Hello there dear readers. Upon noticing that the last chapter had no tinge of any comic thing… I'm planning to make this chap really comic, since I feel a lot better! Though, to do that, it won't be ShinichiXRan or KaitoXAoko or HeijiXKazuha in their past lives.
I consider this as a special, since the characters aren't in a particular era, but will be acting on a stage play, in the sixties! The Movie, not the Musical- Hairspray!!! Though… I think that's almost the same thing. :P
Anyway, my thoughts on it? It's fairly a nice movie, and I very much like the song Welcome to the Sixties, so thus the fanfic.
However, I found it actually a bit hard to think of a next ShinXRan chapter, but then, I asked a lot of people, and they wanted me to write about the Sixties. I had no idea what happened then, but! I remember the song and the play. So, sorry if this is a bit unoriginal. But I try to make it not the play but… behind the scenes and just part of the play.
Well, anyway, let's start.
The Teitan High School Drama Club was in such a big slump.
They needed a new catch, for people to enter their club for the number of members was decreasing tremendously.
They were seen as a boring, if not hectic, club.
So, the whole club had a meeting. They planned out what they should do. They were desperate.
"Hmmm… what if we don't act? What if we show people that we can make anyone act! Produce, be directors! That way, everybody would want to join!" one suggested.
It was a pretty unique idea. And it could actually work. Then, a critique had to ask, "And who do you suggest we direct? Who will act for us to get their attention?"
They all thought of who could be the actors. Until, it was clear who could play the roles. "The most popular people in school! Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mori can be the leads! With their ratings for both guys and girls, our play will be a hit! Besides, they've acted before. It isn't anything new for them."
Everyone grinned, even the critique. Such a great idea it was. It was immediately accepted.
The Next Day
"Why do we have to do this again?" Shinichi mumbled to the girl beside her as the president and lead director of the drama club were orienting them on what to do. He didn't really want to be in the play and especially didn't want to listen to the director's boring orientation.
Ready to whisper, she went near him and placed her right hand and mouth to his ear. "Well, since you were such a great actor before in that play where you took Sensei's part, they wanted you to do it again! And besides, the drama club really needs an attraction for their club," Ran explained to him.
He gave out a snort with matching rolling eyes. "Fine."
Suddenly, the director noticed something definitely wrong. She looked at the whole crew and said, "Oh no!!! There isn't any Black person to play Seaweed!!! We can't do this without a Black! And it's so hard to find a real Black now!"
Shinichi made a devious grin. He knew who could play a Black. He was obviously not going to enjoy doing the play, but it would be more entertaining for him if one Heiji Hattori joined him as well. At least he wouldn't be alone. And by alone, not the only detective portraying such an un-detective part. "Don't worry. I can call someone for the part."
The frilly and utterly excited director jumped in front of Shinichi and hugged him. "Thank you! Thank you! You saved the show! Oh, and if you can, find us a Penny too. Please do so."
Shinichi looked at her in a questionable way. "What?"
"A girl that's a white to play as Seaweed's girlfriend character! It might as well be someone that Black knows. It would be better to direct people who know each other."
Ran became excited. "Ooooh! If you're calling Heiji, call, Kazuha too! Call Kazuha!!!"
He opened his cellphone and looked for Heiji's number. "Fine, fine!"
After a few hours, at the Boys' Dressing Room
"Why are we here again?" Heiji asked the detective of the east standing beside him who was wearing a sixties outfit as he himself was being suited into one.
Shinichi eyed him jokingly. "I asked for your help."
"I thought about a case!!!" he exclaimed in irritation. He was just tricked. He didn't like acting. It wasn't his cup of tea. Besides, it was bad enough to act in front of a school you didn't go to, but he just had to play a Black part. How insulting could that be? He knew he wasn't that Black.
Shinichi crossed his arms with a mischievous grin. "Never told you about a case. I told you I needed your help. You just hurried here."
Heiji's face looked infuriated. "Bah!"
Girls' Dressing Room
"Oh Ran, I'm a bit nervous. I never acted in stage before. Why'd you have to let me tag along?" Kazuha asked Ran, blushing and sweating in anxiousness.
Ran looked surprised yet smiled. "What?! You don't like the idea of acting a role of the girl that Heiji's character is crazy about?"
Kazuha blushed in total crimson. She shyly could utter a few words. "No… but-"
Ran cut her off. "Don't worry, there's a kissing scene in the play! That would help your stage fright," she pointed out.
