REQUEST TIME: SON OF PUZZLE
I know the fanworks meme is in full swing (and I'm actually working on a prompt for it that is slowly but surely turning into EPIC), so this might be a little bit redundant, but the last go-around was fun, so I thought I'd go again...
FIC REQUEST TIEM!Same basic rules apply: watch the ratings, watch out for pairings (because I know I'm in the ( Read more... )
FIC REQUEST TIEM!Same basic rules apply: watch the ratings, watch out for pairings (because I know I'm in the ( Read more... )
“It was wonderful, Professor!” Luke gushed, hopping into a chair and tallying off the various points on his fingers as he relayed them verbally. “I aced all the tests we took last week, and I scored the winning run when we played baseball over the break. And I won an award for that art project I did last month. Oh, and I got a note from the prettiest girl in my class!” He glanced at the Professor with a slightly shy smile. “She thinks I’m cute.”
“Th-that’s nice, my boy,” Layton said, feeling just a bit overwhelmed. It seemed that Luke had had an extremely good day. And it also seemed that he wasn’t done yet.
“Oh, and I did this during my study time,” Luke said, pulling a piece of paper from his school satchel and handing it to the Professor. “I’ve been thinking about it for weeks, and today it suddenly just made perfect sense!”
Layton looked at the paper. “Luke, my boy, this is Fermat’s Last Theorem, isn’t it?”
“Yes, it is!” Luke said happily.
“This math problem has been unsolved for well over two hundred years.”
“I know! Isn’t it wonderful?” Luke picked up his bag. “I’m going to go upstairs and put my things away. Is there anything for us to do today, Professor?”
“No…” Layton said, resisting the urge to slam his head into his desk. “No, not today, my boy.”
Luke seemed unfazed by his mentor’s discomfort, and reclaimed his paper before he headed on up the stairs, humming cheerfully under his breath.
Layton’s day, on the other hand, didn’t get any better. Dinner turned into a smokey, blackened mess, barely edible despite Luke’s insistence that some charcoal in one’s diet was probably perfectly healthy. Layton was not amused, and even less amused when he managed to set his sleeve on fire.
Luke, meanwhile, had to go field a phone call, and came back crowing that an essay he had written for school was being considered for a very big award. Layton growled something that might have passed for a congratulations as he stuck his arm in the sink to extinguish his shirt.
Luke went back upstairs, leaving the Profoessor to clean up the mess he had made. The bucket ended up spilling, making an even bigger disaster of the kitchen. But he managed to get it cleared up somehow without breaking any bones.
Now completely exhausted, Layton walked up the stairs with every intention of going to bed and not moving until the next morning. But a noise from the bathroom drew his attention, and though he was quite sure that he would regret it, he went to see what it was.
Luke was standing in the bathtub, which was full of water. No, that wasn’t right. He was standing on the bathtub. But in the center of it?
The boy turned to his mentor and grinned. “Professor! I’ve learned to walk on water!”
The scream that tore loose from Layton’s throat was like nothing he had ever let out before, and he turned and ran down to his own bedroom, slamming the door behind him. He thought he heard a splash from the bathroom as he turned and fled, and wondered if Luke had been surprised enough to crash down into the filled tub.
Served him right.
Without even bothering to change, Layton dove into bed under the blankets and buried his face in the pillow. He wasn’t moving again for the rest of the night, no way, no how, nothing was going to get him out of this bed again-
The lights flickered and went out.
...I think I might be going to hell XD Hope you liked it, and thank you for the fun prompt! ♥
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Layton being spiteful = priceless.
Kudos to you!
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Thank you! Glad you liked it! \o/ It's fun to pick on Layton now and then :D
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