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[RL - Phone log! w/Shinichi]

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Ran had been sitting on her bed while she browsed the community, laptop on her lap with her injured knee elevated on a couple of pillows. After the conversation on Hakuba's journal, however, she set the machine to one side with a huff, brows drawn together in an irritated frown. Honestly, what did Shinichi think he was doing? He hadn't called for ages, and then all of the sudden he just decided to show up and start stalking her online journal? How did he even know she had gotten one, anyway?

Conan-kun probably told him, the karateka grumbled to herself, carefully hobbling to the living room to get her cell phone out of her school bag. Sometimes she swore Shinichi talked more to Conan than he did to her. It was a little frustrating.

And then when he did decide to call her, it was to warn her against talking to Hakuba's mother. Oh, he'd better have a good explanation, all right.

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Conan made sure he was well out of the house and safely hidden before dialing Ran's number and putting the phone ti his ear. He wasn't sure how he could explain this all to Ran without exposing anything he wasn't supposed to.

Wincing slightly he waited for her to pick up and held his bowtie inplace so his real voice would float through the phone.

The phone rang just as Ran picked it up. She glared mildly at the plastic cover for a moment before sighing and flipping it open.

"Hi," she greeted, one hand propped on her hip. Her flat tone more than conveyed her mood at the moment.

"Ran." He greeted just as usual. "I think I owe you an apology." It was either the smart move or the wrong move, there was just no telling with girls.

"I think you do," Ran agreed. "What is going on, Shinichi?"

At least she wounded willing to hear him out, irritated as she might be.

Shinichi let out a breath and thought about what to say.

"I'm in hiding, Ran." He finally decided, he may as well give her some of the truth. "The case I'm working on got dangerous, and I got a little jumpy when you were talking to Hakuba-kun's mother, she looks like someone deeply involved in the case I'm on.

"Although, after talking with her I realized it wasn't her."

For a moment, Ran was speechless.

She'd had her suspicions for a while now -- the length of the mysterious case, the way Shinichi couldn't seem to find any leads, how he insisted that no one get involved, the way he kept coming and going, even the fact that Mr. Arrogant Detective suddenly didn't want his name associated with the cases he solved -- they all pointed towards him being in some kind of danger. Some kind of serious danger.

She just hadn't wanted to believe it.

"H-how dangerous?" Ran finally stammered, all anger forgotten. She was clutching the phone with both hands now, the casing almost creaking under her fingers. "And what do you mean, looks like? She isn't related to the case, is she?"

Shinichi took a breath and held it for several seconds. He didn't know if he had the heart to tell her. "They-they think I'm dead." He finally spoke. "if they were to find out otherwise..." he trailed off, she could figure the rest out.

"Hakuba's mother is not involved, I'm sure of that. But, I am investigating the family just to be sure. So... please be careful what you say around her, okay? I-I couldn't live with myself if you got wrapped up in this."

'They' thought he was dead. That meant that whoever was after Shinichi was willing to kill him... and not only that, but thought they could get away with it. Thought they had gotten away with it.

The room suddenly felt very cold.

"I... I will," Ran replied. If Shinichi was sure that Hakuba's mother wasn't involved, then she'd trust him on that. Besides, if she stopped talking to her all of a sudden, it would seem suspicious. And if the wrong people noticed...

"Shinichi," Ran suddenly blurted out, "you have help, don't you?" Please let him have help. "If the case is that dangerous, there has to be someone higher up who can do something. Megure-keibu, or the NPA, or someone."

She'd always assumed that Megure-keibu had been helping Shinichi on his case, but now she wasn't so sure. And if her best friend was up against a bunch of murderers that he hadn't been able to catch for -- how many months had he been chasing them now? Since that day in Tropical Land? It was too long -- with no one to help him, with no one to protect him... She couldn't stand that. She just couldn't.

Shinichi was silent for several seconds. "Yeah." He finally decided, not wanting her to worry but not daring to go into detail about who was helping. "Of course, you really think I'd tackle something this big without help?"

Ran let out a breath she hadn't noticed she'd been holding. "You might," she said weakly, attempting to tease. "Mr. Arrogant Detective."

Still, despite her light tone, she found herself having to sit down on the couch -- and not just because of her injured leg. Everything seemed different now. Someone who had been after Shinichi, even if they thought he was dead, would probably be looking at the people who knew him... And how many times had she talked to him on the phone now, in public? How often had he been mentioned at school? Sonoko knew she talked to him a lot, and Kazuha-chan, and--

"Does Hattori-kun know?" she asked. "Does Conan-kun?" She doubted that Shinichi had actually told Conan any details, but the young boy did talk to Shinichi a lot...

"Ah, C'mon, Ran, give me a little credit." He tried to cheer her up.

