Fiftieth Chapter

My very last word to you since it's the last chapter … Enjoy it and review

Shiho was sitting in a gazebo listening to one of the most beautiful nature songs she had ever heard … Saguru was off saying he had to prepare something and Baaya who arrived early in the morning was adding her final touches … "I Hope it works out …" she whispered to herself as she thought about Saguru 's plan … "getting them back together is such a great deal … I can do nothing but wish all the best for them … for some people that had lead misfortune because of me … of my family … My grandfather was the reason behind it … was it really necessary to make us lead this torture … his sons were killed … his grandsons didn't know about each other … Natsuko… my cousin … Akemi … my sister … they both had to leave us too early because of him … we could had been a nice family … all of us … and he ,Shuichi-kun that is… wouldn't need to shut himself in his work shell … his life is just awful … I wouldn't imagine mine without Saguru … and he couldn't call it life without Akemi … Eternity, Does it have a magic spell in some sort? … They're all after it … haunted by it … and we had all paid its expenses …

"Bocchan … your guests has just arrived … Saguru-bocchama is leading them here" said Baaya with a gentle smile on her face … Shiho then was brought back to reality "thank you Baaya … everything is ready, isn't?" she asked … "Of course it is …Bocchan" replied Baaya … "Hey … Shiho-chan" called Masumi once she got closer along Shinji, Saguru, Ran, Aoko and the Mouri couple … "Welcome everyone …" said Shiho as she stood up and bowed slightly … "your presence is honored" added Baaya as she bowed to the guests … "Thank you … it's our pleasure" said their guests and bowed back … "please take a rest and enjoy yourselves" said Saguru before he took his phone from his pocket … "Mochi-mochi … Okay, I'll be there in a few time" he hung up his phone … he turned to face his guests and said " I shall excuse myself … I'll be right back … please enjoy yourselves" … they all nodded and he left… "You are probably tired… it's a very long trip" said Shiho with a smile … "It was in fact really tiring but I believe it's worth it …" said Eri as she looked around her admiring the beautiful landscape "seeing such a view is worth all exhaustion" she said… "That's right … it's really worth coming all the way to Niigata" said Kogoro with a look of admiration… "Needless to deny … it's one of the best views I have ever seen … I'm eager to wander around and take some pictures …"said Shinji … "It would be a unique collection to be added to your albums" said Masumi in astonishment … "I hope you enjoy your time here … I would like to recommend a refreshing juice to get your strengths back" said Shiho "Baaya would you please serve them your refreshing juice?" she asked … "Of course Bocchan …" said Baaya and left … "Nakamori-kebu isn't here?" asked Shiho as she noticed missing his voice … "Well … he couldn't get some days off and he wanted me to deliver you his excuses for not joining us here" said Aoko … "it's alright … I do know that he wanted to be here ... I hope you enjoy your time here … I'm sure that he'll join us next time" replied Shiho …

Saguru was standing on the terrace when three cars came throw the gate … Sonoko and Makoto , Julian and Emily , Kevin and Elisabeth and a blond woman and a young man were led by his servant to where he was standing … "Welcome everyone …" he said greeting them … "I hope you enjoy your time here" he added … "we shall thank you for inviting us …" said Makoto … "We're very pleased to join you here" said both Julian and Kevin … "the pleasure is ours … let us join the others, they're probably waiting for us" said Saguru and led them …

All their guests were sitting, drinking the refreshing juice Baaya had made … "I shall introduce you to someone you don't probably know …" said Saguru as he stood up "this is my aunt Lara …"Pointing to the blond woman "and this is my cousin Pete" pointing to the young man that was sitting on a wheel-chair … "I'm very pleased to meet my nephew's friends …"said the blonde woman …

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"A Cliffye ... here's a Cliffy …"

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In a dark faraway lodge … two shadows were sitting … One was typing rapidly on a computer … the other was biting his cigarette , he throw it in the ashtray that was already full … "we have failed to retrieve it … Pandora… because that stupid thief shattered it before we could reach him" said the smocking one … "Now Pandora is gone and the boss will just wipe us off this world …" he added few moments later … "Don't you care if we just got finished by him ? …" he yelled at the other man … "You should care about yours …" replied the other calmly …"shouldn't you CARE More about your LIFE ! " yelled the smoker … "I should care about some other important things …"he said as he looked to his watch and then shut his computer screen … "And you should stop yelling at me … because I'm technically your boss and because I wouldn't seek advice from some helpless person like you" he added even calmly … he took the remote and turned on the TV set that started at once babbling … "WHO ON EARTH YOU THINK YOURSELF! … I WAS THE ONE THAT SAVED YOU YEARS AGO" yelled the smoker … "Shush … Shut up … I want to listen to the news reporter" replied the other and pushed the button to raise the volume …

