General Recap of Rehearsal: It's been a week and Conan's ready to perform after all that intensive vocal training Kid has put him through. Conan has the song, has the outfit - pretty much has the whole routine down. Little does Kid know that Conan has been doing some preparation on his own, without the help of the magician, intending to put his own twist on the act that Kid has created for him.
A/N: Again, for reference:
Kaito singing
Conan singing
"So, I wanted to thank you once again for all this. I know how horrible my voice is." Conan stared at the ground as he wiggled his feet and looked away, rubbing his arm shyly.
You don't have to tell me twice, Kaito thought. He knew that his ears will never be the same again. Never again. It was only a miracle that he still had his hearing intact.
"We've been working on it for a whole week. It should be fine by tonight. Do you have your song memorized?" After all that hard work, he just knew it was going to pay off. The song he had chosen was perfect, and described the detective perfectly. A perfect combination.
Said detective nodded with a smile. "Sure do. Anyway, who are you today?"
Kid chuckled. "Oh, for your concert tonight I'm going to attend as Kuroba Kaito. He's my self-proclaimed biggest fan, and Tantei-san has been accusing him of being me. I'm sure it's the greatest compliment, but it must get annoying after a while." Kaito winked at Tantei-kun, who really had improved over the past week.
Then again, it wasn't really saying anything considering what they started with. Anything was an improvement from… that.
But seriously, it was very nice. Kaito wasn't lying when he said that Conan was a good student, as well as he himself being an amazing teacher. He had to be to fix… that. If only there were more students like Edogawa Conan. Kaito could probably make a good teacher, if he ever wanted a change of career. An interesting note, but he doubt he would ever take it. The spotlight was just too fun.
"No need to tell me twice," Conan muttered under his breath. He's had enough of accusations of being Shinichi. They may have been true but still…
"So," Kaito held out his hand. "Shall we go?"
Conan grinned devilishly as he placed his backpack's straps on his shoulders. "Sure."
Somehow Kaito didn't have a good feeling about this.
"Next, Conan-kun! Are you ready?" called Kobayashi-sensei as Conan placed a remote inside his pocket and grabbed his bag.
"Hai!" Conan smiled as he went to the teacher, dressed in a dark pea coat with a blue scarf covering his neck. "Ready, sensei!" He grinned.
"Alright, well, good luck!" She handed him the mic and pushed him forward onto the stage and into the adoring applause from the audience.
He spotted Kaito sitting next to Ran and her father, who was sitting next to Hattori, who was sitting next to most, if not all, of the members of the Japanese police like Sato, Takagi, and Megure-keibu, with Hakuba all the way at the end for some reason. As soon as Kaito noticed he was there, he pushed himself into his chair, trying not to get noticed by the detective all the way at the end.
Oh yeah, and his parents were creeping in the back as well. Very subtle.
How did they even have the time to attend…?
Conan was pretty sure that Ran had told everyone. Not that he wasn't expecting that she wouldn't, but still. On the contrary, he knew that she would ask everyone to attend Conan-kun's concert. He was actually quite surprised that Shinichi wasn't asked.
It just made his nerves of what he was planning to do slightly more entertaining and terrifying at the same time.
Well, let's see what going to happen. Not even Kid knew about the change in the program.
Let's surprise everyone. Never again will they force people to sing without their general consent.
The music began to blare through the speakers, and Kaito nodded as everything went according to his plan. As of that moment. He motioned for Conan to move around.
The performer followed the magician's advice and walked towards the center of the stage as the intro music played, waiting for his cue to start.
Taking a glance at the ceiling just before his cue went on, he said aloud, "Perceiving in a flash, once it starts, it won't stop!" He took a breath, and began.
"Why mienu asu he to
[Why do you walk toward]
Kitai kome aruiteru no
[The unforeseeable tomorrow with hope?]"
It was at this moment that he saw everyone's eyes widen at his soprano voice actually on tune for once in his life - well, depending on who was asking - and not making everyone's ears bleed from the horror that it was. Or used to be. Their shock didn't deter him as he continued the verse,
"Mada kimi wo omou
[My heart is astir]
Tochuu mitai ni zawameku
[As if I were still thinking about you]" He focused on Ran as he sang those lyrics, eyeing Kid from the corner of his sapphire orbs.
