"Oi, shin~chan, why do you still have that mean dog?"

Wolf chan's POV:
It's that crazy woman again. Kudo Yukiko, shinichi sans okaasan. I'm growling, Arthur is joining in, preventing her form coming any further than the entryway. Why? Those two were just getting started, and shinichi sans parents interrupt again.

"Wolf chan, leave, let them in. Onegai" Shinichi San orders me, and I obey. Master Kaito loved this serious detective so I had to listen to him. They two adults walked in as I sat down and offered a paw to them. Yukiko San shakes my paw, but glares at me, and yuusaku San shakes my paw and winks at me, whispering a question. How's KID? I wag my tail politely, but I'm watching them. They do something wrong, I won't hesitate to scare them, though I don't ever want to taste human blood again after Snake and Gin. I'd rather stick with my dog biscuits and treats thank you very much.

"Shinichi, how's your friend?" Yuusaku SAN asks his son, as yukiko SAN asks a question at the same time.

"Shin~chan, where's Subaru San?" Shinichi San glares at his mother and smiles at his father.

"Otousan, he's in the library, and kaa-San, akai San spent most of last night awake, so don't bother him!"

I leave the family to squabble amongst themselves and head into the library where master Kaito is training and feeding his doves. He grins at me and places the tablet on the floor, with his special tablet pen.

"Go ahead wolf chan, bet you're dying to talk" he tells me, going back to training his doves. I wonder what master Kaito will say when he notices two of his doves are building a nest on top of the tallest bookshelf. I'm too focused watching the doves in their aerobatic antics to type, so I sit there, my single hind leg stretched out, as I watch the doves fly in all sorts of ways. It's interesting, watching master Kaito train his doves.

"Oi, watch out! Outosan!" I hear Shinichi SAN yell, as yuusaku San walks into the library, to see master Kaito in his full KID outfit. Yuusaku-sans face, he's speechless. I can hear Shinichi San trying to keep his mother away from the library, when I hear a crash and a scream. Master Kaito hears it too, as does yuusaku San, and they both rush towards the sound.

"Shin~chan? Daijoubu? Shin~chan, shin~chan!" Yukiko San is holding her son in her arms, he's unconscious again. Has he just fainted, or is it worse than that?

Kaitou' POV:
Shin~chan is on the floor, his kaa~SAN holding him in her arms. I'm well aware I'm in my heist uniform, but I don't care. Wolf chan barks, and I see Arthur kun racing up the stairs, returning shortly with the oxygen tank and mask. Wolf chan has raced out of the front door, I've no idea where she could be going. I crouch beside my boyfriend, checking his pulse and breathing. He's fine, just a bit weak from changing back and forth from conan to shin~chan. I shove yukiko San away from him, and pick my favourite critic up, carrying him over to the sofa where we can sit comfortably. I lean him against my side, careful not to knock my hat and monocle off.

Yukiko San is watching me, with obvious surprise on her face. Her husband is smiling, knowing what my relationship was to shin~chan, which is something yukiko SAN hasn't figured out yet. Shin~chan is leaning on my shoulder, breathing softly. He's just fainted, thankfully. Yuusaku SAN asks Yukiko San what happened, and she tells him that shin~chan looked at his messages on his phone, before dropping to the ground. I notice he's pale again.

I check shin~chan's phone, seeing two texts from Megure keibu. They both request his help, for two different murders that have a common link. A serial killer? Wolf chan rushed back in, a newspaper in her mouth. I hope that dog paid for that... she drops it at yuusaku sans feet, sitting down and wagging her tail. Shin chan stirs, waking up. He looks at the paper his father is now reading, only to go even paler.

"They know, they know I'm alive" he whispers so the other two can't hear, shaking slightly. "Gomenasai, kaa San, didn't mean to scare you. I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Kaitou kid." He announces to his mother, yuusaku smiling from behind the paper as her jaw drops.

"Shin~chan, I thought you loved ran chan!" She exclaimed, looking slightly disappointed. Shin~chan's eyes light up with a creepy gleam of joy. Did my eyes look like that when I did my magic tricks?

"But I thought you hated being called obaasan?" He comment slyly, and I smirk when a see a twitch on his mothers brow.

"What's going on shinichi, you don't look well..." yuusaku SAN asks his son, and I notice shin~chan is sweating. Oi, Oi, he looks really sick... "does it have something to do with these serial murders? They all fit the same description... shinichi?" He asks the younger detective questioningly as shin~chan grabs my arm, shaking. He's afraid. No, he's not just afraid, he feels, guilty?

