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]

"You made a promise to go on a date with Ran on May 3rd at 10 PM?" Haru gave an annoyed expression to Conan. "You should've just said no. It's not like anyone would have died if they hadn't attended garden tea party,"

"Do you think I could've done that?" Conan asked. "I see Ran happily looking at the calendar every day; there's no way I could refuse her. Hey Professor, can you build a lifelike Shinichi robot?"

"That's impossible, even if I'm a genius," Professor Agasa refused.

"Then Haru, disguise as me!" Conan pleaded.

"I'm not that great at acting," Haru pointed out. "And you said that it was going to be a romance film? I'm pretty sure you don't want me going on a date with Ran. What if Ran suddenly tries to kiss me!? She'll kill me with her karate when she finds out that it was me and not you!"

"True…" Conan turned to the TV.

"On the day before yesterday, a large quantity of explosives including octogen was stolen from the Toyo Chemical Company's warehouse. The police have mobilized over a hundred officers to investigate, but so far there have been no leads,"

"That sounds like a big case," Professor Agasa commented.

"Yeah, especially since octogen is the primary component for plastic explosives," Conan nodded.

"Last night in Haido, there was a large fire at the Kurokawa Estate which also caused damage to surrounding buildings. The method was similar to previous fires and the police suspect this was set by the same culprit,"

"That house is Kurokawa-san's house!" Conan exclaimed. "Huh? Haru are you alright?"

Haru had grown pale when he saw the burning building on TV. 'Even though I didn't feel anything as I died due to adrenaline, thinking back to my death is just so horrifying! I was surrounded by flames. The fire was what killed my parents,' The memory of his parents' burnt corpses was etched into his mind.

Haru broke out of his thoughts and excused himself to get some fresh air. He heard the faint ringing of Kudo Residence phone and went inside his house. "Hello?"

"Is Kudo Shinichi there?"

"Please hold," Haru clicked the hold button and returned to the professor's house. "Phone call for Shinichi. He sounded strange, like he's using a voice changing device,"

Conan turned the dials on his bowtie to mimic his teenage form's voice and followed Haru back to their house. "Hello?" Haru and Professor Agasa both listened in on the conversation.

"Is this Kudo Shinichi?"

"Yes,"

"You've seen the news, right? I'm the one who stole the explosives from Toyo Chemical,"

"What!?"

"I'd like to know your mobile phone number,"

"I have no reason to give my number to the likes of you!"

"Oh, are you sure you want to cut off my only means of contacting you?"

Conan's eyes narrowed. "Alright, the number is…" He gave his cell phone number to the man.

"Okay, take your phone with you and go to the Greenbelt Park near Teimuzu River. I'll show you something interesting. If you don't hurry, the children will die,"

"What!?" Conan exclaimed as the caller hung up.

"Conan, we'll take my motorcycle!" Haru shouted. "Professor, contact Inspector Megure!"

XXX

'This doesn't feel like a regular case,' Haru noted as they arrived at Greenbelt Park.

"Mitsuhiko when did you get that remote controlled airplane?" Conan ran towards Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko.

"A man with a mustache and beard gave it to me," Mitsuhiko informed. "He said it was a bomber,"

Haru's eyes widened. 'That RC plane is a bomb! The only case I know that had such a thing was in the first movie, the Time-Bombed Skyscraper! Shit, I don't remember much about that movie! The RC plane has a bomb. There's a cat box with a bomb. Then there's the bombing of Beika City Building!'

"Mitsuhiko let me see that!" Conan tried to take the controller from him.

Haru shoved Mitsuhiko and yanked the controller from him. "Haru-niichan why are you siding with Conan-kun!?"

"That plane has an actual bomb attached to it!" Haru yelled, doing his best to keep the plane in the air. 'Damn it, I suck at RC toys, especially planes!' "I don't know if it's a time bomb or if the culprit has a detonator. Conan, I'm going to get it high into the air and I need you to kick the controller to detonate it!"

