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Last chapter

The Osaka detective began to perform the same actions as the one above. Halfway through, when out of nowhere and without anyone noticing, a rock of relatively large size came off the right side wall. The stone fell with full force and speed ... - Move Heiji! - Shinichi shouted suddenly with a warning.

After hearing the warning from his companion, he moved exalted forward, dodging the blow just barely, by an inch away ... However that action caused the green eyed boy to slip, because of the wetness and from the snow that the storm left, and fall to the left edge of the precipice, hanging and clutching to a slight surface, only with his hands.

-Damn! -Shouted the soldier that had not crossed the path. He quickly came to his aid to help him and get him out of there... Hakuba also began to backtrack. But just as they were approaching him ... Another stone fell off from the big rock, hitting Hatori's arm and knocking him down by the wall into the dark void. The next thing you could hear in the space was the desperate cries of Kazuha, seeing how the most important person in your life was going to disappear in a second from her life...

-¡HEIJIIIIIII!


RESCUING THE TWO DETECTIVES

Everyone's watch suddenly stopped. The seconds were temporarily detained in the little instrument. And as much as you wanted to move its hands, a superior force prevented it from doing it.

Everything seemed to be in slow motion at seeing how the teenager slid down the wall into the dark void. No one was reacting, they were frozen in their places ... well ... almost everyone was in this state.

-Heiji! Use the ax asshole! -Shinichi shouted as he ran toward the center of the place where his friend, took his final steps.

Hattori stopped trying to hold with his hands on anything, to be able to get the small ax hanging from one side of his backpack. While he was doing it, he realized that there wasn't much time left to get to the end, so he tried somehow, to nail it in the hard ice.

-Damn! Why don't you just nail for once and for all? Damn ax! - He said cursing. And when he tried to thrust one last time ...he got stuck fully squarely, at a foot from the edge. What does this mean? That our poor man was hanging to a peak on the edge of the ice with only one hand, putting up with the full weight of his body and backpack, which were hanging in the air.

-¡Ah mother fffff…! –The eastern guy expressed while holding his head.

-We will have to go down. -One of the soldiers said.

-Do you know how to go down on these surfaces? –Hakuba asked.

-Some of us, yes. -He said while securing a hook to the rock wall, where the stones fell moments ago. –Luckily, I am one of those guys.

-What do we do? -Shinichi asked.

-I don't think you can do anything right now. I have to hurry because he is practically hanging from one arm.

By securing the rope to the hook, he began to descend toward the boy ... until seconds later, he heard some screaming from Heiji - WAIT!... The ice is cracking.

-What? Fuck me! - The soldier answered, who came back up as fast as he could and so cautious.

-DO YOU THINK I CAN BE KIDDING AT A TIME LIKE THIS? IDIOT!

-What do we do now? Hakuba asked to a soldier.

-KAITO! Come here! -Shinichi exclaimed.

-FORGET IT! I have a better plan - He muttered in a way that only the soldier who was with him at the other end could listened.

-WHAT? -Shinichi asked shouting.

And suddenly, Kaito began moving, performing the same actions as the previous soldier, getting away from the edge. But, his area was different, it was wider on the right side, and the "blessed" left wall that came down, did it abruptly. Hence nosedive ... it was easier.

Suddenly, he started sprinting towards the abyss ... and jump to the emptiness.

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING STUPID!? - Some of the group shouted.

The speed he gained during the falling was breathtaking. But our wizard was used to it, you could even say it was his personal brand to disappear. So, Saguru and Kudo did not worry much about his actions, and watched him with attention to see what idea he had in mind, and see if they had to assist him in any way.

Kaito stopped at a height slightly lower than our western detective. But he was still far in the horizontal direction. So, he stucked a hook on the side so he could form a sort of "L", and get to him. Having done this, he began to move so slowly in his direction without putting hooks on his road, looking where it was more suitable for him and rescue the detective. Do not forget that it was all wet, so it was easy to make a false step.

Heiji, on the other hand was ... super cursing above him, under him, to the left, right, and to every person and place he had known to this moment. It was not the first time he was in this situation. But still, it's like the ground he was looking at, was very, very far from where he was. And the ice, where he was holding himself, was making an awful creaking every few seconds, which was not pleasing him at all.

