DISCLAIMER: Hindi ko pagmamayari ang Detective Conan at alinman sa tauhan nito. Kay Gosho Aoyama.(I don't own Detective Conan and any of its characters. Gosho Aoyama does.)
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Chapter Two: A Practice for Play
"The sign of maturity is not when we start speaking about big things, but actually it is when we start understanding small things."
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It's a typical morning; the sky is calm and blue in the busy town of Beika City. People are passing by at the Mouri's Detective Agency. Inside the said establishment is a boy with spectacles standing in the middle of the room seriously, his hand under his chin while his other hand is holding a book. He is saying incoherent word. I wonder what he is saying.
"I am not afraid; I will go and see the beautiful Briar Rose." The boy said silently and repeated it again with emotions.
"I am not afraid! I will go and see the beautiful Briar Rose!'.. Should I say it like that?, I think the tone is so harsh." He said scratching the back of his head and flips the page of the book and holds the pillow.
"Is she the Princess? The Briar rose? She is really beautiful" Conan said with emotion of in love in the pillow. He close his eyes and was about to kiss the princess pillow when suddenly the image of the reddish blonde girl appears in the pillow he blinks and stops his movements.
"Argh, this acting is harder than I thought how can I do this." He said irritably and sat slamming at the couch with his two hands in his chin. He's thinking for the presentation when a part of his head says 'You don't have to kiss her directly on her lips.. just on her chin or nose and that will be better' it's says but the other part shouts 'Come on boy! You Dumbass! It's just a play you don't have to be shame about that! She'll understand kiss her directly on her lips.!' Conan shook his head and then sighed. He felt confuse, he don't know what to do.
"Why do we have to play this Sleeping Beauty anyway? There are a lot of stories than this, WITHOUT A KISS!" He exclaimed. He is not angry, he just doesn't know what to do in this kinds of scenes and his not good on it, although his a great actor as a seven year old Conan Edogawa. Conan sighs and he remembers what Kobayashi-Sensei told them about this.
"We have to do this perfectly! So we can have the First place. Do your best kids!" Said his teacher excitedly in his mind.
"Oh man! If I knew that this play will turn out to be like this, I shouldn't have agreed" He exclaimed putting his hand at the back of his head and looking up the ceiling. Watching the cycling ceiling fan and recalling the past events with the Detective boys and with Haibara when light bulb appears on top of his head.
"Maybe I should ask her about this" Conan said and stood up putting his shoes on, but at the same time Ran and Sonoko enters the house.
"Tadaima! Conan-kun, Tousan. I'm here with Sonoko" Ran said.
"Okaori Ran-neechan" Conan smile's tenderly at the Brunette lady but to Sonoko He sent draggers to her. Sonoko just walked passed him and sat at the couch while Ran is still standing in front of Conan.
"Conan-kun? Where are you going?" Ran asked. "I'm going at Hakase's house Ran-neechan" He said with a smile of a cute seven year old kid.
"Is there a new game again?" Ran asked. Conan shook his head. He answers her without even thinking.
"I'm going to see Haibara.." After he said those words he wanted to take it all back as he saw their mocking faces. 'Oh no..this is not happening' Without any predictions he knows that this two specially this annoying Sonoko will teased him.
"It seems that this arrogant boy is courting that little brat huh?" Sonoko said in her teasing tone and mocking face.
"It's that true Conan –kun?" Ran asked in bewilderment but it is just a fake expression to tease the boy.
"No! Of course not, it's not like that you know!" He said waving his hand in front of them while blushing. Conan hated the kind of situations like this; it is like back when he was in high school when He was always teased with his childhood best friend Ran.
"Oh really then why you're blushing" Ran teased narrowing her eyes while hiding her laughs. Sonoko drew closer to the bespectacled boy.
"Ran he is really blushing" And now they both laugh to the now so embarrass shrunken Detective. Conan was speechless he doesn't know why his tongue backed up he can't defense himself. He just stood there like stump. 'I have to do something' he thought.
