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]

Haru had gone camping with Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys. He rode his motorcycle, following behind the yellow car. Once they arrived at the campgrounds, Haru helped unload everything and set up his tent. "Ai-kun and I will make the fire," Professor Agasa told them. "Could you guys go and get some firewood?"

"Fire?" Haru began to pale. 'Shit, of course there's going to be a campfire! We're camping!'

"Eh? Is Haru-niichan afraid of fire?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"Ha! There's nothing scary about a campfire!" Genta mocked.

Haru's smile disappeared into a thin line and he started walking. "I'll be back with firewood," His voice was devoid of any joy.

Haibara glared at the two boys. "Apologize when he gets back,"

The two kids were startled by the seriousness and anger that echoed with those words. "O-Okay…"

Conan watched with worry as Haru walked away. 'Haru was never bothered by stove fires. But he never roasted marshmallows with me and Ran when we were making s'mores in the fire pit in the backyard. When he saw the houses on fire during the Moriya Case, he was rather pale and shaken up despite it just being on TV. He's genuinely terrified of big fires,'

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Haru continued walking, stopping every now and then to pick up a stick. 'I shouldn't be afraid. It's been nineteen years already,' He furiously wiped the tears away from his eyes. 'I was the idiot who ran into my burning house. Where was my fear back then? It should've stopped me from stupidly rushing in,'

The sight of his parents' corpses still haunted him, despite not really reacting to them when he first entered their house. Their remains may have been charred but he could still fully recognize their expressions filled with horror. The smoke had been suffocating and his eyes had been watering but Haru, fueled by adrenaline, hadn't really noticed. It was as if his body had been in a trance.

After about an hour, he had finished clearing his thoughts and calming down. When he returned to the camp, Haibara was preparing the vegetables. "They're not back yet?"

"It's getting late too," Professor Agasa added. "I wonder how far they went,"

"They're probably exploring the woods," Haibara answered. "They are a bunch of curious detectives. Professor, don't just stand around. Come and help me,"

"Hey Haibara, Haru, can you hear me?" Haru looked around at hearing the faint voice. His eyes landed on Haibara's detective badge. Haru's own badge had been left in his tent and was even harder to hear from Haru's location. "Oi, answer me! Haibara! Haru!"

Haru walked over to Haibara's badge. "Conan?"

"Haru, we're trapped in a cave! We saw three men were hiding a corpse and now they're out to kill us!"

"Haru-kun, is something wrong?" Professor Agasa asked.

"All…All of them are armed!"

"Call the police!" Haru ordered the inventor, drawing his handgun he had thankfully brought along. He noticed that Conan's breathing was ragged. "Conan?"

"C-Conan-kun was shot!"

"Shit!" Haru took out his pair of tracking glasses. "Genta, carry Conan! Run as far inward as possible! If you hear gunshots or yelling, just continue forward! There's got to be an exit, you just have to find it!" He started to run in the direction of the cave. 'Cave…cave…what case involved a cave!? If Conan got injured then it's gotta be a major case or arc! I'm such an idiot for letting Genta's and Mitsuhiko's insults get to me! I should've stayed with them to make sure they were safe!'

He caught sight of the entrance to the limestone cavern and hid behind a tree once he noticed one of the robbers scouting the area for the kids. Haru quietly crouched down and turned the dial on his sneakers. 'This will bring one down!' He deployed a soccer ball and kicked it. His aim was once again off and instead of hitting the hand that held the gun, the soccer ball luckily hit the man in the face. 'I was going for disarming him but knocking him out is a good thing too,' Haru took the man's gun with him in case the robber woke up quickly, leaving a quickly written note to inform the police that the man was a criminal and not an innocent civilian. He moved as silently as possible, entering the cavern. He didn't turn on his flashlight to keep the element of surprise.

"Where the hell did those brats run off to!?"

Haru felt nervousness rise up and the adrenaline coursing through his veins tried to overwhelm it. 'Focus. I can't let my mind wander off, not when they're armed robbers that won't hesitate to kill,' He took a deep breath.

BANG!

A bullet embedded itself into Haru's shoulder. The second robber, the leader, had quickly ran around the corner and fired a bullet. Haru let out a scream, having never been shot before. The searing pain increased with each movement. "I thought it was strange that he was taking so long,"

'Shit, it hurts so much!' Haru lifted his uninjured right hand, his dominant hand, and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit the robber's thigh.

"You bastard!" The robber fired another shot, this time at Haru's hand.

Haru immediately dropped the gun and let out another cry of pain. He was shot once again, this time in the stomach just like Conan had been. The robber grabbed Haru by the throat and threw him across the cavern. Haru's back collided with the wall as he slumped to the ground. 'I can't move! It hurts too much!'

"You're going to pay for shooting me!" The leader aimed his gun at the stalactite and fired twice. The calcite fell and crashed onto Haru's head, causing blood to flow from the wound.

"Boss, is it alright to just leave him here?" The third robber asked.

"Hmph," The leader grinned evilly. "He'll bleed out before anyone finds him!"

'No…' Haru struggled to stay conscious, his body aching terribly. 'I need to save the kids…and Shin-kun…' His vision was already getting blurry and darkening. 'Please…I can't die yet…I still want to…survive…and find…Dad…'

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When the police arrived, they were split into two teams. One team entered the cave while the other waited at the exit. The robber that had been knocked out was apprehended just as he was finally regaining conscious. When Team One found Haru, they immediately applied first aid and brought him to the ambulance. Due to Haru's stalling, the Detective Boys managed to get to the exit before the robbers could catch up. Conan was also taken to the hospital. When the two remaining robbers finally reached the end, they were arrested.

Both Conan's and Haru's operations were successful, but Haru ended up comatose. Conan was discharged twelve days later, though he had a cold due to his weakened state. They were unable to visit due to only family being allowed to see him. They noticed a man exiting Haru's room and Ran approached him. "Excuse me,"

'Who is this girl?' Shukichi gave Ran a confused look.

"Is Haru okay?" Ran asked. "Has he woken up yet?"

'Oh, they're Haru's friends,' Shukichi realized. "He's still unconscious," Without saying anything else, he left. He was emotionally drained and didn't want to deal with people at the moment.

"That guy was probably Haru's older brother," Sonoko said. "If Haru dyed his hair dark and cut it short, they could pass off as identical twins,"

While Haru remained comatose, life had to continue on. Professor Agasa and Haibara took care of Haru's cat. Ran performed in the Teitan High School play and Conan took the prototype antidote to return to Shinichi, playing the role of the Black Knight. A case popped up in the middle of the performance but he solved it. During a dinner date, another case interrupted it and the antidote wore off before Shinichi could confess his feelings to Ran.

So while Haru's comatose, the rest of The Desperate Revival occurred. And to answer a previous review's question: yes, Haru's weakness if fire. He has pyrophobia, though it only applies to fires larger than a cooking stove.

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