-Quiet Hattori! Kaito is near! -His blond companion shouted from above.

-Yeahhhh, no rush eh. Really. I'm ... admiring the view from another perspective. Look how nice landscape we have. STOP FUCKING ME AND HURRY FOR ONCE KUROBA! - The poor hanged boy told them.

-Wait chump. I'm close! -The magician shouted him.

After a few minutes, he reached underneath him. He gradually went climbing up, until he was at his side. Upon arriving, he realized what Heiji was meaning some moments ago regarding that the ice was breaking. Indeed, it was cracking internally, and that was what caused the noise. There was not much time left for the block to fall out completely. You could already observe, the cracks and grooves between the frozen white snow.

-All right. So, I pass this around here, and this over there, and I make a perfect knot. - The magician thought out loud . - Okie Dokie. I think ... we are ready.

-I think? I'm not sure I like very much that statement . You better be sure because my arm won't hold me for so much more!

-You can be so annoying like a nail in the ass!. Poor dear your girlfriend.

-I so not have a girlfriend!

-Yeaaaah, sure. Then, the chestnut with green eyes who is up there, dying from the fright that you gave her, is nothing more than a friend.

-Um, yes?

-Shut up asshole.

-Who are you calling an asshooooooooooo...Aahhhh!

That said, Kaito made him loose his hold on the ice with prepotence , and given that he had only a single hook at the top of the 90 degrees from the "L", when they darted down, they went at full speed, since the weight was more significant for being two people and not one.

-Hattori! Now when we get to where the rope is vertically, let's hold on to what we can, or we will end up like a pendulum below the block of ice.

-All right. You could have warned me what you were going to do, silly!

-Nah, it was fun to hear you scream like a girl haha!.

-It's not the time to be kidding! And I was not screaming like a girl!

When they were going to get the point in question, they found two other people who had come down to help them. They were two soldiers of the group, which appeared to have a notion of climbing. When they arrived, the two were caught to keep them stable in place.

Meanwhile, the big block had finished its crunching , and fell off the mountain like when a glacier melts, from its main pillar.

-Are you okay? - The soldier asked.

-Yes, I am. About him? I don't know .-Kaito answered.

-I'm fine. But I'm not sure if I can climb as well as I would like. That damn rock hit my arm badly.

-Don't worry about that. We will climb slowly all together .

-HEY! ARE YOU OKAY? -Shinichi asked from above.

-We're good. Go ahead because we're going to TAKE A WHILE. BE CAREFUL, PLEASE!

-AGREE!

-Well Hakuba, we will have to mobilize them slowly.

-Mmm, you go with the rest. You'll have to calm a special girl. - He said with a wink.

-Oh yeah. Good thing it's all good.

-I still wonder how our hearts are in such a good state after all the scares that we've been through, Don't you think so, little Kudo? We could make a movie with our experiences together hahahaha!.

-It's true. Well, mmm let's do this. We'll put a rope from end to end to have something as support in the event of something like this happens again. - And he looked up- I just hope they do not fall, even if they have this.

-All right. I'm on the other side, so, I'll throw you the rope.

-Well. I'll wait you.

After that, Hakuba went forward to where they have to pass, to grab a rope. Meanwhile, Shinichi was thinking what the hell to do with Toyama. -"Surely, she will be scared."

Saguru took the rope that they had to carry in their inventory, and grabbed one end to rotate it and launch it towards Shinichi. But the guy ... definitely ... had not approved that subject at life. After several failed attempts, Kudo went walking to where his friend was and took his piece of rope with his hand, before they lose more time than they were losing. Obviously, he dedicated him a final outburst ... - Idiot!

Walking down the path, he met the group of three girls he knew quite well. He looked at the policemen who had come, and gave them the rope.

-Take charge of them, please. We have to take them to the other extreme, one by one, and very carefully. Just... leave us for the end.

-All right.

After he finished giving directions and seeing how some of the guys were passing with fear, he approached the woman who was as white as snow, and kneeling on the floor. It seemed as if she wanted to camouflage herself with the white environment, because of the color she had.

