I don't own Detective Conan/Case Closed or else Kaito Kid would be mentioned more and I'd have more KatioxShinichi moments. AU. This is not completely like the manga/anime. Ok?

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With each passing day Shinichi found himself becoming more and more tired in Beika and after a quick dinner he would go to sleep. He found himself waking up early in Reika and it became normal for him so he spent more time getting ready. Ran kept worrying about him in Beika while Kaito teasingly would call him Sleeping Beauty of all things every day. He still couldn't figure out why he felt so tired and why he was starting to go to bed earlier and earlier in Beika. On occasion Shinichi would skip dinner in order to get to sleep earlier or wake up later and almost got a few tardies at school. Some weekends he spent asleep nearly the whole time and found it didn't help.

Shinichi was in class waiting for the bell to ring on the verge of dozing off when Ran poked his side. Glancing back at her he could see how concerned she was. He shook his head slowly silently telling her not to worry about it, but she couldn't help it. As soon as classes were done she was on his case. "Ever since you fainted in the hallway you've been exhausted," Ran said crossing her arms worriedly.

"Ran that was two weeks ago," Shinichi pointed out.

"So? You've been tired and I can tell that you haven't been getting a lot of sleep lately," Ran told him. "Is anything bothering you?"

"Nothing is bothering me," Shinichi told her truthfully. "I just can't seem to get to sleep I guess…" He could sleep but he just didn't seem to be getting enough and even after staying up for so long thinking that sleeping to much was making him tired he realized that wasn't it. It didn't surprise him much when he looked at Ran a second later and flowers were in her hair, and he was wearing a tiara and pink dress. "Kaito…" he said annoyed.

"Hi Sleeping Beauty! Ran!" Kaito greeted pleasantly. Shinichi hit him upside the head and glared at Kaito when he rubbed his head. Ever since he had fainted in the hallway Kaito had been calling him sleeping beauty and annoying him. At lunch if he turned around he'd see Kaito there saying, 'What happens if you faint again, princess?'

"Good afternoon," Ran greeted back politely. Over dramatically Kaito leaned on her like he was scared.

"Shinichi just hit me! You saw that right?" he exclaimed. Ran giggled which caused Kaito to grin.

"Aw is Shinichi being mean to you?" Ran said playing along. Kaito nodded his head over dramatically. Both burst out into giggles as Shinichi rolled his eyes. Sonoko told him he should be concerned that Kaito was taking his wife from him, which he then told her they weren't even dating and she could date whoever she wished.

"If you two are going to tease me then I'm leaving," Shinichi said walking away.

"Aw don't go~" Kaito whined. Shinichi waved at them as he walked away.

"Besides as Ran puts it I should get some sleep," Shinichi said yawning a little. Ran began to worry again and was about to say something but Shinichi interrupted her, "I told you I'm fine but I might as well take a quick nap before and rest a bit before tomorrow."

"So we're still up for the Tropical Island?" Kaito inquired cheerfully.

"You can expect me to be there," Shinichi promised. "I'll be fine tomorrow, okay? See you later then." He walked home noticing his vision was blurring but he dismissed it knowing he was tired and sleep would do him some good. Instead of making himself some dinner he went into his room and fell onto his bed not even bothering with his clothes and fell into a deep sleep. Waking up in Reika he stretched his muscles as he got ready for the day. It didn't take him long before he was up and he was ready for school even though he didn't have to rush anymore since he woke up early. Waiting for the guys at the gate, which had become usual for him, Shinichi stared at the snow that fell. This time he was more aware so when Kaito came toward him he said, "Don't even think about throwing a snowball at me."

"Aw you're no fun~" Kaito whined draping himself over Shinichi theatrically. Lightly Shinichi shoved him off.

"Do you want to get sent to the office again?" Shinichi inquired. "I'm sure they just loved how you made the walls explode with colors and let a whole bunch of squirrels all over the office."

"But they wanted to give me detention for having fun!" Kaito replied mock offended.

"You made a snowman of the teacher with a 'victory' sign over him," Shinichi pointed out. "Of course they'd want to give you a detention." Kaito pouted.

"So? He disrupted my fun," Kaito said childishly.

"Why they don't expel you I'll never know," Shinichi said rolling his eyes.

"I'm a good student!" Kaito replied grinning.

"Suuuure you are," Shinichi said rolling his eyes. It wasn't long before Heiji and Hakuba arrived together chatting.

"Are the plans still up to hit the mall tomorrow?" Heiji asked when he noticed Shinichi and Kaito.

"Why wouldn't they be?" Kaito replied.

"Just making sure," Heiji replied. "My mom's having another one of her parties and doesn't want me to interrupt it."

"Do you need a place to stay again?" Shinichi inquired.

