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Chapter 1 – Prologue
London, 1920
"Wait you thief!" A man ran around with his gun.
"…" Another man, clad in black outfit, black cloak, and a black hat ran fast on the roof of the houses. He was wearing a mask covering his eyes but not all of his face.
"Damn it! He got away!" He cursed.
"Don't worry, Jack, you'll get him next time." The other man walking behind him said.
"Easy for you to say, Reim," Jack sighed, "My job hasn't been well lately." He complained.
"Come on Jack, just relax, let's get some drinks." Reim the other policemen said, "I'm sure you'll settle down once you do."
"Alright." He said, "You're treating me."
"Right, right, don't worry."
"Mr. Break!" The children dashed to him.
"Come on kids, calm down." He said, "Look! I have brought you many candies!"
"Yay!" They all shouted.
"Thank you, Mr. Xerxes." A young woman said.
"Don't worry about it, Lacie, as long as the children are happy, I'm fine with that." The man in black, Xerxes Break said.
"Oh, you're so kind." She said.
"I love them, that's all… I am not kind nor generous." He said, "Right, Gil?" He knelled down and patted the black haired boy on his head. The boy smiled and nodded.
"I want, I want too." Another boy with a mismatching eye and blond hair said.
"Haha, sure, Vince, you can come to Alice, Leo." He said, "And all the others, you can come here."
"Yay, Mr. Break…!" The children surrounded him and began talking about their lives in the orphanage. Lacie just smiled, she was happy that someone like him cared for them.
"Sharon Rainsworth."
"Yes, mother." Sharon walked to her mother, "I am ready."
"Today you turn seventeen, I am really proud of you." Her mother said.
"Thank you mother, I am honored."
"I'm sure Kevin too will be happy." She said.
"He'll come?" Sharon asked, she was really happy of he did.
"Last time, I met him, yes he said he will." Her mother said.
"Yay – Err… Ahem – Sorry, I mean, I am looking forward to see him." She said.
"You sure are happy, Sharon." She said.
"Yes, I am, mother, it has been quite a long time since I saw him." Sharon said.
"Sigh… you have just met him for the last 10 years and you were already so attached to him… well, I am a bit surprised about it." Her mother said.
"Don't worry mother, it's just the relationship of brother and sister." She said.
"Well, have fun, my daughter, this is an important day for you. Enjoy it." She said.
"Thank you again, mother." Sharon said and walked to the hall.
In the hall, her mother and her grandmother was already waiting, Sharon's father died a few years ago and she had already gotten over his death. Though there were many people, her eyes wasn't looking at anyone else, it was looking for only one person, Kevin Regnard, her adoptive older brother.
Her eyes widened in happiness when she glanced over the silver hair and the crimson eye.
"Kevin!"
"Oh, hello, Sharon, how are you?" He smiled.
"I'm fine, where have you been, Kevin?" She asked.
"I had a business somewhere." He answered.
"Where?"
"In the land of fairies." He answered, Sharon's eyes blinked a few times, "Haha, I'm just joking of course." He smiled.
"Oh, you, haha, don't tell me you remembered the book you used to tell me…" Sharon guessed.
"Well, well, you got me right." He said.
"You still remember? Wow…" She said.
"Of course I did, you loved that story so much when you were little, Sharon. Every night you would come to me and said, 'brother Kevin, read me this'." Kevin said.
"Pft…. Hahaha… I'm turning seventeen today, don't make me remember those things again, Kevin." She said.
"Well then, I hope you are happy today cause I got you something." He said.
"What?" She asked.
"Close your eyes…" Sharon did as she was told and closed her eyes, she could feel something in her neck."Now open your eyes." He said, Sharon looked down and found touched a familiar thing by around her neck.
"A pendant?"
"Yeah, that's my birthday present for you, Sharon, I hope you like it." He smiled.
"Of course, I do! I love it, Kevin." She said.
"Well, that's nice to hear –"
"Break – Oh, sorry, did I interrupt you? Please continue, I'll wait until you finish." A brown haired man suddenly approached him and went away immediately as he realized that the man was enjoying his time with his sister.
"Who was that?" Sharon asked.
"Oh, he's my business partner," said Break, "I meet him a few months ago, he seems to be trustable."
