Sidestory: Heiji's Troubles

{Episode 12 Sidestory!}

{Heiji’s Troubles}

{In Osaka}
HattoriHeiji: Heiji had come home after the events of Fukuoka. He was now in his room made comfy by his folks. His dad wanted to punch him. But Shizuka would not allow it. It was the day after he had said good bye to the others.
HattoriHeiji: \Kazuha is for sure going to kill me...\ He looked at his omamori
ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha, hearing that Heiji had finally returned from Fukuoka, was now on her way to his house, secretly debating whether she should hug him with relief or kill him for being so stupid...
ToyamaKazuha: At the moment, she picked the former
ToyamaKazuha: She rang knocked on the door of the Hattori house, and waited for answer.
HattoriShizuka: "Ah, Kazuha-chan." She opened the door farther. "Please come in. Heiji's awake now. I know he'll be happy to see you."
ToyamaKazuha: "Hai," She said smiling and coming in, then glared towards the door of Heiji's room. She walked up and without bothering to knock, kicked the door open.
ToyamaKazuha: "Heiji..."
HattoriHeiji: "Ka- Kazuha..." He hid the charm and looked at her with a concerned face. "Sorry I didn't call again... I mean, I kind of couldn't...” It was weird; Heiji usually had a lot to say. Probably say something to piss her off. But he didn't even feel like it. He felt too hurt.
ToyamaKazuha: Taking a deep breath, she started her ranting "HOW COULD YOU HAVE BEEN SO CARELESS AS TO GET HURT LIKE THAT?! Don't you think I worry enough about you going off playing detective all the time?!"
ToyamaKazuha: More softly now, "And with all your resources, you couldn't…”

HattoriHeiji: Heiji winces from Kazuha's yelling. "I know… Sorry I made you worry." He looks down averting eye contact. "I tried to... But the others had to catch a flight." \I didn't even get to talk to Kudou alone.\
ToyamaKazuha: Small tears started forming in her eyes. "Ahou, I know it's not really your fault...but I keep feeling I need to blame someone..."
HattoriHeiji: "No... It is my fault." Heiji flashes a sad smile. "I thought since I was captain of the Kendo team I could defend myself... Defend others. But, I couldn't. Someone almost died because of it." Heiji cringes again, Ayumi’s and Ran's screams echoing through his head along with Conan's shouting.
HattoriHeiji: "I...couldn't even do anything." He lightly shakes and turns away from Kazuha
ToyamaKazuha: She stared at him for a while
ToyamaKazuha: "What exactly happened back there anyway?"
HattoriHeiji: "You don't want to know." He looked at her with hurt eyes. "You really don't want to know." His voice slightly cracked.
HattoriHeiji: "It was horrible... I was knocked out and when I awoke I almost immediately got taken out again." He looks at his legs.
ToyamaKazuha: "So your excuse is just another case, huh?" She closed her eyes and gave a sad smile. "I think I'm starting to feel like Ran-chan..."
ToyamaKazuha: "But I accept it for now. Right now, I'll do my best to make sure your legs get better."
HattoriHeiji: “Ka- Kazuha..." He gripped the sheets. He debated if he should tell her that he almost died or not. He looked into her eyes. "I can't begin to tell you what happened that day. But you have to believe me when I say I wanted to hear your voice."
ToyamaKazuha: "Eh?" A slight blush started to form on her cheeks. She then smiled. "Well, I'm really glad you're alright, for the most part.”
HattoriHeiji: "Ah." He looked away and looked back at her. "Mind getting me a new phone? There is someone I really need to call..." He scratched the back of his neck nervously.
ToyamaKazuha: "Oh...sure" she said with subtle disappointment. She takes out her phone from her pocket. "Do you want to use mine?"
HattoriHeiji: "Naw. I should wait a while before I make the call anyway. I thought I'd need a phone anyway. Since the kidnappers discarded mine."
ToyamaKazuha: "Do you think they would've kept it? Who knows what they could find out about you through it?"
HattoriHeiji: \No, from what Mitsuhiko and Kudou told me, they discarded it.\ He smiled. "Don't worry. I know they discarded it. There was nothing important on there."
ToyamaKazuha: "Oh, that's a relief, I guess." She glanced at his legs. "So, how are your knees?"
HattoriHeiji: "I guess they feel fine. They said they wouldn’t even know if I can regain full function of my legs again until the casts come off…"
ToyamaKazuha: "Oh that's good I guess..." Her voice trailed off. She didn't know how to continue the conversation, but for some reason she didn't want to leave him alone at the moment.
ToyamaKazuha: "I guess the kendo team will have to make do without you for now." She smirked, trying to make a joke. "Boy, are they gonna hate you when you get better."
HattoriHeiji: Heiji nodded. "Yeah. They'll need to be good without me..." He looked away. "I'll probably have to build my way back up after I get better..."
HattoriHeiji: "If I can even use them again." He looked at his legs. "Kazuha... I really need that phone..."
HattoriHeiji: He badly needed to Kudou.
ToyamaKazuha: "O...Ok" She handed him her phone.
HattoriHeiji: "Thanks... Mind stepping out of the room?" He scratched his cheek. "It's rather private."
ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha looked at him strangely, but then sighed and left the room.
HattoriHeiji: He dialed Conan's phone and waited for him to pick up. He was most likely in school, but at lunch. "Oi, are you alone?" he whispered into the phone. He heard his shocked reply of 'Hattori!' and some arguing on the other end.
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Heiji-san! It's Mitsuhiko!" His voice was cheerful. "Are you doing ok? You seemed really weird when I saw you last..." He voice becoming a little sadder
HattoriHeiji: "You idiot... You stole Conan's phone?!"
HattoriHeiji: ToyamaKazuha: Outside, she leaned against the closed door. She wondered why it was so hard to talk to him right now. Maybe because seeing him like that, so vulnerable, was so rare. A slight blush formed on her cheeks and she shook it off.
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: He freaked. "I- I'll give it back! I just wanted badly to know how you were... Seeing how…" His voice grew quiet.
HattoriHeiji: "You couldn't have just called for this..." He looked suspiciously at the phone.
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Yeah... I was wondering... Could you be my mentor?!"
HattoriHeiji: Heiji twitched. "Idiot. You don't need a mentor! And 'sides..." He grew quiet and glanced at the door wondering if Kazuha was eavesdropping.
HattoriHeiji: "I don't think I want to do this anymore..."
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "What do you mean?! Not be a detective!" His voice was loud and clear. Everyone definitely heard him. He ignored the glares from Conan and Haibara. "You can't do that!" He said desperately.
HattoriHeiji: "Yeah... I can..." He ended the call. His hand rested in his lap.

