A/N:

This is my first fan fiction! I had this idea for years and all the KaiShin fan fics has inspired me for this story! I hope you like it!

Warning!

Yaoi, boyxboy pairing, burning people alive

Chapter 1: Edogawa Conan Has Got to Go

In a dark room, a woman growled in frustration as she tapped her long fingers on the cold metal desk. She remembered what the Boss said to her just minutes ago, "Edogawa Conan has got to go."

She couldn't wiggle out of this one. He had noticed the boy already although Kudo Shinichi had turned into Conan just over a year ago. This is bad... The boy was always asking for trouble-shrunken or not.

Her tapping began to slow as she started to think more deeply. Then finally the noise stopped, her lean fingers frozen in mid-air. And after a moment of pause, she hummed, "Hello there, Kir."

The door to the room opened and the dark haired woman entered. She leaned onto the wooden door frame and asked, "Are you ready, Vermouth?"

Vermouth checked her guns for bullets and smirked in satisfaction. "Yes." Edogawa Conan has got to go.

~.~.~.~

Kir didn't like it. What did a seven year old boy do to get into a top target list of the organization? She vaguely remembered the bright little boy that she had met when she was captured by the FBI. His eyes were shining with determination and intelligence and almost unnoticeable shadow of secrets, mysteries, death and pain over his small face. He was as clever as Akai Shuichi-or 'Silver Bullet' the as the organization like to call him. And sure, he was a bit mature for his age but he was still a seven year old!

Plus, she didn't like that smirk on Vermouth's face. It always makes her wonder what the woman is planning. She would have to be more careful. The security has been too tight to contact the FBI. She would have to do that now when the guards are changing position.

Hidden in the shadow, she pressed a speed dial. After a couple of rings, an American woman answered.

"Moshi moshi, Jodie here."

"It's me, Kir."

The woman paused and asked, "Is something wrong?"

"Yes, very... I need to warn you that the organization's organization is Edoga-" Kir's eyes widened as the gunshot fired.

"Hello? Kir?" Jodie called out. But the line was already dead. "Damn!" She cursed. Edoga...? Then she a thought struck her. Edogawa Conan!

...

"Got you~" Vermouth sang with a gun in her hand smoking.

"Ver...mouth..." Kir growled as she wiped the blood flowing from the cuts on her cheek. When Vermouth had shot the phone into bits, some parts from the phone had scraped her face.

"You really are a NOC, right?" She chuckled.

Kir frowned, realizing there is no point of lying. "So what? Are you going to report to the Boss or just kill me right here?"

Vermouth seemed to consider the options before answering, "Neither. This is rather interesting. We'll see."

Kir's eyes widened in disbelief, "You are...letting me go?"

Vermouth rolled her eyes. "You sound like you want me to kill you."

Kir frowned. "What are you thinking Vermouth?" She wondered aloud.

Vermouth smirked at this. "I was just thinking that the Boss is right. Edogawa Conan has to go. And there is nothing you can do to stop me." She walked away, with an enigmatic grin plastered onto her face. Then she suddenly stopped, turning toward the CIA agent. "In your case you are wondering, I'm leaving in 10 minutes."

Kir just stared at the blond woman in front of her then added a few words of her own. "Why does he want a seven year old dead?"

"Eight," Vermouth corrected the other woman. "It's been a year since..." Then Vermouth caught herself talking out loud.

"Since...?" Kir's eyebrows rose.

Since he was turned to a child, Vermouth thought but instead answered, "Since we've met him."

Kir's frown deepened as she noticed a ruby necklace that hung on Vermouth. She normally didn't wear jewelry unless it's part of a disguise. "What's-"

"Enough, I'm a busy person you know."

~.~.~.~

Kudo Shinichi-or Edogawa Conan-ran up the stairs, close but yet far behind the white clothed thief. When they had reached the roof, he didn't know.

He just felt hot and stuffy one moment then cold and refreshing the next.

"Tantei-kun... I've been waiting for you." The Phantom Thief purred at him.

Conan just smirked, his hand twitching to press the wrist-watch-tranquilizer.

"Ah ah ah!" Kid waved his index finger at the not-child and with a small 'poof' the wrist watch was gone. "It's rude to put people to sleep when they are trying to have a civil talk!" The thief teased.

Conan first growled in annoyance and snorted, "CIVIL? Since when were you ever civil?"

The thief thought for a second."Hmm... Since now?" Kid let out an amused chuckle at the not-child and jumped onto the railing, walking calmly on it.

"You know it just rained and the rail is slippery, right?" Conan pointed it out.

"Aw, is Tantei-kun worrying for me?"