Shinichi decided to turn off his camera for now. He did not like the idea that all Japan could be able to see her reaction, or that the "relationship" of his friend becomes public.

Ran and Sonoko, suddenly saw that someone came to their side, so they lifted their sight, meeting their old friend's eyes.

On the other side, Shinichi knelt in front of the girl and tried to calm her down the best way he could.

-Hey Toyama, Heiji is fine. Don't worry. The guys are helping him on the other side. -And he put a hand on her shoulder to show her his support. - Everything will be okay-

However, Kazuha could not stop shaking. It was like an adrenaline hit, and she couldn't get up. Her head was not feeling quite good either. She did not know if cry or jump and scream with happiness ... Her body just do, what Shinichi hated most in this world ... cry.

Tears of relief but also of fear, went out of those eyes as green as emeralds. One after another. And they didn't seem to be stopping at anytime soon. Then she added more internal emotions to her sobs, like despair, loss of control and even lack of understanding. Suddenly she could not hear anything. The stress of the situation had been too much, and she couldn't stop fighting with his brain about the millions of chances that could have happened. Including the one she hated most: death.

-"Why me? I have never known what the hell to do in these situations!"- A poor detective thought while he tensed up at not knowing to do, as more, and more tears came out freely. Desperate of seeing much salt water, he lifted her chin with one hand and laid the other on one of her cheeks -Hey. Look at me! You need to calm down Toyama. I know what you are going through and I know you're scared. But I think Heiji will be better if you go with a smile instead of tears. -As he reached over and wiped them away with his thumbs. -Right? Relax. It's over. Stop crying.

To her relief, the girl seemed to understand him, and it was like she came out of the trance. With her gloves, she rubbed her eyes, wanting to get rid of the remnants of tears.

-All right. And ... thanks Kudo.

-Nothing to thank me. -He said getting up and offering his hand to help her, which she accepted with a small smile. -Go for once so you can see the fool.

-... -She just nodded in agreement, and went walking alone. Until ... Sonoko disappeared out of nowhere and ran behind her to go along with Kazuha. At that time, the brain of Ran, was put into operation at full speed mode.

-"Mmm, Sonoko? How did she get there so fast? ... Oh oh ... That means ... that ... "- And she started to move her gaze to the right, inch by inch ..." That means ... that ... they let me ... with ... ". She finished her guidelines of thoughts when her eyes found the face of his friend ... - "or ex friend ... WHATEVER THEY WERE! I'll kill them for this"

-Is it me? ... or Sonoko did this on purpose? - Asked the dark-haired boy with a large drop of sweat on his head.

-What a great deduction, genius. The worst thing, is that I realized recently, if not, I would already be strangling them right now.

-Why don't you follow them then? I don't think you're very comfortable around me. And he started walking.

-What do you mean? - She asked coldly, making him to stop on his footsteps and turn to her.

-You know what I mean. Why do you ask?

-Leave that attitude with me.

-What attitude?

-The one you wear when you feel insecure and at the defensive. You look like a wall. I know you, so, don't deny it.

-Well, I am not sure you know me that well yet. If not, you would have understood many things without explaining them. -And he reiterated his march.

-I think you left it well demonstrated the last time. I don't care you at all, right? - After this comment, Shinichi's eyes became hard. He turned around and went to her until he was two inches from her face.

-I wouldn't be right here, If I didn't care about you. You don't know a freaking damn thing, about what happened. So, don't come and reproach me, that I was the only fool in this story.

At the end of that sentence, he returned to his original path without looking back. This time, she really made him angry.

Ran, on the other hand, was stunned ... again. The look he gave her made her take up a bit of fear inside. It was full of feelings and anger. And suddenly, she remembered the song from their peers ... -"How many times will it take for me to get it right? ... But I can't help it. I know it's not the way to get to him. Now I made him angry. But ... HE GETS ON MY NERVES! AHHHH!. We can not have a decent conversation without wanting to kill us ... or at least that's what happens to me"- And she sighed - "I have to calm down a bit. I want to fix things, but ... I don't know how. I don't know if he wants to fix things with me neither. However, he said ... that ... he was worried about me, and he just came for me. Why? After the pain I caused you ... Why? What am I to you?"

