July 11 - Caught

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Title: Caught
Author: Pompey
Universe: Basil of Baker Street (book-verse)
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Word count: 221B
Summary: Holmes sees everything.
Prompt: July 11 - Where did you get that hat? 

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Basil and I had crept up to the sitting room of The Master once again. As usual, we remained on the floor where it was easier to hide (and to run away, if necessary.) We thought we were quite safe, for we were hidden in the space under the coatrack created by the elevated legs. Even when The Master suddenly gave an exclamation, sprang to his feet, and called for The Doctor to follow him, we did not worry. Their boots were already well-laced; they had no reason to look down towards us to get their coats and hats.

No reason, that is, until The Doctor knocked his hat to the ground and The Master bent to pick it up.

We froze, hoping our utter stillness would let us go unnoticed. It was folly, of course. The Master observes everything and we were no exception.

Those piercing grey eyes fixed upon us and blinked once in astonishment. Then twice.

Basil grabbed my paw and whispered, “Dawson, run.” But I could not move a whisker.

“Come on!” he cried and pulled me along to the decorative knob in the baseboard that concealed our tunnel. 

“Holmes,” we heard the Doctor ask behind us, “what is it?”

There was a pause and then The Master spoke. “A sudden insight, Watson, one unexpected but beneficial.”