Chapter: Date with obstacles

> <One more note in advance> <

Attention, from now on we will write from different perspectives!

* ~ Conan's point of view ~ *

>> Phew, maybe I should skip the nightly schnapps samples? <<, thought Conan after he finished in the toilet. Now he could really free (in the truest sense of the word) approach the case. Maybe he should inform Heiji? Hopefully then he won't think I'm a washcloth. Or a ... no. Always-

Heiji knew his (big?) secret. He just had to call the high school detective; he needed all the help - at least

today- . Should he also let Uncle Kogoro know?

Conan peeked carefully through the door. Still enthroned in the living room

always Mori on the empty beer cans, while Ran desperately tried to get her father awake. "Dad! Dad wake up! Yoko Okino will be on TV soon and ..." She didn't get to finish the sentence, Kogoro was already on his feet, slurping:

"Haha Yoko my angel!" and disappeared.>> It’s failing <<, thought Conan and was actually, well, really happy about it ...

* ~ Ai's view ~ *

>> Oh man! In his condition, Shinichi can never handle it! Just thinking about the phone call could make me despair! He sounded like he was standing half-naked in the room and was about to fall over! I have to do something! <<

Searching, she looked around the dark room. She could see just enough to tell that she was probably in a basement, storage room, or something similar. Not exactly a five

Star whereabouts, but cardboard boxes, great!

>> Is there a brush somewhere around here? <<, thought Ai, >> or a fenser, gully, sewer, ventilation shaft? Where on earth can you escape here? Damn it! <<

Where was her kidnapper anyway? Definitely on the toilet. Or smoke one. (While we're on the subject of the toilet) "I have to go!", Ai yelped in her cutest little girl voice. "Be quiet back there and don't yelp!Man, these kids can do the best kidnapping

lousy! If you need to go to the bathroom, grab one of the cardboard

cardboard boxes! And now rest, I meditate! "

* ~ Meanwhile at Kazuha ~ *

"Duuuuu Heiji? Should I take the blue or the red? Which one suits my complexion better? I don't know, but I always look so fat in blue ..."

"If you think so," said Heiji and yawned. Kazuha couldn't decide between two sweaters for three hours now. >> My goodness, it's complicated again today. Why doesn't she just take one? <<

"... oh no! Red doesn't go with my pants! Wait a minute, blue doesn't either ..."

"Yes, then just put on another one!"

"What are you so rough today, Heiji? I want to look good on our date!", Kazuha said with shining eyes. Heiji looked up annoyed. "How often do I have to tell you that, it's not a date, we just go out to eat harmlessly. For two, in a fancy restaurant, by candlelight ..." he said with a face that revealed a lot more."Oh, you're so romantic! I'm going to a candlelight dinner, I'd better put on the black evening dress ..."

>> Short question: does it always have to attract attention? <<

"No, if I want to stand out, I'll put on the yellow dress."

>> Has she just read my mind? How scary. How terrible

really! Now if she knows that ... oh no! Maybe that's why she's acting so ... girlish. What have I done?! Not again! <<

Two hours later ... (Heiji finally got Kazuha to put on the blue sweater. Unfortunately they are a little late now ...)

"What are you walking like that again? My hairstyle is breaking!"

"You know what, I don't give a shit at the moment! Why don't you wear your hair down? You look better anyway. And if it hadn't taken you so long to choose a sweater, then we wouldn't be so late and don't have to walk to the restaurant! "

"Anyway, I wonder why you didn't at least call a taxi?Let me guess austerity? "

"Kazuha, don't talk so much. Better run, otherwise our table will be gone!"

Panting and puffing, they arrived at the restaurant ten minutes late and made it clear to the waiter with a gasp that they wanted to apologize (for the delay), but he just smiled stupidly, as if they were underexposed. All the guests turned to Kazuha, whose hairdo resembled an exploded porcupine. She thought, of course, that her hair looked great and strutted over to the table, grinning. Heiji ignored the whisper and tried to behave normally. (can only end in a catastrophe)

When the two were sitting at the table, the waiter came grinning.

