So. There was Kaitou KID in the middle of her living room, doing a one-handed handstand as he waved his other arm about and looking very much not amused.

"Hellooo?" The thief drawled. "Look, I'm doing a handstand in front of the TV! What do you want me to do next, strip?" His words, thankfully, were not directed at Aoko. He was speaking to her father, who either couldn't see or hear him or was doing a fantastic job of ignoring his number one enemy. Somehow, she doubted it was the latter. With a huff, the thief gave up on whatever it was he was trying to do. He sat cross-legged on the carpet and adopted what was undeniably a pout.

Aoko only stood in the doorway, gawking at the thief. As though sensing her eyes on him, KID turned his head and met her gaze. His eyes widened.

Aoko blinked. The space where he had formerly occupied was empty. Then her dad spotted her and she was swept into the usual routine. With a few minutes, she was almost able to convince herself that what she had seen was a figment of her imagination. Almost.

She headed into her room and laid back on the bed, a smile of relief spreading across her face when she realized she had no homework over the weekend. Humming happily to herself, she leaned over to pull a book out of the nearby shelf. The girl leaned back into the pillows and opened the novel.

"What's that?"

She screamed and scrambled back, the book falling to the ground with a heavy thump. Her heart hammered as KID bent down and picked up the book. "Oooh, not bad," he commented as he scanned the synopsis. "I'd taken you as more of a romance girl, but I'm pretty fond of the supernatural. Unless it's supernatural romance." He wrinkled his nose and placed it back on the shelf before sitting down on the bed. "So," he said, all playfulness gone, "you can see me?"

Aoko blinked. She eyed the thief as he waited patiently for a reply. Then, with a sigh, he said, "I'm not going to hurt you, Nakamori-chan. As such, please do not call your father. He wouldn't be able to see me anyway." The thief grabbed a dictionary from her shelf and dropped it in front of her. "If you're worried, you can throw that at me." Still watching him carefully, she took the hardcover book and brought it into her lap, hands poised to knock him over the head with it if need be.

There was a knock at the door. "Aoko, are you all right?"

She turned her head to KID. He shook his head violently. She smirked and took a deep breath. Before she could scream, a hand locked over her mouth. "Shhh," the thief hissed. "He can't see me. He can't even hear me. You saw me downstairs, your father was looking through me. What makes you think I'm visible now?"

Aoko gave him a frightened look and nodded. He lingered for a second before pulling away. "I'm fine, Dad," she called, her voice shaking a bit. "Just saw a spider."

She couldn't make out his reply before the sound of the man's footsteps announced his departure.

"Alright," the bandit said, smiling. "Now then—hey, where are you going?" He sprang off the bed and caught Aoko's arm halfway across the room.

The girl tugged at his grip. "Let me go," she demanded. "You aren't real. You're just some stupid thing my mind came up with so let me go."

"You're not crazy," KID sighed. "I'm real. Do you want me to break something? I can do that, though I don't think your dad would be too happy."

"I said let me go!" Aoko finally pulled free and swung her hand at him. The next thing she knew she was stumbling, about to fall until an arm wrapped around her waist, pressing her into KID's chest.

"There," the thief breathed. His mouth was next to her ear. "Believe me now? I'm real." He pulled her up again and stepped away.

Aoko blinked, staring at her hand. "I… How did I miss you? You were right there and I know you didn't move!" She reached out to touch his shoulder. The area by her hand went transparent and it was as though he was a hologram. Her fingers went straight through his shoulder.

She looked up, meeting KID's eyes. "You can't touch me," he told her, "but I can touch you. And for whatever reason, you can see me. No one else has been able to do that, and that is why I need your help."

Aoko pulled her hand back, holding it almost protectively against her chest. "You're not going to leave me alone until I do, are you?" She asked suspiciously.

"Nope!" He singsonged.

She sighed and fell back onto her bed. "Alright. Now explain to me, how did this happen?"

"Well…" KID held out his hands to examine. "I think I'm a ghost."

"You're dead?"

"What? No!" He looked offended. "Haven't you heard of an out of body experience? No, if I'm correct, I'm currently in a comatose state. My problem is that I can't get back in my body, which is why I've been running around Japan trying to find some help." His expression grew irate as he complained, "Those so-called psychics are frauds! Tantei-han has more spiritual awareness than they do, and he doesn't even believe in ghosts!"

Aoko couldn't help but give a pleased grin at his annoyance. "For a gentleman thief, you don't seem very… gentlemanly."

He had definitely taken offense to that. She straightened a bit, feeling a flare of satisfaction. "Excuse me for not meeting your standards," he muttered. "I'm kind of a ghost right now."

Aoko let her smirk fade. "Speaking of which," she began, "why do you keep using the word 'ghost'? I mean, doesn't that imply that you're dead."

At that, KID stilled. He gave her an unreadable look. Slowly, a weary smile crept onto his face. "Well, that's just the thing," he sighed. "I'm not dead. I'm dying."

To be continued... DUN DUN DUN

Okay! This time it is a two-part and I will finish it! So, um… is Aoko out of character? Considering there's the ghost of her worst enemy in her bedroom… I really wasn't sure. I tried to make up for that by making Aoko first afraid of and then… I suppose "condescending" would be the word… towards KID. She certainly can have an attitude when she wants to, except it's more of angry than condescending… Argh! Never mind. Basically I'm completely nervous as I publish this chapter because I'm not sure if it's any good. I really liked the idea, though, so I wanted to write it and... bleh.

By the way, I made another AMV (shameless plug) for DC/MK. It took me three months so I'm hoping you all will enjoy it. –flops with exhaustion- It's at /watch?v=40QRLDlGY0U if you're interested. Many thanks~!

And finally, I have decided to write the Vampire AU. I'm still thinking of a title, but I have the first chapter written. I'm just not sure if it's a very good first chapter. I'm going to look up some guides and whatnot and try my best to get it to my liking, but you should expect to see it pretty soon.