Trojans
By Jo-Ryan Salazar
Chapter 1:
Take It Off, Take It In
This was supposed to be the start of the rest of their lives for three wonderful couples, three beautiful couples, three celebrated couples, six of Japan's finest heroes in word, might and deed. But sometimes, truth be told, things don't always go to plan, and the jobs of young adults with beautiful brilliant minds and hearts purer than spring water are never really done until the gates of heaven open for them to walk through and the angels up above sing of their glories, of their praises, of the tales and tribulations and triumphs that defined their lives.
For Shinichi Kudou and Ran Mouri, they had gone through so much, especially Shinichi, who thought he was able to hide his identity by being Conan Edogawa. But once it was found out that Ran knew subconsciously of his existence and that she would not hold it against him because it was unbecoming of her—and she confided these words to him in a random night of sweet talk in the bed they shared together—the legend of Conan Edogawa remained but the existence ceased to exist now that the antidote for the poison APTX 4869 was ingested and the poison itself ceased production.
As for Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori, their relationship was a more comedic one but as things mellowed out, culminating with the downfall of the Black Organization and Snake, as well as the destruction of the Pandora Jewel, the Kaitou Kid name, which also gained fame and notoriety through his father Toichi, would also be laid to rest, along with his signature outfit, top hat and monocle, all buried at his gravesite that he would visit every now and then. Like Ran, Aoko had a feeling that the person that she hated the most was actually the one she loved the most and when she came to terms and she knew the story behind his intentions and his motives, she swore to clear his name and change the opinion of her father, Inspector Ginzo Nakamori, who was as obstinate as Ran's father, Kogoro Mouri, Ginzo's primary contemporary and peer.
After university, Kaito, as an expert illusionist and magician, wished to live a life entertaining people while making them think about living life to the fullest and never giving up on their dreams. Even Shinichi, who Kaito considered to be a peer, an ally and even a brother in arms, considered Kaito to be a noble person that one would dislike at first but would make you change your mind when you know him better beyond his showmanship.
Heiji Hattori, a proud Osakan along with his significant other Kazuha Toyama, was Shinichi's closest ally, brother in arm and wingman. As Shinichi was slightly older than him, later on he would sometimes call Shinichi "Kudou-aniki" because it rolled off his tongue and was a clear indication that he did treat him like a brother because Shinichi reciprocated the closeness. It was a competitive rivalry, but a friendly, sporting one between Heiji and Kazuha and Shinichi and Ran to solve more cases in a West vs. East showdown. He also loved the Hanshin Tigers and longed for the day they would finally win the Japan Series and become, once again, the greatest professional baseball team the country ever had. No one could ever be bored with Heiji, he knew how to crack jokes and really entertain his peers, at the expend of receiving his comeuppance from Kazuha if it got excessive for her own liking.
They were three couples united by the red string of fate that stretched from the Kanto plains to the heart of the Kansai. And yet, this string would face a test to see if it would stay together of it would snap by the emotions of love, heartache and heartbreak that also united all six of them. What would await these six this time. Only Inspector Nakamori and Detective Mouri knew, and they would tell them the day after they all graduated from senior high school at the same time. This was their destiny.
"Ughhhhh..." Shinichi groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. Half-lidded, he noticed he was naked, on top of an also-naked Ran, fondling her breasts and resting on her cleavage like a pillow, making noises of a motorboat going upstream without a paddle. Ran was also snoring, a nose bubble on her head and did not mind being touched this way, even sighing with a laugh subconsciously. Everything they did in bed was in the name of love and intimacy because they were now together for good, and with Ran by his side, Shinichi could never be lonely at all. He wasn't lonely when he was in his Conan form; Ran was preparing to be a mother and a housewife. She knew things he couldn't deduce, some things. And she knew that Shinichi liked pleasuring her as they slept. It was okay with her, it made her feel comfortable as well.
"Mmmmm, Shinichi," Ran whispered, an eye closed and her hair messy but her horn lick intact, save for a few stray strands, "Good morning, dear."
"I had an amazing dream," he whispered, caressing Ran's ass. "I dreamt that I was in your body and you were in mine's and no one noticed the difference because you and I think and act the same in a lot of ways."
"Funny, I had a similar dream, too. Normally, I would be getting upset if you saw my underwear in the open but when you're in my body, you actually like it when people see it. Hey, did you wish you were a woman, Shinichi?"
