Forty Ninth Chapter

I thought it was better to divide the last chapter into two because I wouldn't be able to finish it all soon … because writer's block is awful … because I 'm truly sad because of the death of someone … because this chapter might look really different from others … because I'm also sad since it's the end and I would miss writing a lot … I hope you like it after all because I am doing my best … Happy reading

PS: chapter 44 and 45 are now one because I'm determined to make them only 50 chapters not more …

Enjoy it and review …

To my dear Roxifoxi , ILoveFanfiction-AnimeAdik and my dear other reviewers who said that I had to stop putting the famous three dots of me … those three dots are very important to me and they are my very personal trademark … I even put them when I take my notes down so … I'm sorry because of it … Anyway To my dear readers who don't review … it's your chance to write a review … Happy reading again

At Hakuba's house …

Shiho was sitting into an armchair , next the large venetian window that decorated the wall , with her headphones on her ears listening to some relaxing music to calm down her nerves, Saguru has just finished having his shower before bed … he usually needed such shower , it was in fact some kind of habit he got from when he was acting as a high scholar in Ekoda , it was his only way to calm down after Kid's pranks … Kid pranks that he had missed so much … Back then he thought that Kuroba was a mere prankster thief that likes to get on his nerves … but now … now things have changed … maybe Kuroba wasn't technically a thief … he was probably some kind of borrower … he borrowed jewels and he tells the owners in advance … and then he returns them fine and well … this isn't surely a crime , isn't? … he wasn't a thief but a savior in fact … what would happen if some kind of devilish organization got Pandora … if he wasn't there to lure them … what would have happened … Saguru had some hard times convincing his mind that Kuroba isn't a thief … but his mind wasn't as easy as it seemed to him to be convinced … but finally, they both reached a compromise … now, if only if he could reach a compromise with it on which book he is going to read now … he thought to himself as he stood facing the shelves of his large richly furnished bookshelf … he decided finally to pick up the sign of four, By sir Arthur Conan Doyle and headed to the opposite armchair facing Shiho … he seated himself, and opened his book … it was quiet and calm … reading peacefully was all he needed to relax … it's all he needed in fact to keep himself from telling all he knows in front of his wife … her eyes were just too powerful on him … he just couldn't lie before them … he flipped the papers … he didn't read a word , he was sub-consciously reciting the novel he had read hundreds times … he was thinking deeply about Kudo 's plan … what is he going to do? … Probably something dangerous, it's obvious … but, why would Kudo feel such responsibility toward Kuroba? … They're friends that's right, but he is certainly a friend of Kuroba too … their relation had improved much recently , during times they met at Kudo 's in the States … shouldn't he feel the same responsibility toward Kuroba too? … What's special about their relation? … If there is something to notice about them … they both have some truly awkward connection to some stupid organization … they have some very famous parents … they had some really interesting brains … they were telling lies to their girlfriend … but was It really enough for both of them to have such a deep bond ? … Was it enough? … To risk one's life, was it simply friendship that reunited those two? … Friendship can be enough sometimes … Enough to risk one's life to save a friend …

"Saguru …" she whispered but he didn't move a muscle, he was deep in his thoughts and this means that something has happened … there is something that is taking his ever known full attention and accuracy, his thoroughness … he didn't respond to her calls, and it was enough to make her believe that something was wrong … today, he met with Kudo while she was at Mouri 's , he was quite different when he came to pick her up … he was less talking , more thinking and this wasn't good sign to be honest … She asked him several times what Kudo had told him but he didn't say a word …

And it wasn't a good sign either … Kudo is probably up to something, Saguru will be helping him …

It was early in the morning when Kaito woke up by the very loud noise his mother made, he stretched lazily in his bed … he felt a killing pain in his leg but he tried to get up from his bed and went slowly to the nearby bathroom helped by his walking stick … he looked to the mirror that faced him … his poker face had disappeared … No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get back his old poker face … Now, it was obvious that he had lost his touch and it was truly disappointing … now a different face settled … his worried, broken face …

His mother's yelling pulled him back to the real world… she called his name few times to wake him up … but he didn't reply… he didn't simply feel like answering her … few minutes later, he found her next to him … she hurriedly came to check up on him… he could see her worried face … he must feel guilty for it … for making her suffer this much because of him … his sub-conscious ordered him it was time to pull himself and be strong … he could finally respond to her yelling … and put back his poker face …

She was now relieved … she thought it was a bad idea to agree on Hakuba's suggestion … to make him travel all the way to Niigata … but Hakuba could convince her that it was better for Kaito to get some rest at some quite place … Now he is being even better, he grinned as walked pass her to the kitchen to have his breakfast … they had to get ready soon, to start their journey to Niigata.

