Forever Love....

A Detective Conan fanfiction sequel to: Memories... lost in the wind by: Ichi Okazaki

Detective conan is not my original idea, I wrote this out of sheer fandom!!!

A Little Something from Shinichi-niichan(Now Ichi Okazaki):

Gomenasai! For all those who added my fanfics to their favorites lists, I have changed my username from Shinichi-niichan to Ichi Okazaki....^^

I bring you now, yet another d.c. FANFIC.....the long-awaited(duh?) sequel to "Memories Lost In The Wind". ("What Seduction Is" is a fanfic which was supposed to be a futile attempt at a oneshot and is DEFINITELY NOT A SEQUEL TO ANY OF MY FANFICS. In other words, an alternate idea about the Shin X Ran couple that came up after asking myself a lot of "WHAT IF'S?" which is what I do to get ideas...)

Please take your time in reading it and I sincerely wish for your enjoyment....

Reviews from logged-in users are most welcome!!!

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It had been three years since Mouri Ran had confessed her love to Kudo Shinichi, and her father, Mouri Kogoro,was still having a hard time accepting him as her boyfriend.

However, he was nicer about it, so Shinichi took the chance to get closer to his future father-in-law.....or, at least, that was his future plan. Marrying Ran was one of his long-term goals, besides being a private detective like his dad (obviously, he'd already achieved it...), and a great soccer player.

Well, life was always like a dream for Shinichi. He was the one of Teitan High's upperclassmen, his classmates were always dropping dead whenever he made a speech, solved a case, or competed in a soccer game, play, or whatever was available. He was the youngest member of the Beika City Police Force, in fact he was even more respected than Inspector Megure, the chief inspector, despite the fact that he was only a second year high school student....

Or so he once was. Now he was a young man of twenty, a high school graduate...but he didn't have any plans of going to college. He already had a job, after all, and that was being one of Japan's greatest detectives.

Now, let's go over to Ran's side once again. Ran, a beautiful young woman, the same age as Shinichi, was now working alongside her mother, Eri Kisaki, a lawyer, as her secretary. Her mother's old secretary was now unavailable due to the fact that she had lung cancer, and Ran, having just graduated from high school, was the only one capable to take her place. Ran loved being her mother's secretary. Even though Eri was a bit...pushy at times, at least she had a job that made sense, and it gave her a feeling of responsiblity. Not only that, she became closer to her mother than she had ever been in years.

But even so, her love for Shinichi was never forgotten. Eri would sometimes catch Ran daydreaming on the job.....sweet young dreams of her and the man she loved...Eri envied her daughter for being so...content with her life...how come she never was...? But anyway, Ran was different from her...so her envy was kept well hidden. She did not want to hurt her daughter's feelings...not when everything was going so well between them. But how can she stop herself from envying Ran? That was the question....

X X X

"See you tomorrow, Mo-I mean, Miss Kisaki!" Ran said as she walked out of her mother's law agency and headed for the nearby Tokyo Park. "Be sure to come earlier, Ran, we have a lot to do tomorrow!" Eri said while waving from her office's window. Eri watched her twenty year old daughter...as she walked away, and wondered..."Had twenty years passed since I gave birth to her? If this is how fast time really goes, then...I really am getting older!" Eri said to herself. " I wonder why she's going to Tokyo Park? Is he going to be there? Sigh...this love thing....why does it come to everyone any way...?"

Ran was wondering about the same thing, as she walked through a path in Tokyo Park, breathing in the fresh air and watching people pass by. Had twenty years of my life really passed by? And love...why does it come to everyone? These were Ran's thoughts as she walked down that path...wondering what would happen to her tonight...

Meanwhile, on another side of the park, Shinichi was sitting on a bench, watching a bird eat scattered bread crumbs on the ground. As he watched, he thought of Ran...sweet, beautiful Ran...the woman of his dreams. He wished she was here...in his pocket he brought out a tiny red box and opened it. Inside was a diamond ring he had bought two weeks ago, and he was going to show it to Ran....yes, he had made up his mind. Ran was going to be his wife...the only thing is...where in the world is she? He needed her here...and now. Little did he know that she was...and Ran was watching him from a distance. "Shinichi? What's he doing here? And...what's that thing he's holding?" she whispered, as Shinichi looked at the ring with a contented smile on his face. "Hey! Shinichi!!" Ran shouted, and ran towards him. Shinichi quickly hid the box as Ran sat down next to him. "Hey, what was that?" she asked, smiling at him, which made Shinichi blush and say, " N-n-nothing!!! I....er, why are you here anyway?"he replied.

"Why, I'm taking a walk. Spending a whole day as your mom's secretary can really tire you...I need a vacation! And you?" Ran said, huddling closer to him.

"Um...just hanging around...."

"Really? Come on, tell me what was in that box!"

"What box...?"

"That red box you were holding..."

"Huh? Hey, you'll make a good detective...you noticed that no matter how quickly it was hidden..."

"No...actually I had been watching you here for about ten minutes now..."

"Cheater. You knew from the beginning!"

"I won't stop bothering you 'till you tell me!!!You know, what was in that box?"

"I told you it was nothing!"

Ran suddenly grabbed the box from Shinichi's pocket...and opened it. What she saw inside almost made her scream.

A ring. A diamond ring. Was this for her....? Or for someone else?

"S-Shinichi...? Who...what...is this for?"

"Um.....for...alright, I'll tell you!" Shinichi replied, desperate. "That ring is for you, okay?!"

Ran couldn't believe her ears. That ring was for her? No wonder Shinichi wanted to hide it...

