Note: hey guys...sorry for not updating in a long time,and sorry-er for writing yet another fiction,but I can't help it really! I'm all into Detective Conan for the time being,so I can't think of anything else.
This was supposed to be a one-shot,but the story got too long... but that's not how a chapter driven fiction is like; the chapter has alot of unrelated stuff,so it's more like part 1 of a 2 parts episode. I'll try to finish the story soon,but in a week or so school starts...I wish I could finish one interesting story (I hope you like that story,even though the fiction lacks research...and maybe some vocabulary...)
names and dialogues are all Case Closed version,but the setting is the usual undubbed.
sorry if my style sucks, but I'm no writer,I'm more of an artist,but not that good to make fancomics (for fan art though,check my deviantart account)
P.S: I also used a website called behindthename,to research names to use.
Disclaimer: Why'd I write fanfiction for something I own? is that even necessary?
Love Kills: (Part 1)
It's been 10 years since that fateful day,when Jimmy Kudo ceased to exist,and Conan Edogawa took his place...shortly after was the birth of the sleeping sleuth,and a desperation,for Jimmy to return to his normal body. At first it was like a walk in the park. 'I'll find those two men in black,get the drug,and Agasa will create the cure!' he thought. he thought it would take a week or two,and everything would be back to normal,Edogawa will be nothing but memory,that no one really cared for much. But time passed by,two weeks became two months,then four,eight,a whole year. and before he new it,Edogawa dug himself into people's lives,he became more than an alternate identity to Jimmy Kudo. he became a friend,a foster child,a famous foster child for crying out loud! people would run to his side for autographs,not noticing the famed detective,the sleeping sleuth himself! he became known as the KID hunter. but non of this really mattered though,because out of all what he became,the most shocking thing was,he was like a brother to Rachel. now,even if Jimmy won this tough battle,and defeated conan,once and for all,Rachel would still grief,for she'd have lost a brother that day. or he could tell her the truth and risk dying, it was his call anyway. either way, he may not have to destroy Edogawa,after all,Jimmy lost a long time ago. here he is,wearing his high school uniform,looking just like he always wished he'd look,yet he wasn't Jimmy,He was still Conan,wearing the same damn glasses. being as innocent...scratch that, acting as innocent as he's always acted,being the straight As kid and all. you'd think he's better of as Conan,he gets to relive 10 years of his life,fixing all the mistakes he made. also,now he has friends,and a family...maybe he's not as rich as he's always been but still,it's mentally a better life. but there's that one person,that was more valuable to Jimmy than Conan. Rachel.
a tear threatened to fall down,but Conan rubbed it with his sleeve before it could drop. if anyone asked he'd say he was just sleepy and was about to yawn, but no one did,he was in his room. the room that Richard decided to add to their house after five years of freeloading. though,I wouldn't really call it free loading when when Mrs. Kudo,or rather 'Mrs. Edogawa' gives the Moores about a million yen each year. that's enough money for another room right?
Conan decided to stop staring at himself in the mirror (finally) and went down to the agency below,there he saw a beautiful young woman of about 26, she had messy hair,but at the same time her hair was unique, strings of hair keeping her hair behind her shoulders. she was dressed in a shirt and a skirt. nothing much,but to conan,anything looked beautiful on her. the said woman,Rachel, was preparing breakfast. while a man in his late 40's was whining from hunger. he looked like a zombie,probably because he got to wake up early;they don't call him the sleeping sleuth for nothing! but I'm exaggerating though; aside from his messy hair,his unshaved beard, and his sleepy eyes,he was pretty normal. he just gotta shave,comb his hair,of course after taking a shower and he'll look like this: a man with a small mustache, hair jelled back,aside from 2 locks that stay above his forehead. right now he's wearing his pajamas.
"oh,good morning Conan!" Rachel greeted,looking up from the food she was preparing
"uh,good morning Rachel" Conan replied,snapping out of his state of daydreaming,if you could call it that.
Richard didn't seem to care. that old man,he'll never change! Jimmy thought,the expression -that no one ever seemed to notice- on his face,explained that he was making fun of the man. after all,why should he care for a guy who doesn't care for him.
but did Richard really not care?
