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Warning: contains shounen-ai. Don't flame, please. Or else I'll die and haunt you to the ends of hell~

An Unexpected Predicament

by Kudocchi

-Chapter 1-

The Failed Successful Antidote

"It… It worked!"

Haibara developed a new antidote. Yes, not just a prototype antidote but the real one and tried it for herself. It worked. They got the information about the drug in the laboratory of the Black Organization's now-destroyed laboratory.

They had succeeded in taking out the crows with the help of their friends, the Japanese Police, FBI, CIA and unexpectedly, from Vermouth and Kaitou Kid.

Kudo Shinichi… no, Edogawa Conan was now going to try the antidote for the poison that changed his entire life and now, he's going to go back to the life he's lost. It may… It WILL not be the same as before. He knows that. After all, he himself had changed. He can't deny the fact that he's no longer the easy-going and arrogant Great Eastern High School Detective Kudo Shinichi and he can't go back to being the previous him. But still, even though he can't regain his "perfect" life, he still wants to be his real identity, not just an identity made for the sake of hiding.

Conan put the pill closer to his lips then swallowed. It was tasteless, yet for him, it was the sweetest thing. He clenched his heart as the bone-crunching pain came.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

His scream echoed through the halls of the Kudo Household and the occupants of the house, his parents, Haibara and Professor Agasa, Hattori Heiji and… Kaitou Kid winced at the pain-filled scream. Haibara remembered the pain she had to go through. It was the most painful thing that she's ever experienced. That's saying a lot.

It was different from the previous antidotes. It was definitely more painful but it was more… bearable, somehow. Maybe it was because of the fact that he knew it was the last time he'll have to go to this kind of pain.

The pain stopped halfway through the transformation. And then, the raven-haired boy fell into the welcoming darkness and succumbed to embracing sleep.

Haibara wondered about the silence that filled the whole house. It was not even a minute! Her own transformation took almost five minutes and why did Kudo-kun's screams stopped? The pain's so unbearable that she knows that ANY person can't withstand it without screaming. She urged the others to check on their beloved detective.

They rushed to the said boy's room and found a naked raven-haired boy covered with white sheets. Not the High School detective, mind you.

Shinichi was about the size of a middle-schooler and… was it their imagination or did Shinichi's hair grew longer and did his skin seemed fairer somehow?

The boy's parents and friends were on the verge of crying, laughing, blushing and standing still. And one teenage scientist's brain was currently swirling with presently unanswered questions concerning her mysteriously grown-halfway partner.

Shinichi woke up with an elated feeling in his chest. Finally, he was back!

The black-haired detective stood up and went to the bathroom after stretching his tired and slightly painful muscles. He vaguely noted that his clothes seemed larger than usual and his hair was longer than his usual clean cut. Maybe it wasn't his? After all, he can't remember his clothes when he was Shinichi. It was usually his school uniform or tuxedo that he often wore.

He went in the bathroom, turned on the hot water, and fetched a towel. He stopped at the mirror before dipping in the bath. He saw his reflected and almost fainted.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?" He screeched. Damn, his voice almost sounded like a girl's! it was not like this when he was in middle school! Was I also the effect of Apotoxin and the antidote?

The occupants of the mansion flinched at the scream. They all rushed towards the source of the cry who is undoubtedly their own favorite detective.

Hattori was the first one to arrive at the bathroom and was met by a half-naked Shinichi's teary face. His eyes trailed lower and were met by the lithe little body of his best friend. He quickly looked away, before the blood could rush to his face and flow down his nose.

'C-cute…'

"H-Hattori… why am I the size of a middle-schooler? And why did my hair grew this long? It even went past my shoulders! My eyes also got bigger! And look," Shinichi shook Hattori's shoulder and made him look at his nether regions— his crotch and legs! "I don't even have a single hair! Even in my armpits!" Shinichi cried.

That was the last straw for Hattori and the bathroom floor was stained by blood, courtesy of the tan teen.

"K-Kudo… You didn't have to show me that, do you?" Hattori rebuked, blushing red while wiping and holding in another nosebleed. 'Was Kudo doing this on purpose? No… he's too innocent and confused to be teasing me…'

The half-naked teen blushed and covered his privates with the towel again. He wasn't supposed to do that! He banged his head to his mind's imaginary wall, 'Itte…'

"G-Gomen… Hattori." He bowed, hiding his red face. "D-demo… why am I the size of a 14-year-old? I know that I'm not this short when I was 17! Why did Haibara's antidote—"

His parents, Haibara, and Hakase (Kaitou Kid left the night before, albeit reluctantly) chose that moment to dash towards the bathroom that Shinichi and Heiji were in.

"—work?"

"Kudo-kun," Haibara started. Shinichi faced her, with confusion and depression etched on his face, urging her to continue, "I think it's because of the prototypes that you've consumed. Your body somehow developed immunity to the antidote… thus, it was only able to turn you into a fourteen year-old… it's only a theory, though." Seeing Shinichi's lean shoulders slump, she added, "At least you didn't shrink… Although I doubt that you still could, considering your less-than-average primary school height when you were Conan."

"Arigatou, Haibara." Shinchi smiled, Haibara was trying to cheer him up in her own way. 'Although… she could've have skipped on the height! I have a complex on that…'

Hattori, Yuusaku, Yukiko, Hakase and Haibara all looked away at his smile and thought almost simultaneously, 'Dangerous… the antidote did not only turn him into a middle schooler, but also gave him tremendous amount of pheromones!'

The confused High-School-turned-Primary-School-turned-Middle-School detective titled his head cutely with his eyebrows scrunched up and an adorable pout on his lips that made the five to look away again. 'D-damn pheromones…'

"So… how am I supposed to attend school like this?"

Tsudzuku desu~

A/N: Yeah, yeah. It's my second story... well, it will be my first now cause I'm going to delete my first real story~ hehe. If anyone of you read it, I'm sorry but I can seem to find any ideas on how to write it or continue it~~ I'll dedicate this to Tomyo Torou who boosted my confidence by entrusting me in beta-reading one of her fics~ Sankyuu na! Read "A Blissful Life" if you have the time! Arigatou~

Preview? do you really need one? Tch.

Preview:

"Oi, Hattori. You don't have to send me off."

"What? You're gonna be late, 'ya know?" Hattori tapped Shinichi's shoulder and gave him a pleading expression, "And I'm gonna go back 'o Osaka aft'r this."

"Che…" the shorter boy glared at the taller then sighed in defeat, "Fine. You win. Now, let's go before I'm late on my first day."

Hattori obeyed the seemingly younger cute teen. He started his motorbike, "Hop in, Kudo." And Shinichi did so.

The Osakan went on full speed and the other teen can't help but tighten his grip on Hattori's waist. "Slow down, Hattori. I'd rather be late than dead."

Hattori did slow down but not much, though. After all, he kind of liked how Shinichi's hug would tighten whenever they did a turn. And no, he's not in love with his best friend, dammit!

Look forward to the next Chapter! (review if you have time~)