YouthfulLily - Thank you! 83

Shingo-sama – Continued with a longer than normal chapter! Hope you like it 83

shanagi95 – Well he wasn't sure if Shinichi felt like that so he just wanted to test for Shinichis reaction…thinking it over I should have used a different word…

Chapter 26

The kiss lasted probably less than a second and Kaito pulled back quickly. He looked over Shinichi's face, searching for his reaction. Hate? Disgust? Fear? Would he run? Would he hate him?

But Shinichi didn't run, he just stood there staring. Then he smiled, small at first it but soon infected his whole face. He then laughed slightly and grabbed Kaito pulling him into a tight hug, wrapping his large wings around Kaito. "T-Tell me you meant that," He said quietly into Kaito's shoulder.
Kaito blinked a few times then sighed in relief "Yes, I did"

Shinichi slowly unwrapped his wings from around them and looked at Kaito with a small blush on his face "Me too"

Shinichi smiled again at him, the anger from mere moments ago seemed to have completely disappeared "We better head back before they send out a search party,"

Shinichi started to walk followed by Kaito, then he pulled back and wrapped one of his wings around Kaito's back to keep him warm. Kaito smiled and stroked the edge just over his other arm, enjoying the softness of the feathers.

The clearing was coming into sight and Shinichi removed his wings and folded them around himself as they where before. As soon as he walked into the clearing Kikuchi and G'zore came over to them with worried expressions, followed by a calmly walking Robur and Hakuba who had finally gotten away from Otani.
"Shinichi. Are you alright?" The Naga princes asked as she stopped in front of them looking worriedly at Shinichi

"I'm fine why wouldn't I be?" He said somewhat confused
"You do have the rage of a Minotaur Warlord" G'zore said frowning
Shinichi glared at him "Well excuse me for not being willing to lye down and let Sholaer spoon feed that crap to everyone!"

Frightened by the returning of that rage in Shinichi again, Kaito reached out and grabbed the hand on the opposite side from the other two so it wouldn't be seen. Shinichi tensed at first, then took in a deep breath and squeezed Kaito's hand gently "Sorry, but I hate him thinking he can just go around and threaten Kaito, or any human just because they are what they are."

"While I can not talk the exact same as you all as I can easily live a human life I do agree that that Harpy Prince leaves much to be desired personality wise."
Kaito looked up at Hakuba and quickly let go of Shinichis hand in surprise "Hakuba!"
Hakuba nodded to Kaito, and then looked back to Shinichi "There are only a few hours of night left, everyone else had started leaving."

Kaito glanced around and noticed how much more empty it was only about five other people where still around but they where also getting ready to go. Shinichi sighed sadly, "Right, nearly over," He looked up at Hakuba "I'll escort Kaito home, I' much faster than walking there."

Not giving Hakuba a chance to complain or for G'zore or Kikuchi to interrupt Shinichi quickly turned to walk out followed by Kaito. Before they left Kaito saw Shinichi glance at Robur who smiled and winked at him. Shinichi blushed and walked quicker.

Once out of the clearing and in the protection of the maze of trees Shinichi slowed down again and waited for Kaito "Sorry," He muttered
"What for?"

The two started walking side by side out of the trees, Shinchi having wrapped his wing around Kaito again "Me being angry. I guess that G'zore's right, I apparently get quite a temper at times. Like before with Sholaer, and the other week with what happened to the Detective Boys. Its like my instincts just snap."

Kaito started stroking the wing again and shook his head "No, to me it sounds more like your protecting us," Shinchi looked at Kaito as he continued "with the Detective Boys that kidnapper was going to hurt the children and before Sholaer was threatening me."
Shinichi smiled and leaned his head on Kaito's shoulder "Thank you," He said quietly

They finally reached the edge of the trees and Shinichi removed his wing from around Kaito to spread them out to their full size. Kaito looked at them in awe, fully spread they where one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen. Shinichi bowed low smiling playfully "Would you like a lift?"

Kaito laughed as Shinichi scooped him up with almost surprising strength for how light Shinichi's body was. He flapped his wings a few times before beating them strongly and jumping off into the sky, Kaito clinging to him tightly.

Shinchi climbed a fair height into the sky before levelling out and beating his wings powerfully to keep him in place. Kaito glanced down from his 'Shinichi's-Eye-View' at the early morning Tokyo. The lights looked beautiful from the sky, shining like stars trapped on the ground. Kaito laughed quietly in enjoyment letting go of Shinchi and trusting Shinichi to hold him up.
Shinchi chuckled at Kaito's enjoyment and trust "Kaito, hold on,"

Kaito had seconds before Shinichi angled his wings and the two went into a freefall from the sky. Kaito held onto Shinichi's arm with an iron grip as the feeling of the fall went through him.

Shinichi pulled up quickly after feeling Kaito tighten his grip and levelled out again "Sorry, I couldn't resist," He said apologetically "I didn't mean to scare you,"
Kaito slowly loosened his grip "It just surprised me that's all," He muttered.

