Hi once more! Chapter 2! I get up early in the mornings so I can do my own things like this! LOL the DC characters are finally in. YAY! XD Enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: All these characters belong to Gosho Aoyama. Even though I wish Kaito belongs to me. XD Might be a bit of language too, but not too much.

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CHAPTER 2: A Smile Lost

The room was silent. No one made a sound. Everyone waited patiently waiting for the murder to be revealed.

"He murder is," Conan started off using Kogoro Mouri's voice. He lifted up Kogoro's arm and pointed at the criminal. "You! Ichiro Nakatoshi!"

"Ichiro why?" asked his mother. "How can you kill your own sister!"

He man laughed. "I couldn't mother! I didn't kill her! Tell me Mr.Detective, do you have any proof?"

"Actually I do. Conan! Come here!" Conan put the bow tie in his pocket and ran in front of Kogoro.

Conan opened up his hand. "See!" Then he ran back behind Kogoro.

"It's just a piece of hair! That can belong to anyone!"

"Are you sure? Because the length and coloring of the hair matches with yours exactly!"

"But what about my father? He has the same hair color and length! Couldn't he have done it?"

"Impossible! He was with us when the murder occurred, so that riles him out. We can also have this hair examines at the lab to find out who it belongs to, unless you would rather save us the time and confess right here and now."

The man was silent. Then finally he broke down and said, "Nothing can get past you can it? You're right, I'm the one. I killed my sister."

"Daddy?" his daughter looked like she was about to cry.

"Why did you do it!" his mother asked again. "Wasn't she a loving sister to you? You and her have always been close! How can you murder your own flesh and blood!"

"She was not my flesh and blood! She wasn't even my real sister! It just seemed like it because we seemed so close and almost looked like each other!" everyone in the room gasped. "Yes that's right! That's not my real father! Yet, I still call him dad. I never knew my real father because he left my mother when I was born." He paused for a moment. "He and my mother got married when I was about one. I didn't remember anything because I was still a baby. When they got married he already has a daughter. That witch!"

"Ichiro, wasn't she very caring to you?" said his step father.

"Don't tell me what she was to me, but yes, she was at first. When I was alone or needed help she would always be there for me. Then came that day when she asked father if she could marry this man. He disapproved because that man was some former drug-attic junkie. She got upset and left the family. Then once I got married my parents started treating my wife as if she was their own daughter. The family became so close, and everything became complete once my daughter was born. My 'sister' saw that we were still happy, even without her. She began to grow jealous of my wife. Then two years ago she died. The police said it was a suicide. They even found a suicide note with her finger prints all over it. I couldn't understand how she could have killed herself. I thought she was happy. Then my sister told me to come over to help her and her and her ghetto husband pack up. They were moving for some reason. I was trying to bring the cabinet out, but it was too heavy. I decided to take some junk out to make it lighter. Then I saw it. Pictures of our family and Xs on my wife's face. Then I saw the note. It was the exact note my wife had written before she died. My sister caught me and told me everything. She said if I told the police or anyone else then she would kill my family! I couldn't let that happen!" He looked at his daughter with sad eyes.

"Daddy?"

"I'm so sorry Natsumi…I wish this never happened.."

His daughter ran up to him and gave him a big hug. "Daddy!" She started crying hysterically. "I don't want you to go daddy!"

He let go of his daughter and the police put the hand cuffs on him. "I'll see you again one day. I love you sweetie." She hugged her grandma and cried some more. "Mother. Father. Please take good care of Natsumi."

"We will," he mother replied. Then the police walked him to the car, and the family followed.

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Kogoro started to lean forward and the chair and fell down face fist.

"OOOWWWWWWW!"

"Excellent work as usual dad!" Ran told her father.

"What? Huh? What I do?"

Ran giggled. "Oh dad, you're so modest!"

"You know what? Since I did an excellent job, why don't we go out to eat tonight!"

Conan got up behind the chair. "Modest huh?" he said to himself.

Kogoro looked at him. "What was that?"

"I said, Yay! I'd love to eat out!"

Then the three of them went to a restaurant close by.

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5 days earlier…

Kaito was walking to school by himself. He got in the classroom a bit early, but there were still some people there. Then he saw Aoko. He was going to approach her, but then she turned away. He could tell that Aoko didn't want to get near him, like he was an infection or something. Then those words started ringing in Kaito's head. "At least I have a dad!" That's what Aoko said to him at the party. That made him feel really low, especially because she said that on father's day.

They didn't talk to each other for three whole days. Akako went up to Aoko.

"You know, something just doesn't seem right here. There hasn't been any mop chases or craziness going around in three days! You haven't spoke to Kuroba since Father's Day. What happened?"

"Nothing! Kaito was just being a big jerk! Are you forcing me to interact with him or something?"

"No it's just that……….nevermind." Akako went back to her seat and class started.

