Oh, shoot! Ran already knows who Conan is!

*turns to audience*

*slaps her mouth hard to keep shut*

Sorry. I got carried away by my own story.

"Is it okay for you to run away like that?"

Ran scolded at Conan. It's been mere days since he has recovered. His wounds are tidying up now, actually. Ran had the time to scold Conan before going to their destined school, just to remind him about how worried they were. But that's already in the rotating spot, isn't it?

But Ran hasn't issued something else to the little boy yet...

Or rather... young teenage detective...

"Conan..." she said to the little boy, making Conan stop at his tracks before going outside. I need to ask you something, it's really important... she thought.

Conan whipped his head around when he heard Ran. "Yes, Ran-niichan?" he said, his cute voice showing up. But Ran's expression seemed like she's going to burn up again.

Ran didn't respond for a little while, but then again, she looked at Conan dead in the eyes. Conan knew this is going to be real trouble. Oh shit... he thought, worrying about what Ran had in mind. Did she know about everything?

"Don't pretend with that cutesy little voice of yours," she said sternly, making Conan sweat-drop on his tracks.

"Shinichi..."

"EEEEEEEEHHHHH?!" Conan exclaimed, shocked at Ran's response.

Ran then kneeled down and looked at Conan straight in the eye. "Oh yes, little boy, or rather, Shinichi Kudo! I think I know your identity by now! Have you been hiding this secret from me for years and years in end?! Then, why?! I should have known! The Shinichi Kudo I've been waiting for in a long time is just stuck in a child's body and he didn't - or, YOU didn't - tell me about this?! We're supposed to be best friends, right?! Why would Shinichi do this? Why would you do this?! I don't understand this crap anymore!" she cried. She then stood up and dashed for the door, running away from the house, leaving Conan behind, who was in deep shock at what Ran had said.

She... She knows my identity? he asked to himself. Right now, the world isn't moving. It was just him standing at the floors of the house, not knowing what to do.

He then decided to walk to school, but he was still in a really deep thought. The words that Ran said to him. His secret revealed and may still be revealed to the others.

I guess there's no use going back to Shinichi Kudo, after all.

But what should he choose? Should he just be the kid known as Conan Edogawa? Who just learns as an elementary school student, being a member of the Detective Boys, and using Kogoro Mouri as a solving-crime machine, unable to speak his words out?

Or should he be Shinichi Kudo, the well-known detective of the East, who solved numerous crimes, and rivaled with detective of the West Heiji Hattori?

He doesn't know who he should choose...

Conan Edogawa or Shinichi Kudo?

Well, I guess I'll go for the original body, the body that I was born with...

"Eh?! You suspect that Conan was behind Shinichi's disappearance?"

Sonoko asked Ran, shocked at what she heard from her best friend. Ran didn't respond, instead she's got a really angered face with her. It also seemed that she was about to burst in tears right now, because why wouldn't she? Conan has a secret that he didn't share to her.

"Yeah, Sonoko..." she replied a few seconds later of silence. "Shinichi disappears when Conan appears, while Conan disappears when Shinichi appears! Isn't that a bit to strange?" she asked Sonoko, who's face still had a questioning look on her face.

The both of them didn't speak for a minute, with Ran still having a very angry face on her and Sonoko's questioning look still present.

After a few minutes of silence, Sonoko finally broke the line. "You, Ran Mouri, are the most horrible detective of all the detectives I've met." she said. Ran responded to her with a questioning look on her face. "Huh? Why so?" she asked.

"First of all, you think Conan is Shinichi. Second, why would he be Shinichi? He's just a kid, Ran! How could he possibly turn into Shinichi when he is just a child?" she said to Ran.

Ran only scoffed, irritated. "Sonoko, you don't understand," she said angrily. "I've been suspecting that for a long time already. And now the truth will come to light."

The two of them went silent for a second time, the other looking at the other, one person with an angry expression on her face, and the other which is about to laugh.

Sonoko couldn't take it any longer and laughed her ass out. "BAAAAHAHHAHAHAH! OMG! RAN LOOKS LIKE A DETECTIVE! BUT SO AWFUL! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" she laughed out loud, making their classmates hear their conversation.

Ran looked awkwardly at her classmates. She then poked Sonoko on the shoulder. "Uhmm... Sonoko, you really need to shut up now," she tried to stop Sonoko from laughing. The blondie-brown didn't hear her, though.

"Ahahahahah! I... I couldn't get over that joke, Ran! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!" Sonoko laughed so loud this time, tears are starting to trickle down because of how funny Ran's statement is. "M...my... MY STOMACH HURTS! HAHAHAHHAHAH!"

Yeah, you're stomach hurts because you keep laughing there! Ran thought, annoyed at what Sonoko is doing. She noticed that her classmates are trying so hard not to laugh, too.

Ran looked away in an instance, trying to avoid the glance of her classmates. Hmph! If they think I'm stupid, that's fine! she thought angrily.

I'm still not going to change my theory about Shinichi and Conan, no matter what!

4:50.

Conan looked at his watch as he walked home. He promised himself not to joke around again, not to go around and disappearing, and not to follow those stupid crows. He'll do so if he finds the time to do so.

I think I should drink the antidote already, so let's take a stop at Agasa's first.

He changed his home route to Agasa's place. His feet didn't stop at the Mouri Agency, it's going to the professor's place.

As soon as he arrived in front of the gate, he ringed the doorbell, earning an action from Agasa, whom opened the front gate after going outside and running at him.

Agasa felt happy about Shinichi finally ringing the doorbell. "Shinichi, you're finally back." the old man said, with a smile carved into his face.

Conan smiled back. "Agasa, I wanted to come here because I have a reason." he began. He glanced at the background of Agasa's shoulder, noticing Ai outside the door, smiling at him.

Agasa nodded. "Haw? And what is that?" he asked the young boy.

Or rather... turning into teenage detective again...

Conan looked at Agasa, the smile still on his face.

"I want to drink that antidote now, Agasa...

to return to my life...

to be with my friends...

to be in the body that I was born with...

to be Shinichi Kudo again."

You have A LOT of explaining to do, Shinichi. *pokes the side of his head*

Guys... I hate to say this, but... this story is almost coming to a close. There are only THREE CHAPTERS left of this story... *cry cry*

HUHUHUHUHUHU! I'LL NEVER SEE YOU ALL AGAIN! (no I'm just joking, I'm still going to see you. There's still TOO MANY STORIES I have to do left.)

3 parts to go!

R&R!

- Jail Rose