A/N: Everyone who had kept track of my story… I thank you very much for all you're great reviews!! This is the last chapter of Detective Conan and Tess. But… yes the butts are always bad, but this one is good, I might just make a squeal. MIGHT! But I hope u enjoy the last chapter!!!
In Today's Case: Tess's Goodbyes
Tess was in her room packing up. She never really wanted to go. She wanted to stay but she can't disobey her father to live here. He won't allow it. Tess zipped up her bag. The only thing she didn't pack was her gun. She left that on the dresser. She left her bag on her bed. She walked out of her room closing the door behind her. Tess looked around. She was the only one home. She blinked a few times. She was left here by herself. A perfect time to think out loud. She sighed. She walked back into her room. She unzipped her bag and pulled out her book. She wasn't going to read it. She was going to leave it here. She walked out of her room carrying the book in her hand. She walked to Richard's desk then sat down. She pulled out a piece of paper. She then took out a clicky pen. She then clicked it and started to write on the piece of paper. After she was done she signed it. She then folded it writing someone's name on the paper. She opened the cover and placed it inside. She sighed as she placed the pen down. She looked up to see everything that she was going to miss.
"Man… I'm going to miss all of this…" She told herself. She looked out to her bedroom door. She remembered when Conan called her and Rachel twins and she had thrown her suit case at his head. Tess laughed a little. She pushed the chair back turning it around to look out the window. She stared. "Man, the one I'm really going to miss is Jimmy…" she sighed again, "I think I… like him like him." Tess looked down she glanced up to see a familiar face. She squinted to see the familiar face. "Celia?" she asked herself. Tess then stood up as fast as possible. She ran out the door then bolted down the stairs. She was standing on the sidewalk looking around when she saw her again. She waved her hand in the air. "CELIA!" she called. The girl turned around to look at Tess. She smiled.
"Oh my god! Tess!" she ran over to her. Tess and Celia hugged each other. They then let go to get a second look at each other. "Oh my god! How long as it been?" Celia asked. Tess shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know. I can't remember." Tess told her. Celia smiled.
"When did you come back?" Celia asked.
"A year ago." Tess answered. Celia placed her hands on her hips.
"And you didn't even bother to call?" Celia asked. Tess smiled.
"Well if I remembered your number I would have." Tess told her. Celia smiled. "Come on up." Tess stated as she walked up the steps. Celia followed behind her. Tess opened the door to Richard's office. Tess let in Celia.
"Wow… I forgot you're related to Richard." Celia stated. Tess smiled.
"Well people forget sometimes." Tess stated. She walked into the room. "Have a seat I'll be right back." Tess said as she disappeared around the corner.
"Okay." Celia said. Once Tess was gone. Celia looked over at the door behind her. It was Tess's bedroom door. Celia walked over. She looked back where Tess had gone to and didn't see her. She opened the door. Celia entered the room. She saw Tess's bag on one of the beds. She then looked over at her dresser to see her gun sitting there. Celia walked over. She looked at the gun.
"Celia?" Tess called. Celia removed herself away from the dresser she just glanced around the room. Tess looked in. "What are you doing?" Tess asked. Celia turned around.
"Well the door was open a little, I was going to shut it till I saw you're backpack sitting on the bed." Tess looked at her bag. The spot where her bag was sitting it was impossible for someone to see it through a crack of the open door unless the door was completely opened.
"Celia you can't hide anything from me you know." Tess told her. Celia sighed.
"I was just looking around." Celia said as she felt the room.
A couple of hours went by Celia had left an hour ago. Richard, Conan, or Rachel hadn't come home yet. Tess sat there at Richard's desk holding her book in her hands. She smiled.
"I hope he likes this book." Tess stated. Then the phone rang. Tess looked at it. She placed the book down on the desk. She leaned forward picking up the phone. "Richard Moore's office he's not in right now can I take…"
"Tess?" It was Richard. Tess leaned back onto the chair.