Her friend blushed even more. "Kiss…!!!???!!!" she screamed out loud that it was heard at the Boys' Dressing Room. Apparently, that didn't calm her down but let her be scared even more.
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Boys' Dressing Room.
Shinichi and Heiji heard the scream, and they knew who that was. It was obviously Kazuha.
"What's the girl screaming about now???" Heiji asked, trying to deny even to himself that he just heard Kazuha say 'kiss'. It was of course such an awkward topic.
Shinichi made a small laugh. Kazuha sounded clear enough for him. "She just said 'kiss', Hattori. She must have found out that you two have a kissing scene that's pretty intense."
That was not a joke. Heiji's face became rigid. That struck him out of nowhere and he was sooo surprised. He didn't know what the play was about. He didn't know there was this… intense kiss. "KISS!!!!!!!!!!???????????????" he exclaimed
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This time, everyone in the cast heard Heiji's scream, even Kazuha.
A 'he knows', was actually said by her and Ran, followed by sighs.
As for their director…
"Oh… I am liking the characters! I think this play is going to be a success!" she rejoiced.
It seems for him, the tension in the air could help a lot in making the play a total success.
Well, we'll find out soon enough, huh?
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Practice is in Session
The actors soon came out from the dressing rooms, and began to practice on stage. They shot it from the beginning, the scene where Tracy (Ran's role-who was very fat, that they had to put a fat suit on Ran) and Penny (Kazuha's role who's Tracy's best friend) were going to school and loving the new show in Baltimore, The Corny Collins Show.
After half an hour of practicing, Kazuha, who may have been a bit shy and soft-spoken, then finally had a chance to catch her breath, as her scene was officially over.
Yes, there were parts that she wouldn't be acting, but she had to appear immediately after a while.
Anyway, next was the time wherein Tracy would meet with Link (Shinichi's role) and go to 'Detention', where she'll meet the Blacks, including Seaweed (Heiji's role). Kazuha wasn't needed to play her role for a while.
Heiji first congratulated Kazuha on her work well done. "Nice job, 'zuha," he said with a smile. Yet, in the next second, he made a frown. "Now it's my turn. Curse that Kudo!" He then went for his position and played his part.
He didn't actually read the script, and just decided to play as awful as he can to be kicked out of the production. To his actual surprise, there was a scene that he should dance and sing. Someone should really emphasize to him that he was acting in a musical.
He saw that part on the time he was about to act it out. As said, he didn't read the script. "I'm going to… to… DANCE AND SING!?" he yelled out, in mixed emotions. He then shot a death glare to Shinichi. A 'you're going to die soon' look.
Shinichi got scared. He was thinking that maybe making Heiji act in their play wasn't such a good idea.
The director headed toward Heiji. She put her hands on his shoulder. "Don't worry. We're going to do our best and we're gonna make you dance and sing greatly! This is going to be the best musical ever made in the history of Teitan High!"
Her assistant made out a small remark. "It's the first musical ever made in the history of Teitan High."
"Whatever! Now, Heiji, let's tackle the dancing part first!"
He had no choice but dance. No matter how it pained him.
Kazuha, Shinichi, Ran and their other co-actors just laughed upon seeing Heiji dance. Boy, a turtle can dance way better than him. He had no tinge of coordination, rhythm or vibe.
After an hour of teaching Heiji to dance, they then began to teach him how to sing.
This time, it was different. Nobody laughed. Because his singing was utterly horrendous. Wishing it was over, people covered their ears and closed their eyes. But no, it went on for half-an hour. A treacherous thirty minutes it was.
Although, the one who felt really irritated was Heiji, himself. He knew he wasn't a performer. He accepted that wholeheartedly. How grateful was he that his part was finally finished once the director yelled cut.
Of course the director was finally relieved that it was finished too. "I think that's a wrap for today, whew!" he said then wiped of his sweat coming from everywhere. "This is going to be harder than we thought. But… there's no backing down now. There isn't anyone else who can play Seaweed's part."
Dinner
Ran had invited Kazuha for dinner, and of course Shinichi and Heiji would join them as well. And there, emotions were definitely tested.
They were eating silently, since the girls sensed that Heiji was still obviously mad at Shinichi for tricking him to act, sing and DANCE in the play.
Shinichi was silent, since he knew Heiji could bite him anytime. Literally, bite him.
