Title:
Unscramble
Author/Artist: magictruth
Pairing:
Takagi Wataru/Satou Miwako
Fandom: Detective Conan
Theme:
#2 news; letter
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters.
If I did… I'd probably give Takagi a huge hug and tell him he was
adorable.
Satou was lazing around her apartment; it was her day off and she was planning to relax for every minute of it. She had even opted out of going to dinner and karaoke with her coworkers when they got off their shifts, simply because it was a part of her daily routine. Instead, Satou was half-sitting-half-lying on the floor wrapped in blankets. With a mug of hot tea in her right hand and the TV remote in the other, she settled into watching the morning drama.
It had just the right amount of sappiness and drama to keep her fully interested (she wasn't the hopeless romantic type…ok, maybe she was but she wasn't telling anyone). Her mother was out of town for the week, which meant there would be no photos of eligible bachelors thrust in her face today.
That matchmaking it was unnecessary, however. She was been happily dating Takagi for quite some time now. Crazy mothers would always be crazy mothers and following in that tradition, her mother felt that perhaps it would be nice that Satou date 'a nice inspector.' Her mother had not failed to notice that Takagi ranked slightly below Satou in the police hierarchy.
After Satou had set her mother straight on that issue and after her mother had wailed about what she would tell Satou's father in the afterlife ('That you raised a successful independent woman!' didn't cut it apparently) her mother had finally come to terms with the young couple. Although, it did nothing to dissuade her from alluding to Satou's other possibilities.
For Satou there was only one possibility and his name was Takagi Wataru. Her thoughts quickly drifted to her slightly awkward but absolutely adorable boyfriend and a smile grew on her face. At least, that was Takagi on the surface. He was her pillar of strength and, for all the clumsiness in his manner, she could never forget when Takagi gave an inspirational mini-speech or delivered evidence to make an arrest. When he told her that he loved her and when he reassured her that there was no need for her to forget precious memories. His posture was straight like a rod and his expression tender but determined. He had a quiet air of elegance and sense of justice that were apparent even when he has just spilled coffee on his shirt.
Satou wondered whether Takagi would come to see her after work. She assumed he would even though he had not mentioned anything the night before. Despite the fact that they were partners, they did not have a lot of alone time together. After work, they usually went out with the rest of the group to unwind from a long day of preserving the peace.
Satou hoped that Takagi would come visit her, maybe they could catch a movie or grab dinner together. Her eyes slowly began to drift shut as she continued thinking about what they could do together and before long she slid into a late morning doze.
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KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
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The rapid succession of knocking abruptly shook Satou awake. Blearily, she glanced towards the clock on her wall. "Four in the afternoon? I've been sleeping all day!" She cried out and jumped to her feet. As she stood, Satou couldn't help but notice how rested she felt. "Oh well…better rested than sore."
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KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
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Satou turned towards the door again, remembering just what had awakened her.
"Police? Here at my house?" She questioned, recognizing the distinctive police officer's knock. Kicking off a blanket that had wrapped itself around her foot, Satou proceeded to look through the peephole. Her face lit up and she grinned. It was Takagi.
Satou flung the door open and greeted him. "Don't you know you're supposed to tone down your policeman habits during the off hours? What are you doing here so early anyway?" The tone of her voice was scolding but her happiness to see him betrayed her.
Takagi smiled in response. "If I knock like that, you'll definitely answer the door. Case in point. Otherwise, you'll think it's your annoying neighbors. Don't shake your head! I've seen you." He teased and walked into her apartment at her beckoning.
He turned to face her with a serious expression. "Actually, there were multiple bank robberies earlier today and the thieves responsible got away before we arrived each time. They took off with 500 million yen total."
Satou's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me? Do we have any leads? Have you gotten Mouri-san on the case?"
Takagi grinned. "'We,' huh? Uh…they Megure-keibu contacted Mouri-san already so that's taken care of. I was hoping that you'd want to help even though it's your day off."
Satou waved him off. "Of course! 500 million yen? And they got away with it? I should get dressed and head down to the office." She started towards her room before Takagi caught her elbow.
"Wait wait wait…I brought the copies of the police reports with me so that you could look them over. They left behind a series of notes and we're thinking that they might help predict the next robbery. The department is working on decoding them but I figured you would want to see them. And since you look so comfortable," He smiled and gestured at her sweats. "I thought you might want to see them here."
Satou took them from the three notes from his hand (she noted that his hands were oddly shaky) and spread them out over her coffee table.
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Love are in you know you
World you see in eyes her when the
Eyes world everywhere and the in her
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"These don't make sense. I guess it's just word scrambling, though, right?" She looked at up quickly and observed that he had been watching her quite intently. "Do you have any ideas?"
