Author's note: I do not own Detective Conan, Magic Kaitou, or their characters. The children are all my own inventions.
Fathers and Daughters, Mothers and Sons
Daddy's Little Princess – Kaito and Aiko
Aiko was waiting for him when Kaito Kuroba came home from work. His five year old daughter was curled up on the sofa, watching the door.
"Tadaima!"
"Okaeri." Her voice was softer than normal.
"What's wrong, princess?"
"Mizuki says there's no such thing as magic, and I'm a dummy for believing in it." She blinked back tears. "And I can't find Ami!"
Ami was her favorite teddy bear. It had been a gift from the Kudos when Aiko had been born. She refused to sleep if she didn't know where it was. She didn't need to sleep with the bear, but she did need to know exactly where it was.
"Come here, princess." He knelt down before her and removed his hat. It was easy sleight of hand to seemingly produce the bear, which was under one of the chair, from the hat. With a grand gesture he replaced the hat and handed her the bear. "There you go."
Aiko smiled for the first time since he'd arrived. "Thank you, Daddy."
He smiled and kissed her hand. "Anything for my princess.
