Detective Conan Fanfiction: Kiss of Death

Self Denial

"Where's Edogawa-kun? He didn't come home last night," Ai questioned the former Detective Boys. All she got was 3 shaking heads.

Feeling disappointed, she sat down on her usual seat with a solemn expression on her poker face. She stared at the empty seat beside her, her heart seemed to be hollow, could it be loneliness?

No, I've lost the most important people in my life and I'm still doing fine.

Her concentration was on Conan that she did not notice a young boy, gazing at her from a distance. Oh, how Mitsuhiko wished that he was Conan.

He would always wonder how Conan had the ability to snatch a girl's affection, without having the intention to.

Still, Mitsuhiko was unable to accept that the fact that he could not hold a candle to Conan, for Conan was almost perfect, at such a young age could he be able to solve a crime fully, as if he knew everything from the start. His knowledge was unlimited, not forgetting his soccer skills. Just being a Sherlock Holmes fan and a soccer freak would make Conan's abilities so incredible. Despite his thick glasses, Conan had a handsome face along with that usual smile of his, that every girl would be so sentimental from the moment they have a glance of him.

Finally, it was Conan's character. Though he was arrogant at times, he was nevertheless sympathetic and gentle towards him and the Detective Boys.

At times, Conan would do reckless things, for the sake of his passion, either for an unsolved case or saving someone.

Of course, Conan was not a perfect person, nobody in the world is. Being such a dense person, he could read a guilty soul's intentions, but never to read a woman's heart. Also, his voice was no different from a crow when he sings.

But his flaws were not as major as Mitsuhiko's. Mitsuhiko had too many flaws, there's no way he could impress Ai, like how Ai always seemed so interested in Conan's character. He couldn't even outsmart him for once second. What chances does he have?

Mitsuhiko shook his head.

He had thought about his unstable crushes towards Ai and Ayumi over the past few nights. Though he had always viewed Ai as a beautiful mystery, he accepted that the likelihood of getting her was slim. She was too detached and pragmatic in her ways that maybe even being in a relationship with her would trouble him. They were simply incompatible.

But as for Ayumi, she was the opposite. She has the optimism and heartwarming presence that Ai lacks. The world could be turned against her and she'll still find a way to show her love unconditionally.

Now, that's the kind of girl he wants to be with.

Resuming back to reality, Mitsuhiko was still staring blankly at Conan's empty seat.

He was disappointed that Conan didn't attend school today. Though he envied Conan, it was the type that inspired him to be a better person, to be gain more knowledge and observational skills like Conan. He didn't wish to be an ignorant teenager. True, there was a phase where his covet was dangerous, but as Mitsuhiko matured, it sublimed.

The issue was, knowing that Ayumi had a childhood crush on Conan, he wanted to ensure that Conan had not felt analogous.

But screw that. It was quite obvious that it was unrequited right?

He could no longer bear with the silence any longer, thus, he walked towards Ayumi and opened his mouth to start a speech, "Ayumi-chan."

Despite his call, Ayumi ignored him, her eyes fixed on her smartphone.