Hello! If you clicked this story, then you know what it's about. This was literally one of my childhood animes that I had watched. I recently got back to it and was inspired to write this story. Basically, is sort of a scenario if Shinichi Kudo had an aunt that happened to be childhood friends with an FBI agent. The story will follow the character, but I may switch to other character's POV later on. This will use both the anime and manga and used some of the other anime, Kaito Kid. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan/Case Closed or Kaito Kid. I only own my OCs.
Enjoy!
"...Akai-kun..."
"Hey. We promised to say our first names, without honorifics, remember?"
"...Shuichi. After we move away, when we go to fulfill our dreams, will we meet again?"
"I'm sure we will. After all, didn't we promise each other? Once I become an FBI agent, and you a renown detective, we'd meet each other again?"
"Of course...Shuichi. Let's make another promise. That we once we follow our dreams and meet again..."
"...Are you saying...?"
"Shu. Let's promise...that when we meet again...to get into an official relationship."
"...I promise...Manami."
"Ugh! This is so much work!" Manami Kimura complained out loud. Her best friend, Kotori Simizu, chuckled at her childish behavior.
"Geez Manami! Of course it's a lot of work. Or else it wouldn't be considered actual 'detective' work." Manami rolled her eyes.
"Really Kotori? Even you must think this is too much." Kotori nodded as she gave a nervous laugh.
"Yeah, yeah...Well it's because we're in charge of our own detective agency. Did you ever thank your cousin for that?" Manami nodded as she pushed away her creamy, light blonde hair away.
"Yeah. Yusaku knows...that lucky bastard. Being an acclaimed mystery writer means he has a lot of money you know? Though it was kind of him to lend us the money. I wonder how Shinichi is doing?" Kotori sighed as she finished stamping a paper. Fixing her brown hair that was in a tight bun, the woman leaned back against her chair.
"Who knows? Besides, you could always see your nephew. You live near him." Manami glared at her friend in annoyance.
"Then it looks like I miss the brat! Which. I. Don't." The woman emphasized.
Manami Kimura, a young woman about twenty sum years old, had recently started a detective agency with her best friend, Kotori Simizu. With the help of her wealthy cousin, Yusaku Kudo, the two bought a place of their own and began putting in ads to get the word out. Yusaku and Manami were blood related, despite their different appearances. Manami was born in America to her Japanese mother and half-American father. She kept in good contact with Yusaku however, and became fast friends with his wife, Yukiko Kudo, a talented but retired actress. Manami had a bit of a rivalry with her nephew, Shinichi Kudo, who also wanted to become a detective. Despite her tsundere like attitude, Manami cared greatly for her family, ever since the death of her parents at a tender age of ten. After all, Yusaku's parents were the one who took her in and cared for her. Ever since Yusaku and Yukiko moved to America, Shinichi stayed behind in her care, though the teenager preferred stay at his old house. Manami bought a small house that was only a few blocks from him and Professor Agasa, an inventor. Agasa was also friends with the Kudos and Manami. Kotori grinned.
"Of course you don't." She teased. Then, she looked at her watch. "Want to get an early dinner? I hear there's a cafe nearby." Manami nodded as she got up.
"Sure. I'm done enough work for now." She said, grabbing her red coat, her silver necklace sparkling in the light.
After locking the door, Manami walked alongside Kotori to the cafe when she spotted a building.
"Hey. Isn't that Mouri-san's agency?" She asked. Kotori nodded.
"Yep. He's also a detective like us. But, from what I heard, he's hasn't had any clients for a long time. Not after your nephew took all of his business. Hope he doesn't come after us next." She said with a smile. Manami snorted as she took out her phone.
"Yeah right. That brat maybe a smart ass, but he isn't cruel. Shinichi would never ruin my business when he just how much my dream of being a detective is." The woman replied, texting a message to said person. "I'm asking to see if he wants to come along with us." She explained. Kotori giggled.
"I hope he says yes! Your nephew is quite the looker you know?" Manami shook her head at her friend's humor.
