Chapter 3: Unwanted Intervention


Hey everyone! Happy Labor Day! Sorry if I made ya wait, since I was catching up on my much needed sleep.

And ya, I figured out how to use this line insert thingy here.

So anyway, hope ya like my story! This is where Shinichi tries to keep Ran from remembering a certain scene in the hot tub ^^

Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan, and I never will.


As Mouri Kogoro got home from work, one could tell he wasn't very sober.

"Heeeyyyy Rrrraaan!" he slurred. "Doo ya haave my d-(hic)dinner yet?"

"Dad!" Ran said standing up. "You got drunk again? Mou!"

Momentarily forgetting Shinichi, she helped her father to a chair and started yelling at him. Shinichi was slightly glad her dad had interrupted, since he was about to turn as red as a tomato. He walked off into his room, calling over his shoulder "I'm going to bed, okay Ran?"

"Fine fine! Just let me get this old man sober again!" she yelled, glaring at her father who didn't notice in the slightest bit.

Shinichi sighed and went to his bed. As he thought about all that happened to him, he couldn't help but wonder how he would be ending his day if that brick wasn't there. If he hadn't tripped and Ran never saw him changing, would he have been ending his day with this light of a heart? He had thought he would have a heavier heart if she ever found out, but with all those lies lifted off of him, he felt so light.

I wonder if this was a good thing after all. He thought before he fell asleep.

The next morning, Shinichi woke up to find a rather happy looking Kogoro bustling about. This was surprising, since not even Ran was awake yet, and he had just woken up to go to the toilet.

"Ne, ojji-san, why are you up so early?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Hmmph!" Kogoro snorted. "It's because I, the great detective Mouri Kogoro, was assigned a very big case (on some love affair) and has been paid 100,000 yen!"

"1-100,000!" Shinichi exclaimed. "That much?"

"Hmmph! Of course! Nothing less is expected for a mei-tantei! Bwahahaha!"

Shinichi sweat dropped at the old man. "And did you use it all for the beer you drank last night?"

Kogoro glared at the little boy before replying "Of course not! I only spent a portion of a portion of that money! Do you know where I am spending it next?" He asked with a devious grin.

"And where is that?"

"The hot tub! There is a new place downtown and they are having a grand opening to celebrate! I'm even in a good enough mood to drag you along, so you better behave! Also, tell Ran that we're going okay?"

"Wait. Hot tub…" Shinichi murmured to himself. Suddenly, he started panicking. "No wait! Don't take me to the hot tub!" he said. Kogoro was a bit shocked at how the boy was acting. Why was he so scared? He was fine the last time they…

The last time they were there. Kogoro smirked inwardly. "And why not?" he asked as though oblivious.

"Umm, uh, because…" he stuttered trying to think of an excuse, but before he could do so, Ran came out of her room rubbing her sleepy eyes. "Huh? What is all the commotion about? She asked.

"Ah, well, I was thinking of going to the ho-"

"Ah! Ran-neechan!" Shinichi exclaimed before Kogoro could finish. "I forgot to show you something!" and with that, Shinichi grabbed onto Ran's hand and dragged her back inside.

As Shinichi closed the door, Kogoro let his smirk show. It was obvious to him what was going on. That Conan was afraid of going to the hot tub because: he saw Ran naked! Kogoro wanted to laugh out loud. How hilarious! A little kid acting like that! Kogoro hummed as he got his things and headed for the hot tubs.

Shinichi was leaning against the door and listening whether or not Kogoro had left the house. When he heard the click of the front door, he sighed.

Ran was very curious as to what was going on, so when she heard the sigh of relief, she raised an eyebrow and said, "So what was that all about?"

"Nothing, absolutely nothing." He muttered back.

"If that was nothing, then why are you breathing a sigh of relief?"

"Okay, well actually, I think your father is getting suspicious of me." Of course that wasn't the reason; he didn't want Ran to remember that scene in the hot tub. If she did, he would definitely be dead.

