Chapter 13

After the rabbit incident, things have been quiet the last few weeks. One night Count D was ready to go fishing. 'Want me to go with you?' asked Kuri.

D said, "Alright. You need some fresh air anyway."

She got her cane and went with him. They made it to the beach and Kuri helped him set up the fishing line. 'You're not planning to kill them are you?' she asked.

"No but every once in a while I catch one and then I sell the fish for a good profit. I already got fish food for them back at the shop anyway."

After a while they heard a boat horn. They turn their head and saw a cruise ship. 'Must be Eva's wedding night. She was on the news that she's marring her manager though I don't know why a singer wants a husband if she's going to use him for money anyway.' Said Kuri.

"Some people confuse love for lust. She's a good example of one of them." It's been a long time and still nothing the 2 has got. "Guess it's a slow day." He said.

Then Kuri heard something hitting the rocks. 'Hang on a minute.' She stood up and walked where the noise was from. There she saw something or someone. 'D you're not going to believe this.' She said.

More days pass and apparently on the news recently Eva, the singer, fell over board and fell into the sea. No body was found yet, but her husband Jason Grey, was mourning pretty hard about it. Soon enough he showed up at the shop. "Welcome. You mmust be Mr. Jason Grey." Said D.

"Thank you. I was told my wife has ordered a pet." Said Ethan.

Kuri looked at him confused since she doesn't remember any order he was talking about. "Yes. We have the pet that was request but with the unfortunate events recently, we didn't know if you still want it. Please allow me to offer my sympathy Mr. Grey about your wife departure."

Jason said, "Thank you. Yes I still want it."

Count D stood up. "Please wait here Kuri and thank you for taking care of her." Kuri nodded and went back to drinking her tea. The Count took him to the back.

"What's the pet anyway?"

"Oh she didn't tell you. It is a fish." He replied.

"A fish?"

"Yes and very rare."

They soon made it to the back room where there was a giant Chinese water vase. "My goodness. The fish must be huge." Then he heard a splash.

Count D went to the latter stairs. "Please climb up and take a look."

Jason did that and when he went to the rim at first he didn't see anything. Then a face came to the surface. "Eva? It's really you Eva. You're alive."

Then D put a hand on his shoulder. "Sir you shouldn't lean so forward. Take a closer look." He put a lantern into view to see what was inside. "It's a mermaid."

Jason couldn't believe what he was heard. "A mermaid. That can't be. That's Eva."

Count D explained. "Calm yourself sir. Me and my assistant found this creature quiet by accident at the beach on the night of the full moon."

Jason asked, "The full moon? That was out wedding night." Then he saw the ring on the mermaid's finger. "Look at that ring. That's the same ring I gave her."

Count D then said, "Then maybe she's the reincarnation of Eva."

"You really think so?"

"Or it's could be the other way around. In Asia there's a legends that some mermaids would amuse themselves and come to the land to find love. Maybe the Eva you married was a mermaid all along."

Jason asked, "You think so?"

"It's possible but we might never know. When she woke she couldn't remember anything. Her name, where is from. All her memories are gone. Maybe is recovers her memories she can remember what happened at night." Jason sank all that info in. Was she really his Eva? Count D went to him. "So I take it you like her?"

Jason answered, "Of course I do. I'll take her home."

Back to the ground floor Count D got out the paper work. "Then you must sign this contract. In this contract there's 3 rules. 1. No must see her. 2. Keep her in a large tank fill with seawater and it must be changed regularly. And 3. Never let her go hungry at any time. If any of these terms are breached we will not be held responsibility for what will happened."

Jason said, "Yes I understand."

"Excellent, I hope you will be very happy."

Meanwhile at the station Jill went to Leon with some news. "Jason Grey went out last night?"

"That's right. The patrol man saw him walking around."

Leon asked, "Care to tell me where she went Jill?"

She answered, "Chinatown."

Leon stood up. "Please tell me he didn't by anything at the pet shop?"

Then his boss came in. "What's with you Leon? You know it was an accident and nothing else." "

Yes I know captain." He replied.

