-FIRSTS-

Disclaimer: The works of Detective Conan and Magic Kaito belongs to Gosho Aoyama-sensei.

Warning: KaiShin relationship.

A/N: Filler...again. Short and sweet I hope. Pls don't kill me just yet. It's not what it looks like.


First Child

Kaito waited patiently at his house for Shinichi to finish school. Last weekend was hectic, they did not have any time to themselves as Yukiko dragged them to a myriad of shops (shopping seems to be a common hobby in all females) then to the many restaurants. They could not forget the amount of photos she took, many of which were either staged or in costumes (Kaito made sure to secure himself a copy of all the photos, Shinichi had such a delightful blush in so many of them). He could now understand why Shinichi was so afraid of his parents. Yes, plural, because his father was no better. He kept dragging Shinichi away from Kaito and setting his editors on their tails when they so much have a second to themselves. Thankfully, they've decided terrorizing them for the weekend, and the subsequent school days, was more than enough so they flew overseas (Kaito could only hope they weren't flying to Paris where his own mother is having a nice vacation).

Kaito was preparing a snack when his mobile rang.

"Hello? Kuroba speaking." He held the phone between his head and shoulders, hands busy making the sandwich.

"Kuroba-san? This is Beika General Hospital. Calling on behalf of Kudo Shinichi-sama."

Kaito immediately feared for the worst. Hospitals rarely use such formalized pronouns unless they became a patient. The sandwich was quickly forgotten as he tries to steady the phone with his hands. He should say something but his voice decided to take leave for a while.

"Please do not panic." The nurse on the other end seems to be able to read his mind. "Kudo-sama is not grievously injured. But he does require your assistance. Would you mind coming by to pick him up?"

Kaito rattled off a reply before grabbing his keys and wallet to hurry out the door. He hailed the taxi by the road to take him faster to the hospital.

"I'm looking for Kudo Shinichi." Kaito told the receptionist. He could see there were a few police officers around. He hoped his detective wasn't the one in the IC ward or the ER. But the previous nurse did say he wasn't grievously injured so at worst, Shinichi would only be in the normal ward.

"Let me see...ah, yes, found it. Kudo-sama is at the maternity ward." The nurse said calmly.

"What?! Can you repeat that again?" Kaito thought he must have heard wrong.

"Maternity ward. Second floor east wing. You can't miss it. Oh yes, by the way, congratulations." There was a tone of giddiness in the nurse's voice.

The nurse must be mistaken. There must be something wrong with the system. He went to a secluded corner to re-dial the last number.

"Hello, Beika General Hospital, maternity ward. How may I help you?"

Kaito was suddenly speechless.

"Hello?" The nurse asked again, ever so patiently.

"Uh...yes...you called me earlier. My name is Kuroba." He thinks he stuttered out. His brain stalled when he heard to location.

"Ah Kuroba-san, yes I remember now. I forgot to tell you Kudo-sama is at the maternity ward at the moment. If you could make your way here, it would be a great help. It seems Kudo-sama is having a bit of difficulty." There were shouting and calls of joy in the background.

"I'll be right up." Hanging up the line, he took to the stairs. It seems he had been visiting the hospital a lot more often now that he associated himself with Shinichi. He took a look at the sign, swallowed a gulp of air, before braving to enter the sacred domain. Inside the waiting room was a row of nervous fathers and relatives, all waiting for the news. When there was the faintest whisper of a cry, the people in waiting would be alert. Kaito walked over to the reception of the area.

Kaito was directed to a bedroom reserved for expecting females. His hand shook as he knocked on the door. He tried to reason in his mind, for one, his detective was male, it was impossible for Shinichi to be in labour, especially since there has been no signs that he was carrying. Second, it had not been long since they first shared a bed. Unless whatever chemicals and drugs Shinichi was poisoned with had strange reactions to enabled and expedite this. He was nervous, Kaito knew nothing about being a father and neither of them were financially independent enough to rear a child. Then there are their professions, Shinichi being a detective meant always putting himself on the line. His hobbying (heists) means the possibility of being captured (not that he has any plans for it). He wondered how his own father did it.

