Chapter 2
Welcome to the Moonlight Hotel
"Well, here we are!" said Shinichi, putting down his luggage and looked around the airport. He turned to Kaito and Heiji, who, was still eating the biscuits from the plane.
"All we need to do now is find a taxi!"
"Or," said Kaito, looking at the crowed and busy Heathrow airport "Hakuba could give us a lift". He nodded towards a direction.
Shinichi must say he was quit impress with Kaitos good eyesight, because he didnt see Hakuba until he was at least 10 meters away from them. Hakuba smiled and waved his arm, meaning: "Come with me!"
Three boys caught up with Hakuba, outside the airport, and saw him went into a big, black BMW.
The driver stood next to it and opened the door for them.
"Hey, glad to see you guys." Said Hakuba happily. "Come on in, we can have a good long chat!"
"OR a good old fight!" muttered Kaito as he sat into the car.
The car left the Airport and went onto the motor way.
"Is this your car?" asked Heiji to Hakuba.
"Eh? No, it is my dads car, he let me borrow it when ever I want. Which, also include the driver." Replied Hakuba, then he saw the grin on Kudou's face.
"At least you didn't come to pick us up with a police car!" said Kudou, and got the half moon eyes from Heiji.
"I was going to, but then I thought about how long the journey will be, it is not that comfortable in a police car!" laughed Hakuba.
"Yeah yeah, so you got a big nice car and a big nice dad. Now how about this case? The Diamond Pandora?" interrupted Kaito impatiently, looking annoyed.
"You haven't changed a bit, Kaito." Said Hakuba. "How is Aoko? I hope she find someone else who is more suitable to be her boyfriend."
"Hey!! You---!"
Shinichi put up his hand and stop them for arguing. "LETS hear about the case, Hakuba."
Hakuba frowned at Kaito and saw Kaito pulled a face at him.
"These two will never grow up------" thought Heiji.
"Anyway" said Hakuba. "We are going to Bournemouth, which is a town near the seaside."
"The hotel we are going to visit is called the Moonlight Hotel. It is a mansion run by a wealthy royal family. Well, they were wealthy until the last 10 years. So this is why they gave up some of the rooms and started the hotel business"
"The hotel owner is Sir Norferk, he have 3 sons and two daughters. Sir Norferks two sisters and their husbands also lives there together with them. There are several maids and house keepers, gardeners---- well, the lot."
"What about Mrs. Norferk?" asked Heiji, while thinking how strange those names are.
"No, Heiji, LADY Norferk. She died 7 years ago. When Richard was 11 years old." Replied Hakuba sadly. "Richard is Sir Norferk's youngest son, he is also my good friend."
"So---who got murdered in this family? What is this case about?" asked Shinichi.
"Lady Norferk." Replied Hakuba calmly.
"WHAT!!??" shouted Heiji and Shinichi. "BUT she died 10 years ago!"
"I know, I know" Hakuba smiled. "But, check this out, the family believes that Lady Norferk is murdered by one of the family member, and her ghost have came back to revenge."
Hakuba then watched the boys face expression torn between the desire to laugh and the desire go mad.
"This is the most ridicules thing I have ever heard." Shouted Kaito. "There is no such a thing as a ghost!"
"How would you know?!" argued Hakuba. "Richard will not lie to me, he asked me to help him, and that is exactly what I am going to do!"
"What about the black organization?" asked Kaito. "What about the diamond?"
"What's up with you and this diamond?!" asked Hakuba, annoyed. But he decided to go on.
"Well--- the most valuable jewelry in the mansion is the diamond. Which, is called Pandora. It has been in the family for the past who know how many hundreds of years." Answered Hakuba, he then saw Kaito's face, who's eyes glowed with excitement.
"Richard told me that the diamond was hidden in the mansion somewhere, but no one can find it." Hakuba smiled. "The family thinks Sir Norferk know where the diamond is, but he wont talk about it, I think he is trying to protect it from being stolen.
