A/N: All right, this is gonna be a fucking longgggggg chapter. I hope you're all prepared for the mega humongous chapter that's headed your way.

So Shin, Kai, and Heiji all have POVs in this chapter, as does Ran. So POV shifting abounds. Be prepared for some huge freaking filler. I apologize, school work has been literally throwing itself on me, that and I woke up today to my mom getting her leg bitten by our pet turtle, so I heard screaming and thought it was like Shinichi, someone dropping dead. Both of us are okay.

I really dislike Mom's turtle, though. It's annoying.

So anyway, let's head on with the chapter and enough of the filler. I will be updating my Code geese and hopefully my HP crossovers soon when I get ideas.

I passed my first test in a class so I'm in a good mood. :D

Another question, how the hell does Sera know Shinichi is Conan? It's a pretty huge leap of logic for her to automatically assume this little kid is her childhood friend. She doesn't know him as well as Ran does.

I'm not really a Sera fan, I guess. I find her a bit Mary Sueish. Like if she's Shinichi and Ran's childhood friend, why wasn't she mentioned from the start?


Chapter 7 Anything KID can do, I can DO better

So when the train stopped and we got off at Osaka, Ran seemed to be very clingy towards me.

She was unwilling to let go of me, and whenever she'd fallen asleep, I noticed she'd been having nightmares where she'd tell me not to leave her (it wasn't like I minded her being asleep on my shoulder...it's not like I like her or anything)

Why did Ran have access to plot devices, too? This was so strange and illogical.

"Shinichi."

Kazuha and Hattori followed behind us, Hattori looking curious as to why I was so silent.

"Ran," I said, "I think we should give little Haise here a good disguise."

"Why?" Ran asked.

"Because, Ran-chan, KID will be in a costume, so it'll be cute to have Haise-kun be in one, too!" Kazuha cut in.

"Oh!" Ran's eyes lit up. "I'd love to do that!"

So after that, we took little Haise shopping for clothes.

"Oi, Kudo, why do I gotta do this again?" Hattori whined.

"To disguise you. This is your hometown, right?"

"Right..."

"And everyone will recognize you, don't you think? So if a kid shows up who happens to look like Hattori Heiji...with the same accent, what are they gonna think?"

"They're gonna think that he's related to me." Heiji whined.

"Oi, Hattori, how good are your acting skills?"

The glare he shot me told me his answer.

"Not very good, are they?"

I suddenly thought about something.

If everything was all screwed up in this timeline, does that mean Haibara might show up sooner? And if that's so, that means...

'Think, Kudo...think, if Hattori showed up and shrank instead of me, instead of showing up halfway when I was supposed to be Conan, then that means Haibara will show up sooner, and KID shows up sooner as well...then that means...oh man...'

My mind froze as I thought about Masumi Sera.

How was I going to be able to act around her? She was a sharp girl and she had known Shinichi when he was a little kid? At least I was still my adult self, that made matters much less complicated. Still, though, I shuddered.

"Oi, Kudo, something wrong?" Hattori asked.

"How about this, Hattori?" I said.

"I ain't wearin' glasses!" He snapped, causing quite a few people to stare in our direction.

"Sh!" I said. "I'm sorry, he just gets very complicated."

"Oh, I understand," A woman next to me said, "Children are very hard to raise."

"How about this, Hattori?" I said, plopping a hat on his head.

"Kudo, I already wear a hat." He said in irritation.

Oh, well this is going to take some time.

"Um..." I muttered, scratching my head slightly, "Hattori, let's give you some-"

"I'm not wearing sunglasses!"

"I think they make you look cool!" I laughed.

"Kudo..."

"Remember, Hattori, acting skills." I reminded.

"Oh..."

"How about this?" I said, presenting him with a tiny hat and a pair of glasses.

"I guess it looks good." He said.

"You know, Hattori, you may have to do something with your hair, it is kinda recognizable."

"Hey, don't touch it!"

"Such a fussy child you have."

Oh boy, this is gonna be complicated.

"Ran," I called, "I need your help with something!"

Sure enough, Ran managed to get the perfect outfit for Hattori.

Hattori's black hair was now covered under a brown wig, and his clothes were now ones that an ordinary kid would wear, so now he was wearing a casual T-shirt and shorts.

"What do you think, Hatto-I mean, Haise?" I said, gulping as Ran was behind me.

