Guess who's celebrating their birthday today?! ME! To be honest, I was supposed to publish this chapter tomorrow because I'm having fun, but since I have nothing to do right now, get ready for another part of the Revenge arc! About last chapter's summaries, I apologize if they're short, but as you all know, this site has a low limit on words to use for summaries, so yeah. In this chapter, you'll see how Gin acts around other people without his devilish personality. Of course, I know that the events in this fanfic have no chance in happening in the franchise, because this is purely imagination. But this is my fanfic, and I can make any character do what I want here. In this chapter, Ai and Kazuko will live in Conan's house temporarily, while Hakase's house in under investigation, so you better read on. To those of the readers who didn't get Vermouth's appearance last chapter, she was actually disguised as the old man there, Nakamoto Hiroshi. She was the one who unlocked the HQ in Ryouka Island for the Gosho boys to infiltrate. What are her reasons, you ask? We'll get to that in the future, don't worry. If it's obvious, then keep quiet. Regarding Hakase, I can't say that he's kidnapped, and I also can't say that he's killed. Let's assume that his status for now is 'unknown' until I reveal it, so you better hold on, folks! A quick update on MOTH, I have already come up with the whole plot, and the only thing left now are chapter names. That is if, I want the chapters to have titles. TNG's plot is still in development but I'll be giving updates as the story progresses. The cover picture for MOTH is done and I've posted it in my FB page. View it if you want, but it's also in Wattpad to save the trouble. It was fun writing this chapter, specifically the parts where Gin becomes kind of funny, so let's see how it pays off! (This may be one of my fave chapters so far…)

Disclaimer: I don't own DC, or any of the characters, only the plot of this story.

Conan was still glaring daggers at the man in front of him as he crumpled the paper he held with his fist and threw it inside his cell. "Are you somehow involved in this?!" he furiously asked, with his taking full control of his emotions right now. Gin raised an eyebrow, as the boy didn't act like this the last time he visited his cell. The former member of the BO took the paper, uncrumpled it and read it himself before he finally spoke.

"Have you forgotten the place where I am right now? Or are you saying that I can be in two places at once?" he asked in a calm tone, which seemed to calm Conan's angry demeanor.

The boy narrowed his eyes a bit. "Are you telling me the truth? I still don't fully trust your allegiance right now, and for all we know, you could be plotting something behind our backs."

"Are you blind to not see this place where I am in?" he replied with irritation in his voice. "If I still had a link with the organization, they would've invaded this station and rescue me." Reluctantly, Conan nodded. "If I may ask, how did you obtain this note? I am certain that Vodka knew about Sherry because we cornered her at the top of a building one night, so it's not a surprise if the whole organization knew about her now. However," he paused and showed him the paper, causing the boy to raise an eyebrow. "This note was supposed to be for Sherry to see, yet you have it with you. Do you know her?"

Conan hesitated the urge to speak. He knew that if he spoke the truth, there's no going back. There were still doubts regarding Gin's allegiance at the moment, whether he is still loyal to the organization or he is now a former member. The boy finally decided to give it a chance and tell the truth. "Yes," he mumbled, looking away. "I know her."

Gin leaned in closer to the cell's bars. This was getting interesting. A high school detective and a former member of the BO? He decided to do a little questioning to find out if the boy was speaking the truth. "How do you know her and what is Sherry's real name if you do?"

"Her name is Shiho Miyano…" Gin raised an eyebrow. "And I know her because we are currently in a relationship."

Gin wanted to laugh right now. He just didn't want to lose his pride. What was he hearing? A high school detective who shrunk as a kid is in a relationship with a teenager? "How are you two idiots lovers?" he grumbled, clearly displeased with the joke that he assumed the boy was making. "It's easy to daydream about it, Kudo Shinichi. But based on your appearance right now, how could she ever involve herself with a kid? According to you, you shrunk way before Sherry escaped."

Conan stepped closer to the cell and glared at him. "I really don't want to tell you about it right now, because it will most likely be a thorn in Shiho's heart when she finds out that you know about her. But since you are away from the BO, I'll tell you about it." Right now, all of Gin's attention was focused solely on the boy, he was getting more and more interested with what was happening. "Do you remember how she escaped the organization?"

"I have no idea how she did it, but she was locked up inside a room."

Conan took a deep breath. Ai would probably kill him for this, but in order for Gin to help them, he needs to know the truth. "She had a pill of APTX 4869 in her hand the whole time. She consumed it, and just like what happened to me, instead of dying, she just shrunk." Instead of widened eyes, Gin's eyebrows furrowed. "Then she was able to escape with her new body. She is now known under the name Ai Haibara."

