Conan ran as KID's laughter echoed around him. Conan rolled his eyes; the thief had probably hid speakers around the area to create the dramatic effect. He was currently chasing KID during a heist. The museum was only one story tall, so Kaitou KID was forced to make his getaway running on foot rather than flying. The rest of KID's taskforce was chasing a fake and Conan was the only one chasing the real thief.

The white clad thief had led them down to the docks. The chibi detective was running low on steam, his tiny child's body unable to keep up with KID's. He was breathing hard and he was getting a stitch in his side. He mentally cursed as he felt his body beginning to slow. His eyes missed the puddle, but his legs didn't. Conan let out a squeak of surprise as he slipped and he landed with a splash in the ocean. He was under the water for a moment before his head broke the surface and he quickly took a breath refilling his lungs.

Conan rubbed the salt water from his eyes and looked around for a way back on dry land. He had to get out quickly, the waves were rough tonight and they were bouncing the docked boats around him dangerously. A voice called out to him, "Tantei-kun! This way, catch the life preserver." KID was yelling to him while holding a white life preserver. Before he could throw it however, a wave knocked the chibi detective under the water again, and as he tried to resurface he hit his head on a nearby boat. Pain flooded his senses for a moment and he felt himself sinking deeper. He tried to move his limbs, but the knock to his head had disorientated him and he could no longer tell which direction the surface was.

He felt something like arms wrap around him, 'Is this what people mean when they refer to death's sweet embrace?' he mentally wondered. The arms pulled him and he felt his head break the surface. He took a deep breath than began to cough up all the ocean water he had swallowed. A hand thumped his back encouraging him to cough it all up. When he finished he rested his chin on his rescuers shoulder, content to just rest and breathe for a moment. The hand on his back had started moving in soothing circles, and he heard a familiar voice murmuring something to him in a comforting tone.

When he had finally caught his breath and felt good enough to move, Conan looked to his rescuer. It was KID of course, even when he had been disoriented; Conan had subconsciously known it was the thief that had saved his life. KID smiled at him, "Welcome back to the land of the living, Tantei-kun."

Conan nodded at him, "let's get back to dry land KID." He moved at of KID's embrace and began swimming towards the docks, shivering a little at the cold water. A scream caused him to turn, "KID?"

He looked at the thief and saw him flailing around in the water, "F-f-ff-f-FISH! FISH! A fish is touching me! Its touching me! FISH!"

"K-KID? What the hell is wrong with you?" Conan swam back to the thief and put his small hands on his shoulders. The moment Conan touched him, he went limb and began sinking. "Hey! What are you doing, come on, swim," Conan grabbed on to KID and held his head above the water, "snap out of it." Kid didn't respond. Conan noticed his eyes had closed and he seemed to have fainted. Looking around frantically, Conan looked for a way to get them both back on land. The walls of the docks rose high above them. A ladder was attached to the wall, but Conan knew he didn't have the strength to climb the ladder while holding KID. He noticed a sail boat near them. He quickly removed his stretchy suspenders and tied them around the two of them, then through the other end towards the top mast of the boat. It took a couple throws, but eventually he managed to catch the suspenders on the mast. He pressed a button that made them no longer stretchy, than another button that began reeling the suspenders back in, pulling the two onto the boat.

Conan released the suspenders and untied the two of them, then checked KID. His heart skipped a beat when he realized KID wasn't breathing, but he forced himself not to panic and began administrating CPR. He pressed on KID chest counting to himself then drew back in relief when he felt the chest move beneath him, KID's coughs sounding like sweet music to his ears.

KID coughed a few times than began to breathe easily. The eye uncovered by the monocle slowly opened and examined the situation. "Tantei-kun?" A confused voice asked.

"Don't you Tantei-kun me! What the hell was that about, you could have drowned," Conan lectured. He suddenly felt angry at the thief.

The thief chuckled unfazed by the chibi tantei's anger, "I appreciate your concern, but I'm fine now."

Conan snorted, "stupid thief. What happened back their anyways? Why did you suddenly freeze up?"

KID gave his signature grin, "I'm not telling," he teased.

Conan folded his arms and pouted, "I saved your life you know, the least you could do is answer my question."

KID waved a finger at him, "we saved each other's lives so we are even," the thief reminded him.

Conan sighed knowing he was right, "fine. I'm exhausted so let's just call it quits for tonight. I'll catch you next time." KID chuckled to himself. He noticed Conan was shivering a little, the cause obviously being their dripping clothes. Conan squeaked when he felt KID wrap his arms around the smaller boy and pull him to his chest. "What are you doing?" he was proud that his voice didn't crack, but he felt his cheeks turn pink betraying his emotions.

