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A/N: Haha here is another update that took exactly one year… OTL


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Chapter 3 (end)

Well, this is unexpected.

Kaito certainly didn't expect Tantei-kun to bring him back to the magician's own house out of all places. He unlocked the front door as he continued to eye the shorter boy peculiarly. Was it just him or had the boy's face gotten redder? That's probably not a good sign. He checked his forehead earlier and it was burning up. Well, he'll find out what exactly was the something that Tantei-kun wanted to show him, then drag him to a doctor.

Once they were inside, Conan immediately made a beeline towards the living room. Kaito followed soon after, curiosity growing by the second. Why is Tantei-kun being so secretive? Without another word, the boy had grabbed one of the cushions and took a seat on the sofa. Face still awfully flushed as he looked aimlessly around the living room.

"Well," said Kaito as he put the gift box and his backpack down, "what did you want to show me?"

"Coffee."

"Eh?"

"I'd like a cup of coffee. Black, please," mumbled Conan as he tightened his grip on the cushion.

"…I don't think someone with a fever should drink black coffee. I'll make you some hot honey lemon tea instead. Is there anything else you'd like?"

"…nope."

"…alright, give me a few minutes." Kaito sighed in exasperation as he headed off to the kitchen. What was that all about?! Tantei-kun is not acting like his usual self, and to make things worse, he has caught a cold on his birthday! This is not how he'd want to spend his birthday with his little detective. And the way Tantei-kun is behaving certainly doesn't help make his mood any better. Is it too much to ask to just go on a normal date or something with just the two of them?!

Trying not to stomp in annoyance, Kaito returned to the living room with the tea set to find an unmasked Conan staring intently on a piece of paper. Just as he was about to sneak next to Conan to take a peek at the paper though, the smaller boy noticed him, then almost literally jumped out of his seat and at the same time, stuffed the paper into his own mouth in a desperate manner.

"…what the hell? If you're that hungry, I have got lots of snacks in the house too. But seriously, what's wrong with you today?! If you're that sick and not feeling well, then just go home and rest. You don't have to force yourself to spend the day with me," snapped Kaito as he placed the tea set on the table and deposited himself onto the sofa across from Conan in frustration. He kept his eyes trained on Conan as the bespectacled boy fidgeted and pulled the paper out of his mouth.

"Uh, actually…" Conan stuttered anxiously as he clutched on the paper and pointed towards the gift box that's currently sitting next to Kaito's backpack. "There… should be a small envelope underneath all the candies and snacks. It's from Haibara."

"From Ai-chan?" Kaito raised a confused eyebrow as he reached for the box and retrieved said envelope. Inside the envelope there is a folded piece of paper and a candy wrapped inside blue wrappers.

"Just read it first," instructed Conan as he took one of the tea cups and started sipping on the honey lemon tea, still looking as uneasy as ever.

Kaito nodded uncertainly as he unfolded the paper to reveal the scientist girl's neat handwriting.

"Happy Birthday, Kuroba-kun. My present to you is a magical candy that only works on Edogawa-kun. It could make your wish come true for about 12 hours. It tends to be more effective with a fever but the transformation also comes with unpleasant side effects such as chest pain, so use at your discretion. Make sure you keep this letter away from the idiot; I didn't let him read it. –Haibara"

The messy haired teen put the paper down as he picked the candy up and contemplated over the content of the letter. It says it could make his wish come true… so does it mean this is what turns Conan into Shinichi? Is that why Conan showed up today with a fever?! It really made him feel guilty about getting mad at the detective earlier. And did the letter just said that the candy comes with unpleasant side effects such as chest pain?! If that's what happens with Conan taking the candy, then he really isn't sure if insisting on meeting Kudou Shinichi would still be a good idea. Honestly, if he knew, he never would've asked–

"Kaito, you done reading?" Conan cleared his throat to catch Kaito's attention. Kaito noted how he really didn't like that coarse sound Conan made right there.

"Um, yeah… so you caught a cold on purpose?" Kaito asked nervously as he tucked the letter away.

