Dear Readers,

Thank you for the support you have given this story. I'm glad you are all loving it and find it suspenseful. Sorry for misspelling and such, I type fast and miss letters or such. Thank you for reading and Please continue commenting.

-KaitouGirl1412

Quote: "I'm coming to take the truth!"

Tsukiko was sitting on the couch, playing with her hands. Once again she felt like she was getting interrogated. This was a normal feeling for her, but getting it from her own cousin-who's supposed to be a child-not so much normal.

Kaito was leaning against a near by wall, trying to hide himself best as he can without causing suspicion upon himself. Of course, suspicion was already on Tsukiko. And from all the questions Conan was asking her, Kaito only had one question. What is Tsukiko's relationship with Conan?

"What the hell were you thinking?" Conan shouted at Tsukiko.

Tsukiko flinched. She thought that Shinichi as a kid and yelling was way scarier then him as a seventeen year old and yelling at her. But either way, getting yelled at be her cousin-for probably the six hundredth time since they were small-was very unnerving.

Conan had completely forgot Kaito was standing just a few feet away. Conan glanced over her shoulder and saw he wasn't even paying attention-which was a bit suspicious. But Conan decided not to think about that since there was a more pressing matter at hand. He looked back at Tsukiko and her sheepish smile.

Conan gave his childish smile and continued with what he was saying. "Tsukiko-nii-chan, you really need to be more careful."

Tsukiko felt a shiver down her spin. There was a hidden meaning behind those words and she knew it. But she didn't know the meaning. But she did know that Shinichi's 'Childish act' was way more scary then anything she's every seen.

Kaito lifted an eyebrow. I guess he finally remember I'm here… he thought. Soon a hidden grin slipped across his face.

Tsukiko leaned forward and looked Conan in the eye. "Will you stop yelling at me already?" she whispered. "I only asked for you to look up some information on this person. I didn't expect you to go all Detective on me."

Conan grinned. "Well," he said, "it's your own fault. If you weren't getting chased by a sociopath, then maybe this conversation would have never happened."

Tsukiko leaned back and crossed her legs. "I know how you like playing detective, Conan-kun," she said, grinning. "But I can't let a child get into this mess. It's to dangerous." Tsukiko crossed her arms and gave a sarcastic sigh. "If only Shinichi was around… He would probably be able to solve the case without anyone getting hurt."

Conan glared, seeing the teasing look Tsukiko was giving him. He knew what she meant.

Conan gave his childish smile once again and said, "But, Tsukiko-nee-chan, if Shinichi-nii-san was around, none of this would have happened in the first place!"

Tsukiko's grin left her face and a devil's glare was now taking it's place. But she wasn't the only one, Conan was also glaring at her.

Kaito motioned his eyes from Conan to Tsukiko. Sparks were flying and he could practically feel the aura emitting from them. He knew Tsukiko's glare well, but this one he's never really seen before. It was like this glare was special, only used when dealing with one person. But the question that was running through Kaito's mind-only one of the many-was; Why was the boy detective special to her?

Kaito's mind began wandering through the many possibilities to answer that question. But one caught his mind, and one he didn't really enjoy. Was it possible that the two had a relationship that was for more then just comrades in detective work? Of course, the one thing that popped into Kaito's mind was just that. A personal relationship between two people. But Kaito quickly shook off that thought, knowing it was wrong.

There's no way that's possible… he thought, glancing over to Tsukiko. The boy detective already has that girl from the detective agency… And there's no way their related…but I can't just go and rule that possibility out just yet… Kaito crossed his arms and got an idea. Maybe I can get Toyoshima-san to say something about it…

Tsukiko broke eye contact with Conan and looked up at the clock. It was past six already. Tsukiko got up from the couch and walked away.

