Colors of the Rainbow
Disclaimer: I do not own DC/CC, or any of the characters that you may recognize in this story.
It's my first attempt in trying to make a multi-chapter series, please enjoy!
Color: Red
Pairing: ShinichixRan
"According to my deduction, you are the murderer, Mrs. Hamada," Ran watched silently through yet another one of Shinichi's cases as she stood under a shadowing oak tree.
Usually, she wasn't the one to complain.
Usually, she wasn't the one to be annoyed and tap her foot in impatience.
But, really? Does he have to bump into a blood-related case on every single one of their dates together? It wasn't the first, Ran defended her position as she watched the scene with a frown; she couldn't even count the times they had encountered a murder or kidnapping right when a kiss was supposed to happen.
She blushed, thinking how that, once, their lips were moments apart when a scream echoed in the air. Baka, she scolded herself, and instead directed her attention to the mystery freak in front of her, who apparently was wrapping it up at last.
"No wonder he's the high school detective, Kudo Shinichi."
"Kyaa! I'm so jealous of the girl next to him!"
"Hey, isn't she the karate champion, Mouri Ran?"
"You mean the daughter of the Sleeping Kogoro? Cool!"
If Ran hadn't been wearing such expensive clothes and trying to retain her anger, then perhaps those gossipers would have the first-chair experience of feeling one of her karate kicks themselves. She looked at Shinichi, who came running over to her with a big grin.
"I'm done!" he stopped and smiled obliviously, "Let's continue our date!" Ran's eyes twitched. It was strange how such a smart detective could be so blank on getting the mood in the air. Maybe she couldn't blame him on that, since there was no mood today.
"After that, Shinichi?" she glared at him, then gave a big sarcastic remark, "Unfortunately, I don't feel like going picnicking in the park after a murder just occurred."
"It was a hard case," he grinned foolishly, following her footsteps as Ran walked off, "I mean, that lady was pretty smart to hide the weapon under the coals of the barbeque grill. The evidence would've been burned if..." Idiot, she rolled her eyes.
But then, Ran felt like an idiot herself that day. Had she really been hoping that a date with Shinichi would not involve bloody scenes and police cars? She shivered at the thoughts.
"What's wrong, Ran?" Shinichi's voice pulled her back to present, "You seem so grouchy today." So, he finally noticed.
"How many cases does it make now, Shinichi?" she sighed, "Isn't there one time that we can actually go on a normal date, without encountering those things?" And she had such high hopes for this one too, Ran thought with a sullen look as she remembered that they had left the food-filled picnic basket at the crime scene.
He was silent for a moment, making Ran pause her steps. She looked back, and noticed for once that Shinichi had an earnest look in his eyes.
"Are you mad?" he asked, no longer holding the teenage boy grin that Ran saw him have every moment since the ending of the case.
Her anger hadn't exactly subsided as she answered sourly, "After, what, the fourth murder case related date this month? Probably, Shinichi, probably." Her eyes softened a bit as she noticed Shinichi's quietness.
"Here," he took her hand suddenly, surprising the brown-haired girl, "I'll make up for today. Follow me."
"W-wait," she blushed as she looked at how his hands clasped so easily over hers, "Where are we going?" Shinichi didn't answer, but instead ran on with such a speed that no one could doubt he was a devoted soccer player.
"Look at the sky, Ran." They stopped at the middle of a empty bridge. Ran looked past the small rivers and rocks, above the buildings and birds, and found a sight of a brilliant sunset before her. The sun shone in a rich red, reflecting its last rays on each and every piece of Earth.
"A sunset?" Ran could say nothing more as she leaned over the railings to see what was so special about that particular one.
He ignored her stupidly obvious question, and replied, "It marks the end of today. It also hints the beginning of tomorrow. I promise... we'll have our perfect ending sometime in tomorrow, no matter what. So, please, don't be mad."
Was it the Sun? Or was Shinichi really blushing at that moment where the sky was colored with red clouds?
She almost giggled, "You sound so cliché, Shinichi!" The teenage boy seemed like his face couldn't get any more redder at that moment, so Ran added, this time from her heart, "But, I won't be mad anymore." She would keep on wishing with every ounce of her being that tomorrow would be a better day.
After all, red stood for sunsets, which gave way to a new beginning. Also, red was the color of Ran's hoping heart, and with each beat she would have more faith in a beautiful ending for both of them.
A/N: First chapter, completed! I have the next color pretty much done, but I don't want to ruin the surprise. As an author, I'll just say as a preview that fans of a certain police-officer couple will be delighted by Ch 2: Orange! (haha, it's a bit too obvious ^^) Please tell me how I did in the reviews so that I can improve on my next chapter!
P.S. I think I made Ran sound a little too annoying in this chapter, what do you think?