Kaito waited for a reply, which was soft and definitely male. Kaito dry swallowed, not even his Poker Face could stand up in this situation.

"Shinichi?" Kaito peeked inside before actually entering. On the bed, he saw Shinichi sitting with a baby in his arms. Shinichi had a soft smile on his face as he patted and rocked the baby to sleep. His jaws dropped. "Is...is that...?"

Shinichi gave him a confused look, Kaito decided to start again this time with a more confident voice.

"Is that our...baby?"

"Hah?" Shinichi had an incredulous look on his face. "What on Earth are you talking about."

"Him...or her." Kaito pointed at the baby.

"Ba'rou. Use your head. How could I be pregnant?"

"How was I supposed to know Love? I suddenly received a call from the hospital then they tell me you were in the maternity ward." Kaito came over to look at the baby. Now that he could see closer, this baby boy was around a year old.

"I was called this morning because my mother actually forgot she was supposed to be an emergency contact for a friend, who was expecting. Her husband is away on a business trip and they have no relatives. All her other friends were busy so my mother volunteered herself, but then she forgot. I was called and told the situation, so I rushed here. I've been here since 6 this morning. Nakajou-san, this boy's mother, was wheeled into the delivery room half an hour ago." He yawned, he had to wake up early because his mother called him 5 in the morning and started to rattle. Although, given the severity of the situation, he could excuse his mother for starting to panic. Nakajou was her good friend.

"Then why are you the one on the bed?" Kaito tried to look for injuries but seeing none visible.

"An accident." Shinichi looked away sheepishly. "In the midst of the excitement, Nakajou-san nearly dropped Arato here. I dived to save him, but twisted my ankle in the process. The nurses gave me first aid but told me to stay put. I realised I haven't called you to tell you about this, but my hands were full with Arato so I asked the nurse."

"So, when's the husband going to be here?" Kaito's eyes were drawn onto the small, frail form of the resting baby boy. Dark brown tufts of hair framed the round face. Then, as though sensing his gaze, the baby's eyes opened to reveal a startling shade of deep blue. Arato stared at Kaito with his steady eyes, as though assessing Kaito.

"That's the problem. He won't arrive until tomorrow morning at the earliest. And with Nakajou-san staying here, they need someone to take care of Arato." The baby looked towards the voice. He wriggled, causing Shinichi to shift and adjust his hold.

"So, have you signed yourself out yet?" There was joking in his voice. Kaito reached out towards the baby, who took the hand and started playing and sucking on it.

"I wasn't admitted to begin with..." Shinichi sighed. The door opened and the nurses wheeled the mother in. Shinichi got up from the bed to put himself onto the nearby chair. Kaito was there to support the unstable detective, bracing him and the baby at the same time. "Nakajou-san? Is everything ok?"

"Only a false alarm Shinichi-kun. Really you're a life saver." Nakajou was helped back into the bed by the nurse. Shinichi settled himself into the nearby chair with Kaito standing behind him making strange faces at the now awake Arato. Nakajou laughed. "I'll be staying here tonight but I don't think it'll be wise to have Arato to stay with me. What happened just then is testament to that. If it's not too much trouble...?" She looked at Arato then at Shinichi, who in turn looked at Kaito.

"I won't mind playing sitter for today. Especially one as cute as Arato." Kaito was having fun trying to get Arato to laugh. "But we'll have to get supplies first. We could set up the den to be baby safe."

"The two of you are such wonderful darlings." She gave them a heartfelt smile. "My husband would be back early tomorrow morning. Hopefully I'll be able to come out of the hospital by then as well. If not, he will come by your place to pick up Arato."

"It's no problem Nakajou-san. You focus on yourself and the baby inside you for now. Let Shinichi and I help you with Arato." Kaito let the baby in Shinichi's arms play with his finger. He seemed to have taken a liking to grabbing the slim digits.

"Thank you so much." Nakajou breathed a sigh of relief, she settled back into the pillow.

The group chatted until visiting hours were over and their stomach grumbled.

"Can you hold Arato? I need my hands to use the crutch." Arato was sleeping soundly in Shinichi's arms.

"I have a better idea." Kaito pushed the wheelchair over. "Here you go Dear."

