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Title: In the End
Author: Fyliwion
Fandom: Detective Conan
Pairing: Aoko/Kaito
Theme: # 17 kHz (Kilohertz)
Word Count: 890
Rating: PG or K+
Disclaimer: I so don’t own them.
She managed to sit up enough to look at the man sitting at her bed side.
She hadn’t heard him come in, but then she’d never heard him come in if he didn’t wish to be heard. He was smiling at her and gently took her hand.
She smiled back to him weakly, but the first real smile in weeks. “You’re here,” she whispered softly.
“Of course,” he admonished. He stroke her hand soothingly, “Do you really think anything would have kept me away? Remember? I told you I loved you…”
She coughed weakly but shook her head, “I wasn’t sure… Though maybe your simply a hallucination- Though a very nice one if you are.”
He grinned, “I think I would make quite a nice hallucination. But I’m not… I had to come one way or another and I still have some tricks up my sleeves.”
She laughed which turned into a cough, “The doctors are going to walk in here and kill me…”
“Contrary. I believe the doctors would walk in and be working to keep you quite alive… now whether that involved some sort of mind numbing device that’s a different story.” His eyes twinkled and she snorted.
She looked down and sunk back into her pillow, “I’ve missed you.”
“I know…” he said just as softly. “I’m sorry…”
“I know.”
She leaned back, “I wish you had told me before you know. I would have forgiven you. I might have been mad but then-”
He reached across to touch her pale cheeks and she felt her heart start to pound in her chest. The machine that had been beeping slowly started to speed up frantically. She had a suspicion is was moving at 100 kHz per second or the like, and any time now the doctor would come in and freak.
He looked at her sheepishly and she laughed, “Well I said I missed you didn’t?”
“Yes… yes you did. And I missed you too.”
Her eyes reflected mischief as she fidgeted on the bed, “You could have come to visit.”
“You know I wished I could have come earlier…” he said softly.
“It’s alright… you couldn’t have- That doesn’t matter anymore right?” She looked worried and he nodded.
“No… it doesn’t…” he took her hand. “Your still so beautiful-”
She rolled her eyes, “Flatterer. I wish you didn’t have to see me like this. Especially when you look as dashing as ever.”
“Dashing? When did you start using words like that? And keep complimenting me and I’ll get a big head.” He added beaming.
“I think it’s a bit late for that-” She squeezed his hand realized how much stronger she felt. The weakness was gone, and her head felt clearer then it had in ages.
“Mmmm… it’s never too late.”
He stroked her hair softly and pulled a rose from the air to set behind her ear. Even as she looked up from where she had sunk into her pillows he leaned down cupping her cheek, and brushed his lips across hers.
She pulled herself up to meet the kiss with all the passion she had held before everything had been thrown to chaos.
And even as her arms tightened around his neck, and her eyes shut- She fell limp and the machine went flat line.
Her heart soared from what seemed like 500 kHz per second to zero in less time then it took for a kiss.
The doors swung open and the doctors darted in, a few seconds later a young man and woman with messy hair and red eyes ran in.
“She’s-?”
“Gone…” the doctor said nodding.
The young man looked at the other woman and both were obviously fighting back tears, “Do you think?” the woman asked softly. She seemed to be having the hardest time not crying.
“She’s smiling-” he said trying to smile himself.
“She’s with Dad anyway now right? She missed him so much… Now she’ll be with him… though I bet he’ll get the scolding of his life-” she added trying to laugh.
The young man grinned, “I’m sure of it…” he looked down smoothing out the gray hair of the woman laying on the white hospital bed. Then he noticed in the stark contrast to her pale skin and hair…
“Shiroko… Did you give Mom a rose?”
The girl looked up surprised, “No. I mean… You know how she is about them after Dad died. Why would I have done that?”
He pointed to the flower reaching for it himself and this time the girl’s eyes did water, “Oh my…”
Looking at the flower the young man smiled, “You know Shiroko. I think you’re right… I think she is with Dad now.”
Neither heard the laughter that echoed in the shadows of the hospital room, nor the two shadows that seemed to take flight from the window into the moonlight.
A/N: Not quite sure where this one came from. Apparently it is NOT a Christmas one. You might even get an update sooner then you think if you are all lucky. For the record Shiroko would be White Child in Japanese and yes I know kHz is not REALLY used that way… but if it’s a person thinking about a machine and cycles then its technically allowed XP.
