Title: Reminiscent Aria of Love
Anime: Detective Conan
Pairing: Mostly Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran but will feature the other pairings
Genre: Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Humor, Drama, Angst, Family
Time start and end/Date: PST 11:25 AM-12:23 PM / May 7, 2021
Summary: Series of Oneshots depicting the OP, ED and Movie OSTs of our favorite anime! In random order.
Notes: 2nd installment already? Overflowing with ideas, I think.
Pardon my grammatical and typographical mistakes.
Disclaimer: Meitantei Conan © Gosho Aoyama. Fanfiction story © Mari Kia Aishiteru.
Chapter Plot: Inspired from the anime music video of the ending song, Go your own way by Shizukusa Yumi. Ran is wondering if Shinichi feels the same way as she. Is it worth the wait for him? Let the fate decide, by plucking flower petals. —ShinRan/CoRan—
Setting: Since this song is used from episode 515-520, no confession from Shinichi just yet.
—Reminiscent Aria of Love—
The Second Aria: Go Your Own Way
Written By: Mari Kia Aishiteru
Ran sat on the swing, sighing heavily.
It had been a long day with the exams and after going home to change her uniform, she decided to take a walk for a change of pace. It had been busy these past few days with the examinations.
Still, however, she could not help but think about him.
It hadn't been a year, but it felt so long ever since she laid her eyes on him. He called her but it still was not the same without his presence next to her. She smiled sadly.
Shinichi… just what you are doing right now? I miss you. Do you miss me too?
His being filled her thoughts, all the questions that she wanted to ask him just stayed there. Just only in her thoughts.
She wondered if she would be able to convey them to him someday.
However, most of all, the big and most important question that she wanted to ask him was…
How do you feel about me?
The teenage girl found a beautiful garden in the park and looking over the flowers, she thought of something to ease the troubles in her mind, even just for a bit.
Standing and moving towards the flowers, she picked one stem from among the many daisies and went back to sit on the swing.
Daisy… she thought. In flower language, it means purity and innocence. Hmmm…
Just like her love for him. Pure with a tinge of innocence in it.
She just did not know how to tell him without ruining their long friendship if he did not feel the same.
Shaking her head and breathing out, she closed her eyes while clutching the daisy in her hand. "Do you love me like I love you, Shinichi?" she muttered this question and opened her eyes…
…and began to pluck the petals with Yes, or No in mind.
Every petal that fell on the ground felt like Ran's hopes. It was diminishing as well and falling as she realized the answer to her question, as the petal slowly decreased.
When it was only one left, and the answer left a bad taste in her tongue, Ran bit her lip.
So, this is it? This is what the fate wants me to believe?
After all, Shinichi was not here, and he wouldn't tell her anything. It was possible that he did not feel the same for her.
He probably did not care. He was just feeling obligated to talk to her because she was his childhood best friend.
Ran felt like crying.
Reaching the last petal with trembling hand, she moved to pluck the last petal, when suddenly, a bouquet of daisies appeared in her view.
Her eyebrows scrunched in confusion.
"Eh?"
A face of a boy peeked from behind the said bouquet.
"I'll give this to you, Ran nee-chan."
She blinked and when he smiled, she could not help but do the same.
"Thank you, Conan-kun."
Ran took it and placed it on her lap, staring at it with a giggle from her lips. Conan looked at her with a confused face.
"What is it?" he asked curiously.
She shook her head. "Nothing. I just feel stupid."
"Eh?" the boy asked. "Why?"
"I can't believe I'm leaving the answer to my question to fate… by plucking petals." She explained. "I should've just asked him."
"Who?"
"Shinichi."
The bespectacled boy hummed in realization. "What do you want to ask him, Ran nee-chan?"
The woman smiled and patted his head. "Mou, Conan-kun always want to know everything."
"If you can't ask him, I can do it for you!" he chirped with a grin. Ran laughed.
"No, it's a personal thing so I'll ask when I see him."
"Hmm…"
"Well, Conan-kun, let's go home." She stood and offered her hand to her pseudo-little brother.
The boy nodded. "Hm!" he took her hand.
As they walked home, hand in hand, the girl set her eyes on the setting sun from afar and realized that she should find answers in her own way rather than expect something from fate.
After all, you must create your own destiny.
A while ago…
Edogawa Conan waved goodbye at his friends, taking the route home to the Mouri Detective Agency alone. He passed by the park, and saw the lone form of Mouri Ran, his best friend, and love interest.
"What is she doing here?" he muttered to himself and being the curious little detective, he slowly entered the park quietly and observed her actions.
Seeing her plucking flower petals, he wondered what she was thinking. However, looking in her eyes, he knew it was related to him.
He could feel his heart broke into two again. Every time he saw her this sad, she was probably thinking of him.
After all, he had been making her wait for how long now.
While plucking the petals, he saw the light in her eyes dimmed with each passing moment. Having an idea of what to do, Conan ran towards the near flower shop and bought a bouquet of daisies, laughing nervously at the teasing tone of the woman directed at him.
"Ah, no, this is for my sister's birthday." He reasoned and the woman patted his head.
"Such a nice little brother! You're so cute!"
Conan laughed nervously and thanked her before running towards the park again.
He had such good timing that when he saw Ran's unshed tears and trembling fingers, ready to pluck that curse petal, he offered her the bouquet he had just bought.
She smiled at him, and even though she did not know he was Shinichi, he would continue to try his best to bring a smile on her face, until the time he could go back and fill the void in her heart came.
Until then, he would make her happy in his own little way as Conan.
Notes: Quite short but fine, because it just pop in my head after watching the music video of the anime right now. I hope you enjoyed it though.
Thank you and see you again!
Word count: 1180k
—Mari Kia Aishiteru.