The Eternally Locked Mystery
Isabella's Story: When Isabella was 10 she discovered her love for adventure and mystery. Her mother told her to look into the Sherlock Holmes stories and see if they would hold her steady for a while. Well, Isabella immediately fell in love with Sherlock and every story drowned her in her love for adventure and mystery. At age 13 she created a neighborhood mystery squad as she called them. They were much like the junior detective league that Conan is a part of. After solving many mysteries, childish and serious, Isabella continued her hard work as a detective in school and when her parents moved her to Japan, she worked even harder on being the best and two words are to blame: Jimmy Kudo. He challenged her in every way and she could never beat him. So Isabella eventually decided that instead of trying to beat the best in Japan that to team up with him instead. Of course her name would never make it into the paper with him because of how hot headed he was, but you could always see her in the back of all of his front page photo, standing there with a small smirk on her face. Once Jimmy went missing she assumed that he left the country to assist on other cases. 'Here's my chance' she thought, and then Richard Moore took over. She noticed something off about this right away and looked into it. Richard became great when a child by the name 'Conan' moved in with them. Isabella met Conan a few times on a case or two she had been working on and managed to knocked off his glasses at least once. That's when her suspicions got deep and she drowned herself in trying to find Jimmy, but way too many things lead back to Conan.
Chapter One: Where Everything Connects
As Isabella sat at a computer desk in her school, she searched deep into the missing Jimmy Kudo case she had put together herself. As she sat back in the chair she unclipped her long lushes, multi-shades of golden locks allowing them to fall down her back as she shut her eyes. Her light navy blue blazer sat on the back of her chair, her green tie hung untied around her neck and her white button down collar shirt lay completely unbuttoned and open, hanging behind her and on top of her chest, her sleeves rolled up with a black tank top underneath and a cotton candy lollipop in her mouth in substitute for the traditional detective cigarette. Isabella refused to smoke but a lollipop stick often looked like a cigarette from a distance, so she enjoyed her illusion as she swirled her tongue around the lollipop. She opened her eyes slightly and glanced out at the snow covered courtyard. Her fascia eyes glistened lightly from the falling snow combined with the setting sun. "It'll be dark soon." she whispered to herself. She sat up quickly and rested her elbows and forearms on her thighs as she hunched over, her long hair falling over her shoulders and nearly covering her eyes. Isabella looked down at her boots as tears formed in her eyes. "I'm trying my hardest Jimmy. I really Am." she whispered, then cupped her face in her hands and sobbed lightly. "But you're the one case I can't crack….. The person I can't seem to save…." She cried and held herself. Rachel stood in the door way of the Library looking at her and lowered her head with a frown playing on her lips. She shut the door to the library and stood against the wall with a deep sigh when her cell went off. "Hello?" she answered as she placed the small device to her ear. "Hey Rach!" Jimmy responded on the other line happily. "Jimmy?" Rachel started slowly. "What's wrong Rachel?" Jimmy asked softly. "You should really contact Isabella sometime soon. She hasn't seen you since you left and she thinks you're in danger. She's been staying at school late trying her best to put together what could have happened to you." Rachel told him. Conan clenched his bow tie in his hand and lowered his head. He remembered Isabella so well and couldn't imagine her with tears in her eyes but at this time he could. "Do you have her number?" He asked in his actual voice. "Yeah." Rachel read off Isabella's number. "Just let her know your ok." She said to him. "I will." He said happily. "Oh, look at the time. Rachel, I've got to go, they are going to need me back on the case anytime now. See ya!" and without letting her say good bye he hung up. Conan walked over to Dr. Agasa and handed him the number. "Call her and tell her to meet me here." He instructed him. "And how do you plan on meeting this girl Jimmy?" He asked him. "Easy. I'm going to tell her that I'm Jimmy." He stated. "You know this is very dangerous." Dr Agasa reminded him. "I know but she's the only other detective that could possibly help me and I know she will." He said smugly with a smirk. "And how do you know this?" Agasa asked him. "Because…. She's Isabella Thorn." He looked at the number on the desk, and then grabbed it. "Better yet." He picked up the phone again and dialed in the number. It rang a few times, then voicemail. No answer at all.
