Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan.

Title: Catch Me When I Fall

Written by: snowqueen13

Chapter 22: Revealed

#Flashback#

Shiho's POV

I lay down on my bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. I was hoping, praying, that sleep would take over, but it was impossible. Tears wouldn't come even though I could feel my heart breaking.

"First o-neechan, now this" I whispered to myself.

It was not long ago when I received the bad news. There was an attack on the vehicle that Scotch and Brandy were using during their mission. A bomb was planted under the car and it was activated when one of them started the engine. Brandy managed to escape with minor burns and a few broken bones. But Scotch… his body was never found.

#End of Flashback#

"Shiho? Shiho?"

I snapped out of my trance. Shinichi's face was inches from mine. His eyes were filled with concerned and a hint of an emotion I've never seen before.

"Are you alright?" he asked and he glanced at my hand.

I nodded and noticed his gaze; I look down and realized that I was clutching Scotch's dog tags which were around my neck.

"Who was that guy?" he asked with a tone that I have never heard him use before.

"A… old friend," I muttered.

"C'mon lets go inside," suggest Shinichi, pulling me inside his house.

After settling down, he made two hot chocolate for us to drink. After sipping some hot chocolate, I leaned back against the sofa and heaved a sigh. Shinichi sat down beside me.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked.

At first I kept quiet but something inside me wanted to tell him. So I told him the whole story about how I first met Scotch, how we became friends and how his body was missing after the bomb exploded. When I started speaking, I was okay but soon my voice was shaking and tears began to well up inside of me. I felt so confuse and frighten. Before I could do anything else, a pair of arms wrapped themselves around me and gave me a warm, comforting hug. I looked up at Shinichi and he was gazing down at me with a small smile on his face. I buried my face into his chest.

I didn't know how long we stayed in that position but I didn't care. I felt so safe and comfortable in his arms.

"Hey, I know just the thing to cheer you up," whispered Shinichi into my ear.

I looked up at him and sat up, feeling a little embarrassed. He got up and was soon back, carrying a long big box.

"I know it's just plastic but what's Christmas without it?" he said opening the box and motion for me to look inside the box.

At first I couldn't recognize what it was but I soon saw that it was a Christmas tree. I realized that today was Christmas Eve. With all the events that had occurred today, I had forgotten.

"Let's decorate it!" said Shinichi sounding like an excited little boy and he began to fix the tree and he took out the decorations.

"C'mon, help me!" he said from behind the mountain of decorations that he was carrying in his hands.

I shook my head and helped him place the decorations on the floor without breaking anything. I stood there and stared blankly at the decorations as Shinichi began to arrange them on the tree. It's been years since I've done something like this. Throughout my whole life, I've only celebrated Christmas once, when I was younger with my family.

"Um… I think I need some help," said Shinichi.

I looked at him and gave a small laugh. He was all tangled up in the Christmas wreath. I helped him untangle himself and we began to decorate the tree until late at night. By the time we've finished, we were so exhausted, that we just collapse on the sofa and fell asleep.

#End of Shiho's POV#

#Next Day#

Heiji woke up yawning. Suddenly he realized that it Christmas today. He jumped out of bed and started too knocked on Kazuha's, Shiho's and Shinichi's bedroom doors. Not getting a reply, he shrugged and went downstairs, singing off key. He was feeling very hyper today and he soon launched into a song

"Deck the halls with boughs of holly… Falalalala lalalala… It's the season to be jolly… Falala…oohh"

Heiji stopped his singing when he saw two people sleeping on the sofa in the living room.

Shiho and Shinichi were fast asleep on the sofa. Shinichi's arm was draped around Shiho, while resting his head on her head while she was using his chest as a pillow with her arms around his waist.

Heiji tip-toed quietly out of the living room and went to the kitchen. He saw Kazuha standing by the kitchen door staring at the two sleeping figures. She didn't notice Heiji as he stood beside her. There was a small frown on her face.

"What's wrong?" whispered Heiji into Kazuha's ear.

She jumped about a foot in the air before turning around to face him.

"Don't do that!" whispered Kazuha angrily. She turned around again and continued to watch Shiho and Shinichi.

Shiho snuggled closer to her nice, warm pillow, pulling it closer towards her. This gesture woke Shinichi up. He started to sit up but was held back by something.

"Wha…" said Shinichi as he looked down, suddenly realizing that he wasn't in his room. When he saw Shiho's arm around him and using him as her pillow, he gently went back to his original position. As he gazes down at her, pushing away a strand of hair covering her face and thinking how cute she looks, suddenly there was a 'poof' and something appeared on his left shoulder.

"We know you want her"

"What the…"

Shinichi averted his gaze and stared at the mini version of him wearing a red leather jacket, a black shirt, a pair of red jeans and red shoes. But the most intriguing thing was two little horns on the each side of its head.

"Hi, let me introduce myself. I'm Devil Shinichi. I'm the one who encourages you to do naughty things," said Devil Shinichi.

Shinichi just stared with his mouth open.

Devil Shinichi gave a frustrated sigh.

"For a famous detective, you are somewhat dumb"

There was another 'poof' and something appeared on his right shoulder.

"He is not dumb. He just can't understand your shallow explanation"

Shinichi turned to look at the other mini version of him wearing a white leather jacket, a white shirt, a pair of white jeans and white shoes with a halo above its head.

'I must have gone crazy' thought Shinichi.

"Hello. I'm Angel Shinichi. I'm the one who encourage you to do good things and avoid doing bad things," said Angel Shinichi.

Shinichi was still dumbstruck.

"You're right, he is quite dumb," said Angel Shinichi.

"I told you," muttered Devil Shinichi.

Both of them sat down on Shinichi's shoulders.

"We are your conscience. We tell you to do good or bad things," explain Angel Shinichi.

Shinichi nodded, still looking a bit bewildered.

"We know how you feel about her," continued Angel Shinichi, looking down fondly at Shiho's sleeping form.

"You know what?" whispered Devil Shinichi into Shinichi's ear so that Angel Shinichi would not be able to hear their conversation.

"If you just 'accidentally' hooked your fingers under her tank top and drag your fingers up a bit…"

Shinichi didn't hear the rest as he was so busy blushing when he realized that Shiho's tank top was hiked up until her flat stomach was exposed. If he did follow Devil Shinichi's instructions, he will be able to see…

"Hey, I heard that!" yelled Angel Shinichi.

"You can read my mind?" asked Shinichi bewildered while Devil Shinichi swore under his breath.

"That's right. Don't even think about doing what my counterpart tells you to do," said Angel Shinichi glaring at Devil Shinichi who calmly showed the middle finger gesture.

"Make me," he mouthed.

Big white wings suddenly sprouted from Angel Shinichi's back and he began to hover in front of Devil Shinichi.

"I always thought you were a feather brain," said Devil Shinichi calmly while snapping his fingers. Immediately, a red and pointy looking trident appeared in his hands and his forked tail began to swish like a cat's tail when it's about to pounce on its prey.

Shinichi watched the scene unfold before his very eyes. Before the fight started, it was interrupted when Shiho woke up. 'Poof' the two miniature Shinichi disappeared.

Author's Note: I know there is not much action in this chapter but I wanted to fill this chapter with a bit more of Shinichi/Shiho