Chapter 1

It out started like any other day. It should have been like any other day. But no, it defiantly wasn't. Sometimes I really believe that god has it in for me. You know with my best friend off to who knows where, my parents obsessively fighting and having to deal with murders almost every single day of my life, you'd think I would catch a break, to equal out the good with the bad. Only if life really was that easy.

"Shopping Trip? Now!?" I asked into the phone, somewhat puzzled. "YES! I need to update my wardrobe and, besides it feels like we haven't hung out in forever!" Sonoko mused into the phone. I sighed, it was true, it had been forever since I had time to hang out with her, nether less any of my other friends. I've been too busy with school and karate that things like that had been slipping away from me.

"Yeah, I know I'm sorry about that! It's just that these big tests are coming up and I guess I have absorbed myself to much into them. But do you really think a late night shopping trip is really the best idea? What store would even be open at this hour?" I looked toward the digital clock on my desk, it blinked the red numbers 10:30 at me.

"Oh I looked it up; the mall downtown is having an all-nighter sale, and guess what Ran, EVERYTHING IS ON SALE. And when I say everything, I mean that expensive hand bag I have had my eye on for quite some time now!" She squealed into the phone. I couldn't help but laugh, "Of course you would find someplace open at this time of night and to have that handbag. Sure why not. Let's go, I'll be ready in about 15 minutes so pick me up then?"

"Sounds great! Alright see you then!" She sung as she hung up. I smiled as I put the phone back onto the desk. Going out actually sounded like a pretty good idea at the moment, maybe it would give me a chance to clear my head. But, in order to have this night out on the town, I would have to sneak out first. And that wouldn't be an easy task considering I'm living in a house with a detective sleuth.

I quickly grabbed my bag from my closet and got my things together as I slowly made my way out of the room. I looked down to hall to make sure that my Dad was sleeping and lucky for me my Farther was a very noisy sleeper. I could hear his snores from down the hall. I took a deep breath and slowly started to make my way to the door, as I tried to make each step as quite as a mouse.

Maybe this wasn't going to be as hard as I had thought it would be. I reached out my hand for the door knob and started to twist it the shiny object. "Ran-neechan?" My hand froze in its position and slight disappointment washed over me.

I turned around to the carrier of the voice only to see the little boy whom my Farther and I had taken in so long ago. "Oh, Hey Conan-kun, why are you still up? Didn't you go to bed like an hour ago?" I asked as I bent down to his height level.

Geez, it was times like these where the little guy really resembled Shinichi. Without his glasses they could have been twins. My heart started racing at the thought of him. Thinking of Shinichi really wasn't going to help me clear my head, which was my goal for the night.

"I could ask you the same thing." His round blue eyes searched me over. I feel as though I'm being interrogated, like he's doing a body search over me. And tat was something else he had in common with Shinichi, he always could tell when I was up to something.

"Why do you have your bag with you? Are you going somewhere?" He asked as his eyes made its way to my bag.

I sighed. There was no getting out of this was there. "Fine, you caught me. Sonoko and I were planning on going to his all-nighter sale at the mall downtown. I know I should have asked Dad but I know he would have just said no and I really needed to get out of the house for a while" I confessed.

Concern washed up all over his face "You're going to go out? At this time of night? Are you sure that is a safe thing to do Ran-neechan?" I started at him. He was trying to guilt trip me. His voice was going higher then it usually does and I couldn't help but feel the guilt.

"I'm sure I'll be fine. I'll be with Sonoko, and besides," I lifted my arm straight across from me and flexed my muscle "I'm a Karate champion remember, I can take care of myself" Conan let out a quite chuckle and lifted his gaze toward my face and smiled.

"Okay, Ran-neechan. I'll cover for you but don't stay out too late!" I smiled gleefully at him and quickly leaned down and gave him a kiss on the cheek. As I got up to leave I saw his face turn bright, tomato red. Conan sure was a strange kid. And those were my final thoughts as I made my way out the door.

:) And that would be my first chapter! The action will start in the next chapter! Whoo! So feel free to Review love bugs.