A/N:

Wow, a few reviews for the last chapter. Thanks a bunch! I never really have anything to say until the end now, so yeah. And I know Jimmy's transformation with the liquor didn't last -too- long, but in my story it'll last just a bit longer...

Song: Conan no Shouri (Yozora Version)

Faded

Episode 11: The Return of Jimmy Kudo, Part 2

It had been at least an hour since they'd all found Jimmy in his bed, seventeen again. Neither Jimmy or Rachel had yet to come back downstairs, and Vivian Kudo had a smile on her face as she pictured the scene that must be upstairs in his room. Even if he didn't remember her, that never stopped you from loving someone.

Harley had been unusually quiet since they had come back downstairs. He was munching on one of Vivian's cookies, and looking out towards the window, deep in thought. They both knew he was suspicious, and probably had a few questions roaming around in his brain right now. But they didn't think it would be safe to tell him. Rachel hadn't even told her Dad, thinking up a lie and calling him Conan. The intentions of the men in black that night had been to kill her son because he saw something he shouldn't have. If they found out he was still alive surely they'd come after him and finish the job, which meant that everyone associated with him, especially Rachel, would be in great danger. If Harley found out...

"Do you think I should go check on them?" Vivian asked Booker after an hour and a half had passed. "They've been up there for quite a while."

Booker shook his head. "He's probably tired from his cold and from the looks of things before Rachel wanted to stay with him. I'm sure they're fine." What he had wanted to say if Harley wasn't around, was that the change from child to adult had probably worn him out quite a bit, and he needed his rest.

Vivian nodded with a small frown, looking towards the staircase. All they were doing was sleeping...right? Booker didn't seem too worried, but then again he usually wasn't.

When Jimmy woke up, nearly three hours had passed. He felt quite refreshed after that nap and ready to take on just about anything. He felt something warm against his unclothed chest, and looked down, only to see Rachel. She was still sleeping. A smile was on her face as her head was resting against his chest.

He couldn't help but smile, running his fingers through her hair. He didn't remember her, but he still loved her. He wanted to remember her. Maybe his memories would come back before they even found an antidote. It was probably due to the blow to his head and not caused by the poison that turned him into a child. At least that's what the the doctors said caused his memory loss, because they had no idea about the poison.

"Jimmy..." she mumbled in her sleep, moving closer to him and wrapping her arms around him. This made Jimmy's cheeks blush. Was she dreaming about him? At least she remembered him to dream about him.

He let his head fall back onto the pillow, and closed his eyes once more. He was close to falling asleep again when he felt Rachel moving. When she stopped he wondered if she had fallen back asleep, but his mind went blank when he felt her lips on his again.

Another kiss...

She probably thought he was asleep, because she was startled to feel him kissing her back, but she smiled and deepened it. He didn't even remember her and he was kissing her. With the first kiss she was half-expecting him to pull away with the first chance he got but like now, he'd kissed her back.

Their kiss was sweet, gentle, and full of love just like it had been before. He loved every minute of it, and was disappointed when they absolutely had to break it for air. Once she had caught her breath she kissed him once more.

Rachel was surprised with herself. She didn't even know why she had kissed him the first time, and now they were sharing their third kiss. She knew she shouldn't be doing this, he didn't even remember her, and he was probably confused. But when he didn't pull away and in fact deepened the kiss, making it more passionate, it gave her hope. Hope that he still loved her, even with his memories locked deep inside him.

During this kiss, however, Jimmy felt a pulse of pain go right through him. Like it had before when he drank the alcohol Harley had given him. His eyes snapped open and he couldn't help but break the kiss to clutch at his chest.

Rachel looked at him in alarm, she was now quite awake, her cheeks a bit flushed from all their kisses, but now she was worried. "Jimmy? Are you alright?"

"I-I'm fine....ahh!" his hand gripped his chest tighter as another pulse of pain went through him. He was sweating like crazy again and Rachel quickly got up, heading to the bathroom across the hall and coming back just as quickly with a cold wash cloth.

She was gently wiping the sweat from his forehead, letting him rest against her as Vivian walked in. She'd heard something coming from upstairs and wanted to check on them. So she was surprised to see her son in such pain again.

"What happened?" the worried mother asked, rushing over. Rachel looked up, startled. anyways. What do you guys think?

"I. I don't know. He woke up and this started happening," Rachel said wiping gently at his forehead with the cloth. He winced at another pain and leaned against her. His body felt like it was on fire. His bones felt like they were melting.

No. Not melting....shrinking.

Both Vivian's and Rachel's eyes widened. Rachel's heart nearly stopped as a scream of pain came from Jimmy's lips, and it only took a few seconds as his boned melted and before the two of them, he shrank back into the small form of Conan.

At the sound of the scream, both Harley and Booker looked up. Harley was the first one to take off, heading for the stairs to Kudo's room. Booker quickly followed...

Harley's face was pale. Booker could tell that as he reached the last stair leading up to the second floor. He was standing just outside the room.

Booker immediately rushed over, and saw Rachel and Vivian worrying over a once again shrunken Jimmy Kudo.

Booker looked over at Harley, who's face was still pale.

Did he know?

"Come on, Jimmy, wake up!" Rachel cried, shaking him gently. After the change, he hadn't woken up. She'd shaken him lightly but that hadn't even gotten a rise out of him.

"I'm sure he's fine, he just needs his rest, dear," Vivian said quietly, watching as Rachel gently lay his small form back down on the bed.

"Alright, just what the hell is going on here?"

Both girls jumped and turned to Harley. When he had finally come out of his shock, he was just a little bit confused. That was definitely Kudo who screamed, and yet, when he ran all the way to his room this brat was there! It couldn't possibly mean that...

Was Jimmy Kudo really little Conan?

A/N: A different way of how Harley finds out~ Enjoy!