"Uncle? Where are you?" Tess asked. She heard Richard sigh.
"Get to 266 High Lake Street right away." Richard told her. Tess lowered her eyebrows a little confused.
"Why?" Tess asked.
"Just get here." Richard then hung up the phone. Tess removed the phone from her ear. She looked at it funny. She then hung up the phone. She stood up. She walked into her room toward her dresser when she went to grab her gun when she noticed that it was gone. Tess blinked a few times.
"Hey… where did my gun go?" Tess asked herself. She walked over to her bed. She climbed up on her knees as she searched through her backpack. Nothing. Tess looked up. She looked to her left. She shrugged her shoulders. She walked out of the room shutting her door behind her. She grabbed her leather jacket off of the coat hanger. She through it over her shoulder then shut the door behind her and locked it. Once she got down stairs she put on her jacket. She didn't even have a clue where High Lake Street was. She looked to her left then to her right. She stopped someone on the sidewalk. "Excuse me. Do you know what direction High Lake Street is?" she asked. The stranger turned around a little and pointed down the street.
"That way." They said. Tess nodded her head.
"Okay thanks." She said. She turned to her right then walked down the street. She stuck her hands in her pockets as it begun to snow. Tess looked down as the snow underneath her crunched as she walked. Tess looked up and a snowflake fell onto her noise. She wiped it off. "I wonder what's going on." Tess told herself. "Uncle sounded really worried." Tess added. She looked up at the street signs once she was a half of a mile down the road. On street sign said High Lake Street. She turned to her left then continued. Tess looked from her left then to her right as she looked for 266. But she had a long way to go. She was only at the 23 and 25. Tess sighed as she looked forward.
"Where is she Richard?" Inspector Maguire asked. Richard looked at him.
"I just got off the phone with her about 15 minutes ago." Richard stated.
"Inspector, are you sure…?"
"Yes Conan I'm sure." Inspector Maguire stated. He looked at Richard. "If she's not here within another 15 to 20 minutes we're going out to find her." he told Richard.
"But Inspector, from where we live it's a far walk." Richard told him.
"Yeah Inspector, give her at least a half an hour." Rachel stated. Inspector Maguire turned around to look at her.
"Okay I will. But if she's not here by then she's considered a fugitive." He stated as he walked away. Conan sitting on the couch looked down at the floor.
'It couldn't have been her. She wouldn't do this to someone.' Conan thought to himself. He looked behind him as flashes went off taking pictures. Conan looked forward. He then sighed.
Tess was all the way down the street at 234. She was a fast walker. Tess looked around.
"Now I want to know why I had to walk all this way…" Tess said to herself. Tess then looked forward. "Unless it was a case and Conan couldn't solve it he must have called me." Tess stated. Tess then looked to her right to see 266. "Finally." Tess walked up the walk way. She looked through the window as she walked to see Conan sitting on the couch looking at the door. Tess looked forward. 'Jimmy looks worried.' Tess pulled her hand out of her pocket. She placed it on the door handle. She turned it then opened it.
"FREEZE!!!" Tess took a step back as about 5 or 6 cops pulled out their guns pointing them at her. Rachel and Richard standing near the couch watching. Rachel was looking down and Richard was watching. Tess looked at them then back at the cops.
"What's going on?" Tess asked. Inspector Maguire walked forward.
"Hand over you're badge Tess." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess raised her eyebrows. The cops jerked. Tess jumped.
"Okay!" she yelled. She reached into her back pocket taking her wallet handing it to Inspector Maguire. He opened up her wallet looking through it finding a 20 dollar bill. He took it out and handed it to one of the cops next to him. He took. "What's going on?" Tess asked.
"Search her." Inspector Maguire stated. One cop lowered their gun then placed it back in its holster. He stepped toward Tess.
"Wait! I know my rights. And one right I have is to have the same gender as me search me!" Tess yelled as she pointed her finger at the cop.