"Oh no. No way." Shinichi shook his head.

"Come on. You wouldn't want to wake Arato up, right? Besides, it's a lifetime opportunity, how could I pass out? To wheel the love of my life out of the hospital with a baby in tow." Kaito was beaming and applying his puppy-dog eyes. Shinichi tried to resist. Nakajou was holding back the giggles.

"You should give in to Kaito-kun. He does make a good point. And the nurses did say to try and ease off the leg." She gave Shinichi a pat on his legs.

"I can't win can I?" Resigned, he hobbled to the waiting wheelchair. Kaito took the opportunity to produce a small white (KID insignia) blanket to cover the baby and Shinichi.

"Now we're all set." Kaito grinned happily. "We'll take good care of Arato. Call us if you need anything!" Kaito took the handle bar and pushed them towards the elevator.

"Please don't tell me you're planning to exit through the front entrance." There was slight horror in Shinichi's voice.

"I'm not about to subject you to something like that. After all, this is purely for my enjoyment." Kaito hummed a jolly tune as he waved to the nurses who kept on giving their congratulations. They seemed to disregard the fact that the person sitting on the wheelchair was distinctively male.

"I'm going to become the laughing stock of the century. I can see the headlines now: TMPD Savior gives life or perhaps Continuing the Holmes line or maybe The sun will never set in the East, a new generation of detective."

"Give me some credit, I'll never share this side of you to the world." Kaito leaned over and laid a kiss on his cheeks. "I have Jii-chan bring the car to the back, you know the secret entrance you always use to avoid the press every time you were admitted into the hospital?"

Shinichi winced. Trust Kaito to know all his escape routes.

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They picked up dinner and the necessities for the baby on the way back to the Kuroba household. The salesperson cooed when the pair entered the shop, Shinichi still in the wheelchair with the baby and Kaito pushing. The lack of parking space meant Jii had to stay behind to watch the car. They wanted to leave Arato with Jii but the young boy and a strong grip on Shinichi's shirt and unless he was willing to part with the shirt, Shinichi was stuck with holding him.

The sales were very helpful, pointing out the products and recommended certain items. In the end, they definitely bought more than they needed for the night's stay.

"Well, at least Nakajou-san and her husband won't have to go shopping any time soon." Bags were hung on the handle and placed on Shinichi's laps (some were to be delivered to Kaito's address to be taken to the parents later on), Arato didn't even complain at the lack of space. He was having fun tugging at the plastic bag, which Shinichi was trying to pull away. In the end Shinichi reached into the bag to grab the first toy (a squishy penguin) for Arato to play with. The baby was pleasantly satisfied and abandoned the plastic bag.

"It can be our gift to them." Shinichi had actually encouraged the shopping, citing that it was his mother who was supposed to be doing this and so they might as well pay for all the baby stuff. That could be why their shopping consisted of not only baby food, clothes, and toys, but also various small pieces of baby furniture (Kaito thought they might have cleared out half the store). "I'm sure my parents won't mind. Heck, I think my mother would say this would be like preparing for my own child..."

"I'm willing to try as many times as I can to have you bare me a child." Kaito whispered into his ear. Shinichi blushed bright red, extending far beyond the face to the neck.

Shinichi tried to maneuver himself to hit his magician but had resulted to hitting air instead.

"I look forward to the day that you'll carry our own bundle of joy." Kaito dodged another hit as they neared the car. Jii was already coming to help with the bags.

"That'll never happen Kaito." His magician's face looked so hopeful. How Shinichi wished it could really come true.

"Ah, one can only hope. But for tonight, at least we can play the happy family." Kaito tickled Arato with a loving look in his eyes. "Would you like to be called Kuroba Arato for tonight? Your name is already a mixture of ours." He cooed at the baby, who giggled in response.

He really do like children. It's a shame they wouldn't be able to have one of their own. But he doesn't think he could stand by to have his beloved go through the many hours of painful labour. So maybe it was a blessing in itself. Perhaps when the two of them are older and settled, then they could think of completing their perfect little family.

-TBC-


A/N:

Kuroba Arato = 黒羽新斗

Ok, not the most original of names but well...can't blame an author for trying~