Chapter 2
Let's Be Friends
Maron Kusakabe looked up black clouds that formed above her, and then she looked at Chiaki. "It looks like it's going to rain soon. I think I'm gonna go head inside now." She smiled, turned and disappeared into her apartment. It was probably better that way anyway, or so Chiaki thought.
He sighed and leaned against his balcony wall. This was going to be harder than he had thought. Taking one last look up at the clouds, he retreated into him room. He needed to talk to Access Time. It was time that they got ready for their enemy.
* * *
Maron lay on her couch. Outside rain beat against her windows heavily. Closing her eyes, she listened to the steady beat, allowing it to ease her to sleep. Before she could fall completely asleep, a sweet, angelic voice called out her name.
"Maron! Maron, wake up. Maron! KUSAKABE MARON!!" It shouted right into her ear, causing her to jump up and fall off of her couch. Sighing, she looked up, and right there a tiny little angel, or fairy, as Maron thought it to be, was flying above her, looking down at her with a disapproving look. The little fairy seemed to look disappointed with her.
"Ano... who are you?" Maron stood up and dusted herself off. Then she grabbed the little fairy by it's wings. "Are you a fairy or something? And how do you know my name? What is it that you want anyway?"
"Ah!! Let go of my wings. Hanashite!!"
"Huh? Oh, gomen gomen." Maron let go of the small fairy and sat down.
The little fairy glared at Maron, and sighed. "I guess it can't be help. To answer your questions, my name is Fin Fish. I am not a fairy, I am an angel, sent by God to help you. That's how I know you. I need your help to collect demons, sent out by the devil himself. You are the reincarnation of Jeanne d'arc, so you must help me."
Maron gave the 'angel' a look that cleary said 'you've got to be crazy'. She stood up and turned away from Fin Fish. "You must think I'm dumb or something. Look, great story and getup and all, but how do I know that you're not just some figment of my imagination? With all do respect, I'm going to bed now. Good night!" With that, she stormed off, back to her room, and immediately went to sleep.
* * *
Chiaki sat in his apartment, an angel with black wings flying right in front of him. Chiaki seemed niether surprised nor caring. The angel landed on Chiaki's shoulder and sighed heavily. Both of them had no idea what they were going to do, but whatever it was, they had to act fast.
"Access.... How exactly to expect me to protect Maron anyway?"
Access smiled. It was time to tell Chiaki about his plan... his disguise.
* * *
The next day Maron walked by herself on her way to home. Miyako had stayed a little longer to help Packelemao-sensei with some stuff, and so she had told Maron to walk home by herself. She would have asked Chiaki to walk with her, but he had already left the school building.
"Mou! I hate walking home by myself." She took a deep breath. "But then again, I should be used to it. I did after all, grow up alone."
"Is that so?"
"Huh?" Maron looked around, but saw no one. Must have been her imagination. She continued walking away.
"Hey, don't walk away. I asked you a question. Geez you're rude." Again Maron looked around, yet again finding no one.
"Who's there?" She slowly started to walk away, afraid of what was to come.
"I am a shadow. I see that you are lonely, and thought that maybe I might keep you some company." A black shadow rose in front of her and Maron suddenly felt paralyzed. She tried to scream but nothing came out.
"Maron!!" Fin appeared and threw a rosary at Maron.
Maron examined the rosary, and as if knowing exactly what to do with it, she shouted, "Sugoi ni honki! Muteki ni itsuteki! Genki ni yuuki!" She then transformed into a young girl with long blond hair in a ponytail. She wore a white dress with many ribbons that wrapped around her legs and in her hair. She held a small ball in one hand, that she called the 'rebound ball'.
After that though, Maron had no idea what to do, so she did the best thing that she could do; allow her gymnastics to kick in and take over. "Atashiwa Kaitou Jeanne! I will not allow you to harm other people." Dodging one of the demons attacks, she flipped back and jumped up onto a tree branch. Using her rebound ball, she tied the demon up.
