"Feel Your Heart meguru kiseki no naka!" Rosa sang. "Just My Love sono omoi ga! Feel your heart!" As the Music died she placed the microphone back into it's holder and bend a bit when her small audience started to applaud.
"Sugoi, Rosa-Chan. Your voice is amazing!" Ran said. In the time that had passed the two had talked a lot and they had already befriended.
"Well, I'm a singer, after all." Rosa said. Then she giggled. "Not that I'm famous or something, but still."
"You are pretty famous back in Holland." Mike commented.
"Hontou?" Sonoko and Ran said surprised, staring at Rosa.
"Ah, err, it's nothing, really!" Rosa replied, slightly embarrassed. She quickly changed the subject. "So, who's next?"
"I'll go!" Mike said, lifting his hand into the air as if he wanted to be sure he was picked first. "And I'll take a victim." The whole team groaned, making Mike laugh. He let his eyes wander through the room and then stared at Shinichi. "I think I'll take Kudou."
Shinichi looked up. "What?"
"Please don't!" Ran said immediately.
"Yeah, Ran's right, you'll regret it." Sonoko continued, but then started to smile. "On the other hand. It would be fun to see your reaction."
"Sonoko!" Ran protested, but before she could complain more Mike stood up.
"That's settled then." He said with confidence as he walked over to the stage and then stared at the teen detective.
Shinichi yawned. "And what if I don't want to?" he replied sounding bored.
"Then I, the teen detective of West-Europe, have won already." Mike said with a grin as he took one of the microphones out of it's holder. "What do you say, tantei?" he pointed the microphone at Shinichi. "Giving up or showing you have guts by going on stage even though you sound like crap?"
Everyone stared at Shinichi, who grinned.
"Shinichi." Ran muttered, but then fell silent when Shinichi stood up. "Shinichi, don't tell me you're going?"
"Of course, nobody calls me a coward and gets away with it." Shinichi replied and caught the microphone Mike threw at him. "If you become deaf, I did it on purpose!"
Mike laughed as Shinichi joined him on the small stage. "I'll take that risk." He said and pressed a few times on the small screen in front of him. "Know the song Hikari To Kage No Roman?"
Shinichi nodded. "Sure do."
"Alright then, you'll begin." Mike said as the music began to play.
Shinichi smiled in reply and began to sing. "Roman katareba hitobanjuu, tsukare shirazu no all night long." He looked at Mike, who, to his surprise, didn't flinch when he heard Shinich's voice. "Koisuru himamo naiyo, namiga oshiyosetekuru."
"Kiokuno nakawo oyoidemo, genjitsuha cool and dry." Mike started singing along and once he had started, Shinichi's voice didn't sound that bad anymore. "Ai sore wo tashikametakute dokoni samayoi ikuno."
"Eh?" Sonoko and Ran sounded like they couldn't believe what they were hearing. They had expected their ears would explode, but this wasn't the case. Instead they actually enjoyed the song, something neither of them had predicted.
"Agaite mogaite, dokomademo tsuzuku roman." the song had ended.
"I must say Kudou, you really are terrible." Mike said, returning the microphone to it's holder. "Next time I'll keep that in mind."
"You were warned." Shinichi replied. "And there probably won't be a next time, so you shouldn't bother about it."
Mike smiled while he and Shinichi went back to their places. "I'll make sure there will be." He said. Then he noticed Ran's and Sonoko's shocked faces. "Are you two alright? You look like you've seen a ghost!"
Ran blinked and then looked at Shinichi. Her eyes narrowed. "How come you sing good now, but blow our ears when we have to sing at school." She said furiously. "You're not doing it on purpose, are you?"
Shinichi bend away from her, a frightened expression on his face. "No no no, of course not!"
"You are unbelievable." Ran said and turns away from Shinichi, now totally ignoring him.
"Katsuro, come out, I know you're in there." Shinichi looked up, trying to forget about Ran. "Katsuro!"
Mike stood up again and walked out of the door, followed by Shinichi. The sound of someone banging on something made of wood echoed through the hallway.
"What's wrong Botan?" Mike said, walking over to one of his teammates who was banging on a thick wooden door.
"It's Katsuro." Botan replied and banged on the door again. "I rang him up to ask where he's been and then heard the ringtone of his mobile coming from this room. I banged on the door afterwards, calling his name, BUT THAT BASTARD DOESN'T ANSWER!"
"Then lets break down the door." Mike said. Then he took a deep breath and launched himself at the door, kicking it out of its hinges.
Shinichi and Botan stared at him as he froze the minute he saw what was in the room, his eyes turning large.
"Katsuro!" Botan yelled and tried to run into the room, but was stopped by Mike.
"No." Mike said. "That would spoil the evidence."
Shinichi felt his heart drop. "What's wrong?" he asked, then walked over to the door to get the answer himself. Then he saw it. Katsuro was lying in the middle of the room, his shirt red from blood and a knife sticking from his back. The next thing he saw were the deflated soccerball and the open window.
"He's dead." While Shinichi was observing the crime scene Mike had checked the body for a pulse. He sounded tired and for the first time you could hear a Dutch accent. "Call the police and an ambulance, this is a murder."
Waah, finally uploaded this XD.
Sorry if it's too short, my brain hasn't been working right lately, next time I'll try to make a longer chapter.
