Chapter 12, conan fans---sorry for the delay---
hope you like it!
Comments please! =^0^=
Catz
(P.s. thanks, Alexia! For checking the grammar for me!)
Chapter 12
"They got them."
Smack!
Aoko slapped the back of Kaito's head as soon as he finished what he had said.
"OW!"
"What are you talking about? Trapped? Don't be ridicules! Why do you always have to say something that means bad luck? Can't you say something nice once is a while?!" said Aoko, trying to hide the frightening look on her face by being mad at Kaito (who was rubbing his head and giving Aoko the half-moon eyes)
"Hey, just because you are scared, it doesn't mean that you have to take it out on me!!" replied Kaito.
"I am not scared!!"
"Well, you certainly act like it!!"
"You two---can you be quiet for a while?" muttered Hakuba. He was thinking, and he didn't like to be disturbed by some silly argument.
They were still sitting in the dark, large living room. The only light source was the lightening that lit up their faces every few seconds. The wind howled and rain battered against the windows.
The air surrounded them was heavy with nervousness and frighten breath that came out of everyone.
There was 8 of them in the room, looking at each other with suspicious eyes.
Shinichi, Heiji, Kaito and Hakuba remained quiet.
Aoko and Shiho sat together, talking quietly.
Richard and his elder sister Tracey sat together, waiting.
They were all waiting for Alice, John and Mike to come back with the torch and candles, so they could start to search for Ran and Kazuha. They had been missing for an hour now. Shinichi and Heiji were getting more and more worried.
"Ran doesn't like dark." Muttered Shinichi.
"Kazuha hates dark." Said Heiji. "Where the hell is she?"
Suddenly, Hakuba, who was quiet the whole time, looked up at everyone, and he saw Aoko and Shiho.
"Shiho-------"
"Yes?" said Shiho.
"Tell me something----wait, let me sit next to you."
"------fine."
Aoko gave way, elbowing Kaito as to tell him to move to the side so Hakuba could sit between her and Shiho.
Kaito moved to the edge of the sofa, "No more space left! Aoko, is your bum getting bigger or what?"
"Rubbish!" replied Aoko sharply and rolled her eyes. "Kaito, shut up."
Kaito grinned at Aoko. "If you want to sit closer to me, just say so! Want a hug?"
Smack!
Another smack on the back of Kaitos head from Aoko.
"I want to ask you something, but I don't want Richard or Tracey to hear what I want to ask." Said Hakuba to Shiho.
"All right."
Hakuba leaned closer to Shiho and put his hand against his mouth, then he whispered into Shiho's ear.
"Have you seen anyone acting strange since you arrived at the hotel?"
Shiho smiled. "They are all strange, as far as I can see."
"I know, but I mean something like----argument or strange behaviour?"
Shiho thought for a while. Then she nodded.
"William and Alice, I think they had an argument. We saw it."
Then Shiho told Hakuba what they saw and how angry both William and Alice were.
Hakuba looked reasonably surprised, he nodded to himself and sat silent for the next 5 minutes.
Shinichi and Heiji looked at Hakuba with wondering eyes, but their mind were often disturbed by their worries for Ran and Kazuha.
Richard, who was still unhappy with Hakuba, sat in silence and put on his unfriendly face.
Tracey looked blank, and not much could be told on her pale and beautiful face.
Suddenly, Hakuba sprang up, as if he just sat on a needle and it sting his bum.
Aoko and Shiho watched in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't believe this----" shouted Hakuba. "Mike is in danger!"
"What?" gasped Richard and Tracey.
But Hakuba didn't have any intention of answering any questions, he ran out of the room in a flash. He smashed a vase next to the door on his way out because it was too dark to see any thing properly.
Hakuba didnt even bothered to stop and apologies, they could hear his foot steps trailing off down the end of the long dark corridor.
"My vase!" cried Tracey "Oh---at least it is not an expensive one."
"Dramatic exit." Muttered Kaito. "Always big on the exit."
"Yeah, just like someone I know." Said Shinichi, giving Kaito *the* look.
"Who?" asked Kaito, pretending like he doesn't know who Kudou was talking about.
"Im going after him" said Shinichi, he chased after Hakuba.
Heiji gave Kaito a look and he said in a mocking tone "Come on people! Let's play catch in this dark hotel. If you trip over or break your bone, you lose."
"Ha ha, very funny." Said Shiho, as all of them ran out of the living room to chase after Hakuba and Shinichi.
