By the time Conan had realized Ran Knew, it was already two hours later.

The day 'It' happened was really just as normal as any other day.

There was no danger, no hints, no strange behavior to tip it off. It simply happened all the same as asking how the weather was.

Ran stretched out her back and yawned as she glanced between the clock and her homework. 'Ah, it's about that time.' She smiled and stood from her desk and called out, "Conan-kun, I'm about to start dinner!"

She entered the front room as Conan looked up from the TV for a moment, "Sure." He nodded and then turned back to the detective drama that he'd seemed rather intent to catch while it was airing as of late. She smiled and made her way over to the refrigerator and started pulling out the ingredients for their supper that night.

It would be a two person meal, seeing as her father was staking out a customer's claim for being stalked. He was oddly inspired by the request and was oddly perceptive this time. Normally she expected Conan to make a fuss over it, but he seemed to have wanted to leave this case to her father for once.

She smiled, 'So even Conan can leave a case to my father if he feels he's on the right trail.'

Shinichi never gave her father any sort of merit when it came to his detective skills, however, she came to realize Conan slowly had come to a strange understanding of the older man. As rough as Kogorou could be with him, when he was truly concentrating on a serious case, he could actually finish the job in a professional manner with the correct conclusion. The problem between Conan and her father was merely that such events were far too few then in-between one another.

She started up the rice cooker and turned to Conan, "Shinichi?"

Conan continued watching his show, too engrossed to catch up to her and merely 'hmm'd' positively in response.

"Do you want stew or curry for dinner tonight?"

The child sitting at her table seemed to process the simple question longer then usual, "Curry."

She nodded to herself and continued the preparations for their meal. By the time his show was over it had already been an hour and a half and dinner was ready. The table was set and shortly thereafter food was eaten with light conversation about school and friends. Soon, the dishes were washed and Conan was sent off to bed as per his usual curfew.

It was only when she'd already seen the light turn off in her father's room as she was brushing her teeth that she heard a gasp of fear from that very room, a shuffle, and padding feet to her closed bathroom door. She continued to brush her teeth as she heard him hesitate, as if wondering if he should knock or just burst in. She shook her head and rinsed her mouth out, 'Shinichi, you really do over think these things.'

A moments pause and a hesitant muffled, "Ran-neechan?" fell through the air like a half filled balloon. She opened the door and looked down at her rather frazzled house-mate, "Yes Conan-kun?"

He stared at her in confusion and trepidation. He'd given her this look before when she'd been onto him before, but she'd been so nonchalant and lackluster about it, he seemed to have lost his footing. He pushed up his glasses awkwardly, looking down and then back up at her. His mouth moved, but he always seemed to stop himself short as though he wasn't sure of himself anymore.

She let out an affectionate sigh and ruffled his hair, "Go to sleep Shinichi, it's not that big a deal."

He seemed to feel otherwise though, "But Ran-!"

She became stern, "Shinichi."

He took a step back and gulped, looking like the child he was trapped as more then the teenager she loved, "I won't ask, so go to sleep." With that she simply made her way to her room, closed her door, and went to bed.

Shinichi, however, slept not a wink.

Sorry if the writing style seems awkward. I'm not sure exactly how I want to write stories at this point, but the story description hit me and I decided to roll with it.

It's also been a while since I've read or watched anything DC related in-depth. I'm not sure if this will stand-alone or continue, but here you are. I hope you enjoyed it.

Please leave a little feedback if you could, I haven't written anything in years and was determined not to post anything unless I'd determined it complete otherwise.