Author's Note: I've taken a small break after writing those first two chapters. The break lasted a little longer than I meant for it to, but...hey. It hasn't been too long. Time to finish this up.

Epilogue

"Can you take me to Dr. Agasa's house, Rachel?" Conan's asked and looked up to her as if begging. This was the plan after all. After everything that happened within Cocoon thanks to Noah's Ark Conan and Ai needed to answer some questions. The Jr. Detective League were already at Dr. Agasa's, but now Rachel and Conan needed to make sure things seem as normal as they could before leaving.

Rachel smiled, "Of course Conan." After taking a few moments to get her shoes on they walked down the stairs to the Moore Detective Agency. "Hold my hand so I don't lose track of you." To most this sounded innocent enough, like a big sister to her little brother, and for the most part it WAS innocent. To Conan, who was close enough to see the look in her eyes, could tell that she also was promising pain should he try to escape.

Gulping unnoticeably as he nodded, "Okay Rachel!" He laughed childishly as he reached up slipped his hand into hers. Swinging it in excitement to further make sure any onlookers don't question anything. They were about halfway to Dr. Agasa's house when Conan spoke again, "Rachel?"

Conan sounded serious, "Yes Jim-Conan?" She slipped for a moment, but easily enough hid it.

He lowered his voice where only she could hear him. "I do want to talk to you more about all this alone...when the others aren't around. If you don't mind." He sounded nervous, but she smiled softly and spoke just as softly.

"I-I don't like that you lied to me, but as angry as I feel . . . I trust you enough to know you had good reasons." She looked down at him from the corner of her eyes with a fierce look on her face. "At least if better be if you know what is good for you." Nodding almost frantically they fell into silence again until they reached Dr. Agasa's.

Jimmy and Shiho sat down next to each other in a sound proof room Dr. Agasa prepared for them. They had decided being their proper ages would help their explanations. Shiho looked at the children and Rachel, "Before we get started I want to make something clear. We cannot share everything with you." Throwing a look at Rachel just as she was opening her mouth, "What we are telling you now is dangerous enough as it is."

"She's right, Rachel. If we tell you too much then it won't just be your lives put at risk any longer. It will also put those you know at risk. The people who did this to us . . . they aren't to be messed with. They WILL kill and have killed. We shouldn't even be alive right now in truth." Jimmy took a deep breath before looking at the kids, "I hope we can still be friends. It will be quite some time before we find a permanent cure and even then it has to wait until we have taken down this evil group."

Amy spoke up, "I'm sad to know you are really Jimmy, Conan, but," she smiled bravely, "You are still our friend." Whispering softly, "Even if my crush will not lead anywhere." She shook her head and wiped tears from her eyes.

Mitch and George just glare at him again in jealousy before sighing. "Hanging out with you is too fun! We're still the Jr. Detective League you know!" George grinned in excitement as Mitch agreed.

Jimmy laughed and Shiho allowed a small smile to flash across her face. "Now that that is out of the way . . . let us explain our delicate situation." Jimmy nodded resolutely.

"Remember when we went to Tropical Land, Rachel? Remember when I left to go do something?"

Rachel looked sad, "of course I do. I met Conan the same night. I remember vividly well getting this feeling like I would never see you again as you ran off." A small smile lit up her features, "I'm happy that that feeling was wrong."

He blushed lightly before continuing, "I followed those two suspicious men who we saw on the roller coaster. They were the ones to turn me into Conan. They gave me an experimental poison intended to kill me because I saw them doing something illegal. I happened to be a rare case where the poison for some reason stopped just before killing me. Instead of completely disolving my body it de-aged me."

Shiho interrupted solemnly, "Why the poison, in rare cases, de-ages someone we've never been able to figure out. APTX-4869 can erase a person's body completely from existence. If the poison had worked as intended then both of us would be dead and you wouldn't know any better. To you Jimmy would have just gone missing without a trace."

Rachel paled, "Oh Jimmy..."

"Of course I took APTX-4869 with the intent to die so for me it is both simultaneously a positive and a negative circumstance." Shiho admitted knowing it would come out eventually.

Rachel gasped at her admission and Amy began to cry again. "W-why would you want to die?!"

She looked away, "I had no one left that cared for me thanks to this group and dying by that poison was . . . fitting." She shook her head before sending a look at Jimmy telling him to continue.

