Detective Conan/Fruits Basket- The 14th Animal of the Sohma Family Curse
Genre: Romance/Friendship
Pairing: Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri
Rating: PG-13 (Some partially graphic violence, but not overly graphic)
Disclaimer: I do no own Detective Conan or Fruits Basket.... Wah!
Summary: What if Shinichi wasn't shrunk into a boy, but when hugged by a girl, he became the 14th animal cursed under the Chinese Zodiac? Fruits Basket Crossover!
The 14th Animal of the Sohma Family Curse
Ch.2: Akito's Form of Torture
"S-Shinichi, I n-need to talk to you..." Shigure sighed.
"Yah, what's up!?" Shinichi asked, following Shigure out into the front yard.
"A-Akito has made an order that you are to remain in my house and only leave for school and an occasional errand." Shigure admitted.
"WHAT!?!?!" Shinichi shouted, shocked.
"I'm sorry. If I disobey Akito, he'll probably hurt you, Ran, Tohru, Kyo, or Yuki. I'm not worried about myself being hurt, but I can't rebel against him!" Shigure explained.
"Why is he doing this to me!?! Is this because of the vase thing because I'll apologize!!!" Shinichi asked, horrified.
"No, this isn't about the vase thing..." Shigure mumbled.
"T-then tell me, why? What did I do to deserve that!?! Please, Shigure! D-Did I disrespect him, besides the vase thing? Did I hurt him!? WHAT DID I DO!?! WHY IS HE ISOLATING ME FROM HER!?!?!" Shinichi begged to know, desperate.
"S-Shinichi... you haven't done anything wrong... It's your form that did something wrong... Akito says that he believes that the black cat you turn into is a sign of bad luck, and to punish you for that, he's putting you under house arrest... well, sort of." Shigure explained, feeling horrible.
"It's because I'm the black cat!?! Then, I'll dye my fur pink the next time I change!!!" Shinichi shouted, desperate.
"That isn't what he meant. Even if you changed your color, Akito would still punish you because he wants the black cat form to suffer. He believes that the black cat is bad because it must've done something so bad, that it was excluded from the Chinese Zodiac and all of history. He's treating you just like he treats Kyo, but he's being harder on you because he thinks your form is worse than Kyo's..." Shigure mumbled, feeling lower than dirt as he said it.
"NO!!!! THIS ISN'T FAIR!!!! Please, Shigure, tell me it's all a lie! PLEASE!!!! THERE'S NOTHING MORE HORRIBLE THAN ME NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE HER!!!! I HAVE to see her! Please, let me see her!" Shinichi begged, falling to his knees.
"I can't let you leave, and Akito would never be okay with me letting her in my house unless he was convinced that you and her had no personal relationship, which he isn't, convinced I mean..." Shigure mumbled.
Shinichi stood up limp like a homeless man that had only enough strength to walk. He walked back toward Shigure's house without another word. He didn't even look at Shigure. He hid his eyes and simply walked toward the house.
"Shinichi, I'm sorry!" Shigure tried, grabbing Shinichi's shoulder.
Shinichi shook Shigure's hand off his shoulder and looked at Shigure with a depressed, pathetic look that almost made Shigure want to cry when he saw it. 'Akito, I hope you know what you've done!' Shigure thought to himself.
The next day, Shigure, Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru all helped Shinichi move some of his things from his house to his new room in Shigure's house. Shinichi looked at his bed, depressed. When everyone else had left his room. Shinichi locked his door and window.
"Shinichi, let us in!!!" Shigure shouted outside the door.
"NO!!!" Shinichi shouted.
"Please, Shinichi, don't make this any harder than it already is!" Shigure pleaded.
"I'm not letting you in! You'll have to drag me over to that house of yours if you want me to go with you and that means you'll have to find your own way to get the door open. The window's locked as well!" Shinichi shouted.