"What's the matter Tess hiding something?" Inspector Maguire asked. Tess looked at him.
"No I just don't want a MAN searching me."
"I'll search her." Rachel stated as she walked through the cops. Tess opened her arms as she stared at Inspector Maguire. Rachel patted her down. Rachel then unzipped her leather jacket then patted her down as well. "Nothing." Rachel stated.
"Okay, let her in." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess entered the house. She looked around all confused. She looked at Conan. Conan looked away. Tess knew something was up then and there. "Follow me." Inspector Maguire said. Tess followed him as she zipped up her jacket again. "Do you know him?" he asked as he pointed to the floor. Tess looked down seeing a man lying on his back in a puddle of blood. Tess shook her head.
"No." Tess answered.
"Take a closer look." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess bent down. She got a closer look at the body, she then knew.
"That's Jake, Celia's boyfriend." Tess stated. Richard, Rachel, and Conan looked back at her.
"You know Celia?" Richard asked. Tess looked at him. She nodded her head.
"Yeah I went to school with her and she was one of my best friends… I saw her about 2 hours ago." Tess stated as she looked at a clock.
"Well Jake is Celia's ex-boyfriend." Inspector Maguire told her. Tess looked at her.
"Since when?" Tess asked.
"For two days now." Tess looked forward to see Celia in tears. Tess looked at Celia.
"Celia? Are you okay?" she asked. Celia glared at her.
"I would have been if you didn't kill my boyfriend!!" Celia yelled. Tess looked at her funny.
"What are you talking about? I didn't kill him." Tess told her. Someone handed Inspector Maguire a bag.
"So this isn't yours?" Inspector Maguire asked. Tess looked at him to see he was holding her gun.
"How… how did you get that?" Tess asked.
"It was lying on the floor." Richard answered. Tess looked back at her uncle. Tess backed away.
"Wait a minute. You think I killed him?!" Tess yelled. Inspector Maguire lowered his arm.
"Yes Tess." Inspector Maguire told her. Tess shook her head.
"I didn't kill him!" Tess yelled. "I've been sitting at home in Richard's Office waiting for him to come home once I found out that he was gone." Tess stated.
"Inspector." Rachel called. Inspector Maguire looked at her. "When we left the house Tess was still sleeping." Rachel told her.
"And once I got up I got dressed and packed up my things." Tess stated. Inspector Maguire looked at her.
"How do I not know that you left and came here and killed him?" Inspector Maguire asked her. Tess pointed at him.
"Come on Inspector! Do you really think that I would walk all this way to kill someone?" Tess asked him. He nodded his head. Richard walked over.
"I'm sorry Tess, all the evidence points at you." Richard told her. Tess looked at him.
"But I don't even use real bullets! I use rubber bullets!" Tess yelled.
"We know." Richard told her.
"You replaced you're bullets." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess looked at him.
"It would have took me an hour to walk here and walk back! And by the way it looks like it looks like he was killed around 2 and 3 that was the time I saw Celia and invited her over." Tess stated.
"You did but my boyfriend was killed after that! When I left that gave you plenty of time to walk here kill Jake and then walk back." Celia said. Tess shook her head. Conan stood on the couch.
"SHE DIDN'T DO IT!!!" Conan yelled. They all looked at Conan. "TESS WOULDN'T DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!!!" he added. Rachel walked over to him wrapping her arms around his shoulders. Inspector Maguire looked at Tess as he placed his hand on her shoulder and turned her around.
"Tess Moore." Inspector Maguire said. He pulled Tess's arms around behind her back. Tess struggled to get out of his hold but it was no use. Once she broke free another cop jumped on her beating and forcing her to the ground. Conan watched as his eyes widened.
"STOP!" Conan yelled as he jumped off the couch. He jumped on one of the cops trying to get them off of Tess. Inspector Maguire picked up Conan.