He smiled, "It looks good, Kudo-san!"

"You're so polite, why don't you just call him Shinichi nii-san?" Ran said.

The wicked smirk I shot him made him pale.

Hattori did not enjoy this.

"My hair feels like hell under this wig..."

"Sh! You remember you're in a place where you can be recognized."

"Kudo, you didn't do too bad of a job."

"What do you think of Sasaki-kun's outfit, Kazuha-chan?"

Kazuha's mouth fell open.

"Oh my gosh, he's so cute!" She squealed, picking him up and squeezing him between her-

Wow, just wow.

Heiji's face flushed. His cheeks were becoming beet red.

Was she doing it on purpose?

Maybe it was a little bit of both.

"I wonder what Hattori-kun would think," Ran said.

All three of us jumped.

"I mean, wouldn't he want to come catch a thief, too?" Ran deduced.

"Like we said, he has things to do." Kazuha said. "He asked us to look after his cute little nephew, which we'll do."

"Oi, Hattori, you all right?" I asked.

"Breasts..." He muttered.

Kazuha heard, turned around and then a few moments later, Heiji had a goose egg on his head.

"Bein' in that form ain't no excuse for bein' a pervert, Heiji!" She snapped.

Heiji winced.

I flinched as well.

Next, we had to check into our hotel and prepare for the KID heist. While we were there, Ran decided to discuss the rather awkward topic of how bad my cooking is.

"Oi, oi, do we have to talk about this?" I asked.

The wicked stare shot my way by Heiji confirmed that yes, yes, he wanted to get back at me.


I can remember the lovely time my mom tried to get me to cook.

It was a huge mistake.

"Shin-chan." Yukiko said, "Do you think you could microwave this pizza for about thirty seconds?"

Unfortunately, my ears heard "thirty minutes."

"No, not like that!" Yukiko said, upon seeing smoke rising.

"It smells good in here, what are you making?" Yusaku asked. Upon seeing the black hulk that used to be pizza, he stared. "What did you do?"

"I t-tried to get Shin-chan to cook?"

"You could have burned down the house." He said matter of factly. "Still looks better than your cooking."

Just for that, Yukiko threw the piece of pizza at his face.

Ah, classic memory.

Yusaku wound up having to take a shower to get the pizza out of his clothing.

I could remember another time in middle school, I'd decided to make food for Ran.

"What is it?" Ran asked.

"I decided to make food for you! You could try it and tell me what you think!"

She took a bite and gagged.

"This tastes like cardboard! What did you do, Shinichi?"

"I tried cooking it...and uh, hehehehehe, I might have let it sit out for a while...um, uh..."

"Shinichi, it tastes like crap." Ran said icily.

"Uh..." I said.

"How about I make us pizza?"

"This pizza looks burned, Shinichi."

"It's not, it's just...singed a little!"

At that time, I was too blind to realize that I could not cook.

Ran put the pizza up to her mouth, took a bite, and flinched. "This is hard as stone."

"What? You're kidding me, there's no way it's hard as stone-BLEAH!"

"I think I'm...gonna be sick." I muttered, turning green as I rushed to the bathroom.

"Honestly, Shinichi, this is why I should just make your meals for you. You're just too proud to admit you can't cook!"

'How come I can't cook? When I was a chick, I was able to cook just fine. Ohhhh.'

Then I remembered a time when I had been with my boyfriend.

"How does it taste?" I said cheerfully.

He made a gagging noise.

"What do you like about it?" I said.

Next thing I knew, he had thrown up.

Yeah, that was my attempt at baking a chocolate cake for my boyfriend for our first anniversary. I tried baking it, but instead of adding sugar, I added salt instead, mistaking it for sugar by the color. So as a result, the cake became a salty cake.

"You added salt instead of sugar, Kimmy." He pointed out.

"I did not-" The second the cake touched my lips, I gagged.

"I'm never letting you near the stove again! From now on, I make everything or else we order takeout!"

He was promptly firm when I tried to tell him I could cook.

"You're the only woman I know who can't cook!"

Just for that, I threw the meal at him and said, "If you know it so well, wise guy, make it yourself!"


"Wow, he's terrible!" Kazuha remarked.

"Oi, Kazuha, there was a time you made pineapple upside down cake and you thought it meant you should literally put it upside down so you did and the oven was covered in cake!"