"Please. He's so infatuated with this girl, Ran Mouri, from his high school that I doubt he'll notice you." Just then, her cell phone pinged. "Oh! He said OK, and he's bringing Ran too. Guess you'll see him after all."
After a few minutes, they arrived at a small but lively cafe. As they walked inside, a teenage boy waved at them at a table with a teenage girl.
"Yo! Oba-san!" An angry tick mark appeared on Manami's face as Kotori laughed nervously.
"I'm not that old! I'm only twenty-four years old, Shinichi!" She hissed at her nephew. The boy flashed a grin.
"Really? With your face I thought you were older." The girl at his side elbowed the boy.
"Shinichi! Geez! That's your aunt! You should respect her more!" Then, she bowed at the two women. "It's nice to meet you, Kimura-san. Simizu-san." Manami's eyes teared about as she hugged the girl.
"Oh Ran! You're so kind to me unlike my rude nephew! Please become my niece!" Shinichi snorted as he looked at the two.
With his dark brown/black hair with tufts at the end and a cowlick in the front, intelligent blue eyes, pale skin, and a thin, athletic build, Shinichi Kudo also wore his blue school uniform. Striking remarkably similar like his father, Manami often mistakes him for Yusaku at a distance away. Ran Mouri, the daughter of Kogoro Mouri. With her slender but athletic build, long brown hair, and bluish-purple eyes, she was quite the beauty, most of it coming from her mother Eri Kisaki. After settling down, the four of them gave their orders to a waiter and began to discuss among themselves.
"So, Ran. Is Shinichi still obsessed about Sherlock Holmes?" Manami asked smirking. Her nephew gave an annoyed glare at the woman before Ran answered.
"Haha...you guessed right. He just can't seem to get his mind off of that! And he promised to take me to an amusement park tomorrow too..." Manami tsked as she shook her head at the boy.
"My, my Shinichi...how can you promise a girl something and forget it? And here you wanted to be Sherlock Holmes, who was a gentleman." Se said, emphasizing the last part. The blue eyes teenager frowned.
"I did not forget! I was just teasing her! One o-clock at Tropical Land tomorrow!" he stated a bit loudly. Kotori sighed at her friend.
"Geez Manami. You're an adult. Act like one." This erupted a whole new argument, which thankfully ended shortly as the waiter brought their food.
...
"Don't forget to call me when you get home!" Manami called out to Shinichi as he and Ran headed home.
"Yeah, yeah!" He replied as the two disappeared. Manami shook her head as she and Kotori headed up to their office.
"He's going to forget." She murmured. Kotori smiled playfully at the woman.
"See? You do care!" Manami shrugged her shoulders.
"So? I never said I didn't." She answered as the woman unlocked the door. Switching the lights on, Manami dropped her purse on the couch. "...I'm going to practice my computer skills." She announced. Kotori rolled her eyes as she went to her desk.
"You mean, you're hacking? Isn't that illegal?" Manami groaned as she headed to the computer room.
"It's not hacking! Besides, if you're not stealing people's money, it's OK!" She replied before shutting the door behind her.
Switching the power button, on, the room hummed to life as the supercomputer turned on. Taking her coat off, the woman plopped down on her wheelie chair as she logged in. On her desktop were numerous files, each one labeled as "practice." Scrolling down and clicking on the internet icon, Manami pulled her long wavy hair into a ponytail.
"OK. Time to hack into an actual website." She murmured to herself as she started to put up the firewalls. Manami sucked at many things, including drawing, writing, acting. etc. The few things she could do didn't really help her with her dream job (knitting, cooking, singing, stuff like that.) Manami was stellar in martial arts, but she couldn't really bring out her full potential unless pressured or cornered. However, Manami was exceptionally skilled at the computer, which had proven useful when she helped her neighbors from being hacked or restoring lost data. Deciding to put it to use, Kimura-san began practicing, searching up ways to avoid detection and asking ex hackers to give her tips. After looking through a few websites, Manami set her eyes on a seemingly innocent page.