"Our reporters have just confirmed for us the rumor about KAITO KID reappearance, the Magician under the moonlight has sent a Kid Heist notice this morning to the Tokyo Police Headquarter. The Note will be shown now on the screen; experts have confirmed its authenticity …"

"that's unbelievable … how can it be?" muttered the smoker … "I told you that we had much important things to care about" relied the other man … "Look … he said that he had Pandora … maybe he tricked us" said the smoker as he read carefully the notice shown on TV … "I shall be preparing our men … tonight we will catch that arrogant thief" he added as he stood up and headed outside … "he is certainly one of the dumbest agents in this organization … " said the other man as he took his phone out of his pocket and displayed a photo of a certain girl … "Tonight … I shall pay back our debt … I shall end it for all … I shall avenge your death" he added …

They were seating under the shadow of a huge tree … all the girls along the Mouri couple … chatting while the others, were preparing food for them … "it was nice of Hakuba-kun to suggest making food for us …" said Ran … "positive … It's really cool to see them preparing food" said Sonoko … "it's good that they didn't ask to come along dear … you would have eaten it all before serving it" said Eri with a smile … "they didn't ask you either to cook for them … they know it's hyper dangerous" Kogoro replied … "Shinji-kun invited me several times to barbecue at his house … He is a good cook and I know that he won't let me down" Said Masumi with enthusiasm … "Kevin and Julian prepared once grilled fish … it was really bad back then … it turned out to be burned fish instead…" added Emily … "Kaito and I …"muttered Aoko and all people were caught by her sudden silence … "Kaito and I liked most making hamburgers … he likes them very much ... I used to make them for him whenever we went on a class trip … he likes them very much but he hates fish ... I still wonder why …" Aoko said …

Kaito sneezed and knew that someone talking about him … he made a quick look to see his mother and saw the sad face she wore … immediately he realized that they were in fact talking about him … "Hey … Pete … it's getting burned watch it" said Saguru as he realized that his fake cousin was deep into another world of his … "Oii Saguru … why did you take our mobile phone when we got here? … If I haven't known you well … I would think of it as a kidnapping" Kaito replied … "You shouldn't ask , should you? … this is my house and my rules, Am I wrong?" replied Saguru with a smile … "I couldn't help but think about it deeply … the reason why" said Kaito …. "It is a place worth disconnecting from the real world , isn't? …" said Saguru … "You're right … but don't think that you can fool me … I know that there is another reason … but I won't ask about it … let it be as planned" replied Kaito … "Bocchama …" said Baaya , "Is everything alright, Baaya?" asked Saguru … "Bocchan is asking you whether it's ready or not …" said Baaya … "Hey guys, Ladies are hungry , is everything ready?" Saguru asked as he turned to the rest of them … "it's almost ready …" replied Julian … "we have just finished" said Makoto " few minutes for cleaning it's all we need" added Shinji … "and I have finished too …" said Pete (Kaito) as he took off the last vegetables he was grilling … "I'll tell bocchan it's alright to start setting the table" said Baaya before she left …

"Kudo-sensei …" … she stopped as she heard that voice that called her name … turned around to find three kids she knew so well … well, correction , they were no longer kids but in fact some 14 or 15 year old youths … "Kudo-sensei …" the girl said … "We're sorry to call it so loud in the midst of such a huge mall" she added "but we wanted to ask you about Edogawa-kun …" she added lastly … "We were visiting the nearby library and once we saw you enter into this mall we decided to ask you about him since you were relatives " explained the slim boy … " we were calling him for about a week and he didn't reply … we were kind of worried … since he was a true magnet of bloody cases and insane criminals" added the fat boy … those kids, they're just so innocent and yet they didn't know about her son's dead secret … "I'm glad to see you again guys …" she replied with her vivid smile " Edogawa-kun is in fact fine but he is in holiday with his family …" she added with a convincing voice … "That's good … we were worried that something might have happened to him …" said Mitsuhiko and he let out a breath of relief … "thank you Kudo-sensei …" replied Ayumi "please have a good time" … " have a good day" they said in unison and bowed slightly then they left … "thank you…" she yelled back and waved to them and went on her boring shopping trip … "I hate to shop alone … that's just boring" she whispered to herself …

The headquarter was turned upside down … it was a kid heist … and they could feel that something was out of place … that something wrong will surely happen…

Yusaku was there, in the Headquarter , since Megure-kebu called him over to help him crack the code in KID notice … Yusaku read it over and over again and assured him that there was nothing like a code in that note … that KID for once was straight forward … and this is was bad enough for two reason: he knew that it wasn't the real KID who wrote it, and second , he son wasn't good at making codes…

