Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan.
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Raindrops thundered onto the windscreen of the car, falling from the heavens with such force that one would think that the gods above were releasing all their anger. A flash of lightning cut across the sky as smoothly as a knife cutting through paper, accompanied by the loud pounding of war drums; shaking the earth to its very core.
The atmosphere in the vehicle was opposite to that of the outside, the lingering air was heavy and not one of them said a single word as the car forced its way through the sheets of heavy rain. Eventually the inevitable happened and every minute or so, Conan's eyes would unwittingly flit to her face; watching... waiting for some sort of movement, some sort of reaction. However as the saying goes 'time waits for no man' and he soon found himself cracking under the pressure, fingers curled onto the side of the steering wheel; clutching it so tightly as if it provided some sort of safe have.
To say Conan was worried would be an understatement of the century. What bothered him wasn't the fact that Ran was out late at night; she was an adult for kami's sake. No, what bothered him was...her expression. When he picked her up earlier, she wore an expression of emptiness. Her blue eyes filled with an unknown emotion...
Disgust? Anger? Terror?
What it was he didn't know. But he was determined to find out. However it was easier said than done.
The lingering silence had grown in intensity, nearly choking both occupants of the moving vehicle. With every passing second Conan's mind exploded with countless questions which plagued him and threatened to spill from his mouth.
What was she there? Why was she alone? Did she get lost? Did she meet someone there? Why wasn't she back at the detective agency? Was she supposed to meet someone? Did she meet him there?
What happened, Ran?
As if kami-sama had heard his prayer, her broken voice entered into his ears, transcending into an echo.
"Conan-kun..."
His head shot up in surprise, obviously not expecting that she would make the first move. Conan watched her facial expression carefully, observing her every move. He saw her bite her lip in doubt, her eyebrows knitting together and her mouth becoming a thin line. There was a moment of silence, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop and the words which came from her mouth next would forever be etched in Conan's memory, like a thorn in his side.
"I had sex with Takeru."
The car screeched dangerously to a halt when he slammed on the brakes with an aching force. Conan slowly looked up at her, with an expression so painful that it made her heart stop. It was as if someone had uttered the devil's name in the middle of a Sunday church service.
"What?"
Conan felt his insides twist painfully as he tried to process her words. If it was possible, his already broken heart shattered into tinier pieces and he desperately searched Ran's face for some sort of sign. The blood in his body ran cold when he saw two familiar objects at the side of her eyes which added to his already overwhelming despair.
"You think I'm disgusting." These words came out of her lips in a whisper, in a voice of someone in pure agony. Ran didn't wait to see what happened next, she wouldn't, she couldn't.
The car door was thrown open and she rushed into the nearby forest, her figure slowly disappearing, as if being swallowed by the darkness. There was a pregnant pause before Conan realized what had just happened, and he exited the same way she did; hot on her heels, not even bothering to lock his car. With his heart pounding in his ears, Conan's mind screamed in desperation as he ran through the forest searching for her.
"Ran… Ran… RAN!"
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A/N:
Many thanks to Anime Lady PIMP, Zodiac-spirits, DetectiveLion, JelpHasNails, Willysfeather, danitax-chan and Reader for reviewing! Honestly, I wasn't expecting this much reviews! I am surprised that you guys would take your time to review my story! Cola sweets for all of you!
And also this story was dug up from my old writing practices so i might be a little rusty in continuing this story. But I hope to get more reviews! :)