Guess I didn't post yesterday… well here is today's chapter! Small, but I have a bed time… it's already 9:30, but I have to write! For you all!

"dosh-dan-oh? (What's wrong?)" Ran asked.

"N-nothing…" Shinichi denied. Ran gave him a weird look, forcing the truth out of him. "I have been trying to hide the fact that I'm still alive. That newspaper will let them know I'm not dead. Now they will make me dead."

"Nani! (What!) And you never told me about this!" Ran screamed.

"Well…" Shinichi waved his arms apologetically. Ran gave his a glare, but just sighed.

"Is that why you have been missing?" Ran pestered.

"Not exactl…" Shinichi's word shuddered as he felt his body heating up. 'NOT NOW!' Shinichi begged. "I have to go to some case, I'm sorry Ran, and I'll see you soon."

"What! Your leaving already!" Ran's mouth dropped. Shinichi looked at her with sadness in his eyes, like he did not want to go. He got out of his cot and slowly walked to the door, tilting back in forth. "Shinichi…" Ran muttered.

Shinichi turned around and hugged her. His arms felt warm and comforting, and she completely lost it. Her heart was beating so fast she felt like she was going to faint. There Shinichi was, hugging her.

"Yep, defiantly YOUNG LOVE!" The doctor's gossiped. This time Ran did not scream at them, just wish this moment could go on forever and ever. Then he released her and ran off, leaving Ran standing there, all alone. "Love is a hurtful thing," the doctor continued.

Shinichi collapsed in one of the bathroom stalls, breathing heavily. 'Why did he have to turn back so soon? He STILL had not sold Ran how he felt; nevertheless, there was a lot of hugging…' Shinichi's perverted thoughts were cut, as he let out a scream, his body started to shrink and he returned to Conan, again…

Conan grasped his cloths from a bag he always had on him just in case he turned into Conan. He stuffed all the stuff was wearing before into a nearby corner, the maids would clean it up someday… and walked out of the bathroom to find Ran. He walked down the alley way, trying to think up a reason he was missing… his parents wanted him to stay with them for a few days… he had been staying at the professors… he scratched his head wandering what to do. He went with the parent idea… he would call his real parents to make sure they knew in case Ran called them…

He reached the room Ran was in and walked up to her. "Conan! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!" Ran screamed as she saw that Conan had appeared. "I was worried sick!"

"Um…" Conan suddenly totally forgot about his plan, and was panicking. 'Oh, no…' Conan had dreaded this moment, but he never thought it would be this bad… "Um…"

"So? Where have you been for the last three days, speck up…" Ran said suspiciously. 'Maybe Conan IS Shinichi…' Ran thought.

Must sleep, 10:00. Man that took longer than normal to write 500 words. I must just be tired…

I'll try and post tomorrow, who knows

R & R