{Meanwhile in Teitan Elementary…}

[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: Mitsuhiko looked at Conan in shock, the phone still to his ear. "He... Hung up..."
EdogawaConan: Hung up? Why? \Baarou...hanging up after saying something like that....\
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "He said he didn't want to do this anymore!" He lowered his voice to try not attract attention. "He doesn't want to be a detective anymore!"
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "He doesn't mean that... Right?" He looked at Conan worried
EdogawaConan: \Hattori quit being a detective? Not unless something really major happened...and I don't think the mess in Fukuoka would be quite enough....would it?\ I...don't think so....
EdogawaConan: He hung up on you, though, which means he didn't want to answer questions...
EdogawaConan: Maybe he had an argument with Toyama-san?
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "_Then... Then why say something like that?"
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Even with his friend..."
EdogawaConan: Hattori argues with Toyama-san all the time. They seem to enjoy it.
EdogawaConan: As for saying something like that...I don't know. I'll have to talk to him again...
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Even so... We have to go Osaka to convince him to stay!"
EdogawaConan: Go to Osaka?
EdogawaConan: Not today....
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Of course not! But soon! Because... Then there would be a lot of cases that would be unsolved and wrong people getting caught if Heiji-san isn't there!"
EdogawaConan: Yeah....I don't think he'll just stop being a detective, though....
EdogawaConan: I'll call him back after class today and see if I can find out what he meant...
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "But... I don't think he has his phone..." Mitsuhiko's face saddened
EdogawaConan: \Drat....he doesn't.....the Black Org took it....\ I'll get Ran-neechan to call Kazuha-neechan then...
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: Looks guilty and glances to the side. "Right..."
EdogawaConan: What's wrong?
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "I just hope I didn't have anything to do with it..."
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: He bites his lip. "Everything in Fukuoka!"
KojimaGenta: "Oi, what are you two mumbling about?" Genta leaned over the table with a piece of meat sticking out of his mouth.
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "It's nothing, Genta-kun."
Ayumi: Genta-kun, don't talk with your mouth full...
KojimaGenta: "Sorry."
KojimaGenta: He hmphed
* Ayumi frowns at Genta.
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: ""You don't think because of what happened to us... What Ayumi-chan and I found out is the reason why?" He whispered to Genta could not hear.
EdogawaConan: \But it's not his fault Ayumi found out, just mine...why would that make him want to stop being a detective?\ The case?
Ayumi: Ne, Mitsuhiko-kun, what was that about? Heiji-oniisan isn't going to be a detective anymore?
Ayumi: It's all Ayumi's fault isn't it?
Ayumi: The whole mess....
* KojimaGenta continues eating all his meat as noisily at possible. He looks at them confused
Ayumi: Now Heiji-oniisan doesn't want to be a detective...because he got hurt...and Ayumi pulled him into something so...*suddenly remembers she shouldn't talk about it*...like that...
* Ayumi starts crying
Ayumi: It's all Ayumi's fault!! T_T
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Ayumi-chan! It's not your fault! We just have to knock some sense into him!"
EdogawaConan: \This again? Ayumi-chan...I thought we went over this....you're stronger than that...\
Ayumi: B-but....H-Heiji-o-oniisan r-really said s-something like th-that? H-he's n-not g-going to b-be a d-detective anym-more?
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "That's why we need to go to Osaka! To convince Heiji-san... But I don't think my folks will let me go without a good reason... But soon! We will go to Osaka, to convince him! Because..." He takes a deep breath. "I really want to be a great detective like he is!"
