Disclaimer: Same again. Meitantei Conan, Kaito KID, not mine so don't sue me plz.



Once Upon A Time

by Aqua Bluewater



Once upon a time, there was a peaceful kingdom ruled by a great king and a kind queen. People of the kingdom were happy and wealthy, and they praised their rulers. But the king and the queen had a problem... They had no child.

The queen prayed to their merciful ancestor Aoyama, who watched over the kingdom, for a child. Ancestor Aoyama listened to her prayer, and a baby princess was born. They were so happy, they decided to throw a party for their new princess.

"We are going to have the biggest party ever, for our new princess Shinichi!!" The king exclaimed. "Invite all the people in the kingdom and all the fairies too!!"

Soon the celebration began, and all the people and fairies enjoyed the huge party. The king and the queen from the neighboring kingdom came to congratulate them. They brought Prince Ran with them, and they asked if it would be okay to marry Princess Shinichi and Prince Ran later. They agreed happily, and the celebration continued.

But there was a wicked witch who didn't like the celebration. Because she was wicked, she wasn't invited to the party. "Let us see who has the last laugh!!" Wicked Witch Aoko gritted her teeth.

"Uhm, Mistress Aoko, do we have to do this?" asked Kuroba Kaito, her assistant. "I mean, I can steal jewels from them easily... oops, I mean WE can steal them easily. But I don't see why we have to..."

"SHUT UP or I'll give you fish for dinner!"

Meanwhile, at the castle, three fairies were about to bless the Princess. "I'll give you the beauty that will attract a hundred thousand men," said the first fairy. "I'll give you the I.Q. that can solve any mystery in the world," said the second fairy. "I'll..." The third fairy had barely started her blessing when Wicked Witch Aoko appeared in the banquet hall out of nowhere and surprised all the guests. Then in her shrieking voice she screamed, "Your Princess Shinichi will eat an apple on her 17th birthday and die!!"

After she disappeared, the queen felt so sad and wept. Then, the third fairy Sonoko told them that she hadn't blessed Princess Shinichi yet. "I'm like, you know, didn't bless her, right? So, I mean, I can, like, make her to be, like, alive! When she becomes 17, like, you know? Then she'll just, like, just shrink when she eats an apple and, you know, like, when her real love comes and kiss her? Then she'll sooo be tall again, you know, so romantic!"

So the king and queen got a little bit relieved, but just to be safe, they chopped up all the apple trees in the kingdom.



Seventeen years had passed.

"The criminal is... YOU!" Princess Shinichi was busy solving another murder mystery in the kingdom. "Your trick is so simple! I've already solved it, I'm the Sherlock Holmes of..."

SMACK! Stars started to dance around Princess Shinichi's head. It was Prince Ran who smacked her head. "Shinichi! You are too arrogant, you know that?"

"But Prince Ran~ (starry eyed) I am a beautiful, smart detective, and moreover, I am famous! Unlike your father..."

"Stop insulting my father!! Anyway, what are you doing here? Tomorrow is your 17th birthday, and you know it is really important!!"

"Oh yeah... I don't believe in that myth anyway. Me getting shrunk on my 17th birthday after eating an apple? You've got to be kidding me..."



********************



Aoyama-san : "...You want ME to publish THIS? What is it, a mixup version of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty?"

Aqua-chan : "But Aoyama-sama~ this is the best story I have ever written! Please? Please? PLEEEASE?"

Shinichi : "I dunno, Aqua-chan... I'm not a girl, and I won't do any cross dressing. Although I have to admit I like the idea of Ran as my... uhm..."

Ran : SMACK! "Shinichi, you are a pervert!!"

Shinichi : "Ra... Ran... T.T"



To Be Continued...