Disclaimer: I don't own GW or any of its characters. (mutters) Though I wish I did. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story, minna-san!!!! Sorry for the very long delay! (wails)
Kaitou Shinigami (Thief Shinigami) Chapter 6
by elana-chan
"Duo-chan?"
The boy being addressed turned around at the gentle inquiry of his mother. Mrs. Maxine "Dark Angel" Maxwell stared at her son with concern. She was a very beautiful lady, Duo taking after her features. She possessed long chestnut hair flowing down her back in waves and an innocent heart-shaped face that could charm even the fiercest of lions.Her voice was a melodious sopranoandshe ownsbreathtaking blue-violet eyes that showed so much love and affection for her family. It was hard to tell that the woman standing before her son was formerly known as Dark Angel, the notorious jewel and art thief.
"Ne, mom? Something wrong?" Duo knotted his eyebrows as he saw worry in his mother's expressive eyes.
Mrs. Maxwell hesitated for a moment as her eyes strayed from Duo. With a decisive nod, she turned to face her son and looked squarely in those amaryllis eyes that matched her own.
"My old rivalis in town, Duo. Black Cat wants to settle an old score. I'm afraid that she had hunted me down all these years and now, she's here. I'm afraid for you and your father. She might…"
"Mom." Duo held his mother's hand and offered a comforting smile. "Don't worry about me and Dad. We can manage this one. That Black Cat, whoever she is, won't stand a chance against you, mom. Besides, Dad and I will be there to back you up! You know Dad. He does have some tricks up his sleeves after all. And I can also take of myself, Mom. Don't sweat about it."
Maxine smiled at her son and ruffled the soft chestnut tresses. She then hugged Duo in a comforting embrace before releasing the braided youth. "I love you, Duo. Now, run along. Father Maxwell's waiting for you. Be home before dinner!"
"Yes, mom! And don't worry! See ya!" Duo waved at his mother as he exited the house.
Don't worry, mom. Shinigami will handle everything from here…
"Please help my family, dear Lord. Please help us. We really need you…"
Duo heard the soft plea of another distressed soul that echoed faintly in the small house of worship known as the Maxwell chapel. Father Maxwell was busy with paperwork in his office while Sister Helen had to attend to the orphans' needs.Duo was leftto oversee the cleaning and preparing of the church for the next mass. He had just finished his chores when he chanced upon the sight of a young girl kneeling in one of the front pews in the chapel.
This scene was not new to Duo. Almost all people within the L1 community flock to the church, seeking for some peace and solitude, to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Duo smiled to himself and approached the girl. He slipped beside her placeand sat silently as he waited for the girl to finish her prayer. They remained like that for what seemed like ages, the girl deep in her prayeras Duo sat patientlywhile enjoying the calming silence. The girl finally finished her prayer and looked at Duo with such beautifulcornflower eyes. Duo smiled disarmingly at her and the girl smiled back, albeit a little shy.
"Hello! I'm Duo Maxwell and I work here. What's a little girl like you doing here in this small chapel?"
"I'm Marimea Une and I'm not little!"
Duo chuckled at that. "Okay Miss Marimea, you're not little. So, what brings you here? You should be playing with your friends, ne?"
Marimea's cute face turned sad at Duo's words. She looked at him with sadness in those big, doe-like eyes and Duo found himself wanting to comfort the girl. On impulse, he closed his arms around the lithe figure and hugged her. Marimea started to weep and sobbed softly on Duo's chest.
"It's alright to tell me, Marimea. It helps if you let it out. I'm here to listen."
At Duo's words, Marimea sobbed out the whole story. She told Duo that she and her mother moved here recently because of her mother's job. All was going smoothly when their family's treasured keepsake was robed from them. It was one of the famous Faberge eggs of the Czars of Russia. The jeweled egg was passed down to their family from Czar Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Romanov Empire. Her mother had placed it in their vault but a thief broke into their house and stole it. They approached the police but soon after the investigation started, the police declaredthe case closedbecause of the lack of witnesses,evidence and also funds. Marimae also told Duo that they were now facing eviction from their current house because her mother had used up almost all of their money to fund the investigation.
"We can face getting kicked out of our home. We could always find another place. But... All I really wish if to get back our family keepsake…"
"Don't worry, Marimea. God is always listening and will certainly hear you prayers. Just trust in Him and remember to thank Him in your prayers. I'm sure God will answer your prayers soon." Duo assured the little girl as she finished her story.
Marimea beamed at him as she wiped the tears from her face. "Thank you very much, Duo-kun. I'll remember that. Mommy always say that if you say your wishes right, it might just happen. Ja na, Duo-kun!"
"Ja, Marimea-chan! I hope we meet again!"
"I'm sure we will, Duo-kun! I'm sure we will…" were Marimea's parting words.
To be continued...
Author's Notes:
Happy holidays, everyone!!!!!! Wai!!!! I missed you all!!!!!! I was to upload this chapter a bit earlier but the holidays got in the way. (sigh) Although it's vacation, I still have tons of stuff to do! Argh!!!!! I do have a holiday fic but I'm still waiting for Yasei-chan's email. She beta-ed it for me. Thanks, Yasei-chan! (glomps Yasei) Anyways, ignore the typos here. I'm still sick enough to get tired from reading too much. (sigh) Blasted cold. What else? I hope you like this chapter although it's a bit short. That kid Marimae is one important character in this story so I decided to introduce her now. In this chapter, I introduced one of the conflicts in this story, which is if you have noticed, the arival of Black Cat. That's enough hint for this chapter. Sorry if Heero didn't make any appearance in this chapter. But I think he will appear in the next one. Enough talk from me for now. Ja people!!!! Happy Holidays again! Advance Happy New Year, too!!!! Wai!!!!! Ja!!!! (gives cookies to everyone as she disappears)
P.S. My inspiration for Maxine Maxwell is the series "Dark Angel" if anyone of you notices. The one where Jessica Alba is 'Max'. I never watched the whole series but I liked the episodes I got to watch. ehehe
Thanks to the following people:
Yasei-chan - Thanks for being my beta!!!!! Good luck on beta-ing that monster x-mas fic!!! (waves a banner and shakes pompoms to cheer Yasei)
Aspiring Author - Congratulations!!!!!! You have your own account!!!!! Wai!!! (gives aspiring author a cookie jar full of cookies) A bunch of cookies for you!!!!! Sorry for the long delay! I pity the chair you're bouncing on.
Kaaera - Wai!!!!! (gives Kaaera a bunch of cookies and lots of glomps) Thanks for adding my story to your favorites!!!!! I got what you were saying. Poor Heero ne? He didn't know that he has feelings for only one person. Anyways, let Hee-chan suffer for a bit. He deserves it for being cold like that to Duo-chan. (Heero: Hn (death glare))(elana-chan: (gives her own death glare)Stop that, Hee-chan. I'll give Duo-chan to Zechs.) I dunno if you will like this chapter. There's not much stuff happening here. Gomen!
Demonskid - How long? Hmmm... Haven't thought about it yet. I think this fic will be up to 15 chapters or so. I haven't finished typing it yet. Thanks for the review!
Giara Gryffindor - Thanks for the effort you gave for reviewing my fic! I'm so happy you people liked it! Have a cookie!!!!
Lady Phoenix Slytherin, CrossHunt-s, ahanchan, camillian, Dark Nuriko, Dark Kaizer Ken-Wolf, Windy River, Rena Lupin and Tenshi-Usa - Thank you people!!!!! I really appreaciate all your reviews and encouragements! Wai!!! (glomps everyone) Cookies for all of you!!!!!! Here's the update you're waiting for but it's not much. Sorry.