In today's cross-over, our main character, the lovely Akane Cross (aka Kaitou Blue Rose) goes swimming with Ranma and friends when none other than Kaitou Dark posing as Derick, the new kid in school, shows up! What could he possibly be up to? To make matters even more complicated Ranma finds himself struggling over his feelings for Akane and his need to catch Kaitou Blue Rose. With now both Ranma and Dark close on her tail, Blue Rose must be quick to her feet to keep her secret from being exposed to everyone. Will she save the day or be exposed by Dark to everyone? Find out right now in today's story!
Fun In The Sun!
~Akane's POV~
"OK! See you then!" Ranma said before running off to catch up with his other friends.
Akane walked into her empty house. It had been five years since her parents had died. Her parents, like her, were Phantom Thieves. And good one's too. Then one night, they didn't come home from a mission. Two days later, their bodies were found floating in the river just outside of town. They never did find out what really happened to them… Now she lives with her older brother, who is also like her, a Phantom Thieve. It's a family business.
"Good morning, Nii-chan! A bunch of friends and I are going swimming at the public pool, I'm just stopping in to get my swimming suit and a towel!" Akane said as she ran past his room to her room.
"Ok, have fun. Remember to wear a lot of sunscreen!" Koga called back at his little sister.
"I will!" she called as she shut the door behind her and left to go swimming.
Akane is putting on sunscreen while running down the street to the pubic pool where her friends Momo, Miki, Ranma, Chihiro, Haku, and West waited for her to arrive.
"Hi! I'm Akane Cross! I'm Sixteen years old and in the eleventh grade! At least… by day I am. By night I become the Phantom Thief Kaitou Blue Rose! Some people call me the modern day Robin Hood. Others, like my friend Ranma, think I'm a criminal who deserves to be behind bars. How rude! I only steal things that don't belong to the real criminals and return them to their rightful owners. Luckily I have a few tricks up my sleeves and will never be caught! Because with faith and stealth, God will punish those who are corrupt!"
When she finally got to the pool, she found West playing his guitar, Momo, Chihiro, Ranma, and Haku playing Water Volleyball, and Miki relaxing in the shade. It was a very hot day.
"Hey, everybody! Sorry it took so long I couldn't find my sunscreen so I had to borrow some from my brother." Akane called.
"Akane's here!" West shouted, placing his guitar down and running up to her and giving her a signature West Bear Hug before picking her up and tossing her into the pool.
"AHHHH!" Akane faked screamed as she was thrown into the pool. She was thrown on Ranma and everyone was laughing. Including her and Ranma.
"West, you jerk! Take that! And that!" she screamed, laughing, as she splashed him with water.
"OK, OK! I surrender! I surrender!" he said as she continued to splash him with water, "Now look what you've done! I'm all soaking wet. Guess this means I'm gonna have to get in and get you!" West takes off his shirt and cannon balls into the pool and started swimming after Akane.
After fire minutes of splash wars the two finally called a truce.
"I would prefer eternal peace but I'll take what I can get" Haku said teasing Akane and West.
"Hey, Miki! Come join us! The water feels great!" Akane called over to Miki.
"Yeah, Miki come on in! It's not even cold!" Momo yelled at Miki.
"Alright, alright! I'm coming!" Miki replied and jumped in the pool. Splashing everyone in the pool.
They were all having so much fun that none of them noticed that a new person arrived at the pool.
"Hey, guys, check it out. There is a new guy at the pool." Momo said to everyone.
Akane turned around in the water only to find she was staring face to face with Dark!
"What the hell does he want, why is he here? Better stay on my toes today I can't have him above all people catch me off guard. Ok time to act like I don't barely know him." Akane thinks to herself.
"Oh, him? That's Derick. He is new in town. This morning, before Ranma invited me to the pool, I ran into him as I was leaving church. He was lost and asked me how he could get to Hikari High School. Apparently he will be starting this year at our school." She told her friends and then looked at West with a "We need to talk later" look.