Few minutes were left till the grand appearance, The taskforce were gathered around the jewel that was put in a typical glass case … the air was tense as the hands of their watch got closer to midnight while the infamous thief didn't appear yet … the jewel was a big pink sapphire In a tear shape inside it a smaller rosy gem appeared in a shape of a heart. Experts said that it wasn't a pricy jewel and were surprised that such a thief decided to steal it but Nakamori-kebu didn't care … Nakamori-kebu was yelling with his nerves tensed at his officers… all he wanted is to put that thief to jail and nothing else mattered for him …

A pink smoke suddenly appeared, Nakamori started yelling trying to find where was that thief … as soon as it wore off … all he saw was an empty glass case , the jewel was taken … a letter was put inside …

There, on the rooftop of that tall building, the Magician under moonlight was standing… a gunshot was suddenly heard followed by others … few minutes later, more than twenty men were dead on that rooftop … only one was standing in the middle of the place, the magician was bleeding from a scratch … " So, Kaito KID … you brought your FBI friends along?" said that man with a grin … "My friends … Of course I have brought them … since you seem to be very aggressive … you know that I hate playing with guns" said Kaito KID with a large grin back … "Oh, My … your poor old guy was dead? … I wouldn't say sorry for that" replied Snake … "I have no time playing with you Snake … I had enough of it in fact …" he said and made a few steps toward Snake … "Pandora doesn't exist Snake … there is nothing like that …" he added … "You were searching for something that didn't exist … isn't regretful?" … "Stop it … I have got to finish you , now and here" yelled Snake as he took his gun and aimed to fire … but then two gunshots were heard and he was the one that fell to the ground …

Few FBI agents gathered around him and the rest of his men … KID touched his arm that was bleeding slightly …"it's over now … and no one is …" he muttered before he fell unconscious …

Yelling, phones ringing and officers running was all you could see in the headquarter … Nakamori-kebu had just finished his phone call with Megure-kebu … Megure, after what he had heard about the heist, headed directly to his desk where his old friend was sitting … "So, Megure-kebu, any news?" asked Yusaku … "Weird news …Kudo-kun" muttered Megure and sat down to his chair … " few minutes after midnight, a smoke bomb was released and when it wore off all they was an empty a glass case with a letter inside it … weird thing must be the letter, it was from Kaito KID …" said Megure … "And?" asked Yusaku … "it says that this was the last Heist that KID will ever star … and he said that he didn't stole the jewel, but instead it was hidden inside the wooden pillar that held the glass case …" Megure replied … "they found it exactly where he hinted it to be … something was off Kudo-kun … I can feel it" added Megure … "I hope everything goes smoothly" thought Yusaku …

All of them were sitting watching one of Shinji's videos … having fun and cheering up … "it was good for once … everything for once was just good" thought Aoko and Ran in unison when they felt happiness grow inside their hearts … Then, Saguru suddenly excused himself and headed to his office … "Something is weird … something is off" thought Masumi to herself … she excused herself to go to the bathroom and headed instead to Saguru's office … knocked the door few times and when she found no reply she went back to the living room where they all gathered … Shiho wasn't there then … "Masumi-san … you're going to skip the best part" yelled Sonoko at the still young lady that stood in front of them … "where is she? … Shiho-san? " Asked Masumi not caring about Sonoko … "she had received a call it seems …" replied Eri … "what's wrong with you Masumi-chan?" she thought to herself … "Masumi-chan … are you alright?" said Shiho who appeared just behind her … Masumi turned around, surprised … "I … just wanted to talk with you about something …" she said hesitantly … "Okay, then we should excuse ourselves, we will be back right soon" said Shiho and headed out … Masumi followed her to the terrace … "So, what is it about?" asked Shiho with a calm tone … "Hakuba-kun …" muttered Masumi … "What about him?" added Shiho … "I have a bad feeling , he wasn't looking … good at dinner" replied Masumi … "And?" asked Shiho … "He is hiding something … definitely … and I have a feeling that this something is so important … someone is in danger I can feel it … Maybe Hakuba-kun knows something we should know too … Shuu-nii had a mission tonight … I fear something happens to him … or maybe to someone else dear to us" said Masumi … "Why do you think that Saguru knows anything?" questioned Shiho with a rather worried tone … "because he asked us to give him our phone and computers … any device that might connect us to the outside world … because his face was pale and worried at dinner … because now I went to see him but he didn't want to talk with me … because I simply couldn't see the old Saguru that was so calm" replied Masumi with an unsure tone … "Masumi-chan … You shouldn't worry about anything … I know it might look abnormal … but I'm sure there is nothing that must be feared … Saguru would tell me … surely" replied Shiho trying to comfort her … "I have a bad feeling that I can't overcome … and besides I feel it's something related to Kudo-kun … since Ran-san had the same bad feeling too and she was shivering for more than 4 times" replied Masumi … "Don't worry Masumi … Kick it all out of your mind … we're here to have fun" replied Shiho with a cracked voice … "that's bad … that's truly bad … why haven't you told me Saguru" she thought to herself …