Fin handed Jeanne a pin, that she was supposed to throw at the demon. Jeanne got ready to throw it at the demon, when it suddenly broke free of her rebound ball and blasted her off of the tree. She let out a loud scream and fell down onto the ground, every little bit of air escaping her. The demon laughed and grabbed her around the neck, then picked her up, strangling her.
"I shall do as I please... Kaitou Jeanne."
* * *
Chiaki was walking home when he heard a scream. "Maron..." He then ran in the direction that he had heard the scream. Access appeared next to him and handed him a pin.
"It's time Chiaki... to make your transformation." Chiaki nodded.
In mere moments, Chiaki had gone from his bright blue hair and brown eyes to light blue hair and blue eyes. He wore a long white jacket with a blue shirt and pants underneath. Kaitou Sinbad was now in action.
* * *
Sinbad arrived at the scene in no time and had freed Jeanne of the demon that was strangling her. He kneeled next to Jeanne and placed one arm over her shoulders, holding her close to him. Jeanne didn't know what was going on, but she felt drawn to this new person who had arrived and just saved her life. He seemed to know more of what he was doing than she knew what she was doing.
"Who are you?" the demon demanded.
"Bokuwa Kaitou Sinbad. I'm here to help Jeanne and put you away, where you belong." Standing up, he threw a pin at the demon, sealing it away. Access appeared, catching the chess piece that now replaced the pin.
Sinbad looked down at Jeanne and helped her up. "Daijoubu ga?" His eyes were sincere, and pulled her towards him. At the same time though, she felt like as if she knew this boy.
"Uh... Daijoubu." She smiled. "Domo arigatou."
"Iye, no problem. It's my job to help you." Jeanne nodded, somehow believing that she should trust this boy. Trust? She laughed on the inside. She believed in no such thing. She had no reason to. Never mind trusting him, but she did want to find out more about him.
"It's not that bad to trust people, you know?" He said, reading the expressions on her face. "But I guess that's up to you. If you ever need my help, I'll be there." While the two were talking, Fin was glaring at Access. She didn't like him. That much was obvious. But it was the fact as to why she didn't like him.
"Access go back. You don't belong here."
"Fin, it's you who shouldn't be here." Access flew up to the small angel and stared into her eyes. "Fin, you'll only be hurting yourself and Jeanne if you stay. Please, return, and don't allow Jeanne to become a Kaitou. The both of you have to stop this now."
Jeanne looked at the small black angel, a little curious. "Naze?"
"Ano..." Access was stuck. He couldn't tell her. She wouldn't believe the answer. She wouldn't just think that he was lying.
"It's official." Jeanne smiled and looked at Fin. "I will help you just as you asked... if you promise to keep my company at home..." Maron was silent for a few seconds. "... and become my friend."
Fin smiled. She was happy. Very happy. Jeanne had wanted to be friends with her. After the days earlier events, she never would have thought that Jeanne would have agreed.
"Hai! I'll be your friend! I promise that I'll keep you company!"
Jeanne's smile brightened. She wouldn't be alone anymore. She now had a friend... that would always be right there for her. No offense to Miyako, but she wasn't always there. Sometimes she was out with her dad, and she lived across from Maron. Maron wanted someone who could live with her, talk with her at night, and eat dinner with her everyday. Someone who she could say 'tadaima' to when she got home, and they would respond with 'okairi'. She chose Fin for that.
Sinbad frowned. He was happy that Jeanne was going to have some company now, but he wished so much that it wasn't Fin Fish. This was all just going to turn out a disaster. He watched as Jeanne walked away with her new friend... Fin Fish.
AN: So what does everyone think? Oh, and I wanted to thank those of you who have reviewed my story so far. It really made me happy. It inspired me to write somemore and so here is the result of that. I don't know about how good it turned out though, so I'd really luv for people to leave me reviews. Please let me know what you think. It really helps me out a lot, and gives me a lot of confidence (which I happen to have almost none of it). So if anyone wants to see more of this story, then please review. Ok... I know I'm rambling on, but it's late and I'm tired, so guess what! I'm gonna go now. Luv ya all!!
