Paring: KaiShin – Kaito x Shinichi (eventually)

Warning: BL, boyxboy, rated m for later chapters

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, Detective Conan or Magic Kaito – they belong to Gosho Aoyama

A/N: This is officially the first time I've ever uploaded a second chapter! Yays~

~Shinichi's POV ~

He had about half an hour until Ran and Sonoko would show up on his doorstep and expect him to be ready to leave. They were going to meet up with Ran's new friend Aoko. Apparently Ran and Aoko had met up a couple of times since the heist. It made Shinichi glad that Ran was making new friends, she rarely did. Her only other friend, besides him, was Sonoko - and Sonoko and Shinichi didn't really get along very well. He poured himself a cup of coffee to get himself started. His stomach growled a bit but he didn't really feel like cooking. Hell, he never felt like cooking. Maybe because he'd never really learned, and when he'd been Conan, Ran had cooked all his meals for him.

He sat down with his coffee and the newspaper, scanning for any unresolved murder cases he might have to assist in. Nothing big caught his attention but as usual the paper had an article praising him for his excellent detective skills. He smirked and glanced at the stack of fan mail next to him. He could try and deny it all he wanted, he liked the attention. Another article told the story about how Kaitou KID had fooled the police again and escaped with the Red-Eyed Raven. Above the article was a picture of KID from one of the previous heists. Shinichi felt his cheeks heat up a bit at the white rose in his hand. A rose similar to the one now lying on the kitchen counter.

The sound of his doorbell freed him from his train of thoughts. He put his now empty cup into the dishwasher and went to open up for his friends… well, his friend and Sonoko. Ran smiled at him when she saw that he was up and dressed like promised. Sonoko just snorted and pointed out that he hadn't even put on his shoes and jacket yet. He rolled his eyes at her, once again thankful that Ran had made another friend. He got his shoes and his jacket, locked the front door and left with the girls.

"I can't wait to see the new café!" Sonoko exclaimed excitedly. "I hear it's all cute, pink and fluffy!" Shinichi shuddered at the idea of being seen walking into a café like that but didn't say anything. With all of his disappearances in the past he owed it to Ran to just go along with whatever she wanted. And she wanted him to hang out with both of her girl friends.

"Me too," Ran agreed, smiling happily. "And I can't wait for you to meet Aoko. She's really nice." Sonoko nodded seriously at the idea of meeting the new girl. Must be a big deal in the girl world, Shinichi thought absentmindedly.

"Don't worry, though, Shinichi," Ran said quickly. "She said she'll bring her friend Kaito so you won't be the only guy."

Shinichi searched through his mind. Kaito. Right, the guy next to Aoko at the heist. Well, that might make everything a little less … girly. In all honesty he really didn't have all that many friends either. He had Ran, Ai, Professor Agasa and Heiji – meaning that two were girls and one was an adult. He needed to get out more, he concluded.

They reached the corner where they were supposed to meet up with Aoko and her friend Kaito. And sure enough, the girl and the guy from the heist were bickering at that very spot.

The guy caught sight of them and grinned. The girl noticed that he'd stopped arguing with her and turned to see them, too. She waved merrily at Ran who greeted her back.

"Aoko, this is my friend Sonoko. Sonoko this is Aoko and Kaito," Ran introduced. Sonoko eyed Kaito with interest before sending him a well-calculated flirty smile. Kaito didn't seem too interested in her, though, Shinichi noted amusedly. In fact, he was eying Shinichi. He looked him up and down a couple of times before finally smiling approvingly. Shinichi blushed. What the hell?!

"Well, now that we're all together. Let's go to the café!" Sonoko said loudly. The other girls agreed and dragged the guys along. Just as promised the café was like taken out of a little girl's princess magazine. It was pink everywhere, the chairs had fluffy cushions and the tea cups had little hearts and teddy bears on them. Needless to say, Shinichi wanted to leave. Immediately. He sat down on of the two-person fluffy pink couches. Though there were enough chairs and couches around, Kaito sat down on the same couch next to Shinichi who shifted uncomfortably at being so close to someone he didn't really know. Once the girls had sat themselves around the same table a waitress dressed in a pink frilly dress and apron arrived to hand out menus. Shinichi rolled his eyes as he saw the names on the menu: Princess' cupcakes, Teddy Buns, Glitter Tea etc.

