Things can always be corrected,from any point,by some better human than me
Would gladly leave this alone,change it and abandon it
But well whatev
You think i have notes for this? Nah,pure boredom straight out of my brain
Not gonna lie i needed to knock Hattori out for a while so i can explain the shit, but, well, damn
"From how i see it, they had a plan B in case your bro actually got out. Or maybe that was their plan A, and him dying right on would be plan B. ...Anyways, since you two know each other and are most often seen together on cases, they recognized him, i think."
"From the crimes around the area Heiji was investigating it would seem they had to be either inexperienced or ... instructed, to lure him in. Maybe he was recognized as a threat because of his dad then?"
"Would make sense too but if they actually had a reason for letting such a person slip it would need to be a good one. Imagine demanding a ransom from such a high officer, surely makes it look bad. There is also the whole thing with him stealing the antidotes. Getting such a thing as an antidote out that place would be pretty important if they knew who really needs it. Hattori just paid the price for getting it in some real beating."
"...He is good at escaping so the guys may had just overlooked some classic possibilities?"
"But what if it was all a plan? they didn't make any threats nor propose a deal... Is this really an open-shut scenario when he just got lucky?"
They talked for a while, the sun being already up and the breakfast served. Kaito noticed Shinichi's eyes were closing. Poor guy, he probably was exhausted too.
"Don't overdo it, don't overthink it, Kudo. BO and it's action is something you tried to figure out for a long time, don't forget that. We need some more input before making assumptions, especially in such a delicate and strictly private state you must remain in for now." He spared a glance towards his tired friend. From what he could see this all was taking a toll on Kudo enough as it is, especially since a lot of danger can land on him if he makes some stupid moves. Frustrating events and a hurt friend disrupted thinking, he knew that.
He regretted that he couldn't help at the moment but he hoped his friend would listen for once.
"It means a lot, Kid. If you would stumble upon something and had a while, please come again." Haibara all but yawned as she looked at the stats of the detective of the west she took some time ago with the profesor. She was listening in onto their conversation halfheartedly and just decided to dismiss both of them from pointless guessing games. Casting a side-eye at Kudo, she added - "You need some time to get new info all sorted up in your head. You can't speed this up but i know what will help you." Her eyes closed momentarily as she turned around to Kudo and leaving Kid.
Shinichi eyed Kaito as he was going away, few white feathers falling from his casual clothes he decided to wear here, turning to Haibara once more not long after.
"What would that be?" He asked, sitting down again.
"A pillow."
"What do you mean, 'a pillow' ?"
"Look at you, you are so tired you can't even connect a bed and a pillow together. I will help you up, come on." She lent him a hand that he resisted. Seeing all the hesitation, she took her hand away and stared through the open door at the bed Hattori was laying in. She thought...thought...Idea.
Disappearing into a near room and looking around she flicked the lights on with her small fingers and started the search.
...You wouldn't say it aloud, but i know you are way too worried and confused to sleep. . . . . .If i won't cool him off now he may even try to stay awake till the next morning. - after thinking for a while, she took out a big blue 'emergency-secret-spare' blanket and a small pillow next to it. They were pretty fluffy by her opinion, most effective against exhausted highschoolers called Shinichi Kudo.
She knows the feeling of utter confusion, not knowing a way out, feeling helpless or even just simply ... weird... But, Well... There were some things she learned during this whole 'being 7/y old' adventure. You can't skip your confusion and problems. The only thing that's helping is support and time. With so many things happening she needed to make sure Kudo gets them, even if she will have to serve them all on a silver plate this time.
She looked at Professor Agasa passed out on his chair, the events of today also wearing him out. Good thing she had two blankets on her silver plate.
As she was thinking to herself about all this once more, Kudo curiously looked at her working on setting the bed. It was slower since she was pretty small and needed to move pretty often. Ai didn't use the antidote, maybe because she wanted to see if he himself didn't die in the nearest hour or by the first day.
Of course it could have been simply because she wanted to stay the way she did for now as well, but still. Curious. His eyes shined as he looked towards a fluffy pillow and blanket she carried and prepared on the bed nearest to him, already feeling the warm material pulling him to sleep just from looking. He stood up willingly coming closer towards the bed she set the 'trap' on.
He knew that she knew how to get him to sleep even if he resisted. He was too tired to mind Hattori, also sleeping near him. He fell down with grace, smiling to Haibara as his head hit the pillow. He now kinda understood how you could basically fall asleep anywhere if you really needed to. Silence pulled him into a trance few times, taking his tired vision away into the abyss.
