I do not own the Detective Conan series…

Oh my… It's been so long since I last updated this story… Partly is because I lost my log-in ID and Password. Secondly, sad to say that I forgotten about it. I only remember it when I receive a mail that someone subscribed to this story. And I came back to read it again. I was laughing to myself as I thought back when I first wrote this story. I could stay up to 4AM in the morning just to finish up one chapter. I want to get that kind of feeling again, the feeling of wanting to finish the chapter quickly and have it posted online so people can continue reading my story.

Lastly, sorry for such a late update, I will keep writing this story once more. My skills have been dull so please do pardon me.

This humid environment… This gentle breeze… The smell of salt… Where am I?

A flash of light shone upon my face and then disappear again. I slowly open up my eyes and find myself being tied up in a place that I have no recollection of it. My feet were tied up. My hands were tied up along with Kaito's. The two of us were bind together.

"Kaito… Hey Kaito! Are you awake?" I called out. I wriggled my body, struggling to get the ropes to loosen up. Kaito let a groan.

"W-Where are we?" He asks, feeling groggy.

"I don't know, but I think we are some where near a coast. I can feel the sea breeze and the light house light will often shine into this cabin." I replied, still trying to get the ropes free.

"Light house?" Kaito questioned, "It's night time already!"

I shush Kaito, but it was too late. Kaito's loud exclaim alerted some guards outside the door.

Two men came barging in through the door, as if they might just have torn the door down. One of them is skinny and tanned; he is carrying a rifle on his back. While the other is big size, looks like a body builder. He has a revolver attached to his belt on the side.

"So, you two are awake." The huge guy came in and pointed a gun at us, "You two better not make a fuss or I will have a bullet run through ya' head."

I gulped, as I feel a little helpless being tied up like this. The guy smirked. He approaches me and grabs me by my collar.

"You're pretty cute. Maybe I should make you my woman and not hand you over to him." He said as he lets out an evil smirk.

"Get your filthy hands off me!" I said as I moved away with all my might. The man got irritated and slaps me.

"You should feel honoured that I want to make you my woman! Or maybe I should just send you over to that person. With a bullet in your head, that is." The man threatened.

I gasped. That person… They are with the black organization!

"You should keep your hands to yourself, big guy!" Kaito yelled. Now the big guy snaps. He vent out his anger on Kaito.

"You should keep your mouth shut!" The big guy yelled as he kicks Kaito in his abdomen continuously. With every kick, Kaito groans in pain.

"Stop it! Don't hurt him! Please! I will do anything you want, so please just stop it!" I pleaded.

Finally the guy stops and laughs, "Ha-Haha, your little girl-friend pleaded me to stop. Should I listen to her plea or should I continue to torment you?" the big guy teased, but he is slightly out of breath from the 'heavy' workout.

"You can do whatever you want to me, but don't you dare to touch her." Kaito said with determination, but he is all worn out from the pain he inflict from the big guy's kick.

"Why you…" The big guy got all worked up, he land a punch on Kaito's face. Kaito cried out in pain as he coughs out blood.

"No! Stop it!" I cried.

Finally the skinny guy steps in to stop the other's assaults.

"Hey, stop it already. We need them to be in one piece or aniki will take it out on us." The skinny guy said and let out a sigh.

"Tsk, fine!" The big guy grumbles, "Let's go, I'm hungry."

The two of them left the room, leaving us behind in the dark room.

"Kaito! Kaito, are you alright?" I asked, trying my best to turn and get a view on Kaito's injury.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine." Kaito said, gasping slightly for air.

"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry!" I apologize.

"No, it's not your fault," Kaito comforted me, "It's my own fault to pick a fight with that guy. Because I don't want him to hurt you, that's all."

Even though Kaito said that it is not my fault, I still feel a little guilty. After a short moment of silence, Kaito raised the idea of getting out of here.

"I suppose the two of them went out to grab dinner or something. Let's take this chance and get out of here." Kaito suggests.

"Yeah," I nod in agreement, "But how? We are both tied up together."

We look around the cabin to find tools that can help us in escaping from these tight ropes. However, it's too dark and we can't find anything. Just then the light from the light house near-by shines into the cabin again.

"Look over there!" Kaito gestured.

I turn my head to the direction that Kaito gestured. Faintly, I could see a rusted nail protruding out of the cabin wall.

"Use that to cut the ropes, and then let's escape." Kaito let out his signature smirk.

Returning the smile, I nodded.

We slide through the cabin towards the wall, and we grind the ropes that tied our hands together on the rusted nail.

Slowly but evidently, the rope is starting to loosen up.

"It's working. But we need to speed up or the two guys are gonna come back soon." Kaito said as he quickens the pace to get the ropes cut.

I pace myself to Kaito's speed, and had unfortunately cut my hand onto the rusted nail too. I let out a soft groan on the pain I inflicted. And I can feel that blood is oozing out from the wound too.

"Miharu, are you alright?" Kaito asks with much concern as he could not see the wound.

"Don't worry, it's just a scratch." I assured him.

As my blood drips onto the cabin floor, the floor surrounding us glows. It forms a magic circle.

"What the hell is this!" Kaito exclaimed in surprise.

As the magic circle continues to glow, I could hear a voice in my head.

"I… Identify… Identify yourself, human!"

"Identify?" I questioned.

"What? Identify what?" Kaito asks.

"Could you not hear a voice?" I ask Kaito.

"Voice? No, I hear nothing."

That's strange… so only I can hear it.

Amidst the glowing light, we could hear the voice of the two guys, faintly.

"Hey the cabin is glowing!"

"What's going on!"

"Oh no, the two of them are back." Kaito cursed.

"Identify yourself, human! Then will I choose to save you."

My identification? What is it exactly?

I thought for awhile.

"I got it!" I exclaimed. This kind of shock Kaito who is clueless on what's going on with me.

I cut my palm with the rusted nail and let my blood fill my entire palm.

"This is my identification!" I replied in determination as I set my bloody palm on the magic circle.

"Access granted. Lucifer's power activates."

The magic circle glows even more brilliantly and I could feel a strong suction power, pulling me down into the magic circle.

In a few seconds, when the two guys came barging into the room once again, Kaito and I disappeared.

I could feel my body floating in a vacuum. As I open up my eyes, all I could see was just some spirals moving. My hands are still tied up with Kaito's.

Where are we now? And where are we heading to?

As the gravity force starts acting up, I know that we have reached our 'destination'.

We landed gently on the floor. As our views cleared up, we find ourselves sitting in the same magic circle with a different environment.

The entire room was dark and there were many shelves of unidentified things. And there's a large cauldron in the middle of the room with a purple mist coming out of it.

"Thank you for the help, Lucifer." A mature sounding voice echoes through the room.

Lucifer? It's the name that I heard just now.

After the purple mist subsides, a set of foot steps can be heard, and it is approaching us.

Kaito and I look towards the direction where the footsteps are coming from.

"Welcome to the witch's house." A woman in cloak greeted us before letting out a witch-like laughter.

"Witch?" I questioned. It sets me thinking. Kaito too thought for a moment.

"Don't tell me… It's…" Kaito said with his quivering voice.

"Indeed! It's your truly." The woman said as she took off her cloak, revealing herself to us.

And her identification left both of us in a half shocked and half feared feeling.

Guess I will end off the story here.

I will try to find more time to continue on the story. And from now on, I will continue to remind myself of this story existence and to record down my ID somewhere that I won't forget.

Please forgive me, for the late update and my clumsiness and forgetfulness. My greatest apology.