~A NEW METHOD OF PERSUASION~
Will be -GIN CENTRIC/SLASH-
slash- yaoi- Shonen ai- boy/boy pairings.
As per the norm, as a fan fiction writer, there are no profits made off this fic, and the point of fanfiction is to explore the unknown world. In this case Gin!
Thank you for all of the Favorites and alerts, it lets me know you guys are reading it along with the hits. Ten is racking my brain but I do know where I want it to go so this story is far from over. Finally it 'tis ready. My apologies for the wait, but my beta had gone on vacation without internet and therefore had not read it. Now its ready, and here it is.
PART NINE- PAROLE, VANDALISM , & RPG's
Shinichi had been less than surprised to see the dead man's face splashed across the front page of the morning news. Kogoro glanced over the headline making a few sarcastic remarks then turned straight to the racing pages. Shinichi read over the article guessing at the characters under Kogoro's fingers. The deceased was none other than Makoto Asakuma, a well known delinquent that had been arrested several times for burglary, vandalism, assault, battery… The list was quite colorful in all reality.
Shinichi decided the man must have had some rather sticky fingers with a short temper and an edge of paranoia. He was however unimpressed with the record of the event that the paper provided for him— but he needn't look into the man's crimes any further. What Shinichi really wanted to know, call it morbid curiosity, was how the man had supposedly 'died', and what evidence had been collected and reported. He was not disappointed by what he found.
The official police statement was suicide, in a rather nasty automobile incident involving a large concrete kiss with an older apartment building. Judging from the picture attached, the mention of the car meeting building was the only accurate statement in the article. The car had nothing short of imploded. The paper mentioned that this was due to the car's impact, which looked likely.
If the picture was actually of his car, then the 'suicide' theoretically, must have been a flashy one or this was barely applicable, if at all. The car had to have been going a speed upwards of 60 kmph, anything under that wouldn't have caused that much destruction to the car itself. On top of that, after the car's massive impact against the building the gas had 'somehow' caught on fire—unlikely considering the car's make—thus destroying the deceased and any relevant forensic evidence. He could tell that the entire interior was charred a pitch black.
Shinichi could almost picture the blond assassin setting the whole thing up, he was, however, curious about how the assassin had worked the rigor mortis into setting in, in a way that would cause that sort of acceleration. There were lots of ways to setup most of the crime, it was how exactly he had set up the body just right to trigger the car to impact long after the blond was done and gone that he was curious about.
He moved to read a part of the article when Mouri moved his fingers and quirked an eyebrow at the location it revealed, aah, so it wasn't actually an apartment complex—it was a hotel. Almost in Osaka actually, that would mean Heiji would probably be called on the case. Heiji would then probably call him later, he would have an idea where to start but no trail to follow. He would however spot the rather blatant intent to obliterate anything resembling evidence.
Although the only thing that would honestly convict the blond would have been the bullet sloshing around in Asakuma's skull which probably either melted in the implosion and fire, or would likely get mistaken as some sort of shrapnel instead of a bullet anyway. All traces of the blond, Kudou Manor, and the method of relocation would be burnt away. Shinichi had a fair idea of what exactly the blond had set up with Asakuma, but was hung up on two details.
The first was technical. He really wanted to know how he got the body to hold the pose then release when rigor mortis was already long in effect. Maybe he had found a way to go around rigor mortis? The second was why the blond had picked that particular building… Although, he might just get that answer from the paper itself. There was a continuation to the article if he wasn't mistaken, now if only he could get a hand on the paper…
He grimaced. That was doubtful. Kogoro actually was interested in the paper today, maybe he could get Agasa hakase to snatch one up for him? He gave up on the newspaper and turned away, only to find Ran staring at him.
Her eyes had followed his to the paper and she was giving him one of those 'baka tantei otaku' looks. Shinichi frowned as she half tugged him out the door, his school uniform barely on. He had enough time to grab his book bag, and ponder the strange twist his life was now taking. His mind wandered back to the blond's presence at his home the following night. As Sherry had told him, he was rather non-hostile as a whole and Shinichi wondered just why the blond was attempting so early to play nice.
