The morning was still a little cloudy when Ran woke up, her window was still steaming up and a light drizzle was pattering against it. But it didn't take too long and he stopped, now it was gay and the air was way too dry. The window in her room was still closed because she didn't want it to rain in too hard. Ran had been lucky that she didn't get sick after the cold shower the night before, but she hadn't worried about that until now. She had almost forgotten what had happened the day before, again, some of which had repressed these memories. It almost seemed as if her memories would only come back on cold rainy days and be gone the next morning. It had been strange and she couldn't figure it out herself.
Cheerfully, but also with a yawn, the girl got up. She put on her school uniform, did her hair, and then went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. Today all she had to do was prepare her own food for school, take her bag and then it could go.
This time she didn't have to prepare breakfast for Conan, even if she liked to, but it just wasn't necessary today. And she didn't do anything for her father either, it wouldn't have helped anyway, since he wouldn't get up until that afternoon and then she would certainly be home.
The girl no longer thought about yesterday, it was as if it had never existed and somehow she was glad about it. Given how she was doing when she got home from New York, it was probably better that she had forgotten everything today.
Ran packed her breakfast in her bag, took it in her hand and already left the apartment, she went down the stairs and at that moment, she collided with Sonoko. She had forgotten that her friend was picking her up again today, so she walked right into her."Man, Ran, is Shinichi back or why are you in such a hurry?", Sonoko wanted to know and also tried to tease her friend a little. After all, she knew what Ran felt for Shinichi and was able to tease her with it from time to time.
"What? Sonoko ...", Ran stammered. She was red immediately and wanted to give her friend a proper head wash, but she couldn't do it because thoughts about Shinichi got the upper hand.[i]Where is he? When will he be back ... is he okay with his new case? When will he get in touch with me again, I miss him so much, Ran said to himself and shortly afterwards shook his head. "That's not true, Sonoko," the girl interjected.
"No, of course not, that's why you just turned red like a tomato," grinned the other cheekily. Of course she didn't do it on purpose and actually she just wanted Ran to be aware of her feelings and not always deny them.
"I'm not red, it's only because I ..." stammered Ran. What could she say that she was sad about everything? No, she couldn't do that and Sonoko couldn't tell her about last night either, which was brought back to her mind when she thought about the reasons she could give for the blushing. She thought of crying first, but it wouldn't have been good if she had said it. Then Sonoko would have figured out that she was doing it because of Shinichi, which would be vehemently denied and the real reason, Sonoko would hack too much.
"So what is it? I'm curious, you know that and we're best friends, we tell each other everything," said Sonoko.
"Just because I'm red doesn't mean it's Shinichi," she said, a little sadly. "He hasn't contacted me for a long time ... I don't even know if he's okay."
"Now don't worry about him, he's a cheeky boy and he's got something as a detective.It's not that easy to get down. And most importantly, he's not worth your worrying about so much, "said Sonoko and looked at her. Her friend Ran was something special and she didn't deserve to be a guy so treated.
"You're right," the girl nodded in agreement. She became happier again and went to school with Sonoko.

