1014 Words excluding (A/N)~ I no own MK/DC~

Written August 28 2020
Posted September 20 2020

NEXT UPDATE October 4 2020

Shinichi eyed the text curiously, it was short and simple, telling him to go to a certain location without being followed. Saguru had no reason to even contact him anymore, especially since the sleuth had just faked Kid's death during the last heist. To be honest, it was surprising that he'd even managed to conduct four heists before doing the heist that would put an end to Kaitou Kid. Unidentifiable blood trails, broken equipment, a cliff, gunfire, and the ocean did wonders for making people assume that the body was unrecoverable.

The sleuth grimaced, Saguru had been getting colder and colder towards him as time went by. Something that he hadn't thought to be possible. So why was the other asking for a meetup? If anything, it would make more sense for the guy to avoid him like the plague. What sane person would willingly hang around the person who both looks like their loved one, and was the killer of said loved one?

A small shiver ran down Shinichi's spine, he had a bad feeling about this. He was still going to go though. Even if the look Saguru had given him when they'd last parted ways had been absolutely terrifying.

*

Shinichi made a curious noise in the back of his throat as he viewed the scenery. The trees had given way for a wide open space that was occupied by a cabin settled near a bluff. It had taken him at least a few hours to trek through the hiking trail to reach this point. Azure eyed the sky warily, he wouldn't be able to get back before dark. Maybe that was what the cabin was for? It didn't look desolate or unkept. Since he didn't immediately spot the blond, he headed towards the cabin and knocked on the door. He didn't want to get in trouble if the blond wasn't the one who was occupying the place.

With a click, the door unlocked and opened "I see you've made it" Saguru breathed, tone void of emotion. Dark gold glanced behind the sleuth before Saguru stepped out of the way "Come inside, we've got to talk" He'd been thinking about this for a while.

Still confused, Shinichi accepted the offer, removing his shoes as he entered "Was the fake death a fail?" He inquired. That would be bad, it would draw more suspicion to any further attempts.

"No" Saguru shook his head "It was a success" They both headed towards a seating area and sat down "Kid is truly dead now"

The wistfulness of the other's tone made guilt gnaw at the sleuth, it was his own fault "Then why am I here?" Azure stared down at his hands curled in his lap.

Saguru tilted his head, golden gaze fierce "I want you to write something" Gold glinted at the other's confused expression "Everyone around you has noticed that something has been off about you" Shinichi had been acting more distant, stressed, and just plain upset "So I want you to write a suicide note stating that you just couldn't handle the constant murders around you and the whispers about it"

The sleuth gaped, azure wide, he was too shocked to even respond.

Gold softened as a cruel smile twisted Saguru's lips "You're a murderer that can't be lawfully be punished without endangering people" He robbed the world of a kindhearted soul "If you do a actual crime in order to get punished, it could put into question your reliability" Other criminals may end up getting released since the police trusted the sleuth's judgement a little too much.

Shinichi leaned back, alarmed as his gaze flickered towards the door "I don't want to die" He was a murderer, but at least he'd be able to atone by catching other killers.

"Oh?" Saguru leaned forwards a bit, resting his elbows on his knees "You saw Kid as a rival yet you've attempted to kill him countless times..." He paused to let his words sink in "What's to stop you from acting the same way towards the next rival you get?" His tone was harsh "You didn't even realize your mistakes until it was too late" He'd tried to blow Kid up, knock him out in the air, set him against dangerous criminals without warning, and in the end killed him with a high velocity blunt object while Kid had been flying. What had the sleuth thought would happen if his attempts actually worked?! Saguru was damn sure that Shinichi wasn't an idiot.

The sleuth was pale, horror dawning on him to mix with the ever present guilt that he still wasn't able to let go of "I-" His mouth snapped shut as he seemed to curl into himself. Saying that he didn't mean to wouldn't help since he actually meant to do those things... How many of his attempts would have been lethal if they'd actually worked? He hadn't been thinking.

The blond nodded, feeling a dark satisfaction at the other's emotional confliction "You're dangerous, and I'll pick up the cases when you're gone" He cocked his head "My way of thinking has widened vastly after spending so much time with Kaito" Gold glinted "I'm not so narrow minded anymore" Especially since he's created this current situation, the old him would have never even thought of it.

He knew that Kaito would be yelling and screaming at him, telling him that he was an idiot, that Shinichi's death wouldn't solve anything. But Kaito wasn't around anymore now was he? Kaito had shone so brightly that he'd left a gaping hole of darkness with his departure. He'd tried to stop his more darker thoughts, but they'd just grown over the weeks. Weeks that he'd spent in contact with Kaito's murderer who'd been untouchable until now.

Shinichi swallowed, mouth dry "You've been hurting this whole time" A lot more than he'd anticipated.

Saguru gave a sad smile, making Shinichi's guilt grow "He was my only real friend, and he was the one who made me realize how dull my life was before meeting him" Shinichi's death wouldn't bring Kaito back, but it might make him feel a little better.

Me: Um... This kinda spiralled and got a whole of a lot darker, yes I wanted Saguru to ask for a suicide note, but our blond detective is acting so off right now.

He's in so much pain...

More into Saguru's thought process will be written, I'm not throwing the killing intent in out of nowhere, just sooner than I thought~

Hope you enjoyed~ Or felt something~

I got the super Mario 3D all stars yesterday ^-^ the memories are great...

•^• but the physics of Mario 64 are making me borderline rage at times... I'll get used to them, eventually...

stupid quicksand and camera angles

Can't wait till I complete it so that I can move onto my beloved Mario sunshine ^-^

I grew up playing all three games in the bundle... the only Mario games I really enjoyed

I don't even remember 64 at all besides the start though... and murdering baby penguins... I never beat it since I couldn't just look up the answers back then •3•