Title: Prank
Author/Artist: sapphirestars/magic truth
Pairing: Takagi Wataru/Satou Miwako
Fandom: Detective Conan
Theme: #19 red
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. If I did… I'd probably give Takagi a huge hug and tell him he was adorable.
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Takagi Wataru was just walking through the office, minding his own business. Most people saw it fit to leave Takagi alone, unless he needed to be dragged into the interrogation room. However, Takagi was used to this by now and for the most part, he expected not to be bothered.
Apparently, he hadn't thought to check the calendar. It was April Fools' Day.
It wasn't his fault really; his morning had been very busy what with losing his keys. He had found them eventually… on the wall shelf key holder by the door. What the heck had they been doing there?
Anyhow, Takagi had just reached his chair when Matsumi-kun, a rookie cop, came jogging over. "Takagi! Takagi! TAKAGI!" Matsumi whispered furiously before stopping to take a breath. "You won't believe what I just overheard! Yumi-san and Satou-san were talking together in the break room."
Takagi raised an eyebrow. "Yes, sometimes they talk together. They are friends."
Matsumi rolled his eyes. "No, it's what they were talking about that's important, Takagi-kun." He took a deep breath. "Satou was confessing to having a crush on you!"
Takagi's heart stopped.
Well, nearly.
"She…what? Crush…her…me?" Takagi stammered and gripped his desk.
"Yes! Satou-san has a crush on you! Don't try to hide it. Everyone knows you have the hots for her. Then Yumi asked her if she wanted to kiss you, and she said yes again!" Matsumi grinned excitedly for his co-worker. "This is your chance! Go talk to her! You already know how she feels!"
Takagi made to stand but then hesitated. "Wait, I don't know…maybe you heard wrong?"
Matsumi sighed frustrated. "Just how long do you plan on keeping your mouth shut?"
Takagi thought for a moment before finally standing, a determined look on his face. "You're right. I'm going to the break room."
The young detective began striding over to the break room; he didn't notice that all eyes were on him. Matsumi was trailing behind him with a huge grin on his face.
He stopped at the doorway and noticed Yumi and Satou still sitting at the table chatting. "Satou-san?" He asked loudly and stepped forward, not noticing the wire attached to the bottom of the door. He stepped forward. "Could I talk to—?"
And whoosh! Takagi tripped over the wire and fell forward. To add insult to injury a pail of water dropped over him.
"GAH!!"
"APRIL FOOLS! Ha Ha Ha Ha!" The crowd of police officers behind Takagi erupted in laughter.
"What's going on?" Satou asked irritated. She went forward to help Takagi up. "Kind of a lame prank if you ask me. A pail of water over his head?"
Takagi blushed red and tried to laugh it off. "I can't believe I fell for that." He muttered under his breath.
Matsumi and Shiratori bent forward laughing. "I can't believe you thought that Satou-san would have said that!" Matsumi wrapped his arms around his rib cage, aching from amusement. Shiratori nudged the young officer. "Shut up!"
Satou scowled. "And just what did you tell him I said?" She crossed her arms menacingly.
Takagi waved his hands frantically. "It was nothing! Nothing, really! Not important…at all." He looked meaningfully at the two pranksters. Shut up.
"Quiet, Takagi-kun. Just what did you tell him I said, Matsumi-kun?" Satou asked the young officer cheerfully. If cheerful could be conveyed through a smile on the face and the threat of imminent death in their voice.
Matsumi started talking. "It wasn't my idea! Inspector Shiratori thought that we should play a little joke on Takagi-kun. I told him that you had told Yumi-chan that you had a crush on him and…wanted to kiss him." The last few words were mumbled as Matsumi's face began to resemble a tomato.
"You told him I…oh!" Satou frowned and tried to ignore the patches of red appearing on her cheeks. "I see. Takagi came over to speak to me about it and this oh-so-elaborate prank was pulled."
She nodded slowly and looked down at her shoes; the rest of the officers watched her nervously, including Takagi.
Satou looked straight at the crowd with a sly smile on her face. "Well, the joke is on you."
She turned and kissed Takagi, full on the mouth.
The crowd gasped in unison.
Takagi was frozen for a moment. Surely, Satou was just trying to tease their co-workers? However, she wasn't letting go, her fingers were threading through his hair, and her lips were insistent. Impulse kicked in and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
When one kiss turned into many kisses, people began to cough nervously.
When Satou wrapped her arms around him, people began to shuffle their shoes uncomfortably.
The couple finally backed away from each other, only to hear the quick apologies and averted eyes of their co-workers. "Sorry, Takagi-kun. No hard feelings? Probably shouldn't have joked about your undying love…err…I have work to do."
They didn't truly hustle until Megure-keibu shouted that there had been a robbery at Beika bank. Otherwise, Sleeping Kogoro would solve it again. How were you supposed to be promoted when a private detective was solving everything?
The partners nodded silently and then turned to each other. Getting your composure book is harder than it sounds.
Takagi let out a sigh and scratched his head. "So…um, Satou-san…that was a good way to get back at the guys. Nice April Fools' joke."
Satou looked at him puzzled before she grinned. "That kiss was definitely not a joke, Takagi-kun."
Takagi blushed and tried to think of a response but Satou pulled him into the break room, giggling. "I think they've got this case; we've earned our break."
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The End
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A/N: wipes forehead Phew! Ok, so I quite nearly lost my pairing but all is good now! Obviously, this was written as a tribute to April Fools' Day. No, I don't know whether Japan celebrates this holiday but it does for the purpose of my story. Creative license.
Thanks for reading! Please review!
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