A smile played across his lips. I bit my own, in attempts to stop myself from grinning. We were alone for once. Conan and Ai, the phrase seemed so perfect rolling off my tongue. I looked down, letting my eyes sweep across the parchment. A friend to check his homework, that's all I'd ever be. I blinked, hoping that the tears threatening to slip weren't obvious. Conan glanced momentarily up at me, and I felt like cursing. How come my acting skills were so dreadful? Please don't ask if I'm okay, I begged silently. I hated lying, especially to my best friend.
"It's holidays," Ayumi swept into the room. "Stop with the homework."
I raised my eyebrows. Ayumi was my girl best friend; she knew I actually enjoyed homework. I sighed inwardly, pushing the paper back in Conan's direction. His cerculean eyes swept over the notes I had written. I couldn't help but grin as he thanked me.
"Ai-chaaaaannnn…" Ayumi whined. I loved the girl, but why did she need me now? She was interrupting me, and she knew it. I had sworn that I would tell Conan today. Tell him everything. I confided in Ayumi, given the situation that had obviously been a mistake. I cast a questioning look over to Conan, hoping that he would ask me to stay, even if it was just to check his homework. He didn't protest though, so I grudgingly picked myself up, following Ayumi out of the room.
"Ayumi," I snapped, closing the door behind me. "What are you doing?"
"You haven't told him, have you?" My friend bit her lip, almost nervously.
"No!" I exclaimed. "And I was just about to!" I was lying through my teeth. I really, really did want to tell Conan, I just couldn't. What if he took it the wrong way? We had been best friends for years. I couldn't throw that all away, not over a silly crush.
"Liar." Ayumi smirked at me. She always had been able to tell when I wasn't telling the truth, goodness knows how.
"Well what am I meant to do?" I wailed pathetically. Even I was disgusted at the neediness in my tone. "How do you proclaim your love for your best friend, Ayumi?" It came out slightly harsher than intended, and she flinched slightly. I opened my mouth, ready to apologize, but she simply shook her head at me. I blew it. Why did I have to be so heartless? I sighed as she walked away. All well. Ayumi would have to cool off; she'd be fine by the time dinner came around. I steadied myself, trying to muster up the courage to tell Conan. After this incident, there was doubt of what I had to do.
"Conan!" I gasped, whipping around. He had touched my shoulder lightly. I closed my eyes, thinking of what I had just yelled out loud. "How much of that did you hear?"
"Everything," he whispered into my ear, before lifting my mouth to meet his