Isabella buttoned up her white shirt and folded her tie in her hands. She stuffed the tie into her school back with her lap top, and then put her blazer back on. The sun had already set by the time she reached in her bag for her cell. Isabella grabbed her cell and placed it in her skirt pocket as she pulled her coat on with her gloves, hat and scarf. She pulled her phone out again and checked it. "Missed called?" she questioned to herself and saw she hadn't known the number, so she called it back. "Hello?" Dr Agasa answered the phone. "Um, hi... This is Isabella Thorn. I missed a call from this number?" she questioned. "Oh, yes. I have a message for you Miss Thorn. Jimmy said to meet him at his home tonight." Agasa said gingerly. Isabella's face lit up. "What time?" she asked excitedly. "Eight o'clock." that's an hour away. She thought. "Let him know that I'll be there!" she said excitedly and hung up the phone. She ran out of the front school doors and straight to the train station not trying to miss a moment of seeing Jimmy. The minute longer she waited, the more anxious. She'd been worried sick for months and had no real leads on what happened to him. She ran off the train and directly to his house. 7:50, I made it with time to spare. She thought happily as she rang the bell. "Hello?" a small voice echoed out. Isabella was taken again. "Conan?" she questioned. "Oh you're here!" He said in shock. "Yes, where's Jimmy?" she asked. "He's here. I'll let you in." He said excitedly. "Ok, hurry up its co- aaah!" Isabella screamed. Two men dressed in all black grabbed her and pinned her down. "Help!" she screamed. The blond man smirked. "Your beloved Jimmy is dead kiddo and now, so will you…. You shouldn't have put your nose where it didn't belong." He told her in a raspy hushed voice. "Noooo!" she screamed as she squirmed trying to get away from them. The bigger man grabbed her by the jaw and held her mouth open, forcing her to take the same pill they did Jimmy. The blond knocked her over the head once and she hit the floor unconscious. The two men jumped into a black car and drove away. Conan heard everything on the other side of the intercom and tried to get out there as fast as he could, but when he did it was too late. Isabella's body had already shrunk. Her small body lay there lifeless in the snow, her clothes hanging from her small frame. Conan lowered his head and lifted her into his arms, carrying her back into the house where he laid her down on a couch and sat on the floor. The one person he was sure could help him, was now stuck with him.
Isabella rolled over on something soft. She slowly opened her eyes to look around her. I'm alive? She thought as she sat up. This is Bucker Kudo's study in Jimmy's house. She thought as she stood up to stretch. "Jimmy?" she called out, then grabbed her throat in shock. "My voice?" she questioned herself, then panicked. Why do I sound like I'm 9 again! Isabella looked around the room hoping to find a mirror. "Look whose up." The voice of a little boy echoed through the study. "Conan?" Isabella turned around. "Yes…. And no." He stated as he walked closer to her. "Isabella….. I'm Jimmy." He said softly. "And you've been shrunken to my age." He informed her. "Poppy-cock!" she told him as she crossed her arms. Isabella looked down at herself, eyes wide. They were that of a child. Her voice was small and squeaky. "Oh god…" she trembled as she ran her hands over her chest and over her curves and hips. "My body… What's happened to me!?" she screamed with tears in her eyes. "Jimmy, what's going on?" another girl's voice came from the other room. "She called you Jimmy." Isabella said in a shaky voice. A Girl with short light brown hair walked into the room. "It appears someone else has fallen victim to the APTX 4869." He told the girl. His voice was serious and angered. He sounded just like Jimmy when he was about to solve a case. The girl's eyes widened as she walked over to her. "Who drugged you? Why did they do it?" She asked her. "Vi, stop it." Conan grabbed Vi by the shoulder. "I don't know who they were but they told me I was in too deep and that they wanted me dead." Isabella growled. "I didn't want this. NOW WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME DAMN IT?" Isabella screamed in fear and anger. "I don't like this. Is it temporary? Is it permanent?" she questioned. Conan and Vi looked at each other and sighed. "We don't know…." Conan stated. Isabella slumped down to the floor and started to take deep breaths. "ok, can the two of you explain?" She asked. The two of them nodded and Conan began to explain what had happened to him then Vi explained her connection to it all. Isabella curled up and hugged her legs. "I see." She answered softly. "So what am I to do now Jimmy?" she asked him, now completely believing that it was him. "I guess….. You have to stay with us and do what we've been doing until everything gets put together." Conan said to her. Isabella looked at him. "So I now have to change my name from Isabella Thorn to what?" she asked him. "I'm not sure. I figured mine out myself and Vi was given her name by Dr Agasa." Conan informed her. "hmmm…" Isabella leaned her head back and looked up at the ceiling as she thought about it. Then, a smile cracked on her face. "Irene." She grinned as she sat up right. "Irene Vine." She said happily. "Why the name Irene?" Vi asked already knowing the answer. "Because;" Isabella smirked and looked over at Conan. "Because, every Sherlock needs an Irene." She laughed just a little as Conan's face turned bright red. "Something wrong Conan?" she asked him in a teasing voice. "Shut up Isabella!" he told her. "Who's Isabella? My name is Irene." She winked at him. "stop it Irene." He told her with his face red as a tomato. Isabella laughed happily then took a deep breath. "So…." She bit her lip. "I don't want to be a bother to Agasa, so where am I going to stay and tell my parents?" Isabella asked him. "I'm not sure." He told her again. Isabella smiled as she pushed her golden locks over her shoulders and pulled it into a tail. "Can I get a pair of jeans, a blouse, scissors, needle and thread? I've got work to do on my clothes. Also, paper and pen please!" she smiled, "Ok." Vi told her and walked off. Conan looked at her in confusion. "what are you doing Isa- I mean, Irene?" He asked her. Isabella smiled. "I'm going to make myself some clothes and then, im moving in with you and Rachel." She grinned. Conan's face flushed red then went pale. "for once, Irene will be with her Sherlock." She giggled. Conan could see it now: He was going to be living in the same house as his own love interest and his greatest teaser; Isabella Thorn.
OOS: I know that i am still working on my Inuyasha fan fic as well, but i couldnt let this one pass me by! lol. I hope you all enjoy it and chapter three for inuyasha should be published soon! till then, Lovely Claws. ^_~