Author's note

This chapter was set before the special edition sorry if I keep on confusing you guys, but you will see when it comes to an end. To those many readers, who wish to know what happens to Ran and Shinichi, please wait, because we always save the best thing for the last.

I promise I won't doze off… (Really).

I dragged Heichi and Akiran with me into the crowded great hall, filled with different kinds of people, all wearing masks. When we were in the hall, suddenly the lights were all out and only the small lights from the corners of the great hall were lit, the lights shone at the centre of the great hall where a masked man stands.

He looked young, very young; I think he's even younger than my mother, for some reason. I felt I had seen him somewhere, he looked very familiar to me, especially he's pair of azure eyes, I am sure I had seen it somewhere…..

There were many applauds and cheers from the crowds when the light were shone on him, but he didn't smile at all, or weave to the crowds. He didn't seem to like this arrangement at all.

"Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to 28th birthday party." I felt familiar with he's voice too, he spoke politely but in a very cold tone to the crowds. "Before we start the party, I prepared a quiz for all the Sherlock Holmes fans for fun, please put up your hand quickly if you know the answer, the person with most points at the end will win a prize."

"Who is this guy?" I asked Heichi, there are so many things in my mind that I can't even concentrate on the Sherlock Holmes quiz that I was looking forward to.

"He's uncle Kudo, the main character of this party." Heichi looked at me impatiently. "The quiz you are like so much is going to start, you'd better concentrate on that if you are such a fan."

"Ops." I forgot about that totally when I realized I spend too much time concentrating on Kudo Shinichi, but I wanted to know more about him, as if he was my father.

My father………………could he be?

I answered every question Kudo Shinichi read out, some were not only based on Sherlock Holmes, but other logic or guessing who is guilty in a murder mysteries. We looked at each other all the time, when he looked at me, the cold tone was gone, he's eyes was filled with little tender.

"Congratulations, you won the competition." He said as he walked towards me. "You are a very smart kid."

"Uncle Shinichi, this is my friend-Shinji and he's sister-Akiran." Heichi made the introduction for us.

"You and Heichi must be very good friends." He smiled; it was the first time tonight that I saw him simile; I thought he would never simile. "You two remind me of Heichi's father and me, we are good friends too, and we also liked to be detectives."

"HEICHI??WHERE ARE YOU?" suddenly, we heard a loud voice from a small girl, calling Heichi, she seemed to be angry.

"Oh DAMN IT." Heichi smack he's head. "It must be that little brat, I must go now. Uncle Shinichi, would you please look after them for me?" Heichi hurried off after he had dumped us…… He left Akiran looking pretty sad, she must have misunderstood, Heichi should have told her that he have a very annoying sister.

"You did a great job, what would you like as an prize?" Uncle Shinichi asked me politely, for some reason, I like him very much. Even though we have only met for such a short time, I don't know why, but I really like him.

"Whatever my sister wishes." I replied him happily.

"Ok, what do you want, little princess" Uncle Shinichi pat Akiran's hair gently, I saw Akiran blushed, I never see Akiran blush in front of anyone other than Heichi.

"Can I visit every single room in your house with my brother? Uncle Shinichi." Akiran said shyly.

"Of cause, but only some rooms that I did not wish you to visit." Uncle Shinichi's smile was wiped away, he seems sad again.

"We will be very good, and listen to your instructions." I said, and putting a fake simile on my face.

"Yes, we would be very good." Akiran pretended to be a obedient little girl and while in both of our mind, we all have the same thought.

We are going to go into the forbidden rooms of the Kudo mansion!

To be continued

Next chapter: Akiran and Shinji found something that will change their life…………………

PS: sorry if I skipped the questions to the quiz, it's because I am not really good mystery author, romance and fantasy is my genre.