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REVISED Thanks to Fadey for the corrections.

Chapter 21

The class homeroom was over, now they prepared for their PE class.

"The homeroom is over. Now prepare yourself for the next class. I'll meet you again after lunchtime.", said Ran to her students.

"Stand up, bow!", said Mako.( She had been chosen to be the class rep).

"Ai-chan let's change to our PE uniform, you brought it, didn't you?", asked Ayumi.

"Yes.", Ai answered.

"Mako-chan, let's go.", said Ayumi to her new friend.

"Wait for a minute, Ayumi-chan.", said Mako.

"So Conan, Mitsuhiko, let's change too.", yelled Genta.

"Okay.", they answered.

The girls walked toward the Girl's changing room.

Almost all of the girls had changed to their PE uniform, leaving Ai and Ayumi in the room.

Ai took off her uniform, revealing her pendant, hanging on her neck. Ayumi saw this, and then became jealous fast. At first glance, she thought her pendant was very similar to Conan's one, although hers was red. But she didn't want to say anything before she knew the truth.

"Ai-chan, what's that? That pendant is very beautiful. It's expensive right?", she tried to get information about it.

"Maybe. It's just given to me.", said Ai.

"Then can you give it to me? Or at least lend it to me? It's nice to wear something beautiful as it.", she asked.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't. It's something important to me.", Ai said that seriously.

"Oh. I'm sorry. I don't know that it's important to you."Ayumi asked for forgiveness while she's trying to hide her jealousy and anger. She's really sure that her pendant was related to Conan's. She's very angry to her now that she betrayed her with having a thing with Conan.

"Let's go Ai-chan, we'll be late.", she pulled her arm, while while shooting a glance at Ai's pendant.

-The PE Class was over-

Ai's confused. She she began to look for something.

"Ai-chan, what are you doing?", Ayumi asked.

"Ayumi-san, did you see my pendant? I'm really sure I placed in there." She said, still searching for it.

"I don't know maybe we can ask someone who left after us.", said Ayumi.

"Yeah.", said Ai.

They asked everyone. They asked their classmates. They asked anyone who walked near the changing room. No clue.

"Hey what're you two doing? You skipped the class.", the boys asked them.

"I'm just helping Ai-chan find her pendant.", answered Ayumi while trying to hide her smirk.

"What? Pendant? Then let search it together, it'll be faster.", said Conan, knew what pendant it was.

After a lot of questioning, they found one suspect, she said that someone had asked a lot about Ai that morning, and she also took a peek of her when they were changing. She said that that girl was in 2-D.

"Let's go to her class.", said Conan.

"Yeah.", said the others.

"Excuse me, may I meet Tsukumo-san?", said Conan.

The girls made a noise when Conan's saying that.

"Is that him? The transfer student from America, He's handsome."

"Yeah, they say he's single. The girls from other class said he didn't have girlfriend when he introduced himself in the front of their class."

The noise became louder until a girl came to the door.

"How are you, Conan-kun?", said a girl named Tsukumo.

"I'm sorry, do I know you?", asked Conan politely.

"Wait a minute. Is that you Ayano-chan?", said Ayumi.

"Yeah, it's me.", said Ayano.

"I think you were in England.", said Ayumi.

"Actually I just came back here yesterday, and this is my first day here.", said Ayano.

"Hmm… Ayano.. I think I know that name… Oh you're that magician's daughter, aren't you? I'm sorry for forgetting you.", said Conan.

"That's okay, I moved to England not long after Father's death. And we basically know each other.", said Ayano.

"Then can I ask you why you're asking about Ai?", asked Conan.

"I heard that you also study here. You know that actually I've been interested in you since elementary school, and I heard too that you and her live together. I'm just curious about it.", said Ayano.

"So that's the fact. I'm sorry for bothering you.", said Conan.

"No problem. I'm happy to see you again.", said Ayano.

They're still looking for clues and searching the possible place when Conan suddenly laughed.

"Hahahaha, I forgot something. Ayumi, can you remind me who the last person in the changing room was.", asked Conan.

"After Ai-chan, Mako-chan, and the last is me. What's the matter.", said Ayumi.

"Then the culprit is you, Ayumi-chan. I forgot the most basic of Holmes's deduction. If you take out a suspect from the other and you find the others isn't the culprit, then the rest is the culprit.", he pointed his index finger to her.

"How?", she tried to defend herself.

"Since Ai-chan can't be the culprit, that's left you and Makoto. We've asked Makoto but she seems doesn't know anything about it. And I know she told us the left you.", he explained.

"That's impossible, why Ayumi-chan would do that, she's her friend.", said Mitsuhiko.

"…. That's true. I'm sorry but I stole it.", said Ayumi.

"Why?", Ai and Mitsuhiko with confused look.

"Ai-chan, you betrayed me. You said that you didn't have any feeling for Conan-kun. You know that I've always loved him, but yet, you lied to me." She bursted out and tears fell down from her eyes.

"Ayumi-chan, minna. Actually I didn't tell you something…... Ai is my fiancée. We're engaged", said Conan.

"WHAT?", said the three. When Ai heard what Conan said, she also became confused a bit, but she decided to follow what he wanted now.

"I'm sorry for hiding that, but I just want to tell you in the right time, we just came back and we want to enjoy our relationship like before. I'm sorry Ayumi-chan, but can you return the pendant, it's very important for both of us.", said Conan and Ai nodded.

She took it from her pocket and returned it to Ai.

"Ayumi-chan, if you really love him, I won't forbid you. As long as we don't get married yet, I won't be angry if you manage to take him from me. You can consider us as love rival. And I don't want our friendship is broken because of it.", she whispered to Ayumi when Ayumi's giving back her pendant to her.

"Is that true? Do you really mean it? Is it okay?", she almost yelled.

"Yeah.", said Ai. Then Ayumi hugged her. The boys became confused, not knowing what happened.

"I'm sorry Ai-chan. I'm really sorry….Arigatou.", said Ayumi.

"You're welcome".

In her mind, she was thinking. "What a fool I am. I know best that I can't live without him.

They laughed together after that childish case was over and down with, although one particular boy was staring at the boy with glasses.

- On the way home-

They walked together. Conan's walking when she suddenly said something. "So, what did you mean with that fiancée thing? As long as I remember, we've never been engaged in America, and if we had, since when we're engaged?"

"Ah, I'm sorry. I just tried to make an excuse and that was the best at that time. I don't want them to become suspicious about us. I think with that engaged things, I can protect you without them questioning and I don't want fan girls, you know they're annoying.", he answered with thinking occasionally, he actually wanted them to be engaged for real, but he didn't want to force her, he's still unsure about their feelings.

"Shinichi... do you know how much i want that thing to be the truth? i really wish it was true, i hope it will.", Ai thought that, she was very happy when he said that, she wished it's true, at least in the future.

I hope i won't late for the next chapter : wednesday - friday.