Case 001: The Mystery of the Former Idol and the White Turtle (Ch1)
Title: Case 001: The Mystery of the Former Idol and the White Turtle
Rating: G
Genre: General
Disclaimer: The characters are not mine; I wish they are (feelingera mode). ^_^V
Warning: Unbetaed
Summary: A former JE idol found dead in his apartment unit. Now, it's time for a young detective to unravel the mystery behind this death. To be able to do this, a pretty/weird/but still pretty pet shop owner must help him, be it by force or by force (hehe ^_^). And what's with the turtle?!
A/N: This is based from one of the episodes in "Pet shop of Horrors". It's my first attempt to write a fic, hope you'll understand my English, it's not my mother language. Well, without further ado, here it goes... Enjoy! R'n'R please!! (n_n)
A/N1: This is from the detective's POV. Thoughts are italicized.
Chapter 1
In one of the apartment units of an exclusive residential building, there goes a lifeless man lying on the floor.
"Oh my... this guy's Akanishi Jin." said one of the forensic investigators, Nakamaru Yuichi.
"Who?" I asked. I am Nishikido Ryo, a detective. Actually, this is my first assignment from my new chief. I was transferred from Osaka Headquarters to Tokyo Headquarters two weeks ago without any notice. I don't know why.
"You'd know him; he was one of the JE's idols. He was so famous." Nakamaru answered.
"Ohh..." I raised an eyebrow, still clueless of who that person is. I shrugged my shoulders. Well, I don't really care who that person was, he's dead after all.
"He debuted as a member of a famous boy band KAT-TUN, then he went solo and flew to the US."
"Oh, that guy? Well, that was years ago, like seven years." I said nodding, hand on my chin.
"Anyway, I don't see any obvious wounds; the room seems clean but not too clean." Nakamaru informed me.
"Do you think it was of natural causes?" I asked, interest visible in my eyes.
"I don't know, someone was here with him-----see two glasses? Plus the make-up." Nakamaru pointed at the things on the table behind us.
"We should see if we can lift some prints...." I said when something caught my eyes. "A turtle?!"
*******
I am standing in front of a strange pet shop somewhere in Chinatown....
'What a strange pet shop... It doesn't look like one...’ I thought
"Bye Eri-chan!" A very pretty man said to the little girl carrying a cage. They are walking side by side, exiting the strange place.
"Bye Tat-chan! Don't worry, I will take good care of this." the girl said as she bumped to me. "Gomenasai" she bowed.
"What a nice normal bird." I said while examining the bird in the cage.
"Welcome! How may I help you, sir?" the pretty man cheerfully greeted me. “Our store offers a wide range of animals----from small cats and dogs, rabbits, hamsters, to birds, insects, fishes, reptiles, and even amphibians.”
The weird but pretty man started walking inside the shop. I followed him. Once inside, it really does look like a normal pet shop.
'What's that strange smell?' I asked myself. "I want a turtle----one with poison strong enough to kill a human." I bluntly said, now that I'm comfortably seated on the couch.
"You're kidding right?" the pretty man laughed. "We would not carry such a dangerous species in our store."
"I want to talk to whoever's in charge. I'm Detective Nishikido Ryo. Where's the owner?" I ignored what he said. I looked around the place, hoping to find someone not as weird as this pretty man in front of me.
"I'm sorry, but Ojichan is out of the country, I'm the store's caretaker as of the moment. I'm Ueda Tatsuya." the pretty man slightly bowed.
"So you were the one who sold Akanishi Jin a turtle?" I asked Ueda.
"Akanishi? Oh yes!" he nodded. "I saw that one on the news. It's very sad when one dies so young-----well, sir, if you're looking for the same turtle, then it would be a little complicated-----Akanishi-san purchased several turtles. If my memory serves me right, he bought at least 20 different species of turtles from us."
"This one..." I showed him a picture of a small white turtle. "This small white one was lying dead next to the body."
"Dead?!" he gawked. "Oh my... how could this... if possible, I would like to take the corpse and the other creatures as well." still looking at the picture wide-eyed.