Of course, the man was armed and a psychopath, but he was a possessive one from what the shrunken detective had seen, which, at the moment, worked to Conan's favor. He was quite glad the murderer had taken the shot, rather than expose his only line of defense. Being Conan-sized, he really didn't have a whole lot of defensive options and having a possessive assassin-bodyguard could come in handy. It would only increase the body trail that already followed him, which by the way Shinichi attracted murders couldn't get much more. Speaking of much more, he was sure he couldn't take much more of the Shonen Tantei…
"Ohayou Conan kun," Ayumi called eerily cheery. Mitsuhiko and Genta were both wearing almost sadistically pleased smiles which sent his radar off. Doing a Conan style dodge he started to hide behind Ran, whom utterly deserted him at the gate to the elementary school. As Conan he made a face, inside as Shinichi he cringed and prayed it wasn't the day he suddenly thought it was.
"Oii Conan, why are you hiding? It's just picture day," Genta of course didn't see a problem with cameras. Nor did the other members of the Shonen Tantei, as Conan he had feigned and maintained a phobia of the device. Cameras led to pictures, pictures led to the internet, internet led to identification with the Black Org. and death. No, Shinichi really didn't like cameras anymore.
"Mou, cameras are scary. They make you see spots and steal your soul," Shinichi inwardly cringed at the horrible cliché that he was using. However that made them all do a double take, the Shonen Tantei liked to adventure sure, but ghosts were a whole 'nother ball game. Ayumi was scared of them, and ghost tales often lead to murders.
"Come on Conan kun, picture day only comes twice a year. Besides it looks like fun," Mitsuhiko chuckled excitedly. Shinichi felt Genta pushing his back towards school before he could put up a decent fight. At least that's what Mitsuhiko and Genta must have assumed, Shinichi of course spend too much time with a certain thief to be so easily caught. That, and he really didn't feel up to pictures…
Shinichi waited until Ran was safely away before resorting to playing dirty. He slipped out of Genta's grasp dodging Mitsuhiko, and ignoring Ayumi's calls to wait up. He watched the somewhat puzzled group try to reorganize and come after him for a moment before turning on his sneakers. His now super energized legs allowed him greater movement and he avoided the main building.
It vaguely reminded him of a Kaitou Kid chase, with him as Kaitou kid in this situation. He barely registered the teen watching from a distance whom should have set his radar off, but at this time he really didn't have a whole lot of attention to spare.
At the main gate a very bemused looking 'Shinichi' is watching his favorite Tantei kun. He recognized this game of cat and mouse as well, and was trying very hard not to let the manic grin escape his poker face. If only someone would suggest a mop to the girl this would be an all too a familiar scene. Feeling somewhat sorry for the small detective the high-school student dressed as the detective decided to interfere in their plans.
Well at least in about ten minutes if need be, for the moment it was going fairly amusing. In the mean time he was going to correct what was wrong with the scene from his point of view. Which meant Tantei kun was definitely going to be in for it.
The part of the illustrious Kaitou Kid will be played today by Edogawa Conan, as he proceeds to slip away from Genta, playing the part of Inspector Nakamori. (The parts of Hakuba will be played by Mitsuhiko, and Nakamori Aoko by Ayumi.)
Shinichi was pulling himself up into a window several minutes after he thought he had lost them. He turned off his shoes and hung them around his neck as he took off running down the hall. Only to late did he see the mop handle laying across the floor, he tripped did a roll and kept going. He glanced behind to see Ayumi bringing up the short mop and chasing after him with a somewhat gleeful expression.
If Shinichi didn't know any better he would say he was some sort of cosmic butt of a joke at the moment. That wosened when he spotted the dove flying above him, it was dressed up like a Hawk for some obscure reason and seemed to almost be snickering at him. As he rounded the next corner he almost tripped as he saw the Sherlock Holmes outfit that Mitsuhiko was wearing. The dove landed on his arm for a moment as Shinichi passed before it started chasing him again.
'What the hell is going on?' Shinichi thought to himself as he rounded yet another corner. He vaguely realized that Genta had setup a blockade there of other students. Now Shinichi was sure, Kid was here and he had somehow gotten the situation to become a mini heist with him trying to escape just like Kid. Genta was shouting instructions in his loudest voice and Shinichi inwardly groaned, he was Nakamori keibu in this little adventure.
