Ran, with Conan in her lap, Kazuha, Aoko, with Dai in her lap, and Shiho sat on the couch while Heiji and Kaito leaned against the wall as the parallel Heiji, Mitsuhiko, Saguru, and Shinichi were preparing their instruments, "Oi, Mitsuhiko," Mitsuhiko looked up at Shinichi, "You got that keyboard right?"

Mitsuhiko blinked, "Yeah, why?" he asked.

"Because for the concert coming up, I think we should do the song you wrote," Shinichi stated easily.

Mitsuhiko went wide eyed, "Wh-what?" he asked, "But…"

"When did Mitsuhiko write a song?" Heiji asked as he tuned his bass.

"About a month ago," Shinichi said walking over to a closet, "He said isn't ready to be shown to you guys, but I think its fine."

Mitsuhiko rubbed his left wrist, "Go get it!" Saguru said smiling, "If only to hear Shinichi on the keyboard. We hardly ever get to see that."

Mitsuhiko glanced at Shiho before sighing and leaving the garage. Shinichi gave a short cry of triumph and pulled out a keyboard, "Now the stand…" he muttered setting the keyboard on the ground and digging through the closet again.

Kaito snickered quietly. Mitsuhiko came back into the garage flipping through papers, "Mitsuhiko!" Shinichi yelled with his head in the closet, "Where's the keyboard stan-never mind!" Shinichi pulled out a stand, "I got it!"

"Huh?" Mitsuhiko asked, obviously just coming into the conversation, "The stand? It's behind Heiji-kun's extra bass."

"Yeah, I got it," Shinichi said closing the closet, "Give Heiji and Saguru their parts while I set up this keyboard."

Mitsuhiko nodded and pulled out two papers in the middle of the stack and handed them to Heiji. Heiji looked over the papers, "Simple enough," he said.

Mitsuhiko nodded and then handed Saguru two papers. Saguru nodded as he looked through them, "Not bad for your first time doing drums," he said then pointed to a note, "But I think you were thinking guitar at this point."

Mitsuhiko looked, "Whoops," he said, "Um-"

"I know what you meant, but for future reference," Saguru said.

Mitsuhiko smiled, "Thanks," he said.

"Okay," Shinichi said standing in front of the keyboard, "Mitsuhiko, you're singing."

"What?!" Mitsuhiko squeaked, "But-but-"

"Mitsuhiko, you only know how to play guitar and I'm the only one who can play keyboard," Shinichi said, "You can sing and play the guitar just fine."

Mitsuhiko glanced at Shiho, who was talking to Ran, Kazuha, and Aoko, and laughing. Mitsuhiko nodded and walked over to his guitar and put it on. He finished tuning the guitar and walked up to the mic. The girls stopped talking and turned. Mitsuhiko took a deep breath and nodded. Shinichi nodded once and began playing the keyboard. A slight techno sound came from the keys. Heiji came in a few seconds later then Mitsuhiko and Saguru came in at the same time. Mitsuhiko then began singing, "I'm tired of being what you want me to be. Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface. Don't know what you're expecting of me. Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes…"

Shinichi then began singing while Mitsuhiko held out the last note for as long as he could, "Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow."

"Every step that I take is another mistake to you," just like the last time, Mitsuhiko held the last note and Shinichi echoed the same line he did before.

All four of them then began singing the chorus, "I've become so numb, I can't feel you there. Become so tired, so much more aware. I'm becoming this, all I want to do. Is be more like me and be less like you."

"Can't you see that you're smothering me? Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control? 'Cause everything that you thought I would be. Has fallen apart right in front of you," Mitsuhiko sang just like the first verse and held the last note.

Instead of just Shinichi singing the echo, Heiji sang it as well, "Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow."

"Every step that I take is another mistake to you," Mitsuhiko held the last note and Shinichi and Heiji echoed the same line together, "And every second I waste is more than I can take!" he practically yelled this line.

All four of them began to sing the chorus again. Not even a second after the chorus, Mitsuhiko began singing. You could tell this song meant something to him because he was singing with more passion and determination as he sung the next part, "And I know. I may end up failing too. But I know. You were just like me with someone disappointed in you!"