"Helping you get warm," the thief answered. Even though KID's clothes were just as wet as his own, the body heat from the thief still helped to warm the small not child. Conan grumbled a little but still snuggled a little closer to KID. "I have a safe house nearby. We can change into some dry clothes there."

Twenty minutes later, the two of them were in KID's safe house wearing dry clothes. KID was wearing casual clothes with a baseball hat pulled low over his eyes to hide his face. Conan was wearing a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. The shorts were long enough to be pants on him and the ends engulfed his bare feet. He would have rolled the ends, but KID didn't have a pair of shoes small enough for him so left the shorts unrolled. The t-shirt was long enough to be a dress on him. Even though they were both now in dry clothes, KID still insisted on holding Conan in his arms to warm him with his body heat. Conan had complained a bit, but didn't put up much of a fight. He was still cold, and the body heat coming from the thief was a big help. "Ne, KID, thanks for the clothes," Conan told the thief, mentally cursing as his cheeks turned pink.

KID was silent for a moment before his voice broke the silence, "I'm afraid of those things that swim in the water."

The thief's confession had Conan confused for a moment, "What, you mean fish?"

KID flinched and his arms wrapped more tightly around Conan, "Don't say that word," he hissed between clenched teeth.

"Sorry," Conan apologized, "so why are you afraid of those things?"

"Dunno. I have been for as long as I can remember. Even the word scares me. Whenever they are around, I freeze up," KID wasn't looking at him as he talked, looking instead at a spot on the wall and talking casually as if he was discussing the weather.

Conan didn't say anything for a moment, mulling the new information over. He knew he could use the thief's fear of fish against him, but the thought of doing so made Conan feel sick. "Your secret is safe with me KID. I will catch you someday, but I don't need any unfair advantages or cheats."

KID smiled down at Conan, than announced it was time he got the chibi Tantei home. He insisted on carrying the tiny not child and ignored all of Conan's protests. Conan had finally given up and relaxed into the thief's hold. His eye lids began to grow heavy and within moments he was asleep. When he woke up later, he was tucked in his bed wearing a pair of his pajamas, a rose set on the pillow next to him.

After that night, the relationship between the two had changed slightly. They still played their games of cat and mouse with each other, but they found themselves meeting after the heist almost as…..what was the word he was looking for…friends? Yeah, in a strange way, the word fit. They would meet on the roof top after a heist, not as thief and detective, but as friends. It took a long time, but eventually, they learned to trust each other and share their burdens with each other. Under the lights of the moon and stars, they whispered their secrets with each other.

The first time KID kissed Conan, it was just a quick peck on the forehead, more of a teasing gesture than a gesture of love. Conan had squawked in surprise, the noise bringing a bubble of laughter to the other's throat.

The next time the thief met him, it was without his monocle and hat. When he hesitantly called his companion Shinichi rather than Conan, the small not child had smiled at him and allowed Kaito to kiss his cheek.

After that, Kaito chose to take their relationship to the next level; he met Conan during the day. He met Conan at the gates of the small boy's school and would walk him home each day. Ran had been a little suspicious of him at first, but eventually found him to be harmless. She even asked Kaito to "babysit" Conan a couple times, giving Kaito a puzzled look every time he laughed at her question. It took Kaito a lot longer to melt the ice around Haibara's heart then it did with Ran. The small girl was suspicion of the wild haired teen, but then she was suspicious of everyone. Eventually, Kaito had visited her one night and allowed her to interrogate him about his intentions with the boy she had started seeing as an older brother. Kaito had for once laid all jokes aside and answered her honestly, that he cared for Shinichi as a friend, and he was starting to see him as something more. He promised to take care of Shinichi's heart and when questioned, assured Haibara that Shinichi being stuck as Conan was not a problem. It was the boy's soul that he loved, not his body. He boldly told her that he loved Shinichi not matter what age or form he was in. Haibara had raised an eyebrow at that but otherwise remained quite. Neither of them told Conan about their talk, but he guessed that it happened because after that, Haibara was much friendlier to Kaito at seemed to give her silent blessings to their relationship.

Kaito's kisses become more frequent, but it was Conan that kissed Kaito on the lips for the first time. It was quick and a little clumsy, his cheeks turning bright red after the kiss. Kaito smiled at the boy and took his chin between his fingers, turning the boy's red face back to his, and he gave him a gentle kiss.

After that, Conan disappeared and was never seen again.

"I'm sorry Kaito, but Conan went to back to live with his parents in America today. I'm surprised he didn't tell you, maybe he didn't want to say goodbye," Ran told him when he showed up at her door asking for the boy.

