Sorry, it's taken a while for me to update, but there's still stuff in my life that I need to sort out like finishing some TAFE projects and job stuff. But a part from that I'm now up to date on Detective Conan, so I can now add other characters like Amuro, Sera and Subaru into my DC Fanfictions along with some others to make the story more interesting, but my DC fics still center around Shinichi/Conan and Kaito/KID since they're my favourites along with their friends. I always prioritize the story first rather than romance and whatnot.

Anyways enjoy!

Chapter 10

Don't Wanna Lie

~~~ 3:10pm - Beika District - Beach Cliffside ~~~

The investigation was put on halt while Sato and Takagi went looking for the suspect along the beachside, but it was unknown whether he had already gotten into a car and driven off already. This led to Heiji and Conan staying at the crime scene with Kaito to keep him company while Kogoro looked over the body along with Megure.

It unsettled Kaito how easily some people could look over a corpse.

It was as if it was an everyday occurrence...

It made a pit build up in Kaito's stomach causing him to groan and bend over. Everyone present looked at the magician once more, concerned for the teenager.

"Are yah aight?" Heiji asked, patting his back with a frown set on his face.

Kaito nodded his head. "Yea, I think I just ... looked at the body for too long..." He turned his head away, swallowing.

"Kaito-niichan, can you tell us about why you can't stand dead bodies?" Conan spoke up, asking the most obvious question.

Kaito's lips drew together at that question.

He really didn't want to answer it.

But with it only being him, the three detectives and the inspector ... he felt that maybe he should shed some light on why...

It had been thirty-five minutes since he had shown them the body and he'd unintentionally thrown up over the edge. Hattori and Edogawa deserved to know, especially if he was going to be hanging out with them from now on.

The inspector and Kogoro however ... it didn't matter if they knew since they probably knew about the case anyways.

Kaito swallowed, keeping his attention away from the body. "The reason I can't stand dead bodies is because of what happened when I was eight or nine..." Kaito lowered his head; his fringe covering his face. "...it was my birthday..."

"Your ... birthday?" Conan asked, eyes wide behind his glasses as he blinked in shock.

Kaito nodded his head, watching the two detectives look at each other from the corner of his eye. He also noticed Kogoro and Megure turn their attention over to him as well which meant they were listening in on the conversation also.

"My Oyaji was going to do a show that night and I went like always. He always liked to make his shows special when it was a birthday for me or one of his patrons..." Kaito's head lowered a bit more and he bit his bottom lip. "...but near the finale ... the stage went up in flames."

"T'e sta'e?" Hattori said though it was more like a statement than a question.

Kaito nodded his head, noticing how Megure and Kogoro were drawing nearer as he continued his recollection.

"Yea. I was shocked at what had happened before running up to the stage. I wanted to make sure my Oyaji was alright..." He closed his eyes. "That's when I saw his body. It was just lying there ... in the middle of the flames, burning. I went into shock and when I regained my senses ... I was in an ambulance..."

"What you were saying matches with the report that was given to us of that of Kuroba Toichi," Megure spoke up once Kaito had finished.

Kaito finally decided to lift his head to look at the people in front of him, nodding. "I know that because he's my Oyaji."

Kogoro frowned as though realisation finally hit him across the head. "So thats why your surname was familar..."

A thoughtful look suddenly spread across the two younger detective's faces. "You said you saw his body in the flames after the stage exploded, right?"

The question caught Kaito offguard as he turned to Conan, blinking and nodded. "Huh? Yea, I did. I passed out a little after that though..."

"An' wasn' Kuro'a Toichi da bes' magician in da worl'?" Heiji questioned Kaito causing him to nod, narrowing his eyes at the Kansai-ben teen. "So is it possi'le it was a tec'nical malfunc'ion?"

The boy with the glasses nodded, but Kaito glared and shook his head. "Oyaji always checked his equipment before a show. He didn't want his showgoers in danger and especially since I was in the audience too at most times."

This explanation from Kaito caused the two young detectives to glance at each other for a moment before an idea popped into their heads. "Sabotage?" They both suggested at the same time.

Kaito blinked, staring between the two.

Did these two seriously want to get into his business?

He knew that Kudou had gone in over his head and was now stuck as a first-grader, but he didn't want these guys in danger because of him.

He looked away from them with a pit filling his stomach.

Though they were detectives and they'd find some way to get it out of him.

They saved his life after his failed heist, so should he tell them?

Should he tell them ... the reason he's Kaitou KID?

"I get that it could potentially lead to new leads in the 'Kuroba Toichi' case, but right now its labeled an accident," Megure explained to Kaito causing the teenager to turn back to face the Inspector. He gave the boy a sympathetic smile. "One person's word isn't always enough evidence."

As the two adults left the two teenagers and shrunken teen behind as Sato and Takagi returned with their suspect, ready to question him. Kaito lowered his head, gritting his teeth together as he stared at the grassy ground before him. The two detectives still with him hardly heard him mutter out one thing.

"But it's not..."