As they went to sing the chorus this time, they did something different, "I've become so numb!" Mitsuhiko practically yelled.

"I can't feel you there!" Shinichi sang in the same tone, but with less passion.

"Become so tired!" Heiji sang.

"So much more aware!" Saguru sang.

"I'm becoming this!" Mitsuhiko sang, the passion coming back into the song.

"All I want to do!" Shinichi sang.

"Is be more like me!" Heiji sang.

"And less like you!" Saguru finished the chorus, but just as Saguru was singing "you", Mitsuhiko came in singing the chorus' beginning again.

"I've become so numb!" Mitsuhiko held the last note and Shinichi came in with the next line.

"I can't feel you there!" and Shinichi held it for a second as Heiji began to echo something outside the regular chorus.

"I'm tired of being what you want me to be."

Mitsuhiko then came back in, "I've become so numb!" he yelled while holding the last note.

"I can't feel you there!" Shinichi did like he did last time he sang this line.

"I'm tired of being what you want me to be…" Heiji finished off the song.

Shinichi and Saguru continued to play their instruments for a few seconds before they end in slight unison. Mitsuhiko jumped when clapping started. He blushed when he realized that everyone who was watching was clapping, "That was really good, Mitsuhiko-kun," Ran said, "You wrote all that?"

"Yes," Mitsuhiko said.

Conan's mind was turning. His friends in this Universe were older. Could this mean this is a possible future for them? And with the lyrics of this song… Shiho's pocket began to suddenly ring. She calmly picked it up, "Miyano," she stated easily, "Hmm? Mmm, I got it," she stood up, "I'll be there soon. Hai," she hung up, "I have to go," she looked up, "I really enjoyed your song, Mitsuhiko-kun and thank you for lunch."

"You're welcome," Mitsuhiko said smiling.

Shiho smiled softly and went to walk away, but froze, "Oh, Shinichi-kun," Shinichi looked at Shiho with the keyboard in his hand, "Can you do me a favor?"

Shinichi raised an eyebrow, "Depends…" he said slowly.

"You don't have to," Shiho stated, "But could you ask your father to ask Kaito-kun when he'll be back?"

Shinichi was silent and everyone waited for Shinichi's reaction, "Yeah sure," Shinichi said dismissively, "Whatever."

The band was shocked slightly that Shinichi didn't hold any sort of hidden anger in his voice. Shiho nodded, "Thank you," she then climbed the stairs to leave the house.

"Uh…Shinichi…are you okay?" Saguru put a hand to Shinichi's forehead, "Do you have a fever?"

Shinichi slapped Saguru's hand away before walking to the closet and putting the keyboard away, "Kuroba-kun finally told you?" Saguru asked easily.

Shinichi stiffened slightly, but quickly started putting the keyboard away, "I don't know what you're talking about," he stated.

"Oh…" Mitsuhiko said, "He finally got the backbone to tell him?"

Shinichi turned quickly, "You knew?!" he yelled.

Mitsuhiko smiled nervously, "Ah…" he rubbed the back of his neck, "Let's just say…there's a reason Inspector Miyano and I are so close…"

Shinichi narrowed his eyes, "I thought you got past that detective phase?" he asked.

"Err…nope!" Mitsuhiko said laughing nervously, "I thought I was, but then…let's just say it's not just Kuroba-kun who has dead bodies fall at his feet…"

Conan and Dai sweat dropped. Shinichi groaned, "I'm lost," both Heijis stated then glared at each other, "Oi! Quit that! I said stop! UGH!"

Kazuha, Ran, and Aoko giggled while Kaito burst out laughing, "Do that again!" he quickly pulled out his phone, "Wait! I want a video!"

"Kuroba!" both Heijis yelled in unison before glaring at each other, "I said quit that!"

Shinichi got in the middle of the two Heijis and pushed them apart, "Sheesh…maybe it's just your appearances that make you different," he stated.

