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100 Feelings: Ran and Shinichi Drabbles
Quote 11
Moon Kitty 2005

November 22nd, 2006

never regret anything... because at some point, you wanted it.

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Ran threw a picture in the ratty shoebox, scuffling around the old room on her knees as she picked up trash and threw it in the bin, picked up old pictures of her and him, and threw pieces of clothing on the bed.

It was ridiculous. Here she could have been out this beautiful Saturday afternoon playing with kids at the park or hanging out with her friends, but nooo. She had to stay here and clean all this stuff up, being completely shut in for the entire day.

Ran was quite the bitter woman nowadays. Sure, she was still nice, beautiful, fun-loving, still a black belt in karate, but there had been so many things happening to her in the past two months that she just looked at everything cynically. Besides, who would have a postive outlook on life after being dumped by your boyfriend of four years?

He had pulled the same old, "Let's just be friends." excuse. Ran, at the time, had been in so much shock that she had simply nodded her head. Then, after he had left, she cried herself to sleep. She had just lost him. And she had no idea why.

Now, two months later, she was shuffling around in her room picking up all the things that reminded her of him and throwing them in a shoebox, kindling for her fire that night. She tried hard not to look at any of the pictures she picked up. They only burned images and reminders in her mind of the days they shared together.

She never thought they would be separated. She thought that they would be together forever. And she was thinking that maybe they could have a chance together. She was wrong. Now she was convinced she hated him.

They still talked occasionally, but she never understood why he did it in the first place. She had noticed things had gotten sour between the two of them, but he could have at least explained it to her.

Sometimes she wished she had never even gone out with Shinichi.

She picked up a particularly hurtful picture from near the foot of her bed. It was a picture that Sonoko had took, Shinichi sitting down on a dojo step and Ran had her arms around his neck from behind, kissing his cheek slightly. That was on their 3-year anniversary. They both looked so happy.

As she pulled the shoebox closer to her and ruffled through the contents, looking at all the pictures of her and Shinichi together, she smiled sadly and thought to herself, Maybe I don't regret it. Because I still love him. And I always will.

With that, she shoved the shoebox under her bed, completely forgetting about the fire she had going, and walked to the phone, picking it up and dialing Shinichi's number. Maybe things weren't going to be so bad from now on after all.

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Authoress Notes

I thought this was a cute idea. If it isn't, don't chew me out. Okay, well, you can, just be gentle, because I'm a wuss. LOL, no, just kidding. Let me know if you liked it or not. Till next quote! (: