It was the end of yet another useless day of school and as Jing exited the building he found Kir waiting for him under a tree a bit out of the way of the other students. After making sure no one was paying any attention to him he made his way over to Kir.

"What are you doing here?" Jing asked his partner. "I've got a bad feeling, Jing," Kir said looking around the school yard, "Something bad it gunna happen,"

Jing thought about it, while Kir isn't always the smartest he did have a knack for sensing trouble. "If something does happen we'll worry about it then,"

"Okay," Kir said, rather unsure about it, but there wasn't really anything that could be done just yet. "Are we still gunna steal that painting, Jing?" Kir asked, changing the subject.

"Yes, Kir. We're still stealing the painting,"

"I thought you would,"

Jing turned around to see commander Hiwatari was standing behind him. Kir sidestepped a bit so he was behind Jing's leg, although it was pointless to do so. Satoshi had seen him and Jing knew it.

"I know you're the one upstaging Dark,"

"So? What do you want? The law system here is very different from were I come from, but I do you that you'll have a hard time taking me in when you have no evidence. Plus," Jing added with a shrug. "you'll have a hard time finding a file on me,"

Satoshi looked at him suspiciously, the glanced down at Kir who was now staring silently back at the commander. "I want to make a deal with you," Satoshi said looking back up at Jing, who looked back curiously. "I want you to help me catch Dark,"

"What's in if for us?" Kir spoke up, his greedy nature causing him to go against his better judgment.

"A decent place to stay,"

Jing looked thoughtful, he already found a decent apartment, all he needed to do was turn in those jewels and pay the rest of it off, but the commander didn't need to know that much. "He's stealing the painting at 9:30, right?"

Satoshi nodded. "I want you there at nine,"

Jing turned to walk away, "I'll be there," he said.

As soon as they where out of earshot Kir landed on Jing's shoulder. "We're not actually going to help him? are we Jing?"

"We'll be there," is all Jing said.

9:00

Jing checked in with the commander and was now waiting for Dark. He sat in a dark corner in the same room as the painting, just waiting. Once Dark entered the room Jing was appear as if he was going to steal the painting too.

"Jing? Are we actually gunna do this?" Kir asked for the fifth time.

"I said we'd be here, and we are," Jing replied with a shrug. He could tell Kir was annoyed, whether it was due to Jing's failure to answer the question properly or because he'd rather be stealing then protecting the painting, Jing didn't know.

They sat in silence until Chaos broke lose downstairs. Dark had obviously entered the building.

Jing calmly walked over to the painting to looked as if he where studying it.

"So you're the one who's been stealing my spotlight," Said a rather cocky voice from the doorway. Jing knew it was Dark. Who else would think he was "stealing their spotlight".

Jing didn't respond. He just looked at Kir and nodded to the window. Kir got the hint flew over to the nearest window began to check the locks. What is he up too? Kir wondered as he successfully unlocked the window.

Dark, who was still by the door looked confused. Wonder, either, how a bird had managed to unlock a mechanically locked security glass window or what Jing was planning just staring at the painting, not making a single move to steal it. Then suddenly Jing's arm shot out and in one practiced motion he yanked the painting off the wall and slid it under he arm. Just a fast Dark pulled out a black feather, and muttered a quick incantation in what sounded like Russian. The feather began to glow as he whipped it at Jing, who's back was turned seemingly oblivious to Dark's attempt to stop him from leaving with his prize. Jing whirled around his blade, which was tightly strapped to his arm, extended from under the sleeve of his yellow bulletproof waistcoat. The next thing Dark knew two halves of what was once a whole feather stuck out of the wall on either side of were Jing had been.

While Dark was still slightly shocked Jing jumped out the window and landed lightly on his feet and broke into a run immediately rushing into the small forest that eventually led to the clearing he had found himself in after stealing the Goblet.

"Jing! He's right over our heads!" Kir yelled from a few feet behind Jing as he struggled to fly faster.

