Chapter 1
Shinichi lay in her bed, staring up at the ceiling drowsily. Outside, there was a faint patter as a shower of rain fell, the quiet sound lulling her further into sleep. Feeling over-heated, she rolled over, pulling her duvet further up her chin, and a waft of cool air brushed her ankle as her foot was uncovered.
Suddenly, she was jolted into wakefulness as her ankle was seized in a strong, cold grip. Before she could move, there was a suffocating weight on her chest as an unseen figure straddled her and grabbed her throat in an inhuman grip. Mouth gaping open for a breath that couldn't come, she stared up into the snarling, triumphant face of Gin.
"Time's up, detective", he hissed, a grin lighting up his face as he raised a knife above his head-
Shinichi woke up with a start, heart pounding. She lay frozen, mind racing despite the heavy blanket of sleep still thrown over it, blue eyes wide as she tried to figure out what exactly had woken her. Was someone in her apartment? Her room? Were they standing over her even now, gun gripped tight in black gloved hands, ready to-
A muffled thud came from her right through the wall, and she slumped in relief. Nothing to worry about. It was just her neighbour again with their strange late night activities. Shinichi hurriedly rolled out of bed and padded out of the room before any other sounds could filter through and inform her just what those late night activities were- she'd never heard any moaning or even a sign that there was more than one person in the room, but there was a first time for everything.
She winced at the coldness of her tiny kitchen floor as she walked across it. She glanced at the clock, noting that the time was 4:00am, as it usually is for people waking from a nightmare. She knew that she should go back to bed, slip back into blissful unconsciousness, but the adrenaline was still racing around her system, and she was cold and sticky with sweat. She sighed and made herself a cup of herbal tea that Ran had assured her had relaxing qualities. It tasted like perfume and was the colour of strong urine, but Shinichi was willing to drink it if it afforded her a few more hours of sleep. She settled down in front of her TV on the sofa and pulled a throw over herself. 4am TV- nothing but old reruns and toddler cartoons, but she would take it. She could still hear muffled thumps coming from next door and the occasional swear word. She turned the volume up.
Despite her fragile optimism, she didn't get any more sleep that night.
A/N
Well, here's the first chapter of my new story :) The majority of you asked for fem!Shinichi x fem!Kaito, so here it is. Please forgive the somewhat lame title, but titles have never been my strong point. I may edit it and the blurb a little later.
I'm not entirely sure where I'm going with this story- it may have some supernatural elements , it may not. I guess we'll see.
Please review, I'd like to know what you all think about this ^.^