He closed his eyes and took a quick breath to start the next verse. He opened them, ready to start, to spot his mother drop her purse with his father trying to support her, the police and Hakuba impressed, Hattori baffled - and if Conan turned to the Shounen Tantei, he was sure they would be too - Kogoro slightly impressed, Ran looking slightly confused, and Kid looking proud of his work. The performer smirked as he continued while walking around the stage, eyes on the audience.
"Wakare to namida hikikae ni
[In exchange for break-up and tears,]
Nani wo sono te ni shita no
[What was it you obtained in your hands?]" He stopped and looked up towards the ceiling and reached for the sky.
"Inori dake kimi ni todoku to iu
[I come across the waning full moon]
Izayoi no tsuki ni deau
[Said to be capable of delivering my prayers to you]" He brought his hand back to his chest, clutching it as he turned to the audience.
He watched his main targets who were getting over his voice save for Kid obviously, and internally chuckled at them. He paused for a second as the song called for a breather before continuing, watching them with amusement.
Oh, how he couldn't wait to add Kid to that number.
"Are wa tooi machi no zanzou
[That's the afterimage of a distant town]
Meguri meguru amai tsuioku
[The sweet memories revolve round and round]
Marude natsu no arashi no you na scene
[A scene just like a summer storm]
Aa miseru dake
[Is all I'm shown]
He closed his eyes.
"Kanashimi wa shizen na genshou
[Sadness is a natural phenomenon]
Yasuragi wa tada no inshou
[Tranquility is only an impression]
Kokoro moyou tokiakasu keyword
[The keyword that unlocks my feelings]" He opened them and reached out to the viewers.
"Aa sagashite
[Ahh, please find it]"
He closed his eyes again, pulling back his arm and face towards the ground as he whispered softly,
"Sougen no hikari kaze ni kieru you
[Like light from the meadows vanishing in the wind]
Misty Mystery"
He looked up and smiled at the end of the verse, drinking in the expressions of the captivated audience as well as his shocked focused audience. He gave it a few seconds before beginning to unbutton his coat.
As he undid his last button, he exclaimed while eyeing Kid especially, "Stars are marginally fascinating. They can represent culprits or celebrities!"
He saw the phantom thief's confused expression for a microsecond before he pressed the button and the stage was cast into darkness. The music was cut, bringing everyone to hushed silence as Conan proceeded to strip himself of his coat and scarf and stuffed them into his bag he had hidden out of view by the lights, hand hovering over the button. He pat himself down in order to make sure everything was in order before he took a seat and pressed the button once more, turning on the lights.
Everyone gasped as he had gone a wardrobe change from a dark and mysterious black pea coat and dark midnight blue scarf for a chamois yellow sleeveless shirt with a funnel-shaped collar with lavender polka dots and short hot ginger orange shorts with golden buttons accompanied with a golden staff that now held the still color contrasting black mic. For some reason he found himself wearing a tapestry red bow with snow white and periwinkle blue highlights on his head as well. While the hair accessory was unexpected, it was not unwelcome as he looked upon the confused gazes of his audience.
Sure I look stupid now, but imagine the look on everyone's faces! Conan thought gleefully as he stood up from his throne and new high beat music started playing. He took a quick breath and jumped right into the song as it called him to sing.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]
Pachi pachi tsukema tsukete
[The false eyelashes that make me blink]" He blinked.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]
Kawaii no tsukema tsukeru
[My cute false eyelashes]"
He blinked for effect as he began to dance and skip around the stage, twirling the mic stand before placing it back to his lips and swaying his hips in tune with the melody, watching his general shocked audience before moving his eyes downward.
"Iina iina sore iina
[Wouldn't it be nice, nice, nice]
Pacchiri pacchiri sore iina
[To have big pretty eyes, oh it'd be nice]" He pointed at his glasses, which made his eyes look bigger than they are.
"Iina iina sore iina
[Wouldn't it be nice, nice, nice]
Kibun mo ue o muku
[My mood is looking up!]" He smiled upwards.
He placed the stand down and looked at his audience, everyone still reeling in shock. He continued while walking around, hands swaying.
"Tsukeru~
[Falsies~]" He pointed at his eyes again.
"Tsukeru taipu no mahou dayo
[It's the magic in a type of eyelash]" He winked at his mother and father, mouths agape at their son's performance. He took a moment to face the Shounen Tantei, eyes also wide with shock and sang the next line to them.
