Ran: Where is SHINICHI, SA?
SA: Calm down, Ran. I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I'M A YELLOW BELT IN KARATE!
Ran: (LOL) A… Yellow belt? AHAHAHAHA!
Conan: Yellow belt?
SA: (Facefaults) Yes. Yellow belt. (Smirks) Hey, Conan! With all the girls in the anime of yours, I thought that you'd be a player!
Conan: I'll have you know that I am a gentleman detective! Only one girl's heart can and will belong to me!
SA: (Smirks) The question is who, Kudo san?
Ran: Where?
Cold Case Blues Part III! Case Closed!
By Sonic Angel
Disclaimer: Don't own Case Closed, or Detective Conan.
Conan asked, "What do you mean, Satoshi?"
Satoshi looked at the keyboard with the missing keys and noticed it was a computer keyboard.
He stated, "I believe that our victim has spelled out the name of her murderer on the missing keys. Find the keys, find the name of the murderer."
One of Megure's officers came in and said, "Sir. Today was a special day at the mall. It just so happens to be Masquerade Day."
Satoshi pondered, "Hmm. Masquerade Day. Most interesting." He thought, 'But puzzling as well. This case doesn't make any sense. Unless… THAT'S IT!'
Satoshi asked, "Inspector, may I see the video camera images?"
Megure asked, "Of course. Why do you ask, Satoshi?"
Satoshi snapped, "I've got no time. Everybody, except for Kogoro, to the Security Center!"
Kogoro asked, "Why not me?"
Satoshi grinned, "A great detective must know not only how to handle mysteries, but to handle different tasks as well."
Kogoro laughed, "Oh, okay! Ha!"
Ran sighed, "Dad… You're embarrassing ME!"
Conan thought 'Poor Ran.'
Megure stated, "Okay, NOW can you explain, Satoshi?"
Satoshi said, "Did you see anything strange at the video cameras, Inspector?"
Megure stated, "Actually, we… The guy that's not in a mask! He's the guy that did it!"
Satoshi looked at the images. He indeed saw a guy without a mask, and yes, he did commit the murder.
Kogoro stammered, "Everybody… To the scene of the crime NOW!"
Everybody ran to the scene to the crime, but it was Satoshi who got there first. While Shinichi did soccer, Sakura practiced the lost art of Kenjutsu; Satoshi was one of the best well-known teenage detectives in high school. How? He was a track star. He did see the body moving, and underneath the layer where the woman was shot, Satoshi saw a black material the he all too recognized. Kevlar, which its other alias is body armor.
Satoshi smiled, "Good ol' Kevlar. Can't live with it, can't live without it."
Satoshi asked the woman, "Okay, now, what's your name?"
The woman answered, "Izumi Nonaka."
Satoshi sighed, "I thought you looked familiar." Then, he asked, "May I have the missing keys of your computer keyboard that you have in your hand?"
Izumi looked shocked. She asked, "How… How did you know that?"
Satoshi smiled enigmatically; "Even a bumbling detective with an eye for detail could've deduced that."
Kogoro asked, "Hey! Who are you calling bumbling?"
Satoshi stated, "Who? I didn't
hear anybody. Maybe it was just the wind, Kogoro."
Ran giggled at that comment, while
Sakura was flat out laughing and rolling on the floor.
Izumi asked, "Hey… You aren't Satoshi Ishikawa, the Detective of the North, are you?"
Satoshi grinned, "That's my name, don't wear it out!"
Izumi handed the keys over and Satoshi spelled out the keys to form the name, 'Takeru'.
Izumi sighed, "I did know a Takeru. His name is Takeru Ishida. We both went to high school together. We were both the best of friends… But, I don't know why he could do this. To me, even."
Satoshi said, "I think I know why. Izumi, did you hang out with any other people in high school?"
Izumi replied, "Yeah. I hung out with three other people… Satoshi, are you saying that Takeru killed all three of them?"
Megure said, "Of course! It all makes perfect sense! This Takeru guy is the 'Four Seasons' murderer. For the first murder, he dressed up as an oak tree, with its leaves falling, to represent fall, for slaying Kari Takenouchi. For slaying Mia Takahashi, He dressed up as a snowflake, to represent winter."
Izumi cried, "But why…! Why could he do such a thing?"
Satoshi asked, "While you were hanging out with the future Fashion Quartet, did you, by chance drift away from him, ignoring him more and more?"
Izumi looked shocked, but then, she nodded.
