WFY Chapter Two
UPDATE: I'M SO SORRY! Something happened last time and it didn't post the whole story! So you only read the last part. sorry. I really dunno what happened. It seems like I have to make the chapters shorter, because I tried hundreds of times and it only posted the chapter from that part. I just don't get it.
Oh yeah. . . I've forgotten the disclaimer. All charactors belong to the Great Gosho Aoyama! And this chapter might be a lot crappier then the rest . . .
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At the Hospital---
Ran's face was pale and she was holding her handkerchief so tightly her knuckles were turning white.
Masahiro had gone back home because he was 'under a lot of stress'.
Ai was pale as well and she was pacing around.
Heiji and Kazuha had flown from Osaka when they heard about the accident. Heiji was muttering swear words a mile a minute, his face scrunched up in anger.
Kaito looked fidgety and angry. "Darn Organization..." he was muttering.
Aoko was there as well, comforting a frantic Kaito.
Kogorou Mouri and Eri Kisaki were there too, to everyone's surprise. They were apparently worried about Ran. She wouldn't get much sleep after this, Eri had thought.
The door opened revealing a grave looking doctor as everyone held his or her breaths.
Ran quickly stood up. "How is he doing? Can we go see him?"
The doctor replied in a grave tone, "The chances of him surviving is very slim. He hasn't waken up, and we don't know if he ever will wake up."
Ran cried, "He's a vegetable?"
The doctor shook his head. "No, but he may become a vegetable, or his heart may stop during the night. It was a very close shot, just below his heart. If the bullet hit him a little up, then he would have died there instantly. He was lucky. If he doesn't wake up by tomorrow, though, I'd guess he would never wake up."
Ran fell to her chair and buried her head in her hands. Eri quickly went up and tried comforting her.
"Can we- can we see him?" Ran asked softly.
The doctor nodded. "It should be okay. It would be better if he woke up soon, anyway."
Kogorou turned to the doctor. "Thank you."
The doctor gave them a reassuring smile and left.
Ran had tears streaming down her face but she stood up and walked towards Shinichi's room.
Kogorou tried to walk after her, but Eri pulled him back. "We should give her some time alone." She turned towards the others. "You guys should go back. We'll contact you if anything happens. Please, go home and come back tomorrow morning."
Kaito and Heiji both stood up and tried to argue, but Aoko and Kazuha held them up. "No, Kaito. She's right. Were all tired and we should get our sleep. He won't disappear, we'll come back straight here tomorrow morning."
Kaito skulked but left with Aoko.
Heiji glared at Eri before turning around and pulling Kazuha with him.
"Ai chan? Will you-?"
Ai gave them a suffering gaze. "No. I've told Hakase I'd stay here all night. And I have some stuff to do about Kudo-kun after this."
"But your still a teenager, you need sleep." Eri argued.
Ai gave them an icy smile. "Looks can be deceiving."
Eri sighed. She didn't know what she meant, but she looked like she was going to stay there no matter what.
"We'll be going, then. The convenient store is at the lobby. Bye."
They both left together. They knew Ran wouldn't like them here.
Ai looked up at the stars through the windows. Don't die, Kudo-kun. Or the truth will be out in a matter of days.
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Ran stared at Shinichi's sleeping face. She held his hand and whispered, "Please don't die yet. I can't let you die."
She noticed he was sweating, so she got a wet towel and dabbed his forehead.
Memories after memories of Shinichi came back to her. Like the first case he solved on the plane, meeting Chris Vineyard at the Golden Apple...
Soon, she had fallen asleep, her head resting near Shinichi.
*Dream*
Ran was standing in a beautiful place, where she seemed to be floating. It was like an aurora there... There was nothing except her and the many gentle colors.
She saw a shadow. Wondering who it was, she walked towards the shadow.
It was Shinichi!
"Shinichi! I've missed you so much..."
She ran to him and placed her head on his chest. She was with Shinichi... That was all that mattered.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang. And Shinichi slumped onto her, blood pouring out of him.
