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]

Subaru waited for Haru and Shukichi to arrive. "Care to explain why you wanted me to find the public phone that man used?"

"Taiko Meijin-nii was a murder suspect," Haru explained. "The culprit's fingerprints were on that public phone,"

"Haru said you have something to tell me?" Shukichi asked.

Subaru was silent for a moment. "Haru, can I talk to you in the kitchen?"

"Sure," Haru got up and they headed to the kitchen.

"I am not ready to tell him about Akemi and Michael," Subaru said.

"Why not? It's been two years!" Haru argued. "You trust him enough to tell him about you faking your death. Shukichi deserves to know about his sister-in-law and nephew,"

"What about you?" Subaru pointed out. "You've been keeping a secret your entire life,"

"If you tell him about Akemi and Michael," Haru sighed. "Then I'll tell him about me being a dimensional traveler,"

"Deal," Subaru agreed.

The two returned to the living room. "Sorry for the wait, Taiko Meijin-nii," Haru smiled. "We both have something to tell you,"

"You should sit down," Subaru took a deep breath. "I have a girlfriend and a son in the US,"

"WHAT!?" Shukichi exclaimed.

"My son is two years old," Subaru added. "They don't know I'm alive though. Sorry for not telling you,"

"Wow," Shukichi put a hand to his head. "I thought someone like you would know better and use protection. I mean, your line of work is very dangerous,"

"Hey, Akemi and I were caught up in the moment," Subaru mumbled.

"Caught up in the moment or not, you should not forget important things like condoms or birth control," Shukichi reminded. "Though I am happy to know that our family is expanding. I hope I get to meet my sister-in-law and nephew sometime in the near future,"

"You're taking this surprisingly well," Subaru commented.

"Don't get me wrong, I am upset that you've kept this hidden," Shukichi said. "Those two are part of our family too. How did you meet your girlfriend anyway? I thought you were married to your job," He gave him a suspicious look. "You don't seem to be the romantic type nor the fatherly type,"

"Oi…"

"Believe it or not, but he's a very doting father," Haru chuckled. "He spoils Michael a lot,"

Shukichi laughed out loud once he conjured up the vivid image of Akai buying several toys for a toddler. "That seems so…unlike him,"

"Fatherhood changes people," Haru snickered.

"So what is it that you wanted to tell me?" Shukichi turned to his younger brother. "You also have something to say and judging by your nervousness, it'll probably top Shuichi-niisan's secret lover and child,"

"Do…" 'Huh? My whole body is trembling!' He felt a comforting hand be placed on his shoulder. 'Shukichi is my older brother. He's family,' "Do you believe in reincarnation?"

"I don't really believe in that kind of stuff," Shukichi shrugged. "But are you saying that you are a reincarnate? I watched you grow up, Haru. You seemed older than you actually were,"

"Of course I seemed older as a child because I died when I was seventeen years old," Haru said casually, trying to cover up his nervousness. "I came home from school one day and my house was on fire. I tried to save my parents and all three of us died,"

'Haru…why are you putting up a happy mask?' Subaru glanced at his youngest brother with concern. 'You're smiling, yet you're crying on the inside. You don't need a mask around family,'

"Seventeen?" Shukchi questioned. "That's…that's so young. That's Masumi's age. You died at that age?"

"Yeah," A crack in the mask formed. "I don't know why I ran inside. They were already dead when I got there. It was stupid of me to even try,"

"Why are you pretending to be happy?" Shukichi noticed. "Mitsuharu, you're acting happy yet the news you are telling me is about you and your parents' deaths,"

"Because I don't want to make it seem to you guys that you're not my family either," Haru claimed. "You're all my family. I'm grateful that I was given a second chance and a loving family,"

"What was your past life like?" Shukichi asked, deciding to avoid the topic of family. "Did you have lots of friends?"

"Not a single one," Haru replied honestly. "Though, I can't really remember before high school. But outside of school life, my life revolved around the internet. Just like as Akai Mitsuharu, I was a huge anime and manga fan, which kinda brings us to the second part of my secret,"

"Second part?" Shukichi inquired. "There's more to your reincarnation?"

