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A/N

I was in a bad mood that day so I wish it will be just fine ..hope you like it


Too Late

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Chapter 1

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It was a hard stormy night. Rain was pouring heavily down the sky. Thunder and lightening flashing inside the basement where there was a small figure typing rapidly on the computer

The lightening flashed down the whole room that is engrossed in complete darkness.

Haibara Ai obviously, was the one sitting there. The sudden spark of light made her blink.

She had been locking herself in the basement lab for a long time that she doesn't even remember since when she was there as Hakase wasn't at home. He was going out for a convention. So as a consequence, there was no one disturbing her, asking her to eat or get some sleep or rest.

There.. Two words appeared before her on the screen.

'Research Complete'

Haibara sighed as her work on the antidote was finished at that very moment. She can now take off the burden that nags her all this time .

She didn't know whether to be happy for giving him back his normal life or to be sad for she will be alone without him. She couldn't imagine her life without him anymore. He was the one who told her not to run away from her fate and trusted her even when destroying his life when no one else did.

She realized it... She realized that she had fallen for him. Unfortunately he does already love Ran Mouri so much.

Tears started to form again on her sleepless red eyes

"You'll never realize my love for you, Kudo" she muttered in a low voice.

'Ding dong'

She heard the knocks on the basement door.

She wiped away her tears as fast as she could putting back her cold mask. She opened the door and recognized that it was Conan. She returned back to her computer seat without turning to him, afraid that he could read her eyes as usual.

"Oi.. Haibara, how are you?" Conan said in his cheerful voice .

Haibara was giving him her back, "Fine" she said without turning to face him.

"Why did you come here along?" Haibara asked him in a cold tone .

"I wanted to check on you ,you were missing school for too long I've been worried for you" He replied.

"Don't act as though you care." she said laughing sarcastically .

"Why won't I be worried for you.. We are friends, aren't we?" He said confused by her words.

"Yes sure... Whatever" said she ,'yes we are just friends' she thought feeling her heart broken by his words smiling bitterly.

"Why are you sitting in this darkness it's not like you're saving electricity, are you ?" Conan said laughing airily and switched on the lights .

Haibara then sighed and turned to face him.

"Seriously, what do you want now?" she said a bit angry with him teasing her.

Conan stared at her astoundingly. He was surprised by what he saw when she faced him; Haibara's face was too pale and white, her eyes were as red as a ripe tomato. It was tooobvious she hadn't slept for nights.

"Haibara.." Conan said shocked by what he saw.

"What? Don't look at me like that!" she said in exasperation.

"How long have you been here... Seriously, Haibara.. Are you planning on killing yourself from hunger or what.. Your eyes are so red when was the last night you slept?" Conan said angrily almost shouting, his voice was full of concern.
Haibara was confused by his attitude as though he cared for her but she just ignored that thought.

"Kudo-kun, I'm fine don't mind me." she said smiling softly for the first time a true smile.

"You better get some sleep now" he said ordering her.

"The antidote is finish_" Haibara said trying to hide her hurt tone.

"You mean you finished the antidote?" Conan asked eagerly cutting her words.

"Actually, yes I was going to t_" Haibara's words were cut with a feeling of warm arms embracing her.

"Thanks a lot" Conan said softly, Haibara blushed heavily in his embrace .

"Don't mention it. It is my duty" she smiled. She decided to enjoy his warm safe embrace for one time, it lasted like forever until Conan broke the embrace slowly embarrassed by what he have done of joy .

"You must sleep now you look like a living dead." he remarked teasing her.

"I will." she said with a sweet smile.

'She is acting so out-of-character' Conan thought 'but her smile is so beautiful' he smiled at the thought.

AS he got out of the basement after her, he found someone lying on the couch in the living room. Haibara has felt asleep in the living room before she could reach her bedroom from fatigue. Conan looked at her cute sleepy face and admired her secretly then fell asleep as well..


Chapter 1 ends.. I will try to complete it as soon as possible. I hope you like it :)