Rain tapped on the glass window outside the Mouri Detective Agency. Staring outside that window was a tall, brunette teenager. Her warm fingers touched the cold glass slowly and she jumped from the freezing feeling. She carefully hovered her thin hand above the glass, close enough to feel the chill, but not the shock. Her blue eyes starred limitlessly out into the foggy skies.

"Ran-neechan?" asked a small worried voice from behind her.

"Oh! Conan-kun! Sorry, I was thinking." she smiled, walking over to the small boy and picking him up into her arms.

"What's out there?" he asked, looking out the window.

"Oh, nothing. I was wondering when the rain would stop. We need to bring you to the Professors house at 12, right? Do you know what to pack? Are you spending the nigh-" she jabbered, and felt the boy look at her. "What?"

" You're lying, Ran-neechan." he accused.

" Well, no... yeah, I am." she admitted. "It's just, well... I was wondering when Shinichi was coming back. I saw him a while ago, but he hasn't been answering my phone calls since then..." she sighed.

"Don't worry. He's probably just busy." Conan smiled.

Ran sighed and looked at him. Those huge glasses fit his innocent face nicely. It made him look cuter, more impish. He was so sweet to her. Her mind went to when he had crawled into her bed last night.

"Ran-neechan?" his high voice woke her up from a light sleep.

"Uh..." she said, looking at her sweaty pajamas. "Yes, Conan?"

"Why are you screaming?"

"I was? Oh, sorry. I guess I'm stressed out..." she answered quickly.

"Want me to sleep with you tonight?" he whispered, suddenly in front of her.

"Yeah, Conan. I would like that." she smiled, and made room for her.

"So, what do you want to eat?" Ran called to Conan, tying her hair up in a thick ponytail. It felt warm and sweaty. Great, I'm getting all clammy again. Why am I so nervous? she asked herself.

"I'm not hungry! I'm packing right now." he said, and scrambled out of the room.

He's been acting more childish and innocent. She wondered. He used to be so... strong. Like we have to know his opinion. He doesn't even tag along to cases with dad anymore!

She glances at her watch. "Oh no, it's almost 11!" she gasped. "Okay. Oh! I was supposed to be at Sonoko's! Conan, I need to bring you now! Sorry! C'mon, let's go!" she ran into her fathers room where Conan slept. "Conan!" she said louder. His small form was huddled in the corner. "Conan? Did you hear me?" she said, glancing at he watch nervously.

"Ran-neechan, whats this?" he said, holding up a simple black envelope.

"Oh, um... thats nothing. Hurry! We need to go!"

"It's from "Gin." he said, his eyes big with worry. "Do you know this guy?"

"It's funny you call Gin a guy. It could be a girl." Ran said defensively.

"You know it's a guy." Conan said, and started opening the letter.

"No! Hey, it's against the law to open someone else's mail! now Come On!" Ran said with and angry tone in her voice, and grabbed his arm roughly. She ignored his protests and dragged him over to the coat closet outside the door. She dressed him into his bright yellow raincoat and through on her simple green one. "Lets go!' she smiled, and pulled him outside into the rain.

"Ran-neechan! Why did he send you a letter?' a serious voice came from Conan's small body. "What are you not telling me?"

"Nothing, Conan. Stop talking so serious. It freaks me out." Ran said, grabbing onto his hand. "Here's the train! Come on!" she said, shoving a fistful of quarters into the machine and running down the platform. They barely made it into the train before the doors closed. "Great... there are no seats... oh! theres one!" Ran smiled. She rushed into the oddly stained seat and set Conan onto her lap. "now, Conan. Don't bring Gin up again. I haven't even opened the letter, and I don't plan on ever opening it. All my friends got one. Sonoko said it was this invitation to a party. But the party was last month! I just threw it in Dad's closet. Now stop worrying."

"But..." the high pitched voice was back.

"STOP!" she screamed, and turned red as everyone on the train turned to her. "Hehehe, sorry. " she murmured.

"Thats why you shouldn't get pregnant. Teenage mothers have it bad." a mother said to her daughter. "Mom, the girl is like, 15 and the boy is like, 6. Do the math." The daughter said in an annoyed voice.

"Look, this is our stop." Conan said, jumping off Ran's lap and over to the door. Ran stood up slowly and walked over to the door. She felt a hand land on her shoulder and shake it. She turned to the person and saw a girl with curly brown hair smiling at her. "Hey Mouri Ran. Watch your back." she said, and walked away.

"Weird." Ran said, wiping the area where the girl had touched her.

"Do you know her?" a serious voice said.

"no. And stop talking like that!" she sighed, and walked through the door. The cold air caught her by surprise and she shivered. "Golly, it it so cold." she said, glancing down at Conan. "You okay?" She asked.

