-FIRSTS-

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

Warning: KaiShin relationship.

A/N: Finally, some actual story. There's a bit of hinted mature scenes.


First Contact

Kaito decided to ambush his detective that morning. They were staying at the Kudo Manor this week and even though Kaito has his own closet space sharing with his detective, he stole Shinichi's spare set of pajama pants. The detective had complained about Kaito sleeping shirtless but he argued that they get in the way of things. Shinichi had blushed a pale pink at that, which Kaito could not resist and had attacked his cute detective. Thinking back, his detective had probably planned for it to happened as everything seemed to be at a convenient location. He should ask his detective what the occasion was.

Shinichi was still bleary eyed as he went through his morning ritual. Kaito hugged him from behind when he least expected. Resting his chin on the detective's shoulder, he gave his blue-eyed angel a good morning kiss. Shinichi looked stunned, eyes wide and more awake than he had been previously.

"Morning Love." Kaito placed another kiss, this time closer to the minty fresh lips.

"Kaito, I'm trying to brush here." Shinichi tapped the toothbrush on Kaito's nose.

"Then you can help me too." Kaito opened his mouth in expectation. Shinichi stilled then took the half empty cup and turned to place it onto his magician's waiting lips.

Kaito smiled, acting like a small child, taking a gulp then spitting it into the sink behind Shinichi. Kaito had trapped his detective with his arms, who handed the blue and white toothbrush. With one hand on Shinichi's waist, he took the offered, and suitably toothpaste filled, brush and went about cleaning his teeth. Shinichi stayed put, wringing out the water of his towel before wiping his own face. He grabbed the other towel (KID insignia embroided, really couldn't Kaito be more subtle? Everything he owns has a KID logo on it) and proceeded to do the same for the magician. By which time Kaito had rinsed off his own mouth. Gently, Shinichi dabbed his magician's face.

"Not really used to this are you?" Kaito pulled them closer. Smiling bashfully, Shinichi reached backwards for a comb. He started to try and tame the wild hair, which was not working for the hair was trying to retaliate by eating the comb. Kaito kissed his detective, in the exact places the towel had been on his face earlier; cheek, chin, forehead, then nose. Lastly, he added an extra for his detective's efforts, on the edge of the mouth just to tease him. Shinichi, not satisfied, re-positioned Kaito's face and pressed their lips together. Rarely would his detective take the initiative nowadays, as he always seemed to have something on his mind. So, Kaito took this and let the detective's tongue enter. Shinichi tasted minty, refreshing, but Kaito was not going let Shinichi have it easy. He battled for his dominion, a little morning exercise never hurt anyone. In the end, Kaito was the first one to give into his detective's hold and he let his own hands wander. Shinichi continued to assault his neck when lips were not enough.

"At this rate, we'll never leave the bathroom." Kaito was pushed backwards towards the bathtub and shower. He stumbled when his knees hit the edge, sending them both into the tub. "Do you need to shower?"

Shinichi ignored his question, or more specifically could not register the question as his eyes focused on the naked body below him.

"Like what you see?" Kaito wagged his eyebrows, hands slowly lifting the the pajama top, exposing the abdomen. Fingers tracing the muscle contour, his detective shivered above him. It seems vigorous morning exercises were due.

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In the end, the pair did need a shower (more specifically, multiple showers. Their first shower together had led to a second, then a third individual shower when Shinichi forcefully pushed Kaito out of the bath then closed the curtains shut, not that it stopped Kaito from doing a bit of teasing) and it was close to noon when they exited the bathroom.

"What time are we meeting up?" Shinichi asked over a cup of black coffee and brunch.

"We have plenty time, enough for round two if you want." Kaito said suggestively, earning him a cherry tomato thrown his way. He expertly caught the fruit in his mouth. "But to answer your question, we're meeting up for a quick dinner before heading to the temple festival."

Shinichi groaned. He regretted having agreed to the night's event. Ran had been complaining that they rarely meet up to do things. Hence the suggestion of going to the temple festival.

"Say Shinichi," Kaito had this far off look in his eyes, "you want to go out on a date?"

"Is something on your mind?" Shinichi unloaded his dirty plates into the sink before walking over to his magician, wrapping an arm around his magician's shoulders.