"Kudo-sensei … it seems that your phone is ringing" said Megure for the third time to his friend that sat to his desk … Yusaku, once he noticed the inspector yelling, took out his phone … "Mochi Mochi…" … "Kudo-kun … We have lost him" said the person on the other phone end … "Are you sure?" asked Yusaku trying his best to hide any flaw in his voice … "It went all smoothly until our agents shot that man … suddenly Kudo-kun disappeared" replied the voice … "But how?..." muttered Yusaku … "We're searching for him everywhere … I'll tell you once we find anything new" said the voice before he hung up … Yusaku slowly put back his mobile in his pocket, stood and headed out of the place … totally ignoring the inspector's yelling at him … now, maybe for once he felt so lost … Maybe this time he had lost his son for real …

There … in an isolated lodge … a car was parked and two shadows were seen inside …

One was standing at the doorway … the other was leaning to the wall of one the rooms … a bared of furniture room … his arm was bleeding, his face seemed to have received several punches in order to wake him up … few drops of blood fell from his nose and mouth … the other man was springing fuel everywhere in that room … once he emptied the container, got closer the injured man, grabbed his face so hard that woke him up … he looked deeply into the blue eyes that were fully opened in shock … "You thought that you could finish us Kudo Shinichi … but I'm not the type to surrender … I'll finish you instead … Good bye, Meitantei ... Good bye ... Now I shall avenge her death ... And fire will just eat you ... just like my heart was eaten by fires of sadness and anger ... SHe died because of you ... because she loved you but you didn't ... you drove her to suicide yourself ... thinking that you could live happily after what you have done to her ... after you have shattered her heart and broken her love " he said , he put the place in fire and ran away …

"It's the end for you … Kudo-Shinichi ... Once again because of your stupid deeds" he thought to himself before his eyes shut …

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"Again … here's a Cliffhanger …"

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Yukiko woke up suddenly from her nice sleep …she had seen a nightmare … a horrible nightmare… she couldn't remember anything about it … it was just … awful … her heart was beating rapidly … something was definitely wrong … something was wrong … she looked around her and noticed that Yusaku wasn't there … "could it be?" she thought … "something had happened … I'm sure… " …

"Yusaku … !" she yelled once he hung the phone … "What's it Yukiko ? … Are you fine?" he asked with a calm tone … "Yusaku … where are you? … Are you fine?" she asked … "I'm fine … I'm with Megure-kebu working on a case" he replied … "Yusaku … I had a horrible nightmare … I thought something may have happened to you …" she replied … "I'm fine … it's okay ... Just go back to bed and relax" he said … "But Shinichi … is he with you?" she asked … "Shinichi …" he whispered and she knew that something was probably wrong … "Yusaku … where is he? … Why are you silent?" she yelled … "I'll call you back Yukiko … for now I have things to do" was the last thing she heard before the phone was hung up … "that's bad …My son …" she thought before she dialed her son's number … "please reply Shinichi … Please" she prayed … but no one ever replied to her and she called once, twice … she called again and again but to no avail …

He could barely feel the vibration in his pocket … he could hardly pull the phone from his pocket …his mind ordered him to gather his strength … because he must survive …if it was up to him … Life or death wasn't a hard choice … but his mind had another Point of view … and he had to yield to his mind …"Mum …" he muttered … "Shinichi … Shinichi where are you? … Are you fine? … I've been worried sick about you …" she yelled in joy and anger at once … "It's the end … mum … tell her that I loved her … I'm sorry because I didn't say it myself" he replied back as he looked deeply into the red flames that surrounded him … "It's the end mum …"he said before he fainted …

Nearby, a shadow of a man running was seen … "it's the end … I avenged your death and now … I'll just destroy the rest of them" he thought as running … "I would let it go in vain your death … your beloved and most hated Kudo Shinichi is now dead…" … then suddenly he fell to the ground, he was shot in his arm and leg … then, another man came closer to him … "I thought that we will never meet up again … but it seems that destiny had his own ways to reunite old pals … you think that you could ran away from me … you were told and you believed … that I was … The silver bullet" he said before he carried the injured man and disappeared behind the bushes …

