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Disclaimer: The works of Detective Conan and Magic Kaito belongs to Gosho Aoyama-sensei.

Warning: (Really) Slow developing KaiShin relationship.

A/N: Finally, the romance is progressing! I'm not going to explain the note this time, the deduction was thorough enough. If not...well...ask away and I'll try and clear it up in the next update~

PS. Please try not to read OMAKE 2 at night. I wrote it at 1am...and even I don't feel comfortable afterwards. Also, because it's written so late, there's bound to be some mistake I've overlooked (read too many times now) so please tell me where if you've spotted any.


First Reveal

白い翼に乗って

黒闇中に輝く人々の祈り

オオカミと伴にコノヨに消えています。

怪盗キッド

(Disappearing from Here alongside the Ookami,

The prayers of the people that shines in darkness,

Shall ride upon the white wings.

Kaitou KID)

"It really was fortunate that Sonoko-san managed to secure us a place to stay." Aoko looked around the grand hotel room in awe. The school activity had officially ended this morning and just when all the students were about to leave, KID sent a notice to every media platform available in metropolitan Tokyo. The police quickly deciphered to target to be The Raven's Soul, currently on display at the local museum. Because of the thief, a majority of the rooms in the hostel they were staying in were gone in an instant. The young Suzuki heiress, being a notable KID fanatic, had insisted the group of girls to stay another night, even if they weren't able to stay at the hostel she would front the payment for staying at another hotel, just in case the thief wanted to steal on the full moon. Even though the police had found the thief's target, they were a bit unsure of the time and date. It could be on the full moon of tonight or next month. Though given that the thief sometimes give the police less than 24 hours notice, there was a high probability for tonight.

"Oh," Sonoko swooned, "a chance to see KID-sama again. I must be the luckiest girl on Earth."

"I don't think it's a good idea to like the thief." Aoko somewhat toned down her visible dislike for the thief.

"Nonsense." Sonoko looked up from her rummage through her suitcase. "Dressed in white suit, a gentleman, and able to sway the hearts of children and adults alike. He goes out of his way to help people. It's impossible for him to be the bad person." There were frustrating kind on the girl's face. "Oh what should I do? I've got nothing to wear!"

The rest of the girls sighed.

"That's it! We should go shopping!" Even though there are hardly any clothing shops in the area, all the girls present was sure the Suzuki heiress would find a way.

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On the other side of town, the boys were still staying at the hostel. They were lucky enough to have been able to secure their own rooms. Some of the students who stayed had to share a room between 3-5 people. But with two detective consultants, a CIA trainee/intern, and an aspiring magician doing the talking, it was easy. Helped by the fact that the name Kudo Shinichi still had some celebrity effect even after such a long time.

"Your name really sells huh?" Kaito commented as they sat inside one of the People's Cafeteria for lunch.

"Not sure if that is fortunate or not." He was picking at his food, taking a bite of rice every now and then.

Kaito's eyes followed the detective's chopsticks as it hovered between the vegetable stir fry. Neither had chosen what could be termed as a filling meal. It was just something to take them through the time until dinner when they were to meet up with Hakuba and Hondo. On a whim, he picked up a piece of the sweet potato from his plate and timed it perfectly to place it into the opened mouth of the detective just as he was about to speak.

"...?" Shinichi was stunned at the action. There were always other way to share food.

"Good right?" Another reason for his action was to stop the impending bout of negativity from the detective.

Shinichi chewed then swallowed, tasting the sweetness from the honey coating. It had been some time since he felt the food he was eating actually tasted good. Recently, all meals tasted the same to him - bland and tasteless, but it was necessary for survival.

"Was there the need to do that?" He licked off the honey and sesame that lingered around his lips.

"Not really, but you did give a good reaction." Kaito gave a cheeky grin.

Shinichi had given up on trying to find logic in the thief. For all he knew, the lack of logic is logical to him.

"Shouldn't you be preparing?" He took another piece off the opposite plate just to spite the thief, who gave him a small pout. Shinichi smiled at his small victory.