"All I'm going to do is change the name and they can change it back later. Nothing harmful." She thought to herself as she typed in the codes. Just as she finished, the woman noticed something odd. "Huh? That's weird. What's with this lone code on the corner...? It won't hurt if I check it out..." With a click, Manami was suddenly on a official looking website. "Whoa...Where am I?" she murmured. Scrolling around, a file caught her eye. "...Black Organization?" Something screamed inside not to click on it, not to download it, but her curiosity overcame her. And with a click, Manami Kimura sealed her fate.
FBI Agency, U.S.A
"Sir! Someone's hacking into our mainframe and is stealing the file on the Black Organization!" A officer shouted to his boss, James Black. The aged man with short grey hair and a grey mustache immediately ran over as he examined the file being downloaded away.
"What?! Don't just stand there! If we lose it, not only would we lose everything we have on the Organization, but if it's revealed, then it could be disastrous!" As the officer feverishly worked on securing the file, Black began to order the rest of the people under his division. "Everyone else! Find the signal and determine who this person is!" James tsked as he ruffled his hair in anger. Suddenly, he heard someone call out to him.
"James! What's wrong?!" The man turned around to see his two agents running towards him. The person who called out to him was a woman with short blonde hair, blue eyes and a pair of thin rimmed glasses. The man next to her said nothing, but used his green eyes to observe the situation quietly. Wearing a black knit cap over his long waist hair, he had slight bags under his eyes. James groaned out in annoyance as he explained to the two.
"Jodie. Someone hacked into the FBI mainframe and is stealing the file about the black organization. I'm having the people try to stop it and pinpoint the location, but it's still to early to say what will happen..." Suddenly, a large alarm went off, as the reporting officer cried out in anguish.
"NO! THE FILE IS GONE!" As he slammed his fists down in anger, another officer ran up to Black.
"Mr. Black! We found the location! Though the hacker had set up firewalls, we managed to crack them and discover their location." Then, in an instant, the room darkened slightly as a map was projected on a giant screen. "We've narrowed it to a small building in Tokyo, Japan. The two owners are Kotori Simizu and Manami Kumura." Suddenly, the man next to Jodie stiffened.
"...Manami...?" James and Jodie looked at him.
"...Do you know her?" Jodie asked. The man nodded slowly, and gripped his cap slightly.
"Yes. Manami was my childhood friend for several years until she moved away. I was ten and she was seven at the time. I lost contact with her after that." Then, he looked at the map. "...If I remember correctly, Manami was a whiz at computers, even at a young age." Then, he turned to face James. The man was lost in thought.
"Hm...there's a chance she might be in the Black Organization." At that, the green-eyed man chuckled.
"Ha...Sorry. I didn't mean to disrespect you. Manami might hot-tempered, but she has a strong sense of justice. She'd never be with the underground." James shook his head.
"You never know. People change after a while...I've decided. You two, head to Japan and retrieve the file. See if Kimura is really with the Organization or not." With a nod, the tow headed. James Black watched them leave. "...Good Luck. Jodie Starling. Shuichi Akai."
...
"...I am so dead." Manami thought to herself as her screen read "ERROR". "How did this happen?" She murmured to herself. Just after she finished downloading the file, Manami's computer suddenly sent her an alert saying someone had hacked her. She tried to figure out who, but they had disappeared by then. Now, she was left back onto the website from before, but the page was gone. Groaning, she banged her head on her desk. "...Kotori's going to kill me..." Sighing, Manami wanted to look into the file she just retrieved, but seeing how late it was, she decided against it. Shutting her computer off, she went outside to see that Kotori had already left, leaving a note stating that she'd be back in the early morning. Well, at least Manami didn't have to confront her yet.
...
"...And the high school detective strikes again! I'm famous!" Shinichi shouted in delight, reading the newspaper covering his latest case. Manami shook her head as she cooked his food.
"Don't get so big headed. When I'm up and about, I'll be sure to take your place in the light." Her nephew gave her a look.
"Yeah right! As if an old lady like you can do that!" The woman glared at her nephew, waving her spatula menacingly.