"I'm also a dimensional traveler," Haru revealed. "In my original world, the world that Michael Leo Field lived in…there existed an anime and manga series called Detective Conan," He exhaled. "The world we are all currently living in is the Detective Conan World. Everyone—you, our family, all of our friends, everyone—is a fictional character in that universe created by Aoyama Gosho,"

"What do you mean that we're fiction?" Shukichi frowned. "We're all real people,"

"I called you and Akai by your nicknames many years before you even got them," Haru pointed out. "I know some future events. I know some events that will happen to the family, but the Akai Family is not the main focus of the anime. As you could tell from the title, Conan is the protagonist. You're all just his allies that show up from time to time,"

"Did you know that Kohji was going to die?"

"Huh?" Haru was caught up by the sudden change in tone.

"Did you know that Dad was going to disappear?"

"I…" Haru bit his lower lip. "Yes,"

Without any warning, Shukichi slapped Haru and glared at him. "You knew they were going to die but you did nothing!? Why didn't you save them!?"

Haru didn't immediately respond, having been caught off guard by the sudden hit. 'Why…why is he angry?'

"Shukichi, that's enough!" Subaru intervened.

"No it isn't!" Shukichi snapped. "He knew that our father and cousin were going to die yet he did nothing!"

"I didn't know the exact dates that the events were going to occur," Haru somehow managed to say, although his voice was very shaky. "All I knew was that Kohji was going to die during a chess tournament in the US. He and Amanda Hughes were going to both be murdered. Dad goes to the US to investigate and gains a very terrifying enemy,"

"Then why didn't you stop Kohji from going!?" Shukichi demanded. "If he had never gone to the US, he would still be alive! Our family would still be in one piece!"

"He was only two years old!" Subaru defended. "Would you have believed a toddler's words?"

"He could have at least tried!" Shukichi yelled. "If he really did think of us as family, why didn't he try!? Masumi trained in Jeet Kune Do and honed her detective skills. Mitsuharu, what did you do? You just lazed around and did nothing to improve yourself! If you thought of us as a family, then why didn't you get stronger so that you could help protect instead of constantly being the one protected?"

"I'm sorry," Haru apologized. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I know I'm weak. I know I'm stupid. But there's no way I could ever be anything compared to everyone else!"

"You didn't even try!" Shukichi snapped. "You don't think of us as your family at all, do you? Well, the feeling's mutual for me. You're not my younger brother," With his views spoken, he left and slammed the door shut behind him.

Subaru brought Haru into a hug. "He's just angry and overwhelmed by the sudden revelation,"

"This is why I never told anyone," Haru sobbed. "I was afraid of being disowned. I was afraid of being hated….He'll probably tell Mama and Masumi. Then they'll hate me too,"

"He doesn't hate you," Subaru said. "Give him time and he'll become rational again. He doesn't mean those words. Mom and Masumi won't hate you either. We're family,"

"Then why did he say I wasn't his brother?" Haru cried. "He's right, you know. I should've at least tried. But I was scared. I was afraid that if I had warned you guys, then the plot would've shifted. If Kohji didn't die and Tsutomu didn't go missing, I was afraid that you wouldn't become an FBI Agent. The FBI needs their Silver Bullet. There were a few times I thought of joining the FBI in your stead, but I knew that I was too young and that I could never be anything compared to you,"

"Didn't you say that you didn't know the exact date Kohji was murdered?" Subaru reminded. "If you had randomly told us about these future events, there would have been a strong chance that we would've brushed it off as your imagination or something from a cartoon,"

"I told Dad to not go, but he brushed my warning off and said it'd be okay," Haru whispered. "That was the last thing we said to each other before he disappeared,"

What? Did you think that Shukichi would take the news well like Akai did?

Once I finish Mitsuharu I will start a rewritten version that will be more detailed and have some parts that weren't in this version. It will also better hint at Michael Leo Field's life in the Real World, which is somewhat hinted in the quote from this chapter: "Though, I can't really remember before high school."