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Aoko and Tracey tripped more than once during the chase, Richard and Kaito had to kept on stopping and lifted them up by their arm.
The only way they could see where they were heading was when the lightening stroke, the cold and lifeless portraits looked ever so scary against the pale white light that flashes with the loud crashing sound of thunder.
Aoko wanted to close her eyes, but she couldn't.
"I am not going to lose the game!" thought Aoko, trying everything to get the frightening feeling out of her.
"Mike!! Hakuba!!" shouted Shinichi.
Heiji stood next to him, both panting heavily.
"Gees, this place looks bigger in the dark--- Hakuba! Answer, you dipstick!!"
Shinichi stopped calling and looked at Heiji. "Dipstick?"
"Aye, I mean, yeah, I learned that word from Anne----"
"Aye?"
"It's Scottish for Yes---Haven't you learned anything while we are here?"
"-----Forget it, HAKUBA!!!"
Shiho was now with them, looking around down the long corridor, waiting for the rest of the group.
"You two are stupid, where do you think they usually put torches and candles?" she said impatiently.
"Because it should be where Mike headed, no use running around like a bunch of idiots."
"Good point, Shiho, you are really smart after all." Replied Shinichi with a cheeky grin.
Shiho sighed.
"Yo Tracey, where do you guys keeps the torches and candles?" shouted Hieji
Tracey blinked, she seemed to be really confused by what was going on.
"Er---er---down stairs---no, wait—we have another smaller storage room down the end of this corridor----follow me."
Richard walked up to Shinichi and hissed "What the hell is going on? What did Hakuba mean?"
Shinichi didn't answer, and Richard didn't wait for an answer either, he walked faster to catch up with Tracey.
"Shiho, what did you tell Hakuba?" asked Shinichi.
"I told him that we saw an argument broke out between Alice and William the day he was----attacked."
"That's it?"
"That's pretty much it."
They finally arrived at the end of the corridor, right in front of the storage room.
Tracey didn't know why, but she was holding her breath when she touched the handle on the door. Heart thumping, hand shaking.
Everyone was quiet, no-one made any noise. 7 pairs of eyes fixed on the door. Waiting, for the moment of truth.
Aoko swallowed hard. Kaito was quiet, wondering.
"Go on." Said Richard quietly, almost whispering.
Gathering all her nerves together, Tracey took a deep breath and opened the door.
The door creaked and slowly moved away from everyone.
They stared, holding breath.
For the first few seconds, no-one saw anything, for it was dark and seemed to be empty, hollow.
No-one walked in, like there was some sort of invisible wall in front of them and they dear not break it.
"Hakuba? Mike?" said Shinichi, taking a step into the dark and cold storage room.
The lightening flashed, lit up the entire corridor and some light flashed in to the room from the small window at the end of the room.
For the first time, they saw what horror was hidden in this small and innocent room.
Aoko gasped and turned, Tracey gave out a bloody scream that pierced through everyone's ear drum.
Shiho closed her eyes and put a hand on her chest.
The floor was bloody, cover with red. Shinichi looked down and was disgusted by the face that he was standing in a blood pool.
Blood was everywhere, splattered on the wall, on the cans of food. On the shelves and even on the small window at the end of the storage room.
On the floor, a man was lying on his side, eyes wide and mouth bloody. Staring of in front of him and let out a wordless scream. Just like his beloved wife.
There was stabbed wounds all over his body, and they were still wet, dripping down his head.
The room was messy, several objects were knocked down and some blood were smudged on the wall.
Uncle Mike had struggled when he was stabbed.
"Mike-----" cried Tracey, and she sat on the floor, unable to move. "Why----?"
Shinichi sighed, wanted to get a clearer look at the murder scene, but it was too dark. Suddenly, a small fire appeared in front of him. It lit up the room and he saw Kaito, holding a lighter in his hand.
"This might help, but not much." Said Kaito. And he saw the look on Aokos face. "I don't smoke, you know"
"Look." Said Shiho, her voice was really clear and cold, but something in her voice told Shinichi that he will not like what he is about to see.
"---- Bloody hell no." Muttered Heiji.
On the left side of the wall, there were some writings, written with blood. It was running down the wall slowly. Tracey felt an urge to vomit, but it was Richard who were actually holding his mouth, green face and feeling faint.
Slowly, Kaito read out the writing on the wall.
