This one I thought of as a 'what-if' story. It was a 'what-if' destroying Pandora had consequences that Kaito didn't know about? He would have to somehow deal with it.

Also, if the ending is 'corny' I'm sorry I couldn't think of anthing else for it.

Hope you enjoy!

Story 19: Stolen Sight

It was all a blur.

His cape fluttered behind him in the tornado-like wind; almost lifting his form off the rooftop.

He wrapped his arms around himself and shivered.

His blue eyes glared down at the shattered gem in front of him; speckles of a blood-like substance dribbling out of the broken jewel.

"You will pay for what you did." A voice spoke in his head, causing him to flinch back. "I will take something from you as you did to me, KID-san."

The wind rippled around his body, strangling him.

He couldn't breath.

He gasped and clawed at the invisible ropes tied around his body.

The voice snickered before something covered his eyes like a blindfold and he let out a loud scream.

His luscious white suit staining red as tears of red fell down his cheeks and spotted his jacket.

Why did this happen?

ACM

It was a Saturday morning as Kaito Kuroba sat down at one of the booths in Poirot in the Beika District, whistling a cheery tune. He was wearing dark sunglasses since it was a fairly sunny day he didn't want the sun to attack his eyes. He took his hands out of his pockets, searching the table for the menu until he found it; pretending to read it as a waitress came over to his booth with a notepad and a pen in her hand.

"What would you like to order?" she asked with a cheery tone.

"A chocolate milkshake, please," he said, putting the menu down and hearing the sound of the pen scratching paper.

"Anything else?"

"No, not really..." he said, drawing into the table with his index finger.

She noticed what he was doing before making a slight noise of surprise and blinked. "Do you..." He shook his head before she could finish her question. She swallowed and nodded. "Alright, I'll get your order for you."

She wandered off and Kaito was left to his own devices. He slumped in his chair and let out a long sigh. A few minutes passed by and he heard the door open and close, meaning more customers had entered the small Café.

"Good morning, Azusa-neechan!" a childish voice perked up, causing Kaito to flinch slightly and shuffle in his seat.

"Oh, hello, Conan-kun, Hattori-kun." Kaito inwardly winced when he heard her say that two detectives were here. "You here for a small breakfast?"

There was the sound of the two grunting in agreement as Azusa approached Kaito and gave him the drink. "Thank you..." He gave her a soft smile before turning his attention to the milkshake and taking a sip of it.

"Azusa-san, who's dat?" the Osakan questioned the waitress as he looked back at Kaito with a suspicious eye along with Conan.

"A customer," Azusa replied, raising an eyebrow in confusion and leaving it at that. She didn't want to give away her customer's privacy to the detective.

Heiji frowned and kneeled down beside the kid standing beside him. "Oi, Kudou, don' 'e look kin'a like yah?"

Conan nodded his head, glaring at the other teen. "He does; to the point where I believe he's..." He turned his head to whisper into Osakan's ear, causing him to blink.

"R...Really!?" Heiji exclaimed and Conan put a finger to his lips to shush him. "Righ'..."

The two approached the teen, quietly, pulling out the chairs across from him, sitting down in them and noticed that said teenager hadn't even noticed their approach or the fact that they had sat down. The two detectives looked at each other as Conan noticed how the menu was still lying by the teen's hand as he drank his milkshake. Hattori also noticed this and frowned as he eyed the other teenager.

The shrunken teen leaned across the table, causing Heiji to grab the back on his shirt in case the teen lashed out. "Are you by any chance ... Kaitou KID?"

Kaito hadn't expected there to be a voice right in front of him without hearing footsteps, flinching back a bit and knocking over his drink. "Shit..." He cursed out when he heard the shattering of glass land on the floor. He had already finished it, but still ... a broken glass because he got a fright.

He hardly ever got such frights.

"I'll clean that up!" He heard Azusa exclaim and rush over to his table. "Don't worry about it."

"Thanks..." He looked down, ashamed he couldn't at least lend a hand to the waitress. He then, turned his attention back to the two detectives with a slight frown on his face. "Why'd you have to go and do that?"

Conan blinked, surprised by the reaction. 'It definitely wasn't faked...'

