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Okay, sorry for not updating for awhile. I got a really good idea for a story and I began writing and I'm still working on it. It's only three chapters, so it'll be done by Saturday (hopefully) anyway. It's a Detective Conan story, so check it out (look at my profile to find it XD) Anyway, sorry for not putting a quote on the last one, I completely forgot about it! So, I'll do TWO for this chapter! Haha, hope you people are happy with that. Anyway, have fun reading, and I will be adding suspense (hopefully…) But I got wonder ideas for this story, look forward and ENJOY THIS CHAPTER! (sorry if I repeat quotes, it's hard keeping track)

Quote #1: "And it's the same with thieves and detectives… We are all men playing with the human mind…"

Quote #2: "If only used once, then you leave a deep impression that will be glorified and left in the people's hearts as the best miracle… But when used twice, the audience will concentrate on revealing the trick rather than enjoying the phenomenon. And so the risk of being revealed will rise."

Tsukiko was walking down the street, practically stomping her feet against the ground. She was pissed! She couldn't believe Hakuba even got the idea of making Kaito keep track of her. She could take care of herself. To make matters worse, Kaito agreed, AGREED, to follow her for a whole week! Or, at least until the culprit is caught.

So now, Tsukiko was walking down the street with Kaito following next to her. He had practically followed her around all day, even though it wasn't necessary. For a self-absorbed teen, he seemed to be pretty fixated on this. Although, whenever Tsukiko looked at him, he seemed to be focused on something else.

"Is it really necessary for you to be following me everywhere?" Tsukiko said, an angry look on her face.

"Completely…" Kaito said. Truthfully, the reason why Kaito took this request was because he thought it would be a good way to try and learn more about Tsukiko. A wonderful way to just ask her questions and other sorts. He could also find out if Snack was going to try and make another move. But Kaito knew that wouldn't happen so soon, Snack wasn't that stupid.

Tsukiko gave an annoyed sigh and glared to the ground into front of her. She couldn't understand why she was feeling so awkward. Her heart was beating a bit faster then normal. But she was still a bit curious why. In her mind she still hated Kaito, but her heart was saying something a bit different. Although, for a detective, she still couldn't figure it out. Strange thing was, she also felt this way when Kaitou KID tried his best to win her over. But she hated him more then she does Kaito. So why was she feeling this way to two people she hated?

Am I sick…? Tsukiko thought, putting her hand to her chest.

"So," Kaito said, making Tsukiko jump, "where are we going…?"

Tsukiko sighed, getting back to her normal self. "If you must know," she muttered, "I'm headed to an old friends…"

"Who?"

Tsukiko glared at Kaito, why was he asking so many questions? The total of questions that he's ask her today was reaching over fifty. But all the questions were reasonable, but to many in one day. Tsukiko felt like she was getting questioned by Inspector Nakamori or Inspector Megure. Which almost happened on a daily bases.

A few minutes later, Kaito and Tsukiko were walking down the sidewalk in a neighborhood. Kaito was looking around, while Tsukiko just looked in front of her. She knew where she was going. Only thing she hoped was that her cousin wouldn't be there.

Soon the two reached a white house with many windows. Kaito lifted an eyebrow, not really knowing who the house belonged to. He looked over to the name plate and he raised another eyebrow. Agasa? he thought. Isn't that the- Kaito's thought was interrupted when the gate squeaked open. He looked and saw Tsukiko walking up to the front door.

"T-Toyoshima-san!" Kaito whispered. Although, he had no clue why he was whispering.

Tsukiko raised a hand-ready to knock against the door-when she turned around and looked at Kaito. She had a raised eyebrow and her expression read 'What the hell?'.

Kaito ran up to Tsukiko and stood next to her. He gave a sheepish smile and said, "Are you sure about this?"

"What isn't there to be sure about? Tsukiko said, blinking at him.

"W-Well-" before Kaito could finish, Tsukiko had looked away and knocked on the door. Kaito reached out a hand, fear showing a bit on his face. He was a bit concerned. That little girl that was always near the Professor wasn't that stupid, she was smart. There was a possibility that if she saw him she could figure out he's Kaitou Kid.

