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Chapter 10: The Day

Shinichi felt his heart coming out of his mouth as he made his way home with his father,

Heiji and Kaito both said their farewells and returned home early to prepare the speech for their best friend's wedding.

Yusaku smiled at his son, he had not seen Shinichi truly smile ever since he and Yukiko left for America, leaving him behind.

"I really hope he can find happiness, he really deserves it." He thought to himself as they arrived back at the door of their mansion. Yukiko who merely smiled widely as she saw her husband and her baby arrive.

"Strange, where is Shiho?", Shinichi pondered while scanning the room.

As if she could read his mind, Yukiko said with a chuckle, "Upstairs." Shinichi smiled and gave his mother a peck on the cheek before vanishing up the stairs.

Yukiko chuckled as she felt her husband's arm around her shoulder, "Looks familiar doesn't it?" Yusaku asked. Yukiko smiled, "Like it was yesterday… " She whispered.

Shinichi came to Shiho's door and knocked, "Come in." A voice called out, Shinichi walked in and his jaw dropped when he saw Shiho sitting between Aoko and Kazuha.

"So, tantei-san finally decided to show his face." Shiho's said with amusement in her voice.

Aoko and Kazuha chuckled, "Errr…why are you two here?" Shinichi stammered. "What's the matter?" Aoko teased. "We were having such a fun time ne Shiho?"

Kazuha said with a grin. Shinichi frowned but then turned white when he realized that they were flipping through his baby photos.

"Honestly, do you see a detective?" Aoko asked, as they looked at a four year old Shinichi with a bowl of spaghetti on his head.

After seeing a bit more of Shinichi's 'interesting' childhood, Shiho looked up at her blushing fiancée and remarked, "Listen girls, I think tantei-san has had enough for one night."

Aoko and Kazuha grinned widely and nodded, they got up and gave Shiho a tight sisterly hug and Aoko squealed, "I can't wait for tomorrow ne Kazuha, Shiho-chan will be so gorgeous after we're finished with her."

Kazuha nodded and said dreamily, "It'll be like dressing up a real life Barbie." Shiho merely scowled but nonetheless, she smiled and hugged them back.

As they left the room, Kazuha stared at Shinichi and said real menace in her voice, "If you dare see the bride tomorrow before your ceremony…" with that she cracked her knuckles,

Shinichi gulped, "Well she is, after all an Aikido champion." He nodded furiously, to the point where he thought his head would fall off. "Good boy…" Aoko said with a smirk and pulled a serious looking Kazuha out.

A puzzled Shinichi asked softly, "Shiho, how come they...?", "Let's just say your mother invited them to be my bridesmaids."

Memory Flashback

Shiho and Yukiko were in the wedding dress shop, Shiho had already tried on ten dresses yet it was difficult to decide which one fitted her because she looked amazing in all of them.

"It's only a dress...Okaa-san. Any of these will suffice." a tired Shiho said.

"ONLY A DRESS...how can you even say that?" another voice said. Shiho widened her eyes in surprise, it was Kazuha and Aoko.

Shiho was stunned, and she turned to Yukiko, "Did you invite those two?"

Yukiko nodded with a smile, "They want to be your bridesmaid, Shiho-chan, I know you don't like opening yourself much to other people but Kazuha and Aoko are good girls.

They've been friends of our family for a long time, and I believe that you would need their advice also in this situation.

Shiho could only nod, "I'll give it a try..."

"Come here..." Shiho said seductively once the other two girls left, "Your wish is my command."

Shinichi whispered and walked closer to bed and grabbed the strawberry blonde and in a blink of an eye, she was on top of him and he enveloped her in a tight hard,

she responded by locking her arms around his neck and snuggling into his chest; she fitted perfectly. Shinichi smiled and pulled back slightly and kissed her tenderly on her forehead.

"Nervous?" Shiho heard him say in between his kisses. "A bit, tomorrow I'm officially Kudo Shiho...I can't wait" She murmured while enjoying the rhythmic beating of his heart.

Shiho looked up and saw his radiant smile, the one he reserved only for her and caressed his cheeks as she teased

"Go take a shower, I will not have my last night as Shiho Miyano sleeping with a smelly fiancée."

Shinichi's smile merely grew as he whined, "Come on dear, I don't smell at all. Please dear…" and with that he put out his puppy face. Shiho felt her heart fluttering, "Dang it, I can't resist him when he's like that….I guess

some things just never change."

Memory Flashback

"Come on Ai, lets go grab some ice cream" A smiling Conan asked a certain strawberry blonde who had her nose in a fashion magazine.

"Now why would I do that?" Ai replied without a hint of emotion in her voice. Suddenly she felt the magazine torn away from her hands and in place was a puppy faced Conan.

She suddenly felt her heart pounding hard against her chest and she was struggling to breathe. "Please…pretty please…pretty please with sugar on top."

Conan begged with his puppy face. "Oh my…" Ai thought, for once she was lost for words. "Sure...Conan-kun", Conan then smiled radiantly at her and she gasped and her eyes widened when he took her hand in his and

locked his fingers around hers.

Shiho smiled as she thought about that memory. How had she adored his smile, his protectiveness about her safety and his undying love for her.

"What are you thinking about honey?" Shinichi whispered, "Just stuff about when we were Conan and Ai." She replied softly.

