Title (Japanese): 君のファーストキス
Author/Artist: roankun
Pairing: Haibara Ai/Edogawa Conan
Fandom: Detective Conan
Theme: #27 Overflow
Word Count: 1,941
Date finished: 01 May 2012
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Detective Conan franchise.
Overflow
by roankun
It was a sweltering hot afternoon in July, just a week before school let out for summer vacation. I, along with the rest of the Detective Boys, was killing some time inside a nearby convenience store, cooling off in the air-conditioned room and choosing which ice cream to buy. We were lined up by the store's freezer: Haibara, Ayumi-chan, me, Genta, and Mitsuhiko; with Mitsuhiko closest to the cashier.
I already had mine in hand, a Mint Chocolate, and was just waiting for the others, especially Genta, to finish choosing.
"Hurry up and just pick whatever," I complained, leaning on the store's freezer. "It won't make a difference when it reaches your stomach."
Genta didn't remove his intense glare on the trove of ice cream and said, "I reaaaally want Rocky Road, but I haven't tried the Choco Java one yet…"
"That's mocha-flavored, Genta-kun," injected Mitsuhiko, finally taking a Lemon Cornetto from the freezer. "Do you even like mocha?"
"I'll go for anything as long as it's chocolate!" grinned Genta. Then he dropped the smile and gave me a puppy-eyed look that never works. "Hey Conan, can't you treat me to two?"
"Absolutely n—"
"Don't be greedy, Genta-kun!" scolded Ayumi-chan, "It's the precious money that Kogoro-ojisan won at the deb… der… derby! You should be thankful with what you get!"
Haibara shot me an amused smirk and I could only smile awkwardly at what Ayumi-chan said. The truth is, it wasn't Kogoro-occhan who gave me the money. Rather, there's no way that old drunkard (and I say this fondly) could actually win in any form of lottery. But the Professor was starting to feel sorry for the poor kids who had to endure these recent hot days but were too embarrassed to accept money from the old man who was about to hit retirement.
I must say, I feel kinda proud of the Detective Boys. Back then, these guys would have jumped at the chance to get ice cream for free from the Professor, but now, they actually had the courtesy to decline. Well, that balding old man (and I say this fondly) still had a soft spot for these kids, so he asked me treat them to ice cream under the pretense of Kogoro-occhan winning the derby.
"So Ayumi-chan," I said, changing the subject, "What flavor are you gonna get?"
I noticed Haibara take a cone of Strawberry Chocolate while Ayumi-chan's troubled eyes flitted from the freezer to the cone in my hand. Was there something weird with my choice? It's not like Chocolate Mint is a bizarre flavor or anything, right?
"Alright! I'll choose Choco Java!" Genta shouted beside me, stuck his hands inside the freezer and started digging – literally.
"Genta! What are you doing!" I demanded as I watched him move Choco Java after Choco Java to the side and reaching for the lowest one.
"'Coz the ones at the top are too soft y'know? You gotta get the rock hard ones at the bottom!" he announced, finally getting his cone.
Meanwhile, I could hear Ayumi-chan taking a deep breath beside me. When I finally glanced her way, I saw that she took a cone of Mint Chocolate.
Just like mine, huh?
I took everyone's cones and paid for them at the register while everybody grabbed seats by the window.
When I went to where they were, I noticed that we had changed positions. They left me an empty seat in the middle, with Haibara and Ayumi-chan on both sides. Genta was sitting beside Ayumi-chan, and Mitsuhiko was sitting beside Haibara, eyeing my seat.
"Here you go." I gave them their ice creams and took my seat. When I removed the wrapper from the cone, I noticed that the ice cream was a little melted. Maybe I shouldn't have taken it out of the freezer while waiting for them to choose…
"Ah."
Ayumi-chan suddenly let her voice out and we all turned to look at her. She had her eyes on the magazine rack right across us.
"What is it, Ayumi-chan?" I asked.
"We have that magazine at home," she said, pointing to a magazine with the words "Girl MAG" printed in bold pink letters. Oh, right. One of those appropriately named girly magazines. Ran has a few at home, but if I remember right, it was Sonoko who gave her those…
"What about it?" I prodded, taking a bite from my cone. I spied Genta already plowing through half of his and I cringed.