Kogoro bit his third cigarette while waiting for his wife and daughter to get down after he got the entire luggage in the car … "Geez … they think I had all time on earth to wait for them …" he thought to himself as he lighted another cigarette … "Ran, come on we will be late for the appointment, we have got to pass by Aoko-chan too" Eri , who was standing at the doorway yelled … "Just a minute Mom , I can't find my phone anywhere …" yelled Ran back as she turned her bedroom upside down looking for her mobile phone … "I can't lose it … it was a gift from that person …" she thought to herself …

Makoto was sitting in front of the wheel waiting for the Suzuki heiress to get out of the house … he was waiting for about an hour and yet she didn't seem to get out … "she needs to be more punctual …"he thought to himself when he heard someone tapping on the back of his car … "Hey, Makoto ! … I'm ready" Sonoko yelled as she finally managed to carry out her huge bags carrying her "personal and very important belongings" …he stared for few moments to the said luggage and thought " they said we would spending the weekend there … not moving in actually" … he looked at the wide smile that settled on her face, something he could nothing but yield to … "Sonoko … isn't just over piled?" he said as he lifted them hardly to put them in the car … " I know … I know … but I tried to bring only things I needed so badly … I ended up carrying this … I'm sorry" she said cheerfully as she got into the car …

Masumi went downstairs fast, all she carried was a medium size backpack she threw in the backseats of her boyfriend car where he was waiting for her … "Sorry for being late Shinji-kun … it took me a while to wake up so early" she said as she made a big smile on her face … "it's alright … I hardly could wake up too" he said with a grin on his face as he started up his car …

Four foreigners were riding the train to Niigata … the two girls were chatting on a none-stop pace, the two young men sitting in front of them had already got over the surprising energy their friends had and resorted to other activities to distract themselves … Music and books could just make it easier and more comfortable to travel with two talkative girls …

The cobra was riding swiftly on the road …

"You've been silent for ages Saguru … what's up?" asked Shiho as she turned off the radio that helped filling the deep silence … "is everything alright? You were the one who suggested this …" she added as she didn't find a reply from him … "we are here to have fun, Am I wrong? … Stop filling your mind with unnecessary questions" she added as she turned on again the radio … "it's useless to mind thinking about it … he is a stubborn type but he knows how to do it" she said … something in her words caught his attention … something made him realize that she was actually talking to him … "it's nothing Shiho … I'm just tired perhaps" he said trying to put end to such a conversation … "I'm stopping at this pause to have a cup of coffee , shall I buy anything for you?" he asked as he parked the car in the parking lot … "no thanks, I'll pass" she replied… he left and she couldn't stop thinking about what Kudo had told him … maybe she cared more about what Kudo was up to … getting himself in the midst of troubles as always … Her husband wasn't like himself, "Saguru was never like this and this whole thing is just irritating me" she said to herself before she heard a ringtone … "this is Saguru's phone … who's calling him?" she thought … the phone rang non-stop and she kept ignoring it until it was ringing for the fourth time … then she reached to grab it from where she expected it to be and answered "Moshi Moshi …"… "Sorry, isn't this Hakuba-kun's?" the voice asked … "it is but he is out for now … I'll tell him to call you back once he gets back" she replied as she recognized the voice on the other hand …" Thank you" said the voice and hung up … Shiho returned the phone where it was and wondered " Why is she calling him?"…

"what is it?" asked Kaito who was sitting beside his mother "don't tell me … have you been dialing a wrong number?" he asked with a large grin on his face … "No, he is out and he had forgotten his phone …" she replied … "I still wonder why are we even going there … you told me that she will be there too" he asked with an annoyed face … "Hakuba-kun insisted plus we're going as his special guests …"

"I asked them to come as my special guests …" Saguru said trying to answer shiho unending questions about Chikage's calls "… She will act as my aunt and Kaito will be my cousin from England …" he added few minutes later … "Planning all this to get them together …?" she asked as she finally understood the very "simple" plan of her husband … "I want them to get back to each other because I feel some responsibility about it … she discovered it all because of me maybe …" he replied … "stop making up excuses Saguru … Persons like him and like Kudo are simply never Happy …" she said in her ever plain tone … "Isn't that mean?" he exclaimed … "No, they're kind of doomed persons … so they never fix up everything … there must be gap somewhere in their life … it's how it goes" she replied …

The HQ was running on a speedy pace for the last few days … the investigation of the murder of Kaito Kid needed an all day and night work , the taskforce of all divisions were on the line … it was an unexpected case for them that took all their efforts …

Megure was in his office, receiving the newest information on the case when one of the officer came in a hurry … "Megure-kebu … it's urgent" he said catching his breaths and giving Megure a bad feeling about the news … "it's a notice from KID …" the officer added as he handed him a sheet of paper with a shaking hand , Megure took it wondering if it's a prank or a true matter , he didn't bother to read it but started scanning it for any unusual features that would allow him to conclude it as a prank … but in vain, this was an authentic KID notice with a doodle at the bottom … now his mind was unable to make heads or tails of the case … wasn't this thief murdered ? … How can he still send those things? He thought to himself as he decided to read it since it was the only obvious way to know what's currently happening …

"To The Respected Officers Of Tokyo Forces

The Great Kaito KID never dies

With a Pandora Gem in his hands

Let me express my sorrow

For an old man's death

Mistaken for a thief he is not

For the sake of such a man

Tonight, I shall be taking it ,The precious eternal Gem

The Tear of a Lover

Prepare your guards For the big show

I shall star The magnificent Kaito KID"

Speechless …what else could he be …?

"Kebu …" the officer said repeatedly trying to catch the Inspector's attention that seemed to be lost in his thoughts, "what's it?" Megure asked sub-consciously … "it's the senior superintendent … he asked to see you immediately"

Sorry … I couldn't write anymore … depressed because of many people's sudden death in the recent days …

I hope you like it … please tell me what you don't like about it

And sorry for any mistakes because it's out of my hands …

Happy reading and Happier reviewing …