"Yeah, I guess that must be it," Kaito replied. 'Or maybe this isn't really goodbye. Did you finally get your body back, Shinichi?' After thanking Ran for the information, he turned and ran to the professor's house.

Haibara met him at the door before he could even knock, "I knew you would come here. Come inside, I have something to tell you." Her tone worried the magician. She sounded worried, and maybe slightly amused.

"Where is he?" Kaito asked her.

"Somewhere safe. I have something to tell you first before you see him," she told him, "last night, I finally was able to produce what I believed to be the cure for the Apotoxin."

"Believed?" Kaito interrupted.

"Yes, now let me finish," she scolded. She sighed before continuing, "The cure had an unfortunate…side effect. I'm working on a cure for that now, but it will take me a day or two to make one. Until then, I think it would be best if you kept your distance from Kudo-kun."

"Is it contagious or will it harm Shinichi if I saw him?" Kaito asked.

"No," she told him. Kaito stood and began walking to the door. "Where are you going?"

"To see Shinichi of course," he told her before closing the front door.

Kaito unlocked the door with practiced ease and let himself in the Kudo mansion. "Shinichi?" he called out but was met with silence. He began searching the house room by room looking for the detective, but was disappointed with each room he checked. Finally, the only room left was the second floor bathroom. The door was shut, but when Kaito knocked, he didn't get an answer. Kaito opened the door and found the light to be on, but otherwise the bathroom appeared to be empty.

Kaito was about to close the door when he noticed that the bathtub appeared to be full of water. "That's odd," Kaito said to himself as he made his way to the tub. As he leaned over the tub to pull the plug, he saw something that made his heart stop momentarily. Swimming around in the water was a tiny fish. Its scales were a deep blue with black tips. Another person would have called the fish beautiful. Kaito on the other hand let out a high pitched scream, "F-f-fff-f-FISH!" He pointed and then turned and ran.

A voice stopped him before he could reach the door, "Kaito?"

The magician turned with relief, "Shinichi." When he turned back around, the bathroom was still empty (aside from the f-f-ff-finny thing).

He heard a depressed sigh, "Over here Kaito, in the bathtub." Kaito paled but started inching towards the tub. When he was still a good distance away, he cautiously peaked inside the tub. This time, the fish was looking right at him, "Kaito, it's me."

"!" Kaito turned and ran, his screams echoing after him long after he had left.

Kaito returned to the Kudo mansion later that night. He wasn't sure what he was going to say or do when he saw Shinichi, he just knew he had to see him. He entered through the window again and silently made his way through the house heading towards the bathroom. A light in the library made him pause. 'Did I leave that on earlier?' He made his way to the library to turn the light back off. A figure reading on the couch made him stop, "S-Shinichi?"

Shinichi turned looking at him in surprise, "Kait-" he started but was suddenly tackled in a hug.

"Shin-chan! It's you. You'll never believe what happened to me today. A f-finny thing was in your bathtub and it talked and it claimed to be you and…"

"Kaito!" Shinichi interrupted, "that was me."

Kaito paled, "wha…bu…your…"

Shinichi put a finger to Kaito's lips, "shhh. No more interrupting, Kaito. Listen, please. Haibara did find a cure to the Apotoxin, but it came with a side effect. During the night, my body transforms back to Shinichi, but during the day I'm…..a finny thing. Yeah, I don't understand the how or why either. Haibara tried explaining it, but it was just a bunch of sciencey medical mumbo jumbo."

"It's ok Shinichi, I'll stay with you for as long as I can," Kaito told him.

It was like they were back to being KID and Conan meeting under moonlight. Kaito would be outside the Kudo mansion at sundown and the moment the sun fully set, he was inside handing his blushing, naked Shinichi a towel. They would stay together all night until the sun was close to peeking over the horizon. Then, Shinichi would make his way to the bathroom to the already filled bathtub and would stand behind the shower curtain and strip. Kaito always promised not to peak, but it was fun pretending that he was going to look. His detective would go so flustered and his cheeks would turn the cutest shade of pink. Just before the sun rose, Kaito would give Shinichi one final kiss, than Shinichi would transform. Every day, Kaito tried to muster up the courage to stay, but he always failed and ended up running from the mansion screaming his lungs out. When he would recover, he would be overwhelmed with guilt, but could never bring himself to go back until sunset.

After a week of running from the Kudo mansion screaming, Kaito finally went to the professor's house to ask the "devil's spawn" about her progress in coming up with a cure for Shinichi's finny side effect. He sat across from the small not child as she glared at him.

