Chapter 4: Who have we been saved by?

Firstly, a huge thank you to my 2 reviewers, and everyone who has favourite or alerted this story. It's such a buzz to open my inbox and see the list of emails there.

This is from the KHR pov (most of the time), but unlike chapter 2 I'm not going to explain the last chapter from Tsuna's pov. That was just for Chapter 2 specifically. This happens directly after KID and Conan are captured by Uri and Gokudera.

I know Tsuna might seem a little OOC at the moment, but remember to him Kaito and Conan are strangers, and he's in Boss mode. So think of HDW Tsuna. Once he gets to know them better, the normal Tsuna will return. He's too loveable not to.

"Come with me to my office we need to talk." He ordered. Seeing the looks of defiance and fight rising up in the eyes of the two on the floor, Tsuna added "Don't worry I'm not going to harm you. I'm not related to this Snake person you seem to think I am." Kaitou KD had mentioned a 'Snake' person at least twice during their conversation, and he seemed to be an enemy of theirs. He's most likely the one that shot them out of the air.

Leading them through the corridors of the Vongola Underground, Tsuna nods and acknowledges the men around him, as he usually did. It was important to him that the men under his and the Ninth's command were able to talk and interact with him normally. If it wasn't for the orange tint in his eyes, or for the fact he was leading two strangers around, the men would have been a lot friendlier. But these were trained Mafioso, and knew that image and reputation meant a lot for a Boss. So, they kept their hellos to small bows of the head and respectful calls of Boss.

The Vongola Underground was the collective name for the Mafia side of the Vongola Mansion. As the name suggested, it was directly under the mansion, and extended far out to either side. Above ground was a 'normal' mansion belonging to a successful business man and his men. This was where the Boss, his Guardians, and other friends and family members slept, ate most of the time, and spent their free time. Anything mafia related happened Underground to avoid suspicion. Underground there were offices, Training rooms, laboratories and Garages, Sleeping quarters for specific Mafioso, kitchens, and medical units. There were quite a few different access points that lead to places around Nanimori.

Tsuna leads the pair to his main office, along a corridor with red carpeting and gold gilding on the woodwork. This corridor is lined with paintings on either side. Kaitou KID looks around with interest, noting the cost of the solid gold frames. Conan is a little more interested in the people that had been painted. Along both sides of the corridor, leading to a pair of huge Oak doors, were paintings, depicting other people looking regal but commanding. Nearly all were men, but there was one woman with a flower tattoo running down her face. The little plaques underneath are written in Italian, stating different numbers, odds on one side, evens on the other. The closer they got to the office, the lower the numbers became.

As they approach the door, one black suited man stands to attention and opens the door.

"Thank you. Could you bring us some coffee please?" Orders Tsuna with a smile on his face. The man nods in response and closes the door behind them. It was a spacious office, but a cluttered one. Paper files were everywhere on the tables in the room, some stacks looking like they would fall over. Along the walls were filing cabinets and bookcases, all filled to the brim and overflowing. The only clear space in the room, amazingly, was the huge desk at the centre of the back wall. Behind this was an ornate orange leather chair, the orange looking faded and muted, the chair warn and very comfortable looking- the look of a chair that has seen much use. Tsuna indicates for the pair to sit down while he walks around the desk and sits in his own chair. Gokudera takes his place behind Tsuna on his right. Tsuna watches the pair look around the room, looking behind themselves and analysing the door. The older one, Kaitou KID, looks about the room with a sharp eye, looking at every corner and wall panel. Hmm, this is interesting, they are both looking for any exits. The thief has noticed all of the cameras, whilst the small boy has been analysing me and Gokudera. The way they have sat, still facing me but with their backs slightly facing each other, shows a huge amount of trust in one another. What an unusual pair they are.

There is a knock on the door, which Gokudera opens, and he brings in the tray of coffee. Placing it on the table, Gokudera pours coffee for the four of them, handing Juudaime's his first, before handing Kaitou KID his. He frowns at the child before him, wondering if the kid drinks coffee. Not caring either way, Gokudera places the cup infront of the kid, before taking his own and returning to his spot. He too has noticed the wondering eyes of the pair, but quickly their eyes return to Juudaime. They did that a little too quickly for mere curiosity. It seems like they have had some training. Thought Gokudera, growing more suspicious every minute.

