a/n: I didn't know what prompt to choose, so I used a random number generator to choose from my prompt table XD. Oh well, whatever. Anyways, hope you enjoy!

Prompt: Volume

Disclaimer: I'm tired of this…but no, I don't own Detective Conan.

He looked at her in curiosity, eyes narrowed in speculation. He wiped the sweat off his brow with the white towel on his shoulder and continued to look at the girl. The brunette was pumping her fist in the air, cheering her heart out for her friend.

"WHOOHOO! GO RAN! YOU CAN BEAT THEM! YEAHHHHHHH! RAN! RAN! RAN!"

He glanced at the girl the brunette was wholeheartedly cheering for in mild interest. She looked quite embarrassed and kept fruitlessly trying to calm her friend down. "Sonoko! Keep the volume down a little! It's…it's kind of embarrassing!" she whispered to the brown haired girl.

Sonoko, huh. That was her name. He took note of that in his head.

Sonoko took no mind of her friend as she continued to cheer, yelling and jumping up and down.

"SHE'S GONNA BEAT YOU ALL UP! YOU HEAR THAT? YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE A BLOODY PULP!"

Somehow, this girl interested him. The corner of his mouth twitched upwards as he saw her punch invisible enemies, apparently trying to imitate her friend as she flailed about trying to copy karate moves. Her friend – what was her name? Ran? – sat down on the bench beside her, head in her hands and trying as much as possible to edge away from her friend, her face red in embarrassment.

"Our next match… Chiyo Takashima versus Ran Mouri!"

"YEAHHHHH! THAT'S RIGHT! GO RAN! BEAT THIS CHIYO GIRL UP!"

The girl, Ran, immediately stood up and rushed off, eager to be away from her friend, whose cheering had become even louder now that she knew Ran's match was going to start. Other competitors began giving the girl odd looks, but nothing disheartened her. She continued to cheer for her best friend even though she wasn't even in the room anymore.

Makoto decided he liked this girl.

"Can someone please shut her up?"

"Seriously, it's annoying."

"Yeah, someone go there and tell her to just keep quiet."

He frowned and turned his head a degree to the right, where some other competitors were staring at the same girl he'd been staring at. They all had annoyed scowls on their faces. His eyes narrowed as they continued to complain.

"You know what? I'm gonna do something. She's pissing me off."

"Yeah!"

"You go Mitsuru!"

Makoto silently watched from his seat as the biggest guy from the group rose and made to approach the brunette. As the guy took a step forward, Makoto immediately rose from his seat to block his path. As the other competitor made a move to step around him, he moved along with him so that the guy wouldn't pass.

"Hey, what's your problem man?"

Makoto stared at the boy. "Leave the girl alone. There are no rules against cheering for your friend. She can cheer all she wants."

"I'm just gonna tell her to keep quiet."

"Leave her alone."

"Listen, you gonna move? Or am I going to have to make ya?" the boy asked, his hands forming fists.

"Just. Leave. Her. Alone." Makoto said patiently.

"Well, you asked for it!" the boy growled, and let his fist fly upwards to perform a dangerous uppercut.

The Prince of Kicks swiftly moved out of the way and kicked the right side of his head, making the other boy reel back in shock. He stood back, waiting for the boy to make his move. He didn't have to wait long as his opponent immediately let loose a barrage of punches and kicks which the karate champion dodged with ease. Soon, a multitude of people surrounded the two of them, yelled each champion on as some other competitors desperately looked for officials to stop the fight.

"What the…what's happening? Hey! Stop fighting you two!"

Makoto's eyes widened in surprise as he saw the girl he had been watching earlier burst out of the crowd of people that now surrounded them. Eyes focused on her, he was a second too late in seeing the approaching kick, and felt the foot violently hit his head as he reeled from the blow. He gasped, more in shock than in pain.

"Stop!" Before the boy could deliver another blow, the brunette stepped in the middle of the fight, causing the boy to stop in mid-punch.

"What's the matter?" she huffed, hands on her hips, which Makoto found to be rather cute. "You guys shouldn't be fighting. You have plenty of time for that later. What's the problem here?"

"You're the problem!" The boy roared, causing Sonoko to rear back in shock. "You and your stupid chants! Your annoying cheers! Can't we just put you on mute to shut you up?"

Sonoko opened her mouth to reply, but the karate champion beat her to it. "She can do whatever she likes. It's a free country. She doesn't need your approval." He said curtly, placing a hand on her shoulder.

He might have been imagining, but she might have turned a light shade of pink when he put his hand on her shoulder.

"Will it kill you to lower your voice? Sheesh, your friend isn't even good. Chiyo's probably pulverized her by now. Not like your cheering would do any good – nothing can improve that failure of a martial artist." The boy said spitefully, and turned away.

When Makoto turned to look at the girl's delicate features, he saw several emotions flit over her face. First bewilderment, then confusion, then disbelief, and lastly, pure anger. A smile formed on his lips as he continued to watch her clench her fists.

"Hey!"

To boy turned around. "Wha-"

BAM!

Sonoko stood back, shaking her right fist in pain. She looked down at the karate competitor now on the floor, gripping his nose which was now bleeding and probably broken. She glared at him.

"That's for insulting my friend! You can get away with insulting me, but never my friend! You got that?"

She turned towards Makoto, a bright smile on her face. "W-Well, thanks for standing up for me." She muttered, shyly looking down on the floor. She threw a last hateful glance at the boy who was still curled up on the floor, whining about his nose and how it was broken, and she went to gather her things and support her friend in her matches.

As she walked away, Makoto Kyogoku decided on one thing.

He really liked this girl.

He really liked Sonoko.

a/n: AAAAAAAND DONE! Hope you enjoyed that! Thanks for everyone whose reviewed! Please keep reviewing!