Relaxing

By: Kia Wolf
(HOLY CRUD! MY ACCOUNT WAS CLOSED AND ALL MY STORIES AND MY PRECIOUS REVIEWS DISAPPEARED! CRIES Ah well. Here's my first story ever on FFN…AGAIN!)

Don't own none of 'em, never will…

D: So you finally agreed to join and post a story?

Kia: Apparently.

Leon: Are you gonna be doin' sappy stuff?

Kia: Not to start off with. I might.

D: Dear Detective, don't critize Kia until she has posted at least one story.

Leon: I'm sorry. I won't do it again. Just for you.

D: sigh I know.

Kia: Enough with the 'sappy' stuff, Leon. (sarcasm) I've got a story to write.

Leon: Hmph.

D: Good luck, and we'll be back to help you a little later.

Kia: Wait! I thought you guys were gonna help me write. Where are you going?

Leon: eyeing D Away. For a while.

Kia: sweatdrop Right…ok. You do that. I guess I'll just write my story.

D: Are you sure you don't mind?

Kia: No, not at all! Go on.

D: Ok, then.

Leon: taking D's hand She said ok, let's go!

Kia: sigh (after the door is shut) Finally! Some peace! Well, here's my story. Just a little fic about being a, uh…housewife? (D) Anyway, please read and R/R!

Jarvis is a little orphan child that Leon and D adopted together. I created Jarvis just so I'd have an excuse to say they're living together in the pet shop.

D slowly bent to pick up the stuffed dog that was lying in the middle of the floor. He had been chasing Jarvis (aka Jar) around all day, who was now old enough that he could move alone, and was picking up after him.

At first, it had been ok. It hadn't been much of a nuisance, but now his back was starting to ache and he hadn't even had a chance to make a cup of tea. That alone was annoying.

A crash could be heard down the hallway as Jar obviously ran into something, and before D could even move, the phone rang.

"No…not now." D muttered, moving towards the phone and still listening intently to see if Jar was crying.

"Hello. Count D's Pet Shop." He answered the phone.

"Heya." Leon's oddly cheerful voice said.

"Oh, hello, Detective." D's mood lightened. It wasn't often his dear pet called from his cramped office to talk…unless this had something to do with another one of D's pets…

"Yeah…uh, Jill's headin' over thataway, so be ready for her. Oh, and dig out your best dress, D, cuz tonight, me, you, Jar, and Jill's all goin' out." Leon said.

"Oh…If you say so. And it's not a dress, Detective." Another crash was heard.

T-chan tugged on D's cheongsam. "Jar broke the cabinet again." D just waved him away. The animals were getting restless from the commotion coming from down the halls, and were starting to complain. D covered his right ear in an attempt to hear Leon's voice better.

"D"

"I'm sorry, Detective. I could not hear you. What did you say" D apologized.

Leon sighed heavily. "Must you make me repeat it? What if one of the guys happens to walk by"

"I am sorry, but I really did not hear you." D shook his head. A vase rolled past him.

"I said, love ya, talk to ya later, and bye." Leon said in one breath.

"Oh. Well…I love you too. Goodbye." D said, placing the phone back down. Those words coming from Leon's mouth always made D feel better, even if the world was falling apart, like it was just now.

Suddenly, Jarvis rushed past D, holding something in his hand. Maybe a towel or something…Oh no! Jarvis had wrecked the place!

D raced after Jar, getting to him just before he grabbed for a priceless glass statue a friend had given D. "Jar"

Jar instantly burst into tears. He had seen something shiny, and wanted it. Too bad for D, Leon had always let Jar have his way, which made him quite a spoiled child.

"Give" Jar shouted.

"No" D exclaimed, trying to pull Jar away from the statue. Jar didn't respond well to this, and threw himself down on the floor, kicking and screaming.

That was the moment Jill picked to knock on the door. Since D didn't come, she let herself in. "D" She had heard crying faintly coming from the door, but now it was loud. Really loud.

