KudoEdogawa presents...

""The Summer Without You""

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A/N: This is a Heiji/Kazuha fic..., named after the song "Kimi ga Inai Natsu" (The Summer Without You), one of the Conan songs.

No, I do not own Detective Conan. Detective Conan and all affiliated characters belong to Gosho Aoyama-sensei.

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Chapter 1::

The rays of the sun shot through the thick layers of trees, and birds fluttered over the campus. The heat of the sun is making everyone sweat. Ice shops are re-opening throughout the city, and the banished fans and wind chimes are once again being used. Inside a certain school, the students eagerly await for the last five minutes of torture to be over. The students look at the clock excitedly..., three more minutes to go..., and went back chatting to their friends. Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha were in a corner of the room, yelling crossly at each other. No one bothered to try and calm and down, everyone knew that it's only normal that these two lovebirds argue day and night. All of a sudden, a shrill ringing echoed through out the school, students exited from every classroom and headed for the nearest snack shop.

At last, summer is here.

"But Heiji!!!" Kazuha shouted. "The Kuraki Mai concert is only two days away! Why can't we visit Ran and Kudo next week?!"

"You aho!! How many times do I have to tell you that they've already reserved tickets for us for the Okino Yoko concert?!" Heiji retorted. "And that concert's also in two days!"

"And since when have you become a Yoko fan?! Or are you trying to be that old man's apprentice?" Kazuha taunted, referring to Kogoro.

"Don't you DARE even compare me to that...that... GUY!" Heiji roared.

"Yeah, whatever..., I'm still going to Mai's concert, you can go find your guru in the meanwhile." Kazuha whacked Heiji with her backpack and left for her house.

Heiji sat in front of his computer that afternoon, chatting with his friends online, complaining about Kazuha.

Better Than Kudo: seriously dude, she's gettin on my nerves
Mega Pimp: yeah, yeah, w/e
Mega Pimp: evry1 knos that u luv her
Better Than Kudo: i do not!

Heiji knew that was a lie. Ever since junior high he's felt a special feeling that's been reserved just for Kazuha, although he never makes it obvious, he does care for her, and he's carrying tons of guilt after that argument.

Mega Pimp: dude, just so u kno, high school ended 2day
Better Than Kudo: so?
Mega Pimp: man, for a detective, u'r quite slow...
Mega Pimp: next yr, the 2 of u will B goin 2 college
Better Than Kudo: yeah, so?
Mega Pimp: wat r the chances of u 2 goin to the same college, huh?
Better Than Kudo: erm...
Mega Pimp: dats wat i thot...
Mega Pimp: dis summer could be ur last chance to tell her how much she means to u
Mega Pimp: ur first step rite now is to apologize

Just then, Kazuha logged online.

Mega Pimp: here she comes now
Better Than Kudo: fine, fine...

Heiji doubled clicked on Kazuha's screen name--Kawaii Kazuha.

Better Than Kudo: hey, Kazu'!
Kawaii Kazuha signed off on 05:03:32 PM

BetterThanKudo: wut do i do now?
MegaPimp: call

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"Ooh, that loser! Usually people give their girlfriends hugs and kisses on the last day of school!" Kazuha panted furiously.

But the two of you aren't a couple, remember? A voice in her head told her. "Oh..., yeah. Why do I care what he does, it's not like we like each other or anything...or at least, we pretend not to..."

She sighed and her cell phone rang. "Moshi, moshi?"

"Hey, Kazu', it's Hei-" she hung up on him. And the phone rang again, she looked at the screen of the cell phone: "A call from Lil' Hei-kun. Accept?" Oh why is she lying to herself? If she didn't care for him why did she insert his name as Lil' Hei-kun on her cell? She answered the call.

"Heiji, I'm sorry, I don't know what's gotten into me today, I'm just so sorry. I know that I-"

"No, Kazu, I'm sorry, I was such a bastard this afternoon. I just called Kud-erm, Conan, and told them that we couldn't make it. I'll go with you to Mai's concert."

"Oh, Heiji, you didn't have to. I mean, I could've met up with you guys after the concert or something."

"No, seriously, it's okay. And one more thing, I'm gonna pay for the tickets."

"But-"

"No, 'but's, think of it as an apology." Now, Heiji, do it now and tell her your damned feelings.

"Kazuha?"

"Hmm?"

"I, erm, I...I..."

Come on Heiji, say it!

"Heiji, dinner!!" Shizuka shouted from the kitchen, which Kazuha was able to hear on the other side of the phone.

"I gotta go!"

"Yeah, okay."

"So, see you." Heiji hung up. He sat on his bed silently for five minutes.

. . . . . . . . . .

He rammed his head against his lamp. "Grr!! You're such a wuss, Heiji!! Grr!!"

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The next day passed without much event, besides that Kogoro made an angry phone call to Heiji. "You brat!! I've already bought 5 VIP tickets!! You little..."

The second day came and Heiji met Kazuha in the mall near the city square for dinner. Heiji took Kazuha to an expensive Italian restaurant within the mall, which had all the best and most delicious Italian cuisine. Heiji had told Kazuha to get anything she wanted, that was a mistake. He never knew how much the girl could eat! Pretty soon, their table is filled with plates of spaghetti and lasagna, pizzas of every topping, and all kinds of delicious soup and desert. Heiji watched with fear as Kazuha gobbled down plates after plates of food and knew that this isn't the normal Kazuha. Sure enough, his suspicions were confirmed when they had finished. The waiter handed the bill to Heiji, who, after looking at it, almost passed out, and Heiji was sure that it was Kazuha's revenge.

It wasn't surprising to see so many people leaving the mall at the same time. All of those people, no doubt, were heading to the city square to watch the concert. There were a lot of people there, even considering the fact that school's already out. The crowd went wild when Mai stepped onto the stage in her gorgeous costume and starts to sing one song after the other. Mai kicked off the party with Always, her own voice barely audible to the audiences' sing-alongs. At last, the concert ended at 11:30 when Mai finished singing Like A Star In the Sky.

. . .

The motorcycle halted to a stop in from of the Toyama residence. Heiji and Kazuha hopped off the vehicle and approached for the door.

"Well, the party's over." Heiji said, blushing a little.

"Yup." Kazuha sighed. "Heiji..., thanks for coping with my stubbornness." She smiled.

"Don't mention it..." Heiji blushed more. "Well..., good night."

"Good night." Kazuha opened the door, turned back to Heiji, pecked him on the face, and went inside, leaving Heiji blushing a furious red.

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