The Shadow Hunters

by Fragments of Imagination

Hunting down the Crows was a difficult task, and if it wasn't for the Contact that Shinichi had within the Crows, the situation would seem hopeless. It's going to be a long hunt, but Shinichi and his Shadow Hunters wouldn't back down from the challenge. (Naito Shin AU, Sequel of 'Naito Shin' Story, after the Filler. Characters might be OOC. Don't like, don't read)

13. Haibara Ai, The Mini Scientist

Chapter 13

Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan or Magic Kaito!

Thought / Dream / Event from the past

[Voice from the past]

"Dialogue"

On Screen

Option Button

=Phone Call or Through Earphone=

Written

Emphasis

※Notification / Unread Mail/Report※

Dangerous tone / Magic Incantation / Sound Effect

Haibara Ai, The Mini Scientist

Miyano Shiho stared blankly at her lap, her eyes dulled as though she was already dead. Maybe she was, on the inside at least, for she had lost the only remaining family that she had left.

Her parents - Miyano Atsushi and Elena - had died not long after she was born, so she didn't really know them except from the story about them that she had heard from the other Organization Members. Pisco said that they had died in a fire at their research facility, but she knew it wasn't true. They had decided to commit suicide and took their research along with them, for they knew just how terrifying the drug called the APTX 4869 was.

Unfortunately, the Organization had found out that Shiho was a prodigy when concerning chemistry when she was 13, and they told her to restart the APTX 4869 project with her Sister - Akemi - being the hostage. Either she worked on their project, or they would kill Akemi, thus she was forced to recreate the drug.

In the end, they still killed her Sister. Just because she was being used as an in by an FBI so he could infiltrate the Organization, Akemi was seen as a threat.

When Akemi told her that Gin offered a deal, that the Organization would let Akemi and her to leave the Organization if Akemi could give them 1 Billion Yen via Bank Robbery, Shiho had felt that it was a trap - that they would kill her Sister whether the Robbery was successful or not, and she was right. The Robbery was a success, but Gin and Vodka still killed her.

Shiho was all alone in the world now.

They killed Akemi, so she had rebelled and said that she wouldn't work on the APTX 4869 anymore, which lead to her current situation - one of her hand cuffed onto a pipe, and she was locked inside a room that wasn't even wide enough to be called as such.

Clenching her hands into fists, a determined light entered Shiho's previously dead eyes. They had killed her Sister, but they still expected her to continue working for them? Who did they think she was?

Silently, Shiho reached into her hair and began to comb it, until her hand touched the capsule that she had hid in her hair earlier. Pulling the capsule into her hand, she brought it to her face. It was a capsule that was colored red and white, the poison called APTX 4869.

She was all alone, so why must she continued to life, if she would only continued to be forced to perfect the drug that her own parents had committed suicide to destroy?

She preferred death over such fate.

Shiho really wished that she didn't tell Gin that she wouldn't work on the APTX anymore, because if she didn't, then she would still be in her lab now. If she was in her lab now, she could follow her parents footsteps by blowing herself up along with the lab, to erase any data about the APTX. Unfortunately, she wasn't thinking clearly enough when she heard the news of her Sister's death, so she would have to make do with just erasing her own self - a small revenge in the form of the Organization would never perfected the APTX 4869 without her.

Without another though, she swallowed the poison, fully expecting to see her dead parents and Sister by the time she opened her eyes again - her spiritual eyes, she meant.

XXXXX

"Shinichi…" Ran called out softly as she entered the Living Room of the Black Manor, carrying a bowl of porridge with her. She approached her shrunken Brother - who was sitting on Kaito's lap, burying his face on the crook of Kaito's neck - before placing the tray with the porridge on the table near them. "I know you're feeling down, but you still need to eat." She continued as she touched Shinichi's back.

Shinichi didn't respond aside from tightening his arms that was around Kaito's neck.

Ran and Kaito exchanged a worried look, before simultaneously exhaling a long breath with heavy heart.

Shinichi had been like this for two days now, ever since he failed to save Miyano Akemi. That particular encounter with the Crows was unexpected, for not even Vermouth - their Contact within the Crows - knew about it. They were caught off guard when they encountered Akemi - who disguised herself as Hirota Masami at the time - thus was unprepared to chase her down, and Shinichi had been knocked out just as he entered the apartment room that Masami used.

