AN: First of all I want to make it clear that even though the main characters in this story are Mouri Ran and Kuroba Kaito, they are NOT going to end up together!!!!!

Ran will be with Shinichi and Kaito will be with Aoko later on. I am sorry the first chapter is so short but it seemed like the perfect place to end it there so I hope you still like it. I swear I am actually going to finish this story... if you have noticed I have a bad habit of not finishing things... but even if it kills me I am going to finish this one!!

Much thanks to xxBakaakki for beta reading and making it much better than it was ^^;

"Mouri-san? Could you stay after class for a few minutes please?" A dark haired teacher asked one of her students that was just about to walk out of the classroom.

After telling her blonde haired friend to go on to lunch with out her, the dark haired girl turned around and walked up to the teachers desk.

"Is there something wrong Sensei?"

"Oh no, nothing's wrong, Mouri-san. Well, not entirely anyway. Yesterday I gave out a writing assignment and I wanted to tell you the details of it since you were absent yesterday. Oout solving cases with your father again, ne?"

"The day that I actually solve a case will be the day pigs fly and Sonoko gets a perfect score on the mock exam, but yes I was out with my father yesterday. Sonoko was saying something about it being an essay?"

"Now now, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself I am sure that if you tried hard enough you could solve a case just like Kudou-san. I had all the students pick a slip of paper out of a box that had various things written on it and that is what they are writing their essays on. It seems that there is only one left though and it might be a bit hard to write about, but I'm possitive you can do it, Mouri-san."

The teacher held out a piece of paper with one word written on it. Ran took the piece of paper, looked at it for a few seconds, and grinned widely.

"Don't worry Sensei I know just the person to help me."

"Very good then, also I'm giving extra points for visual demonstrations to go along with the essay so dont forget! The due date is in exactly one month from today. This counts as most of your grade for this semester, so put a lot of thought into it."

"Don't worry Sensei. I'll do my best." Ran said as she walked towards the door, pocketing her slip of paper.

The piece of paper had only one word on it: MAGICIAN

The three residents of the Mouri household were sitting around the table eating dinner that night when Ran brought up the fact that she wouldn't be home in time for dinner the following night.

"What do you mean no dinner? What am I going to eat? Do you want me to starve to death? Wait a minute, where are you going anyway? You aren't sneaking out to meet with that detective brat are you?"

"Mou, Otou-san there is a cafe right below us, It's not like you are going to starve if I don't cook dinner for one night. Even though its none of your business, I am not going to see Shinichi. I have a essay I need to get started on and to do that I have to go pay a visit to some one and since it's a half day tomorrow its the perfect day to go. Oh and Conan-kun? Try not to get into to much trouble while I'm gone."

"I won't, Ran-neechan. I'm going to spend the day over at Agasa Hakase's anyway."

The next day, after school had let out early, one Ran Mouri sat eagerly on the train wearing a slightly evil grin and thinking of the surprise a certain someone was going to get when they came home from school and found her waiting for them. The other people aboard the train were trying very hard to stay clear of the the manically grinning teenager who was clearly plotting something devious. They were starting to feel sorry for the person whom she was thinking about, while praying that it wouldn't have anything to do with them.

Many miles away in a school that did not let out early, one teenage boy suddenly sneezed and confetti went flying everywhere.

"Kaitoooooooooo!"

I know my writing style isn't the best but I am trying to improve so suggestions are really helpful. If you think something is strange in the story or you don't understand something please let me know so i can fix or explain it ok?

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