Hey guys! Conan and Haibara have finally met! How are they going to react to this shocking encounter? Sit back and relax, and don't forget to give a generous review after! J

Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan (I wish…) -wendykei-

Haibara Ai

"Oh no, don't be upset, Megumi-chan!"

I watched the two girls with the corner of my eye. I wondered how they felt – being a high school girls whose classroom is next to the teacher's room, where I stood waiting for Kobayashi-sensei to introduce me to my new classmates.

"I'm fine, really. I'm just curious about the girl that he has a crush on," said one of the girls, who looked like she suffered from a heartbreak.

"Oh? Edogawa-kun has a CRUSH on someone? That's news for me!"

Edogawa-kun?

Well, why was it surprising that there were families out there with the name Edogawa? After all, Edogawa Ranpo-sensei was one real person, not just a made-up character like that mini detective. I snorted, as I quenched my curiousity regarding the girl's love adventure. Not for too long, unfortunately, as Kobayashi-sensei walked out of the room and asked me to follow her to class 2B Teitan High School.

"But it's really a pleasant surprise to see you! You've gotten really pretty – well, it wasn't like you were not back then, though. Ah, speaking of back then, your friends back in Teitan Elementary School are in the same class, too! Those Detective Boys…" said Kobayashi-sensei as she walked with me to the classroom. I smiled at her.

"That's a great news for me, Sensei. I hope the three of them are doing well," I answered, apparently to her surprise as she furrowed her brows.

"Three of them? You mean four of them?"

Eh?

"Four? Uh, but…"

I couldn't finish my sentence when Kobayashi-sensei disappeared into the classroom. I waited with a big question mark in my mind and a drumming heartbeat. I dared not hoping too much, because it was simply impossible that Edogawa Conan existed at this point.

"Come in!" called Kobayashi-sensei. I took a deep breath, and I stepped into the classroom.

A loud thud caught my attention, and I searched for the source of the noise. I saw a wooden chair knocked over, its owner stood straight. My heart skipped a beat as our eyes met, and my lips parted in astonishment.

"Conan-kun! Keep your chair up and sit back down!"

His face was just like how I remembered it to be, ten years ago, when he took the temporary antidote. It had been ten years, yet I couldn't seem to forget that charming look. Although it used to have a smug, confident expression, the face I was seeing told me that he was as surprised as I was. His lips moved, but I couldn't catch the word he said.

Everyone in the classroom went silent, and eyes were on the both of us. His facial expression hardened, and he strode towards me. My heartbeat didn't slow down, and before I could do anything, he grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of the classroom, ignoring Kobayashi-sensei's cry.

"You are hurting me, Kudou-kun!" I squealed as we reached the school's rooftop. He released his grip on my wrist, and he pushed my shoulder against the concrete wall. His breath bated, his eyes blazing with anger. I had thousands of questions for him, especially the fact that he appeared in front of me as Edogawa Conan, but I didn't even know where to start asking him.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?!"

Eh?

"TEN YEARS! YOU WERE GONE FOR TEN YEARS! NO NEWS, NO MESSAGE, NOT A SINGLE TELEPHONE CALL!"

Kudou-kun…

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING, HAIBARA?!"

Don't tell me…don't tell me that he is missing me?

"THAT'S NOT HOW A FRIEND IS SUPPOSED TO BEHAVE, YOU GET IT?!"

Ah, right. Of course. Friend…

I cursed at myself for hoping so much that it hurt. I threw him a cold look to hide the disappointment that I felt.

"Why should I? Why should I contact you? I tried starting a new life in the US, Kudou-kun. Contacting you, Hakase, or the Detective Boys would just make that even harder!"

Kudou-kun loosened his grip, his eyes softened.

"If that's the case, why are you back here in Tokyo?"

Because I miss you so much I can't forget about you, you stupid detective…

But I knew that it wasn't possible for me to tell him that. Especially after he told me that I was merely his friend. I pushed him away from me, and grabbed my school bag.

"It's not your business, Kudou-kun. You are not someone special to me. You don't have to know…"

The summer breeze blew my hair as I walked away from the rooftop. A quick, light footsteps followed me from behind, but I wouldn't stop walking. Kudou-kun caught up to me in no time, and he grabbed my wrist once again.

