This was actually going to be published earlier but when I went to publish it, I saw there were two new reviews. So I had a look at them and was happily surprised. Lu-chan had made a wonderful suggestion that I hadn't thought to add, and I combined that idea with another reviewers suggestion. So I had to go back and edit the entire chapter and a few previous ones. So, here you go. New chapter for all those of you who enjoyed the last few! There is a slight development part in the romance side of things, yay! So, enjoy!
When Shinichi, no Lupin, kicked the ball down the field, passing it to Mitsuhiko, he felt eyes watching him. It wasn't invasive, dangerous, or unwanted. In fact it was set of comfortable gazes that he'd grown used to while being around the particular duo. He glanced up to the nearest tree, taking note of the pearly white dove that cooed at him and the falcon nestled next to it. He sighed through his nose, so they had found him. He blinked a moment later in sudden relisation, they had found him and hadn't found a way to drag him away from the trio. He felt a swell of affection for two as they continued to let him play with the kids that he'd formed a comraderie with. He gave a subtle nod and wave that had the two Shiftes raising their heads in acknowledgment.
"Lupin-kun!" Ayumi called out to him, dragging his attention back to the game. He turned his head in time to notice the soccer ball flying his way, he jumped, heading it back to Mitsuhiko whose eyes widened at the move. Shinichi flinched slightly at their gazes, had that been too much like Conan? Thankfully a distraction presented itself in the form of a blonde haired and tan skinned barista.
"Ah, Amuro-san!" Ayumi called out in greeting. The undercover agent raised his head, smiling in greeting as he approached them. Shinichi felt his stomach drop, if Amuro managed to figure him out and called him out on it, everything could go down terribly. He was having a hard enough time already hiding everything from the kids. Seeing the new addition, Amuro's eyes zeroed in on him.
"Ah, who's your new friend?" He inquired, taking a breath of air and eyes subtly widening.
"This is Lupin-kun! He's helping us improve our soccer skills!" Ayumi chirped, puffing her chest out proudly. The two other boys nodded, because when you're a child, making a new friend is a big achievement.
"Oh? Isn't that nice." Amuro commented, eyes never leaving 'Lupin-kun'. Shinichi's eyes narrowed and he took a deep breath, his senses alerting him to the new threat. There were two other shifters in the area, or at least one who was and another who was going to awaken her blood soon. Their staring contest was broken off by a falcon's cry that had Amuro's head whipping around to glare at the falcon and the dove. Another cry from the falcon had Amuro letting out a huff of air before turning back to them. His eyes were largely dilated, and a subtle anger in his eyes. Shinichi felt a tingle in the back of his mind, one that made him feel a subtle fear that Amuro would call him out on his disguise.
Sensing his distress, Kaito flew down nearby letting out a loud coo. Immediately there were a multitude of doves surrounding the first one. Shinichi's eyes widened as he recognized the magicians doves.
"Hato!" Ayumi squealed, visibly wanting to rush up to them but at the same time not wanting to startle them. Shinichi offered a finger for any one of the doves to hop up onto, he wasn't even surprised the Kaito warned the other doves off before brushing up against him. Shinichi let his lips twitch up into a smile, the thief was always possessive with anything and anyone he considered his. Shinichi suppressed a blush when he realized he had just called himself Kaito's, which by default of their mating, made him Saguru's too.
"Well, I must be off then." Amuro stated, giving a stiff nod before making his way towards the entrance of the park. Shinichi let out a sigh of relief, and gave a greatful nod to Kaito and Saguru.
"Bye!" The Shounen Tanteidan called out, Shinichi quietly joining in. The children's attention was quickly redirected to the doves when they cooed in a questioning manner.
Seeing that the doves weren't flying away from 'Lupin', Ayumi walked as slowly as she could manage in her excitement towards the doves, tentatively offering a finger just like 'Lupin'. Genta also walked up, joining Ayumi in gently petting the doves. He wasn't surprised when he watched Genta dig out some pieces of bread from his pocket and offer the birds some. Spying the food, the doves immediately looked to the one on Shinichi's finger, Kaito, who cooed back to them. They immediately went up in a flurry of feathers, going straight for the food. A little ways off from them, Mitsuhiko was watching them with a considering gaze.
All of them startled when the flacon sitting in the tree let out a piercing cry that had all the doves scattering. The dove that had migrated to Shinichi's shoulder seemed to fluff up in defiance before another cry had it ruffling its feathers before flying up to the falcon and snuggling under its wing. Shinichi hid the slight pang in his heart at being left behind, he knew he couldn't shift yet so he couldn't join them even if he wanted to, but the hurtful tug still hurt.
Ayumi went a little starry eyed at the sight while Mitsuhiko seemed to frown even more. Noticing this, Shinichi picked up the ball and called the three over seeing if they wanted to have another game before they had to head to their respective homes. It distracted Mitsuhiko enough from the sight that he completely forgot about the birds in exchange for puzzling out the mystery that Lupin-kun was. He was like Conan but at the same time, he wasn't.
"Mitsuhiko...-kun!" Lupin called out his name, waving him over. The way he said his name, it sounded like the -kun was an after thought. Mitsuhiko could easily remember how Conan had been quiet fine with calling them just by their first names, excluding the girls of course. He walked over to Lupin and opened his mouth to ask, because he couldn't stand not knowing any longer, if Lupin really was Conan, and why had he lied to them, but before he could there was Genta backing up to get the ball Ayumi had kicked towards them. Lupin's eyes widened and he tried to step away only to collide with Mitsuhiko. They went down in a tangle of limbs, all of them groaning.
Shinichi tensed when he noticed the silence, in front of him lay the wig he'd been using, and as he glanced around he could see the wide eyes of the three of them. Dread pooled in his stomach, knowing how badly he had screwed up. Above them a loud cry of a falcon and the coo of a dove echoed, then suddenly little pellets were dropped over them, gassing them. Shinichi didn't get a strong enough dose to knock him out but he couldn't protest to being picked up. An earthy scent with a strong interwoven scent of musk filled his senses. So Saguru was carrying him, blearily opening his eyes he saw the blonde give him a sad smile. Turning his head the slightest, he watched as Kaito gathered the trio up underneath a tree, before pulling out his phone, probably calling the Proffesor, Shinichi's drowsy mind supplied. Shinichi turned his head so that he could bury his face into the strong support provided, he shouldn't have left the penthouse.
"Shin-chan?" Kaito's voice was unusually quiet for the normally energetic teen, and Shinichi sighed and curled in on himself more.
"Hey, it's okay, the professor will grab them and just say that they fell asleep." Saguru murmured, tightening his grip on the Hesei Holmes. He felt Shinichi nod before closing his eyes and hiding away as much as he could. Kaito glanced into Saguru's eyes, understanding passing through them.
"Let's head home when the professor gets here." Kaito whispered, nudging his way into Saguru's arms, somehow not jostling the dozing Shinichi.
Another chapter published! I hope you guys enjoyed it, and I look forward to any reviews that people have to offer. The information I got from those reviews that answered my questions have helped a lot with me deciding how this story is going to go! See you next chapter! Love ShySecret-chan~