Suddenly, she felt that a hand landed gently on her right shoulder. Turning her head, she saw the lieutenant, who was smiling at her like a father does to his children.

-Problems with the archer with wings? -Ran could not help but smile to hear how such a man of his rank, called at Cupid. -Walk alongside me for a while, would you like? - And Ran nodded her head slightly.


Some meters ahead

Kazuha crossed the damn narrow, and started running towards where Heiji was. He found it in a pair of seconds, sitting in the snow with one of the doctors, who was bandaging his arm.

-Well, it's nothing. You have nothing broken, it was just a big blow that resulted in a swollen. -Nobunari said. - Don't keep it too tightly, and don't do anything involving use of force. Got it? I'll take the little camera and your backpack. You do not mind, right?

-Yes, and you can keep the backpack.

-You're not hurt anywhere else, right?

-No. Just simple scrapes. I will not die for that.

At that time, Toyama arrived, and sat over her knees beside him with a look of relief to see him complete, but still, with some features of worry. She asked him -Are you okay? Nothing bad happened to you, right? Did you hit yourself? Do you ...?

-Hey hey, low your revolutions. I'm fine, nothing happened to me. Only a blow on the arm. -The detective told her, slowing the question history she was doing him.

-Silly! I have your birthday present.

-What? But if there is still time ... - He inquired not understanding what the girl was pointing at.

-I will make you wear a permanent parachute on your back! You are always falling idiot - She said with a little anger and pouncing on the boy, making him, to pulled back as much as he could from where he sat, separating themselves just by a short distance.

-H ...hey ...that ... I'm...n...not so ... clueless -The boy stammered, being very aware of the proximity of their lips. He was so close to hers that he could feel the gentle breeze she causes with her lips everytime she spoke.

-Are you saying that you're not clumsy? Need I remind you of a reef and an arrow?

-Ugh, how to forget that. The heights are definitely not my thing ... emm. Mmm, you ... - He said blushing and averting his eyes fully to the side.

-Huh? -Kazuha went back to the reality of the moment and realized the position they had at the time. She could not help but blush, and in a nanosecond she got away from him. Muttering, she said ... -I'm sorry.

- ...-Hattori thought for a moment to tease her. But decided against it at the last minute. She had worried too. Rather, always makes trouble. So he said -All right Kazu, do not worry, let's move forward, shall we? - And gave her a smile full of sincerity, receiving the same act from the other party.

-Yes.

-How romantic - Sonoko exclaimed, acting with much exaggeration.

-Suzuki Ah! - Toyama yelled. -Don't scare me like that.

-Hey, where is Ran? - The detective asked to change the subject quickly and starting to walk.

-I left her with Kudo for a second . I don't know for what purpose.

-No, Really? What happened? Tell us, tell us! - A lively boy said.

-I thought that only girls acted that way-She said with a look of pure disbelief. - It hasn't passed much. When Toyama started to run, I saw the opportunity to leave them alone. But from what I saw, it only took them three seconds to start fighting again. -The adolescents from the west sighed negatively.

-I can not believe it. Heiji. What do you know about all this? I'm tired of not knowing anything. -Kazuha exploded.

-I can't tell you Kazu. It is something that only they can solve on their own, and only they.

-Well. Then, answer me this. Who is the one that is acting wrongly here and now? - Sonoko, demanded .

-From my point of view?

-Yes.

-I think Ran is acting a bit foolish. But in a way that it makes sense, why she acts that way.

-Just Ran? What about Shinichi? -She asked.

-Shinichi? ... He is completely lost, Haven't you notice?

-A little. Besides the drastical change in him, he is... I don't know... Like this mountain. He's cold, distant, do not know.

-You guessed right.

-What?

-He's feeling insecure. He has no idea how will Ran react with him. So, he does what we all do when we face with something unfamiliar: We protect ourselves inside an armor and a shield, from any harm and from the worldwide.

-But ... I do not understand. The two of them are exactly like us, so, I don't get how they can't see each other's face. I mean, at least in our case, we declare peace in a short time amount. They already spent four months away from each other and without a single word. How is it possible? - Pointed Toyama.

-It's ...complicated.

-Do you know everything, absolutely everything that happened between them? - Sonoko asked him.