"Okay!" Conan activated his shoes. Once Haru got it high enough, he tossed the controller to Conan. Conan kicked the controller and it collided with the plane, causing an explosion above Teimuzu River. "An orange explosion! It must be plastic explosives!" Conan's phone rang and he answered it. "What are your intensions?"

"Huh? What happened to Kudo?"

'Shit!' Conan cursed.

"I see, he figures sending me a kid like you and his brother is enough to deal with me, doesn't he?"

'A kid like you and his brother!? Is he watching us from somewhere!?' Conan looked across the river and noticed a figure.

"Listen carefully; another bomb will go off at precisely one o'clock. It's located at the plaza in front of Beika Station. Since Kudo sent you and his brother, you two better find it,"

"Wait," Conan put on his innocent childish voice. "I'm only a kid and Haru-niichan's not a detective. I can't do it with just that. Can you give me a hint?"

"It's under a tree but it doesn't mean it's buried under a tree. If you don't hurry, someone might walk off with it,"

"Conan, let's go!" Haru was already on his motorcycle.

XXX

Once they reached Beika Station, Conan rushed to look under each tree, ignoring the pet carrier since there were people sitting nearby that he thought were the owners. Haru ran to the pet carrier, ignoring the other trees, and picked it up. He opened it and passed the cat to Conan. "Take care of it!"

"Haru—"

"There's a bomb in this carrier!" Haru whispered, not wanting to cause the surrounding people to panic. "I'll take it to a secure location!"

He hopped back onto his motorcycle and drove off, leaving Conan with the kitten. 'Shit, where should I go!? There's so many crowded places!'

"Haru!" Conan's voice came from the Detective Badge he had been given.

"Conan, is there any empty lot nearby!?"

"There's one past the highway!"

"Roger that!" Haru changed directions so that he was headed under the highway. He tossed the carrier as far away down the slope as he could. Seconds later it exploded and Haru was sent flying several feet. The impact against a tree caused him to lose conscious.

XXX

Haru woke up in Midoridai Police Hospital. "Haru-niichan, you're awake!" The Detective Boys, Professor Agasa, and Kogoro were by his side.

"I'm in a hospital?" Haru sat up and scanned the room he was in.

"Conan told us what was going on," Kogoro said.

Mitsuhiko got the doctor who checked Haru's vitals. He informed them that Haru would be able to leave tomorrow, though he had a concussion. The doctor and nurse then left the room.

Inspector Megure and Assistant Inspector Shiratori entered the room. "Haru-kun, Conan-kun, I'd like to know about the incident,"

Conan explained the situation while Haru played with the kitten. 'I guess the cat's mine now. I can't bear to send her to the animal shelter,'

"I see," Inspector Megure looked out the window. "You used your motorcycle to bring the bomb away from the residential area to protect them, huh?"

"Hey, where's my motorcycle?" Haru asked.

"You narrowly escaped death and you're worried about your motorcycle!?" Kogoro exclaimed. "Why did you do such a dangerous thing!? You could have died!"

"Shinichi-niichan's parents will get you a new bike," Conan assured his friend. 'I'm sure they won't mind. Kaa-san calls you her son and even the public thinks of you my brother,'

"Better I die than the kids," Haru told him in a serious tone. "The culprit gave an RC plane with a bomb to the kids. If we didn't intervene, they could've died. The same goes for the pet carrier in Beika Station. There were only mere seconds left when I found the second bomb," He turned to the three actual children. "Speaking of which, what the hell were you thinking when you accepted a toy from a stranger!? Haven't you ever heard of stranger danger!? What if they hadn't called Shinichi's house and informed us about the bomb!? We wouldn't have been there to save you guys!" 'Sometimes these brats could be so stupid!'

"S-Sorry," They apologized.

"If the caller was expecting Shinichi, where is that detective brat?" Kogoro questioned. "Didn't the culprit contact him?"

"Shin-kun's busy on an important case," Haru lied. "So he asked me and Conan for help,"

"Anyway, Inspector, were you able to find out what kind of explosives were used?" Conan asked.

