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Black Cat

It was a sunny day after the snow storm, with many children building snowmen in the park. There, Sonoko and Ran walked along the path.

"Matako, he just won another tournament! His face must be filled with band-aids. I hope he is all right. Anyway, how is Shinichi getting along? Is he coming back anytime soon?" asked Sonoko, after she has blabbered Makato-this and Makato-that.

"Oh, I don't think he will come back very soon. You know, he's busy and all that." said Ran as casually as she could.

"Ran, why don't you just find somebody else? There's no point trying to wait, is there?"

"You're right, Sonoko. There's no point. I should move on." said Ran.

Sonoko stared at Ran, worried. Whenever she talked about forgetting Shinichi, Ran always refused to listen. And know, Ran actually agreed? "Ran, are you all right?" asked Sonoko.

"Why am I not all right? The snow storm is over, everything is sunny. The world is shining, and children are having the time of their lives. Everything is so fine. Why should I overlook this happiness by remembering the past? You see, I thought it over, and I have decided to try the next man who asks me out."

Sonoko brightened up, not aware that Ran did not. "Oh! I know you will get over it! Do you want…" continued Sonoko.

But Ran was too depressed to even try to listen. Shinichi thought she actually…liked Araide. Of course, she could just explain to him everything, how she fell and Araide caught her. But if someone that close to her, who knew her this much could actually say that- it is just too much.

"Ran, look! It's Araide!" said Sonoko.

"Hi, Miss. Ran and Sonoko. Are you in the park to just walk around and look at the beautiful snow? I actually heard that it snowed yesterday not only in Japan but also in New York. That must be much of a coincidence!" said Araide.

"Yes, it must be." muttered Ran. "Shinichi must have experienced the snow as well as I did."

"Ran?" asked Araide. "Are you all right?"

"Of course I am!" said a brighter voice of Ran. "I just want to know if you want to go to Tropical Island with me Saturday, Araide. Please?"

Araide was stunned. All this time, she rejected him, and now, she asked him to go somewhere together? "Oh--okay?"

"Is that a question or an answer?" teased Ran.

"Okay." said Araide firmly.

"Oh, Ran! I am so happy for you." said Sonoko. "You finally have a date!" Araide went red, but not Ran.

"So, Akemi," said a cold voice. "What is that man's name then, if you cannot tell me his job, or his birthday, or any important information that we need to confirm if he is a police officer or not?"

"I'm sorry Gin. I don't know." said Akemi.

"You're useless! I have sent you to go investigate him, and you did not even ask for his name!" Gin paused after reprimanding her, and the silence went on for a long time. Gin was thinking how to punish her, she knew. "Akemi, Akemi. Go find out his name, at least, or don't even think about coming back."

"Yes, sir." said Akemi. Gin's shadow swept across the floor and disappeared. "No. I am a cold blooded killer, a member of an organization that killed mercilessly. I do not fall in love. I do not know love." And with this, Akemi went to the café.

Shuichi went again to the café tomorrow. He did not know why, but his heart thumped out of his chest to just think about meeting that girl with the cute freckles again. He knew that he had to focus on his job, but he cannot help going there hoping to meet her. He still did not know her name or anything, but he did not want to. Going into the café with another newspaper, he looked around and saw the girl waving at him. He went over.

"Hi again!" said Shuichi. "So was the math test easy now?"

"I did really well, thanks to you, mister." said Akemi. "Do you want to sit with me, and we could chat again?"

"Sure." Shuichi sat down next to the girl. He did not notice last time because of the sharp smell of the coffee, but this time, she has a weird smell on her body, but a pretty nice smell. "Did you spray any perfume? You have this weird smell on you." said Shuichi.

"Oh, you mean this?" said the girl as she pulled out a packet that was sewn with gray, black, and white yarn in the shape of a kitten. It gave off the scent. "I think my mother put this on me when I was an infant. I don't like the rainbow colors a lot, but prefer just black and white."

"You must really like cats, right? Your mother must be really good with the needle."

"I really don't know. My mother and father died when I was small, and I was raised by my foster father."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"No, it's okay mister. I don't remember them anyway, so there's nothing to be sorry about." said Akemi with a smile. "Anyway, I still haven't asked for your name. My name is Miyano Akemi."

"Just call me Shuichi."

"Jodie!"

"Yes, Shuichi?" said Jodie, while typing on the computer back at the office.

"Sorry to bother you, but could you please research someone for me?"

"What name?"

"Miyano Akemi."

"His name is Shuichi."

"Shuichi, huh?" Vermouth typed the name on the computer, and she clicked on the only file that came up. "Gin, Shuichi is from the FBI." Vermouth said calmly. "He has actually interfered with our plans when he was a cop at the age of 15. Later, he was invited to the FBI. His partner is Jodie, who has also been a tough member of the FBI as well."

Akemi first was startled, and then calmed herself. "I do not know love or friendship. The only thing real is hate."

"So Akemi. It looks like your friend is asking for trouble. You know what to do." said Gin, as he tossed her a gun from his pocket. It made a cling as it fell to the floor in front of Akemi. "Don't fail me again."

"Shuichi, don't go! You know she's a member. She doesn't have a good heart in the first place. Now that she knows who you are, a member of the FBI, and she writes a letter and asks you to go to meet her, and you actually do?!"

"No, Jodie. I have to go. Akemi isn't what you think. She's different from the other criminals I have met." said Shuichi as took his coat from the rack and began to put it on.

"What is wrong with you? You never failed to be cautious. Please, if you want to go, at least take me with you." begged Jodie as she tugged on Shuichi's arm.

"Jodie, if I take you, everything is going to go wrong. If she realize that I trust her that much as to not even take my partner, she will be moved. She will quit the organization and come with me. Please, Jodie, don't follow me. I would realize if you do." Shuichi gave Jodie one last look before he went out of the door.

"Yes, I know you could." whispered Jodie to herself. "But you couldn't ever know my heart."

It was a dark night. The moon and stars were all hidden by the clouds. A man dressed in a black coat turned into the dark street, an abandoned street. That was where they will meet, on the roof of that abandoned apartment building. The man even brought a present for the girl. He saw that when he passed by the jewelry store: a black necklace with a black cat on the end. Most girls would think of it as a sign of bad luck, or a bad present that they will never wear, but Shuichi knew that Akemi would love it; she is not like other girls.

"Akemi…you're here."

"Hello?"

"Kudo! What are you doing to Ran! She's going to be married to Araide in another month! She has gone completely cuckoo this month. What happened to you guys!?"

"Hattori, let it go. We don't have enough luck to be together this lifetime. I can't make her wait forever for me, can I?"

"But if you let go for this one second, you are giving up for your whole life. Think about this correctly, Kudo."