keep the inspector guessing' He thought as he jumped back on top of the case, the smoke now clearing and visible to the taskforce
"K-Kaitou KID!" all heads turned to him, in shock and awe at the thief now stood proudly on top of the case, holding the mask above his head.
"Thank you gentleman!" He said, "Tonight's prize is quite a lovely one, I think I will be borrowing this for a short while" his voice naturally carrying itself all around the room, clear over the faint hum of the machines and the whirling noise of the…..'Wait' Behind the Poker face KID frowned 'What IS that noi…..' KID stopped that trail of thought as his hand holding the mask suddenly felt much lighter.

Shinichi resisted the urge to jump off the second he saw the smoke, knowing it would be useless and would only alert them to his presence. His trained eye picked out the figure fall from the roof onto the case, most likely using a stolen card to open it. After a few seconds, which he was sure felt like an age to the officers stuck in the madness down there, KID was stood on top of the case holding the mask above his head.
"Thank you gentleman!" KID shouted to the man, making them go into silence "Tonight's prize is quite a lovely one, I think I will be borrowing this for a short while"
'Now' Adrenalin filling every part of his body, Shinichi pushed off from the platform sending him speeding down the line. Just as he passed over KID, he stretched out his hand and took the mask straight from KID's hand. Once Shinichi reached the other end of the wire, he quickly unclipped himself and placed the harness inside his suit while the officers and KID stood there in confusion.

'I CANNOT believe that worked!' Shinichi thought, looking at the mask
"HEY!" Nakomori's loud voice yelled up at him, snapping Shinichi back to the events going on there and then. Smirking again, he brought the mask up to his face, becoming a person he never knew was hidden in him.

KID stared with the rest of the taskforce at the figure stood in front of the large windows, for once as lost and clueless as the rest of them. Nakomori growled at the man his face turning an interesting shade.
"HEY!" He yelled to the figure, who stiffened for a moment then brought the mask to his face "Who do you think you are!"
The person turned to him, a grin not unlike KID's own dancing on his face,
"Oh, do forgive me inspector." The man said his voice proud and filled with confidence, and KID was sure he knew it, but his mind was too busy racing to place it. "But a lone phantom in an opera stage, the mask called to me."
The voice sent shivers down everyone's spines, and somehow managed to turn Nakomori yet another shade "I said WHO-ARE-YOU?" He bellowed, clearly reaching his limits, a feat normally only accomplished by KID himself.
The figure let out a small laugh "I would like to say an angel of music, but I can see you are tiring of the games," He lowered the mask, and as if wanting to also witness the event unfolding before her, the moon shone filling the room in her glow.
The man was too far away to get a clear view of his face, but even then it was party hidden by the shadows of the large black top hat, and one of his eyes where covered by a monocle. The taskforce all turned to look at KID, only to see that for once KID's poker face had slipped and he was staring open mouthed at the person who seemed to be a mirror image of himself only with the colours in opposite.
"I am quite hurt that you've forgotten me Inspector," The man said, pulling his large black cape in front of him, bowing, he then straightened himself, the mask nowhere in sight "I am the Black Phantom,"

The figure then stepped backwards out of the window of the forth floor and everyone, KID included ran to a closer to the ground window and leaned out f it. The figure of the one calling himself the Black Phantom could be seen riding a hang glider just like KID's. The taskforce then saw KID leap out of the window next to them and then take chase of the Phantom, leaving them staring and trying to figure what exactly just happened.

Shinichi…no, Phantom leaned to the side steering the glider, enjoying the freedom the feeling of flight gave him. He'd been hand gliding many times with his parents and while he couldn't say he was a master, he was good enough to get from point A to B confident he wouldn't crash. However he soon spotted a much more practiced hang glider coming up behind him, and sighed as he pulled himself to a nearby roof once he was sure the was no one else was on it. Once he landed, he made a quick sweep of the area for cameras, and once he was sure there weren't any he folded his hang glider, allowing it to fall limp and return to being his cape.
Phantom walked over to the edge, looking out at the view of Beika at night, people going on there normal lives, living together, but unaware of each other.

He became aware of KID landing behind him, and turned to him smiling. "'Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent' don't you think so KID?" he asked
KID waked up to him, also wearing a smile "Sherlock Holmes, a fan?"
"Quite" Phantom stood there looking KID over. Now that he was closer, he could see that this person was not the 30 year old that was chased 8 years ago, he was young, much younger, probably the same age as him. He returned his gaze to the night view.
"Your not the original are you?" though it was phrased as a question it was said as more of a statement.
KID sighed "No," He walked up next to Phantom "Neither are you."
Phantom smirked "let's just say that I recently found a part of my heritage that I wasn't informed of."
KID chuckled "You did quite well tonight despite that then"
"I had a good teacher." Phantom turned to him "To be honest I can't believe that worked, I was terrified. Like the first time I ever went on stage." He then smiled softly "But I remembered something my friend would say the first time we went on stage,"
KID also smiled "I used to say something the first time I went on stage to, something the old KID taught me." KID looked out again with a sad smile, "'Sometimes a trick may fail, but you mustn't bring it to the audiences attention. Always keep your cards hidden….'"
"'And keep a good poker face'" KID's head snapped back to Phantom, in shock. He brought his hand up to his face and pulled of the monocle, the purple tinted eyes following Phantom as he did the same.

Kaito and Shinichi didn't know how long they stood there, or when they started laughing, but they held each other in a tight hug laughing away, two monocles and hats sat on the roof, as they no longer needed the masks or the personalities they drew out.

So, now that they know what are they going to do? Ok, I don't really like how I had them find out, what's you opinion?
On a side note, I'm a huge Phantom of the Opera fan, could you tell?