Sorry this chapter is so short, but all it talks about are the meeting of the Adult Detective Boys with Ran and Sonoko.

Chapter Six

After fully exploring everything, they went to the amphitheater for orientation. The camp director stood at the front with a microphone. He then proceeded to tell everybody how happy he was they were there, the camp rules, and how grateful the camp was to the Suzuki Zaibatsu. Shinichi and Shiho both rolled their eyes at this, but continued to listen as he introduced himself and everyone on staff.

Then he let everyone out and told them to go to the mess hall for food. Kenta, hearing this, raced to the front of the line, dragging poor Mayumi with him, with Mikihiko tagging along to keep an eye on them.

Shinichi and Shiho walked calmly along in the middle of the group. Here in the woods, they were prepared to fully enjoy themselves, along with half of the teenagers in Tokyo.

Suddenly they heard someone call, "Shinichi!" Only one person called him that, so Shiho walked on ahead to leave him alone with Ran.

"SHINICHI!" she called again. She came up alongside him and said, "Shinichi?"

Then he turned and grinned at her. "Hi Ran. Long time no see!" He dodged a kick she aimed at him.

"Where have you been? Why are you here?" Ran kept on blurting out questions without giving him a chance to answer. When she finally piped down, Shinichi started answering her.

"Ran, the reason I'm here is to relax and have fun. I've been working on the case for a while, and when I heard that this camp was starting up this year, I thought I'd try it out and see how it was."

Ran then said, "Who was the girl you were with when I saw you?"

"My partner. She's helped me out these past couple of months in my case. My three other assistants are around here, too…"

"Just how many people did you bring?"

"Four. You can meet all of them later." With that, they started talking about everyday stuff, even while they went in the mess hall and got their food.

After getting his food, Shinichi stopped and looked around. Then he told Ran, "Follow me." He started weaving his way through the maze of tables, and soon arrived at one in a corner.

"Hello, Shinichi-kun!" exclaimed three teens, upon seeing Shinichi approaching. Shiho, who was sitting nearby and had been eating silently, looked up, too.

"Ah, guys, I'd like you to meet someone. This is my best friend Mouri Ran."

"Nice to meet you!" they said at once in response.

"Now, Ran," said Shinichi, "These are my assistants. From the left we have Miyano Shiho, Esaka Mayumi, Yagi Mikihiko, and Ohsawa Kenta." Each one inclined their head when their name was spoken.

"It's very nice to meet you all," said Ran, sitting down beside Shinichi. Ran, looking at them, thought they all seemed rather familiar, but she couldn't place them. She was interrupted though by a certain Miss Suzuki Sonoko sitting on her other side.

"I see you found your husband, Ran!"

"Sonoko! It's not like that!" exclaimed Ran at once. "And what did you mean by what you said? Does that mean you knew he was here?"

"Of course. I was in charge of the admin building. I saw him and his friends come in."

"Then why didn't you say something?"

Shinichi purposely didn't say anything, as he was rather enjoying the look on Ran's face. Mayumi, Mikihiko, and Kenta had all stopped eating, and were watching the conversation with wide eyes.

"Because it was so much more romantic this way!" exclaimed Sonoko happily, looking dreamily up at the sky. Shiho rolled her eyes, along with Shinichi.

More humor next time! Oh, and watch out for Sonoko's sharp eyes, they come in handy next time (now what might she notice?). Oh, and I'm thinking of making Ran get suspicious of Shinichi at some point, along with letting her get involved in a ridiculous crime! It'll be here soon! Oh, and please review. I'd like to know what you think of my ideas!

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