She heard a deep, evil laugh as she screamed for Shinichi.
He seemed to be fading away. He began to be transparent.
"No! Shinichi! Don't leave me again! Please. I... I need you! DON'T LEAVE ME!"
Shinichi looked up... It was the same face she remembered when they had went to New York and Shinichi was standing in the rain. Gentle, but sad.
Tears were pouring out of her face. "No. . . Don't leave me... PLEASE!"
He faded away, until he finally disappeared. "SHINICHI! COME BACK!"
*End of dream*
Ran woke up sweating and gasping. Shinichi...
She looked up, wanting to see Shinichi again...
He wasn't there.
Had the dream been true?
She scrambled up. She looked around and saw the cane the nurse left had disappeared.
She quickly ran out the room and began running down the stairs, searching frantically for Shinichi.
Shinichi... Where are you? Where would you go?
She began thinking. What was the most likely place Shinichi would go to?
*Flashback*
Ran and Shinichi were lying on a grassy bank staring at the stars.
"Shinichi, if it was your last day to live and you could only go to one place, where would you go?" Ran asked Shinichi.
Shinichi was silent for a moment, until he said, "I would go to a beautiful empty field filled with soft grass and flowers. There would be nothing except the nature, the stars, and me. No cars, No trains, no people, no hikers. Just me and the stars."
"Why?"
"I like the stars... They're very pretty and it makes me feel light, as if there was nothing to care about in the world. See? That's the Big Dipper, as everyone calls it. I also see the Little Dipper. If I couldn't see the stars in that field, I would go to the tallest building and go to the very top and look at the stars all night long."
"Wow. I'd like to see the stars too!"
Shinichi smiled. "You can come with me. When were all grown up, we'll both go look at the stars together."
"Wow! I'd like to be a grown up soon."
*End of flashback*
Stars... Yes! Shinichi was probably at the very top of the building, which in this case would be the 30th floor.
She quickly pressed the button on the elevator and pressed the 30 button.
When she opened the door to the top floor, she saw a breath-taking view of Tokyo and the stars.
She spotted the cane thrown hastily down.
And then she saw Shinichi, lying on his back with hands underneath his head. He was just staring at the stars, a bit of a sad look on him.
"Shinichi?" she asked cautiously.
He didn't answer.
"Shinichi?" she tried again, a little louder.
He didn't even flinch.
"Why?" she asked, tears threatening to fall. "Why did you save me? You wouldn't have been in the hospital. Do you know how worried I was? I thought you'd die! And why did you come-"
"Shhhh." he said softly.
Ran was getting a bit pissed off. "Shhhh? Is that all you can say? Are you mad at me? You didn't have to save me-!"
He didn't answer.
"TALK TO ME! You just walk right out of my life, then come back and I-"
"Once upon a time," Shinichi said in a soft voice suddenly. "There lived a princess and a prince."
"Shinichi, what-?"
"The princess and prince were very good friends. They were best friends and always were together. The prince began to love the princess unconsciously. He wanted to tell her, but he was always scared if he told her and she rejected, their friendship would be ruined. His dream was to marry the princess."
Ran's eyes widened. "Shinichi, do you mean-?"
Shinichi placed a finger on his lip and continued. "One day, they went to a fair together. They were happy, until the prince, who was a detective, saw some very mysterious men in black."
"So he followed them and investigated. But that was a big mistake, for he was force fed a pill called APTX 4869. They thought they killed the prince, but instead it made his body smaller! So, escaping the guards, he went to his good friend Hakase's house and told him everything. Hakase did not believe him at first, but soon believed him."
"Then, the princess came to Hakase's house because she couldn't find the prince and was very worried. They could not tell her about the accident, because it would endanger many lives. So, the prince left with the princess, now named as Conan and was unofficially the princess's little brother."
Ran fell to the floor. "No. . . You-You couldn't..."
