Author's Note

So, I started a new story... Yeah. I know I was supposed to be working on Chapter 9 of JADU, but I dunno. I lost inspiration. Writer's block. Whatever. I'll get back into it sometime soon. So for now, here's a random story I decided to write. It was based of a game of Sleuth I was playing. Enjoy

Chapter 1: A New Case

The phone rang beside my head. I turned over and groped for it. A second later I had it to my ear.

"Hello," I said sleepily, rubbing my eyes. A moment later I was jumping out of bed, running into the bathroom.

This was going to be one interesting day...

I looked out my window as I aprroached the estate. It was huge. I stepped out of the car as I reached the end of the drive and gazed in awe. The place was amazing.

It was a mansion, totally white. It was quite neat looking, but the garden wasn't. The stone walls were overgrown will vines. It made it look nice.

I walked past the two columns before the door and onto the porch area. I knocked on the door and only had to wait a minute before someone answered.

"Ah. Ms. Faire, you're here," the butler, or so he seemed to be, said. "Please come in."

I followed him in, looking around as I did so. The place was kind of eerie on the inside. It was totally silent. I looked to the right, doing a double take when I saw someone walk into the door a few feet from me.

"That is the conservatroy, Ms. Faire."

I looked behind me, startled, to see the butler watching me. I suddenly smiled.

"Thank you, sir. And please, call me Jenny," I answered. I hated when people called me 'Ms. Fair'. It made me sound old. After all, I was only sixteen.

"Of course, madame. If you would like to look around, please do. After all, you're here to solve a murder." At this, he walked off and disappeared up the stairs to my left.

Yeah, yeah. I'll solve this murder alright. I thought to myself as I walked down the hall. All the doors were closed, which I found odd. I could distantly here people walking around or talking in the rooms around me. Might as well pick somewhere...

I picked the door closest to me, which happened to be the conservatory. I knocked on the door lightly to alert anyone who was in there to my presence.

As I opened the door, I looked around. The room was sparsely furnished. It had a piano in the farthest corner and a fur rug, both white. The walls were a dull blue and it made me feel slightly tired. The next thing I noticed was an oboe laying on the edge of the rug. It was golden, but did not shine in the light like you would think.

"What do you want?"

I whirled around as I heard the voice, looking around frantically. I then noticed someone at the piano. They were wearing a tan shirt with white pants so I figured that's why I hadn't noticed them sooner.

"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't notice you there. Heh heh. I'm the detective that was called to solve this case. My name in Jenny Faire, but please just call me Jenny. Nice to me you." I smiled brightly as I said this and the person seemed to lighten up a bit.

"Oh. Well, my name is Demyx. Nice to meet you too," he gave me a quick smile and turned around, going back to playing a soft tune on the piano.

Hmm... He looks like he'd be friendlier. Oh well, better get to asking questions. I walked up to him and listened for a minute. As I listened, I took a minute to examine him. He had blonde hair in a mohawk style. His blue eyes were trained on the keys as he tried not to mess up.

"So, umm... Where were you when the murder took place," I asked casually.

He looked up, but kept playing. "I was in the living room with Axel. We were talking. I didn't know anyone was dead until Roxas came into the room and said he had found Xemnas dead in the library."

I analyzed this information and tucked it away in my mind for later reference.

"Xemnas is the one who died? That butler didn't tell me that," I mumbled as I went to leave the room.

"You'd best look out for Saix. He doesn't much like anyone, so don't get on his bad side."

I looked back as I closed the door, seeing Demyx just going back to playing the piano. I walked away from the door and crossed the hall, looking to my left as I saw someone disappear quickly up the stairs. I caught a flash of blue and that was all.

The door I was heading into had a plaque next to it. I looked back at the conservatory and noticed it had one too. This on said 'Living Room' on it though. I knocked once again and opened the door. No one was inside, so I decided to examine the room.

I dug in my pocket for my magnifying glass, but my hand came up empty. I know I brought it with me... Where'd it go? Shit. I can't do anything without it. I quickly exited the room and retraced my steps to the front door. It was left ajar for some reason and I quickly looked out and around for my magnifying glass. I concluded it wasn't on the porch or in the hall.

I sighed and just decided to go around asking people questions. I walked back down the hall and went into the dining room on my left. I was looking down when I entered and had forgotten to knock, so I was suprised when I ran into someone right inside the doorway.

"Oh. I'm so sorry," I apologized quickly.

"No need. It was my fault," the boy said. He was also blonde, like Demyx, though his hair was quite spiky. I wondered if he used any kind of gel to get it that way.

"Oh... Well, umm... Hi," I said quickly. "My names Jenny. I'm the detective that was hired for this case." I held out my hand and looked into his eyes. Something passed through them, but I didn't catch it.

He took my hand and shook it hastily, like he wanted to leave my company as fast as he could. Not yet. I have a few questions to ask you...

"Well, hello Detective. My names Roxas. I would so love to chat, but I really must be going." He released my hand and moved to walk past me, but I grabbed his arm.

"Would you mind if I asked you a question?"

He looked back and slowly turned to face me. "You just did, but aside from that, you may. But I really must be going, so try to make it quick."

I tried not to look angry by the tone in his voice, but I don't think it worked too well. "Of course. I'd just like to know where you were during the murder."

He tensed for a second before glancing towards the door. "I was with... Larxene." I noticed his pause immediately. Something was up. "I heard something from the second floor hit the ground and quickly left to go see what it was. When I got there, Xemnas was already dead. I didn't see anything more, but I do remember seeing a glimpse of blue as I was running back downstairs to inform everyone in the house of what had happened."

"Oh. Okay. Thank you," I answered thoughtfully, and released his arm. He left the room after a seconds pause.

I heard a noise suddenly. I turned towards the wall that seperated the living and dining room. It sounded like someone was talking. I approached the wall and put my ear against it. As I leaned closer to it, the wall moved.

I tentatively pushed on it and it moved again. I then pushed harder and a doorway opened in the wall. It suprised me, but I quickly recouperated. Approaching the wall, I heard someone talking again. They sounded like they were on a phone because I could only hear one voice.

I stuck my head in and looked to the left. There was a woman standing there on a cell phone. She had blonde hair, like the other two I had met, but here's was wierd looking. They had two pieces sticking up from her head, kind of like antenae.

She looked over as she became aware of my presence and said goodbye to whoever she was talking to. I walked in to the secret passage and closed the door as she put the phone in her pocket.

"Who're you?" she said angrily.

Anyone wanna guess who the murderer is? You'll get a cookie if you get it right. :D -Holds out plate- It's pretty easy really. Anyway, I've got all three of the chapters (Yes, three) written already, so expect them to be up pretty quickly.