A voice wasn't heard from inside after Tsukiko put her hand down and stuffed them in her pockets. Tsukiko bit her lip and Kaito sighed in relief. But soon Tsukiko put a hand on the door knob and turned it.

"It's unlocked…" she muttered, pushing the door open. Now she was suspicious.

Kaito bit his lip, was this really such a good idea?

The two teens walked into the house, Tsukiko looked around and Kaito looked for something in which he could use to hide his identity.

"Professor?" Tsukiko shouted. She walked over to the counter and looked around the room. When she laid eyes on Kaito she found him wearing a hat. She lifted an eyebrow, but just shrugged it off.

"Yes?" a voice said.

Tsukiko jumped forward and turned around. Professor Agasa was standing behind the counter, looking at her with a smile.

"Don't scare me!" Tsukiko shouted. "Why didn't you answer the door?"

"I was busy," Agasa said. "I asked Ai-kun to answer the door but she said she was busy and then left. I had my hands full and couldn't get up to answer it. But I figured it was either you or-" Agasa cut himself off when he noticed the boy standing behind Tsukiko. "Conan-kun… So I knew once you figured out the door was open you would come in."

Tsukiko sighed and took a seat at the counter. "That explains things," she muttered. "For a minute I thought you were…" Tsukiko cut herself off, knowing that everyone in the room knew what she was thinking.

Professor Agasa looked at Kaito once more, kind of surprised to see the resemblance between him and Shinichi. "So," he said, "who's your friend?"

Tsukiko looked over her shoulder and gave a small glare at Kaito. She soon looked back at Professor Agasa. "He's not a friend," she said, "just a classmate. Kuroba Kaito is his name."

Professor Agasa smiled at Kaito. "It's a pleasure to meet you," he said.

Kaito gave a smile, a touch of worriment behind it-but nothing someone could see. "I-It's nice meeting you…" he said.

Kaito took a seat next to Tsukiko, but Tsukiko didn't acknowledge him being there. She simply just continued with what she came for.

"So," she said, a bit quieter then how she was a second ago, "did Conan-kun ask anything?"

Kaito lifted an eyebrow and looked at the expression Tsukiko was showing. She was a bit serious, but he could see that she was a bit scared from her eyes.

Agasa sighed. "He hasn't said anything," Agasa said, "but it seems it really tore him up."

Tsukiko twiddled with her thumbs as Agasa continued.

"I didn't tell him anything…" Agasa said, with a small smile.

Tsukiko gave a smile, a sad one at that.

Kaito felt like butting in and asking what this was all about. But he felt he should just keep his mouth shut for the moment. There was a chance that if he asked everything would get worse or there was a chance that everything would still be the same. But then there was that slight chance that everything would get better. Although, Kaito didn't want to take the risk on just a small chance when something much larger was at stake.

Tsukiko glanced at Kaito and saw him looking at the counter, pondering. She gave a small laugh and a grin. She then looked back at Professor Agasa. "So," she said, "he doesn't know anything about that incident on the Saint Irene?"

Now Kaito knew what was going on. But he still didn't know why Conan had anything to do with the Saint Irene incident.

"Well," Professor Agasa said, crossing his arms, "he did some research on the incident. But it seems he didn't find much, telling by the angry expression I rarely see on his face. So, the only thing he real knows is what the news papers and TV said about it."

"No bodies found and the ship was burned to a crisp," Tsukiko muttered.

Kaito glanced at Tsukiko and saw a grin across her lips. But this wasn't one of those grins he normally saw. It was one that she rarely showed.

"Anyway," Tsukiko said, "I need you to ask him something for me. Does he-"

Tsukiko cut herself off when she heard the door open. Everyone was silent when they all heard the front door open. "Professor Agasa?" a voice shouted.

Kaito and Tsukiko turned around while Professor Agasa looked past Tsukiko. Kaito's eyes went wide and he bit his lip. Not good! he said. Tsukiko was thinking the same thing, except she had a sheepish smile on and a small laugh was heard.

