"No."
Shinichi could tell that it was her final answer, and she usually(almost always) used that tone when she needed him to accept that she won't be changing her mind anytime soon.
"But Haibaraaaa!" He whined in his 9-year-old voice, albeit careful that the three children sitting in the living room don't hear him.
"I.said.NO. This isn't something I'm willing to discuss with you."
She's still fixing him with that cold glare.
He almost shudders, but he's used to her by now, and he's really not the one to give up easily.
"Come on! Ran texted me like a thousand times about this party! A-and it's New-year's eve! And we just started officially..um...dating..."
She smirked at his discomfort saying the word, but she soon regained her normal facade.
"I said no. And I couldn't care less about your love life, I'm sick of having to save your butt every time you mess up when you're in your normal form. Shall I remind you of the school trip fiasco? Or maybe the Singapore disaster you dragged me into? Or perhaps that London incident that had me on 12-hour-flight being babied by a stupid flight attendant that kept trying to teach me how to work a seatbelt?"
He winced. "Look I know I messed up before...alot. But seriously what could go wrong this time! It's just a small get-together at Poirot on New-year's eve! It will be just me, Ran, uncle Kogoro, professor, Sonoko, Amuro-San-"
"Amuro-san! You mean Bourbon?! How could you be so stupid? You're gonna show yourself in front of him?!"
"Relax Haibara. I already told you he's on our side. Plus he works there, and everyone likes him"
"You mean YOU like him and his dumb brain that resembles yours, plus his ability to attract cases and-"
"Waoho relax! I'm not looking for any cases, and I trust him cause he's a good and smart guy...In fact...I probably should've told you that he helped me and the kids look for that Higo strap of yours, I couldn't have known the kid's name without-"
"NANI!?" She shrieked again
"But he didn't touch it or anything don't worry!"
The short auburn haired girl turned away and started walking towards the living room.
"Haibaraaa! Come on!!-" and he started running after her.
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She was getting soft. That could be the only explanation as to why she gave in to that high-school's detective wishes yet again. Or maybe, in the back of her mind, she still thought of Ran as Akemi, and she could never, ever, refuse Akemi something such as seeing her lover on New-year's ever.
She sighed as she watched an disgustingly giddy Kudo Shinichi emerge from the bathroom in a white shirt and blue jeans.
"A little casual for a party, don't you think?" She asked coldly.
"Well, it is a casual party. Amuro-san told me-I mean told Conan- that Asuza-san wanted everyone to dress normally. Something about the party being more familial than formal I guess"
Her face twisted in distaste at the mention of the man who tried to kill 'her' on the mystery train a few weeks ago.
"So Bourbon is not only lying to everyone's faces everyday, but he's also using that lie to spend some 'fun' time with his supposed co-worker?..tsk, what a low-life man."
Shinichi grinned at her 'logical' deduction.
"Well she does seem to like him, that's for sure. Heck,even Ayumi does!...BUT the only time I really seen him show interest in a girl is when he chased this short-haired, foreign looking scientist on a train once-"
He ran to the door before the vase she howled at him could collide with his face.
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So she didn't come huh?
Furuya Rei observed Kudo Shinichi laugh at something his girlfriend said.
He has long since figured out the secret behind Edogawa Conan's superior deduction abilities, and after the phone strap accident, and finally seeing the mysterious 'Haibara' who always seemed to avoid coming into Poirot with Conan and his friends, he started piecing the puzzle together.
Miyano Shiho was alive and well, just as he expected after that mystery train blow up, he knew she survived, he just didn't know what her relationship to Kaito Kid is or how she managed to anticipate his mouvements and prepare herself accordingly.
To say the least, he was impressed.
What bothered him the most however, was that he didn't know where she was.
And he didn't like not knowing things, especially about people he wants to protect, cause he'll be damned if he lets Vermouth lay a finger on Elena-sensei's daughter, and he sure as hell not gonna be as reckless as that FBI dog was with her sister, which is why he didn't make a move to approach Haibara, especially not the close watch said FBI dog was apparently keeping on her.
With Rum pestering him for information about Kudo Shinichi, Rei needs to think fast, because figuring out Kudo's identity, means figuring out her identity, and therefore her inevitable death.
'TIME IS MONEY'
Indeed, time is very important.
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Miyano Shiho laid on her back on the living room couch. She lifted a slender pale leg and stared at it with a bored expression.
It has been a while since she saw her real body, and with the extra antidote pills she made for Kudo, as well as the fact that she was home alone for the night, on New-year's eve made her think 'oh what the hell?'.
She stood up and walked towards the hallway mirror.
Well she certainly gained some weight, curtsy to Genta's insistance on finishing her whole meals, and the post-school sour candies she's been loving lately.
She was smugly smiling at the reflexion of her chest when she heard the doorbell ring.
She sighed.
"Please tell me you didn't go over the top with the cake and got a belly ache again, professor...taku, how many times do I hav-"
As soon as she swinged the door open, the words died on her lips.
