Detective Conan Fanfiction 7 & 8
7. Ran's Debut
As usual, at Ran's house… especially in her father's office, were once again piles of trashes scattered everywhere. Ran's birthday is coming up… Kogoro doesn't want to upset her. When he woke up & saw his trashes, he quickly but neatly cleans it up. Ran was surprised.
"Dad, you changed." She smiled.
"Of course… Advanced happy birthday, Ran-chan."
"Thanks dad… you know, with this, mom might get back here pretty soon… I just need to tell her you're doing great now!"
"She called up a while ago…" Kogoro said as he showed up a letter of her mother's plans on her debut…
Place: Tokyo Grand Hotel
Time 6:30 or 7:00pm, night
Guest… any…
Note for Ran, please list anything you want… & please write who are the 18 men on your dance (Of course, Shinichi-kun is coming…) & those 18 girl friends of yours…
From: Eri Kisaki
"Mom sure does want me to do this…" Ran smiled again. She's getting ready when she heard a doorbell. When she opened it, the person was none other than Shinichi.
"Oh…well… you're here…"
"I just came to visit you…"
"Dad," Ran called up. "I'll upstairs first to reply back to mom, okay!"
"Alright already…" Kogoro replied then Ran closed the door to go upstairs with her boyfriend.
"So…um…what brings you here?" Ran blushingly asked as she closed the door for their privacy.
"I just… want to greet you in advance…"
"You know…when it comes to this… you're like dad."
"Not in other things?"
"Of course not."
Shinichi pressed his forehead on hers, & then pins her on the wall.
"I love you…"
"I know that…I love you too…" Ran wrapped her arms on his neck then they kissed passionately… They walked until they reached her room.
"Planning something…?"
"Maybe… if it's okay…"
"Dad might see us…"
"That's why I'm asking you… can we do it?" He said as he held her white thigh… ready to do it.
"Not for now okay…" Ran smiled as she pulls her boyfriend's jacket close to her & they kissed again. Not long after, a knock surprise them.
"I told you…" Ran said as she carefully but sweetly stands up to get the door, & her boyfriend sitting beside the table, as both are pretending to just talking. When she opened the door, both were surprised to see Yukiko & Eri there.
"Oh, Shin-chan…what are you doing here?" Yukiko asked, as if she didn't know their relationship
(Note; Yukiko already knew about their relationship 'coz Heiji calls her up about that)
"Ran…Shinichi…" Eri said as she seriously looked at them… thinking that there's something they have been doing a while ago.
"Mom, he just visited me a while ago & we just finished eating…right, Shinichi?" Ran smiled, pretending that those happened.
"Ah, yes…"
"Really?" Eri suspected.
"C'mon Eri-chan, what do you expect. They're childhood friends, & you know that. It's very common to-"Yukiko tried to cover the 2 up, but Eri protested.
"If you really just finished eating, the sink should at least be wet & so as 1 of you 2's hands. Tell me… are you… together already?" Eri asked the 2 seriously.
"Well…um…" The 2 were nervous to talk.
"Yukiko, you know this thing…do you?" Eri stared at her childhood friend.
"Eh? Me? Well-"
"Wait!" Both said.
"I knew it! You're both together already!" Eri surprisingly said.
"What's the thing up here?" Kogoro said as he went upstairs.
"Kogoro… you mean… you know this thing…?" Eri asked.
"Um…of course… I caught them… but I think they won't do anything we won't expect." Kogoro smiled. "Right, Ran-chan? Shinichi?"
"Um…eh…" The 2 can't say any word anymore… their relationship was already known by their own parents.
"Are you sure? Then, why are they locking the door?" Eri asked again as she turned to her childhood husband.
"Idiot… Things are in private…" Kogoro answered.
"Why not, Eri-chan?" Yukiko added. "You & Kogoro were childhood friends too, right?"
"I know that…" Eri replied.
While walking on the street, holding hands, the 2 have talked about what happened…
"Shinichi…" Ran said as she pressed her hands to his. "Do you think… it's really okay for us to let them know…?"
"We can't do anything now… Anyways, they learned about it straight from us." Shinichi said as they stopped in front of the Kudou Residence. "Wan'na enter?"
"Well…"
"I'm with you…" Shinichi said as he held her arms then kissed her again. 'Everything's gon'na be alright…" After that, he hugs her tightly. "I love you…"
"I love you too…" Ran replied with a hug. After that, they entered the house.
