Hello everyone ! Even though nobody -except Mystery0028 who I thank- reviewed my story, I'm posting the next chapter, hoping someone will read it '^^ Is it because it takes place in France or what ?

Once they got to the hotel after 2 hours and a half, Marie leaded the Japanese to their room, number 10. She opened the wooden door to a big room with pale walls, a window letting the sun in.

"I'll have a good shower to refresh myself!" said Ran while stretching out.

"Of course, I'll let you then" Marie bowed.

"Ne, Marie-san?"

"Yes?"

She turned her green eyes toward Conan. Her brown hair, tied in a ponytail, gracefully lashed the air as she was bending down to face him.

"Did you get other reservations from Japan?"

"Conan-kun, you're so curious!" Ran protested.

"Other reservations? Yes indeed" the woman said. "A room for two. Are they friend of yours?"

"Hmm!" he agreed. "When will they arrive?"

"I'm not sure, later on the afternoon I guess. But I can check if you want to."

"No, it's OK, thank you Marie-san!"

"You're welcome!" she smiled.

She got out the room and closed the door. Ran, who entered the tiled bathroom, locked the door. Kogoro was already slumped on the king-sized bed which was on the centre of the room. Haibara looked at Conan, impassive.

"You invited Hattori-kun, didn't you?"

"Yea. I don't trust this trip, so I preferred asking him to come, just in case. We can't say that Oji-san* could help us, though."

"He could show himself more useful than you think."

"But I trust Hattori more."

At this moment, a loud snore aroused in the room. It went from Kogoro, who fell, once more, asleep. How could he sleep so much? Conan threw a bored gaze toward the detective while the water flowing in the shower shot her noise to the kid's ears. Haibara opened the door and got outside the room, but Conan stopped her.

"Where are you going?"

"Just visiting. What else can we do?"

"Yea... I wait for Ran and we'll catch up on you, I guess."

The young girl went outside the room and quietly closed the door behind her, she walked through the long corridor and got to the main hall. It was chilly because of the door, which opened and closed permanently. Pierre, who was a man in his fifties, stood straight behind the counter. He seemed busy on the computer, maybe he was counting or something. Haibara scanned the room: light wooden floor, pale orange walls and ornamented with amateur paintings. Potted plants and chairs stood in the corners, giving a cosy atmosphere. Through the windows surrounding the main door, she could see the tiny town. She then headed outside and opened the door when an air wave lifted her light hair. Once the wave was gone, she shook her head to -more or less- put her hair right and walked outside. The sky was clouded, and a chill wind swung the trees in the garden. It was sure that is was winter, and even though it was after noon, the temperature did not exceed 10 °C. The young girl looked around her, gazing the environment, and a soft smile grew on her childy face. Could this trip really be a trap? Could they go that far to get rid of them? ... And why not, after all. They could go very far.

When this dark thought came to Haibara's mind, her gaze darkened as her smile disappeared. Like that, she didn't seem to be the child she used to look like just a moment ago. She placed her hand to her thin chin, in deep thought, when the door opened behind her. She turned back and saw Ran and Conan who caught up on her. She smiled to hide her trouble to Ran and waved to them.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"Hm!" Conan agreed joyfully.

"As I expected" Haibara answered. "It isn't the same as on the photos, though."

The three Japanese headed in a small street and wandered in the town, making sure to remember the paths they took so they wouldn't get lost. They enjoyed the view from the old buildings, timbering houses -typical from Elsass*- that are so different compared to what they could find in Japan. The time flew quickly, and the night started to darken the sky about 17h, so they decided to get back to the hotel.

Once they reached the hotel, they entered the hall and Marie welcomed them with a smile.

"Ah, Mouri-san!" she claimed. "Your friends are here!"

"Our friends?"

"Hey, Kud- Conan-kun!" said a voice full of Oosaka's accent.

"Hattori-kun? What are you doing here?"

"I waited for ya' all afternoon, brat*! Where've ya' been?" he shouted, ignoring Ran's question.

"'All afternoon'? You're exaggerating" Conan teased.

The detective of the west took the boy's shoulders and shook him before roughly ruffling the boy's hair*.

"Nee, Heiji, wait!" said Kazuha as she arrived.

"Kazuha-chan, too?"

"Ran-chan!" she claimed. "Glad to see you!"

"But what the hell are you doing here?"

"I just came with Heiji, apparently Conan asked him to come."

"Conan!" Ran reprimand, stopping the boys.

They looked at her, startled, and Conan took a sheepish gaze.

"Sorry Ran-neechan!" he said with a childy voice.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought you wouldn't agree..."

"Why wouldn't I agree?"

"Huh.."

Ran sighed angrily but quickly got a happy face, while Conan glanced at her. He knew her for a long time now, but she still surprises him!

"Well! As long as we have a good holiday!"

"Yea!"

The friends stayed in the hall, discussing while waiting for dinner: Kazuha and Ran sat down on the fabric chairs and were drinking green tea, whereas Heiji took Conan aside to get some explanations, under the attentive glare from Haibara.

"Why did ya' ask me to come?"

"I told you, I don't trust this won trip. And I was right."

"What?"

"Children disappear. Nobody knows where, how, by who" Conan explained.

"Ya' think the Org' is doin' this? Ya' think they'd go that far?"

"Why not?" Haibara took part. "They could. They're able to do anything to get what they want."

"But why France? Why didn't they stay in Japan?" Heiji asked. "It'sn't logical. And.."

"What do you mean? Taking us far from our motherland.."

"I mean lost children. Why'd they go 'til kidnapp children, that would be useless to 'em?"

"To make it less suspicious I guess."

"Who said they would be useless?"

"Huh?"

The two boys threw a sceptical glance at Haibara.

"They're looking for people who got great intellectual capacities since their younger age for their experiences. In whatever country, whatever region. They'll find what they're looking for."

"So you think... the lost children are recruits from the BO*?"

"It's possible. And they made us come here, so they can kill two birds with one stone."

*Oji-san: uncle. did I already write it in the last chapter ? I don't remember. Well it doesn't matter :3
*Since I'm from Elsass, I thought it would be good for my fiction to take place there. After all, there are more chances that I know Elsass than Japan, aren't they ^^
*I tried to do something to highlight Heiji's accent. Is it good, or not ?
*Thank you, Mystery0028, I found a better expression to what I meant, I didn't mean crying but better scold, or something like that ^^
*BO: Black Organisation, I think you already know but well ^^