However before the boy could ask about it there was the sound of the news being played on the television above Kaito and flinched at the loud sound, not realizing he'd sat under one. "We're reporting on last week's KID Heist; where Kaitou KID had stolen the 'Mermaid's Tear'. However an hour after the theft there was a sudden storm surrounding the rooftop which made entry to it impossible. The jewel was found smashed on the rooftop along with an unconscious teenage boy. The Task Force claim that KID must've switched with him to escape and left him up there; however the teenager had to be taken to a hospital due to damage done to his eyes. Nakamori-keibu hasn't yet released the identity of the boy and it seems he doesn't intend to..."

"I will not be releasing his identity! He's my daughter's friend and I don't want anyone bothering him!" Nakamori shouted at the camera before hopping into the ambulance.

Heiji and Conan stared at the report before their gazes lowered to the teen sitting across from them, shifting uncomfortably. "Yah tha' boy in the repor'."

"It's that obvious..." Kaito muttered out, he turned his head away in annoyance. It hadn't been a question, but more of a statement.

Conan narrowed his eyes at Kaito. "What happened? You're obviously KID, so what happened to cause..." He gestured at the magician's eyes. "...this?"

The magician-thief turned his head to face Conan once more with a grim smile on his face. "The gem that was smashed ... that was what I'd been looking for." He gritted his teeth and swallowed; a hand lifting to his sunglasses and taking them off. "However after I smashed it ... I found out that the myth was true and it got ... angry at me." His glazed, dull blue eyes stared straight at the two detectives however not seeing them at all. "It punished me by taking my sight." His eyes looked down to the table and a bitter smile spread across his lips. "Funny ... how the gem I looked for took that which that I had used to find it..." He put his sunglasses back on to hide the sight of his dulled eyes from the two and leaned back against the seat.

"T...That's..." Conan stared at the thief, trying to form words however it was hard considering his greatest adversary had his sight taken by a mythical gem. "KID, I don't know what to say..."

"You don't have to. It's my fault. I chose to be KID, so it's my fault this happened," He turned his attention to the mini-detective. "You and I both have to face those demons." He gave off a shrug. He stood up, grabbing some money from his pocket and putting it on the table before walking around the it and nodding at the two; remembering where they were sitting. "It was good talking to you. I'll see you around."

The two stared at the thief before them as he headed out of the Café before they both stood up from their spots and hurried after him. "Oi!" Kaito turned around with a blink of his eyes. "Yah obviously won' be KID anymore wit' an injury like t'at."

Kaito stared at Heiji for moment before letting out a sigh. "Yea, I did give Nakamori a formal resignation last night and heard him ranting about it this morning. I can't exactly tell him the reason KID can't perform anymore is because he's blind, can I?"

"Why can't you?" Conan asked, causing Kaito to look down at Conan with a raised brow.

"You know why. He'll throw me in jail," Kaito responded, defiantly.

"Maybe, bu' 'e obviously cares abou' ya," Heiji explained, causing Kaito to wince. What had happened to his pokerface lately? "Yah 'is daugh'er's frien', so 'e cares abou' yah 'nough tah keep yah iden'ity a secre'. T'ere are worse criminals ou' t'ere t'an KID anyway."

Conan nodded at what his friend just said. "KID was non-violent and even if Nakamori-keibu wanted to lock him up I'm pretty sure there are people on the Task Force who enjoyed your Heists and even the Keibu himself. It gave them the chance to act like kids while doing their job as adults."

Kaito stared at the two, blinking; turning his head away and giving them a small smile. "I'll ... give him a personal visit then..."

ACM

"Dammit. I can't even see if I put my suit on properly..." Kaito grumbled to himself as he scaled the Nakamori residence and towards his best friend's balcony. He had been there enough times to have mapped the place in his head off by heart; like he'd done with the rest of Ekoda and partially with Beika. He climbed up a nearby tree by the balcony; carefully feeling the branches he was grabbing hold to make sure they would be able to support his weight.

He was wearing his monocle since his top hat can hide his dull eyes however he tilts his head towards the shadows.

He bit his bottom lip; a feeling of anxiety crawling through his body.

