Chapter 3

Conan's POV

2 years later

Flame were danced in front of me as people all around me began singing…

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Conan-kun, Happy Birthday to you."

Except for Toichi and Kaito-ojisan who sang…

"Happy Birthday to you, you live in a zoo, you smell like a monkey, and you look like one too."

It was my ninth birthday, and my parents, Toichi, his parents his one year old baby sister, Nozomi and his grandmother, were there. Along with another friend, Hattori Sakura, and her parents, who were best friends with my parents. Sakura-chan mostly took after her father, right down to the part where she wanted to be a detective, and she was kind of pretty.

My parents had insisted we have my party at the Toichi's Grandmother's house. I didn't mind though, so far it's been a blast, but I was curious because they had hinted that there was a special reason behind it.

I got my answer after everyone had finished with their cake, Otosan, Kaito-ojisan and Heiji-ojisan all called for our attention while standing in front of an old painting of Toichi's grandfather.

Otosan started it off, "As I told Conan, there is a specific reason why we had this party the in this house. It is because now that all of you are nine, you are now old enough to hear and understand about a case our three families have been working on for years."

Sakura-chan and I both grew very interested when we heard the word case. While Toichi glanced at his father in confusion, most likely wondering what his father had to do with it.

Kaito-ojisan saw his look and explained, "I was the same age as you three when my Otosan was murdered."

Heiji-ojisan then broke in, "But you have to understand, everything we're about to say you must never discuss with anyone other than who we tell you it is trustworthy. Lives depend on it."

Then the three told us all about a dark syndicate called the black Organization. They told us how years ago Toichi's grandfather had been murdered on stage and how my Otosan had shrunk to an age younger than we were (we were all surprised to hear how Haibara-neechan was really a Haibara-obachan). The told us how there had been a big showdown years ago, and how syndicate received a server blow, thanks to them and the FBI. But the most important thing they drilled into our heads was that the fact that any of us knew must remain a secret. Even though syndicate was now in hiding, it still existed. Right now it was like a snapping turtle that had withdrawn its head, but at any second that head could shoot back out and cause server damage to us.

When they were finished there was a heavy silence fell over the room, only broken by an occasional coo from Nozomi-chan.

Finally Toichi broke the silence, "Otosan you said that they were the ones who killed Jisan, but why did they kill him?"

Kaito-ojisan grinned…

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Toichi's POV

Otosan grinned, "I'm glad you asked."

He then turned around and pressed on the frame of the painting of the jisan I'd been named after. The painting then swerved sideways reveling a part of the house I'd never seen before. My two friends and I got up and went through the door.

Inside was a magician's heaven, tricks lined every wall, some I'd never even seen before. But the most captivating item in the room was an open closet, inside of which was a white tuxedo with a blue shirt and red tie. On a shelf above it sat a whit top hat with a blue trim. A gleaming monocle leaned against the hat. All three of us recognized it instantly.

I slowly turned to face my Otosan. "You're the Kaitou KID?" I asked in shock.

He nodded, "I am, as was my father. And if I fail to finish what he left undone, you can be too if you like."

The three of us just stared slack jawed as he told us about how the Black Organization was for some reason very interested in immortality, and how they were searching for a gem called Pandora that could give them just that. Ever since the syndicate had gone into hiding years ago, it seemed the best way to draw them out was to find this gem and dangle it in front of their noses.

When he finished he glanced at us and said, "You know if you leave those open much longer birds will nest in them."

We closed our mouths, but it was still hard to wrap my head around it. My father was one of the most popular and most internationally wanted thief, and he had offered to be one too. It was enough to make my head spin.

As I continued to work it out I heard a little ways away, Heiji-ojisan explaining to Conan and Sakura-chan that if they were to turn in my Otosan it would be equivalent to a death sentence.

Finally I glanced up at him, "You want me to be a thief?"

He shook his head, "I won't make you do anything you don't want to. Hopefully I'll find Pandora before you have to make a decision."

I thought a minute longer. Then I said, "If I'm to learn to be a Kaitou, I'd better start learning now, right."

Otosan grinned, "Well than I'd better explain to you the rules. The first and most important rule is, No one gets hurt…

End Chapter 3

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A/N I figured that Toichi and Conan should know about their parent's past before Toichi goes off to Hogwarts (which he will do, more on that in the next chapter), I also added two new characters to the mix Hattori Sakura and Kuroba Nozomi. I bet you can guess why she's named Sakura, she'll also be Conan's love interest. And for Nozomi I figured I had better let Kaito and Aoko have a child of their own, and FYI, Nozomi means hope, which is a reference to the original Pandora legend.