Last chapter: We saw Shade got into his assigned room for their school trip and how he was trying to get some relaxation from taking a break from his phantom work as Eclipse. Now, what could the call from his mother be? Side note: The "sharp eyed detective" is the Moon Kingdom's Minister.
Chapter 2:
"You… did.. what?!" Shade shouted.
On the other side, Moon Malia sighed, "Like I said, I already delivered the warning letter to the Sun Mansion."
"But I'm on a school trip!" he protested.
"Aaaand, a Phantom Thief's work never stops," her mother calmly replied, "Don't worry, I'm sure it'll be easy for you, considering you're the infamous Eclipse," she even teased.
Shade looked to the east side of the island. From the balcony where he was, he could easily see a huge mansion from one of the mountains – that was the Sun Mansion. His mother really knows no bounds and even found another eye-catching artifact that needs to be stolen.
"You want me to steal Princess Grace's crown?" he asked.
"Yup!"
The violet- haired boy closed his eyes, "You know, Bright's been pretty suspicious of me these past few days. I bet sooner or later he'll know that I'm Eclipse," he said.
"Shade, I know you're too smart to leave a clue like that, especially if its about your identity."
"But what if I slip up?"
"You never slip up."
He gave a sigh – a sign of defeat and said, "Okay, fine."
"Good luck, dear!"
"Babui!" Milky, his little sister, even said.
When he ended the call, his roommate – Auler, came busting in the room. His bluish green hair was messed up and his precious camera dangles on his neck.
"Did you see the news?" he asked, clearly excited.
"What news?" Shade pretended to ask though it was bright as day as to why Auler was giddy.
Auler got the remote and opened the television. It was already on the news channel so he only increased the volume. The screen showed a sharp eyed man with a mustache that was easily identified as the detective who wanted to capture Eclipse for all those years.
"Yes, it's true." He was saying, "Eclipse gave us a warning letter," he said as he showed a piece of paper.
The camera focused on this and in a black cursive handwriting it said:
At exactly 12 o' clock midnight,
I'm going to take Princess Grace's crown In the Sun Mansion
Eclipse
Auler lowered the volume to face his friend, "How lucky am I to discover that Eclipse's next target would be Princess Grace's crown that's located only a hundred meters away from our hotel!" he yelled, "This time for sure, I'm gonna take his picture and will determine who is really behind the mask of the Phantom Thief Eclipse," Auler declared as he fist-pumped in the air.
"I think the teachers won't allow us to go since 12 o' clock is past our curfew," Shade said as he shrugged.
Auler clamped his shoulders, "If there's a will, there's a way," he said as he winked.
Shade just smiled at his friend and slumped on his bed, "Do what you want just don't make any noise from here on out 'cause I'm going to sleep," he said as he closed his eyes. He needed to get some rest if he wanted to stay sharp for his mission… though in his dream, he was in a restless pursuit for someone…
The place was filled with black and white feathers and there was a girl falling into the depths of darkness. He was desperately trying to save her. He needed to catch her because she was his life, she was his key, she was his Sacred Maiden.
But when Shade opened his eyes, he couldn't remember if the color of the girl's hair was blue or red.
Next chapter: We're going to see the twins! How will Rein and Fine react to Eclipse's letter? What are their thoughts about the Phantom Thief?
