Hi, I'm back and sooner then last time.

Warnings: same as before but still none this chapter

I DO NOT OWN DETECTIVE CONAN (but I do own Anna, Ethan, and Origiality)

There was too much noise for a nearly empty store.

Eyes closed and totally relaxed Heiji couldn't escape the noise of, well he didn't know where it was coming from. He thought someone else might have entered the store, and he doubted the store had gotten that busy that fast. But some of the sounds didn't sound like clothing store sounds. There was the click of heels on carpet and linoleum, children crying, people talking, and other noises, some of which he thought were coming from the food court but that was in another part of the mall. And if he tried to focus on one noise he'd lose it and any other of the other noises for that matter, but as soon as he tried to relax and lose focus he'd be assaulted by noise.

It was getting on his nerves and interrupting his nap.

"Try these on."

Heiji was caught off guard by the sudden voice. He threw the arm covering his eyes off with more force than necessary. Above him, kneeling on the bench attached to the one he was lying on so she could see him on was the female worker, Anna. In her hands was a pair of sunglasses. "Try these on," she said handing Heiji the sunglasses.

Heiji sat up slowly eyeing the employee/owner with caution. With all the other noises he hadn't heard her approach. He took the sunglasses from her and put them on.

Anna took one look at Heiji before she shook her head and snatched them off his nose and handed him another pair. "These next," she said.

Heiji held up his hand. "I'm not really here to do any shoppin'," he said.

"Well, I'm bored, you're here, therefore I dress," she said trying to maneuver around Heiji's hand to put the sunglasses on him. Heiji on the other hand kept dodging her attempts.

"Then why don't ya help Kazuha?" Heiji asked before he almost fell off the bench in an attempt to get away.

"No good at women's fashion."

Heiji stared at her as if she had grown a second head as he held on to the back of the bench to keep from falling off as he leaned back as far as his arms would allow.

"Ya're a girl," he almost yelled.

"So, I'm no good at women's fashion and Ethan's no good at means' fashion. I take care of our male customers and Ethan takes care of our female customers. So just put these on and get it over with," she said as she dangled the sunglasses by one of their arms in front of Heiji.

Resigned to his fate, Heiji took the glasses and put them on. Again they were taken off by Anna. Annoyed with the rough treatment, Heiji almost growled as he watched her rummage with her left hand as her right hand held onto the back of the bench, for something on the seat next to her. "Don't ya have a mirror or somethin'?" he asked, his frustration growing but he was resisting the urge to growl at the woman.

"Yeeesss," she said as she paused in her rummaging only to start up again, the sounds of plastic and metal could be heard clacking against one another. "But I thought you weren't here to shop," She said as she looked back up at him with another pair of sunglasses in her hand.

"I'm not, but I can at least decide for myself what looks alright and what doesn't," by the end, Heiji really was growling at Anna.

She looked up at him, as if he was dumb. "I'm bored, you're here, dressing you relives my boredom," she said slowly, even making hand gestures between herself and Heiji all the while holding the pair of sunglasses in her left hand.

"What if someone enters the store? Don't ya have to be there to help 'em?"

"It's a store, they'll just look around," she said with a dismissive wave of her right hand as she held up the newest glasses she wanted Heiji to try on.

Heiji was growling and about to respond when a voice interrupted the conversation between him and Anna. "Oh no, it appears I'm too late." Heiji and Anna turned to look at someone behind Heiji. Behind and slightly to the left of Heiji was Ethan and Kazuha.

"See," Anna nearly shouted as she stood up and pointed at Ethan, "A perfect example of my expertise. If it wasn't for me, and my boredom, he would have worked in plaid pants, a striped shirt, with a polka-dot tie."

Both Heiji and Kazuha looked at Ethan. He was a little over five foot nine and scrawny. He had short, dark blond, curly hair and dark sky blue eyes. He was wearing dark, comfortable looking jeans, a sky blue button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, and white slightly worn tennis shoes. A much better choice then the clown outfit Anna described.

