Disclaimer: Detective Conan © Aoyama Gosho. This story © Aizawa Li Syaoran Vessalius & RavenShooter

A/N: Hello guys! This is my first time in making DC fanfic. And this is combination of ideas from me and RavenShooter. Hope you enjoy this story ^^

OUR BATTLE FOR A NEW LIFE

PROLOGUE

I ran.

I knew it was useless to try and escape. But nonetheless, I continued to run.

They were catching up. I increased my speed despite myself understanding the hopelessness of this situation. They had longer legs. They are men. I'm just a child despite my real age. I would be caught real soon.

My heart thumped hard. I was just a child and my decreased stamina was diminishing. I started to pant heavily. My breaths were being more ragged and I desperately tried to catch enough breath as I continued my sprinting. My legs were turning to jelly but I can't give up. I promised that I would be there. I would never break that promise. I won't get caught until I see that cocky smile that always makes my day. I won't.

Their footsteps were getting closer and closer. They were shouting something incomprehensible and I didn't care. I just needed to get into a crowded place. Why did I choose to take a deserted shortcut to the cinemas? If I never went down that dark road, I would never meet them. Especially him. The one who I never want to meet again.

Light. I was waiting for that to appear. I hurried up. I needed to be back on the lighted street which would be most likely crowded with people. If I was part of the crowd, I might be able to lose them.

Almost there…

The steps behind me became faster. I could hear the fatter one breathing hard. Well, he wasn't the only one. I felt like I was going to faint anytime soon. My lung hurts from the pressure and my legs were becoming weaker in each step I take. But I mustn't stop. I'm almost there.

I'm only a step away from the scariness of the dark alley…

Light enveloped me as I burst out of the alley. I tripped on my fumbling feet and fell out of the crowd that I had jumped into. I fell onto a rough, black floor. The little pebbles and stones sliced my hands and face.

Then, I was overthrown in light. I turned my head slightly to the side to see a blinding white light. It was nearing me and I wondered what it was. I closed my eyes slightly as I was blinded by its purifying glow.

"HAIBARA!"

My name. Made up but I got used to calling it my name. Someone was calling me. I rolled my eyes slightly to the sides and saw him. His usual confident face was replaced by a look of sheer terror. Why was he terrified? I'm safe. I'm in a crowded place. They won't dare to hurt me in such an open space. Yet, he was still trying to push through the massive throng of people who had stopped in their places. They were looking at me, mouths wide opened. Why were they looking at me like that?

The light became too intense and I closed my eyes completely to shut them out. He screamed again, his voice more breaking and horrified. I opened my eyes again to look at him. He had pushed through the crowd and was rushing towards me. It seemed that every step he took was slowed down by a thousand times.

A flash of pain interrupted my thoughts and the white light became red, shielding me from seeing him. Screams could be heard; so loud that they hurt my ears. I felt as though I was flying through the air and a stinging pain overwhelmed me. I opened my eyes and to my surprise, I was actually flying. My eyes widened as I saw a silver car zoomed beneath me. The pain. It hurts. It was not like anything I felt before. It filled my entire body. I felt as though my insides were slowly getting crushed.

My back hit the ground; something that I know now was the road. The first impact was shocking, so excruciating but as sudden as me hitting the floor, the pain disappeared. It ebbed away and so did my consciousness. I felt something very wet slide down my forehead and it didn't take me even a second to guess it was blood. My sight became blurry and I closed my eyes, tired beyond compare.

"NO! HAIBARA!"

It was him again. He sounded so worried. I wanted to call out to him and tell him that I'm fine. I am really fine. I just wanted to sleep. There's nothing to worry about.

But my weariness didn't let me and finally, blackness overcame me, cutting me from the outside world.

Who knows if it'll be forever.

~Conan's POV~

NO!

I could only watch helplessly as Haibara got hit by that sliver car. She looked so peaceful when she flew, perhaps only a little shocked that she was flying through the air. It was as though I was watching everything in slow motion. I saw how she slammed onto the road, her head banging onto the hard ground. I was still so far away from her and couldn't do anything as I watched how she closed her eyes slowly as though she was going to sleep.

I screamed her name again and again until my voice became hoarse but no matter how loud my screams were, she didn't stir. I was rooted, my legs numb from shock. In my mind, I was screaming at myself to move. I couldn't. I just couldn't.

"Someone call the ambulance!"

