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Unknown Location

Kazuha was finally able to cry. The relaxant that was forced into her arm while she could barely move from the chloroform was wearing off. She didn't feel like jelly anymore. Now she felt a little like peanut butter.

He touched her face gently. "Don't cry, Toyama Kazuha…tears aren't what make you beautiful."

Kazuha's voice found her body and so did a rush of strength. "Don't touch me!" She spun her head toward him and bit down on his hand, and bringing up her leg between his, pushing him over and standing, not taking the time to gather her clothes before running.

She didn't get very far before her head started to spin from the blood rush and she fell again, panting a little, tears still on her face.

Her kidnapper walked up behind her. "Well, that wasn't very wise." He picked her up. "Try running away again and I'll return you to your friend, Hattori Heiji. Of course, he wouldn't be pleased to find you dead."

He walked back to her room, threw her on the bed and raped her again, more violently than the first times.

Koizumi Residence

Conan looked up to Heiji. "A psychic?"

Heiji shrugged. "Kazuha's been gone for almost a week, Kudo. And you know yourself Mademoiselle Akako is usually accurate."

Conan shrugged. She was accurate last time he went to her. Why wouldn't she be now?

Heiji opened the door. "Mademoiselle Akako?"

The redhead was lounging on her couch, cards out, incense burning, candles lit. "Come in Hattori-san. Kudo-san."

Heiji sat opposite the psychic, eyes on the table, not the scantily clad sorceress.

She smirked. "You came here to find something, something very important to you…"

"I came here to find my best friend. I believe she was kidnapped."

"Do you have anything that belongs to her that can tie me to her?"

Heiji immediately pulled out a handcuff on a broken cord. "She made this omamori. I have a matching one, but this one's hers. I found it at the mall."

Akako reached over the table and took the omamori in her hands. She closed her eyes and her breathing became still for a long while.

Right when Heiji was going to reach for her to check her pulse, her eyes opened with a hiss from the cobras on her shoulders.

"Toyama Kazuha lives," she said. "However, she does not live in peace. Your fears are confirmed, a rapist had kidnapped her and is, as we speak, having his way. She is beaten, but living. She has tried to run but failed."

"What does her kidnapper looks like? We're are they?"

"He hides her in plain sight, holding her in an apartment. His eyes are dark, like his hair, but his skin is smooth and pale. He's…rather handsome actually."

Heiji sweat dropped.

"You'll find Kazuha, and she'll live, however, I'm not guaranteeing she'll be the same again."

Heiji nodded. "Thank you, Mademoiselle Akako."

Akako smiled. "Thank you for paying me in advance."

As Conan and Heiji left the house, Conan nodded toward the telephone booth.

Mori Detective Agency

Ran was still blissfully happy, turning the ring on her left hand. A thick silver band with garnets forming a circle in it. A few days ago, Shinichi paid her a surprise visit, took her to dinner, chatted and gave this ring to her and begged her to marry him.

Ran didn't stop twisting her engagement ring around her finger when the phone rang. Instead, she dreamily reached for the phone and picked it up.

"Moshi moshi…"

Laughter reached her ears. "I see you're very well."

"Shinichi…I love you…" She really appreciated him calling more often since their engagement.

"I love you too, Ran."

"I love you more…"

"I doubt it. I love you more."

Ran turned onto her back on her bed. "I was just thinking about you, actually, Shinichi."

"Really?" She could hear the blush rising to his cheeks from his voice.

"I have the house to myself for a while today, Conan-kun and Heiji went to Ekoda for a while to look for Kazuha, and Dad's at a late lunch with Mom."

"They're patching things up?"

"Uh-huh. I think they'll get back together soon…"

"That'll be the day, Ran. I bet he'll screw it up again."

"Oh ye of little faith, Shinichi."

The door opened and shut, but no one announced his or her arrival home.

Ran's voice dropped to a whisper. "Shinichi, I'll call your cell back. Turn it on for once. There's someone in the house."

Silence came from Shinichi for a while. "Okay. Give them hell, but don't get yourself killed over it."

"I love you Shinichi."

"Don't let me see you on the missing person's list. I love you too."

"Ja."

She hung up and sneaked downstairs. When she looked around, she didn't see anyone, so she ventured further from the stairs.

A hand grabbed her wrists and kicked her in the back of her knees, causing her to fall. Ran quickly got her hands out of his grip and spun to face her opponent.

His hand covered her eyes and his knees came down onto her arms. "Mori Ran, it isn't wise to fight back."

She tried to get her legs under his body to push him off, but with her every movement, he had a retaliation.

He was whispering calming words, but she got more frantic when she felt a syringe needle puncture her neck. She struggled as fiercely as possible in her position. Never in all her years in karate had she met a movement like this.

Within minutes, Ran stopped moving and fell limp.

1700 Hours

Conan and Heiji ran into the agency in fear.

"Ran-neechan!" Conan yelled frantically.

"Oi, Neechan!" Heiji called.

Conan ran upstairs and searched her room, the bathroom, anywhere she would be while Heiji searched the downstairs.

When Conan ran downstairs. "I can't find Ran, Hattori!"

Heiji was bent in the hall near the stairs. "Kudo, check this out."

At first, Conan couldn't see anything. But when he looked closer, the wood had a dark red discoloration. It was so small anyone could look it over.

"Ran's hurt," Conan muttered.

"It could be the attacker's."

"I just have a bad feeling it's hers."

Heiji stood and called the police, filing a missing person's report.

Conan, on the other hand, stared at the blood spot in disbelief. He couldn't believe that something like this could happen to of all people, his Ran.

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Side Note: If you ever saw Akako Koizumi's costume for when she's predicting futures and such, you'll understand. The snakes LIVE!

And thank you Heart for the idea for Ran-neechan's engagement ring. I drew it out and it came out pretty nice on her finger.

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