Detective Conan/Case Closed- The Real Edogawa Conan

Rating: M (for sexual content, suggested violence, and some language)

Genre: Romance/Drama

Pairing: Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran

Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan…

Main Summary: The day had come! The Organization has caught him, and they want to know the secrets of his youth. There's a reason Vermouth is the Boss's favorite, after all. But, what happens when they have larger plans for him? How does Ran fit into all of this?

Chapter Nine

Two months had passed and Shinichi Kudo was now codename: Bordeaux. Ran was simply a secretarial operative, not high enough on the totem pole to have a codename. They couldn't think of any other use for her and Shinichi swore that he'd sooner kill the Boss himself than let them put Ran in the field. The Boss was tempted by Shinichi's stubbornness. However, he realized that Shiho was right in explaining that Ran's specialty may have been karate, but they had far too many defense operatives to make use of her in that field. Thus, she was defaulted to bookkeeping of their finances and other paperwork.

Shinichi, on the other hand, was a field operative. As he went up in the ranks, he was now on the same levels as Chianti and Korn. He'd been involved in countless missions now but had a very low kill count to Gin's disappointment. He would usually shot non-vital parts so they could capture the target rather than kill them immediately. Usually, the target was killed shortly after, but it wasn't done by him. He had killed ten at this point: Port, three more ordered operative executions, five lower division agents involved in failed missions, for the sake of covering up their tracks, and one civilian who happened to be captured by the Organization.

The citizen was being tortured, and after three days of this, Shinichi made a very risky move. He couldn't take it anymore, knowing that this individual simply stumbled upon the Organization, much like himself. So, in-between a torture session, when all the other operatives had left, he snuck in and whispered, "I'm so sorry. I'm a product of a very similar fate as you. I'm only here and not where you are because they had use for me. I can't free you because doing so would get the people I love killed… but I can end this pain for you. They won't stop otherwise. They'll torture you just enough every single day to break you but not kill you, until they have no use for you anymore and end it. The last person I heard about in this situation lasted two weeks."

The man finally broken down in pain and fear and said, "Please… I beg of you, end it! B-but if you can… can you take this and give it to my mother one day?"

He handed Shinichi a small pin in the shape of an anchor.

"It was my father's, and she gave it to me when I entered the navy. I would want her to have it."

Shinichi put it in his pocket and said, "I will do my best, Petty Officer Jon Bridges."

"May I know your name? I want to put in a good word for you when I get up there." The man rasped, coughing up blood.

Shinichi held his breath in painfully and said, "I don't deserve God's forgiveness, but thank you. My name is Borde—Shinichi… my name is Kudo Shinichi."

"I see, well, thank you, Shinichi-kun, and God bless you for being merciful to me."

Shinichi felt a tear slide down his cheek to the naval officer's surprise, and as he placed the revolver engraved with the word, Bordeaux, on the side against Bridges's forehead, he said, "I'm not a hero, but thank you for forgiving me. Godspeed."

The man nodded, closing his eyes, and Shinichi ended it with a single POP! He cleaned the scene and left before anyone could stumble upon the scene. From an office in the top floor, the Boss sneered, saying, "What an angel of death…"

When Gin and Vodka tried to find the camera footage of Bridges's death, they were shocked to find that it was erased by the Boss himself. They didn't know why, but they overlooked it, knowing that it was the Boss's will for it to be overlooked. Gin, however, mentally wondered if it was Vermouth's doing, since she was the Boss's favorite.

With Shinichi's rise in the rankings, Ran and him were given a proper apartment within the Headquarters and were no longer restricted in their movements. Ran would always have a meal ready for Shinichi when he'd get back from his work, and she was determined to make sure that Bordeaux never became her lover's real face. They had become more intimate over time, but Shinichi would not make love to her. He reasoned that he didn't want to risk impregnating her, and he would sooner die than have a child born into this world.

A few weeks later, Shinichi was with Vermouth and Kir, helping provide shield in a scouting mission in case they were spotted and needed to cover their tracks. As the female operatives were bugging and spying through the target's belongings, Shinichi held back in a nearby alley. As Vermouth was finishing the bugging job, and Kir was copying the last of his computer's documents, Shinichi heard a male voice say, "Tantei-bouzu!?"

Shinichi turned and felt his blood turn cold at the sight of Mouri Kogoro. His eyes widened as did Kogoro's.

"It is you, Kudo-kun! What are you doing here!?" He asked in a state of shock.

"Bordeaux, we're ready." A voice came over his earpiece.

"Confirmed, I will meet you at the safe-zone to lower suspicion." Shinichi said back.

"Confirmed." Vermouth said.

"Oji-san, I'm sorry but you need to go."

"What are you talking about? What is going on? And, I need to know… how is Ran?"

Shinichi froze and muttered, "Wh-what!?"

"You know, since she's been with you and your folks abroad for the past month and a half getting law studies under her belt…" Kogoro mumbled, confused.

Shinichi realized what was going on and muttered, "S-sorry, right. You just cut me off-guard, Oji-san."

Kogoro noticed a gun holster under Shinichi black suit jacket and whispered, "K-kudo-kun, what is that?"

Shinichi was surprised but quickly closed the buttons on his jacket to hide it and said, "Nothing, just a tablet holder."

"Kudo-kun, I'm not an idiot. I know what a concealed weapon looks like, and judging by the shape of it, it's a revolver. How on earth did an unaccompanied minor whose parents are off gallivanting around the United States, get ahold of a revolver? And what's up with the black garb and earpiece?"

"Oji-san, it's nothing. It's not a—."

"Kudo-kun, is Ran really in America, especially if you're here?" Kogoro asked, grabbing his shoulder.

"Oji-san, please, just let me go."

"Shinichi! Where is my daughter?" Kogoro shouted, reaching for Shinichi's collar.

Shinichi's reflexes set in as he drew his gun within a second and pointed it at Kogoro's chest. They both froze, shocked at his actions. He began to lower it as Kogoro raised his hands in a surrender position.

"Sh-Shinichi… What are you doing?"

"Kogoro, please! I'm begging you, let me go. I can't let them hurt you, and as long as you stay out of this, Ran will be fine, but I can't protect you both if they know of your suspicions."

"Then, Ran is safe?"

"As much as I can keep her, but if I have to shoot you to keep her that way, I'm trained and ordered to take that call." Shinichi said, lowering his gun and putting it back in his holster.

"Why does that gun have the word 'Bordeaux' on the side? Isn't that a type of wine?"

"It's because I am not Kudo Shinichi anymore… my name is Bordeaux. Kudo Shinichi is dead. And for your own safety, I would advise you to accept that fact. I can't free Ran, but I will protect her with my life. I have to go." Shinichi explained, lighting a cigarette and placing it between his teeth before disappearing into the shadows.

Kogoro leaned against the wall, taking in a breath he didn't even realize he'd been holding. He thought back to it and realized aside from just the odd attire, Shinichi had changed significantly. He was thinner in weight, taller in height, had gained a smoking habit, walked with a rigid demeanor, but most of all was his eyes. Those cocky cobalt eyes, Kogoro had always been infuriated with for outsmarting him in a case, were emotionless and dead. His eyes were that of a killer's, and that scared Kogoro the most. 'What had that boy said…something about a 'they'? Who is doing this to him, and who has my daughter?' He thought to himself, confused.