Note : This is an AU fic, meaning that some characters will probably be OOC. Don't like, don't read, don't flame. Thank you.
I don't own Bleach. There, I said it. Now you can't sue me.
Chapter 3 - Bloody Mizuki
— 8:45 am; Mizuki Kuno's Mansion—
Ichigo stared at Mizuki Kuno's dead body, sprawled in a pool of blood across the kitchen floor. A large stab wound was visible through the blood-soaked fabric of her dress. The actresses face was frozen in a wide eyed look of surprise. Lieutenant Abarai entered the room, and Ichigo turned to talk to him.
"What happened to her?" The red haired man threw an envelope at his orange haired friend. Ichigo opened it and scanned the contents. It was the dead actresses autopsy report.
Mizuki Kuno had died of blood loss after being stabbed in the chest. The estimated time of death was 6:45 that morning. Her body had been found by the gardener, who had noticed the open door and went inside.
"So, what does this have to do with my case?" Ichigo had closed the file, looking more than a little confused - however hard he tried to hide it.
Renji smirked. "Check the closet, dumb-ass."
Ichigo nodded, and made his way to the hall closet a few feet away. He opened the door and received an unexpected shock : tons of Chappy the Bunny merchandise came spilling out, half of which still had price tags and store alarms attached to them. Ichigo turned to look at the lieutenant.
"How do we know they weren't originally hers?"
"Maybe that fact that half of 'em have store alarms on 'em? Seriously Kurosaki, if that doesn't make it obvious, look around. There's no other Chappy merchandise in this place."
Ichigo grinned. Looks like this thievery case was a simple job after all.
Mizuki Kuno had, as was suspected, stolen merchandise of her own creation in order to boost her failing reputation. It was a win-win situation : weather she had been caught or not, the tabloids would have had a field day. It was an extremely well-calculated plan, assured to skyrocket the actress straight to the top of the social ladder.
The only problem was that Mizuki's brilliant plan had apparently gotten her killed.
Well, that was an interesting plot twist. At least, I think it was.
Yes, it's another short chapter. Please don't hate me...