"It has these 'Get-to-Know-Yourself Quizzes' inside and…" she trailed off, blushing a little.
"Oh, I know about those!" piped up Mitsuhiko. "My sister asked me one of those the other day. If I'm not mistaken, this issue was about water and…"
"Stop!" Ayumi-chan raised her hand and turned to squarely face me.
"C-Conan-kun… Let me… 'test' you…" she said nervously. "A-Ai-chan… You too."
Haibara looked up curiously from her ice cream and raised an eyebrow at me. I shrugged in response and decided to go along with Ayumi-chan's quiz. It's not like a Get-to-Know-Yourself Quiz is gonna say anything about us being shrunk through drugs. Those kind of quizzes are just like fortune telling, relying on the Barnum Effect and whatnot by giving general questions and general interpretations that could describe anybody and everybody.
"Alright, Ayumi-chan." I smiled a little. "Try me."
"O-Okay… Here I go…" She took a deep breath and started the quiz.
"You're in the middle of an unfamiliar place, and you're very, very thirsty. There's no water fountain or vending machine in sight, and you can feel your throat getting drier by the second. Then suddenly, a person comes to you and offers you a glass of water. Now, how would you drink that water?"
Rather than an answer, I'd say I was thinking more about how she actually memorized the whole thing.
"Conan-kun?"
"Umm… I guess, uh, I'd drink it slowly. You know, relish the taste of it? I mean, I might not be able to get another drink soon, so I gotta treasure the moment, right?" But I could probably do something about it, I thought to myself, like call the Professor and have him bring me some water or something.
"I-I see…" whispered Ayum-chan, blushing. "What about Ai-chan?"
"Let's see… I'll probably gulp it all down," she said clearly, taking a lick of her ice cream.
I sent her an incredulous look that asked 'Why?'
"If I really were that thirsty, I wouldn't even have the awareness to think 'Oh! I might not be able to get another drink soon! I should drink this slowly and treasure every last drop!" That last part was said with such sarcasm that I didn't doubt for a second she only gave that answer to mock me.
I could feel my eyebrow twitching but I forced myself to calm down. Get it together, Shinichi, don't bite. You know she's just playing with you.
"S-So Ayumi-chan? What's the verdict?" I clumsily said, forcing down the retorts in my throat.
I noticed that Ayumi-chan's blush turned deeper when Haibara gave her answer. Seriously, what is this quiz for? I tapped her a little on the shoulder to wake her from her Haibara-staring trance.
"Oh! Um, it's a two-part question. Here's the second one: What would you say to the person who gave you the water?"
"You mean, he's still around even after I finish drinking?" I asked.
"Of course," interjected Haibara. "He was probably waiting for you to give him back his glass, Edogawa-kun. Since you were bothering him by drinking so slowly."
I felt my grip on the cone tighten on impulse. She's just playing with you, Shinichi. Don't give her the satisfaction…
"So, um, what's your answer, Conan-kun?"
I sent Haibara a smirk before saying, "Why don't we hear Haibara's answer first?"
Ayumi-chan agreed and I could almost feel Haibara's stare burning holes on my forehead. I took the last bite of my ice cream to cool down.
"Fine, then," she said. "I'll tell him to give me more."
"At least have the decency to thank him!" I immediately retorted. "If I were that person, I might just fill that glass to overflowing just to splash it in your face." Ayumi-chan gave a surprised gasp behind me, and I could see Mitsuhiko getting redder. Both of them know the results, come to think of it…
"How crude. Splashing a lady with water just because she asked for more."
I gave her a dry stare in reply.
"So that's what you'll say, Edogawa-kun? 'Thank you'?"
"It's only polite, you know, to say thanks after a person gives you something." I sighed. "To just demand him to give you more… Just how shameless can you get?"
"If he was going to give me a glass of water, that must mean he has more. He should have just given his whole stock if he knew I was thirsty."
Seriously. How selfish is this woman?