-I know what happened in detail, three years ago. And yes, I know what happened that day. Therefore I tell you, from my point of view, Ran is the one acting a bit foolish. She lacks of learning something very important, and she denied the opportunity to hear it from Shinichi. That story is everything. And if she really wants to fix things with Shinichi, she will have to calm down and listen to him.

-Is that thing of the men in black? - Kazuha inquired.

-What? How do you know about them?

-Mmm, that guy ... Kaito? We started to bombard him with questions inside the cave when you and Kudo left. And he said almost nothing, only that they were the reason why Kudo had disappeared for so long, because they were part of a criminal gang who did atrocities. He didn't talk much about the whole thing.

-That idiooooootttt. If Kudo knows about this, he will annihilate him. But yes. Basically it's something like that.

-Were you involved in this too? - His friend of his entire life asked gloomily.

-Yes. In everything. As well as almost all the staff that is helping today.

-You have not said anything about it -She said offended. However Heiji smiled at hearing her.

-See?. That's what happened to them. But he has a couple of secrets more than me. The main involved in all this, was Shinichi. And I can really assure you, that during those three years, he suffered terribly. The reason I did not say anything, it is only because they are finishing the last details of the case. And while the worst is over, I wanted to wait to tell you better someday.

-Well ...you better do it with the other things you have to tell me. I'm making a list. Know it!. Why didn't you tell us this before? Three years?

-Phew-sighing. - Let's see if the two of you can understand me. Men and women think very differently. At such times, if a word was told to someone, it could have caused a disaster with serious consequences. And pulling out all the police stuff and suspense regarding from the plot... this problem could have caused a great loss in the life of each one of us. What happened was not a slight joke or anything like that. It was a time bomb. And we were not going to let it explode, so we did everything we had in our power to protect everyone... and I mean... "everyone" referring to men and women - He said emphasizing the last word.

-Ah ... I get it- Sonoko said. And Kazuha nodded to his comment.

-So, until Ran doesn't drop the fumes, they won't solve anything.

-We should handcuff them -The Aikido girl suggested.

-Do not tempt me- Sonoko told her. And all three began to laugh.


At the end of the row.

After walking for several minutes on the white platform, the old military decided to break the silence.

-You must be … Mouri. Right?

-Eh? How do you know that?

-Mmm athletic, chestnut and with blue eyes that reminds the calmed ocean. You talk and fight with Kudo. Definitely it's you. -And he began to laugh at seeing the face of the confused girl . - The person you were talking just now, is the one who told me about your profile a long time ago, along with other qualities of course.

.. - Ran's eyes widened as much as they could. She didn't understand anything, but ... why Shinichi was describing her at that time?

-You know, I was at the time we gave the "big blow", as we called it. And it shows that you know nothing about this yet.

-Why do you say that with such certainty?

-I have many years dear. When you are an old man like me, you can know and see many things, that you don't need words to describe it. You'll come to that state also... I look like a talking grandpa ... hehe.

-You are not answering my question.

-Haha, tough girl. He was right about that too! ... I know you have no knowledge about what happened ... because you would not be fighting with him, if you really knew. -And the girl put an expression of full attention. - You should give him a try, you know?

-But ... these three years I have lived worried, crying almost every night and wondering if he was okay. All that ... all that suffering just to find out he was a few feet away from me, watching everything. I feel so ... irritated. I feel like a fool or a used puppet . Sometimes I think I never really knew who he is. - She concluded with nostalgic voice.

-You know perfectly well who he is. Unfortunately I can't inform you of what happened that time. I think that experience should be told only by him.

-I will explain you in this way, using me, as an example with a situation that happened to me a few years ago. I have been married for 15 years and I have two children. One is 13 years old and the other is 9.

Our job is not easy. Every day we do not know if we will return home alive. And that's a difficult topic for who are a couple , which usually do not last over time. Fortunately, it is not my case. My wife always knew what she was doing and what I was doing. All my life, she has accepted me for who I am, and how I am. We've had our fights of course. But we never let it separate us.

-One night ... I'm talking about ... six years ago, I received a phone call about a group that we were chasing for months. The reason they contacted us, was to threaten us, because we were constantly hounding on them. We were at that time, really close to achieve our goal.