Two thieves broke into the hotel last week and Richard saw them, both of them were wearing black. The thieves escaped from the hotel, the family thinks they were after the diamond."
"Well, so?" replied Heiji. "Most thief will wear black so it will be harder to see them in the dark."
Shinichi and Kaito then both made some disagreeable noises when Heiji came out with this remark.
"What?!" asked Heiji.
"Yeah, but these two thief were wearing black in the middle of the day. In a mansion that decoration is mostly white and red." Smiled Hakuba. "Either they are really stupid or there is a special reason that they were wearing black."
"Or maybe they just like black----" said Heiji, he doesn't think those two men have any connection with the organization.
Just when the boys wanted to talk more, the car stopped. The driver opened the door and the boys stepped out of the car. The driver unload the luggage, said goodbye to each of them, then drove away.
In front of them, was the Moonlight Mansion.
It was huge, with more then 100 rooms, 1000 windows, huge garden and countless stairs. But this was not the most eye catching feature, the mansion was OLD. Poison Ivy covered all over the mansion and gave it an aging feeling.
"Wow-----" said Heiji. "Em--- nice."
"Really?" said Kaito. "I was thinking more along the line of :haunted, ghost, or----."
Hakuba nodded. "Yeah, typical English style. I like it anyway." He picked up the his luggage.
"Come on, lets go and meet the family."
Then, they saw a little girl, with blond hair and a black dress, singing and jumping down the stairs from the mansion, waving some flowers in her hand. Her cute face and green eyes will always make people go :
"Awwwww--! How sweet!"
Then the boys heard what she was singing.
"Welcome to the Moonlight Hotel
Every room cast its own spell
Looks like heaven but it could be hell
Every night when the demon calls
Its time to give your dying soul
In the corner of the darkest room
Awaits your most horrid doom
There is no way out of this place
You will vanish with out a trace
For once you can never tell
If this is a nightmare or its real"
The boys watched till she disappear behind the mansion. They could still hear the girls sweet singing voice, they looked at each other, then it started to rain.
To Be Continue---------------------
Welcome to the Moonlight Hotel
"Well, here we are!" said Shinichi, putting down his luggage and looked around the airport. He turned to Kaito and Heiji, who, was still eating the biscuits from the plane.
"All we need to do now is find a taxi!"
"Or," said Kaito, looking at the crowed and busy Heathrow airport "Hakuba could give us a lift". He nodded towards a direction.
Shinichi must say he was quit impress with Kaitos good eyesight, because he didnt see Hakuba until he was at least 10 meters away from them. Hakuba smiled and waved his arm, meaning: "Come with me!"
Three boys caught up with Hakuba, outside the airport, and saw him went into a big, black BMW.
The driver stood next to it and opened the door for them.
"Hey, glad to see you guys." Said Hakuba happily. "Come on in, we can have a good long chat!"
"OR a good old fight!" muttered Kaito as he sat into the car.
The car left the Airport and went onto the motor way.
"Is this your car?" asked Heiji to Hakuba.
"Eh? No, it is my dads car, he let me borrow it when ever I want. Which, also include the driver." Replied Hakuba, then he saw the grin on Kudou's face.
"At least you didn't come to pick us up with a police car!" said Kudou, and got the half moon eyes from Heiji.
"I was going to, but then I thought about how long the journey will be, it is not that comfortable in a police car!" laughed Hakuba.
"Yeah yeah, so you got a big nice car and a big nice dad. Now how about this case? The Diamond Pandora?" interrupted Kaito impatiently, looking annoyed.
"You haven't changed a bit, Kaito." Said Hakuba. "How is Aoko? I hope she find someone else who is more suitable to be her boyfriend."
"Hey!! You---!"
Shinichi put up his hand and stop them for arguing. "LETS hear about the case, Hakuba."
Hakuba frowned at Kaito and saw Kaito pulled a face at him.
"These two will never grow up------" thought Heiji.
"Anyway" said Hakuba. "We are going to Bournemouth, which is a town near the seaside."