However, an entire mess had just begun when Shinichi dropped his fork near Heiji.
"Could you uh… please get that Hattori?" he tensely asked. Not talking to Heiji seemed impossible, so he just tried to do so.
Heiji took it, hiding his eyes and his emotions. Then he handed it over to Shinichi as he began to scream his head out loud. It was as if the fork was his hatchet and he was going to kill Shinichi with it. "WHY'D YOU HAVE TO LET ME JOIN THE PLAY!!!???"
Shinichi got really scared. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" he pleaded.
The girls, in the other hand could just hold Heiji off by his seat, or else he could have done something nasty that they would never imagine.
"Don't get angry, Heiji. Our drama club really just needed some help. And we were in need of someone who could play Seaweed. Shinichi just saw you as the best person for the job, isn't that right, Shinichi?" Ran stated.
Shinichi made a fast and agreeable nod.
"See, Heiji. Shinichi didn't ask you to act so that he could humiliate you," Kazuha explained.
However, the Detective of the East bowed his head. Boy, was he guilty. "I'm sorry, Hattori. I thought it would be a good joke."
They were all surprised. That was his original intention. Heiji just left him all offended, while Kazuha hurried to catch up with him.
All that was left was Shinichi and Ran, and that didn't even make things better for Shinichi.
"Ran, listen, I'm sorry. I know it wasn't such a good thing. But…"
"Shinichi!" she began to raise her voice. "How could you do that?!"
"I already told you guys, I'm sorry!" he pleaded once more.
"I don't think you're sincere enough," Ran said, standing up. "Shinichi, see you tomorrow." She afterwards left him and went home on her own.
"God, you're a fool, Shinichi," he thought to himself and bumped his head on the table purposely for a couple of times. "Things couldn't possibly get worse."
Out of the blue, the waiter came. "Sir, your bill," he said, giving him the piece of paper.
To Shincihi's realization, he just recalled that they were in a classy restaurant and ate such expensive food. That meant he was going to pay for the whole bill. Lucky him. Of course sarcastically speaking.
"I guess I'm wrong. It can get worse," he thought with a sigh then paid the waiter with almost all of his allowance. However rich he was, the place demanded for such money. His initial idea was just to treat Ran, not Heiji and even Kazuha.
The Next Day
The next day, Ran, Kazuha and Heiji didn't talk to Shinichi one bit. Shinichi was already sorry, and they wouldn't believe him. Whenever they would see him approaching them, they would run-off somewhere else or ignore him.
Shinichi on that time knew the feeling of getting the cold shoulder. And he knew he was totally getting it.
Although, he still did have some hope. No matter how mad his friends were with him, they had to talk because they were supposed to work together. That couldn't be avoided. Especially since the four of them were the main actors.
The director began to say, "Okay, places people! Hmm… let's practice where we've left. We're in the…" She turned a few pages of the script and saw the next scene to practice. "Tracy's audition! Okay, places people!!"
They all positioned themselves for the scene and began acting, singing, dancing and whatever.
But as they waited a couple of seconds, Kazuha and Ran began to converse.
"Ran… when are we going to forgive Shinichi? He said sorry a couple of times already. I think he's really sorry already," Kazuha asked Ran.
"Well I think he's not. Besides, Heiji should be the one to decide that," Ran answered, turning her attention to Heiji who was standing by the curtains, waiting for his cue.
"Okay, let's begin!" the director then said, letting the scene commence.
Ran and Kazuha did their part, and Shinichi did as well. Though, he wasn't really at ease dancing with another girl, specifically named Minami. The girl of his dreams was still mad at him and he couldn't bear being with another woman.
Of course, this made Ran angrier with him. And as the scene was finished, they had a break before Heiji enters the next scene. All of them where still there, since the next scene with Negro Day.
Shinichi walked to Ran, who was by sitting at a corner, talking to Kazuha how irritated she was of Minami on how she was clinging herself too much to Shinichi. "Ran, are you gonna talk to me now?" Shinichi asked, luckily not hearing Ran's insults about Minami, which totally gives away her true feelings for him.
Ran stared at him with a pout. "Well, I guess I can't ignore you or run away from you. Fine, I forgive you."
He made a smile, though still knew something was up with her. "Thanks, Ran. But… are you still angry? Why are you looking at me like that?"
