Fade to Darkness
Title: Fade to Darkness
Rating: M
Fandom: Detective Conan
Summary: Reincarnation only existed in fanfiction, yet Michael Leo Field was reborn as Akai Senichi, the younger twin brother of Akai Shuichi. However, his new life takes a dark turn; at the age of ten he is kidnapped and at twelve, he is forced to join the organization. [OC Insert as Akai Sibling] [Family/Angst/Drama/Crime]
Arc III
Chapter III
Nestling
Warnings: None
The room they were staying in had the bare minimum. It had a digital wall clock, a pair of two tier bunk beds, three desks, and three chairs. The entire room was bland with everything being some shade of grey. They had each been given three sets of uniforms, a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, a towel, a comb, a bar of soap, and a backpack. Their clothes were all mute grey long-sleeved shirts, underwear, and long pants. They all received a pair of boots. Inside each backpack were three pencils, three pens, a pack of folder paper, a notebook, and a folder. In their folder was their schedule. All of them had the same schedule.
0500 Wake Up
0530 Physical Training
0630 Personal Time
0700 Breakfast
0800 Math
0930 Science
1100 History
1230 Lunch
1330 English Language Arts
1500 Japanese
1630 Marksmanship
1800 Combat Training
1900 Dinner
2000 Survival Skills
2100 Personal Time
2200 Lights Out
'0500 is 5:00 AM and 2200 is 10:00 PM,' Senichi noted. 'We'll have half an hour after we wake up to get ready and then we have an hour of physical training, probably exercise drills to strengthen our muscles. Personal time is probably time used for showering and doing whatever homework we are given. I'm actually surprised that the first half is basically like a normal class schedule. Then again, I'm sure Karasuma Renya wants his operatives to have at least the basic knowledge of each subject,'
"Behind the schedule is a map," Harimanna informed, flipping the page over.
Senichi glanced at the clock. "It's almost nine o'clock. We should get to bed," 'I guess we're not eating dinner tonight. It's nothing new. We've gone days without food before. One more won't be that much of a hinderance to us. We ate the night before we were freed so we won't starve to death,' "I'm taking one of the top bunks," He climbed onto the nearest bunk and got into bed. 'This way, if we get attacked in the middle of the night, I'll be able to leap onto them and buy some time for Bren and Manna to escape,'
Brendan took the other top bunk while Harimanna took the bunk below her brother. "Is this real?" Harimanna asked. "Did we really leave Mad Dog Arena? Can we really stay here?"
"It's so hard to believe," Brendan added. "After two years…after two years, we're finally free,"
"We're not truly free but as close to free as we'll get," Senichi corrected them. "We're still under the command of the organization. But at least we have more to our lives than just killing and staying cooped up in a cell. And we'll have three meals a day. That's another positive," 'You guys don't truly know the full extent of this organization,'
"If only…if only Ahren had survived just a little longer…" Brendan's voice strained to say those words. "Then he could've escaped with us…"
"I'm sorry," Senichi apologized. "I should've done something to help him,"
"Sen, you couldn't have done anything," Harimanna told him. "We were all too weak and too afraid to fight back. Even if we did fight back, we'd all have been immediately killed or suffer even worse experiments,"
"It's going to be a long day tomorrow," Senichi said. "We need the rest," 'I can't believe that these two are actually Gin and Curacao. I…I really want to change their personality. I don't want them to become the evil people they are in the future. But…I can't risk that. I can't risk having their emotions get in the way of developing and growing. Those are the reasons that they survived. Those are the reasons that they became Gin and Curacao. They don't have any worth to the organization like Akemi did because of Shiho, so they'll be expendable if they don't become useful,'
"Protect them, Senichi,"
Senichi rested his eyelids once he heard Brendan and Harimanna's breathing even out, indicating they were asleep. They were all light sleepers, but sleep was still sleep. 'I can't let them die. I made a promise to Ahren. I promised that I'd protect them. Those two have to become Gin and Curacao. And I, I will also become a codenamed crow. I will also survive,' His thoughts went back to the conversation he had with Tsutomu when he first revealed that he was a reincarnate.
"You are my son!" Tsutomu brought him into a tight hug. "The world you know about is a different world, one where you don't exist in. But we're not in that world. In this world, you are my son. Don't go saying that you're not my child!"
'Do you still think of me as your son now?' Senichi thought. 'You must hate me. I'm a murderer. I killed other innocent children. I killed my own friend. And now, I've become a member of the very organization that is going after Kohji's life. From now on, I'm going to live a life of crime,' A sad smile made his way to his lips. 'Who am I kidding? Of course you would disown me if you knew of the things I've done,' Tears started forming but he wiped them away. 'Who wants a kid with a murderous past? I was never meant to be yours to begin with,'
XXX
There was a harsh banging at the door at exactly 5:00 AM. On instinct, the three kids got on the offensive and bared their fangs and claws. It took them a few minutes to finally realize where they were. They weren't in Mad Dog Arena, they were in their quarters at the organization's base. Senichi jumped down and opened the door, thankful that Jenever hadn't opened the door. If he had, then he would've seen their body modifications.
