Saguru however didn't March out of the house. Instead he leaned back on the door he had just slammed. The detective took a couple of deep breaths to calm down. He hated how that jerk could just get under his skin.
Suddenly he heard shouting through the door. It was soft, but defiantly Kaito. Without even thinking Saguru wrenched the door open. Kaito was leaning over Conan. The kitten was shaking violently. His eyes were rolled back in his head.
"What happened?" Saguru asked, leaning over the two. Kaito was looking over the kitten frantically.
"I don't know!" Kaito snapped back. "As soon as you left he just keeled over!"
Saguru reached down and gently scooped up the kitten. He tucked Conan in his one arm. With the other he set his hand down so Kaito could climb on. The tiny teen hesitated for a second before climbing on.
"Something happened to Tentei Kun!" Saguru cried as he rushed into the examination room.
He set the kitten down onto the examination table. Conan had stopped shaking, but still appeared to be unconscious.
Mio looked him over. A scowl placed on her face. "This is why I didn't want Tentei Kun to leave the office."
"I know, I know." Saguru reassured. "What could it be?"
"It could be a number of things. It could be shock or an infection. I will have to see."
Saguru sighed. "Alright, can I come back later? I've got something else to attend to."
Mio gave a hum in acknowledgement as her attention turned to the unmoving kitten.
When Saguru got back to his place, his first stop was to the kitchen. He reached down into his pocket and pulled out the tiny person. He gently placed Kaito onto the counter. Then Saguru went into the fridge and pulled out some leftover casserole to heat up.
"You must be starving. When was the last time you ate?"
Kaito looked at his feet. "It's been a few days." He mumbled. Saguru loaded up the plate and placed in the microwave. He then pulled up a chair next to Kaito. The tiny person backed up a little.
"Don't worry Kaito. I'm not going to squish you." Saguru teased. Kaito blushed in embarrassment.
"Y-yeah." The tiny teen walked so he was right across from Saguru. He then sat down cross legged. "So, you probably have questions." Saguru noticed that Kaito was refusing to make eye contact.
"Oh I've got questions," Kaito flinched "But they all revolve around getting you and Tentei Kun back to normal. I want to get Tentei Kun back to his family." Kaito perked up at this. Then the microwave dinged. Saguru got up and took out the hot plate. He took out a small plate out of the cupboard.
"First things first." He sat down back at the counter. "Since you are so small I'll give you a piece of mine." He laid the piece on the separate plate and placed in front of the tiny figure.
"Could I get some water? Kaito croaked.
"Sure. Let's see." Saguru got up and filled a little bowl with water. "Will this work for now? You'll have to drink with your hands."
"It's fine." Kaito reassured. For a while they both just concentrated on eating their own meals.
Finally Kaito broke the silence. "Tentei Kun hasn't changed back into a human again since that night has he." Saguru knew that wasn't a question.
"No. I assumed that he didn't want to shapeshift in front of me and Mio so he stayed as a cat." Saguru pondered.
Kaito sighed. "That's not how it works. He had no choice when he was a cat or a boy. It was totally random when he changed, but it always happened within 24 hours. If he hasn't changed then..." Kaito trailed off.
"Then he's going to stay like that until we can convince Akako to break the spell." Saguru finished.
"If we can get her to break the curse. I can't even figure out how we're going to find her." Kaito rubbed his face. "I bet Tentei Kun has at least figured all of this out by now." He punched the table underneath him "Damn." The tiny teen cursed.
"He's a smart kid." Saguru stated as he got up to do dishes. "Actually, I've been meaning to ask you something about Conan.
Kaito perked up. "What about?"
"When I took Tentei Kun that night, you said to take Kudo."
"So? It was a slip of the tongue." Kaito didn't like where this was going. "I bet you didn't know, but Kudo Shinichi is a distant cousin of Conan." He explained.
"I see." Saguru said in a mocking tone. "You know it's funny. Akako said that she has made me the best detective in Tokyo."
"What's so funny about that?" Kaito asked.
"Well, I thought that honor went to Kudo Shinichi." Saguru turned from the fishes to look square at Kaito. "Are Conan and Shinichi the same person?"
Kaito paled. " O-of course not! They just look like each other because they're related."
Saguru stared at Kaito who was starting to buckle under the gaze. "What is the truth Kaito." His tone told the tiny high school student that he wasn't messing around.
Kaito leaned back on the table. He tucked his hands under his head As a makeshift pillow. "The truth is I overheard Conan taking to someone over the phone once. I don't know how exactly, but Conan and Shinichi are the same person. Somehow the Great Detective of the West became seven years old again."
Saguru starred in bewilderment at Kaito. "That's…"
"Impossible, I'm not stupid you know." Kaito shifted so he was not looking directly at Saguru.
"I don't know how he did it. All I know is that is indeed Kudo Shinichi."
Saguru stood up so Kaito could climb on his hand. The tiny teen grabbed Saguru's index finger hesitantly at first. "This feels wrong." He mumbled. The detective gave a small smile for some reassurance.
"I know; Just bare with it until we figure something out." Kaito nodded and got onto the giant hand. Saguru quickly headed off to his bedroom.
When he closed the door, Saguru tipped his hand so Kaito could walk onto the desk. Kaito scanned the spotless desk to familiarise him self with his surroundings. He then turned to look out at the room. It was just a clean as the desk. The room was large with not much furniture. A simple bed with a side table stood at the other end of the room. Two big doors looked like they opened up to a balcony.
"Kind of minimalistic isn't it?" Kaito asked Saguru, who was rummaging around in the closet.
"What's wrong with that?" He asked, not leaving the closet.
"Nothing." Kaito answered flatly.
Saguru suddenly straightened and closed the door. "Due to your small size we will have to improvise with sleeping arrangements." He then put a pair of hand knitted mittens on the desk.
"This should work as a sleeping bag. Kaito nodded his head and climbed in. Using his jacket as a pillow. "It's too bad that you only have the one outfit." The detective pointed out.
"I'll figure something out in the morning." Kaito said as he closed his eyes. Saguru gave a little nod and got dressed for bed. He turned out the lights abd slipped under the covers.
"Good night Kaito."