"Really? Well, you know what I think?"

"What?"

"I think we should just tell him."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because first of all, he would kill me. Second of all, he might let it slip more easily than you. Third of all, he will be in immediate danger. Remember, the only reason I told you was because you found out yourself."

Ran wanted to argue with him (especially the part about "him slipping more easily than you"), but she knew it was true. "Well then, do you want me to lie to my own dad just like you did to me?"

Shinichi looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry."

Ran breathed slowly to calm herself. She felt herself aching to yell at him a bit, but she knew that would not help matters at all. No, she had to take control of herself. Shinichi must have been suffering too. Since he had been at it for over a year, she too must take control of herself so Shinichi will trust her with his battle against the BO. Yes, she will become strong just for him.

Ran looked at Shinichi and decided to ask him if he would trust her for that. He has to. She thought. Or else he wouldn't have told me everything.

"Shinichi," Ran started. Shinichi looked back at her. "What is it Ran?"

"Shinichi, do you…" she started, but was interrupted by a loud knock on the front door.

"Who is it?" Shinichi called.

"Try to guess." replied a voice on the other side of the door.

Ran forgot about her present troubles as she heard her best friend's voice on the other side of the door. She smiled widely and opened the door to reveal a Happy Kazuha holding on tightly to the ear of a certain dark-skinned detective of the west. "Owch! Let me go, ahou!" he complained while squirming.

"Ran-chan! Exclaimed Kazuha happily. "We came to visit!"

"Oh! Come on in!"

Kazuha dragged Heiji into the room and said, "So what's up Ran?"

Heiji rubbed the sore spot on his ear and whispered, "Hey Kudo. I just got forced by this AHOU here to come and visit. Right when I had a cool murder case in my hands, to!"

"Who's the ahou?" yelled Kazuha, who apparently overheard the ahou part.

"Oh come on guys! Don't let's fight! So Kazuha, what did you come here for?" Ran interrupted before another full-blown fight erupted.

"Ah that!" replied Kazuha all happy again. "We were thinking of taking ya to shopping here! We heard that there was a grand opening somewhere in the mall!"

"Really? Let's go!"

Shinichi and Heiji groaned as they thought about their long day just up ahead. Shinichi felt even more grumpy since he had to go through a whole shopping spree with Ran yesterday! Shopping for two days? How could this day get worse?

A murder, of course.

When Ran and Kazuha had visited their third store, they heard a scream nearby. Shinichi and Heiji rushed to the source of the scream and saw the cash register lady panicking in front of a cold, still body. "The manager! The manager is dead!"

The end of the day found both detectives watching the arrest of a certain salesman they had met that day. Both Kazuha and Ran were in a depressing mood.

"Why does everyone we meet end up dying or becoming a murderer?" asked Kazuha tearfully.

Ran sighed as she thought of what her life would be in the future if she kept living with Shinichi. Gosh darn it, that would be scary!

Heiji shrugged and said, "Crime happens a lot, so you should stop getting all teary eyed over some poisoning case."

"What! Who said I'm crying?"

"I did!"

"You ahou!"

"Look who's calling me an ahou."

"Detective freak!"

"Shopping freak!"

"Stop it already!" Ran said, breaking up the argument. "Why don't we go somewhere else and relax?"

"Oh! I have a great idea!" Kazuha exclaimed, recovering quickly."I heard there is some grand opening at a nearby hot tub! Why don't we go there?"

"Ooh! A hot tub! That sounds like a grea-"

Ran suddenly turned her head slowly towards Shinichi, who was sweating visibility.

"Conan-kun…"

Oh shi-


DUM DUM DUMMM!

Oh ho ho ho I am evil

So sorry if this seems a bit rushed, cause that is what I did- rushed.

Hope ya enjoyed my story! Next chapter is going to be interesting, for sure!

Until next time...

Ghildori