A/N : Chapter 4. (Nothing more to say. :D)

Disclaimer : I do not own Detective Conan. Gosho Aoyama does.

Chapter 4:

Understanding and Comforting

Normal POV

Shinichi just kept walking to Hakase's house revising what he had said to Ran earlier. He decided to stop at his house for a while, and took the last view of his enormous house as Shinichi Kudo. He took out his violin from the glass drawer and played 'Amazing Grace'.

He remembered the play after solving Full Score of Fear case (movie 12). Although he did not played it in front of Ran, he still remembered he said that he will come back after solving his problem. Unfortunately, the truth was different and he cannot kept the promise. His handset rang without warning and shocked him a bit.

The phone showed it was a message, from Ran. He open the phone and read it.

'Shinichi, I don't know what had gotten into you lately, but all I know is you cannot kept the promise since the situation was not allowed and I understand it. Although we cannot be a couple, can our friendship be held?'

His eyes widened after he read the understanding message and decided to reply.

'Ran, I'm so sorry. And I wanted to say that our friendship means a lot to me so I never think about breaking it.'

'I'm glad to hear that. Hope you will find your life companion later since I can't be yours.'

'Me too. I wish you'll find a better man than a helpless detective like me. Thanks and sorry.'

'I hope so. Goodbye Shinichi.'

'Goodbye, Ran'

Without a word, he flap off his phone and put his violin in its original place and walk out of his house. He arrived at Hakase's house and knocked the door thrice. The door opened revealing Haibara. "Done?" She asked while bringing him to the couch.

"Care to tell me what happen?" she asked again folding her arm at her chest.

But before Shinichi could open his mouth, the painful melting session had already started. He grabbed his chest and frowned his eyes to deal with the pain. He could felt his body being torn apart and mending its own. Every bones, every nerves, every fleshes transforming into a smaller form. He passes out.

After a while,

"Where am I?" Conan asked while opening his eyes slowly and his head spinning.

"Hakase's, you passed out during the transformation. I still don't understand why you fainted after a thousand times experiencing the pain. Are you okay?" asked a brunette haired girl beside him.

"What? Oh, I don't know, maybe I was too tired after those incidents. Actually.."

"You better wear something fit before you tell the story." She cut his word monotonously.

"Huh? Oh I forgot." he realized he is still wearing oversized Shinichi's clothes. He gathered the clothes around his already small body and entered his room. He wore my usual white t-shirt with blue jeans and went downstairs.

"So, can you continue?" Haibara asked him after she saw him out of my room. He just walked and sat next to her.

"Well, I finally told her not to wait anymore and find someone better. At first, I thought that she would mad at me but she proved me wrong when she send a message to me during my violin play at my house." Conan told her while revising the whole incidents.

"What she told you in the message?" Haibara questioned him while keeping her gaze at Conan.

"She told me she understand my situation and she was willing to forgive me. I'm glad to hear that she will stay as my friend." He finished his story. Suddenly, he felt a warm liquid-like thing flowing down his cheeks.

"What the-." He realized he started crying although his face seems neutral.

"Kudo…" is all Haibara can said after she saw his heart broken friend.

"Why Haibara, why was I crying? Why?" he kept asking her the question. Without a single word. She moved closer to him and hugged him tightly.

"Why Haibara? Why is this happening? Why it must be this way?" he said wrapping his arm around Haibara and his mind searching for the answer.

"Kudo, this happened because it has to be this way. You always said there is only one truth. Don't worry Kudo, there must be a reason and I will help you to find it okay?" She said to him softly and patting his back softly.

Although Haibara hugged for Conan to comfort him, she also hugged him because she didn't want to see her beloved partner suffered. She already fell for him since the bus-hijack case and always tried to create the antidote and make him happy, but she also jealous to Ran for having Shinichi's heart since childhood. But now, the things have changed and she tried to comfort him as long as she could. She enjoyed being in Conan's arm and always happy whenever Conan next to her side.

"Thanks Haibara, for making me much better." Conan said after pulled away. This made Haibara a bit sad but she has to let go if him if she wanted to kept her feeling.

"Anything for friend." she said while flashing her rare smile at him. "Have you eaten anything yet?" Haibara said trying to bring the mood up.

The growling of Conan's stomach answered her and made Conan blushed a bit of embarrassed. "Not yet." he said scratching his head.

"Well, I'll cook something for you." With that, she turned her heels and made her way to the kitchen.

"Haibara." Conan called her and she turned her gaze towards him.

"Thanks again." This time, the arc of smile decorated his lip happily. Haibara just smiled at him and went to the kitchen.

End of chapter 4

Sorry for the lack of words and unarranged sentence. How is it? Please review. :D