A new multi-chap I'm working on. I hope you like it!
Chapter 1: Passing
'This is it.' Rena thought, her heart almost pounding out of her chest. 'This is all we need to take down the Organization, once and for all...' She looked out of her car window, thinking about her late father. She took out her cell phone, sending a text to Akai Shuichi.
'And… send.'
*Beep beep*
As she was about to put her phone away, she received a message. "He replied?" She thought curiously.
Ten minutes, Haido Center Bridge.
It was a text from Gin. Clutching the phone tightly, she couldn't stop her hand from shaking. She gulped.
What could he want at this hour?
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Rena got out of her car, heading towards the railing.
"Right on time, Kir." The silver-haired man said as he stepped out of the shadows.
"What is the meaning of this, Gin?" She said in a defensive voice, trying to shake off any fear.
He gave a smirk. "I could say the same to you..." He said as he intimidatingly walked towards her. "Hondou Hidemi."
She could only look back with eyes of pure terror. When she didn't respond, he continued speaking.
"You honestly thought I wouldn't catch a rat like you?"
She managed to keep some composure. "Are you going to kill me here?"
He gave out a slight chuckle. "I'd try to get some information out of you, but I know normal procedures for someone like you won't work. "
She let out a laugh. 'I have to keep it together, keep my poker face...' "Well, you're right about that..."
He raised his gun, pressing it against her temple.
Expecting a shot to the head, she instead felt the hard handle of the gun strike her.
"Aniki… What do we do now?" Vodka came up behind him.
"After we take care of her, I'll let Anokata know the job is done. He'll give us the next step."
Rena was on the ground, whispering a name before she passed out.
"Ei-chan…"
"So Kir turned out to be a rat, huh?"
"Yeah, but it looks like she's been taken care of." A blonde-haired woman replied, letting out a puff of smoke. "I wonder if this means she really killed Akai Shuichi, though. We investigated it beforehand, but…"
The man clenched his fingers, holding the steering wheel tightly. "Akai Shuichi let that other spy die, didn't he? Scotch..." He smirked. "Hmph. I guess these rats will do anything to sink their teeth in us, even if it means killing their own."
She interrupted his train of thought. "There's just one last thing that needs cleaning up. Kir was spotted around Kenbashi station a few nights ago at the coin lockers. You know what to do…" She said as she got out of his car.
"Bourbon."
James, Jodie and Andre were together at the Kudo residence.
"What?! Mizunashi Rena is dead?" Jodie screeched in absolute disbelief.
"According to the report, it looks like she was in a car accident, but…" James said with remorse.
"It's probably their doing." Akai said, wearing his Okiya disguise. He pulled out his cell phone. "She sent me this a little while before her presumed death."
Kenbashi 1012
-Good Luck
"There's an underground coin locker at Kenbashi station. Our best guess is that she left something for us there."
"That's going to be a problem." Conan suddenly came in. "Take a look at this." He directed their attention to the television.
BREAKING NEWS: EXPLOSION AT KENBASHI STATION
"Looks like they got to it before us. Whatever she left behind is long gone." He said with a mournful look.
"It can't be…" Jodie gave a look of distress.
"What is our next course of action?" Andre tried his best to keep calm.
"Well, first things first. We should inform her immediate family. Her brother is living in America right now, isn't he?"
Conan nodded. "Eisuke… I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Knowing him, he'll most likely fly back here. If the Black Organization realizes who he is, they'll take him out."
They all looked at each other, contemplating about what to do.
James gave a small nod. "I understand. We will keep this information to ourselves for now. Once the syndicate lays back down, we will inform Eisuke of the situation. News like this won't likely reach the States."
"I suppose that's best. But if they know Rena was a spy, won't they realize Shuu is still alive?" Jodie looked at Subaru with worry.
He didn't seem too fazed. "They might still believe I was killed. This isn't the first time a spy was killed by another, after all…"
James kept his head down while Jodie glanced between the two. "What do you mean?"
They was suddenly a knock on the door. Subaru quickly turned on his voice changer before going to answer it. "Ara, what brings you here?"
"Some mail was delivered to us accidentally." A young strawberry-blonde girl handed him the envelopes, mainly junk mail. She peered over. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Haibara! Er… They're with me. I was just introducing them to Subaru-san." Conan intervened.
She cocked her head to the side. "Why?"
Subaru interjected. "I met Jodie-san once during a case. I happened to bump into her and the others again on the street and invited them in."
Haibara glanced at all of them, noting their slightly flustered faces. She wanted to press with further questions, but decided this was not the time or place. "I see… Well, I'll take my leave then." She left the home, heading back next door.
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Haibara turned on the television, changing it to the news channel. It was a report of a recent car accident. She bit her lip when she saw who the victim was...
After the three FBI agents went home, Conan stopped by Agasa's house to explain everything to Haibara.
"Haibara?" Conan went downstairs to find her.
"Rena-san is dead?" She said, typing on her keyboard.
He looked up in surprise. She continued speaking. "I saw it on the news." She sighed. "I guess that's one ally gone, huh? How's Eisuke-san going to take the news?"
Conan paused. "Actually… We were going to wait a while before we tell him. He can get a little irrational, after all.."
She stopped typing, looking at him with absolute disbelief. "Irrational? She was the only family he'd ever known, and you're just going to lie to him?!
He was taken aback by her accusations. "No! We're just waiting for the right time. I know he's going to investigate and get himself killed."
"His sister is dead!" Haibara shouted with a hint of pain in her voice. "There's never going to be a right time to know something like that." She said before leaving the room.
He remembered the words Rena once said to him.
'Thank you... for picking my shoe up... I owe you one. Really...'
Conan gave a loud groan, covering his face with his hands.
"How could this happen?"
Haido City Hotel
Sera was eating dinner, watching the news with her young companion.
"Mizunashi Rena… She was a newscaster for this channel, wasn't she? That's why they're giving it so much screen time."
The girl let out a few coughs. "It's a shame, really. Such a sweet girl…"
Sera continued eating her food. "You talk like you knew her or something!"
The young girl smiled. 'Well, long ago when she was just a child. Before I was...'
"How's the fried rice and gyoza? The general gave me some extra, on the house!"
"Well, wasn't that nice of him?"
"I also ran into Conan-kun when I went there. Unfortunately, he wasn't alone, so I couldn't invite him here."
She narrowed her eyes. "Maybe it's a sign I shouldn't meet him."
Sera gave a slight pout. "He can help us, I know it! You'll see, things will come around when we least expect it."
The girl collected the empty containers, proceeding to throw them away.
"Is that so..."
Good? Bad? Reviews and constructive criticism are very much appreciated.
I really like Rena, but I think she'll be found out sooner or later, so…