AN: I suspect that it's more 'been caught with people in a death trap', but this came from the Jane's Addiction song, so there. Don't ask about the motorcycle-it was what was there. Idea came from a comment somewhere that said, 'Arkham Asylum: Friendship is Tragic'. Struck me as funny.
Forbidden Moons-Sorry I haven't been able to respond to reviews, it's been scary (heh) over here. They're all appreciated, though, I swear! :)
It's the middle of the day-a safe time to be out, considering they're rather highly sought after-when they hear the sound of a siren. And not an ambulance siren, oh, no. It has to be a police siren.
Their reaction is immediate-adjust sunglasses, duck into a nearby doorway, and try not to attract attention.
"I knew I should've left the Walgreens clerk alone."
"Forget the Walgreens clerk, what about that college girl?"
It isn't that they're unarmed, oh, no. They've got a handgun, copious amounts of fear toxin, and mace. (Mace mixed with this particular batch of toxin is amazingly explosive.)
But…well…they'd rather not engage with the police. That usually doesn't end well.
VROOM-SCREEEEECH!
A monster of a motorcycle skids around the corner and they catch a flash of red hair and green jacket before it shoots down the road, clipping a fire hydrant and flooding the area.
"Was that Eddie?"
"With those driving skills? Undoubtedly."
The police swing around the corner a moment later, but the motorcycle is long gone. Jonathan adjusts his sunglasses and shouts, "Officers! He went that way!"
They follow his finger-could be coincidence, but who knows-and Kitty socks him in the arm.
"What was that for?"
"He annoys me."
"Jonathan..."
"Think of it this way, Kitty," he says, watching the police zoom around the corner, "if he's as smart as he says he is, he'll outwit them. I'm giving him an opportunity to prove his intelligence."
Kitty gives him a look and loops her arm through his.
"C'mon, love. Let's go home."
THE END