Chapter 15: Owari

Princess Sango

Kogoro smiled as the reinforcements came in and told them where to head.

Shinichi and company…

Shinichi watched as they returned Ai, battered but still alive. She didn't cry out but tears were running down her blood stained cheeks. Moving her hand painfully she wiped the tears away as Shinichi bent down and picked her up gently, "Ai-chan, what did they do to you?"

"The same thing they did to Hattori-san, but don't worry daddy I'll be okay," Ai reassured him and hugged him tight.

Shinichi smiled and sat down, not minding the bloodstains that were starting to form on his outfit. When he heard someone picking on the lock and opened it, Shinichi noticed it was the backup forces. While they helped them out and one carried Hattori's body, they made their way out of the building and an ambulance waited to take Ai to the hospital to be treated and Hattori was being taken for an autopsy. As for the other black organization, they were being arrested and questioned. It was like a nut house. Last came Kazuha, who was crying her eyes out and Ran tried to calm her down.

"I'm having his child! Ran what am I to do? Without Hattori I…" Kazuha cried out.

Ran nodded and hugged her friend close, trying to calm her down as much as she could. Kogoro walked up to his daughter and hugged her, "I'm glad you're all safe Ran-chan."

Ran smiled and kissed her dad's cheek, "I'm all right dad."

Kogoro blushed as Eva materialized, "Why don't you head over to the house, you need a shower, look at all that blood on you!"

Ran laughed and finally noticed all the blood, and nodded, "I do need a shower, look at this grime! Can you please check out Ai for me? Kazuha, why don't you come over to my house?"

Kazuha nodded her head and followed her friend as Genta followed Ran home.

Ai…

Ai woke up in a white room filled with flowers, slightly in pain. She didn't try to sit up and watched as the door opened to reveal Shinichi, smoothing her hair out gently. Kissing her cheek Ai smiled at her dad and he sat down on the edge of the bed and talked to her, "You were very brave Ai-chan, very brave, you know that right?"

Ai nodded her head and saw Ran and Genta come in, "Thank god you're awake! Are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine mom, trust me, how are you?"

"Fine just fine, and Kazuha's here too," Genta told her.

As if she sensed she was being talked about came inside the room and looked at Ai. Her eyes were swollen from crying but she kneeled by Ai's bed, "I heard you were near Heiji-kun when he died what did he say?"

Ai had tears going down her cheeks when she remembered Hattori's death, "He told me to say sorry for him, he loves you very much, and for me to help you as much as I could."

Kazuha nodded and hugged the little girl gently; "At least I know he was thinking about me before he died."

Everyone nodded in understanding and looked at the little girl, Ai, and then they looked at everyone else. All because of the black organization, everyone had scars inside and outside, but unlike everyone else, Ai had scars that were hidden to her. So many misfortunes had come by them in the past years that everything, they hoped was going to be all right.

Owari