[fic] TGZ: Gnomes
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“Hmm….” Saguru looked out of the window with a thoughtful look.
Kaito raised an eyebrow, looking up from re-reading one of the Harry Potter books. He was trying to see if he could work out a way to pull off an ‘Alohamora’ on a heist, just to royally confuse people. Simple unlocking spell – possibly not so simple trick. Especially if he wanted sparkles. “’Hmm’? What is this ‘Hmm’? Sounds like you’re plotting something.”
“Possibly.” The blond smirked slightly as he rose to his feet. “It’s supposed to snow tonight.”
“So?”
“So I should take care of the Garden Gnomes before that happens.”
Kaito looked at Saguru, looked at the book, then back up at Saguru. “Gnomes?”
“Yes.” Saguru grinned. “You want to come along? You’ll probably enjoy this.”
“Gnomes.” Kaito repeated incredulously. “Like small little human shaped looking things?”
“Yes, exactly.” The detective had an anticipatory gleam in his eyes now.
Kaito looked down at the book again. Well, they were in England, so he guessed it was possible… “Okay.”
Saguru made a sound that wasn’t quite a muted cackle of delight, but somewhat close. “Good. Come on, we’ll need our coats.”
With a shrug, Kaito got to his feet as well and followed the blond down the stairs. They paused to put on warm outer garments before stepping outside into the garden. The wind howled, bringing the heavy moist scent of snow in the air and there was still some snow in patches on the ground.
Saguru grinned wolfishly, rubbing his hands together. “Gnomes… gnomes… where could they be this time? Ah-ha!” With a triumphant cry, the detective leapt forward, a hound on the scent of its prey.
Feeling slightly confused, Kaito followed, wondering what exactly they were looking for. The gardens were cut back for winter, there weren’t many place for much of anything to hide out here.
“Here.” Saguru enthusiastically thrust something at him without looking, Kaito grabbing it on reflex. It was heavy, long and hard, kind of bumpy feeling, with a long smooth shaft at the top of it.
“Uh…” He glanced down to find a face dimpling cheerfully up at him. It was a little round person wearing a long tall red conical hat. Made out of what felt to be concrete, then painted over. “What is it?”
“It’s a Gnome.” Saguru said matter of factly, holding two more small smiling people in his hands. One of them appeared to be sitting on a mushroom, smoking something in a long pipe.
Kaito blinked. Saguru had to have been kidding him. They didn’t look anything like they did in the Harry Potter books. “And we’re supposed to toss them over the fence?” He ventured.
Saguru looked at him with a dumbfounded expression for a moment before snorting in amusement, obviously trying to keep form laughing. “No, we’re going to hide them.”
Hide them? Kaito looked down at the statue he was carrying. Just what kind of drugs were Saguru on and why wasn’t he sharing them? “Okay?”
This time Saguru did laugh. “Mum’s not going to be home until late, after dark. It’ll snow tonight and tomorrow when she comes outside, they’ll all be in different places, but with no foot prints. Therefore they must have moved on their own.”
“Magic.” Kaito supplemented.
“Exactly.” Saguru beamed at him. “I used to do this all the time when I was younger, moving the gnomes about so it looked like they were alive at night. There’s seven of them here, total.”
“Heh.” He grinned at the blond. There was an image. Saguru as a kid playing tricks in the garden.
Kaito’s grin grew bigger. “Hey, Saguru-kun?”
Saguru gave him a slightly leery look. “Yes?”
“I got a better idea. Do we still have yesterday’s newspaper and some glue around the house?”
The look became definitely leery. “Yes…?”
Kaito smirked at him. “What do you say to holding some gnomes for ransom?”
“I’ll go get the glue sticks.”
-fin-
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“Hmm….” Saguru looked out of the window with a thoughtful look.
Kaito raised an eyebrow, looking up from re-reading one of the Harry Potter books. He was trying to see if he could work out a way to pull off an ‘Alohamora’ on a heist, just to royally confuse people. Simple unlocking spell – possibly not so simple trick. Especially if he wanted sparkles. “’Hmm’? What is this ‘Hmm’? Sounds like you’re plotting something.”
“Possibly.” The blond smirked slightly as he rose to his feet. “It’s supposed to snow tonight.”
“So?”
“So I should take care of the Garden Gnomes before that happens.”
Kaito looked at Saguru, looked at the book, then back up at Saguru. “Gnomes?”
“Yes.” Saguru grinned. “You want to come along? You’ll probably enjoy this.”
“Gnomes.” Kaito repeated incredulously. “Like small little human shaped looking things?”
“Yes, exactly.” The detective had an anticipatory gleam in his eyes now.
Kaito looked down at the book again. Well, they were in England, so he guessed it was possible… “Okay.”
Saguru made a sound that wasn’t quite a muted cackle of delight, but somewhat close. “Good. Come on, we’ll need our coats.”
With a shrug, Kaito got to his feet as well and followed the blond down the stairs. They paused to put on warm outer garments before stepping outside into the garden. The wind howled, bringing the heavy moist scent of snow in the air and there was still some snow in patches on the ground.
Saguru grinned wolfishly, rubbing his hands together. “Gnomes… gnomes… where could they be this time? Ah-ha!” With a triumphant cry, the detective leapt forward, a hound on the scent of its prey.
Feeling slightly confused, Kaito followed, wondering what exactly they were looking for. The gardens were cut back for winter, there weren’t many place for much of anything to hide out here.
“Here.” Saguru enthusiastically thrust something at him without looking, Kaito grabbing it on reflex. It was heavy, long and hard, kind of bumpy feeling, with a long smooth shaft at the top of it.
“Uh…” He glanced down to find a face dimpling cheerfully up at him. It was a little round person wearing a long tall red conical hat. Made out of what felt to be concrete, then painted over. “What is it?”
“It’s a Gnome.” Saguru said matter of factly, holding two more small smiling people in his hands. One of them appeared to be sitting on a mushroom, smoking something in a long pipe.
Kaito blinked. Saguru had to have been kidding him. They didn’t look anything like they did in the Harry Potter books. “And we’re supposed to toss them over the fence?” He ventured.
Saguru looked at him with a dumbfounded expression for a moment before snorting in amusement, obviously trying to keep form laughing. “No, we’re going to hide them.”
Hide them? Kaito looked down at the statue he was carrying. Just what kind of drugs were Saguru on and why wasn’t he sharing them? “Okay?”
This time Saguru did laugh. “Mum’s not going to be home until late, after dark. It’ll snow tonight and tomorrow when she comes outside, they’ll all be in different places, but with no foot prints. Therefore they must have moved on their own.”
“Magic.” Kaito supplemented.
“Exactly.” Saguru beamed at him. “I used to do this all the time when I was younger, moving the gnomes about so it looked like they were alive at night. There’s seven of them here, total.”
“Heh.” He grinned at the blond. There was an image. Saguru as a kid playing tricks in the garden.
Kaito’s grin grew bigger. “Hey, Saguru-kun?”
Saguru gave him a slightly leery look. “Yes?”
“I got a better idea. Do we still have yesterday’s newspaper and some glue around the house?”
The look became definitely leery. “Yes…?”
Kaito smirked at him. “What do you say to holding some gnomes for ransom?”
“I’ll go get the glue sticks.”
-fin-
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Date: 2005-06-11 10:25 am (UTC)Some people...*shakes head*
Alas, the poor gnomes. All that abuse they have been subjected to over the years.