He didn't reply but went on. "He lived with her for a long time, occasionally making phone calls to the princess with a voice changer so she wouldn't be worried. He loved her so much, it broke his heart to see her crying after the phone calls."
"One day, another new girl came to the castle. She said her name was Ai, and she lived with the Hakase. But she was really a grown up, and like the prince, she had taken the pill. She used to work for the black people, but she had turned against them because they killed her sister.
"After a year, the prince still had not come back. The princess was very sad, but waited for him. One day, the prince and Ai were almost caught by the black people. They were very scared. If they found out, they both knew that everyone who were their friends would be killed.
"So the prince, Conan, left and the prince called her in his voice. He told her he did not love her anymore. He knew it was a lie, but he loved her so much, he couldn't let her die.
"So Conan left to America and after two years, Ai found the cure and sent it to him. He got his body back, but the black people were still there. It was dangerous. So the prince lived there for another 5 years until Ai told him it was ok to come back.
"But the poor prince found out the princess was getting married to another prince. He was very sad, but he knew she would be happy and SAFE."
Shinichi took something shiny from his pocket.
"The prince never did get his wish, did he? Like me."
He tossed the shiny thing into the air and it fell to the ground with a clatter.
"Shinichi..."
Suddenly, he spoke up in a sad tone, "X means a kiss, an expression of affection..."
Ran's eyes widened as she turned a little red.
"But it could also be..."
He took another thing out of his pocket. It was a dart with a very sharp edge. Actually, the point was a knife.
Ran went pale. She thought Shinichi was going to kill himself.
"An evil stamp of hatred."
Shinichi threw the dart towards a shadow, to Ran's surprise.
There was a sound of someone falling to the floor.
Ran backed away.
"It's where a fatal silver arrow shoots. Isn't that what you said... Chris Vineyard?"
Shinichi raised his head and smirked.
There was a dragging sound and Ms. Jodie appeared.
"Very good, Shinichi Kudo. How did you know I was there?"
He smirked again. "I just know... I should have known you wouldn't have gotten yourself caught so easily. But you can't run away... Not with that leg, anyway."
Her leg was bleeding where Shinichi had thrown the dart.
She just shrugged. "I have my ways... The game isn't over yet."
Shinichi shrugged and looked up. "Tell me, Vermouth... Do YOU believe in heaven?"
Vermouth went pale and looked shocked. But she quickly regained her posture and smirked.
She took something out. It was a gun.
"A secret makes a woman woman... I only have one bullet left. So I have a choice between you and Angel. But I'd like to see you suffer first."
She pointed the gun at Ran's head. "Maybe you will be a real angel after this... Don't worry, Cool Guy will follow you up there soon."
She was about to pull the trigger when...
"Stop."
Vermouth raised an eyebrow and looked at Shinichi's way. She looked stunned when she saw Shinichi holding a gun in his hand and standing up.
"Did you think I don't come unarmed? You'd lose anyway... The Organization is ruined, and you're the only one left. You think you can win?"
Vermouth smiled wryly and lowered her gun. "You're right," she said in an unusually calm tone. "I have lost... But not to you."
Before they realized what she meant, there was a gun shot, which was aimed at Shinichi's leg.
He yelped and stumbled as he fell... Off the edge of the cliff.
"SHINICHI!" Ran screamed and ran over.
But she tripped and fell to the ground.
Vermouth had grabbed her ankle with a vice like grip. Ran kicked and squirmed around, but Vermouth had an unusually strong grip.
Shinichi was hanging onto the edge of the building with a single hand. It was a matter of time before he fell off from the 30th floor and died.
"LET GO!" Ran screamed and kicked some more, but it was no use.
Ran now knew that trying to loosen the grip was useless. So instead, she pulled and stretched her hand towards Shinichi's.
A little more... It was then a wave of pain hit Shinichi where he had been shot previously. It was killing him! Plus the wound in his leg that Vermouth shot at... It was bleeding like hell and hurt.
Then, he felt someone touch his hand. "R-Ran?" he murmured.