Saguru and his cousin were sitting in a balcony, breathing fresh air at the early morning … "you looked exhausted last night … are you fine, Hakuba-kun?" asked Pete with concern … "last night, everything came to an end Kuroba-kun …" replied Saguru with a plain tone … "Last night, Kudo-kun helped putting an end to all these misadventures that kept trailing both of you …" he added … "you mean … ? … Why didn't he tell me? … I should have been with him … how could he do such a reckless thing …" replied Kaito in a rather angry tone … "it was reckless I wouldn't deny … you can't deny how reckless you were, right?" asked Saguru … "Kudo-kun was almost lost last night … almost died … but he could make it … he could survive" he added … "how is he? Is he alright? Tell me what happened there Hakuba …!" yelled Kaito … "it doesn't matter what happened … results are even more important … that syndicate does no longer exist … and KID had his last performance last night …" replied Saguru calmly … "Kuroba … I want you to think once more about her … I just can't see her this sad … " …

He smelled that much known scent, heard a certain voice and reached few conclusions about where he was possibly. Wasn't it obvious that he was alive ? … He was in a hospital and his mother was the one sitting beside him … this was satisfying … for his mind …that is. He tried to open his eyes slowly … he had a blurry view , he winced twice and it was much better … his mother was sitting beside him … his father was looking through the window … he tried to call for them … but his voice wasn't there … he tired once again and a faint voice came out of him "Mum … Dad …" it was low and almost unheard … but for a mother that would give her life to see her son safe and fine again was loud and reassuring … "Shin-chan … how are you feeling? … I was worried son … I almost went insane when you called the last time …" said his mother unbelieving her son was actually awake and alive … "Shinichi … Are you alright?" asked his father … "I think I am fine … my lungs seem to hurt me a little though" he replied slowly under his oxygen mask … "it was because you have inhaled a lot of gas son" replied his father … "but surely, you're lucky because Akai-kun could make it in time to save you …" trailed his mother … "Akai-kun did ... ?" he asked surprised ... "Yes ... he was the one that gave KID's outfit, isn't? ... he knew bad things could happen so he planted a bug on it ... he could follow you ... he reached just in time to save you and he managed to catch that guy too ... Bourbon that is" replied his father ... "So, it turned out well ..." Shinichi whispered ... "Now enough with talking ... Rest and don't say a word about it ... You have worried me much and you should consider being grounded for a long time for doing dangerous things ..." said his mother with an angry tone as she stood up and grabbed his father's arm dragging him outside of the room ... "Geez ...Grounded ...? it seems I'll just be always ... her little Shin-chan ... She might ground me when I'm fifty years old too ... " he thought to himself ...

Shiho along with Eri, Sonoko were sitting in the living room, While Emily and Elisabeth were in the kitchen along with Baaya ... "it's so nice from them to offer to make us the famous Victoria sponge ... I'm eager to taste it" said Eri looking at the girls who in a hurry preparing the cake ..."I had it once ... if i remember well ... it was truly delicious ..." added Sonoko ... "I ate it many times at grandmother's house ... it's very suitable with Tea ... I'm sure you'll like it but let's hope for the girls to bake it well" said Shiho smiling ... "But, I don't remember there was berries in it when I ate it ... since Hakuba-kun and the others went to collect them from the forest" exclaimed Sonoko ..."I think it was a mere pretext ... Just to get the girls out of the house" Replied Eri ... "That's true ... he wanted them to have a walk around and feared they will just refuse if he asks them ... so he made it up" replied Shiho ... "Hey! Emily-san ... Should I come and help you ...? "Yelled Sonoko ... "it's alright Sonoko-san ... we're almost done" replied Emily smiling ... "I hate to wait for things to get ready ... especially food!" complained Sonoko ... "Even Kogoro, Kyogoku-kun and the others haven't come back yet" said Eri looking to her watch ... "isn't a bit late?" she added ... "It's alright ... I believe that outside there are scenes that would let you forget about everything ... it's amazing out there" said Shiho ...

"Pete-kun … are you sure you know the way?" asked Aoko as she followed Hakuba's cousin … "it's alright Nakamori-san … I know it well" he replied … "Maybe it was just a very bad idea to get separated from others …" she said … " we're almost there … just few more steps" he replied … as they got to a vast plain that surrounded a lake … "we're here .. told you that we won't be lost" he said … "Why are we here Pete-kun?" she asked surprisingly … "Because I need to tell you few things Aoko .." he whispered with his own voice … "Kaito …?" she whispered in disbelief…

"Saguru-san ... will they be okay? Pete-kun and Aoko-san that is" asked Masumi as she followed Saguru, Shinji and Ran in the forest ... "i thought it was a bad idea to go back home without searching for them thoroughly ..." added Ran with a worried tone ... "Are you sure they will know how to get out of it?" she trailed quietly so that saguru wouldn't hear her ... "Don't worry, Sera-san , Mouri-san ... My cousin Pete knows this forest just as his own house ... we used to spend our summer holidays playing here" Saguru replied reassuring them ... "Now let's get back home because I think it's quite late for the girls to prepare us cake" said Shinji as he looked into his watch ... "That's right ... we need to deliver these berries for them, and we shouldn't be late" said Saguru as he pointed to the full basket he was carrying ...

