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Actually.. for some reason I had trouble finishing this chapter.. I guess my ever so elusive, and crazy mind didn't prepare this story for a good enough explanation, so I had to figure something out fast.. and because of my newest fandom, Fairy Tail, I can't think properly ahead to anything XD Maybe downloading all soundtrack, opening, endings, character songs will help? Wait, I've already done that.. shit..
Well, just ignore me ^^; and we'll go one with the story! :) And again, thanks for the many faves, followers and reviews, I'm so happy there are so many that actually takes time to read this stuff ;)
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Chapter 2.
Pandora, Red Shards.
Kaitou groaned, and slowly sat up, the pain in his chest, as well as eye was gone and he felt strangely light, like he was floating and when he looked down, he found that he was, but it was not the way he thought it was. He was looking down at himself -through his own, invisible body- as well as Conan, who was laying in the grass, writhing in pain, but otherwise, unconscious. Then Kaitou suddenly fell to the ground, only, a few feet away from his original place, and when he sat up, he realized that he wasn't invisible anymore, but he was still looking at himself. His 'clone' sat up and stared back in shock.
"Uh.." was all that left both thieves mouth's. Then Kaitou sighed.
"And, what the hell happened?" he asked loudly. The other thief smirked.
"Pandora happened.." he stated. Kaitou glared.
"And how would you know?" he asked.
"Because I'm you." Kaitou fell back against the grass in pure shock.
"W-what?" but it seemed that the 'clone' was busy getting up. His suit was pristine white, with no trace of blood or wound. Kaitou looked down at himself and gaped.
"How come you are completely clean and I'm not?" he asked as the other thief walked over to the child in the grass and picked him up.
"Now is not the time.." he said and Kaitou looked at him, then he saw Conan. The child was writing, looking like he was in pain, a lot of pain. His eyes was closed, but he was making some noises and it looked like steam was rising from his body.
"Let's take him inside.." the other thief nodded, agreeing silently. The thief 'clone' handed Kaitou the boy and picked the look on the backdoor. Kaitou silently thanked his counterpart for getting his tricks. Then, they walked right to one of the bedrooms, knowing which one's belonging to who. Kaitou put the child on the bed and watched as Conan's eyes tightened before they opened.
"K-KID?" he asked, then he groaned loudly, grabbing his shirt right over his heart. The two thieves exchanged worried glances as the child let out a cry and it took the two a second more to realize what was going on, and by then had Conan already begun to grow. Kaitou watched in horror as the limbs grew.
"Oh God.." he felt like puking, but knew he didn't have time.
"The clothes!" another voice piped in. The two Kaitou's turned their heads and gaped. In the doorway stood an identical Conan, only, he didn't look like he was about to have a heart attack and die, or grow at extreme speed.
"Uh.." Kaitou began while his 'clone' grabbed the child on the bed and promptly stripped him of his clothing, then put him under the duvet. The boy in the doorway came over, sighing.
"It looks like it wasn't just me then.." he said, giving the two thieves a blank stare. Kaitou turned away from the detective in the bed. The sight was just too much, and he still felt like hell.
"So, you think you know what happened?" the 'clone' Kaitou asked. Conan nodded.
"Pandora right? Isn't it possible that while shattering, it sent a shard into KID's eye, as well as mine.. well, Shinichi's, then somehow.. we split?" he suggested. Kaitou gaped.
"Is that even possible?" he asked. Conan stared at him.
"And you're asking that after seeing 'me' growing at extreme speed?" he stated.
"True.. I guess I can't say what's possible and not after meeting you.." Kaitou sighed, then he slapped a hand over his left eye.
"The shard.." he said and pulled back his hand, he was still bloody. Conan sighed.
"It's only you in that case.. I don't have it.." he said. The other thief nodded.
"Me neither.. so my guess is the original identities got the shard's.." the thief said and Conan nodded.
"Somehow, that may be the case.. I'm running over to Haibara and getting her, you two.." he began, now glaring ice shards at them, and they both swallowed. Tiny or not, Conan could leave a threat in the air just as good as Nakamori could fail to catch him during the heists. Only this one was scarier.
