Here's chapter 6 :)

Shinichi struggled to open his eyes. It was as though his eyelids had been glued together while he'd been asleep. His body was numb and throat burning. Finally managing to pry his right eyelid open a crack, he attempted to focus on the fuzzy shapes around him. He could hear sounds, but his head was dizzy and he was having problems making out the words being spoken.

He felt hands on his face, and his first reaction was to try and move away, but his body wouldn't obey. He couldn't get any of his limbs to respond, not even a finger. Feeling exhausted, he closed his eye again.

After what felt like only a few moments, he attempted to open his eyes once more. It was a little easier, but he still couldn't find it in him to open them fully. Slowly glancing to his side, he found some blurry figures. As he watched, they started to move and more sounds assaulted his ears, but he still couldn't make out what they were saying.

If nothing else, his throat felt a little better than before. Blinking slowly, he found the fuzzy shapes were gone. They'd just been there a second ago, yet now they were gone. Either he'd imagined them, or he'd somehow fallen asleep during the blink. His head was pounding and it felt like there was a large weight on top of his body.

He was sure there was something he should be doing, but he was too tired to think about what it was. Closing his eyes once more, he figured a little more sleep wouldn't hurt. Maybe he'd remember what he was supposed to do when he woke up.

Shinichi peeled his eyes open again a little while later, his mind feeling marginally clearer than it had the last time. Slowly moving his eyes to the side, he found a slightly fuzzy figure with their head lying on his bed. Squinting a little, he waited as his vision started to clear and found it was Kaito who was asleep there. He tried to move his hand, but his fingers refused to even twitch. His tongue felt like sandpaper in his dry mouth, and he couldn't make his vocal cords work.

So he was stuck there watching his friend sleep, being unable to do anything to alert to the magician that he was awake. He frowned – or, he tried to frown, he wasn't sure what his face muscles were actually doing – as something began nibbling at the back of his mind. There was something he was forgetting. He was sure it was important, but he couldn't think of it. Feeling a sudden wave of fatigued, he closed his eyes once more. It would come to him later.

When Shinichi opened his eyes again, he found a dark skinned teenager hovering above him, face too close for his comfort. It took him a few moments to register the face as belonging to one Hattori Heiji. The teen was pulled from his view only for Kaito's to replace it. The magician was grinning happily, and Shinichi felt relieved though he couldn't place why. He knew he was forgetting something important, but he couldn't remember what it was.

Focusing on the teen before him, he listened carefully to the sounds his friend was making. He was able to grasp "Shinichi", "Wake", and "Worried" before a hand suddenly clamped over the magician's mouth and he too was pulled away. Eyes slowly trailing to the side, he found Saguru holding back Kaito while lecturing both the magician and the Osakan. His parents were off to the side, both smiling as they watched the interactions happening. Ran and Sonoko were near them, both looking happy.

Blinking slowly, he found everyone suddenly in different positions and speaking softly, meaning he'd probably fallen asleep once again. Sonoko had disappeared, and Ran was speaking quietly with his mother. His father seemed to be telling his friend's something. Focusing on the elder Kudo male, he made out the words "KID" and "Heist".

He watched as the three looked at each other before nodding. As his eyes began sliding shut once more, he watched as a dark cloud began forming over their heads. He tried to fight his eyes closing, to move even a little, to say anything, but felt helpless as he was once again dragged back into sleep. His last thought before being plunged into the darkness was, "Don't go."

Kaito was happier than he'd ever been. Through some miracle the doctors couldn't explain, Shinichi was waking up. The process was slow going, and their might be some complications they find later, but they'd said it shouldn't impede his mobility and that he'd be up and walking after some physical therapy.

While he'd wanted to stay nearby as Shinichi healed, Yuusaku had made a point about them not being able to do anything for a while and had suggested they get out. He'd brought up the fact that there was supposed to be a KID heist that night. The magician had agreed mainly because he hadn't been to one in a while and his mother had made an offhand comment about KID feeling hurt that his biggest fan was skipping out.

There were also the rumors that people were targeting KID at his heists.

Kaito had known for a long time that his father was KID, but his family never said anything about it straight out. The only time the indigo eyed teen had heard his parents admit to Toichi being KID was when he'd confronted them about it and they'd sat him down and explained everything. To the young Kaito, it had just made his father seem that much cooler.

He'd been terrified when he'd first found out about the rumors, but his father had shown him all the precautions he'd been taking and even told him that his mother and Jii were keeping a lookout for him. He still hadn't been happy that his father was being targeted, but he understood that the elder Kuroba had his reasons for continuing. It didn't stop him from worrying though.

Glancing at his watch, he found there was still another half an hour before the scheduled start of the heist. Heiji and Saguru had been forcefully ejected from the room with the jewel by inspector Nakamori who refused to let them help. The two had grumbled but couldn't actually force the man to let them stay, and sulkily slunk back outside to where Kaito had been waiting.

As much as the magician wanted to stay and watch, the screams of the fans were beginning to grate on his ears. He normally didn't mind them and blocked them out, but he was still a little sleep deprived and had a headache growing. Nudging his friends, he pointed towards the building next door. No words were needed as the two understood what he was trying to tell them and nodded, beginning to head towards the empty building. There were a few officers standing guard outside to make sure nobody tried to enter, but the three easily managed to slip past them after Kaito made a small distraction.

Quietly making their way up the roof, the magician sighed in relief at the quiet. Glancing over the side, he happily found that they had a partial view of the room the jewel was being kept in while a full view of the other building's roof. While they wouldn't get to see the entirety of the heist, they could at least see the ending, seeing as how his father tended to leave via rooftop.

Kaito was happy, as things were starting to look up.

Just so you all know, I was originally planning on leaving it with Kaito's black shadow disappearing and not doing anything with it. It was because of all the reviews I got asking what was going to happen with it that this idea came to me. I'll say it again - it's the reviews you all give that give me both motivation and inspiration. I read every single one I get. Multiple times. As for this ending...I couldn't resist. I had to end it there. You'll understand how this plays into everything later on. Let me know what you thought.

And now for some news that you all might hate. I'm going on vacation. Which means I won't be posting another update until sometime around August 20th. (Or later since I also just graduated and need to look for a job -_- So sorry to leave it like this, buuuut, if things work out how I'm hoping they will, this story won't have many chapters left to go.)

I have noticed that I'm not getting as many reviews. Is that because you all are getting tired of the story? Or just because you have nothing to say? It's fine if you have nothing to say or just don't feel like commenting, but I'm starting to worry that I'm dragging this on too much and you're all getting tired of it. (I always think the worst, so I may be worrying over nothing, but I continue writing mostly for you all, so I want to keep you all entertained and hooked.)