Author's Note: This story is converted from an RPG 'Thief and Murderer' that was played out in 'Only One Truth: A Detective Conan RPG' LiveJournal Community. Note that there are changes made such as deleting unimportant parts, changing a few things or adding more stuffs. I played Kaitou and Heiji. Credits go to Mona (LJ goodbyekitty) temporarily as Conan (other times played out by others after she quitted), LJ rabidbunny as Sonoko and Ai, LJ mariata as Kazuha and most of the time Conan, LJ sailorgreeny as Elizabeth Green (original character), LJ vikki as Ran (most of the time), LJ phantomkaito as Christie Poe (original character), LJ mingyi as Jodie, Akako and sometimes Hakuba, and last but not least, LJ lizfushia as Renee Thomas (original character). Thank you all for your participation, it has been great fun! :)
PART 1
"Kid is in the lobby, hurry!"
Kaitou Kid jumped down from the ceiling after all the officers had run out of the room, leaving the diamond necklace unguarded. "They always fall for the same old trick. When will they learn?" he muttered, opening the case. He peered at the necklace. "They say this thing is cursed, and anyone who wears it will die...but that's just a superstition. Besides, no one said I'll die if I touch it instead of wearing it. It's mine." He grinned as he picked up the necklace and admired it.
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It was not a good day for the local police. Kid had been leading them in circles throughout the entire thing, always with that stupid smirk on his face. The Detective of the West had shown up, and of course taken charge, plus he ha that scarily observant little boy that hung around Mouri.
All in all, Nakamori-keibu did not need the young teen standing a few feet away from him declaring her eternal love for the white clad thief, waving a banner that read 'Long Live Kaitou Kid'.
Christie Poe was psyched. Kid was in the building scant feet in front of her. It thrilled her to be this close to him, even if it were only as part of a crowd. Her eyes kept moving, trying to watch the roof and all windows, hoping to catch the Kid's sure-to-be-flamboyant exit.
Inside, Hattori Heiji came to a stop to see all the officers running into the lobby. "Hey, what are you doing here? Aren't you guarding the necklace?" he demanded.
"We heard the Inspector calling us," one of the officers said. "He said Kid is here."
Heiji was dumbstruck. "Uh oh. I think we got some problem, Kudo. Kudo?" He looked around, but the little boy was gone.
Meanwhile, Kid had put the case back. "Easy," he said happily as he headed for the window.
"FREEZE!" Kid turned in surprise as Edogawa Conan burst into the room, a smile on his face. He looked quite victorious. "I've long figured out your puzzle, Kid," he said, striding in calmly. "You won't escape this time."
Kid smiled, pocketing the jewel. "Oh, really? What makes you so sure?" He took out his gun and fired a card. It touched the floor in front of Conan and exploded. As smoke filled the room, Kid jumped onto the window sill, popping out his hang glider. "See you, Tantei-kun," he laughed as he prepared to jump.
Just as he did, he heard something crack above him. He looked up and saw his hang glider broke. Something had struck it---and it came from Conan, who had gotten a soccer ball out of nowhere and kicked it. "Uh oh," he muttered. Luckily, he was on the second floor. He fell into the crowd that was screaming. He landed on some people, but it was still painful when his knees hit the hard pavement. He heard a shriek above him, and looked up to see who it was.
Mouri Ran, who had come to the event with Conan (and was currently searching for him), was the one who shrieked as Kaitou Kid landed practically at her feet, and backpedaled. "Oh my gosh!" she gasped---and froze, unable to react. He seemed to be like a familiar memory---like she had seen his face before...
No, silly, there's no way Shinichi is Kid! She thought to herself in amused horror, shaking her head violently.
Meanwhile, Conan cursed as Kid's hang glider disappeared into the crowd of his fans. Now he was lost for sure, since Kid could whip up a disguise in an instance and join the crowd in a minute as just another innocent face. He tried to see where Kid had landed. Come on, Kudo, it's a WHITE glider; it can't be that hard to find! Then he was rewarded with a flash of light color. He squinted down at the blob of white.
He saw Ran. She glanced up for a moment, and he could recognize that face from a mile up.
Not good! Conan panicked, and skittered backwards, away from the window in fear that she would happen to look up and see him. It was too late for Kid---he had to try to get to an innocent-seeming location before Ran had any reason to be suspicious. He scrambled for the stairs.
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"Kid is in the crowd!" an officer shouted, bursting into the lobby.
When he heard the news, Nakamori-keibu was enraged. "After him!" he roared. Heiji, who was there, abandoned looking for Conan and sped out before the rest of the officers, determined to catch Kid first.
Meanwhile, Kid quickly scrambled up to his feet and flashed his famous charming smile at Ran. "Excuse me, miss," he said in a grown-up way, taking her hand and kissing the back of it lightly. Ran blushed. "Sorry to have frightened you. Farewell now."
Smoke burst out of nowhere, covering part of the crowd. Kid took this opportunity to escape. Easy! he thought with glee. They'll never find me in this crowd. Now if I could just---
"Ouch!" He cringed as something sharp brushed into his hand. He pulled away, and the first he saw was blood. "Wha---"He stumbled back in slight shock, and bumped into someone. He looked around and recognized the girl who had once tried to follow him. If he wasn't wrong, her name was Christie Poe from a time he heard her friend calling her.
Christie's eyes widened as she saw a bloody knife in Kid's hand. Immediately, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him away from the crowd. I'm touching him! she thought gleefully for a second. She knew her precious Kid would never hurt anyone. Someone was trying to frame him, and she would be furious if she let one of those detectives lay a handcuff on her thief. Apparently, she would even believe he was framed even if Kid were to stab someone in front of her eyes.
"W-wait, I didn't do anything!" Kid exclaimed as he quickly tossed the knife down. He didn't know who had shoved the knife into his hand. He winced, and noticed that he had a small wound in his hand---probably cut when he took hold of the knife.
"Excuse me, Miss Poe, but you have made a big mistake! That wasn't mine!" Without anymore hesitation, he grabbed Christie's shoulder and turned her around so she was facing him. He quickly put on his charm. "Trust me, I'm a thief, not a murderer," he said in concern. "Will you please let me go? I'll be all right."
Suddenly, someone screamed. Heiji, who was already among the crowd and was searching for Kid, turned around to see a lady stumbling away from the fountain in shock. He ran to it. He halted in horror when he saw the fountain drenched in blood---and a body.