Disclaimer: I have no ownership of Yu-Gi-Oh. Damn…

Summary: Neko is the mysterious thief that no one has ever gotten a good look at. Jonouchi swears that he would do everything he can to catch Neko. As he gets closer to the truth, Jonouchi may learn things aren't as they seem.

Random talk: I've been playing around with this idea for a few months now. It's evolved quite a lot since then. I'm quite amazed at how much it has changed. It was just a basic thief story where someone was secretly from a thieving family. Now it is so much more.

Dedication: This fic goes out to all you people who actually review my fics and my beta for coming up with the title for this fic. (Much better then Cat Burglars and Guard Dogs…) Without any of you, I wouldn't be writing fic and/or posting them.

Warnings: This fic is completely AU and contains shonen-ai/yaoi, mild language, some abuse, ooc, and some other stuff I have no clue what else will be in it at this time. Either that or it would give away things.

How to Catch a Thief

Prologue: The Thief

Security guards stood by the necklace, ever vigilant in their duties. Even though they were guarding a replica of the Sennen Tauk, it was worth just as much as the original. In truth, the copy was made a few centuries after the real one in order to stop thieves from stealing it. But the fact that there were actually two necklaces wasn't common knowledge. Hence why there were more guards than normal.

Just earlier that day, the owner of the museum, Bakura Kaemon, (1) received a message from the master thief called Neko. This thief was well known, not just for what they stole, but the fact that there was little known about them. There is even a dispute over if said thief was male or female. Not to mention the fact that Neko said they were targeting the copy.

A bird song interrupted the silence, confusing the guards. They watched as a small bird flew in and landed on one of the security cameras. It looked down at the stumped guards.

"What's a canary doing here?" one of the guards asked.

"That can't be a canary," another one pointed out. "It's too big to be one."

All the guards started to argue what kind of bird it was, except one. One guard near a door found it amusing grown men paid to watch a priceless item were having a debate over a bird. He looked up at said bird, giving it a slight nod. The bird turned around to face the wires of the camera and started to cut them with its beak. After it was finished with the camera, it would move to the next.

It was after three cameras that the other guards noticed what the bird was doing. The sight was quite hilarious. The guards were scrambling about, trying to catch the small bird. Eventually, the bird cut all the wires to the cameras and flew out. The guards were still following the bird, now seeking out revenge for making the look like idiots. None realized that one guard stayed behind.

"Now to do my part," the guard said, smirking, as he took off his hat and put on a pair of blue visors. Cat ears were poking out of chocolate hair. He approached the case, taking out a diamond cutter.

By the time the guards returned, there was a hole in the glass case and the necklace was missing. There was a scramble to go tell their boss of what happened.

Meanwhile, a figure sat on the roof of the museum. Cat ears twitched ever so often, while his tail swishing. He held up the recently stolen Sennen Tauk to the moon.

"That had to have been the easiest theft yet," the guy said. The bird from earlier landed on the figure's shoulder. "I must thank you once more, Kisa."

"Of course, Seto-sama," the bird said.

TBC

(1) Kaemon – Japanese boy's name meaning joyful

Random talk: Wow, I gave so much away, but so little. You may think you know everything, but you don't! ((insert evil laugh)) I have a tendency to even put in plot twist in even if I give a whole bunch of hints.

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