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Kaitou Shinigami (Thief Shinigami) Chapter 8
by elana-chan
"Heero-san."
Heero tore his gaze away from the papers he had been reading to face the person who had called his name. He was in the police station file room, reading up some cases that involved the thief Shinigami and hoping to find out any clues on how the infamous thief works.
The person who had addressed him was also a frequent visitor of the station's file room. Detective Sally Po was the station's head of the investigation department. A young woman who holds a position at such a young age, she was the department's best agent. She had become Heero's adviser/friend when the Japanese teen had been assigned on the 'Shinigami' case.
"Yes, Miss Sally?"
"Hard at work, I see. You really are intent in capturing Shinigami." The other woman smiled as she indicated the stack of reports in front of Heero.
Heero just nodded at the other as he resumed to his reading. His drive to capture the elusive thief had increased since their last encounter where the kiss occurred. The emotions that had plagued him after that incident confused him to no end. Added with the feelings he had for a certain blue-violet-eyed schoolmate, Heero had been so frustrated that he decided to vent out his frustrations to his search for Shinigami.
He had been so engrossed in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed that Sally had sat in the chair beside him and took the papers in his hands to replace it with another. As he snapped out of his thoughts and focused again on the paper, Heero was quite surprised to see that he was reading a different case altogether.
Sally smiled as a frown formed on the normally stoic teen in front of her. She smiled at this display as she waited for her companion's question.
"Black Cat? Dark Angel?"
"These two were the legendary female thieves who stole a fortune of jewelry and art pieces during the time of your father." That caught Heero's attention thoroughly. "Dark Angel's description was that of a woman in her early 20's, slim and has a height roughly estimated as 5'6". Her trademark feature was long fall of hair that she always styled into a long braid secured with angel wings' clip. Black Cat also had the same description but she wore her hair into a tight bun up her head and those unique cat ears that always grace her head.
"Both appeared the same time and rumor has it that these two were partners once. But something happened that made them rivals. No one knows what really happened. Almost all of their heists were successful that art dealers and insurance companies alike were clamoring for the thieves' capture.
"The police called upon the expertise of your father, Detective Yuy. But even before your father could investigate, Dark Angel suddenly disappeared after pulling off a successful heist of a historical treasure. She never surfaced again. Apparently, Black cat was after the same treasure herself but Dark Angel got to it first.
Some said that Black Cat came after Dark Angel and finally caught up with her and killed her in the process. Some said that it was the other way around. Dark Angel showed her triumph over Black Cat and after a fight broke between them, Dark Angel killed Black Cat. Your father tried to solve the case but after a year of both thieves' no-show, the police declared the case closed. They haven't shown ever since. Though there's still no body found to match their descriptions."
Sally looked at the teen beside her. The other looked at the files before him, trying to confirm if Sally's words coincide with the department's records. After a moment of silence except for the ruffling of papers, Heero finally looked up from what he was reading to turn to Sally with a raised eyebrow.
Sally was amused with this response. She smiled at the younger detective before stating the unspoken question.
"You're wondering why I'm telling you all these, ne Heero-san? Many reasons really. First, I noticed that some of Shinigami's methods look much like that of Dark Angel's. Dark Angel was known to leave letters to the police station before she would strike. Though I've never really seen Shinigami in action, the descriptions in your reports have shown that the means of escape used by Shinigami is somewhat a modified one used by Dark Angel. Dark Angel had this weird timing that she would disappear once an unknown mist would cover the area, leaving only a dark feather as her signature. Shinigami, on the other hand, uses smoke as a cover to flee. I haven't read anything from your reports but does Shinigami ever leave anything in the crime scene as a signature?"
A mental picture of the kiss he received from Shinigami appeared in his mind's eye at the question. Heero mentally pushed the image away as he tried to fight down the blush that was trying to surface on his cheeks. He then gave Sally his answer.
"He doesn't usually leave a signature but in some of the cases, there's always a black rose lying around the area where the crime happened." Heero's eyes widened as he ended his statement. Apparently, he can see what Sally was saying.
Sally nodded at this then continued. "Now you see my point. Another point is that the records on these two could help you understand how Shinigami might think. They are the best during the time of your father. Shinigami seems to follow their footsteps."
"And for last reason…," Sally paused before looking seriously at Heero straight in the eyes. Heero gave her his full attention. "I'm a fan of Dark Angel and of your father. That's why I showed this to you." Sally smiled mischievously at a sweatdropping Heero
"Well, I had fun with the story-telling. Don't overwork yourself. Your school's annual Halloween Party is coming up ne? Get yourself a date and don't lock yourself here. You kids should enjoy your teenage years, you know. See you, Heero-san."
As Sally waved goodbye and exited the file room, Heero finally let go of his restraint and experienced a full-blown blush that turned him into a brown-haired tomato.
Get myself a date? Who?
The image of a certain braided baka came to his mind, making him blush even more. But another image of black hair and green cat eyes surfaced in his mind, halting his thoughts about the braided boy. He cleared his mind of their images as he focused on his work.
I can't let my feelings get in the way of my work. Be it that braided baka or Shinigami himself.
Kuso! Why does it have to rain now!
A certain blue-eyed junior detective scowled darkly at the dark, rain-laden clouds that continued to pour rain over the city. Heero had been walking home after his visit to the station file room when the sky opened and rain started drenching him. It seemed like the fates are against him because he happen to forget his umbrella at home. Though he could run for it, he was carrying some important files of the department. He didn't want the risk of witnessing the wrath of Sally Po. Turning to the nearest shelter he could find, Heero decided to wait out for the rain to stop.
And now after waiting for what seemed like ages, Heero was still under the shelter provided by a closed store. Cursing his luck for the umpteenth time, Heero debated with himself whether to make a run for it or wait until his hair turn white from waiting.
The hell with this! I need to get home.
He was about to step out from the dry shelter of the store when a familiar voice halted his movements.
"Oi! Yuy-kun! Why are you hanging out there all alone?"
Heero stiffened involuntarily when he heard that teasing tenor voice. He hadn't notice the other boy's approach after being so preoccupied with his musings. Trying to make his features blank despite the blush that was threatening to surface and the rapid beating of his heart, Heero took a deep calming breath before facing the other boy. Turning to the direction of the voice, impassive Prussian-blue eyes encountered mirth-laden cobalt-blue orbs. Duo smiled jovially at the scowling Japanese boy as he approached him under the cover of the store. Shaking water droplets from his black umbrella, the braided boy then began to converse with the aloof junior detective.
"Aren't you even to answer my question, Yuy-kun? Or you prefer being called Hee-chan?"
"Maxwell." A glare and a growl.
"Just joking, man! Sheez! My guess is that you don't have any umbrella with you, ne?" The glare intensified at this statement. Duo just ignored it and continued on with his dialogue. "I was just coming from Quatre's, you know him right, when I saw you here. You looked ready to kill somebody or something like that."
"Maxwell, will you just shut up?"
"Well, sorry to bother you, man! And here I was thinking that I could share my umbrella with you." Duo said sarcastically as he glared at the boy before him.
What was I thinking! I should have ignored him from the start and continued on my way. The guy's a heartless bastard. And to think that he stole my first kiss! Argh! I'm outta here.
Kuso! Heero no baka! Look what you did! Damn. Now what?
Duo was about to bolt when a strong hand clamped on his wrist. He stopped in mid-flight then faced Heero with a glare.
"What!"
"Gomen."
One word. But it sent unspoken emotions to the braided boy. Something unknown passed between Prussian-blue eyes and cobalt-blue ones. The moment was then broken as thunder rolled, causing both boys to jump.
Duo smiled to break the awkward moment as both blushed at what happened. He offered his hand to Heero as the other looked at it with a puzzled expression on the normally blank face.
"I don't bite, Yuy-kun. Come on. I'll drop you off to your place. My umbrella's small so we have to squeeze ourselves under it."
Heero didn't reply nor took the offered hand. Instead, he snatched the umbrella from Duo's hand and offered his hand to the latter. Duo beamed at this then took the offered hand.
"If that's what you prefer, Yuy-kun."
"Heero."
"Eh?"
"Call me Heero."
A shy smile. "Heero it is. And you call me Duo then."
"Hn."
And that rainy afternoon, Shinigami and Junior Detective Yuy were put aside. That moment, there was only Heero and Duo.
To be continued…
Author's notes:
I am really sorry, minna-san! It was all 003's fault! (Btw, 003 is my laptop.) My old computer broke down so I have to transfer all my files into 003. But he kept on being sent to the shop because of these problems in his system! Argh! Then, midterms came and I was bombarded with exams, papers and projects that I hadn't had the time to finish this chappie. I'm really sorry everyone. Hope you like this one. Ignore the typos. I want to send this to my betas but I'm already delayed by a month. Just ignore the typos and grammar. Heero also appeared in this chappie so those people who had been looking for him, here he is! I also added a fluff moment of our favorite pair to ease the seriousness of this chapter. I hope you liked this chapter. If you happen to detest it and it was not worth the long wait, just tell me. I won't be able to mention everyone who reviewed the last chapter so I'm thanking you all for those wonderful and insightful reviews. Cookies for everybody! I thank all those people who continue to support me and my fics. I really hope you enjoyed this new installment to the series. I really hope that I would be able to post the next chapter next month. Just wish me luck and pray for me that I would pass my classes and be able to have so much free time to write fics. See you next month people! Ja!
Potential next chapter: Zechs reveals a secret. Heero tries to ask Duo to be his date for the party. Some mention of Black Cat. Will Duo change his mind and go to the party? Then, who might be his 'date'? Will it be the charming upper-class, Zechs Merquise or our morose Junior Detective, Heero Yuy? Stay tuned to Kaitou Shinigami!
(Editor's Note: ARGH. Bitin na naman. Cute, but too darn short. . Hail tiny umbrellas! Spare, the Thesis Zombie and Owner of RoboPanda of LoveTM)