Although Shinichi managed to locate her as soon as he woke up and informed his team, but they were too late to save her. By the time that they arrived at the warehouse where Akemi had confronted Gin and Vodka, she was already bleeding to death - with her only having enough strength to tell Shinichi where she had hidden the robbed 1 Billion Yen, and requested Shinichi to protect her Sister whose name was Miyano Shiho.

Every failure to prevent death and saved someone's life always made Shinichi upset, but he managed to get over it by the end of the day, because he had known just how slim his chance in winning against the Judgement of the Shinigami was. This particular failure had hit Shinichi harder than usual though, because he knew that he could save Akemi if he was just a little faster, or if she didn't manage to knock him unconscious.

Shinichi believed that Akemi's death was because of his own personal failure, and he felt responsible for her death, which was why he still felt down even now - two days after it had happened.

"Shin-kun." Kaito tried this time, "You haven't been eating since yesterday morning, so please eat, even if it's only a few spoons." He kissed Shinichi's temple, "If not for your own self, then please eat for me. I can't stand to see you like this".

Shinichi whimpered in response, before his whole body shook as he began to sob. "It's my fault." He sobbed into Kaito's neck, "She is dead because of me, because I'm too late".

"It's not your fault, Shinichi." Ran told him gently, "You may feel responsible, but Akemi's death is not your fault. It's Gin's and Vodka's, they are the ones truly responsible for her death".

"That's right, Shin-kun." Kaito said as he ran his fingers through Shinichi's soft hair, "It's not your fault, so please stop blaming yourself".

Shinichi didn't answer, merely shaking his head and continued to cry.

Aoko - who had been standing at the doorway due to awkwardness - let out a soft sigh before entering the Living Room and approaching them. "Shinichi-kun." She began softly, "Please look at me." It was clear that she was serious, for she didn't use her own name when talking about herself like how she usually did.

Shinichi didn't react at first, but he finally looked at her after a few seconds, without bothering to wipe his tears off of his face.

Aoko smiled warmly at him. "Now, Shinichi-kun, I'm going to ask you a question, so please think about my question carefully and answer me honestly. Alright?" She asked him softly, earning a slow and hesitant nod from Shinichi, "Alright." She nodded her head in satisfaction, before moving on with her question. "First, Shinichi-kun. You said earlier that Akemi-san's death is your fault, because you were too late. You're upset because of this and are blaming yourself, I know this. So, let's change the scenario and characters for a bit." She reached out and took Shinichi's left hand in her own two hands.

"Let's use this for example." Aoko began carefully, "It happens at … let's use the Kaitou Kid's Heist. Snake is about to shoot at Kid and you saw the laser point, so you immediately push Kid away and you're the one who get shot instead. The bullet hit your heart, and you died instantly." She paused because Ran and Kaito paled, and choked on their own breath, clearly imagining the scenario - because it was a very plausible one, something that would really happen if they weren't careful.

"It's only a scenario, guys, we would never let this happen for real." Aoko promised them firmly, so they nodded their heads to let her continue, "Now, Shinichi-kun. If such thing happens, Kaito would surely blaming himself, believing that your death is his fault - that you wouldn't have died if only he paid more attention to the surrounding.

"The question is, do you think it's really Kaito's fault? Is your death really because of Kaito?" Aoko finally asked her question.

"No!" Shinichi immediately shook his head vigorously, "No, it's not Kaito's fault".

"Why?" Aoko asked again.

"Because I pushed him away from the bullet's path, knowing that I would be the one to die." Shinichi answered firmly, "It's my decision, so it's not Kaito's fault".

"Is it really your fault?" Aoko questioned seriously, "Or is it Snake's fault for firing in the first place?".

Shinichi blinked and looked down, unable to answer.

"It's Snake fault, right?" Aoko continued when Shinichi kept quiet even after a minute had passed, "You're a victim yourself, because you wouldn't have to take the bullet if Snake didn't shoot it in the first place, right?".

Shinichi bit his lower lip, before nodding his head slowly in agreement.

Aoko smiled then. "Now you understand that Akemi-san's death isn't your fault, right?" She asked softly, "Just like how you pushed Kaito away in that scenario, Akemi-san had knocked you out to prevent you from getting in danger too, because she didn't know that you can protect her and yourself. The blame goes to Gin and Vodka, because they're the one who actually killed her".

"I know." Shinichi whispered sadly, "But I couldn't help but blame myself for being caught off guard like that".

