A/N: I'm so sorry for the late update! Busy with other story ideas, and my life! :O

One Truth Prevails

Chapter 11: Another Herb, One Cure

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It had been five days since Serena Sebastian had been murdered by the Black Organization, the same organization that poisoned Rachel, Conan and Kagome. Five days since hell on earth started.

Because of the people mysteriously 'disappearing', as they weren't aware that they had been turned into children (Richard and Meguire had decided to keep that fact a secret), it had become a panicked town. Everyone could be heard talking about the disappearing children, and trying to keep their own children in doors whenever they could.

One 'child' was out alone today, and it was none other than Cherry, or formerly known as Kagome Higurashi. She had just decided to take a walk and give Rachel and Jimmy some time to themselves, as she figured she was probably getting in the way of their lives together.

She had wanted to go check out the herb shop again, just to see if they had that special herb she needed for the antidote. But she knew it was so rare they'd probably never get another, at least for a while.

So when she happened to spot that familiar herb growing amongst some tall grass in the park, she blinked several times in surprise and happiness, instantly taking a run over to it and not caring who gave her strange looks.

"This is it!" Kagome whispered happily as she gently touched the herb growing in the grass. "I can't believe it...what luck."

What Kagome realized then however, was that there was only one of these herbs. Only enough for one antidote.

Kagome frowned. "That's not good...maybe there's some more over here!" Kagome said to herself as she walked over to another patch of grass.

She searched and searched through piles of grass for what seemed like ages, though it was only ten minutes, and sighed. There was only that one.

While it was fair she gave this to someone, even if it wasn't herself, it wasn't fair that the rest of them remained stuck as children.

She picked up the herb however, making sure she didn't damage it, and stuck it in her bag as she walked back to the Moore Detective Agency.

When she arrived, she found the place vacant, so she assumed Richard had been on a case, and Conan and Rachel had 'tagged along'. So she had time to make this before they got back. To surprise them.

Kagome smiled and got to work.

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When Richard, Rachel and Conan got back, it was around five pm, so the case must have taken a long time, because it had been around 1pm when Kagome left the place to go looking for the herb which she had so magically found.

Conan looked serious once more, not even curious or asking what the strange smell was in the house. It was fading, but that didn't mean the others weren't curious.

Kagome had the potion hidden in her backpack, waiting to tell everyone at the right time. When Richard had left the main room and the three of them were alone, Kagome sighed, wondering who would get it.

"Is something wrong, Kagome?" Rachel asked worriedly as she heard her sigh, and she walked over to her friend. Kagome shook her head.

"No...it's just, I found something today, I thought I should share with you all," Kagome said, making Conan look up.

"You found something? Like what?" Conan asked, walking over to the two of them.

Kagome turned to Jimmy. "Remember that antidote I made for you--the one I needed the special herb for that I couldn't find again?"

Conan blinked several times, nodding his head. "Of course!" he said, then tilted his head. "What about it...?"

"I....found another herb today," Kagome told them, taking out the potion from her bag, making their eyes widen. "It's a guaranteed antidote this time, I made the potion differently. It's supposed to be a permanent change back to your real age. There's one problem with this, though."

"What could possibly be the problem?" Rachel asked, even Jimmy was a bit stunned.

"There's only one potion. Only one cure. Only one of us can drink this and return to our normal body."

A/N: Again, I'm sorry that the chapter is so long in waiting and that it's a short chapter, but the next one should be longer.