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Chapter one: You still surprise me

"Kudoooooo! Get your lazy ass out of your house right now! You're late for your soccer training!" Ran shouted at Shinichi's gate. The whole neighborhood would have probably heard her angry remark especially since it was nine o'clock in the morning.

Shinichi got his jacket and locked the door. He managed to hastily put on his sneakers while stuffing his soccer cleats inside his backpack. He was thinking of something equally menacing to bite back at her but he managed to push the thought back into the dark corners of his mind. Besides, he is still eternally grateful that she managed to hang on to him this long. After all these years, he still couldn't say it right; those few words that would make her his. His Ran.

"Thanks for waking up the whole of Beika for me, mom." Shinichi greeted Ran with his ever so irresistible smile.

Ran rolled her eyes and said, "I'll never get tired of screaming at your gate."

They walked in silence for a while but it was enough for Ran to look at Shinichi from the corner of her eye. His blue eyes still had the morning glow to them and his soccer uniform managed to make his eyes stand out more. His shorts ended at the right spot where you can admire what Shinichi's crazy group of fan girls squeal about.

"Hey, you've been staring fifteen seconds too long. My face needs some attention, too." He gently held Ran's chin at directed her face so that their faces were now a few inches away from each other.

Suddenly, Ran did something that Shinichi never expected her to.

She put her arms around his neck. And slowly, slowly drew her lips closer to his. Her eyes were closed and she was clutching his neck with an intense grip as if to say, "I'm not letting you go."

Shinichi found himself putting his arms unsurely around her waist. He inched closer and was about to press his lips onto hers until…

"You wish." Ran pulled away from him and smacked the top of his head as she howled in laughter.

Shinichi's cheeks blushed. "Hey, hey. I know that you wanted me to kiss you only…"

"I know." Ran adjusted the strap of her purse. "I wouldn't want to smell your stinky breath. Gosh, Shin, at least pop some breath mints when I wake you up."

Shinichi gave a lazy shrug and they spent the rest of the walk to school in silence.

"There's the star of the show!" One of Shinichi's soccer mates called out from the middle of the field. "Hey, Ran, we need your husband for a few hours. We got a game to fire up for!"

Shinichi and Ran both blushed and Ran sat on the bleachers uncomfortably. How come other people could tell them that they were supposed to be together, a couple, when they themselves couldn't even bear those very awkward moments after one of them does something that would end up making both of them blush and look away.

Shinichi sat beside her while lacing up his cleats. "I hope the Osaka team can handle Teitan High."

Ran smiled. "Oh, I bet their tight geeky shorts will drop once they see the great Kudo Shinichi!"

"That's the Ran I pay for to be my best friend! Since I'm your husband now, you have to sit patiently on the bleachers and wait for me to finish kicking some soccer ass."

Ran kicked the grass in front of where he was standing. "You have such an imagination, dear." She made such she made an emphasis on dear. "Now go! It's bad enough that you're late but you just made it worse by making us married!"

Shinichi made his way past his team mates towards the goal. A swift movement of his leg was able to pass the ball to his team mate next to the goal.

It was just practice but he felt the sudden drive to give his all. Maybe it was the excitement for next week's game or the weird feeling in his stomach every time he saw Ran sitting on the bleachers watching him. She had her earphones on and her iPod was resting on her lap. He liked the way she swayed her head side to side with the rhythm of the music. It was as if she was always meant to be there with him when he needed one of his ego-boosters. She managed to make him feel right when it seemed he effed his life one too many a time.

Again, the ball was in his possession. A few meters and he would have a goal. He liked the feel of the ball drumming against his foot with each step he took.

The goal keeper was now at a ready stance. His hair fell in front of his eyes. Damn, I'm so close already.

He focused his eyes on the goal and with a forceful kick; he put his force into shooting the ball in to the goal.

The ball zoomed past the goal keeper's hands and he tumbled down unsuccessful in preventing Shinichi's goal.

The Coach's whistle blew and he called them to the benches. "Great job, guys! Keep this up and we're ready for Osaka next Saturday. Shinichi, if you play that well during the game, I assure Teitan High of a win!" His team mates roared in approval and patted him on the back. "We'll continue practice starting Monday. I'll give you the rest of the weekend to cool your muscles off."

With that, Shinichi approached his backpack and got out his water bottle. He was gulping down water when he heard, "Tsk, tsk." Ran was shaking her head in disapproval. "You almost didn't get that in."

"Almost. But I did. Isn't that what's important?" He went back to finishing off his water.

Ran put her hand on his shoulder. "If you're this confident, at least let me make you remember one thing."

Without another word, she was brushing the hair off his sweaty forehead. He felt hot and sticky but she was sure his heart was pounding an extra hundred beats with every second her hands swept his black hair away from covering his blue eyes. He saw her face bent in careful concentration as if she would scar his face with one wrong stroke.

He dropped the water bottle and before she could do another round of fixing, he put her hand into his and smiled. "Thanks, wifey."

Ran laughed and punched his arm. "Don't mention it."

They were both oblivious that they were being surrounded by Shinichi's team mates who were oogling at their so-called "love fest."

"So, when's the wedding?" Tomohisa, one of the defenders, joked.

Shinichi's face became serious as he wrapped his arm around Ran's waist. Ran's eyes widened at the shock of touch of his hand. It was the second time today that they were at a I've-been-waiting-for-this-for-so-long moment. She then caught up with his act and snaked her hand and rested it on his chest. Shinichi smiled and said, "We're still thinking about it." They spent a couple more minutes doing their married couple act but soon managed to get away from the crowd and exit school.

Once they walked past the first two blocks, Shinichi remarked, "We were good out there, don't you think?" He flashed Ran a sneaky smile.

"Yeah. You play the jerk-husband role pretty well. Come to think of it, you pull it off perfectly. Who knew that the great detective could play the great husband, too?"

They stopped walking and waited for the pedestrian light to turn green.

"Speaking of being a great husband, dear," He shot her an affectionate look. "I'm hungry." He pouted his lips and put his hands on his face to make a "feed me" look.

"My, you are one demanding boy." She grabbed his hand as the light turned green. "Let's just walk to my place. I'll whip something up for lunch."

"Just make sure you don't put some potassium cyanide into my rice bowl."

Ran combed her chin with her chin with her hand. "Hmm. That just gave me an idea."

Author's Note: Hey, guys! I'm starting this series on two of my favorite people in the world: Ran and Shinichi! If anyone knows some cute moments they have in the Manga or in the tv show, I would be eternally grateful if you sent me a link or a message! Any suggestions or comments? I'd love to see them if you rate and review!