Mitsuharu Shorts and What-Ifs

Title: Mitsuharu Shorts and What-Ifs
Rating: T
Fandom: Detective Conan
Summary: This is a collection of stories that revolves around my main fanfiction, Mitsuharu. It will contain shorts that are canon to the Mitsuharu storyline as well as What-Ifs.

What if Haru was kidnapped by Vermouth and raised to become a crow?
Part I

Vermouth hated it. She had intended on keeping her son away from any organization related business. She wanted to have a normal family life with her child. For the first year she had managed to keep Tristan Vineyard out of the organization's sight. Once the boss learned of Tristan's existence, he had ordered the three year old to be trained as would any other member born into the syndicate.

She felt her heart ache at the sight of Tristan's terrified expression. The boy, despite being only three years old, could already understand the weight of the news. The toddler she had kidnapped a year prior had just started to warm up to her a few months ago. She had managed to convince the child that he was Tristan Vineyard, not some kid named Haru.

Mitsuharu—no, he was Tristan now just as Shinichi would be Conan in the future—was horrified. 'I don't want to become a criminal! I don't want to kill people or blackmail or steal! If I do that…then the chances of my family accepting me back when I return to them will lessen. Who would want a bloodstained brother or son?'

But Tristan had no choice. He had to become a crow. He had to become a murderer. He had to become a monster.

XXX

Three year old Tristan trained alongside other child members including Miyano Akemi, who was nine at the time. After training each day, if Vermouth was away on a mission, Akemi would take Tristan so he could befriend her younger sister, Shiho, who was two years old at the time. Tristan's training wasn't as intense due to him being six years younger than Akemi so he wasn't as tired as her. Tris not only befriended the Miyano Sisters, but he also befriended a seven year old boy named Jonah.

Training for Tristan and other three year olds consisted of being introduced to the sound of gunshots and screams. They had to learn to get used to the smell of blood and the sight of corpses. Tris and the rest of the toddlers were all frightened but Tris knew that it was a sight that would eventually become common to them as they grew older.

Whenever Vermouth was away and Tris was alone, he would cry himself to sleep. He couldn't cry in front of the others. He refused to show them that he was weak. Weak links were always culled first. Throughout all of this, he made a promise that he would survive and somehow escape.

XXX

Years passed and Akemi did not exceed in any particular subject. Shiho flourished in science while Jonah became a skilled torturer. Tristan was to become an assassin and was sent to personally train under Gin. At the time, Gin had started a relationship with Vermouth, though it was solely for sex and neither had romantic feelings towards the other.

Against both of their wills, Gin and Tris formed a father-son bond. Eventually Tris started referring to Gin as "Dad." Tris hated how he had unconsciously began seeing Gin as a father figure. He was the man who had murdered Akemi in the canon timeline. But after spending so many years with him, just like with Vermouth, he couldn't bring himself to fully hate Gin. They were his parents in the crows' nest.

Shiho, Tris, and Jonah were given the codenames Sherry, Fallen Angel and Cognac. Those names were their dark halves that committed the many crimes that stained their souls scarlet. Tris mentally chuckled at the codename he had been given. It described him quite well, though he wouldn't have described himself as an angel before he had joined. He hadn't done anything significant from year zero to two.

"The boss just missed the chance to give you the codename Martini," Jonah commented. "Gin and vermouth mixed together is a martini,"

"My teammate's codename is Martini," Shiho informed.

"I heard my name being called?" A woman in a lab coat holding a bunch of files approached the trio. "Is there something you need?"

"Hey Martini, can you switch codenames with Fallen Angel?" Jonah suggested. "I mean, Tris is Gin and Vermouth's son so it'd make sense for him to be called Martini,"

"Sorry," Martini apologized. "But I've been going by this codename for so long. Besides, you'd need approval from the boss to change codenames. And wouldn't it be too confusing to the people who already know me by Martini?"

Jonah paused for a moment. "We'll have to kill you then,"

Shiho glared at Jonah. "You are not killing one of my top assistants!"

"It was a joke…" The man flinched from fear.

XXX

Tris was fourteen years old when Akemi first met Moroboshi Dai. As he was growing up, he did his best to differentiate his appearance from Akai Shuichi. He dyed his hair blonde and styled it differently, unconsciously making it similar to Haneda Shukichi's. It would be awkward for Akemi to date someone that looked exactly like her friend who was like a younger brother to her. However, the only thing Tris was unable to alter was his face. His face was exactly like Akai Shuichi's. His mother didn't approve of him have plastic surgery. He tried to hide his eyes with his bangs and everyone brushed it off as him mimicking his dad.

"It looks like you're in love," Tris commented when he and Jonah joined Akemi at a café for lunch.

Akemi turned bright pink. "Maybe…"

"Can I have his name, phone number, and address?" Jonah took out a pen and paper out of nowhere.

"Oh my gosh, you are not going to kill him!" Akemi scolded. "Jonah, I'm older than you! I can decide whom I date!"