Conan just rolled his eyes although there was a slight blush threatening to show behind his Conan mask. "If my detection is correct, you can't use your hang glider because the wind blowing in the wrong direction and make you crash into the building... So basically you are trapped."

"Well, you are half right, Tantei-kun. Now can we talk?" The wind got stronger making the white cape flutter behind the moonlit thief.

Conan huffed; he was supposed to throw him in jail, not chat with him! But he got to say that he was curious of what the thief wanted to tell him that he risked being caught. So the shrunken teen nodded his head until he felt an intense glare that made him stiffen.

He felt Them just like Ai. He had been running into them a lot lately and had developed a sixth sense. He caught a black shadow move and the cold black eyes that only seem to focus on the thief; not anything else.

He instantly reached for his soccer belt and yelled at the top of his lungs, "DUCK!"

Kid saw the man in black too; but just seconds too late. The gun was fired however the thief was lucky that he twisted his body and the bullet barely scraped Kid's shoulder. However his luck had ran out when he slipped on the rail and started to free fall from the 60 story building.

After connecting a soccer ball to the man's face, knocking him out at least for the moment, Conan caught the surprised gasp and turned just in time to see the thief slip on the railing and falling...

"KID!" Conan wasn't thinking anymore. He bent over the railing, reaching for the thief. Then he felt the cold silky glove in his hand tighten around his tiny hand. "Hold...on...ugh you are heavier than you look!"

"Uh...thank you?" Then Kid noticed that the mini-tantei was slipping with him. Determined, the thief ignored the sharp pain on his shoulder and kicked the side of the building, boosting himself up.

When the thief was safely on the roof, Conan asked, "Who is this?"

Thief scowled in hate while Conan watched in amusement and worry when the thief showed his emotion a little by little.

"No one."

Conan frowned; he was obviously not pleased with the answer that he had gotten.

"Shouldn't you go to bed, Tantei-kun?" Kid teased, his trademark grim plastered onto his face that is half covered by the shadows.

Conan scowled. He was not a kid! Well, not mentally anyway. "Whatever. I think I'm going to call the police."

"And I'll tie the man up." Kid replied automatically keeping his poker face hard and intact.

Conan nodded and headed for the stairs. He then paused and said to the thief, "This is not over. You will have to answer me sooner or later."

Lady Luck was on Kid's side at the end. The wind started to change its direction and Kid grinned wider.

"I think it is over, Tantei-kun, because it's my cue to go!" He exclaimed to the shrunken teen after tying the man to the sturdy pole. Then he jumped over the building, his hang glider immediately activating itself.

"Baka! You just injured your shoulder!" Conan paled as he exclaimed. Then he started to relax as he saw the magician thief fly safely over the dark sky. "Geez, making me worried…" Conan scowled then he turned to the black clothed man. Then the mini-detective's eyes widened in shock as the man was gone.

~.~.~.~

After couple of extremely loud scolding and swearing from Nakamori, Conan sighed and headed back to Beika.

His phone rang and he answered, "Moshi moshi?"

"Conan-kun! Where are you? Do you realize it's over eleven o' clock right now?" Uh-oh. Ran sounded really mad... "It's not polite to stay at someone's house for that long!"

"Gomenasai, Ran-neechan! I'll head there right away!" Then he hung up and sweatdropped.

He hurried to the train station. But he wasn't that familiar with this part of the district although it is part of Tokyo. He avoided the crowed roads because it would be suspicious if a kid is running alone late at night.

But that was a mistake. He tensed up; sensing one of Them not so far from where he was. He tried to go back when a strong hand grabbed him.

He let out a gasp of surprise and pain before being knocked onto the floor. Conan groaned and felt a tiny trickle of blood dripping from his lips. His vision swam but he could just make out a figure of a man and black... He felt his fears screaming at him to run. He struggled to get up but he couldn't move at all. After all he had just taken a full-blow of a strong grown man and he wasn't even in his high school self.

He gaped as he recognized the man. It was the man from the gun who tried to kill Kid. Was he one of Them? He certainly had the aura.

"I could just kill you right now..." The man said as he took out something from his black jacket. A knife? A gun? Conan did not know. But he deduced that it was probably knife. How else would he be able to free himself from the rope that held him tightly to the pole from before? Then he frowned slightly. How could Kid forget to check the man's pocket for weapons? He wasn't usually that careless... Was the thief that nervous?

"Stop it, Snake." The man froze at the voice.

"Vermouth," Snake growled.

"He's mine. Back off." Conan took a peek at the woman, and recognized her. He struggled but he was helpless as the woman picked him up.

He kicked and screamed despite the pain he was feeling before he felt a handkerchief over his mouth. The not-child began to feel dizzy and realized Vermouth has drugged him. Few seconds later, the shrunken teen dropped limp, sleeping soundly.

