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[Nearly two weeks since the incident on Halloween, and Conan had spent his time attempting to occupy himself while avoiding certain questions from Kid and Dairine. He would have been quite happy to keep the incident in his memories and nightmares, where it belonged.

He certainly did not want to explain or answer any of the questions he was sure they had.

So today he was out on his skateboard exploring Genessia and Attleton. Among other things, this last incident spurred his decision that it was long past time to move out of the children's home. And long past time to explore what other housing options there were.]

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[A small, quick nod. He had thought so as well, but he knew Conan had been here longer then he had been and was willing to trust the other's judgment in this.]

All right, rooftop it is then!

[He gestured for the other to walk alongside him as he started down the sidewalk, looking for a fire escape or some sort of access.]

[ Conan spots a fire escape on the side of a nearby office building and heads towards it.]

[KID follows along, making sure to glance around them for anything suspicious. Just because he hasn't seen anyone since he woke up here, doesn't mean that they aren't around.

Once they reach the fire escape, KID reaches up to pull the ladder down, before hooking his foot onto the rung and starting to climb up.]

I'll go first, make sure there's no one up there.

[Conan lets him go up as he eyes the fire escape ladder. He needed to concentrate a little navigating a ladder that had been built for someone with much longer legs. It doesn't take him long to join Kid.]

[KID has inspected the roof just to make sure there isn't anything around, such as any sort of listening device or hidden traps.

He turns to Conan as the other makes it to the rooftop and gestures for the other to join him. He'll wait for a moment before he'll start.]

So what exactly, was that nightmare about?

[Because honestly, considering how shook up the kid had looked, nightmare was the best description he could think of.]

[Conan sets his jaw as he tries to decide how to answer. There was no simple way to explain. Maybe the best way would be to come at from a different angle.]

You know who I am. Haven't you ever wondered why I look like this?

Of course I have. Teenagers don't suddenly lose ten years of their lives, Tantei-kun, even I can't pull of a trick like that.

[He hadn't planned on prying, however, knowing that Tantei-kun had his secrets, just like KID had his own.]

That man was the one who killed Kudo Shinichi.[Conan had decided that the best way to handle this was to be as blunt as possible.]

His organization believes that Kudo Shinichi is dead. They are not in the habit of leaving loose ends.

[Conan expected he could figure out the rest of the nightmare from there.]

How in the world did you get them to believe that? Even without me borrowing your face, it's sort of obvious that he isn't dead. Because if he was, considering how famous he was before he disappeared, it would have been all over the news.

[Curious KID is curious.]

Everyone knows that I had a habit of disappearing on cases without much notice. As far as anyone who knew me is concerned, I'm away on a difficult case. And if I'm not solving cases under my name, the media has no reason to care.

As for the rest.

[He shrugs.]

Let's just say I have some useful contacts, and leave it that.

[KID nods, he could say the same thing about his own contacts and he won't ask Kudo any more about that, since he understands the very nature of secrecy when it comes to these sorts of things.]

At least this explains why you tend to freak out like you do when I show up as Kudo Shinichi.

[If he had known he was putting the little detective's life in danger all those times, well... okay, he probably would have done it regardless, but with a bit more decorum and covering of both their asses.]

[Have a sour look.]

I don't suppose I could persuade you to stop using that as a disguise.

[And he'll just get a 'are you kidding me?' look in return.

He can't help it if disguising as Kudo is easy and helpful - after all, the police trust him with just about anything~]

I figured it would be like that.

[He crosses his arms stubbornly.]

So now you know the basics. Who was it you encountered?

[Granted, it had been the absolute minimum, but Conan wasn't willing to spill any more unless it was asked. ]

That still doesn't explain how you ended up like that, Tantei-kun.

[It's a bit probing, perhaps, but he's curious to see how far Kudo is willing to trust him. KID hasn't even decided yet on how much he's going to tell the other, but there's a tiny voice in the very back of his mind that keeps telling him that you know who he is, don't you?]

The only name I've ever gotten so far was Snake. Bad mustache and even worse sense of color coordination. First time I ever encountered him was on a rooftop following the Blue Birthday heist. Shot me in the chest.

[No sense in lying about that. If Kudo was supposed to be dead, so was Kaitou KID.]

If you must know, I was poisoned. It just didn't work as they expected.

[And he didn't intend to go into the details of that time any more. ]

Snake, is it. [Now that was very interesting. A code name, but one that wasn't based on an alcoholic beverage. Was it the same organization after all? Or was there more than one branch?

It seemed a stretch to think that there could be two organizations with similar MOs operating in the same area.

Although, come to think of it.... Could it be referring to habushu or snake wine?

And what? He'd been shot?]

....Just how many times have you been shot at at heists?

