Me:Welcome back!
Rin:Yay! So exciting!
Tails:Such a cute cat!
Conan:Oh wow, this just got wierd.
Me:I only own the lovely Tantei Tenshi. Enjoy this emotional and revealing chapter!
Conan and the Cat
Continuation Ch 3: Monarch Tenshi
The next morning, Rachel went on a shopping day with Serena and Conan called the library to let them know he needed Tokyo newspapers brought outside when he arrived. Conan got some breakfast down him and his cat before they began the trip to Beika Public Library. He knew they'd have a huge archive of newspapers there from all surrounding towns, so finding newspapers from Tokyo was no problem at all. Tantei Tenshi bounced alongside Conan, free as she had had ever been in her past. The pair soon arrived at the library, where a shisho, Shisho Meia Lei stood outside with a large handful of newspapers and a couple of paperweights. It was a windy day, so the paperweights would be very useful.
"Meow!" greeted Tantei Tenshi.
"Aw, she's darling. Why, she looks good enough to be a monarch," giggled Librarian Meia Lei.
"I'm starting to think she is royalty," Conan stated, not even close to joking.
"Mew-mew! Merow-oww!" howled Tantei Tenshi 'Stop screwing around! I'm darling, I'm cute, blah, blah, blah!'
"She's vocal too."
Conan nodded and accepted the papers and weights. He led Tantei Tenshi over to a tall shady tree. He spread out and weighted down a newspaper before stretching out onto his stomach, like a child reading a comic book while propped up on his or her elbows. Tantei Tenshi lay herself right by her human 'pet' and literally helped Conan search the newspapers for the evidence she needed him to find.
She was quite preoccupied though. Tantei Tenshi kept looking around, she knew exactly who had tried to kill her. Conan noticed her anxiety so he placed his hand on her back and petted her until she began purring repeatedly.
"Meow! Meow! Mew!" she cheered, overjoyed at this attention.
She rubbed her head on his chin, imploring him to sit up. Since his shoulders were sore, Conan complied and sat up, leaning against the tree. Tantei Tenshi curled up in his lap and continued to aid in the reading process. She tried to focus her energy on finding what she needed found.
Finally Conan found an article with the headline 'Billionaire Cat Gone Missing.' He read this article out loud to her to see how she'd act.
"Liam Moi, Tokyo's wealthiest man, has now joined his dear wife in heaven at 66 years old. He left behind his three children and his beloved one year old feline, Monarch Tenshi. His mysterious death is upsetting enough and is under investigation, but things got more upsetting when Liam's final will and testament was read. In it, Liam left his entire billionaire fortune to the beloved Monarch Tenshi, none going to his three children. Also in his will, Liam calls his children 'selfish and undeserving of the fortune.' However, Monarch tenshi has been missing since the day of Liam's death. The lawyer was instructed to wait for an entire year in the event that Monarch Tenshi would be missing. If the cat does not return, the fortune will be divided between the children, the lawyer, and his ten piece maid staff. A caretaker has not and will not be selected for Monarch Tenshi until the possible event of her return."
Conan tore the article out, pocketed it, and tracked down the printed photo of Monarch Tenshi.
"Meow! Meow! Mew!" Tantei Tenshi hadn't silenced herself since Conan had began reading, she was so excited.
When Conan found the picture, Tantei Tenshi placed her paw on the photo and then placed her other front paw on her chest.
"Meow mew merow meow," Tantei Tenshi stared into Conan's eyes 'Conan, I am Monarch Tenshi'
The vocal and the demonstrated messages were clear to Conan, but he compared the living cat and the photo cat quickly. Everything matched, Tantei Tenshi was none other than Monarch Tenshi.
"Oh my gosh," gasped Conan
Suddenly, as she had before, Tantei Tenshi panicked.
"Merow! Merow! Merow! Merow-ow-ow-oww!" she shrieked 'Here we go again! Run Conan!'
"Oh no. Tenshi, I can't get up. My legs are asleep, so standing would get me killed. You need to run, the only place I can get hit is my arm."
"Meow-ow-ow-oww! Merow-ow-ow-oww! Mew-ow-ow-oww!" Tantei Tenshi howled 'No! I will not let you take a bullet for me!'
Conan heard a shot ring out and so he quickly threw Tantei Tenshi and the photo over to the side. He cried out in major pain as the bullet entered and failed to exit his arm.
"Merow-ow-ow-ow-oww!" screamed Tantei Tenshi 'Conan, no! Why, Conan, why?'
She snarled in the attacker's direction as he made his escape. Shisho Meia Lei called police and paramedics while Conan applied pressure to the wound using the useless newspapers. With his good arm, he pocketed Monarch Tenshi's photograph. Shisho Meia ran outside to a furious Tantei Tenshi and Conan. She let him use her phone to call Rachel and he quickly put it on speaker phone in order to continue applying pressure.
"Rachel, Tantei Tenshi and I got shot at again. I took the bullet to my arm, so you have to meet me at the hospital. I have a lot to tell you, so please hurry," Conan calmly explained, although he was cringing in pain.
"Oh my gosh, Conan! Serena, we have to get to the hospital! Call your darned limo!" screamed Rachel.
"What? What happened?"
"Shut up and call your freaking limo!"
"Rachel, please calm down. If I'm going to be fine, I need you to be fine"
"I...I...I know. I'll be there soon; I'll be at that hospital as soon as I can."
She hung up and Shisho Meia Lei collected her phone while police and paramedics arrived. The librarian had notified them of the cat and a carrier was brought for her ambulance transportation. The bullet had entered, but it's failure to exit meant that Conan needed surgery. Library staff was interviewed and the scene was processed. Meanwhile, Conan and Tantei Tenshi were headed for the hospital to meet up with Rachel.