Chapter 2 is up~!

Disclaimer: I own a few OC's but everyone else is a property to Aoyama-sensei~.

Part One: The Truth- Revealed

Chapter Two: A Hard Decision

Conan threw on his jacket and grabbed his clothes off of the dresser.

"Are you going to see Ran?" Yukiko asked. Conan looked up and nodded slowly.

"Yeah, I am." He closed his door and looked back at his mother. "Well, Shinichi is."

"I'm glad you're making a smart decision, son." Yusaku said looking down at his son.

They stepped down the stairs. Conan opened the door

"Good luck, son." Yusaku said as Conan exited.

Conan turned down the street and walked into Agasa's yard. Conan opened the door and entered the living room.


Agasa turned to him. "Ai-kun is at school today. She told me to inform you that the antidote will last about 6-8 hours."

Conan nodded and took the antidote from Agasa's hand.

Conan stepped into the bathroom and shut the door. He looked at himself in the mirror, standing on a footstool.

He looked at the pill and put it in his mouth. It wasn't long before the pain kicked in and his bones started to grow.

Shinichi stood up and looked at himself in the mirror. It's been awhile since he's seen himself. He sighed and headed out the door.

He set Conan's clothes onto the couch.

Nothing was said. He could tell that Shinichi was upset and he didn't know what to say.

He watched as Shinichi headed towards the door.

"Good luck, Shinichi." Shinichi nodded and left.


This would be the first time he had been to the apartment in a few days. As he walked down the street, he began thinking.

What do I say? I can't find any words. I should…just tell her how I feel, right? I mean it's not like I'm going to tell her to get rid of the baby. I just…need to tell her that I can't be here…I can't tell her that I am Conan…she'll be even more pissed off at me…

He noticed a woman pushing a baby carriage, he caught a glimpse of the tiny infant inside. He smiled weakly to himself. He was a little bit happy about the baby.

He looked up and saw the apartment. His stomach tied in knots. He was really nervous now. He took a deep breath before he went up the stairs.

When he came to the apartment door, he paused. He started shaking.

He didn't know how he could comfort her. He sighed and put his knuckles up to the door and knocked.

There was silence. He waited for a few seconds and then knocked again.

"Just go in."

Shinichi jumped and turned to his left. Kogoro was standing there, coming out of his office.

Shinichi turned back to the door and opened it.

He could hear crying from Ran's room.

Shinichi looked down. He was going to knock at the door but he decided to enter without knocking.

She didn't seem to acknowledge him there at first. She must've realized she wasn't alone after several seconds. She looked up with tears running down her face. Nothing was said.

He slowly walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. That's all he could do.

They remained locked in an embrace, in silence for a few moments.

"I'm 13 weeks," she said quietly.

"Ran," it pained him to say this over and over again, "I can't stay."

"Why can't you, Shinichi?" She asked.

He held her tight. "I just…can't. Ran, it's complicated right now. Please understand."

"Do you even care?"

He was silent.

"Of course I do," he finally said.

"Your detective work is more important than your own child?"

"Ran," he leaned in to kiss her. "We can work this out. Things are just complicated right now, that's all."

"I'm scared," she said.

He looked down at her. "And you think I'm not?"

"You are?"

"Of course I am. You are pregnant and I am unable to check up on you all the time."

They finally pulled away from each other, "What do we do?" Ran asked.

Shinichi looked down, "I…don't know."

"Do you…want the baby?" She asked.

He didn't move. "Ran, I wasn't prepared for this,"

She looked at him.

"Are you saying you don't want the baby?" She asked.

He stood up, "Ran, to be honest…I don't know what I want."

"Get out Shinichi. Just….get out!"

"Don't do this Ran."

"I don't want to see you. Leave. Now."

He walked towards the door and left. Neither of them said another word.


He exited the apartment and ran. He ran all the way back to his house. He didn't even respond to his parents. He didn't even acknowledge their existence.

He ran into his room and slammed the door shut. He was upset and angry.

"Shin-chan," Yukiko stopped outside the door. She slowly opened it, "What happened?"

"I don't wanna talk about it," he said as he looked down. He wasn't crying but he kind of wanted to, but refused.

"It's all right, Shinichi. You don't have to." She sat down next to him. "Everything will get better, I promise you. Right now, you two just needed to work things out."

He looked up. "She told me she didn't want to see me."

"Oh honey, she didn't mean it like that. She's just scared and upset right now. I'm sure she only needs space."

He sighed. "I hope so. I hate seeing her so upset."

"I know you do." She stood up and stretched. "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes. We're having teriyaki noodles." She turned to him before exiting the room, "Are you going to be ok?"

He nodded. "I will, I just need to think."

"I hope you do end up working things out. I'll see you downstairs." She exited the room, closing the door behind her.

