#volume 62

Fan shorts #1

Shinichi tending to injured Ran (Shiragami-sama)

A/N - The case occured in Volume 62: Chapter 652

A/N - I just couldnt help myself cause that whould have been the longest screentime Ran and Shinichi would have shared together but of course Ran was injured and unconsiouc and it was never brought up again cause Kogorou would for sure break a few of Shnichi's teeth :)

A/N - Enjoyyyyy!!!!

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Shinichi felt his heart lurching the moment he recognized the scream.

From his vantage point on the tree he had simply seen a person running around in the forest and he turned to hide away because if his identity gets exposed to anyone, Mokoto-san could very likely attempt suicide. Not to mention he was carrying around a fully loaded gun. Things could get very ugly, very fast.

But never in his life did he expect that the moment he would turn away he would hear her scream.

In that moment his body went cold as he saw Ran tumbling down the cliff and jumped like a mad man over the tree tops to reach her as soon as possible.

He saw her collapsed and at the verge of fainting, her body was trembling slightly. He was stunned and shocked at the sight of Ran collapsed like that. Ran's eyes cracked open and she saw Shiragami-sama standing before her. Somehow she was not scared, her body was in so much pain that she felt herself go numb. With her final glance she started at the creature of legend and prayed with all her heart, with all her sincerity.

Please heal him. I beg of you Shiragami-sama. Please. I will give up my heart to you. All of it, but please let the real Shinichi come back.

"Shinichi...."

Taking the name of her beloved Ran welcomed the darkness.

Shinichi let out a ragged breath and felt his heart beating painfully, she had called out for him, even in such a situation she was calling for him. He felt miserable.

He bent down and moved her as gently as possible. There were multiple cuts and lacerations on her body but thankfully there were no fractures. He studied the shallow cliff from where she fell and saw no jagged rocks so most likely Ran had no serious head injuries either. Only then he let out a slight sigh of relief.

Ran, you silly woman why are you reckless?

He delicately gathered her in his arms and picked her up. Ran let out a slight whimper of pain at the sudden movement.

"Please hold on Ran, I will definitely protect you." Shinichi's voice was extremely soft and warm as he said these words and pulled the fainted girl as close to him as possible.

"Shinichi...." She whispered his name again even in her passed out state.

"Yes Ran don't worry, I am right here. I am by your side." He spoke softly and lovingly. Thankfully he reached the hut quickly, where he had a first aid box.

Thank god, at least I can disinfect her wounds and bandage them. I must solve this case quickly and take her for a full checkup.

Hattori, hurry up and solve this already, I dont have much time!

Shinichi sighed with impatience, it was quite rare for him to feel like that but a man was parading around with his face and had attempted a murder and to top it all off Shinichi too had turned back to normal but he couldn't even reveal himself freely, not to mention he had no idea when he would shrink again. He guessed he had close to 48 hours but stopping Makoto-san was more important.

He gently set Ran down and retrieved the first aid box. He glanced at her sleeping form and felt his face warm up.

She looks so defenseless sleeping like that.

Get to work you moron, now is not the time to admire her.

Shinichi slapped himself mentally and got to work and almost immediately had to pray for forgiveness.

He was bandaging her legs.

Ahem

He successfully bandaged her knee but her right thigh was bleeding. Shinichi bit his lips and tried to control his erratic thoughts.

Moron! Idiot! Not now, she needs your help.

He tried to empty his thoughts and work as swiftly as possible, he cleaned her cut, applied the antiseptic and placed the gauze over her injury. The only thing left to do was bandage it.

Shinichi prayed for every from of patience out there and muttering a quick apology he grabbed her thigh. He avoided looking as much as possible and tried to work with swift glances so as to not peek too much. But not everything could be avoided because Ran, after all was wearing a skirt. By the end of it his lower lip was almost bleeding and his face was hot and flushed. He fixed Ran's skirt and moved away from her as if his body was on fire.

I need to get out of here.

Shinichi ran outside the cottage blushing like mad. He could hardly be blamed. In the end he was simply a teenage boy who had for the very first time psuedo-intimately touched the girl he adored. Although the circumstances were not favorable, but how was he supposed to keep his cool?

His palms were still tingling due to the lingering feel of Ran's skin. His fingers had nearly sunk in the soft supple skin. It was velvety and warm to touch. The scary part was, he wanted to touch her more. He wanted to touch every inch of her, feel her pressed up against him. Soft and warm. Safe and comfortable. Close and protected.

Shinichi let out a strangled cry and nearly smashed his head in the nearby tree.

Ran, do you know how much I long to be with you?

Shinichi lit a small fire as a signal for Hattori and the others.

I don't have the luxury of time

Shinichi went back to the hut a lot more in control and a little melancholic. He bandaged her hands and moved to clean her face but couldn't stop to gaze at her. Ran's face looked a little flushed and her eyebrows were furrowed as if in pain. She kept whimpering and made small hurting sounds.

The fever must be setting in now.

"Please Ran. Hold on for little bit. You will be okay soon, so please don't be in pain." Shinichi spoke softly in a coaxing manner

He hoisted her up and fed her a pain killer and a fever reducer.

Once he was done, he just looked at her helplessly and he couldn't resist. He held Ran in his arms again like a protective embrace and Shinichi felt the tension and stress evaporate from his body. His eyes were warm and adoring but they were filled with immense longing as well.

He yearned to talk to her, to touch and simply be with her. It was ironic because as Conan he was literally living with her but at times it actually filled him with much more despair that happiness.

Very slowly as if possessed, he ran his fingers through her hair. Even after her tumble in the forest Ran's hair was soft and silky to touch. Ran's face eased up as well and a peaceful look settled on her features, almost as if she recognized the person embracing her.

"Shinichi...." Ran mumbled in her sleep.

Shinichi came to his senses and pulled away from her.

I cant!

Shinichi had a wry smile, even this moment was stolen from fate almost like a figment of his imagination.

He let her down and got up. Ran even in her collapsed state felt the familiar warmth moving away from her and she whimpered in despair.

"Don't go..... Don't leave me...." She mumbled in distress and lone silver streak shone in her lower eyelids.

Shinichi felt wrecked looking at her in this state. He crouched over her body and gently cupped her cheek and wiped her tears, gently shushing her.

"Hush Ran, I promise, I am right by your side. I am always with you."

Shinichi, almost as if biwitched, leaned down and placed a feather lite kiss on her forehead.

You will permit me just this much, wont you Ran?

Their faces were close, Shinichi drank in her features like a parched man. Ran's her long lashes, flushed cheeks, plump rosy lips, her silky soft hair.

He sighed deeply and moved away from her and rushed out of the cabin.

Hattori and the others must be arriving soon. I need to drop him hint somehow, but I guess he will be able to deduce certain things the moment he looks in the other room of the cabin.