"That did not happen!"

"Yes, it did, 'Zuha. I remember it. We had to clean it out. I'll call Tousan and ask him."

"He's lying, I never would have put a cake upside down!" Kazuha snapped.

"Really, then?" Heiji snarked, going through his phone and showed us a photo of a literal upside down cake, splattered all across the stove.

Ran started laughing. "Kazuha-chan, you really...?"

"That did not happen, it must be photoshopped!" She roared.

Oi, oi, even I wasn't that bad at cooking.

"How are you with cooking, Sasaki-kun?" Ran asked, "And how come you're acting like you know Kazuha-chan well?"

"Heiji emailed this to us!"

"Oh, did he now?" She said cheerfully, "Do you think I'm stupid or something? I think we've been beside Hattori-kun this whole time!"

I blanched.

"That's just a little kid!" Kazuha snapped.

"Shinichi, I've seen you talking to this kid like he's an adult. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Oh shit.

ShitShitShitShit.

"Look at what you're saying, Ran-chan, it's irrational, a child being an adult!" Kazuha said before laughing nervously.

"I heard you address him as Hattori-kun before! How could you hide this from me?"

"Oi, Oi, Ran, we're getting ready now. Is this really the time to-"

"SHINICHI, THIS IS IMPORTANT. YOU WILL TELL ME RIGHT NOW WHAT'S GOING ON."

I jumped. We needed a distraction.

If only KID was here, he could dress up like Hattori and ward off Ran.

But did Ran even know what he looked like?

"Let me ask you something, Ran." I said, "Do you even know what Hattori Heiji looks like?"

"Uh...no?" Ran admitted.

"First of all, doesn't it sound irrational to call a kid a teenager?"

"Here's a picture of Heiji!" Kazuha chirped. "I just mix his name up sometimes by calling him Heiji, even though it's not true. Isn't it silly that because I mistake Sasaki for Hattori-kun, that that would magically make him an adult?"

'Oi, oi, no one's gonna buy this lie.' I thought, my eyebrow twitching.

"Hmmm...you're right, I'm jumping to conclusions! What kind of day would it be where an adult could become a little kid? That's ridiculous."

"Sounds like something out of a movie." She teased before getting up to use the bathroom in our room.

All three of us crowded together.

"That was a close one, Kudo!" Kazuha whispered.

"I thought she was gonna find out!" Heiji hissed. "Good thinking."

"You know, there is something we can do."

"What's that?" They cried desperately.

"KID is good at disguises." I said, "So basically, if we can get his help, then there might be a time where he can disguise himself as you and throw the suspicion off you."

"That sounds like a great idea. But how do ya know he'll be on our side?"

"Oh, don't worry. I have a plan and a feeling that he might just listen to us." I said.

"KID's a thief. We need evidence!"

"Next time, Heiji, I ain't stickin' up for you." Kazuha said.

"Oi, Kazuha, it was you who got me revealed!" Heiji protested.

"So whenever she comes back in, you act like a kid." Kazuha scolded.

"I wanna see the soccer match!" Heiji chirped.

"I'm sorry, Sasaki-kun, you're just so mature for your age!" Ran said apologetically.

"Oi, oi, good thing we got out of that mess, huh?" I said to Heiji.

"Remind me never to piss your girlfriend off again." Heiji said.

"Did you say girlfriend? I'm not Shinichi's girlfriend." Ran remarked.

"There's no need to be shy about it!" Kazuha praised.

Suddenly, the wind blew and Ran's skirt flew up.

I didn't look but Hattori sure did.

"Wow, Nee-chan, you've got nice panties!" He remarked.

Goodbye, Hattori.

"Sasaki-kun..." Ran chirped.

However, it was Kazuha who judo-chopped him upside the head. "I'm sorry I just don't know where he gets his influences from."

'Oi, Oi, I think it's you,' I thought.

I didn't bother to say it because I, Kudo Shinichi, know how to keep my mouth shut.


-Later, at the heist-

Then we were there at the KID heist.

"Oi, Kudo, what are we to do again?" Heiji muttered.

"You're a little kid, so you'll catch him off guard. He won't suspect anything. Wait for my orders and I'll give them to you through your cell phone."

"Oh."

"Also, KID can disguise himself as anyone, so if you see anyone acting suspicious, it's how he acts. Third, Hattori, we might be stopping him from stealing the gem, but we're not catching him."

