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 IV
Chapter XX
Calm
Warnings: I literally didn't put too much effort this chapter because I knew I was going to rewrite it. I just rushed to write this and the rest of the story's chapters so I have at least some sort of ending.

When the Crimson Robins arrived at the location Senichi had told Tsutomu and Kohji, they did find Harimanna Klein. However, she was now a mutilated corpse covered in bite and claw marks. Blood was splattered everywhere and Vermillion knew that it wasn't exclusive to Harimanna. 'There are only three survivors of Mad Dog Arena. This woman is one. Senichi is the other. Brendan Klein is the third. But according to Senichi, the other Klein was in the helicopter. That means that the one who fought Harimanna Klein was Senichi,'

"What are we going to do now?" Carmine asked.

"We'll be able to sneak out with her corpse in the midst of all the commotion," Vermillion answered. "She was Senichi's friend. I know that he would want her to have a proper burial,"

"Dad," Akai walked over to the leader's side and caught sight of the corpse. "Curacao's dead?"

"Yeah," Vermillion nodded grimly. "He was forced to kill his own friend once again,"

'Senichi…' Akai couldn't believe how mangled the corpse was. His own brother did that.

Vermillion's phone buzzed and he received a text. "It's from Senichi,"

Three months from now, I want a meeting with all allies. We will create a plan to destroy the organization. The time and place is to be determined.

"Three months," Akai whispered. "Who are our allies so far?"

"I'd rather not have your mother be involved in her current state and I sure as hell don't want Shukichi or Masumi to participate in it," Vermillion replied. "The same goes for Shiho and Holmes' Apprentice. They're seven years old physically so they'll be more vulnerable. I'll ask him for a list," The reply was immediate.

Akai Tsutomu
Haneda Kohji
Sera Mary
Akai Shuichi
Rei Alistair
Jodie Starling
Andre Camel
James Black
Haibara Ai
Edogawa Conan
Agasa Hiroshi
Furuya Rei
All of the Crimson Robins (I have no idea what their names are)
All of the FBI Agents stationed in Japan (I have no idea what their names are)
I know you're going to protest inviting Mary, Conan, and Haibara since they're currently children and at a physical disadvantage, but their intellect is useful. These are the people I could name off the tip of my head, but I may or may not add more names to the list.

"He wants Alistair to come?" Akai inquired.

"Alistair actually helped design the Crimson Robins' suits," Vermillion claimed. "To be honest, Kohji and I didn't expect to interact with him but he somehow found out we were still alive. Even Senichi was shocked when we told him. Well, he's been a great help since he pays for the hotel we stay at as well as all our other necessities,"

XXX

"You're planning something, aren't you?"

Absinthe's first instinct was to tense up but he forced himself to remain calm. "What do you mean, Vermouth?"

"You didn't put your whole heart into the fight," Vermouth pointed out. "I could tell that you didn't really want to kill Curacao. You also knew that she would be there, but you were surprised by my presence,"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Absinthe denied.

"You were going to help Curacao escape,"

"You have no evidence," Absinthe reminded.

"Your undying loyalty is a fraud," Vermouth said to him. "You hate the organization. You want to be free from the darkness,"

"If you're just going to make such accusations, then why aren't you killing me already?" Absinthe scoffed. "Well? Or do you want me to be judged by the boss first? If you bring me to the boss, I'll tell him all about your Cool Guy and Angel!"

Vermouth aimed her handgun at Absinthe's forehead. "I suggest you watch your tongue,"

"What do you want, Vermouth?"

"I want to help you bring down the organization," Vermouth claimed.

'Can I trust her?' Absinthe thought to himself. 'She knows that Conan is investigating the organization and is a threat, yet she hasn't stopped him. She agreed to not go after Shiho anymore after she was outsmarted on the Mystery Train. She didn't have to agree nor did she have to keep her end of the deal, yet she did,' "Why? Why do you want to help bring down the organization? You're the boss' favorite. You have more freedom than any other organization member,"

Vermouth smirked. "A secret makes a woman, woman,"

'This bitch…'

XXX

The meeting place was a mountain villa owned by the Rei Family. Alistair was the first to arrive because, well, he owned the place and he had to ensure the security systems didn't murder anyone. Senichi came along with him. "Thanks for letting us use your villa for the meeting,"

"No problem," Alistair grinned. "It's very spacious so there are enough rooms for everyone. Craton uses this place for him and his men to stay when he has business in Japan,"

"Seriously, how rich is your brother?" Senichi asked. "I know he's a mafia don, but just how much money does he make?"

"That's a secret," Alistair chuckled. "If I told you, I'd have to kill you,"

"I'd like to see you try," Senichi joked. "I don't know how skilled you are so it'll be an interesting battle,"

Minutes later, Tsutomu, Mary, Akai, Shukichi, Masumi, and Kohji arrived. "Before you get mad," Kohji quickly told Senichi. "I know Shukichi and Masumi's names weren't on the list,"

"Yeah because I didn't want them involved!" Senichi snapped. "You know what we're up against! Are you trying to endanger their lives!?"