"Are you telling me that Sherry is a kid right now?" Conan nodded. "But what about that one night where —" Conan cut him off since he knew what happened that time.

"She drank something in one of the rooms there that made her change back. She turned back to a kid not too long after." The boy then caught Gin looking at the floor. "You know, the last time we met was on a ship a few months ago," the man looked up at him and Conan threw him a suspicious look. "Are you sure you forgot what happened, or are you just acting like an idiot right now?"

"Want to switch bodies, you dumb detective?!" he suddenly blurted out with a vein ticking on his head, causing Conan to raise an eyebrow. "I already told you that my memory isn't good, and I always forget the less important things!" Conan sweat-dropped. "So stop bragging about your large head!" Conan then snapped.

"What do you mean, 'bragging'?" Conan replied, clearly not pleased with Gin's remark. "I was just confirming something! And I don't have a large head, pervert!"

"Who are you calling a pervert, you scaredy-cat?!"

Outside the room, Megure sweat-dropped as he watched the verbal exchange of words between the two. 'Is this an interrogation or a pep talk?' he thought with a sarcastic chuckle.

"I ain't a scaredy-cat, you idiotic bastard!"

That was the last straw for the two of them as they butted heads. Unfortunately, they didn't hit each other's foreheads, but it was the iron bars instead. "AAARRRGGGHHH!" they screamed out in pain as they turned away from each other. A few seconds later, they turned to each other again, with a look of annoyance on their faces. Seeing that their little fight was over, Gin continued on.

"If that's what happened to her, then that spells bad news for you, gaki." He threw the paper back outside the cell and Conan picked it up. "That would mean that the organization already knows that she shrunk. This is your problem." Gin leaned back on wall behind him. "Even so, I never expected Sherry to shrink into a tiny kid like you. No wonder she was able to escape our eyes easily. If I never rebelled against the organization, I might be chasing after her as well."

Remembering their little outburst earlier, Conan realized that the man in front of him wasn't purely evil. He had a comedic side within him, and even though Conan thought he wasn't the type of person who gets into jokes, he still showed it earlier. This made Conan place more of his trust in the man. The boy stood up and coughed a bit. "Thank you for your cooperation. I need to go back to investigate more about what happened." Before Conan can move a muscle, Gin's voice stopped him.

"Let me give you a hand…" he spoke in a low voice. Conan turned to him with a confused expression. "Since the BO made a move, why not strike back?" Conan's eyebrow raised even more. "I can help with your investigation, since I was a former member of the organization," the boy snuck a glance at Megure, who just looked at the floor, leaving Conan to himself. "If you think that this is some sort of escape plan, have as many police to watch over me as you want. As I have said before, my goal now is to bring the organization down. But I can't blame you if you refuse, so you just do what you think is best, gaki."

Conan tried to search for anything suspicious on his face, but didn't find any. He sighed first before composing himself. "Grudges don't last forever, Gin. You should know that. I'll let you investigate alongside us." The former member's eyes widened slightly. "The police here will escort you tomorrow to the house." He stopped at the doorway and looked at him one more time. "If you try to do something suspicious, we won't hesitate to kill you, got it?" Gin nodded slightly. The boy closed the room and turned to Megure, who was sitting just outside.

"Do you know what you just did, Kudo-kun?" he asked.

"Hai, keibu," replied Conan.

"You know that I trust you way too much, Kudo, so I'll let you do what you want. However, Superintendent Matsumoto must be informed about this." Conan nodded. "Do you know the consequences on what might happen if he tries to escape?"

"I'll take full responsibility, keibu. I'll watch him for the whole day tomorrow."

"You should." The inspector then stood up. "Now that's settled, let's go to Agasa-san's house and I'll check it out myself. I wonder how Takagi-kun and Shiratori-kun are doing there right now." The two walked downstairs but they were surprised to see Takagi and Shiratori outside of the meeting room. Conan noticed that there were three little figures beside them, whom he deduced were his friends. As soon as the two saw Megure, they stood up and saluted.

"Keibu!" they said in unison.

Megure stopped walking and saluted as well. Conan kept staring at the three figures behind Shiratori and Takagi. "You're finished securing the house?" asked Megure. Both officers nodded. "So what did you find there?"

Takagi brought out a small notepad and began to read what was written on it. "Well, the area outside the house was pretty normal. But the inside was a mess. Nearly every furniture was messed up in there. We decided not to arrange everything back to its proper place, because it would take time and maybe ruin important clues."

