Blasted plays.
"Oh for goodness' sakes, Conan-kun!" Ran yelled exasperatedly when she saw that Conan was still pouting. "It's just a dress!"
"But Ran nee-chan~!" Conan yelled, absolutely mortified. For their school festival, Conan's class decided to have a play. The cast were to be chosen by random, and unfortunately, he got the lead part.
Did I mention that the main character is a girl? And a princess, no less.
"Suck it up, Conan-kun!" Mitsuhiko grinned, patting the grumpy detective on the back. "At least you look beautiful!" he pointed to the highly detailed, crimson medieval dress Conan was wearing.
"Mind your own business, Mitsuhiko!" Conan snarled, resisting the impulse to cover his painted face. For the love of God, he was even forced to wear a blonde wig!
"My darling princess." A voice suddenly drawled, and Conan twitched violently. "You look positively ravishing."
"You look so cute, Ai-chan!" Ran squealed once she spotted the owner of the voice, and Conan pivoted around to give the midget chemist a piece of his mind.
"Shut up, Haibara!"
Haibara smirked in her elaborately decorated tunic and breeches, her hair covered by a wide-brimmed hat. She had the male lead role, and Haibara never ceased to nag Conan about it. "Calm down, Edogawa-kun. The play is five minutes away."
Conan groaned, crossing his arms. "Tell me again why I agreed to this?"
"Because you're mother swore she would dismember you if you don't act the role." Haibara intoned, grinning when she remembered Kudo Yukiko's expression when Conan told her that he was planning to ditch the role. She was positively furious.
"Don't remind me."
"Well, you asked for it."
"Students!" Kobayashi-sensei yelled, catching their attention. "Please go to your post! Play starts in three minutes!"
Ran smiled, waving and starting to walk away. "Good luck, guys!"
Conan sighed. "This is going to be a long day."
As soon as the play started, it all went downhill. Although Conan tried his best, his face continued to twitch throughout the duration of the play – clearly stating that he didn't want his role. Almost all the cast forgot their lines, and Genta (whose part was a goddamn tree) even tripped. The only one who had acted impeccably was Haibara, and the crowd simply loved her.
When the play ended, the whole cast were introduced, and when it was Conan and Haibara's turn, the whole crowd squealed.
Shiho smiled wickedly. "So, my darling princess, fairy tales always end in happily ever after."
"No they don't," Conan said with a smirk.
"How do they end, then?"
And ignoring the crowd of people that was still watching them, Conan leaned forward and lightly pressed his lips against hers.
"They end with a kiss."