IF YOU WANT THE GIRLS TO STAY ALIVE
DO NOT TRY TO LEAVE THE HOTEL
DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT ANYONE
FIND PANDORA
Shinichi couldn't believe what he was reading.
Heiji cursed, holding his fist even tighter.
"Does this mean---" asked Aoko, she grabbed Kaitos arm, Kaito just stood there and looked at Shinichi and Heiji. Waiting.
"They got Ran and Kazuha." Said Kudou in deep, angry voice. "They got them."
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Ran tried to move, but she couldnt. She tried to open her mouth, but something was stuffed into her mouth that made it impossible to move her bloody lips------ darkness was everywhere, like black velvet, wrapped around her cold and shaking body on the floor. No sound, no vision. Only the feeling of time ticking away. Her life ticking away.
"Where am I? what happened?" thought Ran, she hold the tears in her eyes, trying her best not to sob. Her head hurts, so does her face. A helpless feeling merged inside her.
"Em—em" suddenly, a mumbled voice appeared in the dark. Ran's body frozed when she realised the voice was very close to her. Next to her.
She held her breath when she noticed the mumbled voice turned into soft sobbing. A girls sobbing.
"Em---" Ran made some noise, try to make the girl noticed her. The sobbing stopped suddenly.
After a few minutes of silence, Ran decided to try again, she moved her body to where the voice came from and tried to use her hands to feel around her. It was not easy when your hands were tied behind your back.
Ran rolled onto her side and felt something.
"EM!" a soft cry. Ran felt her hand—on someone's face.
"Em?" Ran is now really scared. What is this she is touching? Who? *If this is a dead body--?" thought Ran, she could feel her hair standing up on her back.
"No—a dead person can't make any voice—can they?"
But no, the body was warm. And it was moving, trying to get away.
Ran grabbed the person in the dark, she didn't meant to be rough, but she could hear the person cry out in shock. She could feel the texture in her hand.
Hair. Long Hair. Along with some soft fabric which tied the hair together.
"EMMM!" cried Ran in joy.
"EM?" was the reply. She could almost tell what this girl was saying.
"em! Em!!" replied Ran.
After a few seconds of realisation, both girls starting to giggle. In the darkness.
They felt really silly, afraid but also comforting knowing that they were together.
It was Kazuha. Kazuha was with her.
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To be Continue--------
hope you like it!
Comments please! =^0^=
Catz
(P.s. thanks, Alexia! For checking the grammar for me!)
Chapter 12
"They got them."
Smack!
Aoko slapped the back of Kaito's head as soon as he finished what he had said.
"OW!"
"What are you talking about? Trapped? Don't be ridicules! Why do you always have to say something that means bad luck? Can't you say something nice once is a while?!" said Aoko, trying to hide the frightening look on her face by being mad at Kaito (who was rubbing his head and giving Aoko the half-moon eyes)
"Hey, just because you are scared, it doesn't mean that you have to take it out on me!!" replied Kaito.
"I am not scared!!"
"Well, you certainly act like it!!"
"You two---can you be quiet for a while?" muttered Hakuba. He was thinking, and he didn't like to be disturbed by some silly argument.
They were still sitting in the dark, large living room. The only light source was the lightening that lit up their faces every few seconds. The wind howled and rain battered against the windows.
The air surrounded them was heavy with nervousness and frighten breath that came out of everyone.
There was 8 of them in the room, looking at each other with suspicious eyes.
Shinichi, Heiji, Kaito and Hakuba remained quiet.
Aoko and Shiho sat together, talking quietly.
Richard and his elder sister Tracey sat together, waiting.
They were all waiting for Alice, John and Mike to come back with the torch and candles, so they could start to search for Ran and Kazuha. They had been missing for an hour now. Shinichi and Heiji were getting more and more worried.
"Ran doesn't like dark." Muttered Shinichi.
"Kazuha hates dark." Said Heiji. "Where the hell is she?"
Suddenly, Hakuba, who was quiet the whole time, looked up at everyone, and he saw Aoko and Shiho.
"Shiho-------"
"Yes?" said Shiho.
"Tell me something----wait, let me sit next to you."
"------fine."
Aoko gave way, elbowing Kaito as to tell him to move to the side so Hakuba could sit between her and Shiho.
Kaito moved to the edge of the sofa, "No more space left! Aoko, is your bum getting bigger or what?"
"Rubbish!" replied Aoko sharply and rolled her eyes. "Kaito, shut up."
Kaito grinned at Aoko. "If you want to sit closer to me, just say so! Want a hug?"
Smack!
Another smack on the back of Kaitos head from Aoko.
"I want to ask you something, but I don't want Richard or Tracey to hear what I want to ask." Said Hakuba to Shiho.
"All right."
Hakuba leaned closer to Shiho and put his hand against his mouth, then he whispered into Shiho's ear.
"Have you seen anyone acting strange since you arrived at the hotel?"
Shiho smiled. "They are all strange, as far as I can see."
"I know, but I mean something like----argument or strange behaviour?"
Shiho thought for a while. Then she nodded.
"William and Alice, I think they had an argument. We saw it."
Then Shiho told Hakuba what they saw and how angry both William and Alice were.
Hakuba looked reasonably surprised, he nodded to himself and sat silent for the next 5 minutes.
Shinichi and Heiji looked at Hakuba with wondering eyes, but their mind were often disturbed by their worries for Ran and Kazuha.
Richard, who was still unhappy with Hakuba, sat in silence and put on his unfriendly face.
Tracey looked blank, and not much could be told on her pale and beautiful face.
Suddenly, Hakuba sprang up, as if he just sat on a needle and it sting his bum.
Aoko and Shiho watched in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
"I can't believe this----" shouted Hakuba. "Mike is in danger!"
"What?" gasped Richard and Tracey.
But Hakuba didn't have any intention of answering any questions, he ran out of the room in a flash. He smashed a vase next to the door on his way out because it was too dark to see any thing properly.
Hakuba didnt even bothered to stop and apologies, they could hear his foot steps trailing off down the end of the long dark corridor.
"My vase!" cried Tracey "Oh---at least it is not an expensive one."
"Dramatic exit." Muttered Kaito. "Always big on the exit."
"Yeah, just like someone I know." Said Shinichi, giving Kaito *the* look.
"Who?" asked Kaito, pretending like he doesn't know who Kudou was talking about.
"Im going after him" said Shinichi, he chased after Hakuba.
Heiji gave Kaito a look and he said in a mocking tone "Come on people! Let's play catch in this dark hotel. If you trip over or break your bone, you lose."
"Ha ha, very funny." Said Shiho, as all of them ran out of the living room to chase after Hakuba and Shinichi.
******************************************************
Aoko and Tracey tripped more than once during the chase, Richard and Kaito had to kept on stopping and lifted them up by their arm.
The only way they could see where they were heading was when the lightening stroke, the cold and lifeless portraits looked ever so scary against the pale white light that flashes with the loud crashing sound of thunder.
Aoko wanted to close her eyes, but she couldn't.
"I am not going to lose the game!" thought Aoko, trying everything to get the frightening feeling out of her.
"Mike!! Hakuba!!" shouted Shinichi.
Heiji stood next to him, both panting heavily.
"Gees, this place looks bigger in the dark--- Hakuba! Answer, you dipstick!!"
Shinichi stopped calling and looked at Heiji. "Dipstick?"
"Aye, I mean, yeah, I learned that word from Anne----"
"Aye?"
"It's Scottish for Yes---Haven't you learned anything while we are here?"
"-----Forget it, HAKUBA!!!"
Shiho was now with them, looking around down the long corridor, waiting for the rest of the group.
"You two are stupid, where do you think they usually put torches and candles?" she said impatiently.
"Because it should be where Mike headed, no use running around like a bunch of idiots."
"Good point, Shiho, you are really smart after all." Replied Shinichi with a cheeky grin.
Shiho sighed.
"Yo Tracey, where do you guys keeps the torches and candles?" shouted Hieji
Tracey blinked, she seemed to be really confused by what was going on.
"Er---er---down stairs---no, wait—we have another smaller storage room down the end of this corridor----follow me."
Richard walked up to Shinichi and hissed "What the hell is going on? What did Hakuba mean?"
Shinichi didn't answer, and Richard didn't wait for an answer either, he walked faster to catch up with Tracey.
"Shiho, what did you tell Hakuba?" asked Shinichi.
"I told him that we saw an argument broke out between Alice and William the day he was----attacked."
"That's it?"
"That's pretty much it."
They finally arrived at the end of the corridor, right in front of the storage room.
Tracey didn't know why, but she was holding her breath when she touched the handle on the door. Heart thumping, hand shaking.
Everyone was quiet, no-one made any noise. 7 pairs of eyes fixed on the door. Waiting, for the moment of truth.
Aoko swallowed hard. Kaito was quiet, wondering.