"May I offer something for your hair ... uh, something to eat?" He asked, pointing his Azgen at Kazuha's hair. At the next table a woman giggled, her hair almost pinned to the ceiling. Kazuha noticed precious little of that, which was better, Heiji thought.

"Spaghetti would be on sale of the day today to match your hair ... uh, I mean the situation.Your friend and you ... "

"Heiji, what about my hair?", Kazuha asked and the giggles started again at the next table. "Believe me, you look great!" Heiji tried to calm her down.

"What if I don't believe you?"

"Then I'd better go to the mirror in the toilet!"

Following the suggestion, she went to the bathroom. It was followed by a loud: OH GOD (!!) and Kazuha was lost for half an hour. When she sat back at the table, freshly made up, her hair was completely loose.

"Finally! I told you that you ..."

"You didn't tell me I looked like a broom!"

The good mood was clearly gone. Lost, so to speak. The two got their food and quietly shoveled their spaghetti in themselves. Heiji and especially Kazuha had imagined a romantic meal to be different. In doing so, she had to tell her boyfriend, whom she had been

days still knew something about confession. >> Hopefully something unpredictable doesn't happen or something comes up <<, she thought and looked furtively at Heiji.She had been a little tough on Heiji earlier. And that's only because of her hair >> Why am I suddenly so vain? I want to be nice to him and finally tell him. He always doesn't dare, so I just have to take the first step! Ok, take it easy. You can do this ... you can do this ... not !! <<

"What about you? You sweat and look so funny," said Heiji worried, "what about your spaghetti?"

>> Oh no! He was watching me all the time. Great, what does he think of me now? << Restlessly, Kazuha shifted around on her chair and formulated the words she wanted to say in her mind.

"Do you have to go again? You've just been."

"No, I ... I'm just a little warm"

"I can tell, you sweat like in the sauna!"

Kazuha's look revealed that she would have loved to throw Heiji out of the window at that moment. With anger in her voice, she said: "You could have really saved yourself that now. Thank you very much!"

she pouted in annoyance."Ok, I'm sorry. You know, I invited you to the restaurant because I have something very important to tell you!", Heiji said solemnly and earned expectant looks.

>> What's going on now? He looks so weird! I hope I don't blush. Am I staring at him like that too? <<, thought Kazuha, but blushed and stammered embarrassed: "Um, Heiji, you .. me"

"So, Kazuha ... uh what I wanted to say ... uh CONAN!"

"WHAT?!"

"Heiji, you have to help me, I ... can't do it alone!" Gasped Co-

nan, who had just stormed into the restaurant and is now srand gasping in front of the table.

"Uh ... Ok."

Only now did Kazuha notice that Vonan was even there because he barely protruded over the table. She got up angrily and shouted through the whole bar: "I'll help YOU right away, Heiji Hattori! You never have time for me, always only for this little poisonous dwarf! Are you gay or something? I'm slowly getting tired of your constant quacking ! "

In the bar, a wave of approving nods went through the ranks of the women.From behind a somewhat (ahem) plump lady called: "Yes, give it to him little one! These guys should finally realize that they can't treat us like that!"

This was followed by silence. All eyes were on Conan and Heiji. "We

... uh ... go then! ", and they were gone

the. They just left Kazuha. The girl was close to tears. The waiter came, and so did the bill. "Pay please!" He grinned. Now she finally burst into tears. That lousy little parasite!

* ~ Conan's point of view ~ *

>> We just got away with it ... <<, thought Conan as he walked down the street next to Heiji in the direction of the Mori detective agency.

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Tada! That's it! The second chapter! Man, I had to hurry up because my grandma is coming back from painting ... If she had awakened me, I'd be a head shorter now ...

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