Chapter #10The Cute Agency Mascot by: krosi   It had been a month since Shinichi and his team had taken down the Black Organization and finally made an antidote to the poison that had turned him into the six-year old Conan Edogawa. Shinichi had been taking it easy, getting back in touch with his friends, rebuilding his connections with the Metropolitan Police, and all-around enjoying being an ordinary teenager again. And Ran Mouri, his childhood friend, was enjoying having him around again as well. There was just one little problem…
Her dad’s business had taken a definite downturn since Shinichi’s return. Without ‘Conan’ around to help him out solving cases, Kogoro Mouri’s detective office was seeing less business. Furthermore, so much of the Mouri Detective Agency’s image was built up around the cute little kid that lived there that once Conan was gone, there just wasn’t much to draw in new customers. Not to mention all the Conan-related merchandise Kogoro had unwisely invested in, including postcards, t-shirts, and commemorative bow-ties. Ran knew that her dad wouldn’t be able to fix this one his own, so she decided to step in and take matters into her own hands.
“Shinichi, I had an idea on how you can pay me and my dad back for helping you out with your… situation,” Ran said. She had brought him back to her house, making sure to lock the doors when Shinichi wasn’t looking. His incredible powers of observation let him know that something strange was going on, but he certainly wasn’t expecting anything like what Ran had planned.
“All we need you to do is dress up as Conan-kun again and do some promotion for the agency. It’s no big deal, right Shinichi?” Ran said, pulling out a teenage-sized version of Conan’s blue suit and shorts, complete with a big red bow-tie and dorky glasses.
Shinichi, of course, took one look at the outfit and immediately started to walk away. “Sorry, I’ve worn that dumb thing more in the past few months than anyone should have to in their whole lifetime,” he said as he made his way to the door. “Besides, I think I’ve ‘helped’ your dad out enough at this point. Consider the fact he’s still got this dumpy old agency running as my debt paid…”
Ran was getting fed up at this point. She knew Shinichi had an attitude problem, but bad-mouthing her dad was taking things too far. “Conan-kun! Sit down and listen to your big sis, right now!” she commanded, and Shinichi immediately sat down on the ground with his hands in his lap without even realizing what happened. Ran hadn’t even noticed that she’d called Shinichi ‘Conan’, either. However, she grabbed the suit on its hanger and started to close in on Shinichi.
Shinichi gulped and snapped to attention at the tone of her voice. After spending so long as Conan Edogawa, he had gotten so used to obeying Ran like a little boy would that it was hard to remember that he wasn’t a kid anymore. “S-sorry Ran-neechan!” he sputtered out, then he blushed a fiery red when he realized what he had just said. “I-I mean, Ran… Umm, this isn’t really necessary, is it? I could just help your dad out on my own time… No need to go that far, right?”
He put on a confident smile, but Ran marched right up to him and made him back down, making him feel just like a little kid all over again. “Shinichi! Don’t forget that you lied to everyone for months! You owe me for this, and I’m not taking ‘no’ for an answer!” She backed him into a corner, brandishing the hated outfit in his face as he looked all over for a way out.
Suddenly, he had a stroke of luck! On the end table, he spotted a wristwatch, one of his spare Tranquilizer Wristwatches he’d left here while he was staying with Ran and her father. He snatched it up and flipped up the crosshair, carefully aiming it at Ran, who didn’t even notice what Shinichi was doing. “Sorry about this, but you’re leaving me no choice…” he murmured as he got ready to fire, but just as he did he slipped on some clothes left on the ground and sent the tranquilizer right into his own arm.
Shinichi felt his vision fading as he stumbled around the room. “Sorry, Ran-neechan… I’ll be a good boy…” he mumbled giddily as the drug took effect, and finally he slumped down on the ground. Ran was a little confused about what had just happened, but she saw her chance and got to work getting Shinichi (or rather, Conan Edogawa) all ready to work as the detective agency’s mascot once again. She’d only intended for this to go on for a couple of weekends, but Shinichi’s bad attitude made her think she might need to put him in his place for a little longer than that…
But, she knew she’d have to do more than just dress Shinichi up to keep him under control. In order to keep him from running off the first chance he got, she decided to try…
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