He had no doubt that Mitsuhiko was Saguru Hakuba, the dove dressed up like 'Watson' was enough to confirm that. Just who was Ayumi? He had never seen a mop wielding detective at the scene, well he assumed Kid had a reason for mentioning that to her. Shinichi nearly blanched as he stared at Kid dressed as himself at the principal's office.
Kid had a silver wrist watch, of course the screen didn't flip up and had a soccer ball at his feet. He had on the detective's trademark 'I got you' stare. Shinichi started coughing as confetti flew in his direction along with Kid's trademark pink smoke. He opened his eyes to find himself as the Kaitou Kid, he swore under his breath and forced himself to play along adapting the thief's manic grin as his own tipping the hat.
"I got you now Kid san, perhaps now you'll go to picture day?" Kid asked in good humor. Shinichi bowed slightly and tried to exit only to find a soccer ball fly past his head in an eerily familiar manner. "Now, wouldn't want to you to get away. After all we're having so much fun, aren't we Kid san?" Shinichi checked the pockets of Kid's mini suit to find Kid's normal non deadly devices ready and waiting for him.
"Wherever would you get that idea Tantei kun?" Shinichi chirped fingering a flash bomb shaped like the Black Star jewel of the Suzuki corporation. "Unfortunately I do have things to do and jewels to steal if you don't mind." He tossed the gem down hard and ran for it as Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko all appeared. Ayumi blushed slightly as he had accidently caused her skirt to fly up during his escape.
He was almost out when Kid caught up with him at the gym, shaking his head with overflowing mirth. He looked in all actuality ready to fall over laughing. "Now that was priceless, oh I suppose you'd like another disguise?" Kid whispered dropping another smoke bomb. In scant seconds Shinichi was disguised as another elementary student, reminding Shinichi of Kid's impressive disguise talents.
"That was far from funny, I suppose you were behind all of the details that sent me into a panic," Shinichi had his voice changer tie on and was feigning a slight Osaka accent on behalf of Heiji. He followed Kid back to the principal's office where his disguise was switched for his normal attire as Conan. The gentleman thief started the papers to sign him out, handing the clipboard down for him to sign Kudou Shinichi, making Kid the one who signed Edogawa Conan.
"Kudou Shinichi?" the secretary looked at Kid with a slightly confused look, "the Kudou Shinichi?" She looked impressed in a fan girlish sort of way, Shinichi looked at Kid with a 'don't even try it' look. Kid ever the actor decided to heed the detective's silent advice to keep it simple.
"Is there a problem with my taking Edogawa kun?" Kid asked, placing his hand on his hip almost girly in an aspect. As Conan, Shinichi cringed, did he really look like that? Kid's acting was the best there was and if that was how he was portraying Shinichi then that's the closest to a mirror watching himself do it.
"It's nothing, but could you autograph something for me great detective?" the desk secretary blushed lightly, and shook his head. She frowned, looking rather downcast all of a sudden.
"I'm sorry, but now it is not a good time. I'm actually in the middle of a rather large case in which I need Edogawa kun here to assist me. Perhaps some other time Ojouchan," Kid said swiftly turning around to look down at Shinichi whom nodded in approval. With himself thoroughly excused from picture day the detective's mood increased tenfold, especially with the fact he was no longer chased by Kid through Teitan Elementary.
He was indeed shocked to find Kid at his side, he briefly pondered the thief's reasons. Nothing particularly jumped out towards him to point him to the motives. He could see no reason for the thief's presence in Beika, other than something relating to himself. He still did not understand why the thief had decided to visit. Perhaps the thief would answer that soon enough without too much prodding.
A/N: So next up is Rotten Apples, I'm not sure when that will be ready for everybody because it is refusing to comply to my demands to be written. So could be a while, and hopefully a little closer to the goal and a little less of Kaitou Kid since he should be busy preparing for his heist in chapter eleven. That threatens the end of me... *cowers next to oreos* I dread writing that part, any tips on writing that or sending some of these guys a little back into character would be helpful. That damn heist will be the end of me... until the next.
