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 quickly bought a mug, a pin, and a pen from the Sherlock Holmes museum gift shop. He glanced at his watch as he returned to his hotel room to put his stuff away. 'I should be able to make it to Centre Court in time for the match to begin!' Thankfully his sister had ordered the tickets online and had emailed them to him. He had printed them out right before coming to London.

Haru was about to head back out when his phone started ringing. "Ran, what's wrong?"

"Haru, it's terrible! There's a code from a guy giving an advance of a murder!"

"Code?" Haru asked. 'I don't fully remember the code. I know that it involved food,'

"A rolling bell rises me. I'm a long nosed wizard in a castle. My portion is a chilled boiled egg like a corpse. I finish up with a whole pickle. Now I remember to ask for a cake to celebrate in advance. It rings again for my hatred. It tells me to finish everything piercing a white back with two swords,"

"A…boiled egg? A pickle? A cake?" Haru feigned confusion. "Was the culprit hungry or something when he created this code?"

"Haru please don't joke around. This is serious,"

"Sorry, I was just trying to lighten the mood since you sound so tense," Haru paused for a moment, as if seeming like he were thinking deeply about the riddle. "I don't know. England may be my homeland but I moved away when I was two years old," 'Sorry Ran, but I need you and Shin-kun to have that weird awkward love confession. If I immediately give away the code, who knows what would happen? What if you move on from Shin-kun? That might lead to Conan being depressed and not having the motivation to solve cases. Since Kogoro will most likely make wrong deductions, it will lead to innocent people being arrested while the true criminals roam free,'

Haru proceeded to Centre Court and watched the match. Nothing happened. Minerva didn't spell out any letters or words in braille. 'Was this the wrong game?' Haru groaned and trudged to his hotel room. 'It's almost eight. I better get ready for that dinner with Diana-san and her friends,'

XXX

"Queen Mira? Prince Haku?" Diana's acquaintances all stared at Ran and Haru with confusion. "Shouldn't you guys be in Vespania?"

"Sorry but you've got the wrong people," Haru claimed. "I'm Haru and this is my childhood friend Ran. I know, I know, we look identical to Mira and Haku of Vespania,"

After a few more minutes of waiting, Conan and Professor Agasa hadn't arrived yet. Ran called Conan up before excusing herself to go and look for them. Haru decided to act as a translator for Kogoro. He winced when Kogoro demonstrated his judo with a one-armed shoulder throw. He honestly felt sorry for the poor man who was most likely a prince or at least a nobleman. Haru received an urgent text from Conan.

I used the antidote for the return trip.

'It's a good thing that Yusaku-san and Yukiko-san are here. Haibara gave them an antidote in case Shin-kun used the one meant for the return trip,'

"Hey Haru, don't you know that martial arts thing?" Kogoro asked.

"You mean Jeet Kune Do?" Haru corrected. "I'm not a master and only know what my older brother taught me,"

Haru and Kogoro ended up sparring, Jeet Kune Do VS Judo. Haru somehow managed to dodge all of Kogoro's attempts at throwing him. He ended up knocking the elder detective down with a swift kick.

XXX

Haru didn't go to see Shinichi or Professor Agasa. He was frustrated with himself for getting tickets for the wrong match. He decided that a walk should calm him down and clear his head. 'I don't need to worry. Conan and the others resolved things without the bomb going off,'

"Mitsuharu,"

At the sound of his full name, he whirled around to face Sera Mary. His shrunken mother was wearing a hoodie and covered the lower half of her face with a mask. Beside her was his younger sister, Sera Masumi. "Yo, Haru-nii!"

"Masumi? Mom? Why are you here?" Haru asked.

"To give you these," Mary handed four tickets to him.

"T-Tickets to Minerva Glass' game?" Haru stuttered. "But I only asked for the ones for yesterday's match,"

"You seemed very desperate to get the ones for yesterday's game," Mary responded. "It was as if someone was going to die if you didn't have those. Since there were two days of games, I thought that you might have gotten mixed up. These ones are for the finals,"

"Thanks," Haru tucked the tickets into his pocket.

"So?" Masumi inquired. "Why do you need those tickets?"

"Don't worry about it," Haru reassured them. "Just enjoy the London life," He waved as he left.

"He's hiding something from us," Masumi's smile disappeared. "Mama, we're his family. Why doesn't he trust us?"

