Disclaimers: All the characters are belonged to Detective Conan by Aoyama Gosho.
Chapter Four. Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake (More A Little Hope)
"This is our chance." Said Conan. "We can change back to our own size. But we can't let them in danger. I don't want Ran to worry about me."
"That's right! I think we should talk to them. I'll talk to Kazuha." Said Heiji.
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"Wow, it's very delicious!" Genta exclaimed. Everyone enjoyed the dinner, but Heiji, Conan, and Takagi could not really enjoy the dinner. They were thinking how to explain their situation to them. Moreover Kazuha kept on staring at Heiji, she already suspected his identity.
"I can't eat anymore." Genta said.
"Me too!" Mitsuhiko and Ayumi said at the same time.
"Let's go to the hot spring now." Said Genta.
"Ran-neechan, can you come with me?" Conan asked. "Sure, but I need to clean up first." Ran answered. "I'll do the cleaning," said Sato. "I'll help too." Takagi said.
Heiji suddenly held her hand and took her to the forest. "Wait!" Kazuha said to Heiji.
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"You're Heiji, aren't you?" Kazuha said. "What happened? Why are you so small now? How can you turn back to your own self?"
"How am I supposed to answer all your questions at the same time?" Heiji said. "You're right. I'm Heiji. Listen to me. Don't go to Mouri Kingdom now. Bring the princess back. It's very dangerous now."
"What?"
"I can't tell you everything. There's some mysterious men in black robes come to Mouri Kingdom, and they turned me to be a small child."
"But how can you turn back?"
"I know the antidote already."
"Why don't you change back? But you are so cute now."
Heiji blushed when Kazuha hugged him like a kid. "So what is the antidote?" Heiji whispered something in her ear, and Kazuha blushed lightly. "I'll help you."
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Inside the cottage
"Takagi, thanks for helping me." Said Sato. "You know already!"
"You don't know how to lie and you're not good at acting."
"Sa…Sato-san, it' s dangerous here. Take the princess back now." Takagi said. "I can't explain the details to you now, but I don't want you to be in danger. I'll protect you."
"How can you protect me when you're a kid?" Said Sato. "I'll listen to you if you can change back to your own self."
"I know the antidote. It's a kiss from the one I love." Takagi was already blushing. "And I….I love you."
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"It's such a beautiful night! There're so many stars up there!" said Ran. "This is what you want to show me, Conan?"
"…" Conan did not answer, he was thinking how to change back to his own self without letting Ran to know the truth and worry about him.
"You really look like Shinichi, especially when you're deep in thinking." Ran sighed, a mix of love and worries were shown on her face. "I wonder how he's doing right now. I haven't heard him a long time."
"Ran-neechan, you really care about Shinichi, you come all the way here to find him."
"I come here just want to make sure that he's alright, I know that he's a detective, he may be trying to solve another difficult case right now. I'll wait for him, no matter what. I just hope to see him once again." Shinichi felt really sorry for Ran, but he could not do anything to make her happy, unless Prince Shinichi was here now.
"Ran-neechan, may be you can make a wish when a shooting star appears. I heard from Ayumi-chan that your wish would come true if you saw a shooting star."
"Really? Okay, I'll try it." There was a shooting star ran across the sky. Ran made her wish quickly, she really wanted Shinichi to be safe and come here to meet her once again. At last, there was a smile on Ran's face.
"Thank you Conan for this great night!" To Conan's surprise, Ran bent down and kissed him.
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Heiji, Takagi and Shinichi were too happy to get back to their own self again; they had a good sleep last night. They did not wake up until late in the morning, and did not notice that Ran, Kazuha and Sato had left already.
"Princess Ran, I heard from those kids that it's quite dangerous at Mouri Kingdom now. They told me that the Kingdom was under control of a mysterious group of men in black cape. We'd better go back now." Kazuha tried to persuade Ran not to go to Mouri Kingdom, without telling her about Heiji.
"I agreed with Kazuha, moreover, we left a long time already, Queen Eri must be worried about you." Since Sato knew a few events from Takagi that had happened, she agreed with Kazuha that it was better that they should go back.
"But I have make a wish last night, and I know that I can see Shinichi soon. Moreover, we're almost there. Once we go out the Forbidden Forest, we're at Mouri Kingdom."
As they just went out of the forest, there were already troops of soldiers waiting. Gin and Vodka knew that Princess Ran had fled from the Kingdom of the West, and on her way to Mouri Kingdom, they had been waiting for her. "Welcome to the Mouri Kingdom, Princess Ran, your majesty, King Kogoro had been waiting for you a long time." Gin gave Princess Ran, Kazuha and Sato the warmest welcome.
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Chapter 4 is finally up! Sorry for waiting so long. q(^o^)p Princess Ran was caught by Gin?! How can our Prince Shinichi save her princess?