Chapter 4

New School

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Ai found herself looking at a building with young teenagers wearing eccentric clothing and the most fabulous accessories she had ever seen. She got out of the car with jelly-felt legs. She suddenly wanted to get back in the car and go back home.

Eighth grade had terrible memories for her. While Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta were gawking at the school with looks of awe on their faces, Ai saw terror and girls teasing her for only caring about her studies and being scary. She wanted desperately for this all to disappear, but Conan was already taking her hand and waving at Phantom.

When Phantom's car disappeared she stopped. Conan looked at her. "What's up?" He asked.

Ai's eyes shadowed as she looked at the school again. "I don't want to go. Let's just walk around the town." She begged.

Conan looked surprised. "Why? Aren't you excited? We could be the hottest and smartest here and get that collage credit stuff" He said.

"I don't like it here" Ai whispered.

The Detective boys noticed that their adult- friends weren't following them. They turned back and whispered to them "What's wrong Ai-neechan?"

"She's a bit jittery, that's all" Conan explained.

Ai looked at the school and at Conan. He would protect her; he would keep her safe from bullying. She moved quickly past him into the entrance. A few boys looked up at the strawberry blonde and whistled. Conan glared at them, and they quieted. He took her hand and helped her through the doors…

The group was more than surprised to see the American way. There was a girl and boy lying in a far corner of the hall kissing which made Ayumi look away disgustedly. People were standing together, opening their lockers and retrieving their various objects and replacing them with yet more things.

Ai ushered the kids and boyfriend with her toward the office, pulling Mitsuhiko away quickly before a boy saw him and wanted to bully him for having freckles and looking wimpy. Conan seemed informed enough to pull Genta with him away from the boys when their eyes went on him.

Mitsuhiko would've blushed years ago if Ai pulled him toward her like that, but he didn't blush now because he didn't crush on twenty two year olds.

One of the boys sneered at them as they passed, with Ai and Conan determinedly ignoring them. Ayumi saw an older boy give her a strange hand gesture that involved the middle finger going through a near-fisted hand. Ai and Conan both glared at the boy as they passed.

They soon reached the principal's office. It was a normally furnished room with four arm chairs, two facing each other and a desk of course with a chair behind it. A huge form of a man was sitting on it. He was bald headed and very, very fat. He looked actually pathetic and Ai imagined he wouldn't look very demeaning while punishing a student. They must have some kind of nickname for him in the school.

"Hello! Welcome to Willberry junior-high! I am the headmaster, Clifton Douglas. "He said and Ai was surprised at his deep low-pitched voice. She had expected a light voice or a squeaky tone in it but there was none. That must've been why he was employed.

"Hello" It was sort of awkward.

A bell clanged throughout the school. The man stood up, and it didn't make much difference because he was very short as well.

Ai looked at Conan and saw him trying to hide his smile. He thought it was funny too. Genta of course wasn't but Mitsuhiko was.

"Let's go to your new class" He said and led them to the classroom.

Conan was first to enter the class, with Ai following him and then the kiddies.

Thirteen pairs of eyes were staring at the new students in front of them.

"These are our new transfer students from Japan" The principle said as he moved and his belly bounced.

Ai and Conan both heard the few chuckles from the students, Douglas obviously didn't hear.

"Introduce yourselves to the students" he ordered.

"I'm Haibara Ai" Ai said and heard the whistles from boys. Conan scowled but let it pass.

"Edogawa Conan" Conan said and he saw the girls giggle and sigh. It was Ai's turn to scowl. She looked at the girls who giggled and gave them the "He's my property" glare. Five of the girls quieted. The rest giggled yet more.

"I hope you all become very good friends! Miss Joods can you please show them around and assist them? They aren't that fluent yet" The principle asked.

"yes sir" A girl with long and wavy black-blue hair and gray eyes said.

The principle smiled at the girl and then walked out of the room with some more chuckles being sounded as his belly jiggled again.

The new students sat down with Ai and Conan and Genta next to each other with Ayumi and Mitsuhiko behind. And then the professor began droning on about the war between France and England.

