It was like a dream a beautiful dream that he did not want to wake up from or ever wake up again because this was perfection.
Delicious food.
The weather was amazing.
Nice View.
No Hakuba.
Ice Cream.
No Hakuba.
And best of all the company of all time, his Shin-Chan.
Just eating having a nice picnic while talking and having a laugh.
It was picture perfect.
They were playing around in the water and splashing each other.
And then something else happened, something amazing happened and again.
Oh boy, was it fun but he wanted real thing and not just the fantasy.
She pulled away from the kiss, and he saw something in her eyes that were different something that was terrifying and bloodthirsty. Something that he had never seen in her eyes before and he was shaken with fear.
Her eyes were so cold.
His Shin-Chan did not kiss like that.
His Shin-Chan would never ever do a thing like that.
Shinichi was scary but not terrifying.
Shin-Chan would always get mad at him when he called her that and he loved when she was mad at him. He found it amusing, and he loved seeing an angry Shin-Chan because it was sexy and it got her to talk to him even if he would have to grow through with the pain it was their way of arguing and making up.
Even though it was real lips and not fake, this was a fake Shin-Chan, but how?
He then smiled as he remembered the argument hat they had about who life was fucked up the most.
The person that had plastic surgery just to look like her and so that person could frame her and make a fool of her and make her look like bad Detective.
And she was so not.
Blood dripping everywhere.
The last time he saw her and held her in his arms she was the one bleeding and she was the one dying in so much pain trying to tell him the truth, even though it was killing her. There was no way that girl that he loved and still to this day do anything like that so it had to be that other person.
It WAS he and the other person was going to stop that person, he was going to have to stop someone that looked exactly like himself and his girlfriend from committing another crime.
He then started to remember fully what happened to him and the overwhelming pain in his stomach and in the throat.
He could not breathe.
He began to panic as he began to choke on something as he tried to speak he was scared and he did not know what was happening.
He was wired to machines and there was Doctors surrounding him.
But he was scared at he was with THEM and not in a Hospital.
There was the tube in his throat, and he wanted it out.
"Kai-Chan you need to calm down and let the Doctors do their job" said Chikage.
It was his mother which means that he was in a Hospital and that he was safe and sound, for the time being.
And after an hour of prodding Doctors annoying him and his mother she had sent them away so that he could get some rest.
His mother closed the door immediately so that they could have a private word and he spoke immediately after the door was closed.
"Where is that bastard that is pretending to be my Shin-Chan because when she find out and if I ever see that bastard again there will be no way the two of them will look like each other again" said Kaito.
His mother sat down calmly.
"You did not tell me that she was alive and that you helped rescue her WEEKS ago Kai-Chan. I had to hear it from Ran" said Chikage.
He did not tell her anything about that day, and he did not tell her about his Father and that her Husband was alive because he was scared of how she would react.
"I did not know how to tell you" said Kaito.
He tried to sit up, but he was in far too much pain as he tried to. He looked at his stomach to see it was wrapped up in bandages. And when he poked his stomach, it hurt and eh could tell that he was going to have a new scar.
"Do her parents know that she is alive? And what has happened to her?" said Chikage.
He shrugged because he had no idea.
Turns out he had more in common with his mother after all.
Both of them could not stay in the same place because of the person that they were in love with and planned to send the rest of their life was murdered. Both the person that they were in love with had their deaths faked and both had no idea for that time and did not know where that person was.
"When was the last time anyone talked to them?" said Kaito.
Chikage sighed as she leaned back in her seat.
"I called them the day of the Funeral to see if they were coming or not but Yukiko the poor dear could not face it. Yusaku he had a heart attack and she has been at his side ever since waiting for him to wake up. The family has a genetic heart defect it seems and it was unknown until it was found.
He hugged one of his pillows.
"So they did not even look for Shin-Chan at all is what you are saying. I knew that she was alive, I told everyone and no one belied that she was alive and what they did to her is just plain nasty and..." said Kaito.
His mother hugged him immediately calming him down.
"I am sure that she is safe wherever she is, Kai she is alive and she will be back and bouncing back to normal before we know it. She is strong, stronger than her parents and strongest girl that I have ever met" said Chikage.
He pouted but nodded.
"So you know that bastard Hakuba is alive as well and knew all about Shin-Chan. That bastard knew everything and has been working with Vermouth the whole time behind my back, behind everyone's back" said Kaito.
His mother just let him go on his rant because it seemed like Ran had told him everything that had happened. He saw the flowers from both Aoko and Ran saying "Get well soon" But he was guessing that Ran did not know about his father or had not told his mother about it because she thought it would be best coming from him.
"What else did Ran tell you?" said Kaito nervously.
