kuroba 'verse
Author: peppymint
Title: Truths
Rating: Teen
Disclaimer: I own nothing and no one
Summary: Some things can't be helped.
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I do not own Magic Kaitou
Shocking, isn’t it
Truths
The magician took a deep breath, slowly exhaling through his nose in an effort to control himself. How on earth had he gotten himself into this situation? Surely he could have called in sick or something. At that moment, Kaito was at a loss to explain why he hadn’t. It wasn’t like missing one fieldtrip would have that much of an effect on his grades.
Peace, the indigo-eyed teen mediated. Calm, tranquility, he completely ignored the looks he was getting from performing yoga in such a public venue. As long as it worked, he couldn’t care less. He was doing fairly well, all things considered, until he opened his eyes.
Not one foot in front of him, a puffer fish stared at him through the glass. Kaito barely managed to prevent himself from screaming. The hell was he calm! Aoko or no Aoko, he never should have entered the aquarium. “I have got to get out of here,” he whispered.
Turning, the magician bolted for the nearest exit with inhuman speed. Not caring in the least that it was marked employees only, or that it was locked. The chain magically undid itself even before Kaito reached the door, reattaching itself behind him. If not for Akako’s presence, he would have just teleported. But as it was, he didn’t want to give anything away to the witch.
Once Kaito was outside, he sat down, working on regaining his composure. That was where Hakuba found him, perched on the edge of a fountain, head between his knees.
“I don’t believe it,” the tantei said in wonder. “You really are afraid of fish.” He had heard the rumors of course. But Hakuba had thought they were only that, rumors. The whole business had seemed too ridiculous to be true, but it was.
As for Kaito, the magician didn’t even raise his head, too busy regaining control over his breathing. In fact, his only response was to flip the detective off. If Hakuba had ever meet Aripra, he would be scared of fish too.
#$^#&*#(! Writer’s block
I swear I will get the next chapter of Phantom of a Thief up sometime this week.
If I can just get past the Saint Tail section, I have tons of ideas for the next segment.