"So... he's... really amazing," stuttered Ran, looking vaguely confused at Kaito's reaction. "We've... I... um."
Kaito's expression lightened a few degrees. "Oh, don't worry about me," he assured with a laugh that sounded forced to Shinichi's ears. "I'm not mad at you, I swear. I'm just thinking about, ah, something else."
"Is that so...?" Ran's eyebrows lifted, and she seemed to be at a loss for words.
Professor Agasa took the momentary lapse in conversation to interject, "I don't mean to force either of you, but..."
Shinichi glanced over in shock, realizing his intentions. "You don't mean -" he stammered lowly, but the professor only gave him an apologetic grin before continuing on.
"My house isn't exactly in the best shape right now, and it's definitely not safe enough for a child right now, so would either you, Kuroba-kun, or you, Ran-kun, mind taking care of Conan-kun?"
You did not. Shinichi felt an urge to kill something.
Meanwhile, Ran was nodding ecstatically. "That sounds like a great idea! I'd love to take care of Conan-kun!"
No! She'll figure out it's me! Shinichi was about to get up and vocally protest despite that it might give him away, but Kaito effectively cut in.
"I wouldn't mind taking care of Conan-kun either," he admitted, crossing his arms across his chest nonchalantly.
So. I'm going to attempt to bring this back. Trying to make a bit more progress in the storyline now.