She turned around from him. "No, I'm not mad. I was just…" She thought for a while. She knew she was jealous, but never would admit it. Kazuha did as well, so she signaled her to make something up.
Ran turned around and looked at Shinichi seriously. "I was just wondering if you really are sorry."
He sighed and smiled once more. "Of course I am. And listen, I'll talk to Hattori. I hope he forgives me. Though, you two will help as well, right? You forgive me as well, right Kazuha?"
Kazuha made a nod.
"Great, then maybe we could have dinner again, and I can straighten things with Hattori."
Before any of the girls could say anything else, the crew then pushed or pulled them to their places, since the next scene was about to take place.
It was the part wherein it was Negro Day, and Heiji had to dance and sing once more.
Everybody hoped he danced and sing well already, since they didn't want to hear him ring their ears out. Plus, they were losing valuable time.
To everybody's surprise, he did well on that day. He should have. He actually practiced a lot after being embarrassed. The night before, he practiced his butt off to get all the dancing and the singing.
Kazuha then realized something. "Heiji… so that's why you didn't want to talk about your problem. You stayed up all night to practice,"
Heiji danced gracefully, and singed very well. He didn't want to flaunt anything, but yesterday's act was really just his attention to stink so hard. He was actually a great performer, even greater than Shinichi. Yes, he had a feeling this was the case, but he was only sure when he performed today since this was the first time he got the approval of others on his performance
Everybody who wasn't part of the scene was left awestruck. The other casts that were dancing and singing with Heiji were partially captivated by his act as well. They just tried their best to focus, since it would look unprofessional.
After the scene, the director ran to Heiji in total bliss and contentment. "You did a superb job, Hattori!"
His smile reached his nose in joy. But then she had to add, "If only you weren't black, I'd make you the star of the show!"
Heiji shot her an annoyed look. He didn't really like being called 'black'. Though, the 'star of the show' part he liked.
Good thing, Ran and the others saved the director. They came to Heiji and just congratulated him, letting the director be as far from Heiji as possible. Of course, including those others was Kazuha.
"Heiji, great job!!" Ran praised.
"It was nothing," he said, yet acted boastfully soon after. "I can't help if I'm talented."
Kazuha looked at him seriously. "You could just do what you did before because you enslaved practicing!!!"
He looked down, looking a bit sad. He knew she was right. He may have had talent, but he couldn't have done what he just did if he didn't practiced hard last night. "Fine… I just wanted to prove Kudo that I won't be humiliated anymore.
His best friend knew she had to do something. "Well, you proved him wrong now," she said, smiling. "But… don't you think you should forgive him now?"
Heiji diverted his attention to Shinichi who was by the other side of the stage, talking to Minami. "I will, soon. I just have to get my own piece of payback." He then made a conniving grin. He was going to embarrass Shinichi like he did to him, no matter what happened. And he had the idea in his head forming already, as he was staring at Shinichi and Minami all conniving.
The director then came from who knows where, surprising everyone. "Next scene, everyone! Cancelling Negro Day! Okay… hit it!"
In this scene, the four main characters were there again. And luckily for Ran, Minami wasn't.
They started to speak their lines, and all did as swell job. After a while, they finished the last scene for the day.
Heiji saw this as an opportunity for his payback.
He went near Shinichi and then pushed him by the back. He had thought of embarrassing him to the one person he loves, and the whole crew since he just kissed Minami, the girl that obviously liked him a lot. She didn't become Shinichi's original partner aka the antagonist for nothing. She forced her way just to have that role.
Anyway, going back to what happened, Shinichi fell on her. He was on top of her and they fell on the ground.
Oohs and Aaahs were heard. Yet Ran could just make a sad face. She ran outside, unseen by anyone except Kazuha. She ran to her, knowing that her friend needed her, or maybe just even a shoulder to cry on.
Outside
As Ran saw Kazuha, she hugged her, crying her tears out. She always knew that Shinichi had never had his first kiss. And she always wanted her to be his first kiss. But now, that would never happen.
"Kazuha… I'm sorry for crying on you like this. But… I just can't help it," she sounded.
Her friend tightened their hug. "Ran-chan, you know that was just an accident. You shouldn't overreact."
Ran broke the hug then wiped her tears. "I know. Demo… I already did. What will the others think when I go back inside? I shouldn't have overreacted nor ran away. Now Shinichi would…"
"Would what?" Kazuha asked curiously.
