"Mou, Shinichi, are you listening to me?" Ran asked.
"Huh?" Shinichi replied, looking up from the book he was reading.
"I said, 'What class are you in this year?'" Ran repeated.
"2-A. Why?" Shinichi replied.
"Me too!" Ran exclaimed, clearly more excited than the detective was, "That means we'll be in the same class! Sonoko too."
"Oh," Shinichi said, trying to stifle a groan. Sure, Suzuki Sonoko might have been Ran's best friend, but the constant, What up, Detective Geek? greeting was beginning to get on his nerves. I'm not sure I can survive an entire year with that girl in my class…
"School's starting soon. So, let's try our best, ne, Shinichi?" Ran asked, giving him a smile.
"Un," Shinichi nodded, surprised by Ran's openness. Well, maybe the year won't be so bad after all.