Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan.
Inevitable
Authored by: Miyano Ran
Fiction Rating: T
Genre: Angst/Friendship/Drama
Focused on Characters: Shinichi and Shiho/ Conan and Ai
Warning: this fic is FOCUSED on those two characters, but, doesn't mean that is the pairing, I think it's still ShinichiRan.
This story is dedicated to LuckyStar4869, my little sister! Merry Christmas LS-chan!
Summary: After all these years that they have parted ways, on one fateful day, they meet again. Their reunion was unavoidable; inevitable. It was destiny. ConAi ShinichiShiho
STORY PROPER
Chapter 1: The Text Message
The sun was shining brightly through the window in Haibara Ai's room, but she didn't enjoy the presence of the light so she pulled down the window curtains, then, the room became bleak and dark. With a frown, she walked towards her desk and pulled open the drawer which contained what she had worked on for months and years, then, the 10 year old Haibara Ai took the object gently in her hand and sighed.
"It's time."
She tried her hardest to smile.
A drop of lone tear fell from her face.
_ _ _
Conan was very busy helping Ran clean up the house after a terrible thunderstorm--- well, it was more like Kogoro getting drunk once again and scattering all the empty beer cans on the floor. But they were almost finished cleaning anyway.
"Ne, Conan-kun…" Ran started while sweeping the floor.
"Hai, Ran-neechan?! Nani?" Conan, who was ten years old, replied while disposing the empty beer cans.
"Ever since that organization was destroyed a year ago… you know, the one Shinichi's into…"
Conan's eyes were downcast. He knew where she was getting at. She talked to him so sentimentally about Shinichi's disappearance abundant times this past year, and it was breaking little Conan's heart… remembering Ai's words…
Flashback…
"Gomenasai… Kudo-kun…" Haibara told him in a monotonous tone.
"Nani?" Conan asked.
"I…I…I can't…" Haibara sighed loudly.
How was she going to explain this to him properly?
Conan listened patiently.
"There is no cure for the APTX…" She finally managed to say.
Then, Haibara looked down, not wanting to see his crestfallen expression.
Conan's eyes were filled with misery as he pleaded to her.
"But, how about Ran?! Isn't there another way?" His voice was shaking.
Haibara's eyes were full of guilt as she shook her head.
"I did everything I could; I tried my best, Kudo…"
She explained softly.
"I'm really sorry."
Conan broke down to tears that night, and Haibara just stood there under the shadow, looking at him helplessly as her eyes, too, watered.
End of Flashback…
Conan got back to reality and looked at Ran cheerfully, trying to hide the guilt and pain he felt. "Hai, Ran-neechan, nani?" He made a huge FAKE smile.
Ran opened her mouth and was about to speak, but then she clamped her mouth shut and shook her head while smiling.
"It's nothing, Conan-kun… by the way, thanks for cleaning…"
Conan could see through her disguise that she was upset; her heart, torn, because she missed him an awful lot. He frowned again, he didn't know until when he could keep his mask on, his façade, but, he knew that he could do it, since, Haibara Ai, the traitor Sherry, his ally, went through more than this, and, to think she is a girl for crying out loud!
She had to put her mask on for life… Conan thought sadly… He remembered her words again from one day sometime before…
"I can't show others my true self; I have to hide behind my mask…"
He let out a sigh, then, suddenly, his cell phone beeped. Conan got out his mobile from his pocket and looked at the screen.
- - -1 new message from Haibara Ai - - -
Conan was taken aback by this.
Haibara rarely and almost never, tried to contact him in any way. She preferred being alone. Sometimes Conan wondered if she was a hermit. But he knew deep down that she was just a defenseless girl who is trying to protect herself from the world that had been so harsh and cruel to her.
So, why did she send him a message?
She only tried to call or text message him when she had something very crucial to say, and I mean VERY crucial and important, and now, Conan became alert at his realization.
"Ran-neechan, Ai-chan's going to play with me today!" Conan grinned deceitfully. "Can I be excused from cleaning?" Conan pleaded with his childlike accent.
Ran smiled. "Of course, we are almost done cleaning anyhow! Have fun Conan-kun!"
When Conan left the room, Ran heaved a sigh as she closed her eyes slowly.
"I miss you, Shinichi… where are you?"
She dropped the mop that she was holding when she felt warm tears flowing out of her eyes.
"When will you come back…? I love you… Shinichi…"
_ _ _
Outside the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan opened the mail. He gasped.
Come now at hakase's place ASAP. –Haibara Ai
Conan was alarmed upon seeing 'ASAP'. What could be so ever urgent?
He then ran fast towards hakase's house.
END OF CHAPTER 1
Hi, LS-chan! Grace-neechan! I hope you guys liked this!
Love, Miyano Ran
Started: Dec.23, 2008 11:45 am