Cherry Blossoms on the Night of Spring Festival

(ShinxRan)

Disclaimer: Detective Conan is…………….NOT MINE!! I better get over it..

Engineer motz1412: A pleasant day to all the passengers! This is your locomotive engineer, Aika-chan. I'm glad to hear that everyone is enjoying trips to trips. Next stop, "Cherry Blossoms on the Night of Spring Festival"!

(FLASHBACK)

Little Ran was playing with a ball under a beautiful Cherry Blossom Tree in the park. She was waiting for someone; someone close to her. Someone like….

"Hey, Ran! Sorry I'm late!"

"It's about time, Shinichi! What did you do?" Ran complained.

"Well," little Shinichi prolonged the word, "I was reading Sherlock Holmes and I didn't notice the time," he sighed, "why did you call me?"

"Shinichi," Ran leaned towards him. Shinichi blushed, "w-what?"

"Shinichi, I'm scared," Ran said, having tears in her eyes.

"Of what?" Shinichi raised his eyebrow.

"You see," Ran sat and Shinichi too, "ever since my parents lived separately, I'm scared that maybe, just maybe, no one will love me someday."

"Why'd you say that?" Shinichi asked.

"It's genes, Shinichi," Ran said as she looked up the sky, "I may have the same fate like my mom."

"You're kidding, right?" Shinichi said with dotted eyes.

"It's true! Look at you! Your father loved reading mystery books and now, you love mystery books too!" Ran faced him, "what should I do?"

Shinichi blushed and stood up, "then let's make a promise," he said with a smile. Ran stood up with a smile too. "When we grow up, age 17. If you have no one to love you, we would meet here on Spring Festival at night," Shinichi said.

"What will we do?"

"I dunno," he said with dotted eyes.

"Well, then," Ran extended her hand, "pinky-promise."

"Shinichi smiled and crossed her pinky with hers, "that's a promise.."

(END OF FLASHBACK)

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9 years later…. In Kudo Residence (Spring Break)

"Hey, Shinichi," Ran stood in front of his desk, "let's go to the Spring Festival."

Shinichi, who was reading "The Sign of Four" for the 20th time, looked up from his book, "when's that?" he asked.

"Later," she smiled.

"Sorry, I'll have to pass," he said, getting back to his book, "I have some cases to finish," he continued.

"Oh," Ran said sadly. She left the room. As she closed the door, Shinichi looked up from his book then sighed and went back to reading.

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As Ran crossed the street, she thought of something to make Shinichi change his mind.

Suddenly, she bumped into someone.

"Ran-san?"

"Eh? Yoichi-senpai!" Ran said. Suddenly, she thought of something. Yoichi-senpai(18) was like a brother to her.

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In the café…

"Yoichi-senpai, are going to the Festival later?" Ran asked with a smile.

Yoichi shook his head, "but if you need someone to accompany you, I'll be glad to," he smiled. Ran smiled too, "Thanks a lot, senpai!"

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Shinichi lay on his bed lazily. His eyes were about to close when suddenly, his phone vibrated. He quickly answered it, thinking it was Ran. But sadly…

"Oi, Kudo-kun! What're you doing?!"

"Sonoko?!" Shinichi looked at the screen of his phone, "it is Sonoko," he thought.

"Ran's going to the festival-" "I know, Sonoko," he interrupted her.

Sonoko smiled with half-moon eyes, "Anou, ne, do you know she's going with Yoichi-senpai?"

Shinichi sat wide-eyed, "eh?!"

"Ran said that you didn't want to go with her so it's better to go with her senpai," Sonoko said.

"I thought you were dating that dude?" Shinichi asked.

"I was!"

"Was?"

"That's not the point here, idiot. Anyway, who knows what he'll do to her?" she exclaimed over the phone.

Shinichi lay down on his bed again, "no, he won't. He's like a brother to her," he said, looking up at the ceiling.

Sonoko listened with half-moon eyes, right eyebrow raised as it twitched.

"What?!" Shinichi asked, knowing that Sonoko was planning something whenever she's silent.

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Spring Festival…..

Shinichi and Sonoko hid behind a tree as they spied at Ran and Yoichi. Shinichi looked at them with half moon eyes. "Look at them. Despicable," Sonoko whispered with half-moon eyes. "I can't believe you were able to drag me out here," Shinichi thought, still, with half-moon eyes.

Ran and Yoichi strolled around the Cherry Blossom Park. Under every tree, were couples, enjoying the festival. "Ran, I need to go now. Sorry," Yoichi apologized. Ran smiled, "it's okay." Yoichi left in a hurry and Ran stood there all by herself.

"Hey, where is he going?" Sonoko whispered. "Beats me," Shinichi said. Sonoko stood behind a Cherry Blossom tree while Shinichi sat above, on a branch. "I'll follow," she said. "H-hey!" Shinichi whispered, "Now, I'm alone," he thought with dotted eyes.

Ran, suddenly, spotted a vacant Cherry Blossom Tree. She walked towards it and sat down under it, leaning against the tree.

"Beautiful festival, huh?" a voice asked.

"Yeah," Ran answered.

"What happened to your date?"

"he's not my date."

Suddenly, Ran realized that the one who was speaking to her was nowhere to be found. She sighed, "maybe I'm imagining things," she thought aloud.

"What things?" the voice asked.

Ran looked up and saw Shinichi looking down at her, "what happened to your cases?" she smiled at him. "It can wait," he smiled slyly, "but the promise can't" he continued.

He jumped down as Ran stood up. Shinichi extended his hand and crossed his pinky with Ran's.

Ran's eyes widened and tears started falling, "you remember?" she asked. "You'll never be alone so don't worry," he said lovingly.

You'll never be alone

No matter what happens

I'll always be here

Because

I love you

Ran

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