"Senichi," Mary reminded. "Masumi and Shukichi are already involved because they're connected to us. Remember, Vermouth already went after my life. She knew that you, Shuichi, and Shukichi were my sons. Since she stunned Masumi on the Mystery Train, she also knows that Masumi's my daughter. All of us are already in danger and it's best that we are all aware of it,"

"Fine," Senichi sighed. "But why did you guys arrive so early? There are still hours until the meeting time?"

"I thought that you might want to spend some time with your family," Tsutomu informed. "You never really got to know your younger sister and your brother was six when you last saw him," It was actually ten years since Senichi saw them at the beach but he didn't bother correcting him.

"Senichi-niisan…" Shukichi called out tearfully. "Niisan…"

"You've grown…" Senichi felt a lump in his throat. "I…" 'Deep breaths, Senichi. Put on your Leo Vineyard mask,' He cleared his throat and spoke clearer now. "How have you been?"

"It's alright to cry," Akai gently told him. "You don't have to keep a composed front up. We're your family,"

"I'll go and check the other security systems," Alistair said, not wanting to intrude on the familial moment.

"You're…" Senichi turned to Masumi. "You're my…my sister…"

"We met at the beach ten years ago," Masumi recalled. "You were with Kudo-kun,"

"Yeah," Senichi took a deep breath. "I'm sorry I couldn't be a big brother to you. You don't have to think of me as family if you don't want to. After all, I'm just a stranger. You hardly know me and I don't really know you,"

'They don't want a monster to be part of their family,'

"Why don't we all sit down for some tea?" Tsutomu offered. "I'll brew some,"

XXX

There was an awkward silence among them. Finally, Shukichi spoke up. "Niisan, what happened to you? We thought that you had died in Mad Dog Arena,"

Niisan. It had been so long since he had heard someone call him that. When Tsutomu had begun teaching Shukichi Japanese, Shukichi would cheerfully call Shuichi and Senichi "Niisan." Senichi avoided eye contact and didn't answer immediately. He took a long sip of his tea. "I didn't die there," His body trembled as he recalled the two years of hell he spent in that place. His face changed to one that expressed how traumatic it was.

"Senichi?"

He could vividly remember him and the other children being branded. He gripped his left shoulder tightly.

"Senichi!"

He could clearly remember the horrifying snap of Ahren's neck. He could remember the metallic taste of blood and the mushy pieces of flesh on his lips and teeth.

"SENICHI!"

He finally snapped out of it and shook his head. "Y-Yeah?"

"I didn't mean for you to recall bad memories," Shukichi apologized. "I'm sorry, Niisan,"

"Shukichi, do you know why Mom's in that shrunken state?" Senichi asked. "It's because of the same organization that tried to kill Kohji and Dad. That organization…they were the ones to rescue me and my friends from that hellhole,"

"Huh?" Masumi questioned. "Why would they rescue you but then try to kill Papa, Kohji, and Mama?"

"They probably wanted to kill Kohji because of his connection to Amanda Hughes," Senichi answered. "They wanted to kill Dad because he investigated Kohji's death. They wanted to kill Mom so they could infiltrate the MI6, but those plans were foiled because you would inform the MI6 if she didn't arrive back to your guys' place,"

"Vermouth didn't know that I had a daughter," Mary added. "It took her by surprise so she couldn't go after you,"

"Papa, Kohji-san," Masumi inquired. "How did you guys know that they would go after you?"

"I warned them," Senichi revealed. "I warned Dad when I was around four years old. When Kohji turned thirteen, we informed him too,"

"But that was years before Kohji 'died' in America!" Shukichi exclaimed. "How could you have known?"

"Dimensional travel," Senichi told his siblings. "I died in my original world and was reincarnated into this one. In the Real World, this world is a fictional anime and manga series,"

"Senichi is telling the truth," Tsutomu confirmed. "How else would he have known that Kohji would be targeted years before the actual incident?"

"But dimensional travel is impossible!" Shukichi claimed. "And there's no scientific evidence of reincarnation!"

"That's a better reaction than I had," Kohji chuckled. "I thought Tsutomu-ojisan had given Senichi drugs,"

"I still can't believe you accused me of such a thing," Tsutomu pouted at the memory.

"You said this world is a fictional anime and manga series," Masumi said. "What is it called?"

"In America where I grew up, the title was Case Closed," Senichi replied in English before switching back to Japanese. "It's original Japanese title is Detective Conan. As you can probably already tell, Conan's the main character. It revolves around the cases he encounters and solves. His goal is to return to his original body and bring down the organization,"

"If Conan-kun's the main character, then how did you end up in our family?" Shukichi asked.

