Memories...lost to the wind part 3
A Detective Conan Fan Fiction by: Shinichi-niichan
CHAPTER THREE
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"EH???Shin-chan's memory is going back?? "Yukiko cried, shocked at what she heard from Ran. " Hai, Aunt Yukiko. He even said he'll try to remember everything soon...for me..." Ran replied. It had been a few hours since Ran had "accidentally" kissed Shinichi and made him remember something. Right now, it was 5:10 p.m., and Shinichi was being given a check-up by , his psychologist, in his office, while Yukiko and Ran stayed in the hospital room."For you, eh? I'd say he's serious, Ran-chan...oh, Yuusaku!" Yukiko was surprised as Yuusaku suddenly entered the room, and said, "Dr. Koimuri wants to talk to you two, in his office." The two women followed. "This is the moment of truth...Shinichi...please, Dr. Koimuri, say Shinichi can go home..." Ran thought as they walked to Dr. Koimuri's office. Every step closer to the office made Ran's heart beat faster. She was practically dying to have the old Shinichi back...
"As I've said, I was going to test young Shinichi here for any signs of improvement...and quite amazingly, Miss...Mouri, isn't it...?" Dr. Koimuri asked. Ran nods her head quite roughly, and the doctor continues, "Your presence had quite an amazing effect on Shinichi here...he seems to be more determined to remember everything now, and his capability for living a normal life is back...in short, he's ready to be taken out of the hospital, yes..." Ran accidentally let out a squeal of delight, and Yukiko cried, "Shin-chan!!!! Did you hear that??? You can come home with us now!!!" Yuusaku smiled-a small one, but a smile all the same. Shinichi then said, "What's the big deal...? I...what simpletons you people are!" Everyone laughed lightheartedly, and Ran knew everything was going to be alright...
TWO WEEKS AFTER SHINICHI'S RELEASE FROM THE HOSPITAL....
"Hey, Ran..." Shinichi said as he and Ran went up the stairs to the Mouri Detective Agency. "Yes, what's bothering you?" Ran said, smiling at Shinichi,the love of her life..."The people here don't even know me...neither do I know them...is it really okay for me to just barge in there...?" he continued, in a childish voice. It reminded Ran of Shinichi as little Conan-kun..."Ran-neechan! I'm home...Ran-neechan, Ran-neechan...."Boy, he was good at pretending...and yet here I am,blind to everything he's done...blind to all the pain he caused...I don't really care...Ran sighed as she opened the door to her house...and then Shinichi looked around, trying to figure out why the place seemed so familiar to him...Ran smiled as she remembered what happened earlier that day...
9:08 A.M. 6 HOURS BEFORE THE PRESENT TIME...
"Ran, we're entrusting Shinichi to you...well, it's because due to his memory loss I'm late for the release of the next part of my Night Baron series in Los Angeles...don't worry, it's only for a week..."Yuusaku said, as he and Yukiko got into a taxi heading to the airport. "Ran-chan, report everything when we get back...and if there's something wrong, don't hesitate to call us!" Yukiko cried as the taxi sped away. Ran knew it was a huge responsibility...taking care of a seventeen year old man with temporary amnesia, like he was a sick child...but of course, she'd do anything for him...even if the stay meant her father's disapproval. Which she took care of..."WHAAAAAT?!!???!! That detective brat is staying here...!!??? Ran, are you OUT OF YOUR MIND!!??? What made you accept something like taking care of a seventeen year old man with amnesia...amnesia or no amnesia, he's still...a man, don't you get what I mean??? Why, he could unexpectedly do something to you! What, Ran? What is the reason why you accepted???" Kogoro shouted, practically shaking the whole apartment. Eri, who was busy reading the newspaper at that moment, looked up, and smiled, for she knew the reason why. Shinichi, still feeble-minded from the amnesia and the depressants he had been drinking for the past few weeks, looked at Ran's angered father...and he was very familiar...but who was he? And why was he shouting "detective brat" and "he could unexpectedly do something to you"? Who was he referring to? Ran then replied, half angrily, "Because....I...care about him, that's all...can't I have friends that aren't girls, Dad? Shinichi's been my childhood friend for a long time now..." Oh well, Shinichi was still staring around...better stop reminiscing and help him out...
8:45 P.M., 5 HOURS LATER....
Dinner proceeded as usual in the detective agency...or maybe not, because it was not Ran, Kogoro, and Conan-kun eating, but Ran, Kogoro, Eri, and Shinichi. Ran smiled as she watched Shinichi devour the sushi with relish...and then frowned as she laid an eye on the annoyed Kogoro, with a bowl of ramen covering half of his face (he was holding it up),he was looking over at Shinichi, and in his eyes were a look of distrust...maybe even hate. Eri was also observing everyone, and because of that she hadn't even eaten anything. Her daughter sure was determined to help Shinichi out...was this how much she really loved him....? Shinichi broke the silence, by saying, "Hey, this sushi is really great! You guys probably find it weird that I even remember what it's called...ha ha...who cooked this?" Kogoro's frown deepened, and Ran's smile widened as she replied, "Me. I'm the cook here in this house...Con-I mean, Shinichi...." Shinichi laughed, and then answered back, "Really? Wow, you'll make a good wife....er, um....hey, Uncle, I was only kidding!!" Kogoro's frown was still deep, and Eri decided to take over, since Ran was too embrassed to reply. " Yes, she's a better cook than I am...ha ha ha..." Then she thought to herself..." If you're really that serious about my daughter, Shinichi, you're free to tell me...just please, promise me you'll take care of her better than that lousy detective you're talking to had taken care of me...I don't want Ran to experience the kind of married life I did..."
