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To chapter 5!!!!

Chapter 5

Kaito quickly shot up from his chair. He was in his room in front of his computer, looking at a horrible scene. Conan and that girl, Kiyone, were grabbed by two goons and dragged to a nearby alley. Damn, just when it's getting to the exciting part.

Kaito was using his white pigeons to spy at Conan for a couple of days. And also to try to find the whereabouts of "L." He occasionally used pigeons as surveillance and actually learned some new things. One was that there was someone new in charge of the Kaitou Kid Task Force. This person with a beige trench coat and hat looked as though he could be trouble. He was probably really here for L… and maybe knows who he is. He then looked at Conan and how he was hit by that girl… Sonoko, he thought her name was. He was on the floor, laughing, until the introduction of that other girl, Kiyone. He was still chuckling as Sonoko took her best friend, Ran, and ran off, leaving Conan to deal with a persistent Kiyone. Seeing the kid backed into a corner, while trying to keep his child-like persona was fascinating, until those men showed up.

Now he's worried. He realized that there was nobody around and that there was nowhere to run. Kaito knew that Conan, really Shin'ichi Kudou in child form, could handle his own but it'll become troublesome with a helpless girl. And Kaito can't do anything to help.

"Wait…what's that?" Two things happened quickly on screen but he was able to catch them. One was that Kiyone was smiling, as if she knew that they weren't going to succeed. The other was that a man appeared on the roof near the alley. The man had on a black trench coat yet wore a dark suit with a matching Fedora hat. He had a lit cigarette in his mouth as he scratched his beard. The man, Kaito saw, had hid himself quite well from his pigeon's view as he watched silently, looking at the backs of the men and the two kids.

Kaito unclenched his fists. Frowning, he said, "Tantei-kun, please be careful!"

"Please don't hurt him! He's just a child!" cried Kiyone. She and Conan were thrown to the wall of the alley. Kiyone immediately grabbed the boy and dragged him behind her. The two men smiled; the one holding the gun pointed it at her.

"Shut it!" said the knife man. "We're not gonna hurt the brat yet. He's gonna watch as —." He slowly walked towards her, with a hungry grin. He ripped her shirt, exposing her bra, and then grabbed her glasses, throwing them on the floor and crushing them with his foot. He took Kiyone by the chin. "—we have our way with you. When we're done, we'll kill you both." Smiling, he smacked her across the face with a heavy hand.

Conan watched all this behind her, anger filling him. Shit! I have to…. Behind his back, he had his stun watch ready. Unfortunately it was one shot only. He'll just have to use his soccer ball belt and his power-kick shoes.

The knife man frowned a bit. "What's with that scornful face?" With the same hand, he smacked her harder across the face. "That'll teach you to look that way in front of us!" The men began to laugh.

"How annoying." The men stopped laughing as they and Conan looked at Kiyone. She never cried out in pain as the man smacked her. She instead stood straighter and spat blood out her mouth. Conan shuddered. Her voice matched her expression and her eyes, cold, ice cold. Conan's memories of Kiyone bubbled up, remembering that she was respectful and nice, never really getting mad. Conan never saw her this way before.

"Kiyone-neechan?" Conan asked weakly. Kiyone gently shoved Conan near the entrance.

"Don't worry, Conan-kun. Save that watch for later." As quick as lightening, Kiyone kicked the knife man hard in the face. He flew to the gunman, who in shock, fired at Kiyone.

"Kiyone-neechan!" Conan cried. I'm not going to—

Kiyone easily dodged the bullet; it ended up hitting the wall directly behind her head. "Tch. Really annoying." She somehow had the knife man's knife in her hand. She threw it expertly, stabbing the gunman's wrist. The man cried out in pain as he was forced to drop him gun; the knife stabbed the same hand where he held the gun. Kiyone sighed as she walked to Conan. Realizing her bra was exposed, she quickly covered it with her hand. "Are you alright, Conan-kun?"

