Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Bu—Conan slammed his hand onto his annoying alarm clock.

"Uh…" he mumbled as his small body climbed out of bed. He yawned and stretched. Patting down his tousled hair, he stared off into space absent-mindedly. He was supposed to do something today…but what was it?

BEEP! He watch buzzed, indicating that it was five after nine.

"Huh?" he glanced at his watch. It read 9:05 AM. "Oh, crud!" he started. "Dr. Agasa has probably been waiting for a while now!"

Conan hurried and slipped on his socks and dressed. Bundling up, he flung open the door and shot down the hall. He sprinted past Ran, who was just coming out of her bedroom door. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and smiled.

"Good mor—Conan?" Ran followed Conan into the kitchen. He was pouring orange juice into a glass.

"Ohayo, Ran-nee-chan! I'm going to go to Dr. Agasa's, OK?" Conan chirped.

"Yeah, sure, but didn't you just go yesterday?" Ran asked.

Conan smiled cheerfully. "I was wondering if this time I could stay over night, or something?"

How could Ran say no? Conan's innocent blue eyes twinkled with the mischief of an eight-year-old. They were so beautiful!

"Sure, Conan. Remember to stay safe and warm! It has snowed last night," she called after Conan's back.

Conan fumbled with the doorknob before getting it open successfully. He slipped outside and sprinted to Dr. Agasa's house. Sure enough, a thin layer of snow blanketed the ground.

He arrived panting. He rested a while on Dr. Agasa's porch. Still panting, he reached for the doorbell. The door suddenly opened. Ai stood motionlessly next to the door.

"Ai?" Conan asked in surprise.

"What? Am I not supposed to be welcoming you?" Ai raised an eyebrow.

"No, no!" Conan sweat-dropped. "That's not what I meant! Is Dr. Agasa--?"

"Yes, he's in his library…" she opened the door wider. "Hurry up, you're letting in the cold."

Thanks," Conan muttered. He walked quickly towards the banging.

"Dr. Agasa?!" Conan called. He strode into the library. Dr. Agasa wasn't there.

"Shinichi!" Dr. Agasa's head popped out of a pile of books. Apparently, the banging was the books falling on top of him.

"What happened?" Conan asked, grabbing Dr. Agasa's hand. He pulled Dr. Agasa out, which was not an easy thing to do. Conan finally pulled him out and plopped onto the floor, panting yet again. Ai arrived into the scene. She rolled her eyes and began research on her computer.

"Ah, Shinichi! I was just getting a book!" The bumbling professor chuckled. "Anyway, Shinichi, here's the antidote," Dr. Agasa dropped a pill onto Conan's small palm. Conan's eyes sparkled.

"Thanks, Ai! Dr. Agasa!" he ran towards the library door. He paused and turned around. "How long will it last?" he asked uncertainly.

"It will last for at least a day," Ai replied from her computer, not once looking up. She typed something and clicked a button.

"Yeah, Thanks again!" Conan ran out of Dr. Agasa's house and closed the door behind him. Then, he jogged towards his own house.

Ran was eating toast as she stared out of the window. Shinichi didn't even tell me what time he's going to come… she squinted. Was that Conan? He was running towards Shinichi's house. What was Conan doing?

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Conan huffed and puffed as he neared his house. He slipped into the back and took his spare key from under a brick lodged into the ground. Making sure no one was looking, he hid the key with his body and brushed off the dirt. He fingers were shaking; from the fact that he was going to meet Ran in a couple of hours, and also because it was so cold.

He stuck the key into the lock and turned. The door swung open silently and Conan jumped inside. Closing the door behind him, he slipped off his shoes and turned on his lights. He set the keys down on the table in his kitchen.

Then, he ran up the stairs and into his room. The closet door banged open as he picked out what to wear. He flung clothes over his shoulder. Too school-y…no, too formal...too small…AHA! He grabbed a black shirt and jeans. The, he ran to another room and grabbed a jacket. Putting the clothes on, he headed towards his bathroom.

Entering a large bathroom, he slipped the pill into his mouth and climbed onto the counter. Conan took a drink of water from the faucet and jumped off, bracing himself for the pain.

A jolt of pain slipped up his spine. It felt like his bones and organs were re-arranging in size. He blacked out and lay on the cool tile floor of his bathroom.

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Ran's eyes sparked. She felt as if something was not right. Her senses were telling her that something bad was happening. Ran bit her lip and a crease appeared between her eyes.

"Oh no!" her eyes widened. "Conan!" She jumped off the couch and passed her dad, grabbed a blanket and tucked it under his broad shoulders.

"Ah, Yoko, come closer," he mumbled. Ran rolled her eyes and grabbed her coat. She slipped on her shoes and stepped outside.

Conan? Shinichi? What's happening? The thoughts ran through her mind.

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Conan opened his eyes. He blinked and sat up. "Gah…" he ran his hands though his tousled hair. "Gah?" his deep blue eyes blinked at his hands. He was Shinichi again! Yeah! Shinichi jumped up and sprinted to his kitchen.

Many thoughts ran through his head. Should I get Ran something? Yes, I should, but what? What? his fist hit his head. Think, Shinichi, think! He passed long-wilted flowers on his table.

"Flowers!" Shinichi snapped his fingers. He rummaged through the messy drawers and grabbed garden shears. Perfect. He unlocked his sliding door and stepped outside. The sun was beginning to peek through the clouds, and snow was beginning to fall silently. The gentle wind was muffled with the white sparkling substance. Ah. Shinichi whistled and walked towards his garden. He stopped in front of a rose-bush.

Good thing it was raining these past few days Shinichi stooped and clipped a red rose from the rest of the bush. It was decorated with jewel-like dew drops and several small snowflakes.

Shinichi straightened up and listened. There were footsteps outside his fence. Oh, shit! Shinichi ran into his house again and locked the door. He picked up his Conan shoes and tossed them in a messy pile of 'Conan's' clothes. Shinichi grabbed the keys from the table.

I'll take care of those later… Shinichi thought as he hurried to his front door. He pulled on his jacket and opened it, slipping the key into his pocket. Ran was standing outside of his gates. Snow was landing softly onto her chocolate colored-hair, and it seemed like she was outlined with a slivery-gold glow. My sweet Ran…

Ran's eyes widened and slowly filled with tears. Shinichi's heart thumped wildly. Finally, when he could greet Ran in his real form, he was rooted to the spot.

Ran clutched her scarf and flung open the gates. She shot towards Shinichi and tackled him into a hug. The two teenagers fell onto the porch, making the powder snow rise and surround them with a angelic glow. The sun was beaming at the two.

Shinichi smiled and hugged Ran back, who was crying tears of happiness into his shirt. The two held each other for five minutes before releasing each other. Ran smiled and wiped away her tears.

"Shinichi no baka. You made me worry so much!" she said softly.

"I know, Ran, I know." Shinichi replied. She started to say something more but his put his fingers up to her lips.

"Ran…" Shinichi murmured. He leaned forward and their warm lips met. Ran kissed back and put one hand gently on his chin, the other on his back.

The snow continued to fall on the two, as the sun beamed at them. It seemed like the time had stopped, and nothing else mattered.

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