"Then who are those kids with you right now?"

Two of the three kids took off their hoods, exposing themselves. "These two girls live in the house with Agasa-san, keibu. The other boy with them is one of their friends."

"Then where's Agasa-san?"

"He wasn't there, keibu," answered Shiratori.

"Nani?!"

"He wasn't at their house according to the girls. We drew the possibility that he is either kidnapped or murdered. I just hope it's not the latter."

While the three kept conversing, Conan went to his friends, with Ai giving him a big hug. He was relieved to see her not crying anymore, but he felt that she could once again give in to her emotions so he patted her back. When the both of them pulled away, he stared into her depressed eyes. "You and Kazuko-chan should live in my house for the time being," he said. Upon hearing this, the two girls' eyes widened.

"You don't have to do that," replied the scientist. "It'd be too much for you and your family for me and Nomura-san to —" she was interrupted midway by Conan's chuckling.

"It's fine, you know. Subaru-san wouldn't mind two girls living with him temporarily. And besides, what kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't do so?" he finished with a laugh, bringing a smile to Ai as well, which he loved seeing from her. They hugged each other again, and Kazuko joined as well as soon as she saw Ai's finger beckoning her to join in. Ryuuichi warmly smiled at seeing his friends in such a tender moment. 'But I need to talk to Akai-san first regarding this. And he should be careful around the Ai and Kazuko while they're at my house.' When Conan broke the hug, his attention was diverted to Megure-keibu.

"Kudo-kun!" he called out, causing Ai, Kazuko, and Ryuuichi to widen their eyes and stare at Conan in disbelief. He told the police about his real identity? The question was why? What could be the reason why he told such a deep secret to the authority? And why didn't he tell them sooner? They were his friends, after all. "Our investigation will begin tomorrow, we shall meet at Agasa-san's house at 8 in the morning." Conan nodded. "And before you go, what do you think we should do with those two friends of yours there?"

"They'll stay at my house until it's safe for them to be back at Hakase's home. Can you please order for the men that are still there to let my friends pack up their things so that they can move to my house at once." The three kids just looked on with their eyes wide open. What the hell was going on? Why do they know Conan's secret?

"Very well." Megure looked at Takagi and nodded, and the latter left for a moment to bring out his phone and make a call.

"I'll talk to you about the information I know tomorrow, keibu. Be ready for a whole revelation. "The group of friends started to head outside with Conan waving his arm goodbye, leaving three policemen confused with what he's saying.

As soon as they got outside of the station, Ai grabbed his shoulders, much to his surprise. "The police know who you really are?!" Conan's eyebrows raised upwards. "Since when and why did you tell them?!"

Conan gently brushed both of her arms off his shoulders first before answering. "Well, the first ons who knew were Takagi-keiji and Sato-keiji, I told them when I was in the hospital right after our vacation to Hawaii. When we fought the BO, all of the police in that station now knows who I really am. And to answer your second question, I told them because they can be trusted, and this secret of ours won't last forever, you know." Ai nodded in response as they continued on walking. "Tomorrow, I'm gonna tell them the truth regarding Kazuko, Ryuuichi, and you." This caused the three mentioned to stop and widen their eyes. They stared at Conan in shock, whi just continued walking.

"Are you crazy, Shinichi-kun?!" said Kazuko. "What on Earth are you thinking?! Why will you tell them?!" Conan stopped walking and looked behind him.

"What is worse, Kazuko-chan? Not telling the police the truth and face this ourselves? Or telling them the truth and getting all the help we could get?" Kazuko didn't answer, causing Conan to smirk. "Now you know my reason. Now get moving, lazyheads." The boy kept on walking. "We still have to get your things at Hakase's." The trio looked at each other before rushing to Conan's side.

When they got back, they learned a horrible truth. None of their clothes are fit to wear anymore, because they were all either burned, ripped, or ruined according to the policemen. Luckily, Kazuko had a solution as an idea struck her head. "Forget about our clothes, sir!" she said to the policemen there. "Ai-chan and me will just go shopping tomorrow for new ones." Conan, Ryuuichi, and Ai's eyebrows went up. They didn't expect for that to come from her. "I have money, sir! Don't worry!" she finished in a cheerful voice, earning the nods of all policemen there. "We'll just get our most important valuables there!"

