Author's note: (sigh!)..At last!..I already finished the chapter 2!...Thank God!!It's quite long..But,I hope you'll enjoy this!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Tantei Gakuen Q...Somebody does...But, I don't know who..
The Evil Blood
mEgUmi aYa
Chapter 2: Death awaits…
It's already 8 o'clock in the morning. This is the first day of the investigation of Class Q about the death threat. Kyuu, Ryuu, and Megu have already changed their outfits into a neat and complete school uniform. They will act as the new students in Toudai Academy. Of course, they'll also have to change their names. Kyuu will change his name into Kaito Furusawa, Ryuu will be Ryunosuke Saito, and Megu will act as Yui Sakurai. They're already at the gate of the Toudai Academy, ready to enter the school premises…
"Aah…At last!...We're already in Toudai Academy!" A high-spirited Kyuu shouted.
"Ssshh…Keep quiet…" Megu told him.
Ryuu, standing behind Megu and Kyuu, was observing the surroundings. "There's nothing suspicious," he thought.
"Have you seen Kinta?" Megu asked.
"Who's looking for me?" they heard a voice that came behind them.
"Oh, it's Kinta! Wow! What's with your outfit? Nice attire, Mr. Guard!" Kyuu said in a loud voice. Realizing that he made a noise, he quickly covered his mouth.
"Oh yeah. Why are you still here? Hurry up or you'll be late for your class. Dewa sonouchi ni. (See you around.)" Kinta said.
The three decided to go on with their job. They entered the building but the corridors were empty. They can't see anyone around and it's very quiet in there.
"So, where's our room?" Megu asked with an excitement on her face.
"Maybe…that one!" Kyuu answered, but he's not so sure to where he is pointing.
"Dore. (Which one?)" Megu asked, but no one answered her. "Oh great! We're lost! (sigh)" she said.
But, another voice came behind them that said, "Any problem?"
The three turned around and they saw a woman, maybe between twenty-five to twenty-eight years old. She wears a blouse and a skirt, and carrying a pile of books.
"Good day ma'am! We're the new students here in Toudai Academy and unfortunately, we don't know where our room is." Ryuu approached the woman politely.
"Ah! You're the transferees! I'm looking for you too. By the way, I'll be your homeroom teacher. I'm Kumiko Yoshizawa. Come and follow me, I'll lead you to your room."
Their classroom is big, very big. It has a fine pervading mood inside. When they stepped inside the room, all of the students gazed steadily to them. The three took the empty seats at the back. After that, Ryuu noticed the girl beside him. She is beautiful and has a long, black hair, and she wears eyeglasses. Her name is Rin Miyazaki. He saw her secretly reading a mystery book, which is not related to their lesson. But then, he looked away and just ignored her. Meanwhile, Yoshizawa-sensei is busy writing the questions on the board for their seatwork in Math subject. The class find it hard to answer those questions, except for Kyuu, Megu, Ryuu, and Rin.
"Furusawa-san, Saito-san, Sakurai-san, and Miyazaki-san were the only ones who got the perfect score. I'm very disappointed for the others, especially for Hayashi-san. Better luck next time!" the teacher announced.
After the class, Kyuu, Ryuu, Megu, Rin, and some of the students remained inside their classroom to fix their own things. Yokichi Hayashi and his comrades were also there. Yokichi is fat, ugly, strong, and a bad guy. Nobody wants to block his way because if one does, he will make their life miserable. He always messes up with Rin. He's always insulting her because she's the most intelligent in their class. Rin has a very special talent but no one knows what it is. The only thing that everyone knows is when there's an examination, she would get a very high score even without reviewing her notes. It's like, everything is stored in her mind. With just one look on a mathematical problem, she could solve it instantly.
"How's your day, cheater?!" Yokichi said, and then he created a wicked laugh. But Rin pay no attention to him and just continued fixing her things.
"Answer me! I'm talking to you!" Yokichi said angrily.
"Do you have common sense? Use your brain. If I'm not answering you, it means that I don't want to talk to you. Go get yourself a brain-lift buddy!" Rin said with a low voice. When she was about to stand, Yokichi yelled at her. "Ah! You're haughty huh! Cheater! Do you want me to show you how strong am I?"
"Get lost! The guy who lent you his brain might be getting worried!" Rin said while walking out of the room.
Yokichi was speechless because of strong emotion. Kyuu and the others saw what happened. They could see the fire blazing in the eyes of Yokichi.
Everyone left the classroom empty as if nothing bad happened. They got used to it. For them, a situation like that is very common in their room. Meanwhile, Kyuu, Ryuu, and Megu were heading to their dormitory. They could still remember the incident that happened a while ago.
"Whew! I thought there would be a big fight!" Kyuu said while walking.
"Yokichi has a nasty temper! Really! Hahaha!" Megu said with a big smile on her face.
"Yeah, right!" Kyuu said followed by a very loud laugh.
"But I'm puzzled why Rin behaves like that. She's so quiet in our class and very serious everytime, like Ryuu. She has a very cold attitude." Megu wondered.
While listening to their conversation, Ryuu noticed Rin for the second time around. She's alone, sitting on a bench under a big tree. As usual, her eyes were focused on the pages of a book. Kyuu and Megu also noticed Rin, so they approached her.
"Ogenki desu ka. (How are you?)" Megu asked Rin.
"Genki desu. (Fine, thank you.)" Rin answered.
But after that, she didn't utter a single word. She remained silent and focused on what she's reading. Ryuu spotted Yokichi running towards them.
"(sigh) Everyone, don't turn around. Monster's in sight!" Ryuu whispered to them.
"Uh-oh! It's Yokichi! And he's heading this way!" Kyuu panicked.
"Hey! Don't be such a coward!" Megu proudly said.
"Well, well, well…Look who we have here!" Yokichi said while standing in front of Rin. She just ignored him and still reading her book.
"He,he! I finally managed to catch up with you!" he added.
"Good going! And now, why don't you turn around and get lost?" Rin said with her eyes fixed on the book she's reading.
"What did you say?!" Yokichi shouted.
"Stay away from me. Don't come near me." Rin said calmly.
"If you wanted to make me look bad, you did a great job a while ago! I really hate you!" Yokichi lost his patience.
"Good! That's a perfect way to start. And besides, you already look bad even if I didn't do that, and you always will." Rin answered him.
Yokichi didn't like what she just said. He already had a bad temper…
"Oh…no.." Megu and Kyuu whispered while watching them arguing.
A crowd began to surround them. Yokichi is getting red because of his anger. He lifted his right hand with his fingers closed tightly into his palm and attempting to hit Rin. But, Ryuu blocked Yokichi's way and stopped his big fist by holding it. Then, he gave him a bad look and said, "You may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time."
Ryuu grabbed Rin's hands and ran away from Yokichi. Kyuu and Megu followed them, but they ran so fast. They've lost track of them.
When Ryuu and Rin finally got away from the angry Yokichi, they stopped running.
"Why did you help me?" Rin asked.
"I only did the right thing." Ryuu replied while he's taking a few steps away from her, as if nothing happened.
"Anyway, thanks…Ryuu Amakusa…" Rin said while standing still.
Ryuu was surprised for what he just heard. He turned back and asked her, "How did you know my real name?"
"I just know it. That's all." Rin said.
"What do you mean?" Ryuu asked strangely.
Before Rin could answer him, a voice came up and said, "She can read your mind Ryuu. She can read the minds of other people..but not always."
They looked around and they spotted a man hiding behind a tree.
"Kerberos…!" Rin whispered to herself with a fear on her face.
"I'm glad that you could still remember me…" Kerberos said.
Rin's eyes widened. Because she was shocked, she ran away without saying anything.
"Tsk..tsk..tsk.. How pathetic!" Kerberos said badly while watching Rin running away from him.
"What's going on? How does she know about you?...Is King Hades really dead?" Ryuu asked frantically. But Kerberos just gave him a creepy look, and then he smirked, and then he vanished…
The next day is like the usual day: everyone's busy talking about trivial things, chatting, and making fun of each other. Kyuu and Megu asked Ryuu what happened to him and Rin. But, he just said, "Nothing happened.." The three looked at Rin suspiciously. They thought that maybe Rin's past is shrouded with mystery, and no one really knows what goes in her mind. They want to know more about her. But their goal is to find the suspect, not to befriend other people everytime.
While waiting for their next class, the four of them were called by the principal. They went to the principal's office silently. When they entered inside they saw a lady sitting on the chair at the main table. While waiting for her to talk, the four students observed the office.
"Ohayou gozaimasu! (Good morning!). I'm the principal of this academy, Atsuko Fujiwara." The lady said. "I called you because I want to welcome Furusawa-san, Saito-san, and Sakurai-san for being here in Toudai Academy. As for Miyazaki-san, I want to congratulate you for being successful in the previous contests outside our academy. Good luck to all of you, and enjoy studying here. That's all. You can now go back to your class." she explained.
They left the office and ready to attend their next class. While walking…
"Rin, can I ask you something? Does Fujiwara-sensei love flowers? 'Cause I could observe flowers everywhere in her office." Megu told Rin.
