All characters, Detective Conan, belong to Gosho Aoyama
--Part 8, Ai's POV, She Really Worries--
"You're mean, Haibara!" He whined. He can be a real child even when he doesn't mean to.
"What, you're complaining so early in the morning, Edogawa-kun?" I said with a smile, as I sat down on my desk next to his. Today, Kobayashi-sensei has allowed us to group up for a project.
"Of course!" He sneered, at me from behind Hakase's faux glasses. "You did let KID get away last night."
"Oh, really?" I said, faking ignorance. "I happen to know for a fact that Edogawa Conan-kun got the jewel before Kaitou KID-san escaped."
"Heh, heh," he faked a laugh, "Don't act so cool."
"It's natural," I countered with a smirk.
"What're you guys talking about?" Yoshida-chan asked
"Yeah, we're supposed to be working on this poster!" Kojima-kun heartily agreed.
"I'm sure they're just discussing the project, right, Haibara-san?" Tsuburaya-kun asked me with hopeful eyes.
"Yeah, Edogawa-kun was just saying how we should add borders along here." I said, humoring him.
"Yeah, yeah!" Kudo-kun laughed, nervously. "Ayumi-chan, will you hand me the glue?"
The day went on with cutting, pasting, and the occasional snacking. But mostly by Kojima-kun. Of course, from the corner of my eyes, I could see Kudo-kun looking at me questionably. As much as he tried to keep busy with the work in front of him, his eyes couldn't help but wander off to the window.
"A-re? It's sprinkling outside…" Conan acknowledged.
"So it is…" I hardly looked up.
"Wah! It's raining harder!" Yoshida-chan jumped from her chair and ran to the window, causing all other students to join in the excitement.
You just had to point it out, didn't you, Tantei-san? I could see him shrug with a regretful grin.
"Now, now, class!" Kobayashi-sensei clapped her hands in an attempt to get the children's attention. I can't seem to understand how she keeps a calm, smiling face during these situations.
"Hai!" they said listlessly. "Ano, sensei? Does this mean we won't go outside for fifth period?" One of my classmates asked resulting in gasps from the rest of the class. I noticed one particular student of Kobayashi-sensei that was almost heartbroken at this realization.
"I'm afraid not." The class groaned in unison.
"And I was ready to play some soccer."
Will he ever get tired of playing soccer? Although, to be fair, I was going to fake illness and work on possible cures for the poison. Well, I suppose now I'll have more time for that.
Before the bell rang, Kobayashi-sensei said, "I want everyone to meet back here for fifth period so we can continue our project, okay?"
"Yes, sensei!"
As soon as we left the classroom, the Detective Boys sighed. "Why do we have to continue doing this project? It's not like it's a new subject we're covering. Don't worry, we're almost done with our project. And when we are, we can have more free time!" Their sighs turned into cheers at the prospect of extra time.
Extra time…we can all use that…"Oi! Lighten up!" he told me, "I thought you liked the rain?"
I looked up in his eyes. It amazed me at times how hopeful he was, despite everything that's happened to him.
"Yeah," I mumbled, "it does bring change…"
--end Part 8, She Really Worries—