Fun note: Kira means sparkle.

Chapter One

Kira

For the first time in his life, had Conan found himself pushing his way threw the snow in September. It was a bit unusual but never the less lovely to look at, at lest... look at from inside. When Agasa-sensie had called, claiming to have a letter from Conan's parents (Ran was the one who had answered it) Conan had found himself wrapped in more layers of cloths then he thought possible. It was cute in a way to see how motherly Ran could be, but this was a bit too much. To be honest, Conan found it amazing he could walk at all.

As he neared both his and Agasa-sensie's house he noticed something unusual. In front of his house stood a girl about two years younger then his currant form. She was dressed in large thin clothing, a teal sweater, tan shorts, sneakers, a long scarf around her neck, and a brown backpack with the price tag still on it. She was standing on her tippy toes stretching out her arms as far at it would go and still, she couldn't reach the doorbell. Conan tilted his head as he began his deductions on her. She had to be about five years old, traveled from America as the price tag said $35.00, and was freezing greatly as her knees kept locking and unlocking. He was brought back to the present when she tipped over and landed on the bottom with a cry.

"Oi! Dijobu? (Hey are you okay?)" Conan asked as he hurried up to her. She sat still on the ground, looking extremely distressed before looking at him. "I'm Conan Edogawa. What are you doing in front of Kudo-san's house?"

"I need to talk to him," She stated standing up and reaching for the doorbell again.

"But he's not home," Conan answered. "I heard he's on some case far away,"

"NANI!(What)" The girl turned on him instantly in horror. She failed to noticed the thin layer of ice under her feet and sent herself flying to the ground with a cry. "So na(Oh no / say it isn't so) He can't be. I need his help,"

'Crap!' Conan though as he watched her softly cry. He reached out his hand to comfort her when th next thing threw him completely off.

"Shini-oneechan no baka!(Big brother Shini you idiot)" She screamed at the house and kicked the fence. "Where are you when I need you the most!"

The first and only time Shinichi had been called Shini-oneechan was the first and last time he meet his cousin Kira from America. At first he wasn't too thrilled about the idea of watching a girl two years younger then himself, but she had turned out to be the perfect playmate along with Ran. Kira was, just as Shinichi, a complete mystory geek and was very witty for her age although Shinichi had pulled a ton of fast ones over her. He hadn't heard from her in years.

"Kira?" Conan asked to test his theory. The girl stopped and looked at him puzzled.

"How did you..." She asked when her eyes widened and she quickly snatched away his glasses. "Shi... Shini-oneechan?"

"Oi! Shinichi-kun!" A voice called. The two looked over to see a rather fat man who was also weighted down in winter clothes. "There you are! Come on,"

"Is that..." Kira started to ask when Conan grabbed her hand and pulled her along with him over to Agasa. " AH! Shini!"

"Huh? Shinichi-kun, who is this?" Agasa looked at Kira as Conan ran pass him into the house.

"I'll tell you once we are inside," Conan answered as Agasa followed.

Several hours later, Agasa had made hot chocolate as Conan explained what had happened to him. Kira mean while sat wrapped in a comforter trying to get her fingers back to a normal healthy pink rather then the pale blue. By the end Kira looked horrified at her cousin.

"That's horrible!" She cried.

"Tell me about it," He groaned before turning on her. "But how did you..."

"I kind of live on my own back in the states," She answered looking at the mug. "I do acrobatics and small odd jobs to meet ends, you know chemistry and stuff. Well, these guys call me up to meet with them and the next thing I knew, wham! One knocks a 2 by 4 into the back of my head and force this pill down my throat. I guess I was lucky we were on a boat, because I fell into the water and then when I came to, some life guard was standing over me calling me kid,"

"The how did you get here?" Agasa asked.

At this point Kira looked away and replied in a monotone. "I had some money in the bank in an unknown account. I pulled some out and got myself a ticket to Japan I figured if anyone would be able to help me, it would be Shini-oneechan. I guess he's just as deep in as I am,"

"Well, I better rewrite that letter then," Agasa sighed and walked back to his desk.

