This chapter is in a new POV, and includes more humor, as well as Minami owning Kogoro! Enjoy!


Chapter Seven

Later that night, Kogoro was fuming. Ran had taken another kid in, and she hadn't even asked him what he thought. At 8:00 that night, the girl had shown up, and had put him in an even darker mood.

He was mad to begin with because Conan left, and then there'd been that incident at the mall. And then that girl had shown up, and through a weird turn of events, she would be staying with them that night.

That girl was as bad as her brother, in his opinion. She stuck to Ran like glue, and was very…mature for her age. Just like Conan. She was just as observant as Conan, too, as she'd proved earlier when she'd seen Kogoro behind his desk moping.

Flashback

Kogoro was sitting behind his desk, watching an Okino Yoko TV show. His thoughts keep straying to the little girl who'd just arrived, and he wasn't really paying attention.

Suddenly, the little girl showed up and looked at him curiously. He had then noticed that she looked very much like Conan, except she was obviously a girl and didn't wear those dorky glasses.

"What do you want?" he asked. She didn't seem to notice his rudeness.

"You're a big fan of Okino Yoko-san, right?"

"You bet I am!" said Kogoro proudly. "I own every single she's ever released, and they all came straight from Yoko-chan! No stores for me!" He started laughing maniacally.

"You've been distracted tonight, haven't you?"

Kogoro quit laughing and looked down at the girl menacingly. "And what makes you think that?"

"Well," began the little girl, "You're obviously a fan of Okino Yoko-san, but her drama ended ten minutes ago, and your position didn't change. Your cigarette is almost burning your lips, and you haven't noticed it, either. The most decisive evidence is the fact that a Megure-san called to talk to you, and you didn't pick up the phone, so I had to. I told him you were busy with Yoko-san, and he said 'Of course' and hung up immediately. You never noticed, so I assume you were preoccupied with something."

Kogoro was completely shocked at this, since he wouldn't have expected such a little girl to be able to reason like that.

"Uh, yeah, I am. I was just thinking about how you and Conan were so much alike."

"Yeah…" she said, her tone indicating she wasn't buying it.

She walked away while saying, "By the way, you should probably call Megure-keibu back," before going upstairs.

End Flashback

Kogoro hadn't seen the girl since, but he'd been P.O.'d by her carefree attitude, and by the fact that the way she talked indicated that she knew a lot more than he did.

Kogoro, thinking about it, decided to call Megure to see what he'd wanted.

"Hello?"

"Megure-keibu-domo, I heard you called me earlier."

"Oh, Mouri-kun! I heard you were involved in that incident at the mall earlier, and I wanted to take your statement."

"What's there to say? The kidnapper got his butt kicked by a little girl."

"The girl I talked to earlier?"

"Yeah."

"Who is she, anyway?"

"Apparently she's Conan's sister. They're practically twins. She's just as perceptive, and as irritatingly smart. And she convinced Ran to let her stay here tonight, so now I've got a new little kid problem."

"Anyways, Mouri-kun, what happened earlier?"

"I was eating dinner at the food court with Ran and the others. The Ayumi kid was very sad that Conan left, so Ran suggested we take her out to eat to cheer her up."

"Ayumi-kun was the one that liked Conan-kun, right?"

"Yeah. We were eating peacefully when a man charged in with a gun, grabbed Ayumi-kun and took her as a hostage. None of us dared do anything because of the gun, but that girl suddenly walked out calmly. She spoke to the kidnapper, and then kicked him square in the nuts. The kidnapper dropped the girl, and once Minami-kun saw she'd gotten away, she ran off in the other direction, followed by the kidnapper."

"Who's Minami-kun?"

"Conan's sister is Minami, Edogawa Minami. Anyway, Minami-kun dropped a banana peel, which the kidnapper slipped on. Ran subdued him, and the mall cops took him away."

"Thanks, Mouri-kun. That's all I need to know. How'd the girl end up at your place, anyway?"

"She was shopping with her mom and the little blonde girl. They got in a fight, and Ran offered to keep Minami-kun here with us so there wouldn't be any more drama."

"Interesting. Thanks again!" Megure hung up, and Kogoro did the same.


Alright! Minami's starting her new life finally. Next chapter is the final chapter for Part 1, but I'll post Part 2 before long. Anyways, next chapter involves more Kogoro and Minami drama, and Minami hangs out with the three kids! But what's up with Ayumi? Anticipate the conclusion of A Second New Life, and please review!