Wee, lots of nice reviews for the last one! And for those of you who skip around reading certain ones, this story has a reference back to the Conan and Ai one. So enjoy! (I have a soft spot for Mitsuhiko :D)


The skinny boy stood in front of the door to the house, lost in thought as he stared at the house. In his hand was a small box with the price sticker still on it. He wasn't at all sure if he should do this. What if she didn't want it? He'd look like an idiot... He gulped audibly. But he was here; it was worthless to just keep waiting. He might as well just do it.

He rang the doorbell. His heart was slightly relieved with the breaking of the tension, but there was still plenty to worry about. He shifted his position uncomfortably, the waiting killing him on the inside.

The door opened slowly, and a small child came into view. Except it wasn't who the boy was expecting, it was-

"Conan?" He said rather surprisedly. "What are you doing here?" On the inside, the boy could feel his heart sink to his feet. It was Valentine's Day, and Conan was at Ai's house... well, it was technically Agasa's, but Ai did live there... It didn't take a genius to come to the same conclusion he did.

"I could ask you the same thing Mitsuhiko." Conan replied, looking at him inquisitively. But at seeing the box in his hands, the bespectacled boy smiled widely, almost chuckling, and said, "Oh. So that's why. Just wait a second, I'll get Haibara."

"No, forget it..." Mitsuhiko stammered, blushing a bit and feeling more stupid. He should've seen it already: Ai wouldn't want his gift if she was already spending the day with Conan. He started backing away, but Conan moved forward and grabbed his shoulder.

"No, don't go. What you're doing is a really nice thing, and I think Haibara would really like it." He told Mitsuhiko.

"R-really?" The boy eagerly asked back.

"I'm sure of it. Just let me get her for you." And with that, Conan slipped back inside, and Mitsuhiko was left waiting awkwardly on the front step, wondering about Conan's words. Would Haibara really like that? Conan said that she would, and he knew that Conan spent more time with her than anyone else.

A few seconds later the door opened a little, and a girl emerged from the house. "Mitsuhiko?" She asked, looking just as surprised as Conan was earlier. "What are you doing here?"

Immediately he felt his body freeze up, and his mind blanked. "Um... I was... uh, just around, and... uh, were you... I mean, did I... interrupt something?"

"Nothing important." She answered, still looking at him funnily. "Are you okay? You sound a bit strange."

"I... uh... I'm... just, HERE!" He shouted and held out the box for her, unable to take the anxiety any longer.

"What is this?" Ai asked, taking the box in her hands and looking at the tense boy.

"It's chocolate..." Mitsuhiko muttered under his breath, still feeling uncomfortably nervous. "I just thought... maybe you'd like some... and it is Valentine's day today..." He stared the ground, still as red as ever.

Haibara stayed silent, staring at the box intently. The silence only helped to intensify Mitsuhiko tension, and he suddenly blurted "Do you like it?"

Ai looked up at him, still a little surprised. "Of course I like it." He smiled a little at that, but still felt unsure. The two of them stayed silent, not knowing what to say. Eventually Mitsuhiko said, "Um, I'll just get going then..."

"Wait, Mitsuhiko." Ai said, and grabbed his wrist as he was turning to leave. "I... did Conan ask you to do this?"

"No," He answered, confused at her question, "Why would Conan ask me to give you chocolate?"

"No reason..." she said distractedly, a smile finally forming on her face. "Thank you... it means a lot to me."

"No problem..." Mitsuhiko's blush returned with a vengeance. His heart was thumping almost painfully. She did like it! "...I-I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow..." He said, unable to think of what else to say.

"Yeah, until tomorrow... bye Mitsuhiko."

"Bye." He simply said, and then left, secretly ecstatic in his heart.

Ai stood outside the door for a little longer, still looking at the box. Mitsuhiko did care about her, just like Conan had told her earlier that day. She kept looking at the box though, as if it would disappear if she didn't look at it.

She flipped it over, and noticed the price sticker was still on it. She smiled wider at seeing it. She might've been alone most of her life, but even she knew to take the prices off of gifts.

As if that had broken her trance, she walked back into the house and closed the door behind her, with the box clutched tight in her hand.


Hehe, I'm kind of the same way; I never take the prices off of gifts. Anyways, I hope you liked it, there's only 3 left!