Greetings! This is the final chappie to this story! Told in a way that shows that Shinichi is telling the story to you. I'm so glad you could make it back here to read. Thanks for all the lovely reviews and star donations! The records of who donated how much are below. Be sure to thank those people! Gracì!

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As Shinichi Kudou grew older, he found many reasons to make stars. Sometimes I folded them when I was thinking about a case. Or even right in the middle of doing English class. Before I knew it, I made it to the half way point in the seventh grade. It was about the time the my parents had gone to travel, leaving me behind.

I had made stars non-stop for two weeks after their departure. When I was afraid of the thundering storms, or when I felt alone, my hands were making stars on autopilot. Almost as though calling and yearning for the white magician to appear soon. When I had a fight with Ran over why I was missing so much school for a case in the park, I'd never felt so alone. I'd realized that Ran was my only true friend. That night, it was just me and the jar of stars at my windowsill, staring up at the moon.

The next morning, as though the white magician had heard my cries of despair, I solved the case in the park, and was one step closer to making up with Ran. When I finally did, I made fifty stars of relief.

A few years later, when I became Conan, I yearned for my jar of stars all the time. Right up until I met KID. I soon figured out that it wasn't the time of when he'd known who I was and visited me in the past. I accepted that and simply waited. Whenever I made it home, I continued to make stars until something else distracted me from me goal. Often, someone down the street had committed suicide, or in the next neighborhood, a man as brutally murdered. The Shinigami apparently did not want to see me finish my stars so soon.

A few years later, when I'd finally gotten rid of the Black Organization, graduated high-school, and confessed to Ran (though I was rejected), I was able to complete my star jar. Due to stress from plotting the takedown and what to say to Ran, or even what to say at my speech for graduation.

The familiar jar was sitting on my table before me as I sat on the couch. I was making the last few with shaky and excited hands. The air in the room was breezy due to the balcony window being open. Right before making the final one, I laid back and rested my trembling fingertips. With them like this, I could barely make a star. After taking several deep breaths, I slowly and surely made the last one.

I allowed it to gently float to rest atop the other multicolored stars. For a moment nothing happened. And I felt angry and frustrated at myself for believing such a myth. I took the jar with me to the balcony, about to toss it over the railing and allow it to shatter in the flowerbeds below, when I was stopped my a hand on my shoulder.

"My my, now that would be a waste Meitantei-san." A voice food from behind me.

I whirled around. "Who's there?!" I demanded.

The white magician suddenly appeared, stepping from a rip in the air. Behind him, I could see the same world I'd been in when I was about eight the first time around. I gasped.

"You did it Shinichi-kun. You made a thousand stars." The thief smiled warmly, spreading out his hands. "What is it you wish for?" He asked.

Shinichi was stumped. I'd always focused on finishing the stars that I never considered my wish... After a moment's worth of thought, I dragged KID into the living room with me and sat him down on the couch.

I didn't want jewels. Not gold, nor a new car. I'd never wanted any of those. I began to converse with KID. All I'd ever wanted...

Was a true friend.

KID was able to give that to me. And later, even more. I had never believed in miracles, or other dimensions. Nor did I believe in real magic... Until that fateful night.

Because of a thousand stars, Kaito was mine, and I was Kaito's. To believe it all started with a lucid dream, and a small, silver star.

~La Finè!

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