"We understand, Shinichi." Ran replied to him this time, "If we're in your shoes, we would blame ourselves too, and you would be the one who will convince us that it's not our fault".

Shinichi blinked in realization, for she was right.

"Alright!" Kaito decided loudly, making them jumped in surprise, "Enough of this. Now that you understood that it's not your fault, Shin-kun, I want you to eat." He stared right into Shinichi's eyes, "You can't go to a war with an empty stomach, so eat, and then we will plan on how we will watch over Tokyo from now on, so we wouldn't be caught off guard like this again".

Shinichi wiped his tears and nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah." He said with a small sad smile, before accepting the offered porridge from Ran and began to eat - still on Kaito's lap though.

XXXXX

The doorbell rang right after Shinichi swallowed the last of his porridge, making them looked at each other and wondered who it was.

"I will get it." Kaito said as he moved Shinichi onto the spot beside him.

So, Kaito left to open the door, only to return a minute later with a small child - around Conan's age - walking alongside him, and she was wearing over sized clothes that looked like that of Scientist's coat. That fact alone wasn't enough to tell them anything about the girl, but when combined with the intelligence that could be seen in her eyes and the aura of maturity that was surrounding her, they knew right away that she was just like Conan - someone older who had shrunk into a child.

"Who is she, Kaito-kun?" Ran asked curiously.

"I don't know." Kaito answered with a frown, "She came saying that she need to talk in private, saying that she will introduce herself once we're inside." He then raised an eyebrow at the girl, "So?".

The girl cleared her throat. "My name is Miyano Shiho." She introduced herself with a cold tone of voice, but there was uneasiness in her eyes, "I'm looking for Edogawa Conan, the one who was beside my Sister when she died. I believe she was using Hirota Masami as her name at the time".

"Why are you looking for me?" Conan asked warily, wondering if the girl was planning to kill him for revenge or something, since she was a Crow - she was Akemi's Sister after all.

Shiho's eyes went to him. "You are…" Her eyes narrowed in confusion, before shaking her head. "Can we speak in private?" She asked tonelessly, but her eyes were serious.

Conan looked at Kaito, Ran, and Aoko, then nodded his head in approval, and they nodded back in agreement.

Shiho was clearly skittish, so it would be best to let Conan handled it. Besides, he had his weapons with him if necessary, so they didn't need to worry. Still, Kaito patted Conan's shoulder before he left the room, attaching his KK Mic under Conan's collar as he did so. That way, he and the girls could still listen in, just in case. Conan knew what his Husband had done, but he kept quiet and made sure that Shiho wouldn't notice the mic.

"So…" Conan began after everyone else left the room and closed the door, "What do you want to talk to me about?".

"Are you Kudou Shinichi?" Shiho asked right away

Conan blinked his eyes at the blunt question. "Why would you ask that?" Conan asked curiously, just to test her.

"You look like an exact copy of Kudou Shinichi, just younger by about 10 years." Shiho replied with a deadpan.

Conan blinked again. "I know, people have been saying that I'm a Mini Shinichi ever since I have been here, in Beika." He huffed with a pout, "How annoying".

Is he really Kudou Shinichi? Shiho couldn't help but doubted herself upon seeing that pout. "You are him though, right?" She pressed forward regardless, "Someone fed you with a poison, and then you got shrunk".

"Why do you want me to be Shinichi-niichan so much?" Conan asked with a tilt of his head, ignoring her question completely.

Shiho's eyebrow ticked in annoyance for being ignored, but tried to answer anyway. She one the one who needed help here, after all. "Well…" She was quite reluctant to answer to be honest, because if Conan was really not Shinichi, then she would look crazy. "Because If you're Kudou Shinichi, then I think you can believe me when I say that I'm actually an 18 years old teenager who shrunk." In the end, just Shiho blurted it out.

"Miyano Shiho…" Conan - no, it was Shinichi speaking now - began thoughtfully, "Your Codename is Sherry, I believe? The creator of the APTX 4869?".

"H- how do you know that?" Shiho asked in shock, "Did my Sister tell you when she was dying?".

"My Contact within the Black Organization did, when I asked her why she didn't tell me about your Sister's mission." Shinichi answered in low spirit, still feeling bad about Akemi's death, "She didn't even know that Akemi-san was sent on a mission, and she believe that Gin was acting on his own when he sent Akemi-san to rob the bank".