"As I've told you before, I'm always prepared."

Later in the afternoon, the thief-detective pair met up with the detective-intern pair to go have dinner together. They had asked the girls to join but was declined. Sonoko wanted to find good viewing spots to watch while Aoko wanted the best place to shout at KID. The other two are there for damage control. It wasn't until after dinner when the accident-prone Hondo Eisuke managed to trip spectacularly.

"You should really take care of where you're going Hondo." Shinichi said as he waited for Hakuba to come back from the nearby convenience store with ice packs. The boy had fallen down a small flight of steps, twisted his ankle and earned himself a cut on his forehead. An ambulance is being called by Kaito to take Hondo to the hospital for check up.

"The ambulance should be here in a bit. In the meantime, we should clean out the cut and stem the blood."

"If he wasn't bleeding, I would have blamed this on you." Hakuba said, returning with the ice. "You're not cruel to do this, especially with your No One Gets Hurt policy."

"Oh come on." Kaito raised his hands up in the air in defeat. "Stop insinuating me to be KID!"

"Why would this be the fault of Kuroba-kun?" Eisuke gingerly laid the ice on the sore spot, wincing in the process. "Really, I'm just prone to tripping and getting myself hurt. Could be cursed."

"Don't even try to talk about curses," Shinichi handed the boy a wet tissue to wipe off his forehead, "not unless you stumble across bodies by the dozen each week."

"Is it really that bad?" Hakuba had not have much chance to follow his fellow detective's cases.

Shinichi wasn't given a chance to reply as the ambulance conveniently arrived on the scene. The accompanying nurse took a look and insisted Hondo to stay the night in the hospital. The other three were given a ride in the same direction as the hostel was close to the hospital. Though, they did try to decline the offer but the nurse was quite stern and had threatened to use anesthetics.

Sitting in the common areas of the hostel, the detectives took this time to unwind before the impending chaos of the heist. It was a comfortable silence until the magician-thief announced his presence with a bang of the doors.

"You two looked like you needed drinks." Kaito held out a can of black coffee and lemon tea drink. In his other held his own chocolate drink.

"I think I'll take the chocolate." Hakuba motioned for the other can. Hesitating before pulling on the tab to drink.

"So little trust..." Kaito graciously offered the other drink. "What about you?" He waved the pair of cans at eye level.

"Coffee is just fine." There was no hesitation in his actions. Fully confident that his drink is least likely to be drugged.

"Kudo-san, I take it that you've solved KID's notice?"

'Kind of hard not to since I share his room...' Were his thought, but it was not given voice. Instead, he replied "And what is your take, or the police's take on it?" Knowing well that the reason Hakuba did not join them for lunch was because he was called in to help with the riddle.

"The What part was easily figured out. But the When is slightly difficult for the Task Force. What they do know is that it will happen on the night of the full moon, when KID will come flying in to take The Raven's Soul. The location is evidently going to be the gallery it is currently held at. As for time, the police feels it would happen when the moon is at its peak because of the phrase Ookami is taken to mean Wolf."

"But you don't think that to be the case."

"Obviously, the thief is hinting at something else. The fact that he wrote the words in katagana is the clue. I have a feeling that it would be taken to mean The Great God instead. If that is the case, the notice should be taken as when said God disappears from the sky. The God is most likely referring to Amaterasu, the symbol of Light and The Sun. Therefore, the heist will start, or in this case has started, the moment the sun set and will end when the moon is at its peak. If we can protect it until then, we win."

"Are you sure?" Kaito couldn't help but comment. The look at the Heisei Holmes face, which said he didn't believe in the deduction.

"Are you volunteering information then?" Hakuba challenged. His main purpose is to keep the thief within his surveillance.

"Boring." Kaito put both his hands on the back of his head, he slowly walked away from the pair.

"Wait!" Hakuba reached out and stood from his seat. He was hit with a bout of dizziness, tiredness suddenly swept him off his feet and he fell back onto his seat. "Kuroba..." He half growled and half whispered.

