Wow, what happened? When I decided to upload this story, I expected a few people to get interested. I managed to keep myself from checking the stats for like, half an hour after I uploaded this, and when I was coming to check them after that half an hour, I told myself not to, because not many people have read it yet, and there's no reviews yet, wait until tomorrow morning and then there might be more (because usually all the reviews, favorites and follows come when it's night here), and then I actually saw the stats, and I was like "What." Half an hour, and there were 3 or 4 reviews, which... I'm pretty new to this site, and that hasn't happened yet. So, thank you for all the reviews, favorites and follows!

Now I'm just scared that this story might not be up to your expectations...

Anyways, this chapter happens before the last one. Like I said before, this is not told chronologically, so I will just tell before each chapter as to when it takes place.

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Detective Conan. I wouldn't be here if I did.

Chapter 2: Miracles don't happen

Kaito sighed as he looked at the moon through the jewel he had just stolen as Kaitou KID. He was still clad in the outfit, since he was still on top of the heist location and the police were after him, but he couldn't help but allow his guard to go down for a moment.

"This isn't the right one, either", he stated, to no one in particular. There was only the moon to tell it to.

Well, if there hadn't been another person on the rooftop, of course.

"Still not, huh?"

Kaito stiffened up before sighing and relaxing, giving the shrunken detective a small glare. "Why can you sneak around so quietly anyways?"

"Part of my job", Conan smirked to him as he walked closer, taking a look at the jewel Kaito was holding up. It was a beautiful shade of blue, a sapphire.

"Well?" Kaito asked, placing the jewel into his pocket. "What do you need?"

"What do you mean?" Conan blinked. "Am I not allowed to come and say hi? To see how my partner-in-crime is doing with said crime?"

"It's not that", Kaito chuckled. "But usually when you come around so sneakily and in that outfit, you have something you need."

Conan blinked and glanced down at what he was wearing. He then snorted. Of course. Donning a black suit and a red undershirt was a giveaway. He needed Kaito's help and the boy was always willing to give a hand to him. The only person he could really trust.

"Okay, so I might need help with something", Conan sighed.

"Go on with it", Kaito said, glancing at the door leading up to the rooftop. "We don't have an unlimited amount of time here."

"I gave the task force a good amount of sleeping gas, if you're wondering", Conan said. "They'll be out for quite a while."

Kaito blinked and stared at the boy for a moment. He then let out a voice that was something between a sigh and a chuckle. "Trust in Shin-chan to have my back at a time like this."

"Kai, you're my partner-in-crime", Conan looked at him with those eyes that told Kaito he was stupid. He didn't like those eyes when someone else looked at him like that, but when it was Conan – Shinichi – he couldn't really bring himself to mind about it. "Of course I'll have your back at all times."

"That's good to know", Kaito smiled and tilted his top hat a bit, just enough to hide his expression from someone his height, but still allowing Conan to see his relieved expression.

To be honest, he had, ever since middle school, been worried about his and Shinichi's relationship. They were close, sure, but ever since that day, they had begun to drift apart. It hadn't been so clear until recently, when Shinichi got turned into a small kid. It was only then that Kaito realized how far apart they had drifted after that day. Before it, they had been as close as they could be, living in different parts of Tokyo and all.

It wasn't until recently that Kaito and Shinichi began to bond again, mostly in the form of KID heists and the small talks on the rooftops. Of course, there was a few times that Kaito had sneaked to the Mouri Agency and the duo had conversed through the night, making sure not to wake the other two occupants in the house. Sometimes they had met up in public, like in a park, as if it was accidental, although everything had been planned beforehand by either Conan or Kaito. Usually they both planned the meeting, but sometimes it was only the other party and the other would only find out by the time they met at the location.

Conan smiled as he saw the relieved expression on Kaito's face. He had always felt like he needed to be the one to protect Kaito from everything, seeing as he was the older one of them, even if it was just by a month. Still, Kaito was definitely the more insecure one of them.

"So, what sort of help do you need?" Kaito asked.

Conan took out a disk. Kaito raised an eyebrow. Seeing this, Conan explained. "I've been talking to people since I got turned to Conan. Took a bit too long for my liking to get the data for APTX 4869."

"Seriously?" Kaito blinked, looking at the disk in interest. "So... You want me to look at the data?"

"No", Conan said straightly. "As good as you are with chemicals and others, I would like to let a professional deal with this. It's my life in the line, after all."

"Then... Who?" Kaito started thinking.

"Haibara Ai", Conan smirked. "Real name Miyano Shiho, code name Sherry."

"Sherry?" Kaito blinked and then his eyes widened. "That girl who disappeared? I thought she died! Then again, that Haibara girl did look like her..."

"I didn't want to confirm it to you before, so that she would not detect you or me as a danger", Conan said. "However, I can't just give this disk to her. She would get suspicious on how I got it."

"So, sneaking around it is", Kaito nodded in understanding. "If I remember right, the locks in Agasa-hakase's house are pretty easy to pick. You take care of the computer and the disk, I'll get us in without any signs. When will we do it?"

"Is it too much to ask for us to do it tonight?" Conan asked. "The quicker we get the data to Haibara, the quicker she'll make the antidote and the quicker I'm back in my real body."

Kaito smiled to him. "Of course it's not too much to ask for. I'd like to have you around when you're my age, too. I get more comfortable like that."