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Deciding to return wasn’t easy. It had been something that he had thought about for quite a while. He knew that people were going to be angry, which was why Kaito’s reaction didn’t came as a shock to him. It was something he had expected.

Of course he had expected it. He had faked his death! Everyone would get angry if someone faked their death and then suddenly reappeared like that.

Toichi wasn’t hoping for his son to forgive him. All he wanted was to let him know why he dissapeared. He definitely had reasons for it. Reasons that were important enough to make everyone believe that he was dead for as long as necessary– no matter the consequences.

It wasn’t as if he had much of a choice back then. Toichi had feared that if he wouldn’t dissapear, the organization would search for his relatives and eventually find out about Kaito. He didn’t want to– no, he couldn’t let that happen. Who knew what they would do to him?

“I had to disappear in some sort of way. I have reasons for it– I can tell you if you’re willing to hear them.”

…

Kaito hesitated a moment before he let out a breath and closed his eyes, crossing his arms over his chest. The anger slowly burning in him wasn’t likely to die soon, but a part of him did still want to believe his father’s reasons for not showing his face all this time would be good ones…

…But really… what was the point in becoming Kid if his father never died to begin with? The whole reason he’d become a thief, done so much, invited all this trouble when he largely worked alone, kept most people away because of it… had been to find out how Toichi had died and then for revenge… If the other never died in the first place…

…Then what have I… everything I’ve been doing up until now has been pointless…

Another few moments of silence passed, then the magician raised his head again, a weariness that a normal teenager really shouldn’t be able to show yet settling over him.

“I guess I’m willing…“ A tiny half-smile twitched at the corner of his mouth, though it wasn’t the best attempt of lightening the mood, “But it better be good, oyaji.”

…

Don’t mind the eavesdropping white shadow leaning on the wall around the corner. He’s just making sure everything’s okay.