Takagi twiddled with his pen rapidly between his fingers. "No…no, I'm just thinking still. Yeah…I think it's just word scrambling. They might have figured it out but you have some experience with this…"
Satou nodded but still noticed that his leg was shaking and he was just fidgeting all over. "Are you okay? You seem antsy." She quirked a brow.
He waved her concerns away. "No, I'm fine! Fine, perfectly fine." His voice cracked slightly at his last 'fine' but Satou merely shrugged her shoulders and went back to the notes.
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Love are in you know you
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Odd. Why the heck would a group of thieves use the word love to describe their next hit?
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Love you know?
Love you are in?
You are in love?
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Satou's brow furrowed and suddenly it came to her.
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You know you are in love.
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She turned to Takagi and raised a brow "What kinds of thieves were they exactly?"
He only shrugged and laughed nervously, his voice rising in pitch. Confirmed. Takagi clearly needed a day off. She returned to the next note.
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World you see in eyes her when the
Eyes when you?
The eyes you see in her?
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She worked over the note for an additional five minutes or so before she came up with:
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When you see the world in her eyes
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"Maybe it's a thwarted love or something? Maybe the thieves are looking for the ringleader's ex-girlfriend that works at a bank teller at one of these banks. Look at me, I sound like I'm summarizing one of those cheesy dramas. Nice lines, though." As Satou turned to look at Takagi, he began to choke and cough.
"Oh my…are you all right?! Breathe! Breathe!" She lifted his arms over his head and he regained his composure. "Are you okay?"
He nodded. "Fine sorry. I just thought I was listening to Yumi-kun, that's all." He gave her a nervous grin.
Satou shook her head and looked at him. "You're acting so strangely. I think we should stay in tonight and first thing tomorrow; I'm going in to talk to the inspector about getting you a nice long break. A vacation or something."
"That would be nice." Takagi's voice was deeper and softer than usual as he held her gaze. She felt a shock run through her before she smiled and turned back to the last note.
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Eyes world everywhere and the in her
Everywhere in the world…her?
Her eyes everywhere…
…in the world
You know you are in
love
when you see the world in her eyes,
and her eyes
everywhere in the world.
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Satou's gasped loudly and her eyes widened. She noted that Takagi had stopped fidgeting and that now her own hands were shaking. She turned to look at him slowly and it seemed to click suddenly.
"There was no robbery today was there?" She asked softly. Takagi smiled softly and shook his head. "Well, there was…but not like that. We caught them pretty quickly and they didn't get away with anything."
"So then…?" She was still clutching the last note in her trembling fingers and she turned to look at the jumbled words. Was he? Was he, really?
Her breath hitched as he reached over and placed his hands over her own. Takagi turned his body to face her completely. Satou's gazed down at their intertwined hands. She looked at him and the nervous expression he had been wearing replaced by the sweet and shy smile she knew so well. Takagi's face turned pink as he cleared his throat, slightly hesitant.
"Are you…Takagi-?"
"Miwako." Takagi interrupted her simply. He squeezed her hands gently before cupping her face gently. "Miwako, I've been trying to ask you this for a long time now…you have no idea how long." He blushed but didn't break their eye contact.
Satou thought she would melt when he called her by her first name and her lips parted slightly.
"Miwako…will you marry me?"
Satou Miwako didn't cry often but she couldn't help the rush of tears that flooded her eyes just then. She tried to speak but failed before she took a deep breath. "Yes…Wataru…I'd love to marry you." She choked out, her voice overcome with emotion.
Takagi's face lit up just then and Satou knew that she would never ever forget the expression of pure elation and relief that crossed his features just then. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a black velvet box. He massaged her left hand before sliding the simple diamond ring onto her finger.
Takagi's fingers brushed her tears away and took her face in his hands. Satou's eyes sparkled happily and she leaned towards him, their lips meeting in a loving kiss. Their arms slid around each other in a passionate embrace leaving no doubt as to how they felt about each other.
They parted and Takagi chuckled. "Thieves that are looking for the ringleader's ex-girlfriend that works at a bank teller? Where did you come up with that one?"
Satou pouted before grinning. "Shut up. What else was I supposed to think?"
He merely shook his head. "I'm just glad this attempt worked out."
Satou smiled and raised a brow. "There have been others?"
"It all started in Tropical Land…"
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The End
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A/N: Took waaaay too long to get this but I had no idea what to do with at all. I did get inspiration, eventually, so I hope this turned out well. Reviews are much appreciated!
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