Ruckus reigned in that crowded street. Thousands were shouting, many were running towards Haibara. I couldn't do anything. I could only watch. People were screaming, many pulled out their mobile phones to call for an ambulance. Many had rushed to Haibara to check on her situation and based on their screaming for an ambulance, I knew that it was bad. Really bad. And yet I couldn't move. I just stood there, jostled left and right as people rushed around me.

"Damn…"

I jolted out of my dreamlike state. That voice. I had heard it before. That dreaded, emotionless voice that shook me to the very core. It scares Haibara, even more than it angers me.

I raised my eyes; half hoping that he would not be there.

He was. Dressed in black all over, he was standing at the mouth of the alleyway that Haibara had run out from. He was glaring at the crowd around Haibara, his hand itching to remove his gun from the holster on his hip. Behind him, an exhausted looking mad neared him. He was wearing black as well. His eyes were shaded with a pair of dark sunglasses. There were only two people that I know who dresses like that.

Gin and Vodka.

Something within me stirred. I struggled to keep my feelings of anger, shock and fear down. It was no doubt that the accident was caused by them. They looked out of breath, a sign that they had been running. And Haibara looked scared when she appeared. As though she was being chased by them. There was no doubt that they were chasing her.

But the question was why?

Did they find out about Haibara? Did they find out that she was in fact Sherry? Did they find out that I was the shrunken Kudou Shinichi? Too many questions and there weren't any answers in sight.

I then realized I had regained the use of my legs. I slowly inched towards them, trying to keep myself hidden in the massive crowd that was running around despite the traffic. They were so focused on Haibara who lay bleeding on the road that they didn't even notice my presence. Who would if the main concern of the moment was Haibara? No one would notice a ten year old boy clad in a simple black biker jacket and jeans.

Gin looked disgusted as I neared him. His thin lips were twitching as he stared at Haibara. I wondered what was going on in that evil mind of his. He was apparently pissed that there were so many people around as he was hissing to anyone who dared to bump into him. His silver eyes flickered angrily as he watched. His hand hovered at his hip, ready to pull out the hidden gun as soon as danger was imminent. Behind him, Vodka clutched at a lamp post; bent over as he tried to catch his breath. His beefy left hand was pressed to his side, trying to press down the stitch that was most likely to be hurting him. He was sweating all over and panting hard as though he had just run a marathon.

I was only a few feet from them when Gin growled under his breath causing a passerby to jump slightly.

"Damn…" a hiss ensued from his clenched teeth, "too many people around…"

His silver eyes roamed around but not once did it landed on me. He was checking out the number of people that would become witnesses if he tried to do anything.

The scream of sirens was heard. I spun around to look for the ambulance that would come with the sound. The people on the streets moved away as the fated ambulance came, squeezing past cars and other vehicles that were stuck thanks to the numerous people on the street.

I watched as the ambulance came to a screeching halt near Haibara and a few paramedics jumped out of the back. They hurriedly pulled out a stretcher from the back and quickly went over to Haibara. They worked efficiently; carrying her onto the stretcher, fixing an oxygen mask on her nose and mouth, wrapping her head with bandages and taking her essentials all together. I stood watching them as they pushed Haibara into the ambulance and jumped back into the ambulance. They slammed the doors shut and the ambulance began to speed off, their sirens wailing. Everything happened in less than a few minutes.

"Ack…"

Vodka gasped and rasped as he straightened up. He glared at the ambulance which turned a corner and was gone in a few seconds. He turned to face Gin and stumbled over to his seething partner. I inched a little closer, intent on hearing their coming conversation. I pushed through the noisy crowd who had started to move back to their own business after Haibara was swept off to the hospital. They still hadn't noticed me.

"Aniki…"

"I know Vodka," Gin snapped, "We lost her."

"What are we going to do now?"

"Wait. There's nothing else we could do when we still have no idea if she's alive or dead."

"How about Anokata?"

"I'll talk to him."

Gin stopped and stared at the place where she had last lain. He smirked and gave a small laugh that I would not have caught if I wasn't paying close enough attention.

"Get well soon Sherry…" he whispered, his teeth glinting in the light as he grinned evilly, "I'll see you real soon…"

complete shock as I watched them disappear into the shadows. I couldn't believe it. After all these years that we had worked hard on keeping ourselves hidden.

They knew.

They're coming.

Prologue, End

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