Conan couldn't help but smile as he sank into the exhibition. The Lake Rock museum was perfect-
KID wouldn't manage to escape if he tried to steal one of the paintings.

He ignored Sonoko for most of the tour she gave them, instead he found himself captivated by the sunflowers all over the exhibition. Fake ones, of course, but in a way they reminded him of Kuroba-kun. Shining like the sun itself, KID yearned for the moonlight like sunflowers for the sunlight.
A small sigh left his lips. Ah, he wished KID wouldn't come at all. He couldn't bear to see him in handcuffs.
Ahem.
Well.
Hancuffs to arrest him, obviously.
He could imagine another version of this, tho.

Haibara smiled mischievously at the boy next to her who flushed slowly red.
"Are you trying to turn into a sunflower?" she playfully asked and Conan flinched. "Of course not!"
"Thinking of KID again?" she poked further and Conan sighed in bliss. That was answer enough for the girl and she continued to follow Sonoko with a sweet smile on her lips.
"Don't let him get too much to you. He might use that."
"KID isn't like that. Despite that, he has no idea who I am. He just cosplays as me because we are lookalikes and Kudo Shinichi gets taken serious among people. Despite that, he has perfect access to Sonoko, Ran and the task force."
Haibara sighed and watched her friend. That wasn't what she had meant.

While the Detective Boys rushed forward to examine the second Sunflowers, Conan, Haibara and Ran trailed behind. All of a sudden Sonoko in front of them froze, caught a glance around the corner before she eagerly waved Ran over.
"Ran...! Ran there's Shinichi!"
"What?!" all three persons exclaimed and Conan nervously chewed on his lip. KID was here. Why did that idiot have to show up here?! Bakaitou.
"Where is he?" Ran whimpered, looking left and right.
"Uhm... I-I think I lost him..." Sonoko quietly admitted after throwing another glance around. Desperation began to gnaw at Conan's nerves. He needed to find KID, fast.
No wonder he had used his dressup as Shinichi. At the entrance, a mask definitely would have been caught. As lookalikes, Kuroba-kun had smugly waltzed through the checkup.
The detective nearly fell victim to his daydreams but refocused once he saw a small paper on the ground. With narrowed eyebrows he picked it up and turned it, revealing a code.
"Hm... What is that...?"
KID's symbol was on the back of it and Conan groaned out. Yep. That was his evidence of the phantom's presence. He had seen Conan and disappeared before he could get a hold of him. Sneaky.

***

After the riddle had been properly examined by the gathered audience inside the surveillance room, Conan was left surprised.
12 apostles written as 11 plus 1. 12 people Suzuki trusted to protect his dearest Sunflowers and catch KID. That was a clue. That left room for only one conclusion.
"Say, Suzuki-jiisan?"
Said one turned towards him, good, Conan had his attention. It was time to play the innocent curious child.
"Wanna know what I wonder about? These 12 people you trust... isn't that the exact amount KID had written on his note? But then, why didn't KID use the 12? Why did he write 11 plus 1?"
"11... Plus one. One traitor. One Judas," Ran combined and Conan grinned. She had it. Sonoko gasped and began to flail her arms around.
"That's what KID-sama tried to tell us the whole time! He tries to warn us! There's a traitor in our rows!"
Conan leaned satisfied against the wall next to him, watching things take their turn. He had successfully deciphered KID's warning. Now he just needed to find him.

All of a sudden the lights turned off and Conan gasped.
"A shut down?!"
"Nothing to worry about!"
Within seconds the lights switched back on and Conan frowned as the traitor of the 12 apostles revealed himself on the monitor showing the second Sunflowers. He sucked the story in like a sponge, trying to understand the circumstances. Azuma had accidently killed his older brother because of the Sunflowers. But... Something was off.
Azuma Koji had no reason to harm the Sunflowers, yet alone acting as a traitor. All he wanted was to watch the Sunflowers blooming inside a japanese museum... he wanted to turn himself in after the exhibition.
"But I'm not the traitor you're searching for," he finally pointed out and Conan narrowed his eyebrows. Right.
"T-the sunflowers are burning!" Azuma suddenly cried out in horror, backing away as the flames appeared on another camera.

Everyone fell into panic. Conan bolted out of the room, watching the flames engulfing the place.
"What about the Sunflowers?!" he asked inside the elevator.
"Don't worry, they're safe."
"But-"
Nobody listened. Conan clenched his teeth, he needed to do something! Once they all dashed out of the building Conan hid and watched them vanish out of the entrance.
I'm sorry. But I can't stand here and watch KID and the Sunflowers burning to ash.

Conan dashed to the second Sunflowers and felt delighted to see his phantom thief.
"KID!" he yelled and the magican flinched.
"You must mistake me, I'm Kudo Shinichi, highschool detective. Are you insane to come back here?! Children have nothing to do here, leave!" he hissed and Conan couldn't be mad at him for that. Instead of leaving, he came to a stop next to the thief.
"What about the fifth Sunflower?!"
"Safe. Just this one here won't budge!" KID helplessly explained and threw another kick at the iron rod jamming the Sunflowers from sinking into safety, "If I don't get that thing outta there fast enough the painting won't make it! And we neither!"
Conan gasped and backed away a few meters, preparing his power kick boots.
"Out of the way!" he commanded and KID paled an instant.
"Are you insane stop you can't these are the Sunflowers a treasure of humanity-!!"
"Raahh!"
He jumped away in the last second, barely avoiding to get hit by a rock Conan had sent with a battle cry into his direction. Immediately he approached the male, who sat on the ground now and rubbed grimacing his head, and flashed a glance up.
"Did it work KID?!"
"Are you insane?! Admit it you aimed at me!! And I'm Kudo, I told you!"
"We haven't got time for this now! Damnit. It didn't work."

Finally, Conan had an idea. He activated his power kick boots once more and lifted his arms at KID who responded with a face full of confusion.
"Lift me up! I'll kick that rod!"
His expression lightened up and he lifted Conan high enough for him to send the iron rod with a huge crash out of the beton and a few meters further. Tiny rocks poured down onto them and KID jumped a step back with the chibi still in his arms, avoiding them. Conan tried his best to focus his thoughts onto escaping and not onto the fact KID held him in his arms.
"Good. That worked. And now out of here!"
Another rain of rocks began and KID flinched away. Both detective and thief in disguise stared shocked at the blocked exit and KID growled.
"No fear. I'll handle that."
He pulled out a small walkietalkie and snarled a few orders. Ha, Conan immediately recognized the name. Konosuke Jii, former assistant of Kuroba Toichi and now of Kuroba Kaito. The flames were unbearably hot by now, Conan had started to sweat since long.
"Hold on tight and don't you dare let go," he warned, shielding the boy protectively in his arms. An explosion was audible above them and the shrunken teenager paled.
He didn't- did he?!
The ceiling began to crack and broke, water flooded the exhibition and Conan desperately clung onto his phantom thief as the masses of water tossed them through the floors. Slowly, Conan felt himself at the edge of his lungs' capacity.

The wild ride slowed down and KID was able to swim to the surface. Gasping for air, both held each other, Conan highly aware how much he was pressed into KID's chest.
Finally the water disappeared further into the depths of the cave and Conan felt relief streaming through his veins. His KID was at his side, pressed against him, protective as ever-
After all, in his eyes, Conan was a small child... Not a teenager hilariously in love with him.

Wow, I guess it'll turn out to a three-shot. Didn't see that coming- Oh well, I can ensure you next part shall be the last.
And I shall tell you of sweet Shinkai fluff.