Title: Silence
Author: splishims
Fandom: Detective Conan
Character(s): Edogawa Conan/Kudo Shinichi, Kuroba Kaito/Kaitou Kid
Word Count: 674
Warnings: Death and blood?
Disclaimer: I only own Detective Conan in my dreams…
The silence was deafening, more so than the thunderous gunshot that rang out only seconds before. Conan didn't hear the thump as Gin fell backwards stiffly, dead before he hit the ground. Pistol held tightly in his shaking grasp, he himself sank to his knees, eyes wide, unblinking. A burning lump formed in his throat, more painful than the bullets that had tore through his shoulder, thigh, and stomach earlier that very same night, and blocked out any sound that he might have made.
I didn't want… Conan hadn't meant to kill the Black Organization operative. He had been trembling, blood loss, fear, and the need to survive combining to make it impossible for him to hold his hands steady, to aim for a nonlethal shot. In the end, he didn't know what made him pull the trigger, to let his finger twitch oh-so-slightly against the cool metal, sending the bullet rocketing into the man's chest.
The rooftop was still silent and the lump still in his throat as he sat frozen, gun still raised, finger inside the trigger guard, though not actually touching the cold metal. He still shook violently, eyes wide and burning. He'd expected his vision to blur for a moment, but instead everything seemed to become clearer, sharper.
The first sound he heard was the whoosh to his side as air was displaced by a familiar white hang glider swooping low. Its operator landed in a run, slowing to a stop before disengaging his wings and turning to face Conan, who still hadn't moved. Then the white-clad figure set out towards Conan, walking slowly, unthreateningly, smiling shakily, worry and sympathy fading through the Poker Face.
The gun swung over to point at the thief, still shaking. Oh, God, no, his mind screamed. He knew this man! He couldn't shoot him! So then why was he pointing the gun at him? He tried to lower his arms, but the gun remained trained unsteadily on the thief, who seemed strangely unconcerned. He pleaded silently for Kid to turn around, to leave before his finger twitched again, as his limbs were no longer under his logical mind's control. It was all a jumbled mess of pain, terror, panic, and a simple want for this all to be a dream. But still the Kaitou Kid kept walking.
Wide blue eyes, still unblinking, burning, searing, glanced at the gun before turning back to the thief, pleading for him to get away and be safe. He'd killed someone; didn't that mean he could kill again?
"Tantei-kun," Kid said softly, stopping roughly a foot in front of him.
Conan squeezed his eyes shut and shook and shook his head violently, feeling the sting of tears start to creep past his eyelids. The gun wavered to the side just as Conan's finger twitched again, another deafening crack resounding into the air. Upon hearing the sound, Conan's eyes flashed open, fearing that he'd shot the thief, that he'd see the man crumpled on the ground, white suit marred by a dark red substance that seeped into the cloth in an ever-growing stain.
But Kid still stood in front of him, in the same position he'd been in before Conan had closed his eyes. There was a new hole in the green metal of the building's heating unit. Conan's eyes widened again; the path of the bullet had taken it less than an inch away from Kid's leg.
"Tantei-kun," the thief said again, his voice still surprisingly calm, though his eyes were solemn. He stepped closer and crouched down, the gun now level with his chest. Conan felt a swell of panic at that, but then Kid's hands were on his, gently prying the gun from his grip.
Finally, he seemed able to control himself as he let the thief take the weapon. His hands swung limply to his sides before he appeared to lose whatever was holding him up, and he toppled forward, aware only of a strong white arm catching and supporting him before his consciousness abandoned him.
This is the first fanfiction I've ever written, so please be kind when/if reviewing? Thanks!