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 often went over to Subaru's apartment to get help with homework. "How the heck do you already know all of these stuff?" Haru asked his elder brother in disguise.

"I studied engineering in my free time before becoming an FBI Agent," Subaru told him in a quiet voice. "All of these stuff is just pulling from my memory. Isn't it rather late for you to be starting your homework though? It's already past midnight,"

"Mrow," Cora jumped onto Subaru's shoulder and nuzzled against him.

"I feel so betrayed," Haru mumbled at the sight. "Is it okay for her to be here though? Won't Sugiura-san get upset?"

Subaru gently scratched under Cora's chin. "He actually has a soft spot for animals, especially since his son loves animals too. Haru, how about we go for a night drive? It helps me clear my mind and it might help you too,"

"Fine, fine," Haru agreed, packing everything into his backpack. "Let's go,"

XXX

When they arrived back to Mokubaso a few hours later, the place had been burnt to the ground with the fire having been extinguished. "At least none of my stuff was in there," Haru tried to lighten the mood, earning a glare from Subaru. "Oh right…you lost all of your belongings…" 'Well, I saw his laptop and tablet in his car so the info on those are safe. I think he lost Sherlock Holmes books and his clothes, and his papers for school,'

They were questioned by police and gave their alibis, Haru providing a video of them driving throughout town. Not long after the other two tenants were questioned, the Detective Boys had arrived. "Isn't this Mokubaso…at Beika City, District 3, #23?"

"Are you kidding!?" Genta exclaimed. "It's been completely burned to the ground!"

"Come to think of it," Haibara recalled. "I did hear sirens last night,"

"But what about Kaito!?" Ayumi asked worriedly.

"Maybe he was caught in the fire and…" Mitsuhiko couldn't bring himself to finish his sentence.

"No, that boy Kaito is safe," Inspector Yuminaga approached the Detective Boys. "He got a few burns, but he was rescued by one of the firemen. He's asleep at the hospital right now,"

"Thank goodness!" Ayumi said in relief.

"Inspector Yuminaga!" Conan called out.

"Oh, you're the boy from Mouri's place!" Inspector Yuminaga recognized him. I haven't seen you since that 'Red Horse' case,"

"So, did anyone die in this fire?" Conan demanded, voice full of urgency.

"Fortunately, there were no fatalities," He informed. "But Kaito-kun's father was severely burned and is in the ICU right now,"

"Then the rest of the kid's family and the other tenants were also able to get away?" Conan inquired.

"The boy's mother was away on a trip and when we informed her, she said that she'd go to the hospital right away," He stated. "The three tenants claimed to not have been in the apartment at the time of the fire,"

"One of the tenants set the fire!" Genta declared.

"We heard from Kaito yesterday that one of the three tenants were doing strange things at night!" Ayumi added.

"We came here to investigate and found that this had happened!" Mitsuhiko said.

One of the inspector's assistants handed a charred notebook to his superior. "What's this?" He started to flip through some pages. "This must be Kaito-kun's diary. The last page says July 4th. That's yesterday,"

July 4th

The weather has been bad since this morning. I have to get up early or I'll miss school, but I bet the Red Guy can sleep in late. When I got back from school, I fell down in the entryway. I'm glad the White Guy was just leaving.

Tonight, the White Guy and Yellow Guy went out. Spring-niichan came over to ask the Red Guy for help with his homework again. They also went out a bit later. I got to play Othello with my dad today. I want to play some more but the detective club is coming tomorrow, so I should go to bed early.

Who is it? Someone came home in the middle of the night. He's arguing with Dad. It's the Yellow Guy. I wonder if my dad found out about the suspicious things he's been doing. It's scary so I'll cover my ears and go to bed. Tomorrow I'll tell Edogawa-kun about this.

"Then it's definitely the Yellow Guy who started the fire!" Genta declared.

"Inspector Yuminaga," Conan addressed. "What kind of people are the residents?" 'Spring-niichan? Could it be?'

As the three residents were walking over to them, Haibara's eyes widened. 'This feeling…a glare that impales its prey…a pressure that's eating into my guts…They're here!' Haibara had begun to sweat nervously. 'Somewhere nearby is a member of the organization! Why? Why here!? There's no time to think! I have to escape! If I don't act quickly, everyone will…' Her eyes widened once again. 'It's gone!'

Inspector Yuminaga's assistant was ordered to ask the residents more questions. "The guy in glasses is Okiya Subaru-san, a graduate student. The one with the band aid is a carpenter, Hosoi Ryuhei-san. The heavy one is a part-time worker, Makabe Ginya-san. None of them have any colors in their name,"

XXX

"How many times do I have to tell you?" Hosoi groaned. "I was drinking with my boss and some of the senior carpenters on the night of the fire! I got pretty wasted and was trying to sober up. I went to the park and laid down on a bench and fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already morning," There wasn't anyone with him around the time of the fire and his favorite color was blue.

"Okiya-san, where were you at the time of the fire?" Inspector Yuminaga inquired.

"I was driving around town that night with a friend of mine," Subaru answered. "I was helping with his homework and he was getting stressed out. Since driving calms me down, I thought it'd help him calm down as well,"

"Mrow," Cora meowed from Subaru's shoulders.

"Ah, that's Cora-chan!" The Detective Boys recognized. "That's Haru-niichan's cat!"

