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Aw thanks! Glad you thought it was good ^^ Heiji's hilarious when he's making up excuses for saying Kudo instead of Conan, but this time wonder if he can fool them heh heh...
Ran sat up straight on her bed, her head turning from side slowly, as if she didn't know where she was. Tears were streaming down her cheeks, and the painting from before was still imprinted in her mind. It faded away eventually, but it was eternally stored in her brain, and there would always be another time where it would be pulled out and displayed before her again. And again. And again. She wiped her tears away, whispering "Why did it come back..." lifelessly. Shaking her head to clear her mind, she stood up and walked over to her desk. She opened one of the drawers quietly and pulled out a photo of the bright young 7 year old. It was the photo where he held up his glasses to the bridge, a smile on his face. She forced herself not to cry, and just stared at it. I have to get over it!
"Conan-kun!"
I have to go save him!
"It's too dangerous!"
That doesn't matter...!
"It's too late!"
No it's not!
The house folded inwards
Why can't I do anything?
Sirens were screaming.
Hurry up and save him!
"We're really sorry..."
Ran broke and she once again fell to her knees like that night. I couldn't do anything...If only I watched over him! If only I followed him... A whirlwind of pain encircled her and she felt like she couldn't breath. If only I could get over it...
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It was a cold and lonely wind that blew outside. It was inconsistent, a soft breeze one moment and a tornado the other. Not many people were outside except for people going home from work or students. Among those students were Sonoko and Ran.
"Ran, are you ok? You've been acting weird since this morning. Did you catch a cold?" Sonoko asked in concern. Ran was just fine yesterday, but today her actions suggested that there was something depressing on her mind.
"...yeah, don't worry about me, I'm just a little tired." Ran smiled weakly, and quickly concentrated her eyes back onto the ground. Sonoko could only watch. She had tried to cheer up Ran all day and it only ever lasted for a second. She could only be by her side and watch over her. The wind started up again, and it directed its flow towards Ran and Sonoko.
"Wha, the wind is too strong today jeez!" Sonoko blocked the wind with her bag.
"I can't see in front of me..." Ran murmured. It changed into a light, cold breeze and the girls relaxed.
"That was hard..." Sonoko muttered unhappily, patting down her hair while Ran straightened her clothes.
'A little while more...' Ran froze. A person, with a hat covering their eyes, passed by her and continued on their way. I-it can't be... Ran, in bewilderment, spun around to chase after the person but there was only an old lady with groceries walking towards her. That voice... Ran stared after the direction the person had went, searching frantically for any sign of him. Where...Where!
"Ran! Let's go!" Sonoko called. Ran turned to her with a desperate and amazed look in her eyes, and Sonoko sensed that something was off. "Ran? What's wrong?"
"I..." Ran started, her voice wavering.
"Huh? You what?" Sonoko asked, tilting her head to the side.
"I..." Ran swallowed "I think I saw Shinichi!"
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I decided to keep going since there were people who wanted to keep reading it ^^ Makes me happy that people want to read what I write heh heh. I don't know if this chapter is as impactful as the first chapter but I hope you like it!