"Otousan, kaa-San, its gin and possibly boss, they're targeting teens that fit my description. They know I survived the apoptoxine, though they haven't targeted elementary schoolers yet, so I doubt vermouth is involved. I'm sorry, I don't, I'm not well." He explains, coughing. "Kai. You can take your disguise off now.." he whispers, as he reverts to conan with a soft cry of pain. I can tell he didn't plan to change by the look on his cute little face.

"Shin~chan? I thought you didn't need the antidote anymore?"

"I didn't, but after nearly killing myself a few times, I think it's safer to stay as conan until Haibara can find out what's making my teen body so sick." He answers Yukiko San as I throw a smoke pellet down and change into my civilian clothes. Yuusaku smiles, and Yukiko' eyes widen.

"You look just like... a mix of yuu~chan and toiichi sensei!" She exclaims, as the smoke clears. Conan is sat next to me, hugging me warmly.

"You know, if you two were any other pair, I'd call Kaito kun a terrible sort of person. But well, taking into account that your not actually seven, and he's an internationally wanted criminal related to the best magician I've ever met, I'm not suprised. I'm curious though, Kaito kun, who did you fall for? Edogawa Conan, or kudo shinichi?" Yuusaku SAN asked us. I blush, hiding behind my poker face. I don't answer, I don't want to say I fell in love with conan, not shin~chan.

"Considering he often challenged me as conan, and never once asked for me as shinichi, what do you think?" Conan retorts dryly, looking up at me with a sly grin. He's enjoying making me feel uncomfortable, but it's not the sort of discomfort I feel around the black org or dangerous criminals, but the kind of discomfort I feel when Aoko winds me up. Yuusaku SAN gives me an odd look, but Yukiko San is the one that's scaring me, she's got a creepy, dangerous look in her eyes. The sort of look I see in Aoko's eyes when she's hidden a whole fish in my bag... (yes, that's happened to me on four separate occasions. I had to throw the bag away and get a new one each time.)

"So, shin~chan? gotten up to anything in th..." *thwip* Yukiko begins, stopping suddenly as conan hits her with his stun watch. He's looking at her with an annoyed expression. Yuusaku doesn't even flinch when his wife falls asleep instantly on his shoulder.

"In answer to your question, Kudo San, it was Conan , I fell in love with Conan. I was disgusted with myself, I couldn't believe I'd fallen for a child, it felt so, so, just plain wrong. But I love him. It wasn't until he fell from a building after being shot that I found out his real identity. He changed in my arms as I tried to catch him." I tell shin~chan's otousan. Yuusaku SAN smiles, a childish kind of smile. He explains why he's here, then picks up his still sleeping wife and locks her in the library. Shin~chan chuckles, clearly imagining his mother when she wakes up.

Conan's POV:
When otousan locks kaa-San in the library, I chuckle. She's going to be fuming when she gets out, especially as she was stuck in there with a flock of Kai's doves. How were we going to get past my age barrier? I had to wait for Haibara to develop a proper antidote for my shrunken body. Would Kai really wait for me? Even if it took years? Guessing my thoughts, Kai picks me up and hugs me.

"Baro, don't be daft, shin~chan, I love you, whether you're Conan or Shin~chan. I'm not going to leave you!" He whispers in my ear, planting a soft kiss on my nose. I smile, a warm, genuine smile. "Ne, Conan, why don't we solve that string of murders, we can't let them know they've spooked you." He smiles softly at me, as otousan watches us, amused. He doesn't seem surprised to see the infamous magician hugging me, or even at the kiss Kai's planted on my nose. If any other person (probably including Kaasan) had seen Kai kiss a seven year old (me) they would have had something (negative) to say. Kai crouches down so my feet are back on the floor. I pull him closer, burying my face in his warm arms. Kai hugs back, I can feel his smile stretching from ear to ear.

"K...k...Kaito? If it's really... Gin and Boss, they're going to target you too." I whisper into his ear as I snuggle into his warm arms. I love this annoying, crazy, sexy magician so much, I can't see him get hurt because of me. Otousan clears his threat and asks us something.

"Shinichi, back then, when an unidentified man was found shot in the alley, where you and kaito kun were targeted, it was Vodka, wasn't it? And that left hand, o take it wolf chan bit Gin in a none too friendly manner?" We both nod at him, as I feel a fast becoming familiar pain in my chest. Oh god, now it was starting to affect conan too. Just great. I push Kai away and double up in pain. I begin to retch, bringing up everything I've eaten today, my retching not stopping even after I'd emptied my stomach completely.

"Shin~chan, what's wrong? Shin~chan?" Kai asks me, but I can hardly catch my breath between each attempt to vomit, so I don't answer. Otousan figures it out, thank goodness.