...
Warm night and many lights, that's all he remembered from the background.
Ran laughing just some time before he went, a promise to see each other again in the air.
Where was he going with this? What are they...
No...Leave me alone!
...
Stop it! What...
...
I hope you know...
...
He looked up, darkness all around. Flashlights suddenly shone down on his eyes, too big clothes surrounding his small trapped body.
Hot clothes and sweat surrounded him, a light pressure that was hard black metal beneath.
It happened again. No... it was happening to him all over again!
He couldn't stand it. He was so close, he was finally free!
Why did it happen?
if he only didn't made that mistake...
No...
Lab, noon-
Kudo shot up from his bed, the nightmare leaving him sweating bullets and blinking at the dim surroundings. He dreamt about that night. The night the BO poisoned him in the park. The events were still fresh in his mind and the uncomfortable taste lingered in his mouth. Looking down on his normal body he let out a sigh.....It's all alright, it's finally over. His days pretending were over. He escaped. Looking around again he started to take off his clothes. In his current state he will need to hide better, not show himself... you never know what these bastards will do if they find out just how alive he is. He saw a pile of clothing on his right. Folded neatly on a chair, most probably left by Ai before she went to sleep for good after he did - On his left however, Hattori was sleeping, breathing slowly, proof of his lethargic and alive state. It was a bit concerning that he still wasn't awake but he decided to let him take his time.
Kudo will understand everything in his time, for now safety and recovery was the key priority.
and yet...
Seeing the enthusiastic detective so still and weak brings shivers down his spine. If he didn't look so lifeless it would be fine-ish but it wasn't even that moment yet. From the looks of it - it won't be for some time.
Shinichi went off the bed, leaving the big fluffy blanket behind, crumpled but also folded a bit. It was pretty warm at night - he noticed as his clothes were a bit wet from sweat. Shinichi caught himself thinking if Hattori was giving some sort of heat towards his blanket as well but tried not to think about it. He knew better than anyone than Heiji handles the cold of the ocean and the hotness of the fire perfectly fine. The only thing he doesn't handle is the sickness after it's all over.
Approaching slowly - he rested his hand on Heiji's forehead. Feeling a slight fever, he frowned. ...I have no idea why i am so paranoid about this. I guess when you find someone in a puddle of blood because you weren't there for half an hour you don't really want to repeat it if you can help it... Was it guilt, he wondered.
He was on his way up just as he saw his phone ringing. His 'Conan' phone. He covered it quickly to not wake Hattori and looked at the caller id. It was Ran, obviously. He couldn't answer as Shinichi now, Ran would know immediately. Since there is no more of his younger self, should he tell her right away? Though saying it through a phone was out of the question, that he was sure about. Should he just never say anything about it again then?
When he took too long to decide, Conan's phone went silent anyway. He called Ran on his normal phone instead, finally not pressured by the time or audience that hears. Looking outside the window, he began thinking with his fresh mind.
Osaka, Kazuha's house - noon
A slip of paper went through Kazuha's door.
Mail? She thought as she went towards it with a spring in her step. In her head she was hoping it was Heiji contacting her from his big case. It didn't look like it but she cared for her friend and really hoped that it was at least something related. Thinking about it, Kazuha really wanted a sign from him, even more since she realized her arrogance. He wasn't silent even when giving silent treatment in the past and she deeply hoped their latest argument didn't make it bad enough for him to actually shut her out, especially since she is ready to apologize since about two days already. She was his childhood friend... she hoped it meant something.
Kazuha was also pretty exited and determined to show her 'new side' to other people. She learned some things about both herself and others, finally listening to more people and their feelings. Talking with Ran, a patient and good friend, was the best choice in every way. Her parents noticed, which is interesting since it was through a really small interaction, and said she "matured" a bit. Hell yeah.
As she opened the letter with a knife,the only thing she could read at the top - was the address.
Weird scribbles of ... Japanese letters that were making no sense stood before her. What is this? She thought. What is this letter? She frowned deeper, trying to make sense of anything written but couldn't. She only saw a few correct letters, still deeming it useless to understand. Hell...First the e-mail and now letters? Maybe instead of a detective she should get her dad to help her...
It resembled the message from before and since Shinichi said he will look at it and Hattori definitely got the message, she took a picture again and sent it to detectives anyway.
...what the hell is going on here?
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