"Fine, but you'll have to wait until forensics is done with the white one." I said.
"You see, there's only a few of this species left in the world." he sighed.
'Get a load of this guy! A man's dead, and he's all distraught over a turtle?!’ I stared at him, puzzled. "And if they happen to find out that it was poisonous... this pet shop will be shutdown by the end of the week."
"How rude! We are a business that deals with love and dreams... not toxic or dangerous creatures." he whined, somewhat like he's doing a monologue.
'Love?! The only thing this guy love is his own voice.' I'm getting pissed.
"Hmmm, do you know what you need, Detective? A bird." he snapped out from his monologue.
"Bird?!" I'm definitely pissed now. "The last thing I need is a cage to clean!"
"Actually, I meant that you should crush the bones and eat them." my jaw dropped at the statement. "A short temper is a sign of a calcium deficiency." he smiled innocently.
*******
Several hours later, at the Tokyo Police Headquarters.....
I am sitting at my cubicle, talking to myself.
'That arrogant! Laughing at me like I'm a moron! Where does he get off----?!' I'm still pissed obviously.
"Yo, Man! Here. The forensics report." Nakamaru patted me softly and handed me some papers.
Based on the report, there are no wounds, no traces of drugs... The make-up and accessories belonged to Akanishi-san's wife. But she has a solid alibi... And it's not like a dead career equals a dead guy.
"So basically, it's a heart attack. Just another unfortunate turn of fate." Nakamaru concluded.
I turned to him. "Wait----what about the turtle?" I asked.
"Well, there was no trace of toxins in the turtle... but they say it's a new species. I mean, there's no record of it anywhere... We can't charge the pet shop if we don't know what it is... It's hard enough dealing with stores in Chinatown as it is." Nakamaru said.
'No way' my thoughts 'It's not just the Akanishi case. Almost all the really odd incidents that have occured the past couple of years... The family that was chewed up to death... The guy that was drained of his blood... All these freak random deaths... And the only thing that ties them all together is that pet shop. Every single one of them shopped there!' All these things are running in his mind.
-Chapter Ends-
Rating: G
Genre: General
Disclaimer: The characters are not mine; I wish they are (feelingera mode). ^_^V
Warning: Unbetaed
Summary: A former JE idol found dead in his apartment unit. Now, it's time for a young detective to unravel the mystery behind this death. To be able to do this, a pretty/weird/but still pretty pet shop owner must help him, be it by force or by force (hehe ^_^). And what's with the turtle?!
A/N: This is based from one of the episodes in "Pet shop of Horrors". It's my first attempt to write a fic, hope you'll understand my English, it's not my mother language. Well, without further ado, here it goes... Enjoy! R'n'R please!! (n_n)
A/N1: This is from the detective's POV. Thoughts are italicized.
Chapter 1
In one of the apartment units of an exclusive residential building, there goes a lifeless man lying on the floor.
"Oh my... this guy's Akanishi Jin." said one of the forensic investigators, Nakamaru Yuichi.
"Who?" I asked. I am Nishikido Ryo, a detective. Actually, this is my first assignment from my new chief. I was transferred from Osaka Headquarters to Tokyo Headquarters two weeks ago without any notice. I don't know why.
"You'd know him; he was one of the JE's idols. He was so famous." Nakamaru answered.
"Ohh..." I raised an eyebrow, still clueless of who that person is. I shrugged my shoulders. Well, I don't really care who that person was, he's dead after all.
"He debuted as a member of a famous boy band KAT-TUN, then he went solo and flew to the US."
"Oh, that guy? Well, that was years ago, like seven years." I said nodding, hand on my chin.
"Anyway, I don't see any obvious wounds; the room seems clean but not too clean." Nakamaru informed me.
"Do you think it was of natural causes?" I asked, interest visible in my eyes.
"I don't know, someone was here with him-----see two glasses? Plus the make-up." Nakamaru pointed at the things on the table behind us.
"We should see if we can lift some prints...." I said when something caught my eyes. "A turtle?!"
