Visual Sensations
By: Kia Wolf
Chapter 4
Not mine
Kia: Hello everyone! Now, I know it's been a couple days since I last updated, but, hey, I was out of town. Anyway, I had completely lost track of where I was in the story, so I had to re-read it. Oh and before I forget, thanks to Frozen Midnight for the review! I feel so special! Oh, and don't worry about overreacting. Some of the reviews I got for Relaxing were really long and mostly about how the reviewer was going to kill Devin. LOL It's was actually quite fun, realizing that I had created a character that so many didn't like. By the way, I love your name!
Leon: I don't like him either.
D: I used to like him, but I don't anymore.
Jar: Yeah, cuz Devin raped you. Hey, what's that mean, by the way?
Kia, Leon, and D: Uh…
Tiy: It means Devin hurt your dad…Really bad.
Jar: Oh…ok!
Kia: Yeah…hey, Tiy, weren't you in Brasil?
Tiy: You doofus! I came back yesterday, remember?
Kia: Oh…right.
Leon: Dumb blonde.
Kia: I'm not blonde.
Leon: Right. So that just makes you dumb!
D: Laughing
Kia: D! Don't encourage him!
D: I'm sorry.
Kia: Chapter 4!
Kidnapper
Chapter 4
Jar and Julie were both sleeping peacefully on the couch. Jill smiled and sipped her tea. "They're so adorable when they're sleeping." She said.
"Yes, they are." D agreed, stroking T-chan's head gently. T-chan was half-asleep, resting his head on D's lap, and his eyes half closed.
"Hey, Count?" Femto-kun said. He was staring at the phone line.
"Yes?"
"I don't really know much about these things, but I don't think that line is supposed to just be hanging like that. Isn't it supposed to be in that little hole in wall?" Femto-kun asked, pointing.
"Hm?" D frowned, gently moving T-chan from his lap so that he could look at the phone.
At the PD…
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE PHONE LINE'S BEEN DISCONNECTED?" Leon shouted. He slammed down his phone, fuming, until a thought entered his mind. His eyes opened wide, and he jumped up from his chair. "Crud! What if that means Devin's there?" He was racing out the door. "Gotta get to Chinatown!"
At the Petshop…
"Hm, I think you're right. Thank you Femto-kun." D smiled, hooking up the phone. Then he picked it up to make sure it was working. It wasn't. There was no dial tone. "It's still not on."
Jill set down her cup. "Let me help." She walked over to D, and fiddled with the lines a moment, and then picked up the phone again. Still no dial tone. So she messed with the lines once more. This time when she picked up the phone she could hear a voice. She immediately handed the phone to D.
"Yeah, you heard me. I'm outta that hellhole. Finally."
"Good, good. That means you'll be able to do some work then?"
There was a pause.
"Nah. I can't."
"And why not?" This voice sounded deep, angry, and like the type of person that would kill for asking the time of day.
"Because, Des. I can't. I can't risk getting caught again. Besides, I've found something I thought I lost…" D's eyes widened as he lowered the phone and covered the mouth piece, just in case the others might hear.
"It's Devin." He whispered.
Jill's eyes widened. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. I could never forget that voice." He carefully hung up the phone.
"What was he saying?" Jill asked, leading D over to the couch.
"He…he said he couldn't take any jobs because he…found something he thought he lost…" D whispered, sitting.
"You don't think he was talking about you, huh?" Jill asked. She glanced at the phone. "I think we should call Leon, but I think that I crossed wires or something so we can't use your phone."
"I think Leon left that cell phone he got for me here." D said. "I never use it though. I don't understand why he got it for me."
"For times like this." Jill said. "C'mon, D. Come show me where it is."
They both headed down the dark hallway, Femto-kun and T-chan trailing behind them. Only Jar and Julie were left behind, on the couch.
Outside
Devin hung up the pay phone he had been talking to Des on, and the hurried back to the petshop, looking through the window again. There lay his Julie and D's son on the couch, unguarded and peacefully sleeping. They were wide open for abduction…or at least Julie was.
Devin quietly slipped into the shop, approached the couch, and pulled a hankercheif from his pocket. It would be used to quiet her until they were gone from the shop.
He was leaning over Julie, ready to grab her, but he was surprised when the small girl opened her green eyes and said softly, "There's no need for the hankerchief." She sat up. "Just let me tell Jill I'm leaving." She said, crawling off the couch. She paused to gaze at Jar. "Sorry, Jar. I can't play anymore." She whispered, her usual smile missing.
"Hey, why don't you just…leave a note for Jill?" Devin suggested, hoping she'd agree.
"Oh…I see. You don't want to meet Jill, do you?" Julie nodded. "Ok then. A note is a good idea."
Devin helped her write the note and then they rushed out the door just moments before Leon drove up.
D and Leon's Room…
"I know it's around here somewhere…" D muttered, searching franticlly. He looked up, and saw Dreizehn reaching for a door on a small cabinet. "Don't open that!" He exclaimed.
Dreizehn withdrew his hand immediately. "I'm sorry, Count."
"It's alright." D smiled.
"Yeah, he wouldn't want his diary falling out, would he?" Leon's voice laughed.
D blushed and glared at Leon. "Detective! I suppose that means you've been snooping around reading my diary?"
Now Leon blushed. "N-no. Of course not, D. I…I-I wouldn't do something like that!"
"Guilty." Jill muttered under her breath.
"Shut up, Jill." Leon snapped.
Suddenly it clicked that Leon was there, and they no longer needed a phone. "Leon, what are you doing home? Aren't you supposed to be at work today?" D asked.