"Well, then lets him a warm welcome to the neighborhood!" Miki said to everyone.
"Hey, you over there! WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD!" Momo screamed from across the pool to Dark. Dark looked at her with a confused look on his face and then understood what she meant when he saw Akane with them.
"Crap he's coming over this way!" Akane thought to herself.
"Hey! You're that girl that helped me this morning! I didn't catch your name earlier." Derick (Dark) told her.
"That's because I didn't give it to you, it's Cross, Akane. But my friends just call me Akane." She said smiling at him.
"Do you mind if I join you guys? I don't know too many people in this town yet and it's nice to recognize a friendly face every once and a while." He said to the gang.
"I don't mind." Momo said.
"Sure! Why not?" Miki said.
"A friend of Akane's is a friend of mine. Welcome!" West replied.
"Come on in! The water is Fantabulous!" Chihiro sang.
"Welcome aboard!" Haku said slapping Derick (Dark) on the back.
"If everyone else is ok with it, I'm ok with it too." Ranma said, sensing Akane's stiffness.
"As long as you don't cause us any trouble, I am fine with you hanging out with us." Akane said looking at him with a look that said "I'm on to you, try anything and your dead".
"Wh-what's up with that look she just gave me?" Dark wondered, "Thanks! As you probably already know from Akane, my name is Derick! It is a pleasure to meet you all." He said to the gang.
West then got out of the pool with Akane who asked him to play Red by Taylor Swift while she sang it. He played and she sang. Once she finished the song everyone clapped and got back in the pool.
"That was AMAZING, Akane! Who knew you could sing like that?" Miki said, excitedly to Akane.
"Uhhh, I did." West said to Miki, "She always wants to sing a song whenever the two of us hang together. Which is like, every day during summer break."
"Are those two a couple?" Derick whispered to Ranma.
"No, but they are extremely close. West was with Akane the day of the accident. They've been stuck like glue ever since." Ranma whispered back to Derick.
"Accident?" Derick whispered.
"Yeah, her parents died in a terrible accident. They disappeared one night, five years ago. Two days after their disappeared their bodies were found in a river just outside of town. She never truly got over it." Ranma whispered to Derick.
"Oh my God! That's why my charm didn't work on her! She locked away her heart when her parents died!" Dark thought.
"Or maybe she saw right through your handsome face and realized you were a total jerk-face." Niwa squeaked.'
"Shut it, nerd." Dark said to Niwa, "Oh that's just awful! How is she still able to smile?"
"She just can. She didn't cry at their funeral and refuses to believe it was just an accident. She kept saying her parents would never drown, that they were too good of swimmers to drown." Ranma replied, "Enough talk of sadness, let's get back to having fun, ok?"
"OK." Dark replied as both boys cannon ball into the pool right next to the girls.
"Gotcha!" Ranma screamed as he lifted Akane's legs over his head and carried her around like so.
"P-put me down, Ranma, put me down!" she said blushing and laughing, "I'm gonna fall."
"Do you really think I would let you fall, if I did that then you'd kick my butt BIG TIME!" Ranma said laughing and carrying her around on his shoulders.
"What the heck does she see in him?" Dark thought.
Soon the clock tower rang, it was already 6:00! Akane jumped outta the pool and grabbed her stuff.
"Is that really the time?! Sorry. I have to leave now. My brother will be expecting me and you all know what happens when he gets mad." Akane said quickly leaving.
"Akane! Wait up! I'll walk you home!" West called after her and followed her out of the pool and down to the street.
"She's right, it's already getting late. I should probably get going as well. Thanks for the fun time. I'll see you guys at school on Monday." Dark said getting out of the pool and drying off before leaving.
~Akane/West's POV~
"Akane, what's wrong? Your brother could care less about when you get home. Why were you tense around Derick today?" West asked Akane.
"Because, Derick isn't really Derick! He is actually a Phantom Thief like me. Only he goes by the name Kaitou Dark! And he was the one who kissed me that one night!" Akane hissed at him.