The two girls were still wearing their school bags up until this point. Kazuko had her phone with her the entire time, as well as her books. While Ai had the data regarding APTX 4869 with her. These were the things that they always brought with them to school. After manging to recover a few important things to them, like a couple of Ai's fashion magazines, they went to Conan's house. The boy already contacted Okiya Subaru and informed him of Ai and Kazuko.

The two girls settled down on the couch and took off their bags which contained their belongings. "So until when are we going to stay here?" asked Kazuko.

"Obviously, you're crashing here until Hakase's house is restored," replied Conan. "Now, I hope you three know that someone else is also here at the moment." The three nodded, and Conan presumed that it was Ai who told them about Subaru living at the Kudo mansion. "You lost all progress on the antidote, right?" Conan turned to Ai. She just looked down on the floor and nodded sadly. "Wait until tomorrow, I think I have a solution to that, okay?" A smile appeared on her face as she nodded.

"You're investigating the house tomorrow, right Shinichi-kun?"

"Yes, and don't think about joining me. It's too dangerous for you and Ai to be outside, regarding what happened today. Don't worry about school as well. I'll call Kobayashi-sensei about your future absences." The boy stood up. "All right, I should get going now. I have a lot of things to do."

"Then I should get going too," said Ryuuichi as he stood up as well. "I need to finish your newly improved magnifying glass tonight. It will surely help in your investigation tomorrow." The two of them stopped at the doorway and waved their hands before stepping outside, leaving the two girls.

Conan went up the stairs to the second floor of the agency, wanting to avoid Ran at the moment. Not surprisingly, Kogoro was sleeping in his seat due to being drunk. The boy went to the phone and dialled a familiar number. "Moshi-moshi?" asked the receiver.

"Megure-keibu," Conan began. "It's me. I would like to make a request…"

Tomorrow…

Conan yawned as he headed down the street going to Hakase's. He was still a bit sleepy, but he had to get there early. He knew that he had perfect timing when he saw three police cars parking in front of the house through the opposite end of the street. He then ran all the way seeing that he was close. Just as he reached the house, Megure-keibu stepped out of the first car. When the inspector saw him, he spoke. "Oh, I see you're in time, Kudo-kun!" said Megure.

"Have you done what I asked you to do, keibu?" asked the boy.

The inspector knelt down to Conan's height and gave a thumbs-up. "Yes, the laboratory is ready and all of our forensic scientists are ready to help. Ai-kun can start working anytime." Conan grinned in response.

"So where's Gin?" Megure directed his eyes to the second car, as Gin stepped out of the car with two policemen in his side. He wasn't handcuffed, yet that wasn't the weird thing about him. Instead of his BO attire, he now donned a bonnet on his head; a white shirt covered with a black leather jacket; blue pants, and a pair of brown shoes. Conan tried to suppress his laughter, but he couldn't as his laughs took over the silence. Gin furrowed his eyebrows as he stared at him.

"Is there something funny for you to laugh about?" Gin grumbled.

"I'm sorry, it's just that…" he paused for a moment to look at Gin, who had a vein ticking on his forehead. "You look so damn funny wearing those!"

Gin had steam coming out of his nose which would determine that he was pissed off based on anime shows. He walked over to where Conan was and he was clearly not pleased. "If you're gonna make fun of me, at least tell that to my face so I can kick your balls all the way to the moon!" he bellowed.

"Taku, can't take a simple joke?" the boy countered with a shrug as he stood up. "So how you been lately? Haven't seen you since last night."

Gin sweat-dropped. "Damn detective," he muttered, and Conan grinned at him. The former member groaned at the boy in annoyance. 'He's more annoying than Vodka,' he thought to himself.

After making sure that nobody else was around, everyone went inside the premises. As much as he didn't like it, Conan decided to stick with Gin during the whole investigation because he had many questions in his mind. Most of it involved Ai/Shiho. Why was she terrified of him, why was he obsessed with her, and many other questions. While Megure-keibu and most of the policemen searched the front part of the house, Gin, Conan and the two officers watching the former went to the back. The boy could only hope that Ai wasn't watching them through the window from his house. While Gin wasn't looking, Conan motioned for the two to stop watching him and that he'll do it himself. Without any argument, the two nodded and left the two there to reunite with the other officers. Surprisingly, the former member was really investigating for clues when he knelt down and checked the fallen books from the shelves. Seizing the opportunity to ask, the boy went closer to him. "I need to ask you something," he said.

"If you're planning to make fun of how I look again," said Gin, never taking his eyes off of the objects on the floor. "Get ready for a beatdown, gaki."