This caught Hattori off guard. "Kudo, what are you-"

"Hattori, this is your city, after all. Most of this is in your hands. I'm taking the backstage, this is mostly your role."

"Oh, all right, then."

"Ran and Toyama-san will be elsewhere. I'll ask Ran to look after her."

"What will she say if she notices I'm gone?" He asked.

"I'll tell her the two of us went out to play detective." I said, smiling.

"Don't pat my head or condescend me, Kudo." Heiji said, "When I get back to normal, I'll challenge you for real."

"Not to worry." I chirped.

But suddenly, as we went ahead, my face was grabbed and pulled at.

"Oi, what's the meaning of this?" I snapped.

"I think we got KID!" A police officer snapped.

"Did you say you got KID?"

Oh no, it's the Nightmare Inspector!

"Shinichi!" Ran cried, coming over. "What are you doing to Shinichi, let go of him?"

"We think he's Kaitou KID!"

"I'm not KID, let go of me! It's not a freaking mask!" I snapped.

"Hm," Nakamori said as he looked me over. "You do look similar but...you idiots, this isn't KID, after all! It's no mask!"

"Yeah, it's my face!" I yelled.

"So who are you?"

"I'm Kudo Shinichi, I'm from Tokyo and a detective."

"Kudo Shinichi? I've heard of you...but I don't need help from kids."

Geez, this old man was every bit as stubborn as I remembered. Oi, oi at this point, I'd rather deal with old man Mouri than him.

"I'd never be a stupid phantom thief."

At this, a glint came in his eyes.

"You sounded like my daughter. I think I respect you." Nakamori said, "Look, Kudo, our goal is to prevent KID from getting hold of this gem. If you can hold him off, then we can take the gem back."

"Okay, that sounds like a plan!" I said.

"You look like my daughter," He remarked to Ran, "Identical strangers, this is hilarious! All officers here, we have someone named Kudo from Tokyo who's going to assist us-"

"KUDO? THE KUDO SHINICHI? WE'RE IN LUCK!"

"KUDO! KUDO!"

"So much for invisibility." I remarked to Hattori.

"So much for your name not being known." Ran snarked. "Are you going to face KID?"

"Yeah," I said.

"Be careful. Where did Sasaki-kun go?"

"He and I are going together to go play detective." I said.

"Be careful, he is just a kid."

"Oh, come on, Ran, you know me well, don't you?" I said jokingly.

"Of course. Although, yesterday, I had a bad dream that you got hurt and...I couldn't help you. So please don't do anything too rash."

"Don't worry, Ran, I'll be just fine." I said assuredly.

"That's what I'm afraid of, detective nerd." She said in finality as we left.

Ran wasn't acting any different from usual.

"So, Kudo, how did you say this person disguises himself as people again?"

"If anyone acts or sounds different from usual, then it's probably KID. He knocks people out with sleeping gas. Don't hesitate to call me. If I pick up, you'll know it's not me in front of you, but KID."

"Ya sure you want to leave this to me?"

"I'm sure you can handle it." I said.

"Ya know, Kudo, you ain't that bad of a guy after all." He said.


Suddenly, the lights went out.

"I think he's here," I said.

Then a voice came over the intercom. "Ladies and gentlemen, let the show begin!"

"IT'S KID! GET HIM, MEN!" Nakamori boomed.

"Remember what I said!" I said as the two of us split up.

"Kudo!" Hattori cried, but I immediately hushed him.

"Remember, if you come across someone who looks and acts like me, this is the word to say, Haise. He won't know your name, he'll probably just address you as little boy or something." I said, "Then you'll know."

"I'll know it's not you." Heiji said.

Then like that, the two of us split up.

KID's POV

Ah, getting my hands on this gem has never been easier. I just have to step over Inspector Nakamori's sleeping form and his men.

Things should be simple.

There's no sign of Saguru here, thank goodness.

He's such a drama queen that it's boring.

"So we meet at last, Kaitou KID."

I know that voice.

I turn around in time to see Kudo. Kudo Shinichi, of all people. The one I'd wanted to meet.

"The detective of the East," I remarked, "How surprising. I thought maybe the Detective of the West would have come."

"I'm just here to ask you to hand over that jewel." He said confidently.

Wait, wait, wait, does he have a g-gun? And...a...soccer ball?

