Draw the Line von Wooyoungie (Things are not what they seem to be) ================================================================================ Kapitel 1: Confession --------------------- „You love him?! Really?“ Ayumi followed Ai who seemed to ignore her. „No, actually I was just joking.“ Ai raised an eyebrow at her friend and then sighed. „Don't look at me like this! He's already in love with someone else...“ „You're not jealous or something?“ Ayumi wondered who this mysterious woman was. At least, Conan was in love with her and Ai-chan was obvious in pain because of that. „Not really since I know...“, she paused for a second and looked to the ground, „He's not going to leave her, after all.“ „How do you know? Maybe he's in love with you and you'll never know because you won't even try to get him!“ Ai shook her head and reached her home. There was no use to even try to get him. No... Not really... „See you tomorrow.“ She waved and wanted to enter the plot when she noticed that Conan was sitting in front of his old home. „What are you doing here? Thinking about old times?“ 'She sounds as cold as she usually does', he thought to himself and looked up zo her. „I was waiting for you...“ „Yeah? Why?“ „I wanted to talk to you.“ „About what?“ He hesitated and looked away again. Time went on without getting any answer from him. „Seems like it's not that important at all“ She wanted to leave him when he grabbed her hand and sighed. „I... gave up on her... She's going to marry Araide-sensei.“ She frowned and watched him getting up without letting go of her hand. „Why are you telling me this?“ „I didn't know.. Who else I should have told this..“ „And what are you expecting me to do now? Tell her not to marry him because of you!?“ She was always calm but now she raised her voice at him. Why the heck was he telling her that? Didn't he know how much he hurt her? Probably not... He just saw his very own feelings and his own problems. „No, I... There's another reason why...“ „I don't want to hear it, Kudô-kun! And actually, I don't even care!“ She broke away from him and turned her back on him, already ready to leave him. „I love you, damnit!“ She froze and turned around, looking at him again. „You're just saying this because she gave up on you!“ „No, I...“ „Stop it! ... Please“ She didn't want to hear anything he still wanted to say, so she ran away, leaving him all alone again. Kapitel 2: Ignorance -------------------- She sat on her bed, crying. He didn't really love her... He just felt lonely and now he needed someone he could be with. Because Ran didn't love him anymore! He really didn't feel the same as she did feel for him. Real love. „Stupid idiot...“, she whispered while trying to wipe away her tears. ~ He was sitting in this old library inside of his old house. He sat right among those old memories even though he tried not to think about them. He thought about Ai. She was his best friend for the last... how many years had they known each other? Ten years, more or less... She became important to him, he cared about her so much that she probably didn't even know. And it really seems like he fell in love with her. He wasn't just saying it because Ran gave up on him, because she stopped loving him. No, it was the truth... Why didn't she believe it? Why...? He sighed and left the library because of trying to go to sleep. ~ She completely ignored him the next days in school. She even asked Ayumi to change seats with her, so she needn't to see him anymore. He wondered what actually was the matter with her. He didn't want to hurt her in any way but he also didn't understand in which way he's hurt her. So he went to Ayumi and tried to get to know anything. „So you're in love with Ai-chan?“ She blinked at him and he blushed. „Yeah...“ „Oh, I so have to tell her, she'll be so happy~“ „First of all - She already knows and... Happy?“ Not it was his turn to blink at her. „Didn't you know? She loves you!“ „W-what...?“ That would explain pretty much everything... She thought that he wanted to... use her, he wanted to try to forget Ran with her. He sighed silently and turned around. „Thanks, Ayumi-chan!“ Kapitel 3: Believing -------------------- She was about to leave school when she heard someone shouting her name. But she exactly knew who it was, so she wanted to go on but he ran to her and grabbed her arm. „Wait...“ „What?“ She still wasn't looking at him. „I'm sorry.“ „For what? Hurting me?“ She never really showed that she was hurt neither did she say it aloud. „For letting you think the wrong thing. And.. yeah.. For hurting you. I didn't know that you.. that you love me.“ She turned around, looking at him quite angry. „Where did you get that from?“ „Ayumi told me... I really didn't want to hurt you.“ „And why should I actually believe you?“ „Have I ever lied to you?“ First she hesitated, then she frowned. No, he didn't... But it didn't mean that he was telling the truth right now, did it? Then she looked him into the eyes and she just knew that he was sincere. „No...“, she whispered and sighed. He slightly smiled at her and then he couldn't help but hug her. „I really... do love you and I don't care if you love me back... I just wanted you to know.“ „Why don't you care? Don't people want to be loved back?“ He smirked. „Because I already know that you love me.“ She couldn't help but smile. „You're such an idiot...“ ~ Ayumi watched them and grinned slightly. „Good thing I told him... I really hope, you'll be happy, Ai-chan.“ Then she turned around and left the two of them standing alone, still hugging each other. Epilog: Fairytale ----------------- „So, the two of you are together now, aren't you?“ Conan blushed and Ai just frowned at Ayumi. „Why do you think that we're, like.. together?“ „First of all, you do love each other and second - I saw you holding hands.“ And now, even Ai blushed. „How did you know..~?“ „I saw you this morning“ Ayumi started laughing while looking at them. „Sorry but this was pretty obvious.“ „Oh...“ „But it's fine, you look cute together.“ Ai frowned and thought about something that happened nine years ago - „Do you like Conan-kun too?“ - Well... Maybe she gave up on him too. Maybe it was just time to move on now. She slightly grabbed his hand and smiled at him. Yes... It was time to move on. With him~ Hosted by Animexx e.V. (http://www.animexx.de)