Maron Kusakabe looked up black clouds that formed above her, and then she looked at Chiaki. "It looks like it's going to rain soon. I think I'm gonna go head inside now." She smiled, turned and disappeared into her apartment. It was probably better that way anyway, or so Chiaki thought.
He sighed and leaned against his balcony wall. This was going to be harder than he had thought. Taking one last look up at the clouds, he retreated into him room. He needed to talk to Access Time. It was time that they got ready for their enemy.
* * *
Maron lay on her couch. Outside rain beat against her windows heavily. Closing her eyes, she listened to the steady beat, allowing it to ease her to sleep. Before she could fall completely asleep, a sweet, angelic voice called out her name.
"Maron! Maron, wake up. Maron! KUSAKABE MARON!!" It shouted right into her ear, causing her to jump up and fall off of her couch. Sighing, she looked up, and right there a tiny little angel, or fairy, as Maron thought it to be, was flying above her, looking down at her with a disapproving look. The little fairy seemed to look disappointed with her.
"Ano... who are you?" Maron stood up and dusted herself off. Then she grabbed the little fairy by it's wings. "Are you a fairy or something? And how do you know my name? What is it that you want anyway?"
"Ah!! Let go of my wings. Hanashite!!"
"Huh? Oh, gomen gomen." Maron let go of the small fairy and sat down.
The little fairy glared at Maron, and sighed. "I guess it can't be help. To answer your questions, my name is Fin Fish. I am not a fairy, I am an angel, sent by God to help you. That's how I know you. I need your help to collect demons, sent out by the devil himself. You are the reincarnation of Jeanne d'arc, so you must help me."
Maron gave the 'angel' a look that cleary said 'you've got to be crazy'. She stood up and turned away from Fin Fish. "You must think I'm dumb or something. Look, great story and getup and all, but how do I know that you're not just some figment of my imagination? With all do respect, I'm going to bed now. Good night!" With that, she stormed off, back to her room, and immediately went to sleep.
* * *
Chiaki sat in his apartment, an angel with black wings flying right in front of him. Chiaki seemed niether surprised nor caring. The angel landed on Chiaki's shoulder and sighed heavily. Both of them had no idea what they were going to do, but whatever it was, they had to act fast.
"Access.... How exactly to expect me to protect Maron anyway?"
Access smiled. It was time to tell Chiaki about his plan... his disguise.
* * *
The next day Maron walked by herself on her way to home. Miyako had stayed a little longer to help Packelemao-sensei with some stuff, and so she had told Maron to walk home by herself. She would have asked Chiaki to walk with her, but he had already left the school building.
"Mou! I hate walking home by myself." She took a deep breath. "But then again, I should be used to it. I did after all, grow up alone."
"Is that so?"
"Huh?" Maron looked around, but saw no one. Must have been her imagination. She continued walking away.
"Hey, don't walk away. I asked you a question. Geez you're rude." Again Maron looked around, yet again finding no one.
"Who's there?" She slowly started to walk away, afraid of what was to come.
"I am a shadow. I see that you are lonely, and thought that maybe I might keep you some company." A black shadow rose in front of her and Maron suddenly felt paralyzed. She tried to scream but nothing came out.
"Maron!!" Fin appeared and threw a rosary at Maron.
Maron examined the rosary, and as if knowing exactly what to do with it, she shouted, "Sugoi ni honki! Muteki ni itsuteki! Genki ni yuuki!" She then transformed into a young girl with long blond hair in a ponytail. She wore a white dress with many ribbons that wrapped around her legs and in her hair. She held a small ball in one hand, that she called the 'rebound ball'.
After that though, Maron had no idea what to do, so she did the best thing that she could do; allow her gymnastics to kick in and take over. "Atashiwa Kaitou Jeanne! I will not allow you to harm other people." Dodging one of the demons attacks, she flipped back and jumped up onto a tree branch. Using her rebound ball, she tied the demon up.
