Fic: The Other Shoe: 1/1
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soc_puppetIn honor of Black and White Day, St. Patrick's day (though there may be more for that ^^;) and Really Bad Ideas, I bring you Leprechaun!Kid fic.
Fandom: Magic Kaito
Summary: Hakuba catches the Kid
Excuse: "Well, he is elusive and fey-like and people always try to catch him but he ends up tricking them in the end..." Also,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mistressoffoxes encouraged me. Chances are, if I write about an idea here, I want to be egged on ^^.
Fic: The Other Shoe
by Socchan
Hakuba Saguru could hardly believe his luck.
He was standing on the roof of a ten-story building with the Kaitou Kid linked to his wrist by a pair of old-fashioned handcuffs.
Kid wasn't struggling.
This fact made Hakuba understandably jumpy. A quiet thief was a thief who was planning something. In his favor, they were in the middle of the roof instead of near the edge, and the handcuffs were non-standard, so it would take even the Kaitou Kid a few extra seconds to pick them. In Kid's favor, they were on the roof at all, Hakuba didn't have any back-up, and luck was notorious for siding with him.
As the thief turned to face him, Hakuba mentally counted the seconds as he waited for the other shoe to fall.
"Okay, ya cought me," Kid said sourly in English.
Hakuba started, not so much from the language--Kid used English rather frequently during heists--as from the thick Irish accent that laced it. He certainly hadn't expected _this_. "Pardon?"
"Ya cought me," Kid repeated. "Ya know the rules."
"Rules?" Hakuba repeated dumbly. He'd been expecting to question the Kid, but he thought it would be at a police station and more along the lines of motovation and so forth.
"Yes, rules. Ya go deaf or somethin'?" Kid sounded irritated.
Hakuba shook his head, trying to think. "I'm sorry, what rules?"
As near as Hakuba could tell through the dark and Kid's monocle, Kid was rolling his eyes. "Look," he said, "I'm a fey thing that goes around at night trickin' people that lotsa folks would like ta try an' catch, right? I'm ellusive, I always manage to escape, an' I perform magic. It really shouldna be that great a leap o' the imagination to figure out that I'm one o' the Fair Folk."
Hakube boggled. "You mean to tell me you're a leprechaun?"
"In a manner o' speakin'. 'Course, I shouldna been surprised ya didna catch it, what with bein' English an' all."
Hakuba straightened at the implied sleight. "I'll have you know that England is every bit as magical as other countries."
"Yeah, whatever ya say. Now do ya know the rules or don't'cha?"
"Obviously I don't, or I wouldn't be asking so many questions, you bloody git," Hakuba snapped, his head beginning to hurt.
"Englishmen," Kid snorted, distastefully. "It goes like this. I'm a leprechaun. You caught me. In exchange for m' freedom, I'm ta grant ya three wishes."
"I see." Hakuba frowned thoughtfully and brought his free hand to his temple. "Would you mind switching to Japanese? This whole ordeal is giving me a bit of a headache."
Kid flashed a grin. "Granted! You're down to two wishes, now, and you no longer have a choice of whether or not you'll let me go."
Hakuba barely resisted the urge to groan. Instead he asked, "If you're really one of the Fair Folk, how was I able to catch you?"
Kid lifted his shackled wrist. "Higher concentration of iron that I'm used to," he explained. "I can break out of it now, but you cought me off guard, and there are rules." Hakuba nodded in understanding. "Your second wish?"
Hakuba decided to make the best of things. "Who are you really?"
Kid grinned widely. "International Thief 1412, of course. That's two down, one to go."
Hakuba growled. "You tricked me!"
Kid shrugged. "All part of the business. Your third wish? Oh, and I might warn you, it can't compromise my identity, my freedom, or force me to hurt someone. Other than that, you can have anything within my power."
Hakuba thought it over. He looked Kid up and down appraisingly. "I think," he said at last, "That I would like... a date. This Friday, at seven in the evening. With you or your alter-ego."
Kid's expression morphed from shocked to pleased. "Fine by me," he said, "But if we end up doing anything after that, I'm on top." With that he vanished, leaving Hakuba standing alone on the roof with nothing but an empty pair of handcuffs for company.
Surprisingly, Hakuba found himself quite looking forward to Friday night.
--Fin--
Happy White Day ^___^
Also, appologies for any mistakes -_-. I'm feeling lazy right now.