"Jishin o mi ni tsukete mieru sekai mo kawaru ka na
[My confidence changes, the way I see the world changes]"
He turned back to the audience and emphasized his blinking a few more times. He placed the mic stand in front of him before beginning to clap, looking down as he did so.
"Onaji sora ga dou mieru ka wa kokoro mo kakugo shitai
[I wonder if I'll still see the same sky, I prepare myself]"
He looked up with new vigor with a grin, not looking at the audience with a focus at a specific but staring at them in general.
"…dakara…
[So…]" He grinned as he watched the stunned faces of everyone, grabbing the mic.
Not noticing the lack of a certain brunet.
He couldn't be bothered as he winked some more.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[I put, put, put on my falsies]
Pachi pachi tsukema tsukete
[The false eyelashes that make me blink]" He blinked.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]
Kawaii no tsukema tsukeru
[My cute false eyelashes]"
He winked at them again and abandoned the mic stand beside him, swaying and bouncing his feet.
"Tsukeru~
[Falsies~]"
He began to dance again, skipping along the stage as he got ready for the next verse, about to grab the mic.
Imagine his surprise when he found it snatched from where he left it and now in the hands of newcomer to the stage, Kaitou Kid.
Or, as seen by the audience, Kudo Shinichi.
Dressed in the detective's high school uniform, Kid grinned at the horror stricken mini-detective as he placed the mic to his own lips and kneeled to Conan. Ignoring the gasps of horror that rang throughout the auditorium, he began to sing, also ignoring the audience in favor of watching the shocked star of the show the whole time.
"Samishii kao o shita chiisana otoko no ko
[A sad face appears on a little boy]" He caressed Conan's cheek to chin before standing up and facing the audience, hand placed on his chin as if in a dilemma.
"Henshin beruto o mi ni tsukete egao nikawaru ka na
[I wonder using my transformation belt will change his expression]" He tipped his head as if he was wearing a hat before he turned back to Conan, still in shock.
"Onna no ko ni mo aru tsukeru taipu no mahou dayo
[It's a woman's magic in a type of eyelash]" He winked at the mini-detective.
"Jishin o mi ni tsukete mieru sekai mo kawaru ka na
[My confidence changes, the way I see the world changes]"
Kid turned to the audience once more, handing the mic to still surprised Conan before adjusting his own headset and clapping.
"Onaji sora ga dou mieru ka wa kokoro mo kakugo shitai
[I wonder if I'll still see the same sky, I prepare myself] His eyes glazed over to the performer, who was starting to recover.
…dakara…
[So…]"
Conan was finally able to recuperate and began to sing the chorus as well, creating a duet between the two as Kid refused to back out.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[I put, put, put on my falsies]
Pachi pachi tsukema tsukete
[The false eyelashes that make me blink]
Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]
Pachi pachi tsukema tsukeru no
[The false eyelashes that make me blink]"
The two folded their hands in each others' and looked into each other's eyes - Conan's filled with confusion and doubt, Kid's filled with confidence and excitement.
"Pacchiri pacchiri omeme no ko
[The people with big, beautiful eyes]
Pachi pachi tsukema tsukete
[Big, beautiful falsies]" Their voices complimented each other from the tenor to the soprano as they split on the last part to emphasize the harmony between their voices.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]
Kawaii no tsukema tsukeru
[My cute false eyelashes]" They held out the last note and watched each other before Kid tightened his grip on Conan's hand and pulled him into a dance, twirling around the stage as the music continued to play, ignoring the mesmerized audience.
"Iina iina sore iina
[Wouldn't it be nice, nice, nice]" Conan's soprano filled the air before disappearing into the music.
"Iina iina sore iina
[Wouldn't it be nice, nice, nice]" Kid's tenor filled the empty void it had caused before leaving with the music as well.
They continued to twirl to the melody before Kid suddenly stopped and faced the audience, Conan in tow. The mini-detective looked expectantly at the phantom thief, but he was ignored as the music called to be filled.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]" Kid looked at Conan expectantly.
"Pachi pachi tsukema tsukete
[The false eyelashes that make me blink]" Conan softly filled his part, frowning slightly.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]" Kid winked at Conan, smile wide.
"Pachi pachi tsukema tsukeru no
[The false eyelashes that make me blink]" Conan blinked, beginning to smile as the pair took a breath and intertwined their fingers once more.
