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a bunch of legal stuff no one ever really reads and/or cares about... All rights reserved to Aoyama Gosho.

Shinichi's POV

He stared loathingly at the paperwork in front of him and sighed audibly. So much paper for one three-year-old little girl!

"Did I make the right choice? Surely there are people better suited for this…" He asked aloud. A fist came down on his head and he cried out.

Shinichi looked around for the source, quickly pin-pointing it as Haibara who was glaring at him.

"Oi what did you do that for?"He asked. She simply intensified her glare, making him shiver involuntarily.

"Don't you even consider giving that little girl to anyone else." Haibara said threateningly. "She needs you and you know it!"

"I know but… I can't help thinking that there are better people to do this." He said despairingly. She threw up her hands in exasperation.

"You knew what you got into the moment that you agreed to keep her and you are not backing out now!"

Haibara grabbed his seal and pressed it onto the paper. He cried out in protest and her gaze softened.

"Parents need to do what's best for their children. If they don't the child might get abused and neglected…" Haibara trailed off and he could see the pain in her eyes as she remembered her past.

He instantly regretted what he had been saying.

"Haibara… Sorry… I forgot." He said sincerely. Haibara merely looked at him. Shinichi stared back at her until she averted her eyes.

"Don't worry… you did do the right thing." She muttered. "But if you hadn't done anything maybe she would have turned out like me. Sad, miserable, jealous and angry."

"And lord knows we don't want two evil-eyed-yawny-girls. You're too much to handle on your own." He reached over and ruffled her hair endearingly as she glared at him furiously.

"Well it's no fun having just the adults here… let's invite the kids over." He said reaching for the phone. Haibara smiled coldly but let him continue.

'She really has changed.' He thought happily then sourly added. 'Either that or she just doesn't care anymore.'

"Hello Mitsuhiko? Can you get Ayumi and Genta and come over here, Haibara looks lonely." Haibara grabbed the phone from him and walked away.

"I am not lonely." Was all he heard before she moved out of earshot.

"You know… maybe she was lonely. But I don't think she is anymore, thanks to those kids." He said to himself, grinning. "Icicle-san has thawed herself considerably. Ow!"

Haibara hit him once more for good measure then glared at him.

"What's wrong Icicle-san, having a bad day?"

"Nope. But your going to be having a terrible day when I'm through with you." She said cheerfully.

AN: That took way longer then I thought it would but I am rather pleased with it. I don't know if it was very Haibara-like though.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter immensely, I know I did :)