"I see…"
"Sharon." A voice called.
"Yes, what is it, mother?" She asked.
"I have to tell you something." Her mother said, "I hope you don't mind." She told her to follow her to the balcony. "Please excuse us, Kevin."
"Yes, mother."
"What is it, mother?" She asked.
"About your engagement with Oz Vessalius…" She said softly as she could see a brink of unhappiness in her daughter eyes, "It would be better if you see him more."
"…" Sharon didn't say anything, she stayed quiet for a while before she finally opened her mouth, "I understand mother, please excuse me…" She went away.
"Sharon, I…"
"Kevin?" Sharon wandered around the party.
"Oh, Sharon." She turned back to the voice and found the blonde haired young man said to her, "Are you looking for someone?" He asked.
"Yeah, did you see my brother anywhere, Oz?" She asked.
"No, I don't even know that you have a brother, Sharon, how come you never told me?" He said.
"It's Kevin, you met him didn't you?" She asked
"Kevin… Kevin… Oh, Kevin Regnard." He said, "So he's your brother, your face are so different that I didn't recognize him."
"Yeah, he is my adoptive brother." She answered.
"I see… anyway, now that we are here, let's enjoy ourselves shall we?" He took her hand and began walking to the balcony, the place where her mother talked to her a few moments ago. He walked closer to her until their distance was not that far, yet it wasn't enough, Oz walked closer and closer
"What are you planning to do, Oz?" She asked.
"What…? You are so slow… I want to make you mine, Sharon, obviously, I won't take no for an answer." He closed the distance between their face. Sharon's face reddened, yet she didn't love him. But she couldn't do anything she was cornered, if she took a few step back, she would fall, so she just closed her eyes.
"Kh – You…" Sharon opened her eyes and realized that Oz hands had been stopped in mid air. Behind him was the silver haired figure, his eye stared kindly at Sharon as he held Oz's right arm.
"Nice to meet you, Sharon's fiancé." Kevin said, "My brother-in-law to be."
"Let me go, you freak!" Oz shouted. Kevin let go his hand, the guests immediately turned to them, "You'll pay for this." He swore, "Sharon belongs to me. You don't have the rights to own her."
"That's cruel." Kevin said, "If you love her so much, how come you talk of her like she was a mere property." He stared at the boy with his crimson eye. "I can't be with her, no matter what, the law of nature cannot be broken." He turned back and went away.
"Wait yo –"
"Kevin!" Sharon chased the man. She ran past every people in the hall, wearing a dress made it more difficult for her to move around. She was about to give up when she saw a silver hair in the middle of the crowds, "That must be him." She thought, "The only person who have silver hair is only Kevin." She kept on running, it was lucky that he was walking if not… she wouldn't have caught up with him, "Kevin!" She called him, the man looked back and smiled at her.
"Sharon, I have something to do, if you please… can you excuse me." He said, "I am terribly sorry for this, after I am done with my matter in hands, I will visit you again, okay?"
"But…" She complained, it was her birthday and she didn't want him to leave.
"I'll go to the Rainsworth estate by midnight," He said, "I always keeps my words, even of you are asleep, I will still come."
"Kevin… can you tell me one thing?" She asked.
"What is it, Sharon?"
"What do you mean by 'the law of nature cannot be broken'?" She asked.
"Huh?"
"You said it earlier, to Oz. Don't you remember?" She added.
"Oh, that." He said, "Don't think too much about it."
"But…"
"No buts, Sharon." He put his index finger on her lip and said, "I'll tell you when the time is right."
"O-Okay…"
"Goodbye, Sharon…"
"Ready? Phantom thief Xerxes Break?" A brown haired police officer said.
"Have I ever said no?" said Kevin, or rather, Break as he changed into his black attire. "Let's go, partner."
"Sure thing. Make sure you don't get caught." He said.
"Like hell I will, those children only had me." He said as he put on his mask, "It would be a shame for me to get caught, plus… I can't 'die' yet."
"Right, do your best."
"Cover my back, Reim." He said.
"That's what I always do, Phantom thief," Reim, the police officer said, "Jack is the only one that I worry about."
"That golden haired boy is nothing, he know nothing… I have nothing to be worried about." He said.
"… Yes…"
