Mikau: Happy New Year, and welcome to chapter two! Thanks so much to Bunnyz-chan and Guest for reviewing last chapter. This one's just a short, bittersweet story, but hopefully you enjoy it. Have a great 2014, everyone!

Disclaimer: I still don't own this. Though, I have recently come into possession of volumes 1-60 of the Detective Conan manga because my mother is a wonderful person. It only cost a little over $100 including shipping and the import fees! Now if I could just get the remaining twenty….

Declaration Featuring Decreasing Hope

"I love you!" Kuroba Kaito shouted in frustration as he balled up his fists and stood his ground.

Shinichi blinked twice.

"S-So go out with me!" the magician sputtered.

The Detective of the East opened and closed his mouth several times, but no words came out.

"Say something," Kaito demanded like a spoiled child. "I just told you I love you. Say something."

"T-Thank you?" Shinichi stuttered. "I don't know, Kaito. What do you want me to say? You know I love Ran."

"The girl that left you at the altar!" Kaito snapped. "Two years ago! Shinichi, I've been by your side all this time, even during your Conan years. I've stuck by you through thick and thin. I think you owe me a little more consideration than that."

"Kaito…I'm sorry. I've truly appreciated your friendship all these years, but that's all I think of you—my friend." Shinichi bit his lip, really hating the look on Kaito's face.

"Right," Kaito sighed, turning to leave. "Yeah. Thanks."

"You could always seduce Ran-san as payback," Saguru suggested with a chuckle as he flipped through the few files on his desk that Kaito was not sitting on.

"You know what? That's not a half bad idea, Hakuba," Kaito tittered maniacally.

"I was joking. Don't you even try it," the cop snorted. "Now get off my desk, Kuroba."

"You're no fun," the broken-hearted man pouted.

"Yes, yes. So I hear." Hakuba waved the ex-thief away from the sensitive documents he had been sitting upon. "Why don't you go see what Aoko-kun, Keiko-san, and Koizumi-san are up to? They should be able to alleviate your boredom and give you some comfort. Obviously I'm not doing much of a job of it."

"No, you are, Hakuba. Thanks," Kaito sighed. "I just always thought that Shin-chan and I were meant for each other. He just gets me, you know? Where am I gonna find someone else like that?"

"Keep looking. They may be right under your nose," the police detective sighed.

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Mikau: After that you can safely assume that Saguru sweeps the broken-hearted Kaito off of his feet and that they live happily ever after. Thanks for reading, guys!