"Wow, Onii-san, your office is huge! There is so much paper. Back at home Ojii-san's office is messy, but there isn't nearly this much paper. How do you know where everything is?" chirps the small boy, his eyes wide with astonishment. Head tilted to the side, the boy returns his gaze back to Tsuna, a confused look in his eyes.

Tsuna chuckles at the antics of the small boy and the innocence of the question. "well, since I made these piles I generally know where everything is." Tsuna places a smile on his face, looking the boy straight in the eyes. "And who might you be, little boy?" leaning forward, Tsuna rests his elbows on the desk, and friendly smiles at the boy.

"I'm Ichigo !" states the boy, sitting up straighter. That's not his name. My intuition tells me that's 100% a lie. Why would he lie to me, children never lie like that. Hidden under his folded arms, Tsuna taps his finger twice of the desk, knowing Gokudera can see it. Gokudera doesn't visibly react, but his hand does twitch, offended that anyone would lie to his boss.

"Well it's nice to meet you Ichigo-kun. And can I assume that your friend here is the world famous International Phantom Thief 1412. Also known as Kaitou Kid?" Going along with the boys lie, Tsuna turns to the teen.

"Pleased to make your acquaintance." Replies the thief, tipping his hat. "And who do we have the pleasure of addressing?" His face looks calm and nonchalant, as if he's talking to a friend and not someone he thinks kidnapped him.

Tsuna wonders about how to answer this. Gokudera had already called him Juudaime infront of them, and others had called him Boss along the way. Then there were the paintings of Vongola Bosses along the corridor. But more than that, it was his intuition, jumping around like crazy, that made him decide to tell them the truth. "I am Sawada Tsunayoshi, 10th generation Boss for the Vongola Familiga". A disarming smile on his face, his body language non-threatening as he said it. Immediately he could see a reaction from Kaitou Kid, though whether it was from the blatant mafia connection, or from actually knowing what the Vongola Family was, Tsuna wasn't sure. "And this here is my right hand man, Gokudera Hayato." Gokudera straightens up more, pleased at being called a right hand man as usual, and nods his head to the pair.

"Ooh, that sounds posh. 10th Generation? Are you some kind of Noble? That's so cool. But what's a Von- Vongola Fam-famg…" the boy rattled off, seemingly pleased to meet a member of nobility.

"Vongola Famigila" Tsuna supplies "It means Vongola Family in Italian. And no, I'm not a noble. I'm the boss of a mafia family." Tsuna watches as the boy gasps, noticing the way in which he fingers his watch, and brings his feet up to rest on the chair. Kaitou KID seems to not be bothered by this statement, but Tsuna caught the tightening of fists, and the slight movement closer to the boy.

"The mafia! That's amazing. Oh, so you're the Godfather, and I bet you have a gun too. Can I see it, please?" The ecstatic boy infront of him looks up with a pleading face, drawing out the 'please'.

"No I don't have a gun, and neither does Gokudera, so I'm afraid that I can't show you." Tsuna looks at the crestfallen boy, wondering where this conversation is going. His intuition is still flashing at him like crazy, but Tsuna can't figure out why.

"Yeah, I suppose you don't need guns when you can shoot flames out of your hands and fly." At this Tsuna raises his eyebrow. How does the boy know that I can fly? He was unconscious before I caught him, so was KID. Neither should know I can fly. Even if he wasn't, I was under Chrome's illusions, he wouldn't have known it was me anyway.

"Fly? I never said that I could fly. Did you mention it Gokudera?" Looking at his friend, he sees the suspicion in Gokudera's eyes. Both know that every few people know Tsuna can fly, especially not the public, and certainly not a junior school child.

"No Juudaime. I never mentioned that you could fly. Neither did any of the men when we came here, nor when they were chasing the pair about earlier. So kid, tell me why you think Juudaime can fly." A gaze as intense as a storm falls singularly on the small boy.

As soon as the boy realises his mistake, his hands fly to his mouth and he stops looking at Tsuna. Conan silently curses himself in as many languages as he knows, before trying to think of a way out of his slip up. He couldn't exactly say that a magical jewel told him.