Ran looked down with a frail smile. "He'll know I like him."
Back Inside
Shinichi finally came to his senses and stood from his position to Minami. He blushed in embarrassment, nothing more. Of course he didn't feel anything for the girl.
He then turned to Heiji, who had caused such ruckus in the first place. "What is wrong with you Hattori?!" he screamed.
He tried to look all innocent. "I just tried to tell you that I forgive you, Kudo," he muttered out.
Though, Shinichi wasn't called the Detective of the East for nothing. "A likely story," he thought to himself. "I have my eye on you Hattori," he said then went to look for Ran, seeing she was nowhere in sight.
"Where's Ran?"
Everybody looked around for her. She wasn't at the stage, or backstage.
Heiji began to think that his brilliant idea wasn't so brilliant anymore. "I think I may have gone a little too far."
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Luckily, Ran finally found the courage to go back in with Kazuha after numerous reasons and realizations.
"That's right. Just act normal," she said with a sigh, before entering the door to the stage.
As she came, everybody finally became relieved, happy or excited. At least she was found already.
"Ran, where have you been!?" Shinichi decided to ask.
"Act normal."
"Oh, just outside to have some fresh air with Kazuha. Right, Kazuha?" she stated then, looked at Kazuha, with eyes telling her to agree with her.
Kazuha finally got it after about a minute. "Ah! Yeah!"
Shinichi began to drag his feet and focus his whole attention to the floor to hide his crimson blush. "So… uh… you didn't see what happened?"
"What happened?" Ran asked trying to act naive, though deep down inside knew what he meant.
He scratched his head. "When Heiji pushed me and I uh… kissed and… landed on… Minami." His blush increased a whole lot more.
Ran still found it awkward. But she knew she shouldn't. She faked a smile. "Oh that. Yeah… I saw it before I left to go outside."
He tried to reason out of what happened. "You see, it was just an accident and uh… I-"
"You know, you two look like a great couple," Ran stupidly said, thinking that doing that was fine. She faked another smile.
Shinichi was startled. "What!?!"
She tried to add more info. "You two would look like a great couple. She's pretty and you're… uh… well… you're…smart."
He got shocked and at the same time insulted. "Well sorry if I'm not that good looking! And maybe I would ask her out!"
Ran's heart was crushed. But she had to go on with her act, not liking Shinichi. She set her feelings aside and tried to insult him even more. "Then ask her out!"
He raged in anger. He can't believe Ran would say those words. So all he could think of to tell her was, "Maybe I WILL!!!"
Heiji and Kazuha were by their backs, hearing the whole conversation. And they had the same reaction. "What have I done!?"
Then the director came again from nowhere, like he usually does. "Okay everyone! Last scene for the day! Let's do the protest march before leaving shall we?"
Everyone got set for the last scene, yet Heiji and Kazuha just stayed standing were they were, still really guilty for what they've done for Shinichi and Ran.
Ran saw this and went to them. "Uh guys? Didn't you hear? Next scene?"
The two snapped back to reality. "Uh… yeah… okay," they said in unison.
Dinner
The day's rehearsal was finally finished. Yet despite the little fight that Shinichi and Ran had, the four again went together for dinner, in another classy restaurant.
It was another silent meal like the other day. Kazuha didn't know what to do, and neither did Heiji. They knew that it was their own fault.
Shinichi and Ran didn't look like best friends but enemies because of them. So, they've decided. They had to do something.
"Uhmm, excuse me, I have to go to the comfort room," Kazuha asked, barely taking the tension. She needed some alone time to think.
"Uh, I'll come with you!" Heiji said, trying to get away from his seat and the same tension that Kazuha was feeling.
Though, what he just said was obviously not nice to hear. Everybody eyed him weirdly. "Heiji…?"
He looked at them, wondering what he did or say to act them that way. He understood when he finally remembered what he just said.
I have to go to the bathroomI'll come with you!
God, how stupid was that of him? He blushed so much, that it was really obvious. "I didn't mean that! What I meant was… I'm going to toilet as well," he explained, as he sweated a lot then left Shinichi and Ran.
The two just laughed on seeing Heiji act this way. Though, as soon as they noticed the other was laughing as well, they stopped such act and eyed the other person with a serious face.
Sooner or later, they ignored each other yet again.
By the Comfort Room Doors
Kazuha was about to open the door to the women's room, when a tight grip got a hold of her. He pulled her then as if pinned her to the wall.