"If I genderswapped, I'd be a reverse trap you'd call me Shouko and I would be instead called Kanon rather than Conan. What do you think?" he whispered with a sheepish grin. "Would that satisfy you to the very least?"
Ran pouted and snuggled, allowing her breasts to press on to Shinichi. "Stop saying such things and giving me ideas, I'm not bi, you know! Mou!"
"From now on, Uncle Kogoro, I, Shinichi Kudou, will stop saying such lewd things to your daughter and my wife because she might disown me and turn me into a NEET for the rest of my life," he deadpanned through his empty eyes to an invisible camera.
"And stop digging your own grave, jeez!" Ran said, getting up and putting on some lacy white underwear and a T-shirt over it. "I'm known you since we were babies and for you to fall into the depths of the hopeless destitute after all we've been through is too much for my heart to bear!"
"I was only kidding, Ran, I mean, you know how long you've know me; I just like to, you know, engage in intimate banter like this. You know you like it."
Ran smiled and nodded. He knew. No one else did. That's how much they loved each other. "I'll go downstairs and make breakfast."
Shinichi got up, put on some briefs, shorts and a T-shirt and hugged Ran as she was about to leave the room. "You want me to help?" he whispered in her ear, nibbling it a little.
"Of course you can, Shinichi, just don't make a mess, o-kay?"
"A-O-K, Ran-chan!'
"Ohohohohoho..."
As the two of them proceeded to team up to cook a massive spread downstairs, something came in Shinichi's head. "Ah, that reminds me."
"Hmmm?"
"Uncle Kogoro wants to meet us, Kaito, Aoko, Heiji and Kazuha at Shibuya Station at 3 p.m. today for something important."
"You know what it is?"
"I got it on my text," he said as the two of them ate, "but Uncle didn't even give me the details, except that Inspector Nakamori will also be there to debrief. By the way, and I wanted to say this and get this off my chest, Ran...how does it feel to have Aoko as a sister, huh?"
"I have two soul sisters: Kazuha-chan and Aoko-chan, and Aoko-chan thinks like me so much that she is my protege, but Aoko calls me neesama," Ran said, snacking on some eggs. "She's younger than me by just a little bit but I don't know. I like it, but it's a bit embarrassing for Aoko-chan to want to call me that."
"She looks up to you though. Perhaps you can come up with ways to help Aoko put Kaito in his place, the same you do with me, what do you think?"
"Got it. When it comes to becoming a good housewife, partner and hopefully mother, I'll teach Aoko-chan everything she needs to know."
"I'll drink to that. I think I'll go ahead and call Kaito in a bit, I bet's he's still sleeping and thinking of lewd thoughts of his bae..."
"Ka-i-to! Wake up, it's morning!" Aoko said, dressed in underwear and a naked apron at the Kuroba combine.
"Stop it with your lies at this time of day, Aoko, I know the clock from the back of my head, it's still night," he whispered in an Alec Baldwin tone.
"No you don't, I'm holding the clock in my hand, in front of your face. Open your eyes. OPEN THEM!" Aoko roared.
"Uggh ohhhh hoh hoh hooooh," groaned Kaito sheepishly like a girl. His were half-lidded...until he saw the clock, at which his eyes shot open and his pupils dilated. "Son of a bitch...it's 6 a.m.!? Fuck me..."
Aoko pulled down the blanket, an eye closed with a naughty smile to her face. "Awake now, Kaito?" she whispered.
"My dear Aoko, you look so cute and wonderful this morning," Kaito said in a manly change of voice and attitude, getting up and stretching. "I always wanted you waking me up naked-apron style."
"Um, hello, Kaito, I'm wearing them, so you better not have any in-the-gutter ideas this early in the morning, okay?" She was referring to her striped blue bra and panties, sticking her tongue out with one eye closed, teasing him.
"Good choice, though. You know, I bought those last week at your request, remember?"
"I like stripes." Aoko blushed. "Anyway, time to eat breakfast. You have no more heists to do, which means you get to spend more time with me AND we are attending the same university together as well as the same classes, so you are not going to leave my side, got it?"
Kaito graced his hands on her lips as they kissed. "I wouldn't dare leave your side, Aoko, especially if I could pleasure your goddess-like sides like this. But I can do more. Like this."
"Ahhhhh, Kaito, put me down, jeez!' cried Aoko as she was being carried like a princess. Eventually after fidgeting a little, she held on to him. "I'm not fat am I? You better not tell me I'm fat or I'll call you Bakaito again!"
