Hi everyone! As always, I want to thank everyone who reviewed, thank you for your support. I've realized that my chapters are a little short, as pointed out by juststoppingby. I've tried to lengthen it but sometimes you just have writer's block, ya know? Anyways,
A droplet of water, clinging to the roof of the cave, threatened to fall into a puddle below. The sound of footsteps resonated around the walls of the cavern. A cloaked figure stepped into view, dressed entirely in black. His hand groped around until it felt a dent in the walls shaped like a hand, and pressed. A rumbling of rock of the other side, the ground shook as a huge boulder moved aside to show a door, neatly camouflaged. The person stepped to the other side, making sure not to step in any of the water. He put his hand on the door, and gave a slight push. It gave way and creaked open, showing a dimly lit room. Suddenly, two guns pointed at him from nowhere.
"Who are you?" a gruff voice called out. Gin.
"Oh my!" the person sneered, "I guess the first thing I shall have to teach you is manners. You shouldn't be pointing guns at your boss, now should you?"
"Boss?" another voice asked.
"Yes, Vodka, I said boss," the person replied, amused.
"How do you know our names? Come with me," Gin demanded, shoving the gun against the person's skull. "Boss will kill you immediately if you don't cooperate."
"You mean your previous boss? Oh, I'm very sorry, but I bust him head off," the person replied sarcastically. He reached into the folds of his cloak and pulled out a blood covered head.
"BOSS!" both men yelled out, startled.
"Now then, you'd better call together all the organization's members. I will become the new Boss. If you object, I can of course do then same thing to you," he said, gesturing to the head, smiling ominously.
. . .
After a month in the hospital, Haibara went outside for the first time. The hospital had let her out, after the doctor had been bribed by Conan not to make a big deal out of Haibara's overnight recovery, which was quite successful. The detective boys including Yukia had asked what happened, but Conan just told them it was magic, which had an element of truth to it. No one believed him, though, and they just all took for granted that it was a secret he and Haibara would never tell. Life returned to normal soon after that, as if nothing ever happened.
One day, after school when Conan and Haibara were walking together, she asked him to come to the professor's house with her.
"Why?" he asked.
"I have the antidote, but don't get too excited," she added as his face lit up and then went into a frown again, "it'll only work for about a week. But that's plenty of time to get with your girlfriend, right?"
"Yes! Oh my gosh thanks Haibara!" he almost yelled. He pelted toward the professor's house, Haibara running behind him.
Glad you're happy, Kudo-kun, she thought, she tried to be happy but she couldn't help but feel the stabbing pain in her heart. I never knew I would fall in love with him, but I did… I knew it would cause me more sadness but I couldn't help it… she looked at the widely grinning Conan. Well, his happiness is mine, I guess…
Haibara led her way back to the house and down into the basement. She fumbled around the drawer until she pulled out a little vial with a red and white pill in it.
"Here," she said, handing it to him, "it's the same like all the other pills I gave you, process is the same."
"Thanks! "Conan exclaimed, taking the pill in his hand, "Haibara what about you? Don't you want to change back?"
"I don't know… I mean there's not going to be anything different by me taking the pill, I'm not going outside and meeting someone or anything…"
"O who cares? Just take it! I want to see what you look like," Conan said.
"You already did at Haido City Hotel, on the roof, remember?"
"Well I want to see you without glasses and not covered in blood," he replied, and brushed her comment away with a wave of his hand. "See ya!" he said, and strode to the bathroom. Haibara sighed. I guess it won't hurt… she got her change of clothes, found a second pill, and gulped it down.
A while later, the renowned high school detective strode out into the kitchen, where Hakase was preparing dinner. The professor nearly jumped.
"Shinichi? Is that you?"
"Who else would it be?" he remarked, "it does feel good to have my old body back though. O ya where's Haibara?"
"Ai-kun? I haven't seen her."
"Did someone say my name?"
A teen with strawberry blonde hair was leaning against the door, her arms crossed and a usual smirk on her face. Shinichi started at her for a whole minute, before managing,
"Ha-haibara?"