Rin answered her seriously and in a low voice, "It's obvious. She likes flowers, especially roses. But she always acts like a queen. She has a bad attitude."
"I hope there would be no bees around!" Kyuu joked.
Ryuu didn't react and just continued walking.
Their teacher for the next class is Yuki Sakanoue. She's a Science teacher and she loves nature. She's very nice and a little bit weird, though. After their class, Kyuu, Ryuu, and Megu stayed in their classroom. Kinta joined them inside. They tried to know the hidden meaning of the death threat that Fujiwara-sensei received. Dan-sensei gave them a copy of it and it says:
My beloved Atsuko,
It's better if you'll not open your mouth. Keep silent.
If you disobey me, "death" awaits: I'll shoot through your heart..
After long hours of brainstorming, they can't really solve it. Even if they think about it over and over again, it's no use. So, they decided to continue it when they have enough evidences about the threat. When they left the classroom, they saw Yoshizawa-sensei carrying a pile of books and a paper bag.
"Good afternoon, Yoshizawa-sensei!" Kyuu said.
"Oh, hi! Good afternoon to you too!" Yoshizawa-sensei replied.
"You're carrying many things. May we help you?" Kinta asked politely.
"No, no, no..I'm okay. I can handle these things. Anyway, thanks." she said very quickly.
"Okay, just be careful." Kinta reminded her.
"Bye!" she waved goodbye.
"Seems like she's in a hurry.." Kinta said while watching Yoshizawa-sensei walking.
"I agree." Megu said.
"Well, bye for now. I need to continue my duty. I have to observe if there's anyone suspicious around." Kinta told them.
"Okay, bye! See you around!" Kyuu said gracefully.
Megu looked at her watch to check what time it is. She said, "It's already 5:00 p.m. Let's go back to the dormitory."
While walking…
"Oh no! Wait! I forgot my bag inside the classroom." Kyuu said.
"(sigh!) As I expected! Okay, hurry up and get it." Megu said with a tone of annoyance.
After a while…
"Hey! I'm back! Thanks for waiting!" Kyuu said.
But suddenly, they heard a loud noise (It's like a breaking glass..) and then, someone screamed. They tried to find where it came. They saw the office of the principal was open so they checked if someone's inside. When Ryuu opened the door, a frightened lady was there. It was Yoshizawa-sensei. Behind her was the principal lying on the floor, swimming in her own blood. All of them were shocked. Even Rin was also there, standing still and observing the dead body.
"Call the police!" Ryuu commanded.
Megu was really scared and she was shocked for what she has seen. She kept her eyes closed. Kyuu was trying to calm her.
When the police arrived…
"Detective Moroboshi!" Kyuu said in a loud manner.
"Huh?! You guys..you're.. Oh, never mind!" Detective Moroboshi said, not expecting that some of the Class Q members will be there.
"A knife was left stabbed on her left chest. Who has found the body?" Detective Moroboshi told them.
"I'm the one who found it." Yoshizawa-sensei claimed.
"Ah! So, could you tell us what exactly happened?" he asked her.
"Okay..I went to the faculty room because I forgot something. When I got out, I heard a loud noise and then I saw the door of the office was open. So, I checked what's happening inside. When I entered here, I saw Fujiwara-sensei was already lying on the floor. After that, Miyazaki-san came, then after a few moments, the three of them came in." she explained.
"So, what time did you left the faculty room?" the detective asked.
"Uhm..Fifteen minutes after five o'clock.." she answered.
"Could I interrupt? I found this letter on the table." Rin told them.
Kyuu took the letter and read it loudly:
"Three can keep a secret, if two are dead."
"What does that mean?!" Megu curiously asked.
"I have no idea." Kyuu answered.
"Maybe the person who did this has a deep animosity to the principal." Ryuu exclaimed.
"Well, that's it for now. I'll just call you if we need more information. You can go now Yoshizawa-sensei. Same to you kids.." Detective Moroboshi said.
Kyuu, Ryuu, Megu, and Rin remained at the office together with the police and the detective. They insisted to leave because they want to help with the investigation. The police is still finding some evidences. All of them were observing the place. The body's still lying on the floor. Rin noticed something. She noticed the small wound on the principal's hand. She thought that it might be another evidence.
"So, this is the broken glass window and was the one that made a loud noise a while ago. The part that has been broken is big. Maybe the culprit escaped through here." Kyuu said in a loud manner.
While observing the office, Ryuu saw something.
"A thorny rose? On the floor?" Ryuu asked.
"Hey, guys. There's an empty wooden box here on the table. I wonder what's placed inside it." Megu said innocently.
Rin's just silent and thinking very deeply. She's holding something, and hiding it inside her closed hands.