"Hattori-kun…Kazuha-chan…" Ran said as she saw the 2 couples from Osaka inside Shinichi's house.
"Oi, Kudou, didn't you receive my message a while ago?" Heiji asked Shinichi.
'How would I…? I'm…" Ran elbowed him & changed the topic. "Well, what brings you here?"
"Sonoko-chan said it would be Ran's birthday in a few days starting now. "Kazuha said as she points at Hairi & Sonoko.
"Hi Ran!" Sonoko greeted. "Your husband's mansion is very big…"
"Will you shut the hell up, Sonoko?" Shinichi irritately said to her.
"Wow, that's not so nice of Kudou…" Hairi then spoke. "& where the hell did you go?" Hairi said as she looked onto Ran. "I see… so Ran-chan's with you…Good morning." She smiled.
"Good morning Hairi-chan." Ran greeted.
"Onii-chan," Sakura, his adopted younger sister, called him. "I, Sonoko-neechan, Kazuha-chan & Hairi-neechan will invite Ran-neechan to go shopping this morning… Along with you & Heiji. Mom gave me a special allowance & told me that I could use it in anything I LIKE. What do you think?"
"Alright Sakura…." He mocked. "But don't cry to me when you lose all your money & neither get money from anyone…alright?"
"I know that!"
After shopping, the group have some snacks…They didn't know that something unexpected is going to happen.
"Ran," Shinichi, who is beside her, whispered to her. "Can we talk in private for a while?"
"Mm…" The 2 walked away & went just a bit near to the store but are talking in private.
"Are you alright?" Shinichi worriedly asked her. "Are you worried about what happen this morning?"
"Well… um… you see…" Ran feverishly said then her boyfriend comforted her by holding softly her hands.
"We already talked about that right? C'mon… Your birthday's coming so your mom will not get mad at you… anyway, our relationship reflects on them…" He explained it with a kiss & a hug. "Alright?"
Ran replied with a hug. "I understand & thank you…I love you, Shinichi…"
"I love you too…"
Not long after their snacks, they were about to go home when an arrow flew in front of the couple.
"What the-"Shinichi was surprised. He thinks that he was the one targeted, but the 2nd arrow flew on Ran & she dodge it. As the saw the glimpse of the archer, it ran away.
"Why did that person tried to target Ran…?" Hairi worriedly asked.
"Ran, do you have any idea who it is?" Shinichi worriedly asked her.
"I don't think so…" She answered. "I don't know…really…"
"I think," Sonoko spoke. "I think it's the rich, seductive but evil lady that you compete with during your last karate tournament. She said before to Ran, face to face, that she'll bring her down if she didn't give her place to her by killing her or something else. I got mad at that lady for that, so I went to find her contacts. It could be her."
"Okay…"
"But it's already going to be dark…" Sakura said.
'The archer's real motive is to kill Ran…" Heiji said as he picked up & examined the arrows. "The arrow contains some ancient African poison called Curare… I know you heard about that…"
"It is a substance that when it comes to inner contact to persons, it could paralyze your body…"
"Ran… I think it's better to stay in the residence."Shinichi said to Ran.
"But-"
"I'll call uncle for that. Anyway, it's already dark."
"How about mom?"
"Ran," Shinichi worriedly stared her at he held her hands. "Someone wants to kill you. Do you think I can just rest & not think of you?"
"I can take care of myself… you know that…"
"I'm going to die if something happens to you."
Hairi understood it… It's her bestfriend now who is in trouble… She needs to help her too… even if something that separates them… Their love for this young detective…
"What?! Someone is targeting my Ran-chan!?" Kogoro exclaimed on the phone.
"Well…um…" Shinichi tries to explain. "She's sleeping now with my sister. I told her to stay overnight her first… I worried that something bad will come on her way… Uncle, I think we need to protect her…okay?"
"Does Ran or others have an idea who it is?"
"Yeah… It's Sonoko… I told her to call you up & send a fax of the information so you'll understand."
"Whoever that bastard is, please protect Ran."
"As usual…"
Ran heard her boyfriend & her father's conversation & Shinichi notice it.
"What did you tell my dad?" She asked as she went downstairs to go to him.
"I explained to your father about your stay here…" Shinichi stood up to go to her.
"Shinichi-"
"Ran…" He stopped her by pressing his fingers on her lips. "If you went straight to the agency, for sure, it'll target you again. To lure her, I let you overstay in my house…clear?"