Ayumi: A-and like Shi-Shinichi-oniisan! *tears stop, she smiles a little bit at Conan-kun* R-right?
EdogawaConan: Yeah, like Shinichi-niichan. *smiles back* But I don't think we really need to go all the way to Osaka....Ran-neechan can call Kazuha-neechan after school and find out what's going on...
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: He nodded his head, determined. "Un."
Ayumi: How're we going to get to Osaka, though?
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: \I hope so.\
Ayumi: Maybe we could explain that we want to see how Heiji-oniisan is doing? Make sure he's recovering OK? He is, isn't he? *this last directed at Conan*
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: He facefaults. "I didn't really think of that... I mean, it'd have to be a trip, but what..."

{Back to Osaka…}

HattoriHeiji: 'Yeah... I can...'
ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha gasped. She hadn't meant to eavesdrop, it just sort of happened. Hattori was speaking pretty loudly anyway. But when his voice died down, her ear had seemingly gotten closer to the door and she had heard what he said. Unbelieving, she burst the door open again, enough that it hit the wall.
HattoriHeiji: He didn't even flinch. "So... You were listening in. That's not very nice." He handed the phone back to her
ToyamaKazuha: "You can't quit!" She yelled, without thinking. "How can you just give up what you've always worked for?!"
ToyamaKazuha: She ignored the phone.
HattoriHeiji: "Kazuha... Too many people are getting injured because of me. I couldn't even save a kid in the midst of death. How can I keep doing this?" His mind flashed through the events of the mermaid, spider mansion cases
HattoriHeiji: "If I hadn't given Conan my omamori that one time... Then he would have been stabbed to death."
ToyamaKazuha: "Isn't that why you shouldn’t stop? Think about all the good you've done! All the cases you've solved! Not to be offensive to our dads, but without you, all lot of criminals would still be loose!" Tears started forming in her eyes. "Besides...the look you get when you find the answer to something..." Once again, her voice trailed off.
HattoriHeiji: "I just can't. We almost didn't make it..." Remembers vaguely the fire and how everything was falling around him.
ToyamaKazuha: She looked at him with determined eyes. "You know that's not true...You would've thought of something, or someone else would have and you would've done everything you can to help them. You really think I'm going to believe that your messed up knees were going to stop you? You're way too hot-headed for that! Remember the time on Mermaid Island? When we hanging from that cliff? You somehow managed to pull us both up! That's not even possible for normal people!"
HattoriHeiji: "People weren't shooting at us..." His voice was barely a whisper.
ToyamaKazuha: "But even when you were shot, you still made it through." She looked down. "Heiji, I know how much you love doing this. Even now, I know you're only doing this for others, not because you really want to. I don't know if I can be happy knowing that you're not happy with whatever you decide to do..." She gave a sad smile and the tears started to fall. "Besides, I don't care what you think, but I...I really feel safe around you, and I can bet the others do too." She looked back up to him, and waited for how he'd react to that.
HattoriHeiji: "I still can't risk it..." \How can I be a detective if I can't even help Kudou fight the BO?\
ToyamaKazuha: "Maybe I should call your best friend Kudou-kun!"
HattoriHeiji: "Don't bother. He already knows." \No doubt Kudou and Mitsuhiko are talking about it already...\
ToyamaKazuha: She sighed; she didn't know what else she could say. Heiji had always had a hard head, but this was too much. "Then that's it, huh? Nothing I say will make you change your mind?"
HattoriHeiji: "I suppose not..." \At least people can be safer.\
ToyamaKazuha: "Hmph! Fine then! I hope you're happy with your life! I'm sure you'll be very happy with a desk job or something." With that, she stomped out of his room. When she was far enough away, she cried out in frustration and went home.
HattoriHeiji: Heiji bowed his head and closed his eyes.