Conan sat at his place at the table,preparing his mouth for his -hopefully- future wife's delicious breakfast. when Rachel gave the all clear,Richard went to his place on the table,while Rachel went for hers,after laying the food on the table that is. and so they began eating as a happy family,or did they?
they all ate in silence...it's been 3 months since Jimmy's death,but Rachel couldn't really get over him. Part of Conan wished she would; he doesn't want to see her suffer. but the other part still had hope they might rejoice. So Rachel was too busy thinking about Jimmy to talk,and Conan was to busy thinking of recent events. Richard was half asleep, but he could see the sadness in his only daughter's eyes,even though it never met his.
"you know,you should get over him."Richard started " I mean he's-"
"DON'T EVEN SAY THAT!" Rachel yelled,then realizing what she did,she calmed down and said "he's not dead! he can't be."
"but Rachel-"
"He's not dead. he promised me he'd be back after he was done with all his cases."
'Rachel' Jimmy thought.
"hey Rachel? Can we go to Tropical Land after school? I'd really like to have some fun!" Conan suggested,hoping she'd forget about Jimmy and have some fun.
"yeah,you should go with the brat,to keep him company and all." Richard stood to Conan's side,for once,even if it was for Rachel. weather he knew Conan's motive or not,he didn't know,but they were thinking the same thing,that he knows.
"I don't know..." Do I really have to say this was Rachel?
"C'mon,it's gonna be fun,and you'll put your mind off the stress!" He begged her,yes Conan did. why'd Richard beg his daughter...scratch that.
"...okay,why not"
One hour later,Conan had acquired the tickets that would get them in the theme park. it was already noon,so they didn't have all day to try all the rides. Conan kept asking Rachel to pick a ride for them to try,but she wasn't really in the mood for one, so Jimmy decided to pick a ride Rachel liked...not the roller coaster though, Rachel was stricken by Jimmy's death,reminding her of a murder Jimmy solved ten years ago wasn't a good idea. in fact, Tropical Land wasn't a good choice at all,but it was the nearest theme park he could find.
The day went as planned,luckily. the first ride didn't fail in cheering Rachel up,and soon she was picking the rides herself,and having fun with Conan,her little brother. though I wouldn't say the same thing for him, he was glad Rachel was feeling OK,but he couldn't be so happy knowing he's the reason Rachel is suffering.
right now the 'couple' are sitting on a bench,eating sugar candy. it wasn't really 'silent' per-se; the crowds of families and couples talking echoed though their ears,but they weren't really talking,so when I say Conan broke the silence,I mean he decided to start a conversation.
"so...Rach...el?" he didn't really wanna sound like Jimmy,especially since he got his beautiful voice back. (yeah,when you shrink to the size of a kid you tend to love your real voice)
"yeah?" she was pulled out of whatever thought it was she was thinking about,probably concerning Jimmy.
"so...did you have fun?"
"yeah,of course I did! you make anything fun,Conan"
"huh? thanks!" Conan rubbed behind his head
"you know...ever since you made it to high school,you looked like him so much..." Rachel said,giving a sad smile to the ground below.
'uhh...that talk again!' Rachel never really told him that,but he heard her say something similar in a dream once. "uh,Rachel..." he was thinking about telling her the truth,and relax her of her agony...but then again "I...miss Jimmy too...but,he left...and we need to learn to move on..." Rachel could tell that he had trouble telling her that,little did she know he was saying 'forget about me'
"you're right,I should." she gave conan a smile,but Jimmy knew she just said that to let Conan stop worrying,or maybe he just hoped what she said wasn't true.
"so,let's go home" she finally said
The next day,Rachel went shopping with Serena,to take her mind of Jimmy;she won't get much in life mourning over Jimmy. of course,when you say Serena,it's either shopping -in its many forms- or a KID heist.
On the other side,there's Conan,he stayed at the place he long since called home, Richard was down at the agency,sitting on his desk,wearing his grey suit and black-ish tie, drinking beer,and watching Yoko-related stuff. he's long since lost his 'sleeping sleuth' part of him,since Conan could solve cases without looking suspicious now. yes,that means Richard lost his fame and customers.