After school Kaito walked home. "Hello sweetie! How was school?" greeted his mother.

"Same like everyday," he answered.

"What's wrong? You're seen a bit gloomy for the past five days."

"Nothing!"

"Something is wrong. I'm you're mother! I can tell!" She gave him a big hug. "Now tell mama what happened."

Kaito felt embarrassed even though there was no one else in the house. They both sat on the couch. "Mom, I was thinking……..maybe it's time I should tell Aoko the truth."

Mrs.Kuroba was a bit surprised. "Oh? And why is that?" she asked.

"I don't want to keep lying to her anymore, and I really want to tell her because…because…"

"Because you love her, am I right?"

Kaito turned red. "I didn't say that!"

She giggled. "You don't need to be embarrassed about it! If you asked me, I'd say it was obvious!"

"It was?"

"Ah ha! Gotcha! You do like Aoko don't you?"

"Mom!"

"Alright! I'll stop!"

Kaito looked down at the floor. They were both silent for a few seconds.

"Mom?"

"Yes?"

"I guess…I….I…I don kind of like her…"

"How cute!" Mrs.Kuroba hugged her son again.

"Mother!"

"Oh sorry!"

"So should I tell her or not?"

"It's really up to you. If you do tell her there might be a chance of you getting caught."

"And her hating me for life."

"That too." Kaito glared at his mother. "I'm just joking!" Then she continued. "But on the other hand she might be glad that you told her the truth. Just choose whatever makes you feel happy."

"Thanks mom."

Kaito got up and ran over to Aoko's house.

Once Kaito got to her door step, a sudden strike of fear went through is body.

I can't do this, I can't tell her. She's going to hate me for life! Well, she already hates me, but she'll hate me even more! He gulped. But if I do tell her maybe she'll forgive me because I was being honest to her. And that just proves of how much I really care about her. I guess I'll do it.

Kaito nervously rang the doorbell. Nakamori opened the door.

"Hi! Is Aoko home?"

"Oh, Kaito-kun! I haven't seen you in a while! Come on in! Aoko is in her bedroom."

Kaito was too nervous to open her door, but then he gain the courage to do it. Aoko heard the door open and turned hr head.

"H-hi Aoko," Kaito said softly.

"Hi."

"It's been a while, huh? So how are you doing?"

"What are you doing here?" she snapped.

"I just wanted to-"

"Go away!"

"Aoko please, I just want to tell you something."

"What? What is it?"

"Come over my house first and I'll tell you."

"No! Just hurry up and tell me here and leave!"

"Just come over to my house. I also need to show you something, and as soon as you know, you can leave."

"Fine, I'll go. This better be quick!"

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Aoko didn't seem too thrilled about going to Kaito's house. They made no eye contact with each other what so ever. They didn't even speak. There was a strange awkward silence between the two. Kaito could feel Aoko's hate and anger towards him. This wasn't one of the most comfortable moments for him. Kaito tried to keep at least a half smile on his face.

"We're here," Kaito said.

"So, what is it?"

"I want to show you something first," he told her.

Kaito lead her to the portrait of his father.

"Is this what you wanted to show me?"

Kaito touched the portrait, and revealed a secret room. "No, this is."

Aoko looked astonished. "Wow! Look at all this junk! Hoe come you never told me you…." Then she saw something that quite disturbed her. She saw some notes on the table all crumpled up. She picked one up and opened it. She gasped. "This is…" She was shocked. This is one of the notes left by Kid, she said to herself. Then she saw more papers on the table. Some were not notes, but articles of Kid from the news paper. "Kaito, how come you have all this-" She looked around. No one was in the room. She was all by herself. "Hey, Kaito! Where are y-" She felt a strange presence behind her. A chill went up her spine. She quickly turned around and saw… "Kaitou Kid!"

"Aoko…"

"How do you….wait….don't tell me, you're…"

He nodded. "Yes, I am. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you, I-"

"You lied to me! You lied! How could you do this!"

"I was afraid." He started to walk towards her to grasp her in his arms, like he did once, but she staggered back.

"Get away from me!" she screamed. Tears started flowing down her eyes.

She looked at Kaito straight in the eyes for the first time in five days. Now he could clearly see all the hatred inside of her, and then he saw something else. He saw sadness and confusion. Aoko ran out of the room. The last words she said to him were, "I hate you!"

Those were the last words Kaito wanted to hear from her, the person who he cares about most in the world. His heart shattered and was left speechless. He didn't bother to chase after her. That smile he had been trying to keep on his face was gone, and little did anyone know, that smile on his face would me gone for a very long time.

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YAY! I finished another chapter! XD I hope you like! hehe! 8th grade is boring for me…It seems like I've been in school for months. I'm half way done with chapter 5 on the other fanfic I did. Oh, and thankyou for those two reviews! HUGGLES! It makes me feel happy! XD Please review!