How I Feel
IMPORTANT! READ IT BEFORE REVIEWING >>>> Hey everyone! This is the part where I'm attempting something new. I know Heiji's father Heizo is mean and junk, but I think he'd still be concerned for his son, so in the next chapters I attempt to turn strict, firm, non rule-breaking Heizo into strict, kind, caring, yet still firm,Mr. Hattori who loves his son. Don't you dare flame me! It's an ATTEMPT!
Chapter the ninth: Search and Rescue
Shinichi and Heiji backed away as they advanced. Gin took hold of Shinichi's arm and dragged him to his feet roughly. Vodka placed the barrel of the gun between Shinichi's eyes and applied slight pressure, making him wince. Gin tied Shinichi's wrists behind his back and pulled a thick piece of duct tape over his mouth. They smirked widely.
"Now sit and be a good little boy," Vodka smirked. Gin shoved him to the ground and he sat there growling angrily at them. He kicked out and hit Vodka's left knee. He cursed and reared his hand back, smacking Shinichi in the face with the barrel of the pistol, jerking the teen's head back. He lay still on the ground, his right temple bleeding freely.
They tied and gagged Heiji as well and Gin dragged him out of the room. Vodka looked down at Shinichi, a sneer on his face. He took a handful of the boy's hair and looked into his face, glaring at him down his long nose. Shinichi stared back defiantly.
"You brought this upon yourself, Kudou," he sneered. He moved his grip from his hair to around his waist and carried him out under his arm. Shinichi didn't struggle against the larger man, knowing it was inevitable. He was going to be killed, no matter how hard he struggled.
He was dizzy. His head pounded and blood ran down his face from his head wound. He and Heiji were brought out to the black car. Gin popped the trunk and shoved Heiji in, then Shinichi in afterwards. There was just enough space for both of them, curled up and unmoving.
"Expanded trunk space," he smirked. "Just in case." Then, he slammed the lid down, enveloping them in darkness.
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Ran was running. She followed directions and came to a road. Kentaro came up behind her, panting heavily.
"Ran, do you even know where we are going?" he asked.
"Yes," she said. "The house should be just down this road." She let Kentaro catch his breath, and then started to walk down the street.
"Look, a car," he pointed. Indeed, a car was headed right for them. He waved, but they didn't stop. They drove right by without stopping or slowing down. Ran squinted at their car suspiciously. She squinted and memorized the license plate number.
"I don't like the looks of those two," she said. They stopped, waiting. The Inspector came later with a few officers.
"Get in, we'll drive you the rest of the way," he said. They got into the backseat and they drove down the street. Just like Shinichi had said, there was a two story house at the end of the road. The police skidded to a stop and barged into the house.
They searched high and low, but the house was empty. Ran and Kentaro looked around too. There were signs that people were living there recently, but it looked like they'd taken anything that could be used for clues with them. Ran slumped onto the couch in disappointment. Kentaro put his arm around her shoulders.
"It'll be okay Ran," he said. "We'll find your friend."
"I just miss him so much," she whispered.
"Sir, we found something!" an officer yelled. Megure looked up from what he was doing and followed the officer down a flight of stairs. At the bottom was a door. They entered the room, Ran following at their heels. Inside the room was bare, except for two wooden chairs and a bit of rope. Ran shoved her way through the crowd of officers to see what they had found. There, on the floor, was a smeared puddle of dark crimson blood.
"It looks like there was a struggle, sir," the officer said. Suddenly, Kazuha burst through the door.
"Where is Heiji? Where is he?!" she cried. Ran hurried over to her and pulled her from the room. She embraced the other girl tightly and comforted her. Kazuha cried into Ran's shoulder miserably. She'd been so relieved, so relieved, when she'd found out Heiji was alive. It was hard to come and find out he was gone again. Ran shuddered with concealed sobs. She held her friend close, trying to comfort her.
"It's okay," she croaked. "He'll be okay."
"Ran you mentioned you saw a car coming from this way," Megure said. "Can you explain what it looked like?"
"It was black and had tinted windows," she thought for a moment then smiled. She told the Inspector the license plate number of the car. He smiled widely and looked like he could kiss her.
"That's great! I'll get someone out looking!" he exclaimed. She and Kazuha followed the three police officers that ran from the house and into a police car. Kazuha threw open the door to her car and Ran jumped into the passenger side. Kazuha sped off, leaving the house in her dust.
They sped through the streets, two women on a mission. No one could stop them now that they were going. Kazuha refused to be stopped.
"Where should we look?" she asked.
"Well, if you were a crazy sadist that kidnaps and tries to kill people, where would you go?" Ran asked.
"I don't know. A bar?" Kazuha suggested.
"Well, we might as well try it. They can't have gone too far. Where's the nearest bar?" Ran asked. Kazuha turned the wheel to the left.
"Here," she said, pulling into an airport.
