Can Love Endure?
Disclaimer: I do not own Cased Closed/ Detective Conan. If I did I would not have to write Fanfictions.
CHAPTER 1: Problems
A/N: This is my very first fiction that I putting on the site. Please review, even if it sucks.
"When are you coming back Jimmy?" It was that question again, the very question that showed the pain deep in her voice.
"Well Rachel this case is just taking so much time and-" Jimmy had started on the same old story again, but this time Rachel wasn't going to stand for it.
"CASE!" She bellowed into the receiver of the phone. She was squeezing the life out of it, imagining that it was Jimmy's neck.
"You've been on this case for almost a year now, Jimmy! So tell me, when are you coming home?" Her words cut deep into his heart. He knew how much this hurt her; he had to see it in her eyes everyday. He watched as she worried over him, how she couldn't sleep because of him. If only she knew how badly he wanted to come back to her. Come back to her as Jimmy though, not to watch her anonymously as Conan.
"Rachel, I've done several cases in the last year. I can't seem to get away. But the one I'm on now is giving me so much trouble-"
"No amount of cases has ever taken this long Jimmy. You could never have so much trouble that you can't stop bye to say hello once and a while." Her voice grew stronger. Her sadness was subsiding to a more powerful emotion, anger.
"Rachel this case is so very important. It's a murder-kidnapping. I'm doing the best I can..." He racked his brain for the right thing to say he didn't want her to lose it.
"Is this case," she put great emphasis on the word, because she was beginning to doubt there even was a case.
"More important than seeing me Jimmy?" It was a very loaded question that he had to answer just right.
"..."
"WELL, IS IT?!" Rachel screamed.
"Rachel I can't get away to see you right now. When I can, I will." Please be the right answer. Please be the right answer. He thought.
Rachel anger hit critical mass.
"SO, that's your answer huh!?" She bellowed.
"Fine, tell me where you are. I'm coming to see you right now." She said.
Jimmy's heart stopped. What do I do now? He did the only thing he could think of.
"WHAT WAS THAT!?" He yelled into the receiver.
"OH, OK. I'M COMING! Rachel I've got to go, this is urgent. Call you later bye!"
CLICK!
Rachel stared at the phone dumbfounded. Jimmy didn't want to tell her where he was. He didn't want to tell her anything.
That evil JERK!!!! Leaving her to suffer like this. Why I should...! She thought, rage building inside of her. She kicked and punched at the air, screaming and cursing. Lost in her anger and rage, she pounded an invisible Jimmy into the dust. She never heard the door open.
"Heartless bastard. Why don't you care about me anymore? Did you ever care for me at all?" Rachel fell to the floor.
"Is it really a case taking up your time, or are you avoiding me? Is it... another woman?" Tear slipped down her cheeks.
"Why won't you tell me anything? Why did you go away? Please Jimmy, tell me. I just love you so much." Now she was really crying. Each sob broke through her chest and shook her body. The pain filled her heart. He would never love her back.
"I just love you so much." She whispered, and fell into a heap on the floor. She wept and wept. She was miserable.
She hadn't been on the ground for very long when she felt small arms wrap around her best they could. She opened her eyes in shock and saw Conan hugging her. He must have heard me talking about Jimmy. I had forgotten he was home.
"Please don't be sad Rachel." Conan said. But Rachel could hear, tangled in his innocent little voice, such a pain.
And when Conan looked up at her. His eyes were wet and full of concern. Worry was shining in them. He looked so much older, and so much like... no. He was there, and Jimmy was not. She had to let go of someone that caused her so much grief. Plus he was causing Conan to worry too.
"I'm sure Jimmy has a good reason not to tell you where he is." Conan said miserably.
"Maybe it's cause of his case. It is a murder and a kidnapping, that's really important right?" He added. Now he was just trying to comfort her, like always. Rachel hugged him.
"Probably. But it doesn't matter anymore. If Jimmy Kudo doesn't want to see me than I don't what to see him. I'm through with him!" Rachel stood up, lifting the shocked looking Conan with her.
"But- "Conan started, but she wouldn't let him go on. Why is he always trying to defend Jimmy? She thought.
"Come on time for bed Conan."
Conan just hung his head.
"Ok Rachel." He said sadly as they walked down the hall.
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Later that night Rachel lay in bed thinking about what had happened that evening. She wondered why Jimmy wouldn't come back, and her mind wondered all around finally resting on Conan.
He just looks so much like Jimmy. Her thoughts plagued her with thoughts such as this. He's smart and a great detective. They started.
He's always seeing things others don't. One thought-voice said.
He always is defending Jimmy. Said another.
He talks like Jimmy.
They showed up on the same day.
Your dad sure solves a lot of cases with "Conan" around
Not to mention-
How did he know that Jimmy wouldn't tell you where he was?
AND!
How did he know what kind of case that Jimmy's on.
PLUS! Her thoughts started again, they were on a role.
Conan was still dressed. He had supposedly gone to bed hours before Jimmy called?
He was still wet from the rain. Where would a boy his age go at 12 midnight in the pouring rain? Huh?
Oh, Conan. You have some explaining to do. She thought as she drifted off to sleep.
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