"Go on." Said Richard quietly, almost whispering.
Gathering all her nerves together, Tracey took a deep breath and opened the door.
The door creaked and slowly moved away from everyone.
They stared, holding breath.
For the first few seconds, no-one saw anything, for it was dark and seemed to be empty, hollow.
No-one walked in, like there was some sort of invisible wall in front of them and they dear not break it.
"Hakuba? Mike?" said Shinichi, taking a step into the dark and cold storage room.
The lightening flashed, lit up the entire corridor and some light flashed in to the room from the small window at the end of the room.
For the first time, they saw what horror was hidden in this small and innocent room.
Aoko gasped and turned, Tracey gave out a bloody scream that pierced through everyone's ear drum.
Shiho closed her eyes and put a hand on her chest.
The floor was bloody, cover with red. Shinichi looked down and was disgusted by the face that he was standing in a blood pool.
Blood was everywhere, splattered on the wall, on the cans of food. On the shelves and even on the small window at the end of the storage room.
On the floor, a man was lying on his side, eyes wide and mouth bloody. Staring of in front of him and let out a wordless scream. Just like his beloved wife.
There was stabbed wounds all over his body, and they were still wet, dripping down his head.
The room was messy, several objects were knocked down and some blood were smudged on the wall.
Uncle Mike had struggled when he was stabbed.
"Mike-----" cried Tracey, and she sat on the floor, unable to move. "Why----?"
Shinichi sighed, wanted to get a clearer look at the murder scene, but it was too dark. Suddenly, a small fire appeared in front of him. It lit up the room and he saw Kaito, holding a lighter in his hand.
"This might help, but not much." Said Kaito. And he saw the look on Aokos face. "I don't smoke, you know"
"Look." Said Shiho, her voice was really clear and cold, but something in her voice told Shinichi that he will not like what he is about to see.
"---- Bloody hell no." Muttered Heiji.
On the left side of the wall, there were some writings, written with blood. It was running down the wall slowly. Tracey felt an urge to vomit, but it was Richard who were actually holding his mouth, green face and feeling faint.
Slowly, Kaito read out the writing on the wall.
IF YOU WANT THE GIRLS TO STAY ALIVE
DO NOT TRY TO LEAVE THE HOTEL
DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT ANYONE
FIND PANDORA
Shinichi couldn't believe what he was reading.
Heiji cursed, holding his fist even tighter.
"Does this mean---" asked Aoko, she grabbed Kaitos arm, Kaito just stood there and looked at Shinichi and Heiji. Waiting.
"They got Ran and Kazuha." Said Kudou in deep, angry voice. "They got them."
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Ran tried to move, but she couldnt. She tried to open her mouth, but something was stuffed into her mouth that made it impossible to move her bloody lips------ darkness was everywhere, like black velvet, wrapped around her cold and shaking body on the floor. No sound, no vision. Only the feeling of time ticking away. Her life ticking away.
"Where am I? what happened?" thought Ran, she hold the tears in her eyes, trying her best not to sob. Her head hurts, so does her face. A helpless feeling merged inside her.
"Em—em" suddenly, a mumbled voice appeared in the dark. Ran's body frozed when she realised the voice was very close to her. Next to her.
She held her breath when she noticed the mumbled voice turned into soft sobbing. A girls sobbing.
"Em---" Ran made some noise, try to make the girl noticed her. The sobbing stopped suddenly.
After a few minutes of silence, Ran decided to try again, she moved her body to where the voice came from and tried to use her hands to feel around her. It was not easy when your hands were tied behind your back.
Ran rolled onto her side and felt something.
"EM!" a soft cry. Ran felt her hand—on someone's face.
"Em?" Ran is now really scared. What is this she is touching? Who? *If this is a dead body--?" thought Ran, she could feel her hair standing up on her back.
"No—a dead person can't make any voice—can they?"
But no, the body was warm. And it was moving, trying to get away.
Ran grabbed the person in the dark, she didn't meant to be rough, but she could hear the person cry out in shock. She could feel the texture in her hand.
Hair. Long Hair. Along with some soft fabric which tied the hair together.
"EMMM!" cried Ran in joy.
"EM?" was the reply. She could almost tell what this girl was saying.
"em! Em!!" replied Ran.
After a few seconds of realisation, both girls starting to giggle. In the darkness.
They felt really silly, afraid but also comforting knowing that they were together.
It was Kazuha. Kazuha was with her.
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To be Continue--------