"The explosives in the plane and the carrier were both plastic explosives," Inspector Megure informed. "I suspect they're the same explosives that were stolen from Toyo Chemical's warehouse,"

"The remote controlled plane had a detonator which exploded on impact," Shiratori read from his police notebook. "The carrier had a timer and was therefore a time bomb,"

"The police are currently looking for the person fitting the description these children have given us," Inspector Megure looked at the Detective Boys.

Inspector Megure explained Shinichi's case that got the most attention. There was a car accident where a young office lady was hit and killed. Okamoto Kohei tried to take the blame but Shinichi revealed that it was Mayor Okamoto who was the real culprit and that Kohei tried to take the blame instead to save his father's position.

When asked if any of the kids could recall anything else about the culprit, Ayumi brought up that the man had a sweet scent but the two boys hadn't noticed it. The Detective Boys then headed back out but Conan stayed with Haru. Shinichi's cell phone rang again. Kogoro told Conan to pass the phone to him if it's the culprit.

"Hello?"

"Good job with finding the bomb; I take my hat off to you. But your turn is over! I don't want that brat with glasses or Kudo's brother! Bring out Kudo himself!"

Conan passed the phone to Kogoro who placed it on the bed and put it on speaker. "That's right! Now it's my turn,"

"Who the hell are you? Where's Kudo?"

"Kudo's not here," Kogoro said. "I'm your opponent now! I'm the Great Detective, Mouri Kogoro!"

"I'll say this only once so listen carefully. I've planted five bombs on the Touto Circular Railway. The bombs will explode after four o'clock if the trains run slower than sixty kilometers per hour. What's more, if you haven't gotten rid of them by sunset, they'll explode. I'll give you a single hint; the bombs are planted at the Touto Circular Railway's X of the XX. Replace each X with a single kanji. Good luck, Great Detective Mouri,"

'Think, what can I remember about the culprit's identity?' Haru was deep in thought. 'He had a grudge against Shin-kun, but what was it? It has to do with that case in Nishitama City since it was brought up. Gah, I wished I had paid more attention to the first movie! Then again, it's not like I knew I was going to be reborn as Akai Mitsuharu after I died,'

"Surely, that's just an idle threat," Kogoro closed the cell phone. "All about those bombs on Touto Circular Railway,"

"No, he was serious," Inspector Megure told him. "Maybe the detonator will be primed, and when the speed drops below sixty kilometers per hour, it will set off an explosion. Anyways, I have to contact headquarters,"

"Beika City Building is rigged with bombs too," Haru revealed. 'I can't remember anything about the X and XX code so this is the only thing I can help you with,'

"Haru, I think that concussion's messy with your memory," Kogoro said. "The culprit said that the five bombs are on Touto Circular Railway,"

"I know he placed bombs in Beika City Building," Haru said. "You need to trust me," 'Please. I don't want Ran or anyone else getting hurt,'

Inspector Megure gave Haru a stern stare for a moment before nodding. "I'll inform headquarters to check Beika City Building too,"

'Now what to name this cat?' Haru petted the feline's head. 'Yuki? No, that sounds too much like Yukiko-san. Shiro? Nah, seems like an obvious name. How about Corazon? It means heart in Spanish. It's also the codename of one of my favorite One Piece characters, Donquixote Rocinante,'

After rewatching Movie 1, I needed to do something with the cat in the carrier. Corazon will befriend Taii. Who knows, maybe Haru will get another pet in the future?

Yes, Haru is afraid of fire. He doesn't mind small fires such as stoves but he prefers to avoid campfires and such.

I'm contemplating on which pairing I want:
Jodie/Haru
Male OC/Haru
Jodie/Male OC
Male OC's name is to be revealed in future chapters.

What pairing on the list do you prefer? If it's too soon to vote and you want to wait for the Male OC's debut, you can type "None right now."
What pet suits Akai Shuichi? No, he will not be getting one anytime soon. In the future? Possibly.
What animal would you use to describe Mitsuharu?