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100 Feelings: Ran and Shinichi Drabbles
Quote 21
Moon Kitty 2005

March 20th, 2008

i can't do this again. i can't go down a road i promised myself not to go down. but as i continue to talk to you, flirt with you, even though i'm taken... i'm going down this road.

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Mouri Ran and her boyfriend were together for the longest time. Everyone in school idolized the couple, admiring how long they had managed to stay together. The two were the most outgoing people in school, and people enjoyed talking to them. They were bright, witty, and were voted most likely to get married.

That is, until Kudo Shinichi transferred into Ran's class.

Ran still remembered that day with vivid clarity. He had been introduced to the class then told to take the empty seat next to hers. He had dropped his pen, and then asked Ran to get it since it had rolled into the aisle to the left of her.

The moment she had touched his hand, she withdrew as quick as she could. It felt like she had been burned. She knew he had noticed it, too. He was staring at her like an owl.

"Thanks," he had muttered, his voice sending shivers up her spine.

"You're welcome," she whispered back, her voice making his heart shudder.

The two had managed to ignore each other physically for the rest of class, but mentally, all they could do was think about each other.

Once class was over, Ran shook her head furiously. What in the world is the matter with me? I have to stop thinking about him. I have a loving boyfriend.

The next day, the professor was pairing together people to work on a sheet about the human body and it's functions. He had paired together none other than - Yes, you guessed it - Ran and Shinichi.

The two were working quietly for a while, Ran's right side feeling so sensitive. Shinichi was sitting right next to her. Of course she was going to be aware. Little did she know that Shinichi thought he would die of happiness every time her arm brushed his as she went to go write down an answer.

It seemed weird that she would be so affected by this guy she barely knew. He had just transferred there and she couldn't stop thinking about him, couldn't stop staring when she knew he wasn't looking. He just felt so comfortable to be around, like she had known him all her life. But why?

She had never been this comfortable, even around her own boyfriend.

Over the following months, they had formed a special friendship, all the girls routinely complaining that Ran had both of the hottest boys in school and that it wasn't fair. During lunch one day, she had divulged to him that she actually had a boyfriend. She had never seen someone become so depressed so quick. He had quickly stood, throwing his backpack over his shoulder, saying he had to get home to do a project.

Over the next few days, she had tried to figure out why she was so concerned with his behavior. He was shunning her, almost avoiding her. She had tried to get him to talk to her, but he had said that he needed to be somewhere and would hurry away.

And then she realized.

She cared about him. More than she cared for her own boyfriend. And she had told him that. Of course, now he had broken up with her, but she couldn't care less. She couldn't lie to herself anymore. She cared about Kudo Shinichi.

She loved him.

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Authoress Notes

That's only happened to me once. I thought I would write about it since I knew about it. Let me know what you think. :