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Feel the Wind Against Your Face

I laughed, my head bending backwards as I laughed in the air. Rachel stood at my side, giggling with her hand over her lips. We had just come from a club downtown, and I was walking her home. I made her forget what had happened, and about my experience with the black coat guys by taking her out on the town. People were treating me like royalty wherever I went. To get into the club, just one look from the guy at the door let me inside. We got the special treatment, and I was enjoying it.

Now I was walking Rachel home, laughing at how we got everything free, and just being normal. I took a deep breath, and glanced down at my watch. Oh no! I was going to turn back soon! I frowned, letting out a tired sigh, and my shoulders dropped.

Rachel turned her head to look at me. "What's wrong?"

I looked at her, "I have to go back to my case soon."

"Why so soon?"

I pursed my lips, thinking of something to say. "I can only get a short time off. It's such a big case."

She nodded, and looked at the ground. I looked up at the stars, feeling awkward about everything. If I wanted to tell her, I'd better tell her now. But, what will she do when I come back as Conan? Well, I guess I can leave that part out and tell her something else...

"Rachel?"

She looked at me in reply.

Oh great, now I'm blushing! I turned my head away, and tried to speak in complete sentences. "Uh, remember when I started talking to you about a girl I liked back at the café?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"I... uh..."

"Jimmy, wait." She interrupted me. I turned to look at her, and she was looking away. I saw some red in her cheeks. "Before you say who your new girlfriend is, I just want to tell you something. That way, you can never say I never told you, and that I didn't try. But, Jimmy, when you left two years ago, that was the hardest thing I could ever deal with, because..." She left the sentence hang in the air.

"Because?" I asked, trying to get it out of her so I wouldn't have to say anything.

"I... Jimmy Kudo, I think I love you."

My heart soared. She said it first! You heard it! My face gleamed, but she still didn't look at me. "Now," she continued quickly. "Before you say anything, I know it sounds crazy. But, I just know what I feel about you, and I do love you. When you left, I really took it bad, and I don't want to go through it again."

She continued to ramble on, but my mind drew a blank at what she was saying. I gritted my teeth, placed my hands on her cheeks, and turned her head to face me. She stopped speaking, her face flushed, her eyes filled with tears about to stream down her face. I gave her a slight smile, and whispered, "I don't want to leave you, Rachel. I love you, and I always have. I never got the courage to tell you. And don't you dare think there is another girl, because there isn't. It's you, and only you."

With that, I leaned my face closer to hers, and pressed my lips against her for a soft, quick kiss. And she kissed me back! It was the best thing that has ever happened in my entire life. I felt as if I could die right there, and it'll be all right.

When we finally parted, we looked at each other, and burst out laughing. "We spent so many years, afraid to tell each other the same thing?" Rachel asked.

I nodded, "I guess so! Guess we're both chickens."

She shook her head, calming down. "Jimmy, you promise you'll be back for me?"

I smiled, "Promise."