"Just wanted to spend more time with you." Kaito took one of the hands and kissed it on the knuckles. He wasn't sure why, but he had been having a nagging feeling lately that something was going to happen to draw them apart.

"Where do you have in mind." Shinichi leaned in further, not minding the jarring caused by the chair's back. "Somewhere close I hope."

"Beika shopping mall?" He turned his head, "I feel like a movie."

"I'll go grab my jacket." Shinichi turned to move but was stopped by Kaito, who held up three fingers to start a countdown. When it reached zero, there was a burst of smoke and Shinichi found the jacket on his person, with all his things in his pockets.

"I saved you the trip." Kaito led them out of the doors. Shinichi gave the magician a peck in appreciation for his efforts.

"Konnichiwa, Kudo-kun." Okiya called out from the opposite house, having just returned from the shops. After Shinichi returned to his normal state, Okiya moved out even though Shinichi said it was ok to stay.

"Konnichiwa, Subaru-san. Just came back from shopping?"

Kaito nodded politely at the man, he had seen the man a few times but not officially introduced.

"Going out today?" There was a strange glint reflecting from the man's glasses.

"Just to the mall." Shinichi was being cautious. There must be a reason for Subaru to start a conversation. There always is a reason for his words.

"Are you planning to see a movie? I heard the Scarlet Agent is having a rerun at the cinemas, might be because they are planning on a sequel. Is your father planning to write the new one as well?"

"Not this time I think." At least he hadn't heard anything relating to this.

Kaito had given them some space for the small talk, though still staying within hearing range.

"I personally prefer the theater, have you seen Wicked? The one from New York Broadway? They're coming to town. Bringing a lot of fans with them."

Shinichi tensed imperceptibly, hands clenched before releasing a breath he didn't know he had been holding. Kaito looked at him in concern, reach out to his hands. Shinichi flashed him a smile.

"We'll be sure to keep an eye out then." Bowing, they went on their way. Kaito did not comment on the exchange, waiting patiently for Shinichi to open up. In the meantime, he would have to content himself with holding hands and letting his detective seek comfort from his warmth.

It wasn't until they were at a large intersection that Shinichi started to talk.

"He's an acronym friend." Shinichi closed his hands tighter around Kaito's, "he's been keeping an eye out for Haibara and any lurking dangers."

"What should we be looking out for? I'm assuming he's not the type to initiate conversation unless it is absolutely necessary."

"..." Shinichi was unsure whether he should bring his magician into his own mess.

"Shinichi," Kaito pulled them aside, pushing Shinichi against a nearby wall and boxing him in with his arms. Shinichi turned his head to the side, hoping to avoid the determined look on Kaito's face. He would not be able to resist those amethyst orbs if they demand an answer. "Tell me." It was said with a voice as soft as a whisper but still having a force behind it.

"Those people are making a move, most likely with Vermouth spearheading the operation." Shinichi sighed, closing his eyes in resignation. "FBI, CIA, and other international agencies are probably coming to Japan, either they were lured or trying to arrest Them I'm not too sure..."

Kaito wrapped the arm around Shinichi, bracing his detective's head on his shoulders. He could feel Shinichi's sharp intake of breath. Kaito hates it when his negative feelings were right.

"I think we shouldn't meet so frequently for the next few weeks..." Shinichi mumbled into his shirt. Kaito pushed the detective slightly away from his body so that he could look straight into the sapphire eyes. Silently, he dared Shinichi to repeat the phrase. "I mean. It's dangerous, and what if you got caught because of your association with me? It actually might be best if we stopped..."

Kaito could not stand his detective speaking with such a defeated and insecure tone. He wanted the confident and slightly awkward detective back. So he did the only thing he could think of; kissing him senseless. He felt Shinichi sigh into the kiss, mouth opening for air but was met by Kaito's tongue. All other senses were lost for the moment as both were more preoccupied with the heat from the other's lips.

"I'm going to stay with you. No matter what." Kaito placed another kiss on the edge of Shinichi's lips. "Even if it's dangerous and even if you push me away."

