Disclaimer: I don't own Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne or any of its characters.

Author's Note: In Switzerland I was able to watch this show for a week, it was great! But it's just a warning I don't know the whole series sorry. I am going to trust a common factor in a few Fanfics that Fin is actually evil and Sinbad is there to stop Jeanne from unknowing stealing for the devil. I know that Access and Chiaki were talking about their mission when the phone ringed so I'm assuming it was about Fin and what not. Yes so the last episode that I saw was the one after 'kiss in the Moonlight' (I hope that its called the same in German and in English) If you don't like it tell me, and if you like it tell me because you know I'm in the middle of a lot of Fanfics and if this is unloved than it will be postponed.

-Na

Where Games End

Chapter 1: Game Start

Maron walked into her apartment building with a smile, her gymnastics competition had been yesterday and she had done great with a hurt foot. That was her other reason for being happy her foot didn't hurt anymore.

Maron thought of Chiaki, he was a strange guy; says he loves her but seems to have a girlfriend, is always bugging her but protects her. Just like Sinbad, her enemy an agent of the devil, but saves her life. The guys she knows are all crazy!

She stood in front of her mail box maybe today was the day... or not. As usual there was the stamp-less letter from Chiaki, Maron opened and read the letter:

Sorry I ran off yesterday, you did wonderful, and if I already said it that just shows how true it is Baby. You should stop doing this to yourself my letters are the only you'll find. Don't worry Sweetie I know how you feel do you see my parents around?
Chiaki

P.S. I love Au Gratin, cook me dinner please?

Maron smiled at the sentiment and frowned at everything else in the letter. 'See,' she thought, 'strange!'

Maron was about to get off the elevator on her floor when Miyako ran in, "Hey Miyako what's the rush? Jeanne?"

"Yeah, and Sinbad at sunset, it gives me a couple hours, bye," replied Miyako as the elevator doors closed.

"Bye," answered Maron solemnly, "thanks for the heads up Fin." Maron sighed and proceeded into her apartment.

"Maron there is a demon in a fruit bowl painting in a private home on the corner of North St. Checkmate is set for Sunset."

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Jeanne stood on the top of a near by tree to the target surveying the Police surveillance, and of course the large three story house, the painting was on the third floor just out of sight of the window she had to go inside. The house had its own security without Miyako and her father. Jeanne smiled the windows were bared, but the window in question was missing a bar and she could easily squeeze through the bars.

Using her Rebound Ball Jeanne hung from the roof and slowly opened the window. The window slipped open with seemingly ease. And for once it seems that the police hadn't seen her.

Jeanne should have been thinking of the window as she climbed trough. But her thoughts stayed with her friend and the famous plans of hers. Snap! Jeannine almost screamed in pain at what had just happened. Her recently healed ankle was now caught in the window; the pane had closed shut on its own.

Sinbad appeared in the room coming from the hallway followed by the voice of Miyako, "We got Jeanne! In the window trap!"

Jeanne struggled to free her throbbing foot but was surprised to see that her foot was tied to the window as well. Slowly turning so she was facing the window, wincing in pain Jeanne took out a small pocketknife. Stretching out Jeanne could easily cut her binds. She carefully pulled her foot out of the window, Jeanne turned around to see Sinbad finished with the Checkmate.

"Can you walk?" asked Sinbad.

"I'm fine!" snapped Jeanne.

Sinbad started to head towards the window Jeanne entered through, he propped it open so it could no longer shut on its own. At this second Miyako came running in.

Jeanne turned to go out the window forcing pressure on her foot. She screamed as a searing pain shot up through her foot, and her leg buckled under her. The next few seconds were a blur as the tears of pain welled in her eyes. Jeanne was quickly picked up and carried out of the house, though she wasn't quiet sure how.

Sinbad placed Jeanne down on the top of to Jeanne's surprise her apartment building. Immediately Sinbad removed Jeanne's boot and examined her foot, "Well it's not broken, you have got to stop doing this to your self, and better yet stop being a Kaitou..."

Jeanne pulled her foot away, "Never!"

"Ok, but how am I going to wrap your foot if you don't let me?" asked Sinbad kneeling down and gently brought her foot to his lap and carefully wrapped it.

Jeanne was stunned, 'Chiaki?' then Jeanne remembered the last time she hurt her foot a few days ago and as payment he kissed her and then said something about maybe now she would see that love is more then a word? And she had said to Chiaki that love is just a word. 'Well Chiaki or not I don't think Sinbad is working for the devil because then he wouldn't have saved me twice.' "Uh... Thank you if there is anything I can do to repay you?"