"I think I got the answer." Rin thought.
Then suddenly, Detective Moroboshi asked them to leave the office. He said they'll just call them if they need to.
The day after…
The students were already inside their classroom, seating on their proper places, and waiting for their teacher. It's like the usual day, as if nothing tragic happened..
"Ohayou gozaimasu! (Good morning!)" Yoshizawa-sensei greets the class.
"Okay, let's start. Answer these questions that I will write on the board." she ordered them.
While she was writing on the board, Rin noticed something..
"Excuse me, ma'am. If you don't mind, can I ask you something?" Rin told the teacher politely.
"What is it?" Yoshizawa-sensei answered.
"Do you want me to put medicine on the wound on your right hand?" Rin asked.
"Oh! You're hallucinating again!! Cheater! How could you see it if you're that far from Yoshizawa-sensei?" Yokichi insulted her.
"Stop that, Yokichi!" the teacher shouted at him. "It's okay, Rin. I can do it later. Thanks for your concern." Yoshizawa-sensei answered.
"Okay, I just want to help, because I know that you don't want to have any scratches or wound all over you." Rin explained.
"She's too far from her! How did she see it?!" Kyuu whispered to Megu.
"Who knows? It's really impossible for her to notice it because it's small." Megu looked to Rin suspiciously.
After the class, Kyuu, Ryuu, Megu, and Kinta called Kazuma on the phone. They asked for some information about the principal and who are the people that has a connection to her. Kazuma said that Sakanoue-sensei may also be the culprit because she has a grudge to the principal. She doesn't like how the principal treats her. But, they were shocked when Kazuma told them the other information that he had found. Kyuu tried to think very deeply. He's concentrating, and trying to connect all of the things that they've noticed. Suddenly, he figured out something..
"Sou ka! (I see!)" Kyuu shouted.
Suddenly, Rin joined their conversation..
"I'm here to tell you all the information that I know about the incident yesterday." Rin declared.
They're wondering why Rin is helping them. They were amazed when Rin told them the clues and the evidences that she have.
"I see! So, that's how it is!" Kyuu shouted again.
They called Detective Moroboshi, and all of the witnesses and suspected people. They hurried to the crime scene…
"Could you please mind your own business? We're the ones who must be investigating the…" Detective Moroboshi protested. But Kyuu didn't mind him and started to talk.
"Sorry to disturb all of you. We called you to let you know the real person behind this." Kyuu announced.
"You already know who it is?" Yoshizawa-sensei asked them.
"You heard perfectly well." Ryuu answered her.
"But, why did you include me here in your conversation?!" Sakanoue-sensei asked.
"For you to know the truth." Megu said.
"We'll tell the evidences one-by-one. First is the broken window. The glass fragments beneath the window do not match the part that has been broken." Kyuu told them.
"And also, there's something missing in this room. The day before the murder happened, we entered this office and I saw a transparent vase on the shelf. But after the incident, the vase disappeared. It only means that the culprit used the vase to show that there's really someone who went through that window made of glass." Megu added.
"Another thing is the thorny rose. The culprit placed the rose inside the box together with the letter." Ryuu said.
"When I'm observing the dead body, I saw a small wound on her hand. It means that she already touched the rose. Almost everyone knows about the love of the principal to flowers, especially to roses. The culprit used this so that no one could suspect anything. The murderer put poison in the thorns of the rose, so the time when the victim touched the rose and got wounded, she immediately died." Rin explained clearly.
"But, because the murderer has a deep anger to the principal, this person stabbed her to make sure that she's really dead." Kinta added.
Detective Moroboshi asked Kyuu, "Are you brats really sure?! So, who's the murderer?!"
"I can't think of anyone else…That person is…" Kyuu paused for a while.
"YOU!" Class Q members and Rin revealed while pointing to Yoshizawa-sensei.
"Why me?! It's impossible!" Yoshizawa-sensei asked them.
"It is possible! And we're very sure of it! You're nearly safe, but you said you left the faculty room at 5:15 p.m. Unfortunately, I was still there that time and I didn't saw you even your shadow." Rin told her.
"You used the trick on the thorny rose so that we could suspect Sakanoue-sensei. You know that everyone knows that Sakanoue-sensei is a nature-lover. But Rin noticed that the wound on your hand matches the thorns of a rose. And also, we found out that Fujiwara-sensei…….is your sister!" Kyuu said.
"But, I told you! It's not possible! I was the one who saw the dead body! I'm the witness!" Yoshizawa-sensei insisted.