{One month later...}

HattoriHeiji: Heiji was up and about now. His physical therapy was doing just fine. He'd gotten out of his casts and was now walking around some. He still had to use crutches though. His knees weren't quite ready to hold his weight.
HattoriHeiji: He hadn't dealt with a case since Fukuoka. His dad really gave him a beating for giving up so easily. But he didn't want to put people in danger. "Police work is danger! It's the protection of many others that comes in the end that puts you through the next day!" He'd said. But Heiji didn't listen. He just couldn't.

ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha had kept her promise and did everything she could to help Heiji get better. She still didn't approve of his giving up detective work, but wasn't as enthusiastic about convincing him otherwise. Every time she would mention, he would always argue that people would be safer.
ToyamaKazuha: The problem with that was, that it was partly true, although she just couldn't get him to realize that without him, a lot of innocent people couldn't get closure, and more innocents could get hurt
ToyamaKazuha: She was sitting at home, watching TV. A news report about an unsolved arson case came up and she groaned. Something in her knew that Heiji would be able to figure it out. A few minutes later, an idea popped into her head and she smiled and ran out of her house.
HattoriHeiji: Heiji was watching the news report about the fire. A piece of guilt welled up inside of him. He'd have solved it in no time...
ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha barged into his house without knocking. Seeing him on the couch, she called out, "Heiji!"
HattoriHeiji: He jumped and switched off the TV. "What?" He yelled looking at her.
ToyamaKazuha: "You've seen those news reports about the arson case, right?" She figured he might try to deny, but even if he felt he couldn't be a detective anymore, she knew it was still what he wanted.
HattoriHeiji: "Nope." He said flatly. His hand still holding the remote.
ToyamaKazuha: She glared at him then smirked, ignoring what he said. "Right, then you know how they can't find evidence against any of they're suspects. But you could probably figure it out!"
HattoriHeiji: Heiji stayed silent and looked at the floor. He began to wonder.... If they had died in Fukuoka... Then no one would have figured out who it was... and the families and friends would be sad because they lost someone. "Kazuha...Will you go with me?" He barely whispered.
ToyamaKazuha: "Eh?" She hadn't expected him to accept. In fact, she had certain threats in her head at that moment, but his reaction had surprised. "Ahou, of course I will, I can't let you chicken out." She said with a wink.
HattoriHeiji: He scuffed his crutches. "Don't expect much, though." He made his way out the door
ToyamaKazuha: "We'll see." She said, still smiling.

{At the crime scene}

HattoriHeiji: Heiji's heart began to race seeing the scene. It brought back old memories. Kind of like the red horse case way back when with Kudou... He shook his head. He was getting drawn in.

HattoriHeiji: Just from the looks he knew it gas that was the accelerant. He saw the body line in one corner. The building was two stories. They'd have to climb the stairs.

ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha looked around. This would definitely bring back some old memories. Now it was just a matter of getting him involved and he'd be hooked. "So, where should we start?"

HattoriHeiji: "The accelerant was definitely gas and it looks like there wasn't a struggle. Meaning he was knocked out before hand..." He was talking and didn't even notice. He made his way upstairs. "Careful, I can tell already that bits of the floor are loose."

