Disclaimer: Again.. I don't own anything of Detective Conan, they're all
Gosho's.
Chapter 4
Ran was helping her mother preparing dinner in her kitchen that evening, after Kazuha had left. Her parents had finally made up when Mouri Kogoro promised to his wife not to be drunk and flirt with any other girls again. However, he seemed to have made an exception on his own, for the obsession of Yoko Okino, the pretty Japanese singer. Eri eyed her husband with murderous eyes.
"Yoko-chan!" He ran over to the television to give a fly kiss to the singer.
"You lying son of a b****!" scolded Eri as she ran after him with a knife in hand. Kogoro screamed as he tried to get away from her.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" he cried as he ran.
Ran sighed at the sight of them. 'Oh well, that's my parents.' She thought to herself and smiled. How long has it been, since she last saw Conan? Or Shinichi. They're the same anyway. So, a week had past and she hadn't gone to visit him once. She wondered how he is, whether his leg had recovered and will it ever recovered. She understood his devotion to soccer, and how it must be the worst nightmare in his life to not be able to play soccer again. She wondered how he's coping with the news, and then scolded herself inside her mind for having such ill thoughts. Who said his leg would never recover? She let out another sigh. Both her parents stopped fighting to look at her.
"Ran.. are you alright?" her mother came up to her, concerned.
"Must be that stupid show off boy again, eh?" Kogoro grunted, folding his arms.
Eri gave him a disapproving stare before turning back to her daughter. "Well, may be you should visit him, then. It could make you feel better."
"I'm not thinking about him, mother! Who cares how he's doing! I for one don't!" she lied, as her cheek gained its color. Come to think of it, she really wanted to see him, she thought. She then quickly dismissed the thought and shook her head in an attempt to shake the thought out of her head. She picked up the bowls of rice and headed towards the dining table. Had Shinichi had dinner yet, she wondered. Then, without thinking, she packed up some meal into a lunch box and headed for the door.
"To the hospital?" asked her mother as she reached out for the doorknob in a teasing tone.
"I-I.. I'll be back soon!" she rushed out, blushing furiously as her mother giggled.
**
Ran headed to the Beika Hospital, scolding herself along the way. What is she doing? She didn't have to care about him. Who cares if he would be crippled. May be she should head back home. But then, if she head back home with the lunchbox, her parents would probably think she really looked stupid. She stopped midway. Then shook her head as she closed her eyes tight, in an attempt to scold herself. Why couldn't she face him? She looked at her watch and was surprise to see that it was already 8 p.m. She'll just casually drop by and.. and give the lunch box to Kazuha! That's it. She could just drop by and ignore him completely as if she was only there to see Kazuha. Then, with more self-confidence, she continued walking towards the entrance of the hospital, smiling slightly. She was smiling. She hadn't smile so sincerely for so long. Since the day he had left her that day after their trip to the amusement park..
As she let her thoughts wandered of to him, she hardly noticed that she was already in front of his room. She sneakily peaked inside to see if he was awake. And to her surprise, whom she saw wasn't Conan at all. It was him. Shinichi Kudo. He'd turned back into himself. And beside him, stood a pretty woman she didn't recognize. She stood there, thinking of who that woman might be, while suddenly, she saw the woman bent her head down onto Shinichi's.. "Shiho Miyano.." she muttered, as her eyes widened in shock as Shiho.. kissed him? Or so she thought. Actually, she could hardly think any longer. Tears stung her eyes at the sight of them and she raised her hand up to her mouth in an attempt to stop herself from crying out. Then, without thinking, she ran off, dropping the lunchbox along the way.
**
Shiho came out of the room moments later, noticing the lunchbox on the floor. She stared into the direction Ran had just ran to, and sighed. "What did she think she'd seen?"
She picked up the lunchbox and went back into Shinichi's room. Shinichi stared up at her confused. "I thought you're leaving."
"Yes I am. But I think your angel had intended to left this for you." She handed him the lunchbox.
"Ran was here?" he asked her as his eyes widened in surprise. "Did you saw her? Did you talked to her? Is she still mad at me? Then why didn't you let her come in?"
"For the first question. Yes, I think she was here. Second. No I didn't see her, which leaves out the possibility of talking to her and asking her if she is still mad at you or even let her come in. I think she thought she saw me kissed you, while I was bending down to examine you." She answered him coolly.
"What?! But you didn't!" he shouted in protest.
"And never would. But as dumb as she is, she probably thought I would." She casually shrugged in response.
"Listen, Shiho. I'm leaving this hospital tomorrow. You have to come with me to her house. We have to explain it to her!" he demanded.
"It is none of my concern, why should I?" she asked nonchalantly.
"Because you must!" he said stubbornly. "Please."
Shiho sighed in reply and Shinichi took that as a yes.
A/N: another short chapter.. well.. I didn't intend for the story to be that long either. But still, I couldn't just write it all in one chapter or too. However, I won't let it go too slowly. I'm planning to wrap it up soon =) please review!
