Nakamori Ginzo was no idiot. He realized that the Kaitou Kid he chases now, was not the same as the one from twenty years ago. However actually admitting that, even just to himself, meant admitting that Toichi had been the original Kaitou Kid and that meant that Toichi's son was the current Kaitou Kid.

It meant that little Kaito, who had been inseperable from Aoko since they were four, was the one who regularly got shot at and never got away from a heist without at least some bumps and bruises.

It meant making sure he was home the morning after each heist so that when Kaito came to walk Aoko to school, he could check him for injuries and just generally reassure himself that this boy that he loves, lives still.

That he does this anyway, means nothing.

AN: this story was published on my livejournal and the Magic Kaitou livejournal community, well over a year ago.