"That would be helpful…." Heiji told him.

"My dad won't let you stay again for awhile," Hakuba replied. "He was kind of upset with the way you messed up our house, and ate most of our refrigerator."

"It's not my fault I accidentally tripped and landed on the priceless vase," Hakuba replied. "Besides you said 'take what you want' to me so I figured it'd be okay to eat when I got hungry." Hakuba glared lightly at Heiji since he did have a point.

"You can stay at my place if you want," Shinichi offered.

"THANK YOU!" Heiji said clasping Shinichi's hand.

"No problem really…" Shinichi told him releasing his hands. Kaito leaned his head on Shinichi's shoulder and looked like he was pondering something.

"How about we have a sleepover tomorrow at your house then?" Kaito asked. "I could totally bring some popcorn, and soda. We could make it like a mini party since Christmas is coming up…" Shinichi shrugged his shoulders.

"It's okay," Shinichi said shrugging. "My parents won't mind…" He trailed off because his friends knew that his parents were always gone and didn't mind at all when he had friends over. They actually usually encouraged it as much as possible since before he had few to no friends. "But before we plan tomorrow shouldn't we finish today?"

"We should probably get to class before the bell rings," Hakuba mused. Kaito shrugged not caring since school just was so boring even though he played pranks all the time, while Shinichi nodded his head in agreement. Heading toward the school they made it to their seats before the warning bell rang so they sat and chatted as usual. Kaito as soon as everyone was seated switched all the uniforms so the girls wore the guys' uniform and the guys wore the girls'. Heiji would have laughed if his hadn't also been switched. Hakuba looked like he was about to kill Kaito after that and Kaito had to escape out the window…the second floor window. Everyone stared out the window as feathers exploded in the air and they looked for his body thinking he had injured himself; however when he cleared his throat behind them they were shocked. A few kids kept looking back and forth between the ground and him before they asked, "Wha-? How? You just…"

"Magic my dear classmates. Magic," Kaito told them grinning brilliantly.

"I'm going to kill you!" Heiji said shaking his fist at him. Kaito snapped his fingers again and everyone was in the right uniforms again. Looking as innocent as possible (which none of them bought) Kaito then grinned.

"For what?" he asked cheerfully. Heiji let out a frustrated growl but sat down in his seat annoyed. Shinichi allowed himself to chuckle at him before he stopped when he noticed Kaito was looking pleased with himself. Rolling his eyes Shinichi used his head to tell Kaito to sit down. Waltzing down the row Kaito sat in his seat with his feet on the desk leaning back nearly touching the desk behind his.

"Show off," Shinichi muttered aloud so Kaito could hear.

"You know it~" Kaito agreed happily. Mostly it was a normal day after that huge stunt with only the normal few pranks being pulled, and Kaito evading getting a detention by distracting everyone. All in all it was a normal day with Shinichi hanging out with them after school as they planned the sleepover. Hakuba decided he would come since he had nothing better to do and 'you idiots amuse me' he replied, causing Heiji to hit him and Kaito to prank him. Kaito would bring the pop and all the popcorn, Heiji was going to bring some movies and pretzels, and Hakuba said he'd bring a few games and other snacks. Shinichi told them he'd buy something they could make for dinner and the following day's breakfast. All of them were looking forward to it and Shinichi was more than glad to hang out with them. Parting ways when it got dark out Shinichi went home and prepared for bed.

Setting his head on his pillow Shinichi yawned before falling asleep, preparing himself mentally for his day with Ran and Kaito. Opening his eyes he found himself in his pajamas. Thinking back on it he wondered if he had changed his pajamas since he was sure that he had slept in his school uniform. Shrugging off the thought he figured he could think of that after he was fully awake. Grabbing some random clothes he headed to the bathroom and began to take a shower. As the warm water hit his body he realized he felt more awake than he had before in Beika and though he needed the sleep and that he would be fine. Shampooing his hair he worked it in a latter before rinsing it out completely.

Stepping out of the steam he dried off and nearly shivered as he felt colder already missing the cold water. Pulling up his jeans Shinichi looked at his shirt and noticed it was a blue button up shirt. Vaguely he wondered when he got the shirt but didn't really care as he went downstairs to make himself a nice cup of delicious coffee. Tapping his fingers impatiently he waited until the coffee was done and he had his first sip before he hunted for his breakfast. Staring into the doorway of the refrigerator Shinichi froze completely. Inside the doorway was the bacon, eggs, and milk he had gotten at the store yesterday. In Reika. Checking his phone he realized he didn't have Ran's number and only the few contacts that he had in Reika on his phone. Going over to check the calendar he looked at it and noticed it was the right day and that he hadn't skipped a day or stayed up all night. He puzzled over it when his phone. Flipping it open he answered, "Yes?"

