One Truth Prevails
Chapter 10: Classmate Murder

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Richard Moore and Detective Meguire got out of the cop cars as well as a few other officers who came to examine the body. When Richard saw who it was, his eyes widened before they traveled over to his young daughter, who was crying in Conan's arms still. Of course she was, she and Serena were best friends, even if they were complete opposites. It was no trouble at all seeing how sad she was over the murder of her friend.

But why Serena? What important part could she possibly have to play in all of this? He looked over at the kids. It was just Conan, Rachel, and Cherry there now. Cherry looked like she had been crying earlier, but her tears had dried on her face, leaving her eyes red and puffy in return. He sighed. They would certainly have to question the kids, something that wasn't fun when it came to detective work, but necessary seeing as they might have been the only witnesses to the crime and as such their only lead to solving it at all.

But before he could even get close, Meguire was already there and trying to get the kids to calm down the best way he could. Conan was the only one actually not crying, he looked quite serious, yet concerned for both the girls. Lucky brat, Richard thought. Two - no wait - three right? Yeah, that Amy girl likes him too. He's not getting Rachel though, he's not old enough for her. Rachel was really 18 and Conan was 8.

Yup. Conan wasn't getting Rachel, if Richard could help it.

Little did he know who Conan Edogawa really was.

"Hey kids, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we're going to have to ask you a few questions," Meguire said in a kind voice, knowing that what these kids had seen must have been traumatic. At least for the girls. Conan seemed unaffected, but then again he had seen this stuff before, so Meguire wasn't surprised.

"Of course, sir," Conan said with a serious nod. "We'll help in any way we can."

"Good," Meguire nodded and took out a notebook and pen to write down the small details the kids would have to tell. He doubted they'd have any solid detail, but you never know.

"So, what time did you discover the body?"

"Actually, she was still alive when I found her, sir," Kagome spoke up quietly, looking up at the Inspector, who's eyes widened at hearing this. "But she was - being interrogated by two men in black. This was....sometime in the late afternoon, not sure exactly what time."

Meguire nodded, writing this down. "Alright. And did you see what the men looked like?"

"One had sort of long dark blond hair, but his eyes were covered by black glasses and he wore a black cap as well as a suit. He looked quite tall and thin, though. The other was probably medium build ... with short dark hair, covered in all black with a cap, suit and glasses as well."

"So they were disguised," Meguire stated, and they nodded.

"What did they want with Serena? You said she was still alive when you arrived here?" Meguire asked. Kagome nodded again.

"Right. They mentioned something about a boy who's last name was Kudo," Kagome told him, and this made both Meguire and Richard's eyes widen.

"Kudo!?" they both exclaimed. Rachel flinched from the loud sound of their voices, but Conan gently hugged her to his chest to help her relax. She was glad he was here, or else she might not make it through this night.

"Yes," Kagome told them. "I'm not sure what they wanted exactly. But they were definitely after Kudo. And seeing as Serena didn't know where he was, she was useless to them."

"So they got rid of her so they wouldn't be caught," Meguire said, writing down more information, shocked that the kids actually remember so much from the traumatic experience. "Do you ever remember seeing these guys before? Any of you?"

"Yes, sir," Rachel said softly. "They were...the same ones who poisoned me."

This had Meguire and Richard confused. So they wanted both Rachel and Kudo? No. They had to be targeting close friends of Kudo, because he is who they wanted. They were trying to lure him out. But the question was...why?

"Well, thank you very much, kids, you were very helpful tonight," Meguire said and they all smiled weakly, glad they could be of help. Now thtat Meguire actually knew a bit about the Black Organization, they were one step closer to catching them and getting an antidote.

"C'mon kids, it's time to go home," Richard said walking over to a cop car. He opened the doors and let the kids climb inside. It was the only car they had for now so it would have to do until they got home. The three kids got in the back seats and Richard drove them home. It was safe to now that they had given Meguire their statements. There was nothing else here for them to do.

"Conan, are you alright?" Rachel asked quietly, placing a hand on his shoulder. It was actually hard for her to call him Conan now, without sometimes almost slipping and calling him Jimmy now that she knew who he really was. It was ... weird. It was like they were reliving their childhood all over again, but only the adults knew that Rachel was a kid. "You've been silent for a few minutes now."

Conan blinked a few times in surprise and looked over at Rachel, who was looking at him worriedly, a frown on her face. He smiled weakly and nodded.

"I'm fine. Don't worry, Rach."

She nodded and rested her head on his shoulder, looking over at the window. He couldn't help but blush at being so close to Rachel. Especially like this. He looked over at feeling something land on his other shoulder. Kagome was sound asleep, her head resting on his other shoulder.

Why was his heart pounding so fast? Was it because of the situation he was currently in? Yeah. That had to be it. Two girls resting on either side of a guy was enough to make anyone nervous.

Rachel looked up at Conan after a while and blinked in slight surprise when she saw his blush. Looking over and seeing the position Kagome was in too made her giggle slightly, now knowing why he was looking so nervous.

'Jimmy was never really that good around girls...' she thought to herself with a knowing smile. 'No wonder he's so nervous.' She gently patted his hand, letting him know that it was okay before resting her head back on his shoulder and sighing in content, happy to be with him again. Even like this.

But she'd have to tease him about this later. She made a mental note in her mind to do so, before settling into sleep, finding it very easy with Conan's arm wrapped around her waist, almost in a protective grasp.

He may have looked nervous to be around them like that, but he certainly didn't look nervous to hold her. For that, she was happy.

'Serena...we'll avenge your death,' Rachel vowed silently as she snuggled in closer to Conan. 'I promise.'

TBC

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A/N: I thought it was time for some fluff myself, since I haven't updated in a while and for that I'm sorry. Surgery and writer's block. Kinda gets the best of a person for a while. But I'm back! :) I have to go to the hospital again on March 4th, but that definitely won't be for as long as it was the last time. I was gone for a little over a week. 9 nights in total I believe. W.O.W.

Reivew please! And I'm please with how the reviews are turning out for this story. I hope you all think I didn't forget about it - or my other idea! But now ... I have a Harry Potter idea. - ___ - Something I haven't had in YEARS!