She didn't know if the dryness in her throat is a side effect of the antidote, or if this dizziness was like anything she felt before. But most importantly, she hoped she was hallucinating of the tall blond man standing in her doorway.
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He can see she's shocked,...scared also? No, terrified, and he doesn't know if he should be offended or not, cause he's shocked as well.
In the doorway stood not little 9-year-old Haibara Ai, but an 18 year-old Miyano Shiho in all her pyjama glory.
Does she just casually turn back to her original self when she's alone? Like some sort of anime character those kids would watch? And why in god's name is she still wearing the 9-year-old girl's clothes? Because he's SURE that night-dress she's wearing is NOT supposed to be that short.
She must've seen him stare at her bare legs because she growled while fixing him with a death glare.
"What do you want?" She barked
Okay, atleast she doesn't seem as scared of him as moments before.
"I thought about bringing some cake to the little girl professor Agasa left here tonight, but obviously you're not her, so...who are you?"
"Cut your crap, you know who I am and I know who you are. What is it huh? You figured it all out didn't you? You organized that dumb party so you can have everyone busy at the same time and get me alone"
He smirked, she's so different from the coward traitor Vermouth made her to be.
"The part about getting you alone isn't exactly wrong. But I guess the little detective already told you who I am, so no need for you to be so defensive."
"I don't believe in undercover agents. In fact, the only thing I still share with the organization is our mutual hate for two-faced people. So know that I don't trust you, and that I want you to leave now"
She started closing the door before he spoke
"Wait! I really just wanted to get you cake"
She stopped, now peaking just her head from the slightly opened door, half wanting to get rid of him, and half realizing how indecently she's dressed.
"I don't want your cake"
"Come on, I really wanted to help you on that mystery train you know? I was gonna take to the PSB headquarters so you can be protected...I even threatened Vermouth for you, doesn't that count for something?"
He gave her his best Haro impression, with sparkling blue eyes and a sheepish smile that he normally wouldn't use but damn he already had three glasses of wine with Kogoro and she's even more good looking that Kaito Kid made her out to be.
She must be a little tipsy too or else she wouldn't have re-opened the door once more to lean against its frame and raise a questioning eyebrow.
"So you left a cozy party, as well as your girlfriend, ON new-year's ever, just to being a random 9-year-old child some cake?"
He chuckled.
"My my Shiho-san, usually I would get to know a girl first before she starts throwing jealous fits about other women I see"
She blushed slightly before retorting.
"If I remember correctly, I'm the same girl you've been chasing for weeks now, so I'm not sure who's obsessed with who here"
Damn Kudo for making her think only that one dumb argument that had the charming blond grinning down at her.
"What can I say? I like women who pay hard to get...especially when they're wanted by the biggest criminal organization in the world"
She couldn't help but smile at that.
"Well hand over the cake then, I'm already freezing and I wanna get inside"
Rei didn't respond. He was intently staring at something over her head, and she instantly knew she'd regret following his gaze, judging by the smirk beginning to tug at his lips.
The only reason she was gonna open her mouth was to snap at him, but the universe seemed to have other plans as her lips were suddenly sealed shut and he head spinned.
It was...warm, and soft. And wet. And-'was that his tongue?' gawped a very dazed Shiho, except she couldn't really gawp considering her mouth was currently occupied. Very...pleasantly occupied.
Then they parted-Damn science and oxygen!- and Shiho couldn't stop herself from embarrassingly whimpering in protest. Hey, it's her first kiss, okay? And she's an 18 year old girl, give her a break.
She blushed and Rei chuckled as he caught her glaring, yet unfocused green eyes. He tangled his fingers in her short hair and leaned down once more. They kissed again, and parted again.
But this time Shiho frowned.
"Wait, why did you do that?" She said slowly.
He reached over their heads and grabbed something green.
"Eh?" Shiho stared the leafy thing with the red berries and —"Mistletoe?" She wondered quizzically. The one Professor Agasa hung as part of the Christmas decoration a few days ago, her mind supplied helpfully. Her eyes went wide and she started blushing as she repeated incredulously "Mistletoe?"
Rei grinned impishly. "You know what they say you have to do when there's a Mistletoe"
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Shiho finally closed the door at 12:15am, panting as she clutched her chest with one hand and brought the other to her now swollen lips.
She should've learned it from Akemi, undercover agents are bad news.
She smirked—But can you blame two sisters for having the same taste in men? Even if those two very similar men are rivals.
God, she missed her sister.
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Hey you guys! I really missed writing this. Sorry for the long time it took to update, I've been short on inspiration lately. This was suggested by a guest who told me I should write something in the holidays spirit theme. I really wanted to take Shiho to the party and for them to meet there but somehow the character writes itself and my girl didn't really wanna attend no parties hahaha.
Hope you enjoy this and it makes you happy :)
This is a bit longer than usual, so hope that's okay. And sorry for any mistakes, I just hate proofreading ugh.
Also thank you for your reviews, they're the main thing that makes me wanna write. I wish this fandom grows someday and we get endless amounts of Furushiho fanfiction hahaha hear that Santa?
I hope you're all having great holidays!!
Love you so much.
Byeee!