"Hakuba!" Shinichi exclaimed before turning towards the retreating back of the thief to ask. "Was that really necessary?"

"He chose the drink."

"You knew he doesn't trust you so it's practically a given that he would rather take your drink."

Kaito did not reply with words but rather a grin. He then threw a smoke bomb and disappeared.

Shinichi coughed slightly at the throat irritation. Then silently cursed at the thief. "At least you could have helped me to put him back in his room." Groaning and complaining as he pulled the blond detective back up to his own shared room.

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The gallery was silent and KID's cat-like steps echoed in the darkness. The police had left when the thief did not show up and thought this as an impostor. The crowds that were gathering outside had a look of disappointment when the police left, thinking it was just a hoax for getting their hopes up. For KID, it was exactly as he planned it. To be honest, he had wanted a flashy heist, but this was an impulse driven heist and he did not have the time or material for any tricks. Adding to that, with sharing the same living space with the Eastern Detective, it did not leave him with much choice but to leave confusing notices then do a grab-and-run.

He critically eyed the display case, examining it for traps. The unlocking mechanism is easy to take care of, but he was weary that aforementioned detective might have a nasty surprise hidden with the gem. Deciding to take his chances, he carefully lifted the glass casing and took the gem out, leaving a white card with a KID caricature. It was fortunate there was a large domed skylight in the room for him to check the stone. Disappointed at what he was seeing (or to be more precise at what he could not see), although the reflected light was beautiful and all, it was not what he was looking for, he tucked the gem back into his breast pocket.

"Not to your liking I take it?" Shinichi stepped out from his hiding spot next to the large doorways, now standing by the plant inside the room.

"Meitantei. What a wonderful surprise. Though I should expect no less from you." KID clapped his hands in appreciation, at least he now has an audience. It was terrible on his magician pride to not have the crowds of people being awed. Now, he'll just have to do some upfront performance.

"Continuing with Hakuba's deduction," Shinichi circled around to stand on the opposite side of the display case, looking at the card now resting on the velvet cushion with a slight smile, "he was not entirely incorrect. Just that he did not take into account the Here in the sentence. At a glance, many would dismiss it to be meaning This World but if we follow the previous pattern, the word has a second meaning to be This Night. The last sentence could not be read in parts, therefore the notice should actually mean: upon white wings, the people's prayers which echo in darkness will disappear from the night of this world with the wolf and the Great God. The wolf is synonymous with the moon therefore the God in this case should be Tsukuyomi. The time when both the moon and Tsukuyomi disappears is just before dawn." Shinichi gestured at the skylight, the moon just losing its brightness now that the sun is beginning to rise. "Not your usual MO KID." He leaned on the case to peer at the thief.

"Correct as always Meitantei." Weary, KID shifted his body rightly to prepare for sudden attacks.

"You're not going anywhere KID." KID heard a soft click and whirl. He looked about to identify the noise but the sound echoed everywhere. All of a sudden, he felt a tug at his feet and was soon falling on his back. The runner in front of the display case had retracted into the stand, pulling out from underneath him.

"I never would have thought you would fall for such a simple trick." Shinichi circled back to where the thief now laid on the ground. He positioned his feet so he would be standing upright while straddling KID. He bent over, leaning close to examine the thief's face. "Losing your touch?"

"Just thought I would try things from a different angle, that's all." KID shuffled his way back so that he would be free, but the detective was quick to react and lowered himself so that he would be sitting on top of KID's stomach. "Now you're just being mean." KID gave a small pout.

"I won fair and square." Shinichi didn't really want to turn KID to the police, only to see him squirm. He found, after living for the past week together, that the thief was actually good company. To lose him to the police, would be a shame. In his mind, what KID did were more like pranks rather than actual theft. He should probably get a slap on the wrist and a hefty fine for all the emotional and mental traumas he induced as well as property damage, but not a sentence in prison.

Realizing he would not be in handcuffs and the detective has yet to call the authorities, KID relaxed. Even with the detective atop of him, he still felt comfortable.