"And who's the one taking care of you? I don't have to do this you know?" She said with exasperation. "You don't even thank me!" Shinichi looked at her before he looked at his watch.
"Oh! Time to go!" Grabbing his food from the woman's pan, he sprinted to the door. "I'll be back tonight...Aunt Manami? Thanks, for all you've done." He said, smiling. With that, he left. Manami blinked in surprise before smiling.
"...That boy..."
...
As Manami locked the house and started to walk to her office, the woman suddenly had the feeling that she was being watched. Looking over her shoulders, Manami saw no one, but the feeling didn't fade away. The woman continued walking, and the feeling began to dig deeper into her. Unable to stand it any longer, Manami quickly sprinted away. As she neared the corner, the blonde hide behind it. Taking in deep, heavy breathes, Manami took a peek behind the corner to see a foreign woman looking around. Suddenly, Manami's body stiffened as she felt another one. Gritting her teeth, she swung her leg to her left. A man stopped it with ease, and held her leg there as he looked at the woman with his green eyes, smirking.
"Nice." He complimented. "If that had actually been a stalker, he would have been unconscious by now." Memories of long ago drifted back into Manami's mind, but it quickly disappeared as she wrenched her limb from the man and proceeded to run away. As the man watched the fleeting's woman's back, the blonde stranger came running up to him.
"S, Shu! You're letting her get away!" The woman cried out. The man shook his head.
"Who said I was? Jodie, Manami's headed for her office building. We can corner her there." Then, he broke out a small grin. "...Black was wrong. Manami hasn't changed a bit."
"*HUFF*...*HUFF*...I think I lost them." Manami murmured to herself as she leaned against the wall of her office building. "Damn...who were those guys? I don't recognize the woman, but the man...he reminds me of someone...but who? Ugh! I'm too tired to think right now!" Sighing, Manami walked up the stairs and opened the door to the office to see Kotori already working.
"Hey! I heard about Shinichi's case! Congrats on him!...Why do you look so tired?" The blonde groaned at her friend as she plopped down her on her chair, her blue eyes staring at the ceiling in exasperation.
"Ugh! I was coming to work today when these two people started to tail me! I tried to kick the guy, but he stopped it with one hand! After that, I high-tailed out of there. Do you think I should call the police?" Kotori thought for a moment.
"Hm...Well, I'm not sure. You're a detective aren't you? Why don't you figure out who these people are yourself?" The brunette answered. Manami sighed when the phone on her desk rang.
"Hello, welcome to Kimura's and Simizu's Detective Agency. How may I help you?" Manami asked as she answered the phone.
"Hello...Manami." Manami 's body stiffen as she gripped the telephone tighter.
"...Who are you? Why did you follow me?!" She hissed into the phone. Kotori, who heard her friend's words, began to reach for her cellphone.
"Oh. Tell your friend not to get her phone. It'll make things complicated." Eyes widening in shock at how the man, Manami nevertheless complied and waved her friend to stop. The man chuckled as he continued. "...You remained the same through out these long years...Mami." Manami nearly dropped the phone right then there. How did this man know her nickname? The one that he made for her...unless... Taking a deep breath, the woman whispered to the phone, making sure Kotori didn't hear.
"...Shu?" She asked, using the nickname from long ago given to a charming young boy who she moved away from.
"...Took you long enough." the man finally answered, sounding a little happy. Manami covered her mouth with her hand as she willed herself not to break down.
"Oh my...it's you. After all these years...to think we'd meet again...Did you fulfill your dream?" She asked. Kotori frowned, wanting to hear the conversation, but seeing how happy Manami was, the woman sighed as she got up and headed outside to give her some privacy.
"Yes. I became an FBI agent. What about you, Mami?" The woman laughed slightly.
"Oh well...I'm on my way there. Did a couple of cases and got my own agency, but I'm far from becoming well known yet. Shuichi, why did you suddenly decide to contact me after all these years?" Shuichi remained silent for a moment.
"...Though I wish for this to be a happy reunion, I'm afraid it's not. Manami, did you happen to hack into a FBI mainframe and steal a file labeled the 'Black Organization'?" The woman gulped nervously.