Ethan frowned at sounding like a human size doll that relived his coworker's boredom. He then smirked, if Anna could call him a doll, he could do the same. "And, if it wasn't for me," he said as he gestured with his right hand at his coworker, "She would have worn a dress so loud it would have shook the foundation."

Heiji and Kazuha turned their attention toward Anna. She was wearing a short sleeve red dress that stopped just a little above her knees with a V-collar and a wide black belt with a silver rectangle clasp around her waist. She was also wearing black leather knee high boots with a spike heel that made her a good two inches taller then her coworker. She was attractive too with shoulder length, dark, wavy hair and brown eyes. She wasn't exactly model material but she could make heads turn if she wanted.

"Touche," she said as she gave a slow turn to show off her outfit. "Don't worry you're in great hands with Ethan, and I just realized we don't know your names."

"Toyama Kazuha," Kazuha introduced herself before gesturing towards Heiji, "And this is Hattori Heiji."

"Ah, well nice to meet you both. Was there something you need Ethan?" Anna asked as she turned her attention back to Ethan.

"Yes actually. I noticed that that area wasn't set-up completely yet, where are the, um, items?"

Anna looked confused for a moment before her face lit up in comprehension. "Whoops, they're still packed up behind the counter."

"Thanks," Ethan said before muttering under his breath, trying to remember something. "Hattori-kun?," He said slightly confused before nodding and starting with more confidence. "Yes Hattori-kun, I'm sorry about my co-worker's antics and I know I have no right to ask this but could you bear with it? If she's left bored it could be catastrophic."

"Fine," He said.

Anna returned to her previous spot with a smile before rummaging around for another pair of sunglasses. "I knew we should've taken my bike," he muttered under his breath as he decided to stick it out through the torture.

Anna perked up at his statement. "Bike?" she asked. "Motor or pedal?"

"Motor," Heiji said as he gave Anna a confused look.

"Uh-oh," he heard Ethan say behind him. As he turned around to ask Ethan what was the matter, he missed the maniacal smile spreading across Anna's face. Ethan quickly picked up Heiji's shoes and shoved them at him with a quick "You'll need these," before Anna pulled Heiji across the back of the bench and to another part of the store.

Kazuha started to go after them but a hand on her shoulder stopped her. She looked back to see a slight smile on Ethan's face.

"She's got a thing for guys that ride motorcycles," he said as way of explanation. "Don't worry she'll bring him back alive if not slightly traumatized."

Kazuha looked back in the direction her friend was dragged before turning back to Ethan. "Um, O.K.," she said, slightly unsure. "What was that thing ya were asking Anna-han about?" she asked to change the topic.

Ethan blinked a few times before recognition dawned on him. "Oh," he said, "We have a spa here and I just remembered that it wasn't completely set up."

"A spa?"

"Uh huh, we thought it would be nice for our customers," he said as he started towards the counter and Kazuha followed him. "For now we're just starting out with manicures and pedicures," he said as he went behind the counter and Kazuha stayed if front of it. "But we hope," he stopped as he ducked behind the counter and came back up with a medium sized cardboard box in his hands, "To offer other services soon." He came out from behind the counter and started off towards some part of the store with Kazuha following him. "Such as facials, shoulder massages, you know small things. To make our customers more relaxed, people waiting for them, anyone really."

"How original."

Ethan stopped and turned back to her with a smile, "That's why we're called Originality."

O.K. so I'm back sooner then my last chapter which I'm happy about. I'm sorry this story is taking so long to update, my only excuse is that a) school b) other stories and c) distractions. The good thing is I know where I want this story to go so I'm not typing completly blind.

Super hearing and more denial this chapter. I'm hoping that by chapter 8 I can get into some action, or at least I get to mention the action that has been going on unseen.

Posted 5/20/11