Shinichi lied on his bed, holding a small box of his most precious treasures. Inside was: a picture of his parents and him, pictures of Ran, small gifts from her, pictures of both Ran and Shinichi, his first and only teddy bear, and many other trinkets. He pulled the covers from his bed over his head as he tucked himself in. He closed his eyesand begged to God that it was all just a nightmare, that he wasn't going to be kept from his love forever. He knew the minute that Shigure had said it; Akito planned to keep him contained forever in Shigure's house, except for his schooling and an occasional errand which would probably be only if Yuki or Shigure was with him.
'I can't see her! Ran, I can't see you except for these pictures. I want to see you! It's been a week! I haven't seen you since that night at Tropical Land. I want to see you! I want to tell you my feelings. I want to tell you how much I love you! I want to hug you, to kiss you, to tell you exactly what I'm feeling! GOSH!!! This is pure hell!!!' Shinichi thought to himself, trying to prevent it but being unable to as a few hot tears streamed down his eyes. Shinichi wiped them away feeling weaker than a unborn baby in his or her mother's womb. He hid under his covers and begged for it all to be some sick joke.
"Kyo, kick in the door!" Shigure shouted.
"No, Shinichi needs his time alone! I understand he feels. He's in love, and now he's going to be kept from her for the rest of his life! You know as much as I do that Akito won't relieve this punishment. He might even make it worse!" Kyo shouted at Shigure.
Yuki glared at Kyo and said, "He'll be in worse shape if we don't get him home! Akito will torture him like he did to me if he argues with him."
"I'm not breaking in that door!" Kyo said, heading for the library.
Yuki sighed and kicked the door in. Hatori and Shigure grabbed the protesting Shinichi by his hands and legs. They carried him from his house and headed for Hatori's car. He screamed at the top of his lungs before he got in the car, "HELP!!! I'M BEING KIDNAPPED BY THESE FREAKY GUYS!!!"
Dr. Agasa ran from his house to see Hatori, Shigure, and Yuki literally throw Shinichi into Hatori's car.
"DR. AGASA, HELP ME, PLEASE!!!" Shinichi begged.
Dr. Agasa ran up to Shigure and demanded to know what they were doing with Shinichi.
Shigure smiled and said, "Shinichi's just upset because he doesn't want to stay the night his cousin's house!"
"Shinichi never mentioned having a cousin at least one that looks like you. I know every one of Shinichi's cousins." Dr. Agasa mumbled.
"I'm his 6th cousin, three times removed!" Shigure explained.
"Why don't I believe you!?!" Dr. Agasa mumbled, glaring at Shigure.
Hatori rolled his eyes and did one of the things he did best. He walked over and erased Dr. Agasa's memory only enough so he didn't remember meeting Shigure, Yuki, and Hatori or Shinichi being thrown into a car. Kyo sighed as he silently got into the car after Shinichi, Yuki, and Tohru. Yuki held Shinichi down because he was threatening to kick out the window and jump from it while the car was moving. Shinichi looked back at the his house one last time. His face fell in defeat and depression. He whispered ever so quietly, "I hate Akito..."
As Hatori drove, Shinichi passed the one place that made tears fall down his cheeks again. They past Ran's home. Desperation and frustration filled Shinichi's heart, as he pushed Yuki from him, yanked the door's lock up, opened the door as the car was moving, and tried to leap from the car. Kyo grabbed onto him in an attempt to stop him. They both fell from the car and tumbled and skidded on the pavement. Shinichi looked at Kyo, worried. He sighed and pulled Kyo up. Kyo was fine, but he looked at Shinichi like he was insane.
"What is wrong with you!?!?!" Kyo shouted.
"You shouldn't have grabbed me!!!" Shinichi shouted, back.
"You just gave Akito evidence of your love for Ran! You think he won't find out about this!?!" Kyo shouted.
"I don't care! I'm not going back! You can't make me!" Shinichi shouted, headed toward the stairs that lead to the Mouri residence.
