Interesting conversation, and Shinichi drains his parents' credit card.

Also, I'm trying to lengthen the chapters, as was suggested in the reviews. This chapter is a little longer than the others, and future chapters should be even longer!

Chapter Four

Shinichi heard Ayumi's question, and he knew he couldn't tell her the truth. After all the Black Organization was still out there somewhere.

"Well," he started cautiously, "it's actually a bit of a favor."

"A favor?" asked Mitsuhiko blankly.

"Yeah. Shinichi-niichan couldn't come back for the summer break, and he asked Hakase to come up with a way to cheer Ran-neechan up. So then I had the idea that since I look so much like Shinichi-niichan when he was small, I should use Hakase's aging machine to make myself look like him."

Ayumi asked, somewhat sadly, "And Shinichi-niichan approved of this?"

"Of course!" said Shinichi happily. "He gave his full support, and asked us to cheer her up for him. So I agreed. I got Mom to call and say I was visiting her for the summer to help pull it off."

Genta had been busy looking at his new physique. He suddenly asked "Oi Conan, how long is this going to last anyways?"

Conan looked at Hakase, who quickly said, "Well, if it had just been him, it would have lasted for around two months. But with the four of you as well, then the overall time will probably have been divided by five."

Shiho cut in, saying, "That means we've got anywhere from 1.5 to 2 weeks."

"Sweet!" said Genta excitedly.

Ayumi looked suddenly nervous. "But what about Mom and Dad? I can't tell them the truth, and I can't go home, either."

Shiho looked at Shinichi, and he just said, "I'll take care of it. We'll make it seem like Hakase took all of you on an extended vacation somewhere."

All their faces relaxed. "But what'll we do?" asked Mitsuhiko curiously.

Shinichi just grinned cockily. "What do you think? I've already promised Shinichi-niichan to make Ran-neechan feel better, so I have to do that. And since none of you can go out in public, you'll have to come with me!"

"So, Edogawa-kun, what exactly are we going to be doing?" asked Shiho.

"Firstly, I have to get contacts since Shinichi-niichan doesn't wear glasses, and then we get all of you some clothes and personal toiletries. You all get ready, while I call your parents." No one noticed he was fingering the bowtie in his pocket.

Shinichi called their parents, using the voice modulator to simulate each of their voices, and then they crowded into Agasa's Beetle and went to the mall, Shiho's hair tucked into a baseball cap to hide her face and hair.

They soon arrived at the Beika Department Store. Shinichi took Mitsuhiko and Genta into Menswear to help them pick out stuff, and Ayumi and Shiho went into the women's department. Thirty minutes later, they all met near the registers, a record considering how long girls usually take to buy stuff.

Shinichi took a look at what the girls had bought and groaned. He hadn't had to buy anything, but Mitsuhiko and Genta bought several sets of clothes apiece, as well as deodorant and cologne, as well as razors, as Shinichi had suggested.

Ayumi had gotten a TON of stuff, which to Shinichi was not surprising. From what he could see, Ayumi had gotten a ton of clothes, two pairs of shoes, a pair of sandals, and a whole bunch of cosmetics.

Shinichi took out his parents' credit card, and he knew he wouldn't like calling to explain why they had to pay the $1,000 US dollars that had been charged to it.

All the purchases came to light when they checked out. Mitsuhiko and Genta each got four T-shirts, three sets of shorts, a pair of sneakers, several pairs of socks, five sets of underpants, a stick of deodorant, a razor, and cologne. They also got adult swim suits and towels, as per Shinichi's instructions.

Shinichi hadn't really gotten anything, as he had plenty of clothes, so he just got some clear contacts, ones that wouldn't help his vision at all. He got them to convince people he really was Conan, and not Shinichi, since if he got found out, taking out the contacts would serve as proof he wasn't Shinichi, as Shinichi didn't need vision enhancement.

Ayumi got ten tops of various kinds, from shirts to tank tops. She got almost as many different kinds of fashionable shorts and skirts, about 5 bras (which she hid from the guys), panties, socks, and girly shoes. She got a razor for shaving (if you don't know what for, then you're obviously under the age of 13), a makeup kit, and several tampons, as Shiho had told her, though she never stated why. She also got a one-piece bathing suit and sandals.

Shiho got about the same as Ayumi, since she didn't really have any adult clothes. She'd had to help Ayumi get situated to teenage life, and it really took a lot out of her.

After all the shopping, they went back out to Agasa's car, loaded up the trunk with their stuff, and went back to his house. Then they took all their stuff inside, and took turns going into the bathroom to change.

When they were all done, they all met up in the living room. Shinichi said, "Well, now all of that's out of the way, we'd better follow Shinichi-niichan's instructions."

Alright, finally we're getting somewhere! Next up they pick names and make plans for the next 2 weeks!