"Vermouth...he has a connection with Kid. I just know it!" Snake growled at the woman.

Vermouth turned swiftly at the man and responded coldly, "And the Boss wants him gone by tomorrow. Do dare to go against His order?"

Snake paled and stammered, "N-no but!"

"No buts." Vermouth said firmly. Snake clinched his jaw and bowed his head. "Good. Now go run along and chase some thieves," Vermouth mocked.

Snake's black eyes flared dangerously but managed to hold the urge to kill the woman right now. She was HIS favorite. He couldn't risk getting himself killed either.

"What are you going to do?" Snake asked but was unable to hide the low growl.

"Just my job." Vermouth stated simply as if it explained everything. And it did.

Snake nodded. "I would love to watch that kid die with my own eyes though. It would've been enjoyable to finish him up myself."

There was something that showed on Vermouth's eyes. But Snake did not notice. Vermouth continued to smirk before ordered the man in an icy voice, "GO."

Snake frowned but he swallowed his pride and complied. Once Snake was out of sight, Vermouth relaxed. She didn't notice that she had felt so tense.

"Okay," she said as she noticed the boy stir as he started to wake up. "How are you feeling, Silver Bullet-kun?"

"Vermouth..." Conan said in a hoarse voice.

"Shh... I'll take care of everything. Here," Vermouth shoved something into Conan's mouth, forcing him to swallow. Conan gagged after swallowing the thing only to be silenced by Vermouth again.

"This is hard for me too, Silver Bullet... But it is needed." Conan was on the cold cement floor now. The icy wind made him shiver.

"Oh, are you cold?" Vermouth asked as she took out her lighter. She lit it up and brought it close to the shivering boy. And closer... Conan sighed as he felt the warmth but then his eyes widened when he realized that the flame was too close to and was still getting closer.

He croaked, "What are you-" Then he screamed as pain exploded everywhere. He didn't try to hold down his fear and pain. He was being burned alive, damn it!

There was only hotness and pain all over the child's body. It was much much worse than shrinking, Conan decided.

His eyes darted around everywhere desperately. His frantic gaze met Vermouth's unfazed ones. He held back a scream as he mouthed 'Why?' to her.

She just gave him a sad smile. She paused for a moment and said, "If you are truly worth it... If fate allows us...we will meet again." And she walked away, ignoring the boy screaming in great pain.

Her words echoed inside Edogawa Conan's head before the not-child finally collapsed and was dragged into the dark and coldness...

~.~.~.~

Kaito flinched as he felt his heart tighten. Aoko paused from talking when she noticed her usually hyper best friend go pale.

"Kaito? Are you alright?" Aoko asked in a worried tone.

He quickly picked up his broken poker face and grinned. "What?"

"Don't try to hide it! You are worried about something and I want to know why!"

Kaito groaned, "Aoko~ Stop asking 'why's like you are a detective! It's annoying and I thought I made it clear by making Hakuba my prime target!"

Hakuba, who was listening silently to the conversation, suddenly snorted and asked, "That's why you always prank me?"

"No, of course not! You are also an up-tight, Holmes Freak, boring-"

"I get your point!" Hakuba groaned at the magician.

Kaito grinned widely. But it soon dropped again when he felt his chest empty with loss.

He immediately thought, 'Shinichi...' Then as quickly as it had begun, he snapped out of it. Behind his poker face, he blushed at the thought of the famous Kudo Shinichi whom he recently found out that he had been shrunken into a child. After all, he was after the jewel that grants you IMMORTALITY. What's not to believe? He smiled happily at the thought of the detective. He had wanted to talk to the chibi alone about his feelings to him. He wondered whether the chibi make it home safely. He then decided that he is going to visit him today.

~.~.~.~

It was dark. That's the first thing the not-child noticed. The next was that the burning of fire stopped only to be replaced by the icy cold feelings. Then it was a voice.

'My dear child, do you wish to live?'

It was a voice of a woman, gentle and soft. He scoffed at the question. Of course he wanted to live!

'Why?'

He frowned. He still has things to do like taking down the biggest crime organizationn and...

'You have a lover, don't you?"

The voice seemed amused as Conan felt a heat rising to his cheeks. It's nothing like that! Besides that person won't feel the same way...

'It's that Kaitou Kid isn't it?'

The voice chuckled as Conan's face turned completely red.

'I can fix all of that... You and your crush can work out and take down the organization and also escape from that Conan body that you hate so much. And all you have to do is just do me one favor…'

Conan tilted his head, curiousness clearly fixed to his face.

'I want the gem...Pandora.'

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