"Ran...I...I want you to marry me..."

Ran stared at him, shocked. Shinichi was asking her to marry him?? " Well, so the truth came out, hmm? You...want t-to marry me..."

"Yeah...my mind is made up..." came Shinichi's determined reply.

"Do you want my answer now...?"

Shinichi nods, and says, "But if you still need more time, I can wait until you've made up your mind..."

"No, Shinichi, I've waited long enough...the answer...is yes. I will gladly marry you! Even if Dad objects, I don't care...I love you and that's all that matters..."

"Really??" Shinichi could hardly believe what Ran just said. "I......"

"Hey, you look like you want to jump for joy....hey, why don't you do it? It'll get the excitement out of your system..." Ran replied, laughing.

Shinichi stared at her for a minute or two, then suddenly shouted, "I DID IT!!!! YEAH!!! I proposed! I thought I wouldn't be able to, but I was!"

Ran watched as her future husband jumped around, satisfied with his "achievement". "He looks like a child who got a new toy....how cute!" Ran thought. But suddenly, a bothering thought crossed her mind.....

"How will I break it to my family? I'm sure it won't be a problem for Shinichi, his parents are so different compared to mine....how lucky he is...."

X X X

"I'm home!" Ran said as she entered their home, the Mouri Detective Agency."I'll be leaving this place when I get married....how can I stand it? This place has been my home for so many years...." Kogoro looked up from the newspaper he was reading, but didn't reply to Ran's cheerful greeting. Ran looked closer at the newspaper headline. "Kudo Shinichi Does it Again", it said. "Oh, must be why Dad is in such a bad mood..." Ran said to herself. "That young detective brat has done it again. Who does he think he is? Heh, even dumb old Inspector Megure treats him like royalty...someday he'll grow old and another detective will take his fame away....he'll see, he'll see....he's also gonna be forgotten by the public! Right, Ran?"Kogoro muttered, still looking at the paper. "Um....yeah, that's right....dad...." Ran replied, annoyed. " I ordered some take-out. That way, you wouldn't have to cook....it's all because Eri said you'd been working hard...." Kogoro muttered again, pointing to the plastic bags on the living room table.

"Hmm, this is strange. Normally Dad wouldn't care, even if he knows I'm mom's new secretary....cook, clean, study,or work was and is my life..." Ran thought, as she brought up the bags to the kitchen upstairs. She set the bags down, sat on a pillow, and dreamed of the new life Shinichi had offered her....the offer on a new life that she accepted without thinking twice....sweet young dreams....

X X X

Meanwhile, at the Kudo mansion, Shinichi, for the first time in a few years, was eating dinner with his parents. "They still haven't changed a bit...." Shinichi said to himself as his mother Yukiko kept on talking about how when she was Shinichi's age, she had retired from her highly successful acting career to get married to his father, Yuusaku. "Mom, if only I can tell you about earlier...." Shinichi thought as he ate the take-out his mom had ordered.

"Sooooo, Shin-chan," Yukiko asked, as Shinichi drank some tea, "When will you ask Ran-chan to get married?"

Shinichi choked on the tea he was drinking. Yuusaku and Yukiko looked at him, surprised.

"Shinichi? Did your mother say something wrong?" Yuusaku asked, although he had a feeling he knew what his son was trying to hide, or what had made him choke over the tea....

"No! Of course not....so, what was your question again, Mom?" Shinichi replied, trying to conceal his "secret proposal" to Ran earlier.

"I asked, Shin-chan....when are you gonna ask Ran-chan to get married? Hmm? Come on, you've gotta tell me or I'll pinch you!" Yukiko replied, chuckling.

Shinichi stared at his mother and father, unable to reply. What would a detective do at a time like this....?

"Shinichi? Hey, think about it now....I was your age when I proposed to this woman here...." Yuusaku said, excitedly.

"Oh no, this is it! Will I tell them or not? Darn....all right, it's all or nothing, Shinichi, you can do it...." Shinichi thought.

"Um....I have a confession here...." Shinichi finally managed to say.

"Well....?" Yukiko and Yuusaku said in chorus.

"Actually, you don't have to wait for me to do that.....I just proposed to Ran earlier...." Shinichi replied, laughing.

It was Yuusaku's turn to choke over some tea. "YOU JUST DID WHAT????" Yukiko cried, hardly daring to believe it.

"P-r-o-p-o-s-e-d. Proposed. Asked Ran to get 's that."

"Eh???? So....what did she say?"

"Yes, that's what. Without even thinking twice...."

Yukiko couldn't believe it. Yuusaku just smiled, he had a feeling that was what Shinichi was being all quiet about.

"Shinichi....I....that's just great!!!! When are you planning to hold the wedding?!?! Does Eri and Kogoro know yet?"Yukiko cried, hugging Shinichi tightly.

"Er....that's what I don't know, if she'd told her parents yet...but about the wedding, on May 4th, probably...."

Shinichi sighed as an excited Yukiko retold Yuusaku everything. "I wonder if Ran had told her parents yet....oh, I forgot about Uncle....sigh, I'm sure Ran will have a harder time telling her parents about my proposal...."

-Chapter One's End-

The end for chapter one!!!

Onwards to the next chapter

and GOMENASAI TO MY FANS^^

'coz I changed my username~from Shinichi-niichan to Ichi Okazaki......

Please understand

but I will make sure that this new one will be permanent!

Once again, a big THANK YOU!..... for all those who added my D.C. fanfics "What Seduction Is" and "Memories Lost To The Wind" to their Faves lists!!!!! (^ o ^)

-Ichi Okazaki