Chapter 11.  A Promise.

          'If she kisses you back, then this means she loves you also!'  Heiji remembered what Shinichi had told him before, and Kazuha was kissing him back now.  He just wanted to enjoy this moment a bit longer; his arms were all around her.  The distance between them was minimized, and he could feel the warmth of Kazuha's body.  He could even smell her breath.

          At last, Heiji and Kazuha pulled apart, Kazuha was still blushing deeply.  "Heiji, why…why do you kiss me?"

          "Isn't it obvious?  It's because…because" Heiji did not want to tell her this was Shinichi's idea.

          "Because?" 

          "Because I just want to kiss you!"  Kazuha's face blushed more deeply.  "You just want to kiss me?  You're really a pervert!  And where is your hand touching right now!  Aho!"  Heiji found out that one of his hands was touching her breast.  "That's just an accident!"  He immediately removed both of his hands from Kazuha.

          "An accident?  How about last time when I was sick?  I knew that you'd changed my clothes!  Pervert!" 

          "Chotto!  It's because you're unconscious!  And if I'm a pervert, it's all your fault!  You seduce me first!"

          "Aho!  What're you saying?"

          "You seduce me!  And you're flirting with the other guys also!"  Kazuha slapped Heiji's face immediately, "aho!  I don't want to talk with you anymore!"

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"Kazuha-chan!  Where're you going?  Chotto!"  Ran and Shinichi were having some lovely moment before they heard Heiji and Kazuha quarrelled.  "Ran, you'd better catch up with Kazuha.  I'd go to Hattori's and see what'd happened?"  Ran immediately ran after Kazuha. 

          "Hattori, what'd happened?  Kazuha seems quite mad."  

          "I don't care.  Bye!  Kudo."  Heiji headed to the exit directly.

          Shinichi followed Heiji, "Hattori, how about a walk at the garden before you leave?  Let's have a talk."

          "What do you want to say?" 

          "Don't you notice there's something strange about that Ikeda Kazuma?"

          "What?"  Heiji was just too occupied in thinking about Kazuha; he could not think anything else.

          "He seems looking at his lover instead of his sister when he's looking at Tsubasa's pictures.  There must be something between them.  We must go and ask Kazuma.  That Sugita-san also acts quite weird."

          "You can figure this out alone.  I just want to leave now."

          "If my guess is correct, Kazuha may be in danger.  I don't know what had just happened, but you really can leave her alone."  Heiji was quite surprised to Kudo's sudden lost of temper.  "Chotto!  Kudo."

          "When I was still Conan, do you know how much I want to be Shinichi and stay with Ran?  There're no obstacles between you and Kazuha, why don't you two just admit that you love each other!  Or else you'll regret in the future.  Baka!" Shinichi was suddenly distracted by dim light on the ground, "Hattori, come and have a look."  

          "Is this the locket that Kazuma's wearing?"  Heiji was carefully examining the locket, "it's Tsubasa's."  Shinichi and Heiji then found a corpse that had been buried underground for almost two years.

          "This must be Tsubasa, she must have died for two years.  You'd better go and find Kazuha now, and I'd go to tell Ikeda-san."  Heiji was already running back to find Kazuha before Shinichi finished his sentence.

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          "Kazuha-chan, are you still mad at Hattori-kun?  He's just a bit too jealous."  Ran was trying to calm Kazuha down, so that she would listen to Heiji if Shinichi managed to bring him back.

          "I know that, but how can he said that I was flirting with the other guys?"  Kazuha had calm down a bit, though she was still angry at Heiji's words.

"Hattori-kun was jealous as he loves you.  He doesn't want other guys to be too close to his girl.  You should be happy about it."  Kazuha blushed slightly as she remembered the kiss they had moment before.  "Okay, Ran-chan, actually I'm not angry with him anymore.  I only hate him for not admitting his feeling."

          "I'll go and find Shinichi, and bring Heiji here.  Wait for me, Kazuha-chan."

          "Okay, I'll wait for that aho to come."  Kazuha was waiting alone at the desert corridor, and suddenly a hand covering her mouth, and she passed out immediately. 

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          "Ran-neechan, where's Kazuha?"  Heiji had already run to Ran before she found him.  "Kazuha-chan is waiting for you at the end of the corridor."  Ran was pointing to the direction where Kazuha had been waiting, Heiji immediately ran there.        

          "Shinichi, what'd happen?  Hattori-kun acts so weird." 

          "He just made an important decision.  Ran, have you seen Ikeda-san, or Kazuma?"

          "I think they're still at the party.  You look serious, what is it?  Don't ever try to lie to me again, Shinichi!"

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          "Kazuha, gomen ne!"  When Heiji had come to meet Kazuha, there was no sign of her.  "Kazuha, where're you?" 

          Heiji looked around and tried to find any clues for Kazuha's disappearance, he ran around and caught sight something familiar to him.  It was Kazuha's omamori, in front of Tsubasa's room.  He did not hesitate to enter the room immediately.  He found out that Tsukasa was in the room sitting beside the bed, with Kazuha sleeping there. 

          "What have you done to Kazuha?"  Heiji immediately used his kendo skill to beat Tsukasa up before he could fight back.

          "Kazuha!  Wake up!"  Heiji was trying to wake Kazuha up, but he was relieved that Kazuha was not hurt. 

          "Ah!"  Kazuha woke up finally, "Heiji, I'm so afraid."  To Heiji's surprise, Kazuha was holding him tight and crying.  "Daijyoobu, Kazuha, it's okay now." 

          "I had the worst nightmare in my life, I find myself all alone in the middle of nowhere, until I heard your voice.  Heiji, could you please hold me tight?"  Heiji and Kazuha was embracing each other, "I feel more save now." 

          Heiji felt sorry for letting Kazuha in danger, "Gomen ne, it's all my fault to let you in danger." 

          "That's okay, I know that you'll save me every time."

          "Aho!  It's dangerous.  Kazuha, I promise you, I'll never leave you alone again.  I can't afford to lose you."  Kazuha was startled by his words, "Heiji."

          "So stop crying."  Heiji wiped off the tears from Kazuha's face, they were staring at each other eyes.  Kazuha closed her eyes as Heiji was approaching her.      

          "Hattori!  Kazuha!  Daijyoobu?"  Shinichi and Ran were worried about them, when they entered the room; they saw Tsukasa lying on the floor.  When they saw Heiji and Kazuha, they immediately had their eyes half-closed, "it seems that we have interrupted you two, maybe we should come back later," Ran said.  Heiji and Kazuha were blushing deeply when they saw Shinichi and Ran.

          "We should take him also, so that no one can disturb you two," said Shinichi. "Is thirty minutes enough for you two?" 

          "Chotto!  Kudo!  We'll go with you."  Heiji said.

          "We?"  Shinichi could not stop himself for teasing Heiji and Kazuha.

To be continued……

That's it for this chapter.  Please r & r.  Next chapter --- the final chapter!!  Happy ending?!