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It was evening. Conan was at Hakase's house sitting on the couch watching the television. Haibara then walked in.
"Kudo-kun? What are you doing here?" Haibara asked.
"No reason." Conan replied as if he sounded annoyed.
Haibara then glared at him. "Is that so?" Haibara said not fond of his tone.
"Don't you have anywhere else to be?" Haibara asked.
"No, not really. Why? Do you want me to leave?" Conan asked.
"That's not what I meant." Haibara replied while crossing her arms.
"I just want to know what you are doing here?" She asked.
"I'm just watching the television that's all." Turning his attention back to the television.
Haibara sighed deeply. She then stared at Conan.
"Is it because of her?" Haibara asked.
"Huh?" Conan redirecting his attention to Haibara.
"You're worried about her aren't you?"
"By her, you mean Ran? Conan asked.
"Yes."
"You're worried, I can tell." Haibara said compassionately.
Conan said nothing. He turned his attention back to the television.
"You want to talk about it?" Haibara asked sounding concerned.
He faced Haibara, staring at her for a moment. "Why do you care?" Conan asked.
"It may not seem like it, but I really do care about you Kudo-kun." Haibara closed her eyes then reopened them. "And I know you feel the same way."
There was a short silence. Conan turned around lowering his head.
"Ran..." Conan whispered.
Haibara stood there focusing her attention on Conan.
"She's waiting for me..."
"Waiting for me to return to her."
"I can't stand it anymore. Who knows when I'll return to my original body." He said sounding as if he had given up hope.
"Sometimes I wonder if I ever will return to it."
There was silence again. Haibara looked as if she felt sorry for him.
Haibara closed her eyes. "Well avoiding her won't solve anything." She said.
Conan stood silent.
"Kudo-kun I know you're upset, but you still shouldn't tell her anything. About who you really are or about them."
"I know you want to relieve yourself by telling her, but..."
Conan suddenly stood up. "Who said I wanted to tell her about that!" Conan interrupted.
"I know the dangers of telling her! I would never do anything to get her involved!"
It grew quiet. The mood had changed. Haibara opened her eyes staring at Conan.
Conan raised his head. "I'm sorry." Conan said softly.
"It's fine." Haibara replied.
In the background the sun begins to set and the sky begins to darken.
"Well it's getting late. I should be heading back." He said as heads towards the door.
"Bye Haibara." He said looking at her on the way out with eyes that looked empty.
"Bye...Kudo-kun." Haibara said in a tender way.
It was night at the detective agency. Conan was about to go to bed, but before that he heard something from Ran's room. Conan was worried and went to check on her.
He stood at the door peeking the through the gap in the door. What he noticed was that he saw Ran crying as she holds the picture of Ran and Shinichi when they went to Tropical Land. Conan then entered.
"What's wrong Ran-nee-chan?" He said in his childish voice.
"Sniff..uh Conan-kun, what are you still doing up this late?" Ran said while trying to wipe away her tears.
"Why are you crying Ran-nee-chan?" He said sounding worried.
"It's nothing." Ran said trying not to get Conan concerned.
"You should go to bed now." She said in attempt to get Conan to leave her alone.
"Please, Ran-nee-chan. Tell me why you're so sad." Conan said with a pleading voice.
Ran took notice of how badly Conan wanted to know and decided to tell him.
"Fine. I'll tell you."
She paused for a moment.
"It's...it's just that I haven't seen Shinichi in a long time and…." Ran paused again. Then tears ran from her eyes.
"…and I wonder if he's ever coming back. She said while tears continue to run from her eyes.
"Ran." He whispered to himself.
Conan then felt really bad. Hearing this made him feel guilty for making her wait so long.
"Don't worry Ran-nee-chan I'm sure he'll come back." Conan said trying to cheer her up.
"Will he? Will he really ever come back?" She wondered to herself.
"Of course he will." Conan replied grinning at her.
There was a long silence. No one said anything. Conan waited for Ran to say something.
"I guess you are right. Maybe I'm just worried about him." Ran said wiping her tears away.
"I know he'll come back."
"And I'll wait for him."
"Even if I have wait my entire life. I'll still wait for him." Ran said with a smile.
Hearing that Conan just stood there motionless. He felt his heart breaking. He couldn't do this anymore. He couldn't put Ran through all that.
"I don't deserve to be with her" He thought to himself.
"I want to tell her the truth, but I can't risk her safety."
"If I tell her the truth, about who I really am, then I wouldn't have to hurt her anymore."
"I don't ever want to hurt her"
"But if I tell her, will she be able to keep it to herself?" He thought.
"Anyways Conan-kun I feel better now. Thank you for cheering me up." Ran said with a smile. "Well its getting late we should be getting to bed now." Ran said while getting in bed.
"Mm." Conan said softly while nodding.
"Good night Conan-kun."
"Good night Ran-nee-chan."
Conan then left the room closing the door on the way out. He stood there for a moment and then headed toward his bed. He got into bed with his arms wrapped behind his head and started to go into deep thought.
"What should I do?" He thought to himself.
"Well it appears I have two choices."
"Either I tell her the truth about who I really am and tell her about the Organization that did this to me."
"Or I end it with Ran."
"I don't want to see her cry any more."
It was silent for a moment. Conan put deep thought into his decision.
"It appears I've made my decision."
"It's for the best after all. For her sake and mine as well."
"I must protect her and to do that..."
"...I have to let her go." He thought to himself as he closes his eyes.
"Sorry Ran."
"I'll always love you." He whispered to himself as falls into his slumber.
End of Chapter 1
To be continued...
Hope you enjoyed it. This story is intended to be an AiXCon. This is my first story so I don't know much about how to do this. Please review.