Man, Kudo really is different in person. On television, he looks like an arrogant asshole.

Here, he's just cool, confident and calm.

"I'm afraid, meitantei-san," I said, "That I need to go."

"You need to go, huh?" He said, as he kicked the soccer ball in my direction.

Holy shit that's close.

"Take this, meitantei-san!" I said. The next thing Kudo knows, he has a smoke bomb going off in his face. "See if you can follow me!"

Shinichi's POV

"Now it's time for part two. It's Hattori's turn to shine."


Kaito's POV

Normally, KID heists are boring, but it's much more fun with Kudo Shinichi around. I'd heard nothing but endless praise for Kudo.

I never thought I'd have the privilege of meeting the guy in person.

So, as I was fleeing through the corridors after encountering Kudo, I was ever so surprised when I was met with the face of a little dark-skinned kid.

I swear I've seen his face before.

"Hey, aren't you supposed to be in that meeting with all the police officers?" He asks.

Oh crap, did this little kid wander off? If some parent loses their kid because of me, I'm gonna be in big trouble-wait. Wait.

This doesn't feel right.

"Hey, did you sneak off or something-"

The kid is gone.

I whirl around in time to see the dark-skinned kid near me, smiling.

"I'm Haise. Are you committing a crime, mister?"

How the hell does he-all right, this kid's getting the sleeping gas.

The second I threw the smoke bomb, the kid can't see, now I'm taking off.

However, the kid was still chasing after me.

"Where do I go next?"

Oh wait, he has someone helping him.

Oh shit, shit, shit, time to go through the vent.

Oh boy.

"KID's going through the vents!"

How are they catching on so fast-it must be Kudo.

Kudo's helping them. Drat.

I underestimated him, it seems.

A soccer ball is punted at me again.

"Could you not do that until I'm prepared, meitantei-san?" I yelp. Really, how rude.

He is still smirking at me, it pisses me off.

"So you're back, meitantei-san...and your...assistant." I say, my eyebrow twitching.

It's the kid again.

"Tantei-kun." I say.

"I take it my little assistant helped me find you, huh, Kaitou KID-san?" He said.

"It's funny, I sent out a request to Hattori Heiji, but he didn't come. It's his town I'm stealing this gem from, after all."

Something flashes in the dark-skinned kid's eyes for a second.

"Heiji nii-san's busy with a case, but when he comes back, he'll catch you!"

Something happened to a detective? Hm, something interesting is going on here.

"Well, meitantei-san and kun, this is where we're going to part for today. I cannot allow myself to get caught by a detective."

Once again, there is a smoke bomb in their faces.

I am not letting Kudo catch me today, no way. He can try all he likes, but he's not catching me today.

Not now.

Not ever.

I hold the gem up to the moonlight like usual and...oh shit.

"If I turn around, am I gonna see a detective behind me?"


S's POV

"Yes, you are." I said, pointing a gun at him.

"Meitantei-san, I don't like weapons," KID says.

"Calm down, KID. This weapon isn't going to be fired at you."

He looks at me suspiciously.

"So, meitantei-san, what was your objective today? To make me look stupid?"

"No."

His eyes widen.

"What's the point of this?"

"I seek an alliance. I believe you and I are after the same kind of organization."

"What would make you think of something like that?"

Ah, he's gonna require proof.

"What's with the little detective? Are you hiring kids to do your detective work now?"

"It's ironic that you would say that," I said with a chuckle.

"I ain't no kid!" Hattori said.

"You certainly look like one to me." KID remarked.

"For you see, KID, Hattori Heiji hasn't gone anywhere, he's right here."

"B-But how?" KID muttered, looking very surprised. "You're kidding me, right? How on earth can a kid like this be Hattori Heiji? It's just coincidence."

"He was attacked by an organization and they turned him into a younger age."

His smile turned into a grimace.

"Keep talking."

"We believe that we might have similar goals with you, so..."

"I don't work with detectives," He said simply, "But I might consider the offer, Kudo-san. In the past five minutes, you haven't kicked any more soccer balls at me or put handcuffs on me, so there must be some proof to what you say. I must be on my way, but I bid you all adieu! Here's the jewel back. I don't need it."

He bowed, and then like that, he was gone.

"Hey!" I cried, but what I grabbed was a dummy.

