Post by TinyTantei on Mar 25, 2017 8:10:10 GMT
Prompt: Non-romantic: Right before a heist, Shinichi "rescues" a crossdressing KID from some overly aggressive suitors.
This isn't one of my better fills, and I'm really sorry about that, but I haven't written anything solid in such a long time, and it all just came out awkward. I had an idea and then I lost it, and then I had another idea and then I lost it.....and then I had to grab onto the next one I had and tried to work it as best as I could. There's no KaiShin, like the prompt requested, but I will admit to teasing at it in a way that the characters actively dislike the idea. I hope it's still un-romantic enough for your liking.
Note: The title is something of a pun. Crim is obviously short for criminal - I’ve used the word before as a fic title - but the name ‘Crim’ also comes from The Evillious Chronicles, namely the song The Madness of Duke Venomania, where a man, Karchess Crim, dresses as a woman in order to kill the titular Duke Sateriasis Venomania.
There's a bit more lore kind of tucked away in this fic, but none of it is actually needed to read or enjoy the fic, don't worry.
(Also, if you’re under the age of 13, please don’t watch the song in question as it is for more mature audiences. I’m not responsible for anything if you do.)
Kaito knew that the amethyst of Venomania was special, but if he knew it was this special, he’d have stayed in bed that night. Despite trying his absolute best to stay inconspicuous while fleeing the museum - inconspicuous, in this case, meant wearing a dark blue dress and light brown wig and pretending to be a woman - but men were creatures of habit, and habit often involved harassing unsuspecting women until they went home with one of them.
“C’mon, darlin’,” one man with a heavy accent said as he placed a hand on Kaito’s shoulder- Kaito shrugged it off and barely resisted the urge to punch the man in the face when he not-so-subtly put it back. “Just one drink, how about it?”
Kaito scowled darkly and promptly slammed one high heel into the man’s foot, grinning smugly at the howl of pain that elicited. His victory didn’t last long, though, and the two other men accompanying the more brazen men started to round on her as well, seemingly ignoring their friend’s pain in order to more properly seduce him. “All of you, just-”
“Step off, please.” A third, more poised voice shocked all four of them, Kaito the most. Of all the people to come to his rescue, Kudo Shinichi was ranked pretty far down on his most requested individuals list, right between Snake and the British snoblord. “I’d rather not have to arrest you all for harassing my girlfriend.”
Kaito choked on his own spit, and most likely turned a horrendous shade of blue, considering the fact that he stopped breathing. Fortunately, the three men seemed wise enough to not mess with the teenage detective and scrambled off somewhere, but Kaito wasn’t so lucky as Shinichi approached him with a smirk. “Oi, I didn’t- I didn’t need your help,” he spluttered, trying to maintain his normal voice even as he backed away from the detective. “I appreciate it, but really- I can take it from here.”
“No, really, I can at least take you to the train station from here.” Shinichi’s smile was so full of it that Kaito could feel his stomach lurch. He was dead, he was so dead.
However, he couldn’t say no, and nodded slightly, hoping that Shinichi would remain oblivious. It seemed as though the gem was working, at least, if its history had anything to say about it, but he was just worried that his luck would run out. “......thanks. I’d appreciate it.”
Shinichi held an arm out as if showing Kaito the way, and Kaito - still in his ridiculously feminine garb - curtsied daintily before moving. They walked in silence for a few moments, before Shinichi finally spoke again. “There was a heist today, did you know? The Amethyst of Venomania- beautiful gem, but dangerous.”
“How so?” Kaito feigned ignorance, even as he slipped the gem into a hidden compartment in his sleeve. “It’s just a jewel, right?”
“Right,” Shinichi nodded, “but apparently it was hidden away for centuries because it held some demon’s leftover power. According to legend, those who come to possess the gem are able to force affection from anybody they know.”
