Chapter 1

I am nothing more thing more than the phantom that I proclaimed to be when I started at seventeen years old. I am no longer Kuroba Kaito since he died over two years ago with his mother and Jii–chan in the fire of hatred. I have no emotions, family, friends, or life. I live only as Kaitou KID and nothing more.

I still follow my 'no one gets hurt rule' to a point, but that is as far as it goes for me. I send my heist note, steal my target, and disappear into the night sky like the phantom I became. On the up side, I save children, stop crimes, and mess with the organization that destroyed my life. On the down side, I have hurt and killed people both good and bad since I became the phantom thief.

Take Nakamori Aoko for example. I lied to her from the start. Aoko knows that we are best friends, but I still killed her by not telling her the truth about me and my family of thieves. Aoko knows that my mother dead from a shot to her head while she was visiting some friends in America which she knows is a lie. She also knows that Jii–chan with shot and killed in the heart at his business due to a dark secret. Worse of all, she thinks that I was burned to ashes in my own house that she probably watched burn down with her own eyes due to not trusting her enough. I truly did hurt and kill her soul due to my selfish choices of becoming Kaitou KID, but I hope she does find her happiness in the future without me.

So, my life is nothing more than being a phantom thief who steals during the full moon and disappears without a trace during the time between. Snake and his gang no longer think I am Kuroba Touichi or Kuroba Kaito since they died in accidents they created after all. They only try to kill me at a KID heist since they cannot find out who KID really is under this entire white suit. Sad, but true since KID is nothing more than a phantom and there will always be a person to take over form the next thief.

I smile a fake smile as the time approaches for my heist to begin under the full moon. I stand in the same room with the task force as I wonder what the task force has in store for me this time. So far, they have officers guarding my target, the Nightmare's Truth, with all my detectives watching over it carefully as the start time ticks closer. I see my target which is rumored to glow under the moonlight and show the holder their truth within the gem.

I step quietly as I get ready for the fun of messing with the task force and the detectives. Less than one minute to go, I get closer to my target as I am in my task force disguise so they think I am an extra person to guard the gem from the Kaitou KID. My poker face is in place as I hear Tantei–san count down the final seconds before the gem is mine for the taking.

When Tantei–san says zero, the lights go out, smoke appears and I am in my KID outfit with the gem in my hand. Tantei–san and Tantei–han get ready for an attack, but Tantei–kun seems to know something is up since he looks paranoid for the moment. I keep my eyes on him knowing that I have to finish this job fast as I dodge the other two and place them in a net that will hold them for a while.

I look toward where Tantei–kun was, but he is no longer there. Instead, the task force seems to have taken his place. I dodge the dog pile on the bandit move as I place them in crazy glue and bubble gum with chicken feathers and glitter all over them. I smirk knowing that they will not get out of there easily and place a few more traps just in case they do get free from the their cages too early.

I run up the steps knowing that something was up with Tantei–kun since he became full size once again. He became more of a watcher than a catcher since he took down the Black Organization a few mouths ago. For the moment, I just could not place my fingers on what it is that would alert Tantei-kun during my heist, but it cannot be good.

A few officers meet me here and there as I changed their clothes into fairies and angels as they hang from the ceilings like Christmas decorations. An early Christmas never hurt anyone. On the other hand, if you were me, if would hurt because they would want revenge for what I did to them, and that would equal more fun for me. What a nice present from the task force and detectives.

I reached the roof within minutes, but Tantei–kun is not there waiting for me like normal. This tells me something bad is going to happen since he does seem to bring trouble with him somehow. I look back at the door as it opens up to reveal some of the task force that got free from my traps. I smirk knowing that they will never know the truth about the phantom that plays with the police. Secrets are meant to be kept after all.

I turn away from them to view the gem under the moonlight, but fate seemed to have other plans for me. Right when I was about to hold the gem to the moonlight, a shot sounded and I was hit a little under my heart. I keep a tight grip on the gem as pain start to run through my body. The pain means I am alive, but it also means I have nothing left for them to steal from me. I fall from the roof as the task force tries to save me from the deadly fall, but they do not succeed.

I hear Nakamori–Keibu yell to find the sniper and to find me, but my hearing slowly begins to fade. My eyes start to become blurry as the blood spills from my chest wound. I cannot see much beside blurry images of colors and shapes. I blink as I try to stay awake, but it is no good. My strength is running away from me.

I land in something soft and hard which probably was in some dark alley with trash in it, but the pain shots through me once more as another shot hits my left leg and right arm. I probably broken some bones and gotten some bruises, but I could care less at the moment since I had to get out of here before Snake and his gang find me in this alley to finish the job.

I try to get up, but pain stops me completely. I cry out a bit, but try to stay as quiet as possible by biting my lower lip. Looks like it will be the end of the phantom if I stay here much longer. My eyes start to close, but before they do, I see a shadow running towards me from an opening of the alley that I fell to. I smile knowing that this will be this end of me if that is Snake coming to end it.

I fall unconscious as the shadow reaches me with a worried, fearful face.

A/N: Here is a new story. Hope everyone likes it!

~K. M.

Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan.