A/N: Here is the next chapter, as promised! SEVEN CHAPTERS! *Throws plushies at everyone* Thankyou to everyone out there who is reading this story and/or has reviewed! Sorry if some of the words are clumped together without spaces, but my space bar isn't working properly…. I'll have to go back over this and do an even bigger edit than usual… ON WITH THE FANFIC!

Key:

"Blah blah blah" – Talking

'Blah blah blah' – Thinking

Monday Mid-Morning (and ever so slightly after the school bell rang)

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Mr Nobody's POV

Haibara and Akemi walked into the classroom, bickering lightly all the way, but their faces held matching amused smirks, one could easily tell that they were not angry with each other. Conan looked up and froze at the sight, trying to stop himself from falling off his chair. Hadn't Haibara hated this girl? Not only that, but Haibara was making chatter? She was actually properly being friendly?

"Better close your mouth, Edogawa, You'll catch flies if you keep it open that wide," Haibara quipped snidely, and the other girl smirked in amusement, "Oh, and by the way, Edogawa, This is Hikari Akemi, and since you seem to be lacking a bit in the speech department, Akemi, This is Edogawa Conan."

Haibara walked past the shocked boy and slid into the seat behind him, beckoning to Akemi to take the empty seat beside her. Akemi placed her bag over the back of the chair and sat down quietly, almost… nervously? "I'll introduce you to the others later." Haibara quipped, and Akemi nodded her head lightly in response. The class quieted down as the teacher walked in, a few unnamed students shooting curious glances at her every now and then.

"Good morning class" The teacher greeted them, and every student, in return, chirped brightly, "Good morning Sensei!"

"I would like you to all welcome our new student," She continued, staring right at Akemi, and then beckoning her to come up the front, "Akemi Hikari. Please try to make Akemi-chan feel welcome." All the children enthusiastically chirped their hellos, Akemi squirming uncomfortably up the front of the class, her face hot. She didn't like this kind of stuff. "You can sit down now." The teacher said, and Akemi hurriedly ran to her seat and sat down with a relieved sigh. She and Haibara exchanged smirks.

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Recess Break

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Akemi trailed after Haibara rather nervously, but she pushed her fears behind her and held her head high. Making friends shouldn't be too hard, She had managed to get closer with Haibara, And she was a LOT smarter than the average eight-year-old.

All of a sudden, her rather sensitive ears were bombarded with a hell of a lot of squealing and some loud-ish voices, all asking questions and talking at once. But they were all approaching on her left side, and to put it frankly, she couldn't see their source. She squeaked and jumped behind Haibara on instinct, and faced a confused look before Haibara realised what had caused her panic attack. The others looked confused too, but she wasn't about to explain to them all about Akemi's half blindness. She had been asked by Akemi herself to keep it quiet, and even if she hadn't been asked, it was not her place to tell.

"HI! I'm Ayumi! What's your name? Are you the new girl?" Ayumi squeaked excitedly, staring at Akemi. Akemi noticeably relaxed when she got over the initial shock and stepped out from behind a slightly annoyed Haibara. "My name's Akemi" She said softly, and looked up to the two boys standing behind Ayumi, one rather large around the middle, and one tall and skinny. "What are your names?" She asked, her clear eye betraying her curiosity.

"I'm Genta. And this is Mitsuhiko." The fat one, namely Genta said loudly, "And that's Conan." He finished, indicating with one chubby hand two the kid with the oversized glasses who was hanging back against the wall of the hallway.

"And together, We're the Shounen Tantei!" They chorused, pulling ridiculous poses. Both Conan and Haibara rolled their eyes in sync, while Akemi covered her hand with her mouth to stop an oncoming laugh attack.

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Akemi took a bite of her sushi roll, and savoured the delicious taste that leaked from the nori*. It reminded her of home, and her past life. The life that she no longer had. She let out an inaudible sigh, before tuning in to the happy chattering coming from Ayumi's direction. That girl was cute and good company, but gosh, would she EVER shut up? Although, even though the constant talking got annoying after a while, it filled the empty chasm within her mind. It distracted her from her longing for her old life. But then again, she was somewhat happy to be stuck in the body of a 7 year old. It sure made getting away with things much easier.