"Kaito." Pain, fear, desperation, all the emotions were concentrated into a single look. Kaito stood firm, offering the comfort and anchor that Shinichi needed, planting his lips onto his detective.

"Ahem." There was a cough behind Kaito. He turned his head, not seeing anyone at eye level, then looked downwards. Shinichi was already blushing through the various shades of crimson.

"Haibara-chan." Kaito was unfazed by the sudden appearance of the little scientist. "Out for a little shopping?" He spied the two small plastic bags holding today's grocery.

"Choose your time and location better Kuroba-kun. The streets are not your bedroom." She looked at the pair critically.

"Bit early for shopping isn't it Haibara?" Shinichi tries to salvage what little pride he has in front of the girl.

"It's past noon. Though understandable if the two of you only just woke up and stepped out of the bedroom." She smirked knowingly.

Kaito heard Shinichi tried to make a rebuttal but it turned out to be a strange sound, kind of like a strangled squirrel.

"We'll leave you to it then. Best be on our way." Kaito gave a sunshine smile and towed his still partly frozen detective away.

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At the cinema, the pair debated which movie to watch.

"The Samonji series just released their next movie installment..."

"No Shinichi, it's a date so no detective stuff." Kaito had been adamant into keeping dates a crime-free zone.

"Then what about the Scarlet Agent? Subaru-san did recommend it."

"Again, no detective stuff. The name says it all, agent equals detective."

"There's got to be something that is not in that genre surely..." Shinichi looked to be in deep concentration before the row of posters and the small list of movie titles on the LCD screen.

"How about the Lupin movie? They have good reviews."

"If I don't get to choose crime-drama, you're not allowed thief-related movies." Shinichi flicked Kaito on the forehead playfully.

"Then what about..."

The discussion continued along the same lines, drawing attention from the staff as the pair stood in front of the screens for nearly half an hour, lost in their own banter. In the end, they were left with only one choice because of time constraints.

"Two tickets to the Kamen Yaiba movie please." Kaito said cheerfully to the lady at the counter. Shinichi offered to go to the concession stand to pick up popcorn and drinks, not trusting Kaito to bring back something that was not laden with sugar.

The pair settled down with a room full of children and parents, who looked resigned at the bundle of energy.

"Reminds me of the Detective Boys." Shinichi had a wistful look on his face as he surveyed the area. "They were always excited about this, and the Gomera movie. Though, most of the times we went to the cinema, it ended up being part of an investigation."

Kaito reached to hold his hand on the armrest, interlacing the fingers as he traced circles on the back. Today had been such a great start and now it has turned too solemn. He had to make this better somehow.

"But they were still fun and interesting...well not the dead bodies."

"Shinichi, has anyone told you that you look cute when you reminisced?" Kaito looked warmly at his detective as he teased. He held the hand to his lips, kissed it softly on the back. Shinichi blushed, glad that most of the customer's attention were on the surrounding children rather than the odd pair of teenagers.

"I don't think we should repeat this morning's incident in such a public place." It was evident that the detective was trying to restrain himself from further actions.

"I don't mind the location, just the audience..." He patted the hand and returned them to the armrest, settling down for the movie at the signal of the dimming lights.

After the show, they walked around, trying to burn off the popcorn and soda before heading to dinner. They ended up at an arcade where they once again tried to compete with each other. They laughed and giggled as they moved between games, staying only long enough when a crowd starts to form. At the end, they each tried their hands at the crane game again. Shinichi had slightly more luck this time round and managed to grab hold of a prize. He had initially aimed for the soccer ball soft toy but it snagged up a white cat instead. On Kaito's machine, he aimed the crane at a white dove plushie but at the last moment, a child came barreling into him and he accidentally moved the controls. He ended up with a small brown owl. When the pair looked up to each other, with their prize in hand, they laughed out loud. Kaito magicked away their toys with a puff of smoke as they exit the arcade.

"At least that was an improvement." Shinichi said between laughs.

"As long as I'm with you, you'll be continuing to improve in the luck department." Kaito flashed a toothy grin as they walked to their destination to meet up with the girls.

Shinichi was surprised to see Ran standing with Sera in front of the station. When Ran saw their approach and waved them over enthusiastically.