Conan himself though,was on his bed,in his bedroom (duh!), phone in hand, he was dialing for Harley.
"Rachel,are you okay?" a concerned and worried Serena asked,in worry and concern.
Rachel stayed silent; she wanted to say: yeah,I'm okay,and laugh it of,but she couldn't carry that burden all by herself. "no...I'm not" she decided to say in the end,yet she couldn't hide the depression in her voice. "I...I miss him...I miss him so much!"
"Yo! kudo!" Harley greeted over the phone "'sup?"
"not so good,honestly" came Conan's reply
"what is it,man?"
"it's Rachel...she's still thinking about Jimmy" Conan started "I think she misses me"
"WHAT?" Serena asked,shocked at what Rachel just said "Rachel,it's been what? three months? what's happened has happened,Rachel,and it wasn't your fault. you can't keep dwelling over the past like this."
Rachel didn't respond,but Serena sure didn't convince her.
"I know what'll make you feel better" she smiles one of her weird smiles when she has some evil scheme on her mind "I'll set you up on a blind date!"
"Serena!"
"well,not that I ain't feelin' bad for her or anythin',but c'mon man,what'm I supposed t'do about it?" Harley asked.
"oh,I was just hoping you and Kristien would drop by, like you always do. y'know,keep her preoccupied."
"I donno,man. there ain't anymore landmarks in Osaka we haven't visited 10 times or so."
"Harley! I'm serious!"
"Okay,okay. I'll figure somethin' out...call ya in 10"
'Rachel...I-I'm sorry...'
And so the day passed by, Conan bored, Richard drunk, and Rachel came back with a ton of stuff she probably doesn't need. To cheer her up,Serena paid for Rachel's shopping,not that she didn't by the cheapest she could either way. In fact, if Serena wasn't so persistent, she would've paid for everything herself. she doesn't use her friends you see.
Later that evening,Harley called back. Conan answered right away,he's been waiting for that call for hours!
"'Call ya in ten' you said!" Conan mimicked
"sorry man," Harley was rubbing the back of his head on the other side "it took me some time to plan a trip that wouldn't involve murder...well vacation not trip." and that's a good decision,that's no time for murder cases
"so? what's the plan?"
"well,it ain't really in Osaka. but that ain't important as long as we're all present,right man?"
"I thought I made myself clear about that."
"well we're goin' to some Japanese style inn,on a remote island. it should be fun,there's a good lookin' beach there,and there's a lot of liquors for Richard."
"hey hey,come again? did you say a remote island? that's not a place for a murder at all!" Conan said sarcastically
"no man,it's totally safe,it's a quiet,peaceful place,no creepy legends or anythin', and the island's uninhabitable except for a small town,and the inn's not nearby."
"what,it's not? why?"
"well they wanna give the tourists a good feelin' of how it'd be outside the life of the city 'n all."
"well,you're our guide,so you better not mess this up!"
"y'can count on me!"
"so is Kristin coming?"
"yeah,it was her idea in the first place"
"ok.I'll tell Rach and the old man,thanks" and with that he hung up
"hey, Kudo,WAIT!" Harley tried from the other side,but it was to late anyhow. 'dammit,why d'ya hang up like that,man?' he thought.
elsewhere, or actually back at the agency,Conan just opened the door to get in,calling the family. "hey guys! Harley just called!"
"really Conan?" Rachel said,Richard barely looking away from the TV.
"yeah they want to take us on vacation to an inn in a small island"
"not Osaka?"
"no,he said they ran out of Landmarks" he smirked.
"really?" she laughed "so when will we go on that vacation?"
"uh..." Conan was speechless,Harley had told him everything but when they'll pick them up. "just a sec." Conan ran to his phone to call Harley
"Will ya stop hangin' up on me?!" Conan jumped out of his place,Harley shouted at him out of the blues. "we'll be comin' in two days to pick ya up. it should be thursday,so we'll probably be here by 5 sharp. ya better be ready when we come,Pack yer bags 'n all. see ya man."
