In the shopping place of Ekoda, Nakamori Aoko the childhood friend of Kuroba Kaito with her boyfriend, Hakuba Suguru the British High School Detective were walking together. Supposedly there should be school but thanks to the certain person named Kuroba Kaito it was cancelled and had everyone gone home. Well only few people knew it was actually him, since no one would ever make such drastic prank like him.

"That Bakaito, I'll make sure to give him a hell for doing that." Aoko mumble, complete irritated to her childhood friend. For Hakuba he wasn't even surprise to why he had done that, the only questioned him was why no one noticed it was actually his doing? Is it because he's not there when it happened? Supposedly.

"Come on Aoko, calm down. How about we head somewhere place to calm ourselves. Come on my treat." Hakuba offered, making his girlfriend blush, "Y-you don't need to do much but... sure."

Hakuba took her hand gently before leading the way that made Aoko forgot her temper for the time being.

Elsewhere, Kaito and Shin began walking around to check the stores that took their interest. They tried clothes, listen to new music or even check the materials that the magician could use for his tricks. Well if anything interests them they would buy them, mostly Kaito for his magic.

Shin found it enjoyable, being normal as they enjoy themselves outside like no one was actually there to target them. It's kind of refreshing. It's almost perfect, but only if he could put down his hat and roam freely but he can't. Because currently, they will accuse him as the serial killer who took his identity, because of him that he can't become who he actually is and find more about his past.

"Shin-chan? Shin-chan!" He almost jumped before turning to his boyfriend who's worried for him. "What's wrong Shin-chan? Should we get out here? Aren't you having fun?"

"H-huh? No, no I'm fine Kaito... sorry I just overthink things." Shin said as he looked away, ashamed that he let himself fall to despair again. Knowing what he means, Kaito gave comfort to his beloved boyfriend before asking him. "How about we head somewhere to rest Shin-chan."

Shin nodded, it seems he need to rest for a while. Both went to the empty bench and sat there with their shopping bags. Kaito went out for a moment to buy drinks while Shin took a deep breath as he pulled down his hood down to hide his face even though he's wearing his baseball hat when something cold touch his cheek. It was a cold bottle of water and it was Kaito who's holding it.

"Drink?" He offered. Shin smiled and took it, "Thanks Kaito."

Kaito sat beside Shin as he opened the bottle and start drinking water. Finally cooling himself, he leaned to his boyfriend's shoulder. Kaito decide to have silence between them as he pulled Shin beside him and stroke his head. Shin loved the affection he's giving, he's really glad to have him by his side, if not he doesn't even know how can he fight against the reality he's facing.

There are few people who were staring at the male couples, Shin never felt it because he's focusing more of Kaito's feelings and hand than his surroundings while Kaito ignored them but time to time give deadly glare to those people who will speak something bad about them that could make them run. His Shin-chan, no matter how much he tried to keep himself strong will always be fragile as a lost child, he never cries no matter how much pain he's holding until a month ago, Kaito successfully crack it and for the first time, he cried to his loudest.

"Shin-chan"

"Hmm?"

"Your too cute for your own good." Kaito whispered which made Shin blush madly that he covered his face in both hands and mumbled, "I hate you."

It only made Kaito laugh, glad that he actually cheered his boyfriend.

Ekoda train station, a group of teens from Beika just arrive to Ekoda, the group were consisted of three teen girls and one teen male. A short haired girl, a ponytail haired girl and a long haired girl, the only teen male with them had a tan skin and seems grumpy.

"Finally we arrive to Ekoda." The short haired girl said as she stretched her arms high, looks excited to explore Ekoda. The girl in ponytail agreed, "Ya're right, I wonder what kind of shop we could visit."

"About that, I found a great shop here, want to head there and try?" The short haired girl asked, making the rest of the two girls excited to try that said shop. The long teen girl spoke, "Then let's go and try it."