"So who's this?" Sera pointed towards the bouncing magician clinging onto Shinichi's arms.

"I forgot you weren't at the trip." He could feel the tension radiating from Kaito, who no doubt remembers his previous encounter with the female detective.

Instead of waiting for an introduction from his detective, Kaito took the task upon himself.

"Kuroba Kaito, magician extraordinaire." He bowed dramatically. He would have given her a flower but he could run the risk of having being discovered by tantei-chan (or being kicked; his last run-in with her left him with a bruise that lasted a fortnight). "Nice to meet you." He extended his hand for a shake.

Sera eyed the hand wearily, someone had probably told her that there was a Shinichi look-alike around Beika that has a penchant for pranks.

"Kaito would not harm you on your first meeting. However, I cannot say for the future." Shinichi tries to soothe the girl.

Sera took the hand with slight hesitation. Only when she felt the firm grasp in return did she feel comfortable with the magician.

"Only the four of us?" Shinichi glanced about. He remembered Hondo was back in town and Ran would be the first one to ensure they could spend some time together.

Ran remained silent, she bit down on her lower lips in a bout of nervousness, and nodded. Sera shook her head in Shinichi's direction, not wanting him to pursuit the matter further. Whatever happened, it was not something to be discussed in public. Shinichi nodded imperceptibly as Kaito drew Ran's attention towards the restaurant.

They made small talk throughout their meal in Restaurant Colombo but reserved space in their stomach for food stalls.

"Come on, come on. You're too slow Shinichi." Kaito was tugging like an excited child. "There's so much to eat!"

Shinichi shook his head and smiled fondly at his antics. Only the promise of sugar and fun would have this effect on the magician. Their first stop was at the candied apple stand, where they bought three for sharing between the four of them. Though, Shinichi only took one bite and left the rest to Kaito, he was never the sweets person. Kaito managed to buy each of them a plastic mask, looping it on their head and placed to the side. They went about several stores, tasting a variety of food and playing the games (though they did give a large buffer when the walked by the goldfish stand).

But in the end, Shinichi had to battle Kaito for the fairy floss.

"Kaito!" Shinichi was about to take a bite but it was snatched out of his hands. Kaito danced away from the grabbing hands with a maniacal laughter. "Come back here!"

The girls laughed in the background, Ran holding her sides as Shinichi tries to grab hold of the jacket tail but in the end was covered in pink smoke with a dove pulling on his mask to put over his face. Shinichi scrabbled to remove the plastic over his eyes, pulling it down towards his neck to have it out of the way, then renewed his chase. He knew it was a bad idea to give Kaito so much sugar.

"Catch me if you can Shin-chan~" Kaito taunted as he took a bite out of the pink confection. He danced into the crowds of people, weaving in between customers and the edge every now and then to catch a glimpse of his detective.

"Come back here!" Shinichi yelled, ignoring the strange looks he was receiving. He may look frustrated but internally he was having fun, not that he would be voicing out any time soon. "Thief!"

"Not just any thief! Your thief." Shinichi swore he heard it whispered into his ears. He looked around for Kaito, but only a dove was perched on his shoulders. Examining it closer, he found a receiver on its legs. Shinichi growled. That's the last time he'll let Kaito have so much sugar (but if he was being honest, that was what he said last time too, only he caved into those adoring eyes. Damn him for being weak against Kaito).

He decided to take a shortcut through the dense clutter of trees to the side of the stalls, not wanting to push and shove his way through the crowd. But he kept close to the edge, hoping to catch the thief whenever he decides to pop out. He was about to dive back into the crowd when he heard rustling. His curiosity got the better of him and he walked into the direction of the sound, careful of stepping on twigs. With the faint lights from the festival, he saw two shadows, a male and a female. The male had his back towards him but the female was facing him. Blond hair highlighted by the cigarette smoke, elegant and poise, her form reminded Shinichi of a leopard ready to attack her prey. And he knew he would make a delectable prey to this particular feline femme fatale. Their eyes met and the female smiled, eyes daring Shinichi either to rush into their conversation or to run away.

Shinichi knew it was a great opportunity to eavesdrop on the conversation. He stood his ground, only moving slightly closer to the surrounding shadows to avoid the other male's detection.