"I'm so sorry that I was so blind…I'm not a very fast learner when it comes to emotions." Shinichi said in a small voice.

Shiho smiled and looked deeply into his ocean blue orbs and saw nothing but love and she raised her eyebrow as she saw what might be a bit of lust.

"Ok, I'm going to take a shower now or a certain beautiful bride to be won't be so happy and boot me away."

Shinichi said and with that he unhooked his arms around his beautiful bride's waist, rolled off the bed and went into the bathroom.

As soon as he pulled away, Shiho felt slightly sad but her joy returned when he came back out in five minutes, his messy hair dripping wet and before she knew it, she was again snuggling in his new undershirt, loving his

scent of his grapefruit shower gel. Shinichi smiled, pulled the covers over them and felt himself drifting to sleep.

The Next Day

"So this is it huh? I waited so long for this day and now boom! Its right here already." Shinichi thought to himself as he rose from bed, careful not to wake his princess up from her sleep.

He tiptoed into the bathroom and took a quick shower, brushed his teeth.

Shinichi crept back into his bedroom and as quiet as he could took his wedding outfit from the closet, chuckled softly and left his bride to her dreams.

"So, this is your big day. Shinichi" Yusaku said as his son came down the stairs. "Yup, this is it." Shinichi replied.

His father placed the newspaper down and smiled, "Wow, did I detect a hint of nervousness in your voice?" Shinichi smiled back, "Yeah, but just a bit. I love Shiho above everything else and I would do whatever to make

her happy."

Yusaku narrowed his eyes, "I am confident that she would make you happy and I expect you to do the same…your mother adores her very much" Shinichi nodded and looked at his watch.

"Nine thirty huh? It's still quite early." He thought to himself. "Otou-san, do you want some breakfast?"

Yusaku eyes widened in shock, "Did I hear correctly what my son just said?", "Errr….Shinichi, can you repeat what you just said?" Yusaku asked in confusion.

"Do you want some breakfast?" Shinichi said with a sigh and disappeared into the kitchen.

Yukiko was already preparing breakfast when Shinichi suddenly came in and before she could say Good Morning, she was steered into the living room.

"Shin-chan, what are you doing?" Yukiko called out but was met with a grunt and she took a peak into the kitchen and covered her mouth with her hands when she saw his son frying what seemed to be omelets,

"When did my Shin-chan start to cook?" Unknowingly to her, but ever since Shiho got sick as Ai and no one was there to take care of her, Shinichi had vowed that he would be there for her to care and love her.

And that included reading through many stacks of culinary books and shows.

At first, it was the most difficult thing he had ever tackled on but he had seen the happiness on Shiho's face when she tasted his beef congee and he wanted to see her smile like that again.

"This….this is nothing now." Shinichi thought to himself as he flipped an omelet in the frying pan before placing it on a plate and added some bacon from the oven, followed by a glass of orange juice.

Yukiko went into the living room still contemplating what she was seeing and her husband looked at her awed face and asked, "Hon, what is the matter?" Surely enough he got his answer as he saw his son come out the

kitchen with an apron on him and two plates of omelets and bacon, followed by two glasses of orange juice.

All he could do was gawp at his son who sighed and said, "Otou-san, Okaa-san, must you really look at me like that? I just thought that having culinary skills might be important…especially when you live alone for over ten

years." Yusaku and Yukiko only nodded as they took a bite into the omelet Shinichi made. "Ohhh, Shin-chan, this is wonderful. I can't believe it, my little baby is such a fine cook."

"Honestly Okaa-san…I don't see the big deal in all this." Shinichi said, shaking his head.

His parents looked at their son as he returned to the kitchen and they heard the sound of more eggs being fried. "She is a lucky woman." Yusaku said while taking a bite out of his omelet.

Yukiko could only nod in agreement. "Right, Shiho's breakfast." Shinichi thought to himself as he returned to the kitchen, he watched with fascination as he cracked two eggs and watched as they sizzled into the frying

pan.

Then with reflexes of a professional chef, he flipped the two sunshine eggs into a plate, along with two slices of ham.

As soon as everything was set in place, Shinichi lifted the tray and went up to his bedroom, he turned the doorknob and there she was, his goddess, dressed in a white tank top that showed off her sexy curves and a long

skirt down to her knees, revealing legs that could go on forever, she resting her arms on the balcony railing, her short reddish blonde hair fluttering against the win, looking out towards the endless skies.

Shinichi sat the tray down and went over to his fiancée. "I love it when the wind blows against your hair." He whispered into her ear. Shiho smiled and leaned back into Shinichi's chest.

"Breakfast is on the bedside table." Shinichi said quietly. True enough, on her bedside table was a tray of sunshine eggs and ham with a glass of orange juice.

"Oh Shinichi, you shouldn't have. Especially on our day…" She whispered, "Nonsense, because it is our special day, that is why I'm doing this."

Shinichi replied and kissed the back of her head. "Now you go eat.", "What about you?" Shiho asked, eyebrows rose.

"Me, I can't bare the thought of eating, because I have a feeling that I'll throw up afterwards…I'll see you later then." Shinichi replied and began to leave, but Shiho grabbed his arm and kissed him passionately. He

responded and kissed her back with equal passion. "Okay, you enjoy yourself now…I'll see you two hours from now." Shiho smiled as she felt his lips slide away from hers. "Two hours…"