Satoshi's eyes narrowed. Satoshi thought, 'This case is just about closed. All we need now is Takeru.'
Just then, a brown haired surfer dude showed up with a 9-mm handgun. He snapped, "Looks like I'll have to shoot her on the head!"
Satoshi asked, "Uh, your name isn't Takeru Ishida by chance, is it?"
Takeru looked shocked, but he nodded. "Yes, Detective of the North, it is. Now I have come…"
Satoshi sighed, "Revenge is not the answer. It never is the solution to everything, Takeru. Let me tell you a story,"
He continued, "The story starts in a Tokyo High School. Our main character is a well-known track star. Not only was he fast on his feet, he was a brilliant detective. He had best friend, another detective, but he was a soccer star. They both had a friend in a girl who was practicing the lost art of Kenjutsu. Her sword was as sharp as her mind. Yes, she too was a detective. The track star sleuth and the swords woman sherlock became good friends, and often solved cases together. She hung out with a group of girls as well. He knew she probably wasn't interested in guys yet, so he respected that. Before he left for his home in Sapporo, he gave the girl a letter. But he didn't give out his true name, for he was afraid she would end their friendship and think of him as a stalker. So he just signed as a Secret Admirer. To this day, the teen waits for her answer."
After that, Ran just grinned evilly.
Then, Satoshi snapped, "That kid never took revenge against the girl and her friends, he respected that she didn't want any boyfriends, yet, but he never took out his anger, and his rage unto them, at least, not like a LOWLIFE SCUM LIKE YOU, TAKERU ISHIDA!"
Takeru shot back, "I'm not a low life scum, Satoshi!"
Satoshi calmed down and said, "Takeru, the reason I told you this story is that I could illustrate other ways on how you could change your life. You do realize that you could go to prison, life without parole for your crimes."
Takeru held his hands up and sighed,
"I know. I give up. And I'll plead guilty to the criminal charges."
Izumi spoke up. She said, "Takeru,
I apologize for ignoring you."
Takeru replied, "And I apologize for killing your friends. I know it won't bring them back, but… I will try to atone for my vicious deeds."
Izumi said, "And I'll help you."
The police took him away, and only Kogoro, Ran, Sakura, Conan and Satoshi were left.
Sakura smiled, "Nice fairy tale, Satoshi. My turn."
She continued, "The swords woman sleuth never did ignore the fact the she and the track star sherlock were friends. In fact, the swords woman sleuth liked the track star detective. When she heard the news that he was leaving for Sapporo, and when he did leave, the swords woman private eye locked herself in her room, crying for seven days, and seven nights, crying because of the fact that she never told him… Never told him that she loved him."
Satoshi was shocked beyond belief. His whole entire body was frozen solid, as if he was stuck in the Ice Age, it seemed. His only thoughts were 'She… Loves me?' And that's when he was 'unfrozen' and fainted.
Satoshi woke up and when he did, he
found himself in a room of the Mouri Detective Agency. Sakura was
there, and no one else was there.
She smiled, "You're awake."
Satoshi smiled back, "That's the second time you carried me."
She giggled, "Satoshi, do me a favor, will ya?"
Satoshi asked, "And what's that?"
She stated, "Lose some weight before I ask you out on a date."
Satoshi grinned, "Agreed."
Meanwhile, Kogoro and Conan were eavesdropping on their conversation. Unbeknownst to the duo, Ran was about to karate chop their butts for listening on her two best friends' conversation.
Inside the room, Sakura and Satoshi heard screams of fear and Ran trying to execute some karate moves, and some karate cries inside the Agency and chasing the crap out the two men.
Satoshi said, "Looks like we'll be here for a while."
Sakura smiled, "Yep."
Sonic Angel: Wonder what Ran's grinning about,
eh?
Ran: Need not to know; SA.
Conan: A great end to a great case!
SA: But, it's just the beginning!
Conan: (Groans)Oh, no!
SA: Next time, our two young (And dating)
detectives meet the Junior Detective Squad, AKA the Detective Boys!
Satoshi: (Raises hand like a student asking
a teacher.)
SA: Yes, Satoshi?
Satoshi: If they're called the Detective
Boys, why is there a girl in the team?
SA: Good question. NEXT TIME, "Black-White
Catnapping!"
Next Cold Case Blues Hint! "Catnip"
SA: KUDO SAN, STAY AWAY FROM NEXT CHAPPIE'S
CLUE!
Sonoko: Where… Is… SHINICHI! (Holds a mallet)
