YouthfulLily – I get lazy and just copy and paste it from the last review ^^
And also when I read that you where going away, I decided to write this now for you so you wouldn't miss it, this is a thank you for all your reviews 83

Chapter 21

"Hey Conan, isn't that Ran-oneechan" Genta asked pointing over the road
"Ah your right." Conan said seeing Ran who seemed to be staring over the road at someone "Ran-Neechan!"
Ran blinked then smiled at Conan as he ran over "Hello Conan-kun, did you have fun?"
Conan nodded then looked up concerned at Ran "What's wrong?"

Ran looked back up "I thought I just saw Shinichi, but he didn't notice me."
'She must have seen Kaito,' Conan thought "Maybe it wasn't him."
Ran smiled at Conan, really, he tried so hard to keep her happy "Its ok even if he didn't," She said with a hint of sadness "Just one more reason to kill him when he gets back."
'Wow, great motivation,' Conan thought as the detective boys giggled behind him "So what are you doing here Ran-Neechan?"
"Oh, some thief is targeting Sonoko's families jewel so she asked for dad to help protect it so I came to pick you up."
'So who's going to protect the jewel from Occhan?' "Ok ran-neechan. See you guys later!"

Conan waved to the leaving figures of the detective boys and then he turned around and followed Ran who took his small hand in her lager soft hand. "So what is the thief taking Ran-neechan?"
Ran looked thoughtful for a moment, trying to remember "I think it's a ring with a large ruby set in it. It's called the blood stone and they say it was owned by a really cruel vampiress until a Vampire hunter took it hundreds of years ago."
'…..No comment' "So how do they know that someone's going to try to take it?"
"The thief sent a calling card saying when and what he'd taking, he does it to them all. He even returns them after a few days."
'So it's just some adrenalin junky who wants to show off. I have a feeling this will be a long night.'

"Ran!" Ran looked up to see her excited friend running to her smiling widely
"Sonoko." She greeted as Sonoko stood in front of them, glaring lightly at Conan
"I see you brought the kid with glasses again,"
'Well sorry!'
"He'll behave; I had to pick him up on the way so that he wouldn't be left alone."

Ran Sonoko and Conan begun walking down the corridors of the Museum, owned by the Suzuki family of course
"Oh, I think I saw Shinichi on the way here before." Ran said, making Conan latch on to the conversation
"Really, what did he say?"
"Well, he was kind of busy…"
Sonoko leaned in "What was he doing?"
Ran leaned in again, if Conan didn't have his increased hearing he wouldn't have heard the next part "He had his arm wrapped around some other boys neck"

Conan's face promptly met the floor as he fell over in shock and embarrassment. Sonoko however seemed extremely excited by this "What! So he's noticed?"
Ran shrugged "I don't know, but I haven't seen him so happy with someone before, though the other boy did seem annoyed,"
"Maybe the other boy isn't like that so Shinichis trying to seduce him!"
Conans face became somehow even paler than before 'Oi oi, just what are these two on about!'
Ran smiled sadly "Maybe that's why he left, because he thinks we wouldn't like him anymore..."

Conan frowned. The only secret he carried, current size put aside, was his vampiric nature, and he was more than certain that the two gossiping girls where NOT on about that. Deciding to try and find out, Conan slipped off down a corridor and opened a bathroom door. He walked in checking for anyone else, a small wave of depression passing through him when he saw his refection. Once he was sure that no one else was there he pulled out his 'Shinichi' phone and pulled down his voice changing bow tie. He punched in the speed dial on the phone and held it up to his ear.

The phone rang for a short while then there was a rustling noise on the other end and Ran's voice came out of the phone.
"Hello, Shinichi?"
"Yeah it's me," Shinichis older and confident voice said out of the tie "Just checking up on…"
"Shinichi."
Conan blinked a few times "What's wrong Ran?"
"It just, we've been practically brother and sister ever since we've known each other right?" Conan gulped slightly; scared of what her mind may have come up with "So really, you can tell me anything. I wont hat you."
"Oi Ran, what's brought this on? Are you ok?"
There was a scuffling noise as Ran's phone seemed to be taken from her and set onto speaker phone Sonoko's voice took over "Listen up Shinichi!" She said, hungry for gossip like a starved wolf "We want the dirt, who's the lucky boy?"
"Lucky boy?" Conan was now completely lost, he could hear Ran protesting in the background
"You know, your new boyfriend!"
Conan gaped open mouthed, Ran was yelling at Sonoko over the phone and he tried to form words with his tight throat
"S-Sorry Shinic…"
"BARO!" He interrupted unintentionally "I didn't…I mean….I'm not….But I've never…" Conan continued spouting out broken sentences like this while Ran tried to calm him down.
"Shinichi, calm down its ok. Its just Sonoko you know what she gets like."
Conan laughed, the voice coming out of the tie sounding desperate and lost "I'm not…..am I?" He didn't say the word, as if it was a taboo.
Ran didn't answer for a few horrible minuets, is was clear she was complelty lost as what to say "I…I mean…Only you really know Shinichi. You might be…or…." She clearly didn't know what to say at this point "I-I better go find Conan, I haven't seen him for a while. Bye!"

