Chapter 3: Good Deed:
Megure looked at the small boy wrapped in blankets sipping a thing of hot chocolate. Tomoko smiled at him. He didn't seem to notice looking outside at the morning light.
His arm was in a cast and his bandaged ribs could be seen under the blanket. Megure kept looking at the boy's eyes. The dark blue looking out the window with maturity and the air of someone who knew something bad was going to happen.
"Conan-kun." Megure said quietly.
Shiro looked over from his spot on the couch. Tomoko glared at Megure.
"No being mean to him." Tomoko said walking into the kitchen.
Conan looked at her his eyes sharp and unchildlike. Megure looked at him, he always knew there was something with the boy.
"Conan-kun, I need you to answer some questions." Megure said slowly.
Conan's eyes dark with fear and an inner strength looked at him. Conan nodded slowly.
"When did you become a Were-Wolf?" Megure asked as Tomoko came back in with some snacks.
Tomoko placed them on the table, and sat next to Conan.
"I was bitten when I was two. I remember it was a blonde Were-Wolf." Conan said hugging the blanket closer to himself as he put the cup down.
Tomoko put her hand on his shoulder. Conan's eyes went to it.
"Conan-kun.. do you remember ever hurting anyone?" Megure said.
Conan's eyes glared straight at him. Eyes full of anger. Megure could see the wolf in Conan's eyes just beyond the surface. It was alarming how close Conan had allowed this monster to control him.
He had never seen a wolf so close to the surface of it's host before. Usually the human had control when the sun came up.
Maybe it was the fact Conan was so young when he was bitten that the wolf took more of an active role in the child's development.
"I've never hurt anyone, Megure-keibu. I wouldn't even think about it." Conan yelled his eyes burning.
Megure sighed, how far had the wolf influnced his thoughts.
"Conan you may have hurt people and not know it. One good deed by the monster does not make it a pure thing." Megure said.
"Conan saved me Megure."Tomoko said.
"That doesn't make his wolf side any less dangerous."Megure said.
Conan stood up the blanket covering most his body.
"I haven't hurt anyone. Don't talk about me like I'm some rapid animal. I have never once in my life not had control over myself." Conan said almost growling.
"Then why can't you control your anger Conan-kun. You may not believe it, but there is no thing as complete control." Megure said angerly, remembering the dark full moon nights.
"I'm angry because your treating me like..like.. a MONSTER. I'm not a monster Megure-keibu. I'm Conan Edogawa, detective and Were-Wolf." Conan said.
Megure slammed his hands down on the table making Conan jump back onto the couch. He had never seen Megure like this before.
"Conan-kun it isn't about this. You need to be contained. Were-wolves no matter what size Tomoko-san, need to be made safe." Megure said glaring at Conan.
Tomoko looked like she was tiring to say something something to change Megure-keibu's mind.
"Contained." Conan said his eyes glazed over like they were remembering something.
"Contained like the others your father hunted down. Never to be released for fear of a second outbreak. Tomoko was bite wasn't to deep to be called a 'true' bite." Conan looked down at the deep white scar on his hand.
It had reached into the bone. Infecting his whole DNA. Megure looked down right angry.
"Conan-kun it has to be done." Megure said.
Conan looked back at the dawn. Ran.. He would never see daylight again. Until it was ruled he was safe to be around. No Were-Wolf had ever been ruled safe.
Never to see Ran his love his mate. Would be worse then death. And running now would only make him an enemy of those he had avoided for so long.
As the old saying went. No good deed goes unrewarded. His reward was another cage on which he could never be free of.
"Megure-keibu, I can't." Conan said.
He had to figure out how to do this without hurting himself any further. Ran would need to know why. Ran.
Megure glared at him. Conan counted slowly in his head as the window was open. 5th floor quite a drop, but one floor to another. Not so hard if he could do it right.
"Conan you must for the safety of others." Megure said.
Shiro took hold of Tomoko's shoulders. Conan laughed a depressing sound. He inched closer to the window. Hugging the blanket close to himself.
"Good-bye Megure-keibu." Conan said.
The window was open. Conan with his sharp reflexes ran out the window and off the baloney. The blanket snagged on the rail and he swung to the 4th floor baloney.
He let himself in and rummaged around and found some cloths. Then he ran out the apartment and down the stairs. Out the emergency exit.
In the street and towards the only person he hoped would understand. He hoped she would forgive him for both his lies…
Vermouth sat waiting by the open alley way. She smiled as she saw small form run past. He was the perfect pup, a perfect child. Why did she have to wait so long? He was theirs and theirs alone.
All she ever wanted was a child. His blue eyes, black hair, and the intelligence that was always there. The boy would not know what hit him. The tests the trials that lay before him. He would always be with them.
Rum wanted this child this Were-Wolf of a child. Seeing him running towards his love. Love that he had lost so many times before just be taken away again. She slowly crept up behind him. He would never be alone they would always have him.
Such an honest boy she'd have to fix that. Scooping him up with the handkerchief to his face. Chloroform it was the best option for this. He struggled it wouldn't help him. Not now not ever again.
"Hush now my child, my little silver bullet." Vermouth said.
Conan continued to struggle even as he began to become limp. His eyes teared up glancing up at the Detective Agency. He would never see her again.
"That's right child go to sleep. Tomorrow I'll sing you a lullaby." Vermouth said as Conan became still.
She smiled slightly at the boy. There would be no use, no escape, not anymore. He was theirs and theirs alone…
Conan woke up in a caged room. Bars in the doors and windows sunlight streaming in through the bars of the window. Conan froze to looked around his room. There was a small bed and he was chained to it.
Conan looked to the door of his cell. A man with brown hair and hazel eyes stood staring at him.
"Welcome to lesson one little pup." Rum said smiling….
