Author's note : Hello, guys :) It's weekend and we meet again! I'm glad to tell you that the story has reached its quarter and is crawling to its climax.. Hope you enjoy it! And big thanks to all the reviews! :D:D
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Chapter 10 : The tears
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So he kissed her under the moonlight spell.
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Shiho-chan?
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Shiho-chan?
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"Shiho-chan!"
Finally, the beautiful lifted her face seeing that her date was looking at her worriedly. Shiho startlingly gazed at him, blinking in apology. It was the forth time Kaito had to wake her up from her thought today. Since the start of the date, the girl seemed strangely distracted. Surely, something must had happened to her.
"Is everything alright, Shiho-chan? You are pretty down lately," decidedly spoke up Kaito.
"Oh. Nothing. It's just.. I'm too caught up in working tonight.." answered the strawberry blonde, turning her eyes away. Of course, it was a lie. Something had actually happened to her.
And, of course, the raven-haired man saw through that.
"Really? I thought maybe our date is quite boring to you?" the man said while peeked over to her eyes. He secretly tried to figure the truth.
"Or maybe you don't really want to date me? Which one is it?"
"That's not it, Kuroba-kun. The date is fine. I'm just..."
The sequence unintentionally replayed in her mind again..
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So he kissed her under the moonlight spell.
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The winds blew.
The water fizzed.
The stars dazzled.
And the couple kissed.
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For the moment, Shiho just couldn't moved as if her mind completely shut. Her eyes widened in surprises. It was like dreaming. While Shinichi was continuing tasting her lip, Shiho just wouldn't know what else she should do.
On the other hand, Shinichi, who was perfectly conscious, just couldn't do anything but kept kissing her. He pressed his lip hard without knowing why yet he strongly felt like he needed to do this.
He needed to prove that the figure in front of him wasn't a fallen angel.
And for a long moment of time, all he could do was just leaning deeper and deeper. His hunger lip instinctively tried to melt in with her blooming one.
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Her eyes were dazzling.
Her face was charming.
Her body was so soft.
Her scent was so sweet.
And her lip was so right.
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It was perfect.
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Yet Shiho was still frozen.
To her, the kiss was very gentle, so warm, so sweet. Unknowingly, her hands slowly traced up to his neck. It was indeed a real loving kiss. As a full-fleshed woman, there was no way she could resist it. She knew that she must had given in any time soon but a little voice just resonated in her mind over and over.
This is the person she shouldn't love.
This is the person who hurt her so much.
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So she had to break off.
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"Haibara.." The man finally spoke up.
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He murmured, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.."
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That's it.
The girl broke away from his embrace. She slowly turned around, faced toward the shore.
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"Never mind that. I knew you didn't mean it," she paused,
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",It means nothing to me either."
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And she walked up to the land.
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Sadly, if he could only see her face, he would had seen tears falling down.
Sadly, if only she didn't turn around, she would had seen hurt in his eyes.
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Back to Shiho and Kaito.
"...The date is fine. I'm just..."
That was all she could answer.
Her mind waywardly recalled that night.
Kaito starred at her.
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"Were you thinking about him?" bluntly asked the man.
Shiho couldn't think that she heard it right.
"What?"
"Him. That man who looks exactly like me," Kaito starred deep into her eyes, "The man whom I met at the wedding. That's the person your colleagues always teased me about, isn't it?"
Quiet.
She didn't answer.
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Kaito continued, chuckled jokingly "Is he the one you like? So, am I just his substitute, huh?"
Slap!
The girl suddenly slapped him.
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A tear falling down.
"Sorry I had to hurt you, but don't you dare say anything like that ever. I'm not that kind of person. There is no reason for me to need you to substitute him," His existence means nothing to me. I need not have him stay. Despite her words were sharp and strong, her shoulder began to shake flinchingly. Her voice was trembling. Shiho bended her head, fisting her hands as if trying to control something.
I will never want to be with him. I'm not her substitute either.
Whom was she telling to?
Kaito or herself?
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Kaito looked at her again.
Then, he smiled.
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"Shiho-chan, do you know that actually Araide's wedding is not the first place we met?" unexpectedly, the man changed the subject, seemingly unrelated to the situation.
Shiho doubtfully met up with his eyes.
Kaito breathed breezily.
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"About six years ago, when I was visiting my father's grave in Saitama, I saw a very beautiful girl,"
He paused.