"Pacchiri pacchiri omeme no ko
[The people with big, beautiful eyes]
Pachi pachi tsukema tsukete
[Big, beautiful falsies]" Their voices spilt for the reprise as they looked at each other again.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]
Kawaii no tsukema tsukeru
[My cute false eyelashes]"
"Tsukeru~
[Falsies]" Conan sang on his own, Kid watching him proudly.
"Tsukema tsukeru
[Falsies]" Kid stared into Conan's eyes as he sang his last line, grinning blissfully.
"Tsukema tsukeru
[Falsies]" Conan kept the gaze between them as he echoed the last line of the song, smiling softly.
They took a bow as the music continued to its end, with hands still entwined until Conan suddenly broke it off, frowning with confusion on his face as Kid's faltered smile shifted into smirk at the detective's misty eyes. He placed a white rose in his bow in response.
Everyone was speechless for a few moments before the auditorium erupted into an uproar at what had just occurred. The lights shut off once more before flickering back, with Conan standing alone on the stage, Kid long gone.
In his hands, however, he found himself holding/surrounded by four large bouquets of roses of various colors. He peered inside to find roses of red, white, pink, coral, lavender and purple, and lastly within each of the bouquets a single blue rose in the center.
Only recalling red symbolizing love, lavender enchanted, and blue unattainable off the top of his head, he made a mental note to look up the flower color meanings later. He was being buried in petals until the assorted blossoms were suddenly taken from him.
Conan blinked at his vision not being impaired by petals as he was cornered into his targeted audience, his own parents included in the circle.
"Conan-kun!" started Ran, panting. "Where did Shinichi go?"
Conan could do nothing but shrug sheepishly in reply, "I'm not too sure, Ran-nee-chan." Too confused to think of an excuse.
"Conan-kun, you sing rather well!" said Saito with Takagi, Megure-keibu, and the rest of the police nodding in agreement. Conan was shocked to see Kogoro slightly nodding as well. "But I'm surprised. I thought that Kudo-kun couldn't sing?"
"Yeah, Kudo, what's going on?" Hattori eyed Conan suspiciously, making him let out a nervous laugh.
"That's what I want to know!" burst out Ran, breaking out of the circle and calling out Shinichi's name as she searched for her love interest who watched leave with a remorseful look in his eyes.
Ohh, that was not what he wanted at all. Sure, hopefully this will settle her doubts but…
"Should I tell her?" Hakuba asked, causing Conan to raise his head and shift expressions to one of embarrassment to the heist-oriented detective. The sandy blond looked around, possibly for Kid who was long gone.
Tell her what? That who she saw was not Shinichi, but Kaitou Kid? Conan was no longer sure if he was still who she thought he was. He truly didn't know.
Coming out of his thoughts, he heard the blond mutter, "I could have sworn I saw Kuroba…" before he noticed that Conan was watching him."That was rather reckless of Kid, wasn't it?" Hakuba commented.
"You have no idea…" Conan murmured under his breath as he watched his parents try to attract his attention without attracting attention to themselves as they exited the auditorium.
"A-anyway, got to go, bye!" He ran off and left everyone, heading for the exiting doors and into the arms of his parents.
"Oh Shin-chan~" Yukiko caught her son in her arms. "You're not going anywhere until we get a proper explanation, young man," She chided, with Yusaku nodding in agreement.
"Yes, Shinichi, care to explain?" His father said sternly, but his eyes said otherwise.
"Well… I figure that since I'm young again, might as well take the time to learn that elusive relative pitch." The not-child shrugged.
"And care to explain who your teacher or partner was?" asked his mother, causing Conan to blush as the memories of the performance flashed through his mind. Not to mention he was still dressed in his outfit, forgetting to grab his backpack his way out.
"N-nobody!" He struggled in her arms as his mother found herself with a face full of bow. "Could you put me down?" He requested, pleading with an urgent tone with parental respect that was hard to deny.
"Oh, you're not done explaining yet, young man," she said, wagging her finger at her shrunken son. "You expect us to let you get away from us that easily?"
Conan shrugged sheepishly. "Yes… Please?"
There was a vibration and Yukiko let her son down. "We expect details later. We should get together for dinner," His father said as his wife winked. Conan fished for the vibrating phone that was given to him by Kid. He answered the phone, "Hello?"
There was a short moment of silence before Conan looked up at his parents. "Uh..."
They waved him off. "Go ahead." Conan grimaced as he ran off, not hearing his mother comment, "Oh, I hope he brings him later for dinner!"
