[fic]:Dentist
May. 16th, 2003 07:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ickaimpHauntress complaining about her latest dental work was enough to finally finish thing off. Huzzah!
***
"Grrr..." Aoko growled as she and Kaito walked home from school, checking the messages on her cell phone. "Dad makes me so MAD some times!!"
"What'd he do now?" Kaito questioned, easily keeping stride with her, staying just within striking range of the blue-eyed girl. He may have never admitted it out loud, but he was rather fond of the elder Nakamori, and not just because he chased the Kid. Nakamori had always kept an eye out for him when he was younger, acting like a gruff but fond uncle to him.
"Eh." She grunted, waving the cell at him before sticking it back in her bag. "He missed his dentist appointment. Again. He -hates- dentists, and uses even the flimsiest of excuses to get out of them." She made a face. "He's got a sore tooth, but refuses to go in. I made a back up appointment, but there's a Kid heist the same day, so he'll probably get out of that one too."
"A Kid heist?" He echoed, feeling a faint pang of guilt. He didn't -mean- to interrupt their lives that much.
"Yeah. The dentist is even a block away from where the notice said he'd appear. But is he going to go? Nooo. And the dentist isn't even that bad! It's the same one I go to!" She ranted.
He racked his brains. "Dr. Gekitsuu?"
"Dr. Tsugiha." She corrected.
"Ah." He nodded, filing that tidbit of information way for further use as a tentative plan began to unfurl in the back of his head. They walked in silence for a while, Aoko fuming and he plotting.
Finally he grinned, a look of pure devilment briefly lighting up his face, startling her out of her funk. "Hey, Aoko." Hs expression faded into a more neutral poker face, but she could practically see a chibi version of him rubbing his hands together in glee in the background. "Every wondered what it would be like to be a dental hygienist assistant?"
***
Kaito was missing from school the next couple of days.
***
Nakamori was NOT a happy man. His tooth hurt. The side of his face throbbed in sympathy to it. And he was chasing the thrice-blasted Kaitou Kid through the streets of the city.
The Kid, in addition to being his usual annoying self, was in a particularly playful mood tonight, pulling pranks and playing the perpetually perplexing part of the 'White Rabbit' from Alice in Wonderland. However, unlike Alice, he was going to wring his scrawny little neck once he got his hands on him.
It almost seemed like he was doing this on purpose tonight. Usually the Kid grabbed the jewel and left as soon as possible. Today however, he was having fun leading them in circles until he was the only one left chasing the illusive white shadow that darted just tantalising out of reach.
The thief turned left, darting into a small multi-story building and he just -knew- that the Kid was going to take off to escape. He'd been land bound for a surprisingly long time, and he'd been waiting for this. He put on an extra burst of speed and dashed into the building, just in time to see the Kid cheerfully wave 'Bai-Bai' at him from a set of closing elevator doors.
With a muttered curse, he took to the stairs, scrambling up them as fast as he could and grateful that he was in as good of shape as he was in. He'd like to see some of the paper pushers at work try to keep up with the Kid as long as he did, then watch them eat their words in great big gasping-for-air panting breaths. Not many people could make the claim that they were able to keep up with the Phantom Thief.
The sound of the thief's laughter greeted him as he reached the top floor, and the flicker of the thief's white cape disappearing through a closing door drew his attention. He wasn't too late! With a triumphant snarl, he raced forward to grab the Kid before he jumped out a window or something.
Nakamori casually noted that the room he was in was some sort of waiting room before he caught sight of the phantom thief's shadow again and chased him down the hallway into a room. He paused at the door, a feeling of not-quite right sending warning chills down his back. The Kid was up to something.
He set his jaw, then winced as his tooth informed him again that it was still sore, and crept into the room, ready to finally nab the thief.
Shadows played around him, reminding him of an English horror movie Aoko and Kaito had watched one night, 'Frankenstein' or something like that. Glints of metal flashed at him as he moved into the small room, barely larger than a closet. Something flew over his head and he grabbed it.
There was just enough time to recognise it as a rope before he was abruptly yanked backwards, landing on something soft and cushiony as the rope was fastened securely around his torso and arms, pinning them down. "What the-?"
A blinding light above his head clicked on as the Kid's mocking laughter echoed around the room, sending chills down his spine. As he peered past the light, the figure of the Kid loomed above him, dressed in white scrubs and a paper medical mask over the lower half of his face. In his hand was a drill, it's high-pitched whine scaring him like few things in this world could.
"Open wide, Nakamori-kun!" The thief leered as he opened his mouth to yell. It came out as a startled squeak instead as the thief brought his other arm up, spraying his face with semi-familiar pink fog.
As he struggled against the sleeping drug, he could swear he heard the Kid comment about how "This wasn't going to hurt a bit" and swore that the thief was lying.
***
"Daddy!" Aoko bounced out of her seat as Nakamori appeared at the door. Kaito followed her at a more leisurely pace, a slight smile hovering around the edges. He had met up with Aoko after Nakamori had 'shown up' for his appointment and waited for him with her. "How are you doing? the doctor said you just ran in here like you couldn't WAIT to get to the dentist!"
Nakamori swayed on his feet, narrowly missing hitting the door. "MmblarghKid..." He mumbled drunkenly, looking like he'd be furious for being tricked if he wasn't so fuzzy.
Aoko caught him before he fell over, wrapping a steadying arm around him as she helped him walk out of the dentist office, Kaito opening the doors for them for them like a gentleman. "See Daddy?" She chirped innocently "The dentist wasn't so bad was it?"
Nakamori just glared.
