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A/N: It's been a while since I wrote a Detective Conan fanfic, hope you'll like this one!


THE SIXTH MEMBER OF DETECTIVE BOYS

She always calls that guy with a lot of names: fool, deduction weirdo, detective maniac, deduction addict prince of fools and such. By that guy, Kudo Shinichi comes alive in our memories. Conan Edogawa cannot appear the same time as Kudo. Another Shinichi/Conan look alike can show up, and they might even be said to be identical yet their fingerprints are clearly different. That's because they're two different individuals to begin with, either Haibara disguised as Conan or Hattori disguised as Shinichi for a change.

Soon, the day will come when he'll have to tell her the truth. Regardless of the consequences that is. Maybe the time of Kudo's confession is not meant to arrive any time soon.

Ran doesn't necessarily lock herself up. The night's just quiet. No calls from Shinichi. Cogoro Mouri can be found surrounded by empty cans of alcohol. He's been obsessing himself with his idol star Yoko, as always. Conan excused himself with a kid's excitement of playing with Professor Agasa's newly invented toys. He's staying there for the night. In reality, he's there to see Haibara do laboratory works for the prototype antidote of Apotoxin 4869.

Eri is up playing with her cat Goro while thinking of her husband. Sometimes, things just turn out the way we do not expect them to.

Hattori and Kazuha are planning to visit Ran and the rest tomorrow. Tomorrow, in order to join the Teitan High School 09-10 Festival, Hattori insisted on going with Kazuha who accepted Ran's invitation.

Ran … can anyone guess what she's up to? Surely, Shinichi can.

As part of the entire plan, a Karate tournament will be held as the first main event. Of course, Ran's one of the championship candidates.

Shinichi simply wanted to cheer her up, because he hasn't called for quite a long time. Though he's been beside her, how can she know? And even if she feels his presence, how can she feel assured if every time she's about to see the truth, he's deceiving her again and again. This time, the gun will be pointed to someone else… the person who pulls the trigger and the person to be shot happens to be so close … things will astound them in a unique manner. Sherlock Holmes – he exists in fiction. Ran kept insisting this to him. Ever since, he knows that. Yet he sees Holmes as some great prodigy to be relied on. He's like a hero for him I suppose. And since he can't see him literally, he became one himself. This is Kudo Shinichi.

Now, who's Ran? She's a childhood friend whom he left in fear of getting her involved in a dangerous battle between him and the Black Organization if he's found to be still breathing.

Who are the Detective Boys then? They include Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, Haibara and he, Edogawa Conan. Three real kids and two real adults with the bodies of elementary school students chose to act detectives getting themselves parts in police investigations. Being lead by a child with the intellect of a great high school detective, they take part in real life cases.

Once he returned as Shinichi again, it has always been in his thoughts how he'll treat the three little friends he has as Conan.

Here comes the day of the fare. Things are going smoothly, until another murder occurred. Suspects are two students who belong to their own class … Ran's and Shinichi's and another two who happen to be their seniors.

Take the time to get this in mind. Conan and Hattori lead Inspector Megure and the rest of the officers to identify the true identity of the criminal. Credit is given to Hattori and praises are heard for the little detective. Members of the Detective Boys also received cheers from high school students, police officers, visitors, guests and all.

This is followed by the scenario of Conan grinning while staring at the prototype antidote in his hand. It's time … finally … it's time … time for twists to come …

"Conan!" yelled Ran as she's about to enter the same room. The timing though happens to be after Conan already took the drug. And with no escape, she witnessed …

This is the flow of the story. She looked shocked and though she doesn't know why, the sense of justice came to her. In front of her, he's returning. She started walking backwards … away from him … and Conan extended his hand as he whispers … "Ran, Ran, Ran … I …"

This is it. Now she knows. Though a little late, Hattori came and asked Ran to let the transformed detective change his clothes.

"Good bye for a while Conan. I'll wait outside … Shinichi." All these time, Haibara cannot do anything … and though Ran saw her, she seems to have nothing to say to her.

She locked the door and waited outside … she did, thinking that at that moment, maybe no matter how strongly she tries to figure out what to do, she's just going to deal with the flow. Will she talk to him? Will she not? Should she? Does she want to? In the last question, she knows it's a yes.

Twisted as it sounds, she woke up from a dream. She had a fever … and is in a different scenario. Little Conan is holding onto her. "It's okay. You're safe now." BO … still exists. They just lost one member. It's a case with them that just took a break. They escaped. And after forcing her to take the same drug, she's trying to catch her breathe as she feels the pain and reminisces on what just happened … and in a way, she's fortunate, cause someone experienced in the after effects of being shrunken is actually there with her. The two of them … though they knew each other long time, happened to be separated by the same drug. He just saved her, intentionally of course. That's what he does … every time he's needed.

"I'm sorry."

"What drug did they let me drink?"

"Bear with the pain."

"Who … are you?"

"Kudo Shinichi…"

"You're Conan…"

"Does it hurt?"

"Shi- …. AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

She screamed and screamed…the same feeling he had whenever he's transforming into his other identity, the same agony of having your tissues melted or the opposite in order to be Conan or Shinichi.

"It'll be over."

Soon enough, both transformed … the only thought he has is the change she has to deal because he failed to protect her. Now shrunken, she's in his hands. Now, no matter how ironic it is, he really shall never leave her …

"Let's go home…"

This time … which home?

Interpretation: The dream is symbolical. In that dream, there are people who surround them, people who know the truth and keep it from her and people who have no idea that even they are being deceived. But is he really lying? Every time she talks, it is Shinichi who thinks of what to say. He may be cheating by saying he's Conan. She believed him … despite the number of doubts she had in the past. The person who's able to stay with him and help him all those times … does she need to mind her? She's helping her. She's a she. And yet she doesn't know why she is. She's a child … but after knowing Conan's method, she's given the answer already. This is the plot, for after experiencing what he's having through … how will they deal with life … together? What explanation is he planning to give her? All she knew … is that he can no longer lie to her, can he?


Note: Haha. It's a narration.The idea just came to me. Don't get confused please! Her witnessing his transformation is part of the dream … her being shrunken and now with him … that's the thing to be continued in the next chapters ^^ Review/?? What do you think?