"Well," Tsukiko said, looking over her shoulder as she stood in front of Kaito, "it's been fun, but I must be leaving. Don't disappoint me, Tantei-san…"

Tsukiko looked at Kaito and smiled. He knew it was time to leave. So, he followed her out the door. But before he shut the door behind him, he looked over and saw the pondering expression of the boy detective. Kaito gave a small laugh and shut the door.

Tsukiko was walking quickly down the street, Kaito slowly behind-trying to keep up with her pace. Kaito was practically jogging as he tried catching up.

"Toyoshima-san!" Kaito shouted, reaching out a hand to catch Tsukiko's shoulder.

Tsukiko slowed down her pace and looked over her shoulder. "You're still following me?" she said through her teeth.

Kaito looked at Tsukiko, panting. "What was that back there?" he said.

Tsukiko lifted an eyebrow. She shook her head and sighed. "Family will be family," she muttered. "They always say you can't choose your family members…"

Kaito's eyes widened. "Family?" he said a bit shocked. So, maybe his deduction was a bit right.

Tsukiko nodded slowly, that way Kaito could process the information a bit better. "Yes," she said, "I'm the teen-detective's cousin."

Kaito stuffed his hand in his pockets as he began walking with Tsukiko down the street. "That would explain part of the conversation," Kaito said. "But what's the deal between you and Conan-kun?"

Tsukiko smiled. "Oh," she said, practically forgetting Kaito didn't know anything about Shinichi's situation, "I've known Conan ever since he was born. So I guess you could consider us family." Well, Tsukiko thought, that's somewhat true…

That's a lie… Kaito thought, giving a small laugh. "That would explain things…"

Tsukiko gave a small smile as she glanced up at Kaito. Maybe having him around wasn't all that bad.

Tsukiko looked away and elbowed Kaito in the side.

"Hey!" Kaito said. "What was that for?"

Tsukiko grinned. "Come on," she said motioning to a nearby apartment building, "least I can do is give you a meal before making you head home."

Kaito smiled. Tsukiko could be nice at some points, but then there were those points were she could be a real devil. But then again, maybe that's what he liked about Tsukiko-what made him want to be her friend. But there was something in his mind that was telling him there was something more to what he was feeling. But he just kept pushing that feeling to back of his mind. That wasn't the point of what he was trying to do. The point was to try and find her heirloom so he wouldn't be at risk of getting caught. Sure the risk was fun, but maybe it was getting too risky. Tsukiko had been put in danger by Snake and Kaito didn't want that to happen again. What if next time Tsukiko lost her life? He couldn't take that chance. The sooner he found the heirloom, the sooner he could stop this charade.

As Kaito walked up the steps with Tsukiko leading the way, he kept thinking. Sure it would be great to get this charade over with and go back to her chasing him. But there was a part of him that didn't really want this to end. He enjoyed the little things that were happening-seeing the different sides of Tsukiko, knowing what gives her the energy to keep chasing him, and how she pictures the things around her. It was different from the times before. During school he always saw her as the girl who only cared about Detective work and catching Kaitou Kid. But now he noticed that wasn't everything there was about her. He learned that those weren't the only things she cared about.

With every thought that ran through Kaito's head, his heart beat tripled in pace. He didn't know why though; although, he did have an idea why. But he didn't want to admit it, there was no way he could. She hated him and he knew that. She's said it many times. Was there really a way that he could change her mind about that feeling? Maybe make her feel the same way he did.

The two teens arrived to the third floor and stopped in front of a black door. "Well," Tsukiko said, making Kaito jump out of his thoughts and his face turning a shade of red, "we're here…"

Tsukiko reached in her pocket and pulled out her keys. She then opened the door and walked in. Kaito stood at the door, his jaw dropped. He couldn't believe his eyes. Kaito was left speechless.

Okay, so the reason I used "Tantei-san" was because it just sounded better then Detective-san. Agree? Okay, and if I repeated myself in anyway, I usually mean to make a point with it or I just forget I used it. So sorry if you see that. Well, anyway, hope you enjoyed. PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you!