"You're pathetic," she told him with a glare. Kaito flinched at her words. "You claim to care about Shinichi, and yet every morning you leave him," she spat.

"B-but he turns into a ff-finny thing," Kaito protested lamely.

"If I recall, you said you cared about Shinichi's soul and that you would love him no matter what age or form he was. Yet every morning, you leave him when he transforms. I'm not sure you are worthy of his feelings. Don't you think this is hard for him too? Every morning, he turns into a fish. A fucking fish. He can't do anything but swim in circles in that tiny tub all day. His own boyfriend is disgusted by him and can't bear to be near him. And when he finally does regain his body, it's only for a few hours during the time when most sane people are asleep and any place worth going is closed. I'm sure Shinichi could use your support through this, but at the time when he needs you most, you run screaming from the room! You are nothing more than a pathetic worm," she growled the last part.

After she finished, Kaito remained silent for a long time. Finally he whispered something barely audible, "you're right." He repeated himself more strongly this time, "you're right, I am pathetic. I don't deserve his feelings. He needs me, and I'm not there for him," Kaito looked up and met Haibara's gaze with a determined look in his eye, "but I'm going to change, for Shinichi."

Kaito turned and left for the Kudo house next door.

Kaito burst through the door and ran as fast as he could for the bathtub that he knew Shinichi would be swimming in. He stopped outside the door and rested his hands on his knees, waiting till he had caught his breath. He didn't really need to catch his breath, he had plenty of endurance for running, but he needed a moment to collect himself. He wanted to be strong for his detective, but this was his worst fear on the other side of that door. 'No, it's Shinichi on the other side of the door. I have to remember that.' Kaito straightened and walked into the bathroom.

"Kaito?" Shinichi asked in surprise. He swam closer to the water's surface to get a closer look, unable to believe his eyes.

Kaito looked down at the fish that was his boyfriend, "Yes Shinichi, it's me. Sorry that I'm late."

The fish seemed to smile at Kaito, "better late than never."

Kaito slowly, hesitantly reached out a hand and with gentle, cautious movements, he began to pet the little blue fish swimming in the tub. "You're not slimy at all," he said in surprise. As he petted Shinichi, he noticed how shiny Shinichi's scales were, and how they were the same color of his eyes.

"Kaito, I know how hard this is for you. I just want you to know, you don't have to do this. I understand that you can't control your fear. I won't hold it against you if you leave," the Shinichi fish told him.

"I'm not going anywhere, Shinichi. I'm not leaving your side ever again. I'm going to be here for you no matter what. No matter what age or form. I love you, Shinichi," Kaito leaned forward and kissed the top of the fish's head.

"Kaito…." Shinichi began, but stopped when his body began to glow. If fish eyes could widen, they would have. Shinichi's entire fish body began to glow, the light getting brighter until it was pure white so bright that Kaito had to close his eyes. When he opened them again, Shinichi sat naked and dripping in the bathtub, his body being human once again. Kaito blinked in shock, than checked his watch. "The sun is still up Kaito, I'm cured of the side effect," Shinichi told him. Shinichi waited but Kaito didn't move or speak. Finally the detective sighed, "Could you at least hand me a towel?"

Kaito grinned, "and ruin my wonderful view? I think not."

"KAITO!" Shinichi squawked turning tomato red.

Kaito chuckled than handed the detective a towel for him to cover himself with. After Shinichi had tucked the towel around himself, he took Kaito's hand and began walking to his bedroom in search of some clothes. "Hey Shin-chan, I could maybe believe a pill's side effect had caused you to turn into a f-f-finny thing (Shinichi rolled his eyes, looks like Kaito wasn't over his fear after all.) but what I have trouble believing is that my kiss caused you to turn back into your true form. So how did you turn back?"

Shinichi thought for a moment, "You know Kaito, I have a feeling we really don't want to know."

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The voice on the other end of the line could be heard clicking it's tongue, "Shiho, how many times have I told you? Call me daddy."

Haibara frowned in annoyance, "Fine, father. Thank you for the help."

"Anything for you, daughter dear. Oh, and one more thing, could you break the news about KID's heart being taken to that purple haired witch? Seeing a woman cry always pulls at my black heart strings," the deep voice of Satan asked.

"You are such a softy dad, fine I'll pass on the word to her. Bye daddy," Haibara put the phone back in its cradle.

That was a request from Chelseaj500. Hope you liked it Chelsea, let me know.

I had a totally different idea for this, but it totally took on a mind of its own and this is what I ended up with. I don't think it's as funny as I hoped it would be, but I'll let you be the judge of that. Let me know, please.

More will be on the way, hopefully soon. So until next time!

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