Kaito looks at Conan eyebrow raised. The chibi detective was not known for making wild accusations. In answer Conan taps the jewel. Kaito just nods and looks back at the Mafioso infront of him.

"Umm…Umm" Conan tries to think of any way out of this corner he's backed into. After a while, Tsuna sighs.

"Look you can stop this charade now. I know that there's something different about you. For starters, your real name isn't Ichigo." Tsuna looks straight at the boy, eyes boring into his soul, looking for any emotions hidden there. Shock and suspicion can be clearly seen, as can a little confusion, and even a tiny bit of fear.

"Juudaime can tell whenever anyone is lying. Go on try it out." Challenges Gokudera, proud of his friend's skills.

Tsuna just shakes his head at Gokudera, and turns back to the pair, this time addressing Kaitou KID. "Ask me three questions, I'll answer true or false. Let's see how many I get right"

Kaito, never one to back down from a challenge, leans forward in his seat, head placed on one palm. "Okay then. Question 1, something easy. The leading police detective of my Task force is called Nakamori Ginzo" Everyone knew the answer to this, Nakamori had become famous as the one to chase KID.

"True, but that's common knowledge. Try something a little harder." Tsuna looked disapprovingly at the thief, knowing that he could have come up with a better question than that. Although truthfully, since Tsuna had never ever heard of Kaitou KID before, he didn't actually know. It was Gokudera's 'Che' and flick of his head, that provided the information that this was an easy question. Tsuna just assumed it was common knowledge.

"True, true. Okay then. I have been a jewel thief for over 12 years." With KID's face in the shadow, it was hard to tell his age, apart from the fact that he wasn't extremely old. Again, everyone knew that Kaitou KID had been stealing jewels for a very long time. This 'Boss' was sure to say true.

"Now, now Phantom Thief, that's sneaky of you" Tsuna replied, wagging one finger in a mock telling off "That is a half-truth. Kaitou KID has been stealing jewels for a lot longer than 12 years. But you yourself have not." The shock in the Phantom's one visible eye was clear, but quickly covered up. Again, Tsuna's intuition had supplied that it was a half-truth. From the information Gokudera was telling Tsuna earlier, Kaitou KID had disappeared about 10 years ago, to reappear 8 years later. Tsuna suspected that the name was handed down to a successor. His intuition suggesting he was correct.

"Hmm, again true, but some people have been thinking this for a while. It's a common rumour on the internet after all. People seem to find the 8 year gap a bit suspicious. Okay final question, not quite a true or false, but I'll still be able to tell if you are telling the truth. Out of these three names, which one is my real identity? Moriyama Makito, Kuroba Kaito or Takahiro Shiro" The thief smiles one of his predator smiles, sitting back confidently in his seat. Most people would go for the last one. The double 'm' from the first one sounds like it's too made up. Most people have different letters for their first and last names. A defence for his real name was one his class mates had come up with when Hakuba had accused him of being KID: Kaito sounded too much like Kaitou, no one was that stupid. Well actually his parents just had a weird sense of humour.

Tsuna's intuition supplies the answer though. It was the middle one. His intuition had spiked when the Thief said it.

"Your real name is Kuroba Kaito. But before you ask no I didn't hear your companion call you it. Apart from him stating he was scared when I entered the room, and what he has said here, I have never heard him talk. I did not participate in the chase you see." Both the boy and the thief looked shocked, but again they quickly controlled their facial expression. The thief's hand went closer to his jacket, and the boy started to finger his shoes. I suspect that KID has a weapon under his jacket. And now they are both suspicious of me. My intuition has calmed slightly, but it's still bouncing around. There must be a lot more to these two than meets the eye. Especially that kid. "So now that you know that I can tell if you are lying, why don't we start again. So little boy, who are you?"

"Okay then. My name is Edogawa Conan." Replies the boy, eyeing Tsuna suspiciously. He was sure that no one knew Kaito was 1412.

