Simple Note
(ShinxRan)
Disclaimer: Detective Conan belongs to the great Gosho Aoyama-sensei –I am not worthy!-
Engineer MOTZ1412: A pleasant day to all the passengers! This is your locomotive engineer, Aikamotz and I will be with you for today's trip. Thank you, readers for sending reviews in the last chapter! A big thank you for your support and I'll be glad to hear from you by sending in a review! Today's trip will be entitled, "Simple Note" and the pairings would be SHINxRAN!! Enjoy and thank you for choosing Love Express, where every story has its own fantasy!!
P.S.: The story will be the continuation of Chapter 23.
Kudo Ran stood in front of a full-body mirror as she fixed her dress. The zipper at her back was half-open (since she couldn't reach it). Suddenly, a little boy with brown hair, just like her husband, stumbled into the room.
Ran was startled and looked at him, "Shin-chan, don't do that!" she said, kneeling down in front of her son and helping him stand up.
"Do what, mommy?" he said oh-so-cutely. She sighed with a smile, "nothing," she stood up and continue on in fixing her hair, "Shin-chan, go change. We're going to Grandma and Grandpa's house," she said without looking down at the boy as he took out a book from his father's shelf. He shot his head to his mom, "WHAT?!" he exclaimed, "I was planning to finish Sherlock Holmes today," he whined, "I don't want to go!!"
She looked at him as she sat down on the bed, "mou, Shin-chan, stop it! You sound just like your father," she said with half-moon eyes.
Then, "heard my name," Kudo Shinichi entered the room suddenly, he stopped, seeing his wife dressed up, "where're you going?" he asked.
Ran looked at him with half-moon eyes, one eyebrow up, "didn't Yukiko-san told you that we're going to attend their Anniversary Party?" she reminded. Shinichi looked at her, wide-eyed, "WHAT?!" he exclaimed, "I was planning to go to the bookstore with Ruriko and buy more Agatha Christie short stories," he whined, "I don't want to go."
Ran chuckled softly with half-moon eyes and looked at Kudo Shin, who was reading a book as he sat on the bed, "like father like son," she thought. She stood up, "Kudo Shinichi and Kudo Shin!" she exclaimed. The two boys looked at her.
"I want you two to stop whining and get dressed," she ordered, "now," she punched the wall beside her, causing it to crack a little. "A-ah, yes, ma'am," the both said at the same time with dotted-eyes.
"Mommy," a little girl with long brown hair called as she was about to enter the room, "can Daddy and I go…to..the…," her voice stopped as the little girl saw her mom dressed up, "where are we going?" she asked.
Ran slapped her forehead, "just get dressed, Ruri-chan," she said with a sigh. Ruriko climbed up the bed and stood on it, behind Ran and zipped up Ran's dress, "m-mom, can I just buy Agatha Christie books?" she pleaded, "it'll just take a minute or so," she smiled.
Ran looked at her daughter, standing on the bed, "get down and get dressed," she repeated again.
Suddenly, "ah-le-le," Shin exclaimed as he flipped page of the book. Ran, Shinichi and Ruriko looked at him, who picked up a paper from the floor, "what's this…?" he mumbled. Ran sat on the bed, beside her son as she looked at the paper, "hey, I know this!" she exclaimed happily, handing the paper to Shinichi, "reminds me the good memories," she smiled.
Shinichi smiled, "yeah…," he mumbled, sitting beside his wife. "What? Tell us!" Ruriko and Shin said at the same time. "Well…," Ran smiled and blushed a little
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(FLASHBACK)
"Ran!" Suzuki Sonoko called, entering the kitchen, "what're you doing here? Everyone's in our game room to play billiards," she smiled, looking at Ran who was busy preparing food, "Sonoko, this is your party and YOUR house, at least help me and Kisami to prepare food," she said, busy preparing.
"But, Ran. Kisami is also in the game room, playing billiards and a bit drunk," she said. "Eh?" Ran looked beside her where her supposedly-helper was, but all she saw was an empty trash bin. She looked at it with half-moon eyes, "and she said, 'Ran, I'll help with the dishes.' Yeah right!" Ran mumbled.
Sonoko pulled her arm, "c'mon, Ran!" she grinned. "But Sonoko, I don't know how to play billiards," she smiled, lips twitching. "Ah, that's no problem," Sonoko winked, "I know someone who can teach you," she smiled.
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So, by now, you must've guessed that yes, the Class B was having their Farewell Party because soon, they will be in different colleges. Well, since the richest girl in class, Suzuki Sonoko, offered to throw the party at her house, they all agreed. But it ended up that the chef had a day-off so Ran and Kisami went to prepare the food.
Well, Kisami, who had been sneaking out of the kitchen to join her friends, ended up drunk and now, Ran is being pulled to the game room where all the class B were.
Sonoko pushed her into the arms of, "Shinichi?!" Ran mumbled, pulling back from his arms. She looked at Sonoko and then, to him, "hey, Ran," he smiled. "Kudo-kun can teach you billiards, he's really good," she smiled. Ran looked at Sonoko, "b-but, really, Sonoko…," she nervously smiled.
"Anyway," Yumi clapped to call everyone's attention, "let's start with 9-ball! But since Kisami's pretty drunk, let's just count her out," she smiled. Everyone took their seats and some were standing. Loud music, laughing, drinking… yep, typical party.
