One minute the whole musuem was quiet, the police officers standing nearby the extremely ancient and valuable figurine that was being targeted by the most notorious thief there ever was. The next it was filled with panic as the same officers ran around in a scared and confused riot, with Papillon running off with the artifact
You're not gonna get away this time! The bread loving detective yelled as he chased her out of the museum. I won't let you run off with another artifact again!
He only recieved an insulting laugh as the butterfly masked robber ran through the empty and wet streets, Anpan ignores the heavy rain outside as he continues to follow the girl who made him question his own detective skill multiple times.
Detective! I give the money I get from selling these things to the poor! Papillon yells, still running. why dont you support this?
His face turned sour, and he slowly starts to speed up.
You steal from people! He yells back, starting to catch up to her. and that's wrong! I wouldnt care if you donated it to a bed riddden cancer patient!
Papillon stares back at him concerningly,and then laughs as she continues to dash through the city, hitting multiple turns to shake off the Detective, but he persists, and he doesnt slow down.
I swear... He mutters to himself Im putting this piece of trash in the most secure prison there is once I arrest her...
Despite how fast he was running, he starts to lose her and she slowly runs out of his sight.
"No..." He angrily exclaims "NO!" now yelling
He falls on his knees, and slams his fist into the pavement with anger and disbelief that he failed again.
"You'll never be able to catch this butterfly!" He hears Papillon yell from around a corner. "I'll make sure all the poor tamagotchis here will have enough to ea-"
Suddenly her voice stops abruptly, and he hears a painful cry,Anpan recognizing the voice to be his biggest rival, he runs around the corner
Huh? He says as he runs over to where he heard the cry
"H-hey... Down here..."
"What the?"
He looks down to see Thief Papillon on the ground, she was slightly covered in mud and she was trying to drag herself away from Anpan. he was about to ciff her he noticed her broken leg, and the even more broken figurine, but the latter was of less concern to this crime solver.
Papillon... are you alright? He asks quietly, with a bit of concern.
N-no... I think my leg is broken... She painfully cries out Please... help me... Anpan... she weakly begs as she reaches her arm out to him.
He's about to take it but realizes something, and takes his hand back.
"I could just arrest you NOW with a broken leg and you would never be able to escape!" He says with a smug grin, causing her eyes to fill with fear, and tears.
Anpan n-no! She twarfully pleads I don't want to be thrown in there, not like this! I-I wouldn't survive!
He freezes in place, his grin fading as he started thinking about what she said.
"what are doing?!" a voice in his head rung out. "Arrest her now!"
"No... I cant" He tells himself internally. "I'd be worse than her..."
Anpan? The injured thief whimpered. a-are you alright?
"Yeah..." he says as he snaps back to reality. "l-let me help you."
He lifts up Papillon, holding her close to his chest.
"Anpan... I didnt know you were this strong!" She whispers to the detective as he carries her to his residence
Although the rain was getting to him and the thought of the aftermath of the artifact shattering, he put the thought of both aside to focus on something much more important.
After what seemed like hours, the two rivals have arrived at Anpan's home. The detective manages to fish his keys out of his pocket while holding Papillon with only one arm. He then opens the door and brings her inside.
"Wow... you have such a nice place!" Papillon says in awe. "It's been a while since I seen the interior..."
Anpan at first smiles at the compliment, but he slowly realizes what she meant after that.
"How have you seen the inside of this place before?" he asks her with a confused tone.
"That's one of my secrets Detective! I woul- OW!" she cuts herself off as she holds her leg. "Anpan it still hurts..."
He calmly lays her down on the couch, softly rubbing her arm.
"I'll be right back" he tells her as he runs off to another room. Before she can question he returns with a first aid kit.
"I use this when I get injured chasing you, but I dont get hurt doing that often, so it should have what I need for this"
He starts to treat her leg, making sure it's in the right position to be put in a cast, which he does after.
"Anpan... thank you so much!" The thief gratefully thanks him. "I thought you would bring my butt to jail... or just leave me there"
"Papillon..." He puts one hand on her should "Something like that isnt deserved to any of the criminals I arrest, even you."
Her faces blushes as he finishes, and her eyes fill with love. She manages to bring herself up right and hugs the detective.
"I will never forget what you did for me today" She whispers into his ear before letting go and plopping back onto the couch. "Anpan... I..."
The detective looks into her eyes,smiling. "What is it?"
Instead of getting an answer Papillon responds by moving closer to him, kissing him.
"...I love you." Papillon says tenderly as she moves back. "I love being with you, whenever you're chasing me, or being next to you while wearing a disguise, or whatever! I just love you!"
Anpan smiles warmly as he scoops up the immobilized thief bridal-style, and brings her to his bedroom.
Anpan's room didnt have much,clothes drawer, a bedside table,a mirror and a bed . The only thing that stood out in there was the aforementioned bed that was queen sized.
"Anpan, why do you have a bed for more than 2 tamagotchis?" Papillon asks as Anpan lays her down on the bed.
"Well, that's because I got that at a dicount, and well... I... Oh I'll just show you" He replies as he lays next to her.
The two stare into their eyes, and suddenly and without warning Anpan moves his head forward, kissing the thief, and she wraps her arms around him.
"Oh~ I see what you mean~" She whispers to him after breaking the kiss
"I know~" was all he said before kissing her again.
They stayed in this tender position for the rest of the night as they soon fell asleep...
Anpan slowly opened his eyes, fully rested after a long night of sleeping, he turned to where Papillon was sleeping earlier
"Morning Papi- WHA?!" He yelled in confusion as he not only did not see Papillon on the bed but also spotted a papillon calling card on his chest, specifically where the heart would have been. "Wh-what the..." he pulls it out and reads the back
"Dear Anpan~
I'm gonna be honest, I really enjoyed that night we had together~ including... breaking my leg, byt the best part? I even managed to steal something from you~!"
"WHAT?!" He proceeded to yell, but he then realized that it wasn't finished.
"I finally manged to steal the one thing I could never steal, Your heart~ Oh and if you have time on your hands, you can call me and we can have a fun night out~
-Thief Papillon!"
Anpan ignores the number she written on the card, it took him a while, but he soon realized that Papillon ran one last heist, and on him nonetheless! before going back into hiding.
Ok that's my second fanfic I'm done here