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My Destined Girl

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Confusing

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When Ran saw Shinichi standing in front of the school gate, she hurried towards him rapidly.

"Hey, Shinichi." She called him.

He was distracted from his confusing thoughts.

"Ran." he smiled feebly upon seeing her.

"Why don't we eat something? I'm starving, aren't you?" She said cheerfully.

"Umm. Yes, sure." He confirmed her request with a smile.

Shinichi was all concerned on eating not noticing Ran's smiling face who was stealing glances at him. She was like examining him. She couldn't believe that he was finally back by her side, technically sitting face to face but something deep inside her was worried. 'He didn't change, did he?' It was a question she was always quenching but decided to leave all her anxiety behind her back and not to spoil the moment she had dreamed for a long time.

"How is Yukiko-san? I haven't seen her for some time." Ran said, starting a conversation.

"She's fine. You know she's in America with my dad." Shinichi answered.

"Umm.. Shinichi." She started.

"Yes Ran?" He finally turned to look at her.

"Can you tell me how did you meet Miyano-san?" She asked hesitantly.

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Shiho returned back home. As soon as she entered Hakase asked her how her first day was like and she just answered him a very brief answer which was definitely, "Fine.".

"Do you want something to eat. You must be hungry." Hakase asked her.

"Thank you, Hakase. I will just have some rest." She said in her monotony and got into her bedroom.

Shiho lied on her bed and let her eyelids shut slowly thinking of what she had done.

'Since when did I become so emotional. Well, I should handle myself more next time. That was so close.' Shiho thought bitterly.

She kept pondering until she finally found her clue. She would do what her mind tells her.

Anyway, she should live her life to the fullest. Tears made their way on her cheeks as she remembered her sister's sacrifice just to see her leading a normal life. She can't just shatter all she had done for her as a gratitude.

The Organization is all gone now and she should move on with her life. It's not fair to suffer all her life like this physically or mentally.

Those thoughts seemed reasonable in her mind. Even though it will be hard to see the only one she loves, loves someone else but it's okay if it will make him feeling happy ever after.

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Shinichi couldn't lie to Ran anymore. He was fed up with the whole case and it hurts so much that he broke her trust in him so as a consequence, he decided to tell her the whole story as though he didn't know what will be her reaction after deceiving her all that time.

After finishing the last word in his long peculiar story Shinichi looked her finally in the eyes and broke the tense silence that prevailed the conversation.

"I'm sorry, Ran but I had to do this."

"I wanted to protect you. I couldn't bear to see those men in black hurting you." He defended expecting all blaming that she would say.

"So you were Conan?" Ran said, almost a question.

"Yes."

"You were beside me all the time and you saw how much I suffered and you just stood there watching?" She said with teary eyes.

"Ran I-"

"I have to leave now." She said, controlling her tears.

"Listen to me." He grabbed her hand, preventing her from leaving.

"It's okay Shinichi. I just want to sit by myself to think all about it."

"Fine. As you like, Ran." He finally gave up procrastinating.

To be Continued...