"No, it's not about that. Do you remember how I told you that Shiho and I are together?" Gin turned his gaze to him for a moment, before turning back to the objects on the floor. "I need to ask you something regarding her."

Gin snorted. "If you're planning to ask me for advice, go ask another person, lover boy." Conan's eyes widened and he blushed. "I'm not into romance so go figure it out for yourself."

"It's not like that!" Conan roared, with a tick mark on his head. "This ain't got anything to do with love!" Conan's sudden outburst made Gin chuckle a bit, which left the boy staring in astonishment. When he stood up and went to a new area to investigate, Conan followed closely. "So can you tell me why were you so obsessed with killing her?" This made Gin stop in his tracks as he widened his eyes.

He scoffed first before answering. "Why do you want to know and what good will it do?"

"If you want me to trust you, then you need to start being honest."

Gin stood up and faced the boy. "I never asked for you to trust me!" The stoic expression on Conan's face didn't change. "I am just doing this because I want to." He knelt down again and continued on his task. "Besides, after all this, I'm not helping with the recovery of any harm done by the organization. The deal was I help bring them down. Not help the people affected."

"Fine. Then I want answers because I want to understand why. I want to understand why you were so evil in the past." Gin's eyes widened. "I know that you were once my enemy, but I do not hold grudges on people who are acting not on their own cause. Don't answer me that you were doing as you wish when you were with the BO. You yourself said that you became what you are right now due to being corrupted by your father. Now tell me why you are obsessed with Shiho. Did you two had a past relationship? Were you hungry for revenge? Speak up." Gin scoffed and closed his eyes.

"What makes you think we had a relationship? Are you saying I'm a pedophile?" Conan raised an eyebrow. "I'm 37 years old, and she's 18 like you. I never laid a hand on Sherry, because I am not some pervert. Now would you tell me why you thought that me and Sherry were a thing in the past," Gin finished through gritted teeth as he looked at the boy.

"S-sorry," he stuttered. "It's just that you're always on the hunt for her, and your attachment to her seems abnormal."

Gin turned his attention back to the piece of debris that he was holding. "The only reason why I chased after her is because I wanted to kill her." Conan's eyes widened.

Flashback

"You'll never… get away… with this," Akemi said as she tried to stop the bleeding from her stomach. The bullet wound was too deep, and she knew that she won't last long. "You… will regret… what you've done."

"Just shut up," Gin said as he grinned. "Truth be told, we could've just knocked you out, bring you back, and explain to Ano Kata that you leaving was just a simple misunderstanding, but we figured that you're no use to us anymore. There's someone else we could count on to finish what you all started." An image of Shiho Miyano appeared in his mind. "She's one of the top brains in the organization," Akemi's eyebrows furrowed. "She won't let us down with the new toxin." Suddenly, Akemi began to chuckle as she glared at the two of them, confusing both Gin and Vodka.

"You really think… my little sister… will help you in achieving what you want? I may have failed in my mission… to bring all of you down, but she won't... The toxin she created is... what she will use against you as soon as she finds out I'm gone…" She clutched her abdomen tight. "She could slip the drug into anything you drink or eat, and you won't know that you just died." Gin's eyes widened as he began to think and imagine scenarios about what she just said to him. Rage filled up his body as he shot Akemi one more time, causing her to collapse on the ground. He put his gun back in his pocket while panting. Vodka, who was worried a bit about his partner, tried to place a hand on his shoulder but Gin brushed him off rather harshly.

"Don't touch me," he snarled, causing Vodka to take a few steps back. Gin looked one more time at Akemi, who was still breathing a bit but was unable to move. "Let's get out of here," Gin said as he placed his hand on his pockets.

"H-hai," replied Vodka, following Gin closely behind.

End of Flashback

"… now you know why I chased after your precious…" Gin paused for a moment. "Shiho." Conan raised an eyebrow and wondered why he stopped talking when he was about to say Ai's real name. "I just didn't want to die, and what her sister said gave me nightmares. If I died, I would have failed kaa-san in getting justice for her death. And the only way to be sure is if Sherry dies. When she was still with us, I simply tried to scare her every time, hoping that it will drive her mad, since I can't just kill her. Then luck teamed with me when she escaped. That'd be the perfect opportunity to get rid of her. Is your question answered?" He waited for a response from the boy, but there was none. "Hey, I asked you if you —" he turned around and saw that Conan was just staring at him with his mouth wide open. Gin sweat-dropped. 'Don't tell me that made me say all of that without him actually listening!' he cursed inwardly. He tried snapping his fingers in front of his face, to no avail. Gin groaned and flicked his forehead instead, managing to bring the boy down and snap him out of his trance.

