Blink Chapter I

[Sherlock Lupin 41]

I feel that it's fair to warn you that this is a Fem!Shinichi fanfiction.

~:~In the blink of an eye, the Detective of the East's life entered the grey area~:~

Kudou Yuusaku watched as his wife and daughter faced off inside their library, slightly amused. This would prove to be a very interesting ordeal.

"What?" Kudou Yukiko was in absolute shock. Her daughter—her own flesh and blood—had just destroyed one of her many dreams. Why? What had she done wrong as a mother? Sure she was the one who had suggested the lessons in the first place, but that did mean her daughter had to outright reject her budding career!

"I don't want to be a child actress," six year old Kudou Shinmi looked up from the rather thick book she was reading and said with words with finality, "or even an actress when I get older, for that matter."

"B-but why not?" Yukiko whined. "My agent said you could be very successful! And it's a lot of fun too! You get to become different people and wear fun costumes, and—!"

"I want to be a detective, Kaa-chan," Shinmi said, "like Sherlock Holmes."

"A detective?" Yukiko looked back at Yuusaku, her eyes blaming him. It was his fault though; he would admit that. Yuusaku was the one who, instead of reading fairy tales to their daughter at her designated bed time, read Ellery Queen, Sherlock Holmes, and the even occasional Arsene Lupin novel to her.

"Un," the young girl nodded. "I want to catch all kinds of criminals. I can be like Holmes, and Kaito can be my Watson." Her eyes became determined, "We can go against thieves like Kaitou KID just like Sholmes went against Lupin." She scoffed at her mother before continuing, "And the acting class I'm in right now is so boring. All the other students are terrible actors, and I can see through their disguises easily."

Yukiko gaped at her daughter while Yuusaku chuckled, deciding to join the conversation.

"Shinmi."

"Yes, Tou-chan?"

"Aside from being a master of observation, analytical reasoning, and deduction, do you know what else Sherlock Holmes was?" He watched as the gears turned inside his small daughter's brain, looking for the information he wanted. He masked his smirk easily when he saw his daughter frown up at him.

"Sherlock Holmes is also a master of disguise," she replied bitingly. "I get what you're saying, Tou-chan, but couldn't I learn the art of disguise from someone else?"

Yukiko's eyes sparkled with glee, "I know just the person…"

~:~

"Why are we doing this, Kaito?" Seven year old Kudou Shinmi gave her cousin a curious glance as they traded drawstring bags, each holding a separate pair of clothes.

"Because," Kaito said, emptying the contents of his bag on his bedroom floor, "Tou-chan's testing your disguise skills, and I'm the only person you can easily disguise yourself as!"

"But why are you being me?" Shinmi rectified her question, "Couldn't you just pretend to be a random boy?"

"It's more fun this way; I get to dress up too!" Kaito explained, "If I pretend to be you, and you pretend to be me, it'll make it harder to notice, Shin-chan!"

"Don't call me that," she commanded.

"But I like calling Shin-chan Shin-chan!" Kaito attempted to pounce on his older cousin, but she jumped out of the way, heading for the door. Kaito sat up on the carpeted floor, confused. "Where are you going, Shin-chan?"

"Kai, I love you, but you're not going to see me change," Shinmi said and left her cousin in his bedroom looking terribly confused.

~:~

"You got the part, Shin-chan!" Yukiko squealed with delight as she twirled her daughter around in the air.

"Put me down right now!" Shinmi shrieked. When she got her release, she glared at her uncle, "You tricked me!"

Shinmi was with her parents, aunt, and uncle inside her family's living room. Her mother had just received a call from her agent, claiming to be a bearer of good news, but all Shinmi saw was a damper in her plans.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Toichi's eyes twinkled with mischief as he innocently replied to his niece.

"After I pretended to be Kaito, you made me pretend to be that Kaiyo girl, and you filmed me and gave it Kaa-san!" Shinmi accused, pointing her finger at the adult. "It was really for an audition, wasn't it?"

"I don't know~" Toichi leaned back in his chair, smug satisfaction hiding behind an immaculate Poker Face.

Shinmi stuck her tongue out at him, "Well, I'm not doing—!"

"Shin-chan, are you gonna be in a movie?" Kaito came into the room, holding one of his father's doves. He was grinning excitedly, "That's really cool!"

"I'm not, Kaito," she said, stubbornly crossing her arms.

Kaito frowned, "Why not? You're really good at acting!"

"Well, I can't be an actress and a detective!" she said as if it were obvious, the 'duh' in her voice flowing out like a rain gutter after an April shower. "You can still be a magician and my Watson, but I don't think I can do both."

"Well, I bet youcould, Shin-chan!" Kaito nodded, completely sure of his words. "Will you try?"

"Kaito…" Shinmi frowned. Kaito was making this harder than it was supposed to be. On the one hand, she really wanted to be a detective with nothing standing in her way, but on the other hand, she didn't like disappointing Kaito. And maybe being forced to stay in character would help with her disguise skills?

She sighed, "Fine, Kaito, I'll do it. But if it messes up my detective work, I'm quitting, okay?"

