A/N: OK…So, this is like any other mystery/adventure fanfiction of Detective Conan. Although, you can say that there is some romance going on, I'll admit that I didn't add that type of genre in the fanfic. So, hope you will like it.
P.S. Conan's phone is still his old phone. The reason is because I forgot the fact that he has a Sony Experia phone. Sorry about that.

Text Message

Chapter 1: A Prank Message

It all started from a text message…

It was a very hot Sunday afternoon at Beika. Only a few people wonder along the streets, while others are at their homes because, they don't want to get sunburned. No, seriously, that's because they hate the heat.

And one of those 'other people' is the seven-year-old detective Conan Edogawa. He was lying on the couch in the living room of the Mouri Detective Agency. Apparently, Detective Mouri was 'investigating a case' while, Ran was at the kitchen, preparing for lunch.

"Conan-kun, lunch is ready!" Ran called the boy.

At first, he didn't want to eat. He didn't want to get up. He was too lazy to get up. No cases to solve, nothing to do. But, at least, he could do something, which is to eat. And so, he decided to get up and go to the dining room. It was stew and fried fish for lunch. It was like any other ordinary lunch time for a kid like him.

"Conan-kun, what's wrong?" Ran noticed the boy's bored face.

"Nothing at all, Ran-neechan," Conan replied as he shook his head.

"OK. It's just that you don't look good today," Ran said.

"Damn right," Conan thought to himself, as he secretly wore an annoyed face. "I want a case to solve!"

"Anyway, let's eat lunch, itadakimasu!" Ran exclaimed happily.

"Itadakimasu…" Conan said boringly, but with a hint of childishness.

"It's so hard to be a child," Conan thought to himself while eating lunch. "Man, when am I going back to normal, anyway?"

After lunch, Ran decided to wash the dishes while Conan went back to the living room and lay on the same comfy couch again.

"Now, I think I miss solving hard cases like murder," Conan thought with a sigh. "Jeez, what am I going to do right now if there's nothing else to do, sleep?"

While thinking, he heard a buzzing sound coming from the table. He looked at the table and noticed that his phone was vibrating. He sat up and got the phone.

"Hmm, a text message?" the boy thought as he checked his phone. "Now, who did it came from?"

He checked the message and pressed 'Open Message'. Then, Conan read the message.

"'Today is such a hot day, don't you think?'" Conan read. "'Maybe buying some ice cream will cool you down. –Tokai Bakuro'"

Conan raised an eyebrow after he read the message.

"Could this be a prank message?" Conan thought to himself. "Could someone have miss-send his message? And, what's interesting is, who is this 'Tokai Bakuro'?"

Conan kept thinking about the message. Until, something flashed in his mind. "What if the message has some sort of meaning? It's possible that this message was sent to challenge me but…"

Conan stared at the message for a while. Then, he closed his phone and putted it back on the table.

"Nah, it's probably a prank message or something," Conan thought as he lay on the couch once more. "That message is too simple to be some sort of riddle."

Then again, he had nothing much to do. But, he was doing something. Not his body but, his mind. He was thinking about the message he received lately.

"But, this 'Tokai Bakuro', who is he…?" Conan thought to himself. "I've never heard his name before. And, how did he know my number…?"

Then, an idea sparked in his mind that made him sat up. "Could it be that…he's one of those guys?"

Conan looked at his phone once more, with a more serious face. "Maybe one of those guys told him about my number. But, who could have such a cunning ally?"

Then, Conan thought for a moment. But, once again, he lay back at the couch. "I must be exaggerating things," he thought. "I guess it's because of the fact that I am hungry for a case."

Conan closed his eyes for a second and then, opened them again. This kept happening again and again. He wanted to sleep, actually. But, whenever he closes his eyes, he can see the images of the message and Tokai Bakuro's name. He couldn't stop thinking about it. It bothered him so much.

Then, once again, a buzzing sound was heard nearby. Conan looked around and again, it came from his phone, vibrating. He sat up and got the phone.

"Another message?" the boy thought. "From who did it come from this time?"

Conan pressed 'Open message' and then, the message appeared on the phone's screen.

"'You are finally going to take your nap?'" Conan read the message. "'Well then, sweet dreams. –Tokai Bakuro'"

Once more, Conan was surprised when he read the message. It was from the same person again!

"It's him again!" Conan thought. "How was he able to know my movements? Could he be spying somewhere far away? How could he do such a thing…?"

Conan went to the window and opened it. He looked around and saw nothing suspicious. It was the same surroundings that he always sees. The same buildings, the people that walk along the streets and the vehicles that pass by.

"Well, nothing was strange," the boy thought as he closed the window. "Was I imagining things again? But, this message…"

Conan flipped his phone open and checked the message once more. "No doubt about it. It's from the same person. The kanji of the name is right and both use hiragana in texting…Just who are you, Tokai Bakuro?"

Conan looked at the sky through the window. He then, smirked to himself. "Finally, a new case is open…"

Meanwhile, somewhere unknown…

"Eh…? It seems that he is going to investigate my identity. I wonder if he can found out…"

Can Conan find out the true identity of his send? We will know very soon…