Conan massaged the part of his forehead where he was hit. "What the hell was that for?!" he complained.

Gin stood up and moved to a new area. "I asked you if you understood what I said. In case you didn't, go find another guy to talk to, I'm not telling you again."

Conan followed him and continued on investigating. "No, no, I did get what you said." An image of Ai and Akemi appeared in the boy's mind. "So that's the only reason why you were obsessed with Shiho? It's just because you didn't want to die and you were scared that she might sneak the drug in what you're consuming?"

"I thought I made it clear that I don't like to repeat myself?" Conan sighed at his attitude and continued on.

'So maybe the reason why is so afraid of him is that he always goes after her,' Conan thought. 'Good. Everything is starting to make sense now.' He snuck a glance at the former member in front of him. 'He's starting to earn my trust already…'

Two hours later…

Conan went back to the station with the police because he was still talking with Gin even after their first day of investigation. So far, there are other leads except for the note that was left on Ai's computer. Conan and Gin even had a little funny moment that started when Gin smacked him in the head because Conan was so noisy that it annoyed him. In retaliation, the boy punched him in the arm and that's where it went back and forth for the next ten minutes that even a few police collapsed on the floor while laughing at the two's little fight. Right now, Conan stepped out of the second car and Gin went out as well. "You're going to help investigating again." Gin nodded. "Well, I won't be around tomorrow, I have some important stuff I need to do."

Unfortunately, Gin's attention wasn't directed to the boy. The former member was staring blankly at a little boy who was running down the opposite sidewalk, chasing a red balloon. (Pennywise, much?) When the balloon went to the middle of the road, the boy chased after it as a car honked behind him. With quick reactions that he had learned during his days with the organization, he rushed down the street and two police went out of the car to chase him down, thinking that he was escaping. But when Conan saw where he was heading to, the boy just smirked.

The honking of the car behind the boy became louder as he turned around. The boy screamed and closed his eyes, but the pain never came. The next thing he felt was landing on a body. When he openex his eyes, he was surprised to see that he was being held in the arms of another person!

Gin let go of the boy as he stood up, panting. The little kid stared at him with his mouth wide open. The former member brushed off the dust of the ground that got to his jacket. All of the police from the other side, including Megure and Takagi widened their eyes at what they saw. A criminal just risked his life to save a little kid? Even the driver of the car stopped and looked to see if he hit anyone. Without warning, the little boy hugged Gin's leg, causing him to widen his eyes. "Arigato oji-san!" the boy announced over and over again, unknowingly bringing a small smile to Gin's face.

A woman then walked up to him afterwards. Her faced looked stained with tears, meaning that she was crying. The little boy let go of Gin's leg and ran to the woman as she carried him. "Arigato…" she said, before turning and walked away.

Much to all the policemen's surprise, Gin went back to the other side instead of running off. He stopped by the second police car when Conan began to speak. "Nice work," he said, smirking at the former member.

"What are you talking about?" Gin replied in a neutral tone.

"Listen, I don't know what made you react and do what you did earlier…" Gin raised an eyebrow. "It could be either out of instinct, you want everyone to trust you, or you just wanted to help." His eyes widened and Conan shrugged. "Either way, you can tell me about it next time we meet." Conan turned around and started walking away, waving his arm goodbye in the process. "See ya!" he called out, leaving Gin in his thoughts, thinking about what Conan just told him as two of the officers escorted him inside the building. Did he really want to help? Or was it just to earn their trust?

Next on I'll Always Be Here…

"Welcome to your new lab!"

"Why don't we have a double date?!"

"Promise you won't kill me if I tell you?"

"Okaa-san is finally moving back!"

CHAPTER 37: DOUBLE DATES EVERYWHERE!

Okay, based on the teasers, the next chapter is obviously gonna be romantic. I'm still not the best in writing romantic moments, but I'll do what I can. If you think Gin is kinda OOC here, deal with it. It's all for the plot and I already told you all about this in the summary. The problems I've been dealing with readers regarding MOTH are now been solved, but is now replaced with demands of TNG! Again, I repeat that MOTH and TNG will be coming out next after I finish IABH. Neither of them will be worked on while this fanfic is still in progress. Getting to the Truth arc means that this fanfic is nearly ending, so REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! Again, thanks for the continued support and please read and review. Happy birthday to me and to all my American readers out there, happy Thanksgiving! Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance