Kaito woke up to the feeling of something shivering on his chest. He reluctantly cracked one of his eyes to find that the kitten was shaking from head to tail. "What the?" He mumbled half aware of what he was looking at. The kitten meowed, and Kaito slowly sat up. Conan dug his claws into the sleeping shirt under him. Slowly gravity won out and he slowly sank into Kaito's lap. Both of their eyes met and Kaito noticed something was wrong. He couldn't place it but something looked off about the kitten's features. Gently the giant teen carefully scooped up the tiny kitten. To his relief the it didn't struggle as he looked Kudo over. In fact the small cat seemed to be acting sluggish.
"Kudo are you alright?" Kato asked as he lowered the kitten into his lap. He watched as it tried to rise but collapsed due to his shaky legs. The thief could feel the panic start to overtake his system.
But, before he could move he felt the kitten rapidly grow. Almost instantly the kitten was replaced with a small child. Kaito leaped backwards off the bed in surprise, slamming into the wall behind him. He stared in disbelief at Kudo in front of him. On the bed laid a completely human Shinichi. He was still in child form, but it's a step in the right direction. It took the teen a few seconds to realise the boy wasn't moving. Quickly leaping into action, Kaito threw a blanket over him. His heart leaped as the small figure shifted. The figure let out a small pained groan and started to sit up.
"Wait a minute Tantei Kun, take it easy." Kaito helped Conan up and moved the blanket to keep him decent. The blanket covered the top of head and was wrapped so Conan looked like he was in a cocoon. The small detective didn't respond. His eyes looked glazed over like he was there physically, but not mentally.
"Kudo?" Kaito asked hesitantly. He watched as the young boy looked up and slowly acknowledged his presence.
"Kid?" He asked. Like he was not sure that he wasn't sure to trust what he was seeing.
"It's Kaito when I'm not working, but yeah. Are you alright?" He asked.
"Not sure yet. I'm feeling really dizzy." Kaito suddenly jumped up and left the room in a flash. He was back just as quick with a glass of water and helped Shinichi take a few sips.
"Have anything for me to wear?" Conan asked sheepishly.
Kaito went over and pulled a t-shirt from his dresser. He came back down and gave it to Conan. "While we are looking for something more suitable you can wear this." The shirt hung down around his knees keeping the detective covered.
Conan shifted uncomfortably when Kaito's eye's grew as big as saucers when he pulled the blanket away after changing. "Are you going to just going to stand there or are we going to have breakfast?" Conan asked flatly.
"Wait." Kaito stepped in front of Conan blocking the way. He crouched down, much to Conan's annoyance. The teen reached up as if something had caught his attention on top of Conan's head "Conan, you have ears."
"So does most of the population." Conan Scoffed.
"No. You have kitten ears." Kaito murmured in disbelief.
"Wh-what?!" Conan reached up and touched the two cat ears. They were poking out of his hair line. The colour was exactly the same shade as Conan's hair.
"This can't be happening." He muttered.
"Oh its happening." Kaito stood up and directed the small boy to a mirror in the room. As Conan played with the ears, the other teen seemed to be interested in something else behind the detective.
"Umm Conan?" The small boy turned and looked at Kaito.
"What?" The boy asked. His voice slightly strained. Slightly worried of the look he was getting from Kaito.
"Have you noticed something else following you?" He asked. Conan whipped his head around and squeaked when he noticed the new appendage.
"That's not mine." He stated in a matter of fact way.
"I think it is." Kaito said. He watched as the ears drooped a little on the boy's head. Conan brought the tail around and gave it a little tug, wincing in pain.
"I can't believe it." Conan murmured to himself more than anyone else. Kaito put a hand on the child's shoulder.
"Come on, lets get you something to wear. I think mom said once she had some old clothing of mine up in the attic. It's down the hall that way." Conan nodded and ran ahead. Kaito couldn't help but grin at the black tail that was chasing after him.
"This is just getting wierd." Kaito mumbled to himself.
