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Lizard: And I love it when you review! ^.^ And you're gonna have to wonder a little longer, sweetie xD Won't be one for at least another two weeks :P Maybe longer~ hehe xD Here's your update!

A/N: Omg! Long week was long! x_x Oh well x3 this one's off to a great start 8D Glee was amazing tonight! Yeah yeah XD I'm a gleek! Deal :P There were ZOMBIES omg! X3 Anyways imma stop before I rant. –sweatdrop- Just letting you know, Dai didn't edit this, (we were both watching the Super Bowl and well… she didn't feel like she could edit it by this point XD) And I'm half asleep. So this chapter MAY not be edited to the best of its ability. –sweatdrop- But it should be fine :P Enjoy!

Ohoh! One more thing! :O To tanteigirl69, I do apologize for confusing you last chapter (and for confusing you even more in my reply –sweatdrop-) Here's a better explaination that Dai helped me come up with as to why I use "Kaito" instead of "Kaitou" when Conan's thinking about the thief: the manga spelling of his name didn't include the character that represented the 'u', but the kanji for 'phantom thief' is much more up to the reader. This leaves us with an opportunity to clarify with point of view. In the third person point of view, it's easier to refer to him by name rather than title

…I so didn't just copy that last part of the above conversation from my skype convo with Dai –shiftyeyes-

Disclaimer: Nopie nope~ I don't own squat! :O Who knew?


Chapter 7: A Bit of A Break

Someone up there was mocking him. That was the only thing that would explain why Conan couldn't catch a break.

After Kogorou woke up from his drunken stupor, Conan had once again tried to get some information out of him. But once again, the older detective continued to withhold information, stating that it was "none of your business, damn brat". Conan was about ready to kick Kogorou's lights out.

But that wasn't the only thing annoying Conan as of the last week.

Whenever Conan's mind brought him back to that damn thief, Conan either found Ran yelling up to him, wanting something, the Detective Boys wanting detective advice, and oh so many murder cases that needed his attention.

Every time Conan was close to coming up with an idea on how to help Kaito out from whatever it was that was bothering him, something broke his concentration. The mini detective was a few interruptions short of locking himself in his room and not coming out until he had a perfect plan to get the Kaitou to confide in someone. That wasn't the only thing that Conan had been thinking about, however. The mini detective still couldn't figure out why his stomach twisted, and his chest fluttered whenever he thought about the thief.

For a while, Conan thought it was excitement at the thought of chasing the thief across rooftops again. It made sense, at least to Conan. When he had been Shinichi, going to the thief's heists had always caused excitement to bubble up in the detective's chest. In fact, just thinking about all those times that Shinichi had chased Kaito, both of them engrossed in their on version of Tag, caused a wide smile to appear on Conan's lips.

Now that Conan thought about it… When he had been Shinichi, he felt those butterflies in his stomach whenever a note of Kaito's appeared in the news, stating that there would be a heist soon. Oh! That reminded Conan! Kaito had sent out a note, saying that there would be a heist tonight. A wide grin made it onto Conan's lips, restlessness radiating off of his whole body. He was just so excited! He'd get to see Kaito tonight!

Conan stopped for a second, his smile cleared off his face and his eyes getting a far away look to them. It couldn't have been only excitement… could it? Maybe there was something deeper than—

"Conan-kun! Can you come down here for a minute! I need help with something!" Conan heard Ran's voice, coming from downstairs.

Damn that Ran! He had just helped her a few minutes ago! …God dammit! He forgot where his train of thought was going! Not again!

"Conan-kun?" Ran's voice echoed throughout the house again. "Did you hear me?"

"Coming!" Conan shouted as he made his way down the stairs. Before Conan could go back to his room later he had to pick up something.

He had to get Ran a muzzle.


Chaos.

That was the only word that could describe what was going on at Ekoda High right at this very moment. Really now. What had they all been expecting when Kuroba Kaito had basically gone into magic withdrawal for so long? It was only natural that sooner or later, his pranking needs had to be met.

It was today that said needs decided to explode out of Kaito.

Oh the doves flying out of teacher's desks, the pink and purple sheets of paper (even sheets brought in by students) and exploding chalk was just the beginning.

