Author's rant:...Thank you! Thank you! Really, you guys spoil me with your reviews. So I update earlier than intend...Yah, please enjoy :D.

And I think I make them too innocent as children :O...

Beware of OCC-ness, AU and grammar mistakes and typos too :X.

Disclam: Do I look like I own DC or MK?

Reapers

By: Shimizu Hikaru.

Part 5:

…the room was dark, the only light came from the cigarette a silver hair man was smoking. The door opened and a beautiful woman with long wavy blond hair came in.

"How's that boy doing, Vermouth?" he asked, breathed out a puff of white smoke.

"Fine," she answered coldly. In a flash, the man was standing in from of her with a mad grin on his face', she just looked at him uninterestedly.

"Good…and remember your place, Vermouth."

"Of course."

He turned and walked away, "Has he remembered anything?"

"…No," she answered just as cold as before.

"…His energy should be enough by now…I've been waiting for this for eight years," he chuckled lowly.

Vermouth still stood there and stared at him emotionlessly.

"Get ready to transfer his Egg into the Core," he glared at her, "And don't try anything funny, or your dear Sherry'll have to suffer in your place."

"I won't," and she was gone.

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In the Ekoda Park, a six-year-old boy neat back hair and blue eyes was sitting on one of the bench alone. His blue eyes would often water but he always dried them quickly before they could roll down his chubby cheeks.

He was lost. He had been with his mother but then they got separated and he had called her, trying to find her be she was nowhere in sight. He had stopped in the park and sit down because he was tired. He couldn't go home by himself either because he didn't remember the way and there were too many scary people in the street. There was a child like him covered in blood too!

The park was pretty quiet. He wanted to cry but dad said that boy didn't cry and he was a boy! He had pee-pee thing! So he would not cry! Even if he was scared, tired. He wanted to go home, take a bath and have dinner with parents and then he'd read a book before going to sleep…His eyes watered again…

"Oi! Are you okay?"a voice said worriedly and when he looked up, he found himself stared into a boy that could pass as his twin…If only the boy would do something with his messy hair and dye it black and…

He blinked as the boy's question sunk in, "Un…I'm okay."

"So why are you crying?" the other looked at him curiously.

"I'm not!"

"You are!"

"I'm not!"

"Are too!"

"Not too!"

"Are too!"

"Not too!" and he burst out crying. And oh dear, the other was scared for life.

"I'm sorry! Okay! You're not crying! Please don't cry!"

He sniffed a few time before huffing at the other, "Told you!"

The other grinned sheepishly, "Sorry. By the way! I'm Kuroba Kaito, what's your name?"

"Kudo Shinichi," he answered, drying his tear quickly. Kaito hop on the bench beside him and looked at him curiously.

"So what are you doing here?"

"I don't know…I think I'm lost."

"You think?"

"Yes…but mom will find me soon, I'm sure."

Kaito grinned again, "Then I'll sit here with you til your mom come!" he said cheerfully, "Where's your house?"

Shinichi looked thoughtful, "It's in Beika."

"Where's that?"

"Don't know. What about you?"

"Oh, near here! I live with mom! And my dad's a magician!" Kaito said brightly, "He could make things appear from nowhere! And his birdies are awesome!"

Shinichi looked at him incredibly, "Really?"

Kaito nodded rapidly, "I'll let you meet him someday!"

And then both of them babbled things to each other, until a woman's panic call was heard.

"Shin-chan! Where are you? Shin-chan!"

"Oh, that must be mom!" Shinichi said excitedly but then his eyebrows furrowed together as Kaito's face saddened.

"What's wrong?" he asked attentively.

"…you have to go now?" Kaito looked at him sadly.

"I guess so…"

But then Kaito looked determinated, "We'll meet again, right?"

"I can ask Agasa-hakase to drive me here! Edoka Park right?" Shinichi nodded eagerly.

"Okay! Tomorrow then! I'll wait for you here!"

"Okay! I'll come! Pinky promise!" Shinichi held out hid little finger and Kaito wrapped his around it brightly.

"Promise!"

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And indeed they met again. And then again and again. To the point that they could understand each other just by looking at the other's eyes. And Shinichi was thrilled. Because Kaito could do magic tricks and most of all, he could see those scary people like him too.

"I'm scared, Kai-chan! There was a lady that lost her arm and so much blood too!" Shinichi sobbed, "I told Ran but she didn't believe me!"

Kaito pat his head attentively, "Don't be Shin-chan! They can't touch you or do anything to you!"

"R-really?"