"So ... Aoko?" repeated Kaito for the hundredth time as the girl that sat beside him was totally silent ... "it was too hard probably ..." he thought to himself as he found it useless to call her ... "now i think that it wasn't ... maybe ... probably ... a good idea to tell her" he thought ...

"Kaito ..." she whispered at him ... " Hmm? ..." he replied ... "Have you ever seen something as beautiful as this?" she said as she looked deep in the horizon ... in the sinking sun behind mountains ... in a wonderful mixture of Red, Orange and yellow ... "Have you ever ...?" she whispered ... "it's the best I have seen ..." he muttered back with astonishment ... "Thank you ... Kaito" she said still gazing in the last rays of sun that slipped from behind the mountains ... "Needless to say, you were the one that could give me a smile ... many times" she added ... "I still find it difficult to imagine what you went through ... but" ... " Forgive me Aoko ... I had to do it" he interrupted ... "When i lost touch with you ... when I felt that I have lost you..." she took a deep breath and continued ... "I said that once I see you again ... I shall tell you that little secret ... no matter what it would cost me ... even if you didn't feel the same for me ... I just need to say it ..." she said as her tears fell down her cheeks ... "Even if you were that thief ... Even if you were the reason behind all this mess I live in ... Even if you were the one that took my father from me , that made my eyes run dry , that broke my heart with his absence ... Whoever you are, I shall say that I ... I Lov-..." ... "Shuh ... Don't say it ... because I knew you do ... your eyes had said it more than once ... my heart felt it each time ... And then , I hadn't the courage to say it ... Because I feared I couldn't have your forgiveness ... You loved me ... You hated him ... and we were in fact the same person ... I feared that you loved the human and hated the beast ... " he said weeping her tears with his hands ... "But Now that I know that you have forgave me ... I shall say it myself ... I shall tell you that I didn't believe in love till the day I first saw you ... this trouble called Love ... must be the only trap your father set, that I couldn't help but fall into it ..."

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he was walking slowly down the street ... he stood in front of the café that lied downstairs ... he entered the door that led upstairs and stood before it ... "it feels much better when you're at this height" he thought to himself before knocking on the door ... he was about to knock the door when he heard it ... her voice ... it was her ... she was there ... "I'm happy to hear this Aoko-chan ... So, tell me did he really confess? ... Oh! Congrats ... that's amazing ... Is he there? ... Okay, then .. I'll call you back later ... goodbye and have fun!" she said ... "Geez ... I've been eavesdropping ... he wanted to knock on the door again but a certain noise prevented him ... she was crying ... because of him probably ... again ... because of him ...

Ran hung up the phone in her dad's old office ... her tears were falling slowly down her cheeks ... "I said That I won't shed a tear ... again" she whispered to herself ... "I really happy for her ... at least ... she'll have her share of happiness" she added as she wiped her tears with a handkerchief ... "I won't shed a tear for him ... for someone that didn't love me as much as I loved him ..."

"I won't shed a tear for him ... for someone that didn't love me as much as I loved him ..." ... again ... because of him ... she cried ... "Maybe you're wrong mom ... Maybe it wasn't the right time to tell her ..." he thought to himself as he remembered the scolding he got from his mother just before he went out from his house ... few days had passed since he was released from hospital and he was grounded : 'prevented from going out of the house until he decides to correct his manners' and it meant that he hadn't had the right to get out of the house until he decides to go and ask her for forgiveness ... Ran that is... ... his mother's rules were truly strange ... but she was the ruler in the house and he had to yield ... he took a paper from his pocket and slipped it under the door and left ...

She stood up and headed upstairs when the phone rang ... "who's that?" she thought and went back to hung ... "I love you ... Ran ... I love you" he said in the phone ... he was standing in a phone booth ... "I love you ... Ran" he said time after time ... she was surprised once she heard his voice ... what kind of prank was it ... she didn't feel time going but her mind wondered what was happening ... she at last knew it was a real deal ... that HE was actually calling her ... HE and none other than him... "But ... I no longer do ... Shinichi ... I no longer love you " she yelled back in the office phone ... " Do you understand ? ... it's not about you ... it's about me ... I've been waiting for you ... till the time you felt ready to get back to me ... after all these years ... My love had died Shinichi ... My heart was sealed ... And I no longer love you ... Shinichi " she said half yelling half crying ... "I no longer love you ... Shinichi" ... was the last thing he heard before the phone was hung up ... he dropped the phone he had in his hands ... "I was too late ... Too late" he whispered to himself ...

