Author's Notes: Hey hey HEY, for your information Alex-kun and Gracie-neechan, you think I want Ai DEAD? Lolz~ For your information I'm a very proud Ai addict, and still am, and always will be. XD Um, I'm going to be truthful now... The fact that I've only been a fan of Detective Conan for, um, like only three months needs no comment. Nor does the fact that I've only been a mega-fan of Ai for... uh... a little bit under three months either. *gulps* I feel like a baby now compared to you guys. A three month old baby. *gulps again*

Anyway.

Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, own Detective Conan. Especially considering Detective Conan started two years before I was born, I find that the fact of me owning DC a bit unbelievable. And of me being a fan for only three months... *sighs*

And it's about time I finished this damned fic too! I take so long to finish stuff.

And someone, please compare the Ai Haibara story archives to the Ran Mouri story archives on FF. net. Ran M. has DOUBLE the pages of stories as Ai. H!

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Impossible Wishes - Chapter Four/Ending

Third Person's overview

It was sunset.

The sunset was beautiful, picturesque. It has always been scenic these few days, as if it being the festive season cheered up Mother Nature.

But that was if you were wearing rose-tinted glasses. If you didn't bother to look under the surface, if it were just a photograph or a painting to be admired.

The sky was red - the colour of blood, Ai noted. The last struggle of the sun - and it is, which everyone knew, inevitable that it will be defeated. She turned around. On the other side of the horizon, it was dark blue. Darkness trying to take over the brightness. And it is unavoidably going to succeed.

Somehow, to Ai, that seemed like a familiar story. The story of her life.

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"HEY! Haibara!"

Ai scowled in the general direction of the source of the voice. Of all the times to interrupt her, he chose to interrupt her now. When she was admiring the sunset... well, she guessed that being woken up from her little nap after being so tired didn't improve her mood.

"What do you want, Kudo?"

Conan surveyed her her position on the top of the roof. Not a good signal. Since when did Haibara enjoy sitting on roofs and staring at the, erm, - cough, cough - sky?

"You have a problem of me looking at the sky?"

Conan jolted, and glared. Since when did Haibara acquire mind-reading as part of her talents, amongst sarcasm, cynicism, and biochemistry?

"I just came to see how you were," Conan muttered.

"Really? I'm surprised you haven't taken the antidote yet," said Ai, still staring at the now darkening sky. "Or did you? I was pretty sure that it would work. Clearly I was wrong."

"No," Conan mumbled. "I haven't taken it yet. It's still here." He rummaged in his pocket and held up the plastic case which the pill clearly inside it.

"Why didn't you take it?"

The seemingly simple, innocent question hung in the air.

"I didn't want to," replied the little boy finally.

Another silence.

"Why?" Yet another question.

Conan stared at the ground. Seconds ticked by.

"Because... because... I want to be with you.

"Can't I?

"Ai-chan?"

The little girl smiled as the little boy climbed up to join her on the rooftop.

And together, they watched the last struggles of the day go by and the rise of the night.

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If Kudo Shinichi and Miyano Shiho weren't meant to be, then Edogawa Conan and Haibara Ai definitely are. Because, fate will find its way no matter what, taking the most unimaginable paths possible.*

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* Inspired by the last sentence of MR-neechan's (Miyano Ran's) fic Inevitable. Thanks for the inspiration! *grins*

Finally done! *scowls* No thanks to over-enthusiastic friends who kept on sending me messages on Gmail while I was trying to finish my story!!!!! As a matter of fact, they're still doing that.