Because the last chapter was so short, I was able to complete the epilogue in record time! All this does is clear up some issues I thought needed clearing up, and shows Ai's thoughts on what happened afterwards. Enjoy!

Epilogue

That night, after everyone had gone home, Ai went back in the basement to work on the antidote. She'd appreciated that Conan had been considerate enough to give her the day off, though she didn't show it.

Ai decided to update what Kid had called her 'diary', while she called it a log. It wasn't a log of the progress she made on the antidote to APTX-4869, though. It was a log of all the cases she'd been at with Conan. She documented how they stumbled on the case, who was there, what the trick was, who did it, and how Conan had explained it (and who he'd explained it with). The reason she was mortified that Kid had seen it was because she had also put in her response to the different situations, too, including personal thoughts and feelings, though she had a feeling Kid would never exploit his new knowledge. She scrolled to the bottom to add a new entry about the heist, but there was already one there, one that had NOT been added by her. She would've deleted it, but she noticed at the end there was a little Kid caricature, confirming who wrote it, and it wasn't grinning cockily. Instead it was smiling encouragingly, or so it seemed to Ai. Therefore she read what it said, and felt her spirits soar.

To the beautiful Haibara Ai,

I know it's not my place to read something like this,

But I thought I'd apologize by giving you some wisdom.

Feelings for a person can be both visible and invisible,

Known and unknown, obvious and unobvious.

Therefore, if you truly appreciate someone,

Then they'll always appreciate you back.

It may take time for them to truly appreciate your presence,

But if you wait long enough and try hard enough,

Then they always will.

With this I bid you farewell, and wish you luck in your quest for happiness and peace.

Kaito Kid

P.S. You should probably NOT label this 'Kudo Shinichi's Cases' since if anyone were to read it as I've done, and didn't know the secret, it would blow Conan's cover completely. Just a tip.

Reading this made Ai feel even better than ever. She also noticed that Kid had used the Kanji for love instead of sorrow in writing her name. She was glad there was no one around to see her giddily smiling face, or they'd think she was sick or something. The poem had made her feel happy and expectant, and had given her fresh hope, but if no one else understood why, that was fine by her. After all, Kid had said 'But if you wait long enough and try hard enough, Then they always will' and Ai hoped it was only a matter of time before his words were true for her.

About Kid's poem and Ai's reaction, I'm purposely being vague. I'm not confirming nor denying anything, so take it how you will, and don't flame me about it.

This chapter concludes this story. Please read and review, and please give your thoughts, tips for improvement, and more! Thanks for reading!

-CoolKid94