Conan's Misfortunes

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In the Hospital Again

"This reminds me of one of those American books called Where's Waldo." Rachel thought out loud. "It's almost impossible to find Conan...but he's here somewhere."

A scream resounded. "Looks like we found him." Anita said.

But when they got to where everyone was gathering, they weren't quite expecting what they found.

"No way…" Anita stared in shock.

"Conan!!!" Rachel gasped.

***

Rachel and Anita stood outside the room that held Conan.

"No one knows what happened to him. They just found him collapsed." Anita explained from what she heard.

"I just hope he's okay…" Rachel said with concern. She remembered seeing Conan's body. He was pale and ran a high fever. Please let him live!

Harley burst into the hall.

"Harley? How'd you get here so quickly?"

"When a friend's in trouble, you can't take your time." Harley answered. "I heard he just mysteriously collapsed."

Rachel nodded. "Now we can only wait."

***

Conan sat in the hospital bed. He could hardly remember what had happened since he was hospitalized. He felt terrible.

Once again, I'm stuck in the hospital. How many times have I been injured? Five hundred times?

He had almost been strangled in the early days of being Conan Edogawa, but that was nothing compared to everything else he experienced. He had been kidnapped a few times, one of which was his parents' doing. He had almost been stabbed, but the luck charm Harley gave him had protected him. He almost fell to his death when Kikkuhito startled him and he nearly fell off the balcony. Thankfully, Sakuraba saved him. He had almost been killed way too many times.

The worst of it all was when he was shot. The bullet burned through him like a wildfire. It was hard to bear, but somehow he managed. If it weren't for Rachel, he would've been dead. He had been shot trying to protect his friends. He'd rather die protecting his friends, so he wouldn't have minded dying right there.

What happened to me now? Will I really die this time? He closed his eyes slowly and the thoughts faded.

***

Conan woke up later to find Rachel, Harley, and Anita standing by his bed. "G-guys?"

"You're awake!" Rachel sounded relieved, as she should be.

"If you're going to ask me what happened, I have no idea either."

"Oh. Then I guess there's nothing left to ask." Harley responded sarcastically, pretending to be heading towards the door.

"Such a shame. I guess I'll have to go through all those memories of almost dying…" Conan started listing all the times he almost died or got severely injured. Harley immediately stopped.

"Okay, okay! I was only joking anyways…"

"Man, I must have the worst luck in the world…" Conan grumbled. "Seriously, I've been attacked way too many times. It's ironic considering the rumors about me…"

That's what was bothering him!? Harley thought in confusion. Rumors!?

"Rumors?! You're going to let some silly rumors get the best of you!?" He hollered in half annoyance, half concern.

"Depends on what they're about." Conan replied simply.

"Amy told me that people were saying bad things about him…it must have been really bad to get someone like Conan down…" Rachel said thoughtfully, causing Conan to blush.

"W-what's that supposed to mean!?" He wouldn't have tripped over that first word if his breathing hadn't gotten worse. Even if it wasn't noticeable to the others, he could tell.

"It means she thinks highly of you." Harley replied, giving Conan a mischievous look, causing him to blush even harder.

"I never said that!" Rachel protested, blushing.

"F-forget it, Harley." Conan gave himself a face-palm and tried to change the subject. "T-thanks for coming to see me…I a-appreciate it." He was having trouble getting his words in place.

"Conan, are you okay? You're really pale…" Rachel sounded even more concerned than before.

The boy put his hand on his forehead. "My h-head hurts…" The world around him began swirling, the last thing he heard was Rachel calling for the doctor.

***

Conan saw a body on the ground. Blood pooled out from under it. Oh gosh…Am I dreaming about Akemi's death!? Fear gripped him as he hoped to wake up. But he was in for a shock as he got closer to the body. It was Rachel. He cried out, the noise resounding throughout the dream world.

Conan was still crying out when he woke up suddenly. Oh gosh…That was the creepiest dream ever… He was relieved to wake up from the dream. What was the point of that dream? A premonition? He realized he was held down by some restraints. He must have struggled. Hopefully no one else woke up.

He put his hands behind his head, thinking about his near-death situations. Even though he had already rolled those out earlier, he couldn't help but think this was more than just a coincidence, like his death magnet situation. Oh, the irony. He couldn't get the thoughts out of his head. Maybe I should just get some more sleep. I've needed a lot of it lately anyways. Actually, it's only been a day. Conan thought awkwardly. He closed his eyes again and began to fall asleep.

***

"The whole neighborhood could hear ya screaming, Kudo!" Harley teased the next day.

Conan sweat-dropped. "I was hoping no one would wake up. Guess I was wrong."

"I bet I could hear it even from Osaka!"

"Yeah right!"

"No, seriously, I bet I could!"

"No, seriously, I bet you couldn't!"

Rachel laughed from outside. She hadn't heard the "Kudo" part of their conversation, but she heard the rest of it. She was glad Conan was lightening up some more. He had been so tense lately. "It's great to see you like this today, Conan!" She walked into the room, startling the two boys.

"H-hi Rachel." Conan tensed up. Did she hear the "Kudo" part? He wondered.

"Oh, you're not happy to see me?"

"That's strange. I thought you'd be happy to see her." Harley casted a teasing glance at the faux-child, who in turn casted a warning glance. Rachel had a confused look on her face.

"It's nothing, really." Conan reassured her. "Actually, I'm glad you came." He began to blush. Harley took this as a sign to torment him. Rachel sweat-dropped.

Well, at least he's feeling better. I hope he can get back out soon, even though it's only been one day. A lot seemed to have happened yesterday, so it felt like a week had passed.

Author's note: Sorry it took so long to update!! *bows a lot* I was so caught up in IATY and watching Fruits Basket that I forgot about this one! Actually, writing angsty stuff didn't seem like a pleasure to me, I guess I can't write angst for long! XDD Heh heh…ehh…anywho, I hope you like it. Thanks so much for the reviews, I'm sooo happy getting more fans! Heck, I spend so much time waiting for someone to come by and review! Every time I get a review, it feels like my day is made! I really appreciate all the reviews~

By the way, Kyo from Fruits Basket has the same voice as Jimmy! It's sorta weird because they're TOTALLY polar opposites! But then again, Minami as Conan(in the Japanese dub) and Dorumon(see Digimon Movie X) seems a bit awkward too, as Dorumon didn't seem to acknowledge why everyone hated him and stuff…and Tails from Sonic Adventure 2 has the same voice as Conan in the English dub! :D Small world, ain't it?

So until next time, tah-tah~