Fin handed Jeanne a pin, that she was supposed to throw at the demon. Jeanne got ready to throw it at the demon, when it suddenly broke free of her rebound ball and blasted her off of the tree. She let out a loud scream and fell down onto the ground, every little bit of air escaping her. The demon laughed and grabbed her around the neck, then picked her up, strangling her.
"I shall do as I please... Kaitou Jeanne."
* * *
Chiaki was walking home when he heard a scream. "Maron..." He then ran in the direction that he had heard the scream. Access appeared next to him and handed him a pin.
"It's time Chiaki... to make your transformation." Chiaki nodded.
In mere moments, Chiaki had gone from his bright blue hair and brown eyes to light blue hair and blue eyes. He wore a long white jacket with a blue shirt and pants underneath. Kaitou Sinbad was now in action.
* * *
Sinbad arrived at the scene in no time and had freed Jeanne of the demon that was strangling her. He kneeled next to Jeanne and placed one arm over her shoulders, holding her close to him. Jeanne didn't know what was going on, but she felt drawn to this new person who had arrived and just saved her life. He seemed to know more of what he was doing than she knew what she was doing.
"Who are you?" the demon demanded.
"Bokuwa Kaitou Sinbad. I'm here to help Jeanne and put you away, where you belong." Standing up, he threw a pin at the demon, sealing it away. Access appeared, catching the chess piece that now replaced the pin.
Sinbad looked down at Jeanne and helped her up. "Daijoubu ga?" His eyes were sincere, and pulled her towards him. At the same time though, she felt like as if she knew this boy.
"Uh... Daijoubu." She smiled. "Domo arigatou."
"Iye, no problem. It's my job to help you." Jeanne nodded, somehow believing that she should trust this boy. Trust? She laughed on the inside. She believed in no such thing. She had no reason to. Never mind trusting him, but she did want to find out more about him.
"It's not that bad to trust people, you know?" He said, reading the expressions on her face. "But I guess that's up to you. If you ever need my help, I'll be there." While the two were talking, Fin was glaring at Access. She didn't like him. That much was obvious. But it was the fact as to why she didn't like him.
"Access go back. You don't belong here."
"Fin, it's you who shouldn't be here." Access flew up to the small angel and stared into her eyes. "Fin, you'll only be hurting yourself and Jeanne if you stay. Please, return, and don't allow Jeanne to become a Kaitou. The both of you have to stop this now."
Jeanne looked at the small black angel, a little curious. "Naze?"
"Ano..." Access was stuck. He couldn't tell her. She wouldn't believe the answer. She wouldn't just think that he was lying.
"It's official." Jeanne smiled and looked at Fin. "I will help you just as you asked... if you promise to keep my company at home..." Maron was silent for a few seconds. "... and become my friend."
Fin smiled. She was happy. Very happy. Jeanne had wanted to be friends with her. After the days earlier events, she never would have thought that Jeanne would have agreed.
"Hai! I'll be your friend! I promise that I'll keep you company!"
Jeanne's smile brightened. She wouldn't be alone anymore. She now had a friend... that would always be right there for her. No offense to Miyako, but she wasn't always there. Sometimes she was out with her dad, and she lived across from Maron. Maron wanted someone who could live with her, talk with her at night, and eat dinner with her everyday. Someone who she could say 'tadaima' to when she got home, and they would respond with 'okairi'. She chose Fin for that.
Sinbad frowned. He was happy that Jeanne was going to have some company now, but he wished so much that it wasn't Fin Fish. This was all just going to turn out a disaster. He watched as Jeanne walked away with her new friend... Fin Fish.
AN: So what does everyone think? Oh, and I wanted to thank those of you who have reviewed my story so far. It really made me happy. It inspired me to write somemore and so here is the result of that. I don't know about how good it turned out though, so I'd really luv for people to leave me reviews. Please let me know what you think. It really helps me out a lot, and gives me a lot of confidence (which I happen to have almost none of it). So if anyone wants to see more of this story, then please review. Ok... I know I'm rambling on, but it's late and I'm tired, so guess what! I'm gonna go now. Luv ya all!!