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For my bestie Caylee, for without whom I would not know about this wonderful manga.

A/N: I am sooooo sorry for the delay in posts! I have been so busy with school and I just got a new computer last month. Mine died in October, figures lol, but no worries I am here and here to stay for all of my lovely fans. I appreciate those of you who did review. I hope the lot of you who haven't will do so! Well without further adue~ here is chapter 4.

My Inner Desire

Chapter 4

The next few days were like a dream. I felt like one of those girls in a Hollywood video. Shinichi would walk me home from school every day, surprise me with little gifts and find any excuse he could to talk to me on the phone. Sonoko said that it was because he realized how lucky he was to have me finally, but I think it's because we have become a lot more intimate and now nothing could stand in our way.

"Ran! Will you please pay attention?" Kazuha huffed and looked over to the dress she was holding up to her body. "This is one of the most important night of our lives and here you are loli gagging and day dreaming!"

Ran blushed a little and nodded standing up from the fitting room chair. "Ah. I'm sorry Kazuha-chan. I guess I was just a little distracted."

"Yeah from the fact that you and your lover boy finally grew up and did the…" Sonoko started but Kazuha's laugh cut her off.

"Oh Sonoko don't tease the poor girl. I'm actually proud of you Ran. You must really love him."

Ran continued to blush and nodded. "I-I do love him. You both already know that though."

Sonoko opened the fitting room door and did a small twirl. "And here I am! The senior prom queen! Suzuki Sonoko!"

Kazuha pretended to clap as if she was in the crowd and walked up to her crowning her with a plastic tiara off the shelf. "Beautiful! Doesn't she just look stunning!"

Ran couldn't help but laugh as she watched Sonoko put a jacket over Kazuha's shoulders. Sonoko then linked her arm with Kazuha and leaned close to her. "None of this would have been possible without the love of my friends and my love, Makoto."

Kazuha looked around confused and then cleared her throat speaking in an attempted deeper voice. "Uh yes. I must say I am more than honored to be Sonoko-chan's date. I can't wait any longer. I must do it in front of all of these people." She giggled and got on her knee. "Sonoko. Marry me!"

Sonoko blinked and pretended to tear up before glomping Kazuha to the floor. "HAI!"

Ran was now on the floor gasping for air she was laughing so hard. "You…guys…stop…I can't…stop laughing!"

Kazuha giggled as well and shook her head. "That's how I predict the night going."

Sonoko grinned and stood up helping her two friends stand. "Well let's just hope you're a psychic."

Ran smiled and pulled a dress off the rack. "Well then. Let us beautify ourselves for the night of our lives. After all we only have a week to get these things ready and properly accessorized!"

Kazuha nodded and looked to her watch. "I just hope the boys are doing okay. You know how they get when they go shopping together."

Heiji looked at the tux he was wearing and made a face. "I don't know…maybe it's too short on me."

"Too short?" Shinichi asked as he looked at the ties. "Are you claiming to be tall?"

Heiji looked over his shoulder at him and glared. "Shut up. You're just jealous because I am all over built better than you are."

"Really? Is that something I should concern myself with?" he asked picking up cufflinks and holding them up to the tie.

"Or would you rather concern yourself with the touch of your girlfriend's bare skin against yours," he grinned.

Shinichi looked over to him wide-eyed and blinked. "Wha-what?"

"Come on, you never really gave me the details of what happened! I want to know these things you know. Its common law of brotherly knowledge that you tell me everything you did and saw with excruciating details."

Shinichi looked away from him and hid the warmth that was coming to his face. "Well…it was nice…she looked like I always envisioned her to look. Like…like…"

"Like an angel?" a voice came from behind the two.

Shinichi turned around to see a guy about his age and height standing with his back towards him. "Excuse me?"

The guy shrugged and shifted his hood on his hoodie still not turning around. "Your girlfriend. The way you were describing her, it reminded me of a girl I used to admire. I just only hope it's not the same woman."

Heiji raised an eyebrow. "Who are you?"

"That's not something you don't already know, Hattori. I know of your lovely girlfriend as well. She looks especially beautiful in the red dress she picked out to wear for you this weekend."

Shinichi was about to walk over to the guy when Heiji beat him to it. The guy whipped around quickly and grinned as he lifted his head to look at the both of them. Heiji was on the verge of punching him when he stopped recognizing the face. "Kuroba?"

"Kaito?" Shinichi asked looking over Heiji's shoulder. "Wha-what are you doing here?"

Kaito smiled and hugged Shinichi. "Come now. Don't you dare say you didn't miss me. Ever since you've gotten your "life" back you've been avoiding me." He proceeded to pout. "Why is that?"

Heiji let out a sigh of relief finally. "I swear one of these days I'm going to punch you so hard."

"Well look at you all snazzy in a suit," Kaito smiled changing the subject. "You should see the girls. I think you're going to love what they're wearing. On and under their dresses."

"You bastard! How do you know all of that!" Heiji growled.

"I'm a master of disguise Hattori," he said holding up a lingerie worker badge. "If you want I can tell you Kazuha's exact measurements."

