The Brother of Sailor Moon
Chapter 2: Becoming a detective
:) Here it is! I'm happy that this interests some of you! As long as I know people are interested, I shall continue to update! Hopefully, they will be faster than this one...life gets busy though...so no promises!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, Shingo, or any other characters...the idea and plot is mine.
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I sat in my desk at school, tapping my pencil. Normally, I am an excellent student. I pay attention and make good grades (unlike my sister!). But today was different. Today I was going to start on my mission to find out just WHAT was going on with my sister. I watched the clock. One minute till. The second hand seemed to have been dipped in molasses, it was going so slow. Finally the bell rang and I grabbed my things and dashed from the room. I would just get notes from my friends later. I dashed home like a madman. My sister would get out of school in exactly 23 minutes and so I only had that long to search her room for clues. Luckily her cat went with her to school. What a whacked out cat.
I ran in the door and said a quick greeting to my Mom. I then charged up to my room before she could question me about my day and threw my stuff on my bed. I had read on the Internet all about being a detective and looking for clues. I didn't have all the things real detectives used, so I just improvised. So as not to leave fingerprints, I put on a pair of my Mom's dishwashing gloves. It looked silly but at least I wouldn't get caught.
Usagi's room is connected to mine through an air duct. Normally I stuff something in it to keep her from hearing all my private conversations, but since I'm small, I can also climb through it into my room if necessary. I checked my watch. I had about 20 minutes, so I had to hurry. I crept from my room to hers and carefully shut the door behind me. I looked around. What a pigsty! My nose wrinkled in disgust, but I decided to look around on the floor. Whatever she had been doing would be there or else just thrown around. Nothing important would be put up, certainly.
After looking at girly makeup magazines and a sea of clothes, I finally found what I was looking for! I checked my watch. I had about 10 minutes so I decided to make it quick. I had found a pen with a jewel on it, this little calculator looking device and a locket all together in a moon shaped box. I also found a notebook full of notes she must have passed in class. Taking this as evidence, I slipped out of her room and returned to my own. I doubted that my own room would be safe from search, so I slipped them in my backpack and then looked in my piggy bank.
I had a pretty good amount saved up, so I decided to rent a storage locker so that I could keep the stuff safe. I ran out and told my Mom I was going to go play. On my way out I passed Usagi and her friends, Ami and Mako. I acted as if I didn't notice or care and made my way towards a local subway station. As I was walking, though, a thought occurred to me. What if the locker gets broken into? I couldn't take that risk. So instead, I ended up buying a safety deposit box with a lock. There was a loose board in my room that only I knew about and I was pretty sure that my box would be safe there. I certainly wouldn't leave it lying around as my dumb sister had.
When I got home, I saw Usagi and friends searching systematically the entire house. I guessed whatever I had gotten was important. Mom was taking a nap so they pretty much had free reign of the house. I heard a strange voice saying "Really, Usagi, how could you just leave them lying around your room?! That's soo irresponsible and foolish! They could be anywhere! In anyone's hands!" I swear it looked as if the cat said it. Usagi, looking up and seeing me, laughed.
"Oh hey Shingo," she said nervously. I guessed she must have been nervous about the cat thing. Honestly, at this point, nothing surprised me. She smiled, "I was just um...practicing....--" "Ventriloquism!!!" Ami finished. I looked at them. Their smiles weren't very convincing, even if I wasn't aware something was going on. I just nodded and said, "Oh."
I started up the stairs. I had almost made my escape, when Mako stopped me. "Shingo," she said. I turned around. "Yeah?" I asked. "Usagi is missing some things from her room. You haven't seen them, have you? They are a pen, calculator, notebook, and necklace." I considered on what to say for a moment. "No," I finally answered, "What would I want with any of that stuff?" They seemed to buy it. "Well," Mako said, "You do have a point. Have you heard anything...any kind of noise...in her room?" This was easy. Usagi wasn't the only skilled liar in the family. "Nope...I don't think so, anyway. I was doing my homework earlier and thought I heard Mom cleaning. You know Usagi doesn't." Mako smiled and nodded, while Usagi acted insulted.
Having escaped the questioning, I retreated to my room. I could hear concerned voices down below, but I really didn't care to listen in just yet. I shut my door and locked it. I crept over close to the loose board and opened it quietly. If anyone came, I could put the box in there quickly and quietly that way. "Well Usagi," I said to myself with a chuckle, "Let's see what's so important that you left it lying around." With that I opened the box and began to investigate its contents.
