KudoeEdogawa presents...
Feelings

Of Mitsuhiko

It has always been the same dilemma: Ai or Ayumi? Ayumi or Ai? Ayumi and Ai? Ai nor Ayumi?

It's the curse of overly matured men like me to ponder the questions of love. I have always been confused; Ayumi and I have been friends since forever, so it's natural that I like her, right? But I am unable to explain Haibara, I haven't known her as long as Ayumi, yet she keeps giving me this strange feeling that always attracts me. What is it? Her maturity? Her looks? Or something else?

But that barely matters now. Ever since Haibara and Conan-kun's secrets have been revealed, I know that she'll never accept me... not when I'm still underage and she's eighteen. It was still good, though, because now I can concentrate on Ayumi.

I've been trying to let her know my feelings, but she doesn't seem to get it. I would always do anything that could please her: buying her drinks, teaching her homework, and taking her and her girlfriends to shopping where I get to carry all the bags of clothes that they bought, and I never complain. As teenage looms over us, her temper is not as nice as before, sometimes she gets really moody, and shouts for no reason, but I never argue back, hoping her would notice something. But whether if she really didn't get the hint, or just pretending not to, I've no idea.

I read somewhere that girls like the kind of feeling when they know they're being pursued by guys. I guess Ayumi's just one of those ordinary girls who enjoy the same thing?

Shinichi-niichan told me that the worst thing a guy could do is to make girls wait. He wouldn't express his feelings to Ran-neechan and it lead to him unable to do so even if he wanted to... seeing how he was stuck as Conan for years.

Perhaps Ayumi is waiting?

Waiting for me to tell her.

Watchin Shinichi-niichan and Ran-neechan walk down the red carpet gave me courage: if Shinichi-niichan could fight through so many troubles and hardship to be with his childhood sweetheart, then I, the one with seemingly no hardships in front of me, could surely do so as well? I shifted myself from where I was standing so that I could speak to Ayumi.

"Hey, Ayumi-chan...?"

"Hmm?" Was her reply. Her face blushing a dreamy pink and squealing as she stared at the kissing Shinichi-niichan and Ran-neechan.

"Can I talk to you after this?"

"Uh-huh, sure... AWWW, AREN'T THEY SO CUTE?"

I sweatdropped.

Epilogue

The two teenagers walked out into the fields and under the starry sky. Each holding a plate of cake, eating and listening to the joyous chatterings coming from the room behind them.

"So what is it?" Ayumi asked.

"Oh!" Mitsuhiko hesitated. "Um, well, you see.... We've been together, I mean, you know, friends for like, you know, all our lives, and..." He looked at Ayumi, who's smiling gently at him.

"Go on," she says.

"Well, you see, we're not exactly all that little anymore... I mean, we're officially teenagers, and well... you know... teenagers... um, most of them..."

"Are dating already?" Ayumi finished his sentence for him.

"Yeah!" Mitsuhiko nodded, looking slightly embarrassed, "So, um, I was thinking... um... well, I was wondering if you, like... yeah."

Though a teenager, Ayumi had never understood the point of people saying "Like, yeah," as if that'll finish up whatever they're trying to say. But this is a different occasion; after all, she had know Mitsuhiko for fourteen years, it's not hard to guess what he's trying to ask.

Ayumi smiled again and nodded, "Yes, Mitsuhiko."

"Huh?" Mitsuhiko looked as if his ears have deceived him. "Wha-what?"

"I said 'Yes.'" Ayumi repeated. "Meaning 'Yes-I'll-go-out-with-you-and-be-your-girlfriend.'"

Mitsuhiko's mouth opened in surprise and for a moment he was stunned, "R-r-really?" Was all he could manage after a minute and a half.

"Really, really." Ayumi smiled again.

Inside the building, Shinichi is being heavily embarrassed and teased at by Heiji and Sonoko, who insisted on knowing what he and Ran will be doing tonight while Kazuha kept forcing him to repeat the words he used to propose to Ran. But even in midst of all the laughter and craziness, Shinichi can't help but notice a pair of teenagers coming back in, hand-in-hand.

-End-

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Kazuha1, M.Lili: Thanks for the name!

Sorry that this one took so long, been working on Everlasting, and then after that I got lazy and then I had a little block, plus I've been working on my original fiction and then I went to Hong Kong for a week......
Well anyway, it's up now!
I'm wondering who I should do after the next part (Hakase), so come vote, one and all!

Choices are:
-Sonoko/Makoto
-Satou/Takagi
-Heiji/Kazuha
-Ran/Shinichi/Ai
Other suggestions are welcome as well.

Thanks to all those who have reviewed!
Next Chapter: Hakase