"Un!"

Kaito had taken Shinichi home to meet his mom. And Kuroba Chikage was really excited to see Shinichi, it was like having another son! She had treat them with all kind of cakes though Shinichi loved her Lemon Pie the most!

Two years went by and they still remained closed. They made sure that they would meet each other at least once every week.

"Nee, Kai-chan, you told me you would let me meet you dad but every time I go to your house and he's not there," Shinichi asked while sitting beside Kaito in their usual meeting place, the bench that they had met for the first time.

"I'm sorry! But he was busy every time you came so…" Kaito apologized quickly.

"So where is he now?"

"Un…He went to one of his shows two weeks ago and hasn't came back yet. Mom told me that he came to some place called Heaven…" Kaito said thoughtfully.

"Heaven eh…? I wondered where is that…" and they both sat in silent.

Until Shinichi broke it, "Hey Kai-chan! Would you like to go to sleepover at my house?"

"I'd love too!" Kaito cheered but then stopped, "I have to ask for mom's permission first…"

"I'll go with you then! Agasa-hakase knows where your house is anyway!"

And they both ran Kaito's house eagerly.

After a moment of Kaito's whining and Shinichi's begging and the power of twin puppy eyes, Chikage gave up.

"Alright, alright. You can go…but who will drive you home?" she said smilingly.

Shinichi beamed at her, "Agasa-hakase can!"

Chikage smiled and pat his head gently, "That sounds good. I need to pack some of Kaito's pjs, wait here…"

"Chichi-obaasan, Kai-chan can use mine!" Shinichi said brightly.

She laughed and cooed over them, "Aww…You two are sooo kute~! Alright! Go and have fun!"

Both of them beamed at her once again before running to the front door. Chikage looked at them sadly.

"If only you could see them…Toichi…"

A man stood beside her, looking at her sadly as she broke down, crying. He put his hands on her shoulders but it went through her. He crouched down with her and whispered gently, "I'm sorry, Chikage…I'm so sorry…"

She didn't hear him, just continuing to cry. He sat there with her for God-know-how-long before a woman dressed in black came in.

"Oh my, how sad…." She said, smiling sweetly. Chikage didn't see her but Toichi did. He narrowed his eyes at her, "Who are you?"

"The name's Vermouth, Kuroba-san…and you have to go with me, willingly or not." And then he disappeared with a snap of her fingers.

She sighed then looked at Chikage and whispered a soft 'sorry' before disappearing as well.

Chikage was still crying, not knowing what was happening and…not knowing that it was the last time she saw her soon would be forgotten son.

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Shinichi and Kaito waved at Agasa-hakase as he drove his car into his garage.

"Welcome to my house, Kai-chan~!" Shinichi greeted cheerfully and Kaito looked at his house in awe.

"Whoa, your house is soooo huge, Shin-chan!" he followed Shinichi into the house. The inside looked even more huge!

Shinichi tugged on his arm gently, "Come, I'll show you around!"

But then they stopped in their track as a woman and a man blocked their path.

"Oh my, who's this, Shin-chan?" the woman asked cheerfully as she looked at Kaito, "He looks a lots like you…"

"He's Kaito, mom. Kuroba Kaito."

Shinichi's mom looked surprised, "He's Kuroba-sensei's son?"

"You know my dad?" Kaito asked with wide eyes.

The man nodded before smiling at Kaito, "Hello there, I'm Kudo Yuusaku, Shinichi's father."

"Nice to meet you!" Kaito bowed.

"And I'm Kudo Yukiko, Shin-chan's mother~!" the woman introduced cheerfully.

"Nice to meet you too!" Kaito bowed again, just as cheerful, "You're really pretty, obaa-san!"

And when he looked up, Yukiko's face was mere inch from his, "You know, you're not supposed to use 'pretty' and 'oba-san' in the same sentence," she smiled sweetly at him while several veins pop on her forehead.

"Un…"

"Try again with 'nee-chan', dear."

Kaito looked at her confusedly,"Um..You're really pretty…nee-chan."

"That's right!" she now smiled cheerfully and ran off with a cry, "Oh, I'll get you two some cookies!"

Kaito shifted to near Shinichi with a whisper, "Your mom's weird, Shin-chan."

And Shinichi sighed a suffering sigh, "I know."

Yuusaku chuckled at them and walked off, saying he had something to do. But not before patting Kaito's head gently and looked at him sadly, "I'm sorry for your father, Kaito. He must be proud of you."

Kaito and Shinichi then watched him walk off with confused looks on their faces.