"You brats better wake up on your own from now on," Jenever grunted. "I'm only waking you guys up because it's your first day here. In half an hour, head to physical training," He tossed them each an ID. "Those are your IDs. Keep them with you at all times," Without even waiting for a response, Jenever left them.
"We have half an hour so let's at least brush our teeth," Senichi suggested. "We should shower after physical training since we have another half hour of personal time,"
The twins agreed and did their best to comb their hairs a bit. They reached into their backpacks and withdrew their toothbrushes and toothpastes before heading down to where the bathrooms were located. "Manna, will you be alright?" Brendan asked, noting that the bathrooms were segregated by gender.
"I'll be fine," Despite her confidence, the two boys could sense her hesitation as she entered alone.
The bathrooms were crowded with people using the toilets and attempting to get to an open sink to wash their hands and brush their teeth. Everyone shoved each other to get an open spot. The large mass of people was suffocating and they had to resist the urge to growl at the kids who shoved them. Their bodies wanted to kill everyone in the room. It had been etched into their muscles. Unfair fights were not uncommon in Mad Dog Arena. Senichi himself had to go against multiple enemies by himself at some points.
All three of them regrouped outside the bathrooms and returned to their room change into their uniforms before heading down to the location where physical training would take place. To their surprise, it was a large indoor field complete with fake grass. Several other kids arrived, all of them varying by age and ethnicity. Jenever was their instructor and ordered them to run three laps around the field. It was nothing for Senichi, Brendan, and Harimanna. They easily kept up with the rest of the children but didn't surpass the ones at the front. They stayed in the middle in order to preserve energy for the rest of the day.
After the laps, the children were given a short break and everyone sprinted to the water fountains. The three managed to be one of the firsts to arrive and took several grateful gulps of water. It had been forever since they were allowed to drink as much as they wanted. The water soothed their parched throats and sandpaper tongues. Break only lasted for ten minutes.
They then had to do multiple reps of exercises. The exercises were lunges, pushups, burpees, plants and sit-ups. Once everyone was done, dumbbells were brought in and everyone lined up to be given a specific weight. They all worked on their reps until the clock in the area turned to 6:30 and everyone was dismissed for personal time.
Knowing that it would be as crowded as it was during morning prep time, the three sprinted to their rooms to grab a change of clothes, a towel, and their soap. They rushed to the shower stalls, dodging everyone who was in the hallway. They made it to the showers, once again divided into one for boys and one for girls, and enjoyed the warm water. There were stalls that they were grateful for so nobody could see the various scars on their body. The warm water helped soothe their aching muscles.
XXX
At seven o'clock, they were already at the cafeteria. Breakfast was a slice of toast with two tablespoons of peanut butter and an apple. After seeing their IDs, the cafeteria workers had given the three of them each a cup of some sort of liquid instead of the cup of caffeinated tea everyone else was served. Upon inquiry, they were told that the fluids would help them recover from malnutrition faster.
They sat down at an empty table far away from everyone else. 'This really isn't a lot of food compared to the third of a loaf of bread we got in Mad Dog Arena,' Senichi thought, salivating at the sight. 'But those rations would have to last us for days at a time. This here is only one meal. We get three meals a day,'
"This is delicious," Harimanna commented as she ate the apple first. "Fresh food. Fresh fruit. We never got to eat fruits,"
"Peanut butter," Brendan mumbled, taking small bites of the toast. "I'm not really fond of the toast though,"
"Agreed," Senichi nodded. "We did live off of it for two years. But we can't be picky, Bren. We eat to survive. The peanut butter will help cover up some of the toast's flavor,"
"Yeah," Brendan nodded.
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Hiyori:
Well, at least they can clean themselves and get proper meals :)
Will Jonah/Cognac also be here?
Skai:
Unfortunately, being part of the organization is basically the same thing as Mad Dog Arena. The difference is that the ring is larger and the rewards are better. If you don't kill your opponent (the mission target) then you will be killed. Jonah/Cognac might make a brief appearance during the final battle, but he won't be paired with Senichi. Senichi will be paired with a canon character.
Tsuki:
T_T…This is the first 'sad but realistic' way I ever read about how OC joins the org…
Skai:
I believe that there are definitely at least some members who joined the organization out of survival. If a street urchin is skilled enough and garners the organization's attention as someone with potential, I'm sure they'd be recruited.