a/n: So! I checked my story stats and I have 47 visitors for this story, but I only have two reviews from RanMouri82. It's not like I'm forcing anyone to review, it's just that I really appreciate them and believe it or not they really encourage me to write more. And they help me improve!

This one is more AU-ish, and in Makoto's POV so I have more of a balance. Anyways, to the story!

Disclaimer: Detective Conan isn't mine, though I'd love to own it.

Prompt: Tie

He cursed himself for making such an idiotic bet. And with Shinichi, no less.

"Bet ya couldn't beat me in a race!"

It was a taunt. An insult. A jab at his pride. And he, Makoto Kyogoku, couldn't take that, could he?

"Saturday. 3:00. I'll send you the address."

When he drove the address Shinichi sent him, he was confused. This didn't look like the route to a normal racing track, did it? Then he steeled his resolve. He could beat Shinichi in a footrace any day. He knew it.

"If you win, I have to take Ran to a date."

Makoto smiled. If he won, it would be so worth it to see Shinichi blush and stumble over his lines as he tried to ask Ran to a date.

"If you don't win, you're gonna have to ask Sonoko to a date."

He paled. Sonoko Suzuki, the girl he'd been crushing on since absolutely forever. He loved the way she smiled, the way she spoke and laughed. He loved her when she ran around the mall trying on clothes and buying shoes. He loved her even if she was fangirling over that thief – Kaito? Kaito Kid, was it? – even if it made him a teensie weensie bit jealous. He loved everything about her. For 10 years, ever since they were 7, he had loved her. From afar, of course.

He never had the guts to ask her out. Just the scenario of asking her out gave him goosebumps.

But of course, he had no intention of losing. He'd always beaten Shinichi in every single race – 100 meters, 200 meters, 500 meters – he'd always beaten him.

Until he saw what kind of race he was having.

"Whoa. I thought we were having a race. What are we doing at the highway road?"

"I told you we were having a race. I never said what kind of race we were having!" Shinichi yelled out with glee.

Makoto's heart dropped.

Vrooooom…Vrooooom…

"You. Are. So. Kidding. Me."

Makoto stared ahead at the road he was supposed to race. Why, why, why did I ever agree to this? Shinichi always had something up his sleeve. He should have seen it coming. But he didn't. And this was the consequence.

He shook his head. Nope. He wasn't going to lose. He wouldn't.

"READY!"

He concentrated his eyes on the flag, foot hovering on the gas pedal.

"SET!"

He narrowed his eyes and tensed, ready.

"GO!"

He slammed his foot on the gas as his car shot off. He grunted as he twisted the steering wheel sharply to the left. Driving a speeding car was a lot harder than he thought. He bit his lip as he saw Shinichi in front of him. He tried to edge his way in front and frowned in frustration as Shinichi followed his movements.

I will not lose. I will not lose.

After a sharp veer to the right he speed up so their cars were side to side. He spared a glance at Shinichi and they both narrowed their eyes at each other and sped up.

I will not lose. I will not lose.

He could see the finish line that they had set, and with Heiji there waiting for them. He pressed on the gas pedal even harder.

I will not lose. I will not lose.

Zoooooooooom!

He slammed on the brakes once they hit the finish line, the car skidding along the rest of the road. He smiled as he climbed out of the car. He won. He won, and he knew it. Oh, he'd enjoy watching Shinichi ask Ran out on a date!

"Tie."

"Ummm…what?" His head snapped to Heiji, who was watching the video that they had made of the race.

"A tie. It's a tie."

Well, it wasn't that bad. He wouldn't need to ask Sonoko out on a date, and Shinichi wouldn't need to ask Ran out.

"YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! THAT'S RIGHT!"

Makoto's brow furrowed in confusion as he watched the ecstatic boy jump around, pumping his fist in the air. He pointed at Makoto, "That's right! I'm so going to enjoy you asking Sonoko out!"

What? "But it was a tie. No one won."

"Exactly. And our deal was that if you won, then I'd ask Ran out. If you didn't win, then you ask Sonoko out. You didn't win, so you lose the bet. So you have to ask Sonoko out."

