Okay, sorry for the very late update and all. I'm not sure if this chapter is okay or not, and I'm also a little confused here but I like the ending part so I hope you'll like it too!
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CLTCL 8
It was an ordinary day for the detective boys. Haibara and Conan's argument was kept secret from the two, Ayumi and Genta, while they told Mitsuhiko to keep quiet about it. They are now acting like nothing happened.
Of course, Conan was still looking for the answer to his answer, why did he got angry at her, and still keeping his feelings from her.
Ayumi hummed happily as they waited for their teacher to come.
"Ayumi's happy that Ai-chan is here" she smiled at Haibara, "you were absent for a week, Conan-kun told us not to visit you because we might catch your cold"
Haibara looked at Conan, she smirked at him.
"Really? He seemed surprised to see me in bed yesterday"
"Eh?! You get to visit her but we don't? That's unfair" Ayumi whined, she crossed her arms and pouted. The part where 'Conan was surprised' went unnoticed by her.
"Yeah," Genta added "why do Always Conan get the good stuff?" He turned his chair to face them.
"Hehe..." Conan scratched the back of his head.
"Ah!" Ayumi suddenly shouted, surprising the three, "Genta-kun's right, Conan-kun always get the good stuff, he also manages to persuade Ai-chan whenever she refuses our offer."
Conan suddenly blushed, he looked at Haibara, she doesn't look like she's affected by the question, she's still reading her magazine.
"What's your secret?" Genta asked, "I might be able to persuade her to give me another serving..." Just thinking about food made him drool.
"Uh... Um, th-there's nothing, no secret" he was feeling uncomfortable as the time passed by, and Ayumi staring at him isn't helping at all, "it's just that-"
"Conan-kun, I've been looking for you!" All four heads turned her way, Jean approached Conan "I thought you're still loitering around since it's still early" she looked at the rest of the detective boys, "good morning" she gave them a warm smile.
"Why are you looking for me?"
"Don't you member? We talked about it last week" she grabbed his hand, and pulled him, "let's go"
"Wha-" he's confused, 'I don't remember anything!' He thought, Nevertheless, he stood up.
"Can I borrow him for a minute?" Jean asked, Ayumi and the two nodded reluctantly.
"How about you, Ai-san?" Haibara could tell that she is planning something from the way her lips curved into that smile and the way she looked at her.
"I prefer you call me by my surname" she returned her gaze from her to the magazine in her hand, "you can take him wherever you like" she turned the page of the magazine, "you can also keep him if you want" another turn of the page "I don't care as long as it doesn't concern me"
*coughawkwardcough* silence
A spark was seen in her eyes, her smile widened, if possible. "Then we should be going" she bowed again before dragging Conan with her out of the room.
"What was that all about?" He was really confused about the whole thing that happened a few minute ago.
"Don't you remember what I told you last week?" She crossed her arms, "You already said yes"
"To what? I don't even remember talking to you, well, I remember crying to you, but talking? No, no, no, when did you even told me what you said you told me?"
"When I treated you to ice cream, you were sitting at the corner, looks like you're half sleeping or something"
Conan remembered that, he was really depressed and out of ideas what to do, suddenly, his brain just shut down and he felt like he was a zombie walking back home after that.
"What did you say to me?" He wanted to know because he felt that it will ruin his already fixed relationship with Haibara. Wait. Why about her?
"I told you my plan to make her jealous" she smiled at him like it was the greatest idea in the world, "and you said yes"
'To make her what?!' Conan's brain freaked out, he wanted to rant about her actions without consulting him but he couldn't say a word.
"And I think it worked" a teasing smile replaced her smile of victory, "did you notice her getting angry after dragging you out of the blue? It was very amusing"
"Wait, why are you doing this? I mean, why did you even think about it, why are you helping me?" He wanted answers but this girl is not giving her some.
"Even that you couldn't remember?" She had this 'I can't believe how stupid you can be' expression which is followed by 'well, I guess all heartbroken people becomes stupid' look.
"Remember crying on my shoulder? You kept on calling her name and I felt sorry for you so I proposed that idea so you can get even with her" she cupped her chin with her hand, "wait, maybe she will confess her feelings after this" she mumbled but Conan's sharp hearing caught it.
"Ha, what feelings are you talking about, all she do is mess around with me, make a fool out of myself" he shoved his hands into his pants' pockets. Is this the reason why she dragged him out? To tell him how she will ruin their just fixed relationship?
"If that's all you wanted to say then I want you to stop, I don't need your help anymore. We're okay now, we just fixed our friendship and I don't want another crack in it" he turned around to leave.
"Friendship" Jean started, "do you really want your relationship with her stay like that forever?"
Conan stopped. He looked over his shoulder.
"Yes, if stepping up would mean the end of our friendship then I would rather be her friend forever than to be a stranger with each other" he clenched his fists.
"How do you know that she would reject you?"
"Because I know her better than anyone else" Conan furrowed his eyebrows, 'what is this... Feeling? Why am I so scared? I feel like everything will go wrong if I do something'
"Do you really know her? Can you tell what she's thinking when with other people?" She asked her.
"Yes" he whispered to himself.
"Do you know what she's feeling when she's sitting alone in her seat?"
"Yes" his voice getting volume.
"Do you know what she really wants?
"I do!" He shouted.