"The hotel we are going to visit is called the Moonlight Hotel. It is a mansion run by a wealthy royal family. Well, they were wealthy until the last 10 years. So this is why they gave up some of the rooms and started the hotel business"
"The hotel owner is Sir Norferk, he have 3 sons and two daughters. Sir Norferks two sisters and their husbands also lives there together with them. There are several maids and house keepers, gardeners---- well, the lot."
"What about Mrs. Norferk?" asked Heiji, while thinking how strange those names are.
"No, Heiji, LADY Norferk. She died 7 years ago. When Richard was 11 years old." Replied Hakuba sadly. "Richard is Sir Norferk's youngest son, he is also my good friend."
"So---who got murdered in this family? What is this case about?" asked Shinichi.
"Lady Norferk." Replied Hakuba calmly.
"WHAT!!??" shouted Heiji and Shinichi. "BUT she died 10 years ago!"
"I know, I know" Hakuba smiled. "But, check this out, the family believes that Lady Norferk is murdered by one of the family member, and her ghost have came back to revenge."
Hakuba then watched the boys face expression torn between the desire to laugh and the desire go mad.
"This is the most ridicules thing I have ever heard." Shouted Kaito. "There is no such a thing as a ghost!"
"How would you know?!" argued Hakuba. "Richard will not lie to me, he asked me to help him, and that is exactly what I am going to do!"
"What about the black organization?" asked Kaito. "What about the diamond?"
"What's up with you and this diamond?!" asked Hakuba, annoyed. But he decided to go on.
"Well--- the most valuable jewelry in the mansion is the diamond. Which, is called Pandora. It has been in the family for the past who know how many hundreds of years." Answered Hakuba, he then saw Kaito's face, who's eyes glowed with excitement.
"Richard told me that the diamond was hidden in the mansion somewhere, but no one can find it." Hakuba smiled. "The family thinks Sir Norferk know where the diamond is, but he wont talk about it, I think he is trying to protect it from being stolen.
Two thieves broke into the hotel last week and Richard saw them, both of them were wearing black. The thieves escaped from the hotel, the family thinks they were after the diamond."
"Well, so?" replied Heiji. "Most thief will wear black so it will be harder to see them in the dark."
Shinichi and Kaito then both made some disagreeable noises when Heiji came out with this remark.
"What?!" asked Heiji.
"Yeah, but these two thief were wearing black in the middle of the day. In a mansion that decoration is mostly white and red." Smiled Hakuba. "Either they are really stupid or there is a special reason that they were wearing black."
"Or maybe they just like black----" said Heiji, he doesn't think those two men have any connection with the organization.
Just when the boys wanted to talk more, the car stopped. The driver opened the door and the boys stepped out of the car. The driver unload the luggage, said goodbye to each of them, then drove away.
In front of them, was the Moonlight Mansion.
It was huge, with more then 100 rooms, 1000 windows, huge garden and countless stairs. But this was not the most eye catching feature, the mansion was OLD. Poison Ivy covered all over the mansion and gave it an aging feeling.
"Wow-----" said Heiji. "Em--- nice."
"Really?" said Kaito. "I was thinking more along the line of :haunted, ghost, or----."
Hakuba nodded. "Yeah, typical English style. I like it anyway." He picked up the his luggage.
"Come on, lets go and meet the family."
Then, they saw a little girl, with blond hair and a black dress, singing and jumping down the stairs from the mansion, waving some flowers in her hand. Her cute face and green eyes will always make people go :
"Awwwww--! How sweet!"
Then the boys heard what she was singing.
"Welcome to the Moonlight Hotel
Every room cast its own spell
Looks like heaven but it could be hell
Every night when the demon calls
Its time to give your dying soul
In the corner of the darkest room
Awaits your most horrid doom
There is no way out of this place
You will vanish with out a trace
For once you can never tell
If this is a nightmare or its real"
The boys watched till she disappear behind the mansion. They could still hear the girls sweet singing voice, they looked at each other, then it started to rain.
To Be Continue---------------------