"Harley,wait!" but it was too late, Hartwell already hung up,probably in revenge.
Conan decided to just go tell them.
So two days went pretty normal,going to school like normal,or college...or staying at the agency waiting for a case. they were hardly waiting for the weekend-long vacation with their Osakan pals...well pals most to Rachel and least to Richard. on Thursday at about five,Harley and Kristen,now couples,had arrive, bags in hands and shoulders. Harley wore a dark green T shirt, a blue Jacket and jeans. Kristin wore brown skinny long-shorts and a sleeveless shirt.
"Hello Conan" Kristin greeted Conan,who was the first to respond to the agency door's knock. "hey guys!" she greeted as she went inside,leaving behind her luggage at the hallway.
"walkin' with the luggage from the station to the agency! ya sure ow me one Ku-Cunan"
"it's Conan" he looked at him coldly,really for almost slipping for the umpteenth time!
"hey Rach,where's the old man?" Harley asked after greeting Rachel...do I need to tell you such trivial things,dear reader?
"he's bringing the rented car,to get our luggage"
"THANK YOU!" Harley may've as well just kissed her hands,but decided crying was enough to show his appreciation.
"honestly Harley! man up a little!" Kristin said "I was carryin' luggage too,but ya don't see me complainin'"
Harley glared at her,he was about to shout something to defend himself with,but Moore interrupted him "oh,you guys are here,you can start packing now" Richard said,throwing the car key to Harley,Harley barely caught it,then feel on the floor,resting his back to the wall.
"can't we rest a little?" Harley asked in disbelief,silently cursing at his own luck.
Rachel,pitying Harley for exhausting himself just for her -yes,she knew- decided to Pack extra "you can rest Harley,I'll pack your stuff"
"uh n-no,you don't need to-"
"Come on,it's the least I can do for the trouble you got yourself into." Rachel said with a smile. Harley was reluctant,but he was too tired,so he accepted her offer.
in the train,Conan, Harley and Kristin sat on the right couch,while Rachel and Richard sat on the left,both clockwise. Richard was sleeping,as usual. Rachel was staring at the window,Conan staring at her. Harley and Kristin were talking together.
"Rachel? what's on your mind?" Conan asked
"oh nothing,just enjoying the view" She looked back to the window
"hey,why don't we play a game to pass the time?" he asked everyone,but he didn't really care for anyone other than Rachel
"so,what's on yer mind?" Harley asked,after Conan succeeded in gaining his attention.
"let's play a word game! each one of us picks a word alphabetically according to his turn."
"I dunno man,it sounds too easy,I mean there's a gazillion words that starts with As,Bs,and so on"
"well then,to make it more interesting, let's add a subject. we only pick words that relate to that subject."
"okay,that sounds fun" Kristin claimed "so what subject should we pick?"
"How about Ellery Queen novels?" Harley suggested
"no! Conan Doyle!" you know who fought back
"Queen!"
"Doyle!"
"how about we just pick names? this way we'll all be able to play." Rachel suggested, the 2 guys decided to end their little war and agree.
"OK,let's play clockwise...whose first?" Harley asked
"I will" Conan said "um...a...a...amy." Rachel giggled "what?" he asked
(note to the reader: [Conan] [Harley] [Kristin]
[Rachel] [Richard] )
"Ben"
"Conan" Kristin smirked slightly.
"Danny"...and they went on and on and on till they got to 'U'
"Ulric"Conan said "it means wolf power,it's a rare English name" he decided to say that when they all stared at him
"Vikki"
"'W'...Walter"
"X...X...X-men?...oh, Xavier!"
"finally...he's like the-"
"Harley!" Kristin scolded him.
"uh,sorry"
" 'Y'?..." Conan asked,searching for a name in his giant dictionary of his
"YOKO!" Richard yelled proudly,feeling victorious,as the others around him were stunned by his sudden interference.
"Dad? you're awake?"
