Secret Rivalry - Omake
"So? How'd it go?" Sonoko asked as she and Ran opened their lunch boxes on the school roof. Since Shin'ichi was catching up on coursework, she finally had a chance to talk to her best friend in private. A few clusters of students were scattered around them at a safe distance, according to Sonoko's standards, so she dug into her friend for information as voraciously as she dug into her rolled omelettes. "You confronted that girl, didn't you?"
"Oh, you mean Shiho-san?" Ran said, smiling as she shielded her eyes from the sun and started in on the elaborate lunch she had made. "Yes, you can say that, but it turns out I was worried over nothing."
"You mean you're friends now?" Sonoko said, torn between skepticism and hunger. Normally, at this point, she would ask to snag some of whatever Ran was eating, but she resisted. Romance was always more important than food. "Are you sure she didn't just pull the wool over your eyes?"
Ran shook her head. "Thanks to her, I think I understand Shin'ichi's feelings a little better, and," she said, her cheeks suddenly rosy, "he confirmed that, too."
"Eh, what's this? Are you holding out on your best friend?" Sonoko asked as she nudged Ran. That juicy bit of news was more tantalizing than the yasai no nikumaki in Ran's lunch box.
"N-no, of course not!" Ran said, though her stammer and blush spoke volumes of the opposite.
Sonoko smirked. Time to alter her strategy. "Too bad. Anyway, I'm sure that detective geek is a terrible kisser."
Ran giggled nervously. "Ah, no, that's not exactly-"
"I knew it! Detective Sonoko has uncovered the truth!" Sonoko said, pointing at Ran and crowing over her triumph. A nearby trio of classmates peered in their direction, leaned in, and started murmuring to each other.
"Stop it, Sonoko!" Ran flew forward and clamped her hands on the other girl's mouth.
"Okay, okay," Sonoko said through her human muzzle. After Ran freed her, they both settled back to their lunches and shared a peaceful silence. Then, Sonoko curved her lips into a malicious grin. "You know, I'm grateful."
"Huh?" Ran said, taking the bait. "For what?"
Sonoko chuckled, pressing her finger onto Ran's cheek. "Now I know the reaction to look for when you two have sex."
"S-SONOKO!"
The Suzuki heiress doubled over with laughter as Ran whacked her shoulder with her notebook. It was just too easy.
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Title: Word on the Street
Author: ran_mouri82
Word Count: 231
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: These are Aoyama’s characters. Dong dong!
Characters: Toyama Kazuha, Mouri Ran, Suzuki Sonoko and Miyano Shiho
Notes: Secret Rivalry - Omake #2
Word on the Street
"Kazuha-chan! Wait a minute!" Ran said, calling out to her friend in vain as Kazuha, ponytail flying, ran past the library and into oncoming traffic, overwhelmed by a jumble of emotions over whether or not Heiji was involved with another girl. With a glance behind her to Sonoko and Shiho, Ran said, "I'll be right back!" and dashed after Kazuha.
For her part, Shiho sighed. She was the reason Kazuha was now in tears and endangering her life. "Why does every girl think I'm after her boyfriend?"
Sonoko blinked in amazement. "You really don't know? Have you looked in the mirror lately?"
"I brushed my teeth this morning, so yes," Shiho said, with a half-lidded stare at her unlikely companion.
Shaking her head, Sonoko smiled. "You're what most guys at school would call smoking hot."
"Thanks, I think," Shiho said, as the two caught sight of Ran gently leading Kazuha back toward them. The Osakan girl was rubbing her eyes, but looked more embarrassed than angry. "What about the others? What would they say?"
"That would be the geeks from the Computer and 'Pop Culture' clubs," Sonoko replied, curving her fingers for quotation marks. "And you don't want to know."
Shiho nodded in mild agreement, ready to deal with whatever would happen with Kazuha now. It struck her, oddly enough, that she may have just made a friend. She smirked. "Understood."
"Oh, you mean Shiho-san?" Ran said, smiling as she shielded her eyes from the sun and started in on the elaborate lunch she had made. "Yes, you can say that, but it turns out I was worried over nothing."
"You mean you're friends now?" Sonoko said, torn between skepticism and hunger. Normally, at this point, she would ask to snag some of whatever Ran was eating, but she resisted. Romance was always more important than food. "Are you sure she didn't just pull the wool over your eyes?"
Ran shook her head. "Thanks to her, I think I understand Shin'ichi's feelings a little better, and," she said, her cheeks suddenly rosy, "he confirmed that, too."
"Eh, what's this? Are you holding out on your best friend?" Sonoko asked as she nudged Ran. That juicy bit of news was more tantalizing than the yasai no nikumaki in Ran's lunch box.
"N-no, of course not!" Ran said, though her stammer and blush spoke volumes of the opposite.
Sonoko smirked. Time to alter her strategy. "Too bad. Anyway, I'm sure that detective geek is a terrible kisser."
Ran giggled nervously. "Ah, no, that's not exactly-"
"I knew it! Detective Sonoko has uncovered the truth!" Sonoko said, pointing at Ran and crowing over her triumph. A nearby trio of classmates peered in their direction, leaned in, and started murmuring to each other.
"Stop it, Sonoko!" Ran flew forward and clamped her hands on the other girl's mouth.
"Okay, okay," Sonoko said through her human muzzle. After Ran freed her, they both settled back to their lunches and shared a peaceful silence. Then, Sonoko curved her lips into a malicious grin. "You know, I'm grateful."
"Huh?" Ran said, taking the bait. "For what?"
Sonoko chuckled, pressing her finger onto Ran's cheek. "Now I know the reaction to look for when you two have sex."
"S-SONOKO!"
The Suzuki heiress doubled over with laughter as Ran whacked her shoulder with her notebook. It was just too easy.
mso-fareast-language:EN-US">-
Title: Word on the Street
Author: ran_mouri82
Word Count: 231
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: These are Aoyama’s characters. Dong dong!
Characters: Toyama Kazuha, Mouri Ran, Suzuki Sonoko and Miyano Shiho
Notes: Secret Rivalry - Omake #2
Word on the Street
"Kazuha-chan! Wait a minute!" Ran said, calling out to her friend in vain as Kazuha, ponytail flying, ran past the library and into oncoming traffic, overwhelmed by a jumble of emotions over whether or not Heiji was involved with another girl. With a glance behind her to Sonoko and Shiho, Ran said, "I'll be right back!" and dashed after Kazuha.
For her part, Shiho sighed. She was the reason Kazuha was now in tears and endangering her life. "Why does every girl think I'm after her boyfriend?"
Sonoko blinked in amazement. "You really don't know? Have you looked in the mirror lately?"
"I brushed my teeth this morning, so yes," Shiho said, with a half-lidded stare at her unlikely companion.
Shaking her head, Sonoko smiled. "You're what most guys at school would call smoking hot."
"Thanks, I think," Shiho said, as the two caught sight of Ran gently leading Kazuha back toward them. The Osakan girl was rubbing her eyes, but looked more embarrassed than angry. "What about the others? What would they say?"
"That would be the geeks from the Computer and 'Pop Culture' clubs," Sonoko replied, curving her fingers for quotation marks. "And you don't want to know."
Shiho nodded in mild agreement, ready to deal with whatever would happen with Kazuha now. It struck her, oddly enough, that she may have just made a friend. She smirked. "Understood."