"Leave Shinichi alone and I'll find you." then he was gone, leaving the threat to sink in. The two thieves shivered.
"Clone or not.. scary.." Kaitou said and the other nodded. The two turned back to the original body of Kudou Shinichi and had to look away again. He wasn't completely back to his size. One of his hands fell off he edge of the bed and the two thieves watched as the bones and the skin stretched and the two gulped.
"Any more and I'll puke.." the thief 'clone' said. Kaitou agreed with a groan of his own. It was horrible, and it didn't seem to be getting any better any time soon.
"I just wish it was already over.. it looks really painful.." he said.
"It is.." a voice agreed and Kaitou turned, seeing the child, now pre-teen giving the two a painful smile. Kaitou looked down, his heart ached when saw the hurt expression on the others face, but couldn't show it, having forced himself to wear poker face non stop at the moment. Suddenly his clothes vanished, replaced with his school uniform. Kaitou gaped as he stared down at himself. Had the other thief done that? Or was it part of him splitting from 'himself' -as weird as that sounded-?
"What the-" he stared down at himself. The other chuckled.
"Seems like it wasn't complete yet." he said. Kaitou glared.
"Shut up.. it felt horrible." he muttered. And he was speaking the truth, it felt like his clothes had been magically removed almost down to his boxer, but it wasn't like he was using specific underwear for the KID heists. Then to be replaced with his school uniform? Kaitou was sure it had been at home, on his bed, in the mess he left it in when he went on a heist. The door opened, revealing Conan, and another child, girl, one which KID had dubbed the Satan's spawn, because she was definitely evil. Her chestnut colored hair danced as she quickly ushered over to the detective on the bed. Conan walked in as well, however, he stopped by KID's side.
"Is that the girl.. you said could pull out a bullet?" Kaitou asked. Conan nodded.
"Yes, but my guess is that it's not even in there anymore seeing you aren't dead already- when did you change you're clothes?" he asked, changing the subject once he saw the the KID he was talking to, was dressed in black, and not his usual, pristine white. Shinichi gave another pained cry and everyone looked at him, then Conan turned back to Kaitou.
"I didn't.. I guess Pandora did it.. you're looking at my real self here!" Kaitou said, feeling rather, naked in way as he smiled nervously. Conan nodded, then he smiled softly before he grinned.
"I have no intention of arresting you so don't worry, besides, right now, it's him we need to worry about." he pointed at Shinichi, who was still growing and by the look on Haibara's face, it wasn't stopping yet. The girl turned back to the other three males, who waiting for her conclusion.
"He still has a few years more to grow in this rapid speed.. and.. there's a red shard in his eye, and he just passed out." she stated in her usual, serious demeanor, except her voice was laced with worry. Conan nodded.
"The black-clothed KID over there has one too." Conan said. KID glared at the child, before he decided to be honest on this one, and he turned to the girl, nodding. Haibara looked up at the thief, who smiled nervously.
"We'll do the talk after Kudou-kun regains consciousness." Haibara said.
There was a groan, subtle and muted, but still loud enough to make the dove's head turn. An eye opened to reveal deep, azure blue eyes. However, they were clouded with sleep and some still-remaining pain.
"What the hell happened?" he asked himself as he sat up. He then stopped and looked down at himself. Edogawa Conan, well, that was yesterday, or maybe it was a few hours earlier? He didn't know, but he knew that right now, he was Kudou Shinichi, and he had no idea why.
"It seems you're awake Kudou-kun." voice brought him back to reality and Shinichi looked over at the door to see Haibara enter.
"Was the door open all the time?" he asked. Haibara nodded.
"Just in case something happened, she wanted to make sure you'd be safe." said Kaitou KID as he entered, his pristine white almost blending Shinichi in his still half asleep state.
"What the- .. where did the blood go?" he asked, remembering that KID had appeared before him, shot and wounded. Suddenly another KID appeared, having the monocle, but dressed in a black school uniform. Shinichi frowned.
"There's two of you.." he stated, completely confused.
"There's two of you too!" the black clothed thief stated in annoyance. Suddenly another child entered and Shinichi was pretty sure he just fell of the bed, or he might have, he wasn't entirely sure after he saw Conan. Conan scratched his cheek.
