It snowed today~! I'm so happy. :D It's a little early for Christmas-y stuff, but SNOW! And just so you know, I chose Christmas instead of the other holidays, because it's my understanding that Christmas is celebrated in Japan.

My spellcheck seems to want me to be British. My spelling is terrible, so if British spelling sneaks in there with my American spelling, forgive me.

Speaking of American things, I accidentally called Heiji by his dubbed name, Harley, in the last chapter. So, yeah, that Heiji complaining about the cyanide question and not some random dude who decided to show up. My awesome beta reader, luckynumberblack, actually caught my mistake (and laughed at me, the jerk ;P), but I fixed it on the wrong document. Because us Americans are freaking geniuses! Oh, fine, it's just me. I won't blame heritage. :P

Rating: K+

Warning: Swearword

Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan, so maybe I'll get the rights for Christmas. . ?

Winter Notice

Dear Police (and possibly detectives),

On the eve of Christmas, I will collect one of a kind crystals. They will not be worth a single yen. I will sweep the streets, taking from places where even the sky tells sugar-coated lies.

You will meet your own cold image.

Happy Holidays,

Kaitou KID

Shinichi stared at the note for a moment in confusion, then a smile spread across his face.

"I wouldn't worry about it, Nakamori-keibu," Shinichi said, laughing slightly and returning the note to the inspector.

"I can't ignore it if he steals-"

Shinichi shook his head, "He isn't stealing anything. It said on the notice, 'it isn't worth a single yen.'"

Ginzo bit his lip, "Kudo-kun, that doesn't make stealing any less wrong. Besides, I have to catch Kid no matter what."

"He's not stealing," Shinichi repeated, "And there's no way to know exactly where he'll strike."

Ginzo blinked, "But I thought you decoded the note."

"It didn't tell me where it would take place," Shinichi said, "After all, you can play in the snow almost anywhere."

"What are you talking about?"

This had to be Kaito's favorite heist yet. He had stumped the police this time for sure. Even if they called that Hakuba bastard in on it, they wouldn't get it. He smiled at his creation. Every member of the police for whose face he could remember was a snowman.

He had been sure to make Snow-kuba with an extra big head (it was larger than the base of his body and Kaito had to stabilize it with sticks). Snow-kuba had a deerstalker (which barely fit his head) and a plastic pocket watch (because, okay, Kaito was a little short on cash for the world's most renowned phantom thief). Kaito aligned coal on Snow-amori's face to make him look extra angry and gave him a black wig. The entire task force looked exactly the same and stood behind Snow-kuba and Snow-amori, all with little 'Task Force' jackets. He labeled one Keith-san with food coloring, though. (1) The rest could be Steve or something. (2) On a whim, he decided to add Shinichi Kudo – Snow-udo.

He created the base, then frowned. It didn't seem. . . pretty enough. Well, that was a thought. One he quickly shrugged off.

Back to work. He found some buttons in his school bag and arranged them on Snow-udo's face so that he had a signature Shinichi Kudo look (ie, I'm-surrounded-by-idiots-but-oh-well-it's-nothing- I'm-not-used-to). He giggled. He loved that look for reasons he couldn't quite explain. He did kind of want Snow-udo to be smiling, though. . .

How would the less observant know this was Snow-udo, though? Licking his lips in thought, he considered the detective. What was he usually doing? That's it! He located the backpack he had abandoned earlier and dug through it. Extracting a marker and To Kill a Mockingbird, he jogged back to Snow-udo (who continued to wonder why he was surrounded by idiots). He crossed out the title of the book and, unable to remember the name of any of Conan Doyle's books, wrote "Something About Sherlock Holmes." Grinning, he gave it to Snow-udo to read, "Here you are, Tantei-san!"

On Christmas morning, the police found Kaitou Kid's present to them. Ginzo groaned. Hakuba complained he would never have a plastic pocket watch. Keith wondered why he had been labeled. Shinichi had to have the fact that Snow-udo was himself pointed out by a member of the task force. He had no idea why a book had to be defaced or why his snowman was making such a complex face.

Oh well, that's Kid for you.

Decoding Kid's Note

One of a kind crystals = Snow crystals, since it's believed there are never two with the same pattern.

Not worth a single yen = Well, would you pay for snow?

The sky tells sugar-coated lies = The sky snows (Snow as in to tell charming lies and make someone believe you) (such as Kaito snowed Shinichi into believing he wasn't Kid)

You will meet your own cold image = A replica of you made out of cold stuff = SNOWMEN!

(1)Keith is a member the task force and Kaito happens to know his name. Also, he called him Keith-san because no one knows Keith's last name. Not because it's a secret, but because no one bothers to ask. Not that Keith really cares.

(2) Obscure MST3K reference or obscure YGTAS reference? Totally up to you.