"I am, it's just-" Leon started.
"We heard Devin on the phone!" Jill interrupted.
"You WHAT?" Leon shouted. "I was coming over here because I couldn't get a call through and I just found out Devin escaped from jail!"
"Yeah…I accidently switched up the phone lines or something and we heard Devin saying that he found something he thought he lost or something like that." Jill shrugged.
"WHAT? Was he talking about D?" Leon exclaimed, pulling his phone out of his pocket.
"What are you doing?" D asked.
"Calling HQ." Leon answered.
Dreizehn remembered the kids and started for the front room.
"Dreizehn?" Jill followed him. D and Leon stayed behind. Before they reached the front room, a shattering scream exploded from the room. Jill and Dreizehn instantly started to run.
Jar was sitting on his knees, looking around the room wildly, and held a piece of paper in his hands. He looked close to tears. "JILL!" He screamed when he saw her.
"Shhh, hush now. It's ok." Jill soothed him, scooping him into her arms.
D and Leon skidded into the room. "WHAT HAPPENED?" Leon shouted.
D gripped his arm tightly. "Hush, Leon. You'll make Jar cry more."
"DADDY!" Jar cried, stretching his arms out to D.
"It's ok." D said, taking Jar from Jill.
"What happened, and where's Julie?" Jill asked, looking around worridly.
"I don't know! I just found this! Read it, Jill, read it!" Jar demanded through his tears.
"Then why are you crying?" Leon muttered, his arms folded across his chest.
"Because…because I had this feeling…that Julie was gonna be gone when I woke up! And when…when I woke up…she was gone!" Jar sobbed.
"How do you know she didn't go to the bathroom, huh?" Leon challenged.
"I just knew, Uncle Leon!" Jar sobbed louder. D glared at Leon.
"You made him cry again." D accused.
"What?" Leon started, but was interrupted by Jill's gasp and crying. D handed Jar to Leon and rushed to Jill's side. Leon and Jar stared at each other a moment, feeling awkward, until Jar's eyes filled with tears again and he leaned forward, wrapping his arms around Leon's neck.
Leon's eyes softened. He had never held Jar like this, except maybe a few times when he was still a tiny baby. So this is what it felt like to be a parent. He put his free hand on Jar's back, trying to comfort the crying child.
"Leon, Julie's gone! She wrote this note! She…she can't write very well, but this is definitly HER handwriting!" Jill started to sob.
"Not you too." Leon muttered. "What's the note say?"
D handed the crumpled paper to Leon, leading Jill to the couch to sit. Dreizehn looked downright upset, and cautiously sat next to Jill. Jill immediately grabbed him in a hug, still crying. Dreizehn turned bright red before gently embracing Jill back, comforting her.
Jill, I had a lot of fun staying with you, but now my daddy has come for me, and I have to go. Much love, Julie.
"Hm…who was her father?" Leon asked in his 'I'm a policeman and I'm in control' voice.
Jill shook her head. "I don't know! Her mother was my 1st cousin, but she never told anyone about the father! We didn't even know she was pregnant until she called us from the hospital." Jill was starting to calm down now. "There were suspisions that the father was staying with her, but she refused to talk, and no one ever visited, therefore, no one knew if it was true. I have heard Asa say that Julie's eyes are just like her father's, though."
D and Leon exchanged a glance. Leon nodded. D turned back to Jill. "Her eyes do remind me of someone…"
"Devin. I know. They reminded me of him too." Jill nodded. She wiped at her eyes, and Dreizehn handed her a tissue. "Thanks."
"Maybe we should talk to Asa. Would that be a problem?" Leon asked.
"Well, she doesn't like to talk about Julie's dad. But I'm sure she'll let you visit her." Jill said.
Some Dark Place…
"You're my real daddy, aren't you?" Julie asked, staring up at the tall man who held her hand tight.
Devin smiled down at her. "You remember me?"
"No."
Devin's smile faltered. "Oh."
"But your eyes are just like mine, and Mama always said Daddy was handsome. You're handsome."
Devin's smile returned. "Well thank you. You're very pretty yourself." He kneeled in front of her. "Your name is Julie Ann Nona, right?"
Julie nodded. "Yep, yep."
"Then I'm your Daddy."
"Oh…" Julie sighed. She smiled brightly. "What's your name?"
"De-I mean…Tony. Antonio Moriarty." Devin answered. "But some people call me Devin."
"Ok. But I'll just call you Daddy!" Julie laughed.
Devin smiled, standing up straight again. Thinking to himself he thought, Man, didn't Asa teach this kid to never go anywhere with strangers?
Kia: Well, It took longer than expected, because I had to stop halfway through so I could go and get my class schedule for school, but it's finished. BTW, what the heck is Civics? Some kind of geography class or something? I'd like to know cuz I have to take that class.
Leon: Civics? It wasn't mandatory when I was in school.
Kia: Which was when? The dinosaur ages?
Leon: I hate you.
Kia: I hate YOU.
Leon: I hate you more.
Kia: I hate YOU more.
D: I can see this is going to continue for a while.
Tiy: Yeah.
D: So…I suppose I should just tell the readers that Kia'll continue the story?
Tiy:….Sure.
D: Kia shall continue the story soon!
Tiy: Or she'll try to.
D: Um…what was it she always said next?
Tiy:…..
D: I remember! Stay tuned for the next chapter of Visual Sensations!
Tiy: Wonderful job, D! Wanna go get some pizza or something, guys?
Everyone except Kia and Leon: Sure. They leave
Leon: I REALLY hate you.
Kia: I REALLY hate YOU.
