Title: A Kudo Family Tradition
Word Count: 455
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Shinichi/Ran
Challenge: #10- Tradition

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"Uh...Shinichi? What's with this?" Ran called out from the bathroom.

"What? The shirt?"

"Yes..." She replied warily. Deep down, she had a feeling that her newly-wedded husband was up to something. First, there was the insistence that their honeymoon be in Hawaii. That she could handle. But this- was not exactly what one expected their husband to ask them to wear "the day after."

"Does it not fit?" Shinichi asked innocently- something that made Ran all the more apprehensive.

"No... it fits... it's just..." She slowly walked out into the room, her eyes focused on the loud shirt she wore, "I guess I'm not sure what to think of a tacky Hawaiian print shirt as my first gift from you after our wedding day."

Shinichi blanched, "Is it the color? We can get another but..."

Ran waved her hands, "No-no it's the loud print that's just..." She trailed off as she saw his face drop, "I'm sorry, was this something...important?"

Quietly she waited as he seemed to think it over. She knew Shinichi was well- unique; but given his parents she supposed that was to be expected. But no matter how hard she thought, she just couldn't see how wearing a horridly bright shirt could be even remotely important.

"Ran...there's something you should know about being a Kudo..." He began, head bowed and voice serious.

"Shinichi?"

"You see... it's sorta a tradition to, well, how do I put this," He glanced up then with a sheepish smile, "Give your loved one a special shirt when in Hawaii."

Ran looked down at her shirt again then back to Shinichi, "I have your Father to blame for this craziness don't I?"

His face broke into a grin at that, "Wonderful deduction there, Ran. Yep- in short, it's now a Kudo family tradition. You...don't mind do you?"

She shook her head, starting to smile herself, "Just what have I gotten myself into?"

"Well you could always take it off and walk around naked," Shinichi added, raising his eyebrows suggestively.

"You-" She punctuated, tapping his nose as she sat beside him on the bed, "Would enjoy that far too much. Now put on your neon-pink luau shirt or whatever the hell yours looks like and let's go."

"But Ran..."

"I am not going out in public like this unless you're with me to make it look like I'm only wearing it to humor you."

Picking up his shirt from the nearby chair, Shinichi shrugged it on; "You are just no fun, you know that?"

"At least my family's big wedding tradition doesn't involve wearing fluorescent yellow fruits on a pink background."

Putting his arm around her, he pecked a quick kiss on her cheek, "Touché. You win Ran...for now."
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Author's Note: I blame this on getting my Conan artbook and getting a good laugh out of the large spread of Conan in this bright-blue Hawaiian shirt with pineapples on it. Then I remembered the flash of Yusaku in Hawaii from the 2nd Movie, and his loud pink Hawaiian shirt there and got to wondering... and lo and behold, a plunnie was born. I hope you enjoyed it