"It's supposed to be Shiho. But I don't really mind anyways. If Ran or anyone sees me call me Shiho. Just tell them I'm a friend you met on a case," she said. Shinichi managed a small nod, his eyes still fixed on her. She went forward and knocked him on the head.
"Wake up, won't you?"
"Sorry you just look…"
"Well?"
"Different…." He stuttered. Haibara couldn't help but admit she was a little disappointed in his reply.
"Well what are you waiting for? Go meet with your dear girlfriend."
"O yes!" he said, suddenly jerking straight up, and walked out.
"And don't forget, ONE WEEK, ok? Don't overdo it."
"Hai, hai," he said, "well, see yal!", and closed the door behind him. Shiho sighed, and turned around. Hakase was also looking at her.
"Hakase would you stop staring?"
"I'm sorry, but you don't really seem like Ai-kun anymore. I feel like saying nice to meet you again."
"Well I'll forgive you, since you haven't seen me in this form before. Well, I'm going down to the basement again," she said. Once she was inside, she plopped herself onto the bed. The jabbing sensation in her heart grew. He should be arriving at the detective agency now. What would he say to Ran? Would he go on a date with her? Oh, why am I thinking about this? But she could not help but feel a pang of jealousy. This is my fate, and I can't run away. I have to accept it. She took a deep breath, and started to work on the pill again.
. . .
"WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME? DIDN'T YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS?" Ran almost yelled.
"I'm sorry Ran, I was busy with a huge case," he pleaded with her. Seeing her glare soften a little, he decided to take the chance. He ran forward and hugged her. Ran gasped.
"Will you go on a date with me?" he whispered in her ear.
"Of course!" Ran answered.
"Great! Why don't we go to Shirahama Beach?"
"Why not?"
"Ok tomorrow? Meet me at the front of my house at 9 in the morning," he said.
They talked for a few hours and finally Shinichi left. Ran watched him through the window as he walked away whistling. I still can't believe he's back! She thought happily.
. . .
Shiho opened her eyes, the sun shining through the window in the room. She sighed, remembering that she had already given the pill to Conan and he was back to Shinichi and also that she cried herself to sleep. She got dressed and went to make breakfast. The sound of a car approached. Shiho looked out the window and saw Shinichi helping Ran into the car. They were laughing and talking, and she sighed. No. She told herself. I can't be so selfish. This was how it used to be, it was I who messed everything up. Yet she couldn't help but feel lonely again.
For Ran and Shinichi it was a day of fun. After going to the beach, Shinichi took Ran to the expensive restaurant where he had failed to confess to her last time.
"We're back here again," Ran exclaimed. "Oh I almost forgot. What did you want to tell me the other time?"
"Uhh… it's… it's just that… I wanted to tell you that I liked you!" he blurted out, his cheeks on fire. Ran blushed, then smiled.
"I-I do too," she said. They had a very nice meal, which was made twice as good because of the fact that they were officially girlfriend and boyfriend.
"I'll drop you back off at the detective agency, ok?" Shinichi said as they were walking in the parking lot.
"Sure!" Ran said as she got on the car As they got outside, a drop of water fell on the windshield of the car. Then another. And another.
"It's raining," Ran said.
"No, it's actually snowing," Shinichi said, pointing at the raindrops, "They're actually melting when they hit the windshield, see?" Soon it was clearly snowing. Shinichi and Ran chatted and laughed, both feeling like today was the best day they ever had. As they were nearing Shinichi's house, Ran said,
"What's that?" Shinichi looked in the direction she was pointing. Near the professor's house on the snow there lay something. A figure. As he got closer he saw it. A teen girl with strawberry blonde hair, lying in the snow. As he parked the car and ran out towards her, his worst suspicions were confirmed. The body and the snow around it was stained by a deep red. Blood, lots and lots of it.
Haibara.
The mighty cliffhanger… haha
Don't kill me for the Ran/Shinichi parts, I just wanted to not make it too OOC.
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'til next time!