"Do you really think they'd go to an airport bar?" Ran asked incredulously.
"It's worth a shot," Kazuha said, driving around the parking lot, looking for the black car. They drove through the whole surrounding lot, and then Ran shrieked and pointed. There, parked in front of the church with a stolen handicap sticker, was the black car. Kazuha pulled into the spot a few spaces away and they jumped out. They ran over to the car and peered into the windows. It was empty.
"This is the car, it has to be," Ran said.
"That means," Kazuha whispered.
"They're getting on a plane!" Ran finished. "We have to stop them!"
"Let's go!" Kazuha shouted, running into the airport. It was crowded with people as usual. They had to get into the main part of the building, but the only way was to go through the metal detectors. The line was too long; they didn't have that much time to wait. They ran to the front of the line, shoving people out of their way. Security guards stopped them.
"I'll have to ask you to go to the end of the line, ladies," one said in a deep voice.
"No you don't understand!" Ran cried.
"Our friends are in there and we have to stop them!" Kazuha argued.
"We've heard it all before," the guard said. Ran and Kazuha blazed with fury.
"If you want to be the cause of two innocent boys' deaths then go ahead and throw us out!" Kazuha shouted.
"I'm sorry ladies," another guard apologized. "But we can't let you through." The girls were about to blow up at the two guards when the three officers sent to investigate rushed in, flashing their badges.
"Ran, Kazuha, what are you doing here?" Kogoro asked as he entered.
"We're trying to find Heiji and Shinichi but these idiots won't let us in!" Ran exclaimed angrily.
"Detective Mouri!" a guard shouted giddily.
"Yes, I am Kogoro Mouri. These girls are coming with me, we have some criminals to find," he said, walking past them. The girls smirked and stuck up their noses as they went by the dumbfounded guards.
"How did you find yourselves here?" Kogoro asked.
"We were looking for Shinichi and Heiji," Ran answered. Two more men came up to them, taking Kazuha by surprise.
"Dad? Mr. Hattori?" she asked. "What are you doing here?"
"What do you think? I'm finding my son," Mr. Hattori growled.
"Check everywhere, don't leave anywhere unchecked. Move!" Mr. Toyama ordered. Security guards and police officers spread out, looking for the two men and kidnapped teenagers. Ran and Kazuha hurried towards the nearest bar. That was the only place they could think to look. If those guys had bought a plane ticket, they had to still be in the airport. The next plane to anywhere left at three AM. It was now two o'clock.
They headed for the bar at the east side of the airport. They weren't technically allowed in, but they snuck through the door and looked around. There were a lot of men there. Almost all of them were dressed in black. A few girls danced on the bars and tabletops while men watched with anticipation. They grimaced.
Three men and a woman sat at a table in the far corner of the bar, muttering to each other. Ran eyed them suspiciously. She recognized two and gasped. That had to be them. She got Kazuha's attention and pointed.
"Are you sure?" she whispered.
"I'm almost positive," Ran whispered back. They waited for a while, and finally the two men Ran recognized stood ad headed for the door. The girls followed eagerly. The blonde haired man bumped into a woman and cursed as he dropped his briefcase, spilling out wads of money and some folders.
"Oh, I'm so sorry sir," she apologized, kneeling down and stacking up some of the folders helpfully. He shoved her away and straightened. She sat on the ground, looking confused and angry. They waited for a few minutes while the men left. Kazuha pointed.
"Look, they dropped their car keys!" Kazuha hissed. Ran hurried up and snatched them off the ground quickly and the two hid. A few moments later, the two men in black rushed back, looking around for what Ran and Kazuha suspected were their car keys. They rushed back into the bar and Ran and Kazuha rushed outside of the airport. They ran through the gas between cars, searching for the black car with the tinted windows.
They finally found it. It was sitting there innocently enough, but they knew better. Inside that car was a clue to where Shinichi and Heiji were. Ran unlocked the driver side door and climbed in, rummaging around in the front seat while Kazuha searched the back. Ran sighed in frustration and banged her fist on the seat. Kazuha stopped.
"There's something here, I can feel it," she whispered. Ran looked at her friend curiously. Kazuha slowly crawled into the backseat, careful not to make any noise. She didn't hear anything. Ran frowned and backed out of the car. Kazuha followed, sighing.
"What do we do? We'll never find them," Ran whimpered. Kazuha sighed, feeling completely defeated. Then she had an idea. She took the keys from Ran's hand and stepped behind the car.
She shoved the key into the trunk and unlocked it. Ran hovered over her shoulder, watching anxiously. The trunk popped open slightly and Kazuha removed the key. She slid her fingers under the lid and lifted it up slowly. They stared into the horrified faces of Detectives Kudou Shinichi and Hattori Heiji.
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eclipse - What? I just created this story a little while ago...Sorry about the cliffhangers too, but...you'll get used to them :-D