"Oh shut up!" the two said in unison again then glared at each other, "Ah forget it!"

Kaito snickered and put his phone away, "So…what did the me of this Universe say to Tantei-kun's parallel-self," Kaito asked, not noticing his slip till after the words left his mouth.

Nobody except the detective Heiji and Conan seemed to realize. Shinichi sighed, "…Kuroba…" he rubbed the back of his neck, "Called me last night…and said…he only does everything he does…to try and impress me…and that I'm like his Nii-san…" a small blush appeared on his face.

"Aw!" Aoko cooed, "Cute!"

The bass playing Heiji opened his mouth to say something, but his phone started ringing; cutting him off. Heiji muttered something while pulling out his phone, "Hello?" he asked.

The parallel Heiji narrowed his eyes, "No…I'll be right there," he said then hung up, "I gotta go…" he said and began going up the stairs.

Heiji and Kazuha blinked, "What was that about?" Kazuha asked.

"Nothing," Shinichi, Saguru, and Mitsuhiko said in unison.

Conan, Heiji, and Kaito narrowed their eyes. Ayumi came downstairs, "Mitsuhiko-kun," she said, "Hana-chan is here."

Mitsuhiko sighed, "Sorry guys," he said then ran upstairs.

"Who's Hana-chan?" Conan asked.

Shinichi rubbed his temples, "Long story short," he stated, "Mitsuhiko's parents don't like the idea of him being interested in "dead bodies" or this band; which is why we can only practice when his parents are both at work. They don't even know we're still friends; they think he's only friends with Ayumi and Genta."

"That didn't answer who Hana-chan was," Aoko said.

"Hana-chan is the girl Mitsuhiko's parents want for him," Saguru stated causing Conan to narrow his eyes slightly, "I guess arranged marriage is the best term."

"What?!" Ran, Kazuha, and Aoko yelled.

"Oh heck to the no," Heiji stated and was about to stomp up the stairs, but Kazuha held him by the ear, "Ow! Ahou!"

"Don't you dare!" Kazuha yelled, "This is not our Universe, therefore, not our fight!"

Heiji opened his mouth, but Kazuha gave him a death glare and he instantly shut up, "However," she turned to Shinichi and Saguru with her hands on her hips, "This is your Universe, your friend! Don't just stand there and let him be miserable!"

"There's not much we can do, ma'am," Saguru said, "Believe me, we've tried. But if Mitsuhiko's parents even catch wind of the four of us being friends. They'll move to America."

Conan was glaring now. He's seen his Mitsuhiko countless times show great potential in being a detective. All he needed was time and experience. Even Haibara showed more confidence in Mitsuhiko then the others. Suddenly, Ran stood up with him still in her arms with Aoko and Dai, "Well, you obviously haven't tried hard enough," Ran stated, "Otherwise Mitsuhiko would stand up to his own parents!"

"If he did that then they would also move," Saguru said, "The only thing that's keeping him here is pretending to be the boy his parents want him to be."

"That doesn't explain-" Shinichi cut Aoko off.

"He's fallen for Inspector Miyano," he stated.

Conan's mind went blank. Mitsuhiko likes Haibara? "Oh…" Ran, Kazuha, and Aoko said.

"We're going now," Shinichi said, "Heiji is gone and Mitsuhiko's going to be busy for a while," he looked up the stairs and heard talking, "We use the back door…Suzuki is a big mouth."

"Suzuki?" Ran asked, "Sonoko?"

Shinichi and Saguru stiffened, "Who?" Shinichi asked turning to Ran.

"My…best friend," Ran said and pulled out her phone and searched through something before showing them, "Suzuki Sonoko," she showed them a picture of Sonoko playfully attacking Conan.

"Don't know her," Shinichi and Saguru in unison.

Ran sighed and put her phone away, "Come on," Shinichi said, "Back door's this way."

Everyone sighed, but followed Shinichi out of the house.

A/N Song used is Numb by Linkin Park. I do not own the song or Detective Conan! Please R&R! I love finding out what you all think of the story! I actually like this one way better than my first DC FF. Thanks for reading!