~:~

"Kaito, why are we doing this?" Fourteen year old Kudou Shinmi asked she buttoned the top buttons of her white dress shirt. She slid on her black jacket and gave one last glance into the backstage mirror, straightening her red bow tie with one hand and holding the cell phone she was listening to in the other. She turned to face Kaito. Shaking her head, she leaned forward and straightened his tie which was adorably skewed.

"Why shouldn't we be doing this?" Kaito asked in return. He put on his own jacket, "We're awesome, so we should show off our awesomeness!"

"Let it never be said that you're a logical person," Shinmi replied dryly. She went back to the phone, and her voice changed slightly, "Yes, Keibu, I'm still here. Go to the bedroom. You said it was a Western styled house, did you not?"

"Gods forbid," Kaito grinned cheekily and patted down hidden pockets in his jacket.

"Filp over the mattress, there should be a blood stain there," Shinmi said into the phone, "The murder weapon should also be strapped there with the waterproof athletic tape." She then spoke to Kaito, "Seriously though, why did I agree to this?" Shinmi asked. "We've only ever done this in your living room!"

"And we've totally rocked my living room!" Kaito said, "I don't get why you're worried."

"If anyone finds out who I am, I lose one of the most important parts of my life to the press," she said. "I really don't want that." She then went back to the phone, "Yes, you're welcome Megure-keibu, and no, I'm not telling you who I am." She flipped the phone shut and set it down on the table.

"I'm flattered," Kaito wiggled his eyebrows, and Shinmi snorted. "You're using a fake name," he pointed out. "No one's going to suspect that the mystery-loving actress Kudou Shinmi puts on magic shows with her cousin in her spare time."

"And despite that name, I'll probably be recognized," she frowned, "and that's the last thing I want. I don't need to get a second disguise." She then looked around the vicinity, eyes searching for something. When she found nothing, she frowned. "Where are Sheri and Adler?" She looked at her cousin, "Kaito, I've told you a million times, they are not like the doves you use for magic shows!"

"I didn't take them!" Kaito said, "I know better than that!"

"Really? Because I don't think that you do!" she shot back. "I'm already nervous enough without having to look for two doves that are a lot smarter than they look."

As if on cue, two doves came flying towards them. One was an Oriental Turtle dove, Adler, and the other one was a White-Winged Collared dove, Sheri. The two landed on Shinmi's shoulders as if they had never left.

"Please keep your birds in check," A woman wearing a headset walked over to them, "You'll be on in five minutes."

"Right, thanks," Kaito nodded to her, "We'll be ready." He then looked to his cousin, "Shinmi, I believe you are forgetting one of Tou-san's and Ba-chan's greatest lessons."

"I know, I know," she took a deep breath and let it out with a sigh. She then set a soft smile onto her face, "The illustrious Poker Face and Muse's Mask."

"Exactly~" Kaito wore a grin. "'Sometimes a trick may fail, but you mustn't bring it to the audience's attention. Always keep your cards hidden and always keep a good poker face,

"'Sometimes a line may be forgotten, but you mustn't let it be known to the audience,'" she spoke the words of her mother, "'Adopt the ways of Thalia and Melpomene and wear a mask that fits the stage'," Shinmi finished with a grin. "Okay, I'm done with being nervous."

"Good," Kaito nudged her lightly, "I almost got worried for a second."

"Almost?" Shinmi faked her hurt, pouting. "So mean, Kaito…"

Kaito rolled his eyes, "You've got the blood of Japan's greatest actress flowing through your veins. You could have been faking."

"I am nothing like my mother!" She hit his shoulder playfully, a mock glare on her face.

"You always say that line she told you," Kaito pointed out. "And you're one of our rising stars anyway. You're already filming a movie for that drama you're in, aren't you? Isn't it also in its second year?"

"Not the time or the place," Shinmi said, "and isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?"

"By the way, was it the butler?" Kaito asked with a grin.

"The nanny, actually," Shinmi said as she set Sheri and Adler on perches, "Now, both of you two need to stay put during the show, but you can watch from here. Adler, keep an eye on Sheri."

Adler cooed to show his understanding of his mission

"I find it amusing that you named a female dove after Sherlock Holmes and a male dove after Irene Adler," Kaito said. "They must have some messed up gender identities."

"Which is why I call them Sheri and Adler," Shinmi replied.

They listened to their act being announced with identical grins.

"And now, our newest act!"

"Sometimes a trick may fail, but you mustn't bring it to the audience's attention," Kaito began, and he straightened out his sleeve. "Always keep your cards hidden."

"Two promising young magicians!"

"Sometimes a line may be forgotten, but you mustn't let it be known to the audience," Shinmi repeated her mother's words as she flattened out any bumps in her hidden pockets, "Adopt the ways of Thalia and Melpomene."

"Presenting Kuroba Kaito and Kuroba Keiko!"

"Always keep a good poker face…," Kaito started.

"… and wear a mask that fits the stage," Shinmi finished.

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So, what do you all think of it? It's my first DC/MK fic, and it's a Fem!fic in my usual style.

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[Tantei-chan 8D 1]

This is definitely going into my favorite and alert list! XD

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[Sherlock Lupin 41]

This is definitely going into my favorite and alert list! XD

YAY!! Thank you!

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Thanks!

[Tantei-chan 8D 1]

You're welcome.