Yusaku chuckled for a bit before sliding his arm around Yukiko's waist. "Perhaps he will."
Kuroba Kaito has changed back into his Kaitou outfit, waiting patiently for his little Tantei-kun to come and meet him. Humming a new melody, he started to sing a new song to pass the time.
"ano kousaten de minna ga moshi sukippu wo shite
[If all of us went skipping in that crossing]
moshi ano machi no mannaka de te wo tsunaide sora wo miagetara
[If we stood holding hands in the center of that town and gazed up at the sky]" He looked up to the sky, watching the sun move slowly down to set, thoughts drifting over to Tantei-kun.
"moshi mo ano machi no dokoka de chansu ga tsuka mitai no nara
[If you want to take a chance somewhere in that city]
mada naku no ni wa hayai yo ne tada mae ni susumu shikanai wa iya iya
[Again, it's still too early to cry — all you can do is keep moving forward, no, no]"
He fiddled with the sleeves of his white suit jacket as he heard footsteps as well as a familiar voice hum the same melody softly that he was currently singing. The thief stood from his spot and moved close to the door. He twisted the doorknob and opened it by a crack.
"PONPON dashite shimaeba ii no
[Clap, clap, it's okay for it to come popping out]" The soft voice of Edogawa Conan traveled to Kid's ears, crisp and clean.
He smirked as he sang the next line,
"zenzen shinai no tsumaranai desho
[If that never happens, it gets boring, doesn't it?]"
Conan paused in mid-step, hesitant but followed,
"heddofon kakete rizumu ni nosete
[I put on my headphones and get lost in the rhythm]"
Kid smirked and together they sang,
"UEIUEI akete atashi no michi wo
[Way, way, I open my own path]"
Conan reached the door, but halted as Kid continued to hum the melody and continued,
"PONPON susumu iroiro na koto
[Clap, clap, all the things bursting and charging ahead]
dondon kiteru? anata no kimochi
[Are they showing up so fast? Your feelings]" Kid looked at the door expectantly, to Conan, to see if he would answer the words.
Conan hesitated again as he sang the next part of the verse,
"POIPOI suteru warui ko wa dare?
[Boy, boy, if you abandon me, who is the bad child?]" He paused.
"sousou ii ko aa
[Right, right, you're a good child, ah]"
"You Make Me Happy" Kid confirmed.
They began to split the lines.
"Every Day PON
[Every day clap]" He clapped.
"Every Time is PON
[Every time is clap]" Conan blushed.
"m-merii goo rando noritai no
[I wanna ride a merry-go-round]" He stuttered out, face red.
Kid grinned at Conan's line, faintly wondering if there was a carousel nearby. He continued,
"Every Day PON
[Every day clap]"
"Every Time is PON
[Every time is clap]" Conan followed.
Kid winked through the door crack.
"tabun sonna ja dame desho
[That's probably not such a good idea, is it?]" He took a breath.
"PONPON dashite shimaeba ii no
[Clap, clap, it's okay for it to come popping out]"
"zenzen shinai no tsumaranai desho
[If that never happens, it gets boring, doesn't it?]" Conan asked.
"heddofon kakete rizumu ni nosete
[I put on my headphones and get lost in the rhythm]" Kid replied.
They sang together in unison,
"UEIUEI akete atashi no michi wo
[Way, way, I open my own path]"
They began to clap.
"PONPON" "uei uei uei"
[Clap-clap-way-way-way] Conan frowned at being interrupted.
"PONPON" "uei" "PON" "uei" "PONPON"
[Clap-clap-way-clap-way-clap-clap] God damn it! Conan pursed his lips at the door to a nonchalance Kid who shrugged. Conan sighed and accepted the separation of lyrics.
"uei uei" "PONPONPON"
[Way-way-clap-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PON" "uei" "PON" "uei uei"
[Way-way-clap-way-clap-way-way]
"PONPON" "uei uei uei"
[Clap-clap-way-way-way]
"PONPON" "uei" "PON" "uei" "PONPON
[Clap-clap-way-clap-way-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PONPONPON"
[Way-way-clap-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PON" "uei" "PON" "uei uei"
[Way-way-clap-way-clap-way-way]"
They clapped together as they chanted their own the tune, tapping on the walls and door with their feet. Conan moved his hand to the knob before retracting it, taking a seat on the floor and Kid noticed his tentative look through the narrow opening.