"Wow, I just LOVE this place already," Sonoko exclaimed happily as she clapped her hands together in joy. "Everything's so adorable!" She squealed at the sight of the Teddy Buns on the table next to them. They lived up to their name, alright. Ran and Aoko seemed to agree and decided to order the buns. Shinichi heard a chuckle from next to him. He turned his head to see Kaito snickering. Shinichi raised an eyebrow at him.

"What's so funny?" he asked.

"You," Kaito laughed. "You look like you're about to through up from the look of the place alone." Shinichi couldn't keep a smile off his face. "I am. This is like stolen from one of those Barbie movies Ran used to watch as a little girl."

"Oh, you guys don't know anything. This place is awesome!" Sonoko scolded. Then blinked as she tilted her head and stared at the two boys for a while.

"You know, you two actually look really alike.." she stated. Aoko and Ran leaned in to look at them, too, and nodded their heads enthusiastically. "They totally do!"

Shinichi felt a blush sneak onto his face at the sudden attention from all three of the girls… and Kaito who was staring at him in what appeared to be fascination.

"Shin-chan's cute when he's blushing isn't he?" Kaito grinned and poked Shinichi's cheek. The girls laughed. Shinichi's face got even redder.

"Seriously. Don't call me that. Ever." He muttered irritably.

"Which? Shin-chan.. or cute?" Ran questioned through her giggling.

"Who the hell would ever think of Shinichi as cute?" Sonoko laughed.

"Oh, I think Shin-chan's really cute," Kaito said, keeping the grin in place. It was starting to resemble a Cheshire cat grin … and it was starting to scare Shinichi a little. Especially since he was almost sure Kaito was sitting closer to him now than he was before.

After finishing their nauseatingly cute buns, cookies and tea the girls decided that a walk in the park was a brilliant idea. Shinichi wasn't really in the mood for walking. It was far too hot outside. And the park was full of bad memories. He was rarely able to be outside without someone dying.

"Why are we in the park again?" he asked irritably.

"Because it's a beautiful day, moron," Sonoko snapped.

"It's still a beautiful day outside of the park," he muttered.

"Ran

! Tell your boyfriend to stop complaining!" she shouted. Kaito seemed to frown behind her.

"Shinichi, stop complaining. Sonoko, he's not my boyfriend," Ran sighed, sounding much like a tired mother. "And the only reason Shinichi is complaining is probably that the last time he was here he got shot."

Aoko and Kaito immediately turned their heads toward Shinichi, looking for confirmation. He just shrugged. No point in hiding it.

"Stuff like that just happens," he stated plainly.

"It just happens?!" Kaito asked incredulously. "How can you just happen to get shot in the park?!"

"Well, it just sort of comes with the job," he explained, not really seeing the big deal. Kaito just stared at him like he wanted to shake some sense into him.

"Only for you," Ran said bitterly. "My dad has the same job and he doesn't get shot at all the time. You're a serious trouble magnet, Shinichi." He shrugged again. It was true. He often got shot at or otherwise hurt when chasing criminals and he never really thought anything of it. He considered it a part of being a detective. The only reason Ran's father never got into the same situations was that he wasn't as good a detective as Shinichi.

"And even if he's not hurt, he's always working anyways," Sonoko agreed. "You should learn how to relax. Like on a cruise!" She finished excitedly, as if suddenly remembering something.

"Ran, I totally forgot to tell you! I'm going on one of daddy's luxury liners this weekend and he said I could bring friends!" Ran and Sonoko jumped with excitement. "You can even bring Shinichi! And you two are obviously welcome as well," she added when she remembered that Aoko and Kaito were there, too. "In fact, it would be cool to get to know you better that way, huh?"

"That would be amazing," Aoko agreed and Kaito nodded next to her. "I'd have to check with my dad but I'm sure I can come! How about you, Kaito?" Kaito nodded again, this time with a big grin on his face.

So it was decided, Shinichi thought. Sonoko tended to get her way.