MD: Hey guys. Sorry this is later than I said it would be. It was a lot harder to type than I expected.
Conan: It also didn't help that you had your pants on fire to finish that East of Eden book. You practically spent the whole weekend with that alone!
MD: I know! It's just that I'm leaving tomorrow and I don't want to bring that gigantic book with me! I would rather bring the new book I have to read, Life of Pi.
Conan: I still can't believe that you're leaving me like this!
MD: Awwww, don't be so sad Conan! It's only for a little over two weeks! If you guys want to find out more about my trip and stuff, just go to my livejournal through the link on my bio. My username thing is Allegro17. I'll have things like when I'll be back and stuff there.
Conan: I guess I should do the disclaimer now…. Masked Detective does not own Detective Conan or any of its characters. She tried to use her netnavi to hack into the government files or something and give her ownership, but Cadenza (her netnavi)gave her one heck of a lecture about how wrong that was. Man was that funny!
MD: Don't know why she got so mad though. It's not like I would have succeeded or anything. Anyways, here's this week's chapter!
DBZGTCCY
And Yet So Far
Conan woke up feeling dizzy and sick. He also felt a strange sense of happiness and hope. He looked around and saw the same drab, grey walls that made up his prison. So where in the world could this hope possibly be coming from?
He struggled to remember what had happened right before he had passed out. Then he realized that he had his Detective Boys badge in his hand still. Memories came flooding back to him about his conversation with Ran.
He gave a wry smile and attached the badge further inside of his jacket than it had been when he had first found it. He had a feeling that he would need it again soon.
Once Conan was sure the badge was safely out of sight, he checked his button to make sure that the tracer was still there. He rubbed the tracer to make sure it was on tight and winced when he felt a sharp pain shoot through his stomach. It went away as soon as it had come, but left Conan shaken.
Conan was about to lay back down again when the sound of a door slamming quickly jolted him fully awake. He became tense and alert. He closed his eyes and could faintly hear the sounds coming from the door. Unfortunately, it came out as mumbling and he couldn't understand a word of what was being said.
Curiosity and his detective instincts drove Conan to open his eyes, and move as close to the door and the voices as he could. He couldn't stand, but found that he was able to crawl without too much pain.
Once Conan had reached the his destination, he sat back down, breathed deeply, closed his eyes once again, and listened intently to what was being said.
Now that he was closer, Conan could make out the words being said. It wasn't easy, but it was much better than before.
"I'm positive it was her, Bourbon. She had the same long hair, just tied back. And she was the right height and, well, everything!"
"Well, this does pose as a problem. But at least we caught on early. I hate to admit it, Cider, but you actually did something right."
Conan felt a shiver shoot up his spine. Those voices were defiantly familiar. The first one had to be the man who had killed him. And the second one was that gruff voice he had heard when he had first woken up after being kidnapped.
Conan held his breath and listened as best as he could. He could practically hear his heart beat and felt a small drop of sweat roll down the side of his face. He had a pretty good idea of who the girl was that they were talking about, but preyed that he was wrong all the same.
The man, nicknamed Cider, gave what seemed to be a low growl. The other man, Bourbon, gave a strange, low sound that must have been his version of chuckling. Or he was drowning in something, which Conan wouldn't mind being true.
"So, what do we do with her? Should we kill her? She saw my face the night I kidnapped the brat, and nearly took my head off at that."
Conan felt his stomach lurch and knew that it wasn't because he was sick. They really were talking about Ran! Conan forced his mind back to the conversation when he heard Bourbon start talking.
"No, we'll leave her be. It would cause more trouble if we were to shot her. We would draw too much attention, and there is always the chance that she manages to survive or escape. I have a much better plan that will benefit us in more ways than just throwing her off of our trail."
Conan struggled to hear what Bourbon was saying, but Bourbon's voice had dropped and Conan could only make out a small whispering sound that Conan couldn't understand at all.
Conan sighed in relief when he realized that he could no longer eavesdrop on his kidnappers. That conversation had helped him quite a bit. He knew that Ran was safe, well, as safe as she could be, knowing his secret and about the Black Organization. He now also knew the codenames of the men who had kidnapped him. It had been Cider and Bourbon, right? He put this carefully into the back of his mind for later reference. Who knew when it would come in handy?
Just as Conan was going to close his eyes, he was jolted once again from sleep by a slamming door. The difference though was that this door was in the hallway by the cell. And also, the door had been slammed against a wall when it was opened, rather that closed.
Conan's eyes widened as he saw Bourbon walk up to his cell. He instinctively moved back and glared at the large man.
The man was large and very muscular. He was wearing all black and had a hat hanging from his overcoat somehow. His skin was dark and tanned, and he had some stubble of hair on his chin. His face was thick, particularly his chin, which seemed to come out a bit too far. His hair was a deep red like blood and was tied back into a very small pony tail. But the focal feature of him was his eyes. They were a dull green that seemed to bore right through a person into their very soul. Conan shivered as he looked at those eyes. They we cold and cruel, but the worst part was that there seemed to be a sign of intelligence in them. This man was not one to be messed with nor could easily be fooled.
The man gave a cold smile and his eyes seemed to brighten up a bit and glint maliciously. They looked at Conan, than around his cell. His eyes came upon the ropes Conan had cut off and the bloody piece of glass that Conan had used to cut the ropes off with. His eyes showed amusement, and his smile turned into a smirk.