Conan just stood there, mouth hanging open. He was right. He's never seen her like this. Some of the things she did were amazing. Conan closed his mouth and slowly nodded. Kiyone smiled. "Okay! Then we should—"

"You bitch!" The knife man slowly rose, a shoeprint on his face. "You hurt my partner. I was going to be nice but now…" He picked up his partner's gun and took out his own gun. He pointed both guns at Conan. Kiyone's eyes widened.

"You wouldn't!" She cried. Conan's mouth twitched. He knew he wouldn't be able to dodge the shots and shoot his watch too. The man wouldn't need to use both guns for him; the other would be for Kiyone if she tried to stop him. There was nothing they both can do.

"Conan-kun!" cried Kiyone.

BANG!

Conan and Kiyone stared in horror as that shot was fired. The man gasped and collapsed, one gunshot wound to the back. Conan saw that the man was killed instantly. The other man cried in alarm and ran out the alley, only to be surrounded by coming police cars. Conan was happy to see the cops, but he looked around the tops of the buildings. Someone killed him from somewhere, saving us.But there was nobody around. He looked at Kiyone, who smiled. "A last minute save," was the last thing she said before Megure-keibu came to the scene.

Ran, Sonoko, and Ran's father, Kogoro, ran as fast as they could, following the rushing police cars. They stopped as they saw ambulances as well, in front of an alley.

"Oh no!" said Ran. She was worried when Conan and Kiyone didn't follow them the rest of the way home. About fifteen minutes past when they heard sirens. Dad was home when they got there; he was watching TV as usual. Ran forced Dad to follow the cars to see what was going on. Ran now feared the worse when she saw a body bag getting into the ambulance and Satou-keiji arresting a man. Oh no! What if—. She noticed Megure-keibu and ran towards him.

"Ran, wait!" Dad cried. Megure-keibu noticed them and waved for them to come over. When Ran saw Conan and a bandaged Kiyone sitting in another ambulance, she sighed with relief. But….

"Kiyone! Your shirt!" cried Sonoko.

Kiyone stared at her front-gone shirt. She was covered up with a blanket. She solemnly looked at Ran and said, "Two men tried to attack me and kill Conan-kun. I tried my best to protect the boy." The arrested man, as he was handcuffed, cried out in pain because of his bandaged hand. They all stared at him. "One is now dead and the other is going to jail."

Sonoko rushed and hugged Kiyone Tears streamed down her face. "I'm glad you're alright."

"Conan-kun, I'm glad you're alright, too," Ran said through tears. Conan nodded, smiling at her.

Megure-keibu stared at Kiyone. "Your name is Kiyone?"

"What's wrong, Keibu-dono," asked Dad.

Takegi-keiji appeared next to the inspector. "The footprint did come from her—" He looked at Kiyone. "And the bullet that came from the victim was from a Magnum."

Megure-keibu's eye twitched. "What kind of Magnum?"

"A Smith and Wesson M19 Combat Magnum, sir." Takegi's voice quivered a bit.

"Keibu?" asked Ran.

The inspector frowned. "Despite what happened, Kiyone-san ended up with a sprained ankle from kicking the victim and some bruises on her face. The men on the other hand… one was stabbed in the hand. And the other was killed, shot in the back from far away." Megure pointed at Kiyone. "She didn't want to give her name because she stated that she didn't want her parents to know."

Ran agreed. I understand, Kiyone.She was happy that her friends were now safe. She noticed that Takegi and Megure were talking to themselves, with Dad trying to listen in. "DAD!" she cried. Dad flinched and backed away. She turned to Kiyone. "Dad's here so now you can—" Kiyone shook her head.

"That's okay, Ran. I got all I need." She gently jumped off the Ambulance, despite the cries of protests from the paramedics. She put down the blanket and covered herself with her blazer that she folded neatly in her bag. "You should stop Conan too." She slowly hobbled away. "Bye, Sonoko, Ran." Sonoko waved. Ran raised an eyebrow. Conan… She saw that Conan wasn't in the truck but was close to the inspector and Takegi.

"CONAN!" cried Ran. Conan flinched and turned. He stared at Ran and said with a child-like expression, "Sorry, Ran-neechan."

Ran picked him up and hugged him. "I'm still glad you're safe."