"Kudo, don't go to her! If you go to her, she'll find out! If you hug her, she'll find out! You'll be putting her in danger. Those bad guys who made you that way will target her if she knows your secret! Besides, Ran will think you are a freak! All girls think we're freaks!!!" Kyo shouted.
"Not Ran!!! Ran would never think I'm a freak. She's my best friend! I-I love her!" Shinichi shouted.
"The only girl I've ever met that found out and didn't think I was a freak was Tohru. What makes you think Ran will be like that!? Even if she is accepting of it, things will never be normal for you two. You'll not only have to hide from the Black Organization, but you'll also have to hide from the Sohma family! You'll never be able to escape both of us! One will get you, and believe me; to be caught by the Sohma family is far more worse than being killed by an organization of assassins! Even though I've always wanted to be accepted into the Chinese Zodiac, I hate being a Sohma. After I graduate, I will be locked into a cage like room for the rest of my life. Everyone will fear me and repel from me. I will be completely alone. Don't let that happen to you! Just come with us. Also, you will never be able to hold her in your arms without changing. Besides, you can still call her!" Kyo explained.
"THAT'S NOT ENOUGH!!! I want to be with her, not call her every once and while! I love her, Kyo! I LOVE RAN WITH MY WHOLE HEART, SOUL, AND MIND!!! Talking to her on the phone will never be enough! I need her! I NEED HER!!!" Shinichi shouted, walking up the stairs.
"What if she doesn't love you back!?" Kyo mumbled, loud enough for Shinichi to hear.
Shinichi's eyes went wide as he had his back to Kyo. Kyo's words echoed in his ears. Shinichi realized that it was possible and for the first time in his life, Shinichi didn't know what the answer was to the mystery Kyo had placed in front of him.
"I can only hope because I don't know..." Shinichi sighed, heading further up the stairs.
Kyo finally did the one thing he didn't want to do. He had Tohru come from the car and hug Shinichi. He picked Shinichi's cat self up from his scruff. Shinichi squirmed with all his might, but it was no use. He had no strength in that form. Kyo picked Shinichi's clothes up with his other hand. Kyo, Tohru, and cat Shinichi got in the car. Hatori turned on the child lock that prevent edShinichi from opening the door from the inside of the car. Shinichi refused to look at a single one of them. He quickly got dressed when he regained his normal self. The only thing he mumbled was, "I hate you, Kyo... Don't expect me to ever pity you or even sympathize with you again. You're just a jerk."
Kyo sighed.
When they got back to Shigure's house, Shinichi brought his stuff in without a single word. After all his stuff was in, he stayed in his new room. Shigure and Tohru told him that dinner was ready, but he said he wasn't hungry. Actually he was starving, but he didn't feel like facing any of those people. Momiji, Kisa, Hiro, and Hatsuharu came over that evening, but Shinichi still refused to come out of his room.
Akito even stopped by later on that night. Shigure was shocked to see Akito there. Akito walked straight past Shigure and headed for Shinichi's room. Shigure, sadly too late, saw Akito had a whip and rope in his hand. Shigure tried to stop Akito, but Akito pushed him away and continued towards Shinichi's room. Kyo tried to stop him, but Akito smacked him in the face, sending Kyo flying out of the way. Akito burst into Shinichi's room without a knock or a 'Can I come in?' and looked at him with a enraged face. Shinichi barely looked at him as he whispered, "What do you want!?!"
Akito cornered him and used the rope to tie Shinichi's hands to the foot of his bed. Shinichi yelped in surprise when he was tied, and Akito showed off his whip. Shinichi looked him, confused and honestly frightened.
Akito got a pair of scissors from one of Shinichi's drawers and cut opened Shinichi's shirt.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?!" Shinichi screamed.
Akito turned Shinichi around and snapped the whip against Shinichi's back. Shinichi screamed in pain. (A/N: Sorry, for hurting our hero! Akito's just cruel that way... Sorry if you in some way are a Akito fan...)
"You spoiled, ungrateful brat!!!" Akito shouted.
"W-what!?!" Shinichi mumbled, confused.
