A/N: Very sweet moment between Jimmy and Rachel in this chapter. But its not as long as the last chapter was. Enjoy!

Chapter's Song: Osenchi na Ayumi (That's my favorite OST of them all!)

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Episode 10: The Return of Jimmy Kudo, Part 1

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"Jimmy? Jimmy are you alright?"

At hearing no answer, she frowned and closed her eyes, standing back and kicking down the door. When she saw what was inside the room however, her eyes widened and she let out a scream.

There, laying on the bed, covered in sweat, clothes a few sizes too small resting next to him, was Jimmy Kudo. He was unconscious, and the strangest thing?

He was seventeen again.

The sound of the scream alerted Harley, Booker, and Vivian. They were up the stairs in a matter of seconds, only to see a pale faced Rachel rush into Jimmy's room, over to his side. Vivian's heart was beating quickly. What had happened to her baby?!

What the three of them saw, surprised them more than words could describe.

His only cover being a few blankets, Rachel was sitting on the bed, next to a seventeen-year-old Jimmy Kudo, who was slowly only now waking up. The others walked into the room silently, confused, but none more so than Harley.

Where in the world did Kudo come from? Mrs. Kudo said he was on some sort of case, he hadn't even been in the house! Unless he was sick in bed all this time... that's understandable. But then, why did Mrs. Kudo lie?

Harley was suspicious. Especially so when Kudo was fully awake. It took him a few moments to realize where he was, and he felt exhausted for the most part. That transformation took a lot out of him.

Wait, transformation...?!

So he really was seventeen! He looked at his hands, they were bigger. He looked beside him, noticing his smaller clothes. Wait, but that meant...

As his head turned back to look at Rachel, who was looking at him with both surprise and concern, his cheeks flamed.

He was naked!

He pulled the bed covers further up and she could only giggle at the look on his face, the redness of his cheeks. He looked so cute. But how had he changed back?

"How are you feeling?" she asked, putting a hand to his forehead and one to her own. He still felt a bit hot, and he had sweated a bit from the changing, but it looked like his fever had gone down some, even though to Jimmy it felt like he had been burning earlier with all that pain coursing through his body...

"I feel... tired..." he admitted, stifling a yawn. Rachel smiled and gently took hold of his hand, squeezing it.

"That's alright. You just get some sleep for now, okay?"

He nodded, his eyes blinking tiredly at her. She smiled. Sensing that this was a private moment between the two, Harley, Booker and Vivian left, Harley with a frown on his face.

As she watched Jimmy fall back into sleep, shock was finally setting in. He was seventeen again. It had only been days, weeks, not even a full month since he'd shrunk and she'd named him Conan, and now...

She leaned down, and just as his eyes fully closed, she gently pressed her lips against his.

His eyes didn't open, but she could feel him tense beneath him. She thought about pulling away but he didn't give her the chance to, because soon he had relaxed and was kissing her back.

Her mind was blank. She had no idea what compelled her to do that (it wasn't like she loved Jimmy or anything, right?), but here she was, sitting on his bed, kissing a naked Jimmy Kudo! And he wasn't pulling away, he'd kissed her back. That had to have meant something, right?

Even if he didn't remember....

When they finally parted, his eyes opened and he stared into hers. Right now, even though she knew he needed his sleep, she didn't really want to leave him.

I may not remember her, thought Jimmy as he watched her. But that was the most amazing feeling in the world.

"C-Can I stay with you for a while?" Rachel suddenly asked shyly, her cheeks turning a light pink. Jimmy thought it was cute, then blushed himself.

"S-Sure," he replied in a quiet voice, his older voice surprising him just a bit. It sounded deep and so unlike the child's voice that had come from him nearly an hour ago now.

Rachel's heart skipped a beat. That was the first time she'd heard his real voice since that night at Tropical Land. He was too tired to bother getting some clothes on, night clothes if any at all, but she didn't seem to mind. She still got under the covers with him and he pulled the blanket around them both.

He watched as Rachel's head fell lightly onto his chest, and he couldn't help the fast beating of his heart, especially when she snuggled in closer to him, looking up at him with a tired smile before closing her eyes.

"Sweet dreams, Jimmy."

As he watched her fall asleep, he wanted so badly to remember her. If not anything else, her. He wanted to remember every moment they shared, how they met...

And when he started feeling this way around her.

Before he too fell asleep, he wrapped both of his arms around her waist, and pulled her closer to him.

He smiled softly at her sleeping form as his own eyes slowly closed, unable to fight off sleep any longer.

"Sweet dreams, Rachel."

TBC

A/N: That kiss wasn't even planned before I started writing this chapter, but something told me to do it! Maybe it was the music I'm listening to. . Oh well. I usually listen to DC background music, it helps me write, roleplay, sleep...just about anything really. Yes, I said sleep.

By the way, does anyone know any English Detective Conan roleplaying sites? I haven't had the time to search for one, I either do it on facebook or MSN, but I'd love to do it on a form, and if there isn't an active one, I just might make one myself. Ahh, I just might make one anyways. What do you guys think?