Don't Hide It
An Experimental Story
by My Rude Awakening

The world momentarily stopped spinning the moment their eyes met. It was a battle between eloquence and elegance. Hakuba x Sonoko

A/N: Hi everyone! This is another experimental story from me and this time it's Hakuba x Sonoko :D The other one is Just Because (Kaitou Kid x Kazuha). I hope you like it and please, DO tell me what you think by leaving a review. I'll base my decision on continuing this story (or otherwise) with your comments. I know it's an unconventional pairing, but sometimes the most unexpected ones bring more excitement than the canon ones ;)

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

Disclaimer : Detective Conan isn't mine. How I wish... but too bad. It's Aoyama-sensei's, not mine :(

And now, here is the Prologue - Introduction of Don't Hide It featuring Hakuba Saguru and Suzuki Sonoko.

Prologue : Irrevocably Dissimilar

She knew what she was doing. She might not know everything, but high society dinners were her forte. She had been attending parties and affairs of all sorts ever since, well... forever. She always believed that she was born to do this. It was her calling to grace all these parties with her presence.

She lived for this, and this alone.

Every Suzuki knew how to be the perfect guest. There were rules, mind you, and Suzuki Sonoko followed each and every one of them to the best of her abilities. In her twenty-three years of existence, she never failed to be a charming guest, although she not-so-accidentally let a few mishaps happen once in a while.

But she had a perfectly good reason to do so.

A girl's got to stay interesting or else people stopped talking to and about her. She couldn't possibly let that happen. To be ignored or forgotten was every heiress' nightmare. She could never be boring or else it would be the end of her.

Those mishaps often involved an unexpected question or a tactless comment, but it really wasn't her fault she was gifted with a child's honesty and an unparalleled curiosity. Sometimes people were scandalized, but once the initial shock had worn off, they forgave her and eventually let her do things her way.

After all, they loved it when she gave wonderful compliments. She was known to give such flattering remarks that made the receiver glow with satisfaction. They were willing to overlook her insignificant shortcomings for just a single compliment directed to them. Her words can make or break a career, reputation and self-esteem. That's what made her different from all the other heiresses of her age.

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Hakuba Saguru was bored. It obviously was the understatement of the year, but he couldn't think of anything that would and could accurately describe his current situation. He used to skip fancy dinners such as this when he was younger, but his mother insisted that her one and only son must accompany her because she wasn't getting any younger. Of course, he couldn't refuse this request, especially when it was his beloved mother who asked.

He looked around. Young women around his age glanced at him surreptitiously while their mothers eyed him with raised eyebrows, as if they were appraising him. The attention didn't bother him a bit. He was used to this and he had to admit that he enjoyed it.

He was undoubtedly exceptional. He had the best features of both his parents. Wherever he went, he turned heads because of the perfect fusion of his Asian and European features. Aside from his looks, he also had intelligence. His vast knowledge in different fields of study made him a perfect companion and a brilliant conversationalist.

He aspired to be a detective, although he didn't want to be a police officer like his father. He preferred the intricate mysteries of an atypical crime rather than the regular murder cases that the police encountered everyday.

At twenty-three, he had solved numerous complex crimes that seemed impenetrable. His cool and calm demeanour enabled him to think clearly despite the threats involved in a case. He couldn't deny the fact that the more complicated a case is, the more he is determined to get to the bottom of it.

All the wickedly clever culprits he had ever encountered contributed to the brilliance he currently possessed. His mind wouldn't be as sharp and as analytical as it is right now without those crimes that he has solved in the past. For this truth, he is forever grateful, although he isn't absolutely thankful for all the deaths that he has witnessed.

A/N : Thank you for reading! Please leave a review and tell me what you think :D