"What you're saying, Vermouth, is that Kir is an agent that needs to be taken out?" It was Burbon's voice.

"She's working for the CIA. We were all fooled, but none more so than Gin. I'm willing to bet he already has her in his scope. But he's on another assignment so Rum wanted us to make a spectacle of it, to remind the others where their loyalties lie." Vermouth took another puff of smoke. "Rum wants impact."

"And that's why you're approaching me? You want me to take care of it?"

"No, that little cleanup I can deal with. What is more pressing is the key to the vault. A double agent took it." She said in a nonchalant tone, as though it wasn't a big deal.

"Kir?" Curious burned naturally in the voice.

"Nope, Mazcal. How he managed to crawl up the ladder without anyone knowing is surprising. But Rum did always suspect him." She focused her gaze onto Bourbon. "We have reason to believe he was part of the Japanese Public Security Bureau infiltration force. We've already found the FBI and CIA agents, so we're only missing the Japanese Public Security and MI6. The Russians and Germans shouldn't be bothering with us since we're good business partners. Anokata has yet to master the Chinese tongue so we should not need to worry about those people and I wouldn't worry about the Koreans so much just yet."

"What do you want me to do? He would have already fled by now." It was clear Bourbon was trying to hide something but Vermouth brushed it off. Like she already knew who was a double, or triple, agent and who wasn't.

"No, we're holding him in interrogation. He'll break sometime soon. In the mean time, we need someone to scour the streets and the lost-and-found to see if anyone handed in anything."

There was a look of relief on Bourbon's face.

"You called me out to be a sniffer dog?" Bourbon huffed with indignation as he marched away.

"Remember to check in regularly or the boys will mark you as a potential!" She called out with a sing-song voice, waving to the back of the retreating figure. She waited until the retreating figure was truly gone from her sights before speaking up. "Well, Silver Bullet, do you think you can save both agents?"

Shinichi was now sure that Vermouth wanted him to hear the exchange.

"What's in it for you?" He placed his hands to the side instead of his trademark stance. He was ready just in case Vermouth decided to try something.

"Oh a little bit of entertainment in this boring old job. A girl's got to find her kink somewhere and you just happen to be my favourite." She leaned into Shinichi's personal space, fingers trailing the jaw sent involuntary shivers up his spine. He remained still as a statue, not wanting to give Vermouth any sort of leverage. She leaned closer to his ear, blowing away the wisps of hair. "I'm on clean up duty but I'll be nice and give you an opportunity. I'll postpone the hunt for thirty-six hours from midnight tonight." Her voice was nothing more than a whisper.

"Shinichi?" It seems Kaito manages to stumble upon the situation at the most inopportune moment (or should it be the best possible moment because if anything were to happen, at least Kaito is here to save the day). Shinichi was glad that at least it wasn't during the exchange. It was a good thing that enough time had passed for the sugar to run out in his system.

Kaito sounded troubled, mostly due to the image in front of him where a curvaceous blond woman was in close proximity to his detective. He was not concerned about his detective falling for the woman for Shinichi's body language told him everything, how his detective wanted to step back but was trying to stop the urge. But he was concerned that the woman might want to steal the detective from him. She seemed the kind to prey on the honest, wide-eyed, cute-but-serious type of young boys.

"It looks like your dear kitten is here. You have my word but if you could not manage such a feat, then I'll claim my prize. Ta-ta my shining bullet." She laid a playful, flirty, kiss on his cheeks then waved at Kaito. "And may luck stay with you always."

Kaito slowly approached Shinichi to stand before him, hesitant to initiate any form of contact. He had to steady himself when Shinichi dropped his head on his shoulders as though to brace himself to stop from falling. Kaito felt the harsh intake of breath an started to rub his back slowly in circles.

"I...we need to...head back...there's too much to do..." The incoherence and the subsequent muttering of incomprehensible words to Kaito's ears caused alarms but he could also tell it was important and urgent. He led them back towards the festival and muttered some excuses to the girls before heading towards the Kudo Manor. Kaito had a feeling the subsequent week would be nothing but trouble.

-TBC-