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]

Conan, Masumi, James, Jodie, Camel, Inspector Megure, Shiratori, Chiba, Takagi, and Sato all sat in the hospital garden. "The culprit was caught,"

"What!?" Both of their heads shot up in shock.

"The culprit was Kevin Yoshino," Inspector Megure informed. "He has been detained, though several of his bones were broken,"

"How was he caught?" Conan asked. "Who caught him?"

"Okiya Subaru-san did," Inspector Megure informed. "He claimed to have been driving by when he noticed the suspicious van and the sniper. Realizing that someone's life was in danger, he disarmed Yoshino and knocked him out. When he learned that Haru was shot, he became understandably distressed at the fact that his friend is in serious condition,"

"Where is he?" Conan questioned. 'Akai-san…your younger brother got seriously injured again. I can't imagine how you're feeling,'

"He's currently at his home, though we are unsure of his current emotional state," Takagi replied.

XXX

"Mitsuharu…" Subaru downed another gulp of bourbon whiskey. "Again…again you got hurt. This time…even though I was right there…I was unable to stop him in time!" Tears started welling up. "What kind of older brother am I!?" 'That bastard…that bastard Yoshino…' His green eyes burned with rage. "It's all his fault! I should've killed him!" 'But Haru wouldn't want me to kill him…but he hurt Haru!'

Bepo and Cora watched from the doorway. "Daddy's scary," Bepo whimpered. "What's wrong with Daddy?"

"He's sad, pup," Cora told him. "His younger brother was hurt more seriously than normal. My human will be at the hospital for a while,"

"I don't like it when he's sad," The Samoyed pouted. "I don't like it when he's angry. I like Daddy when he's happy. How do we make Daddy happy again?"

"You can't, at least not until my human's back," Cora said. "The least we can do is comfort Chewy for the time being,"

Akemi and Michael were in the US and believed that he had been killed in action. Jodie, Masumi, and Mary all thought he had died. He was still angry with Shukichi after the latter's outburst against Haru. Subaru put a hand to his face. "I'm all alone…" Nobody could comfort him, Okiya Subaru, the man who was just Haru's classmate and friend.

"No, you're not," Bepo walked over to him and laid his head on Subaru's lap. "We're pack, Daddy. You're never alone,"

"Bepo…" Subaru knelt down and wrapped his arm around his dog and his brother's cat. "Cora…" Akai Shuichi was only human and even he could break. Even the FBI's Silver Bullet needed someone to lean on from time to time, someone to listen to all of his troubles, someone to comfort him whenever he was under a lot of emotional stress.

XXX

Masumi returned to her hotel room and only then did she allow herself to cry. Her mother held her as she relayed the events. "It's my fault he's in the hospital!"

"Masumi, it isn't your fault," Mary told her.

"H-Haru-nii got shot while protecting me!" Masumi stuttered.

"Masumi, you weren't the one who pulled the trigger," Mary pointed out. "Haru wouldn't want you blaming yourself,"

"I know…" Masumi sniffled. "We…we need to tell Kichi-nii. We need to tell him about Haru…"

"Haru will be fine," Mary assured her. "Haru is strong," 'Though, I don't know the severity of the wound. Let's hope my words are the truth, Mitsuharu. I can't lose you too. I've already lost Tsutomu, Kohji, and Shuichi. Please live, Haru. I can't lose anyone else…'

XXX

Shukichi woke up from his sleep to his phone ringing. He sleepily answered the call. "Hello?"

"K-Kichi-nii…"

"Masumi?" Shukichi yawned. "Is something wrong?"

"H-Haru-nii—"

"I don't want to talk about him," Shukichi interrupted, spitting that pronoun out as if it were poison on his tongue.

"But—"

"I'm angry with him," Shukichi said. "So I don't want to talk about him, Masumi,"

"Kichi-nii, it's important!"

"He can wait," Shukichi told her brusquely. "If the point of your call is about him, then I'm hanging up,"

"Please listen to me Shukichi!"

Shukichi's finger froze just above the red button. 'She sounds so desperate and distraught. I've never heard her speak this way before. She also used my full name. What could possibly be important about him? But Masumi isn't him so I'll hear her out,' "What's wrong?"

"Y-You heard about the sniper, right?"

"Yes,"

"Haru-nii, Conan-kun, and I were investigating…I-I saw the laser sight on Conan-kun's head and…I dove in…"

"Masumi, are you alright!?"

"I'm fine…But Haru-nii…he jumped behind me and…he shielded me with his body!"

"What?" Shukichi had not expected that at all.

"T-There was so much blood, Kichi! There was so much of Haru's blood!"

"I…" His words were caught in his throat. "I'm gonna hang up now," He didn't bother waiting for Masumi's reaction. 'Haru protected Masumi. He took the shot that would've sent her into the hospital instead. The shot that could've possible killed her,'

Shukichi slapped Haru and glared at him. "You knew they were going to die but you did nothing!? Why didn't you save them!?"

"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?"

"You're not my younger brother,"

"I yelled at him…" Shukichi said out loud to himself. "I accused him of not thinking of us as familly…I claimed that he wasn't my brother…" 'But he risked his life to save Masumi. I don't even know if the shot was fatal. He could be dead by now!' "He could be dead and my last words to him were that we weren't brothers! I…I need to apologize! But does he even want to see me? Will he even make it through the operation?"

XXX

Cognac stared at his phone screen in the confines of his living quarters. "Haru…"

"The most recent victim of the sniping is Field Haru, also known as Kudo Haru. He is currently undergoing operation and it is unknown if he'll survive. The culprit, Yoshino Kevin, was taken in custody. Yoshino, age thirty two, is a military shop manager of a shop here in Japan as well as a former Marine Corps Staff Sergeant,"

Cognac hated himself. He hated how he was in the talons of the crows. He hated how he was unable to do as he pleased like Vermouth. He hated how he couldn't even go see Haru. He hated how he was unable to do anything for Haru. He hated how he was so utterly useless.

He needed to find a way to visit Haru, at least for just a moment.

XXX

Haru regained conscious hours later. "Haru-nii…" Masumi teared up. "I'm so glad…You're awake…"

"Haru, don't scare us like that!" Sonoko scolded. "Huh? Hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Haru-niichan, is something wrong?" Conan asked.

"Haru…niichan?" His voice was soft and uncertain. "Is…is that me?"

"Of course it's you," Kogoro said. "Who else would it be?"

"But…I don't know who Haru is…" He shook his head. "I don't know any Haru…"

"Then what's your name?" Conan questioned, concerned.

"My name?" The teen turned to Conan. "My name is Michael Leo Field,"

Do you guys want me to (1) actually finish this story and then start posting the revamped version or (2) post the finished chapters (but it won't be complete nor will it reach the fall of the organization) of this story and then start posting the revamped version.

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