"My name is Edogawa Conan. Not Kudou Shinichi. Don't ever get it wrong, understand?"

And then he walked off, leaving me with thousands of unanswered questions.

Edogawa Conan

"Huh?! Oi, dumb! Why did you do that?!"

I pulled the phone away from my ear before consultant detective Hattori Heiji's shouting deafened my ear.

"I don't know. At first, I felt really shocked, and then happy when I saw her. But when I realised that she's alright, alive and well, I became furious. If she's living well, why didn't she drop me a call?" I answered. Hattori drew a deep breath.

"So? Did you at least tell her that you've missed her and loved her for the past decade?"

I sighed, "No…"

"No? Are you mad? Why?"

"Because she told me I'm not someone special to her…"

"And?"

"And I don't want to put a burden on her, you genius. If she knew I broke through airport security to stop her from leaving Tokyo, and not able to forget about her for ten years afterwards, how do you think she would feel?"

He fell silent. And so did I. My heart felt like it just went through a course of a nasty roller coaster ride.

"So? What's the plan now? Giving up on her?"

"I've tried that for the past ten years when she wasn't around. Now she is sitting beside me in class, do you think I can give up on her? I don't know, really. For now, I'll just let it flow, and probably I'll find the answer along the way…"

The sun almost set as the red sky beautified the horizon. I couldn't help but to think of her. For ten years, I could only chase her shadow, but there she was, standing in front of me, just a few hours ago. I was scared that it was only a beautiful dream, and that I would wake up anytime to find my days still without Haibara Ai.

"Hey, Kudou?"

"Yeah?"

"Good luck…"

Haibara Ai

It still felt like a dream.

A beautiful dream too good to be true. I thought, leaving him would cool my love down for him, and allowed me to move on with my life. But before I knew it, ten years went by and I couldn't forget about him. Not even a morsel.

Last month, I gave up trying and decided to return to Tokyo. I planned to return as a student at Teitan High School, hoping that I'd meet the Detective Boys who might know a thing or two about Kudou-kun. It didn't even occur to me that he might have already been married to Ran-san, because all I wanted was to see him. Just once would do, I thought.

I looked around my new room, looking neat and tidy with my very little possessions. I took the remote control and I pressed the red button to switch the TV on. However, my thought were far away, back to my encounter with Kudou-kun a few hours ago.

Uh, I meant, Edogawa Conan…

I couldn't think about a reason as to why he was still Edogawa Conan. The antidote was perfect – there was no way that he couldn't return to be Kudou Shinichi with that antidote.

Except if he didn't take it, of course.

But I couldn't figure out why he would do that. It had been his mission to get that antidote since he was shrunk by the wolves from the Black Organisation. It didn't make sense that he wouldn't take it when he had spent years full of sweat, and blood pursuing them.

My phone vibrated as I received an email. The name Ayumi-chan was shown on the screen.

"Ai-chan, I'm so glad that you are back in Tokyo! The Detective Boys is complete now that you are around JBy the way, here are Mitsuhiko's and Genta's email address. Don't forget to send them yours, alright?"

I smiled as I realised that it wasn't just him that I missed. The three of them were my first friends who would never allow me to feel lonely.

I scrolled the email down, and I saw the word P.S. near to the end of the email.

"P.S. I don't know what's going on between you and Conan-kun. I hope you guys are okay. Conan-kun secretly asked me to give him your email address, and he warned me not to tell you. So, if you receive an email from him, pleaaaseee…don't tell him that I told you about it, okay?"

That big bully…I thought as I read the sentence. Then, I decided to stop wondering why Edogawa Conan existed instead of Kudou Shinichi. I took out an old photograph of the Detective Boys, taken by Agasa Hakase, and I carefully set it on my study table. I smiled as I watched the bespectaled little boy, grinning from ear to ear to the camera.

As long as you are here, I don't care about anything else, Edogawa Conan-kun…

So, how do you think their story will develop? Will Haibara eventually find out the reason why Conan decided to forego his old identity? Stay tune, and don't forget to give your generous review! -wendykei-