Tantei-kun

Nine

"I won."

"That's so unfair!"

"It isn't, tantei-kun."

"Haibara, why did you have to put that X there?!"

"What can I say, I'm much better at you at tic-tac-toe."
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"Haibara-san won fair and square."

"I think Conan-kun's bubble is bigger..."

"I measured it, hers is larger."

"I'm sorry, Conan-kun. There's next time."
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"You won, I admit it."

"See? You do need to excercise..."

"I'm not that slow."

"You're just not that fast."
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"This is art?! It looks like it was made by a three-year-old, Edogawa-kun."

"I'm only 12 years old, Haibara."

"You're 22."

"You know what I'm saying."

"In fact, I don't, Kudou-kun, humor me."

"Haibara."

"Let me just tell you, I won this time."
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"What's your score, Haibara?"

"100. You?"

"99... so close!"

"You know you can't compete with me on Science."
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"The winner is... Haibara Ai!"

"It seems like I won this round, Edogawa-kun."

"You were lucky, Haibara. I know you were. You scored perfectly at the Easy Round. Or maybe... did you study prior to this game?"

"Edogawa-kun, don't take this seriously. It's just a game."

"And you won the game."

"I supposed you have a point there."
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"They proposed a new game, Ai."

"What is it? And when did I give you the permission to call me by first name?"

"Since I saved you from the bullet two months ago. You said, and I quote, 'I'm thinking that after all we've been through, I assumed that you can call me...' and then I fainted."

"I don't remember that."

"I know you do."

"I do not, Edoga-"

"It's Conan. Call me Conan."

"I'm not entirely comfortable with that idea."

"Just try. Please."

"Okay. Conan. There, you happy?"

"Yes."

"What was the game you were telling me about?"

"Ayumi said that, whoever confesses their trye feeling will win."

"What does that even mean?"

"Just accept it, Ai."

"But-"

"No buts."

"Then I accept it, just tell me what's going on and that way I can win this and see your loser face."

"Yeah, yeah. Anyway, you have to tell one truth, that's hidden to everyone. Only to the both of us. Anything you can say will be okay."

"Sounds easy. I-"

"I love you."

"What?!"

"That's my confession. I won, Ai. I was faster than you."

"Did you just tell that you love me?"

"Well, yes."

"That wasn't even romantic and you like Mouri-san-"

"I liked her, I love you now."

"Since when? I'm confused..."

"I don't even know. I just realized when I saved you from Gin's bullet and somehow, I woke up and said to myself, 'I love Ai.' That's all I know."

"You confused me more."

"Just tell your feelings."

"I... are you sure about this?"

"No more sure than I was yesterday. We're 15, again, Ai. I think it's time you let go of our past. The Black Organization is gone."

"Conan, I definitely don't hate you. I stopped being annoyed at you a year ago and... this is cheesy."

"This is honesty."

"I don't hate you, Conan."

"You're smiling!"

"And you too."

"That's a real smile. Does that mean you like me too?"

"Who knows?"

"You do, Ai! Finally, I won once and... I guess I won you too."

"I suppose, tantei-kun. I suppose."

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AN: Thank you for those who continue to read this! Sorry for the gaps in publishing. I wrote this a long time ago, and it's cheesy I know, but I do have loads of these but... Editing's hard and sorry if these are all too juvenile. Enjoy!