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Chapter 4: Another Experiment

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Rachel was so happy she felt like she was going to burst from happiness. She had her Jimmy back! He was back, and for good, or so she thought. She refused to let him go once she had him again, though Jimmy wasn't complaining.

Kagome couldn't help but feel the tiniest bit of jealousy. They were in love. She had felt that once, but the love wasn't returned. Not wanting to intrude, she left the house for a while to give them some time alone. Richard was off somewhere, probably trying to solve a case. Kagome suddenly grinned. Without Conan, people would finally realize he wasn't the 'genious' that he lead people to believe. They would finally see that it had indeed been Conan who did everything...

She sighed heavily as she walked around town. She knew where she was and how to get back, so that wasn't the hard part. The hard part of walking around town was that people were staring at you as if you were some sort of freak. She guessed word had gotten around that she had survived a burning car accident when the rest of her family did not.

Walking around town, she noticed some men in black carrying a briefcase, and had this strange urge to follow him. There was only one at this time, and he was easy to follow while all the while keeping herself hidden. He seemed to be talking into a cellphone, but he was quite a ways away so she didn't hear him very well and so she didn't have a clue as to what he was saying.

She hid behind a tree when she saw him meeting up with someone else, also dressed in black. She held her breath, and watched quietly so she wouldn't be spotted. They were still a few ways away, so she couldn't hear them that well, but she could make out a few words.

"Kudo...still alive...the poison didn't kill him!"

Kagome gasped then mentally cursed. Dammit all...she thought to herself.

They looked up at hearing the gasp and looked over to where her hiding place was. "Hn...looks like someone different's followed us this time."

They both walked over to where Kagome was hiding, and her heart pounded in her chest, terrified.

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Rachel gave a happy sigh as she sat in Jimmy's lap with his arms wrapped around her waist. She didn't even notice Kagome had left until about an hour after she had gone, and she blinked a few times.

"Hey....Jimmy?" She asked after a while, looking up towards him. It felt so good to be like this with him again, she wouldn't trade it for anything.

Jimmy looked down at her, his hand currently in her hair. "Yeah... what is it, Rach?"

"Have you seen that girl, Kagome, at all lately?" Rachel asked, tilting her head.

Now that Jimmy thought about it, he hadn't seen her since she had given him the potion. He hoped s he was okay. He'd really have to thank her later.

"No, I haven't actually...maybe she went out to check out the town," Jimmy replied, and Rachel nodded, snuggling further into his arms.

"Maybe we should go look for her...?" Rachel asked after a while. It was getting pretty late, and it wasn't like Kagome knew anyone in this part of the town that she could be visiting.

Jimmy was reluctant to leave this spot on the couch, but he too was worried for the young miko. He nodded. "Yeah, we'd better...just incase." He replied and Rachel got up first, him following after. The two went to grab their coats, and left the apartment in search of Kagome.

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Kagome winced in pain as one of the men hit her in the back of the head from behind, She fell to the ground, looking up at her attackers. Her eyes widened when she realized it was the men from before that she had been watching.

"Damn wench, she was spying on us!" one of the men hissed out.

"Hey, isn't that the freak wench who survived the burning car?" the other asked, looking at his companion.

He raised an eyebrow. "You're serious!? This is her?! Well then, we'll have to make sure she's dealt with... permanently."

Kagome's eyes widened and she backed up, though blushed and felt like slapping the men when she felt their hands at her backside, pushing her to them. What on earth were they doing?

"Hn...she's quite firm."

"Tch, we're not here to fondle her," one of them said, tossing his companion a small vile. "Give her this. It's similar to the one we gave Kudo, but should actually kill her."

Kagome grew scared now. She hoped Jimmy and Rachel noticed she was missing and came to find her...before it was too late....

She felt one of the man's hands on her chin, trying to force her mouth open. She hissed at them and moved down to bite their hand, but they took this as an advantage and slipped the liquid down her throat.

Kagome's eyes widened and she fell to the ground slowly. She felt as if she were on fire. Her entire body was burning, though there was no physical fire at all. She screamed as she felt her bones cracking...melting. She was too tired and in pain to think that these symptoms were the ones similar to those of Jimmy's before he transformed into Conan...

The two guys smirked at seeing her limp body on the ground, thinking the job was done. They left, leaving no evidence of them behind.

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Rachel and Jimmy's eyes both widened at hearing a scream that sounded familiar.

"That sounded like Kagome!" Rachel exclaimed, looking over at Jimmy. Jimmy nodded.

"Let's go."

"Right!" Rachel and Jimmy began running now, following the sound of the scream. What they found shocked them both.

A young girl was lying on the ground unconscious, with familiar clothes that were two sizes too big to her. Tearstains of pain were in her eyes, and Jimmy's own eyes widened, his face paling drastically.

'Oh no... they've struck again...'

TBC

A/N: Weren't expecting that, were ya?! ^___^; Please review.