"No one in this world would call the woman of my salvation such things, not even myself, because that is an insult to the spirit of feminity and reeks of impudent, chauvinist sexism. You might as well chain me to a dance pole and let me suffer the lashes of your tender, tender love," Kaito said as they went down the stairs before placing her in the kitchen so that she could cook. "Watch your step..."
"Jeez, Kaito, I know you want to be a gentleman but tone it down when you're with me; we're not married yet," Aoko said, cooking. "God...even though..." A deep blush. "...we're close enough that we might as well be."
"Your thoughts echo mine's, Aoko," Kaito said, assisting by tossing a few hash browns into the fryer. "Mmmm. There are many couples who choose to have children out of wedlock but it's because they can afford it as legal guardians. Let 'em do what they want. That's according to anecdotes from my new brother."
"Shinichi, huh?"
"It was fun playing those games with him. But once I found out that our enemy was indeed shared, and all the pieces were put together...the rest is history."
"Now you can settle down and live a quieter life studying law and politics with me," Aoko said. "Isn't that...eh?" Kaito went over to Aoko, embraced her and slipped a hand under her panties, fingering her flower and watching it splash its sweet nectar onto the tile floor. "Ahhhhhhhhh," she moaned, relishing his touch on her delicate parts. "Haaaah, god...Kaito, really, you couldn't wait at all to pleasure me, could you?"
"Love can't wait. Never is too late. My hunger to crave pleasure and lust can never be satisfied because of who I am. I'm a man, I'm a lad, and I used to be Kaitou Kid before I retired the name to pay respect to my oyaji, my father, who can finally rest in peace, knowing that his death was not in vain. So..." He stroked Aoko's flower even more, triggering more orgamic gesticulations and moisture seeping out as she cooked. "In spirit, he gave me my blessings to make you mine to love and protect. You wouldn't want it any other way, would you? You. Want. This."
Aoko blushed, piuting. "Kaito, you're such a naughty boy, can you at least let us finish cooking and eating breakfast first before we make ourselves comfortable again? It's not like we don't have anything to do today until tomorrow, when Sodai comes calling..."
"As you wish, my lady." In gentlemanly fashion, Kaito washed his hands before going to the table to check on some news from his smartphone. "Hmmm, seems the women are getting set to invade Canada?"
"Who?" Aoko asked, bringing breakfast to the table.
"The women's soccer team. If I recall, Shinichi loves soccer because he plays as a striker recreationally. Women's game is more tactical though. And Nadeshiko Japan...is Aoko's unbound Yamato maiden spirit in the form of the best soccer team in the world!"
"Kaito, that's enough, stop praising me too much!" she said, lightly slapping him on the shoulder. "Eat up!"
A few bites, followed by suggestive lip smacking. "Mmmm, these sausages and eggs taste straight out of heaven, as if it was cooked by an angel that heaven must be missing. With all due respect to the Tavares brothers."
"Oh Kaito..." Aoko sighed, smiling, realizing that Kaito wouldn't stop praising her angelic features more. "At this rate, you're gonna make us forget what we need to go and we have to go back to the bed again...oh Kaito, Kaito, Kaito...ahhhhh..."
His smartphone rang. "Ah, it's him." Kaito answered. "Yo, Detective! Good morning!"
"D...Detective? Kudou-kun!"
"Morning. Eheheh, Kaito, you and Aoko seem to be in good spirits this early," Shinichi said.
"Tee hee!" Aoko giggled. "Morning, Ku-do-u-kun!"
"She's feeling it, I'm feeling it, we're feeling it, It's a great day to be alive because everyone is the main character of their own life. Viva life," Kaito said.
"Couldn't have said it better myself. Hey, are you free today?"
"As a bird, yes?"
"Good. Because at 3 p.m., you and Aoko need to meet me, Ran, Heiji and Kazuha at Shibuya Police Station. Uncle Kogoro and Inspector Nakamori will be there to tell us something important."
"Wait a minute," said Aoko, taking the phone. "Dad's gonna be there? He never told me that. This is a surprise."
"I don't think he wants to spoil anything, Aoko, he wanted us to come."
"Detective, how about this: we'll arrive exactly five minutes before the meeting begins. Which probably means we'll be ahead of you. And for good reason," Kaito said.
"I know. Do what you want, the rest of us will elect to be punctual."
"You got it, boss! We'll see you there, brother! Bye!"
"See you." And he hung up.
"So what else are we going to do in our spare time before the meeting?" Aoko whispered, caressing Kaito as she snuggled next to him.