Tsuna sits back in his chair and huffs, shaking his head. Gokudera takes offence at them lying to Juudaime again, and reaches for his dynamite. "How dare you lie to Juudaime again! Why I ought to-"

Conan knew from Pandora's vision that Gokudera was reaching for some dynamite. They knew I was lying. But many people know me as Conan, I'm often seen with Kogoro. There is no reason for him to suspect that I'm lying. But anyway, I'm not going to get hit with those dynamites. Opening his watch, Conan takes aim, and fires the dart, sending the raging man to sleep. Luckily he didn't hit the desk on the way down. Kaito too had drawn his card gun, assuming that Gokudera was reaching for weapons, but he lowers it after Conan put him to sleep.

"Oh, another nice gadget you have there. You two really are interesting. But boy, that was another half-truth. I want the full truth now please. And it had better be the truth, I'm not happy as it is, and now you've drugged my right hand man. I'd think carefully if I were you." Orange tinted brown eyes start straight at Conan, looking menacing. Impatience is written all over his face.

"Fine, then. My real name is Kudo Shinichi. There you happy now." The small boy huffs and sits back in his chair, scowling in defeat.

"Kudo Shinichi? But he's a famous high school detective. He's famous even out here. Not that he's ever solved a case here" Tsuna's intuition was contradicting his brain. His intuition said that that was the right answer. But his brain has seen Kudo in the newspapers and on TV. Kudo was supposed to be the same age as him. Conan on the other hand, noticed how Tsuna never stated where they were. "So what happened to make you… like that?"

"Like I'm going to tell a mafia boss that." States Conan, head held high, a defiant look on his face.

"Heeiii, it's not like I wanted to be a mafia boss you know." Tsuna's eyes lost their orange tint, as he sighs, looking away from the two. "I was forced into this position. But I'm going to change Vongola. It's going to return to how it was. A Vigilante group to protect those close to us where the law cannot." Turning, Tsuna looks fondly at the sleeping Gokudera, looking softer in his sleep.

Hearing the sincerity in Tsuna's voice, Kaito looks at Conan and raises an eyebrow. Conan raises one of his own and shrugs, implying that he thinks the boy before them is okay.

"Sawada-san, could you explain that please. If you didn't want to be a mafia boss then why are you one?" Questions Kaito, wondering at the change of atmosphere and personality of the teen before them.

Tsuna's intuition told him that he should tell them everything, so Tsuna did. "Well, I'm vaguely related to the current Boss. But all of his sons are dead, so I was one of two candidates to take the position. The Ninth sent Reborn, the world's best Hitman to Japan to tutor me. Believe me it wasn't very fun." Tsuna shuddered at the thought of Reborn's so-called 'Training'. " Eventually all of my friends became involved. Before I knew it there was a succession battle between me and this other candidate Xanxus. There was this huge battle. I would have lost it if I could. But the guys we were up against were the Varia, Vongola's elite Assassination Squad. So with them it was defeat them or be killed. I forfeited at one point, since I interfered with a battle to save one of my friends. But I still fought with Xanxus, and lost, so he was to be given the title of successor. But in this Family there are these rings, and they have to accept you to become the heir." Kaito and Conan watch Tsuna fiddle with his ring, whilst he looks away from them. "And these rings rejected Xanxus, so I was named successor. We've fought a few enemies since then, but the whole time we have only fought to protect either each other, or those around us. Me and my family, we never fight for power or money." Tsuna looked back at them, passion in his eyes. "But then we learnt about the History of Vongola, and how, 400 years ago, it was designed to be a vigilante group. Over the years, other bosses had different ideas and we became the strongest Family in the Mafia. But I just want to protect my friends. And this is the best way I can. I'm not officially Boss yet though, the Ninth is. But here in this base, everyone calls me Boss." It was all there and visible in Tsuna's eyes. Being the people they are, both Kaito and Conan are good at reading people. Both could tell that what Tsuna had just told them was the truth. He only wanted to protect those closest to him. With this revelation, both Kaito and Conan relaxed.

"I'm sure that you will do. Change the Vongola I mean." Seeing Tsuna's sharp eye on him Conan quickly adds "It's a … feeling that I have" I'm not going to tell you a jewel told me so. I don't even know if this future will become true yet. Seeing Kaito's gaze on him once more, Conan taps the Jewel again. I suppose this is the start of the 'immortality' that Pandora wanted for us. Might as well go with it. It'll give me something to do. And maybe the mafia can get rid of the Black Organisation for me. If not, then they'll be another layer of protection for me and Haibara.

"I believe what you have told me, so I'll be truthful with you in exchange. I'm Edogawa Conan, one shrunken Kudo Shinichi. One day at an amusement park, I spotted these suspicious men in black coats. I decided to follow them, and saw them doing some kind of shady deal. One came up behind me and knocked me out when I wasn't focusing. He gave me this experimental poison meant to kill me. Yet I survived, but I had ended up like this. Certain things trigger changes, but they only ever work once. I know the creator of the drug; she betrayed the organisation that did this to me. She's working on a cure, but they have only ever worked temporarily. So for now, I'm living the life of a 10 year old, living with the famous Mori Kogoro, my friend's dad. So if I join you guys, will you protect those important to me from the Black Organisation?" Conan looks into Tsuna's eyes, his face set and determined. A hand pats his shoulder. He realises that it's Kaito. This was the first time Kaito had heard what had happened to Shinichi. But he was wondering what Shinichi was doing. Being truthful wasn't a good enough reason to give the truth to a mafia Boss. Was protection the only thing Shinichi was after? Or does the jewel have something to do with it. All of this information Shinichi has, has apparently come from the jewel. It must have happened when he was acting funny.

Tsuna looks at the shrunken teen in surprise. Well that's new. But with what I've seen, most likely possible. I mean Uri and Natsu aren't exactly natural phenomenon. A shrinking drug sounds a lot more probable than animals created with flames. Or even the flames in general. "Of course. But I'm surprised that you want to join us. I never said that you had too. But if you do join the Vongola, then yes, I will protect anyone that you want me too, within reason of course. There is a limit to my influence and resources. But those closest to you will be as safe from this Organisation as possible."

"If Shinichi is joining, then I will too. I'm not about to let him become part of the Mafia by himself! Nor will I let him face the Black Organisation alone any longer. Shinichi why didn't you tell me, why didn't Conan tell me?" asks the thief earnestly. He can't help but feel sorry that his friend has had to face them alone all of these years.

"Why? Because as far as I could tell, you had enough trouble with Snake and his organisation, if the number of times you were shot at says anything. And I didn't think that Kaitou KID would help me anyway. Remember what you said at KID and Conan's first meeting: "A thief is a creative artist who takes his prey in style... But a detective is nothing more than a critic, who follows our footsteps..." You never gave me any reason to think that you would." Explains Conan, turning in his chair to directly face Kaito. It had barely sunk in that Kaito was KID. His friend from long ago was the famous thief who he had spent the past few years bonding with. Seems like fate would draw them together anyways.

"You are being chased by a different organisation! Boy you two sure attract trouble don't you? I bet there is never a dull moment." Remarks Tsuna, glad to know that other people's lives were as eventful as his.

"My turn!" Standing up, Kaito draws his cape around him and bows to Tsuna, as he rises he extends his arm, drawing his cape with it. "Kuroba Kaito, Magician Extraordinaire, at your service. Also moonlights as International Phantom Thief 1412." A huge smile alights his face, as Conan puts is head in his hands, not believing that Kaito would chose this time to be theatrical. But that's KID though, or Kaito I should say.

Sitting back down in his seat, Kaito returns to being serious. "My dad was the original Kaitou KID" out of the corner of his eye, he spots Conan looking slightly shocked "He became so good at his job, that this organisation contacted him about a job. The Job was to find and steal the Jewel known as Pandora . It's know to give the owner immortality. But my dad refused, not wanting an evil organisation like them to gain immortality. So they killed him, made it look like a magic trick gone wrong. A few years ago, I found my Dad's base and became Kaitou KID, determined to draw out my father's killers and get revenge. Snake first appeared when I stole the Blue Birthday." This time it's Conan who provides support, in the form of a pat to Kaito's knee.

"I see, compared to you guys, I've had it easy I suppose. But I would be happy to have two amazing people like you. We could use your skills and intelligence. I'm sure that together, we can make Vongola the Vigilante group it's supposed to be. I'm sure that we can help solve your problems too."