After three classes passed the Joods girl ran up to them with a kind smile on her face. The group was opening their lockers to put their books in for lunch.

"Hi newbies! I'm Valerie Joods but everyone calls me Val!" She said it in a nice and kind tone which meant she wasn't like other girls.

"Hey Val!" Ayumi replied with delight.

"Hello Ayumi!" Val said. Ayumi looked slightly startled to being addressed by her first name by an acquaintance, but she remembered what Conan told her in the car and let it be.

Val then showed them around.

The school wasn't that big but it had the right size for a library and gym and track in the field behind it as well as a chemistry lab and biology lab. Val showed everything to them and the kids showed eagerness to see more.

Val was a generous, kind and half-innocent and near-tomboy. She listened to music like crazy and had a beautiful voice and would sing to herself whenever she heard a word that reminded her of a song- like when she heard the word "Little thing" she began singing "Little Things" for One Direction. Ai didn't only like her- she couldn't help it but adore her. Ayumi showed the same thing as Ai- and their equal adoration to the girl not only surprised the boys, because they weren't really supposed to make very close friends at the moment.

After Phantom dropped the kids off he drove the two to a nearby street and dropped them off near a beautiful park with lush gardens.

"See ya Shinchi-Kun- you hang out with your girlfriend while I check out the prostitutes at a club!" He said which earned a groan from Conan and a death glare from Ai.

Ai then saw Phantom put his hand on Shinchi's. It was a quick moment in which their hands left each other and Conan put whatever Phantom gave to him in his pocket quickly.

"What was that about?" Ai asked when they were walking in the park a couple of minutes later.

"Nothing. He only gave me something" Conan replied.

Ai knew at once that she wasn't going to get a straight answer from him even if she tried but she continued to look curiously at the pocket he hid the object in.

"It's something you'll know what tonight" He promised and she finally left it at that.

The gardens were beautiful. There was statues that had the shape of Greek heroes and their maidens. There was also a fountain that sparkled and glistened from the feeble sunrays. Things were looking pretty romantic in Ai's eyes as the couple discovered the places in the gardens for the adventurous or scandalous people to discover.

This couple here may have been looking for a nice and romantic covered and hidden area for the second option but they were much more innocent compared to other twenty- two and three year olds so it may have been something in between.

when they found the right hiding place for them which involved a small maze leading in to a small fountain as well as rose hedges and bushes. They sat at a bench together and kissed for a while and then watched the last rays of sunshine leave in a sunset.

Ai wasn't ever to forget that day for years to come.

A couple of hours later they were sitting at a table in a nearly elegant restaurant with pleasant waiters. Ai ordered a dish of shrimp in sauce while Conan ordered a dish of steak. They ate and talked about subjects that rested them- that had nothing to do with the organization. When they were done and enjoying a cup of juice, Conan began to talk.

"I wanted to ask you something. We love each other, We faced more than danger together and survived together.

I wanted you to know that I will always be there for you" He said, standing up.

Ai looked at him with a smirk on her face. "And I didn't know that?" She asked.

He retrieved something from his pocket. It was whatever Phantom gave to him before. Ai knew it was. Even if she didn't know what it was.

Before Conan unfolded his hand and kneeled on one leg his phone rang. He answered.

"Hello Jodei- what?!" He looked completely surprised Ai suddenly grew scared. What had happened?

"The kids? We'll find them don't worry. Yes our body guard is nearby…. Okay bye" He said and then hang up.

"Some one contacted us from the organization but not for" Conan explained.

"What?!" Ai asked. It looked as if she couldn't breathe. Conan knew she was more than just shocked but she still looked beautiful with a pale face.

"And other than that- the kids are missing" Conan said.

"Shit" Ai muttered.

"Yes. Shit" Conan replied."We're going to look for them now" He took money out of his pocket and placed them on the table.

"What was it you wanted to ask me before?" Ai asked before they left their table.

"Oh, don't worry about it" Conan replied quickly before he walked toward the door, Ai not at all satisfied with that answer, followed suit.

Okay everyone- the first three who can guess what Conan was going to ask will be a small- role character in my story! Cya all later!