"We'll get back to Shiho soon guys." Jimmy sorts out his thoughts for a few moments, "I woke up unaware of my change, but two policemen had found me and were calling me 'little boy' so I knew something was wrong. My fears were confirmed after escaped from them and saw my reflection. I managed to calm myself and made my way here. After getting Dr. Agasa to believe me we came into his house and I explained what happened."

Dr. Agasa, who had been sitting in silence since he knew all this, spoke, "Yes. I told him he couldn't tell you. I realized you knowing would put you, him, and Richard in danger. Unfortunately you came in just after that looking for him. Jimmy was forced to hide."

Jimmy nodded, "I had to put on a pair of dad's old glasses when you wouldn't leave. I came up with the name 'Conan Edogawa' thanks to two different books that were on the shelves behind me. Dr. Agasa had me live with you because of Richard. While not an incredible detective he would still get cases. Cases that could lead me to that group so I could find a cure and be able to take them down."

Rachel narrowed her eyes briefly at him before sighing, "I suppose you are the root of his becoming as well-known as he is." Jimmy just awkwardly rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Just so you know you are the one who is going to have to break that news to him when you do finally get cured. I'm not doing it."

Jimmy gulped and nodded, "You want to go now Shiho?"

She sighed and nodded, "My real name is Shiho Miyano and I am an ex-member of that group. It wasn't my choice to join, but rather my parents before myself or my sister was born."

The Jr. Detective League yelled out at the same time, "you have a sister?!"

Shiho shook her head with sad eyes, "I had a sister."

Rachel felt tears prick her eyes as she connected the dots, "I see. She and your parents are dead aren't they? That is why you had no one left who cared about you. I-I suppose that explains why you wanted to die, but why did it fit that it would be by the poison?"

"Because my parents were important researchers within, " she paused as if deciding something, "the Black Organization. They had a lot to do with APTX-4869. It is even more fitting as I was forced to go to school in America by the Organization. I was groomed to continue my parents research and I am the one who created the most recent form. The form myself and Jimmy took." She seemed to brace herself for the reaction. After nothing happened she looked up to find anger on Rachel's face and shock on the kids, but also incredible sadness reflected in Rachel's eyes.

"I had no choice in it, but so long as I had my older sister I was able to bear the terrible deeds the Organization did. Unfortunately they killed her. My parents were long dead due to what I've been told was a lab accident." Her voice became thick as though she was holding back so many feeling, "I had no one and was ready to end it. Apparently my poison decided I had more to live for . . . and then I met all of you. Now I'm not alone any longer. Even if I have to remind myself of that time to time," she smiled softly.

"Now I spend my time trying to find more information about the Organization as well as working towards a permanent cure for it. Speaking of which..." She managed a wide smile as she turned towards Jimmy, "Thanks to Noah's Ark we have begun working with electricity to help with the cure. The most recent temporary cure thanks to this can last as long as thirty-two hours. A step in the right direction though we didn't use it today."

Jimmy couldn't stop his smile, "So soon we will at least have the cure. Hopefully. Here is to hoping we can topple the Black Organization sooner rather than later as well."

Jimmy and Rachel had been left alone after the explanations were done. They didn't have long left before the cure wore off, but Jimmy needed to talk to Rachel alone. As himself this time. They sat next to each other nervously, "Jimmy. About what I said on the train . . ."

He smiled, "Don't apologize for that. Please never apologize for that Rachel. I-I wanted to wait until permanently cured to say this, but I can't leave you hanging for that long now." Nodding to himself he places a hand on hers. "I love you too," they both felt their face heating up at his confession.

Steeling himself he turned her head toward his, "Before I transform back . . . I know it is moving fast, but do you mind if-" His words were cut off as she pressed her soft lips to his. He reacted and pulled her lightly against him as he kissed her back. He put as many of his emotions into the kiss as he could. Trying to somehow make her feel how he felt. It wouldn't be often they could be together as Jimmy and Rachel until the Black Organization was taken down.

She pulled away with a happy twinkle in her eyes and a goofy smile, "I don't mind just this once. Now you have motivation to come back to me permanently cured one day." She winked teasingly, "Because I won't kiss you again until then."

Author's Note 2: Alright.I hope this feels like a good ending to Return to Form for you as it does for me. Who knows. I might at one point do a one shot sequel to this where Jimmy finally does come back permanently. For some good fluff really. I'll think about it.