"yeah,I've been trying to sleep,but I couldn't,thanks to a certain couple" he stared at Harley and Kristin "once you started playing your game,I decided to pretend to sleep,then yell Yoko at my turn"
"but daaad~ it wasn't your turn" Rachel complained
"but it was,you see you were going clockwise: Conan,Harley,Kristin,you,then me. it was your turn at X,now at Y,it's mine. Baaahahahahahaa" he started laughing manically,Conan staring at him like he always did,his expression stating how stupid he thought he was.
"That's our stop, lets go." Kristin said. they all carried their luggage and followed Kristin to a ship. it wasn't a huge luxurious ship, but it wasn't a small boat big enough for them either. it was good enough for a two hour travel.
On the ship,people kept chatting,sleeping,sitting,or watching the view. but not just the gang,there were a few more people,four or five. Conan felt a creepy chill crawl up his spine. but he had that a lot,he was always on the lookout for men in black,you know. he searched for Rachel,and found her enjoying the view of the sea,on the tip of the ship, and so decided to go talk to her.
"Hey Rachel." he started
"Hey Conan" she gave him a smile
out from behind they heard a man's voice "Beautiful view,isn't it?" the man said
"yeah" she replied
"used to come here all the time with my girlfriend" he said,his tone turning to that of a sad, mourning man.
"what happened to your girlfriend?" Rachel asked,Conan just listened
"she died,about less than a year ago." he simply said.
"yeah,my boyfriend died this year too." Conan mentally kicked himself,for having to hear her talk about him like he wasn't there
"cruel world,huh?" he asked,but Rachel didn't reply. "my name's Vladimir,we might wanna introduce,since will meet each others again in the inn." he said " Vladimir Orlov, but you can just call me Vlad"
Vlad was about 28 years old, he was short,but not too short,he was 2 inchs shorter than Rachel,he had a muscular build,a wide,square face,and a wide chin. he looked like Vodka,without the chin crease. he had spiky dark brown hair.
"I'm Rachel,nice to meet you,that kid here is Conan,he's sort of like my brother." She looked at Conan smiling.
"hey" he said 'hey, hey! I'm no Kid! I'm your age.'
"hey kid" Vlad said "I'll be seein' you then." with that he walks away.
"...oh how romantic!" Conan and Rachel heard Kristin's comment as they entered the cabin. (I shoulda done more research,sorry.) Kristin was hugging Harley's arm,they were talking to another couple,and the girl seemed to be hugging the guy's arm as well.
"all personnel,this is the captain speaking,we've reached our destination." the captain shouted from outside.
"we'll be seeing you later then" the man said
"bye" the woman followed hugging his arm.
And so,the tourists' luggage was taken by the crew to the inn,for maximum comfort on their little trip. so the gang rode a bus,that stopped near a wooden bridge, and they started walking from there. the bridge ends were tied to the ground with ropes,but the bridge itself was made of wood and was safe to walk above with a ton of luggage. after they passed the bridge,they continued on foot,through the jungle till they reached the inn,which was near the beach. the tour guide explained -to a complaining Richard- that the path they took was for the tourists to experience an adventure,walking through the jungle and all.
and with that Conan and Harley went to their room with their luggage,to prepare the room. put the clothes in closets,put their books on desks,etc. the others dd the same thing, Rachel and Kristin in a room, while Richard took a room for himself.
and so,they all prepared for a long slumber,tomorrow will be a big day!
The next day they'll...I dunno,do something fun...until someone gets murdered.
The next day,Conan woke up to see Harley's messy bed empty of any creatures,he got out of bed,dressed in a T-shirt and Shorts,wore his glasses and went over to Rachel/Kristin's room-that was beside his. he knocked on the door,and as he expected, Harley opened. "yo! Conan. it's 'bout time you woke up,man!"
"Good morning guys" Conan greeted
"Good morning Conan" Rachel greeted back
"Mornin'" Kristin greeted simultaneously.
"Conan,can you go wake dad up? it's almost breakfast time." Rachel asked
"okay" he replied.
Conan went over to Richard's room,which was beside Rach-stin's,and knocked on the door "hey,Old man! wake up!" he yelled "hey! WAKE UP!"
The door opened violently,to the inside of course. "I'm up! I'm UP!" Richard yelled back,almost hitting Conan on his head,but he dodged in time.
"get ready for breakfast,we're in the other room,bye." he said in a hurry before Richard recovered and tried to punch him on the forehead again.
'That damn kid" he thought,going back to his room to get dressed and ready.
They went downstairs to the little restaurant affiliated with the inn. of course,it was Japanese style. everyone sat on the big table to eat breakfast,and they ate fish,as usual. no wonder Japanese men can't stand sweets. people kept chatting together about countless things,once Vlad recognized Rachel,he sat besides her, but no one minded 'cause Richard sat between two pretty ladies, which meant Conan sat on Rachel's other side,Harley besides him,Kristin not leaving his side. beside Kristin were the two lovers, who were introduced by Kristin as Kobe Tyler and Anima Addison. On the other side were Amethyst Green, Richard,Sierra Lopez, Evelyn Blake, and Arline Blake, his wife. beside her was a weird,creepy man who didn't talk to anyone.
After breakfast the gang decided to go to the beach, before the sun became to intense,the last thing they needed is for Harley to get sunburned!
and so girls were dressed in swimsuits,guys wore swim-shorts and Richard kept his light blue shirt and dusty yellow shorts on,preferring to rest under the umbrella,on the beach. the youths were having fun swimming,more specifically: the girls were splashing water on the guys childishly, and the guys preferring to ignore their immature-ish behavior...or more accurately,trying to. after giving up they decided to fight back, and so the war has started
"Take that Harley!" Kristin yelled in enjoyment as she splashed him
"glu-" he chocked "ok,you asked for it,sistah!" he splashed some water back at her,but some of it hit Conan,who was splashing Rachel, and that's because salt water is not good for the eyes at all.
"Harley!" he complained
"sorry,man. I can't see is all!"
"hey Conan" Conan instinctively turned his head to the caller and- SPLASH! he water hit him before he knew it,and he heard Rachel giggle,though he couldn't see her clearly, 'Damn salt water!'
"Conan,retreat,retreat!" Harley ordered,jumping in the water and swimming away from the enemy,still unable to see.
"retreat?" Conan asked
Harley went back to a safe distance,finally having a chance to rub his -now blood red- eyes "it's a tactical retreat,or would ya rather shoot blind?
Conan was finally convinced and retreated himself,Harley swam past the girls,water hitting them hard in the process. "yer cornered,y'may as well give up,ladies"
"Rach,do it!" Kristin commissioned,and so,Rachel looked dead serious,and I do mean dead,because whoever she looks at with that look is a dead man walking! before Harley could say 'holy frikin' $&^#' Rachel kicked the water so hard,a wave taller than his head engulfed him,and he was sent back to Osaka.
'three against one? no fair!' Jimmy thought,counting Rachel as two,not one.
While Harley was pushed back to shore, the girls were overwhelming Conan with waves of water,until Conan finally gave up
"okay,okay! I give up!"
"yay!" Kristin cheered
"victory!" Rachel high-fived Kristin.
"It's only cuz we were goin' easy on ya!" Harley protested after swimming back to the sea,then they stopped acting childishly and swam like normal people,until about 12
"Okay guys, 'm leavin'; don' wanna get darker than I am already." Harley said,heading back to shore
"yeah,we should go too." Kristin said
"C'mon,Conan" Rachel called
"coming" he answered
Conan followed Harley and the girls -but mostly Harley- to the washrooms to take a shower,in the meantime,Richard was chit-chatting some nonsense with Amethyst that I don't really wanna know,or write.
"Jeez,what's taken Sierra so long?" the girl in bikini asked,it's been a good hour since Lopez went to the washroom.
"huh? how long has it been already?" Richard asked,taking his wristwatch out of his breast-pocket (the shirt's pocket) he glanced at the time,once he realised it's been a whole hour,realization exploded in his face "what? it's been a whole hour?" as if on queue,Richard heard Kristin and Rachel scream like they had seen a ghost. just as he heard that,Richard Ran to the ladies' washroom,to see his daughter and Kristin hugging each others,lying on the floor in fear...no, they were terrified,looking at one of the shower(rooms?). the door was wide open,he went to see what was there,to see Conan and Harley Examining the dead body of Sierra Lopez.
