::sniffles:: Poor Miranda lost her e-mail. So I'm kind of on my own. So be
warned!
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Julia Gem inwardly smirked, while on the outside she looked very distraught and worried. The police had suprisingly arrived in half an hour. This definitely put things in her favor.
"So, you left the girl, Amalthia R. M. Shadow, at 7:00 PM. You came home at 11:00 PM to find that she was gone. Anything else?" a police officer asked, reviewing what she had just told them.
"Dear little Amy is an electronic genius. She was home schooled here, of course, but she was always tinkering with something or another. She made a device that would respond to a knock on the door. It was what alerted me she was gone." Ms. Gem told them, faking concern and care.
"May we please have a physical description, miss?" another officer asked as his partner wrote down the new information. Both were tired and ready to go home, but the couldn't file a report without a description of the runaway.
"Oh, of course! She has waist length black hair, that looks almost blue and has a streak of silver in it in the back. She is fairly pale and thin. Her eyes are ice blue." She described. As an after thought, she added, "Also, she has a patch of skin on her neck that is paler then the rest in the shape of a crescent moon."
Both officers shared a look. They both knew this wouldn't take long. This girl was a regular rose among the thorns.
"We'll file a report Ms. Gem. The search party is already out. All we have to do is radio the description to them so they know what the are looking for." The female officer assured her. 'Poor woman looks out of her mind with worry.'
"Oh thank you! Ta ta!" she called after them as they drove off. 'Well, Miss Amalthia Rose Moon Shadow, enjoy your freedom. While it lasts!'
# In the Forest #
'Man! I was planning on these guys being a little slower!' Amalthia thought as she heard hounds barking behind her. 'Hounds? What is this, the 1890's?'
Midnight thought back in agreement, 'This makes everything a little more complicated, Amalthia. There's no way we can escape them if they have hounds.'
'Want to bet? Didn't you tell me there is a huge estate around this area?' She thought while dodging a tree root. She had slowed down a little since they had started, then she had had to speed up again. Her body was starting to get tired.
'Yes, why?'
'Take us to the wall around it. We'll jump over it and find a place to hide. They'll need a search warrant to search unless the master of the estate says they can search freely. If so, this won't work. But other wise, we'll be safe for a while.' Amalthia answered as she stumbled a little.
Midnight nodded before turning towards the left, Amalthia right behind her. They soon reached a huge stone wall. Jumping, they both barely made it. 'There are trees all over the place. We'll rest in one of them.' Amalthia told Midnight as they jumped into a nearby tree.
They heard the hounds barking and some of the search party calling out her name, how they knew she didn't know, before they heard them split up.
Amalthia thought tiredly, 'They're gone for now.' before fading of to a troubled sleep.
# An Hour Later at the Gates #
"So, you're telling me a runaway orphan has apparently entered my estate?" Seto Kaiba asked the police officers in front of him. He was not happy that a bunch of blundering police officers had woken him up at midnight, just because a runaway had supposedly jumped into over the north wall bordering his estate.
"Yes, Mr. Kaiba. This girl is wanted desperately at home. May we please search the grounds." The leader of the group answered tiredly. He for one was out of breath from chasing the little brat and wanted this over with.
"I might, if you'll first tell me where the little brat is from." He answered coolly.
"Pine Hills Orphanage."
"The no, you'll have to wait. I'll have my staff and my self search for him in the morning. You blockheads obviously haven't spent time in an orphanage. Any kid from one of those will have learnt how to hid to where it is almost impossible to find them." He answered before shutting and locking the gate.
"Mr. Kaiba, wait! Do you want a description of the orphan?" the officer yelled, holding a piece of paper out. Seto nodded before taking the paper and heading back into the mansion.
Just as he was reaching the steps, a huge panther jumped in from of him and blocked his path. Grabbing a hold of his coat, it tugged on it towards the woods.
'Wha? Why would a panther be leading me to-' his thought was cut off by a soft moan coming from the roots of a nearby tree. Walking towards it, he saw it was a girl, about his age, maybe a little younger.
Looking at her closely, he saw her pale skin was slightly flushed with fever and that she was in a troubled sleep. Around the collar of her ratty brown turtleneck, he saw teeth marks.
'The panther must have dragged her here, somehow knowing she needed help.' He thought in surprise. He was further astonished when he lifted her. She barely weighed 90 pounds, if that.
The panther followed him into the house, watching carefully over the girl. Its paws were clean, so it left no marks on the marble floor when it entered the house. Seto soon forgot about the piece of paper that was in his pocket.
Lying her down on a bed in a guestroom, he noticed a backpack was around the panther's neck. Another item was around the girl's. The backpack had a little food, some bottled water, a flashlight, and a dueling deck. The latter was the most surprising.
The item around the girl's neck was a silver crescent moon locket. On the front, a rose was engraved. On the back, the word "Amalthia Rose Moon Shadow, my little girl."
He removed it from her neck and looked inside. There was a picture of an older version of the girl and a younger version. The only difference was that the elder had eyes that were like his own, a deep blue, while the other's were the color of ice. The two were standing in a rose garden, red, white and yellow blossom surrounding them.
In the opposite picture on the other side, the two were there again along with a man with blonde hair that was almost white and ice blue eyes like the girl in the picture. He was also a good deal taller then the woman.
Mentally, Seto pondered if perhaps, this girl was Amalthia. Well, first, he had to bring the fever down. He stayed up for a few hours before the fever finally broke. Then he left her to sleep peacefully, in a dreamless slumber. Or, so he thought.
****** See ya in a few days, you all. (Can you tell where I'm from? Give ya a hint, it starts with an "O"!) And I promise there will be at least two chapters over Christmas break!