"I can confirm his alibi," Haru walked over to them. "Oh, hey kids. Chewy here is my classmate and friend from Touto University. He was helping me with my homework and then we decided to go for a drive. I filmed us driving because I want likes on my Instager posts,"

"By the way, what's your favorite color?" Inspector Yuminaga asked.

"It's black because it's a color that covers things inside me that I don't want known," Subaru replied cryptically. "Well, I hate the color black for the same reason as well,"

"Chewy, no need to be so mysterious," Haru elbowed him.

'…' The police officer and Detective Boys gave him a blank expression. 'Chewy?'

Makabe claimed that he was watching a movie at Haido-Cho from 10PM to 5AM. He was alone and had no one to confirm his alibi. His hobby was a day trader and he was a freelance worker, registered as a temporary employee. Conan noticed the mud under his nails and Makabe claimed that it was from a survival game. His favorite color was navy green.

'Damn, I didn't get much sleep since the apartment was on fire when we got back,' Haru yawned. 'Should I wait for Conan to figure it out? I really want to sleep…You know what, I'll just answer it. I don't think bags under my eyes will make me look good. I'm pretty sure only Pierrot can rock the eye bags look,' "I'm Spring-niichan since Haru means spring. Chewy's the Red Guy because he waters the garden like a fire truck. Hosoi is the White Guy because he gave Kaito-kun a band aid like an ambulance. Makabe is the Yellow Guy like a construction vehicle since Kaito-kun saw him digging in the garden and burying money. If you want evidence, dig up the garden,"

"H-Haru-niichan is grumpy today," Ayumi commented.

"That's probably because he hadn't gotten any sleep at all last night," Subaru informed. "He decided to wait until early morning to start his homework,"

"Two attaché cases with money I earned as a day trader," Makabe confessed. "There's roughly two hundred million yen,"

"That much!?" Inspector Yuminaga exclaimed. "Why would you bury it in the garden?"

"So I wouldn't have to pay taxes," Makabe revealed. "But last night, when I got back from the movies, the landlord questioned me insistently. I got irritated and tried to push him away, but he fell down the stairs. He wasn't moving anymore and I got really scared. And then I figured, if I burned it all, just about everything would reset and—"

"Reset!?" The inspector grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "Don't you get it!? What you did was completely different from turning off the power because you lost a game! You turned the decades of memories created in this apartment building into ashes in a single night! You're not allowed to reset this! Your game of life isn't over yet! You better be prepared to make up for this in full," Makabe was put into handcuffs. "Now you can rebuild this apartment building with the pile of cash you saved from that money game,"

"But why was Conan-kun called Kuroshiro?" Mitsuhiko pondered out loud. "What car is black and white?"

"That would be the patrol car we police use," Yuminaga solved. "It's fitting for the boy who puts the police to shame. See you again, boy," With that said, the police left.

"Well, how about we go visit Kaito-kun?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"Since it's far away, we should have the professor drive us in his car," Genta suggested.

"Professor?" Subaru crouched down to the kids' level. "You guys know a professor?"

"Yeah, we do," Ayumi nodded.

"But he's always coming up with stupid quizzes," Genta commented.

"Oh, I'd like to meet that professor," Subaru said. "But I'd first like to drop Haru off at his place so he could get some sleep,"

"That's not a problem since he lives right next to the professor's house," Mitsuhiko told him.

XXX

"Oh, so you're an engineering student studying for a doctoral degree!" Agasa said once Subaru had introduced himself. "So someday you'll become a rival?"

"No, nothing like that," Subaru replied. "It's just that I liked it, so I continued studying it,"

"Haru-kun decided to study for a doctoral degree so that he could invent gadgets like me," Professor Agasa informed.

"This is a really big house," Subaru looked around the large living room. "If it's just you and that child here, would it be alright if I can stay here too? I'll pay rent of course and help with your research during my free time,"

"Well, I don't mind but…" Agasa looked behind him and Haibara shook her head furiously.

"Then would you like to use Shinichi-niichan's house?" Conan offered. "Haru-niichan's the only one living there right now,"

"It's a splendid western-style house," Subaru observed through the windows. "Is it really okay for me to stay there?"

"Yeah," Conan handed him the house keys. "I'm sure Haru-niichan won't mind since you're his friend. He's probably getting lonely in that big house all by himself,"

"Thank you," Subaru said. "You're a big help,"

XXX

Haru, who had taken a short nap on the couch so he didn't have to move all the way to his room upstairs, woke up as Subaru entered. "So you'll be living with me, Chewy?"

Subaru shut the door and made sure nobody was listening. "That girl with auburn hair—"

"Yes, she's really Shiho," Haru sat up. "Apoptoxin 4869 was a poison designed to kill without a trace. However at least three people survived and instead of dying, they shrunk," He headed up the stairs. "I'll show you to your room,"

'At least three people?' Subaru thought as he followed his brother. 'Shiho-san is one of them and I'm pretty sure Edogawa Conan is Kudo Shinichi. I first met him ten years ago and they look identical, save for the glasses. But who's the third one?'

Haru really wanted to get the case over with and go to sleep. Does he learn his lesson and do his homework much earlier? Probably not. Why didn't Haru tell Subaru about their mother? Because he didn't ask.

mathsheiist:
Does Haru and Cognac speak English or Japanese between each other?

Skai:
They speak Japanese most of the time. Sometimes they speak phrases in Ilocano, though Haru only knows the basics and a few other phrases and words.