"So what time do you think we should all start coming over for the sleepover?" Kaito's voice inquired.

"Any time is fine by me," Shinichi replied. "Just call me when you guys are coming over and about the time when you'll arrive."

"Will do!" Kaito replied. "See you later Shin-chan~" Shinichi flipped his phone closed and collapsed into the chair nearby. 'How could this happen? What's happening with my body in Beika? What could be wrong?' Shinichi thought and his mind kept racing with new questions. Shaking his head Shinichi headed out his door only bothering to get a scarf and hat in his absentmindedness. Inhaling the fresh crisp winter air Shinichi headed toward the store nearby. Yesterday he had gotten breakfast and dinner for the sleepover but he wanted to get a few other things. Heading into the store he picked up two extra blankets, some marshmallows, and a few other things that looked interesting. It was a short walk back home and as soon as he set down his groceries he heard his cell phone go off.

"Yes?" Shinichi answered as he flipped his phone open.

"We're on our way over right now!" Kaito told him.

"When should I expect you?" Shinichi asked.

"How about now?" Kaito asked. Shinichi blinked as he heard his doorbell ring. Heading to the front door he was slightly surprised to see Kaito, Heiji, and Hakuba standing there with their duffel bags. Closing his phone he placed it in his pocket.

"Thanks for giving me so much warning about your arrival," Shinichi said rolling his eyes.

"We called didn't we?" Kaito replied grinning.

"Only a few seconds before you reached the door," Shinichi pointed out.

"Does it really matter?" Kaito inquired. Shinichi sighed.

"I guess not…just come in."

~time skip~

Ran was getting annoyed as she rang Shinichi's doorbell. He had promised her he'd be up and ready for when Kaito and her would come over at ten. She was starting to get seriously pissed and would have broken down the door if Kaito hadn't put his hand on her shoulder. "Leave it to me Ran," he told her. Nodding her head she watched as he took a hair pin and stuck it in the keyhole jiggling the door handle until it opened.

"How did you know that would work?" Ran asked amazed.

"I didn't…" Kaito replied. "But hey at least his doors not broken!" Stepping into the house they searched the whole first floor before proceeding to the second when they didn't find him.

"He's probably still asleep in his bedroom," Ran muttered crossing her arms. Knocking on Shinichi's bedroom door they waited to see if they would get a response. When they received none, they walked in to see Shinichi sleeping on his bed still in his school clothes. "Hmphf making us worry like that," Ran muttered walking up to him and shaking him gently. Not even a groan was admitted.

"Maybe he's more tired than he let on?" Kaito suggested coming over and checking Shinichi also.

"Are you sure…?" Ran asked. "Usually he would have let out a groan if he was tired, or opened his eyes." Kaito assured her that everything would be fine. Giving him a closer look he became bothered also when Shinichi didn't respond at all.

"Ran don't panic," Kaito told her. "But I think something's wrong with Shinichi…" Ran's eyes went wide.

"But you side he was fine…" Ran mumbled.

"Well I thought he was, but maybe we should call the hospital and get some medical help," Kaito told her. Ran was starting to panic but Kaito held up a hand. "They can tell us what's wrong with him and help him become well, okay? Can you make a call?" Ran nodded her head and pulled out her cell phone relaying the details to the 911 operator who told her that she'd connect her to a medic. The waiting even though it was brief caused Ran to worry and want to pace. Retelling what she had told the operator the medic told her they'd be there in a few minutes and hung up. Closing her phone Ran began to worry. "Don't worry it'll be alright," Kaito assured her. Ran wanted to tell him that they couldn't' be sure and that last time he had said that he had then said they should make the call, but didn't.

"I'm just so worried about Shinichi…" she told him.

"Like I said it'll be alright. The medics will be here soon and they can check him out and make sure he's okay," Kaito told her. She nodded her head and waited for the medics to arrive. It was ten minutes later before they showed up and took Shinichi to the hospital saying that since they weren't family they couldn't ride in the ambulance and would have to get there some other way. Borrowing Agasa's bike from next door both Kaito and Ran raced to the hospital. When they arrived at the hospital Shinichi had been hooked up to a few machines and the doctor was examining him. They had to wait in the waiting room restlessly until the doctor finally came out. "So how is he?" The doctor rubbed the back of his head.

"I don't know how you'll take this…" the doctor told them.

"Is Shinichi alright?" Ran asked worriedly.

"Well…your friend Shinichi is found to be in a coma," the doctor replied. Kaito and Ran stared at him in shock for what seemed like hours.

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TBC!

Sorry I left an evil cliffy! But I want you to read the next chapter so…Well R&R!