Shinichi sighed and lay back into his bed. What could he do? It was so frustrating. He couldn't be a father…not in this state. It wasn't just this state…it was that he just couldn't do it. He didn't know how to be a father. This was happening too fast.

He sat up as his phone vibrated. He looked at the caller ID and answered it.

"Oi, Hattori."

"Kudo, what's up."

Shinichi sighed. "I'm not really in the mood to talk right now."

"Oh? What's wrong? Ya sound upset."

Shinichi was silent. "Ran's pregnant."

"Oh, Kudo…" It was silent for a few short moments.

"Hattori, I don't know what to do. We can't have a baby…not like this."

"I understand that yer scared, but aren't you happy just a little bit? I mean, you're going to be a dad."

"I don't know Hattori. She kicked me out when I went to see her." He took a deep breath and felt himself tear up. "I'm scared."

"Ya can figure this out. Yer not an idiot…"

"I can't face her again. I had to leave the apartment. I've living back at my house."

"No kiddn'. I'm sorry about this, Kudo. Ya can't just look at the bad side of things though. For one, ya love her. Two, it's yer baby, ya should be there."

"I know, I just need some space and time to wake up."

"I hope everythin' turns our ok."

"Thanks Hattori, we'll work this out." He climbed off his bed. "Why'd you call, anyways?"

"Oh, I was just callin' to see how yer doin'." We haven't talked for awhile."

"Oh yeah, Well, thanks for calling."

"No problem, Kudo."

"I'm going to eat now, so I'll call you at a later time to let you know what's happening."

"Alright Kudo, I'll talk to ya then."

Shinichi clicked off and set his phone down.

He walked out of his room and went downstairs.


"Are you doing ok?" Yusaku asked. Shinichi looked at him and sighed.

"I just need some time to think."

"So what happened?"

Shinichi leaned back into his chair. "She kicked me out when I saw her."

Yukiko set the food down at the table. "It'll all work out, don't worry."

"I know it will, mom. But when?"

"You can't force these things, Shinichi." His father told him. Shinichi sighed and grabbed a plate.

"I'm not. I don't want to force anything on myself or her. Neither of us can be stressed right now."

"That's right." Yukiko said. She smiled at him. "So about the baby, how far a long is she?"

Shinichi turned to her. "She said about 13 weeks." He looked down and then back up. "But pregnancy signs start early in the pregnancy, don't they?"

"Sometimes about 5-9 weeks is when the signs should've kicked in, or at least they did when I was pregnant with you."

"She knew…"

"What?" Yusaku asked.

Shinichi sat up straight.

"She knew she was pregnant for awhile. I should've notices the signs." He was getting more frustrated as he continued. "I've noticed cravings and the mood swings. I've noticed her weight gain and I knew she was sick with morning sickness. I should've paid more attention and put it together." He slammed his fists down on the table.

He sighed. "Sorry."


Ran stared at her ceiling. She rubbed her belly several times. What do I do? Shinichi clearly doesn't want the baby…

She sat up.

"Screw him," she said. She looked down and rubbed her belly. "Baby, we don't need him, right?" She frowned. But…I can't do this on my own…

She lay back down to think harder.

The next day came. Ran sat up from her bed. It was almost 8:00. She was going to be late for school but she didn't really care.

She climbed out and got dressed. She grabbed a quick breakfast and headed out the door to meet up with Sonoko.

"So, what did Shinichi say?"

Ran sighed. "He told me he didn't know what he wanted. Basically, he said he didn't want the baby."

"What a dick."

Ran sighed. "I'm not sure what to do at this point, Sonoko. I mean, I can't do this on my own."

"Ran," Sonoko put her hands on Ran's shoulders. "You are not alone. I am here for you and so are your parents."

Ran looked down and let her tears fall.

"I'm here every step you take, no matter what decision you make." Sonoko wrapped her arms around her friend.


"Shin-chan? Are you going to school today?" Yukiko asked, walking into the bedroom.

Conan sat up and yawned. "I suppose…"

"Shin-chan, I just don't want you lying around all day, you'll become depressed. There's more to life you know."

"I know,"

"Look on the bright side, you have your friends to keep you sane."

Conan smiled weakly. "You're right…"

"See you downstairs in a few minutes." She turned around and headed out of the room.

Conan looked down and tossed the blankets aside. Why am I becoming depressed? It's not like she's gonna shun me out of her life…right? –sigh-

He put his clothes on and went down stairs.


"Good morning, son." Yusaku said.

"Good morning, dad." Conan sat down on in the chair and began eating his breakfast.

"Try not to think about anything today, you need to think about school right now. Maybe you just need to have something else going on in your mind." Yukiko said. Conan looked up at her.

"If you say so…" he said.