Looking up, Jing saw Dark, wings slowly folding as he prepared to dive. "Kir!" Jing shouted over his shoulder, slowing his pace a bit.

Dark! Daisuke's voice rang clearly through Dark's head as he began a steep dive That's Jing! The new boy at school, Dark thought about that. He thought the Yellow coat looked familiar. After all Jing didn't wear the school uniform. He'd been spoken to several times about it, but after lectures on the school dress code the teachers just gave up on the issue.

Dark wasn't about to let Jing get away with this painting. He has some serious reputation damage the needed tending, and he wouldn't be able to do the patch work if he can't catch the one who caused the damage in the first place. Not to mention he ego was suffering some serious blows as well.

Just as He was nearing the wall of trees that Jing had taken refuge under a shout of "KIR ROYAL!" Caught him off guard. He faltered in mid air and was forced to stop his dive in order to regain his balance. Just as he steadied himself he became painfully aware if a green glow that was growing steadily brighter until and a bright green blast of energy shot from the trees. Unable to move out of the way in time, due to shock, he was hit full-on and sent flying.

With Satoshi just before Jing fired the Kir Royal

Satoshi down the hall towards the room he had left Jing in before heading to the surveillance room. He hoped to find that Jing had succeeded or, at the very least, Dark still in the room, but when he got there, his hopes were instantly shot down. They didn't even spiral, just plummeted strait down. The room was void of all signs of Dark, Jing, and the painting. Or so he thought until he saw the still slightly glowing feather halves sticking out of the wall. He wasn't sure why, but Satoshi was positive that the feathers meant that Jing was the one who took the painting.

Satoshi ran to the open window and looked out. The next thing he saw was a flash of green, followed by a distant crash, the sound of splintering wood, and the yells of a very angry man.

(Note: Dark crashed unto the fruit stands)

While all that was happening at the museum Kiretta was looking through her stuff as her apartment/ dorm room door opened and her roomy Jackie walked in chewing on a Popsicle stick. "Whatcha lookin' for?" She asked peaking over Kiretta's shoulder and into the pile of charms and other small knick-knacks she was rooting through.

"My stones. I need them," Kiretta said moving to a different part of the room and looking through the drawers by her bed. "Ha!" She exclaimed happily holding up a small purple sack with a golden K on it.

"You takin' your test today?" Jackie asked, somehow managing to crack the Popsicle stick in half before throwing it away.

"Yup," Kiretta opened the bag and began looking through it to make sure all five gems were there. "I'm gunna be a summoner, and once I pass. I won't have to deal with Derek until he passes his, and that's depending on WHAT test he takes," Derek had harassed her ever since her first class with him. He was angry because she had upstaged him, which isn't hard to do, he couldn't even conjure a simple flash, but no one dared speak against him because while he didn't have the magical talent, he had the brute force.

On her first day Kiretta managed to out do him in magic and in fighting. They'd gotten into a fight, how she didn't remember anymore nor did she care, he'd charged at her and she'd dodged at the last second. Using his own weight against him, she kicked him in the back and he went toppling down. Since then He'd been determined to make ever class they shared hell for her.

"Summoner, huh?" Jackie flopped down in a chair in front of the TV and put her feet up on the table, which seriously irked Kiretta, but she tried not to say anything, after all it was Jackie's Dorm too. "I'm gunna be an Alchemist, but I can't take the test yet cuz I still can't get the fire spell right yet,"

"Still?" Kiretta asked, knocking Jackie's feet off the table as she made her way to the door. "I can help you with that,"

"Maybe latter," Jackie put her feet back up on the table, not getting the message. "I'm gunna try on my own a little longer. If I still don't get it, then I'll ask you,"

Kiretta sighed and grabbed the top of the chair Jack was sitting in. "Okay then," She said as she pulled the chair backwards and Jackie rolled out of it when the back of the chair made impact with the floor.

"What was that for?" Jackie asked, getting up and trying to get the chair back in the upright position.

"Feet," Kiretta said opening the door. "don't belong on the table,"