Chapter 4
Ran was helping her mother preparing dinner in her kitchen that evening, after Kazuha had left. Her parents had finally made up when Mouri Kogoro promised to his wife not to be drunk and flirt with any other girls again. However, he seemed to have made an exception on his own, for the obsession of Yoko Okino, the pretty Japanese singer. Eri eyed her husband with murderous eyes.
"Yoko-chan!" He ran over to the television to give a fly kiss to the singer.
"You lying son of a b****!" scolded Eri as she ran after him with a knife in hand. Kogoro screamed as he tried to get away from her.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" he cried as he ran.
Ran sighed at the sight of them. 'Oh well, that's my parents.' She thought to herself and smiled. How long has it been, since she last saw Conan? Or Shinichi. They're the same anyway. So, a week had past and she hadn't gone to visit him once. She wondered how he is, whether his leg had recovered and will it ever recovered. She understood his devotion to soccer, and how it must be the worst nightmare in his life to not be able to play soccer again. She wondered how he's coping with the news, and then scolded herself inside her mind for having such ill thoughts. Who said his leg would never recover? She let out another sigh. Both her parents stopped fighting to look at her.
"Ran.. are you alright?" her mother came up to her, concerned.
"Must be that stupid show off boy again, eh?" Kogoro grunted, folding his arms.
Eri gave him a disapproving stare before turning back to her daughter. "Well, may be you should visit him, then. It could make you feel better."
"I'm not thinking about him, mother! Who cares how he's doing! I for one don't!" she lied, as her cheek gained its color. Come to think of it, she really wanted to see him, she thought. She then quickly dismissed the thought and shook her head in an attempt to shake the thought out of her head. She picked up the bowls of rice and headed towards the dining table. Had Shinichi had dinner yet, she wondered. Then, without thinking, she packed up some meal into a lunch box and headed for the door.
"To the hospital?" asked her mother as she reached out for the doorknob in a teasing tone.
"I-I.. I'll be back soon!" she rushed out, blushing furiously as her mother giggled.
**
Ran headed to the Beika Hospital, scolding herself along the way. What is she doing? She didn't have to care about him. Who cares if he would be crippled. May be she should head back home. But then, if she head back home with the lunchbox, her parents would probably think she really looked stupid. She stopped midway. Then shook her head as she closed her eyes tight, in an attempt to scold herself. Why couldn't she face him? She looked at her watch and was surprise to see that it was already 8 p.m. She'll just casually drop by and.. and give the lunch box to Kazuha! That's it. She could just drop by and ignore him completely as if she was only there to see Kazuha. Then, with more self-confidence, she continued walking towards the entrance of the hospital, smiling slightly. She was smiling. She hadn't smile so sincerely for so long. Since the day he had left her that day after their trip to the amusement park..
As she let her thoughts wandered of to him, she hardly noticed that she was already in front of his room. She sneakily peaked inside to see if he was awake. And to her surprise, whom she saw wasn't Conan at all. It was him. Shinichi Kudo. He'd turned back into himself. And beside him, stood a pretty woman she didn't recognize. She stood there, thinking of who that woman might be, while suddenly, she saw the woman bent her head down onto Shinichi's.. "Shiho Miyano.." she muttered, as her eyes widened in shock as Shiho.. kissed him? Or so she thought. Actually, she could hardly think any longer. Tears stung her eyes at the sight of them and she raised her hand up to her mouth in an attempt to stop herself from crying out. Then, without thinking, she ran off, dropping the lunchbox along the way.
**
Shiho came out of the room moments later, noticing the lunchbox on the floor. She stared into the direction Ran had just ran to, and sighed. "What did she think she'd seen?"
She picked up the lunchbox and went back into Shinichi's room. Shinichi stared up at her confused. "I thought you're leaving."
"Yes I am. But I think your angel had intended to left this for you." She handed him the lunchbox.
"Ran was here?" he asked her as his eyes widened in surprise. "Did you saw her? Did you talked to her? Is she still mad at me? Then why didn't you let her come in?"
"For the first question. Yes, I think she was here. Second. No I didn't see her, which leaves out the possibility of talking to her and asking her if she is still mad at you or even let her come in. I think she thought she saw me kissed you, while I was bending down to examine you." She answered him coolly.
"What?! But you didn't!" he shouted in protest.
"And never would. But as dumb as she is, she probably thought I would." She casually shrugged in response.
"Listen, Shiho. I'm leaving this hospital tomorrow. You have to come with me to her house. We have to explain it to her!" he demanded.
"It is none of my concern, why should I?" she asked nonchalantly.
"Because you must!" he said stubbornly. "Please."
Shiho sighed in reply and Shinichi took that as a yes.
A/N: another short chapter.. well.. I didn't intend for the story to be that long either. But still, I couldn't just write it all in one chapter or too. However, I won't let it go too slowly. I'm planning to wrap it up soon =) please review!