"Oh, hello, Miss Jill." D said, snatching Jar from the ground. "Excuse me for just a moment, please." Half dragging Jar from the front room, D brought Jar into another room, shutting the door. The crying stopped briefly, only to start again, only louder this time.

D emerged from the room, to greet Jill in the front room. "Forgive me for that, Miss Jill. How have you been"

Jill smiled. "Just wonderful. And you, Count? You seem to be awfully busy, and I don't mean selling your pets."

D sighed heavily, settling down on the couch. Only then did he notice the state that the shop was in. "Yes, I have been very busy. I have to cook and clean for three now, and it doesn't help that my dear Detective is always working, which means he can't help me."

Jill sat on the chair where she had seen Leon lounging many times before. With a smile, she opened her bag she had been carrying. "Speaking of Leon…" She pulled out a box of plastic wrapped chocolates. "He wasn't able to get away from his office, so I offered to bring you these."

D's eyes brightened as he took the chocolate. "He always seems to send them at just the right time." With one crimson fingernail, he sliced the plastic.

"He also said that he would like to see you in that cheongsam that was slit up to the thighs and was that baby blue color tonight." Jill smiled.

D looked up, a wide smile on his face. "Oh, that is a beautiful one. Would you like to see it, Miss Jill" He stood, placing the box on the couch beside him.

"Uh, sure." Jill said.

D led Jill down dark hallways until they had finally reached his room. "I never knew that this place was so big. It sure doesn't look it outside." Jill said.

"I know. Leon said the same thing." D smiled. He seemed to have completely forgotten about the demon child he had locked in a room somewhere down one of these halls.

It caught Jill off-guard, hearing D call Leon by his name instead of his nickname for him, Detective. Jill's thoughts for this was interrupted as D pulled out the cheongsam.

"Oh! Beautiful" Jill gasped, reaching out to touch the silky fabric.

"Yes, it is. It is one of my favorites." D sighed. He suddenly looked very tired. "I haven't had a chance to wear it anywhere since Leon and Jarvis moved in." Looking longingly at the cheongsam for a moment more, D sighed again before placing it back into the closet.

Suddenly it clicked. He needs rest and relaxation. Jill thought. He's been the maid and mother for too long. It's time he had some rest.

"Um…" Jill glanced at her watch. "Wow. It's been almost my whole lunch hour! I've got to get back to work. Thanks for letting me see your cheongsam, I expect you'll wear it tonight" Jill smiled.

D led her back to the front room. "Of course. And I'm sure you'll be wearing something just as stunning."

"Nothing that good-lookin' D. I don't have anything that can compare to that. But I'll try." Jill picked up her bag. "Any words for your boyfriend"

D smiled, his tired looks gone. "I love him."

"Of course." Jill laughed. "Bye, D."

"Goodbye, Miss Jill." D shut the door behind her. Then he sighed and went to rest on the couch.

"Boy was he tired, Leo. He needs some time off." Jill shook her head as she sat on the edge of Leon's desk.

"What can I do" Leon shrugged. "I'm always working."

"Send him to one of those two-day spa things" Jill snapped. "He'll love it"

"He won't leave his shop, and you know that." Leon shook his head. "Besides…a spa? Why not something else"

"Then we'll just have to convince him to. Don't complain to me. That was the first idea I came up with." Jill said. Leon smiled.

Kia: Yes! One chapter done!

D: Great job, Kia!

Leon: Why am I so…touchy feely? Huh?

Kia: Oh, Leon, there's nothing wrong with that! Women sometimes like that in a man.

Leon: pointing at D That's not a woman.

D: Hmph. That's just your point of view.

Leon: sweatdrop

Kia: he he…well, that's all for now. Don't forget to review! Until next time! D and Leon are arguing in the background

D: I have all the feminine qualities.

Leon: No, you don't D.

D: Yes, I do.

Kia: Quit arguing!

Kia Wolf