DISCLAIMER: I own nothing and no one from Magic Kaito or Detective Conan/Case Closed. I am just a poor college student who also happens to be a Kaitou fan and this just happens to be a fanfiction that my mind came up with that I feel like sharing with other fans. I make absolutely NO money from this. It is merely for fun and hopefully the enjoyment of other fans. Please don't sue and fans please enjoy. PS: Also note that the character Aakesh featured in later chapters was created by the fanfiction writer peppymint. I am just borrowing him (with permission) for this fanfic.

Chapter 3: ID

The next thing Kid knew was the feel of a gentle touch on his cheek and then a whisper: "Oh god. You really are Kuroba."

Kaito violet eyes looked hazily up at Nakamori's from where he lay, panting for breath. Blood now streaked the young Kuroba's exhausted face where the inspector had touched him and Nakamori had to look away from the sight, busying himself with the boy's injury. He couldn't believe his seemingly ludicrous suspicion about Kaito being the phantom thief Kaitou Kid had been right all along, but it made no sense. The inspector had been chasing Kaitou Kid for longer then the teenage boy had been alive. Then the realization hit him.

"So Toichi…"

"Yes," Kaito's breathless voice confirmed softly, no longer trying to conceal himself behind the voice of Kaitou Kid. Shivers were starting to rack the teenager's already ravaged body, the pain and loss of blood making it hard fro him to think clearly, but he still was able to comprehend the inspector's train of thought.

"And that man killed him."

Kaito blearily eyes focused momentarily on Nakamori's and the teenager gave a small nod before letting his head fall back to the ground exhausted. Kaito wished he hadn't told the inspector that part of the story, but there was no helping it now.

More emotions ran through Nakamori at these new revelations then the inspector ever thought it was possible to feel at once. His tired gaze never left the wounded teenager for a second. He had seen so many scars on the young man's pale body when he had uncovered Kaito's wound. They were faint, but that didn't excuse their presence. This teenager had been though so much, why had it been so necessary? What made the young Kuroba feel the need to carry on the Kid's legacy? Was it all for revenge or something else? These questions and many more ran though the inspector's mind as he tried to convince himself what was happening was real. Too much, way too much was being revealed way too fast. It was all just so unbelievable and yet there were so many unanswered features. It was now obvious the Kaitou Kid's cases were much more complex then a simple thief stealing jewels. The Kaitous, both Toichi and Kaito, had been stealing for a purpose, to find that one gem: the Pandora. It explained why Kaitou Kid almost always returned the items he stole sometime after his caper, but the reason behind that one gem being so special eluded Nakamori. Why did they need to get is so desperately? What about that simple jewel had been so important that Toichi would die for it? And why was that other man, Snake, willing to kill for it?

A weak whimper from Kaito brought Nakamori out of his thoughts. The inspector looked towards the teenagers pale face then down to the wound in his side. Nakamori thought Kaito's bleeding had slowed, but he really couldn't tell for sure. Dammit, Nakamori thought fiercely. I'm not going to let this kid die just because of a stupid rock!

Kaito's eyes were slowly dropping closed, his breath shallow and erratic.

"Whoa. common Kuroba," Nakamori shook the teen gently making those violet eyes flutter open again. "Stay conscious. The ambulance is on its way…"

"No…" Kaito muttered gripping the inspector's arm feebly. "Too dangerous… can't…

A soft cooing and the rustle of wings interrupted the teenager's desperate word. Kaito glanced up and a hint of a smile gracing his tired features as he saw a little white bird soar down from the night sky to hover a few feet above him.

"Sora," Kaito breathed reaching up with a shaking hand for the dove. The bird lighted in the boy's outstretched hand it's soft feathers caressing Kaito's skin affectingly and it cooed again.

It must have been one of Kaito's pet doves, Nakamori found himself thinking. Truthfully the inspector was surprised the teen still had enough strength left to raise his hand let alone hold the dove.

"Sora… go find Aakesh," Kaito whispered weakly again before his hand dropped unable to hold the dove's weight anymore causing the bird to flutter into the air.

"I'm already here fledgling."

All eyes turned towards the direction the new voice had sounded from. Amethyst eyes flashed in the night before the dark shadows of the roof pulled away to reveal the speaker. A man stepped from the darkness, seemingly from out of thin air, to walk forward toward the injured teenage thief.

Nakamori felt his breath catch at the sight. The person approaching them was not human. Long raven hair cascaded around the newcomers dark, handsome face, hiding his softly pointed ears, and continuing to down his back on which were folded two great, dark wings identical to that of the young Kuroba's. The man was quite tall; his lean, muscular frame rising almost to six feet tall and was draped in colorful yet exotic cloth making it seen like he was from a time long ago. Nakamori's eyes continued to rove over the form of the newcomer unconsciously. The nails on the man's long graceful hands looked to be more like claws then anything else. There were many other small differences in this person's form and features that made him seen not quite human, but it was the strong aura of magic and power that hovered around him that sealed the fact.

Youkai. The word whispered through the inspectors mind involuntarily, as the strange creature passed the staring Hakuba and crouched next to Nakamori, violet gaze looking down at the young Kaito. Those eyes… There was no mistaking those eyes. Kaito had those eyes… There was no doubt in Nakamori's mind that this creature and the winged teenager lying before him were related somehow.

"Oh Kaito child," the youkai whispered softly brushing a strand of sweaty hair from the wounded boy's brow. "What have you gotten yourself into this time?"