Kaito had done the school a favor and hidden all of the textbooks, replacing them with Naurto and Soul Eater manga (with the exception of Hakuba, who got some yaoi manga. Kaito rather enjoyed Hakuba's reaction to that when he realized what he was looking at. He literally fell out of his chair with a nosebleed. Kaito was going to mock him for weeks). Kaito had also taken the liberty to hang up balloons all over the school, quite literally too. Balloons were on the walls, on the floor, on kid's lockers, and even on the desks. Once said balloons popped, the poor soul that was closest to the balloon ended up with a new hair color, and a new outfit.

Kaito took great joy when he noticed that Aoko and Hakuba were one of the first few to pop a balloon. Aoko had ended up with neon purple hair, with priestess robs on. While Hakuba, oh Kaito loved what happened to him, happened to get rainbow hair, with a frowny face on the back of his head, and was in a clown costume. Kaito's favorite part of the costume had to be the detective's shoes. They were bright red and squeaked every time the not blond took a step. Oh, and let's not forget that about every three minutes or so, the flower on the collar of the outfit sprayed Hakuba in the face with water.

Luckily for the rest of the students, their outfit and hair changes hadn't been as… humiliating as Hakuba's. Unless of course, you were some of the boys. Some boy's ended up with balloons that were clearly meant for girls, ending up with bright pink hair, and outfits ranging from maids clothes, to a bunny suit.

Kaito gave a slight shudder every time he saw the guy in a bunny suit. The guy's legs seriously needed one hell of a waxing. If the guy hadn't already been wearing fishnet stockings Kaito would have done it for him. No matter. Kaito could live with the legs for a few more hours.

By the time lunch had rolled around, everyone, including teachers had somehow been pranked by Kaito. Said thief was sitting outside on a tree branch, watching some students looking around the school for him. Even if Kaito was in the school, they never would find him. He was, after all, wearing a costume of his own. But instead of something silly, he was in a Tuxedo Mask outfit, (what could he say? He had a thing for mysterious guys in suits.) and was wearing a mask as well. Why not participate in his own pranks and wear something silly too?

Kaito let out a chuckle as he saw a boy in a Sailor Moon outfit open up a bento box, only for peanut butter and jelly to come flying out, smacking the boy in the face. These pranks had taken a long time to do, but it was all worth it. Kaito just needed to take his mind off everything, if even for a few hours.

You know you're going to pay heavily for this right, stupid thief? A voice said, coming from nowhere. Kaito grinned a mischievous grin as he pulled the binoculars away from his face, looking around the rest of the school with his naked eyes.

"Come on, Shin-Chan!" Kaito said, answering the disembodied voice. "You gotta live a little! Have some fun once in a while!" the thief let out a humorous laugh at his own words. Live a little? Yeah right.

With the way things are going now, I don't think you'll be living much longer, Kid. Shinichi's voice said once again. Before Kaito had a chance to answer the voice, a shriek filled his ears, making Kaito cringe.

"KAAAIIITOOOO!" Kaito almost fell out of the tree he was sitting in at the sound of Aoko's angry yell. Oh she sounded really mad. "Get your ass down here now! So I can kick it into next week!"

"Yeah sure I'll do that…" Kaito could feel sweat pouring down his neck as he stayed put, wishing to live a little longer before he had to meet Aoko's wrath. "She must have seen what I did to the girl's bathroom."

What did you do, Kid no baka? Shinichi's voice asked. Kaito smirked as he put his binoculars back to his eyes.

"Let's just say the plumbing miiiight have changed slightly in the school and leave it at that." He said, his smirk growing.

Sorry I asked.

Kaito let out a chuckle as he moved the binoculars away from his eyes once again. Kaito forgot how much he had missed all of this in the past few months, causing utter chaos and just doing what came naturally to him. This whole day was sort of a spur of the moment thing, really.

It had been a about a week after his last heist, and Kaito had only just recently heard from the Organization, learning that he would be performing a heist this week (tonight, Kaito absentmindedly remembered) and he just needed a break. As soon as Snake had left his house after informing him of his new job, Kaito had curled up and tried to make himself as small as possible. He hated doing those bastards' dirty work, and how he couldn't do anything about it. The thief had felt he would break, shatter under all of this stress if he didn't do something that was familiar, something to ease his mind, if only a bit.

