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Chic White: Hahaha he's such a jerk XD Thanks for reading!

Purpalz Miner: Hahaha good guesses, incorrect tho XD well here's the next part so, I hope you haven't ripped your head off yet XD Thanks for reading

Theditor: I came up with that randomly, just popped up in my head haha. Thanks for the support^^

Promised one soon, so here it is^^

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"Otou-san! Not the pachinko parlor!" Ran cried, trying to convince Occhan to wander away from the bright colored doors. "We can't go in!"

"Well just stay here then! You're old enough to slouch around like all you teenagers do these days!" Occhan grumbled, shooing them off. "Adults need to relax sometimes too, even detectives such as me, Mouri Kogorou." He straightened his jacket, holding his head high "Yes, the work a detective has to do is head-splitting!" and with that he marched into the store with a dignified air about him.

"That old man is hopeless." Hattori sighed, scratching his head. 'Kudo would definitely think 'I'm doin' all the work you know?''. He smiled in fondness. 'But this is the best time to act. I finally figured the damn message out, but I needa ask nee-chan something…'

"Heiji, we have to go take the train in a few hours, or we won't get home before 7." Kazuha reminded him, shaking her phone. "Dad said that it's your responsibility to remember, so if we don't get home on time it's all your fault alright?"

"Yeah yeah I know." Hattori mumbled, waving his hand. He stole a glance at Ran, anxious. 'I have to ask her soon, or I'm going to totally miss my chance.'

"Hey, Kazuha." Hattori started, looking around. "Can you go buy me a drink?"

"Eh? Go do it yourself." Kazuha put her hands on her hips. "I'm not your slave."

"Jeez, can't you be cute for even a moment?" Hattori complained, mind whirling to find ideas to get her out of the way. His cheeks warmed at a thought that popped into his mind, and he cleared his throat. 'There's no other way…'

"Then…umm….be my slave for the rest of the day and I'll take you…to the zoo or something next weekend." He looked at the floor, a futile attempt to hide his warming face. Kazuha's heart leaped, and a bright smile lit up her face.

"Really, Heiji?" Kazuha asked, excited. Hattori looked away, nodding. 'Jeez, just go already…quit torturing me ahou…'

"Y-yeah, ya ahou." Hattori looked up at the sky. "Ya don't have to be that excited." His heart skipped a little when he glanced at Kazuha's excited features.

"Really? It's a promise, ok?" Kazuha beamed, cheeks tinted apple red. She then turned happily and went to buy a drink for him. Hattori breathed out in relief and Ran smiled.

"Jeez, you don't need to mask your affections." Ran laughed, while Hattori had a horrified look on his face,

"W-what do ya mean?" he stuttered, desperate. He didn't need people poking and prodding at him about what he feels.

"Come on, you don't need to hide it." Ran smiled, eyes bright with laughter.

"W-what… I don't..." he averted his eyes, cheeks still warm. "A-anyways, I have something to ask you," He suddenly turned serious, and Ran was poked with curiosity.

"What is it?" Ran asked. There was a nagging feeling in her that told her it was something to do about 'him'.

"So I have a friend called Kayo." He started. Ran nodded. "She had a dog called Kayo number 2. One day, Kayo number 2 ran away, and Kayo was deathly worried. A few weeks passed and then there was news about Kayo number 2. But I'm not sure if the dog's still alive or not. So if you were me, would you tell Kayo, with the risk that Kayo number 2 is dead and she would crumble when she sees her? Or would you keep it to yourself and go by your own to see and inform her later, which involves no hope dying and just confirmation." Ran was silent for a moment, staring at the sky with a wistful look carved into her eyes. 'Maybe I shouldn't have asked.' Hattori thought. 'Maybe it was too obvious…'

"Well…" Ran said slowly, closing her eyes. "I guess I would tell her. Kayo-san deserves to see and meet Kayo number 2, I guess. And I think she'll be very upset when you tell her you went to see her and didn't tell her." Ran smiled, a little sadly. "And even if she crumbles when she sees her dead, at least she sees and knows the full truth—at least she can have the full knowledge. Isn't that what detective's solve cases for? To reveal the entire truth?" Hattori stared at Ran, weighing each option in his mind carefully. Then he smiled and closed his eyes.

"Well, not everything is crystal clear...but since now the decision is made…" He put on his cap and turned it backwards. "Why don't we start working on it? The revealing of the entire truth that is..."

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Some HeijixKazuha in this chapter haha. It's about time Heiji realized his feelings for Kazuha isn't it^^ I skipped Heiji's thought process since I'm going to reveal it later on (Now using 'Heiji' since I'm getting more used to him, although it's still 'Hattori' in the story XD) Well so I hope you like it and thanks for reading!