~This is a story written by me and my friend, who shall be called Miss ANON here. I got this idea out of the blue. This will introduce my OC Izzy, and I'll go back and introduce Virgo in another story. Disclaimers: Batman, Pengy and all that stuff that looks Bat-familiar, is owned by DC/Warner Bros. Not me. Virgo,Kodomo, and Izzy, I own. Sophie and Mariko are owned by Miss ANON. Story by us. R&R end enjoy!~
Hell on Earth
Virgo yawned. "This is way too early for me". "Well", Sophie replied, "You said you wanted to get a head start on this".
The red-haired girl yawned again, while trying to keep her eyes open as the early morning sun was just rising in the sky. "Yeah, but not this much ahead. I'm too tired to think clearly". Her chestnut-haired friend laughed. "What else is new".
Virgo opened her mouth to reply, but ended up yawning again instead, causing her moped to veer slightly off course. She steered it back to its proper place on the road before attempting to speak again. "Hmm. How about all the mysterious deaths around here that have police baffled, but we know it's a supernatural killer". "There's that".
The two girls continued on the street toward their destination. The sun cast a golden orange glow on the two, causing Virgo to shield her eyes. She wished she had brought sunglasses. The moon was still in the sky, in the last part of blue that hadn't been overpowered by the sun's gold-orange radiance.
After a while, Virgo spoke. "You think the Bat's on this too?" "Probably. He knew it was vampires roaming the city with Dracula, and not your HoneyBear". The pale young woman giggled as she remembered how her lover was framed years ago for that. The only other people who it was Dracula and not Penguin, were the late count Dracula himself, Batman and the reporter Vicky Vale. "Well, let's just hope nothing like that will happen again".
They rounded a sharp turn in the road, making Sophie to tighten her grip around Virgo's waist to avoid falling off. "Just like a hug, Soph".
A few more minutes, and they had finally arrived. Virgo parked the moped in the driveway; their helmet's lying on the seat. Shivering slightly from the chill –-that always seemed to find her, no matter the season or place—she knocked on the immaculate front door of the house.
A few seconds later, a pale, dark-haired young man opened it.
"Kodomo! Nii-san!" The grey-eyed girl jump into his arms. "Imouto! Sophie-chan!" He swung Virgo around in a hug, before setting her down and embracing Sophie. "Come in".
Once inside, they sat down on his large, dark turquoise couch.
"Kodomo-san", began Sophie, "It's nice to see you, but we have to cut to the chase". "Yeah", Virgo piped up, "We need some books on supernatural creatures. Particularly the kind who enjoy killing people. Humans". "You're investigating this too?" Kodomo asked, his hazel-green eyes flashing curiously. "Yeah. I figured I should, y'know…" She trailed off, and held up her hand. The faint scar flashed a silvery blue for a moment, as if to finish her sentence.
"Good point. But you, Sophie? Aren't you a prosecutor, not a detective?" "Yes", she replied, "But I like to get involved in cases, so I know I have all the evidence I need. I hate making false accusations".
Kodomo nodded. "I've been investigating, myself. Mostly on the other side. Why don't we all sleuth around, and share what we find?"
His younger "sister" agreed. "Great idea. And with Sophie working for the law, she might be able to find police reports on the crime scenes. Secretly". The lovely, dark brown haired girl held up her hands. "Hey! I don't get this involved! What if we get caught? I could lose my job!"
Her best friend slung an arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry", she said reassuringly, "You won't. I'll make sure of it".
Sophie sighed. "That's what I'm afraid of".