"Yeah." he said simply.

"Are you cold?" she asked, looking at him quickly.

" No."

"We're almost there." She said, nudging him slightly.

"I know."

"Short answers, huh?" she smiled, trying to joke.

"I need to talk to Ai." he said quickly.

"We are almost there. ran said, looking at her watch.

"I know. Lets run." he said, and took off as fast as his little legs would carry him.

Ran smiled and took off after him. She laughed and glanced up. "Shinichi's house..." she said, looking up at the house. A small light shined through the front window. She stared up and tried to get a glance of Okiya. She saw him pass through the lighted window, screaming into the phone. She jumped back as his angry face looked up and saw her. She walked away from it and followed Conan.

"Ran-neechan! Come on! " she heard him call from the door stop of Agasa's home. She walked over to the door, brushing a strand of her thick hair behind her hair.

"Almost there, Conan." she sighed. She got to the doorstep. Conan looked up at her and smiled.

"Ahh, Hello ran-kun. You're early." Agasa said, opening the door suddenly. She jumped.

"Oh, Professor! You scared me. Yeah, I had to go to Sonoko's." she said, and got down onto her knees. "Okay, sweetie. I'll be back in about... 4 hours? That sound good?" She stood up again and faced Agasa. "Can you make lunch for him? Or do you want me to?"

"Oh Ran-kun, it's fine. I'll feed him. Have fun with your friends!" he said happily. Conan waved and shut the door.

"Haibara? Haibara!" Conan screamed, running into the house. "Haiba-"

What!?" said Haibara Ai's annoyed voice. She walked up to him and crossed her arms. "What is so important, Kudo-kun?"

"Gin contacted Ran." Conan said excitedly. "I opened it slightly and found an address. I can get them! I've found them! Finally! I can get the poison for you, Haibara! I can go back to normal.!" he smiled.

"...WHAT? No! No way in hell! You'd risk Mouri-san getting hurt?" she said quickly.

"No, I'd sneak out.Alone." he smiled, happily. "I've got them!"

"no, listen to me. They will find you, and they will hurt you. bad. They'll torture all the information they can get out of you, and then kill you. And when they torture you, they will find the most terrible, painful ways to hurt you! They will shot you all over your body! Don't do it, Kudo!" Haibara said tearfully.

"Calm down! They wont even notice me." Conan said, looking away from her angry face.

"Kudo, do you think they'll let you live because you are a child? Hah! They'll take advantage of that fact. They'll make you suffer more! Conan, listen to me!" she cried, shaking his shoulders. He rolled his eyes and let go.

"Haibara, this is the closest I will ever, ever get! I'm not letting it slip between my fingers."

"Are you drunk?" Haibara said, sniffing him. "You are running headfirst into the blood bath. I'm going." she said, shaking her head and walking down the stairs.

" Yeah yeah" he said, and walked to over near Agasa.

"She has a point." Agasa said.

"Oh, not you too!" he said, covering his ears. "I'm taking this chance! I need to take them down!" Conan said, raising his small voice as loud as it could get. He huffed and ran outside saying to Agasa, "I need to go to Shinkiez street!"

"Shinkiez?" Agasa said, scratching his head.

Behind him the shatter of a glass cup filled the room. "S-Shinkiez?" said the trembling Haibara. "No..."

Ran's long fingers trembled as she held a thin peice of black stationary.

"July 12th, 11:30AM

2957 Shinkeiz Street.

It involves Kudo Shinichi's death."

"Death?" she whispered. "No, I got this a month ago... but I saw him a week or two ago... Death?" she shook again and stood up. "Well, I'm going to find out whats up. She swallowed and grabbed her purse. Shinkeiz street was only about 2 minutes away. She's make it there with plenty of time to spare.

She jumped out the door and ran through the busy sidewalk. Rain pelted into her creamy cheeks, but she ignored it. "What does it mean by, "Death?" she shouted while running. After running for about a minute she stopped in front of an old bulding. She glanced at the paper, and sighed. "This is it!" she smiled a fake grin and walked in. A man was sitting in a chair nearby He was dressed in black from head to toe.

"Wait... I know you!" she said, and turned around as the door opened again.

"Conan-kun! Sweetie, I told you to stay with the professor!" she said, then notices Conans shocked face as he stared at the man.

"G-G-Gin..." he said, and pulled on Ran's pants. "Ran! We have to run! Now!" he cried, and looked up in horror.

"Conan-kun?" she said, then felt a surge of pain from behind her head, and crashed down to the ground.

Aoko: Thanks for reading the first Chapter of Angelic Defender! It's the most boring chapter, but the next one is kind of bloody and... torturey? Is that a word? Anyways, this is the most boring, so stay tuned! I'm going to start writing it soon.

I'm going to answer all reviews here, too.