"Who is it?" Kaito yelled.
"It's Aoko dummy, let me in!" The voice on the other side of the door said.
"You better hide Kudo. It's Nakamori's daughter." Kaito whispered. He than noticed that Conan's eyes had reverted back to a cat's. They had slits instead of usual human pupils.
"I can't move." Conan whispered back. Kaito could feel panic starting to creep in. He knew he was seconds from total catastrophe. Quickly he scooped up Conan in his arms and started to run upstairs. He only made it just out of the living room when Conan rapidly shrank. Kaito scooped under the clothing so that he wouldn't drop the small kitten that was now inside the clothing.
The doorbell rang again as Aoko became more impatient. "I'm coming in." She called through the door. Kaito froze as he as the door slowly opened. It was too late to hide Conan upstairs. Kaito smiled as he came up with a risky idea. He dug Conan out of the clothing and placed him on the couch. He then threw his hand over the clothes making them disappear instantly. Just as Aoko was kicking her shoes off.
"I just came over asking you over to supper." Kaito had always liked her to the point attitude.
"That's great, what time?" Kaito asked, stepping in front of Conan. His attempts were foiled when he heard Conan meow.
"Who's kitten?" Aoko asked, peering around Kaito. Kaito looked around to see Conan sitting up looking strait at Aoko. She walked over to the couch and reached to pet Conan.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Kaito cautioned "He's already bitten someone and I don't want you to be another victim."
Aoko withdrew her hand momentarily, but then put her hand in front of Conan. The kitten sniffed her hand for a few seconds. Kaito watched dumbfounded as Conan rubbed his head against Aoko's hand and started purring. Aoko scooped up Conan and started scratching under his chin. The purring became louder as Conan leaned into the scratch.
"Why haven't I met this cutie before?" Aoko squealed in a cutesy voice while still petting Conan.
"He's belongs to a really good friend mine." Kaito lied.
"Well bring him along there will be plenty of food for everyone." Aoko said. She started looking around the house. "How long is he staying here?"
"Just a few more days." Kaito informed. 'hopefully' He added in his head "Why?"
"Where is his litterbox?" Aoko pondered.
"Well the owner was in in a hurry. He had just dropped of the kitten and took off."
Kaito said expanding his fabricated story.
"Doesn't sound like a good friend." Aoko pointed out.
"Yeah, but it was short notice though." Kaito said as he stared at the kitten, still being happily petted by Aoko.
'Traitor.' Kaito grimaced to himself.
"I have an idea; do you remember when I used to have a cat? I think I still have the litterbox in storage. Want to come over now and we could look to see what I have."
"Meow." The kitten replied. Kaito knew that Conan was trying to say something. Kaito looked to see the kitten nodding his head. Kaito knew that Conan thought it was safe to go over. After all, he had just transformed so he shouldn't become Conan again for a while. Plus, he was going to need a litter box in case he had to go as a kitten.
"Sure. Let's go over and see. Do you mind if I hold the kitten?" Aoko handed the kitten to Kaito and went over to the door. Kaito leaned over to whisper at Conan. His whisper was so low that a human wouldn't be able to hear it. He knew that Conan would be able to hear him.
"You alright with this Conan?" The kitten nodded. He seemed almost determined.
"You seemed to be happy in Aoko's arms." Kaito remarked in a joking tone. The kitten looked at him flatly an bristled his fur. Kaito laughed as he put his shoes on.
"What's so funny?" Aoko asked.
"It's just how you handled the kitten. Usually he struggles out of people's arms." Kaito replied. "I think he likes you."
They all walked over, Conan tagging along behind. "Aren't you afraid that the kitten's going to wander away? We should carry it until we get to my house." Aoko stated.
"Nah, from what I gather the kitten is really smart. He seems to follow me wherever I go." Kaito assured her.
"By the way does the kitten have a name?" Aoko asked. Conan looked at Kaito is sheer horror.
Aoko pondered "How about Garfield?"
"That's ridiculous, he's not orange." Kaito retorted. He looked down at Conan whose fur was bristling.
"Oh! What about Doraemon? It's so cute!" She squealed.
"No." Kaito. Aoko missed the kitten nodding his head in agreement with Kaito.
Aoko put her hands on her hips. "What have you been calling him?"
"I've just been calling him Tentei Kun. The friend who left him is a detective." Kaito explained.
"He's Saguru's?" She asked and Kaito laughed.
"No. Another detective." They stepped over the threshold Conan's nose picked up the smell of something good wafting through the air. He ran to the kitchen to see if he was right. His tail swished back and forth as he looked at the pot cooking on the stove. It was curry which was Conan's favorite. Suddenly he felt the ground disappear beneath his feet as Kaito picked him up.
"Anything wrong?" Aoko asked stirring the pot.
"It's just this kitten has been eating more than I thought it would." Kaito remarked "He seems that he made a b-line to the food."
"That's not surprising. cats gorge themselves on food. Watch out or Tantei Kun could puke from overeating." Kaito looked at the kitten in his arms. At first he thought Conan ate because it took energy changing from kitten to human. It never occurred to him that he was doing it out of instinct. He sighed and put Conan back down on the floor. He then heard the door open to see the inspector walking through the door.
"Oh hello Kaito." The inspector kicked off his shoes and sat at the kitchen table. He loosened his tie and relaxed. The inspector looked like death had warmed over him. Conan swished his tail back and fourth. He had never seen the inspector other than at heists. He was interested in seeing him at home.
"Hello dad. Dinner is soon so just sit tight." Aoko turned and started setting the table. "Has there been any word about the child yet?"
The officer stared at the ceiling. "The child is still missing. We've been searching everywhere for him, but it's like he dropped off the face of the earth."
"Try to relax, supper will be soon." Aoko said as she finished setting the table. All of a sudden the kitten started yowling and Aoko whipped around to see the curry burning on the top of the stove. "Thanks Tentei Kun."
"Who's kitten?" the Inspector asked looking down at Conan suspiciously. Conan hid behind the thief's legs.
"It's Kaito's. They're just staying for supper. A friend dropped the kitten off and didn't give him anything to care for it. He's borrowing some supplies." Aoko took the pot off the stove and set it on the table.
"Dinner's ready." She chimed. The boys gathered around and everyone served themselves. Aoko poured some of the curry into a bowl and set it onto the floor. Kaito looked at Conan as he lapped up the contents. He felt bad that Conan had to eat on the floor.