"Wait a minute, Sonoko," said Ran. She stopped in front of the school gate and looked around.
"What is wrong with you? Do you think Shinichi is coming here today?" The girl asked. She had been a little confused, but then she was happy. If Shinichi really came here, Ran would be much better.
"I don't know. No, I don't think so," said Ran and shook his head. She didn't even know if Shinichi was coming or not. She hadn't known anything about him for a long time, not even what was going to happen.
Slowly she had the feeling as if the thread that connected him and her had broken and when she looked at her little finger, she could only faintly see this tie. Still, it was still there, but all feelings were clouded.
"What is it?", Sonoko wanted to know and, just like Ran, raised her little finger. She looked at him too, just like her friend did, but she didn't see anything.
"The common thread, it can only be seen faintly," sighed the girl. It made her sad, really sad, and she looked at Sonoko. Now she really needed a friend who would comfort her.
"The common thread?" Mumbled the other. Now she understood what Ran meant by that. "Hey, don't worry about it, it's not said that it's bad, besides, it's always there, at least with you and Shinichi, it's like a law of nature, you and he, you are the most beautiful couple that it is can only give and soon you will see the thread again.Just wait and get this day over with, "the girl winked." And, Ran, I won't have any contradiction.
"It's okay, you convinced me", Ran grinned a little. Sonoko really knew what to do to make her feel better and once again she had done it. Again she was able to convince her that everything was fine, even if Ran sometimes didn't believe it.
"Well, then back to the topic, why are we waiting here?" The girl wanted to know curiously.
"I just wanted to check on Conan. He'll be over soon and I want to see that he's okay," Ran said softly.
"So Conan ... because of Conan we're standing here and waiting, so ... sometimes you'd think you're in love with the little one," she joked.
"That's not true ... he wasn't at home last night, he was with Professor Agasa and I can make sure that he's okay and that he goes to school," said Ran.
"You worry too much, the little one can take care of himself and knows what he can and can't do. And if something had happened, the professor would call you, so don't worry, the dwarf is fine, "grinned Sonoko. "Come on, let's go in."

"Hello Ran," Conan called when he saw her. Together with Ai he was on the way to school and passed Teitan High School.
"Good morning, Conan, did you sleep well with the professor?", Ran wanted to know immediately.
"And how ... we played the latest video games, but once again I was too bad, which meant that the others won. And that evening we saw an exciting crime thriller on TV," Conan spoke a little childishly, so that it really was looked like he was enjoying it.
"I'm glad," smiled Ran. Now she was sure that the little one was fine, even if she wasn't there.
Inside she was afraid, very afraid that something would happen to him.Even if she didn't admit it, the whole thing that had happened in New York still preoccupied her. She had said to herself several times that she wasn't to blame for saving a human life under all circumstances, but everything happened again in her, from Shinichi's disappearance.
He just wanted to have a look and then didn't come back, she had waited a long time and then thought about being forgotten, which is why she went home. She felt bad about it all and thought that something had happened to him, something that she couldn't change. And exactly this mistake she didn't want to commit again, she didn't want something to happen to Conan, which she would then be to blame.
"Hey you, toddler. You also call Kudo now and then. Tell him that he should call Ran again, she's not feeling particularly well," Sonoko whispered to the little one and then pushed Ran through the school gate.
"What did you tell him?" She asked.
"Just that he shouldn't stress you like that all the time," Sonoko lied.

"And what do you want to do now, Shinichi?", Ai asked him. She had just noticed the whole thing and even if Sonoko was quiet, she could guess what she had to say to him.
"Do I have to ask you every time? Don't call me Shinichi when we're out here or should I call you by your real name the next time," Conan interjected. He was getting annoyed that Ai always called him Shinichi when it came to him and Ran. He himself had managed to address the girl again and again by her current name.
"Don't wear your shirt, I've already made sure that nobody here is watching or listening to us," she said.
"What's wrong with you? You're not like that either," Conan interjected and looked at her. He had been a little amazed that she was acting that way today.
"There's nothing wrong, what should be the matter?", Ai asked mumbling and just kept walking, regardless of whether Shinichi went with him or not."Haibara, wait," he called after her and took his legs in his hand. The girl had been really strange and slowly he thought that he no longer understood her. She only did what she wanted and it was like that yesterday.
Conan had actually been there to talk to Ai about the organization and what its members looked like since he had only seen gin and vodka, including tequila and pisco, but both had already died. However, Ai had other plans and invited the Detective Boys to play a computer or video game together.
"Then hurry up," replied the girl and walked on. She grinned a little bit, but then stopped when Conan caught up. "So what are you going to do about Ran now?"
"I don't know, I'll definitely call her today and try to find out what's going on with her. Sonoko didn't tell me a lot about it and I can find out for myself again," sighed the little one and was thinking. "I think she just misses her Shinichi and the recent stress with the organization made it impossible for me to call her."
"You mean because of the floppy disk that you found and then looked up vodka. You were really lucky that I found you with