Mikau: Hello everyone. Thanks for coming back to read once more. Thanks as well to Eevee1118, DayDreaming0f y0u, and athieisademon who reviewed. Well, after twenty-six-ish tiring hours in transit, I have returned to the US. I'm on Spring Break right now, but soon I shall undertake my final term of college. I'd rather be back in Japan, honestly. If I could only figure out some way to make my family and friends move there with me. Please enjoy the chapter which is dedicated to Aniki-xvi.

Disclaimer: If I owned it, I would train an apprentice to take over in the event of my unfortunate, untimely demise. I always worry about authors of long-running series. I fear that something will happen to them, and then we'll never know.

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Omake Two: The Investigation

If he hadn't seen it himself, he wouldn't have believed it. Kuroba Kaito and Edogawa Conan were snogging in the middle of Beika City Park.

Well, not exactly the middle of it. Actually, they were far off of the beaten path, hidden by the surrounding foliage in such a way as to not be discovered by anyone who was doing anything short of tailing them…which Hakuba was.

He couldn't help it. He wasn't exactly a detective for the sake of justice. There was justice too, but Hakuba had first taken up the magnifying glass for his own curiosity. He'd wanted to understand people's motives.

That day, when he had seen Edogawa-kun having coffee with the Kaitou bloody Kid, he couldn't help but investigate.

The blonde had surreptitiously entered the café and taken a seat at a table on the opposite side of a low wall by Kuroba and Edogawa-kun's booth. He'd ordered milk tea and sipped it quietly while eavesdropping on his classmate's conversation.

"…obsession with your tongue," the up-and-coming gumshoe was saying.

"What?" Hakuba frowned.

"Does he really?" Kaito chuckled, pulling his knee to his chest and wrapping his arms around it. "It's a very good little tongue. Always served me well. I'm glad that it's bringing joy to others now too."

"Smart aleck," the grade schooler tsked. "I think he wants to try making out with you. Apparently things are going nowhere with Ran and he's getting antsy."

"Hmm. Really?" the magician hummed, seeming to like the idea.

"Yeah. I'm afraid he's going to jump you, if this goes on any longer," the younger brunette sighed, sounding slightly irritated with just a hint of amusement.

"And…you'd be angry if I made out with Kudo Shinichi?" Kuroba inquired tentatively.

"Of course." Hakuba couldn't see it, but the tone of Conan's voice said that the boy was glaring hard.

"What if we let you watch?" the imp tried.

The European detective mentally noted that Kuroba Kaito was a bad influence on small children. And apparently bisexual. That was more than Hakuba had ever wanted to know about his adversary.

"I'd rather just stick my own tongue down your throat." The elementary school student shrugged nonchalantly.

Hakuba was too shocked to form complete thoughts.

"Have it your way. It's all the same to me," Kaito pouted. "Kinky's more fun, though."

"What do you mean 'it's all the same'?" Conan snapped. "You mean it makes no difference to you whether you screw around with him or me? Why'd you even pick me in the first place, then? Did you just feel sorry for me, Kaito?"

"Tantei-kun, that's not what I meant at all," the older of the two cooed softly, trying to smooth the miniature detective's ruffled feathers. "I meant that I don't care whether I make out with Kudo or not. You two aren't the same anymore, and you're the one I'm with. I chose you that day because you needed me, but now you two are different, and you're the one I love."

Hakuba Saguru's brain exploded.

He wanted to jump out from his hiding place and scream, "Edogawa-kun, don't be fooled! Don't you know who Kuroba really is? He's trying to lead you down the path of sin!"

He wanted to smack his classmate, call him a pervert, and mourn his loss of respect for the Kaitou Kid.

At the same time, the blonde was tempted to call his girlfriend and expose Kuroba, letting her see what the guy she was still hung up on was really like.

"Let's go for a walk," Edogawa-kun chuckled. The way he said it made it sound like a euphuism for something dirty.

"'Kay," the taller of the two easily agreed, a cheerful grin spreading across his face.

Saguru had followed them as they left the shop and headed towards the park, Edogawa-kun situated on Kaito's hip like a toddler.

They held their heads close together, whispering and chuckling as they strolled leisurely. They'd eventually arrived at the park and meandered their way to the small clearing deep in the brush.

And then Conan had kissed Kaito, causing the golden-eyed boy to blush. The snogging began, and it was very much like a car wreck in the fact that Hakuba couldn't seem to tear his eyes away.

Suddenly it was very warm out for the middle of fall, and the peeping Tom decided to head home before he witnessed anything even more disturbing.

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"How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not Kid," Kuroba sighed as if he couldn't believe that they were going to have this conversation again.

"Actually, that's not what I called you up here to discuss." Hakuba cleared his throat.

"Oh?" The magician blinked. "Good…. Then…why are we meeting on the roof? You're not going to confess to me, are you?"

"N-no!" This caused the blonde's face to turn a very pretty shade of sakura-blossom-pink.

"Then…is it about Aoko?" Kaito was running out of viable topics of conversation.

"No."

"Then…?" The brunette's patience was wearing thin as he glanced down at his watch. "I've got a date in forty minutes, if you don't mind."

"With Edogawa-kun," the sleuth stated.

"Excuse me?" Kaito blinked.

Hakuba finally looked up and glared at his rival. "Kuroba, I saw the two of you yesterday. Are you absolutely insane? He's a child! Do you know how illegal it is to do….to do….t-those sorts of things with a child? It's sick!"

"He's not a child," the magician snapped. "I know what it looks like, but he's not a kid. You've met him, haven't you? You know what he's like. I know it seems to go against logic and the laws of nature and all that, but…he's not a child. He's old enough to make his own decisions, and…we're in love." Kaito shrugged, brushing past the detective and heading for the stairwell.

The brunette paused halfway, turning to glance back over his shoulder. He smiled.

"Thanks for looking out for him, though, Hakuba. You're a decent guy. Let me know if you ever need any Aoko advice."

The detective blinked, not really sure what had just happened. More investigation would be necessary.

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Mikau: It's Bubble Blowing Kara. A huuuuuge thank you to Aniki-xvi who requested "A date where they get caught by Hakuba and he starts questioning their sanity." If you too have requests, please send them in. Otherwise, I fear there won't be much more in the way of updates for this story. Unfortunately, I have no real future plans for it. Thanks so much for reading! Please send in your constructive criticism/praise if you have the time.