The Journal of Conan Edogawa

Here's the 13th chapter! I've been planning to do a chapter kinda like this for a while now so I'm really excited to see how it goes! I really hope that you like it! (I don't own Detective Conan...just thought I'd throw that out there!)

Chapter 13: Help

When Conan got back, Ran noticed the new bruises and scrapes immediately. "Conan!? What happened!?" She inquired worriedly.

Conan just shrugged as if it wasn't a big deal. "We ran into some kidnapper in the woods but Agasa Hakase solved the case!" He smiled childishly. Ran sighed and went into the kitchen.

"Why does Shinichi always end up in some sort of case no matter where he goes!?" Still, she was glad that the small detective was safe. As she made some lunch for herself and Conan, she found herself wondering about what Conan had said about Agasa solving the case. "Since when was Agasa a detective? I know that Agasa knows about Shinichi's secret but could it be that he's also taking credit for cases that Conan actually solves!? Now that I think about it, Sonoko and Dad weren't very good at solving anything either until Conan came around…Do they know too!? But Sonoko would've told me! How is Conan doing it then?"

She considered that maybe her Dad and Sonoko actually were good but knowing Shinichi, he probably really did have something to do with it. Ran decided that on the next case that they accompanied her dad on, that she would pay special attention to how Conan could possibly be involved.

Time Skip

Her chance came right after lunch. Right as Ran and Conan were cleaning up (Kogorou was sleeping at his desk), someone knocked at the door. Ran opened it to reveal a beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. She looked like a foreigner.

"Is the Sleeping Kogorou here?" She asked. Ran looked back at her sleeping, hungover father. She let out a sigh.

"Could you wait here one moment?" The woman nodded as Ran closed the door. The woman stood there awkwardly as she heard running and crashing sounds from inside. A moment later, Ran let her in and introduced herself. "I'm Ran Mouri and this," she indicated to the small boy beside her. "Is Conan."

Conan would've said something if Kogorou didn't suddenly push him out of the way. "I'm the famous detective, Kogorou Mouri. How can I help a damsel in distress such as yourself?" The woman smiled uncomfortably as Kogorou led her to the office area. When the woman spoke, she spoke slowly. It was easy to tell that she wasn't very good at Japanese.

"Um…My name is Melody Jones. I'm an American actress. I came to Japan to shoot some scenes for a movie. Lately," the woman paused. "I've been getting some threatening phone calls at my hotel room. Normally, I wouldn't really be bothered by that but…" She trailed off.

Conan finished for her. "There's more, isn't there?" Melody nodded.

"Just the other day, someone sent some flowers to my dressing room but the arrangement had poison ivy in it. And yesterday, a car tried to run me over in the hotel parking lot." Melody stood up and reached across the small coffee table to hold Kogorou's hands. "Please help me! You've got to find the person doing this!"

It took a moment for Kogorou to compose himself. "You don't have to worry, Miss Jones. This will all be over in no time with me on the case!" Melody smiled before noticing that something was pulling on her skirt. She looked down and saw the small boy looking up at her with questioning eyes.

"Are you the princess of a ninja clan?" He asked. Ran stared at him bewildered. She had almost forgotten that Conan was even there. Not to mention that the question was so random and off topic that Ran couldn't help but wonder where the idea even came from.

Melody smiled gently at the boy as she crouched to bring them to eye level. "No. Why do you ask?"

Conan smiled brightly. "Because it would take someone really sneaky to sneak something like poison ivy into your dressing room! So it must be a rival ninja!"

A second later, Conan was holding his head as Kogorou glared at him. "You idiot! Why would a ninja be after her!? Nosy kids shouldn't be asking stupid questions!" Conan just looked annoyed.

Ran thought for a moment. If Conan really was just a kid, than she would've completely ignored his question. But since she knew the truth that Conan was really Shinichi, she knew that there must have been some sort of significance. She sighed quietly. She didn't know exactly where Conan was going with the whole ninja thing but whatever it was, it seemed that her father sure didn't get it either. She hesitated a little before joining into the conversation.

"But why ninjas? Couldn't anyone have snuck into her dressing room?"

Melody shook her head. "You have to be a part of the staff to get into the dressing room area. Unless you have a reason and the authority to be there, the security won't even let you in."

Conan nodded enthusiastically. "That's why it must have been a ninja because only staff would be near the dressing rooms!"

"I've got it!" Kogorou yelled. "The person who's threatening you, Miss Jones, must be one of the staff members! It also explains how they know which hotel and what room you're staying in!"

Melody just looked more scared. "What am I going to do!?"