"Yeah… well, just hand me that candy. I–" the bespectacled boy turned bright red and stuttered again as he unwrapped the paper that was clutched in his palm to read. "AsforyourpresentIalreadytoldRanthatI'llbestayingatHakase'splaceovertheweekend."

Kaito blinked in confusion for a moment until he finally put what Conan just said together with what his facial expression suggested. It only took a split second later for him to turn bright red as well. Seeing how Kaito froze and made no move to hand him the candy, Conan reached out to grab it from Kaito's palm, but was caught by Kaito suddenly pulling him into a tight embrace instead.

He wasn't sure exactly how the candy works, but images of Conan gripping his chest in pain as he transforms into Shinichi came flooding into his mind. Kaito really didn't want Conan to endure any pain or hardship just to fulfill his birthday wish… it just isn't right. Did Tantei-kun really thought he'd still have him take the candy knowing how difficult it is to change temporarily into Shinichi?

Without another word, Kaito picked up the bespectacled detective and headed straight to his room. Before Conan could even react, Kaito's lips had cupped over his as the taller teen deposited him onto his bed. They lingered into each other's kiss and warmth, until Kaito finally broke away to nibble on Conan's neck instead.

"W–Wait a sec," gasped Conan as he tried to push Kaito away, "give me that anti– candy first!"

Shortly after, Kaito released Conan from his grasp and pinched Conan's cheeks in a playful manner. "Well, forget that candy."

"B–But…"

"Tantei-kun, I really appreciate the thought… As much as I would love to keep unwrapping my birthday present here, what you need right now is rest so that you can get better from the fever. I don't want you to get sick or worse get hurt because of me. Once you feel better we can go hang out wherever we want." Kaito grinned as he peaked Conan's nose lightly and let go of Conan's cheeks.

"…idiot. That candy wouldn't work anymore after I feel better."

"That's okay, as long as you, Tantei-kun, are here with me I'm happy with anything~" Kaito pulled Conan into another cuddle as he pulled the covers over both of them. "Now you should just sleep and get better. The weekend is not gonna wait for us!"

"Bakaito! You really shouldn't get too close to me, or else you'd get sick too!" Conan tried to wiggle himself out of Kaito's arms but failed.

"Idiots can't catch colds so you have no need to worry about me. Now are you gonna sleep or should I sing a lullaby to help?" Teased Kaito as he took Conan's glasses off and set it by the bedside table.

"…fine, I'll sleep. You better not regret it later," sighed Conan as he closed his eyes and adjusted his head to get comfortable on the pillow.

Kaito smiled warmly as he watched Conan drifts into dreamland. He was truly grateful to know that Conan did put what he said on his mind, and even tried to go above and beyond to grant his birthday wish. Maybe someday, under the right timing and circumstances, he'd get to meet Tantei-kun in his true form. For now, he should embrace the moment and each other's presence. Perhaps he could even plan their weekend in his dreams! With the thought in mind and his silly detective in his arms, Kaito allowed himself to relax. He wondered if he'd be able to join Tantei-kun's dream.

End.


Afterword: Thanks for reading! Please review and tell me your thoughts! Big thanks to everyone who fav-ed/alert-ed/reviewed this and still patiently waited for my update, as well as everyone who put me on their author fav/alert list! ^o^ And THANK YOU to everyone who gave me a birthday review last year! ^3^

~~~~~~~~~ *\^o^*\ *\^o^/* /*^o^/* Happy Birthday to ME (again)~! *\^o^*\ *\^o^/* /*^o^/* ~~~~~~~~~~

Sorry this took me forever to update. I promised someone to update on my birthday so here it is! Hope it wasn't a disappointing one. This totally turned out different from what I had in mind last year, I have no idea what I was trying to write lol, Kaito is such a brat *rolls away and hides*

Totally looking forward to Conan movie 19 next year! KID-SAMA~~~ pretty sure the one in the preview pictures is a fake KID, but if there's gonna be a fake KID that means the real one oughta show up! KAITO~~~~~~ \o/

I'm gonna shamelessly ask for birthday reviews again. Pwetty Pwease~? X3