*******
I am standing in front of a strange pet shop somewhere in Chinatown....
'What a strange pet shop... It doesn't look like one...’ I thought
"Bye Eri-chan!" A very pretty man said to the little girl carrying a cage. They are walking side by side, exiting the strange place.
"Bye Tat-chan! Don't worry, I will take good care of this." the girl said as she bumped to me. "Gomenasai" she bowed.
"What a nice normal bird." I said while examining the bird in the cage.
"Welcome! How may I help you, sir?" the pretty man cheerfully greeted me. “Our store offers a wide range of animals----from small cats and dogs, rabbits, hamsters, to birds, insects, fishes, reptiles, and even amphibians.”
The weird but pretty man started walking inside the shop. I followed him. Once inside, it really does look like a normal pet shop.
'What's that strange smell?' I asked myself. "I want a turtle----one with poison strong enough to kill a human." I bluntly said, now that I'm comfortably seated on the couch.
"You're kidding right?" the pretty man laughed. "We would not carry such a dangerous species in our store."
"I want to talk to whoever's in charge. I'm Detective Nishikido Ryo. Where's the owner?" I ignored what he said. I looked around the place, hoping to find someone not as weird as this pretty man in front of me.
"I'm sorry, but Ojichan is out of the country, I'm the store's caretaker as of the moment. I'm Ueda Tatsuya." the pretty man slightly bowed.
"So you were the one who sold Akanishi Jin a turtle?" I asked Ueda.
"Akanishi? Oh yes!" he nodded. "I saw that one on the news. It's very sad when one dies so young-----well, sir, if you're looking for the same turtle, then it would be a little complicated-----Akanishi-san purchased several turtles. If my memory serves me right, he bought at least 20 different species of turtles from us."
"This one..." I showed him a picture of a small white turtle. "This small white one was lying dead next to the body."
"Dead?!" he gawked. "Oh my... how could this... if possible, I would like to take the corpse and the other creatures as well." still looking at the picture wide-eyed.
"Fine, but you'll have to wait until forensics is done with the white one." I said.
"You see, there's only a few of this species left in the world." he sighed.
'Get a load of this guy! A man's dead, and he's all distraught over a turtle?!’ I stared at him, puzzled. "And if they happen to find out that it was poisonous... this pet shop will be shutdown by the end of the week."
"How rude! We are a business that deals with love and dreams... not toxic or dangerous creatures." he whined, somewhat like he's doing a monologue.
'Love?! The only thing this guy love is his own voice.' I'm getting pissed.
"Hmmm, do you know what you need, Detective? A bird." he snapped out from his monologue.
"Bird?!" I'm definitely pissed now. "The last thing I need is a cage to clean!"
"Actually, I meant that you should crush the bones and eat them." my jaw dropped at the statement. "A short temper is a sign of a calcium deficiency." he smiled innocently.
*******
Several hours later, at the Tokyo Police Headquarters.....
I am sitting at my cubicle, talking to myself.
'That arrogant! Laughing at me like I'm a moron! Where does he get off----?!' I'm still pissed obviously.
"Yo, Man! Here. The forensics report." Nakamaru patted me softly and handed me some papers.
Based on the report, there are no wounds, no traces of drugs... The make-up and accessories belonged to Akanishi-san's wife. But she has a solid alibi... And it's not like a dead career equals a dead guy.
"So basically, it's a heart attack. Just another unfortunate turn of fate." Nakamaru concluded.
I turned to him. "Wait----what about the turtle?" I asked.
"Well, there was no trace of toxins in the turtle... but they say it's a new species. I mean, there's no record of it anywhere... We can't charge the pet shop if we don't know what it is... It's hard enough dealing with stores in Chinatown as it is." Nakamaru said.
'No way' my thoughts 'It's not just the Akanishi case. Almost all the really odd incidents that have occured the past couple of years... The family that was chewed up to death... The guy that was drained of his blood... All these freak random deaths... And the only thing that ties them all together is that pet shop. Every single one of them shopped there!' All these things are running in his mind.
-Chapter Ends-