"Stay out of it!" Inspector Maguire yelled.
"But she didn't do it!" Conan yelled at him. Rachel got on her knees grabbing onto Conan stopping him from running to them again. The sounds of the beating Tess got louder as Tess continued to struggle. Richard looked away as Rachel closed her eyes. Conan watched. Finally they stopped Tess laid on the ground with her hands tightly cuffed behind her back. One cop grabbed her hands and lifted her to her feet. Tess the started to jump and continue to struggle.
"LET GO OF ME!!!" Tess yelled.
"Tess Moore! You're under arrest!" Inspector Maguire yelled. "I already called your chief and told him. That's why I took you're wallet!" Inspector Maguire yelled. Tess looked at him as she was being dragged out the door as she struggled.
"What about my 20 bucks?!" she yelled as they got her to the door.
"The murder victim was missing 20 dollars!" Inspector Maguire yelled. Tess looked over her right shoulder and her left.
"I DIDN'T DO IT!!!! LET ME GO!!! I DIDN'T DO IT!!!" Tess yelled. Conan broke free out of Rachel's grip. He ran out the door and watched as Tess was placed inside the car. Tess kicked her feet and tossed her head yelling 'I didn't do it!'
"Tess!!!" Conan yelled. One cop stopped him as they shut the door and took off. Conan pushed himself past the officer and chased the car as it disappeared down the street. Conan stopped as it continued to snow. "TESS!!!!!!!!!" Conan yelled. Richard and Rachel standing at the end of the walkway watching Conan yell for Tess. Conan got to his knees. "No… she didn't do it… she's innocent." Conan told himself. He looked back as Celia was leaving the house. Conan watched as he noticed that she was smiling. Conan got to his feet. 'I'll find out who killed Jake. I know it wasn't Tess. I'm sure of it!' Conan thought. Conan ran back into the house past Richard and Rachel.
"Conan!" Rachel yelled as she reached out for him. Rachel turned around and followed him into the house. Conan ran up to Inspector Maguire.
"You know she's innocent!" Conan yelled at Inspector Maguire. He looked down at him.
"Conan, I'm sorry. I know she saved you're life but she's guilty." Inspector Maguire told him. Conan through one arm out as he held his fist clenched and up to his chest.
"You didn't even give her a chance to tell her whole story! A bunch of cops came and jumped Tess beating her and forcing her to the ground and then arrested her!!" Conan yelled. Inspector Maguire looked down at Conan.
"She was resisting arrest!" Inspector Maguire yelled.
"And I'm putting you under citizen's arrest!" Conan yelled. Inspector Maguire was surprised that a little kid like him knew that. "No one's leaving here till we find out the truth!" Conan yelled. Rachel finally got to Conan.
"Conan!" Conan pushed Rachel away from him.
"You find the real murderer!" Conan yelled. Inspector Maguire looked at Conan.
"I'm sorry Conan." Inspector Maguire walked past him. Conan watched him. He glared at him as he walked away. Rachel picked up Conan.
"Come on Conan. It's time to go home." Rachel stated. They got into the car and drove off. Once they got to a red light Conan opened his door and headed back to the house. "Conan!"
"Conan!" Richard yelled. Conan ran and ran.
'I know Tess didn't kill him. I bet it was that Celia girl!' Conan thought to himself. Once he got to the house he ran up the porch. He placed his hands on the door handle and tried to open it but the door was locked. Conan looked at the window. He ran to it then tried to open it. It was unlocked. Conan jumped up and got through the window. Conan ran to the murder scene. He looked around. Conan was sure for one thing Tess did you only use rubber bullets. Conan looked around to see that one of the officers left a finger print kit there. He ran to it and got it. He picked it up. He ran back to a bullet he had found on the floor. Conan pulled out a piece of cloth from his pocket. He picked up the bullet with the piece of cloth. He placed the cloth on the floor with the bullet on it. Conan opened the kit. He started to dust the bullet to find there were no finger prints on it. Conan's eyes widened. Richard came through the door.