"It can't be helped can it? It seems that Pandora did a lot more than just explode." he stated, blushing a bit. Haibara sighed as she rolled her eyes. The two thieves colored up as Shinichi frowned.
"What is it? Why're you all blushing?" he asked. The black clothed Kaitou sighed.
"Dense aren't you? Maybe telling you you're naked will help?" he suggested. Shinichi furrowed his eyebrows and looked down, then he suddenly went red. It seemed the blush went past his face and down his neck, even his ears was red. The teen nearly shrieked before he grabbed the duvet and covered himself. Haibara, being the only girl had seemed to act rather, non-stoical about it all, despite having seen something Shinichi hadn't wanted her to see, but that didn't mean she wasn't embarrassed, because she had a red tinge across her face.
"That.. t-that was.. awkward.." Shinichi muttered as he pretty much covered himself with the duvet, hiding his face from the others. The two thieves scratched their cheeks simultaneously, both blushing a bit. Then Shinichi turned silent before he pulled the duvet back a bit, glaring at the others.
"Who took of my clothes then?" he asked. The white clothed Kaitou raised his hand slowly in the air, only to dodge a well aimed alarm clock. Shinichi continued to glare at the white clad while Haibara smirked at the blush Shinichi wore.
"Kudou-kun, how does your body feels?" Haibara asked and Shinichi slowly sat up, letting the duvet fall, revealing most of his chest. The detective nodded to her.
"Actually, I feel fine, like nothing happened." he stated. Haibara frowned.
"Just for you to return... and for a second you to appear.." she muttered.
"Isn't it more like we split?" Conan asked, eying the shrunken scientist.
"Well, it could be seen that way too, and if that's the case, then it doesn't seem like the two of you will become one again.. that's troublesome.. what if they get a hold of this?" she asked, staring right back at Shinichi, who sighed, resting his elbow on his knee while balancing his jaw on his hand.
"It can't be helped, it's not like I'll take the poison on purpose, who knows what'll happen this time, anyway.. I'll try to stay hidden and not attract to much attention, well, less than I did as Conan anyway." he smiled a bit. Conan pouted.
"It's not my fault.." he muttered. Shinichi smiled.
"No, it isn't.. you and I we're both, what should I say? Easily dragged into murder cases, it can't be helped if we feel the need to deduce what we see fit." he said. Conan slowly nodded, still a bit sulky. The two Kaitou's eyed each other, both curious, and confused about the same thing.
"What are you talking about?" the black clad asked. Shinichi stared at him.
"It is nothing of your concern.. it will only get you killed if you know." Shinichi stated and Kaitou pouted.
"It's not like I'm already on a certain someones death list anyway, I think I can handle another murderer or two." the thief said. Shinichi's eyes narrowed.
"I have noticed you are being chased, and most of the times, it leads to suffering on your part, why? Just who are those chasing you KID?" he asked. KID's eyes moved away, then down, as did the white clad's too. Shinichi sighed.
"It seems we both have something to hide then.. but seeing we know each others identity.. so to speak, I don't think it matters that much." he stated. Kaitou frowned, looking at him again, his 'clone' doing the same.
"You know?" he asked. Shinichi chuckled.
"No, not quite, I know what you look like, and already estimated your age and so on, it really shouldn't be much trouble to find out." he stated. Kaitou let out a sigh that was filled with relief. Shinichi raised an eyebrow.
"You were easy on telling me about Pandora, as well as the fact that you wanted to destroy it was because your father died for it.. and yet you're very secretive about your own identity." Shinichi commented, getting several pair of confused looks, that was at least, until the two thieves realized just what he meant. The Kaitou's paled.
"I.. I guess." the black clad said, scratching his cheek again. The other smiled a bit.
"I personally think it's because I- I guess I should say us, or we in our case then.." he smirked at the other, who glared back.
"Yes, say us or we, thank you very much." he stated. The white clad thief smirked.
"There are certain things you end up doing when your life passes in front of your life.." he said, maybe a bit muted, more than Shinichi liked anyway. The detective frowned, his eyes narrowing.
"So.. it's not the first time you've been deadly hurt then?" he asked. The two thieves exchanged glances, then they nodded.
