~Change of Plans~

Things hadn't begun so twisted; when Kaito first learned of Conan being Shinichi he felt relief he didn't know would be there and he really did only want to help the teen turned child cope with his predicament. That was why he gave in and revealed his identity without ever actually being seen out of uniform. Yes he took his top hat and monocle off sometimes when it was just them at the Kudo mansion, but he never actually associated with the boy as Kaito for obvious reasons. They didn't need Hakuba or anyone else associating the boy with the thief.

It didn't take long before a mutual attraction developed between the two, although they kept their distance. Things would be too awkward between a 17 year old and what appeared to be a 7 year old. It was ok though, they believed in a solution, a cure, to the problem. A couple of years later they even managed their biggest goal and ended the largest crime organizations in the nation if not the world.

That was probably about the time they made a plan for the present and the ever hopeful future. Conan would never actually meet Kaito. The two could never coexist in the same area but, Conan and Kaitou Kid could meet all they want, of course, KID was usually in disguise or they were at a heist. Shinichi would be able to meet the real Kaito when all of it was over, when he could finally be Shinichi again. It was a difficult promise to keep but they managed. This lasted for another two years after the fall of the crime syndicate. Then Conan was given the news he never wanted to hear, the thing he was always afraid would happen but that he kept unvoiced and locked away in the deep dark recesses of his mind.

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"I'm sorry Kudo. I really am." She was really starting to worry, he wouldn't move, didn't speak, he was just frozen there in front of her and had been since she first spoke those dreaded words, "there is no cure and there never will be." It hurt a lot to know that she was the one that ultimately created the poison that had given him this body and she could do nothing to change him back. It hurt more to see him at such a loss and so… broken. When he finally started walking away and asked her a favor before leaving the room, she really couldn't refuse. "Please tell Agasa to call Ran and tell her I won't be coming home tonight."

She watched him through the window, watched him walk out the gate and down the street to his own house, no, Kudo's house. He looked so dejected, like his world had just shattered around him and he never saw it coming. In reality, that really was what happened. Only one person could help him now, if he was still strong enough to help after learning what happened.

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It wasn't everyday he saw the little child scientist sitting outside with a white flag sporting the KID doodle posted beside her. Really, it couldn't just be coincidence could it? He decided to take a closer look and landed before her to ask what she was doing with a KID flag, outside, in the middle of the night.

"Kudo really needs you right now but, only if you're really there for him. There's no cure. Don't go near him if you don't plan to stay, he doesn't need someone who's just going to drag him through the mud."

"Aren't I always in pristine white? I'll always keep him on a pedestal only for my hands to touch; I'll never abandon him." And with a cloud of smoke, the thief vanished, presumably to love's side. Haibara didn't know if she could really trust him, but she did know he was the only one she could trust.

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The first thing Kaito spotted when he walked through the door of the bedroom was the small boy curled up into a ball sobbing. He'd never seen his Shinichi in such a state, it was heart stopping. In all his Kaito Kid regalia, he nearly teleported to the side of the bed where he knelt down and tried to coax the boy into his arms; he wouldn't budge. "Please Shinichi, please let me in. Don't close yourself off like this; we can get past this like anything else."

The boy looked so much smaller than he actually was and it was heart wrenching. Finally, he lifted his head just enough to lock eyes with the thief and ask, "Then Haibara told you? I suppose she would."

"Don't be upset with her, she was only thinking of you, she really cares. I think she would have killed me on the spot if I answered her any differently."

"What'd you tell her?"

"That I'd never abandon you and, that you're mine and mine alone."

"In this childish body? I'm fucking eleven years old Kaito! What the hell are you thinking?"

Before Conan could start crying again Kaito pulled him off the bed and into his arms, holding him tightly until the teen turned boy stopped trying to beat his way out of his arms. "You're mine and I'm yours no matter what form. I've been selfish from the beginning, you should know by now that it wouldn't change."

Conan stilled against the teen as new tears began to fall only these were to wash away the anguish that had engulfed him before and filled with relief that at least one person would stay beside him no matter what.

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"K- Kaito, what do you think you're doing?"

"Nu-uh tantei-kun, its KID right now remember?" The look on the boy's face showed he would not be distracted so easily. "I'm just making sure you're more comfortable." Before Conan could form any sort of retort, the thief took advantage of their new position, Conan kneeling before him with one of the kaitou's legs between his, and shared a kiss with the boy that revealed just what he thought of the new setback. Once KID let the boy pull back he explained, "While yes, you are still physically a child, I've never really thought of you as such, I only wanted to keep from hurting you. I think you need to know that more now than ever. Just… we aren't going to be going all the way any time soon because… well… I don't want to hurt you." Trying to hide a blush that was breaking through his poker face, KID turned away from Conan, startled when the boy wrapped his arms around KID's neck and rested his head on the teen's shoulder with his face buried in the katiou's neck.

"Thank you Kaito…I… thank you."

Sorry this took so long to update, things have been... hectic. At least it was a longer chapter although that was purely chance since this was already done since over half a year ago with only a little editing since then. I wasn't even sure of the order to put this since I just have a folder of drabbles that are all connected but not really organized. I have 3 more that are done... sort of... well... one needs a chapter that explains things maybe, another has a chapter connected to it that I'd like to post together but I just found out I never typed it up and even if I had it would need a lot of work seeing as it ran away from me and decided on its own that it was going to be angsty and give a whole different warped ending.

After looking through everything I may actually have this completed (this is very surprising to me even though I shouldn't be) unless I decide to add in various chapters. This leads me to my question; as readers, would u prefer if I waited on putting some chapters so that I was sure everything would be chronological or is it better if I upload chapters faster and just mark the order on the chapter title? Either way I can't promise "faster" is going to be very fast, there are some major life changes coming my way that I'm not sure how its going to effect my writing.

Despite that, thank you to readers and I know I'm slacking off on replies to reviews but I thought a new chapter would be better appreciated at this point.