"Well stop hurting your foot would be nice," replied Sinbad replacing Jeanne's boot.

"No I mean it I'll do anything," replied Jeanne. As soon as the words left her mouth she realized she was setting herself up for another kiss and she mentally kicked herself while she took Sinbad's hand as he helped her to stand up.

"It wasn't fair of me to take that kiss last time, and anyways it was worth at least three times saving your life. Now are you ok? Or do you want me to bring you home, provided you give me the directions and whatnot," Replied Sinbad.

Jeanne was a little surprised at what he said, but she knew she should thank him properly. She threw her arms around Sinbad's neck and hugged him. At first Sinbad was shocked at what Jeanne was doing but his plan had already dwindled he was falling in love with this girl and it was exactly where he wanted her in his arms, so he hugged her back.

"What was that for?" asked Sinbad still hugging Jeanne.

Jeanne loosened her grip on him and looked into his beautiful ocean blue eyes, "For saving me," replied Jeanne. She gave him a smile reeking with mischief, as she reached towards the cloth that covered Sinbad's mouth and pulled it down. Going up on her Tipp toes she kissed him a quick little more then a peck kiss, but Sinbad deepened her kiss. Jeanne pulled away after a minute, "and that is for not actually working for the devil."

"Jeanne..." began Sinbad, but he was hushed when Jeanne carefully replaced the cloth, and kissing her index and middle finger she placed them on the cloth over Sinbad's lips.

"Good Night Sinbad, I'll be alright Thank you," said Jeanne walking slowly towards the stairs that went into the building. 'So Sinbad is Chiaki, and he knew about me the whole time... well Chiaki two can play this game...'

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Chiaki walked into Orleans at about 16:50 the next day. In his hands he held another note for Maron. As he slipped the note into the mailbox he noticed that a letter was sticking out of his own mailbox. Chiaki thought of when he had last checked his own mail unlike Maron he didn't care to hear from his parents. This was most likely a letter from his father not written by his father telling him he needs to work harder in school.

Chiaki takes his own letter out, first noticing that it wasn't stamped. Flipping it over, he saw that in the corner read the name Maron. Chiaki's eyebrow rose in curiosity as he opened the letter and read:

Chiaki come to my place at 17:00. You did say Au Gratin right?
Maron

P.S. If you get this after 17:00 still come, I won't hold lateness against you.

Chiaki smiled and then looked at his watch it read 16:55. He mentally cursed himself as he ran for the elevator.

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Maron placed the steaming dish of Au Gratin on the table; it was almost five. Maron made sure that Fin was demon hunting, and Miyako was going out to dinner with her parents. Maron felt bad because it was Miyako who loved Chiaki and Maron was still trying to figure what love was. Maron had also done a lot of thinking the night before, if she could accept the whole Chiaki /Sinbad thing, the lying extra thing. She could, she was certain he was all good, and probably saw Fin fly out of the apartment or something.

There was a knock on the door, Maron took a quick glance at the table it looked good, and at the clock it was exactly 17:00. With a smile Maron walked to the door, she raised a hand to the doorknob and then hesitated. Maron shook her hand and took a deep breath she wasn't playing him... he had started the game she was just playing with him. So there was no reason to hesitate, one last deep breath and Maron opened the door.

"Hi Maron," said Chiaki with a charming smile, "I got your letter."

"Well come in, dinner is ready. I hope you like Au Gratin," replied Maron letting Chiaki in.

Maron wasn't acting like herself that night or at least in the beginning because of the game. Chiaki was overly nice because he was forgetting the game and was falling in love with Maron.

The two were rather silent while they ate, Chiaki commented on the well-cooked Au Gratin. On his third helping, his eating slowed down; Maron was finished and laughed at Chiaki.

"What?" asked Chiaki after swallowing what food was in his mouth.

Maron smiled, "When was the last time you had Au Gratin?"

"That wasn't burnt? A long time," replied Chiaki taking his last bite. Maron picked up the plates and brought them to the kitchen. Chiaki followed Maron with the pan and set it in the sink while Maron searched for something.

Chiaki slipped his arms around Maron's waist from behind and as soon as she was about to react more then stopping her search. Chiaki kissed her on the cheek, "Thanks for dinner Maron, I guess I'll be going now."