ToyamaKazuha: "Okay..." She slowly made her way up the stairs. They creaked at each step. Falling through was a definite possibility so she held onto the railings.

HattoriHeiji: Heiji looked down the hall way and made his way to one room. \It's empty.\

ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha followed closely, still frightened by all the creaking, but she made sure not to show. She wouldn't give Heiji any reason to leave.

HattoriHeiji: He moved to another room. \This one is empty too! I think I know what the motive is.\

ToyamaKazuha: Still following Heiji, Kazuha was also looking around, though she wasn't exactly sure what they were looking for. She then noticed Heiji's face, the look he got when he figured something out. She smiled and didn't notice where she was going. Suddenly, she stepped on a cracked area, which then grew from her weight, and sent her falling through the floor. "KYAAAAA!" she cried.

HattoriHeiji: "Ka- Kazuha!" He turned around where he heard her scream. "Are you ok? I'll be right there!"

ToyamaKazuha: She hit the ground hard and dust rose up everywhere. She coughed and rubbed her eyes and tried to look up. "Heiji! I'm down here!"

HattoriHeiji: He carefully went to the edge of the hole to look at her.

HattoriHeiji: \Dusty? It doesn't look burned.\ "Kazuha do you see a door down there?"

ToyamaKazuha: She looked around. It was dark, but her eyes were slowly adjusting and she could there was no door. "No, there're no windows either."

HattoriHeiji: "Hmm." Heiji smirked. "I think I know how the culprit did it..." He went away from the hole and went downstairs to find the hidden room. He looked around on the walls for signs of possible doors.

HattoriHeiji: He took his crutch and banged it against the wall. "Kazuha, can ya hear that?" He shouted

ToyamaKazuha: She wondered where he went, and was about to call out, until she heard a tapping sound coming from the wall and Heiji's voice. "Yeah, I hear ya!" She called out. She then walked towards the noise, feeling her way through the darkness.

HattoriHeiji: "Good..." He looked around on the walls, feeling with his hand, He felt a little crevice. "I think I found it Kazuha. Push where I bang on the wall." He started hitting the walls with his fists

ToyamaKazuha: She walked towards the new sounds, he hands never leaving the wall. When she got to the area, she pushed as hard as she could.

HattoriHeiji: The wall slowly began to open. It was a thick part of the door made of fire proof material. He smirked. "I know how he did it, Kazuha." He did his usual 'I solved the case' face when the crack became big enough.

ToyamaKazuha: Kazuha had been frightened about being stuck, but the fear had evaporated right when she saw his face. Her face lit up and pulled him into a big hug. "Oh Heiji! That's great!" Quickly though, she realized what she was doing and pulled away, blushing intensely. "I mean, that's good." She said, more quietly.

HattoriHeiji: "Ah..." Heiji felt odd solving the case. He was surprised at Kazuha's hug, but then wasn't. He had hurt a lot of people with his stupid words, didn't he? He even ignored Kudou’s calls. "Since this was a fire proof room, the murderer hid in here and only friends would have known about this room. Which means the culprit was Hondei Konbei-san." He turned around. "I'm such an idiot for not realizing earlier... But the fact I am here to figure out how to save people keeps people from getting injured."

HattoriHeiji: "Sorry for making you worry, Kazuha. I guess we should call the police now." he made his way out of the house.

ToyamaKazuha: "Right." She said still smiling, while following him out.

HattoriHeiji: He blushed with his back to her.

ToyamaKazuha: "But, shouldn't you have more proof then just the idea that the friends knew about this place?"

HattoriHeiji: "Since the room hadn't ever been used, yours and the culprit's fingerprints should be in there. It looks like the police hadn't even found the extra room."

ToyamaKazuha: "So you really have thought of everything, huh? And don't you feel better now that the real culprit will go to jail? All thanks to you!"

HattoriHeiji: "Yeah. I am. Kudou’s gonna give me an ear full..." He sighed. "I don't know what I was thinking, really..." Heiji dialed the phone for Otaki. He was greeted with much happiness when he said why he called. Cheering could be heard through the phone by the room of police officers.

HattoriHeiji: The case was solved and closed. He smiled and closed the phone. "Looks like it's case closed."

