Chapter 26~! Woo! I can't believe the story made it this far!

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It's been officially a day since Shinichi left Paris. He was sitting home on the couch all alone. No one was there and it was awkwardly quiet. He missed the sounds of everyone being home.

He sipped his glass of liquor and sighed.

He didn't even bother to call. He didn't want to disrupt their vacation.

Ran had called his parents to check on him so it wasn't a surprise when they came to the door.

Shinichi allowed them to come in, knowing Ran called them.

"Shin-chan, are you alright?" Yukiko asked following him to the den.

He sighed, "Yes, I am alright."

"Ran called and told us what happened…" Yusaku said.

"She doesn't trust me…that's why she called you,"

"Can you blame her, Shin-chan? After everything that happened…she's making sure you're going to be ok. She also told us that they will be taking the next flight out. It being the holidays…flights are booked but they'll try to leave before their designated time."

"Mom, what did I do?"

She looked at him strangely. "What do you mean?"

"Why is my life, like this? What did I do to myself and my family?"

"You did nothing. It just happens. All families have fights…" She answered him. He looked down.

"Not like this. No one else has this much drama going on in their life…"

Yukiko sighed. "Shin-chan, you didn't do anything wrong. Ran still loves you and so do your children…only time and good communication can work this out."

"I just…don't know what to do."

Yukiko hugged her. "It'll be ok,"

"How do you know? You don't know that,"

Yusaku set his hand on Shinichi's shoulder. "We do know everything will be alright, just relax and stay calm…"

"Do you know what I think, Shin-chan?" He looked up at her. "I think only you and Ran should get out of the house…for awhile. No interruptions at all. Just you two, and then when you come back…maybe you should do a family thing and then you and your kids…one by one should do things….see where that takes you."

"It's not gonna do anything." He grabbed the bottle of Rakia on the table and drank straight from the bottle. "I just wanna be alone."

"Shinichi, we are not leaving you alone…" Yusaku said trying to take the bottle away.

Shinichi looked up, "Guys, I'm not stupid. I just wanna be alone…that's all." He begged. He sighed and set the bottle on the table. "You don't trust me either. I can't believe this."

"Shinichi, it's not that…it's just we're worried about you,"

"Dad, I will be fine. I swear. I won't do anything. I just wanna go to sleep, alright?" He looked up at his parents and groaned. "Come back in another hour if you're so concerned about me…alright?"

Yukiko shook her head. "No,"

"We are staying here until Ran and the kids get back." Yusaku said. Shinichi sighed.

"Fine, go ahead." He stood up and headed upstairs to get some sleep.

Yukiko and Yusaku stayed on the couch. "What are we going to do?" She asked. He hugged her.

"I don't know…Ran said he was discharged from the counseling but maybe he needs more."

The Next Day

It was quiet in the morning and Shinichi sat up and climbed out of bed. He headed downstairs.

"Are you ok, Shin-chan?" Yukiko asked. He turned to her.

"Yes, mom I am fine." He walked into the kitchen and got into the liquor cabinet.

"Drinking isn't gonna solve anything, Shin-chan." Yukiko said. He turned to her as he grabbed some vodka. He took a wine glass and poured some into it.

"It's only a glass…that's all."

"And one glass turns into a bottle and you can't have just one bottle." Yusaku said walking into the kitchen. He closed the cabinet and took the bottle away from Shinichi.

"I'll be fine. I am not going to drink myself dead…all I want is a little comfort drink, don't you understand?"

"Then why don't you drink something sweet?" Yukiko asked.

"I need something heavy and bitter."

"None of this is acceptable, Shinichi." Yusaku said. Shinichi sighed and walked into the den.

"You can't tell me what to do, I am an adult."

"Yeah, an irresponsible adult…and we're not trying to tell you what to do…we're just trying to help you," Yusaku said back.

"I don't need help!" Shinichi shouted back. They have never seen him so angry. He sighed and looked back at his parents. "You wanna help? Then leave. Please, that's all I'm asking for." He begged.

"Yusaku, maybe we should go." Yukiko said, through anger and confusion of course.

He turned to her. "Yukiko…"

"No, if he wants be like this…then I don't want to watch!" She shouted. She turned to the door and walked out. Yusaku turned to Shinichi.

"You made your mother upset, that'll be on your conscience." He groaned and followed his wife.

In frustration Shinichi threw the glass at the wall and it shattered. "Damn it," he said looking at the mess. It was long until Ran and the kids came back home.

"Shinichi?" Ran asked. He turned to her. She walked over and saw the mess. She sighed.

"I'm sorry…I accidentally dropped it," he said. She looked at him and shoved him.

"Alright, Shinichi, go sit down please. I will clean this up." He nodded and sat down on the couch. He grabbed the bottle of Rakia and started to drink from it.

Ran started to pick up the shattered glass and then turned to Shinichi.

"Please Shinichi, I don't think you need to drink,"

He turned to her. "It's one drink,"

She sighed, "Shinichi, you are holding a bottle."

He shrugged her off and continued to drink.

She groaned and stormed out of the room.

