That night, Ran, Shinichi stayed at Professor Agasa's house. They ate and talked for many hours before eventually falling asleep on the couch. The next morning, they said their goodbyes to Haibara and made their way to the airport. They weren't quite ready to leave Japan; they still had two more people to see.

As they exited the plane, Agasa and Shinichi took up conversation about a new invention he was developing while Ran scanned the lobby diligently, waiting for their friends to arrive. They had waited at the terminal nearly thirty minutes when the Great Detective of the West came running in gasping for air

"Gomen" he put his hands on his knees and bent over to catch his breathe "Gomen for being late, SOMEONE had to get ready for almost an hour!" As he said this, an equally breathless Kazuha appeared from around the corner. She looked at the group puzzled

"Where's Ran-chan?" as she asked this it dawned on them that, once again, they had forgotten someone

"You didn't tell them when we made the plans to come here?" Ran scolded

"It completely slipped my mind"

"Oi, Ku.- I mean Conan" Heiji hesitated for a second until he noticed a lack of irritation in Shinichi's face

"Relax" Shinichi said dryly "she already knows. I told her everything"

"Finally" Kazuha sighed "I didn't know how much longer I could have kept that act up"

"You told her!" the irritation that was absent in Shinichi's voice previously was now fully noticeable "How long has SHE known?"

"Uh…maybe a month or two"

"A month or two? You must be joking! Was it really that hard to keep it to yourself!" his eyebrow twitched in anger as he turned away from Heiji in resentment

"Come on Kudo, she was persistent. And besides, once we started…you know"

"Dating?" Kazuha interjected "you mean dating?"

"Uh yeah" Heiji laughed half-heartedly

"Yeah, thanks to ME!" Shinichi snapped

~Flashback~

After being put on the spot thanks to a secret whispered into Kazuha's ear by Conan, Heiji was forced to finally verbalize the feelings he had hidden for some time. When he asked her what it was that Conan had whispered in her ear, she responded

"Nothing. He just told me to look surprised and then make up something romantic and say it to him. Apparently he was mad about how you were bossing him around so he wanted to get you back. I guess it kind of back fired on him huh?"

~End Flashback~

"Oh yeah" Heiji replied

"How could have already forgotten, it was only a few months ago? Whatever, that doesn't matter let's just go back to your house"

"Wait" Kazuha interrupted inquisitively "aren't you going to tell us who your friend is?"

"Actually, that's-"

"I'll tell them" Ran took a deep breath and looked up at Kazuha "I took a dose of the drug that made Shinichi small, so, here I am" they both stood in confusion as they analyzed the tiny body

"R…Ran-chan?" Kazuha muttered with little confidence

"Mhm" Ran nodded

"What the heck happened?" Heiji said bluntly which quickly aggravated his girlfriend

"Would you shut up Aho!" Heiji acknowledged her request and grumbled to himself quietly before turning away. Ran explained what had happened as they walked out to their car and continued to explain throughout the car ride. This explanation took much less time and energy than the others considering that both Kazuha and Heiji were already aware of the drug and Shinichi's situation.

When they reached the front step of Heiji's house Ran had finished her very detailed regalement and had since begun talking to Kazuha exclusively.

"Oi you two" he glared over at them with a degree of intolerance "You two can stay at Kazuha's tonight. We should start walking over there now so we can back here before dark." They shrugged in agreement and they all proceeded to the Toyama residence. When they got there, they waved goodbye to the two girls and Kazuha gave Heiji a kiss on the cheek for the sole purpose of embarrassing him. When the door had closed, they began to walk back toward the Hattori's. The three enjoyed the silence of night greatly because it was the first silence of the last hour.

"Those two really know how to talk" Heiji stated plainly much to the amusement of everyone present. Just as they stopped laughing, Heiji's phone rang

"Hello? Uh…yes. Right, I'll be there in ten." He hung up and turned to Agasa and Shinichi "I just got a call about a case. Whatdya think Kudo? You up for one last case?"

"Do I really have a choice?" Heiji laughed at this remark as he patted the young detective on the head "Oh come on Kudo. It'll be great! Just think, a final meeting of the two Great Detectives!"

"Ugh" Shinichi groaned at the thought but nevertheless nodded in compliance. The three raced toward the Hattori's house, Heiji running at his maximum speed due to his overwhelming excitement while the other two trailed, rolling their eyes.