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ACT I. The Beginning

The room was a mess of rubber balls, ribbons and clubs—thanks to a certain someone's urge to practice her gymnastics. It was quiet apart from a girl's panting from 2 straight hours of exercise. Taking a closer look at the girl, one could see that she was a pretty brunette with large almond brown eyes with a fit body.

Maybe she'd be normal if it wasn't for the fact that she was the reincarnation of the French heroine, Jeanne d'Arc who sealed away demons.

And the fact that the demon sealing thing was still going on.

Maron collapsed on her bed and fell asleep immediately after turning off the alarm. Smiling slightly and snuggling into her pillow, she drifted off into a dream.

It was a dream of that beautiful night.. a blond girl in some sort of tied up kimono costume leaped fearlessly onto a balcony. Her silky long hair was tied up in a ponytail that swayed when she moved. The girl stepped noiselessly onto the balcony and with a slight smirk on her lips, she pushed open the door to the room.

This is Jeanne, the infamous phantom thief whose picture graced the newspapers after something valuable disappeared.

Sirens screeched not too far away, but far enough to let her know she had time. She slipped into the empty bedroom to search for her target: a breathtaking painting of a beautiful flower field done by a well known Dutch artist.

Looking left and right, Jeanne spotted the painting just at the other end of the room. She scanned the area for any booby traps- the head detective's fiery, purple-haired daughter was such a pain!

She strode forward and had barely brushed the painting with her gloved hand when suddenly a male voice bursting with confidence said, "Well my lady, it seems the rumors are quite right about you. Not a bad job out there."

Jeanne froze, feeling some sort of strange pulling. When she looked over her shoulder to find a young man clad in a white costume at the balcony walking in, she blinked.

His faced was masked by the darkness of where the full moon's light did not quite reach. "I am the phantom thief KID, miss kaitou. Don't you forget it." A flurry of white feathers swept into the room and Maron woke up to the sound of an alarm beeping near her.

Maron yawned and blinked sleepily. Who was that person in white? Why was he in a dream? Argh, whatever. Shower time.

She strode off to her shower but while she was drying her hair, she saw a note on her coffee table.

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Maron! I'm out early today, gomen for not saying so earlier, but I sensed some strong vibes.

I'll be back later, prepare for some work tonight!

-Fin

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She groaned. Great, more lack of sleep. That's just what she needed with that big gymnastics competition coming up soon.

Maron dressed in a hurry and ran out to greet her dear purple-eyed and haired best friend. That friend was also the daughter of the detective who led the Jeanne Squad and like the members, she was dead set on catching the alter ego of Maron, kaitou Jeanne.

Miyako frowned at her brunette best friend while pushing the elevator button. "You're LATE! I'm blaming it on you if Ms.P gets out that stupid flute! EARLY practice this week Maron!" shrieked Miyako.

"Alright, alright! C'mon lets just go already!" Maron replied and ran into the elevator shaft dragging her along.

They arrived at the gymnasium—just in time. Maron stuck her tongue out at Miyako in a "I told you so" fashion and started stretching. Thankfully, Ms. P wasn't around to see their close escape from tardiness.

Class went by fast despite an annoying Chiaki Nagoya blowing into her ear and looking the other way when she turned to glare at him. Stupid Chiaki! Stupid loud heart beats!

Chiaki had won the hearts of the girls in her school with his charming smile, his friendly attitude and not to mention his toned body.. But let's not go there!

But there was another thing that might've made his already smitten fans fall even more in love with him. Maron wasn't the only one with an alter ego.

Chiaki turned into kaitou Sinbad at night. The devil's advocate, no joke intended. Two kaitous in one town? Of course they were rivals, and fierce ones at that.

We're still friends at least. And that's that.

Night fell and the full moon shone brightly in the dark sky.

Leaping roof from roof, Jeanne spotted various traps laid out for her. The police are getting a bit too creative…

Gracefully, she jumped down from the roof of the house and onto the balcony of the room where the targeted painting was. Jeanne skillfully picked the locks of the balcony door and stepped inside.

Surveying the room, Jeanne was feeling for the demon's aura when there was a very light tap of a footstep and a shadow over her. She whisked around to see that a young man dressed in white cast with the full moon behind him casting a shadow on his handsome features.

He grinned at her and said, "Pretty impressive job out there tonight, miss kaitou. You could have done better, though."

"By the way, I'm kaitou KID. A pleasure to meet you."

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Next Chapter: What happens when two phantom thieves meet each other for the first time? Why is KID there in the first place?