Eri was in the living room thinking about a case she had when she heard noise in the office ... she hurried to get downstairs and opened the door to find her daughter crying her eyes out ... the phone was smashed on the floor and a piece of paper lied just under her foot ... she took it and then she hurried to her daughter .. "Ran ... what happened ? ... Are you Okay?"she said in a worried tone ... "He is back mom ... he is back" she said half crying, half sobbing as she leaned to her mother ... "He is back ... because now he wants to be back ... I wanted him to be back ... but then, he refused ... I cried so much ... but he never cares ... he had never cared about me"...

he pushed the door of his house, threw his jacket somewhere on the floor and jumped into the nearest couch ... he buried his face in a pillow and let his mind on unending thoughts ... "How Could i expect her to welcome me in open arms ...? ... I was the one who broke her heart times and times ... I told her once that I wouldn't be back again ... Yet she didn't seem to have anyone else in her life ... because she was a loyal lover ... she was a lover I couldn't be ... I couldn't be as caring as her ... And know I want her to let me into her life again ... after all these years" ... he heard a faint noise that came from behind him ... "Hattori ... I'm not in mood for this kind of jokes" he said almost yelling ... "it's not him ... it's me" came his mother's voice in reply ... "Hattori-kun is consulting with your father on a certain case in the study" she added as she sat on the armchair facing him ... "So what happened ?" she asked after few minutes ... "Worst to be expected ... I got rejected" he said in a low voice ... "Because you're stupid ..." she muttered ... "You told me to go and apologize !" he said ... "And you went and told her that you love her and you ant her to forgive you ..." she said ... "Not exactly but quite so..." he replied ... "you're lucky for not getting a punch in the face ... I would cause you much pain if it was me ..." she said with death glare ... "But ..." he whispered ... "if you let your grey substance work less in criminal cases ... maybe you will get rid of this stupidity of you" she said as she stood up and headed out ... "you're only good for breaking heart ... but mending them is what you ignore" she added and left ...

"Thank you Miyano-san for coming all the way to here ..." said Eri as she shook hands with Shiho standing both in front of Poirot ... "Nothing to be mentioned ... I'm just glad to help at any time ... And I hope everything turns out in best ways" she replied with her gentle smile ... "it was a great shock for her ... it was tough no wonder" said Eri with ... "They're both confused but everything will be okay I'm sure ... their love will make it better" she assured her as she got in saguru's car who was waiting for her ... "I'm sorry again for disturbing you Hakuba-kun" said Eri as she bent to see Saguru from the window ... "it's alright ... " he replied ...

"Saguru ... we shall pass by the Kudos" said Shiho as he drove off ... "It seems to be a great deal, isn't?" asked Saguru with a grin ... "That Stupid detective ... still being his old self" she said in reply ... "Love matters ... isn't?" he said ... "Nothing else could be such a matter ..." she replied ... "Love matters are the most difficult cases a detective may face ... I had my own and I know how though it is ..."he said ... "For him ... it's a way different story ... he knows the truth but he fears revealing it ... Yet, he knows that no one will get hurt ... but his fear is worse than anything ... his fear has screw it all" she said ... "Just go easy on him ... " he said as he parked in front of the gate of the Kudo's mansion "I thought you'd do a favor and talk with him instead" she said in surprise ... "I shall not interfere really ... I'll just wait for you here" he said taking his note pad from his pocket ... "I'm feeling inspired now ... and my editors are pretty much angry because of the delay" he added ... "You're the best when it comes to non convincing pretexts" she said and got out of the car ... "I shall choose my words better ...next time ... Or else I'll be as stupid as him" he whispered with a fainted smile.

"Come in ..."said Shinichi when the knocks on the door got on his nerves ... "I thought you'd never say it ..." Said Shiho as she pushed the door open and entered ... "Sorry ..." he said lazily and stood up to help her find her way ... "No need for your help ..." she pushed him back slightly and tried to find her way to his bed and sat down "I'm not here to waste my time ... or yours" she said once she seated herself comfortably ... "You're as always ... Nothing seem changed with that little girl I knew" he said on a chair facing her ... "I sealed her away for year ... I thought I wouldn't need her again ... You are the one that got her back here and now" she replied fiercely ... "Or you mad because of what I have done or because Hakuba-kun got on your nerves ... I shall take measures depending on the answer" he asked ... "Just to tell you ... Saguru had never done something that would upset me ... unlike someone else!" she replied even fiercer ... "Look ... you shouldn't waste your time with someone like me ... I know that I have done something wrong ... I know everything ... I wish if I could fix it all ... I just ignore how ..." he said with a cracked voice at the end ... "I'm here to tell you how ..."she replied with a smile ... "I just hope - ..." he muttered ... "don't worry ... they're nothing compared to Hattori's stupid idea" she replied ... "How did you know about it ? ... Hattori' ideas" he asked in astonishment ... "I simply met him at the entrance ... warned me not to say a thing about it to you ... I assured that I won't get hurt as much as him" she replied ...

