Here's a REAL chapter! Hope you enjoy it!

Hakase might be a little OOC here. I don't really know what he would do. And Conan, too. No... Conan had a character development so he became bolder. So technically, he's not... BUT Mitsuhiko is totally OOC. I don't give a damn about him anyway. Besides, I'm going crazy, remember? Everybody could go out-of-character for all I care.

Disclaimer: The last time I asked Aoyama Gosho-sama to give me Detective Conan, Gin ran me over with his Porsche 356A.

~~~~CHAPTER 8: NO, I'LL SHOW YOU~CONAN'S POV~~~~

"What are you doing to Ai-kun, Shinichi!?"

The Professor asked me that, alarm very evident on his face. He didn't even notice the broken shards of glass at his feet, or the tea that was spreading on the floor. My mind raced, thinking of a million possible reasons to explain why I was on top of Ai on a bed. I didn't realize that I still was, well, not until Haibara pushed me away and rose from her lying position.

"Hakase," she said, "Don't worry. Shinichi won't do anything stupid to me." At the word 'Shinichi,' Hakase's eyebrows rose, his alarmed look, which had turned into a questioning gaze shifted from me to her and back again.

"Yeah, that's right," I nervously added. "Ummm... You see..." I had a million excuses in my head, but my mind wasn't working so I probably picked the stupidest of them all. "Ai said she wasn't feeling well, so I was checking her temperature... You know, the forehead-to-forehead thing..."

His eyebrows rose even higher, if that was possible. I wasn't sure if it was because I called her 'Ai' or because of my pathetic reason.

"And... You need to be on a bed to do that?" His doubtful tone was making me a nervous wreck.

"Well... yeah... My mom said it's more accurate that way..." I said with a dumb grin. He stared at me once more, then seemed to conclude this scene as 'one of the times Shinichi goes crazy' and approached Haibara with a worried look on his face.

"Daijoubu (Are you okay), Ai-kun?"

"Hai, Hakase. It's just a little headache." Only then did I realize that I was holding my breath, wondering whether Haibara would go with my lie. "By the way, Hakase, why are you here? I thought you had to attend that convention."

"Oh, about that, they changed the location, so now I need to bring more clothes. And to get there, I'm going to have to drive so I came to get my keys and license."

I was really relieved that the topic was off the two of us. Thank God for Haibara. As this went through my mind, my stomach suddenly reminded me that I haven't eaten lunch yet. The two's conversation stopped and they both looked at me with amused faces. I looked down, embarrassed, but I couldn't stop the smile on my face.

"You haven't had dinner yet, Shinichi?" asked Hakase.

Haibara answered for me. "He hasn't eaten lunch yet Hakase. He was too busy doing other things." She said this with a smirk on her face, and I blushed, remembering my outburst earlier that day.

Hakase didn't seem to notice, however, and said, "You're lucky Shinichi! I figured Ai-kun won't cook just for you, so I brought some take-out with me. I left it on the kitchen table. Go and eat."

With that, Hakase went to his room to pack and Haibara and I were left alone. "Haibara, I..."

She smiled at me for the first time, and only then did I realize just how beautiful she really was. "It's Ai now, remember?" I smiled back at her and we stood there looking at each other, having a wonderful moment, when my stomach begged for attention.

She looked at me, that smile reverting to the old smirk and said, "You better feed that monster of yours, tantei-kun. I'll clean this up, so you go ahead." She left the room, carefully side-stepping the broken shards.

~~~~KITCHEN~~~~

"Ai-kun. Do you know where my license is? I can't seem to find it."

"Hakase, you put it inside your drawer after that camping trip last week, remember?

Their voices traveled down the stairs to the kitchen, where I was eating Chinese take-out. Well, it doesn't really matter what I was eating. I would have eaten anything then. I hope I don't turn out like Genta. I finished eating and put the leftovers in the fridge. I climbed the stairs and was about to enter my room when Hakase and Haibara left the Professor's room.

"Are you sure you have everything Hakase?"

"I'm sure. Don't worry about me Ai-kun." Hakase seemed to notice my presence then. "Take care of Ai-kun, Shinichi."

"I will, Hakase. You take care, too."

