Poisoned?
Kogoro sat in the hospital waiting room. He didn't like hospitals. They just creeped him out. All those sick people.
In the distance, he heard yelling. Probably the detective boys again. He knew they were only little kids, but this was ridiculous. They couldn't sit still for more then a few seconds. They ran around, asking random people about Conan, asking how many people died here, asking if they could perform surgery, and generally making pests of themselves.
That was one reason Kogoro didn't like kids. Except for Ran.
Speak of the devil, Ran ran into the waiting room just then.
"Dad, where's Conan!" she asked, very worried about her little brother.
"They're working on him now." he told her, lighting a cigarrett. He always smoked more when he was nervous or upset about something, and now was one of those times.
A nurse came up to them carrying a clipboard. She told Kogoro this was a no smoking building, much to his annoyance.
"Are you Conan Edogawa's guardians?" she asked.
Ran nodded.
The nurse checked her clipboard, then continued.
"Conan has been poisoned."
Ran and Kogoro both nearly fell over. Poisoned?
"How?"
"We're not sure, but it appears to be aresnic. It's built up in his system to toxic levels, and has affected his lungs, causing phnemonea."
"Can, can we see him?" Ran asked.
"Yes, follow me."
Ran gathered up the detective boys, and along with her father they went to see Conan. They passed many rooms, all of them full.
"We had to put a tube down his throat to help him breathe, so he won't be able to talk." the nurse added. Ran nodded solemly.
The nurse finally stopped at a room in the intinsive care unit. She led them in, towards a bed with a small, pale form attatched by wires and tubes to machines.
"Conan!"
Ran approached the bed. She stroked his cheek. "It's okay Conan, I'm here."
He opened his eyes and tried to speak. He couldn't, of course.
Ayumi started to cry. The sight of her best friend like this was just to much. The other two children also were very upset.
Kogoro himself was shocked. Conan looked so small and frail. How could this have happened.
A doctor walked in, along with inspecter Meguri.
"Mouri, Ran." He greeted them.
"Meguri, why are you here?" Kogoro asked.
"This is an investigation Mouri. Someone poisoned Conan."
"Any suspects?"
"Just one."
An officer ran up to Meguri and whispered in his ear. He nodded as Ran went back to Conan. She did her best to comfort the detective boys, who seemed scared by the machines attatched to their friend.
The next day...
Ran sat next to Conan's bed, a cup of coffee in her hand.
The machines were slowly cleansing Conan's blood of aresnic, but it was a slow process. Antibiotics were working on his phnemonea, but that to was slow.
His eyes were still red and bloody, but the doctors assured her it would go away eventually.
Though Conan couldn't speak, Ran held his hand and talked to him. He seemed to be comforted by her pressence, so she had stayed the night with him, nearly breaking a stretcher in half when some orderly had dared tell her visiting hours were over.
Ran still could believe it. Why would someone poison Conan? He hadn't done anything.
"Ran-chan?"
Agasa and Ai were at the door. Ran waved then in.
Agasa pulled up a chair, while Ai chose to stand. After a while of talking Ran went to get some coffee.
Now that she was gone, they could talk to Shinichi.
"I don't think this was the organization Kudo." Haibara told him. "If they had wanted you dead, they would have used something much more efficient then aresnic."
He was releaved. That was one less thing to worry about.
Ran soon returned, with two cups of coffee and some orange juice for Ai.
Scene Change
Kogoro got out of the taxi, ready to go check on Conan. He was supprised to see Meguri and several officers approaching him.
Meguri clearded his throat. "Kogoro Mouri, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Conan Edogawa."
To be continued.