Shinichi pushed through the crowds, trying in vain to make his way through the throng of people who'd shown up at the concert and were now trying to make sure he wouldn't make it back to his seat with the drinks. He honestly did not want to be there (the band was decidedly too feminine for him) but Kuroba was friends with one of the three girls that were in the band and had gotten tickets. And, of course, he insisted Shinichi come; everyone knows, when Kuroba insists on something, you're much better off just going along with it.

Shinichi passed a group of fangirls, who picked that moment to shriek. Loudly. Damn, he wasn't going to be able to hear for a week! What was so great about this band anyways? Kitty Wiggle, what kind of name is that anyways? Better than MacDonald Duck Éclair, but still, what was with the stupid English names? Just random English words thrown together, without any purpose. Shinichi didn't understand.

Finally he made his way back to the seats and Kuroba grinned, grabbing one of the sodas he'd been carrying.

"Geez, what took you so long? It's nearly time to start!" Kaito said and Shinichi gave him a withering looking, sitting down in the uncomfortable metal chair while he still could. The way no way Kuroba would allow him to remain sitting during the concert, after all.

"Yeah, yeah. How long is this going to last, anyways?" Shinichi asked, hoping he'd say something along the lines of five minutes.

"Not too long, maybe three hours or so?" the other boy said and Shinichi groaned.

"Don't be such a spoil sport, Kudo! If Hattori was here, he would be excited!" Kaito exclaimed and Shinichi leveled his look-alike with a glare.

"Do I look like I have dark skin or an Osakan accent? No? I didn't think so. Which one's your girlfriend?" Shinichi asked.

"She is not my girlfriend! But Aoko's the one on the keyboards. She'll be of the left side of the stage." Kaito informed him and Shinichi grinned despite himself at the little blush on the other boy's cheeks. Kudo: 1 Kuroba: 0.

"Yeah, yeah, I know, don't get you panties in a bunch." Shinichi said.

"For your information, I only wear panties when crossdressing!" Kaito said haughtily.

"Oh really? Then what about that ti-."

"Shh, it's starting!" Kaito cut him off, standing up along with the rest of the crowd as the lights dimmed and smoke machines could be heard starting up behind the curtains as a ethereal fog drifted over the stage. Then the lights cut off completely and the audience gasped before they came back on. But now, three young women stood on the formerly empty stage.

"I taught them that." Kaito whispered to Shinichi before hauling the other boy to his feet. Shinichi sighed but did not try to sit again.

The girl on the left, Kaito's infamous Aoko, smiled prettily at the crowd from her keyboard and Shinichi could see why his friend was so infatuated with her. On the right was another girl whose hair was in a ponytail. She grinned at the crowd like a predator before prey and Shinichi opted to leave her alone when they went backstage later. Finally, front and center, was a girl who bore a strong resemblance to Aoko, though her hair was more tamed. She held a mike in one hand and looked about confidently. And, from some reason, Shinichi found his eyes drawn to her.

"Who's the girl in front?" Shinichi asked Kaito.

"Hmm? Oh, that's Ran-chan, Aoko's cousin. After Aoko's dad died, she went to live with Ran-chan and her dad, so she thinks of her almost like an older sister. She's very nice, but very shy too." Kaito said, tearing his eyes away from the keyboardist for a moment.

"How can she be a singer if she's shy?" Shinichi asked.

"She told me it was a secret and I didn't ask again." Kaito said.

"Hello everybody and welcome to Sakura Snap '09!" the singer, apparently named 'Ran-chan' yelled into the mike and the crowd roared.

"Are you ready for us? Are you?!" she screamed and the crowd roared back.

"I didn't hear you!" The roar increased.

"Well, if you're sure, then here we are. Kitty Wiggle!" she said and the music started up.

As the concert went on, Shinichi found himself getting more and more into the music with each song. They were good. But, he resolved, he would never, ever, be coming to a concert again, especially with Kaito.

Finally, the concert was drawing itself to a close. "Okay, everyone, we have time for one last song? What's it going to be?"

"Run Away! Run Away!" the crowd screamed and the ponytailed guitarist grinned and said something inaudible to Ran, which made her blush heavily under the stage lights.

Despite this, the music started up for the aforementioned song, a heavy rock sound that differed greatly from their other songs. Even more shocking, it started off fast and hard, another difference.

'Run, gotta runaway,

Run, gotta run I gotta run

Gotta get away

Gotta gotta run

I gotta run gotta get away

Gotta gotta getaway

Run gotta get

Run, run gotta get

Mmmm'

Something about the song, the emotion of the singer, dug into Shinichi, burying itself there as the lyrics burned into his mind. And suddenly, he just knew. Like you know things and you don't know how. Like a premonition that's already occurred.

He was now very glad that it was the keyboardist Kuroba was interested in.