Although Shinichi seemed thoughtful about it, Kaito had to laugh. “You don’t actually believe that, do you? Magic, in this day and age?” Akako, however, had told him the exact same thing the day before, warning about the tragedy belying the gem, and how its owner - or more correctly, its creator - had been killed by a man, one who didn’t fall under the original owner’s influence.
“Well, it does seem unlikely, but it’s completely possible.” Shinichi paused for a moment before his thoughtful expression turned into an absolutely deadly smirk. “Which is why you’re under arrest, KID.”
Kaito froze, trying once more to feign innocence. “Are you.....accusing me of being KID? Don’t tell me you’re attracted to me, detective, and you just don’t want to admit it!” The most he earned from Shinichi was an eyeroll.
“Don’t even try, KID. I knew you were a guy from the very beginning, and we both know I only have eyes for one person.” Kaito almost gagged at the cheesiness. Really, Mouri-chan was so lucky to have an idiot like that detective. “Obviously, any feelings of.....lust were artificial, and so the only reasonable explanation is that you’re KID.”
Kaito gagged even more, even go so far as to feign retching into a nearby bush. The words lust and KID coming from tantei-san at the same time were disturbing at best. “Just take the stupid thing,” he finally muttered after catching his breath, tossing the gem to Shinichi; it wasn’t what he was looking for anyways, and he didn’t want to deal with the curse on the gem any longer. “Really, tantei-san? You caught me because you wanted to-”
“No.” Shinichi’s words were sharp, but also held laughter- lots of laughter. “Are you really so gullible to think magic like that actually works? But thanks for the gem, I’ll be sure to tell Hakuba-san that I managed to outwit you this time.” He pocketed the gem before walking away, and Kaito found himself so irritated that he didn’t actually care that Shinichi had technically won. He had enough of the detective that night, anyways- really, his mind screamed at itself as he stalked home, still in his blasted dress. Going so far as to imply-! Between two men!
As Kaito stormed down the street, however, shoving his way past bewildered onlookers, Shinichi turned back to laugh at the poor thief. He didn’t know what was better- getting the gem from KID without resorting to violence, or managing to get him so upset that he couldn’t fit in his usual taunts.
This isn't one of my better fills, and I'm really sorry about that, but I haven't written anything solid in such a long time, and it all just came out awkward. I had an idea and then I lost it, and then I had another idea and then I lost it.....and then I had to grab onto the next one I had and tried to work it as best as I could. There's no KaiShin, like the prompt requested, but I will admit to teasing at it in a way that the characters actively dislike the idea. I hope it's still un-romantic enough for your liking.
Note: The title is something of a pun. Crim is obviously short for criminal - I’ve used the word before as a fic title - but the name ‘Crim’ also comes from The Evillious Chronicles, namely the song The Madness of Duke Venomania, where a man, Karchess Crim, dresses as a woman in order to kill the titular Duke Sateriasis Venomania.
There's a bit more lore kind of tucked away in this fic, but none of it is actually needed to read or enjoy the fic, don't worry.
(Also, if you’re under the age of 13, please don’t watch the song in question as it is for more mature audiences. I’m not responsible for anything if you do.)
PLAYING CRIM
Kaito knew that the amethyst of Venomania was special, but if he knew it was this special, he’d have stayed in bed that night. Despite trying his absolute best to stay inconspicuous while fleeing the museum - inconspicuous, in this case, meant wearing a dark blue dress and light brown wig and pretending to be a woman - but men were creatures of habit, and habit often involved harassing unsuspecting women until they went home with one of them.
“C’mon, darlin’,” one man with a heavy accent said as he placed a hand on Kaito’s shoulder- Kaito shrugged it off and barely resisted the urge to punch the man in the face when he not-so-subtly put it back. “Just one drink, how about it?”
Kaito scowled darkly and promptly slammed one high heel into the man’s foot, grinning smugly at the howl of pain that elicited. His victory didn’t last long, though, and the two other men accompanying the more brazen men started to round on her as well, seemingly ignoring their friend’s pain in order to more properly seduce him. “All of you, just-”
“Step off, please.” A third, more poised voice shocked all four of them, Kaito the most. Of all the people to come to his rescue, Kudo Shinichi was ranked pretty far down on his most requested individuals list, right between Snake and the British snoblord. “I’d rather not have to arrest you all for harassing my girlfriend.”
Kaito choked on his own spit, and most likely turned a horrendous shade of blue, considering the fact that he stopped breathing. Fortunately, the three men seemed wise enough to not mess with the teenage detective and scrambled off somewhere, but Kaito wasn’t so lucky as Shinichi approached him with a smirk. “Oi, I didn’t- I didn’t need your help,” he spluttered, trying to maintain his normal voice even as he backed away from the detective. “I appreciate it, but really- I can take it from here.”
“No, really, I can at least take you to the train station from here.” Shinichi’s smile was so full of it that Kaito could feel his stomach lurch. He was dead, he was so dead.
However, he couldn’t say no, and nodded slightly, hoping that Shinichi would remain oblivious. It seemed as though the gem was working, at least, if its history had anything to say about it, but he was just worried that his luck would run out. “......thanks. I’d appreciate it.”
Shinichi held an arm out as if showing Kaito the way, and Kaito - still in his ridiculously feminine garb - curtsied daintily before moving. They walked in silence for a few moments, before Shinichi finally spoke again. “There was a heist today, did you know? The Amethyst of Venomania- beautiful gem, but dangerous.”
“How so?” Kaito feigned ignorance, even as he slipped the gem into a hidden compartment in his sleeve. “It’s just a jewel, right?”
“Right,” Shinichi nodded, “but apparently it was hidden away for centuries because it held some demon’s leftover power. According to legend, those who come to possess the gem are able to force affection from anybody they know.”
Although Shinichi seemed thoughtful about it, Kaito had to laugh. “You don’t actually believe that, do you? Magic, in this day and age?” Akako, however, had told him the exact same thing the day before, warning about the tragedy belying the gem, and how its owner - or more correctly, its creator - had been killed by a man, one who didn’t fall under the original owner’s influence.
“Well, it does seem unlikely, but it’s completely possible.” Shinichi paused for a moment before his thoughtful expression turned into an absolutely deadly smirk. “Which is why you’re under arrest, KID.”
Kaito froze, trying once more to feign innocence. “Are you.....accusing me of being KID? Don’t tell me you’re attracted to me, detective, and you just don’t want to admit it!” The most he earned from Shinichi was an eyeroll.
“Don’t even try, KID. I knew you were a guy from the very beginning, and we both know I only have eyes for one person.” Kaito almost gagged at the cheesiness. Really, Mouri-chan was so lucky to have an idiot like that detective. “Obviously, any feelings of.....lust were artificial, and so the only reasonable explanation is that you’re KID.”
Kaito gagged even more, even go so far as to feign retching into a nearby bush. The words lust and KID coming from tantei-san at the same time were disturbing at best. “Just take the stupid thing,” he finally muttered after catching his breath, tossing the gem to Shinichi; it wasn’t what he was looking for anyways, and he didn’t want to deal with the curse on the gem any longer. “Really, tantei-san? You caught me because you wanted to-”
“No.” Shinichi’s words were sharp, but also held laughter- lots of laughter. “Are you really so gullible to think magic like that actually works? But thanks for the gem, I’ll be sure to tell Hakuba-san that I managed to outwit you this time.” He pocketed the gem before walking away, and Kaito found himself so irritated that he didn’t actually care that Shinichi had technically won. He had enough of the detective that night, anyways- really, his mind screamed at itself as he stalked home, still in his blasted dress. Going so far as to imply-! Between two men!
As Kaito stormed down the street, however, shoving his way past bewildered onlookers, Shinichi turned back to laugh at the poor thief. He didn’t know what was better- getting the gem from KID without resorting to violence, or managing to get him so upset that he couldn’t fit in his usual taunts.