ToyamaKazuha: "Hmph, not just Kudou-kun..." She mumbled quietly. She wasn't done with him yet.

HattoriHeiji: "What?" He looked at her

ToyamaKazuha: "Oh! Nothing!" She said, waving him off. She'd wait till he was more of his normal self before guilt-tripping him.

HattoriHeiji: "Suit yourself..." He mumbled. He made his way back to his house, leaving Kazuha there.

ToyamaKazuha: "Oi! Don't just leave me here!" She yelled and ran after him. Although some part of her was glad, considering now he was suddenly back to normal.

HattoriHeiji: \Don't worry... I'll make it up to ya...\

HattoriHeiji: \Kazuha...\ He slightly blushed giving a small smile.

HattoriHeiji: The police found evidence in the hidden room and Hondai was arrested. And of course the news about the case was put in the newspaper the next day...

{The next day at Teitan Elementary.}

[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: Mitsuhiko ran as fast as he could down the halls. "Conan-kun!" He shouted racing into the class room. "Conan-kun! It's about Heiji-san!" He was clutching a newspaper in his hands
EdogawaConan: Ah....what about Hattori?
* [TsuburayaMitsuhiko] takes a few deep breaths
* [TsuburayaMitsuhiko] shows the paper clipping of the newspaper.
* Newspaper reads "Famous West Detective big comeback with case of Arson Case.”
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Heiji-san's back!" He said smiling.
Ayumi: Oh, good! Ayumi was afraid he really meant it about not being a detective because of that mess....
EdogawaConan: \That baka....have to thank Toyama-san for out-stubborning him, I guess...\
EdogawaConan: Excellent....
HaibaraAi: Can you blame him though? From what it seems you guys went through, it might have been a lot of stress.
EdogawaConan: I'd hate to loose him...
* Conan’s phone vibrates
* Ayumi looks at the floor
Ayumi: It's Ayumi's fault too...Heiji-oniisan wouldn't've gotten hurt if Ayumi hadn't rushed in...
EdogawaConan: It's not your fault, Ayumi-chan....*pulls out his phone*
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "But he shouldn't have given up. I'm glad he's back! Ah, Conan-kun..." Looks at his phone
EdogawaConan: *looks at phone* Hattori?
* EdogawaConan answers the phone
HaibaraAi: He may have thought it was his fault *looks down, realizing she knows how he feels*
EdogawaConan: Hattori, do you realize it's almost time for class to start?
HattoriHeiji: "Oi, Kudou! Did ya see the story in the paper?"
EdogawaConan: Yeah, we saw. Congrats on coming to your senses.
HattoriHeiji: "Sorry sorry~ But I had to call my best bud." He chuckled.
Ayumi: Oh, it's Heiji-oniisan?
* EdogawaConan nods at Ayumi's question.
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: \Heiji-san.\ He marveled
EdogawaConan: I thought To--er, Kazuha-neechan was your best friend?
HattoriHeiji: "Yeah. I got a lot of apologizing to do... Kazuha yelled at me for hours about it. Made me promise to never be an idiot again...” He rubbed the back of his neck.
HattoriHeiji: "Hey, Kudou..." His voice got all hard. "I'll be there next time ya need me. I promise."
EdogawaConan: Thanks. Did you want to talk to Mitsuhiko-kun?
HattoriHeiji: "Huh? No, no. I don't want to hold ya up. See ya, Kudou!" He swiftly hung up.
EdogawaConan: Oi!
* EdogawaConan closes the phone with a sigh
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Hung up again? He seems to do that... doesn't he..."
EdogawaConan: That baka....why'd he hang up so suddenly?
* HaibaraAi smirks
EdogawaConan: Yeah, he does...
HaibaraAi: Since he's gotten back into detective work, he probably busy
HaibaraAi: Looks like you have your competition again, Edogawa-kun
Ayumi: Or maybe he just has to get to class...
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "I guess we don't need to go to Osaka after all! I sure hope we see Heiji-san soon though...” He looked at Conan. "Conan-kun. I am going to solve the next case we have before you do. It’s a promise!"
Ayumi: We should probably start getting ready for class too...Kobayashi-sensei will be here any minute...
EdogawaConan: *smiling at Mitsu* Good luck. Put your best effort into it.
Ayumi: Oniisan's going to teach us to be the best detectives! *^_^*
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: "Un!"