"In that case, a treat." He proceeded to remove the monocle. The top hat had been dislodged beforehand and even though KID was sure the detective could see his face, the detective had not said anything.

"What are you doing?!" Shinichi panicked.

"You deserved it. Even though you know, it's different until I can confirm it for you."

"Wait." Shinichi pushed the thief's hands so that the monocle would return to its original position. KID gave him a confused look. "You really shouldn't be doing this." Shinichi turned his head away.

Kaito wasn't sure if the detective was shy or embarrassed. Even though he knew KID should be kept secret, he wanted the detective to see him in full and not in the partial picture that he is giving off up until now.

"Meitantei. No, Kudo Shinichi. You caught KID tonight. Even though his wings won't be clipped, he still wishes to reward your efforts." He smiled warmly. His words were soft as though coaxing a child to come out of the closet. With one hand , he guided the detective's face so that he would be looking at him and the other guiding the detective's hand to take hold of the monocle. He felt some resistance from the detective but the resistance was fading fast. "If you will do the honours?"

Shinichi should have stood back up but the voice had drew him back like the Siren. Slowly and gently, he lifted the eyepiece off the face. KID was quick to grab the hand to give it a light kiss on the knuckles. The warmth from the lips drew a flutter in the pit of Shinichi's stomach. The sun had no doubt risen as it began to light up the gallery, which only helped to illuminate the gradual growth of pink on his cheeks. He stared back down at the thief beneath him, only for his breath to be taken away. The pools of amethyst twinkled with mirth as its owner noticed the blush forming.

"Congratulations Shinichi." Kaito foregone the use of a formal address with the detective, opting to call him by name. "Now that we know each other's secret, it's only natural to use our names."

"KID." It was softly spoken with the intake of breath.

"Uh ah. Kaito." He used both his hands to secure the detective's legs still straddling him. "I'm not letting you go unless you say my name."

Shinichi bit his bottom lips. Unsure and nervous. This was unexpected and truthfully, something he would only dream of (but maybe not exactly in this position).

"Well?" Kaito raised his eyebrows in question. He knew he had to be patient for the detective's response.

"Kaito." It was barely audible with the voice soft like the falling leaves hitting the ground. Kaito broke out into a wide grin that he wasn't sure where it came from. He nearly didn't catch the next words when the detective gave him a peck on his cheeks then whispered the words "Thank you" in his ear. By then, his hands had loosen and the detective was free to move again.

Kaito did not come to his senses until he heard another soft click, this time from the door closing after the detective left. He wasn't sure what he should do, but for now leaving the gallery is the priority.

-TBC-


-OMAKE 1: Morning Announcements-

"GOOD MORNING BOYS AND GIRLS!" Kaito's voice sounded loudly in the speakers. It was early morning, 8:30am, and a majority of the students are still in bed (even though it was technically a school day). Said students were suddenly jolted awake by the intrusion of noise."WAKEY WAKEY! Unless you want me to come and wake you up personally, I'd be more than happy to~!"

"Kuroba!" Shinichi yelled through the speakers. "What do you think you're doing? You're traumatizing my classmates!"

"Oh come on," in an over-dramatized moan, the two conversed through the open mic. "Both our teachers asked us politely to make sure the students aren't slacking off on the school day. So I'm just making sure they're waking up on time. Just like if they were in school."

"More like you tried to blackmail them into giving you this job..." Shinichi muttered.

"It's not really blackmail. Besides, they don't want to get up so early anyways. Remember, they were in town last night as well!"

"Don't go flaunting your ability to escape curfew."

"Oh, but we had fun! I mean sure, it's a small town but you've got to admit, the forest was nice."

"Hm..."

"And the stars! Let's not forget the stars! Where else in Tokyo can you see such a beautiful sky?"

"Kuroba."

"Yes?"

"Announcement?"