The girls began their own chattering while the teen male could only huff and looked away, "I knew I shouldn't have agreed to this." He mumbled to himself as he watched the girls having fun on their own. Having no choice, he followed them.

In Ekoda's shopping street, the male couples were having fun time looking around when Kaito found something interesting.

"Shin-chan do you want to try this place?" Kaito asked as he point the place. Shin looked on the shop he's pointing to see it was an Italian Café, he didn't know there's one around here. "Italy huh... I kind of miss Sicily." Shin mumble, which Kaito heard that made him grin.

Sicily was where Shin stayed for his five years with Reborn and his family. Now that he thinks about it, he's kind of curious about them.

"Then let's go." Kaito offered which he nodded as they decide to enter the café.

The decoration wasn't fancy, it's just natural with few paintings as decoration and flowers on the sides. Shin and Kaito immediately felt the relaxing atmosphere from the scent of Bergamot. Kaito praised himself for coming here with Shin-chan, since Bergamot is good for the people feeling depress and anxiety, this could totally make Shin-chan relax.

Both male couple looked on the menus before giving their orders. Three slice of chocolate cake and chocolate drink for Kaito and one slice mocha cake and black coffee for Shin. Both took their sit in the corner window where they could see walking on the street. The customers here were few only, not too noisy.

"Shin-chan can you tell me about your life in Sicily? I'm curious." Kaito said and Shin smiled and began his story about the people he had met.

Knowing Reborn aka Oniisan for Kaito, surely the people Shin had interacted were not ordinary too and it prove Kaito right. Just the time their orders were put to their table, Shin got to the point where he had first got involved in the dark world without knowing. His first witness of war and not too many were aware of it, the ones who took care of him just save him in time and witnessed something that's being hid from him for so long. Their involvement but not part in the said war, they are small group of independent assassins and the one who saved him five years ago was the leader of that assassin group.

Kaito was awe, can't believe the facts he's been hearing from him. He really had gone through so much, still seeing how happy Shin told his story no matter how harsh it was, the magician can't help but be glad with it.

Their talk continued until they heard new customers came in and quite bit noisy that made Shin stop to turned around to look glance the new comers. Three girls that were so awe at staring at the cakes and a male from behind.

Kaito recognized two of them who were part of Shin-chan's life so he leaned to his ears and whispered, "The short hair there is Suzuki Sonoko and the long hair girl is Mouri Ran your childhood friend. Do you remember any of them?"

Getting the information, Shin stared the two Kaito had pinpointed out. The girl name Sonoko looks rich as she offered them to buy anything and she'll pay while the ponytail girl refused and insist to pay and so was the other girl that Kaito had pinpointed her name was Mouri Ran, his childhood friend. Even knowing that, he didn't feel anything, no recognition or any spark, nothing at all. It made him sad and looked away, knowing his feeling, Kaito began comforting him.

It really pains Shin to have ALMOST permanent amnesia, it means he had low chances of remembering his past. Surely it had painful memories due to his past being experimented even though he doesn't remember it but even knowing that he still wanted to have his memories back. He need to at least know who he really was so he could stop this suffering, the suffering of not knowing who he really is.

Kaito understood his pain, not only him but Reborn too. That's why they are doing whatever it takes to help him, bring down that organization who took everything from him and help him regain what he had lost.

Finally recovering, Shin smiled to him. "Thanks Kaito... for comforting me."

"Everything for you Shin-chan." Kaito said before kissing his cheek, making the shyness take over as he began to blush. Well it made Kaito happy as he returned back to his sit and began eating the cake while Shin did the same.

Unknown to both, the group were actually watching them as they settled to their sits. They can't help but see Kaito look exactly like Shinichi but little different. Heiji almost thought him as the run-away-serial-killer but for him to comfort his companion who seems very sad and pain, he can't help but double check it. They saw the looked alike do some small magic to make his companion happy even more which effectively happened. He's convince, his looks almost exactly like him but he's not the serial killer.