"I don't know, nor do I care to dwell on it," Senichi shrugged. "But there are some things that I really want to know: why was I reborn into this world? Why me? Why not someone else, someone stronger and smarter? Did my parents also reincarnate? Will I ever meet them again? And what's my purpose?" He quickly shook his head. "Sorry, I was ranting,"

"You can rant all you want," Shukichi said with a small smile. "It's good to hear your voice,"

"On a brighter note," Tsutomu brought up. "What is it like being Leo Vineyard? I'm curious as to how celebrity life is,"

"In America, I'm easily recognizable," Senichi smiled. "That's one of the reasons why I came back to Japan. Less people know me here. I do enjoy the money though. I have an extensive collection of anime and manga goods. Oh, I also have four peacocks back at my estate in America. Their names are War, Famine, Conquest, and Death. Jenever bought them for me for my birthday," His smile disappeared. "They'll never be able to replace Sable though,"

"No one is replaceable," Mary told him gently. "Including Sable,"

"Yeah," Senichi nodded quietly. He finished off the rest of his cup of tea.

"I've disabled the security systems to allow the people gathering here to not be killed," Alistair informed as he reentered the room. "So it's been a while since we last spoke, Senichi. I am very interested to hear all about your life. But I have one very important question: Do you have a girlfriend or boyfriend?"

'Seriously? This is the first proper talk we have and he's asking about my love life?' "I broke up with her," Senichi sighed softly. "I'm a criminal. There's no way our relationship could end happily. I'm sure she has already moved on,"

"She still loves you," Akai informed him.

"Don't give me false hope, Shuichi," Senichi glared at him. "I can handle the harsh truth. She hates me for lying about my identity,"

"You didn't lie about your name," Akai pointed out. "You are Senichi Soren. You just never said your surname,"

"That doesn't change the fact that after she found out I was Absinthe, she now hates me," Senichi shook his head.

"She doesn't hate you," Akai claimed.

"Shuichi, I don't think it's your place to speak for his ex-girlfriend," Alistair said. "But I have an awesome idea on how we can convince her to take Senichi back. Sen, does she have another ex-boyfriend?"

"Yes, I know of at least one person she dated besides me," Senichi quirked a brow. "Why?"

"Let's convince him to pretend to be an obsessed stalker and then you'll swoop in to save the day," Alistair suggested. "If she had fallen out of love with you, this will surely get her to fall back in love. So what's this other ex-boyfriend's name so that I can get his files?"

"I can guarantee you that he will not act in that manner," Senichi gave him a flat look.

"Just tell me his name and let me do the talking," Alistair said. "So what's his name?"

"Akai Shuichi,"

Alistair turned to Akai. "Hey Shuichi—"

"No," Akai immediately refused. "Besides, she's an FBI Agent. I've sparred against her and she knows how to defend herself,"

"Enough talk about Senichi's love life," Alistair clapped his hands. "Shuichi, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Gin killed her," Akai still seemed bothered by Akemi's death.

"Brendan shot her in the stomach but Akemi's alive," Senichi revealed. "I convinced Rei-kun to help fake her death. Her alias is Katsuki Sakiko. She'll be here in…" He checked his phone once he felt it vibrate. "Oh, she's here already,"

Akai grabbed Senichi's arm. "Why did you bring her here? It'd be safer if she stayed in hiding until after the battle,"

"It's not your call to make," Senichi pulled his arm free. "She wants to fight. She doesn't want to be a damsel in distress. Besides, if her sister is putting herself on the line, of course she'd do the same," He walked over and opened the door. "Hey Akemi, glad to see you're not dead,"

"You have a strange way of greeting people, Leo-kun," Akemi commented as she entered. Her eyes immediately landed on Akai. "Dai-kun…"

"Akemi," Akai felt a surge of emotions. Akemi was alive. She had survived. Her she was, in the flesh, right in front of him.

"Oh right, you still don't know his real name," Senichi realized. "Akemi, this is Akai Shuichi, my older twin brother,"

"Your twin brother?" Akemi questioned.

"My name isn't Leo Vineyard," Senichi shook his head. "It's Akai Senichi. I had to go by Leo Vineyard when I joined the organization,"

"Wait, why does Jenever call you NFL?" Akemi inquired.

"Because Jenever is annoying," Senichi sighed. "Akemi, Shuichi here thinks that you should've stayed in hiding after the battle,"

Akemi faced Akai. "D—Shuichi-kun, I can protect myself. In the time I spent in hiding, I trained in martial arts and improved my marksmanship. I'm not a helpless little princess. You forgot that I have been part of the organization since I was a child. I may not have gone an many important missions as you and L—Senichi-kun, but I have killed before,"

"Let's make something clear," Senichi spoke up. "If anyone's going to kill Gin, it's going to be me. It has to be me,"

"You don't want to take him alive?" Akai asked.

"I want to, but I know how he is," Senichi sighed. "He won't give any information. No torture can break him, not after the torture we've been through,"

I'm getting rid of Alistair Rei in Scar(red)let Crow.

I really hate how Fade to Darkness is written in this and the next couple chapters because they are terrible.

AnimeFreak9096:
I have a headache from all the crying I did after reading this. Now to cheer myself up I'm gonna read Mitsuharu.

Skai:
Sorry, sorry, I hope you recovered just fine from that headache. Unfortunately, Mitsuharu will also be ending soon so I can focus on the rewrite. It won't have any fancy names since I can't think of any except Spring of Triumph which doesn't sound that good. I think I might just stay with the name Mitsuharu (Revamped).