Title: A Heart for a Heart
Fandom: Detective Conan
Author: Amm (SoulSeeker)
Theme: #6—stolen heart
Pairing: Kudo Shinichi/Mouri Ran
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Detective Conan—I just play 'Barbie' with them, because god knows they're a lot more fun than real Barbies.
Summary: He unintentionally took something of hers with him the day he left. Now that he knows, he intends to pay her back…
Happy Valentine's Day people :D Hope you like this one…
There was something to be said about Ran's devotion to Shinichi. Some called it stubborn; others called it loyalty. There were even some who went as far to say that it was true love.
Any way it was perceived however, Ran kept neutral. She didn't particularly care what others thought of her; she never had, and she wasn't going to start then. All she knew was that she would wait for him. Wait for him as long as she could, no matter how long that was. She would continually test the limits of her patience for as long as she needed to, because frankly, Shinichi was worth it.
Never once had he let her down, and this time was no different.
They walked to school together, just like they used to; he still talked about Sherlock Holmes non-stop, just like he used to—and Ran listened, just as she always used to.
Things were back to normal, and it was as if he had never even left. Together they faced the new school year, and were even teased for being a couple like they always had been.
Ran's favorite part of it all, however, had to be that Shinichi was back for Valentine's Day.
It was no where near her favorite holiday; it wasn't celebrated or even received well by everyone, and school wouldn't even be closed in honor of it. But she loved it.
She rang the doorbell at Shinichi's house once, and for the moment she feared she wouldn't get an answer. That sick feeling was quickly quelled, however, when the detective finally made his appearance at the door. Ran smiled at him.
"Happy Valentine's Day," she greeted.
He grinned. "Hey Ran! I'm almost ready, just one second."
Shinichi ran back into the house to grab his cell phone and keys, shutting the book of Sudoku puzzles he was amusing himself with in his spare time after putting a bookmark on the furthest page to mark his place. He quickly glanced around as he headed back to the door, making sure everything was in proper order, and he smiled in approval, locking the door on his way out of the house.
They walked in silence for the most part, heading to school as they observed all the couples that suddenly become so noticeable in the light of Valentine's Day.
"So…Shinichi…" Ran shifted uncomfortably in the silence, as she eagerly attempted to strike a conversation between them. "Are you going to the school dance tonight?"
He turned to her casually and blinked. "You mean that Valentine's Day thing?" he asked. "I don't know…maybe if you're going." He shrugged.
"If I'm going?" Ran repeated.
"Sure. Do you want to go?" Shinichi asked bluntly.
Ran blinked a couple times, shaking her head bit in an attempt to process what he had said. She stammered a bit but in the end she finally pulled herself together to respond. "Why not? Could be fun…"
Shinichi nodded and smiled. "All right, then. Why don't you just come over? We can work on homework together and just kill some time before we go."
Ran certainly wasn't the only one who was eager to make up for the lost time between them; she smiled and gave him a thumbs-up, actually missing the afternoons they used to spend hanging out there at his house. "Sounds good; just remind me to call my dad after school so he knows," she replied.
"Hey, Ran, don't forget to call your dad after school so he knows you'll be at my house," Shinichi said jokingly with a slight chuckle.
She laughed, whacking him over the head. "Wise guy," she said accusingly.
"I try."
He grinned and suddenly noticed that their pace slowed down immensely as they drew closer and closer to Teitan High; neither of them seemed eager to go to school, but of course neither of them were willing to skip.
"What's your first class again?" Ran asked.
"History with Miho-sensei," Shinichi replied. They finally set foot within the boundaries of the school and stopped right in front of the main entrance.
"Right, right," Ran nodded upon remembering. "See you later then."
He nodded and waved, walking in the opposite direction of Ran as she headed to her Math class. "See ya," he said.
Shinichi wandered around aimlessly for about five minutes, but eventually found his way to his History classroom. He was about to make his entrance when a loud voice had obnoxiously grabbed his attention; it didn't take long for him to recognize it.
"Hey Kudo!"
He sighed, turning around. "Hey, Sonoko," he greeted her exasperatedly.
"You do the homework?" she asked.
"Yeah," he replied. "And no, you can't copy it."
"Hey, hey now, why would you imply a thing like that?" she shot back defensively. "Come on now, I just wanted to talk with a good friend!"
Shinichi folded his arms. "What do you want, Sonoko? It's too early in the morning for this."
She shrugged, trying to look innocent. "Nothing, nothing! I was just wondering what you were up to today," she replied. "You know, Valentine's Day and all, and there's that dance going on tonight."