"If Shinichi never become exactly who he is, maybe he's with us... like them." Ran said in sad tone, remembering her childhood friend who had disappeared. Her female companion give comfort, "I know it hurts Ran but surely he will come back for a better, someday."

Ran wasn't sure but gave her smile, "Thank you Kazuha-chan." The female Osakan wasn't sure but nodded.

"Well instead of talking about drama, how about we see this place called-" And the new topic began as Sonoko kept talking to put the bad memories away.

Heiji was thankful to her before he turned to them again. He became curious on his companion who's wearing baseball hat inside the café, well not that he could blame him for he is same but still. For some reason he had met him before at the same time didn't, he doesn't really understand the feeling but it bothers him... but when? When did they meet if ever they actually did?

Giving up, he sighs before turning to his surroundings to see who were with them. On the left corner was a man wearing round eyeglasses, hat and black coat, his order was black coffee and seems busy to his tablet PC. Next table were both man and woman in casual attires, they ordered one sliced chocolate cake each, the girl had an orange drink while the man had coffee. Next table was a seductive woman due to her way of clothing were too sexy and fitting for her, she's drinking her mocha drink in peace with a phone in hand, must be communicating to someone. Next to them was man in casual with leather style jacket, eating sandwich with water in silence.

"This place sure is peaceful." Heiji mumble to himself before seeing the waitress coming to put their orders to their table.

They all ordered different kind of sliced cakes and drinks. The girls happily dig in and very delight to their world. Heiji on the other hand didn't mind much, he just noticed the amount of sweet wasn't much which please him.

His attention turned back to the two who were now trying each other's orders and really they are too sweet, the one who he can point as a magician give sweet words that made the other blush and say something that will make him laugh. For some reason he can't help to think they are lovers... are they?

Suddenly the light inside the café blacked out. Well the café is dark now. Heiji could hear the staffs telling to get to the power on again but its little hard to see since the place is dark, except the place the two male couples were in due to small opening from the sun. Kaito out of instinct to protect Shin immediately stood up and went beside him while Shin kept himself cautious at the same time fear. The girls took out their phone to use it for light to give little assurance to themselves.

Thankfully the lights went on which relief the costumers, especially Shin and Kaito who were aware of the existence of the mafia but something made everyone shocked. One of their costumer, the seductive woman was bleeding in blood to her chest, eyes wide open must be from shock and mouth open, that woman was dead.

The teen girls from instinct shouted, "KYAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Heiji can't believe it, to think there would be murder just in front of him, it made him mad. The Osakan Detective approached the victim and check her pulse. He shook his head, telling she's gone before giving his childhood friend a command.

"Kazuha call a police, hurry!" The osakan girl immediately complied.

Heiji narrowed his eyes on the cause of death, surely she's been stab but the weapon, surely it's not knife but what?

Soon the police arrived to investigate the scene. The officers were Takagi-keiji and Sato-keiji. They now gathered the people who were present on the scene.

"Tamiya Chihiro, thirty-six years old, previous casino dealer and status single." Takagi-keiji read the profile of the victim before turning to the people who were present. "Umm I know it's kind of rude but please tell us why you come here or does any of you have any connection to her?"

The casual male spoke whose name was Takigawa Masaru, twenty-nine years old, occupation fast food chef. "Well I'm here to meet up with her because there will be a coming reunion for us high school students. Since both of us are closed we're talking about what to bring for that day."

The girl next to her spoke, "That's right and we don't know her." She's Chiba Mizuno, twenty-eight years old, occupation bank attendant.

The other casual man with leather style jacket whose name was Iwasa Hiro, twenty-five years old spoke. "I'm just here to relax from my long college degree and I have no connection with her."

The last one was the one wearing glasses, hat and coat spoke. "I'm staying here to gather information from a certain client, since he asked me to do it."

"Information?" Satou-keiji questioned. He answered, "Yes, see for yourself."