"So it really was a trap." Shiho muttered through gritted teeth, her anger at Gin rose up again. "I take it that you really are Kudou Shinichi then?" She asked, earning a nod from Shinichi, "Mind telling me how did you get poisoned? Your name isn't in the list at all".

"I believe the name Hinogami Ren is within this list you're talking about?" Shinichi asked with a smirk, and Shiho was the one who nodded this time, "That was me. To be precise, the disguise that I used when I encountered Gin and Vodka at Tropical Land, and then got poisoned".

"You held a funeral for Hinogami Ren, and his death was confirmed because of it." Shiho nodded her head again in understanding, "Clever move".

"Why would you seek me out though, Shiho-san?" Shinichi asked seriously, aiming a gun - his BB Gun actually, that was made to look like the real deal - that he would kill her or even harmed her though, considering that he had promised Akemi to protect her. He just wanted to give a warning to the shrunken Scientist, so she wouldn't lie to him. "Are you here to kill me and finish Gin and Vodka's job?" He continued with narrowed eyes.

Shiho's eyes widened and she raised her hands carefully. "No, that isn't my intention at all." She reassured him while keeping an eye on Shinichi's finger that was on the trigger, so she could move away as soon as the boy moved to pull it. "I came here to offer a deal." She explained further, "If you can get the chemicals I would need and provide me with protection, I will work on the antidote of the APTX 4869 for you".

Shinichi raised an eyebrow at her. "How would I know that you wouldn't take the antidote and run as soon as you finished it?" He asked bluntly, even though he knew what he answer would most likely be, it was still the procedure after all.

"I have nothing to get back to." Shiho answered right away, her eyes getting dulled as she thought of her Sister's death, "I have no reason to take the antidote, but I have all the reason to seek protection".

"Hmm…" Shinichi hummed as he put away his BB Gun, then reached back to his collar and pulled off the KK Mic. "You heard her, guys. We have a new addition to the club now." He spoke to the Mic, "Kai-chan, prepare her new documents immediately, I will prepare a disguise for her. Ran, Aoko-chan, you two get her a more fitting clothes for now, then go shopping as soon as I'm done with her disguise".

"Wait!" Shiho gasped in shock, "Are you saying that those three have been listening to our conversation?!".

"Yes, why?" Shinichi raised an eyebrow at her, while sending a message for Agasa-hakase to come over.

"Do you know how dangerous it is?!" Shiho demanded as she threw her hands down, "You're dragging them into danger! If the Organization somehow found out that you were Hinogami, they will be killed by the Organization, Kudou-kun!".

"We know, Shiho-san." Kaito answered as he opened the door and walked in, "But you don't have to worry about us, we know what we're up against".

"That's right." Ran added with a smile, "We can take care of ourselves".

"No, you don't know what you're up against." Shiho hissed at them, "What can you do against them? You're just a normal High School girl!".

"I'm a Regional Karate Champion, you know?" Ran raised an eyebrow at her, "As a Front though, but I'm actually the Violet Angel".

Shiho paused at that, blinking her eyes in surprise, before she looked at everyone in there. "I take it that you're the Naito Shin then?" She asked Shinichi.

"Shinichi is the Naito Shin, Conan is the Naito Shin Nisei." Shinichi confirmed with a nod of his head, "Kaito is the Nidaime no Kaitou Kid (Second Generation of Kaitou Kid), while Aoko is a Phantom Lady in training, she would become the Nidaime no Phantom Lady".

"As I said, you don't have to worry about us." Kaito winked at her, before getting serious, "Now, I have some questions, and I ask that you answers them carefully".

Hesitantly, Shiho nodded.

"To hide from the Crows, you will have to take on a new identity." Kaito began as he pulled out his note book, "What's your name would be?".

"Uh, I can't think up an alias so suddenly." Shiho grimaced as she thought about it.

"Why not Ai for her first name?" Aoko suggested as she entered the Living Room, having been gone to fetch something that would be a better fit for Shiho earlier, "I think the Kanji 'Sorrow' for Ai would suit her well".

"Are you saying that I'm sorrowful?" Shiho raised an eyebrow at her.

"You are, aren't you?" Aoko smiled sadly at her, "Filled with sorrow after losing your beloved Sister".

Shiho winced hearing that. "I guess you're right about it." She relented with a sigh.