"Alright…"
"Since we're in private…" Shinichi said as they walked toward the kitchen & pins her on the wall. "Shall I…"
"Idiot…" Ran replied & they kissed passionately.
The next day… Kogoro have brought her school needs to the residence in where she is staying… for now… The truth is… she really slept with Shinichi… but no 'something's happen between them.
As she woke up, she noticed that Shinichi wasn't beside her, so she went downstairs & saw him & her father, along with her school stuffs.
"Sorry Ran… This detective brat-boyfriend of yours called me to bring your things & prepare here." Kogoro smiled.
"Well, um…Ran…" Shinichi called her he handed her things. "I'll help you prepare."
"I'll leave…bye Ran-chan!" Kogoro exclaimed & leaves.
At school…
"Here comes the bride, here comes the groom!" Their classmates sang onto them as the other girls in class throw confetti on the entrance.
"Shut the hell up., you idiots." Shinichi mocked at them.
"Oh, a husband covering up his wife…How sweet!" Their classmates cheered for them.
"We're not!" Ran exclaimed… as usual, their classmates were like this.
"Seriously, you 2 are both lovers already, right?" One of them asked.
"How did you-"Shinichi reacted.
"We knew it!" All of the chorused as they said that they all saw them, romantically eating & talking up the rooftop as always. They even saw them kissing, holding hands, & hugging upstairs.
"God…they also knew it…"Ran whispered.
"Don't worry Kudou couples! This will not reach to everybody…It's just in the class!" The whole class seriously promised them… & seriously mean to hide their relationship for them…
"I think they're sincere…" Ran said to her lover.
"I think it's obvious. They looked like as if the school's gon'na kill us… But I think they changed."
Shinichi then, showed everyone in the class about it by kissing Ran on her lips. Everyone blushed.
"Stop it!" Ran blushed.
"Teacher's coming!" One of their classmates said as Hairi, Mato, Sonoko, & Eisuke entered. The class properly sited as if nothing happened…
4 days before Ran's birthday, she received a typewritten challenge letter form an anonymous person.
"If you want me to stop from threatening you, go to my obstacles & reach me at your finish line. You'll know who I am & another obstacle is waiting for you… try not to go or else I'll harm…or even kill your loved ones… Don't ever tell anyone about this…Don't call the police…Don't ask help from others…especially your lover, since he's a detective, & that weird, serious-face bestfriend of yours who a genius."
Go here at the woods near the Beika Playground at 1:00noon after 3 days. My assistants will bring you at my place…
ANONYMOUS
Secretly, she went to Shinichi & they talked in private in his room. She showed the letter & he was worried.
"Here's the plan, I'll help you…"
"But… how?"
"Remember Conan's gadgets?" It may be useful to you… use it."
"How did you know?"
"He told & showed me when I went to him."
"Are you sure about this?"
Shinichi pressed his hand on hers.
"I love you…& you know why I have to do this…I'm sure about it…I'm gon'na teach you here in this room starting tomorrow, okay?" He said to her as he put his forehead onto her, ready to kiss her.
"Alright…" Ran said as she wrap her arms onto Shinichi. "I love you too…" Their conversation ended up with a kiss…
After 3 days of bringing Ran into his cases, practicing in using Conan's gadgets at Shinichi's home, or onto Prof. Agasa's house, she is ready to face the anonymous person who wants to kill her. Wearing all of the most usable gadgets her boyfriend gave her, she bids farewell to him with a little conversation.
"Tell me whenever something bad happens…okay?" Shinichi said to her.
"I know that…"
"I love you…"
"I love you too…" & their conversation ended up with a passionate kiss, & then Ran leaves.
Ran went to the designated place & she was brought up by some men inside of a walled forest.
"Traps & Quizzes awaits you, Ran-sama…" One of the men spoke. "You can't get back unless you finished them perfectly & face our master… 1 wrong step & you'll die…"
"What…?" Ran worriedly said. She's wearing the cellphone earring & the dumb guys didn't notice it. Shinichi on the other hand, spoke to her.
"Just do what you need to do… Say it aloud & I'll hear it… Then act as if you're neither wearing it… nor conversing with me… just act up…"
"Alright…" She said, taking a deep breath, & then she stared the way as she was left behind by those men…
1st Stop is a river. A high-tech bridge will show if she could figure out the meaning of the riddle;
"Step & fall… laugh then cry…"
If she makes a wrong answer 2 times, the anonymous person will set out 3 hungry crocodiles on the river.
