Disclaimer: I don't own Detective School Q. –sighs- Too bad. Because...I'd be killing off quite a number of characters. XD

Undercover

Megumi Minami's aggravated tone cut through Kyu's thoughts. "Kyu!" she said. "What are you doing? The light's green, you know. Kyu!" The pink-haired girl let out a sigh as Kyu blinked in astonishment. "Oh, sorry, Megu!" he said anxiously. "I was just thinking about something." He then ran across the pedestrian zone, though slow enough for the girl to keep up with him.

Earlier that morning, Dan Morihiko, the principal of DDS, or Dan Detective School, assigned two students, Megumi and Kyu, to pick up one of the people who was referred to the school. Apparently the person had a history with solving mysteries and all; if not, he or she had lots of potential. Hongo and Katagiri were busy, as were the other teachers. And since it seemed like Class Q had a free period, they probably figured that Kyu and Megumi would be okay for the job.

Standing safely back on the sidewalk, Kyu looked into his DDS notebook for the information the principal had given him. "The house is right by that Seven-Eleven corner store over..." he raised his head and found the place, "there!" He pointed at it. "That's where that person lives. Come on, Meg!"

Megumi liked the idea of having a new DDS student. Kuniko was the most recent one in the past few months, and she didn't seem to be too confident. She didn't get along that well with Yukihira, which was kind of sad, but maybe she'd be able to become friends with the new person, whoever he or she was.

Kyu rang the doorbell of the house, and the intercom buzzed to life. "Hello, who's there?" a voice asked. Kyu answered, "Um, we're students of DDS. Can we speak to--"
he looked back into the notebook, "an Akito Oikawa?"

There was a long pause. "Mr. Oikawa?" the voice came back, reluctantly. "Um, I have to tell you...he died a month ago."

Megumi and Kyu shared horrified looks. "WHAT!" Megumi said into the intercom, "Um...is there another Akito Oikawa in there?" She was surprised by what the voice had said. DEAD? That must be a joke or something. DDS' files are always updated, aren't they?

The voice replied. "No, there isn't... Please, do come inside." The gate swung open for the two teens to enter, and they did so, still confused by the words the person had spoken. Megumi reached into her handbag to call up DDS, but Kyu pulled her hand back. "Don't call yet, Meg," he said. "We might find out something else inside. Just wait until we're done."

When the two entered the house, they found that it was small, with only one floor, but western-style. They settled on the couch, while waiting for the person on the intercom to show up. Kyu caught sight of a picture frame next to him, and he picked it up to look at it. In the picture were two figures: a blonde-haired girl posing awkwardly with an older man with reddish hair, possibly in his early twenties. The girl looked pretty, but serious. Her hair was tied up in a loose bun, blonde bangs brushed to a side of her face. The man, however, looked cheery, his smile bright.

Megumi saw him looking at the picture. "Kyu?" she asked. "What's wrong?" The black-haired boy showed her the picture. "Do you think this is Akito Oikawa?" he queried. The question made Megumi pause. "Maybe," she said. "But I wonder who this--"

"Um...are you two the ones looking for Akito?" a voice said out of the blue.

Kyu dropped the picture, and automatically turned to the door, "Yeah, we are..." He stopped talking when he saw who it was: a tall girl with blonde hair and amethyst-purple eyes. The girl from the picture? When he looked closer, it seemed like she was. She had the same bun, but a little older. Maybe she's our age?

The two stood up and bowed at the person. While doing so, Megumi mechanically noticed some brown at the roots of the girl's hair. "Hair dye?" she said out loud.

This caused the girl to raise her hand to her head and smile. "No, that's not it. When people get older, their hair darkens, I guess." Her voice was lower than Megumi's, and maybe even Kyu's. She bowed to them and then sat down at the couch opposite the two DDS students. "I heard from Miyuki that you're from the Dan Detective School?"

Kyu nodded. "Yeah," he said, sitting down again. "I'm Kyu, and this is Megumi Minami. We're students of Class Q. We were told to bring back a Mr. Akito Oikawa to DDS, but apparently he's..." he paused.

The girl nodded. "Akito's my brother, and he used to work as a detective. But he went missing last month and no one has heard from him," she said. "The reports say he's dead." Kyu watched as she fingered her blonde locks. She added, "By the way, I'm Ann Oikawa," she introduced herself, "But my nickname since my brother died has been Akito."

Ann explained to them, composedly, that she had idolized her brother since she was very young, and that she would always follow him around on his jobs without him knowing it. When he found out, he had gotten mad at her and told her that it was dangerous. But on the mission Ann stopped following him around, he disappeared.

Kyu thought that the girl reminded him of himself. He had idolized the detective who had taught him and saved him. But as he listened, he realized that the girl blamed herself for her brother's death, and instead, worked on his jobs undercover with one the DDS' teachers, who was her godfather. Maybe it was through that DDS teacher that Mr. Dan found out about her.

Megumi noticed a scar on Ann's knee, which was obvious by the fact that the girl was wearing a short skirt. "Where did you get that?" she asked politely. Ann blinked and, noting Megumi's gaze, she explained, "Oh, I was with my brother on one of his jobs and tripped."

Kyu sweatdropped.

Megumi smiled. She said, "Would you mind coming with us for a while? We were told to escort you back to DDS."

Ann's eyes widened. "What? DDS?" She looked nervous. "Did I do anything wrong?" she asked, as if they had said something very wrong.

Kyu shook his hands. "No, no, that's not it," he said nervously. "Mr. Dan wanted to talk to Akito Oikawa, but he's dead and all, so I guess you would be the second best person to show to him and--" he stopped when he was elbowed in the ribs by the pink-haired girl. "Ow! That hurt, Meg!"

"You idiot, don't say those things in that straightforward way of yours!" Megumi hissed. "That girl must still be traumatized over her brother's death or something!"

Ann touched Megumi's shoulder, a movement that surprised her. "Don't worry, I'm not," she said, back to her relaxed state. "Please take me there."

Hi everyone:D This is my first DSQ fic. Isn't that great? –is hit- Ow. . Anyway, I couldn't help but add an OC here. Ann Oikawa. She's by-the-book (think Natarle Badgiruel from Gundam SEED) but... something else. Lol. (I'm basing a part of her personality on someone I know.)

Areyou wondering if she'll be annoying anyone by getting a pairing? XDDD! Tell me if you are! Because I'm not telling! ( -- Don't worry, I'm not too evil.)

I'm going to get them involved in a case pretty soon. (I have a great idea for it!) So, please give everyone your support! And...please review, I hope to get at least three for this chapter. Lol. –waves-

-Kurumi