"Hang on, Shinichi! Please... Just a little more!" Ran gasped and stretched further.
Shinichi couldn't take it anymore. There was another pain, a familiar one... When he had transformed back to his regular form. What was happening?
He really couldn't take it anymore.
"I'm- I'm sorry."
Ran froze and said in a shaking voice, "Don't. Please, I'll forgive you for everything, if you just hang on!"
Shinichi mustered up the last of strength and whispered, "I love you, Ran."
He let go.
He could hear the distinct scream of Ran as he enjoyed the view.
He was falling, falling down towards death. He'd be able to see if there really was heaven.
The city of Tokyo was sparkling like a million jewels. It was so beautiful...
He was going to die soon. There would be no surviving. But in a way, he was relieved. He would have no more worries, no more danger. And maybe Ran would really be able to be happy this way. No him to bother her, right?
Suddenly, he felt someone catching him in mid-air.
What? He was supposed to crash to the ground and die.
He saw a familiar white.
"K-Kid?" he asked faintly.
Kid looked down and smiled grimly. "Jeez, what in the world were you doing falling off that building? You were lucky I decided to make a midnight patrol."
"Please, don't take me to the hospital."
Kid looked at him in disbelief. "WHAT? You're leg is bleeding, (getting all over my white suit, too) and you are still not in good enough health with that gun wound!"
Shinichi looked at him pleadingly. "Please. Take me anywhere except THAT hospital or somewhere where everyone will find me. Please."
Kid sighed. "I'm gonna regret this."
"Thank... You..." Shinichi said faintly, before he blacked out.
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"SHINICHI!" she screamed and rushed over as he let go of the building.
The moment Shinichi let go and fell, Vermouth loosened her grip and began laughing maliciously.
Too late... She would never see or hear Shinichi again. She couldn't take it anymore. She buried her face in her hands and wept hard.
Vermouth was still laughing insanely. She seemed to forget that she was here... She was a devil.
Ran forgot about everything just then. She just sank to the floor and continued sobbing until she had no tears left.
UPDATE: I'M SO SORRY! Something happened last time and it didn't post the whole story! So you only read the last part. sorry. I really dunno what happened. It seems like I have to make the chapters shorter, because I tried hundreds of times and it only posted the chapter from that part. I just don't get it.
Oh yeah. . . I've forgotten the disclaimer. All charactors belong to the Great Gosho Aoyama! And this chapter might be a lot crappier then the rest . . .
***
At the Hospital---
Ran's face was pale and she was holding her handkerchief so tightly her knuckles were turning white.
Masahiro had gone back home because he was 'under a lot of stress'.
Ai was pale as well and she was pacing around.
Heiji and Kazuha had flown from Osaka when they heard about the accident. Heiji was muttering swear words a mile a minute, his face scrunched up in anger.
Kaito looked fidgety and angry. "Darn Organization..." he was muttering.
Aoko was there as well, comforting a frantic Kaito.
Kogorou Mouri and Eri Kisaki were there too, to everyone's surprise. They were apparently worried about Ran. She wouldn't get much sleep after this, Eri had thought.
The door opened revealing a grave looking doctor as everyone held his or her breaths.
Ran quickly stood up. "How is he doing? Can we go see him?"
The doctor replied in a grave tone, "The chances of him surviving is very slim. He hasn't waken up, and we don't know if he ever will wake up."
Ran cried, "He's a vegetable?"
The doctor shook his head. "No, but he may become a vegetable, or his heart may stop during the night. It was a very close shot, just below his heart. If the bullet hit him a little up, then he would have died there instantly. He was lucky. If he doesn't wake up by tomorrow, though, I'd guess he would never wake up."
Ran fell to her chair and buried her head in her hands. Eri quickly went up and tried comforting her.
"Can we- can we see him?" Ran asked softly.
The doctor nodded. "It should be okay. It would be better if he woke up soon, anyway."
Kogorou turned to the doctor. "Thank you."
The doctor gave them a reassuring smile and left.
