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 V
Chapter III
Love
Warnings: Character Death
Senichi didn't know how to breach the subject with his family. While they were eating dinner, he had casually said, "By the way, I have less than three years left to live. I'm dying, my body's breaking down, and I'm gonna kick the bucket again,"
Of course, his family had been stunned. They tried to comfort him by saying that he'll be fine and that they would find a way to help him. Senichi smiled sadly but shook his head. "I spent the past few years at my private lab trying to separate the polar bear DNA from myself, but I always failed. Besides, how could we test anything? There are no other test subjects. Ahren, Brendan, and Harimanna are dead. Mad Dog Arena was destroyed,"
"We'll find a way!" Tsutomu declared.
"Are we supposed to just sit back and let you die?" Mary asked. "We finally have you back and now you're dying!"
"You won't find a solution in time!" Senichi snapped, raising his voice. "If I'm gonna die, I don't want my last days to be filled with the same poking and prodding of needles that I experienced in Mad Dog Arena!"
There was a brief silence upon the mention of that hellhole. "As much as I want Senichi-niisan to live," Shukichi spoke up. "He's right. Let's just help him live his last days happily,"
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His family made time for him. Akai took a break from the FBI and Shukichi took a break from shogi matches. Masumi still had to finish high school and when she graduated, Senichi attended. Jodie was able to take a break from work too to be with Senichi. Senichi didn't want to rekindle their romantic relationship, knowing that he would inevitably die, but Jodie promised him that she would be with him until the end.
Alistair seemed to have all the free time in the world and would drop by usually every other day but sometimes he would drop by only once a week. "What the hell do you do when you're not with us?" Senichi inquired curiously one afternoon.
"Oh, I go to Italy," Alistair informed. "I plan on staging Leo Vineyard's death there. Think of the headline: American Singer Killed By Italian Mafia!"
"Honestly, I was fine with just mysteriously disappearing without saying anything," Senichi claimed. "I still can't believe your brother is the head of the Italian mafia,"
"I'm not allowed to be involved with them," Alistair pouted. "Apparently the criminal life isn't for me,"
"You're too soft," Senichi commented. "I was shocked when I learned that your brother was the head of the mafia Desert Kingdom. But to blame their crimes on you is unfair since you're not involved and hypocritical since I was part of the organization,"
"Uh…" Masumi glanced at the rest of her family, unsure what to make of the information that one of her brother's friends was the younger brother of a mafia don.
"There's no evidence to have Craton arrested," Senichi smirked. "Besides, it's not in MI6 or FBI jurisdiction," 'I know it's morally wrong to be talking about the mafia as if they're not criminals, but they can't be arrested without evidence,'
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Senichi and Shuichi celebrated their thirty-third birthday. It was their first birthday together in twenty-two years. They ate delicious foods throughout the whole day, watched a movie, visited the zoo, and had a barbecue. Senichi was happy and glad that he hadn't gone through with running away. Several pictures were taken and Senichi knew it wasn't just for the celebration, but to remember Senichi when he died.
At dinner the next morning, Senichi started coughing up blood and collapsed. He refused to be taken to a hospital and instead, requested to be taken to his room. For a month, he lay bedridden, his body getting weaker and weaker. His family and friends all stayed by his side during his vulnerability. On the night he knew would be his last, he requested to hold his journal.
"I died in the Real World holding Detective Conan Volume 37," He informed. "And I was reincarnated into this world. I turned my journal into a manga of my life in this world. I know it probably won't happen, but maybe…if I die holding this fan-made manga…will I be reborn again?" He smiled with the last of his strength. "I hope so…I really love my family and friends…"
Those were his last words.
XXX
A funeral was held for Senichi. A sakura tree was planted in the house's backyard and his ashes were buried near under it along with four drawings he had made: one with his family, one with his friends, one with Sable, and one of Michael Leo Field and his parents.
The original ending was going to be MUCH sadder. Senichi was going to have ran away at the end of the final battle and then kill himself. Akai would've found his brother just as he had pulled the trigger.
Thank you everyone for reading until the end. Fade to Darkness was one of my favorite fanfictions to write, though there are some parts that are horribly written and it wasn't as great as it was in the beginning. My inspiration for this was LuckyLadyBug's fanfiction, Breakdown.
I'm rewriting this story with some differences. The revamped version will be published as a new story instead of replacing the chapters of this one. I have already posted the first chapter. The revamped fic is called Scar(red)let Crow.