"Conan! What are you…?" Conan then had shot a stun needle at Richard. "…" Richard turned around the walked backward as he landed on the couch. Conan walked over to the couch and stood behind it.
"Dad? Conan?" Rachel looked through the door to see Richard sitting on the couch.
"Rachel." Richard called. Rachel looked at Richard. "Call Inspector Maguire. Tess is innocent." Richard stated. Rachel looked at him funny.
Soon Inspector Maguire walked through the door with Celia and the cuffed Tess behind him. Inspector Maguire looked at Richard.
"What is it Richard? We know who our murderer is." Inspector Maguire stated.
"No. Tess is innocent." Richard stated. Celia stepped forward.
"How could that be if all the evidence points to her?!" Celia yelled as she pointed to Tess. Tess glared at Celia.
"Celia's got a point." Inspector Maguire stated.
"Like I said. Tess is innocent. Look at the bullet that's on the floor I had found when I came to get Conan." Richard stated. Inspector Maguire looked down at it.
"What about it? It's the bullet that was used to kill Jake."
"True Inspector, but look at it closely." Richard told him. Inspector Maguire got on his knees as he picked it up.
"There's no finger prints!" Inspector Maguire yelled.
"Doesn't mean she could have found a pair of gloves and put them on!" Celia yelled.
"See there's one thing about that Celia. Tess doesn't own any pairs of gloves and she DOESN'T own real bullets." Richard stated. Inspector Maguire looked at him.
"Then how did her gun get here?" Inspector Maguire asked.
"That's a question that only Tess can answer." Richard stated. Everyone looked at Tess.
"Well when I was packing I had left my gun on the dresser thinking that there would be a murder and I could get it quickly if I had to. When I invited Celia up into the office I had left. And when I came back Celia was in my room. After she had left and Richard had called I couldn't find my gun anywhere." Tess answered.
"So Tess, you're saying that you're gun was stolen from you?" Richard asked. Tess nodded her head.
"Yes." Tess answered.
"And she's right. After Celia left she came here to kill her boyfriend and frame Tess for it and…"
"I did do it okay!" Celia yelled as she fell to her knees. "I killed Jake."
"Why frame Tess for it?" Inspector Maguire asked.
"I did it because once my boyfriend found out that Tess was back in town which was two days ago he dumped me and went after her since Tess was always out on cases he didn't have the chance." Celia stated.
"So you killed Jake because of me?" Tess asked. Celia covered her face then nodded her head.
"Yes! I wanted you out of the way Tess!" Celia yelled. Then the tight cuffs that were on Tess's hands were removed and then placed on Celia. Tess pulled her hands in front of her. She rubbed her wrists as she watched one of her best friends cuffed and carried off. Tess looked at Richard as he leaned forward and stretched.
"Ahh…" Richard said as he rubbed his neck. Inspector Maguire walked to Tess.
"I'm Sorry Tess." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess smiled.
"It's okay."
That night as Tess laid in her bed. She didn't want to leave for the simple fact that he loved Jimmy. Tess rolled over on her side to look at Rachel. She was sound a sleep. She sat up. She rubbed her eyes. Tess looked at the clock that sat on the dresser next to her gun that Inspector Maguire gave back to her, the clock read 12:43 AM. She placed her hand on her lap. She sighed. Then the phone started to ring. Tess looked over to her door that was cracked open a little. She flipped the blankets off of her. She walked over to the door then opened it all the way with it creaking it a little. She walked forward to the phone.
"Richard…"
"Tess." It was Jimmy, not Conan's voice. But Jimmy's. Tess placed her other hand on the bottom of the phone.
"Jimmy?" Tess asked.
"Yeah, come to Dr Agasa's lab right now." Tess sighed.
"I'm not being framed for murder again am I?" Tess asked sarcastically. Jimmy laughed a little.