Ran had tears streaming down her face but she stood up and walked towards Shinichi's room.
Kogorou tried to walk after her, but Eri pulled him back. "We should give her some time alone." She turned towards the others. "You guys should go back. We'll contact you if anything happens. Please, go home and come back tomorrow morning."
Kaito and Heiji both stood up and tried to argue, but Aoko and Kazuha held them up. "No, Kaito. She's right. Were all tired and we should get our sleep. He won't disappear, we'll come back straight here tomorrow morning."
Kaito skulked but left with Aoko.
Heiji glared at Eri before turning around and pulling Kazuha with him.
"Ai chan? Will you-?"
Ai gave them a suffering gaze. "No. I've told Hakase I'd stay here all night. And I have some stuff to do about Kudo-kun after this."
"But your still a teenager, you need sleep." Eri argued.
Ai gave them an icy smile. "Looks can be deceiving."
Eri sighed. She didn't know what she meant, but she looked like she was going to stay there no matter what.
"We'll be going, then. The convenient store is at the lobby. Bye."
They both left together. They knew Ran wouldn't like them here.
Ai looked up at the stars through the windows. Don't die, Kudo-kun. Or the truth will be out in a matter of days.
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Ran stared at Shinichi's sleeping face. She held his hand and whispered, "Please don't die yet. I can't let you die."
She noticed he was sweating, so she got a wet towel and dabbed his forehead.
Memories after memories of Shinichi came back to her. Like the first case he solved on the plane, meeting Chris Vineyard at the Golden Apple...
Soon, she had fallen asleep, her head resting near Shinichi.
*Dream*
Ran was standing in a beautiful place, where she seemed to be floating. It was like an aurora there... There was nothing except her and the many gentle colors.
She saw a shadow. Wondering who it was, she walked towards the shadow.
It was Shinichi!
"Shinichi! I've missed you so much..."
She ran to him and placed her head on his chest. She was with Shinichi... That was all that mattered.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang. And Shinichi slumped onto her, blood pouring out of him.
She heard a deep, evil laugh as she screamed for Shinichi.
He seemed to be fading away. He began to be transparent.
"No! Shinichi! Don't leave me again! Please. I... I need you! DON'T LEAVE ME!"
Shinichi looked up... It was the same face she remembered when they had went to New York and Shinichi was standing in the rain. Gentle, but sad.
Tears were pouring out of her face. "No. . . Don't leave me... PLEASE!"
He faded away, until he finally disappeared. "SHINICHI! COME BACK!"
*End of dream*
Ran woke up sweating and gasping. Shinichi...
She looked up, wanting to see Shinichi again...
He wasn't there.
Had the dream been true?
She scrambled up. She looked around and saw the cane the nurse left had disappeared.
She quickly ran out the room and began running down the stairs, searching frantically for Shinichi.
Shinichi... Where are you? Where would you go?
She began thinking. What was the most likely place Shinichi would go to?
*Flashback*
Ran and Shinichi were lying on a grassy bank staring at the stars.
"Shinichi, if it was your last day to live and you could only go to one place, where would you go?" Ran asked Shinichi.
Shinichi was silent for a moment, until he said, "I would go to a beautiful empty field filled with soft grass and flowers. There would be nothing except the nature, the stars, and me. No cars, No trains, no people, no hikers. Just me and the stars."
"Why?"
"I like the stars... They're very pretty and it makes me feel light, as if there was nothing to care about in the world. See? That's the Big Dipper, as everyone calls it. I also see the Little Dipper. If I couldn't see the stars in that field, I would go to the tallest building and go to the very top and look at the stars all night long."
"Wow. I'd like to see the stars too!"
Shinichi smiled. "You can come with me. When were all grown up, we'll both go look at the stars together."
"Wow! I'd like to be a grown up soon."
*End of flashback*
Stars... Yes! Shinichi was probably at the very top of the building, which in this case would be the 30th floor.
She quickly pressed the button on the elevator and pressed the 30 button.