"Are you going to walk to school or do you want us to drive you or something?" Yusaku asked. Conan sighed.

"I'll walk, the fresh air will do me good," he climbed off his chair and grabbed his things.

Yukiko and Yusaku watched as he exited the house.


"Conan-kun!" He paused and turned to see his "friends" run towards him. He smiled faintly. He needed something to clear his head. Agasa would hopefully have some kind of camping trip planned for the kids.

"What's up? We haven't seen you in a few days." Mitsuhiko said.

"I've uh…been home, sick," he said. He couldn't explain to them about Ran.

"Oh? Are you feeling better?" Ayumi asked. Conan nodded.

"H-hai."

Ai walked up next to Conan and the two walked slower to be further back.

"So, why'd you want the antidote?" She asked. Conan sighed and blushed slightly.

"I uh…" he looked down. "I needed to see Ran…"

"What happened?"

"She's…" he looked back up, "She's pregnant."

"Pregnant?"

Conan nodded. "Yeah, she's about 13 weeks a long."

"What are you going to do?"

"She kinda kicked me out when I went to see her." He looked ahead as they walked, "I don't even know if she's keeping the baby." He turned to Ai. "Haibara, I don't' know what to do…I'm scared."

"You don't think she'll abort the baby, do you?"

Conan sighed. "I don't know…" He turned away.

Ai continued to stare. This was probably gonna be a long day…


Finally it was the end of the day. Ran and Sonoko were walking down the street.

They stopped in front of a parenthood clinic.

"Ran, are you sure about this?" Sonoko asked. Ran nodded slowly and they walked in.

"Good afternoon, did you have an appointment?" The clerk asked. Ran shook her head. "Ok, here" she handed Ran a clipboard and papers. "Fill this out, don't skip anything if you don't know, then you can skip."

Ran nodded and went to sit down with Sonoko. She reviewed over sheet. As she was looking over everything she looked around the lobby.

There were several posters with different trimester views and fetus positions.

Ran turned to Sonoko. "I can't do this. This baby didn't do anything to deserve not to live. It's Shinichi's fault, not mine."

Sonoko slowly nodded. "I'm with you, Ran. You're not alone in this." She hugged Ran and exited the clinic.

"Ran-neechan?"

"Hi, you kids." Ran said looking down to see Genta, Mitsuhiko and Ayumi.

"Is Ran-neechan having a baby?" Ayumi asked. Ran looked down.

"Yes, I'm having a baby." Ran answered. She noticed Ai and Conan weren't with them. "Where's Conan and Ai-kun?"

"Back at the professors house. We might go camping tomorrow."

"Well, that's nice. When you see Conan-kun, tell him he welcome back to the apartment any time he wants."

"Will do." Genta said. Ran smiled and she watched the kids walk on.

"Ran," Sonoko said. Ran turned to her friend. "I am glad you decided to keep the baby."

Ran smiled. "Thank you," she hugged her.

"I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or a girl." Sonoko cheered.

Ran snickered. "We should go out to dinner or something, I'm getting hungry."

Sonoko nodded and the two walked off.


Conan sighed and leaned back into the couch.

"So, how is Ran-chan doing?" Agasa asked. Conan turned to him.

"She…as far as I know is doing well, other than that she is really upset with me."

"You'll work it out, Shinichi, don't worry."

"That's what mom and dad keep saying but what if it doesn't? What if things happen and she aborts the baby?"

"Ran wouldn't do that…would she?"

Conan sighed and looked down, "I don't know. I couldn't concentrate in school at all. I kept thinking about it…no matter what, I can't stop thinking about the baby. I know I sounded like a total asshole when I saw her, but, I want her to keep the baby."

"She'll keep the baby, don't worry. Ran's not like that." Agasa said.

"I know, professor. She made it pretty clear though, that she really wanted nothing to do with me."

"I can't believe you are going to be a father," Agasa said. Conan blushed.

"It's too soon, but, I am happy. I can't wait to see the baby when it's born."

"There you go, stay positive."

"Thanks, professor." He looked at the clock.

Ai looked up from her magazine. "Kudo-kun, considering that the baby was conceived while you're in this state, I recommend you stay updated. There could be problems with the baby and pregnancy."

Conan looked up. "It'd be dangerous to them both, right?"

Ai nodded.

"Then I will stay updated as best to my advantage."

"That was a dangerous act you did, in order to conceive a baby." Conan blushed.

"She hasn't had any problems so far, so it's a good thing, right?"

"For now, but you never know. It could be a late reaction."

Conan nodded. He stood up. "I…should go home now. I'll talk to you later."

He exited the house.

Agasa looked down at Ai. "Do you think something will happen to Ran-kun or the baby?"

"I don't know…we can only hope and pray for the best."

~End of Chapter

Next Chapter: Realization (Coming soon…)