He showed them his tablet PC to see it's all about theories of human body, really had a lots of it.

"Someone asked you for that? What for?" Takagi-keiji asked. The man could only shrug, "Well I too am curious but in the end he never told me."

Heiji narrowed his eyes on the man, suspicious to him. 'Something is about him.' He then remembered something, "So who are you?"

"Ah, I'm the only one who haven't introduced aren't I." The man cleared his throat before speaking, "Kawahira Achile both Japanese and Italian, forty-two years old and occupation business man. I'm really here to do sightseeing when he contacted me and told me to do research. Since I have nothing to do so why not."

For someone who looks adult, he was actually soft.

Satou-keiji turned to the witnesses: Sonoko, Ran, Kazuha and two teens who never left to their table.

"Sorry to ask but can you please state your identity." Satou asked the two teen as she approached them.

Kaito grin before standing up and out of nowhere a white rose was introduced to her which made her blush. "I'm Kuroba Kaito the magician extraordinaire. Please to meet you beautiful lady."

Satou-keiji wasn't sure how to react but took his rose, "Tha-thank you." Takagi-keiji mentally felt jealous with irritation to the teen magician.

Satou turned to his companion who seems to be shy as not looking at her but spoke, "S-Shin... please to meet you."

"Shin..." Satou-keiji echoed, expecting to have his full name stated but Kaito gave a small comfort to him before speaking to his stead, "Sorry for that officer but I hope you let it be. He's suffering amnesia so even he doesn't know his full name."

Well that revolution shocked them as all attention turned to him who began to shrink from the sudden attention. Kaito went in front to have their eyes off him and glared the unwanted audience.

"You're making him uncomfortable so eyes off." Kaito said in glare and anger tone that again surprised everyone. For someone who seems to be innocent could actually become protective and scary person.

"S-sorry for that." Satou-keiji said before turning to Kuroba to asked more questions, "So why both of you are here?"

"Because we're on the date." Kaito simply answered, much to the men's surprise, well mostly Heiji who actually got it right but still can't believe it.

"I-I see..." Looks like this is the first time Satou-keiji could witness both male dating, even though she's smart, capable police woman she still had innocence. "Since both of you are the ones nearest in the exit, did anyone come to make a run or noticed anything?"

Kaito shift his eyes to Shin who shook his head before turning to the officer, "No we didn't feel anyone went to the exit or anything. There's sun ray in our place so if someone indeed come we would have seen it."

"I see, thanks for cooperation." Satou-keiji walked back where the suspects were gathered.

Kaito turned to Shin and kneel down, "You alright Shin-chan?" He asked softly. Shin nod as answer, "Thanks for the cover Kaito."

Kaito smiled, "No problem Shin-chan, still what a date we have." It made Shin chuckle softly, "I know what you mean."

The teen girls were watching the two, it seems Kaito was cheering up Shin which it actually works.

"I doubt it at first but I think those two are perfect for each other." Sonoko whispered on the two which they actually nod as they agreed.

Later on the cause of death was discussed.

"According to our investigation, the cause of death was stab by a weapon somewhere five millimeters in diameter with a length of 12 inches." The police officer reported before heading away. The body was already taken and only trace of blood and line of the body's position remained. They already check the customer's belongings and found nothing to be used for murder weapon, none even fit on the description. They already check all the places inside the café and found nothing missing to be used for murder. Done checking the food and found no poison in it.

Heiji as a detective investigate the place thoroughly, unknown to him, Shin was observing the whole scene in keen eyes. Kaito could only smile as Shin uncover the truth.

It seems he finally solve the case, he turned to Kaito in concern.

"Did you found the culprit?" Kaito asked in whisper. Shin nodded, telling he did and whispered. "Catching the culprit will be a problem Kaito."

"Eh? Why?"

"The culprit... it's a killer for hire."

Now that widen his eyes, killer for hire? For... for real?

I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn and Detective Conan