"Well, Ayumi-chan?" I turned to the girl who brought this up. I gave up on lecturing Haibara; I knew nothing will come out of it anyway. "What is it supposed to mean?"
"You… T-The…" She then coughed and put a hand on her chest, as if to calm herself. "The first one, how you'll drink the water… refers to… umm…"
To…?
"Y-Your first kiss."
Oh, I see. … Wait, WHAT!
"So," Mitsuhiko muttered behind me, "Conan-kun will give a slow, gentle first kiss and H-Haibara-san will… G-Gulp it all down."
Well… damn. I never realized Haibara was that assertive. I stole a small glance at the strawberry blonde sadist (and I say this fondly) behind me and saw her… calmly licking her ice cream. She doesn't seem to be the least bit fazed by this.
"A-And, the second question i-is," Ayumi-chan continued, "Um, it'll be your words after your first kiss."
Oh, I see. So mine will be "Thank you" and Haibara's will be…
"GIVE ME MORE!"
At this, I fully turned to look at the girl in question. She had just put the last bit of the cone in her mouth, and her tongue darted out for the smallest of seconds to lick her lips. For some reason, I could feel my cheeks heating up.
Then, that ever-there smirk appeared on her face and in that slow, mocking drawl of hers, she said, "Don't tell me you actually believe those things, Edogawa-kun?"
~.~.~.~
Kisses are like tears. The only ones that are real are the ones you can't hold back.
We were all a bit quiet after that scene.
It seemed that Genta had fallen asleep after finishing his ice cream, and didn't even hear a part of the conversation. Mitsuhiko and Ayumi-chan agreed to walk his half-asleep frame home. Haibara lived in the opposite direction, so we were more or less stuck with each other.
After an awkward goodbye to the trio at the intersection (Genta having no idea what happened), the two of us walked the rest of the way to the Professor's house in silence.
Going inside the house, she went straight to her room and I stepped inside to give the change to the Professor, but found a note on the kitchen table saying he was gonna be away until eight. I left the money on the table and considered whether I should stay for dinner.
In the end, I opted to go back to the detective agency. It was still a little awkward between Haibara and me. Or rather, I couldn't quite stay calm with her around.
I waited a little bit for her to come down before leaving, but she never did, so I shouted a casual (at least, I hoped it was casual) "I'll be going now!" up the stairs before letting myself out the front door.
Still… I could almost swear I saw a strangely familiar pink magazine lying on the sofa before I left…
Your First Kiss
~.~end~.~
Title (Japanese): 君のファーストキス
Title (Romaji): Kimi no First Kiss
Title (English): Your First Kiss
Author's Notes: Inspired by the KissXSis radio program. I've been listening to the backlogs at animate, and sometimes, I split my sides just laughing.
Well, this turned out a LOT longer than expected, and I was actually thinking of using something else for this theme, but oh well. There's a short skit that I cut out that was supposed to go in the part when Conan left to pay for the ice cream, after these a/n's.
Oh, and, um, this will be my last update. If you haven't noticed, most of the works here were made a long time ago, and I was just uploading what I've made over two years one at a time. Now that I've uploaded all of them, I don't have anything else left (at least, none that are fit for posting) and I don't quite have the motivation to write anything new. Oh, but that doesn't mean I'll never update again. It just means I won't be updating... for a long time.
So, thanks to everyone who read and reviewed. It was a fun ride! ~roankun
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Ayumi: I'm sitting beside Conan-kun! *takes second seat*
Haibara: I'll sit anywhere, as long as it's not beside Kojima-kun.
Genta: How rude! I eat clean and fast, you know!
Haibara: I know about fast, but I wonder about clean. Do you remember what you did to my dress last time? *takes fourth seat*
Genta: Uhm… Uhh… Sigh… *takes first seat*
Mitsuhiko: Th-Then I'm sitting beside Haibara-san!
Haibara: …
Mitsuhiko: Haibara-san…?
Haibara: *shrug* I don't mind.
Mitsuhiko: *takes fifth seat*
Mitsuhiko: *whisper* Wait a second… Maybe I can sit in between Haibara-san and Ayumi-chan…!
Conan: *comes* Here you go.
Mitsuhiko: Tch.