"Gnnh… Juudaime?" comes the confused sound from the floor.

"Good morning Gokudera. Did you have a nice sleep?" jokes Tsuna, smiling lovingly down at his friend on the floor.

"Yes, I did. But why are you in my bedroom?" Gokudera, obviously not fully awake, just smiles ridiculously back at his friend.

"Don't worry, he's just groggy from the dart. The first time does that." Sheepishly explains Conan, hiding a giggle at how the man is acting.

Nodding in understanding, Tsuna reaches down and flicks Gokudera's forehead. "Gokudera, we are in my Underground office."

Immediately Gokudera is awake and banding his head against the floor in his usually apology bow. "I'm so sorry Juudaime. How could I have fallen asleep during your meeting? What kind of right hand man does that? I don't deserve to be your right hand man" On and on it goes, with Tsuna looking more embarrassed with every bang of Gokudera's head against the floor. Kaito looks amused by this, whilst Conan tries to hide a snigger.

Hearing Conan's snigger, Gokudera is immediately up and glaring at the sitting pair. "That's right! You were lying to Juudaime. You should show him better respect." He shouts, brandishing a dynamite to prove his point. Tsuna, seeing the dynamite, rises out of his chair and restrains his Storm Guardian

"Heii! Calm down Gokudera, everything has been sorted out. They're part of the Family now." Exclaims Tsuna. Gokudera visibly relaxes in his boss' hold and puts the dynamite away.

"Really? That's great Juudaime. They are your first recruits! Reborn and the Ninth will be pleased." Gokudera is practically sparkling at Tsuna, metaphorical tail wagging at the amazingness of his Boss. Tsuna doesn't look as pleased, looking away and laughing half-heartedly

Changing the subject, Tsuna orders Gokudera, "Gokudera, I want to introduce them to the Guardians. They will be a big part of the Family now. Can you go and find them all for me please? Ask them what a good day to hold a meeting is. "

"Of course Juudaime. Right away Juudaime." Storm Gokudera rushes out of the room, leaving a sighing Tsuna in his wake.

"I'll warn you now. My Guardians are quite a bunch of characters. Don't be deceived by how normal they look. Anyway, a few things you'll need to know. You can call me Tsuna when we are off business, such as at home, or outside with our daily lives. Whenever mafia business is involved, I'm known as any form of Boss. Most of the Japanese Mafioso call me Juudaime, since it's Japanese for Tenth. At times when other Bosses are involved, during formal mafia protocol, or when in Italy, I'm known as Vongola Decimo. This is done for two reasons. One is for appearance infront of other Mafia Families. The other is to separate Business and work from our daily lives. Gokudera always calls me Juudaime, out of respect apparently. I don't think that he is capable of actually saying my name. But for the others, it reminds them that we are on business, and it's time to stop playing around. It's important for them to see me as Boss rather than as Tsuna. That way the things that I tell them do to as boss don't affect my friendship with them. If they do something wrong, then I have to punish them- I can't be seen as unfair. But at least it's their Boss and not me who's giving the punishment. In general it's easier for all of us." Tsuna looks down at his desk, collecting himself before looking back at the others.

"That's fine, we understand. I'd imagine that the line needs to be drawn." Replies Conan understanding slightly. It was like his relationship with Ran. The relationship with Conan was one of siblings, whilst with Shinichi, it was one of more than friends. He always had to remember to treat her differently during those fleeting times as Shinichi.

There is a respectful knock on the door, before Gokudera walks in. "I've found them all, Juudaime. Sorry it took so long. It was hard to find Hibari. It wasn't until I heard that damm bird of his that I realised that he was on the roof. It was hard to convince him to come to a meeting, but I told him something interesting was going to happen. Anyway, the first time that everyone could get together was Friday Juudaime. Me and Yamamoto are on a mission until Thursday, and Lambo has the day off school on Friday. Chrome will be out with Ken and Chikusa, but Mukuro can come instead. That gives these two 5 days to prepare." Gokudera looks pissed off at Hibari for causing trouble, but with Tsuna's thanks, the look is wiped away.

