Under the Façade

I don't own detective conan or any of the characters. This story takes place before Amuro was identified as a spy infiltrating the organisation.

Chapter One

He fell to the ground with a thud. The rain, heavier than ever carried his blood all around the alley. His hair soaked in his own blood. The gun is still smoking, she drops to her knees with her hand still on the trigger. She looks up, the rain hitting her face, hard. She doesn't seem to mind, doesn't seem to notice. Her breathing is heavy as she extends an arm to the side of his neck. She bows her head for a few seconds then looks up again, he's dead and I can't believe what I just saw.

She turned her face towards me, her eyes deep and empty and her face emotionless, she slowly gets to her feet and start walking towards me. I want to run but my legs wouldn't, as I stare at the gun in her hand. Her steps are slow and steady, two meters away and she doesn't stop. Under the hood of her jacket, her hair was dripping reddish drops of water, blood and water shine under the moonlight. My legs don't budge, I try to scream but no sound comes out, not even a whisper. She's so close now and I could clearly see her face. Her eyes are deep blue and incredibly miserable. Her lips are pale from the cold, the corner of her forehead is dripping with blood that travels all the way down to her neck and towards the rest of her body. Everything about her was lifeless.

She moves her gun less arm to the collar of my shirt then squeezes at my shoulder and then slowly lets go. She takes a few steps back with her eyes still on me, turns her back to the wall then drops to the floor. The movement caused the hoodie to fall of her head. I know her, well not really. It was her hair, her hair was frightinly familiar, that short strawberry blonde hair of hers. Have I seen her before? Do we go to the same school? I didn't know and I didn't stick around to find out. I could feel my legs starting to respond to my commands again and so I ran faster than I ever have. She could have been dead or she could have been roaming the streets looking for the next kill. But I just ran for my safety and I ran for my life.

My heart is still racing, my legs throbbing with pain. I don't stop running until I crash into the apartment door. I turn my head back to the dark wet street, waiting for a shadow to emerge into the light, nothing. I knock hard on the door. Beyond that door, I'm safe I have to get through this door. The door swings open and a suited man stands before me. I'm too scared to talk so I just run past him, past everything and straight into his arms. He was shocked, everyone was. I dig my head deep into his shoulder not wanting to let go of the warmth of his embrace, he gently pushes away after a while.

"What happened?" he asks wearing a concerned look. I say nothing for a while, he is looking me in the eyes.

"He's dead" I say, everyone shifts at their feet. "Who's dead?" he asks placing his hands on my shoulder. "Amuro-san, he worked at the café next to the agency"

"DID YOU SEE IT HAPPEN? DID THEY SEE YOU?" Taken aback from his outburst I took a couple of steps back. I look around and everyone is staring, everyone is waiting. I turn my eyes back to him and I'm scared all over again.

"Y-yeah she saw me I-"his face twists in frustration and the room got too noisy too fast.

"What did she look like?" I can hear the urgency in his voice.

"Foreign, maybe American or English a blonde- "he drops his head in frustration.

"Did she do anything to you? Did she hurt you?" he asks with a shaky voice "she just touched me then dropped to the floor, I don't know if she's dead or alive I just got out of there," my voice is shaky and tears are blocking my vision. He rests my head on his shoulder for a while.

"Two of their best are dead this is too good to be true," Jodie wonders. "Why would they kill their own?" someone says. "It's not n their best interest" said another. I was scared before but now I'm just confused. I ask him. He doesn't respond, he just guides me away.

A couple of hours later and I'm sitting in a bed, a doctor has come to see me, see if I'm doing okay mentally. I stand and look around the room. It's simple, nothing but a small bed and cupboard. I'm about to walk out of the room when the door clicks and in he comes.

"How are you feeling?" he asks

"I'm not hurt if that's what you're asking," he gives a small smile. Nothing is said for the next few minutes which was more than I could take. "What's going on Shinichi?" I ask him "you texted me this address saying that you'll be here and that I must come to you but why? Where are we? Why are the FBI here and who is that woman I saw murder Amuro-san?" I ask in one breath frustrated from the lack of information.

"Ran this is the case that I have been working on," he begins in a soft voice, "this is a place where you will be safe, where you will be protected by the FBI in case someone tries to hurt you in order to get to me". I want to ask him why anyone would want to hurt him but he holds up a finger to silence me "as for that woman she is one of the criminals that we are after," he pauses to make sure I'm digesting all the information he is providing me. "She is a part of an organization that has been around for decades responsible for murders, kidnappings, bombings, extortion and pretty much everything in between-"

The door swings open and a man wearing the official FBI jackets enters "we have an unidentified person in the premises!" he tells Shinichi who springs to his feet screaming at me to stay in this room and then joins the rest of the crowd outside. Curiosity got the better of me and I walk out of the room and into the rush of noise. Guns were pointed to the door, Shinichi was holding what looked like a stun gun. Shinichi's mum who I haven't noticed until then peeks through the peep hole on the door "false alarm she's a friendly," she announces as she hurries to unlock the padlock on the door.

A woman falls through the door. The woman. She holds a hand to her bleeding side as she stands and stumbles to her feet. She stands up straight and her face is as lifeless as ever, she is still holding the gun. Shinichi starts walking towards her and I want to scream but for the second time that night my voice fails me. He reaches for her side and his face is swimming in fear and concern and I can see him sweating as he places his hand on her bloody skin and shouts out for a medic. His body shakes as he looks down and sees her blood all over him.

She pushes him away, hard , and he falls to the ground. He is about to say something to her when she speaks in a cold voice "I think your girlfriend might have something to say first". Everyone turn to look at me and I'm looking at her and I begin to shake as the image of Amuro-san's body falling to the ground flashes through my mind.

"It was her" I say "it was her! She killed him!" I scream. The room is silent.

TBC

Chapter two soon. Reviews and suggestions welcomed.