She got scared and thought it even was a perverted guy. She took her aikido stance and was ready to turnover the guy. Imagine her surprise that it was only Heiji and that she just beaten him in front of a lot of people.
"Heiji!! Gomen!" she said and helped him up from the floor. She was really embarrassed. "I thought you were a…"
He rolled his eyes. "I am not a pervert, okay! Good thing Kudo and Ran didn't see that." He afterwards cleared off the dirt on his pants and stood up. "Anyway, as I was about to say, we have to do something! We have to get them forgive each other! Make them friends again!!!"
"But how!? I think this fight is the biggest fight they've had. And it's my entire fault!" she reasoned out.
He looked at her, all guilty. He knew it was time that someone knew what he tried to do, which succeeded, though gone too out of hand. "No, it was my fault. I pushed him intentionally."
"But I told Ran not to let Shinichi know her feelings! Not to see that she likes him! She might have thought that letting Shinichi know that she was okay with him kissing Minami was… okay! Hell it isn't for her! She actually left the room because she was jealous," his best friend explained to him, walking around and around him.
Heiji got annoyed in her panicking. She pinned her once more to the wall, not seeing that some people were staring at them already. "Hmm… tomorrow will be the last scenes of the film, right?"
Kazuha blushed so much for two apparent reasons. One, it was the position Heiji had put them. They were absolutely close to each other that a tiny insect could not go in between them. And two, since Heiji let her remember that tomorrow's the last scenes, she recalled that she still had to kiss Heiji. All she could do was nod, yet at the back of her mind she was ranting on what she would do tomorrow.
"Well, we have to bring them together. And since tomorrow's scenes are going to be…" Heiji paused in hesitation. At that moment, he was the one who recalled of the kissing scene. It became so awkward between Kazuha and him, that he blushed so much. He just tried to ignore it the best he can and continue on what he was about to say. "uh… intense, then it'll be pretty easy to do so. Their characters end up together anyway. So it'll be a piece of cake."
However, as soon as Kazuha was about to tell what an ingenious plan Heiji had laid upon, a guard of the restaurant they were in approached them.
He faked a cough to gain the two's attention. "Excuse me you two."
Which worked perfectly. They both looked at the guy.
"Uhmm… can we excuse you two to leave the place? Such obscene acts shouldn't be tolerated in this restaurant."
Kazuha just blushed even more and became speechless. She didn't expect that was what it looked like to the other people.
Although, Heiji felt differently. He took his hand away from Kazuha and looked straight at the guard. "What? We're just talking," he sounded in a semi-loud voice, though was heard by Shinichi and Ran who was by the other corner of the place.
"I'm sorry, but some customers requested this. Please leave the premises already, or I'll be forced to take you out with compulsion."
"What!?" Heiji furiously said.
This alarmed Kazuha. She pulled Heiji and tried to bring him outside. "Let's just listen to him and leave. We'll meet with Shinichi and Ran tomorrow. And I think it would be better to leave them together for a longer time. They need it," she explained, and tugged him all the way to the door.
Shinichi and Ran saw them leave, and couldn't comprehend why they would ditch them. And thinking that things wouldn't go any worse, the waiter had come and gave them their bill.
It was another expensive bill yet again. Shinichi eyed Ran, and Ran eyed Shinichi. Who was going to pay for Heiji and Kazuha's bill?
"You pay for them! I already paid for the three of you yesterday, when you guys ditched me!" he stated annoyingly.
Ran stood up. "You deserved to be left alone and pay for the entire bill, being a jerk to Heiji and all! And I think this time, you deserve it again! Goodbye!" she said and left him.
Shinichi had to pay for everything again. His allowance was surely going to the rocks. Lucky him. NOT!
The Next Day
The plan was set, and after Heiji and Kazuha left Shinichi and Ran. They had talked about the perfect plot of setting the two back again with the help of the last scenes from Hairspray.
The first of the last scenes to practice was wherein Tracy (Ran's role) was wanted by the police. Penny (Kazuha's role) had hidden her in her house's basement, yet her mom found her and trapped her inside. On the next scene, it will be when Penny looks for her boyfriend Seaweed and they do their best to let Tracy escape.
In this scene was also where Link (Shinichi's role) had to go to Tracy's house, realizing that he was in love with her. And they had to sing a duet.