It was 1:20 a.m. and yet Shinichi, who was sleeping in the living room (Kogoro had insisted on it, he did not want him to sleep next to Ran's bed), couldn't sleep. His head was aching terribly...he was remembering a lot of things, random memories..."You promised me that if I won the karate tournament, you'll take me to Tropical Land...."Ran....and then he was being hit with a pipe by some dark place..."Shin---ah...Edogawa Conan! My name is Edogawa Conan!" All the times he had spent in the agency, yes, this living room he was sleeping in held memories he was now remembering..."Conan-kun!!!You're late!Can't you see what time it is???" Uncle..."Conan!!! You've run off again!!!" Heiji..." You mean they still don't know who you are, Kudo??" Haibara..."This is a prototype antidote to Apotoxin 4869 with some Paikaru...you could die if you take it...do you still want to try?" , Genta, Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, Sonoko, Inspector Megure, his parents, Eri, Kazuha, Inspectors Takagi and Miwako, Gin, Vodka, Pisco, Chris Vineyard, Jodie-sensei, Akai Shuichi........Shinichi got up and went to the bathroom to wash his face. His head was still throbbing, but he felt a new light within him....his memory was back....and there was no stopping him now...he tried to contain his excitement and went back to sleep...which now easily came to him....
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The next morning, Shinichi was the first one to get up. He looked over at the clock, it said that it was only 6:39 a.m. Even though he still lacked three hours of sleep, he was wide awake.
He got up, fixed his beddings, and went over to Ran's bedroom and opened the door a crack, and looked at Ran, who had just gotten was yawning and stetching, and then she noticed him. Shinichi got scared and closed the door, but Ran opened it again, and told him, "Morning, Shinichi! You got up pretty early...what's wrong? Did you remember something again?" Shinichi started laughing, and then replied, with his old tone of voice, "You fool...can't you see?" Ran, completely mystified by Shinichi's overnight change, asked,"Can't see....what?" Shinichi laughed louder, and said., " Mouri Ran, I remember....I got my memories back...I know everything that happened now...and I...I just wanted to tell you..."Ran, overwhelmed by her emotions, cut him off as she leapt, hugged him and planted a kiss on his lips. Shinichi was shocked, as the Ran he knew would never do that, especially in the detective agency...what if Uncle was looking...? "Um...Ran?W-what's gotten into you?" Shinichi asked, still shocked, as they broke apart. "Oh!!! I'm so sorry...got carried away there...but anyway...what you were about to tell me... told me already..." Ran's reply softened into a whisper,"....you're Conan-kun, aren't you?" Shinichi's eyes widened and then he managed to answer, "When did you....?" "When you still didn't remember anything...." Ran said, still looking at Shinichi with wonder...yes, now everything was alright...her beloved was back...and nothing else mattered more..... Then, without really thinking, Ran kissed him again. Shinichi kissed her back, and was putting his hand on her waist when Uncle Kogoro suddenly loomed in front of them. Ran and Shinichi broke apart, terrified. Kogoro stared at them open-mouthed, and managed to shout, "What are you doing to my daughter, Kudo!?!?"
"Uncle! We can explain..."Shinichi replied, but then Eri came out of Ran's bedroom, and said, "What's this all about....so early in the morning..?" Kogoro replied, loudly, "Eri!! This...this...horny, ungrateful little detective brat was kissing our daughter!!! Right in our own home! How can you explain that, huh, Kudo?" Eri smiled and said, "Shinichi is no horny, ungrateful detective brat, d-e-a-r, and I have a feeling that it was Ran who started it...if you really wanna know, then ask her!" Kogoro just stared at her. Ran then said, "Dad...I'm the guilty one...I'm sorry if me and mom never told you this...but...I think I'm in love with Shinichi....I'm so sorry, Dad, really...."and tears fell from her eyes. Shinichi just stood there, hardly able to believe it. Ran loved him??? And she said so right in front of him and her parents? "Ran......" he thought to himself. "So...the truth came out, dear...now you know Ran's sweet secret...you too, Shinichi...unbelievable, hmm? But Ran never lies!" Eri said, laughing. Shinichi smiled at Ran, and at her mother."Getting my memory back was a good thing..."Shinichi
thought."Ran and I are together, I'm back to normal, everyone around me is safe..."
What else could matter more than this day...the day he got back the memories he lost in the wind...?
THE END.....
By Shinichi-niichan
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