When she opened the door to the top floor, she saw a breath-taking view of Tokyo and the stars.
She spotted the cane thrown hastily down.
And then she saw Shinichi, lying on his back with hands underneath his head. He was just staring at the stars, a bit of a sad look on him.
"Shinichi?" she asked cautiously.
He didn't answer.
"Shinichi?" she tried again, a little louder.
He didn't even flinch.
"Why?" she asked, tears threatening to fall. "Why did you save me? You wouldn't have been in the hospital. Do you know how worried I was? I thought you'd die! And why did you come-"
"Shhhh." he said softly.
Ran was getting a bit pissed off. "Shhhh? Is that all you can say? Are you mad at me? You didn't have to save me-!"
He didn't answer.
"TALK TO ME! You just walk right out of my life, then come back and I-"
"Once upon a time," Shinichi said in a soft voice suddenly. "There lived a princess and a prince."
"Shinichi, what-?"
"The princess and prince were very good friends. They were best friends and always were together. The prince began to love the princess unconsciously. He wanted to tell her, but he was always scared if he told her and she rejected, their friendship would be ruined. His dream was to marry the princess."
Ran's eyes widened. "Shinichi, do you mean-?"
Shinichi placed a finger on his lip and continued. "One day, they went to a fair together. They were happy, until the prince, who was a detective, saw some very mysterious men in black."
"So he followed them and investigated. But that was a big mistake, for he was force fed a pill called APTX 4869. They thought they killed the prince, but instead it made his body smaller! So, escaping the guards, he went to his good friend Hakase's house and told him everything. Hakase did not believe him at first, but soon believed him."
"Then, the princess came to Hakase's house because she couldn't find the prince and was very worried. They could not tell her about the accident, because it would endanger many lives. So, the prince left with the princess, now named as Conan and was unofficially the princess's little brother."
Ran fell to the floor. "No. . . You-You couldn't..."
He didn't reply but went on. "He lived with her for a long time, occasionally making phone calls to the princess with a voice changer so she wouldn't be worried. He loved her so much, it broke his heart to see her crying after the phone calls."
"One day, another new girl came to the castle. She said her name was Ai, and she lived with the Hakase. But she was really a grown up, and like the prince, she had taken the pill. She used to work for the black people, but she had turned against them because they killed her sister.
"After a year, the prince still had not come back. The princess was very sad, but waited for him. One day, the prince and Ai were almost caught by the black people. They were very scared. If they found out, they both knew that everyone who were their friends would be killed.
"So the prince, Conan, left and the prince called her in his voice. He told her he did not love her anymore. He knew it was a lie, but he loved her so much, he couldn't let her die.
"So Conan left to America and after two years, Ai found the cure and sent it to him. He got his body back, but the black people were still there. It was dangerous. So the prince lived there for another 5 years until Ai told him it was ok to come back.
"But the poor prince found out the princess was getting married to another prince. He was very sad, but he knew she would be happy and SAFE."
Shinichi took something shiny from his pocket.
"The prince never did get his wish, did he? Like me."
He tossed the shiny thing into the air and it fell to the ground with a clatter.
"Shinichi..."
Suddenly, he spoke up in a sad tone, "X means a kiss, an expression of affection..."
Ran's eyes widened as she turned a little red.
"But it could also be..."
He took another thing out of his pocket. It was a dart with a very sharp edge. Actually, the point was a knife.
Ran went pale. She thought Shinichi was going to kill himself.
"An evil stamp of hatred."
Shinichi threw the dart towards a shadow, to Ran's surprise.
There was a sound of someone falling to the floor.
Ran backed away.
"It's where a fatal silver arrow shoots. Isn't that what you said... Chris Vineyard?"
Shinichi raised his head and smirked.
There was a dragging sound and Ms. Jodie appeared.
"Very good, Shinichi Kudo. How did you know I was there?"
He smirked again. "I just know... I should have known you wouldn't have gotten yourself caught so easily. But you can't run away... Not with that leg, anyway."