"It's not like we can help it, as thieves, there are always someone out there who wants to kill you.." the black clothed teen said. Shinichi nodded.
"I can understand that one.." he agreed. The white clad Kaitou stared back for a while before he too frowned.
"Yes, as a detective I presume you too have quite a few people who dislike you to the point of murderous intention.. most of them are probably in jail am I right?" he asked and Shinichi nodded.
"It can't be helped that they do, after all, I solve their murders and confront them in a way that makes the police look like amateurs." at that, Shinichi cracked a bit of a smile while the other males laughed, Conan included.
"Don't let Nakamori-keibu hear you saying that." the Kaitou in white stated. Haibara suddenly sighed.
"Please leave me out of the police-talk.." then she stared directly at Shinichi, her eyes narrowing. Shinichi started sweating as he smiled nervously.
"If you do something that'll cause attention to come your way, please do remember I have, and I will use any means necessary to make you regret it." Shinichi shivered, then he nodded fast.
"Yes, I'll keep that in mind!" he answered, almost going into military stance and salute her, that's how scary she is. Then she walked out of the room, leaving the boys to themselves. Conan walked over to the bed and jumped onto it, staring at the thieves, who was looking at the door, both looking a bit too shocked and scared to do anything at the moment, or they were just speechless.
"Scary.." the black clad breathed out. Shinichi chuckled.
"Never get her pissed off, trust me, it's horrible.." Conan stated, looking dead serious. So the thieves believing him, they believing both. There was no way the two was joking about this, or they wouldn't look like they'd die if they did. Shinichi looked around, then he stopped.
"Why is there a dove on my desk?" he asked, turning to the two Kaitou's.
"Well, I can't have them stuffed away forever you know." the white clad stated, grinning. The other just smirked while Shinichi sighed.
"Great.. just clean up if it makes any mess, I don't want feathers and.. other unmentionable things left on my desk, or anywhere else in this house." he stated, waving his hand at the two. The black clad chuckled.
"Can't promise anything, but we'll try." he said. Shinichi's eyes narrowed before he sighed.
"As always, so annoying.. anyway.." he shook his head before he placed a hand on Conan's head and ruffled his hair, making the child squeak. The two thieves exchanged smiles at the sight. The older detective grinned as Conan turned, scolding and glaring at him, but in a cute way.
"What am I gonna do about you hm?" Shinichi asked, laughing when Conan blushed a bit as he flattened his hair.
"I see there aren't any shock on your end then?" the black clad Kaitou asked.
"Well, there isn't much I can do about it anyway, so I don't think it'd matter much for me to sit here looking like a fool, speechless and beyond confused." Shinichi stated, still smirking at Conan, who pouted. The two thieves nodded.
"I see.. well, I wasn't that shocked either, I guess me in black there was the only one." the white dressed thief stated, chuckling a bit. The other glared back.
"I don't want to hear that from my clone.. thank you very much, and no, I wasn't that shocked!" he said, pouting. Shinichi and Conan eyed the two thieves as they bickered back and forth on being shocked and not, that was, until the white clad said something that shocked the rest.
"Well, you and I have a mental connection, so your emotions are mine, remember that?" he asked. The others just gaped.
"Hah?" the black clad asked. Shinichi and Conan stared speechlessly at the two.
"You didn't notice?" the white dressed Kaitou asked and his real self gaped.
"I.. no.. obviously not, how can I when I was busy worrying that Tantei-kun was going to die." the latter stated, a bit agitated. Suddenly Shinichi coughed.
"Well, aside from the obvious growth spurt, you were the one that looked like you were on death's door." he stated. The black clad blushed a bit.
"I know, but it couldn't be helped.. it looked like you were ready to die, and I could still move pretty well for having a bullet in my chest." he stated. Shinichi raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, except for how pale you became and the fact that your breathing came out in quick gasps.. but otherwise fine? I don't think so." he said. The Kaitou's both scratched the back of their necks nervously.
"It's gone now, so don't worry to much." the black clothed one said.
"I-I didn't worry.." Shinichi blushed as he protested, which only fueled the grin that was about to rise on the thieves faces. Then Shinichi sighed.
