Downfall of the Syndicate: Chapter 12

[Kiel95 86]

this one is a bit short, but i hope you like it! i'm having a lil bit of trouble deciding which version to use for the next chapter... so help me pick, version a or version b! just post which in a reply (no i will not tell you what they are!)

~Tacticalwolf~

Then he felt it. A faint pulse.

She was still alive.

She was rushed off to the hospital, and Shinichi followed behind.

Megure stayed to gather statements and get the other girls home.

Aya and Mizuki were allowed on the ambulance, and promptly agreed to come.

The officers who had fired were scolded severely and put to work, temporarily relieved that they hadn’t killed her, at least, not yet.

When they arrived at the hospital, Shiho’s life was slowly slipping away.

Immediately they rushed her off to the emergency room for operation.

Shinichi and the two girls could only wait outside for the news.

Seconds turned into minutes, and minutes turned into hours, yet she was still in the operation room.

The professor had joined them in the waiting room, and an hour after, the whole class came.

Much to Shinichi’s surprise, the police and FBI attended as well.~Tacticalwolf~

It was a mass of bodies in the waiting room, yet dead silence was all there was.

As soon as Shiho was out, everyone crowded into her room to visit.

She was just waking up and her eyes were fluttering open.

“Miyano, you ok?” asked Shinichi worriedly.

“Kudo-kun?” she asked, trying to focus her eyes. Finally when she recognized him, she let a small smile pass through her lips.

Everyone smiled in relief. “SO, what’s the damage?” Shinichi asked the doctor.

Shiho replied instead, “I need to go to America for surgery. I heard it earlier after surgery. The equipment here isn’t enough, and I also need to go for rehabilitation.”

They all stood dumbfounded.

She had turned away from their stares and said, “Can everyone but the FBI and police leave?”

Before anyone could protest, they were kicked out, including Shinichi.

Shinichi, the professor, and the rest of the class grumbled as they were ushered to the waiting room.

Hours passed, and slowly people started to leave, until only Shinichi, Ran, the professor, and Sonoko were left.

Finally the FBI and police left her room, muttering amongst themselves, keeping their voices low.

Shinichi walked up to them and asked, “So what’s going on?”

They all stopped talking and turned to the questioning boy.

“We were discussing her going to America. We decided that she will be staying in America after her treatment is finished until the rest of her one year is up.”

“What? Why? She can come back and stay under my supervision for a year.”

Megure cleared his throat and said, “Er, Kudo-kun, you’re the reason she wants to go to America.”

It went quiet.~Tacticalwolf~

“B-but,” he started in protest.

Akai placed his hand on the boy’s shoulder and shook his head. “Don’t. She’s not changing her mind.”

Shinichi grit his teeth and looked down at the ground.

He was filled with too many conflicting emotions. He didn’t know what to do.

Finally he asked dejectedly, “Can I at least see her?”

They nodded their heads and Shinichi hurried past them.

Sonoko, Ran, and the professor all peeked through the crack of her room door, unsure whether they should enter.

Shinichi moved over to her side and sat down on a seat alongside the bed.

“Welcome back, Meitantei-san.” She grinned.

“Looks like you’ll recover fine,” he grinned back.

Her smile faltered. “We hope.”

“Oi, don’t say that! You’ll be back in a year. You can move back into my place then.”

“Hah, yes, I’m going to move into the place where you will try to restrain me,” she said sarcastically. “That’s not happening.”

Shinichi chuckled, “Fine, no rules.”

“I’ll have to think about it.”

The two talked for a while and had a sort of atmosphere that was getting closer to a romantic feel, more than partner or friend feel.

Sonoko noticed this and had to end it.

“So Miyano-san, how you doing?” asked Sonoko with a smile, the corner of her lips twitching.

Shiho immediately lost her smile.

“Don’t worry Sonoko-san, I’m not trying anything. Shinichi is all Ran’s.”

Sonoko couldn’t retort. Shiho had taken the words right out of her mouth.

Shinichi and Ran both tensed at her words, both for separate reasons.

Shiho turned and looked out the window.

“I leave tomorrow,” she whispered.

Their eyes widened.

“What?!” the professor practically yelled.

She smiled sadly at him. “Don’t forget your diet. Also, there’s no need to worry. I’m mainly going there for rehabilitation. They say there’s very little chance of anything going wrong.”

“Ok, I’ll take care so long as you get better,” he said firmly.~Tacticalwolf~

Shiho sighed with a smile and turned to Shinichi saying, “Even if something happens to me, make sure he eats well. Promise me, k?”

“Nothing will happen, right?” he asked sternly.

“Kudo-kun,” she sighed, “just promise. Nothing should go wrong.”

He smiled in return, but something didn’t feel right to him. It was the same feeling that he had at the graveyard.

“Anyways, I’m going to sleep. See you in the morning. 10 o’clock sharp. I leave at 10:30.”

They nodded their heads.

“See you in the morning,” they said as they left.

Shiho sunk down on the bed with a sigh. The next few days would be hell.

Slowly she drifted off into a fitful sleep.

~Tacticalwolf~

She jerked awake as someone gently shook her.

Blinking away her sleepiness, she saw Jodie.

“Oh, Agent Jodie, is it time?”

“Yes, let’s get going. It’s going to be tough.”

“I know. Let’s get this over with.”

She got into a wheelchair and Jodie pushed her towards the waiting room where her classmates for a day, and the professor, were all waiting to say goodbye.

Little did they know, it would be they’re last.~Tacticalwolf~

[Scar Akai 65]

last!? WHAT!!!!??? ARE YOU NUTS TTW!??? Unless you mean their last time to meet Shiho coz she's turning to Haibara...

[Kiel95 86]

-.- bear with me here, i've almost finished 13, so keep ur pants on sheesh... i'm a freakin aicon fan... u should know me better than that!!!

anyways, i'm not completely sure of what's going on, but i doubt you'll be disappointed!