A/N: Only one review...really? D:

Angel of Darkness

Chapter 5: Ran's Mission

Ran wiped the tears from her eyes as she stood in the bathroom which was connected to her room. Her shoulders were shaking as she looked down into the sink, her hands resting on either side of it.

"Shinichi..."

She had just been given her latest mission. Actually, it was a mission that had already been assigned to her long ago, but she was asked to complete it now. In order to really prove she was loyal to them.

She was to kill Edogawa Conan.

'Those cruel...heartless ...!' she thought as more tears streamed down her face. 'They made me wait until now, but he's...still...'

"Shinichi..."

'Pull yourself together, Ran. You don't want Gin finding you like this, do you?'

But no matter what her mind told her, her knees gave way and she fell to the ground. How could she possibly kill him?

She had no idea of the real dangers of getting involved with this organization. She now knew why Shinichi had hidden it from her. His identity. It was to protect her, so she wouldn't become involved. These guys were dangerous, ruthless...

Ran wasn't like them at all. She remembered the first person she killed. It was only a girl! And, like Shinichi, she'd overheard Gin talking to Ran about the organization. Before she had the chance to run to the police, Gin had found her, and ordered Ran to kill her.

Her name was Chiharu Tenshi. She'd felt the tears stinging in her eyes threatening to fall as she hid her face from Gin, mouthing 'I'm sorry' to the girl trembling in fear before her as she pulled the trigger.

That had been hard enough. Gin had probably noticed her hand shaking, too. Why did I even join this stupid organization? I should've known there'd be no backing out...

Of course, she'd joined to find out the real truth of her lost friend, Kudou Shinichi, but...

Suddenly, she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Her eyes lit up slightly when she saw the very familiar phone number. 'Shinichi!' The other day when they had seen each other again, they had exchanged numbers. Gin never looked at her phone, which was lucky for her.

"Shinichi?" she whispered into the phone.

"Ran," she heard Conan's voice on the other end and her heart skipped a beat. "How are you? You sound like you've been crying..."

"Gomen..." Ran said, wiping her tears. She certainly couldn't let anyone from the organization see her like this! "I just had a bad day, that's all."

Conan's face darknened. "What are they making you do now?"

She bit down on her lower lip. Should she tell him? Yes. Tell him so he could get out and hide. No! Then Gin would figure out that she helped him and they'd both probably end up dead. Tears formed in her eyes again. She had to figure out a way to save Shinichi!

"Gin gave me orders to ... kill someone."

"Who?" Conan asked immediately. More tears fell as she looked into the mirror. Her hand that held the phone was shaking.

"...You."

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Conan froze as he sat on his bed, phone pressed to his ear. Gin ordered Ran to kill him? No, it was probably that person who ordered it.

'Bastards...they know Ran can't do it,' he thought.

"S-Shinichi?" He heard her sniffle on the other line.

"Daijoubou, Ran. Don't worry, everything will be fine."

"How can you be so calm? I'm supposed to...supposed to..."

"I know. I'll think of something."

She smiled faintly, wiping her eyes again. "You always do, Shinichi."

A/N: Blah, sorry for the real shortness...I couldn't think of any other small mission for Ran, so I went with the one I said in the flashback. More reviews? D: And I also suck at coming up with names, especially Japanese ones, if you hadn't noticed.