Hakase gave me a reassuring nod and went down the stairs. He turned around gave a wave and said, "Ja... Ittekimasu. (Then... I'll be going.)"

"Itterasshai (Have a safe trip)," we said together. When we heard the front door close, I turned to Haibara and said, "Ai..."

She ignored me, and went straight to her room. When the door closed, I just smiled to myself and said, "Goodnight, Ai."

Inside the room, a reddish-brown haired girl with aquamarine eyes leaned against the door and whispered, "Goodnight, Shinichi."

~~~~BEFORE CLASSES TEITAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL~AUTHOR'S POV~~~~

Everybody was excited, waiting for Haibara and Conan to come to school and confirm the rumors. They were talking amongst themselves each with their own ideas about the rumor.

"I knew it. I just knew it! When I heard the rumor yesterday, I wasn't surprised at all."

"You too? I always thought those two had a relationship going on."

"Did you know that Haibara-san went straight to Conan on the first day? It must have been love at first sight!"

"She did!? But I thought she joined Shounen Tantei because Conan-kun was there?"

"Oh, yeah! When they asked her to join, she said, 'Is Edogawa-kun a part of your group?' and when they said yes, she agreed to join."

"I guess it makes sense. Somebody as cool as Haibara-san wouldn't join something like that without a reason. But... Does that mean they've been going out all this time?"

"... I don't think so... I mean, if they did, why wait all this time before announcing that they're an official couple? Haibara-san's pretty popular so I'm sure a lot of guys have confessed to her. If they knew she was taken, they would've given up already, right?"

"Sounds like you gave it a lot of thought..."

"Of course I would. Because... I actually... like Conan-kun..."

Her eyes widened and she looked at her in disbelief. "You too?"

"What? You mean, you like him, too?"

"Yeah... He's so sweet and nice. You know, he helped me with my spelling for a whole week."

"Really? I knew he was smart and all, but that was so nice of him to do that!"

"And he's so cool when he plays soccer..."

A student joined them saying, "It's their business, why do you guys even care?"

"Aren't YOU curious?"

"No, not really. Curiosity killed the cat, you know?"

"But still... I thought you liked Conan-kun, too.

"Wh-what!?" she said, flustered.

The two started teasing her so I moved on another pair. This time, it was two boys.

"Why do you think Conan-kun would kiss Haibara-san?"

"We don't know if it's even true yet."

"Well... yeah, but if it is, why do you think he would? I mean, sure she's cool and all, but she's kinda cold and untouchable..."

"......"

"Hey, are you listening?"

"... I don't know if I should say this, but she's not as cold as you think."

"Why do you say that?"

"About 2 months ago, I forgot something in my desk so I was walking back to school. On my way, I saw Haibara-san. Well... I was kinda scared of her so I hid behind a pole. When I sneaked a peek at her, she was kneeling down on the ground, holding a bird gently in her hands. The nest was on the tree beside the road, but you had to climb to reach it. I thought she would just leave the bird there but she actually climbed the tree and put it back."

"No... way..."

"It might sound impossible but it's true. And I'll tell you something even more unbelievable. When the bird chirped at her, kinda like thanks I guess, she smiled."

He was silent for a moment before saying, "The Ice Queen Haibara Ai smiling..?"

"Unbelievable, right? But... I guess, that was around the time I fell in love with her. I gave up on her, though. I knew she would just reject me."

"Good idea. I confessed to Haibara-san before but she turned me down."

"You did?"

Other guys overheard and joined their conversation.

"I asked her out last month and she just gave me a cool look and left."

"Mine was last year. She replied, 'Baka jan? (Are you an idiot?)' and walked out on me. Well, I was sooooo depressed then, but... I guess I got over it."

"Last year... Wasn't that around the time people started calling her the 'Ice Queen'?"

"Well... I was kinda the one who started it. But, if she rejected everyone, does that mean she was waiting for Edogawa-kun?"

"If you think about it, that does kinda make sense."

"If that's it, I'm kinda worried about Mitsubishi-kun."

"Mitsubishi-kun?"

"The freckled guy. The one who went face-to-face with Conan-kun yesterday."

"Wasn't it Mitsuhiko?"

"Ummmm... yeah, maybe. Anyway who cares? It's both Mitsu right?"

"Haha. I guess you're right. So, why are you worried about Mitsu-kun?"

"He's crushing on Haibara-san. Big time. But if you think about it, the chance that he'll get to go out with Haibara-san is zero."

"Yeah, he's kinda smart but he's too much of a show-off. If you ask me, I'd rather have Conan together with Haibara-san together than him."

"Exactly."