"Oh, right." They had both forgotten it. "Boys and girls, breakfast is being served at the moment. It'll be available for the next two hours, same location as last night. Lunch you're on your own. Be sure to sign out and sign in when you leave and enter the hostel, after all we're supposed to be still in school! Dinner's at 7, available for two hours again. Curfew at 8." There was a brief moment of silence before Kaito whispered the words "Just don't get caught" into the mic.

"KUROBA!" Teachers from both school shouted from their rooms in time with Shinichi's.

"Right. Right. No more talk."


-OMAKE 2: One Hundred Candles-

"Oh why did I agree to this?" Shinichi sighed. The group of 8 sat in the now deserted dining hall with fake candles burning in front of them, eerily lighting their face in the dark room. Ran sat on his left and had been gripping his arm to the point that he felt they were numb and most likely turning blue from the lack of circulation.

"It's traditional!" Kaito helpfully supplied from Shinichi's right, with Aoko gripping onto his arm in the same fashion as Ran. "Besides, it's fun."

"What's so fun about ghost stories?" Hakuba was unfortunately sat on the other side of Ran, making it difficult to give support to Aoko and to try and maim Kaito.

"It's because your stories suck." Kaito stuck out his tongue.

"We should carry on." Akako was the designated host for the night's event. "Lest we anger the spirits already gathered here. We still have to do Kuroba-kun's story before we can call it quits."

"Must we?" Hondo's voice was weak, and had been week ever since the first story from Akako herself. He swore he felt chills at the ankles when the girl was telling her story. "Can't we just...you know, leave now?"

"You'll be risking the wrath of the wayward spirits. That's how these rituals work."

"Come on Hondo, man up!" Sonoko tried to cheer the boy sat between herself and Akako. "Or is it because you couldn't comfort Ran that's why you're cranky?" She tried to tease the boy, who just opened and closed his mouth like a goldfish instead of trying to reply.

"Kuroba-kun? Start your story would you? I still want to sleep you know." For added effect, the witch yawned (gracefully).

"Let's see...I remembered. It was something I heard from those field technicians. You know the electric stations are 24 hours facilities right? The station employees there in shifts. In the morning, it is business as usual but at night, they get tired easily. So the company is gracious enough to build them an outhouse for sleeping in, like a little wooden cabin. The employees however are reluctant to sleep in it. Actually, they'd rather not sleep at all."

"Why?" Aoko dared to ask softly.

"Whenever they tried to sleep in the little cabin, even when the room was fully lit, there's always that little flicker of shadow in the corner. Many thought it to be a figment of their imagination at first, until they rested their eyes when laying on the bunker bed. For the technicians swore the shadow grew the second before they closed their eyes. Then, when they next woke up, they found themselves and the mattress to be transported outside the cabin."

Ran and Aoko clutched onto the boys tighter. Kaito only grinned at the response.

"The boss, thinking this was just rumours, decided to prove it wrong. He stayed the night there, with lights on of course. Everything was fine, he had dinner, read a book, and generally took the time off. Just as he was about to nod off, he did a quick check around the cabin, noting nothing to be out of the ordinary."

There was a collective gulp from his audience.

"Then, closing his eyes and succumbing to the darkness, he slept. But his oblivion was short lived as he soon felt a tug at his feet."

The girls felt something brushed against their ankles, sending shivers up their spine.

"The boss ignored the feeling, trying to sleep. But he felt it again, this time it was a cold and hard sensation."

Again, there was a strange feeling around the girls' feet. Something hard brushed against them, they noticed it was something pointed.

"The boss's eyes opened at that feeling. But it was still nighttime, and no shadow was in sight. He pulled the blankets around him once more to fall asleep."

The girls held their breath.

"Just when dawn was about to break, the boss was suddenly woken up by a shooting pain, starting from his foot. His eyes snapped opened, light was peeking in through the curtains, dying the room a vibrant orange and red glow. He pulled back the blankets and dared look down at his feet. He saw nothing but a pool of red."

Suddenly, Ran and Aoko also felt a sharp pain around their ankles. They screamed, releasing both boys and dashed out of the room.