"If had let me come along like every other time maybe that wouldn't have happened." West said looking down at his feet.
West had been Akane's partner in crime ever since her parents died. But for some reason, the night before last, she wanted to do the mission without him. She said she needed to be able to escape without him being here just in case something bad happened to him and he couldn't do the mission. He reluctantly agreed only later to regret it as he found her crying for the first time in her life only hours after the failed heist.
"I know, West. But I needed to see if I was capable of handling my own battles. It won't happen again. I promise." Akane said softly.
"OK, good. Now let's get going to Sister Seiya for tonight's mission." West said as both of them ran to the church to find Sister Seiya.
"Good Afternoon, Sister Seiya!" the two said in unison.
"Good afternoon Akane and West. Are you two ready for tonight's mission?" Seiya asked them.
"Yes ma'am!" the two replied happily.
"Tonight you two will be retrieving a painting called Ruby Red. A woman came in today asking God to bring back the stolen painting. You see, someone she thought she could trust with it said that they wouldn't give it back. And from what I understand he is planning on selling it tomorrow night so you have to get it tonight." Sister Seiya said, "Kaitou Blue Rose! Kaitou Black Thorn! Please rectify this sin and return the painting to its rightful, lawful owner. And may God be with you always!"
"Dear God, Please forgive me for I intend no true sin!" Akane spoke these words and her blue rose pendant around her neck began to glow.
"One!" Akane's blue dress appeared, with dark blue roses around the collar, sleeves, and bottom of her dress.
"Two!" Her shoes and gloves appeared next. Her shoes were light blue heel-boot shoes and her gloves wear fingerless white lace.
"Three!" Finally, her mask came on. It was pure white. Her hair had blue roses in it and was darker than her normal jet black hair. Her normal violet eyes were like amethysts.
"God, forgive me for I use no trick or gimmick!" West said this words and his black onyx ring began to glow.
"One!" West's black velvet tuxedo appeared with pure silver cuff links around his sleeves and a single black rose appeared tucked in his shirt.
"Two!" His shoes and gloves appeared next. His shoes were black and shiny and his gloves were pure white.
"Three!" Finally his black silk top-hat and mask came on. His mask was pure white. His hair went from blonde to brown, and his normal blue eyes turned black as onyx.
With both their transformations complete all that was left was the warning card she promised to send to Ranma so he can know what they are planning to do.
~Ranma Chrono Jr.'s POV~
Ranma had just got home from swimming at the pool and wanted to get a bite before hoping into the shower. He grabbed an apple from the fridge and went to the table to sit down and eat it. Just as he was about to take a bite out of the apple…
POP! The apple exploded in his face! He looked down at his plate and saw a single blue rose with a note tied with a dark silk blue ribbon.
"I will be stealing the Red Ruby painting at the Art Museum at 11:00 pm tonight." – Kaitou Blue Rose
"A WARNING NOTICE!" Ranma screamed getting up so fast the chair fell over, "Kaitou Blue Rose I will get you tonight!"
~Kaitou Blue Rose/Kaitou Black Thorn/Ranma Chrono Jr's POV~
The police surrounded the museum inside and out. Ranma stood next to the painting, determined to not let any of her or her partner's traps trick him.
From the glass rooftop of the museum stood Kaitou Blue Rose and Kaitou Black Thorn.
"Dang, he's just waiting for us to show up and take it. Let's see what happens when the painting disappears without me touching it!" Blue Rose said to Black Thorn.
"I agree, let's give him something to chase for a while." Black Thorn said smirking.
Ranma paced back and forth. Trying his best to guard the Red Rose Painting, when…
POOF! The painting disappeared! He looked around the room and saw two shadows appear behind a wall. The shadows then started to run off with what looked like the stolen painting!
"It's Kaitou Blue Rose and her partner Kaitou Black Thorn! After them! They are getting away with the painting!" Ranma yelled to the policemen. Once all the policemen and Ranma were out to the room, chasing the shadows, Blue Rose and Black Thorn dropped into the room.