The previous person mentioned in the conversation had appeared, Conan. And when he looked at the counter to see Tsukiko, Kaito, and Agasa-his eyes drew wide with shock.

"Ah, Conan-kun…" Professor Agasa said, moving his feet. "I didn't expect to see you today…"

Conan didn't say anything, he just kept his eyes on Tsukiko. He didn't even notice Kaito was in the room.

Agasa looked at Kaito and smiled. "Ah, Kuroba-kun, would you help me get a few boxes from the basement?" he said. "I'm an old man and they seemed to be really heavy."

Kaito glanced at Tsukiko and then at Conan. "Sure," Kaito said, getting up. He was dieing to get out of there. He was more at risk around Conan then that Haibara girl. And from the feeling he was getting, he should leave her alone.

Agasa and Kaito walked out of the room, down to the basement-leaving Tsukiko and Conan.

After about a minute, neither Conan or Tsukiko said anything. They just kept looking at each other. Although, Conan wasn't just looking at Tsukiko-it would more be called a glare. He was angry, very angry. Tsukiko just hoped that it was more of shock then anger, for her sake.

Tsukiko slowly got up from her chair and put her hands in her pockets. "Well," she said, walking a few steps away from the counter, "I didn't expect to-"

Conan cut Tsukiko off. "Why?" he said.

Tsukiko put her hand behind her head. "Why what?" she said, even though she knew where he was going.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he shouted.

Tsukiko looked to the ground, wondering what she was going to say. She could hear the anger and frustration in his voice. She knew he was heartbroken that she didn't say anything and that he was worried.

There were a few reason of why she didn't tell him. Knowing that he would over react. Knowing that he would be asking her questions. Knowing that he would look at this from every angle and try figuring out who did it. But she just couldn't take that at the moment. Forgetting it was the best thing she could do.

"Answer me, Tsukiko!" he shouted again.

Tsukiko looked at Conan. He noticed the hurt in her eyes and he knew the reason why. He didn't need her to say anything.

Tsukiko sat on the ground, making herself Conan's height. She then just looked at him with a smile. "Sorry for not saying anything," she said. "I figured that you would be asking about it and be concerning yourself over it. Although, it seems the decision I made wasn't smart. And I'm sorry, Shinichi…"

Conan crossed his arms and looked at his cousin. Him and Tsukiko were close, but for her to not tell him something-it must have been something she didn't really want to talk about. Every since he could remember, she went to him for mostly every problem. She was like his little sister, even though they were related.

Tsukiko gave a playful smile, back to her happy self. She held out her arms and said, "I'm sure a hug from your wonderful and sweet cousin would make you feel better about the situation!"

Conan lifted an eyebrow. "Don't think I forgive you just yet…" he said.

"Oh come on!" she said. She then grabbed Conan's hand and pulled him forward into a hug. Of course Conan tried struggling out of it, but he stopped squirming when Tsukiko said something. "Promise me you won't go over board on the questions…" she muttered.

Conan gave a small smile and patted Tsukiko's head. Tsukiko smiled and pulled herself away from him. She left her hands on his shoulders and looked at him. "Now that that's out of the way!" she said.

Conan lifted an eyebrow. "Why are you here anyway?" he said.

Tsukiko put her hands in her lap. "Well, actually," she said. "I was wondering if you could help me with something."

Right after Tsukiko said that, Kaito and Agasa came up with a few boxes in hand. It seems Agasa and Kaito over heard what Tsukiko had just said. "Something wrong, Tsukiko-kun?" Agasa said, setting the boxes down.

Kaito set down the boxes and sighed, tired from carrying them.

"Well," Tsukiko said, looking up and back at Conan-giving a sheepish smile, "it seems I'm getting hunted by a killer…" Tsukiko then gave a nervous laugh.

"WHAT?" Agasa and Conan shouted.

Kaito rubbed his ear from the sudden shout. It seems this is going to get difficult.