~~~~BEFORE CLASSES TEITAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL~CONAN'S POV~~~~

Haibara and I entered the classroom, and the students surrounded us. I did a quick scan of who was there and noted that Ayumi-chan was nowhere to be seen. I didn't really have much time to think about that because our classmates started talking about a million words per second.

"Conan-kun! You didn't answer us yesterday!"

"Did you really kiss her, Edogawa-san?"

"Edogawa-kun, are you two going out?"

I didn't really know who asked what but then there was one voice I recognized. Its owner stalked up to me, meeting me face to face and said, "Did you kiss her?"

I tried making light of the situation, smiled and joked, "Not even a hello, Mitsuhiko?"

"Not even a hello. Just answer the question."

I didn't really expect him to laugh, but still, his persistence was getting to me. I frowned at him a little and said, "What if I don't answer?"

"You will answer Conan-kun." he said with insistence. I was getting really annoyed.

"Why should I?"

"Because you made Ayumi-chan cry yesterday, Conan-kun. I saw you."

"So, you're a stalker now, huh?"

"Don't joke with me, Conan-kun! Ayumi-chan told you she loves you and you just laughed at her! She cried all the way home!"

"I didn't laugh because she told me she loved me! And, the reason she cried all the way home was probably because you're too much of a wimp that you couldn't even comfort her! And... that has nothing to do with this!"

"It has everything to do with this! You knew Ayumi-chan loves you, but now you're going around telling everybody you kissed Haibara-san!"

"You've got it all wrong! It wasn't me telling everybody I kissed Ai! It was you!"

"How dare you call her Ai now!"

"Why do you even care, Mitsuhiko!?" I asked, exasperated.

"Of course I care! I care because... because I..." He looked down, his cheeks slightly flushed. Then his face got that determined look and he turned to Haibara, who was watching the scene with mild interest.

"Haibara-san, I..." he said. "I... I like you! Willyougooutwithme!?"

Stunned, the class was quiet for a moment, like the quiet before the storm, then all hell broke loose. The boys in the class got started booing and shouting discouragements.

"Give it up, Mitsu-kun!"

"You know that's impossible."

"If she turned me down, why should she accept you!?"

A red-faced Mitsuhiko shouted at them. "Sh-shut up! This isn't about that! This is about Conan-kun kissing Haibara-san!"

Everybody's attention turned back to me and Mitsuhiko turned to me again, his eyes burning.

"Did you kiss her or not!?" It was obvious he was running out of patience. Steam was practically coming out of his ears.

Damn, I thought to myself, If only I'd thought about this yesterday. Well, I did but Haibara...

I had flash of inspiration. It probably wasn't the best idea, but at that time, it seemed like the answer to all my problems. I smiled to myself and chuckled a little. This brought looks of confusion to everybody's faces, even Haibara. She's probably wondering what I have to laugh about.

"You really wanna know?" I asked them, that smile still on my face.

"Well, yes..." Nods from all around, though hesitant this time.

"Fine, I'll tell you." I walked to where Haibara was. "No, I'll show you."

I kissed her, then and there, right in front of everybody.

~~~~CHAPTER 8: NO, I'LL SHOW YOU end~~~~

What's gonna happen now!?!?! OMG!!! Another cliffie!!! CONAN! Do you know what you're doing!?!?! Either way, GO GO! Sucks to be you, Mitsuhiko!!! Find out what happens in the next chapter!!!

Longest chap so far! This story is becoming more and more complicated. If this doesn't clear up soon, idiots like me won't be able to understand a thing.

Read and review please ^_^ I'm threatening you! Read and Review! Otherwise chap 9 won't be coming out for a long loooooooong while!

P.S. God, what's happening to me?