Beau

"Hello?"

"Shin-chan! It's me~!"

"…What do you want, Mom?"

"Why are you so cold? How could we have raised such an uncaring son? Oh the shame!"

"Quit it with the theatrics."

"Oh, but didn't you know, Shin-chan? An actress never truly leaves the stage!"

"…I'm hanging up now."

"Fine, fine! I just wanted to ask about how Kai-chan is!"

"Huh? Who? What is a 'Kai-chan'?"

"Oh, come now, Shin-chan! He's your beau!"

"…First of all, I do not have a beau. Second of all, it is the twenty-first century, and I would appreciate it if you acknowledged that. And third of all, he?!"

"Now, now, Shin-chan, you can't hide it from me! You have a beau."

"Please refresh my memory."

"It's Ka-i-to, of course!"

"Ka-i-to, Kai-chan… Oh, you mean Kaito? As in, Kuroba Kaito? He is not my… beau. He is my… friend. That is all."

"You don't have to pretend around me. I can tell when you're lying, you know!"

"No you cannot."

"Yes, I can. You stop using contractions."

"…Is that why everyone knows when I'm lying?"

"Yes."

"…I see."

"Anyway, Shin-chan, back to the topic at hand. I already know that you and Kai-chan are in love~!"

"Again, no, we are not."

"Contractions, Shin-chan. And even if you didn't have a tell, a mother always knows."

"You thought Ran would eventually be your daughter-in-law. Not really feeling it, personally, considering she married Hondou-kun, what, three months ago?"

"That wasn't a real feeling. I thought that was what you wanted to hear."

"What?"

"Anyway! Kai-chan!"

"Mom. I am not in love with Kaito."

"But Kai-chan is such a sweetheart, and he's definitely in love with you."

"What? What's your source on that?"

"Chikage-chan. We were talking, and she told me that Kai-chan confided in her and said that he was in love with my son."

"That is very… interesting."

"You're smiling, aren't you?"

"Of course not. I am not – I'm not smiling. I am... er, I'm… uh… crying. Sobbing, even."

"You sound rather happy for someone who's 'sobbing'."

"Yes, well, I am – I mean, I'm just a mess of emotions right now. Really."

"…Are you going to go confess to Kai-chan now?"

"What? Of course not. Perish the thought."

"But Shin-chan, you obviously –"

"I'm going to go ask him to be my beau."

"…That is most certainly acceptable."


Am I the only person who likes all dialogue fics? (Probably.) I dunno, I just think they're fun. /shrug

And Yukiko is such an awesome character too. I love her :D

By the way, sorry for the late update. I've been without internet connection since this afternoon T_T