I don't own Detective Conan/Case Closed. If I did, I wouldn't be writing this, I would be able to speak fluent Japanese and write it, and I wouldn't be staying up late every once in a while (school's back in session) to watch it on Adult Swim because I'd already know what would happen. Duh! Isn't that obvious? Everyone on obviously aren't the creators of the animes/shows/movies/books they write about. If they were, they wouldn't be posting. NOW, on with my very first DC/CC fic! Be kind......oh yeah! I'll be using English names because it'll be nicer on the people (like me) who don't exactly know all the Japanese names, aren't that far into the story line besides the stuff they show on Adult Swim, and get all their Detective Conan dubbed. I'm sorry if you no likee......Ah, well......not very many people end up reading my stuff anyway (both material I post on the net AND stuff I write in my life away from the net), boo hoo...oh yeah! (Again) it's AU and the characters will probably slip out of character at some point in time since I haven't seen all of the series. Oh yeah (yet again)! There'll probably be one or two little spoilers in the notes. I think one of them is about Harley Hartwell (Hattori Heiji I think in the Undubbed World).

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Intro:

Mystery Girl on the Roof / Come Party Jimmy!

It was six PM on a Friday night and while most people would be heading home and relaxing, a young girl was practicing martial arts on the rooftop of a hotel in downtown Japan. She was actually quite talented in the fighting arts; in fact, the girl seemed to posses skill and experience beyond her years. Any on looker would've been floored if they found out the true age of such an expert fighter. The girl did a series of punches and kicks and stopped her training as soon as the sun began to go down.

She smiled to herself as she sat on the roof of the hotel watching the sun set on the bustling streets of Tokyo. Her legs dangled over the edge of the roof as she took a swig from a water bottle and wiped her sweaty brow with a towel.

'It's been such a long time since I've been here. I can't believe I've finally come back...' At that thought, the girl laughed. 'Even if it is as "Elle Miyazaki." I can't wait to see how everyone is doing after all this time.'

Elle glanced at her watch and gasped. She was going to be late for dinner with Terry, Aunt Saku, and the Inspector if she didn't hurry and get cleaned up soon.

She took one last look at the sunset before heading inside.

'I wonder......will they even recognize me when I find them......will they accept my explanations......and more importantly...... will they take me back?'

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Dude! Time for a scene change! Oh, and a little note about mystery girl's name: I got "Elle" from Ellerey Queen's Mystery Magazine and Miyazaki I just made up, either that or I heard it somewhere (something of her name just had to sound Japanese-ish and another part had to do with some sort of mystery related person or item! Sorry if it doesn't and it sounds stupid! Personally, I don't think it sounds so bad). Just thought I'd let you know.

A young boy of thirteen sat at the window of a laboratory staring at the Tokyo sunset, sighing. On closer inspection, you'll find that he is the bespectacled brown-haired boy we've all known to love as Conan Edogawa, formerly Jimmy Kudo. He seemed quite depressed for some reason or another, and though he didn't have the tell tale signs, he gave off the distinct impression that he hadn't had a moment's peace in a VERY long time.

"Aww......come on, Jimmy!" Dr. Agasa said, startling our favorite detective. "It's your birthday! Try to be a little happy! Why don't we all go out to celebrate?" Jimmy's parents, Harley Hartwell (for those of you from dub land, let's say he miraculously figured out Jimmy's secret with an inadequate supply of clues shall we? Okay! Besides, he finds out in the more complete set of UNdubbed episodes and helps him hide his secret), and Richard Moore (we'll talk about that later, for now, call him friends with Jimmy's parents and almost friends with Jimmy it's the whole in-love-with-the-daughter thing. We'll see how he finds out Jimmy's secret later) silently agreed.

Jimmy turned to face the good doctor and co. with a crestfallen expression on his face. "I'm a twenty-three year old man stuck in the prepubescent body of a thirteen year old boy. Even worse, after about five years of fruitless searching, the love of my life is still missing from my life. Tell me, would you be happy? Would you want to celebrate?"

Jimmy's friends and family gave a collective sigh at that remark.

"Well......uh......no, but—"stammered the doctor.

"But......" Jimmy replied, patiently awaiting Dr. Agasa's answer.

It didn't come. Jimmy, his parents, Dr. Agasa, Harley, and Richard have all been through this same conversation before. Of course everyone wanted to locate the beloved Rachel Moore, now thought dead to the world (besides the people mentioned above), but no one seemed to want it as much as Jimmy did. He put so much effort into finding her along with the Black Organization, that it was almost all he could ever think about. After Rachel's supposed death, it was like he was never happy and nothing could ever make him happy again except for having her back.

Richard slammed a fist on one of the doctor's tables loaded with experiments (Dr. Agasa: "NOOOO! Richard, be careful with those!").

The loud thud startled our favorite detective (along with everyone else in the room) yet again and he faced Richard with slightly widened eyes.

"When we find my daughter, and we will, I suspect that she wouldn't want to come home to see her best friend in such an unhappy state of mind." Though he didn't want to face the fact that his daughter had fallen for said best friend, his words did have some sense. "As Conan, you've already seen how worried she gets over your well being...along with worrying your other friends and parents, you'll just be causing my daughter more grief, even if she can't see you right now. And let me tell you, Kudo," Richard said with an accusing finger pointing at the depressed detective, "I never really liked how you did that to her."

"Mr. Moore's right, son." Jimmy's mother piped up (EEE! I don't know the dub names of his parents! Or the dub name of Rachel's mom for that matter! If anyone knows, please tell me! It'll be useful info!). "I had the distinct impression that you disliked making her unhappy."

"Yes, Jimmy," Dr. Agasa gave a small but sly grin. "To quote you from a previous conversation with Rachel: 'You know it puts me in a spot to see you cry.'"

'They're right of course,' thought the young sleuth, defeated. 'If Rachel were here, she'd be very upset. Why can't that girl ever think of herself for once!' Jimmy looked up at the group of companions now surrounding him. 'I'm always making you cry Rach, even if it is unintentional.'

"Alright," Jimmy finally said. "We can celebrate me finally becoming a teenager— again."

Everyone smiled.

"But this is only for Rachel!" he stated.

"Of course," said Harley, smirking. "All Richard had to do was bring up how your moping would make your darling Rachel unhappy and BAM! (Slams fist in hand) You're ready to party."

Jimmy glared up at his taller friend. "Shut it, Hartwell."

WOW! Sorry if this idea is so over done, I just wanted to see it done my way and then decided to share the fic to the world. The world needs more CC/DC fics, don't you agree? I guess, that's the end of the intro! What exactly did happen to Rachel anyway? Who is this "Elle Miyazaki" and just why is she important? (You can probably tell already) Will the karate champ and the detective ever be reunited? If I've got anything to do with it, TOTALLY! See you next time! (Next time could be a while, I've got school now --,) MOSTLY ANY KIND OF FEEDBACK IS WELCOME (EXCEPT FOR THE MEAN KIND!).