Kaito laughed as he surveyed the room. Hondo was looking extremely pale and there was even a little shiver. Hakuba, he noticed had his hands clenched tightly in a fist as though to contain whatever emotion he felt. Sonoko was also affected, having grabbed hold of Hakuba at the end of the story. The only two person unaffected were Akako (who Kaito thinks there are very little to scare her) and Shinichi (who no doubt saw even worst than his story).

"What did you do Kuroba?" Shinichi asked in an even voice.

"Nothing much." Kaito held his hands underneath the table, then bringing them back into view. Two snowy white dove cooed side-by-side. "Nice work girls." He praised his birds, scratching their bellies and necks.

"Great. Just great. Ran would probably be really cranky tomorrow." Shinichi sighed, maybe he could escape Ran by waking up extremely early then disappear for the rest of the day.


-OMAKE 3: That's Entertainment-

Instead of having chairs and tables set up in the dining hall, the chairs were set in rows in front of a makeshift stage.

"Can I ask what you're doing?" Shinichi came into the dining hall as Kaito had messaged him.

"It's for tonight's event." Kaito had volunteered the both of them to provide for the night's entertainment. Shinichi had cursed inwardly when the teachers called them over the morning and asked them to help out for the night seeing as they've finished their work early.

"Event. You think people would be bothered to come down? Especially since they're supposed to be working on the report due tomorrow morning?"

"Why not? It'll only be 1hr at best." Kaito was trying to make sure the stage is stable to hold. He tested by jumping up and down. "It depends on the turnout and material."

"You haven't planned for anything?" He was straightening out one of the chairs when he turned to look at Kaito incredulously.

"I have...in a sense. Only..." Kaito jumped down from the stage, disappearing in a puff of smoke. In the blink of an eye, Kaito appeared within inches in front of Shinichi's face.

"!"

"Say, how well do you know Shakespeare?"

"Why do you want to know..." Shinichi took a couple of steps backwards, suspicious of the magician's motives. "You're doing a magic show right?"

"In a sense..." Kaito snapped his fingers. Shinichi covered his mouth and nose as the smoke appeared around him. He coughed a few times to clear out the smell.

When the smoke cleared, Shinichi knew something was wrong. He could feel a light weight on his head, his shoulders cold and calf muscles were tensing up. He looked over his shoulders, now bare because of the lack of his uniform jacket and shirt, there were black tresses of hair. He looked down, saw he was wearing a Victorian themed fitted dress with sashes wrapping across his waist. He lifted the dress with much trepidation, he was missing his pair of pants and his feet were clad in a pair of low heels.

"Hm...the bodice needs a little work..." Kaito circled around Shinichi, assessing the fit of the dress. "Maybe I should try some lower heels. I think the nearby school's drama club have some in their storage..."

"Kuroba." Shinichi took a deep, calming breath. "What is this."

"Shakespearean female role. I was thinking of Juliet, but the colour clashes badly with your eyes. The Ophelia look is more natural for you, more elegant as well." Kaito walked back to the front of the stage, still with eyes focused on the detective's form.

Shinichi kicked off his heels, relishing in the comfort of his feet being planted on the ground instead of having it in a constant state of tip-toeing. Then, without warning, he kicked the heel in Kaito's direction much like a soccer ball.

"Hey! A little warning next time!" Kaito managed to dodge the deadly footware at the last minute.

"Three seconds before I decapitate you with a relaunch." Shinichi warned.

"Eep!" Kaito snapped his fingers, smoke enveloped Shinichi once more. He was trying to be patient, waited for the smoke to clear this time. When everything had calmed down, Shinichi was re-clothed in his uniform. However, the wig stayed with the hairdress. He tried to tug it off, but there were too many clips and pins on his hair that it would tear at his scalp. He swore silently, reaching for his ball dispenser belt and was about to launch the inflated toy at the stage, where Kaito was last seen. But the magician was no where to be seen. He surveyed the room, the door behind him was opened.

"You can't escape forever Kuroba!" Shinichi yelled, the magician was bound to be within hearing range. "I know where you sleep!"

-END-