He had to do this ... it was inevitable and he couldn't leave it for later.

Once he got high enough he grabbed for the balcony and climbed over it; however it was a lot more difficult considering he couldn't see if he had landed on the other side or fell from it. He didn't have to panic since his body came upon concrete and he sighed in relief, standing up and wiping the dirt from his suit to make it look like he had just gotten there.

He could tell that the fall had probably caused some noise and Aoko must've heard it.

The sound of the sliding door opening caught his attention and he looked in that direction; head tilted just low enough that his eyes were shadowed by his hat.

"You!" A young female voice exclaimed, sounding between surprised and angry. "YOU..." It came out as a growl and Kaito could tell that she probably blamed KID for what happened to his identity.

He held his hands up in defense, trying to calm her down. "Nakamori-san, calm down. I'm here to talk to both you and the Keibu."

"So you can turn yourself in!" She exclaimed, angrily. There was a shuffle of footsteps and Kaito couldn't tell whether she was coming at him or grabbing a weapon. "How dare you do that to Kaito, you stupid thief!"

He felt something soft yet also hard hit him on his head and she blinked.

Aoko stared at the thief in shock, wondering why he didn't dodge.

"Why didn't you..." She stopped when he let out a long, suffering sigh; brought his arm up to where he knew the weapon she had attacked him with was and took it off his head. "That's why I'm here." He moved his arm to remove his monocle and top hat, showing his face underneath and also the dull eyes that stared straight through Aoko. "I wanted to explain my reasons for being KID to you." He turned his head away from her. "It ... was my fault that this happened to me."

She stared at him.

She was angry that he had lied to her, but she also wanted to know what reason he had for being a thief.

She was also curious on how he lost his sight in the first place.

"I'm angry that you lied to me..." She mumbled out and he let out a small grunt of recognition as if knowing she'd be. "...but I want to know your reasons and ... how you lost your sight..."

He turned his head back to face her with a grim smile on his face. "That's ... actually part of the reason..."

She blinked as he put his monocle and hat back on knowing he wanted to explain only once and to both residents of the household. She let out a sigh, grabbed his arm and led him out of her room and into the living area; hearing him mumble about where he knew everything was.

She wasn't having it.

She sat him down at the kitchen table with a glare set on him while looked away; knowing very well he couldn't see her glare, but could still feel it. "I'll go get Dad. Stay there."

"I'm not going anywhere..." He mumbled out with a sigh leaving his lips, drawing circles into the table as he waited.

He waited ten minutes for Aoko to get her Dad up from his drunken stupor and into the living room where Kaito currently was. He could tell from how many ticks he heard from the clock after each sixty seconds.

Hakuba would be proud of him...

"Aoko, what is it?" the annoyed grumble of the Inspector spoke as the two entered the room. Once the grown man lay eyes on Kaito he gawked. "K...KAITOU KID!"

He wanted to rush over to the thief; who was distractedly drawing circles in his dining table and put handcuffs on him, but was stopped by Aoko grabbing his wrist. He looked to his daughter with a frown on his face, confused on why she'd stop him.

He was even more confused of why the thief was here.

He swallowed as an old suspicion on a certain teenage boy came to the forefront of his mind. "Don't tell me ... I was right..."

The thief stopped drawing in the table and gave a light smirk at the Inspector. The teenager removed his top hat and monocle, giving the man a forced smile. "Yea. I wanted to tell you my reasons on why I was KID." He waved a hand at his eyes. "This ... was caused by last week's heist..."

The Inspector frowned, grabbing a chair and sitting across from the boy as Aoko did the same. "What exactly happened?"

"How about I start at the beginning?" Kaito said, giving the two a bitter smile. "My Father was the original Kaitou KID and I found out two years ago that it was no accident, but murder." Kaito heard a gasp and knew the two were shocked at this revelation. "I took up the mantle to draw the people who killed him out and find out what they were after."

There was a bang, causing the table to move and Kaito to flinch. He was still getting used to how sensitive his hearing was now along with his other senses.

"Do you realise how dangerous that is, Kaito-kun?!" the Inspector shouted and the teen lowered his head, nodding.

