Fallen Angel
By Atlantis Forester
Disclaimer: "St. Tail" belongs to Megumi Tachikawa.
A.N. ^_^ I'm so glad that people like it!
Chapter Two: An Embarrassing Encounter
Suzumi caught up with Eimi after class. "Eimi-chan! Want to come over to my place? My mum is making sushi tonight!"
Eimi pouted. "That's not fair! Sushi is my favorite!" she wailed, "But I have an. er. errand tonight."
Suzumi frowned with slight disapproval. She had never approved of Eimi's stealing: after all, nothing good really came out of it except for an addition to Eimi's already considerable wealth. She sighed. "What is it this time?" she demanded.
Eimi's eyes sparkled. "A rather unique catch," she replied evasively.
Suzumi's eyes widened in horror. She grabbed Eimi's arm and pulled her to a deserted corner. "Are you talking about the Emerald of Deception?!"
Eimi sweatdropped. "Am I that obvious?" she whined.
"B-but, you can't!" Suzumi screeched.
Eimi grinned recklessly and examined a fingernail. "Sumi-chan, I can do whatever I want." Her deep blue eyes glittered. "I need a challenge. Don't you remember? The whole reason I started this thief business is because I wanted to test my limits."
"If you keep going on like this, you'll find your limits, all right," said Suzumi grimly. She gave Eimi a probing glance. "And the game's even more dangerous now. You heard Asuka-sempai! Don't pretend you're not afraid!"
Eimi flared up immediately at the word "afraid". "I'm not afraid!" she yelled, glaring. "What makes you think I would be scared of some guy?!"
Suzumi rolled her eyes. "I've known you for years, Eimi. Despite whatever you say, I know you're scared."
Fire burned in Eimi's eyes. "Is this a challenge?" she demanded.
"No." Suzumi frowned. "This is a warning from a friend who cares about you!"
Ignoring her, Eimi started to plot her escape with the emerald.
~~~
Swiftly, Eimi bounded soundlessly from roof to roof. This time, her ears were adorned with masterfully crafted ruby drops and a matching chain dangled at her neck. Her hair was intricately braided and was once outfitted regular clothes (she was carrying her thief ones in a bag), but with a thin diamond chain about her waist, a long, slender ruby-hilted dagger hanging from it. Eimi was dressed to kill. Better watch out, Asuka, if you want to even catch a whiff of her scent.
~~~
Asuka sipped at his coffee as he listened to a veteran chaser of Fallen Angel. From the outside, he looked cool and composed, but he was in fact squirming around in the inside with apprehension.
"She'll stop at nothing to get what she wants," warned the young policeman yet again. "She just drops in and out, and everyone in her way between her and her goal is bound for danger." He leaned forward, a secretive air about him. "However, that doesn't stop the thief from being undeniably drop-dead gorgeous. It's not hard to notice with the clothes she wears."
Asuka frowned into his mug. Obviously, these policemen were not focused on the right thing. Coldly, he put down his mug and stood. "I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air," he announced. "Keep a good lookout for Fallen Angel's entrée." Asuka could not but notice how eager his men were at the mention of her name. Sighing, he made his way outside to the museum garden.
~~~
Eimi's eyes glinted. "Perfect," she murmured. "Just where I wanted the fools."
She quickly assessed her situation and made her decision. Presently, she was in the garden of the museum, right next to the room where they kept the emerald. Unfortunately, she did not hear or see the figure sitting on one of the garden benches behind her with his eyes closed.
Closing her eyes, she breathed in, then out, and started to take off her clothes to change. She just started to slip off her high-buttoned shirt when she heard a gasp behind her. Spinning around, she saw a guy gaping at her. She yelled in surprise and fell backwards. Instantly, she jumped to her feet and shrieked. "HENTAI! HOW DARE YOU STAND THERE AND WATCH?!"
Asuka sweatdropped. He didn't mean to. He'd just been sitting peacefully on his bench when he realized that, a few feet before him, a girl was starting to take her clothes off. "I-I. Sorry! D-didn't mean to! W- what.. I-I. er." It was too dark to see her face.
Eimi grabbed her stuff and bounded up a tree with great agility when three policemen crashed noisily towards Asuka. Their movements were wary, and when their flashlights shone upon a very confused and bewildered Asuka, they frowned in confusion. The first stepped forward. "Er, sir? We. we thought we heard screams of a girl. For a moment, we thought someone was being raped."
"EH?!" Jumping back, Asuka blushed furiously. "N-no! Of course not! It's just-"
Up in the tree, Eimi stared at the boy. It was Asuka! She flushed, horribly embarrassed. They thought someone was being raped? Ehehehe. maybe she shouldn't have screamed out the "hentai" part.
Oh well. At least this gave her the opportunity to steal away with the emerald. Changing quickly, she left her bag and clothes on a sturdy branch and silently jumped through the trees till she reached the room.
Easy as taking candy from a baby.
~~~
When Asuka finally regained his wits, he yelled, "I think I saw Fallen Angel!"
"HUH?!" They all rushed back to the room and were greeted by neither emerald nor Fallen Angel.
A.N. SORRY THAT WAS SO SHORT! Normally, I write much longer chapters, but I thought I should get a move on. Anyways, REVIEW! And e-mails are always a pleasure to receive!