He nodded. "Yeah, I know," he told her.
"Well? Are you taking Ran?" she asked excitedly. "She's turned down a lot of guys waiting for you to ask you know. It seems you've just stolen her heart…" She sighed longingly, cupping her hands together as she practically melted at the thought of the romance. "I've told her she should just ask you herself, but you know, she's just too darn shy…"
Shinichi couldn't help but chuckle, being slightly amused by Sonoko's match-maker instincts. Not wanting to comment on that however, he just sighed and shook his head. "If you must know, Sonoko, we just agreed to go with each other this morning," he said. "She's coming over after school and we're going to go together."
Sonoko giggled. "Ooh, some private time, huh?" she teased. "You've already got plans, don't you, you romantic, you!" She laughed, winking at him approvingly.
He just rolled his eyes and nodded. "Yes, Sonoko. See, first we're going to make out, and then we'll have wild, wild passionate sex," he said sarcastically, managing to keep his face completely straight. "It's all part of my evil, diabolical plan to make her my slave. Now can we go to class before we're late, please?"
She laughed, casually slapping his back. "The detective has a sense of humor!" she exclaimed with a grin. "You're right though, let's go…"
They walked into the classroom and from that very moment, Shinichi was already counting down to the class's release. Seeing people exchange candy and cards and other such presents—and reflecting on what Sonoko had said to him earlier—he was reminded of his own present waiting at home for Ran; he didn't bring it with him, though that only made him look forward to leaving even more.
The day went by rather normally, despite the holiday—only occasional couples kissing in the hallway, and red and pink plastered everywhere, but generally, no one really acknowledged the holiday much. The most they did was talk about the dance, and he couldn't help but notice that most of the people who were going were single anyway.
After spending lunch and the last period of the day together, Shinichi and Ran had begun their walk back to the Kudo household. Ran had been immensely quiet—and that fact didn't go unnoticed like she hoped it would.
"Something wrong?" Shinichi asked. "You're being quiet… it's a little scary."
Ran laughed a tad at his comment and then scratched her head a little. "Well…I…just…"
"Hmm?" Shinichi turned to her.
"I…made this chocolate for you, that's all…" she spat out. She held out a decently-sized heart-shaped box in front of him, which until then had been hidden behind her back. "I…didn't quite know when to give it to you, you know? I've had it all day…"
Shinichi just laughed. "Gosh, Ran, you didn't have to be so nervous," he chuckled. "Thanks a lot though! I really appreciate it. I just hope you like my present just as much…"
She blinked. "You got a present for me, too?" she asked.
"Well, duh!" he replied. "Just wait till we get to my house…I think you're really going to like it." He grinned, suddenly feeling confident.
Ran was curious now, and she had spent the rest of the walk trying to pry what the present was out of him, but Shinichi wouldn't spill.
"Just wait! Look, we're here already—see?" He pointed ahead to his house as he used his other hand to pull out his keys.
"Fine," Ran said in surrender. They stood on the porch of his house as Shinichi unlocked his door, and they burst in; as usual, the house was completely empty.
"Wait here," Shinichi commanded immediately. He ran up to his room to get Ran's present, which was carefully hidden underneath his bed. With a smile that felt a mile wide, he ran back downstairs to see Ran again, concealing the present in his right hand.
"Ready?" he asked.
She nodded.
"All right…well…I was talking to Sonoko this morning," he began. "And according to her, I seem to have stolen your heart…" He slowly opened his hand with a smile. "So I figured maybe you'd something in return."
Ran's eyes widened in surprise and her heart nearly stopped; in Shinichi's hand was the most gorgeous necklace she had ever seen, with a large red heart dangling from it, bordered with small shining diamonds that glimmered a lovely white. "It's …beautiful…" she stammered.
"Look closer."
She took the necklace in her hands, concentrating closely on the heart, and she could then see that there were actually words encased in it. She read them and smiled.
Shinichi Kudo's Heart.
"Now, flip it over," he said with a smirk.
She followed his command and chuckled, reading the words on the other side.
Property of Ran Mouri.
Her heart rate must've gone up tenfold and her cheeks felt hot; she took a moment to stare at the words, making sure they registered in her head.
"Custom-made," Shinichi remarked proudly with a nod. "It'll go great with that red dress you love."
She laughed as she hugged him. "It will," she agreed. "And I'll be showing it off tonight…"
"Ah, you mean at the dance," Shinichi said.
"Of course," Ran replied. "At the dance. Tonight."
"Tonight?"
"Tonight."
Shinichi grinned and kissed her lightly on the forehead. "Can't wait."
