This story is my first attempt at a ConanXAyumi romance, so if it sucks, that's why. It'll likely be over 10 chapters long. If you do not appreciate ConanXAyumi, there will be ShinRan and one-side CoAi, since canonically they'd have a better chance than Ayumi, and I had to get rid of them, so if you hate those pairings, you'll just have to live through it to get to the good stuff. If you hate ConanXAyumi, though, please hit the back button so you won't have to suffer.

To everyone still reading, please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan or any of its characters. The only person I own is Ran's eventual boyfriend, who will show up in later chapters.

Chapter One

Conan was walking to school one day with his friends. Valentine's Day was coming up, and everyone was excited. After all, unlike in Western countries, in Japan, the only person to give you chocolate was your lover, and almost no one else, besides close friends. Everyone was looking forward to it.

Not Conan, though. He knew that Ran could never give him any chocolate, because he was not Kudo Shinichi, his original form. He was now Edogawa Conan, 8 year old kid genius stuck in the 2nd grade at Teitan Elementary. The only chocolate he could hope for was chocolate from lovesick little girls, and it turned his stomach.

Genta was talking to himself about food, but the talk about Valentine's had made Mitsuhiko glance at Ai in what he thought was a secret way, and Ayumi to do the same to him. If Conan had actually been eight, he might not have noticed, but as a teenager, he of course noticed it. And it made him sad. After all, it was only puppy love, and would never come out to make a difference.

Class that day was spent writing wishes that the kids wanted to happen for Valentine's Day. Conan thought about it and simply wrote:

I wish I could just tell the truth for once. I wish I didn't have to hide from her. Edogawa Conan

Then he put it up along with everyone else's, hoping no one would be fool enough to read it. Even if they did, he could just play dumb, as it was vague enough to not create suspicion.

Then the teacher did something very unusual. She partnered up one guy and one girl, and told them that they had to get whoever they partnered with chocolate and a card, though they could get some for other people if they wanted.

Conan hoped he'd get Ai, since he knew they'd both get enough chocolate from admirers that neither of them would have to do any work. They could just pick one out from the pile and say the other person gave it to them.

The teacher started rattling down names. She then said, "Genta-kun will be with Maria-chan. Mitsuhiko-kun will be with Haibara-san. Conan-kun will be with Ayumi-chan." She continued to call out names, and Conan was left sitting dumbstruck at his desk.

After school, Conan was walking by himself, thinking, when he was suddenly interrupted.

"Conan-kun!" It was Ayumi, of course.

"Ayumi-chan! What's up?"

"Conan-kun, since we have to give each other chocolate tomorrow, I'm a bit curious about what you might want. Do you want store-bought or homemade?"

"If you can do homemade, then you can go ahead and do it. But if it's too much of a hassle, you can go ahead and buy some. I won't mind."

"Great, Conan-kun!"

"What about you, Ayumi-chan?"

"You can't cook, so I guess I'll take store bought. But no pawning any off of Ran-neechan, or you'll be sorry!" She said the last part in a teasing tone of voice, and purposely didn't specify what might happen.

Conan was suddenly very wary. After all, Ayumi had been taking karate lessons from Ran for half a year and he didn't know what she could do exactly. So he said, "Alright, then Ayumi-chan. I'll see you tomorrow!"

Conan turned and walked away. He went to a store that sold very nice chocolates, and bought two. He bought one to give to Ran as Shinichi, and one to give to Ayumi tomorrow. After all, Ayumi had had a point, he couldn't make any himself. He bought a third one, too, though it wasn't nearly as nice, for a just-in-case situation. He took them home and hid them in his room so they wouldn't either melt or be found by Ran.

This is just the start of this story. If it seems typical for a ConanXAyumi, I can assure you it won't stay that way for long.

Next up, the chocolates get exchanged! Will love spark? And why did Conan get a third chocolate here? Who could it be for? Please, read and review this chapter, and give me ideas for what you want to happen!