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Julia Gem inwardly smirked, while on the outside she looked very distraught and worried. The police had suprisingly arrived in half an hour. This definitely put things in her favor.
"So, you left the girl, Amalthia R. M. Shadow, at 7:00 PM. You came home at 11:00 PM to find that she was gone. Anything else?" a police officer asked, reviewing what she had just told them.
"Dear little Amy is an electronic genius. She was home schooled here, of course, but she was always tinkering with something or another. She made a device that would respond to a knock on the door. It was what alerted me she was gone." Ms. Gem told them, faking concern and care.
"May we please have a physical description, miss?" another officer asked as his partner wrote down the new information. Both were tired and ready to go home, but the couldn't file a report without a description of the runaway.
"Oh, of course! She has waist length black hair, that looks almost blue and has a streak of silver in it in the back. She is fairly pale and thin. Her eyes are ice blue." She described. As an after thought, she added, "Also, she has a patch of skin on her neck that is paler then the rest in the shape of a crescent moon."
Both officers shared a look. They both knew this wouldn't take long. This girl was a regular rose among the thorns.
"We'll file a report Ms. Gem. The search party is already out. All we have to do is radio the description to them so they know what the are looking for." The female officer assured her. 'Poor woman looks out of her mind with worry.'
"Oh thank you! Ta ta!" she called after them as they drove off. 'Well, Miss Amalthia Rose Moon Shadow, enjoy your freedom. While it lasts!'
# In the Forest #
'Man! I was planning on these guys being a little slower!' Amalthia thought as she heard hounds barking behind her. 'Hounds? What is this, the 1890's?'
Midnight thought back in agreement, 'This makes everything a little more complicated, Amalthia. There's no way we can escape them if they have hounds.'
'Want to bet? Didn't you tell me there is a huge estate around this area?' She thought while dodging a tree root. She had slowed down a little since they had started, then she had had to speed up again. Her body was starting to get tired.
'Yes, why?'
'Take us to the wall around it. We'll jump over it and find a place to hide. They'll need a search warrant to search unless the master of the estate says they can search freely. If so, this won't work. But other wise, we'll be safe for a while.' Amalthia answered as she stumbled a little.
Midnight nodded before turning towards the left, Amalthia right behind her. They soon reached a huge stone wall. Jumping, they both barely made it. 'There are trees all over the place. We'll rest in one of them.' Amalthia told Midnight as they jumped into a nearby tree.
They heard the hounds barking and some of the search party calling out her name, how they knew she didn't know, before they heard them split up.
Amalthia thought tiredly, 'They're gone for now.' before fading of to a troubled sleep.
# An Hour Later at the Gates #
"So, you're telling me a runaway orphan has apparently entered my estate?" Seto Kaiba asked the police officers in front of him. He was not happy that a bunch of blundering police officers had woken him up at midnight, just because a runaway had supposedly jumped into over the north wall bordering his estate.
"Yes, Mr. Kaiba. This girl is wanted desperately at home. May we please search the grounds." The leader of the group answered tiredly. He for one was out of breath from chasing the little brat and wanted this over with.
"I might, if you'll first tell me where the little brat is from." He answered coolly.
"Pine Hills Orphanage."
"The no, you'll have to wait. I'll have my staff and my self search for him in the morning. You blockheads obviously haven't spent time in an orphanage. Any kid from one of those will have learnt how to hid to where it is almost impossible to find them." He answered before shutting and locking the gate.
"Mr. Kaiba, wait! Do you want a description of the orphan?" the officer yelled, holding a piece of paper out. Seto nodded before taking the paper and heading back into the mansion.
Just as he was reaching the steps, a huge panther jumped in from of him and blocked his path. Grabbing a hold of his coat, it tugged on it towards the woods.
'Wha? Why would a panther be leading me to-' his thought was cut off by a soft moan coming from the roots of a nearby tree. Walking towards it, he saw it was a girl, about his age, maybe a little younger.
Looking at her closely, he saw her pale skin was slightly flushed with fever and that she was in a troubled sleep. Around the collar of her ratty brown turtleneck, he saw teeth marks.
'The panther must have dragged her here, somehow knowing she needed help.' He thought in surprise. He was further astonished when he lifted her. She barely weighed 90 pounds, if that.
The panther followed him into the house, watching carefully over the girl. Its paws were clean, so it left no marks on the marble floor when it entered the house. Seto soon forgot about the piece of paper that was in his pocket.
Lying her down on a bed in a guestroom, he noticed a backpack was around the panther's neck. Another item was around the girl's. The backpack had a little food, some bottled water, a flashlight, and a dueling deck. The latter was the most surprising.
The item around the girl's neck was a silver crescent moon locket. On the front, a rose was engraved. On the back, the word "Amalthia Rose Moon Shadow, my little girl."
He removed it from her neck and looked inside. There was a picture of an older version of the girl and a younger version. The only difference was that the elder had eyes that were like his own, a deep blue, while the other's were the color of ice. The two were standing in a rose garden, red, white and yellow blossom surrounding them.
In the opposite picture on the other side, the two were there again along with a man with blonde hair that was almost white and ice blue eyes like the girl in the picture. He was also a good deal taller then the woman.
Mentally, Seto pondered if perhaps, this girl was Amalthia. Well, first, he had to bring the fever down. He stayed up for a few hours before the fever finally broke. Then he left her to sleep peacefully, in a dreamless slumber. Or, so he thought.
****** See ya in a few days, you all. (Can you tell where I'm from? Give ya a hint, it starts with an "O"!) And I promise there will be at least two chapters over Christmas break!