Maron had turned red in the face and quickly spun around in his arms, "No wait I rented movies to watch and picked up a tub of ice cream, if you're still hungry. Anyways we don't have school tomorrow and its not like you live across town."

"What did you rent?" asked Chiaki not letting go of Maron.

"One from every genre," replied Maron.

Chiaki smiled letting go of Maron and walking to the freezer taking out the tub of ice cream, "Let's start with horror, and then end with chick flicks so I can just go to sleep."

"I thought you would say that," said Maron pulling out the spoons for ice cream, "so Ringu, Secret Window, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings 3, Matrix, and 50 First Dates."

(Author's Note: If you don't know the movie genres of these films or what I consider them, they are in order: Horror, Thriller, Action, Fantasy, Sci- Fi, and Comedy. Maron is nice and didn't pick up a chick flick.)

Chiaki sat on the couch with the ice cream while Maron put the first film in. Maron sat on the couch rather close to Chiaki for easy access to the ice cream. As their Friday night movies dwindled on Maron was completely scared for the first two films clinging to Chiaki desperately, at such wonderful parts like in 'Secret Window' when there was a guy that had a wrench sticking out of his head. Sometime after midnight at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean Chiaki felt Maron's head on his shoulder.

He looked down at her and saw that she had fallen asleep. Chiaki picked up the remote and stopped the film and turned the television off. Chiaki lay a hand on Maron's shoulder and lightly shook her, "Maron wake up," Maron only answered with a moan, "Come on Maron you got to go to your bed and sleep there."

Maron's eye's flickered half open as sleep tried to reclaim her, "I want to stay here I'm to tired, can't we just sleep here?"

Chiaki was a little shocked that she wanted them to both sleep on the couch, but he snapped out of it, "Maron... Maron," Chiaki said waking her once again she moaned but never woke, "Ok fine than."

Chiaki gently got up off the couch half hoping she would wake up. But Maron slept on. Chiaki placed the ice cream tub by the sink with the spoons and then went back to Maron. He gently picked her up and walked towards where he hoped her bedroom was.

Chiaki found her room and as he flicked on the light, Maron stirred from her sleep. He laid her down on her bed and covered her with the blanket. Chiaki turned to leave when a hand caught his sleeve, "Don't leave me Chiaki the pirates will come and kill me with a screw driver before the throw me in the well."

Chiaki smiled, she had an imagination, "It's alright Maron I live right next door nothing will happen."

"Please stay..." said Maron more awake this time.

"Ok I'll sleep on the sofa," replied Chiaki trying to leave but Maron pulled on his sleeve once more.

"There is room here, please Chiaki," yawned Maron.

Chiaki nodded, "Just let me use your bathroom." Maron nodded as well and let go of him Chiaki turned and left her room.

"Check," whispered Maron, when she knew that Chiaki could no longer hear. Making him fall for her or believing that she loved him was a great way to manipulate Sinbad. Maron smiled as she began to undress and put on an old T- shirt and gym shorts.

"He's spending the night in your bed Maron?" asked Fin coming out of her hiding spot, and landing on Maron's shoulder.

Maron had forgotten to tell Fin that Chiaki was Sinbad, but an aching feeling told her to hold her tongue even now, "Yeah he is, I guess its like a game we are playing. Now go on go to sleep, don't worry about me."

Fin was about to object when they heard Chiaki returning, Fin quickly flew off to get some rest and give Maron he privacy. Maron sat on the bed and yawned Chiaki threw he pile of clothes on the floor, and Maron noticed he was just in his boxers.

"I hope you don't mind," said Chiaki flicking off the light and walking to the bed. Maron shook her head no, as Chiaki climbed between her and the wall. They laid down to go to sleep, half absent mindedly Maron reached behind her and picked up Chiaki's hand forcing him on his side. She placed it over her waist and held it their as she snuggled back into his arms.

Maron's eyes shot open at what she had done but more importantly at how she felt: warm, comfortable, and right.

Little did Maron know but her actions and feelings were met by Chiaki, and with his last bit of strength till he gave into his blissful position, he thought, 'I'm falling for her... I guess it will make the game easier, easier to protect her... Check Maron your falling for me.'

Author's Note: I don't own those movies either duh! Anyways what did you guys think? Please tell me because I doubt it is any good. This is not the end but if no one likes it then I might make it the end. Oh and I've never seen Ringu so sorry on the lack of scary details there. Anyways Nighty Night.

-Na