The thief frowned but nevertheless continued,
"ano kousaten de minna ga moshi sukippu wo shite
[If all of us went skipping in that crossing]" He watched the detective still looking uncertain to continue.
"…moshi ano machi no mannaka de te wo tsunaide sora wo miagetara
[If we stood holding hands in the center of that town and gazed up at the sky]" Conan looked up to the ceiling and Kid looked to the sky that was soon to turn red.
"moshi mo ano machi no dokoka de chansu ga tsuka mitai no nara…
[If you want to take a chance somewhere in that city]" Kid trailed off, wanting him to continue.
Conan couldn't look at the door and put his back towards it instead. The boy shook his head.
"mada naku no ni wa hayai yo ne tada mae ni susumu shikanai wa iya iya
[Again, it's still too early to cry — all you can do is keep moving forward, no, no]"
Kid stared him carefully through the crack.
"PONPON susumu iroiro na koto
[Clap, clap, all the things bursting and charging ahead]
dondon kiteru? anata no kimochi
[Are they showing up so fast? Your feelings]" He asked again, raising an eyebrow towards the door.
"… POIPOI suteru warui ko wa dare?
[Boy, boy, if you abandon me, who is the bad child?] Conan's voice was very soft.
"sousou ii ko aa
[Right, right, you're a good child, ah]" Kid confirmed once more.
"You Make Me Happy"
"Every Day PON
[Every day clap]" Conan looked to the door.
"Every Time is PON
[Every time is clap]" Kid looked at the door at the corner of his eye and they caught each others' gaze.
"merii goo rando noritai no
[I wanna ride a merry-go-round]" Conan sang louder, more jovial in the tone. Kid smiled.
"Every Day PON
[Every day clap]"
"Every Time is PON
[Every time is clap]"
"tabun sonna ja dame desho
[That's probably not such a good idea, is it?]" Kid asked and Conan shrugged, both smiling at each other through the crack. They started to clap as it was called for.
"PONPON" "uei uei uei"
[Clap-clap-way-way-way]
"PONPON" "uei" "PON" "uei" "PONPON"
"uei uei" "PONPONPON"
[Way-way-clap-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PON" "uei" "PON" "uei uei"
[Way-way-clap-way-clap-way-way]
"PONPON" "uei uei uei"
[Clap-clap-way-way-way]
"PONPON" "uei" "PON" "uei" "PONPON"
[Clap-clap-way-clap-way-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PONPONPON"
[Way-way-clap-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PON" "way" "PON" "uei uei"
[Way-way-clap-way-clap-way-way]"
Conan stood up from the floor to push the door open, but Kid refused to let it budge more than a centimeter as they moved to the last reprise of the verse, together this time as they clapped in tune with the lyrics.
"PONPON" "uei uei uei"
[Clap-clap-way-way-way]
"PONPON" "uei" "PON" "uei" "PONPON"
[Clap-clap-way-clap-way-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PONPONPON"
[Way-way-clap-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PON" "way" "PON" "uei uei"
[Way-way-clap-way-clap-way-way]"
"PONPON" "uei uei uei"
[Clap-clap-way-way-way]
"PONPON" "uei" "PON" "uei" "PONPON"
[Clap-clap-way-clap-way-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PONPONPON"
[Way-way-clap-clap-clap]
"uei uei" "PON" "way" "PON" "uei uei"
[Way-way-clap-way-clap-way-way]"
They hummed the melody some more before that song drew to a close as well. Kid stood from in front of the door and allowed for Tantei-kun to have access to the roof.
As soon as Conan opened the door to the roof where he and the thief have been having their rendezvous for the past week, Kid handed him a single, thornless red rose. "What a wonderful performance," He complimented and smiled as Conan hesitantly took the rose, blushing as red as his bow.
"… Yet another rose. That makes fifty," mumbled the improved singer as willed his blush to go away. What was he going to do with fifty roses? And they were all from the phantom thief musical instructor. No one else planned to give him flowers - he asked everyone who attended. While it hurt, it was a good thing since he didn't need even more flora.
The detective twirled with the thornless rose in between his fingers. "Okay, so would you care to explain what the hell that was?" Conan demanded, finally regaining back his focus.
Kid assumed that they were just going to ignore their private encore that sang so much yet spoken so little. "Hey," Kid held his hands in the air. "You're the one who strayed off from my plan. I picked out that song for you and everything!"
"Well, I didn't like it." Conan stuck out his tongue, red still visible on his cheeks.
"You didn't?" Kid was surprised. "Why not?"
"… Do you understand the lyrics of the other song I sang?" Conan answered with a question.
Kid gave it some thought. It was about putting on false eyelashes and gaining the confidence to see and understand the world around them.
"… To a degree, yes." With his poker face firm in place he replied with an answer, studying the detective carefully as its meaning began to dawn on him.
"It's just…" Conan let out a sigh. "Look, forget it okay? How can I repay you for teaching me how to sing?"
The thief looked at the detective, shyly shuffling his feel like earlier this afternoon. "… C'mere," Kid beckoned him over. "I have to give it to you."
"What is it?" Conan asked curiously as he made his way over to the thief, completely unguarded.
"This." Kid placed his lips over Conan's and held it there for a few moments, savoring the strawberry flavor they somehow held with just a hint of coffee, the bitter sweetness that the two flavors had combined.
Conan lost himself in the kiss, closing his eyes tightly. He found himself parting his lips slowly as he allowed Kid entry into his mouth. Their muscles clashed together, Kid working somewhat hesitantly as well as Conan, both unsure of what to do. Deciding that he must take control, Kid's tongue roamed around in the child's mouth, and Conan's fingers grabbed in between the threads of Kid's hair that was available to him. He noted faintly that the magician tasted of sugar sweet, freshly fallen snow with a hint of minty green clovers.
They held together for a few more moments before Kid pulled back, a small, sad smile on his face. They were both gasping for air as they tried to regain their breath. He covered Conan's eyes as he readjusted his monocle and hat so that he wouldn't reveal his identity. Finally, he removed his hand to see perplexed cerulean eyes.
"B-but…" Conan faltered, face completely red, "I… I don't understand…"
Liar.
Kid picked up the rose that had fallen on the floor and placed it in Conan's hair, slightly blushing himself. He caressed Conan's cheek, blushing as well.
"It's been fun, Tantei-kun. We should sing together more often. I've been told that our voices complement each other perfectly," He spoke softly as he stood up and walked over to the edge of the building. "Keep the phone. Feel free to call me for anything." He smiled, tipped his top hat and jumped, mirroring what happened between them a week prior.
Conan could not respond as his face burned, frozen in place as Kid just flew away into the sunset. He found himself humming the melody that they had sung together a few moments ago, still fresh in his head.
He understood those lyrics as well as Kid understood his of the changed routine. Softly, he switched tunes and began to sing the part of song that wanted to use to convey what he felt but just couldn't while Kid was there as he watched the magician increase the distance between them.
"owaranai yoru ni negai wa hitotsu 'hoshi no nai sora ni kagayaku hikari o'
[In this endless night, I have only one wish: "Let there be shining light in the starless sky."]
modorenai basho ni suteta mono de sae umarekawatte ashita o kitto terasu
[Even the things I threw away into places of no return will eventually radiate and illuminate tomorrow.]
hoshikuzu no naka de anata ni deaeta itsuka no kimochi no mama aetara yokatta
[I was able to meet you in the stardust. It would have been great if my feelings had stayed unchanged.]
modoranai kako ni naita koto de sae umarekawatte ashita o kitto terashite kureru
[I wept to my unreturning past, but my tears will eventually radiate and illuminate my tomorrow for me.]"
He hummed the melody for a little bit as the sun completely set and the stars started to illuminate the sky.
Who knows, he thought as he played with the phone in his pocket, a small smile creeping on his face.
Perhaps I'll have another concert soon enough.
"Shinichi!" Ran yelled on the phone, "What was that all about?"
After a few moments, Conan placed the phone back to his ear as soon as he heard Ran's steady breathing. Grateful for the fact that he was not at the Mouri Detective Agency at the moment, he finally replied, "Geez, Ran, no reason to yell." He placed his back to the wall of an alleyway right next to the Agency as he waited for his childhood friend to respond.
And that's all that they were going to be. Friends.
Shinichi knew that now. And while he slightly regrets it, there was nothing he could do.
On his account, perhaps it was just never meant to be after this whole ideal. With Ran becoming 'onee-chan' and all that.
His thoughts fleeted over to the phantom thief, who was to have a heist the next month. The investigation team was perplexed as to why it was announced so early, but only chibi Edogawa Conan understood the reference the note contained about their last rendezvous on the roof.
It would be their next encounter after his concert. Needless to say, he was nervous. What would happen between them now?
He wished that they could sing together again.
"How can I not?" She screeched, bringing the not-child out of his thoughts. "What was that? How could you just show up and leave within a musical number?"
He straightened his back and began walking. "… I got a phone call from Conan, asking for me to attend. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay for very long," he lied, covering for Kid for his masquerade that afternoon.
"Well, how come when I asked for you to come, you said that you were busy?" She questioned, still slightly ticked off.
Conan blinked as he stopped in his place. He didn't remember getting any phone call. "You did?"
He could see her nodding and continued walking again. "I did! But you said that you didn't think you could make it..." She thought about it for a moment. "Were you planning the duet?"
"Uh..." Conan wasn't quite sure what to say. Soon enough, he found himself at the park. At night. Probably not the safest place to be at such a late hour. He took a seat by the entrance, on a wooden bench placed underneath a shaded tree. Across from him, he could see a snow white dove perched on a lamp post. He was safe then.
He got up, reached deep in his pocket, and placed his red box of chocolate by the lamp post before leaving the park and walking back to the Agency where he currently resided.
"Forget that, how could you even sing! You're tone-deaf!" Conan twitched at that accusation before rolling his eyes.
"How many times to I have to tell you? I'm not tone-deaf, I just don't have relative pitch," He sighed. "We've been over this countless times."
Came the million yen question: "So then, how were you able to sing?"
Ah, now that was the question that he wasn't so sure how to answer.
To be honest and let her know of his newly found vocal skill was his preferred choice, but it would be hard to explain why he took such an effort for himself, or 'Conan'.
"Uh… Here," Conan brought the phone to a tape recorder he was keeping in his pocket.
"Tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke ma tsuke
[Putting, putting, putting on my falsies]
Pachi pachi tsukema tsuke
[The false eyelashes that make me blink]"
He brought the phone away from the recorder and winked up to the starry sky and to the crescent moon where he was sure he spied a certain white-clad magician watching him, holding a red box in his white gloved hand. Conan smiled as he began to walk up the stairs leading to the Mouri's, ready to bring this conversation to a close.
"It's amazing what you can do with access to a Vocaloid program."
A/N: Singer Reference: Kagamine Rin singing
Didn't put that up there because it was at the end and would have ruined the fun.
Songs Used:
Misty Mystery - performed by Garnet Crow (used in Detective Conan)
Tsukema Tsukeru - performed by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, covered by Kagamine Rin and Kanzentaicell (Personally prefer the covers. My visual: Kagamine Rin = Conan, Kanzentaicell = Kid)
PonPonPon - performed by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, covered by Kagamine Len and Kanzentaicell (Again, prefer the covers. Visual: Kagamine Len = Conan, Kanzentaicell = Kid)
Rokutousei no Yoru - performed by Aimer (used in No. 6)
Rose Symbolism:
Red = love
White = truth, innocence, silence, secrecy, reverence
Red and white together = unity
Pink = grace, happiness
Coral = desire and passion
Purple/Lavender = enchanted, love at first sight
Blue = unattainable
Red (thornless & single) = "I loved you at first sight"
Fifty Roses = Signifies a love that has ripened well, and has never been regretted.
Thank you all oh so much for all the reviews, faves, and story alerts! Blew me away for my first DC fic! It's the most response I've ever gotten for just one chapter! I hope that this ending didn't disappoint you. Or confuse you. Or anything of that sort. Do you need a back story? … Nah, I won't bore you with it. If you really need to know anything, lemme know.
I don't know if you noticed, but it's been a week since the first part was posted. I wrote this all in one go - and added lots more stuff and tweaked it along the way with the days - but decided to split it. Get it? They rehearsed for a week, the performance was a week later… Ahahaha. Well, I thought it was amusing. I'm very sorry that you had to wait a week for the last part.
I hope you all come back when I actually finish all my other DC fics that I have started and will post! Eventually. Thanks so much again!
Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day 2012~! You are all invited to my Forever Alone Party. Even if you weren't alone this year! Virtual white, milk, dark, and mixed chocolates for everyone!
Now you all owe me things for White Day, like Kid does for Conan! Ooh, now that's an idea. Muwahaha!
Sequel anyone?
Edit: Sequel Released! It's called Mirror Sound.