Shinichi angled his wings again, but this time to make a soft circling decent into his houses large garden "Hold still, I don't want to crash," He said with his face in concentration.

Shinichi then pulled himself up horizontal and landed on the ground, crouching slightly once his feet touched the grass. His wings fell down touching the ground around him as he gently placed Kaito sitting on the ground in front of him "Can you stand?"
Kaito slowly stood shakily up "Y-yeah," Shinichi chuckled
"Its normal to be slightly disorientated after a drop, sorry," Shinichi straightened himself up and offered his shoulder to Kaito "Here, I'll help you,"

The two teens went to the back door and Shinichi opened it guiding Kaito to his kitchen and sat him down. "Do you want a drink?" He asked opening a cupboard
"Some water will be fine," Kaito muttered

Shinichi pulled out a glass and went over to the sink to pour out some water for Kaito. He placed the glass on the table and smiled at Kaito "I'm just going upstairs for a bit, I'll be back down so just wait here for me."

Shinichi smiled at Kaito as he closed the kitchen door behind him but as soon as his face was blocked from Kaito's view his smile dropped away as a deep frown set onto his face.

He walked towards the stairs as he pulled off his cape and loosed his collar, trying to cool down his slowly heating up body. He quickened his pace as he felt pains growing in his joints; they seemed to be the first thing that hurt. He fell into the nearest door; his dads study, and quickly shut the door. He then began pulling off as much of his suit as he could in a pointless attempt to stop the rapidly increasing heat then fell to the floor groaning as he felt the first painful wave run through him making his knees give away.

He curled up on himself and wrapped his wings defensively around himself, but he only whimpered in his pain, determined to not to let Kaito hear him. But as the final wave ran through him and he felt his bones shrinking along with the rest of his body he couldn't hold back the scream buried deep in the back of his throat.

Kaito instantly jumped up at the yell from upstairs and sent the glass flying. Before it even hit the floor Kaito was out of the kitchen door and running up the stairs. He ran into the firs room on the landing, the only one with a shut door, and saw Shinchi's still shrinking body. He stared open mouthed as Conan dropped his head panting heavily. He then weakly looked up at Kaito and grinned "Déjà vu,"
Kaito blinked as he kneeled down next to the now child body of Conan "What?"
"It's like that time at the Dragons Den, when you where worried about me and followed me up the stairs."

Conan slowly stood up, the now too large white shirt being the only thing covering him "I'm fine now, but I need to get changed."
Kaito grinned playfully "Want some help?"
Kaito laughed as a pillow from Shinichi's dads couch was tossed at him which he easily dodged, adopting a KID grin "You'll have to do better than that to catch me Tantei-kun~"

Conan tried to glare, but Kaito's enjoyment was just too infectious so dispute the still lingering pain he found himself smiling back at Kaito "Baro," Conan walked over to the door "You can stay in the spare room if you want. Better be glad I'm not saying the couch."

Conan walked out the room then across the hall into Shinichi's room where he had started to keep a small amount of 'Conan-sized' clothes for emergencies. He started buttoning up his blue pyjama shirt and he walked out of the room and as soon as he walked out of the doorway two arms wrapped around him and a face nuzzled into the side of his head,
"Thank you Shinchi,"

Conan smiled at Kaito "Come on, you may as well get a couple hours sleep."
The two of them walked down the corridor "Kaito, have you been waiting outside the door as soon as I went to get changed just to do that?"
Kaito chuckled "Maybe~"

Later that morning, Conan was sat on the top of the chair looking out the window fully dressed. His bow tie was in one hand and in the other Shinichi's mobile phone. He sighed and lowered his head, not being able to bring himself to punching the buttons.

"What's wrong Shin-chan?"
Conan looked up at the library's doorway, Kaito was stood there closing the door behind him "Ran saw me last night, and I told her I would ring her today before I left,"
Kaito walked up behind him and wrapped his arms around the small Childs neck "You mean she saw what you are?"

Conan nodded as he leaned back into Kaito's chest "She knows what but not who. I guess it's just a bit worrying having to tell someone you've know for so long you're something they hate," Conan felt Kaito's grip tighten "Kaito? What's wrong?"
Kaito shook his head "I'll explain later, for now lets sort out Ran."

Conan nodded again and finally pressed the call button on his phone and spun his tie to the 'Shinichi Voice' and held the phone to his ear with Kaito leaning over him to listen in, which Conan deadpanned at.

"Baro," He muttered in Shinichi's voice
"Who are you calling Baro!" Conan pulled the phone away as both him and Kaito winced from the angry voice the erupted from it.
Conan quickly made a move to stop the flow from the phone "Ah, not you Ran! It was just some Baro here and you picked up the phone when I said it to him!"
"Oi, I'm no Baro," Kaito moaned too quiet to be heard clearly over the phone
Ran luckily seemed to calm down somewhat "Fine then, so just what where you going to explain?"

