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Chapter two
The sunshine on her face
The sun played across his face and he awoke after some time. Opening his eyes slowly, he was at first a little confused un till he remembered the previous events. Something moved on top of him slightly and he looked down on him surprised. Immediately his confused look turned into a warm and content smile that played across his lips.
Ran was still sleeping comfortably on his lap, her head resting on his chest and her arms where still around him as well, holding on close to him, even in her sleep. Also, he couldnt fail to notice the absolute blissful expression on her face, looking as if she was in peace with herself and the world once again.
He had watched her sleep plenty of times, before but especially while he had been the little Conan he had had plenty of opportunities to do so, but she had never looked like this. Not even to mention after his leaving! Never had she looked this happy or satisfied and he wondered for a second if it was maybe because of his return until he mentally kicked himself for the stupid question.
Shinichi felt her shiver against him and figured she must be cold. With one hand he carefully let go of her, balancing her weight on his other arm, also very carefully so that he would not wake her up and then, with the grace and skill of a panther (okay, or simply of a great detective), he pulled at the blanket that had been folded on the end of the bed next to him. He gracefully unfolded and carefully wrapped it around her body, making sure that she was warm and that the blanket covered them both. Then he once again leaned back against the wall his bed was against and held her in this comfortable position, watching her face. She reminded him a little of a newborn baby that you immediately wrap up in a fluffy blanket.
As he observed her in her peaceful slumber, he decided to let her sleep as long as she might want to, knowing very well that he wouldnt want to wake her up, not even for the world.
Leaning against the wall like that, with the girl he cared for more than anything else in this world, and watching the light of the sun gently caress her face, Shinichi received for a split second a glimpse of the paradise.
She was so beautiful it took his breath away, even when she was laying like this in his arms, and as she pushed herself closer to him, rubbing her cheek against his chest and pressing in the progress her upper body closer against him, he started to blush and became suddenly very well aware of his heart which was beating like crazy in his chest.
What she could do to him with only one simple gesture... it was scary!
Ran awoke slowly, feeling for some reason really good. Everything around her was warm and smooth and she had totally forgotten where she was until she opened her eyes ever so slowly, letting them get used to the sun. She remembered the reason she felt so good and where she was the moment she saw Shinichis face a few inches above her. He was holding her in his arms lovingly and seemed to be thinking very concentrate about something. She was a little surprised of the position they were in. Her head was resting oh so comfortably against his chest, she was hugging him and he held her in a warm embrace, his arms wound protectively around her and held her close. Ran felt so safe and cared for, like nothing on earth could ever harm her here, in this place she wanted to stay at forever.
For a while all she could do was stare at him, admiring his beautiful face. How she had missed it, this face. He felt her gaze and looked down at her and had to grin at her cute features, giving her a sweet smile which she returned. They stayed like that for a while, simply looking at each other and enjoying their reunion and their closeness.
'I dont think I will ever get tired of looking into her angelic face!'
"Hey sleepyhead." he greeted her with a smile.
"Hey."
"Slept well?"
"Havent slept so good in a long while, actually." she answered truthfully.
His smile turned into a grin and he asked her teasingly.
"Gee, I wonder wh-"
Thats exactly how far he got for he never had the chance to finish this sentence. Before he could understand what was happening, she had already sat up, placed herself on his lap, winded her legs around his waist and her arms around his torso, hugging him tempestuous while she laid her head on top of his shoulder.
To tell that he was simply shocked was such an understatement! He had never seen her this forward when it came to things like that. But it was not like he didnt welcome it or like he would ever think of complaining. Even though he blushed badly, the tension left his body and he slowly moved his arms up and around her, holding her lovingly in a sweet embrace. He rested his head on top of hers, breathing her in deeply and stroked her hair. It seemed like this moment was never to end and they both had absolutely no problem with that but it made Ran more than ever think this all was a dream and she was only not awake yet. She may wake up any second and he would be gone, again. She would lose him and would be alone. Again. She couldnt bear it if that indeed happened and her heart filled with fear.
Unconscious of her actions, she drew him tighter to herself and understanding her feelings he returned the gesture, both making sure to not lose the other to some unknown force, holding the other close to their hearts, giving in to what they desperately craved, needed. Her heart unclenched after a while, making her believe this was real and causing her to relax again. She slowly lifted her head from his shoulder, drew it back and turned it the tiniest bit so that her mouth was next to his ear. She blushed and whispered quietly in his ear.
"Thank you."
She said these words in a, as he thought, very cute and seductive way of tone. Her breath that played against his ear made him shiver and he blushed deeper. He whispered just as quietly back:
"You.. you are welcome."
She smiled into his face, even more as she saw his cute blush. What she said next still stuns him in some respects. She had never told him anything like that. Well, not directly into HIS face whatsoever.
"I like waking up in your arms."
Ran told him softly, not daring to look into his eyes. He gulped but nodded slowly.
"Yeah, me too. Its nice!"
"I missed you!"
She said softly after pulling back a little and looked directly into his eyes. His eyes widened in surprise and he was too stunned to answer in that moment. However, she was faster, laying her head back into the crook of his neck and shoulder and whispered again, even more quietly:
"I missed you so much!"in a teary voice.
He truly understood in this moment all the fears she had developed and all the fears she had had for him. He could hear the longing and the loneliness she had to go through because he had not been there with her, and so many more things!
Not wanting her to cry again he gently pulled away, taking her face in one hand and forcing her softly to look back into his eyes. She was a little taken aback and he caressed her cheek, gazing deeply into her beautiful eyes.
"I missed you, too."
"You... you did?"
"Of course I did, silly!"