A dazed, kind of far away smile spread across Kaito's face as he looked up at his ancestor. "Aakesh, it's gone… Pandora is gone." Then a little hysterical giggle escaped the young thief, sounding neither like the Kid or Kaito, before his head dropped to the floor again. The blood loss and trauma was starting to get to the teenager. He was going into shock.

A frown creased Aakesh's brow at the sound and he looked up at the still stunned inspector beside him. "Nakamori-kebu, I know you do not know me, but could you please move. I need to see Kaito's wound."

Nakamori unconsciously acted on Aakesh's request, moving aside so the being could have full access to the teenagers injured.

Aakesh pealed back the fabric Nakamori had been trying to stop Kiato's bleeding with and let out an angry hiss as he saw the extent of the damage. Without taking his eyes off the teenager's body, the youkai lifted his right hand and with a snap of his fingers a long silver dagger appeared out of the air and dropped into his palm.

"What? No!" Nakamori instinctively flew into action when he saw the weapon, seizing the hand which held the knife. "What are you doing?!"

Anger flashed in Aakesh's violet eyes at being stopped, but even so Nakamori would not back down. Their eyes met and the youkai's anger melted upon seeing the inspectors true worry for Kaito. "Ginzo Nakamori," Aakesh said softly but with urgency tinting his voice. "Kaito Kuroba is of my blood. I wish him no harm. Now release me so I can save his life."

Nakamori still hesitated with the youkai's hand in his grasp. The weapon made him nervous and Kaito so weak. What if…?

"Trust me," the powerful being with violet eyes whispered once more and Nakamori relented releasing Aakesh's wrist. The inspector had a feeling that, in the end, the youkai would have just overpowered him anyway and continued what he was doing whether he had Nakamori's consent or not and, in reality, that was true. Aakesh was making a great effort to be understanding of the mortal beside him, as a courtesy to Kaito, but with his grandson hurt so badly his patience was dwindling quite quickly.

Nakamori was still having trouble believing all this was happening. Youkai were supposed to be legends. They weren't supposed to be real. And yet there was one crouched right beside him. Well I guess that explains where Kaito got his wings, the inspector thought watching as Aakesh calmly raised the blade and cut open his left palm.

Deep ruby blood collected in the youkai's hand from the shallow cut and he lifted it so the life-giving liquid ran down his fingers to drip upon Kaito's wound.

Sizzling sound hit the air and the injured teenager cried out, his eyes snapping open and his back arching in pain as his wound started to heal suddenly. He had not been prepared for the pain. Nakamori almost tore Aakesh away from Kaito, but then his eyes caught sight of what was happening. Nakamori watching in awe as the teenager's injury started to disappeared in front of his very eyes.

Aakesh slowly pressed his bleeding hand to Kaito's side, allowing the very base of his power to flow into the teenager, causing the young man to whimper and clench his eyes closed trying to hold back the pained tears that were gathering behind his eyes. Kaito's hands scrabbled against the cement for something to hold through the pain and seeing this Aakesh dropped the knife he was holding and took up one of the teenager's hand, squeezing gently.

"Shh, young one," he whispered softly. "It will be over soon."

With the wound almost healed Aakesh added a gentle stream of magic that sunk into Kaito, boosting the teenager's system and instantly replacing all of the blood he had lost.

Color flowed into Kaito's face immediately as life coursed back into his veins. He breathed in deeply, reveling in the fact that he was no longer in any pain and opened his eyes to focus upon his ancestor above him.

TBC…

Hi everyone. Here's chapter 3. I'm kinda anxious to see what people think of this chapter since it is the one that introduces Aakesh. Darling peppymint, I hope I did him justice. Thanks to all for reading and please, Please, PLEASE review.

TopazledHannah-kun: Thanks so much for your long review. I loved reading it. Your welcome for these little 'talks' I have at the end. It's kinda like a little 'rewards system' I cooked up for my reviewers. I always found when someone mentioned me in a chapter I always got all happy too, so I thought why not. It works for me, might work for other people. Plus it also is a way not only to interact with my reviewers, but also to answer important questions… Okay, I must admit, when it comes to medical stuff I also know next to nothing. I just know when someone is hurt badly enough one of the most dangerous factors to consider is blood loss and if you think about it Kaitou started bleeding twice and I wasn't really specific on when he started bleeding after using up his magic. It could have been for a while and the blood already staining his jacket disguised it… maybe… and then soaked into Nakamori's jacket... ? I don't really know, but hey, it still made people worry… Another thing I find I must admit is I haven't really had time to go back and read/watch any MK or DC featuring Kaitou in a long, long, long long time, sadly, so I thank you a lot for your advice on Nakamori's character… Anyway thanks a bunch and I hope to hear from you soon.)

Hey Weasel Fu (have I mentioned yet that I think your penname is really cool? hehe). It so nice to hear from you again and I must say your review certainly was full of 'food for thought' for me to consider. It's really good to know that you are enjoying this fanfiction enough to wonder the things that you do. I only hope that the way I end up taking this will please you. Thanks a bunch and I can't wait to see what you have to say about this new chapter.

Yay! New reviewer!! Thanks a bunch WolfDaughter.

Hi peppymint. Yah I know I'm evil, but cliffhangers are just so fun! (evil laughter resounds in the background)… Ehem… Okay… back on track… We have finally arrived at the chapter that introduces Aakesh and I pray I did okay. Thank again for all the support and feedback you have given me. It really means a lot. Luv ya – Keajo.

StargateNerd: Heeeeeeeeey It's my lucky day! Another new reviewer. Thank so much for taking the time to write me feedback. I really, REALLY appreciate it!

P.S. Chapter Title: "ID" song is one of the ending themes from the anime 'Saiyuki'