He hated seeing her like this, and to make matters worse, there was nothing he could do about it.
He floated over to Kazuha.
"C'mon. Don't cry, I am right here!" He tried to tell her.
Of course she didn't hear him.
"Of course she can't hear me..."
His face wrinkled up. He reached out, trying to stroke her cheek, to no surprise that it went through.
Kaito had walked in the room and was surprised to see Hattori's body in stable condition. When a soul is out of it's body, the body shouldn't have any responses at all.
Kazuha thought she felt something and looked up.
"Konnichiwa," Kaito said to the girls.
Conan was working on something back in Tokyo. He hadn't gotten a phone call from Ran in around two hours, and he was a bit worried. Had something happened? Staring at the Conan phone, time was ticking. It wasn't moving fast, nor was it moving at a slow pace either.
"Something must be wrong," he told himself, but the other side of him was telling him to not call her, and that everything would be alright.
He then decided to call Ran. This time, with the Shinichi phone. He was ready, but he wouldn't leave Tokyo. He was busy, and well, he didn't want to drag Kogoro to Osaka.
Ran could feel her phone vibrating. She looked to the new fellow. "You'll have to excuse me..." Normally she would say hello to the stranger, but right now she really needed someone to talk to. She was hoping HE was calling her. 'Shinichi...' She thought sadly. She gripped the phone and opened it up. "Hello?" Her voice breaking into a small squeak.
Heiji looked over his shoulder. "There's no doubt that's Kudo. Someone's gotta comfort these two..." He looked down at his own unconscious body. "Nice job, ahou." He gave a sad smirk.
Kazuha had looked at Kaito.
"Hi...."
She stayed silent after that looking back to Hattori who lay unconscious on the hospital bed.
Kaito nodded to the girl who was answering her phone and then looked back to Hattori's ghost as if to say 'Try putting your emotions on her level and you might reach her better'
"On her emotional level? How am I not already there?"
Heiji eyes began to fill with tears. His hands shaking as he looked at them.
"What if I don't wake up? What if I am really gone this time.. Not only Kudo, but Kazuha, Nee-chan, the little nee-chan, those brats, Hakase, the whole police force that has come into contact with Kudo and I. We'd all be in danger. No, I mean they would be in danger. Kuroba... What can we do?"
Heiji looked up at him with his sad eyes. This was definitely out of character for him. Probably because of the nightmare he had not too long ago... The one where everyone dies and Kudo wasn't around. He shook his head trying to rid of the picture. The scenario ended up playing out like in his dream... Which means... Next... Heiji looked at the door way where nee-chan was standing, answering her phone.
"Just put your hand on her shoulder. It won't go through if you're not on the same wavelength," Kaito whispered. "And on another note, you aren't completely gone...trust me on this."
Conan lifted up the voice changer, already set up to Shinichi's voice. "Ran," he said in a soft voice, unwavering, "it's me." He waited for the response from the karate champion.
"Shinichi!" Her voice squeaked. Tears welled up in her eyes almost immediately. Ran wiped the tears off her cheeks. "Oh, Shinichi. It's terrible. Hattori-kun isin a coma... He was trying to save Kazuha and.. and..." He sobbed into the phone. Her sadness wouldn't let her talk.
"Kazuha..." Heiji spoke softly, his hand reaching for her shoulder. "I'm here, by your side. See? I will come back." Heiji wiped his eyes with his other sleeve. 'Ahou.. Stop crying..'
Conan's mouth dropped. This was impossible. Hattori Heiji, his best friend, sometimes his rival would never get into a coma. Sure, he would save Kazuha's life, but a coma was impossible. Over the phone, he could hear sobbing and an inaudible whisper. He didn't know what to do.
"Ran, I can't-" he stopped in midsentence, wanting to tell her everything, but then hanging up.
"I'll be there," he whispered to himself.
Conan started to run off, yelling at Kogoro that he was going to Osaka - not that he cared, really. He was almost there, and decided to call Ran, but this time with the Conan phone.
"Ran-neechan, where are you right now?" He asked in a worried tone, using his solar powered skateboard to get to the train station.
She felt something on her shoulder and touched it.
"Heiji? But you're over...And yet..."
Kazuha smiled just a bit.
Kaito smiled as well knowing that he at least reunited the two. But this was far from over. He still had to get another girl to help out with the procedure and then he needed to make sure NOTHING else went wrong. But he figured he should let the two love birds stay with each other until it was time.
"Ka- Kazuha, you can see me?"
Heiji looked at her with surprise. He turned around and frantically wiped his face off. It's not like he was crying anyway... He turned back to Kazuha with a serious look.
"Then.. I must have some connection to my body then." Heiji broke a grin. "I'm still alive."
"Co- Conan-kun." Ran squeaked. She wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I'm at the Osaka Central Hospital."
She tried to sound normal, she didn't want to worry Conan.
"Be careful of cars, ok?" She said through the phone.
She gripped it tightly. 'Shinichi... I wish you were here...'
She looked down at the floor.
"I hear you but why are you not waking up?"
She looked to his form on the bed.
Heiji gave a sad smile regardless of her not being able to see him.
"I am not sure myself. Kuroba here seems to have the answers..."
He looked to Kuroba. "What exactly is going on... IF I am not dead." Heiji furrowed his eye brows.
Kaito thought for a bit.
"Well, I'm not sure. It has to be something that doesn't want you alive, yet because you aren't meant to die yet, you're still here. There are many explanations I could give, but I think that this one seems best suited for the situation at hand"
Racing down the streets, he was able to reach the hospital. Getting off his skateboard, he ran toward the inside of the hospital, where a nurse smiled at him, saying, "Good afternoon, boy!"
However, he had to ask in an urgent voice, "Do you know what room Hattori Heiji-niichan is in?"
A few moments and then she frowned.
"Yes. Follow me."
She led Conan upstairs through the elavator.
"Here you are."
Conan nodded and said thanks before she left.
Opening - no, more like slamming - the door open, he said in a voice that didn't show any signs of being a child, "Is he alright?!"
Kudo!' "Brat!" Heiji said in surprise.
Sure, he'd seen Kudo making sudden appearances and bursting in at annoying moments, but this was unexpected.
"Conan-kun!" Ran gasped, eyes going wide.
"You got here fast... All the way from Tokyo?!"
She looked at the kid in surprise and
"Alone?!" She knew that her dad would never have gone with him on impulse... Which meant he came alone.
Forgetting he was transparent, Heiji went over to Kudo to ruffle his hair. His hand went through. His face became solemn when he remembered what state he was in. He straightened up with his hands in his pockets. He stepped backwards a few steps, his eyes still on Kudo.
"Hattori-kun is in a coma, Conan-kun."
Ran said sadly, reaching down to hug the child.
"I'm sorry you had to see this."
Her voice broke.