"Say Ochibi-chan, you like that little brat, ne,. ne,."
"No! I'm just going there to practice our play nothing more" Conan said totally embarrass in his very awkward position.
"Is that so Conan-kun? What play is that then?" Ran asked while trying to hide her laughs and wiping her tears of joy.
"I.. its Sleeping Beauty". He said giving to Ran the book he was holding. Sonoko snatch the book from Conan's grief and peck a look in the book.
"Don't tell me you are the prince here". She asked in disbelief. Conan just nods.
"And Haibara is the Princess?" Ran continued he nod again.
"Wait, isn't the Prince going to kiss the princess in her lips to wake her up?" Sonoko suddenly asked to Ran.
"Yes it is!" Ran exclaimed and they both look to Conan with their mocking face.
"Now I know, you're going to her to practice the kiss, ne Ochibi-chan.. ne… ne… ne..?" Conan immediately blushed even more when he heard the kiss. Sonoko and Ran laugh from the top of their lungs as they saw Conan's face red as tomato.
"I…It's not.. li..like.. that.. you know?" Conan defense stammering and the two teenagers laugh hardly as they saw the bespectacled boy acts like that. They were enjoying mocking Conan, imagine this genius boy in an awkward situation you'll also laugh at him. Conan can't stand them anymore.
"Ran-neechan I think I have to go now" He said and immediately dashes out to avoid the more conversation about him and Haibara.
"Just come back before dinner!" Ran shouted.
"That arrogant brat is growing in your hands Ran, I can really feel that she likes that Haibara" Sonoko commented and smiles while wiping the remains of tears in her eyes.
"Yeah, I agree with that, see how he blushes" Ran said and chuckles.
"Yes, you know what Ran? They fit together… both arrogant brats" Sonoko said smiles broadly. and Ran's giggles but deep inside in her Heart, she doesn't know why but she felt jealously towards the two kids.
Conan is walking by the street to the Hakase's residence; his hand on his pocket as usual. But before he'll reach to Hakase's house he stops in front of the Kudo's Mansion gate and takes a good look to the old mansion. 'I wonder when I should get back to my real form and lived again here' Conan mutterers and give a weak smile, then he turned right upon to pass that mansion and enters to the huge gate of Agasa Hakase's House. Conan walked towards the house door and presses the doorbell. He waited a moment but no answers and it didn't open, He presses it again and again but nothing. He was alarmed by the situation.
"They are supposed to be here" He said and fetch his detective batch from his pocket and says.
"Oi, Haibara I'm outside can you open the door" but no reply from the other line "oi, Haibara!"
He shouted 'Damn!' He takes a look at the windows and saw nothing, and then he started to run to the back of the house and analyst everything and considering to himself that nothing had happen, until he reaches the back door. He holds the knob squeezes it and he found it unlock. He gulps harder before he'd push the door to open. He walk in silently and close the door behind him 'Could it be that..' but he shook his head to erase the negative thought that inserting his mind. He then walked inside and clear everything 'No one's here' He thought. Even the atmosphere hasn't change; he also didn't feel any danger around. Conan continued walking and he sighed as a sign of relief when he saw Haibara in the living room walking towards the front door, her hair is wet and she has a towel on her shoulders. Conan smiles and put his hand on her shorts pocket then walks towards Haibara's direction. He stretched his arm and was about to touch Haibara's shoulder, but before he touches it,.. the least he was expected was,.. Haibara grab his arm, twisted it to his back and pushed him in the floor.
"Itai!.." Conan screamed in pain, as Haibara recognize him she immediately let go of his hand.
"Oh it's just you Kudo-kun, you scared me" She said and helps Conan to stand up but the shrunken Detective don't seem to be happy.
"I scared you? You scared me! I-never-thought-you-going-to-do-that" He yelps holding his arm. Haibara blinked twice and smirked.
