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Chapter 3: Trapped again by innocent trick

Conan's heart was pounding. Rachel had dragged him back to the apartment and checked the answering machine. There she found his mumbled message.

"Well Conan," She said, smiling largely. "What's your explanation?"

He stuck to the original story. He had been calling Amy. They were planning a case. It was simple and straightforward. Rachel just smiled.

"O.k. Fine. Just go to bed, we'll ask Amy about it in the morning." With that she ushered him into his room and sat by the door. She was going to catch him. She knew he was lying. Now she just had to wait to prove it.

He paced back and forth in his room. She was sitting outside his door and he couldn't get out. What am I going to do? How do I get out of this one? He felt a pathetic helplessness fall over him. It could put her in danger if she found out what had happened to him. But in all truth he wasn't ready for Rachel to know. He had accepted that this is where he would be for a while, but if Rachel knew things would get so much more difficult.

How can I tell her I love her when I'm like this? He thought miserably.

It was a hard night. Conan woke from his sleep by the sound of Richard whining for breakfast. He had fallen into a fitful sleep on the floor by his door. Ear pressed to the door, he heard Rachel get up and start breakfast now was his only chance when she wouldn't hear.

He turned on his Junior Detective League Walky-talky badge and listened for static.

"Amy?" He said into the shiny badge.

"Amy?! Are you there? Please answer it's really important." Answer. Answer, already. Come on Amy, please. He begged silently. If she didn't answer he was out of options. So he clutched the badge and begged with all his being she would answer.

"Conan?" Amy sweet innocent little voice came over the line, and it had never sounded better to, a very relieved, Conan.

"Conan did you call me?" She asked.

"YES! Amy I called you. I need you to do something for me. " He started.

"What Conan? Why don't you just tell me at your house I'm almost there?" She said.

"No, Listen Amy. I can't tell you why, but you need to Rachel I called you last night."

"When she asks you say that I did, OK?" he said.

"Please Amy???"

"Ok. Conan. " She said, a big smile in her voice.

"Hi Conan. " Mitch and George came on. Thankfully they had not heard the earlier conversation.

"What are you two talking about?" Mitch asked quizzically.

"Is it about a case, Conan?" asked George, excited.

"Oh, No. It was nothing." Said Conan.

So Amy, Mitch, and George showed up at Rachel's door again. Excitement pulsed through her. She was going to catch him... she knew it.

"Amy?" She said with a big smile "did Conan call you last night?" Both Conan and Rachel's heart were frozen as they waited for her to answer,, but Amy just blushed.

"Well..." she said shyly.

"Tell me little one." Rachel cut in.

"Uh huh." Amy said, and Conan let out his breath of relief.

"Why did he call you?" Rachel didn't miss a beat. Conan looked at Amy, hoping she would give the right answer. Amy blushed porously.

"He...He was... He asked me to go to Yiaba-fest (sorry about spelling) with him."

"What?!" Three voices said in unison. Conan just looked shocked, but quickly got over it. Changing his face to a deep blush. (mind you he wasn't acting)

"Is this true, Conan?" Rachel asked shocked, and he just nodded. It was the best excuse he had after all.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She said, but a smile was coming on to her face. She had been stupid. This wasn't Jimmy.

"It was a secret." He mumbled.

"Oh, that adorable!" She said and hugged him. Now she can never know the truth. Jimmy thought I would never live it down.

"Lets go Conan!" Amy screamed. George and Mitch looked not pleased. To say the least. But together they all walked off to school and Conan Edogawa had his first date.

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