Tess's Back!!

In Today's Case: The First Murder of the Summer

(sequel to Detective Conan and Tess)

Conan looked around. Confused. He didn't know where he was or what had happened. The only thing he remembered was Tess leaving to go back to America but that was a year ago almost maybe. He missed her ever since then.

Conan's view was white, pure white. There was nothing around him. Till the background of this white place turned black and the only light that was given off was the one above him. He felt… taller. He looked down to see he was in his own body. He placed his hands on his chest getting even more confused. He heard the noise of gun shots going off. He looked up to see Tess. Her left arm was at her side dripping with blood as she held out her right arm shooting her pistol like she was shooting a target. She looked over to see him. Jimmy, not Conan.

"Jimmy?" she asked confused as she lowered her gun.

"Tess… when did you…?" the sounds of gun shots broke him from saying the rest of his sentence. His eyes widened when Tess looked back and her body was tossed to the wall. She jerked around about five times. then her right hand opened up, dropping the gun onto the floor as she slide down. "Tess!" he shouted. He ran forward toward her when he was standing in front of her there was blood smeared on the wall. Five bullet holes in her chest. Jimmy looked down at her. She died instantly when she was shot, maybe the second bullet. Her eyes wide open. Jimmy buried his face into his hands without saying a word. He looked back down at her as tears swelled up in his eyes. He heard the sound of foot steps. He quickly turned around staring for a minute. The foot steps grew louder in the darkness in front of him. Jimmy looked down at Tess's gun that was lying on the ground at his feet. He bent grabbing it. He looked at the outline that seemed to look like a man. "Who… who are you?" he asked. The man chuckled.

"I am you're killer!" The man raised his arm holding the same pistol that Tess had. Jimmy raised the one he was holding, but it was much too late. The man fired his gun.

Conan woke up quickly sitting up. He looked around. He was still in the guest bed at Rachel's house. Conan wiped off the sweat that trickled down his forehead.

'Only a dream Jimmy… only a dream.' Conan thought to himself. He looked down at his chest where the bullet would have hit him. He placed his hand there. Conan sighed. He looked out the window. The first day of summer vacation, Conan could relax and not worry about any school work. Which he died for it to end.

Conan entered Richard's office. There Richard was sitting at his desk waiting for is phone to ring for some kind of case to do or something. Conan took a seat on one of the couches.

"Where's Rachel?" Conan asked. Richard shrugged his shoulders not even looking at Conan.

"I don't know."

"AH!" Rachel screamed as she swung open the door. Richard and Conan looked at her.

"What's wrong Rachel?" Conan asked with worriment. Rachel held a sealed envelope and waved it in the air.

"WE GOT A LETTER FROM TESS!!!" Rachel shouted out again screaming with excitement. Conan smiled as he jumped off the chair.

"Really?" he asked excitedly. Rachel nodded her head. Richard rolled his eyes and then sighed.

"Why do you care about a letter from her?" Richard asked. Rachel placed her hands on her hips.

"Because she's the best cousin I ever had and the only one!" she shouted at him. Richard shook his head.

"Open it Rachel!" Conan said. Rachel smiled.

"Okay Conan." Rachel said. She ripped the top of the envelope open. She pulled out a piece of white lined paper. "Hey guys what's up? Its boring here and America. They got me sitting at the desk doing nothing, paper work. Fun huh? I feel like I'm I school so I decided to write to you. I don't know when you're going to get it but, I hope you get it soon. How are you guys doing? I'm doing fine but…" Rachel stopped as she placed her hand over her mouth. She walked over to one of the couches and sat down looking at the paper. Conan turned and looked at her. Richard turned his chair to place his hands on his desk.

"What?" Richard asked. Rachel looked at him.

"Uncle's dead." Rachel stated. Richard was speechless. Conan walked over.

"How?" Conan asked. Rachel looked at him looking back at the paper again.

"My dad is dead and so is my mother. They died in a freak car crash and I survived. Just got out of the hospital a couple of weeks ago. Nowhere to go now so I'm living with my chief (fun). The car was totaled, completely. They said they were surprised that I survived. So… I hope you know what I'm going to ask. Please take me in just for another year! Please. Anyway hope to see you soon; I'll be arriving in at 4:00 Thursday." Rachel read on, "love, Tess." Rachel leaned forward placing the letter on the table.

"They died in a freak car crash…" Richard stated turning his chair to the side placing his hand on his forehead and shaking his head. Rachel rested her chin in her hands. Conan looked down. Tess had no family left besides them. She killed her brother the year she was here and both of her parents are dead.

'Wait a minute.' Conan thought. He looked at the clock. 'Today is Thursday and its… 3:29!' Conan thought to himself as his mouth dropped open. "Um… today is Thursday." He said. Richard and Rachel looked at Conan.

