A short update to give you a taste of our first case--part I of III for case 1. Characters are slightly OOC (can't be helped) but I'm trying " And some ideas have been accepted--I haven't quite decided on some of the gods, but most have been settled. Without OCs! Yay. Except minor characters, like our murderers and spirits. (: No honorifics in this one (at least not right now) so non-honorifics-understanders can...uh, understand. Wow, I have a way with words...

The Mythical Detective Mayura

I: Client

"So you're concerned about your brother!"

The way she was pacing annoyed him. Her eager strokes of a black pen against a pink notepad (with sheep on it) annoyed him. Her eager, high voice annoyed him.

And yet something about her intrigued him. She was around his age and most certainly pretty, what with that pink hair and her odd eyes, but wore a plain blue skirt and shirt. She was so young, yet she was running this detective agency.

She even had a butler--a handsome green-haired man who seemed to be a few years older. His name was Yamino, if Loki recalled correctly. Ryou Yamino, had he said? Kosuke?

Something was strange about that fellow too. He had an odd twinkle in his eyes and a mysterious smile.

But the strangest thing of all?

This house hadn't existed a week ago. Loki was sure of it. His brother (the cheap letch) insisted that Loki walk on the long route to and from school everyday to "advertise" the shrine. By wearing a neon orange jacket. with the words "KAMIYA SHRINE" on the back.

"The girls flock to you naturally, so it's a brilliant scheme! I mean...plan." His brother had said.

Loki had glared, much like he was doing now.

So when he had spotted this house--which had been an empty field for as long as he could remember, including a few days ago--he had stopped by to ask them a question. Something that he required of an agency anyway.

"Mr. Kamiya?" The head detective asked, calling him out of his trance.

"Sorry, Detective Daidouji." Loki said, turning to her. "What was the question?"

"So what sort of odd behavior has your brother been exhibiting?" She asked with a flash of her eyes.

The blonde sweat-dropped. "Don't look so eager. He's just been hiding things lately. I'll come home and he'll hide a glass of liquid--I think it may be wine--and tell me that he has to go. I think he's probably just drinking a lot lately. He's depressed." Loki shrugged.

"About what?" The detective asked, looking interested.

"His girlfriend rejected his proposal about a month ago. I thought he was over it, but I guess he isn't." Loki said with a sigh. "She threw the ring back at him and told him that she had just been getting revenge on him. Apparently her sister had fallen for him back in high school, and died before he noticed her. Suzuka--that's his ex--said she wanted to break his heart as revenge."

Daidouji Mayura turned to glance at Yamino. "I think this warrants further investigation! Mr. Kamiya, we accept your case!" She said with a grin. "It sounds like a wonderful mystery."

Yamino frowned at her and pulled her aside as Loki contemplated the amount of information he had given away.

The pink-haired girl turned back to Loki with a huge smile on her face. "Come, Loki, let's go to Suzuka's house! You can take me there, right?"

"Loki?" He asked with a deep frown. "Isn't that a bit friendly?"

"Don't friends use first names with each other? Especially bishonens and the beautiful detectives?" Mayura asked, looking confused.

"I'm not a--friends?" Loki raised an eyebrow. "Wait, are you not from Japan?"

The detective giggled. "I'm from a place up north." She admitted. "I've learned your culture through mystery and shojo manga!" She gave him a thumbs up.

Loki sweat-dropped again. Oh boy, this was a mistake. "Fine. You can call me Loki, but I'm not calling you Mayura!" He said, pointing a finger at her accusingly.

Confused again, Mayura nodded. "Okay..." She said, looking a bit hurt but then skipping towards the door. "C'mon, Loki, let's go to Suzuka-chan's house!"

"Well, Mr. Kamiya, I suppose we should follow her." Yamino said with a warm smile to the client. "I wouldn't want Miss Mayura to be parading around the city all alone. She's not very used to your land."

"I've noticed." Loki grumbled. "Oi, wait, tantei. I have to lead you to Suzuka's place..."

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Next time: who is Loki's brother? What is up with this crazy mystery? Will Loki discover the truth? Find out later!

By the way...the author is a horribly evil woman so you may not get updates if there are no reviews. :D! Go on...you know you want to. Guess who Loki's brother is! Amuse me.