[Because if this had happened more than the two times he know of, Conan wanted to know why he hadn't heard about it. He doesn't bother worrying. If Kid was still here, he hadn't been injured that badly. ]

No, I suppose death would be more expected then the Fountain of Youth.

[Poisoned, huh. That explained a lot and absolutely nothing at all at the same time. Then again, that's not surprising, from what he's seen of the detective. And considering that nightmare of his, he can't deny that the paranoia was warranted.

Two organizations operating in close quarters in a place like Tokyo without some sort of gang warfare going on? Not likely as far as KID was concerned, which was one of the reasons he felt that he could talk freely with Kudo about them.

Hakuba had no clue, neither did Nakamori. Akako might have suspicions, but there wasn't anything she could do. It would be a cold day in hell before Aoko ever learned of any of this. But not for the first time, he wondered how much his mother knew and Jii-chan knew. Kuroba Chikage was the former Phantom Lady, she knew the underground probably better then he did and he didn't doubt for a moment that she didn't know what had happened to Toichi. Jii-chan knew the basics, that it was murder, that Toichi had been looking for Pandora, but...

Wait.

What the hell did he just say? Fountain of Youth?

No. Freakin'. Way.

KID studied mini-Kudo for a long moment, mentally shaking his head. He wasn't sure if that was something he wanted to consider.

He gives a one shoulder shrug.]

I've lost count, to be honest.

Does Nakamori-keibu know? [why wasn't this public knowledge? With the number of people who came to Kid's heists, Conan was sure he would have heard if someone had been injured.]

What? [Something about that look Kid had just given him was making Conan feel edgy.]

If he is, he hasn't let on that he does. Believe it or not, Tantei-kun, you're the only detective that I've actually spent time talking to. It's definitely not public knowledge, that much I do know. I take great steps to make sure everyone's attention is on me.

[He contemplates the detective for a moment.]

A passing thought, one that I'm hoping isn't true. Tell me, Tantei-kun, why do you think I do this?

[He's curious to know how much the other has deduced. And if there is a connection, then Kudo has the right to know.]

Saying that, you realize I'm not about to let that go, now.

[He would be watching now, at every heist he made it to.]

Oh? You'll forgive me if I don't feel flattered. Why me? I'm sure there are plenty of other detectives who attend your heists.

[But that last comment causes him to break off into silence for a moment as he organizes his thoughts.]

I know you have a reason. And it isn't for the challenge or for the sake of stealing. It's something you think is more important than that. And whatever it is, you haven't found it yet.

[He shrugs.]

Up until now, it hasn't concerned me enough to dig further. [Because for all the effort he put into them at the time, the truth was that the heists were largely incidental to Conan. His first priority was going after murderers and the organization.]

No, I suppose you weren't.

Although if you don't keep an eye on yourself, I'm not above using my likeness to Mouri-chan's boyfriend to let it slip that her charge might be getting into trouble at KID heists. I will not have you put yourself in harm's way, Meitantei, and I know very well your track record with that.

[A low blow, perhaps, but KID's tone shows he's serious.]

Tantei-san, but he's such a bore. He can't keep up with me the way you do.

[And Kudo plays by the unspoken rule: during heists, everything is fair game, outside, however... KID dare thinks that if they hadn't meet as they had, they could have been friends.]

I haven't, no. For all intents and purposes, I've been chasing a myth. One that They will kill for, have killed for.

A myth that, up until a few moments ago, I believed more likely then not, didn't exist.

Was the threat really necessary?

[It sounded like Kid might dislike Hakuba just as much as Hattori did. ]

What kind of myth?

[After his years in Paradisa, Conan knew better than to discount any myth out of hand. ]

Knowing you? Yes. I do recall having to not only pull you out of a burning building, but land an airplane with you and catch you after you got tossed off a blimp. Forgive me for being cautious when it comes to you, Tantei-kun.

[KID sat back on his heels slightly, contemplating.

It wasn't like he wanted to tell his secrets, but if it was true, and this really was connected - Kudo was already involved, whether KID wanted him to be or not.]

Immortality.

Well of course if you put it all together at once like that it sounds bad. It isn't like I make a habit of it. [Would it make things better or worse if he explained here that he also had to land a plane that time he was chasing Lupin. ]

....You're serious.

[Conan suddenly had a sinking feeling. Because yes, as ludicrous as it sounded, he could see the connection. Vermouth's strange youth, the drug that turned back the clock ten years... ]

Really? I fear on that topic, we're going to have to agree to disagree.

[Worse. Much worse. If you keep telling him things like that, Tantei-kun, he's going to have words with the other thief.]

I am, yes.

[He gestures towards the detective.]

You can surely understand why I'm beginning to wonder about the truth behind a myth.

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