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Chapter 1: Another Date

If anyone was staring, they would have thought that the boy running at a hurried pace and wearing a determined expression on his face wasn't much of an event, but if anyone knowing the not-child had seen him, they would have worried a bit. For he wasn't really a child, but the famous Kudo Shinchi, and he had an important task on mind.

Haibara Ai was on the sofa in the professor's house drinking tea when the door slammed open, revealing a panting Conan. Haibara, who thought the sudden banging of the door could only mean one thing, the Black Organization, was pretty mad when she saw it was only Conan. "What are you doing, slamming the door like that! I thought…"

She stopped talking immediately when she saw his face expression. It was of utter despair. That could only mean one thing…

"Did something happen with Ran?" she asked more quietly.

"Yes! She got assigned a blind date by Kogoro!" he answered in a frantic voice. Haibara couldn't help but snigger a bit. Again? "And she didn't say anything about it?"

"Well, of course she protested, but he wouldn't hear the end of it! He said that he already assigned it, and then begged her all the way to dinner last night, where she had to comply. She even said she will consider him!"

"And you didn't do anything about it?" Haibara asked with an eyebrow raised.

"I shot Kogoro my best glares and tried to distract them, but all in vain."

"So I am guessing that you want a temporary antidote, am I right?"

"Of course!" replied Conan enthusiastically, to which Haibara sighed.

"Alright then, but it might not work as long as 24 hours. With how often you take it, I am surprised it even still works." Haibara reflected on the past couple of months where Conan took the antidote (without her permission) because Sonoko tried to get Ran hooked up on a few guys. Thrice. The last time he took it, it only lasted 10 hours. She really didn't want to give it to him, but she couldn't help it. After all, she is the cause of his misery…

When she finished digging into her front pocket, she produced a small pill in her hand. Conan grabbed it and, running to the bathroom, said, "Thanks Haibara! Don't worry; I'm sure dates don't take all day. I'll tell you later how long it lasted for your research, okay? Thanks again!" Haibara watched him go with a nonchalant expression, but it changed into that of guilt when he was out of sight. "I'm sorry Kudo, for making you all this trouble." She whispered, and then began reading a nearby magazine.

Ran had been waiting at the restaurant which was their meeting place for 45 minutes now. What was taking him so long to come? Ran huffed as she started to imagine what kind of guy he must for making her wait like this. Definitely a guy with a rude and boisterous attitude, or a guy who didn't care to make a nice impression of himself. As she began entertaining herself with vivid descriptions, a bell tinged, announcing the arrival of a customer. The guy who walked in had a big cap on which covered all of his hair and eyes, a pair of jeans, and a yellow t-shirt with a green jacket. He seemed to be looking around for a moment, then spotted Ran and sat in front of her. Ran looked at this new arrival, and then decided he didn't look anything like what she was fantasizing. "A-ano, are you my date?" she asked rather timidly.

The guy crossed his arms over his chest and said, "Of course I am. Why else would I be here?" His voice is very deep and gruff, she noted. I wonder what his personality is like. "I am Mouri Ran. What is your name?" she asked politely.

"What my name is none of your business." He said curtly. Ran reeled back in shock. Who is this guy? Why is he so rude? As she pondered this, she heard a chuckle as the guy took off his hat. "Just kidding, Ran."

"SHINICHI!" Ran cried out loud, turning several heads and causing Shinichi to wince. "Jeeze Ran! Can't you keep it down?"

"What are you doing here, Shinichi?" Ran whispered, stretching out her hand as if to make sure he wasn't an illusion.

"I'm your date of course." he replied smirking. Actually, the real date was going to come but, after being cornered and threatened by an intimidating Shinichi, decided to go home peacefully. Of course, Shinichi took his place. But he wasn't going to tell her that…

"And how did you make that deep, gruff voice?" she asked again.

"Practice, Ran. Practice!" Actually, he had his voice-changing bowtie hidden under his shirt, but he shouldn't tell her that…

And finally… "Why are you here, Shinichi?"

Shinichi looked uncomfortable for a minute, then said in a low voice, "I was able to get away from my big case, and I wanted to be with you…" he said the last part with a blush. Ran looked surprised for a minute, and then smiled at Shinichi. "Thank you, Shinichi."

They sat staring at each other, and would have done so for eternity if a waitress didn't come along and ask them what they would like. Ran and Shinichi snapped out of their moment and hastily ordered some tea. After they got their tea, they sat in front of each other in a slightly awkward state. After all, they haven't seen each other for a long time (or at least it seemed to Ran). Shinichi, not being able to stand the awkward situation, inquired, "So how is everyone?" Ran gladly took the question and launched into a full story. Shinichi could not help but feel an incredibly strong sense of guilt as Ran recounted in full detail. He already knew how everyone was doing; he just couldn't say it.

Shinichi listened with a heavy heart as Ran described a certain case that Sonoko "solved" and thought of how great it would be if he could just tell her his whole darn story. But, he thought, if she does know, then she would want to join in on this crazy adventure. He sighed inwardly. A detective's troubles never do end, do they?

After their talk in the restaurant, Ran almost literally dragged Shinichi to the mall. Although she did want to interrogate him on why he kept disappearing for large amounts of time (she still didn't really buy his "I'm on a case" excuse), she knew he won't tell her anyways, so she wanted to make the best of this time together.

"How does this look?" Ran asked.

Shinichi was by now almost wishing he had never come. But of course, he couldn't allow someone else to date Ran. Even if she never stopped looking at some boring clothes.

As Ran squealed at what seemed like the 20th dress, Shinichi felt a painful throb in his chest. Oh come on! He thought. It hasn't even been four hours!

"R-Ran." Shinichi choked out. Ran faced him and instantly started to worry.

"Shinichi! You're burning up!" Ran exclaimed. Well, she thought inwardly to herself. I am not going to let you run away again.

Ran tried to grab his hand, but he dodged and ran away. "Shinichi! Shinichi come back!" Ran shouted and ran after him.

They kept on running until they made it right outside the mall. Both Ran and Shinichi were losing breath, but they were determined to reach their goals (or in Shinichi's case, lose his goal). Shinichi was hurting from the inside, and the pain clouded his vision just enough so that he didn't see the random brick at his feet. Oh sh- he thought just before he tripped and hit his head on the sidewalk, leaving him knocked out cold.

"Shinichi!" Ran cried as she reached him. What was she going to do now? Even with her mighty strength, she doubted if she can carry him all by herself to a nearby hospital. As she was considering the option of calling someone, she noticed something off. Was it her imagination, or was Shinichi…

Shrinking?

Yes, he definitely was! He was now just a bit shorter then her.

Ran rubbed her eyes and looked at him again, only to be greeted by a Shinichi who was now too small for his clothes.

Ran sat back in shock as she watched him grow smaller, and smaller, and smaller, until…

Conan-kun?

She nearly fainted herself when she saw the man she loved shrink before her eyes into the child she was taking care of. So he really was Conan-kun?

Ran snapped out of her daze and decided to take action. She took a quick scan of the area. No one was around. Good. She didn't want to explain what had just happened when she didn't quite get it herself.

Ran picked up the now small boy in her arms. At least I can carry him now.

Ran walked home slowly. For right now, I'll have to take care of him. Then, I am going to get a nice, full explanation from a certain shrunken detective…

Ho ho ho! A cliffhanger! Sorry if ya don't like cliffhangers, I'm pretty bad at choosing a stopping place.

Please write a review for me! I need some ideas beacuse I kind of jumped into making this without a proper story line... ^^U

If there is anything wrong so far, remember to tell me so I can fix it... and ya! Please keep reading! I promise it will get real interesting after this!