"Well," he said, lifting her chin, about to kiss her and lift the egg yolk off her cheek with his bold, hungry tongue, "here's what we'll do..."
"When it comes to morning meals, we like em all heavy and full of flavor and we like it loud," Heiji said in his Kansai dialect. "Hail Osaka, still the nation's kitchen. Undisputed, we salute it, and this here's a title that ah don't even think the good Lord'll dispute!"
"Heiji. We're in Tokyo, eating at Yoshinoya next to lonely salarymen," deadpanned Kazuha.
Crocodile tears. What can be made out of those from poor Heiji Hattori? "Oh Kazuha, sweetie pie, can't ya settle down and least let m'fantasize about bein in mah home town agin f'once?"
"Reality can be a cruel mistress, now dontcha know."
"Why me, ohhh why me...mercy." But as Heiji was about to eat his Beef Bowl in sorrow, the phone rang. "Now whaz gone on, ah'm eatin' breakfast up in here!"
"Good morning, Heiji," Shinichi said.
"Ah, Kudou-aniki, morning!"
"Howdy," Kazuha said.
"How ya doin'?"
"Where are you guys at?" Shinichi asked.
"Yoshinoya, eatin' beef bowls." Some snickers from Ran in the background. "Neechan, stop laughin' over the phone over there, ah know that's you!"
"Heiji, calm down!" Kazuha shot back.
"Yes, ma'am."
"I'm sorry, Hattori-kun, but, that's...ohohohoh..." Ran just had to laugh.
"Anyway, what are both of you doing today?" asked Shinichi to Heiji.
"We're just gonna do some shopping then we're returning home to start our units at Ritsumeikan."
"Actually, you might want to change your plans after you shop."
"Huh, why do you say that?"
"At 3 p.m. you need to be at Shibuya Police Station to meet Uncle Kogoro and Inspector Nakamori."
"Occhan, huh? I think we may have some work to do after a little layoff."
"Do you know what it is?" Kazuha asked.
"They'll tell us, but this is an important meeting, don't be late."
"Y'got it, Kudou-aniki, see ya later."
"Bye," Kazuha said as Shinichi hung up. She and Heiji finished up their meal before on their midday run.
"Ah, we finally made it exactly five minutes to the clock," Kaito said with Aoko.
"Thank you for coming," Detective Kogoro Mouri said.
"Welcome," Inspector Ginzo Nakamori add.
"Good afternoon, Dad," Aoko said, hugging.
"Ahhh, good to see you here, my wonderful daughter," he said. "Now, my future son-in-law, have you been on your best behavior when being with Aoko?"
"She can't stop being in my company, I don't think you have anything to worry about, ahahahahahahah," Kaito said with a hand behind his head, laughing embarassingly as Inspector Nakamori saw Aoko rub on Kaito like a catgirl.
"Nyaaaaaan!" Aoko meowed.
"Oh for goodness sake, Aoko, cut that out, you're in a police station!" the Inspector said.
And the dojikko pose. "Go-me-n!"
With reactionary facepalm. "Ugh..."
"Ginzo, you and I share a lot in common in having obstinate daughters who love our soon-to-be respective sons-in-law," Kogoro concured.
"You also share the same mustache, mind that, will you," he added.
"Noted for the record."
"But first," said Kaito, "allow me to spruce up the place for the others."
Five minutes later, the rest came in. "Whoa, a steak dinner?" Heiji said as he, Kazuha, Shinichi and Ran entered the police station to a table for eight with steak, salad, Yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes, creamed corn and spinach and punch.
"This food is actually real, right?" Shinichi asked. Aoko did a contropposto, holding the smartphone, indicating that they both ordered it via delivery while Kaito did the decorations in typical Kaito fashion. Inspector Kaito was in a corner, indicated he footed the bill.
Aoko turned to her father, an anger vein on her fist. "Dad, stop crying, get up and eat with us, your steak's gonna turn cold!" She dragged him to the table and propped him up, and they ate.
"Anyway," said Detective Mouri, "the reason we brought you here is that a special request came from Kyoto Prefecture, and Uji City."
"Hey, that's near our place! Woooohooo!" cheered Heiji. "Once again, ladies and gentlemen, may I take this courtesy to remind y'all, once agaion...the West is Best. We're where it's at. Y'all dig that?" A headbump from Kazuha. "Owwww, c'mon honey why ya do this to me?"
"Show some respect to the East," she replied tersely, holding the hands of Ran and Aoko to comforth them as they all stared at Heiji with looks of disapproval.