Feedback appreciated.
Fandom: Magic Kaito
Summary: Hakuba catches the Kid
Excuse: "Well, he is elusive and fey-like and people always try to catch him but he ends up tricking them in the end..." Also,
mistressoffoxes encouraged me. Chances are, if I write about an idea here, I want to be egged on ^^.Fic: The Other Shoe
by Socchan
Hakuba Saguru could hardly believe his luck.
He was standing on the roof of a ten-story building with the Kaitou Kid linked to his wrist by a pair of old-fashioned handcuffs.
Kid wasn't struggling.
This fact made Hakuba understandably jumpy. A quiet thief was a thief who was planning something. In his favor, they were in the middle of the roof instead of near the edge, and the handcuffs were non-standard, so it would take even the Kaitou Kid a few extra seconds to pick them. In Kid's favor, they were on the roof at all, Hakuba didn't have any back-up, and luck was notorious for siding with him.
As the thief turned to face him, Hakuba mentally counted the seconds as he waited for the other shoe to fall.
"Okay, ya cought me," Kid said sourly in English.
Hakuba started, not so much from the language--Kid used English rather frequently during heists--as from the thick Irish accent that laced it. He certainly hadn't expected _this_. "Pardon?"
"Ya cought me," Kid repeated. "Ya know the rules."
"Rules?" Hakuba repeated dumbly. He'd been expecting to question the Kid, but he thought it would be at a police station and more along the lines of motovation and so forth.
"Yes, rules. Ya go deaf or somethin'?" Kid sounded irritated.
Hakuba shook his head, trying to think. "I'm sorry, what rules?"
As near as Hakuba could tell through the dark and Kid's monocle, Kid was rolling his eyes. "Look," he said, "I'm a fey thing that goes around at night trickin' people that lotsa folks would like ta try an' catch, right? I'm ellusive, I always manage to escape, an' I perform magic. It really shouldna be that great a leap o' the imagination to figure out that I'm one o' the Fair Folk."
Hakube boggled. "You mean to tell me you're a leprechaun?"
"In a manner o' speakin'. 'Course, I shouldna been surprised ya didna catch it, what with bein' English an' all."
Hakuba straightened at the implied sleight. "I'll have you know that England is every bit as magical as other countries."
"Yeah, whatever ya say. Now do ya know the rules or don't'cha?"
"Obviously I don't, or I wouldn't be asking so many questions, you bloody git," Hakuba snapped, his head beginning to hurt.
"Englishmen," Kid snorted, distastefully. "It goes like this. I'm a leprechaun. You caught me. In exchange for m' freedom, I'm ta grant ya three wishes."
"I see." Hakuba frowned thoughtfully and brought his free hand to his temple. "Would you mind switching to Japanese? This whole ordeal is giving me a bit of a headache."
Kid flashed a grin. "Granted! You're down to two wishes, now, and you no longer have a choice of whether or not you'll let me go."
Hakuba barely resisted the urge to groan. Instead he asked, "If you're really one of the Fair Folk, how was I able to catch you?"
Kid lifted his shackled wrist. "Higher concentration of iron that I'm used to," he explained. "I can break out of it now, but you cought me off guard, and there are rules." Hakuba nodded in understanding. "Your second wish?"
Hakuba decided to make the best of things. "Who are you really?"
Kid grinned widely. "International Thief 1412, of course. That's two down, one to go."
Hakuba growled. "You tricked me!"
Kid shrugged. "All part of the business. Your third wish? Oh, and I might warn you, it can't compromise my identity, my freedom, or force me to hurt someone. Other than that, you can have anything within my power."
Hakuba thought it over. He looked Kid up and down appraisingly. "I think," he said at last, "That I would like... a date. This Friday, at seven in the evening. With you or your alter-ego."
Kid's expression morphed from shocked to pleased. "Fine by me," he said, "But if we end up doing anything after that, I'm on top." With that he vanished, leaving Hakuba standing alone on the roof with nothing but an empty pair of handcuffs for company.
Surprisingly, Hakuba found himself quite looking forward to Friday night.
--Fin--
Happy White Day ^___^
Also, appologies for any mistakes -_-. I'm feeling lazy right now.
Feedback appreciated.
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Date: 2005-03-14 10:59 pm (UTC)