Conan stared up at the bottle, glaring at it with a passion. It sat on the highest cabinet, just out if his reach even when he stood on a chair. And it was absolutely infuriating. The bottle seemed to laugh at his endeavors, watching as he hopped and strained in an attempt to reach it. Once, his fingers brushed against it. He didn't get that close ever again. He once considered knocking it down, but then it would probably fall to the ground and break. And needless to say, Kogoro would be ticked if he did that.

Conan stood there to glower at the bottle.

'I hate you.'

Normally, he would have no problem with bottles. He was used to Kogoro bringing home packs of beer on a near daily basis, occasionally accompanied by a bottle of wine. But when he bought gin... Well, it had really crossed the line.

The last time that had happened, he had practically thrown a fit before grabbing the bottle and dumping its contents into the sink. That had earned him a thump on the head and an entire week without cases. It would have gone on longer, but Kogoro quickly discovered that without his 'lucky charm,' business went down the drain. Interestingly enough, Conan found himself suffering withdrawal effects from the lack of mysteries. He could also try asking Ran, but there was about a 0% chance of her complying. After the Baijiu incident, she never let him near alcohol. Stupid Hattori.

His eyes went wide. That was it! Hattori!

Riiiiing

Riiiiing

Heiji glared at his cell phone. On one hand, it could be a case. He was feeling pretty bored today, and solving a murder would be just the thing to get his mind working. On the other hand, it could be the aho. And he was pretty ticked at her today. How dare she call him a moron! But he figured he could at least check who was calling. With a small sigh, the detective opened his phone.

Caller: Kudo Shinichi

Heiji grinned. This was great! Every time he and Kudo got together, a really good case cropped up. The kind that took both their minds to figure out. Admittedly, it got kind of annoying when he couldn't hang out with his friend without a body falling out of the sky... Whatever. "Yo, Kudo!" he greeted.

"Hattori, I need your help! Get here quick!" Kudo's voice was urgent as he spoke. Then the phone went dead. Heiji's jaw dropped as a million scenarios flashed through his mind. Kidnapper, serial killer, arsonist, black org…

OH SHI-

He got on his motorcycle and headed straight for the airport.

"GET ME THE FIRST TICKET TO TOKYO NOW!"

Heiji burst into the Detective Agency. "Kudo!" he yelled.

"In here!" Conan called back. He hurried into the kitchen to find the small detective standing on a chair… and glaring at something in the cabinet. Confused now, Heiji walked over to see. On the top shelf were several bottles of alcohol. Conan pointed to one full of gin. "Get that down for me," he demanded.

Heiji gaped. Shutting his mouth with a snap, he choked out, "So you called me here… with a desperate plea for help… to get a bottle of alcohol?!"

Conan looked annoyed. "I think we covered that," he growled. "Now please get that down for me, I can't reach."

Heiji was about to unleash a torrent of yelling when he paused. Well, Kudo had said please. So he settled for a noisy grumble as he grabbed the bottle and handed it to the boy. Conan happily opened it and began dumping the liquid into the sink. Heiji let out a sigh. Somehow, he couldn't be mad at the not-kid. Even if he did fly all the way to Tokyo just to get a bottle of gin.

After all, what were friends for?

I dunno. Something about the idea of Conan freaking out when Kogoro bought gin made me laugh. Then Hattori got involved and... Yeah. Did you guys like it? Or was this just a failed attempt at humor?

Oh, one more thing. I'm writing a crossover! Detective Conan/Phineas and Ferb. Weird combination? Totally! But hey, I'm an author. I live and breath weird. Here's a hint: it's gonna involve the Black Org. I'm evil, right? Lookit this evil smile and tell me I'm not evil!

...Yeah, I know I'm not evil. Anyway, it's called Candle in the Dark. Personally, I'm pretty excited about this one, so if you're a fan of these two series, I'd really appreciate it if you checked it out... and maybe dropped a review. Please? Don't make me get my dog! He is the definition of puppy eyes.