"Gomen, It's your fault anyway you're going to approach me at my back, it's just my reflexes to counter attack" She said sarcastically crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"Hai.. Hai.. It's my fault that you BROKEMYARM!" Conan exclaimed.
"Gomenasai… Can I see your arm?" Haibara apologize offering him her help. But being stubborn Conan retort. "No Thanks, I can handle myself" but Haibara is determined to see his arm.
"No, let me see.." Haibara said grabbing his arm, stretching it and take a good look.
"Itai,. I know what to go to myself" Conan said taking back his arm. Haibara arched her eyebrow, crossed her armed in front of her chest and tapped her foot.
"Who's more doctor between you and me?"Conan felt frightened by the way Haibara looks at him it's like she sending a real draggers toward him. So he just gives up. 'Her eyes can kill' he thought.
"Good" Then with Haibara's strength, she stretched his armed, twisted it then pulled it harder while holding his elbow. *CRACK* "ITAI!…. *Conan Blink twice* "Wha..What., That doesn't hurt" Conan hold his arm and tested it. He was amused; his broken arm a while ago doesn't hurt anymore. Haibara smirked at him.
"See, I told you." Haibara said arrogantly and sat at his side then picks up her favorite magazine. Like it was nothing to her.
"Now, if you were asking for Hakase his not here"
"I'm not here for him" Conan said in the midair while still stretching his arm.
"Then for what" Haibara asked but didn't even look at him, Still flipping the page of the magazine. She asked him because he will just going there whether to asked a help from the Professor for a new gadget or for the temporary antidote. Conan blush by her sudden question, but he have to tell her, He knows that she will laugh. But why is he here in the first place if he will not going to tell her. 'I'ts now or never' he thought then gulp harder and says.
"Ahmm.. I can't.. do.. the practice properly" Conan said scratching the back of his head looking to his side while a thin layer of pink shades are in his cheeks. Haibara looks up in astonishment. She is surprise by his revelation, she blink twice. She never expected that he will ask a help for this child's play.
"What? I thought you can handle that child play? That is so easy." Haibara said and Conan felt so embarrass. But he was actually ready for this, of course, what else he was expecting other than more insults and mocking he will hear before he'll gets what he wants from this evil-eyed-yawny-girl.
In the side of Haibara 'This is good, I'll make fun of him', she thought and hides an evil smile.
"I..I.. mean...-" Conan stops his words because Haibara cuts it.
"Ara..? Don't tell me you were thinking that were really going to kiss there?" Haibara asked and fake a shocked face. Conan immediately defenses himself and blushed even more.
"Of coursde not! I..I.. wasn't thinking for that, it...It's not allowed for seven years old" Conan defense himself stammering and averted his gaze to his side. 'This girl is really like to mock me.' He thought.
"Oh really?" She said annoyingly.
"Yes! I never think of that" Conan said straightly but didn't look at her.
""Really? You never think of kissing me, huh? Tan-tei-kun".
"Of.." Conan was abrupt as he turned to face her, he didn't notice that Haibara was so close to him, too close that when he turned to face her their lips are almost touching and her eyes are close. Conan back off, his face is like a red tomato then Haibara open her eyes and said.
"I thought you don't like to kiss me" Haibara teased narrowing her eyes then smirked. Conan was speechless he never thought that Haibara would do that to him he felt so embarrass by her actions. 'Did we kiss? no.. but it was almost.. I'm half way to kiss her' Conan thought covering his mouth.
"Mad already Tantei-kun?" Haibara asked. Conan just smiled to her instead of being angry when she saw her face closer like that. This is the first time that their faces are close to each other. He can see her face clearly. Haibara's face is pinkish it doesn't any have any scars or pimples. She is really pretty 'no' Beautiful.
'How would I be mad to a girl like her' He said in his mind and forgets what had happen a while ago.
"You really love of mocking me huh?" Conan said, Haibara smirked then stood up and said.