"Weren't we gonna catch him?" Hattori snarled. "He insulted me!"

"Hattori, anyone would have a hard time believing you're not a kid, no offense. And I said we weren't gonna catch him, baarou. We got the jewel back. It's a recon thing."

"What good can a thief do, anyway?"

"Idiot, KID's got abilities we don't. I sent him a note that should explain everything."

K's POV

I can't believe what I heard.

That little kid was Hattori Heiji and Kudo needs me to dress up like him sometimes?

Well, I can certainly imitate him, but why?

What's the meaning behind the detective coming out and asking me for help like that? The look in his eyes, it wasn't condescension, it was one of understanding.

Dammit!

He couldn't have seen through my poker face!

"Detectives are infuriating!" I growled.

I still can't take Kudo's face out of my head.

Am I gay...?

No way.

"I hate detectives," I groaned, slipping more into my seat.

"I heard Kudo almost put you behind bars!"

Oh no, it's Saguru.

"Go away, Saguru."

"So, did Kudo put you in handcuffs?"

"Your buddy did not put me in handcuffs." I said smugly.

"What? I refuse to believe that."

"Check out the newspaper!" I chirped before showing it to him.

"But nobody saw what Kudo did on the roof!"

Typical Saguru, deny evidence when it's right in front of him.

"I heard Kaitou Kid almost got captured by Kudo Shinichi! Kudo should have kicked his butt!" Aoko whoops.

Oi, oi-hey, hey, why am I talking like the detective?

Infuriating.

"Oi, Aoko, nice panties!"

"KAITO!"

Thus, the school day begins in chaos (like it's supposed to!)


"Ne, ne, Sasaki-kun, we saw you hunting KID! You were really cool!" Ayumi chirped.

This was not how I wanted to spend my day surrounded by kids.

"You were cool!" Genta said.

It seems I've earned their respect.

"WE'RE GONNA LET YOU IN THE DETECTIVE BOYS!"

All right, then.

But if things feel good, why do I feel so damned uneasy?

Meanwhile, at Teitan High School

"KUDO, KUDO!"

Oh god, fanboys and fangirls this time.

"Shinichi, it looks like they went wild this time. Nobody saw what you did, though."

"KID returned the gem to me. The rest is...need not to know."

"Shinichi, you're just trying to sound cool, aren't you?"

"Yeah, something like that."

Knowing KID, he's gonna be so frustrated that a detective is suddenly being nice. Given that I had always found Kaito annoying in the series, I couldn't help but wanna troll him back a little if you know what I mean.

"Kudo, you were with Kaitou KID!" Sonoko said, "Does that mean you've ditched Ran-chan for...? What am I saying, Ran is your wife after all!"

"Hey, Sonoko-chan, that's not true at all!" Ran yelped.

"Can you quit all the noise? I really need my sleep." Kazuha muttered from beside us.

Oi, oi, why is she still here? Then I remembered...my extra guests.

At lunch time, the chaos got even worse.

"KUDO, I WANT YOUR AUTOGRAPH."

"WHAT WAS IT LIKE, MEETING KID?"

"It was fine," I said, "I need to get my lunch."

"But please can we have some autographs?"

"Fine, a little bit of time with fans." I said, hamming it up.

"It looks like your husband has been stolen away by demons again." I heard Sonoko say.

"Sonoko-chan, you watch Sam and Dean too much."

"So which one are you? Sam or Dean?" She snarked.

"Well, I suppose I'm Sam, as I've gotta pull Shinichi out of fangirl hell." She said jokingly.


Later

I picked up Hattori from school like usual.

He, Kazuha and I were on our way home when I couldn't help but notice that Heiji was frantic and paranoid.

"What is it?" I asked.

"There's a new classmate. She's kinda...creepy." He said with a shudder.

I froze in my tracks.

Oh boy.

That meant that...

The door to Hakase's house was open and Agasa was standing there.

"Oh, Shinichi-kun, I want to introduce you to someone new. This is Ai-chan."

Ooh, Haibara's already here.

Sure enough, there she was, looking up at us.

"Ah, so you're Kudo Shinichi-kun."

Cold, icy blue irises looked me up and down and I couldn't help but shudder. It was like she could read my mind.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Haise Sasaki-kun, or should I say Hattori Heiji?"

Instantly, Hattori paled and my eyebrow rose.

Wow.

Destiny is a bitch.