Chapter 2: The First Revelation
"That's my book."
"I am aware"
After Celia had recovered from her fainting spell, she had woken up in a bed in the house of none other than Miss Akako Koizumi. When she saw the redhead calmly sitting by her bed, reading her aunt's geology book, Celia nearly fainted all over again.
Although that might have more to do with the fact that Akako's creepy butler had suddenly appeared behind her with a tray of tea in his hands.
Yeah. It was probably that.
After she gently toke a cup from the man, muttering a small thank you under her breath, Celia pushed her strawberry blonde hair out of her eyes and trained her eyes back on Akako.
"Umm, I don't mean to be rude or anything but…"
Akako calmly met Celia's questioning gaze and replied, "What you're doing here?"
Celia nodded.
A moment passed before Akako stood up and walked to the door.
"Follow me."
-:-
Honestly, Celia wasn't too surprised that Akako had taken her to what could only be described as the witch's take on a lair. In fact it was the exact lair from her chapter in the Kaito Kid manga. Only, despite the clichéd décor of the lair, a lid had been placed on the cauldron in the middle of the room. There was even chairs placed around the pot and laptop on the lid.
Akako walked straight over the makeshift table and placed the large geology book next to the laptop, while Celia followed slowly after the redhead.
"While you were unconscious I took the liberty of going through the book you were carrying, and I noticed something interesting." Akako began, glancing at Celia. "The book had different gems marked."
Celia quirked an eyebrow and flipped open the book, taking note of the fact that the gems were indeed marked by little pieces of paper. Some had small pink slips taped next to them, while others had green. There were even a few orange pieces, though those were rare. Andy had mentioned these but she still didn't see the significance of the notes.
"And this means…?" Celia trailed off uncertainly.
Green eyes met brown.
"I have absolutely no idea."
-:-
Celia had to admit that she was ashamed of how hard her hand smacked her face when Akako replied. The only time she had ever face-palmed in her life, and she turned her forehead red due to the force.
Akako was even trying to hold back her laughter. She wasn't even sure if that girl had even laughed in the series!
"You could have waited until I was finished." The witch informed as she turned towards the laptop and opened it.
Celia tilted her head to the side, confusion taking over her expression. "So you do have an idea?"
"No. I honestly don't know what those colors mean. But I think I know why there were marked. The names sounded familiar, so I decided to look them up. Turns out they all have something in common."
Akako paused and turned the laptop to face Celia, showing her the screen.
Fire Opal On Display at the Beika Museum Stolen!
Ekoda Under Attack! A Tiara Featuring A Large Black Pearl and Emeralds Taken!
The "Mermaid's Tear" Necklace Disappears!
"…They were all stolen by a thief named Sharon Kurosawa several years ago."
A moment of silence.
"Shannon is my aunt's name. This is her book. And, oh my god, she was here before me!"
-:-
"Be sure to get some sleep tonight. We can talk more about what you should do in the morning."
Celia smiled at Akako as they reached the door of the guest bedroom she was staying in.
"Thanks. For everything, Akako."
The witch nodded and turned to walk away, but stopped once she heard her name be called.
"…Why did you decide to help me?"
The witch looked over her shoulder at the strawberry blonde.
"I felt you walk into this world. You had magic swirling around you and it was definitely not your own. As a witch, it's my duty to take care of any magic related incidents that happen in this area. As such, you are my responsibility."
Akako stopped for a moment as a smirk crept onto her face.
"It's also my responsibility to find out who's been using magic on my turf and make them pay for causing trouble."
So, yeah. Akako's pissed at the unknown witch/wizard that brought Celia and her aunt into the DC world. And even though it's going to be a while before I reveal who the mystery magic user is, I can't wait to write that conversation.
Celia's also been taking this whole "dragged into a fictional world" thing quite well. She's mostly in shock though, so it won't quite hit her until she experiences her first murder case.
But anyway, Celia's aunt was revealed to be quite the thief while she was in the DC world. In the next chapter it'll go into why she was a thief and why she was stealing gems. Although, you can probably guess where I'm going with this.
Next chapter Celia's also going to have to decide whether she wants to be a thief or detective for similar reasons. So please comment with what you think she should go for!
And please comment with who you think Celia should end up with! It will be a while until the romance starts to come out so you have time, but it's nice to see who you think she should end up with. At first I was leaning towards Kaito but then I started to see Celia with Tooru Amuro (aka Bourbon) as well, so I decided to leave Celia's fate up to the readers.
Anyhow, please send in your opinions soon! I want to get started on the next couple chapters ASAP and I want to know where you guys think I should take this.
Reviews (for any reason) are appreciated!
Miss Arcobaleno
