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Ai's fingers quickly flew to Ran's wrist, checking for a pulse. Finding one, she breathed a sigh of relief. It was a little unsteady, but there. Carefully, she moved the vacuum back to the closet. Suddenly, she heard a knock at the door. Her heart leapt in her throat. What should she do?
It had been approximately 9:30, Tokyo time, when Eisuke arrived on the plane. Jodie-sensei was there and she'd gotten him settled in, despite the fact they were technically from different organizations. After unpacking (he didn't have much), he decided to pay Ran a visit. A fond smile spread across his face at the thought of seeing the karateka again.
Thanking the cabdriver, Eisuke went up to the Mouri Detective Agency. As he approached the door, a sense of foreboding crept upon him, causing the agent-in-training to frown. He knocked on the door a couple times, then waited. The sound of rustling could be heard from inside.
"Hello?" Eisuke called. "Ran-san? Conan-kun? Mouri-san?"
The door opened a bit, and Eisuke blinked. It was the little blonde girl Kudo hung out with. Something familiar struck him about this girl…
"Excuse me, but are Ran-san or Mouri-san here?" He asked the little girl.
Her expression was blank, but there was a wariness about her. "I'm sorry, but Mia- Mouri-chan isn't feeling well at the moment," the girl hastily covered her slip.
Eisuke's eyes widened. "You know Miaka as well?" he asked.
"You must be mistaken," the blonde calmly told him, cool as a cucumber. "There's no one named Miaka here."
A voice called from inside, weak, but there. "Who's there?"
Ai quickly left the door, and Eisuke took the opportunity to slip inside.
"Ai-chan? What are you doing here?" Ran asked, confused.
"I came over to see if Edogawa-kun could play and I found you on the ground unconscious," the small girl told her. "Are you all right?"
"Uh, yes, I think so." Ran gasped. "Shinichi-Tamahome-Conan-it-they- I have to call Hattori-kun!" She struggled to get up, but her legs gave out, forcing her to sit back down.
At hearing the names Ran was spouting, Eisuke's eyes widened. 'Kudo, Conan, and Tamahome are all the same person?' he thought. Just then, she noticed him.
"Eisuke? What are you doing here? I thought you were in America." To say Ran was confused would be an understatement. The karateka was absolutely baffled. What with meeting Shinichi and Conan in a dream, and then Eisuke showing up when he was supposed to be in an entirely different country…yah, absolutely baffled.
"Oh, I came back to see if I could find anymore leads on my sister!" the CIA agent-in-training fibbed. He noticed the blonde girl's eyes narrow with distrust. 'Curious,' he thought. 'Very curious.'
A/N: Sorry, I haven't been able to update because my computer's been on the fritz. So today's post is two chapters instead of just one. Hope you enjoyed this chaper, and please remember to R&R!
Preview of the next chapter: "Who are you?" Ai demanded.