"At least tell us his name though," Tris requested. "I'd like to run a background check to see if he has any history of domestic abuse," 'I wonder if Akemi dated anyone before Pierrot. I need to confirm the person she's in love with at the moment is Pierrot and not some other guy,'

"Fine," Akemi gave in. "His name's Moroboshi Dai,"

"Oh, if it's him then it's fine," Jonah tucked his pen and paper away into his pocket.

Now that caught Tris' attention. 'What does Jonah mean by that? He's never met Moroboshi Dai before. Dai is just the alias Akai used when infiltrating the organization,'

Before Akemi could question Jonah's sudden change in attitude, she realized the time. "I need to get back to work! Tris, Jonah, it's been great spending time with the two of you. Tell Shiho I said hi the next time you see her," She hurried out.

"Jonah," Tris decided to address the issue before he could forget it. "What did you mean by if it's him, then it's fine?"

"Not in public," Jonah shook his head. "Let's finish our meal first,"

XXX

They arrived at Jonah's apartment and sat down in the living room. "I think we both know that Akai Shuichi has no history of domestic abuse. Well, there was that instant where he fought his mother but I'm pretty sure Mary started it,"

"How do you know that?" Tris asked.

"We're in the same boat," Jonah replied. "Two people who died in the Real World and was reborn into the Detective Conan World,"

Tristan was frozen and stared at Jonah for a moment. 'I'm not the only one. He's also from the Real World. He's just like me. I'm not alone,' "You knew that I was from another world?"

"Despite the fact that you changed your hair color and style, I still remember your former appearance," Jonah told him. "You looked almost exactly like Akai, though I'd say your eyes are slightly larger. When I noticed the similarities, I did some research on the Akai Family. It took a while but eventually I found out that there was a third son, Akai Mitsuharu, who had been kidnapped at the age of two. If your age and appearance hadn't matched up, I would've thought you were a doppelganger like Princess Mira of Vespania and Mouri Ran,"

"Mitsu…haru?" That name felt odd on Tris' tongue. 'Why don't I recognize it, but it feels familiar? I still remember that Vermouth kidnapped me twelve years ago but…' "I…I had forgotten my birth name," His eyes were wide at the realization. 'How could I forget something so important!?'

"Repeat the name Akai Mitsuharu every night before you sleep so that you won't forget that it's your real name," Jonah told him. "I take it that you've also forgotten your original name, the name you had in the Real World?"

"Actually, I use Michael Leo Field whenever I need an alias such as booking a hotel room," Tris told him. "Hey, do you think it's possible to rewrite history and prevent Akemi's death?"

"Given the fact that Vermouth and even Gin of all people adopted you, I'm pretty sure we can," Jonah smiled. "There's no way we're going to sit back and let her die,"

XXX

The new semester for middle school started and Tristan found himself in art class. The classes were mixed grade levels and to Tristan's shock, Masumi's assigned seat was next to him. It was a good thing that he had been trained to keep a straight face or else his expression would've caused Masumi to become suspicious. "Hi, my name's Vineyard Tristan,"

"Vineyard?" Masumi asked. "Like the American actresses Sharon and Chris Vineyard?"

"Shh," Tristan whispered. "Sharon's my mom and Chris is my sister. I just want a normal life," 'I'm sorry I'm not able to tell you who I really am. I need to stay within the organization to ensure Akemi's safety,'

"I'm Sera Masumi," Masumi introduced.

'Even if it's only as your friend, I still want to be there for you,' Tristan smiled warmly. "I hope we can be great friends,"

Over the next couple days, Masumi and Tristan shared bits of pieces about themselves. Within a week, they went from total strangers to best friends. "Hey, are you sure the two of you aren't related?" A classmate asked one day. "You both get along pretty well,"

"Of course we do," Tristan rolled his eyes. "We wouldn't be friends if we hated each other's guts,"

"Your eyes are really similar," The boy commented. "No, they're exactly like each other's,"

"Doppelgangers do exist," Tristan quickly said. 'I don't want Masumi to do any digging. It's too risky,'

Following their classmate's comment, Masumi started calling Tristan "Tris-nii." To be fair, Tristan did sorta treat her like a younger sister. When people started asking her out, Tristan went into protective brother mode. He threatened every single one of them and if they reported him to his parents and then the cops, Vermouth's money silenced the law enforcements. Well, what was Tristan supposed to do? Even though Masumi didn't know that they were related by blood, Tristan had to protect her!

'I wonder if she'll be angry at me when she learns the truth,' Haru thought sadly. 'I've been deceiving her. Will she trust me again? Will she accept me as her actual brother?' He shook the negative thoughts away. 'Even if she'll hate me, I'll cherish the time I'm spending with her. If I recall correctly, she'll eventually move to England with Mom sometime after Masumi sees Pierrot at the train station,'

So Haru has black hair and green eyes. However, he dyed his hair blonde a couple years after joining the organization because it'd be awkward if Akemi fell in love with someone who looks exactly like the boy she sees as a younger brother. I managed to sneak in a martini joke since I wanted Gin to also kinda adopt Haru as a son.

Tristan kinda forgot his name was originally Mitsuharu because it's been many years and his mind was preoccupied on surviving in the organization.