"Now watch as I make the painting reappear!" Blue Rose said as she waved her hand over the painting.
"One, Two, Three!" she said as a wand-like cane appeared and tapped the painting. And just like that…
POOF! The painting reappeared as if by magic! Smirking to herself she quickly grabbed the painting. Black Thorn then grabbed her by her waist and pulled on the rope as they both rose back into the hole they had cut into the glass.
Ranma chased the shadows outside.
"Hey! Look up there! Its Blue Rose and Black Thorn!" one of the policemen said, pointing to the sky. Ranma turned around and saw Blue Rose standing on a lamp post while Black Thorn floated away with the painting.
"The real thief here is the Museum owner! He stole it from a friend. When the friend asked for the painting back he refused and told her that the police will most likely believe him over her since he ran an art museum!" Blue Rose said, hiding her face so Ranma and the police couldn't she her, "Tonight was fun! Let's play again sometime, OK? I bid you all, adieu!" she said, bowing before jumping off the lamp post and running down the street.
"Blue Rose get back here!" Ranma said, chasing after her, "Let me see your face!"
"Crap! Now I have to lead him away from where I'm supposed to meet West so I can return the painting to its rightful, lawful owner!" Akane thinks to herself, "Sorry! I can't do that!" she said as she continued to run.
"Need a lift?" A male voice asked her. She looked up and saw Dark flying down next to her.
"Y-yes please!" she stammered before being carried away by Dark into the night.
"Where to?" Dark asked her.
"The Church please." She said as he flew her to the church.
Black Thorn was already there when he saw Dark holding Blue Rose land a couple feet away.
"Thank you. Why did you help me?" Blue Rose asked Dark.
"I felt like I should pay you back after what I did to make you upset. My name is Dark. Please feel free to call upon me anytime you need a quick get-a-way. Ok?" Dark said, handing her a buzzer before flying off into the night.
"O-OK." She said as he flew away.
"What was that all about?" Black Thorn asked Blue Rose.
"He…wants to help us…" She said, dazed by how friendly he had been to her, "Anyways, do you have the painting? I still have a sin to rectify."
"Here." Black Thorn said handing the painting to Blue Rose. She always did this part of the job alone. He never understood why until Sister Seiya told him it was because her mother used to do the same thing before she died and it's her way of following in her mother's footsteps.
"Thank you." Blue Rose said as she took the Painting and disappeared into the night.
She arrived at the owner's house, opened a window, and entered the dark room. Upon placing the painting on the person's deck she left a mote.
"Take good care of this beautiful painting, and be more careful to whom you loan it to." – Kaitou Blue Rose
The woman who owned the painting came upstairs to go to bed. When she entered to room she found her painting and the note.
"Thank you, Kaitou Blue Rose! I will take very good care of it!" the woman said, with tears in her eyes, out her open window.
"You're Welcome…" Blue Rose whispered as she floated away into the night.
~Akane's POV~
The next day, at school Akane walked with West and Ranma who were reading the newspaper.
"Kaitou Blue Rose and Kaitou Black Thorn Stop Art Thief!" the title read.
"UGH! She got away again! I'll catch her next time! I swear I will!" Ranma screamed out loud.
"Good luck! You gonna need it, considering you couldn't catch her if she let you!" Akane sang. Before running to school followed by a very angry Ranma.
"GET BACK HER YOU LITTLE BRAT!" he screamed at her while she teased him all the way to school.
Next time, our heroine gets stuck in a trap! Ranma almost finds out who she is but someone steps in a saves her! Is it Kaitou Black Thorn, Kaitou Dark, or someone else entirely? Dark still is posing as Derick and Momo gets captured by crooks when she tries to rescue a stolen trophy! Will Blue Rose be able to get to her friend in time before something bad happens to her? Find out next time! "Sticky Situation!"
By: KaitouBlueRose