"Well, are you going to tell me about Pandora? It's not like I have an archive in my head about gems.." Shinichi asked, staring directly at the Kaitou in black. The two thieves' smiles disappeared before they looked down. Conan and Shinichi exchanged worried glances.
"Is it something bad?" Conan asked.
"No.. well, maybe.." the white clad said. The other sighed.
"It isn't bad, really, but it's because of it's legendary power that people wants it, and will kill for it." he stated. Shinichi frowned.
"Legendary power?" he asked. The Kaitou laughed.
"Well, more like a myth really, no one knows if it even is true, but it's said that when a comet passes, Pandora cries a tear of immortality." he explained and Shinichi's eyes widened.
"A comet passed all right, but why did it explode instead?" the detective asked.
"I don't know, maybe because my wish was not to gain immortality, but to destroy it? I don't even know myself." the thief explained, shrugging his shoulders, then he stared past Shinichi, out of the window.
"All that matters is that it's gone, at least now I don't have to worry about it anymore.." he said. Shinichi raised an eyebrow, then he chuckled when the thief realized something and tenses, a grimace coming to his features.
"Is it really?" Shinichi asked, smiling a bit. The two thieves sighed.
"No." the white clad said.
"I left a fake at the museum, so I'll have to do another heist as soon as possible to 'steal' it, then I can erase Pandora from history, once and for all." the black clad stated. Shinichi's eyebrows narrowed before he looked at the dressed that the pristine white thief leaned against.
"Mind open the upper drawer of that dresser and hand me a boxer, I think I'd rather be dressed." he said. The thief nodded and opened the drawer and casually flung a boxer in the detective's direction. It would have been better if Shinichi caught it, but instead it landed on Conan's head and the child just sat there. The two thieves stared at the sight in front as Shinichi sat there, looking just as blank as Conan. The Kaitou's started laughing a moment later, only to stop when Conan, who had ridden himself of the underwear, just about threw himself at the black clothed thief. Kaitou, out of instinct, fled in a rather stoic manner, because having a miniature sized detective trying to knock you out wasn't as fun as it sounded. As Shinichi got the boxer on, Conan had changed his target to the white clad instead and started chasing the thief around the room. It lasted for another five minutes before the thief stopped, but Conan, who didn't, ran straight through him. The real Kaitou, as well as Shinichi, gaped at that.
"You.. are you.." Shinichi seemed to be at a loss of words. Conan stopped, turned.
"It's unfair, why do you get all the talents? Shinichi and I have none!" he said.
"Talents?" Shinichi asked. Conan huffed.
"Like, when Pandora exploded, it probably gave us some of it's power right? Obviously KID has one that gives him invisibility, and invincibility as well.. it's like, he really has become a phantom, while his real self is probably as plain as us.." at the plain-part, the real Kaitou glared a bit childishly.
"It can't be helped, neither of us was meant to exist only as phantoms, KID was, and still is, so I guess this helps, doesn't it?" Shinichi asked, grinning Kaitou's way. The black clad nodded.
"Well, it does, however, I have a feeling Nakamori will be.." his voice faded off as a maniac grin appeared on his face. Shinichi raised an eyebrow.
"Scared?" he suggested. The two thieves snorted simultaneously.
"No way, he'll be more.." the white clad turned to his counterpart.
"Mad? Perplexed? Shocked? Recklessly furious? Murderous?" the other suggested.
"Really? That's all you expect? Wait.. what am I saying, this is Nakamori-san we're talking about.." Shinichi did a facepalm and the thieves laughed. Conan smiled.
"Well, what will we do now?" Conan asked. The Kaitou's looked at each other.
"I guess, we should start with introduction.. and more lies?"
...the last part was so boring... at least I found it to be boring.. except for Shinichi throwing the alarm clock, Kaitou flinging a boxer at Conan.. well, yeah, fun.. for a small part..
Doves.. they're everywhere.. I swear.. Shinichi, don't get involved with Kaitou, it will only lead to your hair mussed and a lot of.. bird.. dirt.. everywhere..
Well, I'm off watching my new favorite anime :D Remember to review okay? And I'll try to be fast with the next chapter! ;)