By Atlantis Forester
Disclaimer: "St. Tail" belongs to Megumi Tachikawa.
A.N. ^_^ I'm so glad that people like it!
Chapter Two: An Embarrassing Encounter
Suzumi caught up with Eimi after class. "Eimi-chan! Want to come over to my place? My mum is making sushi tonight!"
Eimi pouted. "That's not fair! Sushi is my favorite!" she wailed, "But I have an. er. errand tonight."
Suzumi frowned with slight disapproval. She had never approved of Eimi's stealing: after all, nothing good really came out of it except for an addition to Eimi's already considerable wealth. She sighed. "What is it this time?" she demanded.
Eimi's eyes sparkled. "A rather unique catch," she replied evasively.
Suzumi's eyes widened in horror. She grabbed Eimi's arm and pulled her to a deserted corner. "Are you talking about the Emerald of Deception?!"
Eimi sweatdropped. "Am I that obvious?" she whined.
"B-but, you can't!" Suzumi screeched.
Eimi grinned recklessly and examined a fingernail. "Sumi-chan, I can do whatever I want." Her deep blue eyes glittered. "I need a challenge. Don't you remember? The whole reason I started this thief business is because I wanted to test my limits."
"If you keep going on like this, you'll find your limits, all right," said Suzumi grimly. She gave Eimi a probing glance. "And the game's even more dangerous now. You heard Asuka-sempai! Don't pretend you're not afraid!"
Eimi flared up immediately at the word "afraid". "I'm not afraid!" she yelled, glaring. "What makes you think I would be scared of some guy?!"
Suzumi rolled her eyes. "I've known you for years, Eimi. Despite whatever you say, I know you're scared."
Fire burned in Eimi's eyes. "Is this a challenge?" she demanded.
"No." Suzumi frowned. "This is a warning from a friend who cares about you!"
Ignoring her, Eimi started to plot her escape with the emerald.
~~~
Swiftly, Eimi bounded soundlessly from roof to roof. This time, her ears were adorned with masterfully crafted ruby drops and a matching chain dangled at her neck. Her hair was intricately braided and was once outfitted regular clothes (she was carrying her thief ones in a bag), but with a thin diamond chain about her waist, a long, slender ruby-hilted dagger hanging from it. Eimi was dressed to kill. Better watch out, Asuka, if you want to even catch a whiff of her scent.
~~~
Asuka sipped at his coffee as he listened to a veteran chaser of Fallen Angel. From the outside, he looked cool and composed, but he was in fact squirming around in the inside with apprehension.
"She'll stop at nothing to get what she wants," warned the young policeman yet again. "She just drops in and out, and everyone in her way between her and her goal is bound for danger." He leaned forward, a secretive air about him. "However, that doesn't stop the thief from being undeniably drop-dead gorgeous. It's not hard to notice with the clothes she wears."
Asuka frowned into his mug. Obviously, these policemen were not focused on the right thing. Coldly, he put down his mug and stood. "I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air," he announced. "Keep a good lookout for Fallen Angel's entrée." Asuka could not but notice how eager his men were at the mention of her name. Sighing, he made his way outside to the museum garden.
~~~
Eimi's eyes glinted. "Perfect," she murmured. "Just where I wanted the fools."
She quickly assessed her situation and made her decision. Presently, she was in the garden of the museum, right next to the room where they kept the emerald. Unfortunately, she did not hear or see the figure sitting on one of the garden benches behind her with his eyes closed.
Closing her eyes, she breathed in, then out, and started to take off her clothes to change. She just started to slip off her high-buttoned shirt when she heard a gasp behind her. Spinning around, she saw a guy gaping at her. She yelled in surprise and fell backwards. Instantly, she jumped to her feet and shrieked. "HENTAI! HOW DARE YOU STAND THERE AND WATCH?!"
Asuka sweatdropped. He didn't mean to. He'd just been sitting peacefully on his bench when he realized that, a few feet before him, a girl was starting to take her clothes off. "I-I. Sorry! D-didn't mean to! W- what.. I-I. er." It was too dark to see her face.
Eimi grabbed her stuff and bounded up a tree with great agility when three policemen crashed noisily towards Asuka. Their movements were wary, and when their flashlights shone upon a very confused and bewildered Asuka, they frowned in confusion. The first stepped forward. "Er, sir? We. we thought we heard screams of a girl. For a moment, we thought someone was being raped."
"EH?!" Jumping back, Asuka blushed furiously. "N-no! Of course not! It's just-"
Up in the tree, Eimi stared at the boy. It was Asuka! She flushed, horribly embarrassed. They thought someone was being raped? Ehehehe. maybe she shouldn't have screamed out the "hentai" part.
Oh well. At least this gave her the opportunity to steal away with the emerald. Changing quickly, she left her bag and clothes on a sturdy branch and silently jumped through the trees till she reached the room.
Easy as taking candy from a baby.
~~~
When Asuka finally regained his wits, he yelled, "I think I saw Fallen Angel!"
"HUH?!" They all rushed back to the room and were greeted by neither emerald nor Fallen Angel.
A.N. SORRY THAT WAS SO SHORT! Normally, I write much longer chapters, but I thought I should get a move on. Anyways, REVIEW! And e-mails are always a pleasure to receive!