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+++ Life With Ran #1: Shopping Hell +++

Shopping was Hell.

Shin'ichi as Conan had learned this from experience. But then shopping excursions with Ran and Sonoko weren't meant to be happy fun time for him. Shopping excursions with Ran and Sonoko usually only happened after he and the rest of the Shonen Tantei had done something the bigger people thought was dangerous, idiotic and habit forming. Such as solving mysteries, finding stolen goods and tangling with deranged killers.

Okay, so the last one was something he tried to avoid as well, but sometimes it couldn't be avoided.

Which usually ended up with him and the rest of the Shonen Tantei on very short leashes for a while. And being dragged along on shopping trips.

He grumbled about it, but he'd learned to put up with it with a minimum of external grumbling and swearing on his part. He'd learned to tone his surroundings out, focusing just on people's actions. There were only so many conversations about what people were wearing and what would look good that a guy could put up with. So he did a variation on the swimsuit game he played with Heiji at the ocean, guessing underwear people were wearing.

After all, if he he was paying attention to the people, he'd know where they had been if something happened later. And the girls rarely paid much attention to him while they shopped, other than making sure that he hadn't run off.

Which was why it took him by surprise when Sonoko called for his attention, holding up a small scrap of fabric. "Ne, Chibi-chan, what do you think of this?"

A quick glance at Ran showed her to be blushing, eyes wide as she reached for the item in question. "Sonoko!!!"

"Eh?" Conan blinked, drawing his attention to what Sonoko was waving.

'Lilac' was the first thing that registered through the arm waving.

'Lacy' was the second.

Followed by 'silky'.

It took his mind a moment to register that he was looking at a bra.

And he was standing in the middle of the women's lingerie department.

"Wouldn't this look great on Ran?" Sonoko grinned, deftly avoiding her friends out stretched hands.

For a moment, he could just picture it, the lilac against Ran's creamy skin, the smoothness of the satin, the transparency of the lace...

There was a LOT of lace... You'd probably be able to see right through it....

He avoided the urge to clap a hand over his nose to avoid the nosebleed that was threatening from -that- mental image.

"I-I don't think that would work very well!!!" He said brightly, slowly backing up.

Sonoko stopped waving the undergarment like a flag. "Work?"

"For a slingshot." He mimed firing the slingshot. "Right?"

Sonoko's expression fell as she laughed weakly. "Right..."

Ran took advantage of the distraction and grabbed the bra away from her blond friend. "Right." She said firmly, the 'I'm in charge' glint glowing in her eyes. "And if you're done teasing Conan-kun, we came here for a reason."

Safe!!! Conan almost breathed a sigh of relief as Ran grabbed Sonoko's arm and dragged her out of the lingerie section.

"-After all, we came to look at the swimsuits. They're having a sale on bikinis." Ran continued blithely.

... Shopping was hell.

-fin-

+++ManyCases1Truth Weekly Challenge #4: Rum Drabble+++

“Hmm.” Gin inhaled, breathing in the smoke from the cigarette in his fingers. “Haven’t seen Rum in a while.”

“Rum?” Vodka echoed.

“Rum.” Gin blew smoke into the night sky. “Used to work for us-?”

Vodka stoically scanned the area around them. “Rum’s gone.”

Gin’s eyebrow rose. “Gone?”

Vodka nodded. “Gone.”

“Why is Rum gone?”

“While back.” Vodka reminded him. “Moonllit sky, beach, bonfire.”

The silver haired man gave his partner a blank look.

“Stole your drambuie?”

“Ah.” Gin grinned, enlightenment dawning. “Body bag, chain, concrete blocks.”

“Short peir.”

Gin breathed in, looking satisfied. “That was a good night.”

“Yeah.”

-fin-

+++Life With Ran #2: Underpants++++

"Oi." Hattori squatted on his heels, head about level with Conan's. "So, what's it like? Living with your girlfriend full time?"

Conan raised an eyebrow. "She's not my-"

Hattori waved it off with an impatient gesture. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever. What's it like living with 'Neechan?"

The shrunken detective sighed. Hattori meant well, really he did. He just happened to be a nosy bastard. "It's... a learning experience." He admitted.

"Yeah?" Hattori grinned. "She drool in her sleep or somethin'?"

He glared at the taller teen. "No."

Hattori chuckled, inviting Conan in on the teasing. The amusement was infectious and he relaxed, allowing a small smile.

"It's got it's good points." He admitted. He got to spend time with Ran, which was a good thing, no matter what the form he was wearing at the time. And he was getting to learn more about her than he'd ever had before. While in some cases, like how she dealt with her toenails, it was a mixed blessing, he found her self loving her even more.

"But sometimes-"

"Conan-kun!!!" Ran called, looking up from the bags that she and Kazuha had dragged in, sounding pleased. "They had kid's underpants on sale, so I picked you up some briefs with those Kamen Yaiba characters you like!" She happily waved said Kamen Yaiba underwear in his direction.

"...it's got it's not so good points...." He muttered, wanting nothing more than for the ground to open up underneath him and take him away from this humiliation.

Heiji grinned in amusement, the corners of his eyes crinkling up, and this time it was not to let him in on the joke. Conan -glared- at him in response.

Ran resumed chattering with Kazuha, message delivered and promptly forgotten, the underwear being sorted into the 'to be washed' pile.

Conan grabbed Hattori's collar, nearly choking the bigger detective. "You make ANY mention of this and I'm going to tell Kazuha that you want to take her out on a date but are too shy to ask her." He hissed.

Hattori agreed, his grin only -slightly- strained from the lack of air flow.

-fin-

Looks like we're leaving for Tucson on Friday around 2:30 in the afternoon, which means that we're schedualed to reach Tucson about half past midnight. o_o
-the rails usually run pretty close to on time going that way too. Oi.