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[here have Conan sleeping a hell of a lot less then peacefully as he's tossing and turning and even thrashing in his sleep. He's muttering something but it's not clear at all what it is as his voice just isn't loud enough]

No...

Ran... Ran...

[his voice seems to have gotten maybe a touch louder. He suddenly jolts up and the name 'Ran' leaves his lips as loud as he can get it, cold sweat is dripping down his face and he's taking deep breaths as he reminds himself it was only a dream.]

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[loud enough for a certain karateka to hear. Ran was up late finishing an assignment for school, and was just passing her dad and Conan's room for a drink of water before bed when she hears the shout.

Worried, she quietly opens the door and pokes her head inside. Her father is out cold and going like a chainsaw, like always, but Conan...

Conan doesn't look well at all. Thoroughly worried now, Ran steps inside and hurries over to the little boy, kneeling by his futon]

Conan-kun! [she keeps her voice low, even though she's well aware that nothing short of a bullhorn would wake up her dad right now] Are you all right? Did you have a nightmare?

Ran..

[just being able to see her seems to be calming him down a great deal]

...I...

[just nods]

[Without the slightest hesitation, she draws him into a hug. She notices the cold sweat as she does so, too, and frowns. She can't remember the last time she saw him so shaken up]

...It must have been a really bad one.

[blinks as he's pulled into the hug and blushes just a little]

I-it's okay now though...

[just kinda.. letting her hug him]

You don't sound okay.

[And she's well aware that he usually just squirms or flails when she hugs him.

She knew all those murders were going to get to him sooner or later]

it's over now, so it's okay.

[still just letting her hug him]

Hmm...

[is quiet and thoughtful for a moment, still frowning. She glances briefly at her father, then back at Conan, and seems to come to a decision]

Ne, come on.

[And she gently scoops him up into her arms and stands up. He's a little big for it, but she manages]

R-Ran-neechan?

[finally the squirming starts as he tries to get her to put him down]

I'm fine! Really!

[scoldingly] No you're not!

[heads down the hallway to her room, still carrying him, because she knows he'll be stubborn about this to the end. She's already dressed in her pajamas and ready for bed, so she can afford a few extra minutes of staying up.

She sets Conan down on the side of her bed and sits down next to him, giving him another worried look. It's a little more peaceful in here without her dad droning in the background, at least, and she quietly asks]

Do you want to talk about it?

B-but Ran-neechan! I should sleep in my own bed!

[and he would try to crawl over her but that probably wouldn't be a good idea, so he'll just try to persuade her.

[Normally she'd agree, but...]

Would you really be able to sleep if you did?

[She really is worried]

I could, it was only a dream right?

[gives him a look]

It wasn't just any dream. I've never seen you so scared, Conan-kun.

[well, that scared without someone shooting at them]

[looks towards the door]

But Ran-neechan!

[sternly] You can go if you can look me in the eye and say you'll be okay. [meaningful staaaare. But then it softens] I really don't mind staying up and talking if you're scared, Conan-kun. Everyone has nightmares sometimes.

um...

[he knows she'll worry even if he does manage to convince her to let him go back]

...

[waits patiently]

....

I guess it won't hurt to stay for one night...

[relaxes and smiles at him]

There, see? Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. [though she is a bit curious as to why he was calling out her name]

Like I said.. it was just a bad dream...

[sinks into the covers because he's not going anywhere tonight]

But you don't want to talk about it.

[It's more of a statement than a question as she crawls under the covers next to him]

It was... just a stupid dream about-

[and he says the first thing that comes to mind]

Dinosaurs.

...Dinosaurs?

[...yeah, that was believable. nods anyway]

uh-huh.

[now what happened in this made up dream?]

one of them stepped on you Ran-neechan! It was horrible!

[....well, who is she to question what kids dream about? She still has nightmares about ghosts]

Mou. I bet it's all those Gomera movies you watch. [she smiles and takes his hand under the covers, giving it a small squeeze] But it's okay. I'm right here.

[oh, shee believed him]

I'm really glad...

[...he chanced snuggling in just a little closer]

[She lets him, knowing he probably needs the comfort]

I'd be really upset too if something happened to Conan-kun.

[here's a faint hint of a blush mark]

[smiles as she stares up at the ceiling in the dark]

Ne, do you remember the last time we shared a bed? During the case at the mountain villa? [she turns back to him and chuckles a little sheepishly] I was the one who was scared and wanted to sleep with Conan-kun back then.

[...that was one of the worst cases he'd solved. If only because someone tried to kill Ran. the bastard.]

Mmm, I remember.

[those one do suck :<]

And you wound up saving me. [smiles] That seems to happen a lot, huh? [and she feels bad for it. She's the older one; she should be protecting him, not the other way around]

Ran-neechan has saved me plenty of times!

Yeah, but not as much...

[...she thinks. Let's see, there was that case right after Conan first showed up, that case with the wrestler, the one with Sonoko's red handkerchief and the yakuza-- but wait, that one didn't really count since they wouldn't have won if Makoto-san hadn't shown up...]

I think it's pretty even.

Still... thank you. You're very brave for your age, Conan-kun. [gives his hand another squeeze and adds teasingly] I'll try not to get in trouble so often, okay?

[and this is where he blushes]

A-ah... y-yeah...

Do you think you can sleep now? [smiles softly at him]

P-probably...

Good.

[the smile widens, and she reaches out to turn off her lamp, then snuggles down under the covers. She isn't letting go of his hand until he indicates that he wants to let go, either]

Good night, Conan-kun.

G-G'night...

[Not letting go of her hand. That dream was something else.]

[probably wouldn't protest if he wanted to snuggle. If she even noticed in the first place-- she really does sleep like the dead.

Her breathing evens out pretty quickly as she drifts off~]

[he watches her silhouette for some time, just happy that she's there before moving in to cuddle against her]

[rolls onto her side, an arm draping over him in her sleep, and settles into a thoroughly deep slumber. She's not moving until morning]

[not moving either as he slowly drifts off into pleasant dreams]

[see, now, that's much better~]

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