Ran put her hand on the woman's shoulder. "Don't worry. My dad will find the person who's threatening you. He's a really good detective." Melody took a deep breath.

"Alright. Why don't you come to the set tomorrow? I would feel a lot safer with the famous detective around!"

Kogorou laughed. "You can count on me!" Melody gave Kogorou her contact information and left.

Time Skip

After dinner, Conan went into his room. He had been busy thinking about the case all day and hadn't had much of a chance to do anything else. He went straight to his futon and reached underneath. He continued feeling around for a minute before his eyes grew wide with panic. "I know I put my journal here! Could someone have taken it!?"

He thought about asking Ran but it would only make him suspicious. If she helped him find it, there was a good chance that she would look inside. But he couldn't look for it by himself since Ran might want to know what he was looking for. "What am I going to do!?" He started pacing.

Meanwhile

Ran watched Conan head to his room, feeling as though she forgot to do something important. She washed the dishes, trying to figure out what she had forgotten when it suddenly came to her. "I forgot to put Shinichi's journal back!" She abandoned the dishes and walked quietly to the bedroom, hoping that Conan hadn't noticed the missing item yet. She was discouraged when she peeked into the room to find Conan pacing back and forth across the floor.

Ran knew enough about Shinichi to know that he was panicking. In fact, if he had been anybody else, she was sure that he would be hyperventilating. Ran went into her bedroom and took the journal out from underneath her pillow. She stared at it as a million thoughts went through her head. "Should I tell him that I know? But what if now isn't the right time!? Then how am I going to return the journal without him noticing!? I can't put it in the same place since it's obviously not there! But if I put it somewhere else, that would only make me suspicious!" Ran put the notebook on top her homework. She noticed that Shinichi's notebook blended in perfectly with her own notebooks. This gave Ran an idea.

Time Skip

Five minutes later, Ran came into Conan's bedroom with a vacuum. Conan just stared, not really trusting himself to talk at the moment. Ran smiled apologetically. "Sorry. I spent the weekend cleaning and forgot to vacuum in here when I was done!" Conan studied Ran.

"If Ran was cleaning, then she must have seen the journal! But she doesn't seem to be suspicious. Maybe she didn't read it…" Conan tried to act calm. "Hey Ran-neechan! I left one of my school notebooks in here but I can't find it." He was careful not to ask Ran if she saw it specifically since she might feel like she had to help search if she didn't see it.

Ran pretended to think for a moment. "I picked up a lot of stuff but most of it was Dad's…I think I did find something like that though. I put it with the rest of your school stuff." Conan made a beeline to where his school supplies were waiting by the front door and saw his notebook packed safely in his backpack. He let out the breath that he hadn't even realized that he had been holding. He knew that he was lucky that Ran hadn't read it but a small part of him was almost hoping that she had. Then he would've been able to be himself.

"Still, I should be more careful where I leave it! Ran's not the only one who could find out my secret!" Conan looked back towards the room with a small smile on his face. He couldn't help but think about how amazing Ran really was. She was always there right when he needed her, even if she didn't know it. "Thanks for the help, Ran."

Entry #13

An American women came by today with a case. It actually sounds pretty interesting. We're going over to investigate tomorrow…or should I say that the "Sleeping Kogorou" is going to investigate. It's so frustrating when I have to give him hints while still acting like a kid! The worst part is that Kogorou never listens to me at all! He just knocks me on the head and tell me to get out of the way! If only I was Shinichi Kudou! Then everybody would listen to me!

I don't know why but it seemed as if Ran was trying to help me today. I don't think Kogorou would've got it if it wasn't for her! On another note, I swear that I almost had a heart attack today! I was so nervous when Ran came into the room with a vacuum! I'm lucky that she thought that this notebook was for school. I don't know what I would do if she had actually read it! Just to be on the safe side though, I'm going to start keeping my journal in my school bag. That way, it won't look out of place.

I almost wish that Ran did read it. I miss being able to talk to her like normal. I wish I could tell her how much she means to me. The closest I can ever get to telling her is writing it down in this journal. I want to help her know how amazing she truly is. I would be so lost without her.

Sorry it took so long! I'm really bad about updating regularly and I had some major writer's block! I was originally going to have Ran tell Conan that she knew but I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to keep writing this if they both knew so this chapter isn't really as good as the others since it was covering up after what happened at the end of the previous chapter (I'm too lazy to edit the other one!) Hope you still like it though! On the bright side, this was my longest chapter! Anyway, thanks so much for reading! Please make sure to review what you think and any ideas you may have! I love seeing everyone's reviews! They make me feel so special! Thanks again!