[March 17, 2008] [Detective Conan/Case Closed] Fool’s Errand
Title: Fool’s Errand
Day/Theme: March 17: Paper-thin smile
Series: Detective Conan/Case Closed
Character/Pairing: Shinichi/Ran
Rating: PG/K plus
Shinichi glanced at Heiji, the latter of which nodded nervously. They had parted ways with Haibara a few turns ago, and they had both heard the approaching footsteps. It would be their first confrontation with the enemy upon entering the building that served as their hideout.
It was over almost before it began; quick work of Heiji’s rendered the man unconscious, and between the two of them, they dragged him into a closet, locking him in. Shinichi glanced at Heiji, and the two shared a small smile. One down, the grin seemed to say. And who knows how many more to go?
It occurred to Shinichi that they had never sat down to discuss a plan. The two were of one mind, though, and both moved on the same instinct that guided their course of action.
They made quick work of each person they came across, quietly and efficiently knocking them out, sometimes through Heiji’s forceful method, and sometimes through Shinichi’s quieter tranquilizer darts, and then further incapacitating them by locking them into various rooms, or, in one case, tying them up by the use of the stretchy suspenders Shinichi realized he was still wearing out of force of habit, and stowing them away in the shadows, hoping they’d go unseen for a little longer.
Shinichi slowly realized that their plan was a long shot. Stealing into the headquarters of the Black Organization in the dead of night, and quietly taking out its members one by one. There were so many ways it could fail… and yet…
“Kudo?”
“Hmm?”
“We’re doing good.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah. Every person they don’t have is another enemy we won’t have to fight later.”
“Yeah.”
Shinichi glanced at Heiji, surprised to see a grin on the Osakan detective’s face. Shinichi felt his own lips turn up in his own grin, though his was much more tense; it was probably paper thin, and white besides…
“And we have the upper hand here.”
“How do you figure?”
“We have the element of surprise, the inside information, a lot of time, and we’re just desperate enough to have a fair run at this.”
Shinichi’s smile broadened. “So you’re saying our plan is just crazy enough to work?”
Heiji nodded. “Exactly.”
Shinichi turned his attention again to their surroundings, taking in any noise that was out of the ordinary.
“Besides,” Heiji finished, a determined look on his face, “We may have a lot more to lose, but we also have a lot more to gain. And that gives us just the edge we need to kick a little ass.”
Shinichi just nodded in agreement. They may well have been running a fool’s errand…but they sure as hell weren’t going down without a fight.
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A U T H O R S N O T E
I went all out for St. Patrick’s day today. Green hair dye, green eyeliner, and this repulsive NEON green fishnet…shirt…that I wore under my regular shirt. :D
I’m a sucker for green. And a holiday that celebrates the color green? (Everyman’s Christmas is Ayaia’s St. Patrick’s Day, plzthx)
But Shinichi wasn’t being talkative today. That’s why Heiji was so…insightful. (blinks) But I don’t think it was too terribly OOC. Heiji is a detective, dammit, he’s smart…when he wants to be…
~Ayaia