Saiouma! (Detective x Detective AU!)

Moving on.

The time came, and everybody geared up. I placed on a utility belt, and placed all my items in. It had the dice logo attached, painted white but with colorful ammo. Like a circus..

I retained my information, keeping my phone in my back pocket. Kokichi announced we should be making our way, and we all stood by. Waiting.

Waiting for the crowds of rich white people to walk off, unknowing to the heist. Kaede was still playing, a sad, solemn song. Kokichi saw her, and raised his hand up. "I'll go first."

We let him, and he crashed down. Kaede had a listening device placed under the piano, and I moved away from the dice members to listen in.

"Kokichi?" Kaede called out, seeing him grapple down silently.

"How is Shuichi?"

Kaede stopped playing, the sound of her chair as she stood tall. "Why do you care? I thought you left him."

"Let me guess, you both are dating now? Typical. I bet he's better, and you all hate me!"

"You think we have a reason not to hate you?"

I was concerned by this. Why was Kaede going along with this? Was she upset at him like Kaito? I decided to stand up, holding my grappling hook.

"I have to go too." Everybody gasped, not because I spoke, but because I didn't know how to use the hook and smashed through the wind-

I faceplanted into the ground, getting up, adjusting my mask.

"Adachi?"

Kaede instantly knew it was me, but stood by. I threw my mask away, grabbing Kokichi. I managed to wrestle the grappling hook off his hands, and placed handcuffs on him.

"It's Shuichi."

"W-what? But- you- you went undercover as my own servant?! Why?" He seemed surprised as ever, as I took his mask off. I got a good look at him, a real good look.

"Come with me. You can be a detective all over again."

"I can't."

"Why not?" Anger now hit me, as I stood her him

"I SAID I CAN'T. You don't fucking understand, this group means everything to them. I'm just some villain, leave me alone! Do what you did with Maki...just forget all this shit happened!"

"You don't want to be like this, Kokichi. I know what happened to your mother."

That made him start to crawl, tearing up. "NO. I DIDN'T FUCKING KILL HER! IM NOT A FUCKING MURDERER!"

I stopped, frozen within time. What. What was he talking about?

Kokichi cried on the ground, trying to face away from me. "You're wrong... my dad did it. He blames me for everything. I'm always a villain to somebody, and probably you. Just, forget we were ever a duo."

"I can't forget you... I love you. I can't just let you go..not without a reason. I never blamed you. I-I was there. I was with the detectives locking him away. I never once, ever, blamed you." I spoke from the heart, before the rest of Dice broke in. I placed his mask on, turning to leave.

"Now that I have my closure, it's okay. I'm sorry, Kokichi." I ran out, feeling terrible. Shitty, even. Kaede was by me, calling Kaito. Kaito said he'd left, spotting the members up on the roof. I texted Maki to bring him back, no hostages. Kaito wouldn't of liked that, either.

Maki suspected this, and already had released him. Making sure he had no recollection of the kidnapping. I was in the car, not sure how to feel. I wanted to burst into tears, but I was also glad. I said everything I wanted to. I knew id likely never see him, now that he ran this new lifestyle.

He always did switch, from opinions, to minds. In my eyes, I never saw him as a villian... even now. But... I'd let him choose what he wanted. I wasn't ready to let him go, but I did.

Weeks passed after that ordeal, and I grew. I didn't get a new asisstant, but I started to get more popular in the office with my honesty. I did occasionally take cases with Kaede or Kaito, who was training to still, still be an astronaut. Miu even warmed up, suggesting some modeling jobs.

She said I had very nice eyes for it. I was flattered, and let her. When she offered for me to be in her next porno, I denied it. Maki followed Kaede and her job as a cop, starting to train to be one. Thankfully with no crimminal records, as the case was cold as ice.

My uncle and I got closer as a result of this, and we'd even bake together for a company lunch. He revealed that when he started, he and my father used to be detectives. Before my father got so wrapped up in being popular, took other jobs and set far away with with mom. Leaving me with my uncle, who watched over me.

Kaede gushed at my baby pictures, then stopped at my annoying.. high school stage. "Why do you look like such a nerd?"

"He still is, hah!" Miu said, laughing her ass off. Then she suggested a lesbian porno with Kaede, who flushed and denied it. I watched the both of them, curious to see how they'd get along so well... yet clash with eachother.

Now I had something to tease Kaede with.

With time, however, her and Kaede got close. Kaito told me about this, and said that Kaede even tried convincing Miu to not be a porn actor. Saying that she didn't have to take those acts for money, and that they could be together.

I was hopeful for them. Everybody around me started brightening me up. However, it didn't feel the same. I still missed Kokichi. I'd have dreams about him here and there, of just being with him.

The more I got them, the more I'd just get used to them. Each time he'd go through the door, a smile upon his face as his voice sweetly cooed things I've wanted to hear, knowing I'd never truly see him again. He'd fade away, leaving me behind over and over.

Tonight was so realistic, that I've become accused to just point to the door. I couldn't bear the thought of seeing his face again, just to see it fade into dust. I didn't wanna hear his wishes, or his voice.