"Uh...maybe? Shu, I swear to God, I did not mean to steal a federal file. I was practicing hacking a website, and got too curious for my own good...I'm not going to jail, am I?" Manami asked slightly afraid.
"...I won't ask why you're trying to become a hacker, but don't worry. If you can return the file to me, I'll make sure the FBI doesn't arrest you. You're safe. Though I recommend you to lay low for a while..." Manami chuckled nervously.
"Haha...ya think? Where do you want me to return it too?"
"Just turn your computer on. I'll have someone else do the rest." Manami nodded to herself as she went to do as he said. After a few minutes, the woman watched as someone downloaded the file from her computer. While waiting, her curiosity peaked inside her again.
"Hey, Shu? What's this file for anyways? Is this some information about a criminal syndicate happening?" Manami swore she heard another voice beginning to protest when Shuichi spoke.
"Mami. It's nothing you should worry about...It's better if you don't know..." Just as he finished answering, the file disappeared from her desktop. "There. It's done. Mami, you can turn the computer off now." As the woman did as she was instructed, Manami had a proposal on her mind.
"...Shuichi? You know, if you don't have to go back to work anytime soon, want to meet somewhere? You know, to catch up on things?" Once again, another voice broke in, its high pitched voice indicating a female.
"Shu! You can't-!" Suddenly, she heard a loud bang. Then after a few hushed words that she couldn't hear, Shuichi spoke again.
"...Sorry about that. Sure. How about tomorrow at noon?" Manami nodded, though the loud bang was still on her mind.
"OK, got it. I'll see you then. Good bye, Emerald Eyes." Manami said, using their old names for goodbyes. The man chuckled slightly.
"See ya...Daffodil." He replied back. With that, the phone cut off, and Manami went to get Kotori.
...
"...So that's the gist of things." Manami said, explaining what happened to Kotori as they locked the building up for the night. The brunette shook her head.
"Geez, Manami. I can't believe you hacked the FBI! I hope that teaches you not to hack into things any more. Anyways, so you're meeting your childhood friend tomorrow? Is he handsome?" Manami rolled her eyes.
"Really Kotori? The first thing you want to know is if he's handsome?" Sighing, Manami recalled the time she had met him face to face. No doubt the same person who blocked her kick, Shuichi Akai indeed grew handsomer. Remembering the boy she met that day, with his wide, mischievous grin, thin build, and sparkling eyes, Shu grew passed her expectations. As she wondered what she should wear to her appointment with him tomorrow, Manami suddenly felt as though lightning struck her. Gripping her bag tightly, her skin began to turn pale.
"No...No...Not again..." She whispered to herself. Kotori looked at her worriedly.
"Manami?" Manami suddenly snapped back to reality as she gave a small smile to reassure her friend.
"I'm alright...just felt a little sick there for a moment...I need to head home. I'll see you on Monday!" With that, Manami ran away. Gasping as she sprinted, Manami didn't even stop, not when the clouds gathered and and started to pour. Drenching wet, Manami kept running, her thoughts filled with her nephew, Shinichi.
"No...No...Please, not Shinichi!" She begged as she sprinted. Memories, dark snippets returned to her. The feeling, the crash. Her parents death, the men in black...Reaching the Kudo household, Manami leaned against the wall, taking in deep breaths. Suddenly, she noticed a small boy trying to climb the gate.
"Shit...I can't even do this..." The boy growled to himself. Wearing a bandage around his head, his clothes were much to big on him. Then, Manami noticed something odd.
"Those clothes...his appearance...it can't be...Shinichi!" The woman cried out accidentally. The boy stopped and turned to look at her.
"Huh? Is that...Aunt Manami?!" With a leap, the boy ran to her. "Aunt Manami! It's me! Shinichi!" Manami blinked her eyes in shock as she stared at the boy.
"You're Shinichi?! But, my nephew is a teenage boy!" Suddenly, a loud explosion came from next to the house. The two people looked and saw an old, roundish man with grey hair and a mustache and glasses on the ground.
