Chapter Thirty-Nine
I have nothing to do so here's the next chapter. On a side note, I finally know how to write Ruri's name in Japanese. 瑠璃 (Ruri; lapis lazuli) 幸久 (Yukihisa) And in katakana: ルリ (Ru ri) So that's a thing now.
"We've got some talking to do."
Ruri jumped and dropped her phone.
KID stooped down and picked it up for her.
"Do you mind telling me why you suddenly collapsed in there?" he asked, keeping the phone out of Ruri's reach when she moved to take it.
She looked away and rubbed at her arm. "I..."
"And tell me the truth."
Ruri looked back at the thief with sad eyes. "I..."
He waited silently, staring at the girl.
"I was just feeling a little unwell. That's all," she finally said, not meeting his gaze. "I'm fine. Really."
KID didn't say anything, instead handing back the phone and walking away.
"Come to a heist when you're ready to tell me what really happened. Until then, don't come to any more."
Ruri sat on a couch in the Kudou mansion, hugging her knees.
She hadn't moved since she got there.
"You ok?" Conan asked, taking a seat next to her.
Ruri shook her head.
Ai finally decided to take a seat on an adjacent recliner.
"Is this how you two feel? Lying to the people you love most?" Ruri finally croaked out. "I hate doing this. I feel sick to my stomach."
The two teenagers turned kids traded looks.
"What happened?" Conan asked.
"I can't go back to school. He hates me now," Ruri bit back a sob.
"It's something that we have to accept, Ruri. Now that we've gotten tangled up in this mess, it's the only way to protect them," Ai sipped at her drink.
"I wish I hadn't come back!" Ruri suddenly screamed.
"If I had known this would happen, then I wish I hadn't come back," she sobbed.
"She finally fell asleep?" Ai asked as Conan walked into the lab.
He nodded. "I have no idea what happened, but I think she and KID had a talk that really shook her up."
"KID?"
"Un. I thought KID would leave immediately after the heist, but I saw him talking with Ruri afterwards. After he walked off, Ruri looked really lost."
Ai stopped typing on her computer. "He must've said something to her."
"I know, but I have no idea what," Conan sighed.
Ruri woke up to the sound of the chirping birds.
She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.
"Awake?" Ai's voice asked.
Ruri slowly turned to see the little scientist holding two mugs.
"Here," Ai handed her one of the mugs.
The brunette gingerly took it and inhaled the scent of mint.
"How was your sleep?" the little scientist asked.
"It was fine," Ruri murmured.
"Well, since you seemed so distraught about going back to Ekoda high, how about going to Teitan?"
"You want to go to Teitan?!" Aki screamed through the phone.
"Un," Ruri replied.
"...well, if that's what you want... but what brought this on?"
"I just thought it'd be good to see more rather than just stay at Ekoda..." Ruri smiled faintly.
"But... I thought you liked Ekoda high... and what about your friends?"
Ruri didn't answer for a long while. "I'm sure they'll be fine without me."
"Eh?! Ruri-chan transferred out?" Aoko repeated.
Hakuba nodded. "I just heard about it from the teacher."
"Kaito! Ruri-chan transferred out!" Aoko rushed over to the magician.
He didn't answer.
"Kaito! Ne, Kaito!" Aoko waved her hand in front of his face when he didn't respond.
"What, Aoko?!" Kaito demanded.
"Ruri-chan transferred out, Bakaito!" Aoko yelled, stomping off. "What's your problem!"
Kaito sat back in his chair and sulked.
If only she had told me what was going on!
"This is Yukihisa Ruri," the teacher introduced the girl.
Ruri smiled and bowed. "I'm Yukihisa Ruri. I look forward to learning with all of you."
"I wasn't expecting you to transfer to Teitan, Ruri!" Ran smiled.
"It's nice to see you, Ran-san," Ruri smiled back.
"How come you transferred?" Sonoko asked.
Ruri looked out the window. "No reason in particular."
Shorter chapter than usual, but I felt like I needed to end the angst soon. Anyway, with Ruri transferring to Teitan, that means more interactions with the DC cast so, expect more of Meitantei Conan rather than heists. It also means more murder mysteries for this fic.
And I wonder how this "fight" with KID will play out, don't you?
I had fun writing that beginning part with KID being mad with Ruri and walking away. I tend to specialize in angst rather than the happy stuff. Don't ask why, because I have no idea. That saying, this fic really doesn't showcase angst. Partly because I hate angst. ECH.
I'm sorry for all you KIDxRuri shippers, but we ain't seeing any more of that for the time being. And it's not because of any negative reason! I just need to get back into the plot and have Ruri interact more with the DC cast. We should have the regularly scheduled nonsensical fluff come back (but this time with DC instead of MK) in the next chapter.
Speaking of future chapters, I'm thinking about doing a 50 chapter special where Ruri (and I) will answer any and all questions that you guys have. So, if you've got questions, go ahead and ask. I'm only doing Ruri and I though.
Also, I uploaded a picture of mermaid Ruri onto my deviantart if any of you want to go check it out. And I need a colorist. And maybe a shader. SO IF ANY OF YOU HAVE THOSE TALENTS AND WOULD LIKE TO HELP ME, PLEASE PM ME I CAN'T COLOR OR SHADE FOR THE LIFE OF ME.
NEXT TIME: TEITAN HIGH
DFTBA YOU LOVELY PEOPLE YOU.