"Kaito kun? I suspect it has something to do with changing back and forth without the drug." I smile faintly, as another bolt of pain races through me. I can hardly breath, and I fell dizzy. Wolf chan appears, balancing a cup of water on her nose. How had she got that there? Kai takes the water and hands it to me, as Arthur kun comes up to us dragging a bowl, cleaning products and a bottle of water. Kai has one hand on my small conan back, rubbing my back gently. Otousan cleans up the mess I've left on the floor, as Kai picks me up carefully and carries me to the sofa, where he sits down with me in his lap.

"I'm going to ring that devil girl, you need her help, and your more important to her than a mere camping trip. No, shin~chan, don't argue. Onegai?" I'm too dizzy to argue, I'm grateful for Kai's strong arms around me, I didn't believe I could sit properly without the support.

Haibara's POV:
Despite my resolve to not enjoy this camping trip, I can't help but smile as hakase gives one of his terrible quizzes to the detective boys. Doyle kun is looking less than impressed as he gets the terrible pun immediately, but feigns ignorance to the other children. Doyle kun sits up suddenly and looks at his mobile phone, one given to him by Kudo kun specifically for 'Doyle' his face darkens as he answers, and lets loose a string of insults in a strong Osakan accent. Ayumi chan and mitsuhiko kun look horrified at Doyle's language, but Genta kun, clueless as ever, is too busy eating what snacks are left to notice.

"What d'ya mean, he's sick?!! I swear, if somethin' happens, da cops'll be da least of yer worries. I DON'T CARE, YER BETTER MAKE SURE HE GETS BETTER!" He screeches at his phone, ignoring everyone's shocked expression at his reaction. He turns to me and hands over the phone without a word. I answer, only to hear a voice I'm all too familiar with.

"Haibara San? It's shin~chan, he's having an adverse belated reaction to the changes. He needs something to ease his pain. He's stopped breathing twice, and so far he's puked his guts up and felt dizzy to the point he's afraid to move. I'm sorry to interrupt your camping trip, but can you..."

"Shut up. I'll be there tomorrow morning, at the very latest. You better keep him alive till then, kid San." I cut him off as I hiss at him. I apologise to the other kids and tell hakase that the Edogawas are picking me and Doyle up soon, and drag the unwitting shrunken detective away from the others. He tries to complain, but I'm already calling a nearby rental shop (I'd chosen this campground with the hakase because it had a motorbike rental shop nearby.) to reserve a bike, similar to the one hattori kun was licensed to drive. Of course, I've got a little bottle in my pocket, containing about twenty temporary antidotes.

"Oi, Haibara San, how are we goin' ta?" He begins, but I silence him with my well practiced death glare. Even the police respect that look, and it works well on the hotheaded western detective.

"Here. Take this, and put these on." I order him icily, handing him a single pill, a bottle of water and a backpack with a set of hattori kun's adult clothes. He looks at me disbelievingly, but I glare at him again, pointing firmly towards a nearby restroom. The shrunken ossakan obeys and hurriedly does as I ask. He returns ten minutes later, full grown again.

"Oi, oi, you don't mean ta say..."

"That's exactly what I mean hattori kun. Don't worry, these particular ones last for about 24 hours the first time." I say in a cold voice, as we arrive at the rental shop. The attendant pulled a face at hattori, it looked like he recognised him, but handed over the bike. The man was also surprised when what he believed to be a child handed him the cost in advanced. Much as I disliked the kudo's charity, I was grateful to them, because of them I could fund my research without using hakase's money, and do things like this, if it was necessary.

The dark skinned detective put on a helmet, as did I, and hopped onto the bike, pulling me up behind him. I'm glaring at him. I could have done that on my own... he kick starts the bike and we speed off, towards the Kudo mansion. Why had kid San sounded worried? From what I knew about the infamous thief, other than once, (the fish tank incident) (I'm holding that information I case I want to blackmail him) he only showed one emotion, his special kind of creepy glee. I know he cares for Kudo, which makes me want to poison him, I don't want a love rival, I still half hope I can have Kudo to myself... don't believe I ever will though, and I'm ok with that. But if kid breaks his heart... it's not just the police and oneechan he can worry about.

I'm holding onto the western detective's jacket, as we speed towards beika. I keep glancing at my watch, keeping an eye on the time. Even if it worked on Kudo kun for 24 hours that first time, didn't mean it would work that way with hattori kun. I kept a sharp eye on him, not because I really cared for him personally, but because I didn't like corpses. Especially at high speed on a bike with an idiot driver. I mean, seriously, I know he's kudo's friend, but he's likely to draw the police's attention, and that's not good, for time purposes, or for him, after all, he's supposed to be dead.