"So you got your ropes off. Very cleaver, little detective. Good thing we will no longer be needing them, otherwise this would be quite annoying, and I hate it when things are annoying."
With that said Bourbon opened the cell door and pulled out a handkerchief. He walked slowly over to Conan and quickly forced the handkerchief over Conan's mouth and nose.
Conan struggled the best he could, but being sick and breathing in the drug caused him to get weaker and weaker until he passed out. Bourbon smiled as he felt Conan's body become limp in his hand.
Bourbon put the handkerchief back into his pocket, roughly threw Conan over his shoulder, and walked back out of the cell and into the other room. Once there, he looked around and made sure that he hadn't left anything behind.
He existed that room also; putting his hat on with his free had, and walked quietly outside and to the van. He quickly shoved Conan into the back and walked around quickly to the driver's seat. He took the time to buckle his seat belt and waited for Cider to check around to make sure no one was looking.
Bourbon started the car as Cider got in and drove slowly away from the building. He gave one look to the place where he knew Ran was riding. He smirked and drove away.
DBZGTCCY
MD: Finally I'm done! It is past 12 in the morning and I'm tired!
Conan: That's what you get for procrastinating.
MD: But I was stuck! I wasn't sure what to do with this chapter, which is part of the reason it's up later that I thought! I kinda got stuck….
Conan: (sweatdrop) Whatever MD. Just respond to these reviews so that we can go to bed!
MD: Rightio! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Silver Sky Magician: Awww! That's not true! I think your story is really good! What I find helps with details is just playing what you write like a movie in your head, and describing scenes and people that look interesting. I'm glad that you like my writing though! It makes me feel so good to hear that! I hope you liked this last chapter, and thank you for reviewing!
Jimmy's girl: Sorry I took awhile to update! And I don't want Conan to get too badly hurt either (glares at evil brain plotting to hurt Conan) Darn you brain! (Conan: Wait, you have a brain?) Thanks for making Conan blush! I love laughing at him! I'm glad you still like my story, and hope that you continue to enjoy! Thanks for reviewing!
Aikachi: I know what you mean about Ran being able to beat them up! I don't know so much about Bourbon though… he seems pretty tough! I'm glad you liked my last chapter, and hope that you like this one too! Thank you for reviewing!
Onyx Youkai: I'm glad you think I've got my characters down well! That makes me feel so good inside! I'm glad that I've got you excited over this fic, and hope that you continue to like it! Thank you so much for reviewing!
Black Cherrie: I'm glad that you like my story! I'm sorry about the slow update! I hope that you enjoyed my latest chapter, and thank you for taking the time to review!
dragongirl101: Slaves huh? There are a few people I wouldn't mind putting through that…but I think I'll just stick to writing. Ha ha! Thank you so much for all the compliments! They really mean a lot to me! And I'm glad you enjoy me and Conan's conversations! We love having them, and we love it when people say that they like them! I hope that you continue to enjoy this fic and thank you so much for leaving such a long and kind review! It is truly and greatly appreciated!
michel 8 8 8: I hope that this fic goes on for a while more! I'm having so much fun with it. I'm glad that you agree with me about having other things we have to do other than write and I totally agree with you! I can't wait to read your fic! I'll bet it's a good one! I hope you like my latest chapter! And thank you for your kind review!
KogoroMouri: I'm glad you like my story. I'm sorry that you don't like my conversations with Conan. Those conversation things usually help encourage me to write because I have so much fun with them. It you look for the "DBZGTCCY", you can skip right through them if you like. Thank you for taking the time to review, and I hope you continue to enjoy!
Kayla: I forgot that tradition didn't I? Oops! Won't forget again, so no worries! I hope that we can keep e-mailing each other too. It's a lot of fun! And I love making new friends! I'm also glad you liked my last chapter. Sorry this one took so long to come out, but I hope you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to write that nice review!
Kuroda Ayumi: Wow! You can speak Japanese! How awesome! I wish I could speak Japanese! And I'm really glad you like my story! Thanks for the really kind review! I would love to be tomodachi! I hope you continue to like my fic!
Raye Sun: Sorry I took so long to update again! I hope you liked this latest chapter! And thank you for reviewing!
Alexandra: I got your letter a few days ago! It was great, and I enjoyed hearing from you! I'll try to send you another one before I leave for Europe, but I'm not sure I'll have time too. I'm glad you liked my little twist. It came to me a while ago and I was dieing to put it in! Thank you for giving such a kind review once again! I can't wait to hear from you again, and I hope you liked my latest chapter!
MD: Wow! This chapter beat my old record for most reviews for a single chapter! Thank you so much guys! This makes me so happy!
Conan: Maybe you should go to bed now. You have a big day tomorrow.
MD: (yawn) Yeah, I know. But I just want to remind you guys to check out my livejournal for more information about my trip. I'll tell you when I'm coming back and stuff and maybe spoilers for my next chapter (maybe!).
Conan: It was a good idea to get the livejournal though. Now you can keep your readers up to date on how your fics are going and when the next update should be.
MD: Yeah! I saw other people doing that, and thought it was a great idea! But that's enough for tonight! I really want to go to bed now! So, Ttfn!
Conan: Ta ta for now.