Disclaimer: *sigh* I really wish DC did belong to me, but if it did, I wouldn't have to be writing this disclaimer now would I? Okay, so DC and its characters don't belong to me, happy? *sniff* Oh yes, the poem 'If I knew' doesn't belong to me either. (Don't know who it does belong to though, it didn't have a name with it when it was sent to me in a chain letter.) Oh, by the way, Kid shows up in my story so I guess I have to say that Magic Kaito doesn't belong to me either, even if he's part of the DC's series.
If I knew
By: mysteriousangelgirl
Chapter 1: The Plan
Time is slowing ticking past. Every second, every minute, every hour. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. You never know when your time will be up. That's why I can't stand being stuck like this. I need to tell Ran that I love her before I die. I know that will be happening soon, because I've had the feeling of being followed recently and I've seen a lot of suspicious people hanging around the agency, which means they'll strike soon. I'm also stuck between leaving this place so that Ran won't get hurt, but I can't stand the feeling of knowing that I'll never be able to see Ran again, ever....not even as Conan. His suspicions had been confirmed when he found a typed message in his backpack. It read:
Kudo Shinichi, you were clever, but not clever enough. Sherry, or Ai as you know her, has rejoined us. Not that she wanted to....but thanks to her you have been allowed 10 more days to live. Too bad she really loved you. She will become the cold, black hearted girl we created her to be again. Good-bye, Edogawa Conan and Kudo Shinichi.
I hate myself. Why did I have to follow those damn black people that damn night? Why didn't I stay with Ran and tell her how much I love her? Why didn't I know better?
If
I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
and today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
Conan looked down at the floor as these words ran through his head. Why??? He dragged himself home and was surprised that when he opened the door, there was no gun pointed at his head, even with 10 days left to live. Miserably, the young boy made his way up to the room he shared with the so called "Sleeping Detective Kogoro". Conan wearily dropped his backpack into the pile of dirty clothes and empty beer cans. It was so messy in the room that even Conan couldn't find two pairs of matching socks.
Conan went back downstairs and was surprised to find Ran waiting for him. She should be in school, his logical brain told him, but he ignored it. She had been crying. "Ran-neesan, what happened?"
"Conan-kun, I....I...." the teenage girl pitched forward and hugged his tiny form. Her tears began to flow again.
The young boy winced. I hate it when she cries, it hurts my heart. Innocently he asked again, "What happened, Ran-neesan?"
The girl drew back a little so their eyes locked. "I can't give you up, Shinichi. I can't!" She grabbed him and started sobbing.
Conan's eyes grew wide. "What-?"
"Don't say anything yet, Kudo," a voice said from the doorway.
Conan, senses now on alert, whipped his head to the owner of the voice. To his amazement, he found Kudo Shinichi standing there. That's...that's impossible! I AM Kudo Shinichi. How could-? Conan studied the boy. After looking into the boy's eyes, he realized the boy only looked a lot like Kudo Shinichi, but was actually someone else. His messy and spiky hair gave that away. He also had on a smile that Kudo Shinichi would never use. It was mischievous and playful, but awfully scary at the same time. Kudo Shinichi only smiled in confidence, but this boy's smile was confident yet so scared at the same time. It was creepy.
"What are you doing here?" The young detective said as he finally realized who this boy was.
"Ahh, so that took Mr. Detective about 3 minutes to figure me out," the boy said as he checked his watch.
"Well, you try figuring something out logically when your senses are on alert of being killed any moment." Conan glared.
The boy's grin suddenly faded. "They already sent a letter?"
Conan nodded, as Ran's questioning face looked from him to the other boy.
"Shinichi, what is going on and who's that boy? He looks just like you." Ran clutched her loved on close to her.
"Its okay, Ran. He's a friend, actually was a rival, but we're on the same side." Conan smiled sadly at his childhood friend. "He's not dangerous when he's like this."
"Like this??"
"Well, he's the Kaito Kid that the police are after, but he's got a normal life as Kuroba Kaito too." Conan cocked an eyebrow at the boy.
"WHAT??"
"It's alright, Mouri-san. It's not easy to swallow in the beginning." Kaito walked up to the young teenage girl kneeling on the floor beside the small form of Conan. He held out his hand and a red rose magically appeared in his hand. "Lighten up, Mouri-san. I'm here to help you and Kudo."
Hesitantly, Ran took the rose. She looked at it, thinking back at the times when Shinichi had given her a rose in their elementary years. Then she snapped out of it to find Conan and Kaito deep in thought.
"What's going to happen?" Ran asked. "Why do both of you seem so worried?"
Conan sighed. "I'll tell you everything. I still don't know how you found out I was Shinichi, but that doesn't matter now. I'll tell you everything, but we have to go somewhere safe first."
Kaito grinned. "This would be nice to hear. Even I haven't heard the whole story."
Conan just looked at him. "So, any suggestions, Kuroba?"
"My house, it's not too far away from here, but it's also real safe."
Noticing Conan's worried look, he said, "Trust me, if something does happen, I promise I'll get you guys out of there first."
Conan shook his head. "It's not that, I'm just tired and I guess real upset since I just remembered all that stuff happening to me again."
Kaito decided not to reply. The guys got it even harder than me. I've got get him to lighten up, but it's not the right time now. Maybe later. Serious stuff comes first. Kaito smiled and pointed his thumb behind him. "Let's get going now, ne?"
Conan nodded and Ran stood up, following behind Conan as the two left the room. Kaito looked after them for a second before following behind the two and closing the agency door behind them.
Kaito led the trio to the car he had parked behind the agency. He beckoned for them to get in. Ran got in first, but Conan stood outside for moment and said, "I didn't know you could drive already, Kuroba," as he raised an eyebrow.