"Yes. It seemed like no one knew of them a part from a select few who Kudou Shinichi has contacts with..." Kaito muttered out.

"Who are those contacts?"

"The FBI and CIA, I think," Kaito replied. The answer caught the two off-guard, but it made Nakamori growl and his frown deepen at the teen.

"They're dangerous enough to have the CIA and FBI after them. Then why were you making yourself bait!?" Nakamori yelled and Aoko nodded in agreement at what her Father had said or rather shouted.

Kaito shrugged his shoulders. "I was after a different branch. Kudou was dealing with a branch that dealt with poisons while I dealt with a group after a 'certain jewel'."

"What jewel was that?" Nakamori asked, eyes narrowing.

"They called it 'Pandora' and it was said to grant anyone immortality if they drank the tears from it under the full moon as the volley comet passed," He explained and even though he couldn't see he knew the two probably didn't believe the legend. "I didn't believe it either and searched, looking at each jewel under the full moon and then returned it if it didn't shine red since it was said to house a second gem inside."

"You found it last week, didn't you?" Nakamori questioned the teen; who nodded.

"Yea. Once it turned red under the moon I ... smashed it and then it got real windy. I heard a voice in my head..." Kaito cringed, as he grabbed at his head, rubbing it. "...it had said that it will 'take something from me as I did to it'. Next thing I know I'm being strangled by invisible ropes before my eyes started hurting. I lost consciousness soon after. When I woke up ... I realised I couldn't see anything..."

"Do you know how farfetched that sounds, Kaito-kun?" Nakamori asked the teen as he snorted and Kaito only sighed.

"I wouldn't have smashed that stupid gem if I knew it'd take my sight..." Kaito muttered out, seeming annoyed and fed up with the atmosphere.

"Kaito..." He turned his head to face Aoko and she swallowed at seeing his dull-eyed gaze. "...were you planning on telling us?"

He lowered his head and shook it. "No. I was afraid of what you would say. I wanted to just send you KID's resignation and be done with it." A bitter smile spread across his lips. "I found what I was searching for and ... it stole my sight..."

A sigh left Nakamori's lips as he shook his head. "Well, what changed your mind?"

Kaito lifted his head and blinked. The ex-thief looked as though he was in thought before a small smile crossed his lips. "I got some advice from two critics."

"Critics?" Ginzo questioned before groaning and shaking his head. "That's right. You call detectives that."

"So two detectives told you to tell us? Who are they?" Aoko asked, seeming excited.

Kaito blinked and leaned back in his seat. "They're Edogawa Conan and Hattori Heiji..."

Aoko looked to her Father and he nodded, giving her a smile and Kaito frowned; confused of why it was suddenly so quiet. "I won't arrest you, Kaito-kun." The teenager sighed in relief, but knew there was a catch. "However you have to thank those detectives and also..." He looked to Aoko with smile on his face. "...I think dealing Aoko will be punishment enough for you."

Kaito tilted his head in confusion. "What do you mean by that?"

"I'm saying that you have my blessing to go out with my daughter." This caused Kaito's face to go red and he started to sputter. Ginzo smiled at seeing the second generation Kaitou KID nervously try to form words. "She can help you and I know you two like each other."

"Dad!"

Kaito remained silent, staring at the table as if he could actually see it again. He could hear Nakamori laughing as Aoko yelled at him and then tried to get him up out of the chair and help him home as he complained once more that he knew the way. She only glared and badgered him that she'd get a fish and he flinched, allowing her to guide him out the door as Ginzo watched the two.

'Who would've thought my futuree son-in-law would be the second Kaitou KID...'

ACM

It was the next day, overcast and had been said to have a light shower later that day. Aoko didn't seem to care as she practically dragged her blind friend back to Beika to see these two detectives and 'thank' them.

He was quite irritated at being woken up so early in the morning and had told her that they wouldn't be up yet.

She had ignored him.

She also wanted to thank them.

They had made her idiot of a friend come to her house in full KID regalia and tell her and her Father why he'd been KID.

Kaito was obviously retired from being KID due to his sight, but she could tell that he knew how to perform simple tricks with his hands.

He was just that good.

The major ones he'd need help with as he could potentially injure himself without the ability to see what he was doing.