"Step & fall means 'if you fail to do something, something bad will happen. Why? Because 'step' is like something you will do, & literary, it's a verb… so as fall… example, you got slipped into something then got wounded. Remember when we're kids? You used to try out some things I do, then you'll end up slipping & get wounded. That's already a philosophical explanation. You can already solve the 2nd line…"
"Step & Fall means "I'll be in trouble if I make a wrong decision" while Laugh then Cry means, "I regret everything if I'll be careless…"
The bridge came out & she crossed. After she crossed, she noticed a mysterious man that she can't clearly see. She ignores it then continues…
2nd Stop is 5 doors. Each of them has 5 Chinese element characters. 4 of them were deadly traps, & 1 of it is the way to the 3rd one.
"There are 5 elements in Chinese; Wood, Metal, Earth, Fire & Water. If you include the other elements of other countries, the 3 main elements were Fire, Earth & Water. The most basic element is Fire, Earth, Water, & Earth. If you have seen the positions of those, the middle is the earth. Water can drown you, fire can burn you, earth can bury you… Being buried is the easiest trap you can escape since its soil… Go to Earth…"
Ran opened the door with the symbol of earth & saw again the mysterious man. She decides to follow the man until she reached the exit… Then the man disappeared…
"Who is that guy…?"
"What's wrong…?" Shinichi asked her.
"Nothing." Ran whispered.
Next is a combination of English letters. She must find out what it is so she can face the anonymous treathener
J-e-y+E-t-C
"They actually are Kanas… One is the hiragana & the other's Katakana. It's reversed into English letter so one may think it's somewhat a combination that must be arranged. If we used that method, we would probably end up to nothing. J is 'Shi'; e, if written to the opposite way, is 'No'; y is 'Ri' 'coz the angle of the y is going inside. When 'Ri' is written, it should be one small line & a 'j' shape. It looks like y when writing brush is used. Next are the following Katakanas… E if we used the way we have done to the 'No', will be 'Yo'. t, as how kids write in English, is us Japanese will think, will look like 'Me'. There are two symbols in kana that are using the letter c. One is 'Tsu', in hiragana; the other one, which is in Katakana, is 'Ko' we are in the katakana category so it'll be 'Ko'.
"Shinori… Yomeko… Sonoko's right about what happened last time! This is Shinori-san, the very rich & a genius lady who lives along with her servants in this big mansion since her parents died in an accident when she was young. She's the one I had competed with on the karate championship!"
The door opened & saw Shinori, who really knew how she had solved all of it…
"I just let you talk with some person on your earring gadget so I can see & face you… When you lose, I'll kill you…When you win, call the police & tell them I have endangered your life." Shinori explained.
"You… you know that I'm talking to him, right?" Ran asked her.
"Of course… I'll get that throne of yours that should be mine!"
The mysterious man is watching them… worriedly. Since their field has a glass wall, the only chance is to break it. But its thickness is 5cm thick. On the other hand, Ran is already catching breath while being tortured by Shinori.
"Get up, you looser!" Shinori exclaimed as she kicked Ran.
"Can we just talk about it? I don't want to hurt you…" Ran said to her in pain.
"Shut up moron!"
Not long after, the mysterious man have got inside by strongly breaking it. The soccer ball rolled because it also hit Shinori. The mysterious man is none other than Ran's boyfriend, Shinichi.
"How…did…you…" Shinori asked as she hardly stands up.
"One of your henchmen isn't really your henchman. It's the famous criminal in disguise. He already flew away,. Since he helped me out, I don't bother catching him up this time. I told him I'll able to catch him next time if won't help me again." He said as he handled Ran with care. "Ran, are you alright?"
"Of course…" Ran said in pain.
"Idiot… I told you already on phone right? You're such a baby."
"I'm not."
"Shut the hell up, bastard… I'm gon'na take you home-"
"No!" Shinori exclaimed as she pointed the gun toward them. "I'm gon'na-"
"-Kill them both?" Hairi said as she shoots Shinori's hand.
"Hairi…chan…" Ran exclaimed… but was hurt.
"Me last…" Shinichi said as he darts her with the tranquilizer.
After a long time, it almost reached into a day when she recovered. She's ready for her debut.
At the Tokyo Grand Hotel, as she reached the place, her boyfriend is waiting for her.
"What took you so long?" Shinichi mocked at her.
"What do you mean? I should tell you that you know! You told me that you're gon'na fetch me in front the agency remember.