"S-Sierra?" Amethyst asked in shock from behind Richard
"Harley...is she?" Richard asked
"She's dead." Conan said,sorrow nowhere to be seen in his voice.
Richard nodded,and looked at the inn attendants who gathered around the scene "Tell Mr. Mizushima to call the police immediately!" Richard ordered no one in particular. "no one get near the crime scene at anytime!" he ordered,this was his chance to prove he was still the great detective and he ain't throwin' that chance away!
"hmm,it seems the victim was hit with a blunt object,the hit to the head must have caused her death." Richard stated the -to the young detectives- obvious, seeing as how the head is...was bleeding. there were no evidence that a sharp object pierced through the skull
"hmm,so since this is the ladies' washroom,only a woman can commit this crime,so ladies," he turned his attention to Anima and Arline " can you tell me what you were doing at the time of the crime? 11 to 12 PM precisely."
"uh? how dare you! are you accusing me!" Anima said
"N-no,you see if you tell me where you were,I can establish your alibi and this way we'll have fewer suspects" he backed away,hands raised in defeat
"well,I was at the beach with my husband,I only left at about 11:20 to go to the washrooms,but I didn't realize the victim was there,I just showered and left. I know of the time because I asked my husband who had a waterproof wristwatch,because I felt like we've been in the water too long."
Richard nodded and looked at Anima "I-I went to the bathroom sometime before these girls screamed" She looked at Rachel and Kristin "I can't tell you when exactly,though.
"oh,I saw you get in the washroom,I think that was 23 minutes to 12," Mrs. Blake said "My husband came out of the washroom and told me what time it was"
"so it was about 11:37 AM,but can I ask why your husband came from the washroom later than you?" Richard asked
"it doesn't really matter,old man" Conan said "the criminal wasn't necessarily a woman."
"what?! how do you know that you brat!" Richard yelled,hitting Conan on the head.
"hey!" he grumbled
"we know cuz there are footprints on the outside of the window,and the inside had bump marks,so I our culprit came from the back,located the victim,and through a weapon he already prepared,tied with rope, he hit the victim's head, by throwing the weapon at her hard enough to cause a spontaneous death,then he pulled the rope,so the weapon was pulled back through the window. the bump marks are evidence of this method," Harley explained
"and the footprint is evidence that the attacker was never inside,but outside,climbing the window." Conan continued
Evelin Blake came running to the scene,yelling Moore's name "Mr. Moore, !"
"what's it,man?" Harley asked
"the phone lines were cut,and the wooden bridge's been severed,it's no longer safe to cross,it's about to collapse!"
"Dammit! so we're stranded?!" Harley yelled
"Y-yes,we are"
"you sure there's no other way to the neighboring town?" Conan asked
"No,there isn't,I asked Mr. Mizushima,he assured me there's no other way"
Conan and Harley stared at each other for a moment,as if communicating,then Conan said "Okay,everyone gather at the mess hall,no one leaves"
"you can't keep us here like caged animals!" Kobe Tyler yelled "I'm leaving!" Tyler got up to the door
"me too,dear!" Anima followed him
"No,no. you can't leave,man!" Harley told him,blocking his path
"The criminal is someone here among us, and-" Conan was interrupted though
"If there really is a murderer on the loose, comrades, then why,prey tell,do you let him mix with us? instead you can tell each one of us to go to his room,and thus when you expose the murderer,he won't have a hostage to use." Vladimir said
"quite the contrary,the murderer trapped us here. he can cut the phone lines to stop us from calling the police, but then if people leave,he can make his escape. so why did he trap us?" Conan asked,even though he knows the answer
"it's cuz the murderer ain't done killin'." Harley explained "he trapped us here,cuz he's still gonna kill someone here,and he won't let 'im escape 'im"
"what?" Amethyst asked " and the murderer is with us in this very room?"