"What?" Richard asked. Conan pointed to the clock.

"Look, today is Thursday and she said she would here at 4:00 and it's now 3:29." Conan stated. Richard and Rachel shot up from their seats. Richard grabbed his car keys and opened the door.

"Come on! Let's go!" Richard yelled. Rachel and Conan ran out the door. Richard shut it behind him and locked the door. They all rushed to get into the car. When Richard came down the stairs Rachel and Conan were all ready to get going.

"Come on dad!" Rachel called out from her rolled down window. Richard ran to his side of the car and got in. He started it up the car and then they were off, going to pick up Tess for another year.

Conan stared out the window. Happy that Tess was coming back and in yet, sad for her that she had lost her parents. He knows that the only family that Tess had basically left was Rachel and Richard. He didn't know who she had in America but if she came here then she probably didn't have much then.

He wondered how much she changed. Did she still wear black? Did she still carry her pistol around? Did she dye her hair? Does she have glasses? All these questions popped up into Conan's mind from not seeing her for so long. He wondered if she still looked the same and had the same attitude that he knew.

Richard pulled into the parking lot of the airport looking for a parking spot to pick up Tess.

"You know, she could have called or something." Richard stated about to pull into a parking spot when someone else took it.

"Dad, she was probably in the hospital when she wanted to call." Rachel stated.

"Why didn't she call when she was writing that letter?" Richard asked her. Rachel thought about that for a minute then shrugged her shoulders. Richard again was about to pull into a parking spot when someone took it. "HEY YOU JERK!!! THAT WAS MINE!!" he shouted out his window as he kept on driving.

"Richard!" Conan yelled from the back.

"What Conan?" Richard asked angrily.

"There's a spot there!" Conan answered as he pointed. Richard looked. Right there was a parking spot right in front of the airport doors. Richard smiled.

"HAHA!" he pulled in as quickly as he could cutting someone off. "HA! TO LATE!" he shouted out his window as he took the key out of the car. The person driving in the car shook their head then continued. Rachel and Conan exited the car looking around. It was 4:15 and they thought Tess would be waiting outside. Conan looked forward at the doors to see someone, a girl who looked 16 or 17 walking out of the airport doors. She had jet black hair that was down being held back by a red bandanna. She had a white shirt that had a black heart on it. She wore tight black jeans that hung over her boots. Something that didn't look to good with the outfit was a leather black jacket. One of her ears were pierced up at the top towards her head was the piercing a small diamond stud. She carried a duffle bag over her shoulder.

Conan pointed toward her. "Look." Conan said. Richard and Rachel looked forward at the girl as Rachel lowered his hand.

"It's not nice to point fingers." Rachel stated. Conan shook his head.

"That girl… is that Tess?" he asked. Rachel looked at her closely. He was right, that was Tess. Rachel waved her hand in the air.

"Hey! Tess!!" Rachel called out. Tess was placing her duffle bag on the ground taking off her jacket when she noticed Rachel. Once her jacket was off she waved her hand at her.

"Hey!" she called back picking up her duffle bag and crossing the parking lot.

"It's nice to see you again Tess." Rachel said as she hugged Tess. Conan was looking up at her. At least she didn't have glasses or dyed her hair. Well she still wore black.

Rachel looked at her noticing a scratch mark on her right cheek that had small little scabs and it was red it looked like she scraped it on the side walk.

"What happened?" Rachel asked. Tess blinked. She smiled as she placed her hand on her cheek.

"Oh, that was from the crash." Tess stated. Richard stuck his hands in his pockets and leaned up against the car.

"You could have called." Richard said. Tess looked at him.

"Your right I could've." Tess stated. Richard looked at her funny, she was agreeing with him. "But I didn't want to." Tess said smiling. She looked down at Conan. "Hey Conan!" she said bending down.

"Hey Tess." He said smiling. Tess smiled placing her hand on his had rustling up his hair.

"You still look the same." Tess said smiling.

"Yeah I know, and you changed." Conan stated removing her hand from his head. Tess looked at him.

"Well, I wanted to… well my boss made me." Tess stated.

"Is it true?" Tess looked over at Richard. "Is my brother dead?" Richard asked. Tess stood up right. She looked down nodding her head.

"Yeah." Tess answered. The memory came back to her.

"How did it happen?" Rachel asked as she placed her hand on her shoulder.

