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Author's Note: I'm sorry if Shiho became kinda OOC. And don't worry I accept criticism. It makes me improve anyway.
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My Destined Girl
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The Solution
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Shinichi's POV
Yesterday was totally awkward for me. It all started when I saw Miyano and Ran chatting together, then I concluded that Miyano has taken control of the situation. I was relaxed because at last she can live normally as a teenager, having friends by her side. Even though it was completely out of her attitude to become friends with someone; let alone with Ran, I thought she might begin to drop her cold act. But still, Miyano Shiho and Ran? They had so different chemistry which cannot interact together. It was more like sun and ice. Not to mention; Shiho is the ice.
And still the thought hadn't left me yet. Has Ran forgiven me? I don't know, but something inside me tells me that I'm not really into it. After all these years living with her as her brother, did I really get used to being her brother? I know I still like her, and care about her. However, it's more like a brother-sister relation ship.
Though I still can't figure it out, my mind is driving me insane. And I can't determine an end to the whole case of my heart.
Anyway, I should skip thinking so much or I will be aging faster than my time as Miyano always says. She sometimes, can be so funny; in her way.
Dragging me out of my troubling thoughts, I heard knocks on the door. I cleared my mind, heading for the coming guest. I wondered who could it be, and there she was—
I stood up there, looking at Ran. I knew there was something wrong with her, but I couldn't figure it out.
"Hi." I welcomed her, as she entered the mansion. Few minutes later, we were sitting in the living room, drinking the hot chocolate which I made for us earlier.
"How are you?" I asked, trying to start a friendly conversation with her.
"I'm fine." Ran replied briefly.
"Look, are you still mad at me for not telling you the truth?" I asked her seriously. Anyway, I wanted to clear things out. I don't want to spend my life wondering if she was going to forgive me or not.
"I don't even know, Shinichi. The whole thing was a great shock to me." She paused for a moment.
I expected her to say something like that, but somehow I could not reply to her. Why can't I just tell her that I love her?
For about two years I would gladly confess to her my true love which I had always yearned for. Nonetheless, why can't I just spill it out now? It's like I don't want to lie to her anymore. And this means that I really don't think of her in this way.
"I love you, Ran."
"—But as my sister and best friend."
I didn't know how the word came out of my mouth yet, I knew it was the truth.
To my surprise, Ran didn't seem shocked or anything, though she looked rather depressed. I could see held tears in her eyes. Nevertheless, she managed to smile at me, and said,
"I know, Shinichi."
"You know what?" I asked a little perplexed about what she was talking about.
"Shinichi, you're still so dense." She continued.
"What are you talking about?" I said honestly. I didn't get what she was pointing to.
She lowered her gaze trying to hide her flowing tears.
"Hey Ran," I tried to calm her down.
I have always hated seeing her in this condition. It hurts me so much to see her heart broken like that. I wiped away her tears with my fingers hoping for the situation to get any better.
"It's okay, Shinichi. We'll still be friends." Ran wiped away her tears.
"Of course, we will." I smiled back to her.
After all our years together I recognized it. She was my best childhood friend, and she will always stay my best friend. I recognized at last who was the one who owned my heart and stole a big part of it. I solved the case of my heart eventually.
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Shiho's POV
Few days later, I didn't know what was going on between Mouri-san and Kudou-kun, yet they were behaving normally. I was very curious to know how things worked out between them. However, I always reminded myself to keep it away from this area in order not to bring back misery to myself. I missed him so much; how we used to talk to each other as Edogawa Conan and Ai Haibara. It was like he was avoiding me. I don't know why but I just felt it. I let a big sigh in class, almost forgetting that I was in school as I was drowned in my deep thoughts.
When I started paying much attention to the surrounding area, I found Kudou, who was sitting beside me, showing me something written in a cut piece of paper. I glanced at him, then looked at the paper.
'Bored?'
So it is a chatting board, neh?
I smirked at him, after getting what he was looking for. As a reply, I moved my head upwards and downwards.
'Yeah.'
Again I read those words written by him.
'What about going to the tropical land tonight?'
I considered that I wronged reading the suggestion so I read it over and over again. I lifted my head towards his gaze, and gave him a quizzical look.
"Can you come with me to the Tropical Land?" he hissed.
"So The Great Detective of East wants to take me on a date?" I smirked, teasing him for a while.
To my surprise, he didn't get mad or something as usual. He just shrugged and smirked then said, "Consider it like that."
"Fine," I said, trying to lower my tone as much as I could since the teacher was turning to us.
I was stunned to hear him asking me for a date, well or as I consider it. The whole idea was freaking me out. I just told myself to enjoy his company as for now.
And then a question popped in my mind...
What about Mouri-san?
To Be Continued...
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