"Everyone has their reasons, Masumi," Mary answered. "We can't force him to tell us or we'd be driving him away. Let's not be hypocritical. After all, we haven't told your other brothers about my predicament,"

XXX

"How are we going to solve this code?" Kogoro asked Ran. "Having been told that 'the sound of a roaring bell' is Big Ben, you'd think the rest would come easily but from the second line on, it's 'I'm a long-nosed wizard who lives in a castle' and stuff like 'egg,' 'pickles,' 'cake,' and 'two swords.' I have no idea where or how to search for this stuff and it's not like there's an egg-shaped building around here like the Tokyo Dome,"

Ran called Haru and put him on speaker so her dad could also hear. "Haru, are there any egg-shaped building in London?"

"The City Hall near Tower Bridge. Did you find something?"

"Since the roaring bell refers to Big Ben, the other lines might also be referring to buildings," Ran explained. "What about a building that resembles pickles and cake?"

"The Gherkin is shaped like a pickle and St. Bride's church looks like a wedding cake,"

"Oi Spring Brat, where are you?" Kogoro asked. "We're out here trying to solve the code. What are you doing?"

"You're the Great Mouri Kogoro. The only reason people call me a detective is because I solved a couple cases since Shin-kun left. If you can't solve it, Ojisan, then what makes you think an amateur like me can?"

XXX

The next afternoon, Haru was trying to inconspicuously find out where Minerva's mother would be sitting. He wore a wig, cap, and sunglasses to avoid people mistaking him for Prince Haku. His phone rang and he stepped out into the passageway to answer it. "Oi, oi, text me instead," He faked a cough. 'We can't let Hades know that we're on to him,' "My throat's been killing me, boss. I told you that I'll be taking a vacation from work!"

Ran: Tou-san deduced that the bombing site will be Wimbledon's Centre Court! The target's Minerva-san! But we don't have any tickets…

Haru: I'm scouting for Hades but I can't draw too much attention to myself. You mentioned earlier that Conan had Apollo's number? Get him to give his ticket to Conan. I need him to draw Hades' attention.

Ran: But how? And I can't put Conan-kun in such danger!

Haru: Don't worry. It'll be less suspicious if it's a little kid. Besides, isn't he Holmes' Apprentice? Ran, you need to trust me. You know that I'm not going to let Conan get hurt.

Ran: Okay.

Haru closed his phone and took a deep breath. 'I can't fail. I caused the death of that FBI Agent that replaced Akemi. If I fail, the blood of the people watching the match will be on my hands!'

XXX

"Minerva!" Conan called and the cameras turned towards him. "I'll help you! I'm Holmes' Apprentice!"

'So Juno Glass is in that section in the shade!' Haru rushed to the opposite section, the one in the sun. 'If I recall correctly, Hades is holding a camera facing Juno-san. He'll be the only one not paying attention to the actual match,'

Haru calmly walked down the aisle, glancing left and right. 'There!' He caught sight of Hades. Flipping the lens open, Haru took aim and fired. Hades slumped forward, dropping his camera to the floor as he lost conscious.

"Geez, you shouldn't have had too many drinks," Haru said as he approached Hades in order to not draw suspicions. Security guards arrived and dragged him away. Haru took Hades' seat and held a thumbs up to Conan. "Case closed!"

'The guards are taking away that man,' Minerva noted. 'Holmes' Apprentice doesn't seem worried anymore. I guess he notified Holmes himself who apprehended the culprit,' She didn't need to send anymore braille messages and won the game.

At the press conference, a reporter asked how she won. "How did I win?" Minerva parroted. "I guess it was all due to Holmes and Holmes' Apprentice!"

XXX

"Thank you, Holmes," Minerva thanked Haru.

"You're welcome," Haru nodded. "But I don't think I'm Sherlock Holmes. I'm more of a Mycroft Holmes, smart yet too lazy to do the deductions,"

"Oh? So you're more intelligent than Sherlock?" Minerva asked.

"Somewhat," Haru chuckled. 'I wouldn't say intelligent. I prefer the word knowledgeable since I have knowledge of future events,'

Don't worry, Haru and Jonah will eventually make out—I mean up! Maybe making up will lead to making out.

Prince Haku was a reference to Mitsuharu Shorts and What-Ifs Chapters 3 and 9.