"Then, how about Haibara for her new family name?" Agasa-hakase suggested as he entered the room, having heard about Shiho since Kaito sent a message through the Open Chat earlier, telling the people in Range to listen to KK Mic, "Grey because she's an ex-Crow, and Rose because just like a rose, she is beautiful but also has thorns to protect herself".

"Who are you?" Shiho asked him warily, wondering just how many people who knew of Shinichi's shrunken problem.

"My name is Agasa Hiroshi." Agasa introduced himself as he handed a roll of measuring tape to Ran, "I'm an Investor, so I provides everyone with the Toys".

"Toys?" Shiho asked in confusion.

"Ran and Aoko will explain to you later." Kaito cut in, "For now, your name would be Haibara Ai. Your age?"

"7, I guess. Just like Edogawa Conan." The newly named Haibara Ai - since she had to get used to her new name - answered after a second.

After Kaito finished asking questions about Haibara Ai's background, Aoko and Ran brought her to a guest room to help her changed her clothes, took her measurements for Ai's Bullet Proof Long Coat - since she was a Crow, she automatically became a Shadow Huntress - as well as informed her about the Shadow Hunters and handing a Huntress Training Schedule to her. Of course, they didn't forget to supply her with a Shadow Huntress Kit.

"You will get your Air Trek later." Ran said as they walked out of the room to return to the Living Room, "As well as your Long Coat, Whip, and Visor, since Agasa-hakase and Jii-chan have to make them first, so they would be suitable for your smaller body".

"Wait, Whip?" Ai asked in surprise, "Also, Long Coat, Visor and Air Trek?".

"Each Shadow Huntress get a Whip, while each Hunter get a Collapsible Sword." Aoko told her with a grin, "The Long Coat is part of the Uniform".

"Well, Shinichi no Okaa-san (Shinichi's Mother) is an exception though. Yukiko-san is Dual Sword Wielder - she inherited her talent from her Grandmother, so she got two Collapsible Swords instead." Ran added cheerfully, remembering the amazing demonstration Yukiko did when she was 15, "About the Visor, you will wear it to disguise your eye color when going on a mission as a Huntress, and a Glasses if you need it in daily life. The Visor and Glasses are computerized, so you will be able to see in the dark and use Zoom function, as well as to track down your target. We will show you how to operate them as soon as you received your Visor."

"We also have Code naming system here in the Shadow Hunters." Aoko continued after that, "You can ask Shinichi-kun what your Codename is. Shinichi-kun is the Leader, and his Codename is Daitengu - Conan is Kotengu though".

"Why does he has two Codenames?" Ai asked in confusion, "Shouldn't just one is enough?".

"Well, we're planning to ally ourselves with the other Organizations like the FBI, CIA, Interpol and so on in the future, so the two Codenames are needed so they wouldn't suspect that Shinichi and Conan are actually the same person." Ran explained to her with a smile, "Since your situation is the same with Shinichi, you will have two Codenames too. Please remember not to mix them up, okay?".

"Okay." Ai answered with a sigh, getting a headache from the TMI (Too Much Information) she got. "Also, you haven't answered my question about the Air Trek yet." She reminded them, "What is it?".

"Oh, right!" Ran scratched her cheek with a finger in embarrassment, "Air Trek or AT is an advanced and computerized Inline Skates that Agasa-hakase and Jii-chan created after watching the Air Gear anime".

"After a week of Inline Skating using both the normal Inline Skates and AT, you will learn how to fight using the AT." Aoko explained further, "You will fall often at first, but once you get the hang of it, you will be able to fight using the AT just as easily as you do without it".

"Is AT that different from the normal Inline Skates?" Ai asked skeptically.

"Oh, you will see for yourself just how different they are later." Ran said with a mischievous smirk, "For now, let's get your Codenames and 'New Face' from Shinichi, then we go shopping".

"New Face?" Ai repeated with a blink of her eyes.

"Yes, New Face." Aoko confirmed with a nod of her head, "Just a light disguise to differentiate Haibara Ai from Miyano Shiho, so that the Crows wouldn't be able to recognize you by sight".

For the first time, Shiho felt like she had underestimated these group of teenagers and old man who had known of Kudou Shinichi's shrunken problem. From the sound of it, these people really knew just how dangerous the Black Organization - or the Crows as they called the Black Organization - was, and they have also been specifically trained to bring down the Crows.

XXXXX

"Okay, you can open your eyes now." Shinichi said after he was done with the disguise.