"Where did she go?" cried Takegi-keiji to Sonoko. Ran and Conan looked at them.

"She left, going that—." She pointed across the street. Shocked, she said, "She vanished…but how? She had a sprained ankle."

"What?" cried Dad. Conan was stunned himself but then his face turned serious. Ran knew that when Conan was like this, he was thinking, just like Shin'ichi. I miss you, Shin'ichi.

Kaito sat back in his chair, completely relieved. That "helpless" girl turned out to kick butt. And the Fedora man turned out to be helpful.

"Thank goodness," he muttered as he ordered another pigeon to follow Kiyone. She hobbled away from the others and until she was far from them, walked normally. Frowning, he watched as she turned to another alley where no one noticed her and leaned against the wall. The Fedora man walked down a fire escape and landed in front of Kiyone. He asked the pigeon to get a little closer so he can hear their conversation.

Fedora took out a pack of cigarettes, offering to Kiyone. She took one as Fedora produced a lighter, creating the flame. She put her cigarette near the lighter and puffed. He lit his own cigarette. "What did you find out?"

Kiyone blew smoke. "Lots." Taking off her blazer and touching her ripped shirt, she added, "Thanks for the save."

Fedora gave an OK sign. "Had to. You would have ended up blowing your cover in front of that child detective."

They knew Conan-kun was more than a child? Kaito listened closely.

She chuckled. "He'll figure out anyway, once Sonoko-chan calls her." She took a long drag and sighed. "He's here and is now in charge of catching Kaitou Kid and me."

A stunned expression crossed Kaito's face. She's "L?"

The moment Kiyone said, "He's here," Fedora coughed and choked. He quickly recovered and said, "HE'S HERE?" Kaito really couldn't see the expression of Fedora's face; his eyes were hidden under his hat. "Things get shitloads annoying." Shaking his head, he added, "What about Mouri, Kudou, and Hattori?"

"Mouri-san's incompetent. He has some sparks but he's no threat. Kudou-kun went missing for a while, stating that he's solving difficult cases…." She paused. "I think he won't be able to make it to the party at all."

"So the real threats are that boy Conan and that Hattori kid?"

Kiyone nodded. "Hattori-kun will be in Tokyo tomorrow. From what I gathered, he and Conan-kun are good buddies, so Hattori-kun'll be staying with Mouri for awhile."

"I heard a lot about Heiji Hattori…his deductions skills rivaled that of Shin'ichi Kudou's." Fedora took the last puff from his cigarette and threw it away. "So we'll be dealing with two excellent child detectives, a semi-good detective, and our favorite inspector. This is gonna be a challenge for you and Kid."

Kiyone took the last puff from her cigarette and threw it away. "Speaking of which…" She stood straight. "Hey. If you wanted to see a peep show—" She took out a gun from under her shirt and aimed it at Kaito himself. "Then you should have asked."

"What the—?" Kaito instinctively raised his hands in surrender. "How did he know about the pigeon?"

"Kaitou Kid, I'm sure you can hear me so…" She playfully posed for the camera, still with her gun aimed at him. "Don't worry." She winked and added, her voice becoming a man's, "We'll meet soon." She pulled the trigger and a loud bang was heard. Startled, the pigeon flew away. Kaito shut off his computer and walked to his open window.

"That guyis good," Kaito said. "So he uses disguises, like I do. And he has a partner, too." This, itself, narrows some suspects down. The surveillance pigeon came back, perching on the window. Kaito gently took him, checking to see if there were any marks on it. He noticed that the bird had something strapped to its left foot.

"How did…?" He took off the thing, only for it to click a couple of times. His eyes widened and he immediately dropped the thing and stepped on it, crushing it. Damn it! That was a digital camera! When did he…?He gasped. "The gun! The gun hooked it on the pigeon! Wait, that gun! It looked like a Walther P-38." If he remembered correctly, there was only one person in the world that has that gun. Kaito became gitty as he rummaged through his book bag to take out the flyer. He now understood some of its hidden meanings and some of Akako's prophesy. Kaito was going to meet the greatest thief in the world. He can't wait to tell his mom about this! This was going to be one of the best days in his life.