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Recently read Naming Games by Kye Above and could not get this scene out of my head
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Prayer
Too late, he was too late. Too slow to stop this, but just fast enough to see the killer leaving. Fast enough to witness the aftermath of Hakuba's encounter with the Black Org. member he had tentatively identified as Daiquiri.
Kaito had managed to pick her pocket as she left, but that was a small comfort all things considered. The compact case of deadly pills felt infinitely heavy as they sat in his jacket, more precious than any jewel he had ever stolen. For the moment though, he was more concerned with now than what the future could hold.
White gloves tightened on the edge of the Inverness cape he had often teased the detective about as he clutched the blond to his chest, uncaring of the mud and oil staining his pants. Poker face be damned; Kid knew there were tears in his eyes. He swore if Hakuba lived through this the blond could wear that stupid outfit until he was old and gray and he'd never say a word.
His classmate was pale; the detective's face a mask of agony. Saguru looked as if he was dying, and Kaito was painfully aware that could very well be the case. "Please," Kid whispered to himself, grip tightening as he prayed to anyone who might be listening. "Please." Just this once, he asked, grant tantei-san a bit of his own luck. The blond would need it to beat these odds.
Kaito had never witnessed tantei-kun's transformation for himself. How long did it take? He wondered. When would he know? The magician's heart skipped a beat when Hakuba's body began to steam. Was this . . .? The thief felt an overwhelming surge of relief as the form in his arms grew smaller and smaller until it resembled that of a child no more than seven years old.
Hakuba let out a pained groan as his eyes flickered open, only to be swept into a bone crushing hug. Even as out of it as he was, the blond knew something was desperately wrong. "Kid," he croaked. "What?" Why was the other so big? Or was it that he was too small?
The sound of sirens brought the thief back to reality. Saguru grabbing wildly for the thief's shoulders as he was swooped up into the others arms oversized clothes and all. Kid darting towards the shadows. "We've got to get you out of here."
"But," Hakuba tried to object.
"No buts," Kid's tone held no room for compromise as he scaled a twenty foot wall with effortless ease. An instant later he softened. This couldn't be easy for the detective. "I will explain later tantei-san, I promise. But you cannot be found here." His next words were dead serious. "Your life and the lives of all you love depend upon it."
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A note to my long suffering readers of 'Hidden Claws' it will be finished. I have the next chapter about half written so with luck it will be up sometime in the next week and a half.