Rukia Kurosaki

Arigatou Gozaimasu~

Scar Akai

Haibara. (And thanks for the help )

Scar Akai

Soju-sama. Bourbon.

Conan could only stare at his watch in barely concealed horror as the hour hand shifted to point at the number 5. "Oi, Conan-kun," Subaru called, waving a hand before him. "Conan-kun?" Suddenly he tore his gaze from the face of his watch. "Ah-le-le?" he cried, running off. "It's late. I have to go." If he had looked back, Conan would have seen the bespectacled college student studying him. An intriguing child, he thought. Conan thought only of saving Ran as he hurried to the security control room. When he told the guard on duty that he was looking for video footage of a missing person, the stocky man instantly complied with his request. He was vaguely aware of a third person in the room, sitting in repose on a rolling chair half hidden by shadow. Only occasionally did he sense movement from this figure, and it usually occured in synch with his own motion. When Ran appeared on the screen of the bookstore's recording, Conan tensed, preparing his mind to identify his friend's abductor. Only if he had known beforehand who had taken her would he have been ready to see what happened next. A lanky teen in a Teitan High Summer Uniform entered the store, attracting Ran's attention immediately. As she glanced his way inconspicuously, the boy stared straight into the camera and grinned. Conan knew that smile: It was one he'd seen many times in the mirror. It was his own. Only after a few moments of panic did he calm himself. He felt reassured that he knew his enemy. Kaito Kid, he realized. That's why you were observing me. With a smile, a boy in a t- shirt and jeans stepped out of the darkness. "I know enough about that detective's situation to deduce that this is not Kudo, but the one I seek," he said, his heavy accent identifying him immediately. Hakuba Saguru smiled at Conan and whispered, "I believe we are after the same thing at the moment, Tantei-san?" After pinching the boy -much to Hakuba's dismay- to ensure that he was not in fact Kaito Kid, Conan replied, "Yes." Then the two embarked on their case. The security guard watched them go, confused. He almost thought he'd recognized the young boy, but dismissed the notion as ridiculous.

Ayumi-chan.

Shinichi.

*Poke and arrest*

*High Five*