"At that time, I was quietly mourning, not really felt sad since my dad had passed away for too long to remember. In fact, i had never felt so sad for once in my life. You see, I'm always cheerful. That's really something for me to brag about.. Hahaha,"
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"But as soon as I was ready to leave the graveyard, the beautiful girl came,"
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"She was there alone, just like me, so I was kinda wonder if it must be hard for a woman to stay in grievance all by herself, but that girl was totally different from what I had imagined. Her face was so brave. She didn't cry one little bit,"
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"Well, I shuddered. Women are surprisingly tough these days. Hahaha. So, I got into the car, prepared to drive off, but then, just before the car left the hill, she turned around and I saw her eyes,"
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"Those cerulean eyes were so sad. They looked so fragile, so painful, yet very beautiful at the same time,"
Seeing such a wonderful thing that hurt made me almost cried.
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"So, from that day, I swear to my self that if I ever get a chance to meet that girl again,"
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He smiled again, warmly.
"I'll definitely make those beautiful eyes filled with happiness once more."
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And that was enough.
No word were left to be said.
Only love was left to be felt.
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"Is this the place? You sure you don't want me to go with you?"
Later, after the couple finished their meal, Kaito volunteered to drive her to her workplace, this fancy hotel. It was a five-star hotel in Roppongi, located exactly in the middle of night club scenes, which extremely looked spectacular and suspicious.
This was the place for Shiho's mission tonight. For the next couple minutes, she would perform as an undercover agent, investigating the poison dealing case.
Of course, none of that was known to Kaito. The messy-haired man uncomfortably stepped out of the car and twisted his eyes around.
He didn't like the look of it.
Shiho slowly walked toward the entrance. She answered the man, "That's it, Kuroba-kun. Thank you for the ride," she turned to face him, slightly nodded in thank.
Kaito, although knowing that she was a strong girl, was so reluctant to leave, yet not that he could stay. Tomorrow, there would be a Kid's heist. He had to prepare for it.
The strawberry blonde seemed to understand his worry. She stepped a little closer to him and tenderly smiled.
"Don't worry. It's my job. You should go back before it's dark," quietly whispered the girl.
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Kaito blinked speechlessly for a moment.
Then, he soothingly held her hand.
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A small blush rose on Shiho's face.
"Please be careful, okay? Promise me that you will take good care of yourself," he put on a funny serious face.
"I know. You don't need to say that. I do love my life..."
"And promise me that you won't go after some bad boys or else I will feed them a machine gun. I can be aggressively jealous, you know?" as usual, he craked with laughter again.
But his eyes did showed no joke.
Shiho just blushed deeper.
"Baka. What kind of girl do you think I am? Just go already. I'm gonna be late," Besides, you are not my boyfriend yet. Why so possessive?
The girl forcefully brushed her hands from his grip. Kaito laughed his head off. This girl just can't be honest, can she?
"Hahaha. Alright, your highness. I shall obey your order. Haha. See you next week, my princess."
And then the man drove off. Shiho's eyes followed the car until it left the corner as she stood still in front of the hotel. A smile unfortunately formed over her lip, remembering his words in her head.
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'Whether I'm a substitute or not, I'll definitely give you happiness'
'I will do whatever it takes to make you love me, Shiho-chan.'
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As soon as Shiho entered the hotel, she headed directly toward the underground casino.
Inside the dim ballroom, there was crowed and noisy. The beautiful lady walked over to the appointed spot. Surprisingly, the bar was empty. She was supposed to meet with another agent from Japanese authority here.
So, she sat on the bar stool, ordered a non-alcoholic recipe, and waited for the colleague to arrive.
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"Haibara..?"
Suddenly, the familiar voice called from behind. Though very quiet, it was powerful enough to make the girl frozenly turned around.
And so she met the person she had tried so hard to avoid the whole week.
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Was Shinichi the Japanese agent?
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A/N : Hahaha. That's it for today :)) Sorry for the cliff again. It's true that I've finished all the plot but lately I've became so indecisive regarding who Shiho should really end up with...? I don't know. Hahaha. Well, Shinichi is classic while Kaito is so fun to write. I guess I just equally love both pairings. lol.
Well, writer is not the only one who involves in this.. Readers' opinions are very important, too! Please share me your opinion, please, before I end up making a tragedy (I'm scared of that either..lol) ;)))))