"You always fell for it" She answers and walk away while saying: "The Three kids will arrive here to practice the play too" Conan is watching her retreating back while a smile is in his face. Then his mobile phone ring, he immediately fetches it from his pocket and press the answer button.
"Moshi moshi"
-Oi kudou- Conan immediately recognizes the voice in the other line with Osakan accent.
"Hattori, what's up?" Conan said cheerfully.
-I can feel that you are Happy today Kudou? *Conan titter* But have you read the latest news today?-Hattori asked.
"Not yet" Conan answered firmly.
-Just what I thought to you-.
"Why? what's happen is there a big case?" Conan asked alarmed.
-Another bombing in Japan had occur- Hattori answers.
"What? Then it will be five times just this month"
-Exactly. I can't say that it's just a normal bombing Kudou, do you think it's them?- Hattori asked. Conan was astounded and thinks it carefully. There are possibility that its them. Because they are experts in any kinds of crime, bombing, corruptions and etc.
"I can't tell that now, for now let's still investigate." Conan said.
-Ok, call me if yah knew somethin'-
"Same goes to me" Conan saids.
"Ok"
"Bye"
And they both hang up, Conan put his cell phone back to his pocket, then he smells something delightful. "hmmmm, Ramen" He said and followed the scent of the food until his feet's bring him to the kitchen and he saw their Haibara sitting in front of the table holding a chopstick and ready to eat.
"Wow is there more of that?" Conan asked hungrily.
"Aren't you taking your lunch yet?" Haibara asked.
"I'm done already with my lunch but the smell of your Ramen makes me hungry. Can I have some?"
"Sure," Haibara said standing and was about to get another bowl for him but Conan stops him.
"Just fed me" Conan requested and opens his mouth, widely enough for her to feed him. Haibara blink twice by Conan's sudden action.
"Kudou-kun are you sick?" Haibara asked he then close his mouth.
"No",.
"Then if not, how do you think that I'll go to fed you? You have your hands, you're not disabled." Haibara said sarcastically. 'What is in his head?'
"Oi, Oi, you're so mean, we've been friends for almost a year. So please. I want you to feed me" Conan pleaded and shows her his best childish act and opens his mouth.
"You are insane Kudou Shinichi" Haibara said and walk away from him but Conan stops her by grabbing her wrist.
"Where are you going?" Conan asked
"Away from an insane Detective"
"Won't you eat your Ramen?"
" I lost my appetite, I don't like eating anymore, It's all yours." Haibara answers.
"Oh Come on Haibara, are you angry at me?, Ok, if you don't like to feed me I won't force you just finish your Ramen" Haibara giggles while Conan was puzzled with their both insane actions but he was mesmerized in her giggles.
"I'm just kidding Kudo-kun, I'm just going to get some water." Haibara explains but still wearing her signature smile.
"E? I thought you were angry at me." Conan said snapping from his thoughts.
"I'm not childish like you," She said opening the ref. getting the bottle of water and closes it.
"So you're going to fed me now." Conan said desperately.
"Suit yourself"
End of Chapter Two: A Practice for Play
SPOLER ALERT: for CHAPTER THREE: The Sleeping Beauty performance
All was done prepared for the Sleeping Beauty performance but the two main characters are still not there,
Would the main characters arrive on time? And would the play go better?
"You're so Beautiful Haibara"
Who said that? FIND OUT..!
NEXT on PARANIOA CHAPTER THREE: The Sleeping Beauty performance
A/N"
"woooh finaly 2nd chap is here.!
"I'm so sorry for this super delayed post, actually I had made 3 chapter's next already after I posted the first chap.
But my Computer deleted all the files that I had made last April even the most important ones, and that makes me lazy to redo it again,.
But my friends Kaleigh17 , 3aboOorah and my other friends says that I should continue it they encourage me to do it again and now here it is,. Leave me some REVIEW guys,. I love to read the comments of Madlang people!,.X'DDD
R&R.