"We were driving home from vacation that my Chief gave me, driving along from mountain side; another car came up from behind us. A black BMW. I felt a jerk from the back of the car then we started to slip and slide along the wet road because it was raining. Our car hit the guard rile then we tipped rolling down the hill. I had hit my head." Tess stopped as she moved a little bit of her red bandanna showing a cut on her head that was also scabbed and red, "and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital with my FBI partner and my Chief next to me, then they told me my parents were dead." Tess stopped. Everyone speechless. Conan couldn't believe what he had heard. It must have been painful for Tess to recall everything about her parents' deaths. Tess wiped away a tear that was slowly finding its way down her cheek. Rachel turned her around.

"I'm sorry Tess." Rachel stated. Rachel opened her arms as Tess hugged her tightly. Conan could hear her crying softly as Richard was still leaning against the car not able to take what had happened. But Tess had the bruises and cuts to prove it.

Soon after Tess's story they got into the car. Rachel looked back at her from the front seat.

"Do they know how you survived?" Rachel asked. Tess looked up at her shaking her head.

"No, my Chief told me that they found me about a half of a mile away from the car." Tess answered. "He also said that the side of the car I was sitting at was completely crushed so someone who have had to pull me out of the car from the other side or from one of the doors my parents were sitting at. But their bodies weren't moved at all. And when they found me, I was half dead." Tess added. Conan looked at her, shocked at what he was hearing. Why would someone pull her out of the car and not her parents and drag her half a mile away from the car?

'Why would someone want to drag her all that way and not help her parents?' Conan asked himself. Conan thought about it for a minute unable to come up with anything. He glanced back at Tess. He thought that she was hiding something from him like the last time she was here, when she was sent here to stop her brother and get his help.

"How long are you staying?" Conan asked her. She looked at him smiling trying to hide her sadness from recalling the memory of that night.

"Only for another year." Tess stated.

"So you'll be leaving before Christmas again?" Rachel asked. Tess looked at her.

"Probably. My Chief if coming to get me either in January or December." Tess answered. Richard didn't say anything for the whole ride home. In fact after that short conversation no one did. Tess was staring out her window with the side of her forehead leaning on it. Conan was thinking about Tess's story a little bit.

'Tess wouldn't lie about her parents' deaths.' He looked at her. 'Unless she was trying to cover something up.'

Finally, Richard parked in front of their house. Tess picked up her duffle bag from her feet and got out, Conan following her from behind. When they got up stairs Richard's phone started to ring. He smiled and dove for the phone but someone had picked it up.

"Hello, Richard Moore's Office." Tess said. Richard started to twitch a little. Conan smiled. It was a long time since Tess had did that to Richard. "Oh! Hi Inspector how are you?" Tess blinked a few times. "Hold on please." Tess placed her duffle bag on the floor turning to pick up a pen and started to write on the desk sized calendar sitting on Richard's desk. "Okay… hm mm… uh huh… okay got it. Thank you." Tess hung up the phone. She ripped the piece of paper that she had written on. "Here, there was a murder." Tess stated handing it to Richard. He snatched the paper out of her hands. Tess picked up her bag from the floor.

"567 High Street." Richard said reading the paper. Tess unzipped her bag pulling out her gun holster. It was a new one then she had. She leveled the holster belt evenly. She then wrapped it around her waist pulling it tight so it doesn't fall off. She then picked up her gun from the duffle bag and then slipping it into the holster. Tess tapped the side a little seeing if it was okay. Well she still carried her gun with her that's for sure. When Conan saw her gun he knew either Tess was hiding something or she was going to help him solve the murder cases like last time. They drove off down the street then taking a left. They pulled over next to a family home. Tess got out. She stared at the house as Richard and Rachel walked forward entering it. Conan stood there looking up at her.

"What's wrong Tess?" Conan asked. Tess looked down at him.

"Nothing Jimmy." She answered. She went to take a step forward but Conan grabbed onto her hand. Tess stopped. She looked down at the walkway. She turned her head to see Conan. He was holding onto her hand tightly and she knew he wasn't going to let go.

"Tess, what do you think I am? Stupid? I know you're hiding something now, what is it?" Conan asked her. Tess tugged at her arm hard. Conan stumbled forward as her hand came out of his grip.

"Nothing is wrong and I'm not hiding anything!" she yelled, "can't someone grieve over their own parents?!" Tess stormed forward into the house. Conan knew that she was hiding something now and he's going to figure it out.

He entered the house after Tess. Inspector Maguire was shaking Tess's hand.

"It's great to have you back." He said to her. Tess smiled a fake smile trying to cover up her anger.

"Same here Inspector." Tess stated. Inspector Maguire brought Tess, Richard, and Rachel into the kitchen where the murder scene was. There lying on top of the oak table was a man. Blood was coming out his mouth. His head was turned to the left. There was a huge blood stain on his shirt where there would have been a knife or something but there was nothing.

