Mitsuharu

Title: Mitsuharu
Rating: T
Fandom: Detective Conan
Summary: There were only three kids of the Akai Family, right? There was no way that Masumi had a third older brother. So why the hell were these people calling him Akai Mitsuharu? More importantly, how the hell was he even alive!? [OC Insert as Akai Sibling]
WARNING: This story contains spoilers for Chapter 1037! Read at your own risk!

Mitsuharu Akai was a rather quiet child. 'I have no reason to be crying right now except for the fact that I'm bored!' The only times he cried were when he needed to be changed or when he was hungry. Sitting in a soiled diaper was disgusting. It was also rather embarrassing when he had to be changed. 'Crying for any other reason would be a waste of energy. It's not like I can watch Detective Conan in this world,'

"Hey Haru," Shukichi called from beside the crib. Haru was the nickname that the family had given the infant. "Want to play shogi? Kohji taught me how to play,"

"Are you seriously asking a baby if he wants to play shogi?" Shuichi asked. "He's too young and can't understand you. If you give him a shogi piece, he'll probably put it in his mouth and choke on it,"

"Eh?" Shukichi pouted. "I wanted to play shogi with him,"

"I'll play with you," Shuichi offered.

Shukichi quickly rushed to his room to retrieve his shogi board and pieces that Kohji had gifted him for his ninth birthday. The two older brothers set the board down on the floor beside the crib and started to arrange their pieces. While Shuichi may have been older, Shukichi had more experience with different tactics surrounding the game and had practiced with Kohji. The winner of the game was Shukichi.

Haru watched their game, finally having some form of entertainment after days of just drinking milk, getting changed, and sleeping. 'It's weird seeing Akai interact with Shukichi,' Haru noted. 'He's always portrayed as a quiet, calm, and collected introvert. He's never been really shown having sibling interactions with Shukichi and Masumi. He was pretty much a stranger when he had first met Masumi,'

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Akai Mary was a loving and caring mother. She made sure that her two elder sons woke up on time to eat breakfast and get ready for school. She'd gently awaken Haru to change his diaper and feed him. While Shuichi and Shukichi were at school, she'd read a story to Haru and practice motor skills with him. Then she'd change and feed him again before tucking him in for a nap. While he slept, she'd work from home on her laptop while munching on some lunch. After a few hours, she'd wake up Haru, change him and feed him, and then prepare snacks for Shuichi and Shukichi. She'd spend time with all three of her boys before preparing dinner.

Akai Tsutomu woke up a bit before his wife and kids. He'd head to the kitchen and prepare breakfast for the family. Once everyone had eaten, he kissed his wife and infant son goodbye and headed to work. He arrived home just as dinner was being prepared. Afterwards he got to spend family time with the rest of his family.

From what he had seen in them manga, Mitsuharu thought that Mary would be stern and strict. 'But this is before her husband's death,' Haru reminded himself. 'This is before they dealt with the organization. No wonder why she's so happy and carefree. The organization is a serious enemy and their lives could be endangered from a single mistake,'

Tsutomu was a happy and outgoing father. He'd tell his family mystery stories. To entertain his youngest son, he'd make silly faces. Haru wasn't sure whether to laugh or cringe at the attempts. Deciding to keep up his childish façade, Haru laughed and giggled as he clapped his tiny hands together.

Soon Haru was being weaned off breast milk and starting food. Most of the baby food tasted fine to him. His favorite flavor was applesauce. But the one he absolutely despised was green peas. That flavor was the reason why babies cried. It should have never been created! Its existence must be terminated!

Haru met the Haneda Family when he was "trying" to speak. He already knew how to, he just needed to decide on which one to be his first words in his second life. Kohji and Shukichi were close, practically cousins or brothers. They both tried to get Haru to say words that related to shogi. Of course, Haru ignored them. Tsutomu and Mary tried to get him to say "Papa" and "Mama" respectively, but Haru didn't want to. Shuichi was the only one who didn't even bother trying to get him to talk.

"Shiwba buwwet," His first two words spoken were silver bullet. He said them while staring straight into Shuichi's eyes. Shuichi knew that the words were directed to him, but he didn't understand the meaning behind them.

Meanwhile, the adults were wondering where the hell Mitsuharu had learned the word bullet. Silver was a color so it didn't bother them that much, but nobody should be talking about bullets to a baby. Kohji's dad suggested that Haru might have been referring to the cocktail drink silver bullet. That only led to more confusion. Nobody really mentioned alcohol around the kids unless one was being invited out for a drink.

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He was two years old when he felt like something ominous was about to happen. Later on that day, a cold case was broadcasted on the news. Haneda Kohji and Hughes Amanda had been killed and the bodyguard Asaka went missing. There were no leads and hints except for the pieces of glass that had been cut out from PUT ON MASCARA.

'Asaka Rum,' He thought as he felt tears falling. 'I've grown close to these people over the past two years. Even though I'm an outlier, someone who should have never been born, they felt like a family to me. No, they are my family. They're Akai Mitsuharu's family and I'm him,'

A few days later, he overheard Kohji's father, Yasuharu Haneda, asking Tsutomu to investigate the case. Against his will, Haru grabbed Tsutomu's hand. "Don't go," 'If you go, you'll die. You'll never meet my baby sister, your daughter. Masumi will only know you through the stories Mom, Shuu, and Kichi share. Please, she deserves a chance to be with you,'

"It's alright, Haru," Tsutomu ruffled his son's hair. "I'll be back soon,"

Tsutomu never returned. Mary received an email from him.

Listen, think of me as someone who does not exist from now on. It looks like I made enemies with some really horrible people.

So Kohji's dead and Tsutomu's missing. The four are leaving for Japan now.

Shinichi won't be shrinking until Chapter 8.

The cover page is a picture of Mitsuharu when he's older. The hairstyle is based on Haneda Shukichi's except longer and the same color as Sera Mary's hair. The eyes are the same shape and color as Shukichi's too.