"Letter?" Conan asked.

"Yes, I told Ran-chan that you got a letter from your parents. In a way you did, along with a check to make sure Mouri-san will keep you. But since Kira is here now, we'll need her in a safe place too. The way I figure, we'll just do it so that not only did they send a letter to you, but your little sister as well,"

"Wait a minute!" Kira and Conan cried at the same time.

"They'll ask questions then. And Kogorou will threw a huge fit!"

"And I don't even knew these people!" Kira added.

"Well, actually you do know them," Conan answered her as he held up one finger. "Remember Ran?"

"Karate girl?" Kira thought about it for a moment. "Wait a minute! Your living with your crush!"

"Oi!" Conan replied defensively.

"All done," Agasa announced as he handed Conan the letter. He could tell a heated argument was about to happen and like hell he would be there to here it. "Now, I have an extra jacket from when Shinichi was five you can use, since it's cold outside Kira. We'll just claim that the airport lost your things until we find you something else. Your name is still Kira, but remember to play along with this. If those men ever find out both you and Shinichi are alive, they'll be after you to fix that mistake, okay,"

"Huh? a... hai,(yes)" Kira answered while Agasa handed her the jacket. Conan mean while pocketed the letter and picked up his new skateboard.

"I'll make you some things as well, like I have Shinichi," Agasa then handed her a new set of sneaker. "I made these after I finished the skateboard just in case Shinichi were to brake those to,"

'Oi, I'm not a klutz,' Conan thought angrily.

"Arigato!(thank you)" They both call and then left.

Kira was lost in her own thoughts as they walked so she didn't notice Conan studying her. Conan wasn't buying her story. Something didn't fit. For starters the 'meeting ends' commit, since she was capable of buying a backpack worth $35, and the fact that Kira's father was a rather wealth man. Another thing that bothered him was how she had claimed she had meet the men in black. Kira wasn't a person who people called at random. She was, like Shinichi, a world renowned detective, but where Shinichi was by using his keen memory and deduction skills, Kira used logics, science, and chemistry to solve her own. He didn't like it. There were too many holes in her story.

"Nee, Kira-chan?" Conan asked her. Kira liked at him in surprise, torn from her thoughts.

"Nani?"

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" He watched Kira's eyes widen for a moment, her expression become like the same one she got when she really was that age and was caught in a lie. Conan smiled inside as he recalled that only his father and himself could do that.

"well..." she started but was cut short when a shadow suddenly towered over the two.

"CONAN-KUN!" Ran scolded. Conan turned quickly while Kira hide behind him, which he wasn't sure was an act or for real. "You're late! You were suppose to be home two hours ago!"

'Crap, did we really spend that much time at Agasa?' Conan thought as he looked at the tall Ran. "Gomen(sorry) Ran-neechan, demo(but)..."

"Demo nai (No buts), you know I worry about you when it gets late," Ran scolded farther when she noticed Kira. "Huh? Who is this?"

"This..." Conan's mind froze for a moment he before he gave a nervous laugh. "This is my baby sister, Kira,"

'Baby?!' Kira scowled at him before stepping forward. "Hi. You must be Ra-neechan, Conan-oneechan told me a lot about you,"

"Did he?" Ran smiled, she motherly nature shinning threw. Kari smiled a childish smile.

"Yup!" She replied in an energetic tone as she held her arms outstretched and standing on her tippy toes. "He told me THIS much!" Ran gave a small laugh. "He was showing me the way to your house when you found us,"

"I see," Ran answered and then looked at Conan. "Gomen Conan-kun. I thought you went off playing, but you were taking your sister home," She then stood up and took each of their hands. "Shall we go home,"

"HAI!" They both replied.

'Damn it! Kira is hidding something from me,' Conan looked over at her to see she once again was thinking about something. "Oh well, I'll figure it out sooner or later,'