Finally, when it was Ran turn, she held the stick and bent down to shoot. Luckily, Shinichi gave her some tips on how to hold a billiard stick and how to play 9-ball. Ran aimed on ball number 5, one eye shut so she could aim.
Suddenly, she felt a weigh on her stick. She glanced beside her and saw his face, "Sh-Shinichi?" she mumbled. Shinichi held her stick, his hand on hers, his body against her as he held her thumb up and placed the near-tip of the stick under the curved index finger, "focus," he slightly smiled. Ran slightly blushed but maintained her focus on the white ball.
She felt him pull the stick backward a little and then, took the aim on the white ball. Lucratively, the number 5 ball went into the hole, "strike!" Shinichi grinned to his classmates who clapped in amazement. "Oi, Kudo! This is NOT baseball," Hiroshi said with half-moon eyes. "A-Ah, I just got carried away," Shinichi scratched the back of his head.
"Anyway," Shun patted Ran's shoulder, "one more shot for you," he smiled, "since you were able to shot number 5," he winked. Ran smiled and nodded, "okay," she said. She bent down again to shoot suddenly, she felt him again, "okay, now, steady," he smirked.
"Oi, wait a minute," Sonoko hit him on the head, "you two get a room, will you?" she said with half-moon eyes but she was grinning. Their classmates cheered while Sonoko and Hiroshi pushed Ran and Shinichi towards the door leading to the balcony.
The closed the door, locked it and covered the view from the inside using the curtain.
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"Mou, Sonoko," Ran sighed.
"It's not that bad," he suddenly said as he sat on the bench and looked up at the sky. Ran smiled and joined him, sitting beside him.
After a few minutes, the wind blew causing her to sneeze. "Getting a cold?" he asked, grinning. "Shut it," Ran sniffed with half-moon eyes. She felt his arms around her. She didn't know why, but suddenly, she leaned on his shoulder. It was, maybe, an instinct since they had been friends for almost 11 years or so.
It was then; she realized that he lightly leaned his head on hers as he held her hand. It wasn't awkward, well, not really but let's just say, some things are not meant to be said. She knew he liked her and he knew that she liked him. No more, and that was all there is to know.
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Ran found herself, sleeping on the couch in the Mouri Detective Agency. She yawned and stretched and could see her father, who was drunk and sleeping on his desk again. She glanced at her watch, it was 3 a.m. in the morning.
"What happened…?" she mumbled. Suddenly she remembered, here eyes widened, "I leaned on his shoulder, then he mumbled something and…," she touched her lips, "w-we…," she sighed, her eyes softened, "…and he said… and I said… and I fell asleep…," she chuckled to herself, "silly me. On important nights like this, why in the world would I fall asleep?" she felt something in her clutched fist.
She opened her fist and a paper fell. She sat up and straightened the paper on her lap, there, it was written,
Next time, don't fall asleep on my shoulder like an idiot
-smiley face-
I love you...
Mouri Ran
From: You know...-smiley face-
P.S.: Property of Kudo Shinichi
Ran chuckled, "Shinichi…,"
(END OF FLASHBACK)
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Ran stared up at the ceiling with dreamy eyes, as she was remembering the good times. Suddenly she felt a weak tug on her dress, "mommy," Shin called.
Ran looked at him, "eh? What is it?" she smiled.
"Dad told me not to tell you that he and Ruri-neechan went out to buy books and Guess what?" he grinned victoriously, "I kept it as a secret from you for 10 minutes and I did it all by myself," he smiled, "aren't you proud of me?" he looked at his mom.
Ran's eyebrow twitched, "why, yes. I'm very proud of you," she smiled, but inside, "Shinichi, you idiot!!!"
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"C'mon Ruriko," Shinichi smiled down to his daughter. Ruriko smiled excitedly, suddenly, she looked at him, "dad, your pants is vibrating," she pointed. "Eh?"
Shinichi quickly answered the phone, "yes, Kudo Shinichi speaking… Inspector…? Okay… alright…. I'm on my way…," he shut his phone. He smiled at his daughter, hoping that she didn't deduce anything he's about to say but unfortunately…
"That was Inspector Megure, right?" she asked, "Kaitou KID has a heist again and they need you help," she stared up to her dad, who's lips twitched. Shinichi sighed and kneeled down to his daughter, "I'm sorry, Ruriko. But can you wait for me in front of that clock tower?" he smiled.
She nodded excitedly, "alright!" she ran towards the clock tower.
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It was passed 15 minutes after her father left. She looked around, as she stood there. Suddenly, "who are you waiting for?"
Ruriko looked beside her, where a boy at her age, stood as he looked at her with a smile. Ruriko looked at him, one eyebrow up, "I'm waiting for my dad," she simply answered and looked down to her feet, "but he's busy. He said that he would be catching an international thief named 'Kaitou KID'," she told the strange boy.
The boy looked at her and stretched out his arms. She looked at him and then to his hand. Suddenly, a white rose appeared,
"I'm Kuroba Koichi," he smirked, "nice to meet you." Ruriko smiled and accepted the rose, "oh, you're a magician!" she exclaimed.
Koichi nodded, "who might you be?" he asked, "a beautiful girl like doesn't deserve to be sad," he grinned.
She blushed a little, "I'm Kudo Ruriko," she smiled, "nice to meet you, Kuroba-kun."
Engineer MOTZ1412: For the first time, I made a fanfic that has no particular plot. Yey for randomness! –laughs like an idiot-
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