Ai opened her eyes, and could only stare in surprise at the sight that greeted her. The girl in the mirror looked to be a 7 years old with a short Shaggy hair cut, instead of Shiho's Bob hair cut. The girl also had a Sakura colored hair instead of Shiho's Strawberry Blonde colored hair, the soft yet eye-catching hair color made her Teal colored eyes stood out like a pair of jewels.

Ai could hardly recognize her own face, especially when she tried the spare Glasses that Shinichi gave her. Is this really me? She couldn't help but wondered in amazement.

"Amazing isn't it?" Ran's voice brought Ai out of her amazed trance, "With just a little change here and there, you can be a different person entirely".

"I have to admit that I'm amazed." Ai said in agreement, removing the Glasses and handed it back to Shinichi, "I can hardly recognize my own face".

"You can have that one." Shinichi told her with a smile, "Also, disguise is all about details, so you have to decide what kind of personality that Haibara Ai have".

"I have to decide a new personality too?" Ai asked with a frown.

"To wear in public, just like my Edogawa Conan persona. When you're alone or with someone in the Know, you can be yourself." Shinichi explained gently, "You can have a few similarity between Haibara Ai and Miyano Shiho, particularly the ones that you can hardly go without. Like Edogawa Conan, he shares his love for Coffee with Kudou Shinichi, as well as the dream to be a Detective in the future, the maturity beyond his age, Sherlock Holmes being their Idol - as well as Naito Shin in Conan's case, and the interest in Magic".

"Of course, there's difference as well." Kaito continued for him, "Shinichi can't sing to save his life while Conan could sing just fine - it's because Naito Shin can sing, so Shinichi pretends that he can't sing. Shinichi would juggle Soccer Ball or any ball with his feet when he's in thought, while Conan would juggling Magician style with his hands when in thought. Shinichi can cook better than baking, while Conan can bake better than cooking. Shinichi is a mature and cool teenager, while Conan is a mature but mischievous kid … and so on".

"You don't have to decide the personality for Haibara Ai right away." Ran told Ai gently, "You can decide it with time, just remember to act more like a child. You can be mature, but remember to be a mature child instead of a mature teenager".

Inhaling deeply, Ai nodded her head. "Okay, I can do it." She promised both to them and to her own self, since it was more for her own protection rather than theirs.

"Good, now for your Codenames." Shinichi decided as he handed her a paper.

What was written on it was…

For Miyano Shiho:

Shadow Hunters

Hakutaku

SZPFGZPF

For Haibara Ai:

Shadow Hunters

Yuki Onna

BFPRLMMZ

"Those are the your Passwords for the Spy App, after you bought your new Phones, Kaito will install it to each of your phones." Shinichi explained to her, "The Shadow Hunters is the name of our Non-Official Organization, Hakutaku and Yuki Onna are your Codenames, while the last row below the Codenames are your Codenames in Atbash Cipher." He then looked at her eyes sternly, "Please remember these, then burn the paper. Don't let anyone aside from the other Hunters and Huntresses know of the Passwords, or even your Codenames. Understand?".

Ai nodded her head seriously. "I understand." She replied firmly, before blinking in realization, "But, if I can't tell anyone my Codenames, how are those Organizations like the FBI, CIA and so on know that it's me they're speaking to? In the future, I mean".

"When you're speaking with them, you will be In Uniform." Kaito informed her, "You can decide how you will hide your hair by yourself, and the Visor will be enough for your eyes. That way, even if you told them your Codenames, your true Identity will still be a secret".

"Any other question?" Shinichi asked her curiously.

"No, that will be enough for now." Ai decided after a moment of thought.

"Well then." Shinichi clapped his hands as he stood about a meter in front of Ai, with Kaito beside him, and the others slightly behind them.

As one, they gave a three fingers salute - the index finger, middle finger, and their thumb - to her. "Welcome to the Shadow Hunters, Haibara Ai!" They said in unison, smiling in welcome.

Miyano Shiho - now known as Haibara Ai, stood up straight and copied their salute, a small smile also on her face. She had expected death when she swallowed the poison that time, but she got a chance to start over instead. She didn't know whether she deserved it or not, but she promised herself that she would make sure this chance wouldn't be wasted on her.

"Thank you." Ai said sincerely.

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Yay! Haibara Ai finally arrived, and she would be an Ai that would be different from Canon!Ai ^ ^

At least, I hope so.

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