Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.
Warnings: Language, minor violence
TMPD Antics
By Taliya
XXXII: Hakuba and Kuroba
The Heiji who was himself simply stood and watched as the other three peeled off their various disguises. "I was me," was his only explanation at the puzzled looks sent his way when he remained stationary.
The Heiji who had accompanied Saguru simply pulled off various bits of prosthetics, revealing a lighter skin tone. A scrubbing with a sheet of makeup remover and a yank of a wig later, Kaito stood before them with a satisfied sparkle in his teal eyes—which were due to the colored contacts he wore.
The Kaito who was himself stood still as another figure approached the group from behind one of the support columns. Shinichi's eyes widened in disbelief as he stuttered, "K-Kaa-san?!"
Kudou Yukiko grinned and flashed a victory sign as she stepped into the circle. "Shin-chan!" she cried as she smothered her son in a hug.
"Ack! Kaa-san!" Shinichi yelped from beneath a face full of curly brown hair.
Yukiko easily removed herself and sashayed to the second Kaito, easily removing the mask and wig with a small flourish. The man beneath the disguise blinked to get his bearings back before he chortled heartily at Saguru's shell-shocked reaction. "O—Otou-san?!" the blond detective spluttered.
The superintendent general guffawed at his son. "Didn't expect me to participate, did you, Saguru?" He turned from his stunned son and grinned at Yukiko. "She was my prosthetics artist and voice actor—couldn't have done it without her help." He then turned to Kaito. "Kuroba-keiji approached me with the idea. I figured I needed to get out of my office a little more." His eyes returned to his son. "Plus, I don't see you all that often, as busy as I am. I needed a little laugh, and I reckoned you did too."
The two pranked detectives finally regarded the Kaito who had been acting as Heiji. "So who are you?" Shinichi asked.
The first Kaito who had accompanied the Modern-Day Holmes grinned at his coconspirators and began peeling off the mask.
Author's Note: Would you believe me when I say that the people I ended up using were picked in part by your suggestions in the reviews? It had me changing who both Heiji and Kaito pairs were, if only to create an awesome surprise for you all. Initially I hadn't even planned on using people—so you, my darling reviewers, directly impacted the way the prank worked out. I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 09.10.2015