Chapter 5 Slip ups

5-30-2036

(This takes place in Kumo's class before school starts)

The Phantom Thief had finally replied to the letter sent by Nefarious. He said he was up for the challenge. Everyone in school had a copy of Nefarious' letter trying to decode it. Kumo sat in her seat feeling quite sick. She already knew the riddle and laughed a little. Daisuke looked at her.

"Could you help me?"

"Um sure I'll try," she says trying to act as if she would never know the answer.

He showed her the copy. He had marked his own translations that looked right for the most part:

Dear Phantom Thief

I have a job for you. I believe you're not as good as people proclaim but if you wish to prove me wrong I want you to steal an item for me and deliver it. I'm all about riddles but you shouldn't have much trouble figuring this out. Steel means steal the golden rays of the sun means sun object in the moon light sky means at night for means 4 the double personality means Gemini is out bright that knight means at night means on the night of birth. That is what you shall be stealing and when. Now for the place of delivery. Every cloud has its silver lining means everything has its day and Nimbus is but most nimble when on earth and yet is unable to fly means Nimbus, a person is graceful on land and can't fly. I can't wait for you all day long so your deadline to prove your great skills by 12:00 am June 5.

Signed

Nefarious

"Looks like most would be right except one. Why would this person tell you it's at night twice? I think the knight means figurative night and if you combine it with the Gemini it means the time a Gemini is born," she says in a low voice not to attract any attention.

"Thanks that makes lots of sense. But that's too wide of a category for Gemini's birthdays," he says crossing out what he had put.

"Well lets see," she reads over as if to think, "Ah ha, that for could mean four as in the fourth night a Gemini is born and the only night a Gemini could be born on the fourth is on June 4th, " she says as if it came to her in a dream. Someone had to get it and hopefully pass it own.

"This girl is smart Dai. If it still doesn't work out with Risa you could always date her," says Dark's over voice to Daisuke.

Daisuke ignores him, "That's brilliant. But the location he is to deliver it to and the object to be stealing. How can you steal the rays of the sun and what does it mean by every cloud has its silver lining?"

"You must really suck at riddles. You're lucky I'm good at them. Well I would guess that it's not the actual sun but an object shaped like the sun that a Gemini posses."

"Like your necklace?" he asks starring at the pendant barely visible hanging over her bust.

She blushes, "Yes like my necklace. Hmm the silver lining part refers to the saying which means every day has something good or person or just things in general. Nimbus is capitalized so I would guess it's a name or place but since your looking for a Gemini I would think person. That could be why Nimbus can't fly because Nimbus is a cloud but this Nimbus can't fly so the person has to do with clouds. But the person has to be graceful that's why Nimbus is nimble," she smiles at him.

"Daisuke as soon as school ends go to the library!" yells Dark in voice over to Daisuke.