Chapter 2- The Young Teacher

(Right outside 2-B classroom)

The two young detectives were still standing outside their classroom, talking to each other with their backs turned when Shiho and the director found them.

"Kudo-kun, Hattori Kun. This is Miyano-sensei. She will be your teacher in chemistry.", the director began to introduce.

As soon as the young men turned around to face where the voice was coming from, both surprise and fear overcame them. "Mi-mi-Miyano-sensei?" the two detectives cried in chorus, hoping that they were only dreaming or were still experiencing jetlag and was only confused because of it. But when Shiho, too, showed evidence of shock, they knew this what was happening then was real. The director turned from the shocked detectives' faces to Shiho's and then back and forth a couple of times more before he decided to satisfy his curiosity already. "Do you know each other?"

"A-a-ah no.", Hattori answered hesitantly as if he was carefully trying to choose the appropriate words so as to not embarrass Kudo and himself further to the young teacher, who he loudly talked about in the bus. "We just happen to ride the same bus as Mi-mi-Miyano-sensei's this morning. Right, Kudo?", he ever so difficulty continued while trying to pass the scorching spotlight to his friend.

"Ye-yeah. He. He. He.", Shinichi chuckled nervously as a flash of the young teacher's deathly glare during their previous ride on the bus crept back to his mind.

"Ah, I see.", said the director who then turned back to face Shiho Miyano, whose shock expression was already replaced by a smirk she was so widely known of. "Well then, Miyano-sensei, why don't you introduce these fine students to their class."

Inside the classroom, the students were still talking about the rumors of the famous high school detective.

"Settle down, everybody. Settle down", ordered the young teacher as she re-enter the classroom. "It seems that today, a former classmate of yours will rejoin you in class, as well as a new student who transferred here from Osaka."

The murmurs among the students were even louder then after their sensei's announcement.

"You two, you can come in now". The second the two young detectives entered the room, the whole class burst into cheers.

"Oi! Oi! Isn't that Kudo?"

"Oi it's Kudo! Alright Kudo!"

"Kudo-kun!"

"And isn't that Hattori Heiji? Detective of the West?"

"That's an interesting combination"

Even Shiho, who was usually nonchalant about even the most controversial of things, was surprised by the effect Kudo Shinichi had on people. Almost every girl were infected by sudden rush of blood to their cheeks, guys were becoming the child they desperately wanted to hide from their alluring chemistry teacher, and even the administration and honorable teachers from the other classes could not resist but to share in the homecoming of the high school detective who played one of the two most important role in saving London (the other role was played by Hattori).

"My, my. I guess you really are two famous detectives. But do remember, in this class, the only rock stars I recognize are Einstein, Mendel, Avogadro and such. So unless you discover a revolutionary method of manipulating atoms and molecules, you are going to have to keep your detective stories to yourself until this class is over and suffer through my lectures.", Shiho told the two detectives in front of the class, hinting that the class is about to begin. Hearing their teacher, the class laughed and got back to their proper places

"Pe-cu-liar.", Shinichi thought right at that moment. "They've never found any teacher funny before, especially ones who looks lethally strict. I guess my classmates really have changed. It has been over a year and a half. Plus, I'm sure, almost if not all of the guys here have a crush on Miyano-sensei. She is kind of attractive.", Kudo continued to think to himself until he remembered the deathly glare that sent shivers all the way down to his spine, then he thought "But still –scary!"

(end of chapter 2)