Hey guys! Welcome back! This is chapter 2 of this story! Now, I'm gonna have to apologize? Maybe because I didn't write an A/N in the first chapter and the last one-shot I published. Anyways, let's get on with this. I just wanna say that the first chapter was inspired by how the episodes page on Detective Conan/Case Closed wiki are done which is my favorite anime. Without further ado, let the mystery begins...

After hanging out for the entire morning, Gumball and Darwin finally returned home out of tiredness and fatigue.

When they first opened the door and entered, they saw their mother Nicole.

"Oh hi sweeties". She greeted happily.

"Hey mom". Gumball greeted back drowsily, still tired.

"Hi Mrs Mom". Darwin also greeted back in the same tone as Gumball.

Taking notice, Nicole decided to bring back their excitement.

"I have a surprise ready for us after lunch". She declared.

The two boys rose up in curiosity.

"What is it?". Darwin asked.

"Silly, it won't be a surprise if I told you". Nicole explained with a wink.

She then left the duo, a noticeable smile on her face.

Darwin turned to Gumball.

"What do you think the surprise is?". He asked him.

"Beats me". Gumball replied while shrugging his shoulders.

"I guess we're gonna have to wait until lunchtime to find out, huh?". Darwin said.

His brother nodded in agreement.

So the duo went to rest on the couch and watch TV until lunchtime came around.

A short while later, their mother's shout announcing that lunch is ready was heard.

Gumball and Darwin made their way to the kitchen table where they saw their father Richard already sitting down, ready to eat.

Nicole was visible from the table in the kitchen, preparing to pour the mashed potatoes and peas in the dishes.

The only family member left was their sister Anais, who came downstairs shortly after with a deadpan face and joined them for lunch.

After pouring the food in the dishes, the family started eating.

Richard was eating at fast pace so he finished first and quickly put his dish on the sink then sat back down at the table, since he was excited for the surprise

Gumball, Darwin, Nicole and Anais finished some time later and each one put his dish on the sink.

The three siblings made their way back to the table while their mother went to the fridge to get the surprise.

She opened the fridge's door and fixated her eyes on a medium-sized white box.

Nicole smiled and reached for the box with her hands, picked it up and then closed the fridge's door with one of her feet.

The mother opened the box...

After that, screaming was heard...

Gumball, Darwin, Anais and Richard were taken back by the sudden noise.

They rushed towards the source of the scream.

When they made it to the kitchen, they saw that Nicole was visibly shaking, barely holding the box straight and a horrified expression on her face.

"What happened, Mom?". Gumball asked in concern for his mother.

Nicole didn't reply, only turning her head to face the four with her still-shocked expression.

She also turned around the box in her shaking hands so the open side would face them.

The rest of the family approached slowly, unable to comprehend what happened just yet.

Once close enough, the foursome took a peek inside the box, nearly turning shocked as much as Nicole was.

Inside lies a chocolate cake with four strawberries on it...and an almost perfect 1/5 portion was taken from it.

"Who...did...this?!". Nicole finally spoke up in great shock.

"I don't know". This was the simultaneous answer that came from all four.

Putting down the box, Nicole shot them all a suspicious glare while rubbing her chin with her hand, entering thinking mode.

"There are only two of you that I can believe right now". She declared.

Gumball and Darwin furrowed their eyebrows and frowned in response.

"Come on Mom, it's not fair to assume that me and Darwin always cause the problem at hand". Gumball argued defensively, with Darwin nodding in agreement with what he said.

Nicole sighed in aggravation.

"I was gonna say it's you two that I believe because you were out the entire morning, remember?". She clarified.

The duo oohed in realization.

"So you two unusually have an alibi". Nicole added.

"So you're leaving me and Dad as suspects?". Anais questioned in disbelief.

"I'm afraid it's the only logical conclusion we can come up with, dear". Her mother reasoned.

"Makes sense to me". Richard said to Anais.

"Technically, you're a suspect too Mrs Mom since you were in the house as well". Darwin said.

Nicole was about to object, before rethinking about it and realizing that he was right.

"So that leaves me and Darwin as innocents which means it's best if we take the investigation". Gumball declared.

Anais rolled her eyes.

"Why must it always end up at their hands?". She muttered sarcastically, though no one really noticed.

"Okay you two, what are you gonna do first?". Nicole asked, intrigued.

"First things first, we have to interrogate the suspects, meaning you three". Gumball said.

"So let's go to the living room and hear your statements". Darwin commanded, and everyone followed.

The Wattersons went to the living room with Anais, Nicole and Richard sitting down on the couch and Gumball and Darwin facing them.

"Okay, let's start with Anais first". Gumball said then motioned for Anais to speak up.

"I was upstairs all the time, studying". She said plainly.

"Can the other suspects confirm this?". Darwin took control, his eyes on his adoptive parents.

"I haven't seen her around much except at breakfast so I guess she's telling the truth". Nicole said.

"Same for me". Richard added.

"Right, what about you Mrs Mom?". Darwin questioned.

"I went to work earlier than usual today and didn't come back until around 11:15. That's when I brought the cake, put it in the fridge then sat down to watch TV". She replied.

"Can you confirm this?". Gumball asked his sister and father.

The latter nodded while the former shrugged.

"Okay, finally it's Mr Dad's turn". Darwin declared.

"I was asleep upstairs in our bedroom nearly the entire morning". Richard explained.

"Did you come down at all?". Gumball inquired.

"One time only. I was still a bit drowsy cause I must've accidentally opened some door on my way down and I felt something weird on me too at the time". Richard replied.

Gumball and Darwin raised their eyebrows at that.

"I went down to get a drink. That's when I saw your mother on the couch. I went to the kitchen and got myself a cup of water then went back up". He added.

"Did you not open the fridge?". Gumball questioned.

"No". Richard denied.

"Hmm, not too out-of-the-ordinary". Darwin noted.

"There was something else weird at the time". Richard declared.

Gumball and Darwin's eyes immediately fixated on him again.

"After I went out of the kitchen, your mother called out to me and told me that I should close the faucet but I am pretty sure that I closed it after I finished". He explained.

Gumball and Darwin faced each other with confused faces.

The former turned back to the three.

"Another thing. Do you like strawberries?". He asked.

"Only without the seeds on it". Anais replied.

"Same as her". Nicole said.

"I eat them immediately without thought!". Richard chirped.

Darwin went into thinking mode.

"We're gonna have to write that down and start looking for clues". He suggested

Gumball nodded in agreement.

After getting a notebook and a pen and finishing the aforementioned task, the duo went inside the kitchen to start looking for actual clues...

Well, that was the interrogation part! Next time, Gumball and Darwin are gonna start collecting clues from the so-called crime scene. It should be interesting...I thought I should let you guys know something: I actually have this entire mystery and story ready! It's just a matter of actually writing it! Nice change for once...Anyways, thanks for reading! Don't forget to review, fav and follow this story and also fav and follow me to get notified whenever I publish something new! Thanks again and bye!