Sorry for the late update, I was working on my other story. But now it is time for this story. And also I was taking time to figure out the latest chapters of Detective Conan. Over 800! Wow! And we get more suspects for Bourbon, Yay… Now I can't trust my judgment on the decision of who it is… *sigh* well, anyway, ON TO THE CHAPTER!

Quote: "Because I came only to clear my name. I am just a plain innocent!"

Bonus Quote for all the reviews and support: "You're talking about someone who can swoop in like a bird and then fly away again without anyone noticing. A flying killer with wings! Is that what you're trying to tell me?" -Mouri Kogoro.

Kaito stood in the door way of Tsukiko's apartment a bit stunned by what he saw. In front of him was a clean-spotless-room. The black couch looked like it never even got sat on, along with most of the chairs. The coffee table was made of glass and was shinning. A large glass window was on the opposite end of the room and was covered by black curtains. Near the door there was a table to the side, were Tsukiko most likely placed the mail and things.

Tsukiko took off her coat and looked back to Kaito. "Don't just stand there," she said, laying the jacket on the back of a chair. "People would get the wrong idea if you stand there to long."

Kaito jumped and nodded. He walked in, shutting the door behind himself. He then slowly made his way into the room. He passed the kitchen and noticed it was filled with black cupboards and a clean white sink. It looked like Tsukiko never even stepped in there before.

Tsukiko walked past Kaito and walked over to another door that was down the short hall. She opened the door only a crack and looked back at Kaito. "I'll be right back," she said. "Please, make yourself at home…"

Kaito watched as Tsukiko disappeared into the room. He then heard the lock on the door and knew he was completely alone. This was his chance to have a good look around. First place to naturally look was the mail, that sat on the table near the door. Kaito tiptoed over there and began looking through. Junk…junk… he thought, flipping through them. Junk…more junk…ju-wait a minute… Kaito lifted up a small blue envelope and looked at the sender. Toyoshima Kuzu… he read. Relative maybe?

Kaito set down the letter and looked towards the hall. Tsukiko still wasn't done with whatever she was doing. So he took this chance to look in the other rooms. The first room he came to was a bathroom. The next room was empty. Once he got to the end room, he was surprised by what he saw inside when he opened the door.

Inside the room were newspaper clippings all over the walls, even the ceiling. Nothing else was in there other then those.

Kaito walked in and looked at the wall on the right side of him. Most of the newspaper clippings were of Kaitou Kid heists. Others were just of cases Conan had solved or cases the old man, Mouri Kogouro, had solved-which were on other walls. There were a few picture's of Shinichi and his cases, before the whole incident of him turning into Conan.. Then Kaito found a wall that was all dedicated to unsolved crimes. What surprised him the most was that some of them had names on them in red. On that wall he also saw a newspaper clipping for the Saint Irene and in red letters written on it was the word 'Snake'.

"Snooping around?" a voice said from behind.

Kaito jumped and looked over his shoulder. Tsukiko was leaning against the doorframe, looking at him. She had changed clothes and was wearing a gray tank top with black jeans.

"Ah, I was…just…" Kaito was saying, until he stopped. What explanation was he going to give? 'I was snooping because I wanted to see if you knew anything about where your family heirloom is hidden'? That didn't sound right coming from him, especially now.

Tsukiko sighed and pushed herself off the wall. She walked over and stood next to Kaito, looking at the wall.

"Doesn't matter if you were or not," she said, looking at a few of the clippings, "it's human nature to be curious. Plus, I'm not hiding anything… Although," Kaito lifted an eyebrow and looked at Tsukiko, there he saw the scariest grin she has ever had, "beware of the dead body in the second bedroom." Tsukiko then gave a scary laugh.

Even for a lie, it seems pretty real with her saying it. Kaito was completely terrified of Tsukiko right then, knowing she fully capable of killing someone if she wanted to. She was a detective, she could probably get away with murder if she wanted to.

Tsukiko lifted and eyebrow and her smile faded at seeing Kaito's terrified expression. But soon a small laugh slipped her throat. Kaito's expression went blank when Tsukiko turned away from looking at him. She covered her mouth and was shaking, trying to keep in her laughter.

"Uh, Toyoshima-san?" Kaito asked, about to touch her shoulder.

Soon Tsukiko busted out in laughter, not able to hold it in any longer. Her laughing expression was bright and cheerful. She wrapped her arms around herself, having her stomach hurt from laughing so hard. She looked up at Kaito, still laughing.

"I can't believe your expression!" she said through her laughs. "That was priceless!"

Kaito smiled, amused at her childlike behavior. And he couldn't help but laugh along with her.

Soon their laughing came to a stand still and was interrupted by the ringing of a phone. Tsukiko looked to her front pocket of her jeans and saw that it was her cell phone. She pulled it out and looked to see who was calling.

"It's Hakuba…" she muttered. "Wonder what he wants…"

Kaito gave an angry expression and glared at the phone. "You gave Hakuba your number…?" he said. He knew he was jealous of Hakuba, but he didn't really understand why she trusted Hakuba.

Tsukiko put a finger to her mouth and shushed him. She opened her phone and put it to her ear. "What do you want…?" she said, bitterly. Fun Tsukiko had left the building, or apartment in this case.

"Is Kuroba-kun still with you?" he said.

"Yes, but I don't see how that has to-"

Hakuba cut Tsukiko off. "Put me on speaker. Both of you need to hear this."

Tsukiko lifted an eyebrow, something didn't sound right. Was Hakuba vexed? If he was, what reason would cause it? Tsukiko did what Hakuba asked and put him on speaker.

"There better be a good reason for this, Hakuba…" she said, glaring at the phone.

"There is," Hakuba said. "It seems I've run into a case and won't be able to come to switch places with Kuroba-kun."

"So?" Kaito and Tsukiko both said. Realizing that someone could take that two different ways, they both blushed.

"Point is, I do NOT want you two leaving that apartment! You understand?"

Tsukiko gave a nervous laugh. "Hakuba, I'll be fine by myself. Kuroba-kun doesn't need to-"

Hakuba cut in once more. "There's a high probability the killer knows where you are. If Kuroba-kun leaves that apartment, the killer has a good opportunity to kill you! Now do you understand?"

Tsukiko stared blankly at the cell phone. Kaito looked at her, his face slightly red. Him and Tsukiko alone…was that really such a good idea?

"Toyoshima-san?" Hakuba shouted.

Tsukiko wasn't going to say anything and Kaito knew this.

"We understand," Kaito sighed. "Stay in the apartment until you come, correct? So how long am I supposed to stay here?"

"From the way things are looking now and the estimated time of questioning," Hakuba said. "I won't be able to reach the apartment until tomorrow morning…"

Tsukiko and Kaito were both looking at the phone blankly.

"A-A-Are you sure about that…?" Tsukiko said.

"I'm believe that to be the case." There was shouting from the other end and the sound of Inspector Megure's voice shouting at Takagi in the background. "I have to go now, remember; Do not leave the apartment at an cost! There's a good chance he's closer then we think. And Kuroba-kun…"

"Y-Yes?" Kaito said, breaking out of his thoughts. Thank goodness he did, he was about to slap himself silly because of those perverted thoughts.

"Don't try anything with her, or we're going to have complications." After that sentence, Hakuba hung up the phone.

Kaito's eyes widened and his face flushed. He glanced up at Tsukiko and saw her in shock. It seemed she was too much in shock to even notice what Hakuba said. But Kaito had heard and it was directed at him; A declaration of war for the heart of a detective.

Happy New year everyone!