And thus, he had decided to do what he did best, cause utter destruction and trouble at school with his pranks. It was a nice breath of fresh air for the thief. This was exactly what he needed to do. He wondered why he hadn't done it sooner. It just felt so amazing to be doing tricks for the hell of it again, and not for some crazy psychos. If Kaito had to just about reach his breaking point to realize this, then so be it.

I think everyone liked it better when you were quiet, Kaito. Shinichi said, causing Kaito to grin.

"Yeah, probably. But what's life like without a little excitement? Who wants to do the same boring things day in and day out? I actually think some people missed my performances!" Kaito said, throwing his hands up into the air in a grand motion.

"Where the hell are you, BaKaito?" Aoko's angry voice rang out again, causing Kaito to cringe.

Well, maybe a select few missed them.


Glasses? Check. Strength inducing sneakers? Check. Soccer ball belt? Check. His watch?

Conan grinned.

Kaitou Kid was going to despise this watch, so naturally Conan was going to make sure he took it with him tonight. One false move and the thief would be caught, ending his fun.

Conan could already see the pout on Kid's face, as he whined about "stupid Chibi-Tantei's trying to take away all the fun". Oh it was going to be an amusing night.

He could see it now, the others indigo eyes going from sparking excitement, to possibly slight horror. Those beautiful indigo eyes that had such life, were so vibrant that Conan's heart picked up in pace at the mere thought of them.

Conan scowled as he thought about how those eyes had changed. Those indigo orbs, once radiating with animation, suddenly becoming shadowed and dark. The shrunken detective, for the life of him, couldn't figure out why Kaito's eyes looked so… so… haunted.

Oh how Conan wished he could kick away all of Kaito's demons, and make those eyes shine once more. The mini detective just wanted Kaito to let him in, let Conan help him. Was that so much to ask?

Conan sighed and let his shoulders slump, an air of sadness around him. Conan knew the answer to that: Yes, yes it was too much to ask. The thief wouldn't even let Hakuba or Aoko in. There was no way he would tell his inner most secrets to a kid like Conan. The mini detective felt pain grip his heart at the thought. It was at times like this that Conan wished he was Shinichi again. If only for a day.

Conan let out a slight cough, flopping down onto his futon. He knew he'd felt slightly off today. He'd gone over to the Professors house and quickly took his temperature, only to find out he had a slight fever. Conan decided it would be best to stay at the Professors for a little bit, lest Ran find out about his fever and make him stay home tonight during the heist.

Right at the moment, the door to Conan's room swung open, slamming against the wall. The young detective jumped a foot in the air, his eyes darting to the door to see the person who had just entered.

"Up tight as usual, ne, Kudo-kun?" Said the new comer. Conan's face went from one of shock, to one of slight annoyance, a slight cough escaping his lips.

"To what do I owe the dis-pleasurable visit, Haibara?" Conan asked, looking at the other shrunken person. Haibara smirked slightly as she looked at him, a glint in her eyes.

"Well, if you don't want my gift, I'll just take my leave…" she said, about to turn and walk away. This caught Conan's interest.

"Gift? What gift?" he asked, his eyes wide with curiosity. Haibara pulled something out of her pocket and tossed it to Conan, who easily caught it. Excitement lit up his features instantly. "Another antidote?" He asked eagerly. She nodded. "Yes! This is exactly what I needed for tonight! Thanks Haibara!" Before the girl could say anything else, Conan shoved the small pill into his mouth and swallowed.

The pill took no time at all to take affect, and Conan was clutching at his chest in pain, falling to his knees. Conan may have gotten his wish to be Shinichi for tonight's heist, but he didn't have to be happy about the pain that came with "growing up".

The shrunken detective let out a gasp of pain, his eyes wide as his grip on his shirt tightened. No matter how many times he became Conan, or Shinichi, the pain never subsided, and always left Conan in unbearable pain.

With one last pained gasp, Conan collapsed onto the floor, his world going black before his head even hit his futon.


A/N: Mwhahaha :3 Evil, aren't I? ;D Ending THERE of all places? :3 hehe~ Anyways! Once again, I'm sorry for the fail editing on this chapter. And if anyone sees any errors, feel free to point them out and be all "I SPOT A FAIL! FIX IT! FIX IT!" Or something like that XD I rather enjoy this chapter. It let's me play with Kaito's insanity a little bit! 8D And that's ALWAYS fun. Drop a review, please! ^.^ See you in two weeks! 8D

~Angel~