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Disclaimer: Count Cain Jezebel, and Riff belongs to Kaori Yuki, who rules.

The Lady of the Rain

Chapter 5

By Birdie

'When water set down, no one can find the girl. They search everywhere, but it was useless. The servants were convinced that the flood carried her away, and all hope was lost.

The old woman cried bitterly at the loss of her daughter. She remember the Lady of the Rain's words:

"If you put your child's happiness after your own, she'll be taken away from you." The old woman drowned in her own sorrow, realising that karma was after all true. What she did was what she got in return.

The prince was also very sad about the loss of his bride. He found no peace for a long time, and lost the urge to find another wife. But years later, he met a princess from a distant land, and he married her. They held a wedding celebration like no other. There was dancing, music and chatting. Everyone was happy.

A few days later, the prince decided to go fishing again. It was raining, so he hid under a tree. beating In his ears, the girl's voice ran. She was laughing, happy. She giggled, and she asked him: "Can you see me? Are you happy?"

The prince could almost see her smiling. "Remember it's cruel to take fishes out the water," she reminded, her voice as gentle as the rain outside. "Ah prince, come, and dance with me!" '

~*~

"It's...it's YOU!!" Cain cried.

Mary stared from the gun to Cain's face. She glared at him, but said nothing. She just kept very still, just kneeling on the wet bank, the solvent can held tightly in her hand.

Evangeline suddenly appeared behind them. "Count!" she came running over. "Who's the murderer?" she saw Mary, and gasped, almost screaming. "MARY?!" she stared at the fat woman in front of her. "But..." Eva was almost sobbing from utter shock. "But why...?"

Mary said nothing. She was just glaring at the three. The only sound was the rain, splashing on the grass and in the river.

Cain eyed Mary. "Okay, I'll guess why you did it..." he said. He thought for a moment. "...for starters, I bet your parents sold you to the Ina Carter Foundation. And you started to get revenge on those who parents who upsets their own children—"

"They have no right to do what they did!!" Mary exploded. "Cause their children such misery. It isn't fair. Children have feelings too, you know."

Mary grabbed her head, as if stopping a massive headache. Her shoulders shook, as if she was crying. But she wasn't; she was laughing. "My father...he did sell me," she said bitterly. "And for what reason? he needed that money for alcohol." She scoffed, looking up. Pure hatred was in her eyes. "I was brilliant at school, and I could have been a teacher. But no, for his own selfish reasons, father had to tear my future from me."

"I killed him, did you know that?" she said, grinning like a madman, or woman in this case. "I sprayed him with so much solvent that the death was instant."

(A/N: Don't try that at home, kids...)

She sighed, shaking her head violently. Her hair came out of her bun, and tumbled down her neck and onto her shoulders. "But his death wasn't enough," she said sadly. "I saw so many situations at the Foundation, that I had to do something. This personal reason was so strong, I couldn't stop it."

She smiled kindly, for the first time in their eyes. Tears were now on her cheeks, and she muttered: "Well, I guess it's over now." She put her on Cain's, her fingers were on his. "Goodbye, everyone." She whispered, her voice barely audible against the rain.

Her fingers tightened around Cain's, so that he unwilling pulled the trigger. Cain's eyes widened, he was going to pull away, but he was too late.

*BANG*

"MARY!!!!" Eva cried.

Mary fell backwards from the impact. Blood was everywhere, falling later than the body as it dropped into the river. There was big splash, and silence.

Cain was trembling, his arms held in the same position. He was shaking so badly that the gun fell out of his blood-stained hand. He touched his face, there blood on it too. Mary's blood was all over him, and he felt quite sick.

"Riff..." he whispered. "What happens now?" he asked, his voice small and weak.

Riff wrapped his arms around Cain from behind. He kissed Cain on the cheek, and tried to stop his master from shaking. "I don't know," he said truthfully. "I don't know."

~*~

It's been a week since that event. The police still haven't managed to find the body. They said they doubt if it'll ever turn up, unlike the rest.

Ina said nothing on this agenda, in fact, she said nothing at all. A few days after the police investigation, Cain found her on the banks. She just stood there, staring at the river, her blonde hair blowing in the wind. Tears were in her eyes. She looked more pale and thin than usual. It made her seem very weak.

Cain walked over. "Are you alright, doctor Carter?" he asked gently.

Ina smiled weakly, not turning to the count. "I'm quite alright, thank you..." she muttered. It's the first times she's spoken in days. "Still, I should have realised, shouldn't I?" she finally turned to the boy she was talking to. "That She was the murderer, when it was right in front of our noses. She was so obvious, and yet..."

Cain gave her a sad look. "You still haven't managed to say her name yet, have you?" he whispered, his voice so low only Ina could hear.

The doctor shook her head. She sighed, and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "I'm not sure if I'll say her name ever again, actually." She whispered back.

Another sigh. Ina turned and walked away. "I wish you luck, Count!" she called as she walked off.

/May you have luck too, doctor.../ Cain thought, watching the woman walk away, out of his sight forever.

~*~

Evangeline ran over to Cain and Riff, as they loaded their carriage with suitcases. "Goodbye Mr. Cain! Goodbye Mr. Riff!!" she beamed.

Riff smiled, pushing the suitcase deeper into the trunk. "Goodbye Miss. Evangeline! I hope life goes well for you after this!"

Eva nodded. "And you too! Thank you for saving my life!" she said to Cain.

Cain shrugged simply. "That's okay. Be well, Eva! If you have anymore heart problems, go to Ina immediately. There's nothing that will get you NOW!"

Eva giggled. "I will!" she watched Cain and Riff board the carriage. "Have a safe journey back to London! If you have time, come visit us again!"

Cain nodded through the window. "I will! Goodbye!"

Eva smiled, as the carriage was driven away by two strong horses. Cain's head disappeared inside, and could not be seen anymore. Evangeline sighed, though it was a dangerous experience, it was also fun and she made new friends. She turned around and slowly made her way back home.

Jezebel watched from the tree nearby. He smiled, and ran his hand though his long blonde hair. He turned to the moving carriage and muttered: "Goodbye, Count, until we meet again!"

The last drop of rain splattered on the muddy ground, as the sun finally shone through the wet leaves above.

The End

Author's Notes: This has been shorter than all the other chapters! I hope Lady of the Rain has been fun to read! Please review soon!

Where on earth has Rain got herself (or himself, but I doubt it) to??? Why doesn't she review anymore?!

Thanks to...

Rei Bianca for reviewing all the way through! You've been very encouraging! And you're very smart for realising it's Mary...or am I just a crap mystery author? It's probably me. Anyway, thanks again. You've been great.

Elf Asato for all your good advice and you're almost-constant reviews. Seriously, I thought you've given hope on me but in the end you reviewed. Thank you so much!!! I'll try to be more detailed in my next story too.

--Birdie

5/3/2004: I have changed all the "chlorophyll" to "chloroform", so I will no longer receive any reviews saying how it was wrong. This is one of my earlier works, hope it is doesn't suck too much. Bye everyone!

--Birdie (again)