CHAPTER 2

Ran looked around. Everything looked ok. At least to her. The room was its usual self. She must have been imagining things. 'But I didn't imagine that blood!' Ran thought. I saw it! And the door was locked!' she was scared. Spotting a golf club leaning against the wall, she grabbed it and started looking around. All the rooms were clear. Except-"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ran burst into the kitchen. "WHAT? WHAT IS GOING ON?" she screamed. Holding the golf club high above her head, she was about to make a move before the person who screamed turned around.

It was Kogoro. Ran looked peeved.

'Ok, now I'm seriously pissed off. First I come in and find the doorknob with blood. Then the room is so quiet. Suddenly Dad starts screaming about-' she stopped. Why had Kogoro screamed anyways?

'Dad,' She began.

'Not now Ran!' Kogoro yelled. "I just discovered that the house is full of rats! RATS! FILTHY RODENTS!'

Ran was definitely mad.

"YOU ARE MAD? WHAT ABOUT ME? I COME HOME WORRIED ABOUT YOU WHEN I SEE BLOOD ON THE DOOR AND THEN I HEAR YOU YELL AND ALL THAT MEANS IS THAT WE HAVE TO FORK OUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO PAY AN EXTERMINATOR? PUH-LEASE!"

She yelled. Kogoro looked up. 'Blood, what blood?' he asked curious. Ran felt the blood drain away from her face. 'The blood on the doorknob. I thought after you told me about the rats that they bit you or something.' She muttered.

Kogoro looked thoughtful. "Nah it might have been something else."

"I'm home!" Conan said, dropping his bag and stuff. "So Ran, do you know where we are going?"

Kogoro looked at Ran in surprise. "Why would you say that Conan?" Kogoro asked 'Shit,' Ran thought. She pulled her father away. 'DAD!' she hissed in his ear. 'Don't you think Conan's a bit too young to go to a, a-" "What?" Conan jumps in the conversation, making Ran jump five feet up in the air with fright.

'Go away Conan-kun!' Ran glared.

Conan put his hands in his pockets. Fine by me!' he said grumpily, stomping upstairs.

'What was that all about?' Kogoro asked. Ran looked like she wanted to slap her father. 'Do you really think this is a good time to take Conan to a brothel?' She whispers, as if she is worried Conan will hear.

Kogoro looks bemused. 'What is so bad? He is a man he will have to learn about this sometime.'

Ran rolled her eyes. 'Of course, this is the man who loves to mix with the ladies!' She remarks angrily.

'Don't talk to your Kogoro like that!' he exclaims sharply. 'I understand you are concerned, but Conan is a boy, and he will learn about this eventually. You can't protect him forever. He is a clever little boy.' "A little too clever in my opinion' he thinks to himself.

Kogoro stands up. 'Now, to the more important things. The case. I received a letter about certain prostitutes found murdered. The Madam of the house says that because Conan is there, she will close the business down during our stay. You have nothing to worry about.' Ran looks miffed.

'Fine.' She says a little stiffly. 'I am going to bath. With Conan.' She grins.

Kogoro jumps up. 'WHAT?' he screams. 'Kidding!' she says. 'But you know that's how I feel about this brothel. So tomorrow, Conan stays with me at all times!' Kogoro looks beaten. 'Fine.' He says.

SN: But you know, she did do that once, (4got the episode,) but they were bathing in a spring, in a table tennis centre…she told her father that it was fun to bath with a little kid-Conan, being Shinichi was so embarrassed, that his nose started to bleed! LOL

I think this Chapter is to short. Sorry. But it was only a fill in between the time they actually GO to the brothel.