"Is that okay with you two?" asks Tsuna. Kaito nods and Conan looks thoughtful.

"Yeah, that should be enough time for Haibara to make a temporary antidote for me. I'll have to find a way to get out of school that day though, without Ran knowing." Conan replies, hands linked under his chin in his classic thinking pose.

"I can do that Shinichi!" shouts Kaito, hand raised in the air. He's the perfect image of an over enthusiastic kid wanting to be picked for a treat. "I can dress up as Conan's mother and get you from school saying there's been an emergency. That way, the school won't mind, and if Ran asks the 4 pipsqueaks then they can say his mother came. Ran won't mind that."

"That could work. I'll explain later how 'Mum' looks. Okaa-san dressed up as her once, she was playing a prank on me." Thinking of his mum causes Conan to shiver.

"You can dress up as a woman?" inquiries Tsuna, not quite believing it.

"Of course. I am Phantom Thief 1412 after all. I quite often masquerade as police officers and other such people. I even dressed up as Aoko infront of her Dad one day. That's Nakamori-keibu and his daughter, by the way. With the right equipment I can look like anyone." Kaito draws himself up, miffed at the fact that Tsuna would question his abilities. "Heeii! I can look like anyone" Tsuna's jaw drops as Kaito mimics his voice "Che, sound like anyone Juudaime" Tsuna giggles at the perfect impression of Gokudera, with a faultless amount of respect and enthusiasm "and perfectly copy anyone's personality I want. That is the one truth!" Kaito turns away from the group, and dramatically turns around, swinging his arm around to point directly at Shinichi, a perfect imitation of his definitive deduction pose and voice.

Smirking at Kaito, Conan brings his bowtie up to his mouth "Ladies and Gentlemen, it is I, Kaitou KID, an attention seeking thief who likes to play with the police."

"Aww… Shin-chan, is that all you think of me?" pouts Kaito , kneeling by Conan's chair.

"Anyway… Where should we meet you Sawada-san?" wonders Conan, deflecting Kaito's question.

"Call me Tsuna please, everyone else does. And if you're to be part of the Family then you should too. Oh, the meeting will be here. I'll send a car for you on Friday, just tell me what address to pick you up from." Offers Tsuna.

"Well my house would be best. I'd need to go there before transforming anyway. Kaito is that okay with you? It's still the same house as years ago." Conan deliberates before turning to Kaito for agreement. Kaito nods his assent.

"Okay, then, with that settled, let's get you home. It's nearly 7 O'clock on Sunday. You were both out for quite a while." Tsuna stands up from his desk and leads the way to the nearest elevator.

"Speaking of that, how did you heal Shinichi's wound so quickly? There's only a scar left." Kaito demands, really wanting to know the answer.

"Oh, well first off, it was mostly due to an ability of my Sun Guardian Ryohei. And then later, it was fixed by our medical squad here. Our technology is quite up-to-date. And with our own inventors and mechanics, sometimes we have inventions that are ahead of the times." Explain Tsuna. The others aren't quite following the whole ability thing. But by this time they are outside by a waiting car Gokudera called for earlier.

"Well, just tell the driver where to, and I'll see you Friday, about midday okay." Tsuna confirms, waving as the two get into the car and leave.

My intuition has finally settled down. I suppose it wanted me to make them part of the Family. But they both seem nice enough. I'm sure that they'll survive.

Yeah, they are now part of the mafia. I know that Conan generally doesn't slip details like that, but I couldn't think of any other way to lead it on. I was running out of idle conversation, and needed to move the story on. Just one more chapter and then everyone will return to normal.

And for all of you reading out there without an account, did you know that you can review anonymously? I certainly didn't until I got an account. So for any of you who are brave enough to push the button, I'd love to hear your thoughts and Ideas. If anyone out there has a suggestion of a certain scene or even a huge plot arc they want, just tell me and I'll see what I can do. Who knows where one little comment will lead? I generally work better with inspiration from others. Even if it's only to say 'I want a little bit of 5927 fluff', any small idea will give me inspiration.

See you next chapter.

Phantom Hitman 1412.

First published 17 Dec. 11

Minor edits on 21 dec 11.