"Ehhhhhh," Heiji wailed, "I want y'all to end me right now..." he whispered dramatically, as if he was about to be hit by a tornado in America.
"And stop digging your own grave!" the three of them said with inflated heads at Heiji, breathing fire like cute dragons.
"Whoa," Shinichi and Kaito said in unison before laughing while continuing to eat.
"Anyway, as I was saying," Detective Mouri said, "a person at a high school in the city called Kitauji wanted your assistance in protecting the safety of four new students that will be arriving on campus tomorrow as first-years. They are being targeted by an unknown enemy for a reason that we are currently trying to gather information about."
"Ohhh?" asked Heiji. "So how are we going to do this?"
"You will assume the identities of six new first-year students arriving on exchange from America to reside for three years. You will be living in a hotel with wi-fi access that has been prearranged in advance with the owners in anticipation of this. Also, we have your new passports that will allow people to know who you are. But we do not want the people to know your real identities because we are told that your are very popular among the citizens there, especially you, Heiji, and Kazuha, and your may need to change your hairstyles so that it doesn't look obvious," said Inspector Nakamori. "Both of us also confortable calling you by your surnames, if you don't mind."
"Eri Kiseki, the wife that I longed to reunite with and reconcile with, told me that our lives together will be determined by the success of this mission," Detective Mouri said, starting to tear up. "I need the six of you to do this right and do you best so that I will get my wife back for good!" He just had to bawl on Inspector Nakamori's shoulder, triggering hesitant laughter from Ran, Aoko, Shinichi and Kaito and looks of disgust from Heiji and Kazuha. "My entire life rides on your success so please don't let me down."
"Also, you will get our blessing to finally be together," Inspector Nakamori said, "but if you think this is going to be a peace of cake, all the students will want to take advantage of your good looks and charms. especially the ones you are protecting. In short, the love you all had for each other will be at a crossroads when you enter the school and go undercover. Always keep in mind that you're just older than the third-years, so don't try to be tempted and always be professional."
"We'll do our best, Dad," Aoko said. "Me...and my husband-to-be."
"Father," Ran said to Detective Mouri, "Shinichi and I won't let you down, we promise."
"Occhan, we got this, both of you." Heiji said, he and Kazuha saluting with a grin. "Leave it to us!"
"Good. Take the night train to Kyoto, hurry and get some sleep. Your uniforms and everything will be waiting," said Detective Mouri. "As for your real coursework, you will be doing distance learning modules from your rooms, and your rooms are next to each other to make things convenient."
"In more ways than one I would add," snarked Inspector Nakamori.
"YOU OLD PERVERTED GEEZERS!" exclaimed the six of them. Aoko and Ran punished their respective fathers with a double roundhouse kick for good measure.
"Get your mind out of the gutter, Daddy!" Ran screamed.
"What Neesama said, that's none of your business, father!" Aoko added.
"They might as well be twins," thought Kaito and Shinichi.
"All right, meeting adjourned, good luck, and remember, all of Japan is counting on you," said Detective Mouri. The six of them saluted Detective Mouri and Inspector Nakamori before they left.
"I hope this is the last mission we have to do before things settle down for us," Kaito growled as the six of them carried their luggage to Tokyo Station, where the shinkansen awaited them. "But after this, we get to be married, all three couples of us."
"Bout darn time we took our good lovin' to the next level, ain't that right Kazuha?" asked Heiji.
"Tickled kinda pink but love can wait, y'know?"
"Touche, senorita."
"But what are we gonna call our clique?" asked Aoko. "This is new territory with all of us working together to protect these students that we don't know."
"Shinichi, do you have any idea what we should call ourselves?" asked Ran. "Detective Boys is out of the question because they would know that from the reality show we did of all of us."
Shinichi, deep in thought, finally let something dawn on him as the train began to move. "I've got it."
"What is it, aniki?" asked Heiji, Kaito's lips forming a sideways number three as he grew cat ears and a tail.
"Ever heard of this band from Adelaide, Australia called Atlas Genius?"
"I kinda heard of them..."
"There is a song that will lay out the plan to keep the people we will protect safe from the forces of evil. It's a song that made the band famous around the world. The morning will soon come and we will know who we will be, as new things await us and the past becomes history, for we have come of age."
"Shinichi..." Ran whispered.
"Everyone," he said, rising slowly before turning to them, eyes lifted to the sky. "We...are the Trojans."
END CHAPTER 1
