Okay, I know I took quite some time with this one, but.......what can I say? I have exams on.

I'm going to introduce Kaito/Hakuba/Aoko stuff soon; can't help it, Hakuba's so kawaii!!!!

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Disclaimer: ...(wind in the trees...)

Cookie-You Know Fate is Against You When...

"Professor Agasa!" Conan burst through the door, dripping and panting heavily.

"Shinichi!" The plump professor turned and stared at the dishevelled,bruised and drenched boy before him. "What happened to you?"

"I tripped over a black cat on the way here. And almost ran straight into a ladder. Plus, that thunderstorm came unexpectedly." Conan rubbed a tender spot on his head and winced. "I think I also broke Ran's mirror in my excitement. But enough about that." He fixed the professor with intense eyes. "Is it true?"

"See for yourself." Professor Agasa gestured at the little girl at the computer.

"So you're finally here, Shinichi." Haibara didn't remove her gaze from the complicated coordinates flashing on the monitor. "I take it you were informed?"

"Professor Agasa said you might have found the cure for the APTX 149."

"Hnh." Haibara repeatedly tapped on a buttom, cursing softly. "Stuck again. Professor..."

"There's nothing wrong with that keyboard! I just bought it last month."

"Well, you'd better get a refund; this is the fifth key that has jammed today." Haibara shrugged. "Still, it is merely a slight inconvenience."

Glancing at Conan over her shoulder, she smirked. "Shinichi, only five seconds to go."

Both happiness and regret flooded through Conan, lifting him up in euphoric delight. Finally, he'd be able to go home as Shinichi , not the little protégé of Mouri.

He would always remember his little friends though; Ayumi, Genta and Mitsushiko, would forever treasure their investigations together. But he won't look back.

In only a few seconds, Conan would become nothing more than a fantasy.

As if in slow motion, Haibara's finger moved towards the 'Enter' key, the button that would download all the needed information into the computer and secure the demise of Conan Edogawa forever. She pressed...

"Shit. It's stuck too."

"It can't be stuck!" Conan threw himself in front of a surprised Haibara and desperately toggled the key. "Try the other one!!"

"That one jammed at approximately five o' clock." A hint of panic crept into Haibara's sardonic voice.

"Then use the shortcut!"

"The 'Alt' button's gone too."

With a final great effort, Conan knocked at the key again, losing his balance in the process. It shuddered slightly, jerked before popping up.

"HAIBARA!!! NOW!!!"

Leaning over Conan, Haibara grimly pressed the "Enter' key...

...Just as the entire house went dark, including the computer,which sputtered and died, wiping out every single information it had contained. As the boom of thunder sounded, the three occupants of the house looked at each other wordlessly. It was Haibara who spoke first.

"Have you ever heard of the line, 'Fate is against you'?."