[FIC] Fractures
Title: Fractures
Author: kirin-saga
Rated: PG
A/N: Inspired by... well, I'll tell you later. Don't want to spoil it.
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"It's not your fault, Shinichi."
"Of course it's his fault, Ran! Murders always happen when he's around."
"Sonoko! Don't say such things!"
"She's right, Ran-chan. Though it's probably Heiji's fault too, the ahou."
A sigh. "Can we please stop arguing about it? I know I'm a body magnet so there's no need to bring it up all the time."
"How many times do I have to tell you it's not your fault, Shinichi? It would have happened whether you were there or not. And you solved it, didn't you? Well... kind of."
"But if he hadn't been there, then it never would have-"
"You stay out of this!"
Kuroba Miku slipped into the room, interrupting the argument before it really got heated. Frowning, she looked over the mess in the middle of the usually clutter-free floor. Carefully stepping over her son's cape, she addressed the one who had spoken last. "Ran-chan? What happened?"
Ran frowned worriedly, feeling reluctant to answer as she didn't want to upset the woman. At Miku's pointed look, however, she finally spoke. "There was a murder at the heist tonight."
Miku paled and quickly looked Ran over for injuries, despite not having seen any blood when she had first come in. "Is Kaito all right?"
It was Shinichi who answered. "He's uninjured, though a bit shaken. Hakuba and Hattori are with him; they're the best at calming him down."
Miku sighed in relief; though she still worried, she'd let it go for now. Hakuba and Hattori really were good at calming Kaito down. Still... "I'll call the school tomorrow and tell them he's sick."
Ran nodded. "That's probably for the best, Kuroba-san. I'll make sure he gets to bed all right."
"Thank you, Ran-chan," Miku said as she reluctantly turned to leave, wondering, not for the first time, if she was doing the right thing. How much longer could she force herself to ignore Kaito's problems?
Sighing, she glanced back into the room, at her son sitting alone on the cold floor, arguing quietly in voices not his own.
How much longer would she be able to hide what was wrong with her son?
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A/N: Inspired by a chapter of Petshop of Horrors: Tokyo, where an actress literally became the characters she played. So yes, Kaito's identity problems are more serious than just Kid.
Author: kirin-saga
Rated: PG
A/N: Inspired by... well, I'll tell you later. Don't want to spoil it.
_____________________
"It's not your fault, Shinichi."
"Of course it's his fault, Ran! Murders always happen when he's around."
"Sonoko! Don't say such things!"
"She's right, Ran-chan. Though it's probably Heiji's fault too, the ahou."
A sigh. "Can we please stop arguing about it? I know I'm a body magnet so there's no need to bring it up all the time."
"How many times do I have to tell you it's not your fault, Shinichi? It would have happened whether you were there or not. And you solved it, didn't you? Well... kind of."
"But if he hadn't been there, then it never would have-"
"You stay out of this!"
Kuroba Miku slipped into the room, interrupting the argument before it really got heated. Frowning, she looked over the mess in the middle of the usually clutter-free floor. Carefully stepping over her son's cape, she addressed the one who had spoken last. "Ran-chan? What happened?"
Ran frowned worriedly, feeling reluctant to answer as she didn't want to upset the woman. At Miku's pointed look, however, she finally spoke. "There was a murder at the heist tonight."
Miku paled and quickly looked Ran over for injuries, despite not having seen any blood when she had first come in. "Is Kaito all right?"
It was Shinichi who answered. "He's uninjured, though a bit shaken. Hakuba and Hattori are with him; they're the best at calming him down."
Miku sighed in relief; though she still worried, she'd let it go for now. Hakuba and Hattori really were good at calming Kaito down. Still... "I'll call the school tomorrow and tell them he's sick."
Ran nodded. "That's probably for the best, Kuroba-san. I'll make sure he gets to bed all right."
"Thank you, Ran-chan," Miku said as she reluctantly turned to leave, wondering, not for the first time, if she was doing the right thing. How much longer could she force herself to ignore Kaito's problems?
Sighing, she glanced back into the room, at her son sitting alone on the cold floor, arguing quietly in voices not his own.
How much longer would she be able to hide what was wrong with her son?
xxx
A/N: Inspired by a chapter of Petshop of Horrors: Tokyo, where an actress literally became the characters she played. So yes, Kaito's identity problems are more serious than just Kid.