"Here is the crime scene." Inspector Maguire stated. Richard walked forward toward the body.

"Where's the murder weapon?" Richard asked. Inspector Maguire shrugged his shoulders.

"See that's the problem, when we came here. There was no murder weapon and only 2 possible murderers." Inspector Maguire stated.

"Who?" Rachel asked. Inspector Maguire pointed over to the far end of the room.

"Mr. Tankyo and Reli." He stated. There stood a man and a woman both with brown hair and brown eyes. "They're twins." He stated. Richard walked forward looking at them both.

"Do you mind?" Reli who was the girl stated. "Don't get in my face like that!" she shouted swinging her purse onto Richard. When her purse hit his head there was a cling noise.

"OW!" Richard shouted rubbing his head. Tess walked forward. Conan's eyes widened when Tess went toward Reli. Conan covered his eyes.

"Don't you dare hit him like that again!" Tess shouted at her. Mr. Tankyo stepped in front of his sister.

"And don't…"

"Did I say you can talk?!" Tess cut in. "No! Now shut up!" she shouted. Mr. Tankyo looked at her weirdly. Conan looked at the body of the man. He stared at it for awhile. He then looked over at the counter where there was a knife set. But there was one knife missing. Conan looked over at Reli and Mr. Tankyo.

'They both look… wait a minute!' Conan remembered the cling noise when Richard was hit over the head. Conan smiled. He flicked up his stun gun and hit Richard in the back of his neck. Richard stumbled backwards.

"I feel…" Richard was now leaning on a chair by the kitchen table. Conan looked around for somewhere to hide. He then decided since everyone was by the suspects he climbed up onto the chair behind Richard. "I feel like I know who the murderer is." Tess turned toward Richard. She smiled a small smile. She wasn't going to say anything.

"Already Richard? That was the shortest time yet." Inspector Maguire stated.

"Well, if Reli never hit me over the head they way she did I would have never figured it out." Richard stated. Reli's eyes widened. "When I was hit over the head something hard hit it. Like the handle of a knife. Check her purse Inspector." Richard added. Inspector Maguire turned toward Reli. She shook her head.

"Now! I won't let you!" Reli yelled out. She then took off running toward the door.

"Someone stop her!!" Inspector Maguire shouted out pointing at her. Tess drew he gun from its holster. She pointed it at Reli's back but she hesitated to shoot it. Tess tried to force herself but she didn't. Conan watched her from Richard's side but Tess shook her head as she placed her gun back into its holster.

"Come back here!" Tess shouted out at the running Reli. Tess started to chase after Reli. Reli reached out to the door when Tess dove. She grabbed a hold of Reli's ankle making her fall to the floor.

"Let go!" Reli pulled up her leg about to slam her foot into her face when Tess drew her gun again.

"Don't move!" Tess shouted. Reli lowered her leg as Tess pulled her toward her as she sat up onto her knees. Inspector Maguire ran toward the door to see Tess's gun pointed at Reli. Tess reached out for her purse. She grabbed onto it but Reli held a tight grip onto it. "Let… go. Don't make me shoot you." Tess said shaking her head at her. Reli let go. Tess pulled her purse toward her. She tossed it behind her to Inspector Maguire. "There." She said. "Get up." Tess stood up having her gun pointing at Reli still sitting on the floor. Reli stood up. Tess walked around behind her placing her gun on Reli's back.

"Please Inspector, don't go through that." Reli begged.

"What's the matter Reli? Hiding something?" he asked her. Reli shook her head.

"My sister is not the murderer!" Mr. Tankyo walked into the room.

"We don't know that yet." Inspector Maguire opened the purse and grabbed out a knife that was wrapped up in plastic wrapping with blood stains on it.

"Why sister?" Mr. Tankyo asked.

"Because he was treating to kill you! Look I owned him money and he said if I didn't pay the money he was going to kill you." Reli stated.

That night they drove home with Tess and Conan in the back and Richard in the front. Tess was looking out her window as Conan watched her. She never hesitated to shoot her gun, never. What makes it so different now? This clue that Tess had given out not knowing made Conan suspect that she was really hiding something and he was determined to find out.

Next Time on Case Closed: "I already told you Jimmy." Conan still thinks that Tess is still hiding something but what gives him that idea? When they meet someone who is soon later murdered in his own home things get a little weird.

Next Time: Murderer Home

Next Conan's Hint: Shirt

A/N: Here it is! Everyone who read my last story was dying for a squeal since I put them in suspense! Well here it is! The squeal to Detective Conan and Tess. Everyone who read my squeal and didn't read my first one should read Detective Conan and Tess. It'll give you background on Tess in that story. Chapter 2 COMING UP!!!