"Do you know what makes her happy and sad?"
"Yes, I do!" What is wrong with him? He felt like he would cry any moment now.
"Then I suppose you can make her happy? Protect her from harm?" Jean's voice became soft and serious.
"That's what I'm doing now, damn it!" He shouted before lowering his head.
"Then why are not doing anything? If you love her that much, why are you still waiting for her to confirm that she has feelings for you too?" Jean shouted, she wanted her last words to sink in to him.
His head snapped up. Love? He doesn't know what that really means. Is love the reason why he felt sad when he see Haibara with Mitsuhiko? The reason why his heart beat double time when she kissed him? Why he can't seem to take his eyes off of her? Also the reason why he cared so much for her that he is making a fool of himself for loosing control? It is not a mere attraction he felt, that it was deeper than he thought?
These questions flooded his mind. He suddenly felt very scared. He is scared of all the foreign emotions he is feeling, he is now entering a new zone which has nothing to do with what he learned in school and from his experiences.
"If that means doing anything for her even if she doesn't want to, protecting and caring for her in any way possible then... Maybe I am" he closed his eyes, he felt something heavy being lifted from his chest. The load he's feeling lightened.
"Hmm" Jean smiled to herself, "what is your real reason?"
"Do I really need a reason for me to love her? What if I tell you that I don't have one, does that mean what I'm feeling isn't love? That it is only mere attraction and will disappear after a while?" He turned around to face her, he took a few steps before he stood before her, fire burning in his eyes. What is this girl trying to achieve? first she tried making Haibara jealous to get him even with her, then she is questioning his decision about keeping their friendship, she also persuaded him into admitting he love Haibara, and now she is questioning his love for her!
"Maybe?" A teasing smile appeared on her lips.
"Look, if you're trying to confuse me with my feelings, it's not gonna happen. You just made me admit that I love her, I am now aware that it is true. If you wanted my reasons why I love her, I could write it on a paper and publish it as a book after, that many I can give. But l promise that even if all of that is gone, I'm sure that my feelings will not change"
Jean suddenly laughed, "Why are you so worked up? I'm just asking?" she put her hand on his shoulder, "calm down, I know you really love her"
He felt his chest heave as he took deep breaths. His face red from his little rant earlier.
"Then why..."
"Because you two are so cute denying each other like that" she chuckled "I know you're easy to deal with, you confessed after a few seconds we started" Jean looked at the sky, "but it seems that Haibara-san is harder to persuade than you"
Conan sighed in defeat. Well, at least he is now clear about his feelings. He took a few deep breaths before his heart returned to its natural pace.
"You know, I've been there before so I know how frustrated you are, you know that you like her but your actions say more than that" her eyes suddenly became sad, "then you realize that you love her but... It's already too late"
Conan felt sorry for her, maybe she liked someone but confessed it a minute too late.
"But that's in the past" she tried smiling but it didn't reach her eyes like before, "more importantly, we should fix that status of yours" Jean gestured him to follow her back to their room before the bell rings.
"Why are you so sure that she also likes me?" He felt that he is dumb, being with her for years, yet he still doesn't know what she thinks of him.
"My, my, you said you know what she is thinking?"
"Well, when she's only thinking about other things or people, or when her look says 'stupid' at me, other than that, her poker face is on" he answered.
"She will not admit he feelings with other people around, that's what I'm sure" Jean stopped in front of their room, other students already entered their classrooms deserting the hallway other than them. Conan stopped behind her.
"But she did say something about liking you but making it a joke, right?" A mischievous smile appeared on her lips, it's like she heard something very amusing.
Conan blushed, "ye- yeah, two or three times" he remembered her saying those thing but adding 'just kidding' at the end.
Jean took a step forward, the smile on her lips creeping him out.
"Then maybe I should do something to anger her" she stood on her toes and lean to him, her arms wrapping themselves on his neck.
"Wha-" Conan held her arms to unwound them but before he could pull them, Jean leaned forward to kiss him.
And to add to the trouble, the door to their classroom opened revealing Haibara, who was assigned to get something from the faculty room, with a very blank face on.
"Hugging and kissing is done in private, tantei-kun" her voice devoid of any emotion, she walked passed them and disappeared after the turn.
Conan stood there, dumbstruck. Jean removed her arms around his neck, chuckling to herself.
"That was very amusing" Jean tried suppressing her chuckles but it still came out.
"That didn't help me one bit!" He shouted.
"What? Didn't you see how jealous she was?"
"Jealous? She was angry at me for God's sake!" He ruffled his hair in frustration. "What am I going to do now?"
"Talk to her" Jean simply said, "that would make her more angry"
"Why on earth would I want her to be angry at me more than before? Do you really wanted to break our relationship?"
"No, of course not, I just wanted her to admit it herself"
"What?"
"When a person is angry, they lose their rational mind and just act or answer according to their feelings" she tapped his shoulder, "if you really want to know what she thought about you, talk to her while she's angry. She might punch you or ignore you but that only means one thing" the mysterious smile appeared on her lips again.
"That is?" Conan held his breath.
Jean turned around, her back facing him "It only means-"
Whoo! At last I posted it. So, what do you think? Was it confusing or what. XD
p.s.: I'm not abandoning my fic 'Unseen', I'm still working on chapter four and trying to make it longer ^^;. I'll try my best to update this month.
