AN: Hey guys! Here's chp 12! Genre is humour definitely! Feel free to comment and criticise!

Enjoy~

An MK [not completely] themed one. Not specifically requested, but hope you like it LadyS! ^_^

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Note: A couple of new deities appear. Spoiler for a KID Heist.

Chapter 12: Who was he?

"Why are you here?" Death asked, hanging his head in resignation as he caught sight of his fellow deity.

"Shouldn't that be my line?" Luck retorted, lips pursed in annoyance.

Around them, lights flash, radios crackle and helicopters whir in cacophony. Truly, neither of them expected to run into each other during their jaunt on the mortal plane, but their favourite mortals yet again proved to be unpredictable and completely able to send every orderly thing into whack so that it may play into their favour. No consideration for the poor immortals, really. Really.

Death brought himself out of his depreciative monologue when Luck squawked in indigence at Kaito's sudden reveal due to Shinichi's advice to the KID Task Force.

"Shut up." Luck hissed to a totally silent Death who just couldn't resist preening with pride.

"Oh no…no, no, no, no! Kai-chan! You're running straight into his traps!" Luck bemoaned, hovering uncertainly before slumping down into a cross-legged posture mid-air, "Well, I guess we'll just have to let them play this out on their own."

"Does this mean you confess to helping him directly at other heists?" Death asked slyly.

Shinichi narrowed his eyes and pulled up a blue-print of the clock-tower's floors.

"The bathroom should have a loose vent. Please, check it out."

Luck smirked, "You never heard me say anything."

"Hn," Death snorted lightly, "You need not say anything. I can see the results for myself. Without you, Kaito seems overwhelmed."

"Just wait," Luck huffed, confidence brimming in her voice, "Shin-chan may be able to predict all the steps Kai-chan is making, but it doesn't mean Kai-chan doesn't have a few unexpected tricks up his sleeve. Kai-chan will definitely come out on top!"

"Hn, you seem confident," Death noted, "Care to make a bet?"

Luck peered up at him suspiciously – Death was not Discord, but it didn't mean he didn't enjoy creating a bit of mischief every now and then. She blamed Sanity and Insanity; Death spent too much time around the twins.

"What do you have in mind?"

"You're sure of Kaito's win?" Death confirmed and Luck nodded, "I say it'll be a draw."

"Oh?" Luck leaned forward, "And if I win?"

"Hmm," Death frowned in thought.

Kaito hurried up the vent, eyes glinting eagerly at the challenge presented to him. He couldn't wait to outsmart his new pursuer!

"KID's discarded the police uniform! He's wearing his suit now and heading towards the top floor!"

Gassing the unfortunate officer whose voice he'd borrowed, Kaito put the next part of his plan in motion.

"I'll let you in with me for the private scheduled meeting with Fate on Mermaid's Island next month."

The scheduled meets with Fate every month had aroused the curiosity of every deity and Luck could hardly pass a chance to see what the two immortals were up to on a secluded island.

"Agreed," Luck accepted happily, "And what do you want?"

"I get to meddle with it," Death grinned.

"It?"

"The infamous 'lucky charm' one of your devotees created," Death reminded her, "Heiji's lucky charm."

Luck blinked at the odd demand, "Huh, that's odd. You actually want to meddle with one of your champion's luck?"

"Please," Death scoffed, "As if I'll let anything go wrong in my presence –"

"– It's your presence that's wrong in itself," Luck muttered uncharitably at his demand.

"– but Discord had the nerve to tell me that I made a boring deity," Death continued, unperturbed, "Ha! Me, boring? The wars I start off result in the deaths of thousands and millions! His petty little discords only create strife between a newly-wed couple or best friends or…or cats and dogs! Calls that as art!"

Luck could see where this led and had an inkling that Pride had gotten bored with the mortals again, to turn on her fellow deities.

"He said I didn't have the delicacy to create small scale disturbances like him! No sense of art! I'll show him!"

"We'll have to wrap up the game here, Inspector," KID smirked, "Looks like you have an ace up your sleeve today."

"Wha –? Ace?"

Inspector Nakamori was cut-off when a bullet zipped passed them to cut off a weight holding the blank screen.

"Huh?" Luck turned towards the commotion below, "Wait! No, Shin-chan! Don't go aiming bullets at Kai-chan!"

Death laughed, "Don't worry! Shinichi's aim is perfect!"

True enough, it was perfect but that didn't stop Luck from grumbling at his audacity for shooting at her favourite mortal. Death just laughed harder when Luck seemed to be on the verge of pulling out her immortal hair when the two mortals wondered just who their adversary was, neither realising the truth.

Shinichi smiled slightly when he decoded the message KID had left behind while at the same time, smuggled within the crowd, Kaito peered up at the disappearing helicopter thoughtfully. The same thought ran through their minds then – 'I wonder…who was he?'

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Luck claimed it was a clear win for her. Death pointed out that Shinichi definitely put a wrench in Kaito's plans and didn't allow KID to make his usual 'impossible' escape and exposed his tricks to the whole audience. Neither refused to budge on their decision.

In the end, the other deities agreed that Death certainly called it right this time and Luck had to concede.

"Discord," Luck growled, "I'm going to wish you a very unlucky month! Argh! Messing up my plans for Hei-chan and Kazuha-chan!"

Harmony tried to placate her and apologise for Discord's meddling, while Pride simply smirked at the latest immortal drama.

AN: Hey there! How was it? Lived up to the genre? This episode is my complete favourite and I just couldn't resist!

Also, we a bit of the dark side to Death - he isn't a 'nice' immortal after all. Some of the wars have to be credited to him, even though Discord also plays a role...actually, that point can be left up to debate :)

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To Rockster - Thanks for reviewing! Yup, this is not Love's first appearance, but I guess since she's appeared only once before, you can be forgiven :P About 'Fate eyed Life as she entered the old warehouse, Death a silent spectre by her side. ' - I seriously don't know how to improve this sentence, so I'm leaving it as it is for now. I'll see if i can do anything later :/ Akemi's case was a really sad one, I agree, but I can also agree that it was damn important fo rthe whole series - she influenced mot only Shinichi, but also Akai and Haibara and even her own parents. And she does seem like Ran, no? :)

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