Sorry guys! I've been delayed with the re-write of this chapter and future chapters because my computer fried. But here's the re-write
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Surprises
Bring! Bring! Bring!
"Rachel! Can you get that?" a sleepy Richard Moore called from his room. He grumpily turned over on his side. The telephone continued to ring for some time before he yelled again.
"Rachel!"
"Keep your pants on, Dad! I'm getting it! Jeez!" Rachel Moore shook her head. Her father was a private investigator, one of the most famous in Japan. But he was pathetic. It was strange how an immature private investigator, who was a grown man, could become so popular.
Conan sat up sleepily in his bed. He rubbed his eyes as he yawned. He planned to sleep late this morning, but Richard's yelling woke him up. That was one of the drawbacks of sharing a room with the investigator.
Maybe it's Jimmy! Maybe he's calling!...well, its not that likely...he hasn't called in forever!, Rachel thought.
Conan knew what she was thinking of.
Sorry Rachel, but I haven't gotten the chance to call you, he thought.
Secretly, Conan was a detective and childhood friend of Rachel's named Jimmy Kudo. When he witnessed a transaction going on dealing with suspiscious men in black coats, they knocked him out and forced him to take an untested poison. But instead of killing him, it made his body shrink down to the size of an 8-year-old. He adopted the name Conan Edogawa and stayed with Rachel and her father in order to gather clues about the Men in Black. All the while, he helped Richard solve one case after another. That's how the man got so much fame; from Jimmy's keen eye for details.
It broke his heart to see Rachel get excited, only to have her hopes shattered once again. Everytime he saw her heartbroken, his ambition to get back to his old body, and to confess his love to Rachel, burned stronger, as did his hatred for the Black Organization. He hated hiding his identity, decieving Rachel. But it was for her own protection, as well as everyone else's.
Rachel picked up the reciever and answered, "Good morning. Moore Detective Agency. This is Rachel Moore and how may I help you?"
"Oh good morning Rachel. How have you been?" the other end answered. Rachel knew who it was immediately; Doctor Agasa. Agasa was a scientist that lived next to Jimmy's house. He was a good friend and was one of the only people to know Conan's true identity and to know what happened. Doctor Agasa frequently helped him and made gadgets for him to make crime-stopping easier. He was an old man with gray hair, glasses, and had an accent.
"Oh Dr. Agasa. I'm fine. How are you?"
"Oh I'm fine. I vanted to know if you and Conan could come over to ze house? I have somesing important to discuss vith ze both of you"
"Um...okay. Sure. We'll be over in a while" Rachel awkwardly answered. She hung up the phone and went over to Richard's and Conan's room.
"Conan. get dressed. We're going over to Dr. Agasa's house"
"Dr. Agasa?" Conan echoed, putting on his glasses. "Why?"
"He said there's something important to discuss with us. I don't know what it is but-"
"AARRGH! Would you keep it down?" Richard growled. He turned over on his side and covered his head with the covers. Conan glared at the pathetic detective next to him and stood up.
"How quickly are we leaving?"
Rachel giggled and said, "we'll leave as soon as we can" and she glanced at her father too. She then left the room while Conan changed into his blue suit and light blue shorts. The same question played over and over in his mind, "What could it be that Dr. Agasa wants us to know?"
The air smelled of rain, and the ground was wet from the heavy storm from last night. The birds chirped as the sun shone through the trees.
Rachel and Conan walked down the streets of the town to Doctor Agasa's house. It was a big, silver house with a gate in the front.
The scientist owned a yellow Volkswagon, which was in its place in the driveway when they arrived. But there was a different car in the driveway next to the buggy. It was a regular brown car. Both Rachel and Conan knew who's car it was.
"Mr. Kudo's here?" Rachel wondered out loud.
What's Dad doing here?, Jimmy thought.
They walked up to the front door, to see that it was already open. They stepped inside and looked around. The inside of the house was quiet, with no one disturbing the peace.
This is really strange, Jimmy thought, Shouldn't Dad or Dr. Agasa be here? Or even Vi? Where is she?