"I gave you a roof to stay in..." Akito shouted, snapping against Shinichi's bare back again.
"I gave you food at the table..." Akito continued, snapping it again.
"I gave you a room of your own!" Akito shouted, rising his voice and snapping the whip again.
"I paid for your school tuition!" Akito yelled, snapping it again.
"I didn't lock you in that room that I had planned for Kyo!" Akito growled, snapping again.
"I let you befriend Shigure, Yuki, Kyo, Tohru, Momiji, Hatsuharu, Ritsu, Risa, Hiro, Ayame, Hatori, Kureno, Rin, and Kagura!" Akito exclaimed, striking Shinichi's back with the whip with each name he said.
"I GAVE YOU ALL THIS, AND YOU UNGRATEFUL, IDIOT, THANKED ME BY TRYING TO RUN AWAY, GET KYO KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT, AND GET SHIGURE AND HATORI PUT IN JAIL!!!!!?" Akito screamed, smacking the whip as hard as he could against Shinichi's poor back.
Shinichi screamed at the top of his lungs in excruciating pain. Shinichi fell, limp and weak, on his bed; his hands still tied to the bed's edge.
Shigure looked, horrified at Shinichi's back. There were slashes and cuts everywhere, and blood was trickling down his back from the cuts. Shinichi whispered a quiet, "I...I'm s-sorry, Sir..."
Shigure looked at the pained, tired look on Shinichi's face. Akito pulled Shinichi's face up by pulling his hair painfully.
"What was that!? I couldn't hear you!!!" Akito shouted, whipping his back again with his other hand.
"I-I'M SORRY, SIR!!!" Shinichi screamed the best he could.
"Is that the best you can do!?!" Akito shouted at him.
Shinichi looked at him in agony and did the only thing he got thing he could think to do.
"I'm sorry, Sir, but that is the best I c-can do." Shinichi whispered.
Akito looked at him and finally said, "Good, now, go to that table and eat you food! Don't even put on a shirt. I want everyone at that table to see exactly what happens when you are disobedient!"
Shinichi nodded, weakly. Akito used the scissors to cut the ropes holding down Shinichi's hands. Shinichi fell from his bed on the floor. He slowly tried to rise to his feet, but his back wouldn't allow him to. He fell in pain.
"Shinichi Kudo, what are you doing!?" Akito asked, annoyed.
"S-sorry, I'll get up." Shinichi mumbled, trying again.
He fell again in pain.
"Kudo, do I need to ask again!?!" Akito shouted, snapping his whip at the floor.
"AKITO, STOP IT!!! With the amount of times you hit him and the force you exerted, of course he'd be in too much pain to stand on his feet!" Hatori shouted.
Hatori placed Shinichi back in his bed. He turned Shinichi around and went to work, putting ointment on the multiple cuts and wrapping his back in bandages. Shinichi looked at Momiji, Risa, Hiro, Hatori, Kyo, Shigure, Yuki, Tohru, and Hatsuharu, weakly. They looked at him with a sad expression. Tohru ran up and went to help Hatori. Shinichi simply stared at them.
"Shinichi, I'll bring you your dinner, okay?" Tohru said, sweetly.
Shinichi nodded, weakly and whispered a raspy, "Thank you..."
Akito looked at them helping Shinichi and simply stormed from the room, annoyed.
Shigure cornered Akito as he was leaving.
"What, Shigure!?!" Akito shouted.
"Akito... give me that whip!" Shigure demanded.
"No, you can't boss me around! I hate you, Shigure! You traitor, you betrayed me!" Akito shouted, slamming the door, loudly.
Shigure sighed as he stared at the place where Akito once was. 'Akito, forgive me for causing you to hate me, but what you are doing to Shinichi is cruel...' Shigure thought to himself.
A/N: SO, SO Sorry for the late update. I'm starting the 3rd chapter up next. Things get better in the 3rd chapter. I was thinking the next chapter will be named "Ran's New Cat, Shinichi". L8r!