I don't own Tegami Bachi

(Niche's P.O.V)

I ran over to Lag as he fell to his knees. I caught him before he hit the ground and blacked out. Sharon was staring wide eyed behind me as I looked to her for help. When I turned around, I saw a bright light coming from where Lacy was trapped. The gaichuu made a screaming sound then exploded. Lacy was standing there with a blank expression. She stood there for a few seconds then collapsed.

"Mistress!" Sharon shouted.

I picked Lag up using my hair, and made my way toward Lacy.

"Don't worry, I got her." I said to Sharon.

We ran back towards Lacy's mansion. When we arrived, Sharon told me to put Lacy in her bed, and said Lag could rest in the guest room. I sat down next to Lag, thinking of all that just happened. Something was oddly familiar about that situation. I tried thinking back, but my memory was a little fuzzy. I learned Lag was lying to me when he said I fainted during a delivery because I was out for months.

I wonder what really happened two years ago.

(Lag's P.O.V)

I woke with a start. I looked around to see I was on a bed in a room I didn't know. Niche was on my right, with her head on her hands, sleeping.

"Niche, wake up." I gently nudged her.

She opened her eyes and looked up at me.

"Where are we?" I asked her.

"Lacy's mansion." Niche replied.

I remembered I passed out after using too much heart.

"Come on Niche, we have to see how Lacy is." I said.

She just nodded and got up. She followed me out the door and down the hall. I heard noises coming from Lacy's room. I opened the door to see the Sharon crying.

"What's wrong Sharon?" I asked as I walked over to her.

"I had a doctor come over while you were asleep. He said the mistress won't be waking up for a long time." Sharon said through sobs.

I thought back to the time when Niche didn't wake up for months.

"Don't worry; she'll wake up one day." I tried to reassure her.

"How do you know, I heard when people had their heart eaten, they die." Sharon cried harder after saying that.

"This will be different. She is strong after all. Just don't lose hope."

"Your right, but I don't know what I'll do until the time my mistress wakes up."

"Do what you normally do. Just don't leave her side."

"Ok. Come with me now, you must be hungry." Sharon got up and walked over to the door.

We followed her down the stairs and into a kitchen. I smelled something cooking.

"I was cooking this for when you woke up. Its bread and soup. I didn't have enough food to make a proper meal."

"It's alright." I sat down and started eating.

"It's delicious!" I said through a mouthful of food.

Sharon just laughed and went back to chopping vegetables. We were all silent as we heard the doorbell ring.

"I wonder who that could be." Sharon hurriedly walked towards the door.

"Oh my, what are you doing here?" I heard Sharon shout.

I ran to her as she kept yelling at the person. When I got there, I saw Sharon trying to stop someone from going upstairs. The person just pushed her away, and kept on walking.

"Sharon, are you alright?" I bent down to help her up.

"You must stop that person! Don't let her get do my mistress!" Sharon looked terrified of whoever that was.

I ran to Lacy's bedroom and saw the person looking down at Lacy. She, as Sharon had said, and then looked up at me. She was wearing a trench coat and a black hat tilted on the side. The hat had a small pink and grey flower on the rim, with three pearls in the center. I couldn't see her face due to the hat.

"Oh! You must be the Tegami Bachi that delivered my letter." The person said.

I was confused; the only letter I delivered to Lacy was…

"Did she read it? I hope she did because I was looking forward to meeting her again, but it seems that won't happen."

"Are you Stephanie?" I asked.

"Oh, it seems you know me. Has she been telling you about her past? She was never the one to do that. Anyways, yes I am her dear beloved sister."

"You mean the dear beloved sister who tries to kill Lacy." It wasn't really a question.

Stephanie just smiled. Her smile was creepy. It wasn't happy or sad, it was… sick and twisted. I could tell there was something wrong with her.

"Hahaha. Lag Seeing, age 16, has spirit amber for his left eye. Niche, Lag's dingo, also a Maka, you have a twin sister if I remember correctly. Oh, we can't forget Steak. Lag and Niche, you were both letters. Lag has lost his mom, who was. Last I heard, in the capitol." Stephanie said, with that smile still on her face.

"How did you know all that?" I was surprised that this person, who I never met before, knows about me and Niche.

"The place I…work for… requires that I know my stuff."

"And where do you work?" Niche asked,

"Now that is confidential." Stephanie started to take off her coat and hat. "I was starting to get hot in those."

Stephanie had wavy brown hair that went halfway down her back. Her brown eyes were partially covered by mascara covered eyelashes. She was wearing green eye shadow, and had pale pink angel earrings. She had a heart shaped necklace with fake pink diamonds. I could see it was a locket from the line separating the front and the back.

"Why are you here?" Sharon came running in the room.

"I wanted to deliver this letter personally. When she wakes up, tell her to read it. I really do want to see her face to face because we need to settle things. I can't have her alive much longer."

"Why do you want to kill her so badly?" I asked.

"Her every breath is interfering with my work. If she were to be dead, I could complete my many missions that keep on piling up."

"How can that be? She hasn't known were you were until today!" Sharon shouted at Stephanie.

"Hmmm. It seems you don't know. When Lacy wakes up, ask her. She'll surely tell you Lag Seeing."

"Huh?" I was confused as to why she would tell me of all people.

"You somehow got her to talk to you. I know she kept to herself and doesn't speak to anyone unless it's of utter importance. Now excuse me, I have to leave." Stephanie walked towards the still broken window.

"Tootles." She smiled one last time, and then jumped through the window.

"She's creepy." Niche said from behind me.

Wow! That chapter came out faster than I thought. Yes, I didn't die because I didn't go to see mummies. I woke up late in the afternoon, and was like did they leave me? I found out we had a change of plans. Dave and Busters! It wasn't much fun. I was super sad because I didn't get to have the triple chocolate cake or triple layer. Either way it was chocolate, which I love, and huge, which is awesome.

Any who… chapter 10 might just come out this week also because next week I got a dentist appointment , and on that same day my school supply list and crap comes out so it's shopping! I hate clothes shopping for school because my dad and sister come with and I'm always the one to get yelled at for starting the fights or touching something that's glass. My parents think I'm super clumsy. It must be because I fall down a lot and always get hurt. Maybe it is also because I did break something once, but it was only that one time! I think…

R&R