Vi Graythorn was in the same dilemma as Jimmy. She was the original creator of the poison that Conan took; Apotoxin 4869. But, when the Black Organization murdered her sister, she stopped creating it. They locked her in her room and planned on what to do with her. While they were away, she took the poison as a form of suicide, but she shrunk instead and traveled to Jimmy's house. Dr. Agasa found her in the front of the house, unconscious. Now, she was included in the Junior Detective League and helped Jimmy in tracking down the Black Organization. She was another person who knows who Jimmy really is.
"Hello! Anyone home?" Rachel called out through the house. They walked around, searching for Dr. Agasa, when they saw a small boy sitting on the couch.
He was a small boy, about 8 years old. He had short, spiky, brown hair and was wearing a gray suit and black shorts. He had his green gaze turned down and was staring at his hands. He figeted slightly, impatient. The boy seemed troubled about something.
Rachel stared at this boy for a while. He looked familiar, but she couldn't say where he was from.
"Umm...hello..." Rachel calmly said. The boy jumped at the sound of her voice and turned his gaze toward them.
"And just who are you?" he demanded. He got up from his seat and stood ready for a fight. Rachel and Conan, surprised by the actions of the boy, put their hands up, as if to surrender.
"Relax. We're just good friends of Dr. Agasa" Conan replied, slightly annoyed. "There's no need for alarm."
The boy slightly let his guard down and returned to his seat.
"Do you know where Dr. Agasa is?" Rachel asked. "And who are you?"
"My name is Ranpo. And Dr. Agasa is dealing with my sister right now."
"Your...sister?" Rachel asked.
Suddenly, two figures emerged from the shadows of the hallway behind them. "Oh, Rachel and Conan. I didn't know that you came in. It's good to see you again" the deeper, older voice greeted. It was Booker Kudo, Jimmy's dad. Vi Graythorn was with him.
"Hello Mr. Kudo" Rachel greeted back.
"No need to be so formal" Booker chuckled. Vi walked over to them and said, "Good morning"
"Good morning, Vi. Where's Dr. Agasa? And who is this kid?" Conan asked.
Vi and Booker looked down after the question was asked. Conan and Rachel were more confused than ever.
"Vi and Rachel, why don't you go with Ranpo to see Dr. Agasa? I need to speak with Conan alone. it concerns his parents"
"Oh my gosh! Is everything okay?" Rachel asked worriedly.
"Oh everything is fine. Its just a personal message from his parents"
"Ok" Rachel answered and followed Vi to Dr. Agasa's bedroom. Ranpo trailed after them.
When the coast was clear, Conan asked, "Ok Dad. Can you tell me what's going on already? I'm sick of surprises"
Booker became very serious and gave Conan a stern look.
"Why are you staring at me like that?" Conan asked, feeling uneasy all of a sudden.
"Jimmy, that boy, named Ranpo, was an orphan that I had found in the city. He and his sister were traveling together. I nearly ran them over when he ran out in the middle of the street. He was carrying his little sister to take her to a hospital. But because of the flooding, the hospitals were packed. So instead, I brought them here to Dr. Agasa, to see if he could help them in any way" Booker explained.
After a small silence, Conan asked, "Okay. And what did that story have to do with anything?"
Booker once again gave Conan a stern look.
"So...they don't sound...familiar to you? I mean, you haven't seen them around town?"
"No" Conan inquired, totally confused.
"That's interesting. Because this child told me his name as well as his sister's. He said that their names were Ranpo and Christie Kudo."
"Kudo?" Conan's attention was completely on the story.
"Yes, Jimmy. And they told me something else..."
"Yeah, what is it?" Conan blurted out urgently.
"He said, 'We're out searching for our father. Jimmy Kudo'"
"W-w-well that can't be right". Sweat was dripping down Conan's neck, and his stomach filled with apprehension.
"You would think so. But, Dr. Agasa and I took a hair sample from the two of them, and through testing, we confirmed it"
"W-W-W-WHAT?"
"Yes, Jimmy. They ARE your kids"
The earth suddenly lurched underneath Conan's feet. He felt the color drain from his face and tried to comprehend what his father had just told him.
I...have...c-children?