Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan that I don't. Gosho Aoyama does!
Summary: Just how had Takagi ended up like this?
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Takagi woke up at night.
He stretched out his arms and yawned, but quickly stopped as it made his head hurt.
Takagi rubbed his head, only to find that it had been neatly bandaged.
Just where in the world am I?
It certainly wasn't his room, since it was way too clean.
Well, at least I could see again. I seriously thought I was going to turn blind.
Then he nearly jumped out of bed as he saw his reflection in the window.
After a few minutes of some horrific discoveries, Takagi was very sure of one fact.
He had somehow "chibified" into his child form.
How else would he explain that his shirt had suddenly grown 25 centimeters?
Takagi racked his brain for a logical reason.
I was at a stakeout about two days ago….
Oh yeah, they were threatening us with a "miracle pill" that would have killed us in agonizing torture.
Amongst the searing pain that had resulted after swallowing the pill, Takagi vaguely remembered watching Genzai-kun squirm on the ground, only to faint shortly.
His vision was blurred, but he had made out a hazy figure as he checked for a pulse from the silent Genzai-kun.
The last thing he had heard before he had screamed and passed out was a voice that had made his blood run cold.
'He's dead.'
I guess their drug didn't manage to kill me….
Wait, does that mean me being shrunk was a side effect of that drug?
It was certainly a possibility.
Either way he had to get out of here.
As he tried to move the covers however, Takagi registered a warm weight on his knees.
A peaceful smile graced Takagi's features as he watched the person quietly snooze.
His expression turned to panic as he recognized the sleeping face.
Just how had he ended up in Satou-san's house?
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The next morning, Ryoko-san was about to prepare breakfast as usual.
Just when she was about to get started however, she heard light footsteps coming this way.
She was met by the blue eyes of a little boy.
"Are you feeling better now? What's your name, little boy?"
"I'm fine now! I'm Taka-"
Satou-san would never believe me if I said I got shrunk into a first-grader!
Name, name, name….
"Um…. Nice to meet you, I'm Himura Taru!"
Takagi gave a polite little bow before he proceeded to ask whether he can be of any help in the kitchen.
It's just like I got a son that appeared out of nowhere, thought the elder Satou.
She just had the sudden urge to hug "Taru-kun" had she not been holding the cooking utensils.
"Let me see, you can chop those green onions for the misou soup. You can use a knife right?"
"Taru-kun" proved to be helpful and kind.
Not to mention cute and adorable!
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Satou woke in the morning to an empty bed.
Waa?! It's morning! I was only going to sleep for an hour….
Wait….
Just where was the kid?
She ran out of the room to frantically search around the house, but skidded to a stop in front of the kitchen.
There he was, chopping green onions.
Wearing an overlarge apron with flowers of all things.
Satou sweatdropped at the idea of her mother training a seven year-old as mini son-in-law.
She watched with interest as the boy continued chopping the ingredients.
Then, he finally saw her standing in the doorway as he turned to carry the bowls to the table.
"S-Satou-neesan!"
He looked down, unable to meet her gaze for whatever reason.
Poor kid.
"Isn't Taru-kun so nice? He offered to help me with breakfast and the dishes!"
Taru-kun.
What a nice name that bore some similarity to a certain partner of hers….
"Kaa-san," Taru-kun chirped. "I'm done with preparing the misou soup…."
Kaa-san?
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Papers. Handcuffs. Car keys. Notebook. More papers.
Okay, she was all set.
Just when she was about to run out the door, Satou almost crashed into a small figure.
"H-Here Satou-neesan. It's a bento box to eat at work. Kaa-san said I could use the leftover food…"
Taru-kun held out a small package.
How sweet.
"Thanks Taru-kun! I'll be going now, bye!"
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A/N: Isn't Takagi so sweet? Anyways please forgive me if I don't stick to "Taru-kun" or Takagi throughout the whole story when referring to Takagi's character.
Kaa-san= mom/mother
-neesan= sister. It's what Conan calls Ran. ^^ Enjoy~