[ WP ] A hard-boiled detective story in a world of fairies and magic .

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 It was n't the first we'd seen of her. She left her calling card on all of her victims. After knocking them unconscious and robbing them, she always left behind that crisp $ 1 bill. 
 
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 Some call her a fairy. We only know her only as the thief and swindler she is. 
 
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 I knew we were close to nailing her. We had the evidence... a little pixie dust here, a strand of hair there. All we needed was to catch her in the act. 
 
 
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 So we camped out that night on 4th and Chester, just outside of Bobby's house. He just went to the dentist last week. He was due for a visit. We knew she had to be close-by. 
 
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 We took shifts. Peter would watch for an hour while I got some shut-eye. Then we switched. 
 
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 It was around one o'clock in the morning when we saw her. Fluttering mischievously from behind the rose bushes into his bedroom window. We followed close, careful not to be seen. 
 
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 `` *Now? *'' Peter asked. 
 
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 `` Not yet,'' I whispered back. 
 
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 We paused to observe her, holding our breath. You could've heard a pin drop in that room. We watched as she delicately removed Bobby's rear right molar from it's resting place underneath his pillow. In its place, she left the memento we came to know all too well. 
 
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 `` Stop right there, Rosemary!'' I cried, wand raised. 
 
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 She froze. `` It's not what you think!'' she sputtered. 
 
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 `` We know what you've been doing with those teeth! Now drop it!'' 
 
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 I tried to cuff her, but she resisted. Peter and I grabbed at her, but she was too nimble. Ultimately, she escaped our grasp and took off running toward the windowsill. 
 
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 Peter started running after her, but I knew chasing her now was a lost cause. She was too fast for us to catch her. Yet again the perp got away. This would be the last time though. She may have won this round, but she would n't win the next. I knew when and where she would strike next. And I would be waiting. 
 
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 You can run all you want Madame Tooth Fairy, but you'll never be able to run from the Tooth! 
 

