Frigid (30 Ways: Shinichi/Ran)

[candyland]

Title: Frigid
Fandom: Detective Conan
Characters: Kudo Shinichi/Mouri Ran
Theme: #24—snowfall
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan. All characters are the property of Gosho Aoyama. I simply threaten to make them watch old Barney tapes unless they obey me. Trust me, they listen.
Summary: There might be a reason why you’re not as cold as me!



“It’s COLD!” Ran muttered. She wasn’t sure if Shinichi could hear her over the wind rushing past them, her coat, her scarf, and the mitten-clad fingers held in front of her face. It was a full-blown blizzard…and they had to walk to school in the middle of it. Lovely.

Apparently, Shinichi had heard her, though, and replied, “It’s not that bad…”

“…yes, it really is,” she retorted angrily, trying to pull her coat a bit more tightly around her. The wind had to be going about a hundred miles an hour, and the falling snow was being swept up on it and blown right into their faces. Ran was actually having trouble seeing where she was going!

“I don’t get why you’re so cold,” Shinichi commented lightly. He was just as bundled up as she was, but where she was walking hunched over and had her arms wrapped around herself to try and preserve as much heat as possible, he was strolling along more or less upright—though he had agreed to carry her schoolbag for her so she could focus on huddling against the chill.

“You know, there might be a really good reason why you’re not as cold as I am,” Ran shivered and glared at him; her eyes were the only part of her face that were visible beneath her winter wear.

“What’s that?” he asked.

Ran facepalmed—wasn’t he supposed to be a master of observation and deduction or something to that effect? “Because, oh great detective,” she snapped, giving him a look as frigid as the snow blowing around them, “take a good look at my school uniform.”

He did.

And then it hit him. “…you’re wearing a skirt.”

“Bingo.”



PS. Thanks to strawberrychan and dear old Mother Nature for this one. We just got nailed with a GINORMOUS blizzard. Like, I got a snow-day because of it…and I live in Iowa. We know how to handle snow. So when our city shuts down because of it, you know it’s a bad storm. L’anyhoodle, thanks for reading, everyone. Much love!



Cross-posted to 30_ways and 30 Ways: Shinichi and Ran.

Comments

[lightbird777.livejournal.com]

Hee hee. Poor clueless Shinichi. He was probably too busy noticing her legs to even think about her uniform. And, showing you where my mind is at, I thought the reason for him being warmer was something completely different. >:D

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

...geez, even MY mind didn't go there! Well, at least not until the very end, where he almost got to make a crack about her legs. But then my Shinichi hand-puppet decided that if she decked him and left him on the sidewalk, he'd probably freeze to death.

And that can really ruin your day :3 Thanks, hon! *squishes*

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

XD Yay Shinichi/Ran cuteness! I love the way you write for them. And Shinichi probably most definitely was looking at her legs. LOL.

Just curious: does this take place before or after the series?

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! :D

I almost ended the story with Shinichi making a comment about her legs, but...I didn't. WHY DIDN'T I? *can't remember now* Oh well, such is life. Umm...I didn't really think about it. I just wrote it. What do you think?

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

XD Maybe like you said, Ran probably would have punched him and left him laying in the snow.

Hmm.... I kinda think it's probably before the series, because after, they'd probably be out of school.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Voila! Before the series, it is! :D

[twosen.livejournal.com]

Hee, only the Japanese would have uniforms that incorporated skirts even during the winter! =P

*lives in a tropical country and is currently sweltering away*

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I've often thought that to be cruel and unusual to the poor girls who have to wear them. Honestly...at least let them wear pants when it's winter or something ^^;; *lives in the middle of the United States, where snow is a rampagingly sad fact of winter life*

Thank youuuuuuuuu!! ♥

[twosen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree, it IS cruel! Especially to the more self-conscious type with less-than-model-like legs...

Welcomeeeee!!! ♥

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha 8D I caused this one. Although I really thought you'd have more pervy!Shinichi, what with the wind blowing up her skirt and whatnot. Yay for snow and snowdays! Although I didn't get any DX.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

*bonk* Plunnie-er... *mumblemutterrassafrassa...* Like I said, it almost happened, but if Ran decked him out in the blizzard like that, he'd probably freeze to death, and that can really ruin your day!

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

T_T Ooww. *throws more plunnies at you DX* Aww, but then she'd take pity on him and give him back his hat. So he'd be.. marginally warm. :D;

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

...oh, stop whining XD Just take the ficcage! Because if I have to rework this one, that's less time for me to focus on that next Huuuuuug... *halos*

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

I'm not whining. DX *buries you under plunnies* You'll never write that last Hug. T_T

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Who says I won't write that last Hug? I have yet to start a challenge and not finish it, and I don't intend to start now. THERE WILL BE THIRTY HUGS!!

...I just gotta, ya know...figure out the last four @_@

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

... Oh there's four? XD;; I thought there was only one left. But yes. :D; You should.. get on those. because you know. Loyal fans. Want to read. Yop. Like moi.

And your icon makes me sad D: Heiji would never be able to surviveeeeeee without Kazuha T_T

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Well, there's technically five--I just know what the next one is going to be. And the thirtieth one will use the Hug theme, and I think I have a tentative idea for that...I just gotta get them WRITTEN ;o;

*giggle* I know this. You know this. But Heiji isn't quite as quick on the uptake as we are *thumbs up*

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

WRITE IT WRITE IT WRITE ITTTT. I promise you that when you write the next Hug, I'll write that KaitoAoko fic..? :D;;;;;; Maybe.

Oh, Heiji. *snuggles*

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I'm working on it! Honestly...I can even tell you the remaining themes: footprints, collide, think of me and I'll be there, and hug. The one I'm working on now is for oxygen. I just need...gah, I need plunnies ;o;

...if it's only a maybe, where's my incentive, hmmmmmmm? *snuggles YOU!*

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

.. XD;; I can't wait to read the one for collide. >:D *has own plunnies for that* Oxygen yay~~ :D Ganbaaaaatte!

The incentive is that maybe is a lot better than a flat-out no. :D

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

...ummm...haven't started that one, actually. What ideas did you have for it? :3

*mumbles* Mimble wimble... D:

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

XD; Something like, they're running.. and collide into each other and they sway dizzily in each other's arms for.. a good 10 seconds. :D; Or maybe like.. Heiji's running away from Kazuha, and collides into a telephone poll? And she has to nurse him to health. XD; *wrote a TamaHaru fic about that onceeee*

Bimple shimple ;D

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

*dotdotdot* I already dropped a curtain rod on Heiji's head--is that too close? :3

Hugger mugger ^.~

[illeistic.livejournal.com]

... T_T No it's not. Let's all drop things on Heiji's head! Whee!