"Listen she was a big star that drown on her wedding night and you accuse her husband. But where's his motive she was more worth to him alive then dead. But you got a theory don't you? Well forget about it and do some real work."

Leon wasn't happy at all. As he walked out to the hallway he feels like something was missing. Jill went to him. "Hey Leon. If you want I can handle that paperwork while you visit your favorite people."

Leon smiled. "Thanks Jill." He gave her the paperwork and off he went.

At the pet shop, Kuri was playing a small game with Chris. Leon came in. "Welcome back defective." Said Count D.

'Hey Leon.' Said the 2.

Leon asked, "I heard that you sold Jason Grey something right?"

"Yes. I sold him a pet and he seems very happy about it."

Leon asked, "So what did you sell him?"

D answered, "A mermaid."

Leon anime dropped. "Please tell me it's not the same one that we encounter at that island last vacation?" Kuri looked at him confused.

Chris said, 'I'll tell you later.'

D sighs in frustration. "I see you don't believe me." He handed him the contract. Leon looked it over. "Is everything in order?"

"Yes unfortunately." He said. He sat down on the couch.

"But you are in the homicide division why are you on this case?" he asked.

"You know he married Eva right?"

"How couldn't we? Kuri is actually a fan of her latest CD."

Leon said, "Yeah but the we haven't found her body and her death is still big news on the press. I just got a gut feeling that he has something to do with it."

Kuri said, 'But he was really broken up when he heard of her death. I don't think he will last in the funeral.'

Leon groans. "But it still doesn't make sense. Maybe he wasn't alone. There Jason and…." Then he stood up and got an idea. "Got to go."

Then he left. Kuri said, 'You know this one and the last one reminds me of fairytales.'

Count D asked, "Mind explaining?"

Kuri said, 'Well with Alice and the rabbit reminds me of Alice in Wonderland from the book and recently I think this might be the revenge of the Little Mermaid.'

Chris said, 'Not the Disney version.'

Kuri said, 'No not from Disney. In the original story, she did gave up her voice but she and the prince didn't really had a happy ending. He fell in love with a woman that was more beautiful and during their wedding; she fell overboard and became sea foam. If Eva is like her, she's going to get her prince back from the wrong woman in an ugly way.'

Later that night Count D and Kuri went to the station to check on Leon. Leon wasn't so happy. "I hate my detective instincts. " he said.

Then Count D said, "Then let's talk about it." He touched his shoulder and it scared Leon.

He saw both of them. "What the hell are you both doing here?!"

D replied, "We came to cheer you up and bring you some tea."

Leon asked, "You both know you're not allowed in here right?"

Count D said, "Not if we bribed with a dog." Leon heard barking and saw the chief with a puppy in his arms. Count D asked, "So what happened?"

Leon said, "Well turns out he was with Louise, Eva's old dressier. Jason's old girlfriend before Eva stole him away. I thought she killed him out of hatred but she didn't do it."

Count D asked, "Are you sure? Sometimes you can't tell the difference between fake tears and true ones." Kuri set up the tea and Leon took a bight out of the treats.

"So you're saying she did do it."

Then Jill came in with a picture. "Hey Leon looked what washed ashore." She showed him the photo. "It's pretty beat up and partly eaten but it seems like this might be Eva's body. Maybe some sharks got. What do you think Leon?"

Leon turned green from the photo and throw up on Kuri's shoes. She turned red and started to beat him up with his binder.

After the mess was cleaned up the 2 went back to the shop. "You know that was uncalled for Kuri. He didn't mean to do that."

Kuri said, 'You try getting puke out of your shoes and then we'll talk.'

Once inside they heard the same noise again. "Not even one week. Though she does have an appetite." Said D.

Later that night they turned the radio on and heard the news. Apparently the cops went into Jason's house and saw that a very large fish ate him and it was the same fish that ate Eva. Kuri asked, 'So who's the mermaid? Eva or Louise?'

Count D said, "Maybe it's best we don't know but either way, Eva got what she wanted in the end. Mermaid or not. The revenge is over."