CP: (Chibi-Pegasus) *sulks*
WSJ: ^^ Kawaii!
Brood: And lookie at mine!! *Huggles CJ*
Chibi Joey: *sulks as well* Can I be biggy 'gain?
Brood: Later...when we need you big...hehe...*grins and glomps him happily*
Zutsokaki: *rolls his eyes* I really need to go out and play cards with the guys...*drags 'SJ's male muses and non-chibi male YGO charas out the door, the guys counting their money*
Brood & WSJ: -.-;;
Ying-Yang: (SJ's Change of Heart muse, wife of another of her muses, Alex the Celtic Guardian) ALEX! If you come home drunk I'll rip you limb from limb!!!
Brood & WSJ: Oo;;
Disclaimer: We don't own YGO. Hiro and Gwen are WSJ's, and Amoura is Brood's, from certain other of our stories. ^^v
Wait! Hold! There's a couple name changes. ^^; Obviously, this is AU, so the yamis and hikaris are seperate people.
Ryou Bakura = Ryou Hiroki
Yami Bakura = Bakura Tamiya (WSJ: :p Sorry, I like plugs! ^^ *rimshot* ^^;)
Yami-Yuugi = Yami Moto (He and Yugi are brothers in this)
Yami Malik = Ishtar Mizuno (*another rimshot* What? I didn't do it! *WSJ looks around franticly*)
The rest are still the same. ^^v Now GO READ!
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Hey. Howya doin'? The name's Jounouichi Katsuya, and I'm a Private Eye. Yeah. You heard me, a P.I. See that desk over there with the blonde bum in suspenders lounging around? Yeah, that's me alright. And right now, I'm in the middle of a slump.
It used to be that the dames would come in from all over just to get their case done by me. I'm one of the best, so that's why. The cases used to be long and involved. I had to use those smarts the Man Upstairs gave me a whole lot. Those cases were dangerous too. Now my gun sits unused in my top desk drawer, since the only cases I've been getting lately involve cheating tramp wives and missing earrings. Yeah. It's that bad.
SQUUUUEAAKK SLAM!! The door opens and slams, and I gotta cover my ears. Dang. I really gotta get that door fixed.
My rookie in training stumbles inside, his long white hair...yeah. You heard me. Long WHITE hair falling all over his face. I can't even see those Deer-in-the-Headlight brown eyes of his. His name is Ryou Hiroki.
"Sorry I'm late, Jounouchi-sama! I got caught in traffic and..."
Ahh, cue the lame excuses.
"Don't sweat it kiddo. Just get your stuff put away and let's get to work."
His work so far has been just recording my old case files and putting them away. Every now and again he gets to pick my sister up from the highschool. I originally took him on as a rookie, but things have been so slow lately that the kid's gotten next to no field work. And not a peep of a complaint either. Just happily sits there and writes all day.
How did the great detective Joey get a sidekick that pushes papers all day? Well, lemmie tell ya.
~*~
It was really dark and stormy out. I was at my desk as usual, writing some kind of report on another lame case. I hear the downstairs door slam open, and my sister is yellin' to raise all hell.
The way my office is set up is this. There's two doors if I go out of my office. One leads to some stairs and directly down to the outside. Some customers come in that way instead of calling. The other door goes to some stairs and my home. I go down to Shizuka in the living room and see what's goin' on.
"Jou! Please help! I found him on the sidewalk, he looks like he's really sick! Help him please!"
What I see on the living room floor, (Yeah, floor. Looked like my sis had to drag the poor kid in.) is the kid, and his face is all all red. His hair was what got my attention first. This kid wasn't even twenty yet and his head was full of white already! Well, me and my sis dragged him to the couch, and I got him into some dry clothes. Turned out the kid had a fever like nothin' else, and my sister, Shizuka, had to nurse him back to normal.
It was about a day or so until the kid could wake up.
"Where am I?"
I was in the room at the time, so I butted in.
"You're at my place, kid."
"Where is this place? And who are you? What happened?"
