Mission 6: Beach Episode
Haibara was home on the couch, on the phone while she was flipping through a fashion magazine.
"You're going to the beach today?" Amuro said on the other line.
"Mm." Haibara nodded. "I'm going with Agasa-hakase and the children for the weekend."
"Uh huh..." Amuro paused, intensely thinking about something.
She narrowed her eyes. "What?"
"Nothing~" He rested his head on his chin. "I was just thinking about how you would look in your real form. Red's your favorite color, right? A red bikini..." He chuckled. "As red as I bet your face is right now."
"Anyways..." She rolled her eyes, fishing something out of her pocket.
"Since no one will be home, I have a favor to ask of you..."
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Haibara, Conan, and the Detective Boys were at the beach playing volleyball.
"Ah, where'd it go?!" Genta hit the ball too hard.
"Over there!" Mitsuhiko pointed as he saw the beach ball flying away, falling right on someone's head.
"Sorry, sorry!" Conan apologized, running up to the man. "Huh? What are you doing here?"
"It's that curry guy!" Genta yelled from behind.
Haibara looked up with a very displeased look.
"Are you here on vacation, Subaru-san?" Ayumi asked as he handed her the ball.
"Well, something like that..." He said, pushing up his glasses.
"Oh, I invited him!" Agasa said. "He said he wanted to come separately as a surprise."
'Of course he did...' Haibara scoffed.
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"He's there with you?"
"Yeah." Haibara said on the phone, looking at Subaru with an annoyed expression.
"No fair, I want to go to the beach!" Amuro said with a pout.
She sighed. "Anyway, you remembered to do that, right?" She said cryptically. "I left a key for you under the doormat."
"Hm? Yeah, I'm heading over to your house after work. In the meantime, see if you can find out anything."
"Okay, I'll call you back later."
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The children were playing in the water while Haibara and Subaru were sitting underneath a parasol together.
She looked at him curiously.
He looked back, smiling. "Something wrong, princess?"
She twitched her eyebrow at the nickname. "Why do you always wear high collared stuff, to the beach even? Don't people usually just wear that type of swimsuit when surfing?"
He shook his head. "Wow..."
She looked at him angrily. "You got a problem?!"
He smirked, moving his face close to hers. "You're just dying to see me shirtless, aren't you?"
Her face started to heat up. "O-of course not! I just meant-"
"Hey, you guys! They're selling shaved ice over there, I got you some." Ayumi said, handing the two cups to them.
Haibara smiled, taking one. "Thanks, Ayumi-chan."
'For ending this dreadful conversation.'
"Come on, Ai-chan. Let's go sit with the others!" She said as she grabbed Haibara's hand.
As he watched the two girls leave, Subaru happily took a bite of his snow cone.
"I have to leave something to the imagination, don't I?"
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Haibara and the others were working hard at making a huge sandcastle.
"Wow, it looks great!" Agasa complimented them.
Subaru nodded in agreement. "A castle. How fitting for you, prin-"
Haibara cut him off. "Don't call me that. I'm not some weak little princess."
Subaru waved his hands in defeat. "Of course. I did not mean to offend you, Haibara-san. I just meant your fashion sense, stubbornness, and the way you command others is very princess-like, that's all."
She gave him a glare. "Are you trying to pick a fight?"
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"Alright, I got the watermelon. Who wants to go?" Agasa announced.
"I think Ai-chan should go!" Ayumi playfully pushed Haibara to the front.
"No thanks, I'll sit this one out."
"But you've never played Suikawari before, right? It'll be fun!" She persisted with puppy dog eyes.
"Now, now." Subaru intervened. "No point in trying to convince this stubborn girl, right? You must be SO tired from playing in the sand, princess." He said sarcastically, smirking at Haibara.
Haibara suddenly grabbed the wooden stick from Ayumi's hand. "On second thought..." She said while tapping the stick in her hand, giving Subaru a devilish glare.
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"To the left!"
"You can do it, Ai-chan!"
"Almost there, Haibara-san!"
The three kids encouraged their friend.
Haibara showed a look of frustration behind the blindfold she was wearing. In order to build up as much strength as possible, she thought about a certain smug individual.
'Argh!' She inwardly groaned, perfectly splitting the watermelon in two.
"Wow, you did it, Ai-kun!" Agasa applauded, proceeding to cut the melon.
Haibara grabbed two slices, handing one to Subaru. "Since you helped me split it." She said, not looking at him.
Not questioning what she meant, he gladly accepted it. "Oh, how sweet." She gave him a glare. He held up the fruit. "The watermelon, that is."
Haibara scoffed while walking away, with Conan proceeding to come behind Subaru.
"You really like to play with fire, don't you?"
Subaru took a bite of the watermelon, smiling. "That I do."
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Everyone arrived back at the hotel and washed up. They went their separate ways to relax for a bit. Haibara managed to sneak into Subaru's room.
'Alright, I saw him chatting with Kudo and Hakase, that should keep him busy long enough…' She thought as she began looking through his bags for a clue to his real identity.
'EEK!' She inwardly squealed when she held up a pair of boxer briefs. 'Ugh.' She threw it back in the bag, continuing to search. She picked up a strand of hair. 'A black hair? But his hair is light brown...'
"Hey there." A voice came up from behind, making her drop the hair strand.
She stood up. "Subaru-san..." Haibara was desperately trying to think up an excuse. 'I didn't even hear him come in, sneaky guy…'
He smirked, leaning against the wall. "Afraid to sleep by yourself?"
She gave him a look that could kill.
"Easy there. I just came to inform you that everyone's ready to go to dinner." He offered his hand to her.
She quickly sped past him, leaving the room.
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Everyone sat down at the table, eating dinner together. They were eating at a seafood buffet next door to the hotel.
Agasa, with supervision from Haibara, was allowed two servings of non-fried fish and a small portion of dessert. This was one of her nicer days, after all.
'That black hair could be from anywhere but...Maybe he's wearing a wig?' Haibara thought as she took a bite of her food. 'It couldn't hurt to check...'
"Subaru-san, there's something black sticking out of your hair!" Haibara exclaimed, hoping to catch him in a suspicious act.
He quickly blocked her hand, giving her a smirk. "You can't fool me that easily, Haibara-san…"
She gulped, unsure of his next move.
Subaru proceeded to point at her plate. "You've hardly touched your salmon. It's bad to waste food." He scolded.
"That's right Ai-chan! Besides, this fish is really yummy!" Ayumi exclaimed. The rest of the group nodded in agreement.
Haibara looked up as if she remembered something, and suddenly, she stood up from the table. "Excuse me."
"Huh, where's she going? She's gonna miss out on the good stuff." Genta asked, stuffing his face with food.
Subaru smiled. 'Probably checking up on him...'
Haibara turned a corner, pulling out her cell phone and dialing someone. She had an anxious face, tapping her foot while waiting for the person on the other end to answer.
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"Amuro-san, you remembered to feed Shuu, right? If you kill him, I won't forgive you!"