-The question, the call was to warn us that if we approached them, ... they would make sure that every one of us suffer the consequences. These effects we are talking, consisted of pure torture and the murder of each of our families. -Ran at hearing all that, was a little frightened and inhaled the cold air that surrounded them.

-That expression you have just put, was the one each of us had at the time. Imagine the situation in my case. I had my wife, a child of only three years and one of 10. I can't explain, the feeling of panic that I had that day. For me, my family is everything in the world. It's the reason why I fight every day, why I live and why I breathe.

-So, what happened?

-We immediately created a special team who helped us to find these people very quickly and arrest them all. That operation lasted about two months. And it was the biggest torture for everyone. We lived in constant fear and we separated from our families for that time as well, to keep them saved.

-That's why I advise you, from what I've lived, to give him a chance to explain to your ... friend. Imagine he was three years immersed in a hell much, much worse than I just explained to you. I know it's hard, and that there are a lot of feelings involved in both. But, if you really want to fix this complication, get a really hot little coffeeeeeee with... mmm milk and cream, and sit down and talk. - The girl started laughing at the expression of pure happiness of the lieutenant at thinking of his coffee. - "It seems he misses his coffee, haha"

-Thank you. For explaining me some things. I needed that.

-Don't thank me. - And he put a hand on her head playfully. - Just let me know when the wedding will be held.

-Ehhhh? Oh, you too! Now stop saying these things. -And the man laughed aloud by the expression of shame and annoyance of the girl.


Ahead of the row

-Hmm this is strange- One soldier said.

-What do you mean? - His companion asked.

-There are no traces of these guys who persecute us, in quotes. Nor do we know if they're behind us. But still ...

-I also find it strange- Saguru said - This is too calm to be true. And we have ... still a day and a half's journey?

-Yes, we are not that far. If we continue at this pace, we should be arriving tomorrow afternoon or at evening as much. I hope the ones that are waiting us, would have moved to the point we told them by the cameras -Hey, it's ... half past twelve. We should get some rest - Kuroba said.

-We are about to finish the descendant part. We could do it before entering the forest again. While we see how things are going on around us. -Is that ok?- A military suggested them, to which all agreed.

After the lunch and rest, the whole group continued their march among the tall trees ... again. They did a recognition of the place, but found nothing that make them worry.

And again ... we go back to the second row where the golden combination was ... and Ran and Kazuha were behind them. Sonoko decided to talk to other guys, so she went a couple of rows back.

-Now I understand why you got that equation of healthy and burned trees, in the head. This is so boring! The first thing we do when we leave this place, is to go to an amusement park- Heiji said.

-After what happened, I would never in my life, step on an amusement park again- The east guy ironically said.

-Hahaha! I had forgotten about that episode. Sorry but ... haha!

-What a friend you are.

-What can I do?

-Do not make me answer you.

-Hey, changing the subject. What happened when I was not up there?

-I do not think that our current location is the most convenient at this time to talk about it. - And quickly he moved his eyes back, indicating the company they had. Hmm? Where's your camera?

-Ah, Nobunari has it along with my backpack. You have to treat me well, you see? Because of my poor little arm. It's damaged.- He said while trying to cause sorrow to his friend, becoming a victim.

Your arm might be damaged... but the rest of your body is healthy. So stop being a permanent puppy face or I will kick the rest of your little body ... little moron.

-Hey, come on, Can't I win you only a time?

Suddenly, the two stood on dry. Heiji noticed at his right side as in the treetops, there were... ropes? And Shinichi, noticed the same thing on his left side. They looked each other like saying... What are those things doing up there?

They looked forward, where the two army guys were walking a few steps far from them. The soldiers walked attentive to what was going on high level, and never saw what was below. Nor saw how with their boots, they pulled from an imperceptible rope, that triggered a whole mechanism. The strings on the sides were driven to force the cups down and shaped pendulum. And it was not merely ropes. But trunks of a substantial size. Those giant and heavy logs, were heading to the detectives and to the girls behind them, both ways.

And Heiji could only think at the speed of lightning ... - "Not again. Now I'll die like a mashed potatoe "