Man....dang those eyes. They were too dang huge and innocent. Reminded me of Shizuka when she wanted something outta me. And she KNEW that I couldn't resist those eyes of hers....
"You're at my place, I'm Jounouchi Katsuya, and you're sicker than a dog, kid."
"Oh......how did I get here?"
"My sis here dragged ya in. Say hi, Shizuka."
My sis froze then. Dunno why, but she did. She stammered out a "hello" before she had to turn away. Funny, she was fine around him when he was unconscious. Anyway, me and the kid got to talkin', and it turns out that he was all alone in this city, and didn't have a job. Shizuka piped up again.
"Brother, why don't you give him a job? You'd been saying that we needed another person to help around here, right? You know, someone to keep things organized up in your office!"
The kid sat up. "I can organize things! I'm really good at that!"
Gahh! Those eyes! Both of them were doin' the eyes! Ahh!
"Ehh...what's your name, kid?"
"Ryou Hiroki. What is it that you do, Jounouchi-sama?"
Sama, eh? I could get used to that...
"I'm a Private Eye, kid. I solve the cases the cops won't touch."
"Wow! That's great! Sounds exciting!"
"Yeah, wait 'till ya see the dames that you can meet in this kind of work..."
The poor kid blushed pretty bad then. Shizuka just kinda looked at me funny.
"Does he have the job, Jou?" She was starin' at me...eyes...ahh...eyes!!!
"Uhh...sure kid, why not? I like your style. Could use some fresh meat around here."
"YAAYY!! Isn't that great Hiroki-san! Big Brother gave you the job!" Then she jumped outta her chair and hugged him so fast if I'da blinked, I'da missed it.
"Hey! Don't go gettin' fresh on MY little sister now!"
Heh.. Well after the kid was well enough, I took him around all the usual joints. First and foremost was the coffee place where we'd get our daily cup of java. The owners of that store are a couple of friends, Otogi Ryuji and Malik Ishtar. Them two mugs know how to put together a great cup of joe.
When I walked in with Ryou, Otogi was behind the counter. I assumed Malik was somewhere in the back. Otogi waved at me and went back to cleanin' glasses. Malik stepped out of the back room with a whole box of napkins, and looked pretty close to droppin' 'em. Otogi and I jus' grinned at each other, but Ryou ran forward to help 'im out.
"Hey, who's this?" Malik asked.
"My name's Ryou Hiroki." he said (politely. This kid's got politeness comin' out'a his ears.)
"Finally getting around to taking on a partner Jou-san?" Otogi asked. I just shrugged and told him to get me my usual.
We were on the way to the Police station to let the guys who clean up after my capers know I had a rookie on my hands now, when we walked close to a theatre. I don't know why, but Ryou got sorta excited and asked if we could stop in there. Said he knew a few people there. I humoured the kid and followed him inside.
The theatre was pretty big, lots of room to move around in. On the stage were three broads in costume, and two guys actin' with them. When Ryou walked into sight, they all stopped actin', makin' the director kinda mad until he saw us.
I recognized the director from one of my old cases. He suspected his wife of cheatin' on him. Turned out she wasn't. She was takin' dance lessons as a surprise for their anniversary. Another lame case for the fire.
Two of the girls got off the stage and gave Ryou a big hug, makin' him blush like nothin' else. I know that I wouldn't blush if I had two great lookin' dames like that all over me. One of the guys jumped off the stage to, grinning so big I thought his face would snap.
"Ahh..Jounouchi-sama, this is the theatre where I work at times. These two are Amoura LeTazaut and Gwen Kennedy, and Hiro Kawigami."
Gwen, the blond one, piped up. "Gwen Kawigami, Ryou-kun. And don't be so modest!"
"Yeah," Hiro piped up. "You were a full-fledged member of the troupe until you ran off." The three actors exchanged a look, which Ryou shared, and then dropped the subject. I was gettin' pretty confused, and decided I'd have to do some quiet back-checking on my new rookie later on.
Ryou just stared at her as she and that Hiro guy laughed at him and held hands. Dangit. She just had to be married, didn't she?