Conan at this point started to worry, he hadn't planned what to say to Ran and honestly the though had been absent from his mind all night and only occurred to him this morning.
"Well for starters Conan's tiered from last night so he's staying over with Hakase," Conan said dancing around the main part of the conversation
"Shinichi, you know what I want explaining,"Conan took a deep breath Do you remember when we where 14, how one day I didn't show up to school for two months?" Conan knew Ran was nodding even though he couldn't see "I-I was turning, that's when it happened to me."
"B-But you could have said something, I was worried.""And I was terrified," Conan interrupted "Ran, until then my body was human. When I turned muscles my skeleton, even the insides of my bones changed, and not quickly." Conan sighed heavily "It's impossible for me to begin to describe what it felt like, but I think trampled by a Minotaur would be accurate for the after pains."

Conan sighed again as he heard Ran take in a short breath at the phrase he used, Shinichi normally avoided saying anything about supernaturals "I-It was that bad?"
"Yeah," Conan lowered his head at the memory "I even grew the wings from nothing, feathers muscles bones and all, it wasn't pretty." Conan leaned further back as Kaito hugged him tighter

"But what about Conan-kun?" Conan breathed in sharply; he forgot that he'd have to explain that
"Conan, he was an early turner. It's uncommon but not rare. He's already been through it and recovered. I taught him how to be a…one of us as neither his nor my parents turned."

Shinchi braced himself as he knew Ran's reaction wouldn't be good to the next part "Also, we need daily intake of blood to be healthy. Conan and me both use bottled blood supplied from Gathering spots for Supernaturals," Conan winced as he heard Ran's gasp, he knew it wasn't easy "To avoid upsetting you, Conans limited himself to once a week and in secret. It worked at first but he is getting weaker. I'm not asking you to store it in your house or anything, but he has a key to my house so just let him get some from my fridge at home."

Ran took a few breaths to calm her "Did you tell him I know?"
"Yeah,"
"Then I'll tell him when he gets home."The two of them where silent for a moment as if waiting to see if the other had anything to say "Then Ran, I've got to go now." Conan said "If anything else happens just message me and I'll be sure to get back to you at some point."
"R-Right. Bye Shinchi."Conan lowered the phone from his ear and turned it off. Then he let out a small cry as Kaito pulled him from the top of the couch and made him sit in his lap "Was it true, you where getting weak?"
Conan nodded "By vampiric standards," He said "I've grown used to daily intakes so my body was reacting badly to the declining amount of blood so over time it started to lower my other abilities." Conan moved his shoulders in an odd circular motion "I don't mind the small decline in speed or something like that, but I don't want the muscles in my wings to weaken"

Conan squirmed out of Kaito's lap and jumped down to the floor "I better get back to Ran, before she worries too much."
Kaito stood up with Conan "I'll go with you then, it's in the direction of the train station."
Conan smiled up at Kaito holding the library door open "Shall we?"

Ran was looking out of the window by her dads work desk when she saw Conan talking to someone across the road. The person leaned down and hugged him tightly, which after a moment Conan returned before running off with Conan looking after him. Conan then turned around and walked to the stairs to the office.

Ran walked away from the window and sat down on the customers couch, taking deep breathes to calm herself. She then looked up as the door to the office opened and Conan looked around with his worry filled eyes looking at her from behind his glasses, "…I'm home?"

"W-Welcome home Conan-kun," She managed. She had hoped that Conan would look upstairs first so she had more time to calm herself but… "You saw me in the window looking for you didn't you?"

Conan shut the door and looked down, as if ashamed, "Actually I….I could smell you."
Ran gulped slightly. It almost didn't seem real, that the small innocent looking child in front of her was a-a vampire. "But, you look so normal,"

Conan slowly walked over to her pulling off the necklace from around his neck "It's a charm, most Supernaturals have them. It hides out features as best it can but it can't hide scars," One thing Conan had never understood but he was no spellweaver. He looked up at Ran who had pulled away slightly, slightly unnerved by his pointed ears and teeth. Conan quickly pulled it back over his head "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you!"

Ran slowly reached out for her 'little brother' and placed one hand on his shoulder and with the other she carefully pulled the charm off over his head again. Conan looked up at her as she gently touched the tips of his ears "Ran-neechan?"

Ran blinked and pulled her hand back "I'm sorry, it's just…" Ran trailed off unable to find the words "But what about the wings, you and Shinchi both had them last night,"
"My back has slits in it that they fold out of," Conan pulled off his jacket "I don't understand how they fit must be something like a shrinking spell."

From under the white shirt Conans wings slowly unfolded coming out of the holes cut into the back of the shirt normally hidden under the jacket. Ran stared at them before slowly reaching out to them. They where soft to the touch and the feathers looked like they had been recently cleaned. "They're beautiful," She muttered.

Ran pulled back as they moved behind Conan and he folded them again putting his jacket and charm back on "Oji-sans home." He said frowning "He's been drinking."

Just as Ran was going to ask the door opened and her dad leaned in "Ran~" He said in a drunken voice "Where's my dinner?"
Ran looked surprised at her dad for a moment before frowning at him "Dad, its morning already! You where out way too long!"

Conan laughed sarcastically at them; looks like Conan's life will still go on somewhat normally.