***
Gekitsuu = pain (intense, sharp, violent)
Tsugiha = capped tooth; (dental) crown
***
"Grrr..." Aoko growled as she and Kaito walked home from school, checking the messages on her cell phone. "Dad makes me so MAD some times!!"
"What'd he do now?" Kaito questioned, easily keeping stride with her, staying just within striking range of the blue-eyed girl. He may have never admitted it out loud, but he was rather fond of the elder Nakamori, and not just because he chased the Kid. Nakamori had always kept an eye out for him when he was younger, acting like a gruff but fond uncle to him.
"Eh." She grunted, waving the cell at him before sticking it back in her bag. "He missed his dentist appointment. Again. He -hates- dentists, and uses even the flimsiest of excuses to get out of them." She made a face. "He's got a sore tooth, but refuses to go in. I made a back up appointment, but there's a Kid heist the same day, so he'll probably get out of that one too."
"A Kid heist?" He echoed, feeling a faint pang of guilt. He didn't -mean- to interrupt their lives that much.
"Yeah. The dentist is even a block away from where the notice said he'd appear. But is he going to go? Nooo. And the dentist isn't even that bad! It's the same one I go to!" She ranted.
He racked his brains. "Dr. Gekitsuu?"
"Dr. Tsugiha." She corrected.
"Ah." He nodded, filing that tidbit of information way for further use as a tentative plan began to unfurl in the back of his head. They walked in silence for a while, Aoko fuming and he plotting.
Finally he grinned, a look of pure devilment briefly lighting up his face, startling her out of her funk. "Hey, Aoko." Hs expression faded into a more neutral poker face, but she could practically see a chibi version of him rubbing his hands together in glee in the background. "Every wondered what it would be like to be a dental hygienist assistant?"
***
Kaito was missing from school the next couple of days.
***
Nakamori was NOT a happy man. His tooth hurt. The side of his face throbbed in sympathy to it. And he was chasing the thrice-blasted Kaitou Kid through the streets of the city.
The Kid, in addition to being his usual annoying self, was in a particularly playful mood tonight, pulling pranks and playing the perpetually perplexing part of the 'White Rabbit' from Alice in Wonderland. However, unlike Alice, he was going to wring his scrawny little neck once he got his hands on him.
It almost seemed like he was doing this on purpose tonight. Usually the Kid grabbed the jewel and left as soon as possible. Today however, he was having fun leading them in circles until he was the only one left chasing the illusive white shadow that darted just tantalising out of reach.
The thief turned left, darting into a small multi-story building and he just -knew- that the Kid was going to take off to escape. He'd been land bound for a surprisingly long time, and he'd been waiting for this. He put on an extra burst of speed and dashed into the building, just in time to see the Kid cheerfully wave 'Bai-Bai' at him from a set of closing elevator doors.
With a muttered curse, he took to the stairs, scrambling up them as fast as he could and grateful that he was in as good of shape as he was in. He'd like to see some of the paper pushers at work try to keep up with the Kid as long as he did, then watch them eat their words in great big gasping-for-air panting breaths. Not many people could make the claim that they were able to keep up with the Phantom Thief.
The sound of the thief's laughter greeted him as he reached the top floor, and the flicker of the thief's white cape disappearing through a closing door drew his attention. He wasn't too late! With a triumphant snarl, he raced forward to grab the Kid before he jumped out a window or something.
Nakamori casually noted that the room he was in was some sort of waiting room before he caught sight of the phantom thief's shadow again and chased him down the hallway into a room. He paused at the door, a feeling of not-quite right sending warning chills down his back. The Kid was up to something.
He set his jaw, then winced as his tooth informed him again that it was still sore, and crept into the room, ready to finally nab the thief.
Shadows played around him, reminding him of an English horror movie Aoko and Kaito had watched one night, 'Frankenstein' or something like that. Glints of metal flashed at him as he moved into the small room, barely larger than a closet. Something flew over his head and he grabbed it.
There was just enough time to recognise it as a rope before he was abruptly yanked backwards, landing on something soft and cushiony as the rope was fastened securely around his torso and arms, pinning them down. "What the-?"
A blinding light above his head clicked on as the Kid's mocking laughter echoed around the room, sending chills down his spine. As he peered past the light, the figure of the Kid loomed above him, dressed in white scrubs and a paper medical mask over the lower half of his face. In his hand was a drill, it's high-pitched whine scaring him like few things in this world could.
"Open wide, Nakamori-kun!" The thief leered as he opened his mouth to yell. It came out as a startled squeak instead as the thief brought his other arm up, spraying his face with semi-familiar pink fog.
As he struggled against the sleeping drug, he could swear he heard the Kid comment about how "This wasn't going to hurt a bit" and swore that the thief was lying.
***
"Daddy!" Aoko bounced out of her seat as Nakamori appeared at the door. Kaito followed her at a more leisurely pace, a slight smile hovering around the edges. He had met up with Aoko after Nakamori had 'shown up' for his appointment and waited for him with her. "How are you doing? the doctor said you just ran in here like you couldn't WAIT to get to the dentist!"
Nakamori swayed on his feet, narrowly missing hitting the door. "MmblarghKid..." He mumbled drunkenly, looking like he'd be furious for being tricked if he wasn't so fuzzy.
Aoko caught him before he fell over, wrapping a steadying arm around him as she helped him walk out of the dentist office, Kaito opening the doors for them for them like a gentleman. "See Daddy?" She chirped innocently "The dentist wasn't so bad was it?"
Nakamori just glared.
***
Gekitsuu = pain (intense, sharp, violent)
Tsugiha = capped tooth; (dental) crown