Shinichi entered singing the duet carefully, still a lot angry with Ran from last night. He really didn't feel like singing a song of love to the girl that left him to pay for dinner last night. Though, he was still mixed emotions with it, since Ran was still the girl he loved for about 17 years.
Anyway, he started with his voice dragging, as if he wasn't really in the mood, which he actually was. Everyone noticed this, but they just let him be since it was still rehearsal.
Ran entered to sing her other parts, her voice dragging as well. She too wasn't in the mood after yesterday.
Next to enter was Kazuha and Heiji, singing their duet together. They did a bit of a good job, better than anyone would expect, since the scene was pretty awkward.
The whole song was about to finish, and before Heiji and Kazuha were about to do their plan, they had to kiss.
It took a few tries, since it would technically be both of their first kisses. But finally, they had done it when Shinichi made a rude remark about Heiji not being man enough to do such thing.
"Bah, Heiji's just a whiny little girl. He can't kiss a girl."
Heiji shot him a look and then looked at Kazuha immediately. His heart still was racing so much, and he felt so nervous. But he managed to take Kazuha by her waist and carefully kissed her on the lips.
He soon after broke the kiss and faced Shinichi. "Says you, Kudo! I proved you wrong! Let's see if you can do that in your kissing scene!"
Shinichi and Ran became totally shy and blushed so much, not being able to say anything. Kazuha in the other hand was still stuck in her own mind, loving how Heiji kissed her. It was exactly how she wished it would be.
Heiji turned away from them and then to Kazuha. "Oh, things are looking better already," he whispered to Kazuha, who finally snapped out, back to reality.
"…yeah."
Actually, Shinichi and Ran weren't supposed to kiss for that scene yet. They were actually supposed to do that at the final part, where it's the contest for Ms. Baltimore where Ran's part wins.
However, both of them just found the urge to do so. Their anger came out to their passion and affection for each other.
Shinichi pulled Ran to her as she willingly surrendered to his arms. He laid out a soft and delicate kiss and she returned it to him beautifully.
This wow-ed the audience. The tension was replaced with delight of the moment. Of course, except Minami felt this.
She sighed a bit yet accepted it anyway. That childish crush of Shinichi had to break sometime. It was obvious that from the moment she met him, Shinichi was all Ran's. Even before that. She only had met her when they entered high school anyway.
The two struggled to breathe for air, and as they did, Heiji just had to remark, "You do know your kissing scene is by the last scene, right?"
The two hesitated to continue the kiss and looked at Heiji weirdly then blushed in total crimson.
"…I knew that," Shinichi tried to cover up. "I just… wanted to prove to you… how better a kisser I am than you."
"Baka! That won't prove anything! You kissed a different girl! How are we to judge that?!"
The two eyed each other irritably. "Well… you're black!!!" Shinichi yelled out of anger and pure desperation. It was such a childish thing to say.
"Well… I'm a better detective than you!" he blurted out. 'twas another childish thing to say.
"Oh, you did not just go and say that!!!"
"Well I did!!"
Luckily, the director went in between them, as soon as something really bad was going to happen. "Uh… you all did great? Let's just continue with the next scene?"
Heiji crossed his arms. "Not until I get payback from him calling me… black."
Shinichi looked the other way. "Well… I'm not forgiving him in calling himself a better detective than me!"
Kazuha and Ran looked at each other. Something had to be done. They pulled Heiji and Shinichi and looked at them straight at the eye.
Then Kazuha kissed Heiji and Ran kissed Shinichi to shut them up.
The audience got more thrilled than ever.
And as soon as the kiss was broke. The two stubborn men finally forgot what they were fighting about. They were too happy of what just happened.
Ran and Kazuha in the other hand could just blush. They never imagined that they could do that. But they knew it had to be done.
The director butted in again. "I AM LOVING THIS!!! Just use this in the scenes and in the actual play and I'm sure it'll be a success!!!"
Everybody could just either sigh, break a sweat, of fall down anime style.
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In the end, the play was success. Shinichi and Ran even gave an encore kiss. Of course, Heiji wouldn't take that. He kissed Kazuha as well.
And 'twas the end of a very great play.
After that was another great dinner, which the four of them finally paid for it.
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed, my friends!!! :D I know the ending was sudden… but I couldn't add anything more that would make it better :P Anyway, hope you all read and review even though I updated only now. :D Well, ciao for now!