"But... "
"Ran....believe me when I say that every second of every day I had to leave you alone, I missed you terribly."
'Ill tell her now, even if it kills me! Haha, maybe it even will..'
"But Shinichi, I.."
"Dont," he hushed her with a gentle finger on her lips.
"Hear me out first, ok? Please!"
Her eyes shone at him and after some time she nodded gently. He moved his finger away from her lip while lightly tracing the contours of her full lips and got lost in her eyes again.
'Thats so easy, getting lost in her eyes. She always puts me into her ban with only one eyelash. They are so breathtaking, just like the rest of her. I get lost in her so easily.'
Her eyes always remind him of the deep blue sky while his eyes made her think of the deep blue ocean. She could spend hours and hours looking into them and would not get bored for even one second.
After some time he snapped out of it again, remembering he still had some talking to do. He wanted for this moment to last forever and to be perfect. Suddenly he wished he had had prepared something in particular to tell her, after all he had been wishing every day since his turning, to turn back to normal and tell her how he feels about her and now here he was... With the one girl that meant more than anything to him, blushing badly, heart beating like crazy and nervous as all hell. He searched in his mind for the best way to start this, to make her understand his feelings and gave up, deciding to let his heart speak.
"Ran... I... I know you are angry at me for disappearing for so long, and would probably like to send me flying across the town, but please believe me when I say, that if it actually could have been avoided I would have never disappeared for so long. Im begging you to believe me that, because I cant risk to tell you anything more in detail about my missions since it would be way to dangerous for you than I can allow. You have to simply believe me. I want avoid getting you into trouble. Do you understand that?"
His eyes almost begged her loudly and she nodded slowly, after all his words made sense till here. His eyes lightened up and he smiled relieved.
"Thank you for still trusting me so blindly."
He said quietly, blushing again and looked somewhat ashamed away from her, avoiding her direct gaze, suddenly finding pattern of the blanket that was still around them very interesting.
Her face, which was still only a few inches away from his, took again a red color and she smiled.
"I have always trusted you Shinichi, and I always will."
At that statement he looked surprised into her eyes, seeing the truth behind her words. She was just so very breathtaking, in so many more ways than only her beauty. She had so much more to offer than that. Like her pure heart and soul, her strength and and and... Did he already mention how breathtaking she was?
Not being able to resist, he reached for her hair, gently stroking it out of her face and brushed it behind her ear.
The trust and warmth combined with their familiarity and love for each other was at this perfect little moment between them so strong you could almost feel it physically. More than anything he wanted for this moment to never end!
And yet he had to continue:
"Ran..." he slowly spoke up again.
"Yeah?"
"I... I had so much time to think and I realized so many things that I never thought of before. About things I took for granted, about things that are really precious and special to me. You know, you appreciate what you have only when you lose it. I figured I didnt really miss a lot of things I left back while I was... away. But still, I had one very good reason for coming back. For trying my everything to come back as soon as it was in my might. What I want to tell you... W-what I want to say.... I .. I mean what I mean is...Ran, I..."
"KUDO- KUN??? Are you here?? ANSWER!! Haibara- san told me everything. Where are you?? Kudooooo- kuuuuuun!!!???!!!"
Professor Agasa was ringing the doorbell and hammering on the door like crazy. Seems like the good news had reached and overwhelmed him already. Ran and Shinichi looked at each other.
"I... I guess I sh.. should go open before he breaks through the door.... wouldnt even be the first time." he grinned at her.
She smiled sweetly back and nodded.
Nothing happened. What now? Suddenly he understood what had yet to happen before he could leave. Or move.
"Ahm...would be easier when... "he blushed again and she realized what he meant, blushing too.
"You.. you are right"
Neither of them dared to move, nor did they want to. She didnt want to leave her comfortable spot on his lap and he did not want to let her go off him as well, but...
"Kudo- kun??? Are you alright? My god, did something happen to you??Answer me!! Kudoooo- kuuuun!!"
They smiled again and Shinichi moved forward so that his feet touched the ground and sat on the end of the bed with Ran on his lap. He stood up gracefully and held her close with one hand, then turned, bend as much as he could and drew the blanket of his bed back. Then he gently placed her down in his bed, loosing her legs from around his waist, not looking down her body since he didnt feel like getting the pounding he knew he would get and deserve, if for example her skirt had moved up too much. Then he pulled her shoes and school jacket off and pulled the cover up to her chin, carefully tucking her in. She smiled up at him, her eyes shining brightly.
"Rest a little ok? I am going convince doctor I was not murdered or kidnapped or whatever and then I will come back, ok?"
He stroked her hair back and kissed her on the forehead, before starting to stand back up again and he took her hand, brushing over it with his thumb. She nodded a little uncertain and he grinned at her and nodded too, standing fully now and trying to move, but her hand held him back.
"Sh.. Shinichi?" she called quietly.
"Yes?"
"P..pr..promise?"
He looked deep into her eyes, then nodded and squeezed her hand.
"I promise!"
She nodded relieved, smiling and then cuddled back into his bed, closing her eyes with a content smile on her face and breathing his sent in deeply which was slowly surrounding her, filling her senses, she let out a quiet sigh. He had to smile at the picture and moved out of the room, slowly closing the door behind him.
She took a pillow and pushed it to her chest, hugging it, then whispered quietly, so nobody except the pillow could hear.
"I love you, Shinichi!" and closed her eyes.
Outside the room, on the top of the stairs he looked down at the door, took a deep breath, and slowly started descending, whispering ever so quietly: "I love you, too, Ran!"
Of course, both remained totaly unaware of the others choice of words.
It is indeed amazing, this connection between lovers.
End Chapter Two
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