Eve: Hello, peoples! This is my first story for Black Cat!
Disclaimer: Black Cat does not belong to me, but I do own a black cat.
The Dark Dove
Prologue
"Honey, I'm home!" The man said, walking into his large house.
"Daddy! You're back!" The five year old girl said, running down the mansion steps, leaping into her fathers' arms.
"So, you're back! How were things at work?" A brown-haired woman asked, walking down the stairs.
"Oh, just great! And now, I can be home all week!"
"Yay! Does that mean we can play?"
"You got it, Elice!"
"Yay!" Elice said, smiling.
"Elice, it's time to go to bed." The mother said, smiling.
"Okay. Daddy, can you read me a story?" Elice asked.
"Of course, dear!" The dad said, smiling.
"And so, after the prince rescued his princess from the tower, they were married and lived happily ever after."
"Hey, daddy! Am I going to live happily ever after?" Elice asked.
"Of course, dear! Someone as sweet as you will definitely live happily ever after."
"What about you and mommy?"
"We'll live happily ever after, too!"
"Yay!" Elice said, smiling.
"Okay, goodnight, my angel." The father said, kissing Elice on the head.
"Oh, daddy, look! A black bird!" Elice said, pointing out the window.
"Hey, yeah! Okay, Elice, call if you need me, okay?"
"Okay, daddy."
"Sigh…when am I going to live happily ever after?" Elice asked, looking out the window.
"Hello. You're Elice Kushouwin?" A man asked, walking into the room from the balcony.
"Yeah… Are you my prince?"
"Prince?" The man asked.
"Yeah… are you going to steal me away from this place?" Elice asked.
"Something like that." The man said, smiling.
"So princess, you finally got your sweepers license, huh?" Train asked, poking Eve in the head.
"Yep. Now I'm one step closer to beating you, Train." Eve said.
"When you say that with a straight face, I might actually believe you…" Train said.
"Hey guys! I got lunch!" Sven said, walking into the sweeper registration building.
"Oh boy, fast food again!" Train said.
"Well, with our meager budget, there's really not much we can do." Sven said.
"So? We just have to catch some major criminal, and bam!" Train said, smiling.
"I wish I could be as carefree about it as you, Train." Sven said, biting into a hamburger.
"Well? We just need to catch someone breaking the law." Eve said.
"I thought so! You guys are sweepers, aren't you?" A voice said.
"Yeah, who are you?" Sven asked.
"Hi, I'm Riyo, and this is my sister, Sakora." The guy said, smiling.
"Hi, Riyo! I'm Train Heartnet!" Train said, grabbing Riyo's hand and shaking it up and down.
"Um, hi…" Riyo said.
"So, what is it you guys want?" Eve asked.
"Well, we heard you complaining about your money, so we came here to ask for your help." Riyo said, running his hand through his brown hair.
"Oh? What do you want our help with?" Train asked.
"We want you to help us with this guy." Riyo said, slamming a sweeper bulletin onto the café table.
"Let's see… The unknown phantom kidnapper. Reward… 50,000?!" Sven said.
"And, that's not a set reward, either! This guy kidnaps young girls from the ages 5 to 15, and for every report his bounty goes up by another 5 grand." Riyo said. "Good opportunity, isn't it? And we'll split the reward 50-50."
"Well, I think we should think about it, first." Sven said.
"We'll do it!" Train said, smiling.
"I thought so." Riyo said, smiling. He then handed a note to Eve.
"That's my contact info. Call me if you have any questions about this." Riyo said.
"Hey, why do you want our help, anyway?" Sven asked.
"Because of him." Riyo said, pointing to Train. "Everyone in the underground knows the Black Cat."
Eve: So, how was it? Since I've never given much thought about writing, probably not very good.
Eve: Bye-Bye!