"Hattori is actually helping me on the case, so yeah.. he knows. As for Conan... he probably does but I haven't told him anything."

Shinichi's attempt at banter helped. So did knowing that Hattori was helping him on the case. Ran wiped at her cheeks, even though she hadn't been crying, and took a calming breath. Hattori and Shinichi were both very good at what they did, and Shinichi had said he had help. He also trusted her enough to tell her about the situation. The very least she could do was have faith that he would be okay. She would not break down. She would be rational about this.

"I don't think Conan-kun would say anything he shouldn't, but I'll keep an eye on him just in case," she said, voice more steady this time. "Sonoko-chan too."

She'd have to be more careful about when she mentioned Shinichi's name in public, too. Like that time when she and Sonoko had found Subaru-san in Shinichi's house--

Gasping, Ran sat bolt upright, grip tightening around the phone again. "Shinichi, what about Subaru-san?" she demanded. "I-I had a strange feeling about him, so I tried to convince him that you weren't a detective, but I'm not sure if he believed me."

((*still personally thinks that Subaru is Akai, but hey* >_>))

Shinichi blinked and looked at the phone a second, and took a breath.

"Ran, Please, stay as far away from him as possible. Also, if you do anything to change what you do in a day, this includes talking to Conan, or Sonoko about me, they could notice and will investigate. So please continue on as though this phone call never happened." He checked his watch closed his eyes as he realized how late it was getting.

"Well Listen, I've got to go, I have another lead on a case. I'll have to call you back some other time." Normally, he'd just say 'Ja' and hang up, but he needed know her answer.

((I did to for awhile but then Gosho confirmed in an interview that he was dead and wasn't coming back D: 'he nothing more to offer to the plot' or something.. >> ...... *mourns* D: ))

Ran paused for just a moment, then nodded firmly, even though he couldn't see her. "Un. I will. Be... be careful, Shinichi."

((What really. D: Noooooo. MAYBE HE'S JUST TRYING TO THROW US OFF THE TRAIL. ~~Because otherwise I have no idea who Subaru is.~~))

"I will.." he promised. "You to." with that he snapped the phone shut and let out a sigh. It was getting harder and harder to lie to her, especially with everything gathering a potential to be more dangerous then already was.

Pushing away his own emotions for the situation, he made his way back home and to the little mat that he used as a bed.

((it wouldn't be unlike him to do something like though >>; ~~XD; I'm interested in learning more about him. other then Vermouth (who I'm about to app D: ) and Chianti he's the only black org member I like >>; ))~~

Ran sighed and closed her phone, holding it listlessly in her lap for a moment while she thought. Really, it explained so many things... and as much as it frightened her, she really was glad that Shinichi trusted her with the information.

I'll do everything I can to help him, no matter what, she swore silently to herself. Shinichi would come home alive, no matter how tough the case. He had to. There was no way he could die before she told him...

She was startled out of her thoughts by the door opening. Ran looked up in surprise as Conan entered. "Conan-kun, what were you doing outside so late?"

((Ha, true. ~~I think everyone wants to know more about Vermouth.~~))

"Ran-neechan!" He yelped, watching her a minute. "You're still awake." He let out a sigh and looked down at his feet, imitating perfectly what a small child might do had they been caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

"went over to Agasa's earlier..." he lied expertly. "I-I guess I forgot to tell you.. huh?" Nevermind that he never told people when or where he was going.

Ran frowned. "Mou... You could have phoned. You need to start telling me where you're going, Conan-kun."

Not that the boy had ever been particularly good at that, and she was too tired to argue with him. Plus she just didn't have the heart to ground him, although she knew she probably should. Especially now that she knew...

...he probably knows but I haven't told him anything.

"Ne, Conan-kun," Ran started slowly, then stopped. Even if Conan had figured it out, what could she say? Shinichi had said not to mention anything. And if she was wrong, she'd just give Conan something to worry about.

"...Never mind." Ran stood, a bit stiff on her injured leg, and went to put her cell phone back in her bag. Her expression was subdued. "Tell me next time, okay?"

Shinichi watched her, a little sadly and headed for the kitchen.

"Hai... can I get you some ice?" He offered, pointing to her injured leg.

"That would be wonderful." Ran smiled at Conan and headed for her room, grateful that she wouldn't have to walk the extra distance to the kitchen first. Her knee was healing, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt like crazy.

She sat down on her bed and sighed again, glancing at her laptop before reaching over to turn it off. She could reply to the comments later, after she'd had some time to sleep on all of this.

(( call it finished? ))

((I was going to have Ran ask him if he ever worries about Shinichi and give him a hug, but sure. XD))

(( we can save random fluff for another log >> ))

((~~Aww, but fluuuuuff~ D:~~ Okay then, that's a wrap.))

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