The one he called Amoura giggled. "Ahh..little Ryou iz ztill a little shy around ze girls, no?" Woah, a French chic. She was a cute one. Long wavy light green hair and big brown eyes, kind of like Ryou's, only more playful. And just a little bit more lashes than his.
Gwen piped up. "Yeah, he needs to loosen up a bit...hey, who's the friend, Ryou?" She was cute too. Really long blonde hair. Had it all piled up on top of her head as part of her costume though. It was a shame she was married. Ah well, one out'a two ain't bad.
Before I could get to the process of sweeping the French dame off her feet, the third girl yelled from the stage.
"Don't mess with HIM girls, we all KNOW Ryou just comes here for the attention!!!" Woah, she sounded like a cold one. I looked over at her. Shoulder length brown hair, and big blue eyes. Those blue eyes were lookin' real mad.
Ryou suddenly bristled up though, even though I never thought the kid had it in him. "Anzu Mazaki...I don't feel like going through this with you today! It was done over a YEAR ago!!! No thanks to you..."
"Don't bring it up! You ALWAYS bring it up!!!"
"Me? You started it! It wasn't MY fault I got that role!"
"Is it my fault you're so feminine that you did?"
Dang. This dame was CHEESED.
After a few more moments of them two going back and forth, I forgot about sweeping the other French chic off her feet and dragged the kid out of there. I didn't even ask why the dame was so mad at the kid. I like figuring these things out for myself...
~*~
After the kid got introduced to the officers, Yugi and Yami Moto, and Bakura Tamiya, the guys who usually clean up after particularly messy cases, we headed back to the office and I gave him the rundown of what was goin' on.
But not a single break since then. And this is where you find us now. In my office, bummin' around and waitin' for the phone to ring. It's not fun.
Squuueaaaakkk
I look up, expecting to see Ryou leaving for a drink or a trip to the john. Instead I see a shadow in the doorway. A very shapely shadow. I kick my feet off the desk and lean on it with my elbow, professional like. Ryou's head has snapped to the door and gawked at the dame at the door.
"Can I help you, miss?" Ryou asked nicely. He HAS to know how to greet the dames better.
"I take it this is the office of Jounouichi Katsuya?" Oh, what a purr of a voice. I really hope she didn't have another lame case for me.
"Yeah, that's right sugar. Take a seat and tell me what's goin' on." I point to the chair in front of my desk. She walks forward, her hips rolling. Woah..those thighs make her dress move rreeaaall nice. Hmm...her hips aren't that bad either...and the chest is well...we'll leave it at the fact that it's NICE. Her neck is smooth, with a necklace resting in the crook of the collarbone. Her face is real pretty too, and those eyes are REALLY coy looking....her hair is blonde. I always had a thing for the blondes. Woah. Something ain't right here...GAHH! Those eyebrows! They're....abnormal! They're.....HUGE!!! They're STARING AT ME!!!!!
She sits down, and bats her eyes at me...woah...those eyebrows are wigglin' at me...it's like they're WAVING at me!! She dabs at her face with a handkercheif, but even I can tell she's not really crying.
"My name is Dorothy Catalonia Winner. I have a case for you that will interest you, Jounouchi-san."
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WSJ: *cracking up* Yup, Dorothy! ^^v Most of the cliants with be from other anime, since Brood and I both like so many. :p As you can tell, neither of us really like Dorothy. Stay tuned for the next chapter! (That is if I ever figure out how to write it! *curses slightly* Well, you try getting all this language and stuff right!)
Brood: Hehehe...this case, in case you haven't figured it out yet...is with the characters of Gundam Wing! A note for the clueless there...hehehee...we will be doing cases from LOTS of different animes...*giggles*
Phone: Ring ring.
Brood: Yeah. My phone says "ring ring." Hehe..*picks it up* Zutso? NO I WILL NOT WIRE YOU SOME MONEY!!! ...what?.......you lost your pants to Malik?.............'SJ, it's for you.
God bless minna-san!