She was startled by the ring of the school bell, before jumping up and following the group to the next class. One last session, and then it was home time. And boy, was slacking off time bliss.

She took the worksheet the teacher gave her and thanked her, before scanning over the top of the page for instructions.

"Copy out the Kanji underneath this as neatly as possible! Some of the letters may be tricky, so try your best!"

'Easy shmeezy.' She thought, looking at the sheet of overly simplistic kanji with two spaces beside them – One to trace and the other to 'attempt' on your own. She pulled out a pencil and finished it in eight seconds flat. She looked at some of the kids next to her, who were still struggling with the first and most simple of the lot, and their lines were not exactly neat. She glanced over in Haibara and Conan's direction, and saw them leaning back against their chairs looking bored. 'How alike they are…' Akemi thought, 'They get things done as fast as me and they act a lot older than their age… I wonder-? Could they possibly..? she quickly shook her head, erasing the thought. It was impossible. APTX was supposed to kill, and she had been super lucky. She was probably the first that had ever escaped. The chance of death was far too high. She concentrated on the task of staying awake, as she had nothing to do – the worksheet had meant to last them the whole forty five minute session.

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"That was so BORING!" Akemi yawned as she walked out of class, stretching her arms. Behind her she heard Ayumi whispering to Genta and Mitsuhiko, "That was so hard! I hope that mine was good enough for the teacher. Do you think I'll pass?", And the boys whispering reassurances in her general direction. The boys were obviously hitting on her.

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*TIIIIIMMMMEEEEE SKIIIIPPP*

*Song of Time plays in the Background*

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'…One step, two steps….. thirty nine steps..' Akemi counted in her mind as she walked along the cement edge that ran along next to the gutter next to the side walk. Behind her, Ayumi was squealing about something that was 'important' to the group, and the boys (Conan being an exception) were talking loudly and joining in.

And behind them walked Conan and Haibara, discussing something that sounded…. She didn't know because she couldn't hear them. But it was obviously more important than what the kids were squealing. Wait, why did she just refer to Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko as the kids and not Conan or Haibara? Something was up with those two… They just didn't act like the regular eight year olds. But then, neither did she. She rounded the corner of the sidewalk before starting with surprise. "PEOPLE! THERE'S SOMETHING HERE THAT LOOKS IMPORTANT AND KINDA GRUESOME AT THE SAME TIME AND I'M NOT EXACTLY THE BEST O DETECTIVES~" She hollered, not before adding a little 'yet' at the end. As Ayumi and the juveniles (she had taken to calling the kids that ACTUALLY acted like kids that) rounded the corner, Ayumi shrieked and ran away screaming. Genta and Mitsuhiko each took one look before scrambling back around the corner to where they couldn't see it with widened eyes. Conan and Haibara heard the commotion before staring at the form in front of them, eyes opening a little wider than usual before Conan ran up to examine the bloodied person in front of them, analysing the body for any clues as to how the murder was committed as Haibara resumed her 'cool and composed' poker face. The juveniles stuck their heads round the corner, trembling. "I'm scared!" she squeaked, "How are you just standing there? IT'S REALLY SCARY!" she shrunk back slightly, shivering more than before.

Akemi walked up to the lifeless man and nudged him with her shoe.

"It's just a body."

Wow… 1,405 words. (That's not including authors notes) I'M SO SORRY! I WAS MEANT TO GET THIS CHAPTER UP AT LEAST 8 WEEKS AGO! *sighs* Life's not easy when you've got a tonne off maths homework (yes, I'm still in school) and an annoying essay (one on indigenous culture: 700 words may not sound too bad but it is really annoying if you're not in the mood). If this is any consolation, I need food and shelter to survive (Yes I'm living with my parents now but I can't forever), and to get food and shelter, you need money. To get money, you need to work and have a good job. To get a good job, you need to go to a good university. To get into a good university, you need to get good grades in school. If you want to get good grades in school, you need to do your homework. No homework = Me dying because I don't have food or shelter.

But anyway, enough with the excuses. My apology is the extra 405 words…. AGAIN I'M SORRY! I'll try to update soon as an apology.