"Ran-neechan!" Sakura greeted. "I thought Shin-nichan will pass by your house so I disguised as him."
"Idiot!" Shinichi exclaimed to her sister as he spank her.
"Shinichi-"
"Ran-kun…" Prof. Agasa & Hairi came. "You have easily recovered."
"Thanks, Agasa-Hakase…" Ran said.
"Good that your moronic boyfriend reached up with you." Hairi said to her.
"Here she goes again." Shinichi whispered.
"Saying something to me, Kudou-kun?" Hairi asked him.
"Oh, so have heard it."
"You wan'na start a fight here?"
"Oh… yes & no…"
Sakura looked on Prof. Agasa like a child.
"Ah, you're the veteran professor living next door right?" Sakura asked the Prof.
"Well…"
"Of course, idiot." Shinichi mocked at her.
"I'm also like a guardian to your brother & his childhood girlfriend-already when they're kids."
"Professor!" Ran & Shinichi exclaimed.
"Of course, it's obviously true…" Sonoko came to the scene.
"Sonoko-neechan!" Sakura greeted.
"Shinichi-kun, Ran & I were the childhood friends here… just like Shinichi-kun's mom & Ran's parents."
"Whatsoever…" Shinichi snob. A little while, a number of her lists of guess, almost of her long number of it arrived. Ran's parents arranged it. While arranging, the lovers talked in private inside one of the rooms in the hotel.
"Do you really recovered that fast?" Shinichi worriedly asked her.
"Actually, my left leg still hurt a bit." Ran answered.
"Can I see…?"
"Maniac…"
"Really…?" Shinichi asked her as she pushed her to the bed.
"Yes , no, & maybe…"
Both lay down on the bed & kissed. Eri opened the door & saw the two.
"Mom!" Ran exclaimed as she pushed Shinichi on the side.
"Oba-chan…" Shinichi, like Ran, nervously said.
"You two…" Eri said like she's keeping up all her anger to their relationship. She just sigh & said, "I don't want to hear, see, or hear anything about you two about your relationship…understand?!"
"Yes…" Both nervously answered then Eri slams the door shut.
"Your mom's mad…" Shinichi said as he fixes himself & sat on the bed with her.
"I know-" She said as Shinichi pins her again on the bed.
"Shall I go without you then you get dress up for your debut…?"
"Idiot…" Ran said as she kissed him. Shinichi's lips replied with a kiss too. "Of course… that's why you're here…"
The Party's ready. All of the guess, with the help of the disguise maker, Yukiko, Shinichi's mom, every Ran's guess are disguised & Ran needs to guess who it is. The debutant, Ran, was dressed pretty well. Her strapless gown is flowing with shaded of Red, her favorite color. Her hair flowed like those of the mermaid. She had her simple make-up on; she would look more beautiful without it. The part of the 18 roses started… She made a multiple times of mistake. When she had her 18th dance, she knew whose hands she's holding through… How won't she knew it if it's her childhood boyfriend?
"I knew you pretty well…" Ran smiled & embraced the masked guy…"Shinichi…"
"You knew me pretty well…" Shinichi answered as the tune stopped & puts off his mask. "Just by the texture of my hand."
"I love you…" Ran said as she stares to her boyfriend's glassy, sapphire, blue eyes. He's wearing a black tuxedo with a red polo in it. His mask is a plain white one that he took off… Then they kissed in front of the audiences. Eri reacted silently although Yukiko is very proud of it.
Next came the 18 gifts. Every girls participating for it are dressed properly & have their hair hidden. Ran was confused again, but guessed correctly to Sonoko, Kazuha… & Hairi…
"Happy birthday, Ran…" Hairi greeted her with a friendly hug then she whispered to her, "Thanks for being such a good friend to me… I'm different & mysterious… I'm not telling everything about myself. I though you would suspect me… Although…" Hairi stopped as she handed to Ran her present for her. "There's SOMEONE that maybe separates us or have us stick together."
"Thanks…" Ran smiled.
Everything's finished. Before the Couple go straight at home, Eri talked with them for a while.
"Sorry for being rude to your relationship." Eri apologized.
"Mom… It's okay…" Ran smiled.
"It just reflect me & your idiotic, drunken father." Her mother smiled.
"I guess I could take her home… Can I?" Shinichi asked Eri.
"Just don't do anything we all won't expect." Eri smiled back at him.
"Yes, oba-chan."