Shinichi grabbed Heiji's arm before his fist hit Kaito's face. "Kaito, what are you doing here? Did you come here to get beat up?"

Kaito laughed a little and took a step away from the two shaking his head. "Of course not, there was a purpose to my very eventful trip to the shopping strip to see you."

"And what would that be besides pissing me off," Heiji hissed.

"To warn you."

Shinichi and Heiji looked to each other. "Warn us? Of what?"

"Apparently word around town is that the famous detective Kudo has gotten himself a girlfriend. You do remember that not all of the Black Organization members were captured. So you had best be careful where you go alone and where that pretty lady of yours goes too."

Shinichi cursed under his breath. He knew that. But with all of the good things that have been happening lately he had forgotten to be careful. Even outside of the organization he still had many enemies. "You're right."

Heiji sighed and walked back over to the mirrors. "Great. Just what we need. Something else to mess up the fact that we are just trying to lead normal teenage lives."

"You can come with me to the Philippines," Kaito suggested. "We can start a new life together," he said in Kazuha's voice and rested his head on Heiji's shoulder.

"AH! Stop that it's weird." He pushed Kaito away from him and shivered. "Anyways Kudo you should just agree with him. It's still dangerous out there. Who knows who else was secretly working with them. I mean it has only been a few months."

"I just only hope now that there won't be a group that will try to revive them or anything crazy like that. I highly doubt my body can take another shrinking."

"Oh you wouldn't shrink this time," Kaito reassured. "You would just die like you were supposed to."

"You have to make it sound so casual don't you?" Shinichi sighed and shook his head. "We should go meet up with the girls. Now I'm a bit paranoid."

"A bit doesn't even begin to describe the look on your face," Kaito teased and waited for them to leave.

We arrived at the restaurant for dinner and all I could think about was something bad happening to Ran. I don't blame Kaito, in fact I ended up thanking him for reminding me of the dangers. But Ran could sense something was wrong with me as we were sitting at the table. She reached over and grabbed my hand under the table squeezing it a bit.

"You okay?" she asked looking to me a bit worried.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just more hungry than I thought I guess," I said reaching for another egg roll from the appetizer tray.

Sonoko smiled at Kaito and batted her eyelashes. "Really? You really think so?"

"Oh but of course Suzuki-chan. I must say your boyfriend is the luckiest guy in the world. I would have proposed to you months ago," he grinned stroking her chin with his finger.

Kazuha grabbed his hand and pulled it away from her. "Alright Kaito that's enough out of you."

Heiji looked to Kazuha and grinned. "So I hope that you got a red dress. Because I got a tux with a red tie."

Kazuha gasped. "Heiji how did you know?" she smiled. "I knew we were in sync or something," she said reaching over and kissing his lips softly.

"Well actually," Kaito started but Shinichi cut him off clearing his throat.

"Let's not ruin the surprise completely is what Kaito was going to say right?" he said nodding his head.

Kaito got the hint and rolled his eyes. "Yeah sure. Where is my lo mein? I am starved."

Ran raised an eyebrow. "I thought you didn't like Chinese noodles?"

Kaito looked at the massive bowl that the waitress set down in front of him. "Whatever gave you that idea?"

Ran looked over to Shinichi and smiled. "Oh…nothing," she smiled and took a sip of her water.

The meal went without any problems and the six walked out of the restaurant laughing and joking. A shady person in black walked past them in a rush and knocked Ran over causing Shinichi to reach out and grab her before she hit the ground.

Suddenly a sharp pain could be felt on his arm. "Ouch!" he hissed and looked up to see the dark shadow disappear into the darkness.

"Shinichi you're bleeding!" Kazuha yelled and ran over to him.

Ran slowly stood up and looked at him as well. "Shinichi! Are you okay? What happened? Where did that cut come from?"

Shinichi looked to his arm and then to Heiji and Kaito. They both nodded and pulled the girls away from him and over to Sonoko.

"I didn't think it would start this soon," Shinichi whispered to the guys.

"Neither did I," Heiji said softly. "It's only so lucky that you dove to catch her or that cut would have been right on her throat. Damn that person…whoever they are they know exactly what they're doing."

Kaito sighed. "I'm going to do a little more investigative reporting for you guys. The police still don't know about the missing members but…I can get in with a few suspicious characters around town."

Heiji looked to him concerned. "I don't know whether to be happy about that or…"

Shinichi patted Kaito on the shoulder and nodded. "Thank you. Just be careful. They've seen you with me now too."

"As if you have to worry about me. I can change my face tomorrow. But you all can't," Kaito said and then turned around. "Well ladies. I bid you a good night."

Before anyone could say anything he disappeared. "Shinichi I'm getting scared…let's get home," Ran said holding onto him.

"Yeah," he said looking around as if a pair of eyes was watching their every move. "Let's."

A/N: YAY! Finally I updated! I'm again sorry for the wait. But I do hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Sorry again if it's a little bit shorter than the other ones too. Can't let you know everything right away! ;) In any case please review! I love to hear from you guys. Suggestions are appreciated too.