This continued to happen for awhile. The same routine played day by day.

Eventually, Ran had enough.

She walked into the den to find Shinichi, once again gauging down another bottle of alcohol…what was it this time? That didn't matter to anyone.

She stormed in. "Shinichi, stop drinking,"

He ignored her and continued to drink and watch TV.

"If you don't stop drinking…I'll leave, Shinichi."

Nothing. He didn't even move at all.

She groaned. "Shinichi Kudo! Listen to me god damn it!" She screamed, causing the kids to jump.

He looked up at her.

"Stop it, please Shinichi."

He set it down. "Ran, I don't know how much more I can take."

She laughed hysterically. "Take what? What are you proving here?"

"I can't…forget what Akane said to me…"

Ran groaned. "Shinichi, she didn't mean it. She was only speaking through anger!" She turned to her daughter, "Akane, tell your father you're sorry."

She looked down and started to cry. "Daddy…I'm sorry."

Shinichi turned to her. "I can't forgive you that easily, Akane…because, because it is my fault."

Ran slapped him. "Shinichi, it's no ones fault. No ones! Things happen. Everything with Akane's babies and our own, Shinichi, it just happened. That's it and it's done. There is nothing we can do or could have done."

Everything was silent.

No one made a sound.

"Akane is right…I should have never walked off that day. I left you and I am so sorry." Shinichi said. He grabbed the bottle and drank, purposely in front of them all.

Ran shook her head in disbelief. "Shinichi, if you're going to be this way…I don't know…" she looked down. "What to do," She looked back up. "I'll leave if you take one more sip…I mean it Shinichi…I will walk right out that door."

"Mom," Haruki said. She turned to him.

"It'll only be until I get my mind back together and once he is sane again."

Shinichi took one last sip, to test her.

She took off her wedding ring and threw it at Shinichi. "That is to remind you that you are married…call me when you become sane!" She stormed out of the house, slamming the door in tears.

"Nice going, dad!" Haruki shouted. Shinichi turned away and said nothing.

"Come on guys, let's go." Conan said. They all followed Conan out, leaving Shinichi there alone.

He stood up and threw the bottle at the wall, shattering it. He threw himself back onto the couch, crying.

Mouri Residence

"Can I stay here for a few days?" Ran asked. Kogoro looked at her and nodded.

"What happened?" Eri asked.

"Well, it all started in Paris…Shinichi got into a fight with Heiji after Shinichi punched Kichiro in the face."

"Why would he do that?" Kogoro asked. Ran sighed.

"He was drunk…and before he got drunk…we walked in on Akane and Kichiro having sex…and that's where it went down. He was on his way back and saw Kichiro and he threatened him. Heiji only tried to protect his son and fought with Shinichi…after that, the next morning…Akane blamed everything on Shinichi…everything."

"Go on…what happened next?"

"Well he left us there in Paris to get away…we came home a day later…and the same routine of him drinking and doing nothing but drink, eat and sleep. Today…I told him I would leave if he took one more sip…and he did. He took another sip. I threw my wedding ring at him and stormed out." She started to break down and cry. Eri wrapped her arms around her.

"I'm so sorry all of this happened."

Kogoro looked down. "I know you were speaking of anger and you were upset…and you know I don't like him but was it really a good idea to leave him at the house in that state of mind?"

"The kids are home with him." Ran said softly.

Kudo (Second Generation) Residence

Shinichi was lying on the couch, now asleep. Conan and the rest of the kids walked in and saw the bottle.

"He's asleep," Haruki said looking at his father on the couch. Akane sighed.

"Look at the mess."

"Yeah, go get a cloth and a dust pan." Conan said. Akane, Naoko and Haruki headed towards the kitchen to get some cleaning supplies and such. Conan stepped into the den and pulled a blanket over Shinichi.

The three other kids entered and started to do some cleaning.

"Guys, remember, we have to look over dad, because he is mentally unstable and can snap any minute…" Akane nodded and looked over at him.

She felt bad. She didn't mean for this to happen.

"Akane, are you alright?" Haruki asked. She turned to him and wiped her tears.

"Hai,"

They cleaned up and then headed upstairs to get some sleep.

Mouri Residence

Ran sighed. "I don't know what to do. I just—want this to be over…I want everyone to be happy." Eri hugged her.

"Your father and I want what's best for you, dear. What ever makes you happy…and you can stay here or come live with me for as long as you want. We will be here with you,"

"Ran, we love you." Kogoro said. Ran looked up at both of her parents.

"I love you both too."

"Also, you have to take care of yourself and your baby." Eri said. Ran looked down at her belly and nodded.

"Yeah, I have to stay positive and stay healthy. But it's hard for me to do so." She looked down and started to cry. Eri held her and rubber her back.

Would everything be ok? Perhaps fate has something else in store for everyone.

~End of chapter

I hope everyone likes this twisted little story…I know this chapter was short and it was drifting so much. If you didn't like this chapter, I do apologize. I needed to put an argument or something in here so that the next chapter concludes this chapter. (The story is not over yet~!)

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