Her leg was bleeding where Shinichi had thrown the dart.
She just shrugged. "I have my ways... The game isn't over yet."
Shinichi shrugged and looked up. "Tell me, Vermouth... Do YOU believe in heaven?"
Vermouth went pale and looked shocked. But she quickly regained her posture and smirked.
She took something out. It was a gun.
"A secret makes a woman woman... I only have one bullet left. So I have a choice between you and Angel. But I'd like to see you suffer first."
She pointed the gun at Ran's head. "Maybe you will be a real angel after this... Don't worry, Cool Guy will follow you up there soon."
She was about to pull the trigger when...
"Stop."
Vermouth raised an eyebrow and looked at Shinichi's way. She looked stunned when she saw Shinichi holding a gun in his hand and standing up.
"Did you think I don't come unarmed? You'd lose anyway... The Organization is ruined, and you're the only one left. You think you can win?"
Vermouth smiled wryly and lowered her gun. "You're right," she said in an unusually calm tone. "I have lost... But not to you."
Before they realized what she meant, there was a gun shot, which was aimed at Shinichi's leg.
He yelped and stumbled as he fell... Off the edge of the cliff.
"SHINICHI!" Ran screamed and ran over.
But she tripped and fell to the ground.
Vermouth had grabbed her ankle with a vice like grip. Ran kicked and squirmed around, but Vermouth had an unusually strong grip.
Shinichi was hanging onto the edge of the building with a single hand. It was a matter of time before he fell off from the 30th floor and died.
"LET GO!" Ran screamed and kicked some more, but it was no use.
Ran now knew that trying to loosen the grip was useless. So instead, she pulled and stretched her hand towards Shinichi's.
A little more... It was then a wave of pain hit Shinichi where he had been shot previously. It was killing him! Plus the wound in his leg that Vermouth shot at... It was bleeding like hell and hurt.
Then, he felt someone touch his hand. "R-Ran?" he murmured.
"Hang on, Shinichi! Please... Just a little more!" Ran gasped and stretched further.
Shinichi couldn't take it anymore. There was another pain, a familiar one... When he had transformed back to his regular form. What was happening?
He really couldn't take it anymore.
"I'm- I'm sorry."
Ran froze and said in a shaking voice, "Don't. Please, I'll forgive you for everything, if you just hang on!"
Shinichi mustered up the last of strength and whispered, "I love you, Ran."
He let go.
He could hear the distinct scream of Ran as he enjoyed the view.
He was falling, falling down towards death. He'd be able to see if there really was heaven.
The city of Tokyo was sparkling like a million jewels. It was so beautiful...
He was going to die soon. There would be no surviving. But in a way, he was relieved. He would have no more worries, no more danger. And maybe Ran would really be able to be happy this way. No him to bother her, right?
Suddenly, he felt someone catching him in mid-air.
What? He was supposed to crash to the ground and die.
He saw a familiar white.
"K-Kid?" he asked faintly.
Kid looked down and smiled grimly. "Jeez, what in the world were you doing falling off that building? You were lucky I decided to make a midnight patrol."
"Please, don't take me to the hospital."
Kid looked at him in disbelief. "WHAT? You're leg is bleeding, (getting all over my white suit, too) and you are still not in good enough health with that gun wound!"
Shinichi looked at him pleadingly. "Please. Take me anywhere except THAT hospital or somewhere where everyone will find me. Please."
Kid sighed. "I'm gonna regret this."
"Thank... You..." Shinichi said faintly, before he blacked out.
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"SHINICHI!" she screamed and rushed over as he let go of the building.
The moment Shinichi let go and fell, Vermouth loosened her grip and began laughing maliciously.
Too late... She would never see or hear Shinichi again. She couldn't take it anymore. She buried her face in her hands and wept hard.
Vermouth was still laughing insanely. She seemed to forget that she was here... She was a devil.
Ran forgot about everything just then. She just sank to the floor and continued sobbing until she had no tears left.