Sorry guys, I edited my second chapter on a friend's computer, and its default language is Chinese, so it might not accept some symbols. I've fixed it now.
Hi everyone! Yup, here's the 1st real chapter. Aren't you excited? I worked very hard on this, so…please enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan. All credits & copyrights go to Gosho Aoyama
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Part I ~ Message"Oi, Kazuha, wake up!" Heiji said loudly to the girl sleeping quietly next to him. "Kazuha!"
"Ahou…lemme sleep…" Kazuha mumbled and turned.
He rolled his eyes. Women, he thought, they're as stubborn as pigs. "HEY, KAZUHA! RISE AND SHINE!" he shouted right in her ear.
"AHHH! Shut up, you ahou!" Kazuha's eyes snapped open. She grabbed her fan, which was conveniently lying next to her, and began to beat Heiji on the head. A/N: Gomen, I just HAD to add that fan thing…it's so much fun ^_^)
"Okay, okay, gomen!" Heiji said, shielding himself from her attacks.
"Baka!" she shouted finally, grabbed her purse, and ran out of the train compartment to the sinks.
"Heiji is such a jerk!" Kazuha muttered as she washed her face and brushed the tangles from her hair. "How did I ever fall for someone like that?" she wondered aloud.
Yet, despite all she said and all he did, she was still genuinely, madly in love with him. They've been best friends for twelve years, and somwhere along the way, she fell in love with him. But…do you feel the same way? She asked silently. Don't you have any feelings for me? Any…at all?
She knew that he liked her. He wasn't the type of person to hang around someone he didn't like. But did he love her? Kazuha didn't know.
"Why don't you just give up?" a little voice in her head told her.
But I love him! She thought desperately. I love every part of him with every part of me. Don't you think that tried to give up? Of course I did! But every time, EVERY time such a thought enters my mind, he would say or do something incredibly sweet, and I would fall for him again.
Ran-chan… Kazuha's thoughts traveled. You're not the only one waiting for the one you love. Sometimes…sometimes you have to wait, even if he's right there beside you.
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"Ne, Ran-neechan, can you see them?" Conan shouted over the noise of the crowd.
"Sorry, Conan-kun, what did you say?" Ran called back. "Gosh, I wonder why there are so many people here?"
Ah, probably some tourist group, here on vacation for the winter holidays, Conan thought.
Sure enough, an announcement soon came over the speaker. "Attention! Will all the members of the Around the World in 20 Days Tourist Group report to the bus station now. Attention, will…"
Yup, I was right, Conan thought idly.
A few minutes (and a stampede) later, the station was a LOT less crowded. Conan and Ran breathed sighs of relief. Geez, I wish these people would go somewhere ELSE for vacation. Wouldn't they like to go somewhere WARMER? Like, Africa, maybe. I'D like to go to Africa during this coldness…
"Oi, Neechan! Conan-kun!" a loud voice rang across the station. Needless to say, it was Heiji. Kazuha, of course, was with him. They waved a Conan and Ran, who made their ways toward the two.
"Ran-chan!" Kazuha cried at the same moment that Ran exclaimed, "Kazuha-chan!" They laughed and gave each other a hug.
"Hattori-kun, how are you?" Ran turned to the dark-skinned boy.
"Just fine, Neechan," he replied with a grin. "Although, it is SO cold in Tokyo! And you think all these people would come HERE for vacation. Wouldn't they like to go somewhere WARMER? Like, Africa, maybe. I'D like to go to Africa during this coldness…"
Conan stared at him, shocked. Then he smiled. Well, I guess great minds really DO think alike… he thought smugly.
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"So, Kudo, how're ya doing?" Heiji asked Conan, who was sitting on the floor, making a house of cards.
They finally had a chance to talk. The girls were in Ran's bedroom, catching up and looking through a magazine. Mouri Kogoro was at lunch with the police department, and afterwards they would be reviewing some facts for a case. He wouldn't be home anytime soon. That left Heiji and Conan in Mouri's office on the second floor.
"I'm all right," Conan responded. "It's been really quiet lately…I've been solving a lot of brainteasers," he added with a grin.
Heiji chuckled. "Yeah? It's been like that in Osaka, too. But I'm glad. At least there's no killings."
"Yeah…I know what you mean. I would gladly give up my job if it meant that people wouldn't kill each other anymore. But, you know—"
Unfortunately, he was interrupted by the beeping of Heiji's cell phone. "Oh, sorry, just a text message." He pressed a few keys and began to read. His eyes widened.
"What? Who's it from?" Conan asked. Heiji handed him the phone.
Hattori—Meet me tomorrow in front of the library at 10AM. I'm expecting you. See you then.
--Kudo
"Ku-Kudo?" Conan whispered. "But h—" he looked at Heiji, who was equally confused. They were silent for a moment.
"Someone knows…" Conan said finally. "Oh no…"
"They must be keeping us under surveillance," Heiji said. "That's why they sent the message to me…because they knew that you would be there to read it. That means they must be in Tokyo…"
"Yeah…" Conan nodded. "Do you think it's them?" he asked, his message clear.
Heiji shrugged. "Do you want to ask that girl, that friend of yours?"
Conan shook his head. "No, I'm not putting Haibara in danger."
"Then what are we going to do? Meet this 'Kudo'?"
"Yes," Conan decided finally. "Yes, we will meet him. Both of us."
"But that's exactly what they want! They're going to harm you, you know that!"
"No arguments, Hattori," Conan's voice was dead serious. "I can't afford them coming here and letting…letting HER get hurt. I…I promised myself that I wouldn't hurt her…" he laughed bitterly. "Not that I've been keeping that promise, anyhow. At least, at least she's not physically damaged…if that happened," he looked at Heiji. "If that happened, I would never forgive myself."
Heiji looked at Conan and saw, to his surprise, that there was fear in the little boy's eyes.
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"Hey, Kazuha-chan, can I ask you something?" Ran asked.
"Sure, what?"
"Ano…it's about Conan-kun. Does he seem…unusually bright to you?"
"Conan-kun?" Kazuha puzzled over why Ran would ask such a thing. "Well he does act very mature and obedient for a child. And he knows a lot of trivia…why?"
"Oh, no reason, really…"
"Are you sure? If you're worried about something you could always tell me, you know…" Kazuha looked at her friend with concern.
"It's just—" Ran tried to explain this. "Well…" she leaned over and whispered something in Kazuha's ear.
Kazuha just looked at her, shocked. "What? You think that—"
Ran nodded. "Listen to me…" she explained everything to Kazuha. Kazuha nodded. "I can see where you're coming from, at least…" she said. "But…it sounds so…absurd. It's such a far-fetched idea. I don't know how you came up with it…"
Ran laughed bitterly. "Yeah, me neither. But there's something about Conan-kun's eyes…"
Kazuha gave her friend a strange look. "His eyes?"
"Yeah…they remind me so much of…him."
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My friend is here playing her choir song…ahahahaha…I just had Ramen…ramen good…
Anyway, I wrote this during Geography & Computer Science…so it might be kinda weird…gomen…
I'm trying to incorporate humor into a serious fic…it's kinda…difficult. I don't wanna make this a parody because…I…just…don't want to [ahem] anyway, I hope you liked it!
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