Author: Fyliwion
Fandom: Detective Conan
Pairing: Aoko/Kaito
Theme: # 17 kHz (Kilohertz)
Word Count: 890
Rating: PG or K+
Disclaimer: I so don’t own them.
She managed to sit up enough to look at the man sitting at her bed side.
She hadn’t heard him come in, but then she’d never heard him come in if he didn’t wish to be heard. He was smiling at her and gently took her hand.
She smiled back to him weakly, but the first real smile in weeks. “You’re here,” she whispered softly.
“Of course,” he admonished. He stroke her hand soothingly, “Do you really think anything would have kept me away? Remember? I told you I loved you…”
She coughed weakly but shook her head, “I wasn’t sure… Though maybe your simply a hallucination- Though a very nice one if you are.”
He grinned, “I think I would make quite a nice hallucination. But I’m not… I had to come one way or another and I still have some tricks up my sleeves.”
She laughed which turned into a cough, “The doctors are going to walk in here and kill me…”
“Contrary. I believe the doctors would walk in and be working to keep you quite alive… now whether that involved some sort of mind numbing device that’s a different story.” His eyes twinkled and she snorted.
She looked down and sunk back into her pillow, “I’ve missed you.”
“I know…” he said just as softly. “I’m sorry…”
“I know.”
She leaned back, “I wish you had told me before you know. I would have forgiven you. I might have been mad but then-”
He reached across to touch her pale cheeks and she felt her heart start to pound in her chest. The machine that had been beeping slowly started to speed up frantically. She had a suspicion is was moving at 100 kHz per second or the like, and any time now the doctor would come in and freak.
He looked at her sheepishly and she laughed, “Well I said I missed you didn’t?”
“Yes… yes you did. And I missed you too.”
Her eyes reflected mischief as she fidgeted on the bed, “You could have come to visit.”
“You know I wished I could have come earlier…” he said softly.
“It’s alright… you couldn’t have- That doesn’t matter anymore right?” She looked worried and he nodded.
“No… it doesn’t…” he took her hand. “Your still so beautiful-”
She rolled her eyes, “Flatterer. I wish you didn’t have to see me like this. Especially when you look as dashing as ever.”
“Dashing? When did you start using words like that? And keep complimenting me and I’ll get a big head.” He added beaming.
“I think it’s a bit late for that-” She squeezed his hand realized how much stronger she felt. The weakness was gone, and her head felt clearer then it had in ages.
“Mmmm… it’s never too late.”
He stroked her hair softly and pulled a rose from the air to set behind her ear. Even as she looked up from where she had sunk into her pillows he leaned down cupping her cheek, and brushed his lips across hers.
She pulled herself up to meet the kiss with all the passion she had held before everything had been thrown to chaos.
And even as her arms tightened around his neck, and her eyes shut- She fell limp and the machine went flat line.
Her heart soared from what seemed like 500 kHz per second to zero in less time then it took for a kiss.
The doors swung open and the doctors darted in, a few seconds later a young man and woman with messy hair and red eyes ran in.
“She’s-?”
“Gone…” the doctor said nodding.
The young man looked at the other woman and both were obviously fighting back tears, “Do you think?” the woman asked softly. She seemed to be having the hardest time not crying.
“She’s smiling-” he said trying to smile himself.
“She’s with Dad anyway now right? She missed him so much… Now she’ll be with him… though I bet he’ll get the scolding of his life-” she added trying to laugh.
The young man grinned, “I’m sure of it…” he looked down smoothing out the gray hair of the woman laying on the white hospital bed. Then he noticed in the stark contrast to her pale skin and hair…
“Shiroko… Did you give Mom a rose?”
The girl looked up surprised, “No. I mean… You know how she is about them after Dad died. Why would I have done that?”
He pointed to the flower reaching for it himself and this time the girl’s eyes did water, “Oh my…”
Looking at the flower the young man smiled, “You know Shiroko. I think you’re right… I think she is with Dad now.”
Neither heard the laughter that echoed in the shadows of the hospital room, nor the two shadows that seemed to take flight from the window into the moonlight.
A/N: Not quite sure where this one came from. Apparently it is NOT a Christmas one. You might even get an update sooner then you think if you are all lucky. For the record Shiroko would be White Child in Japanese and yes I know kHz is not REALLY used that way… but if it’s a person thinking about a machine and cycles then its technically allowed XP.