And that was how he ended in this predicament.

Him. In front of Sonoko, scratching his head, at a loss for words.

Trying to ask her out.

On a date.

How in the world was he going to do this?

"Ummm…hi there, Sonoko." He muttered.

"Hello Makoto. Is something wrong?" She asked with wide eyes.

"Ah…I was wondering…if…if you had time…could you…ah…how should I put this…"

He heard a snicker from behind him as Shinichi and Heiji watched on from behind. He cleared his throat as he tried to continue.

"Well…if you had time…I was thinking…"

"Makoto! Could you just spit it out already?"

"Wouldyouliketogooutonadatewi thme?"

Sonoko blinked twice. "What?"

"Would…would you like to go out on a date with me?" He whispered and looked down at his shoes, afraid for her reaction.

"When and where?"

"Wait…you're saying yes?"

"Sure, why not?" She replied, tucking her hair behind her ear. "When and where?"

Makoto's heart wanted to leap with joy. "Uh…There's a new restaurant that opened a week ago. Uh, maybe Saturday, at 6:30?"

"Okay. Pick me up then, alright? See you!"

He whooped with joy after she left.

The date couldn't have gone any better.

They had chatted, talked about anything from his karate competitions to the new sale at the mall next door. She had laughed at his attempt at jokes and giggled at his awkwardness. She thanked him for a wonderful time afterwards.

"Thank you, Makoto." She said as he dropped her off at her house

"For what?"

She tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "For giving me a wonderful time." She turned her head…

And kissed him in the cheek.

He closed his eyes, reveling in the memory. When he opened them, he saw her. She was chatting with Ran, giggling about something, hugging her textbooks tightly to her chest.

"Sonoko!"

She turned her head in his direction, and her smile quickly disappeared. She turned away and walked in the opposite direction, Ran following suit.

"Sonoko, wait!"

She spared a glance in his direction and walked quicker. He stopped following her with a confused look on his face. He didn't understand. Just last night they were having a wonderful time. Now she obviously didn't want to talk to him. What had changed so drastically in the course of hours? He didn't understand.

What had gone wrong?

Makoto put his head in his hands. For one week he had tried to talk to her, but she kept on avoiding him. Every time he called her name she'd glance at him and run away. What had happened?

He steeled himself. He'd confront her. He would ask her.

He would find out.

"Sonoko!"

She turned at the sound of her name until her eyes met his. Her eyes widened, and she turned and began walking in another direction.

Not this time.

Once she saw he was still following her, she picked up the pace. After she saw him do the same, she started jogging. Then she went into a full run, panicking when he wasn't letting up.

He caught up with her easily. After all, being the karate champion of the school did require a huge amount of stamina.

"Sonoko!"

He grabbed her arm as she whipped around with tears in her eyes. "What do you want?" She spat at him.

He stared at her, confused. "Why are you avoiding me?"

"I'm not avoiding you." She said, not looking him in the eye.

"Please…" She finally looked at him, biting her lip. "I want to know what I did wrong. I want to know what I did to drive you away. Please."

"…"

"Sonoko?"

"...A tie."

"Excuse me?"

"A tie. You asked me out because of a tie." She stared into his eyes, tears welling up. "I've been waiting for forever for you to ask me out. I've wanted you to ask me on a date for years! And when you finally asked me, when you finally take me out…it's because of a tie. You only ask me out because you lost a bet with Shinichi. You know how much it hurts?" She sniffled, tears falling. "And I thought you asked me because you loved me."

He stared, open-mouthed at her, "But I do love you."

She looked away. "If you did, you wouldn't have asked me out because of a bet."

"It's only because I loved you too much."

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"Sonoko, I love you. I've loved you for ten years. I didn't want to ask you because…because I was afraid you didn't love me back."

She gaped at him. "Makoto! Do you have any idea how long I was crushing on you for? I was afraid you didn't love me back!"

"…Well this is an awkward mess we've gotten ourselves into."

"…Yes…but…" She leaned closer to him. "I'm glad we did…because now I know…"

"You love me too."

a/n: Yay! Only 46 more prompts to go! This one's a little longer. Well, review please guys!