Disclaimer: I forgot to put a disclaimer at the chap.2. .gomen . .that is why I will put it here twice. .^_^
I do NOT own D.C
I do NOT own D.C
A/N: Sorry for the late update! But here it is, chap.3 . .So please, sit back, relax and enjoy. R&R!
Chapter III
The Threat
"Janjaran! Here we are!" a boy by the name of Shinichi Kudo, exclaimed, as the moment he excitedly jumped out of the bus with a longhaired girl following him.
The lass' azure orbs widened with awe. Just as she opened her mouth to say something, Shinichi grabbed her by the hand and dragged her inside the amusement park.
"H-hey, Shinichi! What's with you dragging me already two times in a day?!" cried Ran Mouri under the young detective's tight grip at her hand.
Shinichi flashed a grin at her. "I just don't want to waste a single second of this beautiful day!"
Ran can't help but smile at his childhood friend's antics.
'Tropical Land, This is the place where I last saw him.' she thought. A sudden fear and sadness ran through her body. It is as if something terrible would happen that very day. Ran felt a shiver shot down her spine. Unshed tears welled up in her eyes, trying hard to restrain them.
Shinichi stopped as he felt her hand trembled in his. He looked at her worriedly and asked, "Ran, are you alright? Is there something wrong?"
She glanced down, eyes concealed by her bangs. However, as the moment she heard his voice, Ran snapped. From the place where she stood, she stayed still, finally letting her tears flow freely down her cheeks.
If there's one thing that Shinichi hates the most is that, to see her cry. He hates it and it hurts him to see Ran shed tears, especially if he is the reason. He cupped her cheek with his free hand while the other is still entwined with hers. He gently brushed her tears with his thumb until he heard her spoke.
"I'm sorry, I was so scared that I might loose you again, in this place." her voice was cracked and shaky.
Shinichi looked her in the eye and smiled, "Baka, don't worry, ok?"
"D-demo – " Ran was cut off when Shinichi spoke again.
"Dakara, don't cry. It's your birthday, we should enjoy this whole day, ne?" his convincing eyes staring directly at her.
Ran held back her tears and smiled. She trusts Shinichi more than anyone else and her heart tells her that as long as she's with him, everything will be alright.
XxX
They spent the day like there's no tomorrow. Both happiness and excitement are displayed on their young features. Not a single minute of that day was wasted.
"Ne, I will get us something to eat. Just wait for me there, ok!" said Shinichi, as he jogged to the nearest burger stall.
Tropical Land was pretty crowded that day. So, Ran just stayed on bench that is twenty feet away from the burger stall and watched Shinichi through the crowd. Everything was fine until a loud gunshot shocked the whole crowd, especially Ran.
Her whole body fell numb as the bullet hit the ground before her feet, only an inch away. Her mind was telling her to move and that it was just an accident. But she's not that stupid to realize the whole situation. Different thoughts were stumbling all over her brain until a gentle shake pulled her back to reality.
"Ran! Oi, Ran, daijobu ka?" Shinichi worriedly asked between pants because right after he heard the gunshot she dashed towards where the girl is sitting.
"S-shini –," Ran was once again cut off when a bullet made it's way an inch beside her head. Fortunately, the shot missed the lass or else she will be hurt badly.
'Kusso!' Shinichi cursed under his breath. He was now sure that someone was targeting Ran and he can't let the girl to be hurt. Not Ran, not at least the girl he loves the most. The young detective quickly scanned the area where the gunshot came from but the place is too crowded to see who shot the gun. But his keen eyes didn't missed a suspicious man who wore a black coat, black hat and shades. He wanted to follow this man but he can't afford to leave Ran alone who is know wrapped in his protective arms to ease her tension and trembling. As he comprehends what he just saw, a dreadful thought hit him.
'Damn! Is that one of the men in black?! How did they know that I've got my body back?! Damn it! Are they targeting Ran?! But why, why her instead of me?! Dang! I thought I was so careful of hiding my real identity?! Damn!!!'
Shinichi's heart pounded quickly and his whole body made a very slight shiver. He was so absorbed by his musings when he heard a familiar voice calling his name and snapped him back to his senses.
"Shinichi? Are you ok?" Ran asked, gazing at his ashen face, eyes filled with worry.
Shinichi realized that his arms tightened around Ran, as if he has no intensions of letting her go. A light hue of pink crept on his handsome face and gently let go of her. Noticing the confuse and worry look on her soft features, he gave her a nod and a reassuring smile to alleviate her worries.
Little did they know, a pair of glaring eyes is observing their every move, he seemed to be waiting for a right time to perform his next attack.
A/N: a cliffhanger? hehe! who could be the man who nearly kill Ran? I wonder?