"are you frikin' crazy?!" Kobe yelled in frustration,grabbing Harley's collar
"Get yer hand off me,man!" Hartwell yelled,throwing Tyler's hand away "if each one 'f us went to his own room,he can easily be targeted,we need t'stay in one group!"
"he won't attack when there are so many of us" Conan further explained "each and every one of us must stay in this very room,not a single person can leave until we reveal the culprit."
"hey..." Richard started "why do I feel like something's not right?" he looked around the room
"hey,where's that weird skinny guy in a black coat and long white hair?..." Evelin asked "...or was it blond
Conan looked in complete shocked,like he'd seen a creepy,evil ghost of a serial murderer who wants to...well you get the point: it was a ghost creepier than any other. 'Gin?! here?! No!' he thought while still keeping his panicked face 'No...it can't be him! I've seen the guy,that wasn't Gin,and he wouldn't just appear to the public like...well actually he'd appear to the public no problem,but that guy wasn't him...'
"Hmm...it would seem we found our killer." Vlad accused
"how dya know that?" Harley asked "just cuz the man looks suspicious doesn't give ya the right to accuse him!"
"Just think of it,Detective." Vlad replied "He's suspicious. he looked suspicious,he acted suspicious,and now he's nowhere to be found,isn't that something the culprit would like to avoid,being with the detectives? Comrade,it's all evidence that he's the killer we speak of."
"It makes perfect sense!" Richard claimed.
"no,we'd be rushing things..." Came Conan's voice " for all we know he could be another victim to the real killer"
"Kristin,Rachel,old man, stay with the rest,I'll go with Conan to search for that guy." Harley ordered
"No! it's too dangerous!" Rachel refused "at least let me go with you."
"Fine, as long as ya act like a Karate champion instead of a damsel in distress!" Harley said
"okay." Rachel said strictly.
"I'll go with." Vladimir requested
"No." Conan refused "potential suspects don't get to leave this room."
"Hey,ya better not be the killer!" Harley addressed Vlad "if somethin' happens to Kristin,yer done for,so protect her!"
"Harley..." Kristin said,not knowing whether to be annoyed or embarrassed
"I can be a totally different guy if my followers are in danger!"
"Harleyyy!~" she definitely knew how to feel now,she pierced him in the eyes,if looks could hurt,then Harley would've died!
They searched for the certain weirdo that disappeared, the guys kept on their cool while walking around in the night breeze. Rachel though,was another matter completely. the great all-mighty was trembling from fear,the fear that the murderer would jump at her or her friends, so she stayed in a fighting stance,ready to strike. she kept jumping,twitching and turning around like the paranoid girl she currently was. but after an hour of search they came back empty handed.
hours later it was decided that everyone go to their rooms and lock the doors and windows carefully; people needed to sleep,and they couldn't deny it any longer,but they couldn't deny the fact that if they sleep they may never wake up.
after securing the perimeter, most people went to sleep except for Harley and Conan who were taking turns guarding the girls,and the sleuth...
ZZZ...
The next day...
"YAAAWW..." Kristin yawned,Rachel woke up soon after "'mornin' Rachel."
"Good morning" Rachel replied sleepily.
The girls soon changed clothes,and no. I won't mention the details. :P
"That was a good night's sleep,huh Rachel?" Kristin said, moving for the door "aww...their so sweet." She had been greeted by the sight of two men,sleep-sitting to the wall,beside each other.
"Aww...they've been guarding us all night." Rachel realized "hey Kristin,help me get Conan to my bed
Kristin nodded,and together picked Conan to Rachel's bed to sleep more comfortably,then Harley on Kristin's. they do deserve some sleep, don't they?
"okay,let's go gather everyone else." Rachel said,then left for the other doors that weren't vacant,Kristin going the opposite direction
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"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!" Came the Kristin's scream.
Rachel,and many others,including Conan and Harley, who were woken up by the scream,ran to the girl's screeching voice. the guys weren't even given a chance to realize they were sleeping on the girls' beds!
Kristin was on the floor,starring at two blood-red beds. they were soaked with it. Kobe Tyler and Anima Addison were on those very beds,murdered.
To Be Continued...