Memories...lost to the wind
A Detective Conan Tribute Story
Pure, 100% Fan Fiction! But Detective Conan,of course,is by Aoyama Gosho, not by me!!!
This story was written only for fun...
+CHAPTER ONE+
Ran Mouri walked down Beika Street, going home from another tiring day of school. As she walked, she couldn't help but think of how Kudo Shinichi, her long time "boy friend",was doing.
"Shinichi sure is lucky",she thought."He's got nothing to worry about but those cases of his,while here I am, studying and helping around the house all day...wondering about how he is...I wonder if he even cares..."
Those thoughts were interrupted as Sonoko, her best friend, came running up to her."Raaaaannn!!! Wait up!!!" Sonoko was lively, as usual. Ran thought about Sonoko not having a clue about her burdens, and tears started falling from her eyes.
"Hey Ran...what's wrong?" Sonoko asked. Ran paused and wiped the tears from her eyes...and saw someone very familliar running to the Beika Central Hospital...
"Shinichi's....mom...Sonoko...I...A-Aunt Yukiko!!", she called out, hoping to relieve her shock. The young-looking,
middle-aged Yukiko stopped at the sound of the familliar voice..."Ran...chan? Oh...Ran-chan!!! You simply have to come with me!!!" she said, while gasping for breath.
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"W-what's wrong, Aunt Yukiko..?" Ran asked, with an obvious tone of concern in her voice.
"Oh...Ran-chan, this is good and bad news...Shin-chan...he's here...b-but says there's something wrong with him..."
"Ehh??? S-Shin...he's..."
"Y-yes...he's in the hospital...there's...well...he's acting strange....let's go, quick!!!"
The three start running towards the hospital. Upon entering, a very worried and Yuusaku immediately approached them.
"Yukiko!" Yuusaku cried. "Shinichi...he's...maybe you could help..."
Yukiko nods, and she, Ran,and Sonoko run to the room silently pointed out.
They arrived at Room 108, tired and out of knock, and Haibara opened the door for them. "Shin-chan!!" Yukiko cries. "Y-you...a-are you okay?"
Ran,upon entering the room, almost fainted at the sight of Shinichi, but she tried hard not to as he gave Yukiko an empty stare and said,"Woman...who are you?"
Sonoko let out a gasp, Ran simply stared at him,surprised, and Yukiko was shocked. Just then went in with Yuusaku and whispered to the still shocked Yukiko,"He appears to have lost his memory from the antidote....I tried it on him without warning him of the dangers...i-it's my fault Yukiko..."
Ran went over to the confused Shinichi-and started crying. He turned his empty stare to her...that beautiful face seemed familiar...but he cannot remember who she was, nor who she had been in his life. Ran's cries broke the deafening silence, and in between them she was saying, "How could you leave me...then come back and forget everything...HOW???"
Yukiko then went over to her to try and console then awkwardly walked over to his son, and managed to say,"Shinichi, do you remember me? I...I'm your father, Kudo Yuusaku..."
The young detective just shook his head and smiled slightly, then said, " I don't...if I did, I would have said so...." Yuusaku then went out of the room and headed straight to the men's bathroom. He wanted to do something...his son needed his help...but how could he...
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"Ran...please stop crying, I hate seeing you like that..." Sonoko told Ran as they were having a snack at the hospital's cafeteria. Ran did not order anything though...she was too busy crying and didn't have an appetite. "Ran...I know how you feel about Shinichi, but there's nothing we can do...I mean, he's got amnesia or something like that...he's gonna be fine, buddy! You have a life to live! And besides...do you think if he were here right now, he's going to like seeing you crying your heart out? Of course not! Please...Ran, cheer up..."
Ran looked up and gave Sonoko a slight smile."Thanks, Sonoko...you're always here for me...I mean...how can you stand a crybaby like me? You're right, I'm alive. If there's something I could do, it would be to live my life and help him out at the same time..."
Sonoko chuckled and said, "Ha, I knew that part about Shinichi seeing you like that would help...now, you hungry, Ran? Come on, it's on me!"
Ran sighed and followed Sonoko to the counter to choose a snack. "Shinichi...I'll do anything for you, just please, remember me...I'll help you...with all my heart.." Ran thought, as Sonoko paid for her food.
When they went back to their table, they saw Haibara, , Yuusaku,and Yukiko entering the cafeteria. " Hey Sonoko, let's join them." Ran said and pointed to the group.
"All right...but why? Do you want to talk about..." Sonoko asked, puzzled. "No, really...I just want to, but if you don't that's fine with me..."Ran insisted. Sonoko gave in. "Seems like Ran is determined to help her husband regain his memory...hmmmp! If I were her I wouldn't care less about that man who suddenly appears and disappears without a trace, leaving me in despair..."
Sonoko thought."H-huh? M-Makoto...? Heeeeeeyyyy!!!" Sonoko shouted, and ran over to him, leaving Ran behind.
"Oh, Ran-chan! Just who we were looking for...come on,sit!" Yukiko said, in a lively voice. Yuusaku knew her inner feelings, though...she was disguising them in order to give everyone confidence, to tell them that there was always hope in whatever situation..."Ran-kun, I think it's time we told you..." began. "You see, Edogawa Conan-kun and Kudo Shinichi..." Yuusaku continued. "...are the same person," Haibara ended the sentence, with sincerity and tact. Ran stared at them all, horrified at what she just heard. She was glad Sonoko had ran off because she had seen Makoto, and wouldn't be hearing about the truth behind Shinichi's biggest secret..."W-what? I...don't believe it...S-Shinichi...Conan-kun...they aren't two people..? B-but how?? And why??" Ran stammered. " Let me tell you...." began, and Ran listened, hardly able to believe it.
END OF CHAPTER ONE