"…You dad's weird as well, Shin-chan…" Kaito said after a moment and Shinichi nodded in agreement.

Kaito and Shinichi then spent the rest of the evening playing and watching some cartoon on the TV and then ate dinner with both of Shinichi's parents.

When it was time for bed, they were exhausted. They changed into pjs then climbed into Shinichi's bed groggily.

"Goodnight Shin-chan…"Kaito whispered sleepily and Shinichi nodded while yawning widely, "Mh…you too, Kai-chan…"

And they both were asleep.

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"Leave Kaito alone!" a man struggled against his bonds while yelling angrily at a beautiful blond woman.

"So sorry Kuroba-san, but he's need for our plan," the woman smirked at him.

"I swear! Leave him alone, or-"

The woman looked at her nails uninterestingly, "Or what? What can you do?" she said mockingly, "You're gonna get erased anyway…"

She looked at her watch then smirk at him coldly, "It's time…Get ready to meet your precious son, Kuroba Toichi."

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Kaito woke up to a gently whisper. he groggily looked around and then his eyes set on a beautiful blond hair woman.

He rubbed his eyes sleepily, "Who are you?"

The woman smiled, "I'm Vermouth, dear. and I'm here to help you."

"Help me?" Kaito asked confusedly.

"Yes, don't you miss your father?" Kaito's eyes widened. Of course he did! He hadn't met his father for over two weeks!

He nodded rapidly and Vermouth smiled again. She offered his her hand and he climbed down the bed but before he could take her hand, a sleepy voice spoke up.

"Kai-chan, who's she?" and Shinichi sat up slowly, yawning widely. Kaito brightened at him and help him climbed down as well.

"Oh, Shin-chan, this nice lady said she'd take me to my dad!"

Sleepiness immediately gone, Shinichi furrowed his eyes at her then turned back to Kaito, "Don't go Kai-chan. What if she's here to kidnap you? Dad said you shouldn't go off with stranger."

Kaito looked at him with wide eyes but then he looked down sadly, "But I miss my dad."

Shinichi's eyes softened also. He didn't want Kaito to be sad but...

"Then take me with you too! I want to make sure you're kidnapping Kai-chan!" he told the woman determinately.

Vermouth chuckled amusingly then waved her finger in front of him, "No no, boy, his dad only wants to meet him."

"But..." Shinichi tried again but then Kaito spoke up.

"Shin-chan, I'll be okay. I promise I'll come back!" he told Shinichi seriously.

Shinichi's blue eyes looked up at him pleadingly, "But.."

Kaito then took out a Four-leaf Clover, "Here, take it!"

Shinichi took the strap then looked back at Kaito with wide eyes, "But it's your precious thing!"

Kaito nodded happily, "Yup! So I'll definitely come back to take it back!"

"But Kai-chan..." Shinichi's voice trembled as Kaito took the woman's hand.

"...No...Kai-chan..." he watched as Kaito's body became transparent, "Don't go, Kai-chan..."

Kaito looked at him cheerfully, "Don't worry, Shin-chan! I'll be back shortly!" and Shinichi made a move to take Kaito's arm before he could latch onto that said arm, Kaito disappeared, leaving Shinichi and Vermouth alone.

"Kai-chan! DON'T GO!" he screamed out.

Vermouth quickly put her hand on his forehead and Shinichi felt an electric shock ran through his body. It hurt! It hurt! Vermouth held his body as he writhed in pain.

He wanted to screamed out in pain but his body went numb and he couldn't think.

But then the pain went away soon, leaving him exhausted and sleepy and his vision blurred. Vermouth still held his body as she kissed him gently on the forehead.

"Sleep, Cool Kid...you will forget about this soon...but..." she whispered gently as she put him back on the bed and pull the cover over his body.

"Vermouth, remember that name..." she murmured, a bit sadly, " And remember that only you can save your dear Kai-chan..."

And before everything went black, he saw her looked at him so gently and so sad...

xxxxx TBC xxxxx

Yay~! Done~! And am I in time :3? My school started but it's the first week so the homework hasn't came yet D:. So I update~! No Omake this time, sorry, couldn't think of anything...so just see the part when Kaito and Shinichi met as an omake :").

This part is about Shinichi's memories of the part. I was going to put Kaito's memories and the talk with Akako in this too but it'd become too long (to me ayway v^^) and I'm too lazy...so yeah v^^.

Next part and everything should be unfolded completely...I think v^^.

Please review! Cuz your reviews would keep my lazy-ass writing! Please~!