"This smile of you means that you had fix it all ... " said saguru as he started the car after Shiho got in ... "Probably ... I think everything is going to improve" she replied ... "You did well surely ..." he said ... "... Hattori-kun was there, You knew about it right?" she asked ... "I've seen a motorbike's prints, I thought they were his ... Just to tell you I have no problem with him, But I think he doesn't really like me ..."he explained ... "It's nothing like that ... He had forgot all about it, and he asked where have you been when we met ..." she replied ... "My grandmother had called me when you were there ..." he said after couple of moments ... "I could bet that she had booked a ticket and she will be coming soon here ..." said Shiho smiling ... "Quite the fact ... but the tickets are for us to go back to London... She gave us 72 hours to get our luggage ready" he said in reply ... "She had missed us surely ..."answered Shiho ... "Not us really ... But her grand-grand son, She said that she wants to be the first to see him when he comes to this world" he replied ... "We totally forgot that he will be soon here ..." she replied ...

"Hey Ran-san ... are you ready?" yelled Masumi from downstairs ... "I'm coming Masumi-chan ... I just need to find My cellphone ..."she replied ... "Geez Ran-san ... always searching for that damned Cellphone ..." muttered Masumi ... "Don't say such a thing ..." said Ran as she came down hurrying "it's very important to me ... And besides, you asked me to go out with you" added Ran as she put her phone in her pocket ... "let's go ... we will be late for Shinji-kun and his friend" said Masumi as she got into her car ... "Is there a friend too?" asked Ran surprised ... "He's a nice guy and You'll probably like him" Said Masumi ...

"Hi, Yuki-chan ..." ... "Eri-chan , did she go?" asked Yukiko in the phone ... "They have just left ... I hope everything goes as planned ..." replied Eri ... "Shin-chan has left too ... I'll at your house soon ... I can't hold my nerves anymore ..." Yukiko replied ... "I'll wait for you ..."Said Eri before she hung the phone ...

Masumi and Ran arrived to an open air café and soon managed to find where Shinji was sitting ... Once she realized that he was sitting alone, Masumi hurried to where he was and yelled to him ... "WHERE IS HIM ?... Don't TELL Me -" ... "No, Don't worry ... he has just went to make a phone call, he'll be right back" said Shinji calmly as if expecting her to blow like a volcano in such a crowded place ... "It's better if you calm down and sit down, Masumi-chan ... Please have your seat Mouri-san ..." he added ...

"I shall be leaving Now ... Thank you for everything" He said in the phone ... "It's nothing to be mentioned ... It seems you have inherited it too ... getting into Love troubles" replied the voice on the other end ... "How did you know ...?" he asked in astonishment ... "I just know ... and you shouldn't ask why ... Goodbye and Good luck" were the last words he heard from his phone ... "She just know, huh ... Geez, why I'm becoming so stupid lately" he said and headed back to where SHE , His ever beloved one sat ...

"Here is he ... Finally" said Shinji after a long tirade from Masumi about how she hated to wait for others ... "They look really funny ..."thought Ran as she looked at Masumi's face who looked annoyed to be interrupted ... "I'm sorry for being late ..." came his voice from behind her ... She knew this voice and this wasn't good at all ... she realized why Masumi was so happy today , why she had invited her ... to see him ... this wasn't good ... Not at all ... "What should I do ...?" she thought desperately ... "Oh! ... Kudo-kun , it's you then ... I didn't expect such a surprise ..." said Masumi faking a face ... "Please sit down, Kudo-kun ..." said Shinji ... but it all went unheard for Shinichi who had his eyes fixed on her ... her face went blank as soon as his voice had reached her ears ... "if only ..."he thought ... then, she stood up and ... "Please don't leave ..." he wanted to yell but his voice wasn't there ... "I'm sorry ... But I have probably ... to leave ..." she said in a cracked voice ... he couldn't yet speak but he didn't want her to leave ... his tongue wouldn't let him say a word ... "If only I could stop you-" he thought ... "But ... Ran-san, Please" begged Masumi feeling her plan falling apart ... "Goodbye ..." She said ... but she couldn't move an inch from where she stood ... She didn't want to leave that's right ... her heart refused to leave ... but her mind had said it clearly ... She must leave ... She tried to move but she couldn't ... "Please ... Don't Leave ..."his words came out finally ... his hand caught her arms tightly ... he didn't really want her to leave ... neither she wanted to to ...

"Someone ... Please call the police ... a woman was found stabbed behind the bushes ..." Yelled some person in that café ... she released her arm from his hand ... "Maybe you should go ... She was stabbed ... that's a new case waiting for you ..." she whispered in an angry tone ... "No ... right now ... I've got a though case in hands ... I need to solve this one first ... " he whispered back