Nightmare or Reality

Chapter 2: Once Lost, Never Found:

Bold- Flashback

Conan stared at the teen in the costume. The other just seemed to enjoy the way he was reacting. Damn thief. That was the only explanation. It was a man that disappeared when he was 'younger'.

But... That night Kid had disappeared. Disappeared like once before. Why why was he here? He didn't look like he aged a day.

Conan stopped himself of thinking too much on the past.

"Oh Tantei-kun, are you in there?" The teen/ boy/ man said.

Conan was busy trying to stop himself from breaking down. Thinking of the past always always made him think of her.

Damn it. Damn him. Damn his screwed up life.

"Tantei-kun?"The man before him said.

"Shut up."Conan said angry at this, this vision of past things coming to haunt him. What next a present person, and future. He was not Scrooge.

The thief side stepped him and went inside. Conan growled. Kid just skipped over to the couch and sat down. Damn him being so happy he had no idea. No idea at all what happened. Conan slammed his front door shut.

Damn the thief for being so much like her. For being so happy even when. Even when. Conan stopped himself and glared at the too young thief on his couch.

"You've been gone ten years Kid. I wouldn't have believed it if I wasn't there that night." Conan said.

"I'm surprised at you Tantei-kun." Kid said.

Conan tried not to start crying again. His manner was just like back then. Reminding him of Ran.

"You never were a normal person were you, Kuroba?" Conan asked.

He smiled at the way Kid froze. He was glad he could get one up one the thief. He deserved it for appearing here in his life again.

Conan decided to enlighten him. He went over to his desk that he had moved into the living room. Conan flipped through the old newspapers and pulled one that was yellowed and torn with age.

Kid came over and carefully took it from him. Conan knew what he would see. The teen made front-page news.

'Kaito Kuroba, 17 year old high school student missing. His friends say he just kind of left. One student Aoko Nakamouri had something else to say. "That baka wouldn't just up and go poof. He'll be back, and when he does I'll get him with my mop.'

"Aoko." Kuroba said sadly.

Conan sighed he didn't want to make the stupid bastard sad. So Conan decided to go with some joking around.

"Maybe I'll just arrest you and finally get to see you behind bars." Conan said not sure, this would get the thief to argue that point.

"You can't arrest me. If I remember correctly seven years is the cutoff date for grand larceny." Kuroba said looking up from the newspaper smiling at him.

Conan sighed why did he want to make this guy happy again oh yeah to get him to go away.

"I'm in the FBI you moron." Conan said.

And it was true after the accident Jodie took him to America and he was allowed to become a FBI Agent at a young age. Well he passed out of the FBI training at 9. The youngest FBI Agent in history.

"You wouldn't really arrest me would you Tantei-kun?" Kuroba asked.

Was that a whine? Oh god what had he been thinking. He was more irritating then he had been ten years ago. He really hated how Kid completely went around all rational thought.

"I'm 17 stop calling me that." Conan said.

He was technically 27 but who was counting anyway.

"Ahhh….But it fits you so well." Kuroba said.

Conan glared at him. This was so not helping!

...

Conan was now angry with him. Oh, Tantei-kun couldn't stay mad forever.

What the heck had happened to the guy to make him so tense? He didn't like that blank look he was now wearing. It reminded him to much of his own Poker Face.

Kaito wasn't sure it would be okay to ask what happened to Mouri-chan.

There was a lot Tantei-kun was hiding from him. Kaito was going to fix that and soon.

"Sooo Tantei-kun." Kaito said loving the way the stoic teen twitched.

"What?" Conan asked nursing what had to be his third coffee.

"Why are you still?" Kaito said motioning at him.

Conan's eyes went blank again. Oh, he was getting good at that.

"The raid on the Black Organization's base went bad okay. End of story." Conan said.

"No that's not an answer Tantei. I want to know what the hell happened." Kaito was angry and in a time and place, he really didn't get.

So he was allowed to break face for once. Conan's eyes went wide. Good he surprised him.

"Fine." Conan said. Kaito could see the barely hidden tears in his eyes.

Hattori, Haibara, and Conan walked carefully down the halls. Conan was watching all dark corners. Hattori was carrying his sword.

It would do no good if Hattori got hurt. Why did Conan agree to bring him oh yeah. Threatening to tell Ran.

Another dark hallway. Why hadn't the met anyone yet. Getting out the radio.

"Jodie-sensei, how goes your side." Conan asked turning down yet another dark corner.

It was like a maze in here.

"We've infiltrated several floors. We have a few escapes you?" Jodie asked.

"Not much yet Jodie-han."Hattori said into his own radio.

A shot went by their heads.

"I say we found them." Haibara sneered hiding behind the corner wall.

Conan and Hattori joined her.

"Shit this guy has blond hair." Hattori said.

Haibara started shivering. Conan stood in front of her.

"Come on out little rats. Is it you who brought the FBI here?" Gin's cold voice said.

"Of course yea' Ahou." Hattori said.

A bullet hit the wall behind him as Hattori moved.

Gin came running toward their hiding spot Conan readied a soccer ball. Hattori changed the position of his sword.

Gin came around the corner smiling. Gun out and ready. The shot were fired in rapid succession. Conan hit the floor, as did someone else.

Blood flowed freely from the devastating wound on her side.

"Haibara!" Conan said turning back and turning his shoes to full as Gin reloaded aiming for the downed form of Hattori.

The ball hit the side of his head with a very loud bang. Gin fell over. Hattori got up and got out his handcuffs out. And handcuffed the bastard that started the whole thing.

Conan turned back to Haibara. She was staring at her puddle of blood in fascination.

"Jodie-sensei Haibara is hurt. Send help."Conan yelled into the radio.

"On it Cool Kid." Jodie answered.

"Come on Haibara you'll make it Conan said to Haibara.

"Kudou-kun, my only regrets are that you'll never get your cure. And this." Haibara pulled up and kissed Conan full on the mouth.

"Haibara." Conan said as she stopped and fell to the ground.

Her eyes smiled.

"Love you Kudou-kun." Haibara said her eyes going dark.

"Haibara, Haibara, HAIBARA!" Conan said trying to get her to stay awake.

Hattori put his hand on Conan's shoulder.

"Kudou she's gone." Hattori said looking sad.

Conan was pretty sure he looked much like a child. Tears running free down his face. He knew it to be true.

…

The story of a life time.

The future pairs in this are AokoxHakuba, RanxShinichi, and KaitoxAoko.

'll get more of this as it goes on.

I put a little one sided AixConan in there.

R&R

KKS