"No, just get here okay?" Jimmy asked. Tess nodded her head.
"Okay." Tess hung up the phone. She walked to her room then got dressed. She walked out of her room. She then grabbed her jacket and left. She didn't even bother to put her jacket it on. She just placed it on her shoulders. She walked down the street rubbing her upper arms as she breathed she blowed away her breath. She stood at Dr Agasa's lab. She looked at the door. 'I wonder what Jimmy wants… I'll just have to go in and find out.' Tess thought. She turned around to look at the moon that was shinning bright. She looked forward again. She opened the door. "Jimmy?" she called. She shut the door behind her then walked forward.
"Tess." Jimmy called. Tess looked forward to see Jimmy standing there dressed like she saw him when she first saw him. Tess's arms fell to her side. She looked at Jimmy as he came closer. "I know you wanted to see me one more time as Jimmy and not Conan." Jimmy told her. Tess looked at him. "So I had a cup of Sake." Jimmy told her.
"Why?" Tess asked. Jimmy placed his hands on her shoulders.
"To make you happy. Be honest with you, I've been…"
"Confused about you're feelings toward me?" Tess asked. Jimmy nodded his head slightly. "Same here." Tess told him. Jimmy looked at her. "Now that I'm leaving I won't be seeing you again."
"Maybe you will."
"Maybe." Tess then wrapped her arms around Jimmy as he wrapped his arms around her.
The next day; Tess stood there looking out the window of the airport with Richard, Rachel, and Conan standing there behind her. Tess turned around.
"Goodbye Uncle." Tess hugged Richard. Rachel started to cry. Tess looked at her. She let go of Richard.
"Tell your father I said hey." Richard told her. Tess nodded her head. She the hugged Rachel. But Rachel didn't want to let go. Tess patted her back. Tess looked down at Conan. Since he only had one cup last night Tess and Jimmy just held each other. Tess let go of Rachel. She got down on her knees. She placed her hands on his shoulders. Conan smiled. Tess unzipped her backpack.
"Here." Tess said. Rachel looked to see that Tess was giving Conan the book she brought with her.
"Isn't that you're book?" Rachel asked. Tess looked up at her and nodded her head.
"Yeah but I'm letting Conan have it. Maybe when he gets older he can read it." Tess stated. Conan took the book. Tess rubbed her head as Tess gave them all one last hug. She walked away. Rachel and Richard watched her. Rachel and Richard walked to the window to see Tess running to her plan. Tess stopped. She waved. Richard and Rachel waved back. Tess turned back around then ran off. Conan opened the cover when a piece of paper fell onto the floor. Conan placed the book underneath his arm. He picked up the folded paper. He opened it and then read it.
Dear Jimmy,
Hey. Well, this is the day I leave. Sad are you? I bet not. I'll be back don't worry. I'll come back with the pills you're looking for. Even with me in the States I'll help you out. I'll keep in touch with Dr Agasa making sure he's got all the right things and I hope that Sake works out. Well I'm on my plan. I wish I could stay longer but I can't. Well see you later Jimmy, get back to normal soon!
Love:
Tess
Conan smiled as he looked up. Tess had just got onto the plan. He placed the paper back in the book as he walked over right when the plan took off.
"Well she's gone." Rachel stated. Richard nodded his head. Richard stuck his hands into his pockets. He pulled them back out with a piece of paper that was folded in his hands. He opened it then read it out loud.
"You know what Uncle. Just because I'm in the States doesn't mean I can't beat you in solving cases. NA-NA!!" there was a little cartoon picture of Tess pulling the skin underneath her eyes and sticking out her tongue. Richard crumbled up the piece of paper. "OH!! TESS!!! COME BACK HERE!!!!" Richard kept on yelling as Conan rolled his eyes.
'Nice goodbye Tess. And don't worry. I'll get back to normal soon, you can count on it.'
The End