Case Closed Fourteenth target AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

It had been two months since then, and aside from noticing that Conan never felt pain anymore, he was relatively healed up again. They were all very relieved at this, the poor boy hadn't looked good…or like he would ever recover. Conan would have to stay in a wheelchair for at least two months to be on the safe side but other than that as long as he didn't strain himself and pull his stitches loose he should be fine.

All in all…many were swearing up and down that the boy had the devil's own luck to come out of that as lightly as he did. Although they did agree he was cursed by the Shinigami due to all the death and murders he ends up drawn into. Heck the press got wind of their remarks and started calling him 'The Shinigami's Favored' which annoyed and amused him to no end.

Seriously couldn't they have come up with something more original or catchy?

Thankfully due to Sato and McGuire reminding all of the medical staff of their confidentiality agreement regarding patients, along with the Kudo parents threats to sue should the warning be ignored, no one outside of that room knew he was Jimmy. It was still more people than he was initially comfortable with but it's not like he had an option.

Everyone was quick to agree to hide the fact that he was Jimmy when Jimmy informed them of the Men In Black that would come back to kill him and kill everyone else in their way or who they thought even suspected them.

To that end Conan would still be with the Junior Detective League in his classes at the elementary school where Ms. Faulkner would be keeping a keen eye out as they solved whatever mysteries they could get into, and he would still be living with Richard and Rachel and helping Richard solve his cases. Thankfully he didn't tell them about the tranquilizer darts he often used on the older detective but he did mention some of his other gadgets like his special shoes that let him kick with his high schooler strength.

Richard was his 'spokesperson' as it were and he'd listen whenever Conan would mention or ask something now during a case, and the police would listen and let him help with investigations as well. So now Conan didn't have much use for the tranquilizer dart watch anymore unless it was an emergency or one of his 'dummies' weren't around.

Serena pouted when Conan admitted that whenever she would solve a case he was usually using her voice to do it after she had been knocked out or fell asleep.

Right now Conan was going back to school for the first time after the accident and had a police escort to keep the press trying to get to him away, the press were too scared to go after the boy when Richard, Rachel, Eva, and his parents were around after the first idiot tried.

Rachel had slammed a fist into the wall beside the guy head when he tried breaking into their apartment to get an interview with Conan, and they had just got done re-plastering and painting it yesterday. Richard had made vague mentions of investigating the guys taxes and sources for information, and Eva had threatened to have the guy arrested and sued for harassment of a minor.

His four parents on the other hand… Booker threatened to sue and investigate him as well, Vivian made the man paranoid by 'harassing' him when disguised, really she was just following him around with a hat and glasses on, Chris showed up at a shooting range when he was there and made a point of using a paper cut out of his body shape and staring straight at him as she shot every fatal area and his privates on the cut out… Sato had snarled at him with her wolf teeth out in view and threatened to arrest him and throw him in a cell with a biker gang.

After that… they left the poor boy alone whenever any or all of his parents and protective 'aunt Eva', 'uncle Richard', and 'Rachel-nee-chan' were around.

Of course for the group it was awkward when Rachel and Jimmy talked about how they might have loved each other at one time… now that he was Conan until they could find a cure they could only ever be big sister and little brother to each other…which was a relief to Richard when he nearly blew his top at remembering that Conan and Rachel had shared a bath before, much to Serena's rather loud amusement.

Of course upon noting the looks that Serena would discreetly send Rachel when no one was looking, Conan smirked and promised to help her hook up with his childhood friend. They were good for each other.

Serena taught Rachel how to loosen up and have fun while giving her several special privileges that most others didn't get, and Rachel not only protected her best friend from any leeches and men that couldn't take no for an answer but she also kept the rather flighty girl grounded.

"Hey you jerks leave Conan-kun alone!" Amy yelled at the reporters as she, Mitch, and George came charging out of the school.

"What are you brats gonna do to make us? I'm getting this scoop!" One reporter yelled as the police began retreating when Amy motioned something to Conan with her hands, making him grin as he motioned for them to back up. By now Conan was by the door, his guards and friends surrounding him protectively.

"Alright everyone! Ready!" Amy yelled up at the school as the windows slid open and students appeared in front of them all holding balloons.

"Aim!" Mitch yelled as the reporters began backing up a bit when they saw the kids hoist the balloons up.

"Fire first balloon!" George bellowed making one kid launch a warning balloon, hitting the ground beside the reporters. When it exploded the nearest reporter yelped as he was covered in paint.

"Fire at will!" All three of the masterminds yelled causing the kids in the windows to roar and yell as they threw the balloons, the kids behind them resupplying them when their hands were empty.

The reporters yelped, yelled or screamed as they were bombarded by paint bombs from above, a few being smart enough to run away from the onslaught.

"You little brats! Where are the teachers?!" One reporter yelled as the onslaught paused for a second as the throwers reloaded their ammo.

A sharp clearing of the throat caused everyone to freeze as they looked at the Teachers Lounge window where Ms. Faulkner was standing alongside the toher teachers looking very unamused. A few kids gulped as the principal stared around before he smirked and looked at Ms. Faulkner.

"Well Ms. Faulkner?" The principal asked making the woman stare down at the paint covered reporters before she looked at the students, her eyes coming to rest on the wheelchair bound Conan.

"They were harassing one of our best and brightest students while he was injured badly… ready?" Faulkner asked looking at the other stone faced teachers whom all nodded, before looking uo and making everyone else follow her gaze. Takagi, who had confiscated one of the reporters video cameras and had videotaped the onslaught was looking at the teachers confused while Conan noticed something and stared open mouthed up at the other teachers and staff members that lined the roof tops as Faulkner ginned when they nodded.

"Your punishment is… BOMBARDMENT!" Faulkner bellowed as the teachers and staff threw their own balloons at the reporters, causing the students, police officers, and reporters to gape in disbelief.

"Stink bombs!" Conan yelped as the first balloon splattered a reporter, making everyone near him yelp or gag as the smell hit them. The police officers took only a split second to process what happened, and by that time George and Mitch had already grabbed Conan and Amy and dove inside the school. The police quickly followed, Takagi videotaping the whole thing as the students stared shocked at their teachers.

"Well who told you soldiers to stop? Fire!" The Vice-principal yelled to the students who stared for another moment before firing their paint bombs again.

In less than two minutes the reporters were gone as they finally ran away from the onslaught of balloon bombs, leaving the rest of the prepared balloons unused and in piles by the windows.

Everything was quiet except for the panting from the ones who wore themselves out throwing the balloons so everyone could hear Chiba's and Conan's comments.

"Can we get them to work for the department?" Chiba had asked while Conan was much louder and wide eyed in his statement.

"That was AWESOME!"