"She did not tell me much. The poor girl was shaken and terrified she could not stop crying when she heard what had happened"said Chikage.
Then he realised something.
"How long have I been asleep?" said Kaito.
"A week son" said Chikage.
That person would be long gone or would be arrested by now.
"Mum, Shin-Chan she told me something and I am sorry that I did not tell you because I don't know if it is really true but Mum she told me that Dad was still alive" said Kaito.
His mother dropped his hand at that very moment and went very pale.
"I...I need some air" she said as she ran out of the room.
She looked like she was going to be sick.
"MUM" he called out.
But the door was closed and he could not get up no matter how much he was in pain the drugs and the pain was too much.
And then like always a police officer stepped in his way ready to interview him.
"It was not Shinichi it was the person that got plastic surgery to look like her. I thought it was her at first and that person even pretended to be her but was not. Kissed me then she stabbed me leaving me for dead" said Kaito.
"Kuroba" said the police officer.
He recognized that voice and looked immediately to see them closing the door.
It was Hattori Heiji.
"WHERE IS SHE? WHERE IS MY SHIN-CHAN?" he said as she stood up demanding answers.
He did not even realize that he was in pain at that very moment or that he was standing up.
"Geez not so loud you idiot. Do really you want people hearing this because if you do then you are a fucking idiot and this was the same reason why you were not to be told in the first place because of the way you would react " shouted Hattori.
Hypocrite!
"You are one to talk" said Kaito.
He was now clutching his stomach and starting to get back in bed.
"I am here to interview you, so I can stop Makoto Okuda and from ruining Kudo's good name. This is the last thing she needs to worry about because right now the both of you need rest and not to worry about each other. You both are a pain in the ass and just let me do my job then I will let ya in on what is happening when ya get out of here" said Hattori.
He glared at him but the Detective sat in the seat without his permission.
And after glaring annoying question it seemed he got what he is looking for.
"Makoto Okuda seems to think that he is Shinichi. He was just released a few months ago from prison and did not hear that Shinichi had 'died' and had another meltdown when he heard it. There has been sighting of 'Kudo Shinichi' and we think that is actually him going places that she was before and solved cases. And sighting of Kudo when she had disappeared from the public eye he has been going to and people are getting inured because of it" said Hattori.
Hattori looked at him saying that he was one of the victims and was a fool to actually believe it was Shinichi in the first place. And now that he thought of it and the facts he had to agree with the logic.
"So where is Shin-Chan?" said Kaito.
"No ide " said Hattori.
he seemed sad.
"You did not know that she was alive for long did you?" said Kaito.
"Just a week before it all so we could put the whole plan together in case anything happened. Hakuba, that pain in the ass contacted me on ya phone telling me that he was alive and so was Kudo gave me her location and I had to track down the others to help. It has been hard keeping it a secret especially from Kazuha who think she had seen Kudo's ghost at one point" said Hattori.
They both sighed in unison.
"Kudo she wanted to be the one ta tell ya but she is not in the condition to be moved from whenever she is now. So she told me ta tell ya if she could not because ya had the right to know the truth" said Hattori.
The grim look on Hattori's face looked like death and like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.
"Is it about my Dad?" said Kaito.
"Yes it is. But how much do you know exactly?" said Hattori.
"He is alive" said Kaito.
Hattori nodded.
" We were able to find the evidence that he is alive and well but Kuroba what I have ta tell ya it is not going to be easy and once ya hear it I cannot take it back" said Hattori.
There was a silence.
"What did they do to him?" said Kaito.
Hattori shook his head.
"Kuroba you need to listen to me without..." said Hattori.
"You can call me Kaito" said Kaito.
"Dammit Kuroba you are not making this easy just listen ta what I have ta say" said an angry Hattori.
There was more silence but this time he could feel the tension and he could feel that whatever he was about to be told was bad. It was going to be far more worse than hearing that his father was dead and that he was not coming back. He could just feel it in his gut, and he did not want to hear what was coming next but he could not get the words out to tell him to stop because his lips were dry and so were his throat.
"Your Father he is, it seems that he is one of them" said Hattori.
He was in shock as he heard it.
"He is Rum, and he was the one in charge of what happened to Kudo" said Hattori.
It was like a wave going over him as he heard it and it he took it in as he could not feel anything but the numbness inside him.
"So you are saying that my Father psychologically and physically had my girlfriend tortured for the whole time that I had thought that she was dead. The whole time that I looked up to that man and tried to live up to his name and to his legacy and to take down the bad guys that killed him. I did it all for nothing and my girlfriend was the one to pay the price for it all" said Kaito.
He could not bring himself to say her name.
His mother was standing at the door the whole time hearing everything that was going on and she was not handling it very well because she was blaming herself for the whole thing.