Two days before Christmas…
"Grr! This year's winter is so much colder than last year's!" Sonoko said exasperated, while holding hugging her coat tighter to herself. Ran rubbed her hands together and sighed.
"You're right." Ran looked up at the cloudy winter sky. I wonder if it's going to snow. I wonder if—
"You must be wishing your husband, Shinichi, is here huh?" Sonoko giggled at Ran and squealed. "Who wouldn't wish to have someone by their side? A weather this cold, is the weather for couples. The warmth of each other's hand. Sharing scarves. Sharing a cup of hot cocoa. Watching the Christmas Tree lighting as droplets of snow fall. Oh! What a romantic evening!"
Sonoko acted out each scenario as she said them to Ran. Once Sonoko goes on her little fantasy, not even Ran could stop her. Ran just watched her and waited until she finished.
"Well, don't you wish you have your husband around to do those things?" Sonoko teased Ran and wiggled her eyebrows.
"Argh! I told you Shinichi and I are not like that!" yelled Ran when Sonoko came back to reality. The two best friends continued bickering as they walk back from school and ended up bumping to a child as they turned on a street corner.
"Ah! Ran-neechan!" Conan said as he straightens his glasses. "Are you on the way home as well?"
"Ah, Conan-kun and Haibara-chan! But yes, we're on the way home as well." Ran replied as she kneels down to check if she hurt Conan when they bumped to each other earlier. Sonoko tilted her head and leaned forward. She narrowed her eyes at Conan.
"Man, this brat really reminds you of that arrogant detective of yours huh?" She asked Ran. The two started debating the similarities and differences of Conan to Shinichi as the four of them start heading home. Meanwhile, Haibara snickered and shook her head.
"What?" Conan narrowed his eyes and asked Haibara in a low voice, so only the two of them could hear.
"Even that girl can notice it, Kudo." Haibara smirked and excused herself to go on her own way. They all said their bye to Haibara and continued walking.
"Well? Is that husband of yours coming back for Christmas?" Sonoko nudged Ran. Ran looked at her as if to say I told you he's not my husband and shrugged.
"Who knows." Ran replied. She then said in a low voice that hopefully he does. But apparently, not low enough for Conan's ears making him look up to her. He quickly looked away before she catches that he heard her.
If only I could Ran. Conan thought. If only I wasn't so careless.
Sonoko rolled her eyes and told Ran the weather forecast for Christmas. As Sonoko went on her own way, she yelled back at Ran to go ahead and call her "husband."