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Chapter 2: Becoming a detective
:) Here it is! I'm happy that this interests some of you! As long as I know people are interested, I shall continue to update! Hopefully, they will be faster than this one...life gets busy though...so no promises!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, Shingo, or any other characters...the idea and plot is mine.
~*~
I sat in my desk at school, tapping my pencil. Normally, I am an excellent student. I pay attention and make good grades (unlike my sister!). But today was different. Today I was going to start on my mission to find out just WHAT was going on with my sister. I watched the clock. One minute till. The second hand seemed to have been dipped in molasses, it was going so slow. Finally the bell rang and I grabbed my things and dashed from the room. I would just get notes from my friends later. I dashed home like a madman. My sister would get out of school in exactly 23 minutes and so I only had that long to search her room for clues. Luckily her cat went with her to school. What a whacked out cat.
I ran in the door and said a quick greeting to my Mom. I then charged up to my room before she could question me about my day and threw my stuff on my bed. I had read on the Internet all about being a detective and looking for clues. I didn't have all the things real detectives used, so I just improvised. So as not to leave fingerprints, I put on a pair of my Mom's dishwashing gloves. It looked silly but at least I wouldn't get caught.
Usagi's room is connected to mine through an air duct. Normally I stuff something in it to keep her from hearing all my private conversations, but since I'm small, I can also climb through it into my room if necessary. I checked my watch. I had about 20 minutes, so I had to hurry. I crept from my room to hers and carefully shut the door behind me. I looked around. What a pigsty! My nose wrinkled in disgust, but I decided to look around on the floor. Whatever she had been doing would be there or else just thrown around. Nothing important would be put up, certainly.
After looking at girly makeup magazines and a sea of clothes, I finally found what I was looking for! I checked my watch. I had about 10 minutes so I decided to make it quick. I had found a pen with a jewel on it, this little calculator looking device and a locket all together in a moon shaped box. I also found a notebook full of notes she must have passed in class. Taking this as evidence, I slipped out of her room and returned to my own. I doubted that my own room would be safe from search, so I slipped them in my backpack and then looked in my piggy bank.
I had a pretty good amount saved up, so I decided to rent a storage locker so that I could keep the stuff safe. I ran out and told my Mom I was going to go play. On my way out I passed Usagi and her friends, Ami and Mako. I acted as if I didn't notice or care and made my way towards a local subway station. As I was walking, though, a thought occurred to me. What if the locker gets broken into? I couldn't take that risk. So instead, I ended up buying a safety deposit box with a lock. There was a loose board in my room that only I knew about and I was pretty sure that my box would be safe there. I certainly wouldn't leave it lying around as my dumb sister had.
When I got home, I saw Usagi and friends searching systematically the entire house. I guessed whatever I had gotten was important. Mom was taking a nap so they pretty much had free reign of the house. I heard a strange voice saying "Really, Usagi, how could you just leave them lying around your room?! That's soo irresponsible and foolish! They could be anywhere! In anyone's hands!" I swear it looked as if the cat said it. Usagi, looking up and seeing me, laughed.
"Oh hey Shingo," she said nervously. I guessed she must have been nervous about the cat thing. Honestly, at this point, nothing surprised me. She smiled, "I was just um...practicing....--" "Ventriloquism!!!" Ami finished. I looked at them. Their smiles weren't very convincing, even if I wasn't aware something was going on. I just nodded and said, "Oh."
I started up the stairs. I had almost made my escape, when Mako stopped me. "Shingo," she said. I turned around. "Yeah?" I asked. "Usagi is missing some things from her room. You haven't seen them, have you? They are a pen, calculator, notebook, and necklace." I considered on what to say for a moment. "No," I finally answered, "What would I want with any of that stuff?" They seemed to buy it. "Well," Mako said, "You do have a point. Have you heard anything...any kind of noise...in her room?" This was easy. Usagi wasn't the only skilled liar in the family. "Nope...I don't think so, anyway. I was doing my homework earlier and thought I heard Mom cleaning. You know Usagi doesn't." Mako smiled and nodded, while Usagi acted insulted.
Having escaped the questioning, I retreated to my room. I could hear concerned voices down below, but I really didn't care to listen in just yet. I shut my door and locked it. I crept over close to the loose board and opened it quietly. If anyone came, I could put the box in there quickly and quietly that way. "Well Usagi," I said to myself with a chuckle, "Let's see what's so important that you left it lying around." With that I opened the box and began to investigate its contents.
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