~~~ 4:45pm - Beika District - Cafe Poirot ~~~

After the police interrogated the man on the usual questions; 'where he was around the time of the murder' and 'did he come here with anyone?' and so forth. When he had spoke he hadn't come with anyone and wasn't really anywhere at the time - like Kaito was. It meant he had no alibi. It was then a battle of back and forth between him and the police; mostly them defending Kaito. The man would proclaim how Kaito could be the killer if he too had no alibi at the time of the murder. Kaito's broken arm was brought up along with the fact that he can't stand corpses. The man finally dropped it and explained the reason he killed that man was because he was rich.

The man was taken away in a patrol car and the group decided to split off soon after. Chikage went on home with Aoko however Kogoro had wanted to give the widow a ride, but she declined which had annoyed both Kaito and Ran. Kazuha headed back to Osaka and had said she wanted to hang with Kaito and Aoko again soon. Now it was just Heiji, Conan, Ran and Kaito.

"I can't believe the reason that man killed was because he was jealous," Ran exclaimed, huffing as she folded her arms across her chest.

"A lot of people kill for stupid reasons," Kaito spoke up, sipping on a chocolate milkshake he had ordered. "However greed seems to be the forefront of it all."

The three stared at him with wide eyes, shocked. They had stopped eating or drinking whatever they had and just stared at the magician.

He finally noticed their looks, blinking and tilted his head to the side a bit. "What?"

Ran swallowed, wondering how to word her response. "K...Kaito-kun, you sound as though you know from experience..." That fact worried her.

She knew he was KID, but was he involved in something more than just stealing?

'The reason he's probably keeping this from you is to keep you safe. I'm in a similar situation. How do you think I got this?'

She remembered the night her Dad had driven him home and Chikage had invited them in was the same night she found out his secret.

He tried his best to hide it, but once she found out he gave her advice on why Shinichi was away and a little bit on his own predicament.

Not only that ... but he also got injured at a heist recently.

Kaito wasn't just someone who'd come to join her class for a small amount of time.

She saw him as a friend too.

She lowered her head as these thoughts flew around in her head and it finally clicked. Someone was trying to kill him and from what he told her ... Shinichi was in danger as well.

Kaito hadn't responded to her yet, so she may as well question him on it. "Kaito-kun..." she started, beginning to feel the nervous tension within her body. "...is someone trying to kill you?"

Kaito widened his eyes, taking his mouth away from the straw he had been using for his milkshake and stared at Ran along with the two detectives. "Why would you think that, Ran-chan?"

She bit her bottom lip before deciding to continue. "It's what you said to me on the night I found out..." Kaito visibly winced at that. "...you told me that Shinichi might be in some sort of danger that he doesn't want me a part of and that you're in a similar situation." She looked up at him as she pointed at her arm as if to gesture where hed been shot that night. "Then you mentioned it was how you got injured there."

"Geez, you need to stop hanging around detectives..." he mumbled out.

The other two boys at the table turned to him, glaring as Kaito held up his hands with a smirk on his face.

Ran narrowed her eyes as she banged her hands on the table, shaking the plates and cups and making all three boys turn to her with wide eyes. "This isn't a laughing matter, Kaito-kun!"

The magician blinked before taking in a deep breath and letting out a sigh. "You're right." She stared at him along with the other two. "I was planning on telling you guys at some point about this, but I might as well now."

"Wai', if 'his is abou' KID then are yah sure 'hat neechan shoul' lis'en?" Heiji asked while pointing a finger at Ran.

Kaito nodded his head as he looked to Conan; who just gave a sigh of defeat. "She'd probably just try and force it out of him later if he didn't..."

Ran looked surprised at the remark and narrowed her gaze at Conan. "Conan-kun!"

Conan jumped and bowed his head to apologize. "S...Sorry, Ran-neechan..."

Kaito coughed and the three turned back to face him as the magician tried to get comfortable. "Well, you know that my Oyaji is the famous Kuroba Toichi?" They all nodded their heads at that. "And you know how he died in a magic accident eight years ago?"

They all nod again only this time Ran spoke up. "What does this have to do with you being KID?" She had whispered the entire thing so nobody in the cafe had heard her.

The teen magician turned his head away from them, almost as if he didn't want to look at them. "Everything..." He muttered out causing the three to stare at him as Kaito turned his head back to face them. His expression was a mask of his usual cheerfulness ... he was hiding his true feelings. "My Oyaji didn't die in an accident ... he was murdered and because he was the original Kaitou KID."