I, in no way own Detective Conan.
This fanfiction however, IS mine, so no stealing.
smacks self.. I accidently deleted the story... Yeah originally published on the 21st...


Prologue: Arrival

Conan hesitated as he reached forward to the vial with colourless liquid in front of him on the table, but couldn't help but see Ai trying to keep in her grinning. "Well, what do we have here? Another one of those temporary antidotes to the APTX? Which I happen to be testing again?"

They were in Shinichi's house. Ai smiled. "I improved it from the last time, so you should be able to stay in your old body for at least two and a half days. Tell me what it tastes like, bitter, sweet…" She turned as she was about to leave the building and said, "Besides, your birthday is coming up, so wouldn't you want to spend time with your girlfriend?" She got up with Conan watching, opened the door, and she left the house.

"By the way," She said loudly enough for Conan to hear. "It's been quite a while since the Black Organization seemed to have done something, They may be creating all kinds of new poisin and smuggling weapons for a hunt... A big hunt."And the sound of her footsteps proved her to be truly leaving.

Conan knew she was smiling when she said the birthday part, but her smile faded talking about the Black Organization, for he knew she was thinking of her sister.

Thinking back to what Haibara said, the boy looked at the calendar. April 27th, one week until his... Shinichi's birthday. He thought in the silence of the house. Damn… Should I take the 'antidote?' Ai didn't say that dying wasn't a possibility, but spending my time with Ran is the important thing, isn't it? I mean, I haven't spent time with her in my true form for so long, I lied to her so many times already… made up so many excuses... And the Black Organization, what about them? The FBI and police force wouldn't always be there… They'd kill me for sure if they saw me... and Ran… I can't… I can't… I…

"OIIII! KUDO!" A familiar voice broke out as Heiji entered the room and spotted him. "Ah there you ar-"

"IDIOT!" Conan shouted at him. "Don't go around shouting out my name everywhere!" He tackled Heiji, as the two boys fell forward and almost knocked down the table the temporary antidote was on. Conan got up first rubbed some dust off and pointed at the intruder. "III-DEE-OTT!" The boy yelled so loudly. "What are you thinking barging in here while shouting my name? And now you almost destroy the antidote!"

"Oww…" The West Detective mumbled while rubbing his chest where Conan attacked. "You're so violen-… Antidote? You mean that Haibara-kun made one? I just saw her walking back to Prof. Agasa's house. Antidote… That's great… but…"

"Yeah that's right, another momentary one... and I'm her guinea pig.. again…" Conan sighed. "And you know what? She probably on purposely chose this week because my birthday is coming up." Heiji looked at him. "On May 4th." Conan wondered if Heiji was thinking why he didn't tell him his birthday before. The kid looked at the high school detective. "How did you get inside? Why WERE you being so loud anyway? Don't you know how dangerous it is?"

"And how dangerous you are," he murmured, but replied. "Don't worry, don't worry. The windows and doors were closed. It was Haibara-kun that let me in, and besides, it's not like Ran-san is around here or anything."

Conan stared hopelessly at him. "Just don't do it again… What if… what if it were you and Kazuha-san instead of me and Ran?"

"…"

They were silent for a few minutes, and Conan knew that Heiji was taking it quite seriously.

Finally, Heiji looked up and put his arms behind his head and sat. "Well what are you going to do Kudo? Take it or not? The last time Ran-san saw you as your real self was the school play, if I'm not mistaken…"

The boy shrugged. "Since Haibara stated it should last 60 hours, I guess I'll drink half of it and spend 30 hours with her on my birthday, and use the rest when it's hers…" He sighed. "That should be enough time… thirty hours…" Trying to hide his inside face from Heiji, he said, "We could start at 9 in the morning or something,on my birthday, until 12 at night I guess, then I'll sleep as Co-" He paused, knowing what would happen if Ran woke up in the middle of the night. "… me, wake at 9 again, and spend the next 6 hours with Ran, and with the last hour… prepare… to… leave…"

Heiji listend to him talking. If this ever happens to me and Kazuha, I couldn't be as strong or daring as you Kudo… I would never be able to keep in lies for so long…

"But for now, I just need to continue on, and of course, make a phone call to her…" Heiji looked at the boys' face, the smile was so fake, anyone could see through it with all the sadness showing from his eyes, yet the kid went on, saying how Ran would try smacking him so many times and yell, and try to hide her tears when meeting in person and ask why they rarely see eachother anymore.

For a few more minutes, they were silent. Then, Conan stood up and said, "Well, I mght as well talk out what's going to happen on that day... Make the phone call now, have Ran prepare.." And he thought, I can't stand it, how much longer must I live in this tiny body? There's nothing I can do as Conan when I see Ran cry...

Just then the doorbell rang.

"Quiet," Conan told Heiji as he went up to the door. "No one I know would ring the doorbell when they know I'm not here." He stared at Heiji. Ignoring the face, Heiji followed behind him, and was given Conan's tranquilizer gun in case it was something to worry about. Conan had his hand near his feet, forgetting that he was wearing slippers, as he slowly opened the door to just be able to see outside, in case someone was watching.

No one was there. Nothing was there, nothing but an envelope.

For Kudo Shinichi,

-Vermouth

The two boys looked at eachother in surprise, then only one of them smiled. The other shook his head in disagreement, knowing what the first was going to do without even reading what was inside it.

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Authers' Comments:

I don't think Heiji and Ai have made contact with eachother before.. And I don't think Shinichi told his birthday to Heiji or Ai either... so yeah I'm just pretending that it did happen.. in my fic Heiji and Haibara only met a few times and rarely talked excpet for the hello and byes and they only know about eachother thanks to Conan.I do think Conan would have made a little bigger deal with Heiji shouting out Kudo... I belive everyone cept the you know whos addresses Ran and Kazuha as -san and Haibara Ai is -kun for mostly everyone too... I'm too lazy to check XD

Comments? Critisism? First fic ever, don't expect really long chapters Lol

Expect next chapter sometime in the next few weeks! It'll hopefully be alot longer, but it will be long