A/N: OKAY. So I'm crazy. This is supposed to be a series of around 100 drabbles, though knowing my luck it might end up more. The goal is to have Shinichi/Conan logically plan and "seduce" Kaitou Kid over the course of these drabbles.

Though I don't exactly mean that in the totally sexual context. There's more ways of seducing and attracting that the physical after all XD; Anyway... here we go...

DISCLAIMER: (Which I forgot and am now adding) Luckily for the world I do not own this series as I struggle make even a single comic page a week. I still can't figure out how Gosho Aoyama does it.

Cards

words: 389

Conan sat on the roof of a nearby skyscraper. Right on the edge with his feet were dangling out over open space. If anyone had been there to see the apparent child in such a precarious position no doubt they'd think he was insane. Conan admitted they were probably right.

But, that wasn't important.

What was important was the distant white figure that went before the wail of police sirens.

Conan's too sharp eyes tracked Kid's glider as the thief soared effortlessly across the sky.

There had been a Kid heist tonight, but he hadn't been in attendance. The hurt of That incident several months ago was still a broken sting in his chest, and Conan hadn't felt like attending even though Ran had been dragged out by Sonoko.

The not-boy kicked his heels and glanced down at the dizzying drop for a moment before bringing his gaze back up. Kid was fading from view.

For a moment Conan had almost wished that Kid would end up coming his way; would come to confront him. He would have liked the battle of wits to take his mind off things. In the end, though, he was thankful that Kid hadn't.

When one faced Kid they needed to play with a full deck, needed to be ready to place all their cards on the table. Conan wasn't ready to do that tonight, and it would probably offend the capricious thief.

"How disappointing, Tantei-kun," a lilting voice purred.

Conan's torso twisted around, and he would have fallen off his precarious perch had it not been for a quick, bracing hand. Kid stood there, leaning against the wall next to the roof access door, in all his pristine moonlight glory. When had he...?

"I knew you were nothing but an observer, but this is a little much don't you think?"

Kid stepped away from the wall, pacing toward him with all the airs of a showman perfectly in place. Leaning down the thief reached out a gloved hand and tapped Conan on the nose. "I warn you, you're guardian is getting worried, but... That aside, do come and play next time Tantei-kun or I might just have to find myself a new favorite detective."

And, just like that, before Conan's lagging brain even registered the encounter the thief was gone.