The phone beeped next to Conans ear and he stayed frozen "…Leave it to Sonoko..." He muttered.

Kaito watched as Ran ran off looking for Conan. He had listened to the whole conversation as soon as it was loudspeakered, him and every other guard trying to loo like they weren't.
'So, they seem to think Shinichi is…' Kaito thought, wandering away to 'Patrol' the corridors in his guard disguise 'But he's not sure.'

Kaito stopped in front of the display case and pretended to inspect it. The target was a ring, the band was golden with a Celtic knot spun around it with a large blood red ruby set in the centre held in place by claw shaped grips 'The supposed treasure of the Vampiress of Italy, what an appropriate target.'Conan was sat down waiting for the appointed time, luckily Ran had put down his loss of energy to sleepiness. He tried to focus his mind on the heist so it didn't wander to…other matters.

The clock hands all pointed up, and at once the room was plunged into darkness. Though this left the other rooms occupants scrabbling in the darkness, Conan's eyes instantly took in what little light there was and made it clear to see, just like a cat. He saw a guard pull the box open as his uniform fell off to show the white suit that sat under it.
At once, Conan's detective mind kicked into overdrive and he sprang up after the figure that was running to the window. They jumped out and without thinking Conan jumped after him. He pulled his shirt off over his head and the two feathered wings flung out behind him flapping after the figure on the hang glider, determined not to let the criminal get away.

The chase didn't last long, only to the next roof top as the glider pulled up to landing and then folded away. The white dresses person placed the ring to the half moon and stared at it. He sighed and was placing it back into his pocket as Conan landed gracefully on the roof. His wings folded around his small body for warmth like a feathered cape, like the hang glider which now blew freely with the wind.
The person turned to Conan and grinned "Well well Tantei-kun, how nice to know you go full out for me."
Conan frowned "Give that back thief."
The figures face flickered with what Conans sharp eyes took in as possibly saddens? Hurt? "I prefer Kaitou KID, or just KID" But he soon smiled again and pulled out the ring "I doubt we humans have the story quite right, that this was taken from a dying vampiress who stained it with her tears." He looked to Conan with a genuine smile "Would you happen to know another version? If you tell me I shall return it now, I promise"

Conan frowned, but somehow he knew KID was telling the truth. He sighed and then looked back at him "Years ago there was a half vampiress in Italy. She was in love with a vampire hunter's son and crafted that ring for him, using a vampiric band and dwarven stone. She then placed some of her blood in it and gave it to him, like an olden way of a vampire promising they will always be together." Conan looked down, his eyes saddened "The boy's father found out, and when he discovered that he planned to run away with her, he said he wanted to talk to her. He said he wanted to understand her if she was someone who his son truly loved. And under the assumption that he truly was accepting their love, the girl met him. But even though she came to him harmless, he killed her" Kaito's breath caught and his hand tightened around the ring sat in his pocket "After that, the son took the ring and ran away from his father, so his father spread the rumors how the Vampiress controlled him as she died and brainwashed him."
Kaito pulled he ring out and gently turned it over in his hand "That was around the time that Supernaturals started going into hiding wasn't it?"

Conan nodded and KID walked over to him. He pulled Conans small clenched fist up and opened it "Then I shall return this precious treasure to you, Shinichi."
Conan looked up quickly. At this distance, he could tell the hair colour and the messy locks that poked out, the facial build and the most identifying feature, those beautiful purple eyes that looked worriedly over Conan.

Right I know Pandora is only supposed to 'glow' under a full moon but the MoonGathering happens during a full moon so I've made it as loon as there's moonlight.