"*Hack*! Well, that didn't work..." Getting up and patting himself down, the man suddenly noticed Manami and the boy. "Oh? Manami-san? What are you doing here with this child?" The boy began to jump up and down.
"Professor Agasa! It's me! Shinichi!" The professor looked at the boy and smiled.
"Shinichi? Are you one of Shinichi's relatives?" Then, he walked over and clicked on the intercom. "Shinichi! You have a relative here!" The boy began to growl in frustration.
"Professor Agasa! It's really me! Shinichi! The nephew of Manami Kimura?! Should I say something you would only know?!" Then, the boy began to spout random facts about the man, some causing Manami to wince. Agasa looked incredulously at the boy.
"That Shinichi! Telling everyone my secrets..." Agasa muttered. The boy nearly ripped out his hair at that point.
"Please! I am Shinichi! I was forced to take a suspicious drug and now I've shrunk!" Manami and Agasa stared at him.
"...Drug?! Shinich?!" Manami cried out. Agasa huffed out in annoyance.
"Strange drug? I'll be judging that!" Then, he grabbed the boy. "Come here, suspicious kid! I'm taking you to the police!" As the boy struggled, Manami tried to stop the professor.
"Professor Agasa! Please! Maybe this child is telling you the truth! There's no way anyone else can look that close to Shinichi!" Then, the boy suddenly spoke again.
"OK then! Professor! You just came home from the restaurant, 'Colombo'! From your clothes, your front has signs of being wet, but not the front! Professor Agasa, that's proof that you ran in the rain. There's also mud on your pants. The only road that you could have gotten mud from is the construction near Colombo! You also have the special meat sauce stuck on your mustache!" Then, he pointed to Manami. "And Oba-san ran all the way from work in the rain! She still has her suit on, but it's soaking wet! That meant you never took the time to stop from the rain!" Agasa looked awed at his deduction while Manami looked furious.
"Oba-san?! How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not that old!" Then, her expression brightened. "Well, at least I know it's you, Shinichi!" Agasa nodded.
"Yes, but let's not talk about now. Let's continue in the Kudo house..."
...
"EH?! GUN-SMUGGLING?!" Agasa and Manami cried out at the same time. Shinichi nodded as he put on some clothes his aunt brought to him. They were currently in Yusaku's library where he often worked in before he and Yukiko went overseas.
"Yep. Apparently the guy was black-mailing him too..." Agasa looked shocked.
"And they gave you the medicine to keep you quiet..." Manami bit her lip as a look of disgust came across her face.
"How can they do that?! And too an innocent person too! Oh Shinichi! At least it didn't kill you!" The professor nodded in agreement.
"Yes, but a mysterious unfinished drug that can shrink your body...?" A look of panic flashed across Shinichi's face as he ran up to the professor.
"Professor! You're a genius right? Please tell me you have a way to reverse this!" He cried out.
"W, Wait! I don't even know what the drug's made of!" Shinichi nodded.
"Fine. Then I'll figure out who these guys are and get some!" He declared. Manami shook her head.
"Shinichi, even if you are an ace detective, you don't even know where to start! And if what you said is true, then they could be dangerous!" Agasa nodded when a horrified look appeared on his face. Grabbing Shinichi, the professor brought him to his face.
"Shinichi-kun! You must not tell anyone about this!" Shinichi looked confused.
"Eh? Why?" The old man shook his head furiously.
"If they know you are Shinichi Kudo, they'll come after you again! It'll place greater danger to everyone around you! Understand?! The fact that you are Shinichi Kudo must be kept a secret between the three of us! You must not tell anyone! Not even Ran!" Just then, Ran's voice was heard.
"Shinichi! Are you there?!" She yelled out. Everyone froze. "You didn't even answer you're phone! You're door's unlocked!" Hearing her footsteps come closer, Manami grabbed her nephew and tossed him behind her cousin's desk.
"Hide there!" She whispered to him as Ran opened the door.
"Oh! Professor Agasa! Manami-san!" Agasa laughed nervously.
"Ran! I haven't seen you in a while!" He said. Ran looked around.
