Sorry if it took awhile to update but exams are to blame. Do not own detective Conan.

Gin's offhand action regarding to the black turtleneck and calling me 'Martini' subsequently garnered me a status within the syndicate. I learned of this when Vermouth decided to grant me the gift of meeting other kids within my physical age group. I have been a good member and like I said earlier, I truly believed I would return back home. However, the organization did not know that fact and thought I deserved a gift for being so well behaved.

Along the way to meet the other kids in the organization I asked a question that had been bothering me since I came here.

"How long have I been here?" I tilt my head in confusion."There are no visible calendars or clocks to indicate the duration of my stay."

Vermouth looked genuinely surprised by my question. Her lips formed a smile and she turned her focus back to the direction we were heading.

"I wasn't aware that you had such an extensive vocabulary. You know I could write down all the words you said from the moment you entered the building. 'When will I see my okasan and tousan, where is vermouth, yes, no, I need to go to the potty, I am hungry," Vermouth said with perfect imitation of my voice to my shock.

"Did you know that the researchers for our organization concluded you have a speaking vocabulary of a three year old but with high vocabulary knowledge in math and rudimentary science based on the test they gave you? Yet you managed to fool all of the top researchers on your level of intelligence. I also was beginning to believe you were only a genius in math but you obviously are more than just a math prodigy. I was concerned for a moment that the boss overestimated you." Vermouth then turned her head down and asked"Were you able to understand everything I said? If you were I will answer your question."

"Yes."

"Ah ah you need to answer better than that."

"I fully comprehended what you said." I replied remembering the images of pages in a dictionary that contained the definitions to the words she just used

"You have been with us for a week."

After what seems like a month to me I was surprised to learn it was only a week since my arrival.

"We are here!" Vermouth said and pushed open a door.

"V-vermouth-sama! What brings you here?" A woman wearing a black cardigan with her light brown hair tied in a bun asked. From behind Vermouth I was hidden from her view and my eyes took in my surroundings. The room had a white board in the front and appeared to be a classroom. It was filled with 23 kids that looked to be a year older than me so their ages were between five and six. What surprised me was none of them wore black but the color grey. I was currently wearing the black turtleneck Gin gave me and a pair of black denim pants. I then decided to walk into view and stood next to Vermouth. The reactions to my appearance were surprising.

All the kids gasped and the woman's eyes widened. The woman then looked to Vermouth, who had a smug look on her face, and then looked back at me. Straining my ears I heard her whisper 'so it is true'.

"White zinfandel I want you to put Martini here in your class for today. I will be watching to see if our research group made a mistake. Also I am required to reward him so make break longer. After teaching I want you to send a night baron virus to Kaneshiro's company. Are my demands clear?" Vermouth said lightly but I saw in her eyes a cold glare.

"Yes of course Vermouth-sama." White zinfandel responded.

"I will be back." Vermouth then closed the door behind her. White zinfandel immediately released a sigh. The class still looked at me with wide eyes and then White zinfandel turned her focus towards me." Martini-san can you sit at the front desk please" I saw how there was one desk right in the middle and front of the classroom that seemed to be reserved with brand new pens and paper."It looks like someone already claimed that seat." I replied."No martini-san the seat was saved just for you but I thought you were to come next week not today." When I heard what she said I then quietly sat down.

I quickly became bored the first three minutes. The class was learning new kanji but I have already memorized all the kanji characters.

"White-sensei!"I turned my head to see a boy around 6 years old raise his hand.

"Yes?"

"Why is he ", the boy's finger points to me," wearing black and not grey?"

I too turned my attention to white zinfandel. I was curious as to why I was wearing black also." PUT YOUR FINGER DOWN!" White zinfandel yells, taking a deep breath she continues "don't your dare point your finger and disrespect martini-san .That is because he is a member. When you guys are older you too will become members. Now let's stop today's lesson here and go eat lunch." She said.

As I recall my first interactions with kids my age...well there weren't any. That lunch and free period all of the kids stayed away from me. I would walk towards a group and they either cautiously walk away or they look at me with a face of pure fear and I would stop and turn away from them because I felt a guilty for scaring them. Therefore that day I was alone at lunch and free period.

When we return to class I once again laid my head down. Dozing off I was startled when my name was called.

"Martini-san can you please read this sentence for me?" white zinfandel asked

Picking up my head I look up then sighed. I then read out the whole passage instead of the sentence so I won't be bother again. I heard a pen drop and saw White zinfandel jaw hung open. She then began to ask me to read out loud more and more complex sentences. After I finished her request vermouth came in.

"I am back for Martini."

"Yes of course, Martini-san it was a pleasure to have you here today. Class stand up and bow towards Vermouth-sama and Martini-san." the class then stood together and began to bow but before I was able to bow back or the class was able to finish bowing, Vermouth put her hand on my shoulder and pushed me out of the classroom.

"Never bow back to people who are of lower rank or it will cause problems" vermouth coolly told me. I nodded my head in response. silently vermouth and I walked down the hallway towards my room.

"So Martini it seemed the researcher's test were wrong. You are more than just a math prodigy."

"…"

"Is there something that is bothering you? If you have a question I might be willing to answer it."

There were many questions I wanted to ask but only one question I wanted desperately that I was ordered not to say by Gin. I decided to ignore his order.

"So when will I be able to see my tousan and okasan?" My eyes visibly brightened when I finished asking.

"Oh - you poor thing did you not know."

"What do I not know?"

"That your parents no longer love you."

"I do not believe in your statement." I crossed my arms and turned away from her.

"Really? and if I have evidence that says otherwise?"

My head snap to attention at her reply. Slowly Vermouth produced a picture out of her pocket. She then extended the photograph to me. Her air of confidence caused me to be hesitant to taking the photo from her hand. I eventually did take it but after looking at it all I felt was numb.

In the picture was my okasan hugging a boy that appeared to be eight years old. The boy would have look like my older brother if I had one except he had a more of a messy hair and a crazy energetic grin on his face. Other than those points he is an exact older copy of me.

"See they already replaced you with an older kid so that they don't have to watch over all the time. And look, he even smiles more than you." She whispered in my ear.

"N-no it is not true h-how can they replace me?"I then felt a tear fall from my face. "You're lying" I said in a shaking voice "...you have to be."

"I don't know if I 'have to be lying' but I do have more pictures of your mother and new son and here's one with your Tousan in it."

"I don't want to see it."

"Are you sure? Here's one where I'm in it. See it's a recent picture-"

"How can they replace me?" My question interrupted. Tears were then freely falling from my face. Vermouth crouched down and offered a small smile to me. "Hey now don't cry kid. You have me to take care of you and also Gin but Gin is only good if you want something done immediately in the organization. Now you are to be our successor therefore you can never cry. Do you understand? The minute you became a member your purpose is to help the organization."

I nodded my head. "I-I understand"

"Good. Now come here." She opened her arms. I stumbled but landed in her arms, she pulled me into a tight embrace whispering, "There there Martini. Even if your parents do not want you I will always be there for you. Yes because you are our precious Martini"

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