Once they arrived they saw the little boy and Osakan coming down from the Detective Agency, both yawning as if they'd just gotten up. The old man must've gotten a client and promptly kicked them out or they were just heading to the cafe for some coffee to wake themselves up.

"You two are Hattori Heiji and Edogawa Conan, right?" she asked, while a massive grin spread across her face as she dragged Kaito over.

They turned to face her voice, blinking when they saw her, especially Conan. She looked so much like Ran it was unbelievable to their eyes. "Yea, we are. You go' a case fer us or somet'ing?"

Aoko just let out a laugh while shaking her head as she whacked Kaito upside the head causing him to turn to her, narrowing his eyes before turning back to them.

He shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot unable to tell how nervous he actually felt at that moment.

This was a feeling he'd never felt before and he didn't like it.

He turned his head away, huffing. "Thanks for talking to me yesterday..." He muttered out.

The two blinked before large grins spread across their faces. "Did we jus' ge' a 't'ank yah' from t'e 'grea' Kai'ou KID?" Heiji asked as he looked down at Conan; who had a similar grin to his own.

"I think we just did," Conan said, agreeing.

Kaito grit his teeth together and turned his head to face Aoko; who was giggling beside him. "Alright, I did it! Can we go now?!"

"No."

He let his mouth hang open and stared in her general direction where he knew she was. "What? Why?"

She hummed for a little while which irritated Kaito to no end until she came up with a response. "It's a part of your punishment! Didn't Dad say he gave you his blessing?" she gave a thoughtful look.

Now Kaito looked absolutely terrified.

"Don't I get a say in this!?" He exclaimed, wanting to make a run for it.

Every muscle in his body was telling him to run from this woman.

He really didn't want to have some weird engagement at eighteen.

She grabbed his hand as he turned around.

"I don't want you to go to jail, Kaito..." she muttered out, her voice was shaky as though she was scared for him. "You can't see anymore. That's why I have to take care of you now..."

His shoulders slumped, unable to comprehend how much Aoko was truly feeling about this.

She was scared for him.

She wanted to help him no matter what and if it meant protecting him from the law then she would.

He couldn't see what was coming at him now and so...

He swallowed and turned back to face her. "Okay." She blinked, staring up at him as he smiled at her. "You can be my eyes from now on, Aoko."

She smiled and hugged him, causing him to let out squawk of surprise before giving her head a gentle pat.

He heard snickers from nearby, lifting his head up and frowned.

"So, KID can be a gentleman and a downright jerk, huh?" Conan said, chuckling a bit.

"Hey, why don't you get to me before you label me," Kaito growled out as Aoko let go of him. she elbowed him and he flinched, looking at her with a frown.

"Well, you are a jerk!" she exclaimed, huffing, causing Kaito's mouth to drop open, ready to protest. Aoko turned to the two boys and bowed before them causing them to stare at her. "Thank you for talking to this idiot. If you hadn't he probably would have never told my Dad and I."

"So I'm guessing it wor'ed ou' t'en?" Hattori asked, grinning from ear to ear. "Especially consi'ering she..." He pointed to Aoko. "...sai' you go' a blessin'."

Kaito sputtered for a moment as Aoko seemed too shocked to respond. The Osakan continued on, embarrassing the two further before Kaito finally butted in with his own argument to say that 'nothing was going on'. It just caused Hattori and Conan to give Kaito a well deserved 'yea, right' as they saw the looks Aoko had been giving him.

It was more than friendship.

It was the same with him. The way he had given in so willingly to her without seeing her, given her a hug to reassure her and even a pat on the head. Sure, friends did that, but the way he had done it was as if he was something more to her.

The two detectives could tell they meant a lot to each other.

As the four parted ways; Kaito and Aoko heading back to Ekoda while Conan and Heiji headed into Poirot there was the dwindling realisation that to them and no one else.

KID will have had his last heist, but it ended with him becoming blind.

He found what he wanted.

No one will know that KID could have continued if he hadn't lost his sight because he saw to take down a certain group.

Though that didn't mean KID wasn't happy...

He still has his blue child.

His one and only jewel that he'll never let go of.