"Wow! There's so many mystery novels here!" Manami couldn't help but giggle at Ran's astonishment.
"Hehe!Well, my cousin is a famous mystery writer you know? It's no wonder he had so many novels!" Ran nodded.
"Growing up around with so many books will turn him detective crazy..."
"Shaddup." Shinchi murmured out annoyed, and immediately covered his mouth with his hand. Agasa froze while Manami willed herself not to face-palm her face. Ran looked over at the desk.
"Is someone there?" Agasa tried to stop her, but Ran still went over. "Who's he?" She asked as she picked Shinichi up. He had managed to find a pair of his father's glasses and had just pushed the lens out and put them on when the girl picked him. The two stared at each other. "He's...so cute!" Ran exclaimed out loud, hugging the boy tightly. As Shinichi had a blissful look on his face, Ran looked at Manami and Agasa. "Who is this kid?" Manami opened her mouth to come up with an excuse when the professor beat her to the punch.
"Ah! That's Manami's son!" Manami and Shinichi glared at professor while Ran looked slightly confused.
"Eh? Manami-san's son?" Taking a deep breath, Manami forced herself to smile.
"Agasa's just joking! He's been teasing me about it because we look alike. He's actually the son of a distant cousin of mine!" The woman lied, giving an evil to the professor. Ran nodded as she accepted the reason. Then, she returned her attention back to Shinichi.
"Well, how old are you?" She asked smiling. Shinichi gulped nervously.
"Sixte-I mean, six!" He answered as he backed away. Ran followed him.
"Are you a first grader?"
"...Y, Yeah." Shinichi replied as his back touched the bookshelves. Ran moved in until their face almost met.
"What's your name?" She asked. Manami and Agasa held their breaths as Shinichi struggled to answer.
"Ah...Um...Shin-No! It's-!" Then, his eyes caught on a certain name on a book next to him.
"It's Conan! Conan Edogawa!" He exclaimed. Ran blinked her eyes in surprise.
"Conan...? That's a weird name." Manami decided to intervene.
"Oh, that's right! Ran, Conan's father is a Conan Doyle fan, so he named him after the author." The woman lied. Ran thought for a moment.
"Conan, huh...?" Agasa quickly came over and quietly reprimanded Shinichi.
"Conan?! You sound like a foreigner..." The boy glared at him.
"What else was I supposed to do?!" Shinichi/Conan hissed at him. "Besides, Aunt Manami was born in America! If anything, we can use it as an excuse with the foreign name!" As the two argued, Ran asked Manami something.
"Kimura-san? Where did Shinichi go?" Manami did her best to put on an exasperated face as she sighed.
"Who knows? That boy is everywhere! Agasa told me he left to do something..." Just then, Agasa thrust Shinichi/Conan into Ran's arms.
"Oh Ran-kun! Would you mind taking care of him in our place? Conan's parents are in a hospital because of an accident and they asked me to take care of him, but because I live alone, I don't know the first thing about taking care of kids! Manami also lives very far away and would be an inconvenience for her." Ran thought for a moment.
"Well, okay. But, I have to ask Otou-san first..." Conan/Shinichi was frantically shaking his head as he pulled on the professor's clothes, but he ignored him.
"Oh Okay! Just take it up with him!" Once again, Agasa began to whisper to Conan/Shinichi, trying to convince him. Manami smiled apologetically at Ran.
"I'm sorry for this, Ran. When Shinichi comes home, I'll tell him you came by." Ran smiled at the woman.
"It's alright, Kimura-san." Just then, Conan/Shinici ran up to Ran.
"I want to go to Nee-chan's house~!" He cried out childishly. Manami guessed that the professor managed to convince her nephew. Ran and Conan/Shinichi soon left after that. As Manami watched them leave, she felt Agasa's hand on her shoulder.
"...He'll be alright. Shin-no. Conan is a smart kid. He'll managed." Manami nodded.
"I know...but I just have a bad feeling. Professor Agasa, I don't think this will be over soon. Not by a long shot."
Until Next Time...
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