"Yes, you found it. But, it's all an act right? Before you screamed, you stabbed her first to make sure that she's dead. And then, you broke the glass window and the vase to show that somebody escaped through it. And after that, you screamed and pretended that you're the witness. " Megu explained.
"If you're going to go that far to lie, you're just going to make things more interesting." Ryuu said looking badly to Yoshizawa-sensei.
"We also solved the mystery behind the letter you placed inside the box." Kinta proudly said.
"I'm telling you! I'm not the one who did it!" Yoshizawa-sensei yelled.
"Do you want more proof? Okay..I'll give it!" Rin said while getting something inside her pocket.
"So, how could you explain this? I found this inside the box where the rose and the letter were placed. This is yours, right?" Rin said, showing a pin on her hand.
"Maybe, while you're preparing the box, your favorite pin accidentally fell inside it, and you didn't notice that." Rin added.
"Remember when we met up at the corridor? You're carrying many things, so we tried to help you. But you resisted because you have something that you don't want us to see…And it's the content of the paper bag, right?" Kyuu said.
"You placed the box inside the paper bag so that no one could suspect you! That time, you're in a hurry. It's because you will put the box at the principal's office, and it's the right time because there's no one around." Ryuu seriously said.
"(sigh!) Okay..Enough.. I give up.. You're right, I'm the murderer.. I'm amazed with you guys. You're good students.. You can be detectives someday.. I lose…" Yoshizawa-sensei said with regrets.
"Why? Why did you do that?" Megu asked with disappointment.
"I have two sisters… Fujiwara-san and the other one is Rina. Rina is my real sister while Fujiwara-san is our step-sister. But, Rina died because of her! We have kept a secret for a long time, a secret that must not be revealed. But, the time came when Rina couldn't keep it anymore. Fujiwara-san said that she must not tell it to anyone, but Rina resisted. In order to keep her silent, she killed her! I saw her killed Rina! She knew that I saw that murder. She told me not to open my mouth. That time, I promised to myself that I will revenge for Rina, so I decided to kill Fujiwara-san. That's what the letter means: "Three can keep a secret, if two are dead."" she explained with grief, crying..
After she'd admitted the crime, she was sent to the place where she must pay all her debts. While the rest, Kyuu, Ryuu, Megu, Kinta, and Rin is already leaving the place when Rin's phone rang…
She answered the call, "Hello?"
"How are you, Rin?" the voice said. It was a very familiar voice. After a few moments, she realized who the person is.
"Dan-sensei?!" she said silently and her eyes widened.
Ryuu heard the name that she said. When she already hanged-up, she ran away from them and seems so worried. Ryuu was suspecting something. Kyuu, Megu and Kinta also noticed that something's wrong with Rin. They're worried for her and wanted to help if there's any problem. They decided to follow Rin secretly. Then, suddenly, Kazuma showed up.
"Hey! Why are you here? What are you doing? I thought you were.."
Kinta grabbed Kazuma beside him and covered his mouth. When Kinta finally released him, he asked them, "What's with you guys? Wait, are you following someone?"
"Don't ask too many questions. It's a long story. Just cooperate with us. We'll tell you everything, later." Kyuu whispered.
After a while, Rin entered an abandoned warehouse. They still followed her, then, inside they saw Rin…and…and…Dan-sensei! Nanami-sensei was also there!
"Rin! Thank God you're alright!" Dan-sensei was delighted.
"What do you want?! Make it fast, I've got many important things to do." Rin said angrily.
"Why did you left Detective Academy? What's the real reason?" Dan-sensei asked seriously.
"I already explained it a hundred times! I don't want to be a detective anymore, that's it!" Rin said.
"But, you said it's your dream! Right?" Dan-sensei said with a lonely face.
"I want my own life, a million miles away from everything that has anything to do with you!" Rin said while running away from Dan-sensei, tears are falling down from her eyes.
"What are we going to do, Dan-sensei?" Nanami-sensei asked while holding to Dan-sensei's wheelchair.
"There are questions that even I cannot answer. I'm starting to lose hope…" Dan-sensei said with disappointment.
After Class Q saw what happened. There are many questions that came up into their minds..
"What's gotten into Rin?" Megu asked
"Do you guys know anything?" Kinta said.
"Don't ask… A total zero!" Kyuu answered Kinta.
"What's their connection?" Kazuma curiously asked.
"How could she yell just like that at the famous detective?!" Kyuu said.
"Something's terribly wrong…" Ryuu bothered...
Author's note: Please review my fic!!..Please? Have mercy!!..Hehehe...I don't accept FLAMES..Please R&R..I'm going to start the chapter 3..So, don't worry...But, it will take time 'cause I've got some things to do related to our school...hehe...Dewa kore de.(Bye for now.)....