The heist is over, so this chapter is just a wrap-up. Enjoy!
Chapter Nine
Nakamori and Co. ran up just as Kid escaped. Nakamori cursed Kid for a while, then went off on Conan for letting Kid get away, then cursed Kid again for being so near him the whole night. Then he picked up the jewel and took it inside.
Conan told Agasa what had happened, and then they went to find Ai. Conan had picked up Kid's Shiho wig from where he'd left his disguise on the deck, and used that to slip inside the girl's restroom unnoticed, so he wouldn't be branded as a peeping tom. He opened up the cabinet under the sink, and sure enough, Ai was right where Kid said she was. Conan could see that Kid hadn't been lying about the hiding place being easy to escape from, but had still given Ai a lot of anesthesia, and she was still sleeping a dreamless sleep, looking just like the little girl she was supposed to be. Conan pulled her out, pocketed the flashlight inside, and picked her up bridal style. After leaving the restroom, he took her back into the main party hall, after disposing of the wig.
Upon reaching the main party hall with the sleeping Ai, he took her over to a chair and set her gently down, resting her head on her arms which were propped on the table, ignoring everyone complimenting him on how his 'girlfriend' was just so cute, and it was so cute that he'd take care of her like that when she was obviously exhausted. Nakamori received a phone call from the 'real' Miyano Shiho (Conan with his bow-tie), informing, not asking, him that her persona being used by Kid should stay out of all the local media or else, which Nakamori reluctantly agreed to, remembering Kid's impersonation of her, and realizing it would be very dangerous to have the real Shiho mad at you.
The ship came back to shore around 1:30 AM and everyone went home, Ai still sound asleep. Ai woke up in her own bed the next morning, bright and early, since she'd been knocked out at 8. She hadn't gotten much sleep lately, and had been exhausted, so she had had a long, peaceful sleep, and had enjoyed every minute of it, since she'd had no nightmares, for once.
Around 8:30, the doorbell rang, and Ai knew who it was before he even came inside. Conan talked to her about the night's events, and asked Ai if Kid had hurt her in any way, and then asked about all he'd said about the Organization. She answered him accordingly, though she did give him the abridged version at one point, the part where'd he'd talked about what he'd seen on her computer. Conan, after telling her his side of the story, and after telling her he'd convinced Nakamori to keep who Kid had disguised as out of the papers, had then decided that she should take a day off from the antidote and have fun with him and the kids. She went with him, and actually enjoyed herself for the first time in a while.
For those of you that think this is over, I've actually got an epilogue planned, too!. It'll clear up some loose ends I want cleared up.
I figured Haibara needed a break from the tension, so that's why she's acting OOC here. She got a long sleep and enjoyed herself with kids. Next chapter will be the last, and I'll post it soon! Until then, read and review, and many thanks to everyone who already has!