Kaito grinned. "Well, I'm only 19 like Hattori-kun, but since he gets a motorcycle, then why can't I get a car? Besides, I don't look 19."
Conan looked scared. "Oh, well, let's hope we don't die before we reach your house." The young boy hopped into the car. Just before he closed the door, Kaito was certain that heard the boy say, "At least it'll probably be better than Satou's driving," under his breath. Kaito chuckled as he got into the driver's seat and started the car. He backed the car out of the dark alley he had hidden it in and started down the room at a very slow pace. When the car had warmed up, Kaito floored the accelerator and the car shoot forward, throwing all three back into their seats. He heard Conan curse under his breath and saw Ran look disapprovingly in the boy's direction.
Kaito grinned and wagged a finger at Conan through the rearview mirror. "It's very inappropriate for a child to use such words, Conan-kun."
Conan glared and he stuck his tongue out. "Well, would you like me to tell Nakamori-kun that you drive around like a maniac illegally?"
Kaito laughed. "Let's see you try." He suddenly stopped the car, throwing both Ran and Conan forward into the bucket seats in front of them. Conan was holding his face as Ran landed a karate chop right beside his ear.
"Do that ever again, and you'll be dead meat," she warned, rubbing her bruised face with her free hand. Kaito was surprised then smiled.
"Don't worry, Mouri-san. I won't. But I've got to say. You look real scary and dangerous when you're mad." Kaito got out of the car and went over to the back to open the door for Conan and Ran.
As Conan got out of the car, he glared at Kaito again and said, "Don't forget that I DO have a pair of special shoes and anything thing kickable would hurt a lot." He smiled evilly as Kaito sweat dropped. I had forgotten about that....along with the fact that Mouri-san is a good karate champion.....
As Kaito led Conan and Ran up to his room, he heard Conan say, "Wow, your house actually looks normal, Kuroba."
Kaito snorted and continued to his room upstairs. When he opened the door, Ran gasped.
"What?"
Ran pointed to his desk. On the desk was a white cap, the one Kid wore.
"Oh, you shouldn't be so surprised, Mouri-san. You'll be seeing a lot of this kind of stuff lately." He ushered his guests in and then locked his door. "Okay, so I know, Mouri-san, that you're very eager to know the truth, but there is more urgent stuff to do at the moment." Kaito stood with his back leaning against the locked door and waited.
As he had guessed, Conan exploded. "What are you talking about? I finally get a chance to tell Ran everything and then you suggested that we come here. Now you bring us and tell us to do something else? Ahh, Kaito what is wrong you???"
Ran put a hand on Conan's shoulder. "It's okay, Shinichi."
"Listen, Kudo. You are in danger. I can't let you go running around, ready to die and any moment." Kaito crossed his arms. "That wouldn't be fair."
"Oh, and since when did the Kid start caring about fairness and saving lives?"
"Ever since I met YOU!" Kaito suddenly yelled.
Conan was taken back. "What?"
"Kudo," Kaito said, lowering his voice, "You only have ten days, no WE only have ten days. We-"
"What do you mean by 'we', Kaito?" Conan was pale.
Ran was worried. What are they talking about 'only ten days'? I don't understand... Ran looked from the child's face to the other boy's face. Neither was smiling.
"I mean that I have also received the 'death' letter." Kaito's voice was almost a whisper.
"You WHAT?"
"Kudo, just calm down. I asked you to come here because, first of all, they sent it to me as Kid, not as Kuroba, and second of all, don't you want to take them down? To do that, we have to find a way to defeat them together. It'll never work if we go our separate ways."
"Kaito, listen, but what if they are watching us right now? I mean, they would know everything!" Conan was almost in tears.
"Kudo, if they were following you, they would never have sent the letter and would never had let Mouri-san live. They would have seen right through it."
"But...but..."
"Kudo, look. We might not be able to defeat them, but at least we tried. We would die knowing we tried to accomplish our goal in life, isn't that all we can ask for? We're already tangled in so deep, we can't back away now."
Conan sighed. "Okay fine. You figure out a way to do that. My logical brain has fallen asleep or is currently in shock mode, so it won't help us." He sat down on the floor and rested his head in his hands.
Kaito smiled. "Alright, but I'll need your help."
Conan looked up at the teenage boy. "Only my help?"
"Actually, I'll need Hattori-kun's help, Haibara's, Aoko's, Mouri-san's, along with your's."
"I'm ready to help for anything, especially for Shinichi," Ran piped up, after being silent for the past few minutes.
"Okay, so first of all, I know that........" Kaito began explaining his plan. He seemed to have planned it out even before asking for Shinichi's help. Conan could also tell that Kaito planned to go through with his foul-proof plan no matter what happens.
It took hours for the plan to be explained and for a few to be prepared. The others had been contacted and already understood the situation. They were all on their way over. The plan would be put into action in about another 24 hours, when the Black Organization would meet at their last meeting in a company called Koiko's Furniture and Co.
Conan was ready. He was absolutely ready, except one thing, Ran.
So
hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear
The line of the poem "If I knew" ran through his head again. He looked up at the skies. If I don't make this through alive, God, take care of Ran for me. Tonight may be my last night to tell her how much I love her. Conan looked at the sleeping girl next to him from Kaito's sleeping bag. They were sleeping on the floor of Kaito's bedroom as he had asked them to stay for the night. He had been quite hesitant, but Kaito insisted and told them he had already left a note for Kogoro. The trio reluctantly agreed as they still had much to do in the morning.
Morning came by quickly. It was time for the plan to be put into action.
~to be continued~
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