Lyana Debaux's POV
I was looking at the retreating car as Edmond was speeding off from the sidewalk. I was smiling like an idiot before I was closing the door and I turned to look at my apartment before I was shrieking.
"You scared me," I said as I was looking at my friend, Arianna Contos. The funny thing was that Arianna was a gem collector but she has a serious problem as well.
A kleptomaniac, just like me.
"Well, I see that you have taken a fancy on that detective. I thought you don't play with the big guns," Ari said as I was rolling my eyes before I went to put my stuff on the counter before Ari stood up from the safe and hugged me.
"So, how was the date?"
"It was…nice," I said as I was smiling like an idiot. I don't know why I was smiling but it felt right to smile when we were talking about my date with Edmond today. And not to mention the highlight of our dessert. My face flushed when I was thinking about it.
"No, you did not,"
"I did not what?" I asked Ari as she was smiling wickedly at me. I was crossing my hands in front of my chest before I was arching my eyebrow at her.
"You slept with him!"
"What, no! Who gave you that idea?" I said as I was looking at my best friend like she was going insane. She was laughing at me before she was holding her stomach. Okay, I think she was exaggerating with the laughter now.
"Oh, you should see your face right now. It was priceless. I cannot think of anything else but this right now. So, when will the ring be on the finger?" She asked me as I was clearing my throat.
"I don't think he would be proposing if he gets to know the real me," I said as I was releasing my hair from the ponytail that I was putting on. I was looking at Ari before she nodded.
She got the same idea as well.
"So, how was your swiping?" I asked Ari before I was taking the color remover as I was getting ready for a shower. Ari sighed before she was holding the yellow gem in her hand.
"Works like a charm," she said as she was gripping the gem. I smirked at her before she was nodding at me.
"I see you around?"
"Not if you want to get caught with our elusive thief," I said before I was grabbing the towel.
"Fair point," she said before I was opening the door of the bathroom and my curtains were being blown by the wind.
I guess I will be seeing her around later then.
Edmond Lattone's POV
I was blinking a few times before La Femme Bleu was getting off from the window that she slipped in from. I was looking at her before he flowing golden hair was shining under the moonlight.
"My, my. I did not know that I will be caught again, detective," she said with her sultry voice as her red lips were smirking at me. I was gripping my hands into a fist before I was moving closer to her. She was stepping away from me as if she was trying to put a safe distance between us.
As if she can!
"What are you doing here? Trying to steal another gem?" I asked her as I was looking around. We're in the exhibition and I think I saw her smirk widened.
"Another one? Please, I did say that I will be stealing on Friday on my card, or have you forgotten that I was a punctual person? I will only steal something that I want, only if I wanted them to be in my collection," she said as I was gritting my teeth at her.
"Where is the Citrine of Greece?" I asked her as she was smiling at me.
"Now, that is a real question for you to solve detective. Do you honestly think that I was the only one that wanted the gems?" She said as I was blinking at her.
What, there's more of her?
"What are you playing at, Bleu?" I asked as I don't know her name so I called her by the color of her coat and fedora that looked splendid with her golden hair. How come I never noticed before when we first met?
Because you were looking at her red lips, you idiot!
I shook my head before La Femme Bleu was moving closer and closer to the gems. I don't think she would be going for the gems when I was standing in the same room with her. That might suggest that I was the witness for her to go to jail.
That would be a stupid strategy.
I was looking at her quick feet. Her legs were long and shapely as she was wearing a skin-tight suit and I was taking advantage of the sight right now.
"Liking what you see, detective? I must say that your girlfriend would be furious if you're checking me out," the elusive thief said as I was looking at her face now. It was still covered with the same mask and I can see that her eyes were eyeing the gems as well.
Only I don't know which one she will be targeting.
"Do not go through with your plan. It was only Thursday and the museum closed. I don't think you can get out of here now since the only place that you will be sleeping in in the prison," I said before the woman was moving. She was running now as I was following her from behind.
"Stop, thief!" I said as I saw that she was pulling out her hook and it was shooting to the ceiling before she was flying across the room and she was settling in front of the Tanzanite of Africa. I was gasping before I was running toward her.
I gritted my teeth before I was pulling some small knife and I was throwing at her. It hit her hand before she could touch the gem. She was gripping her hand before I was coming at her.
But she was faster.
She threw something to the floor and smokes appeared. I was stopping before I was coming to a stop. I was closing my nose and my mouth. The smoke may be poisonous before I saw the familiar blue coat and I was taking one more knife before I was throwing at her rope. She dropped as she was yelling.
"Argh!" She said as I was looking at the floor. There was the Tanzanite of Africa and La Femme Bleu was on the floor. I was moving to get to the gem on the floor before that thief was moving as well.
"Not so fast,"
"Over my dead body!"
We both touched the gem and I can see some of the blood was coming from her right hand as she was gripping the stone as well as I was. We were gripping it until I felt the warmth that was coming from our hands.
The gem was glowing and before I can blink my eyes, we were not in the room again, of the exhibition floor of the Louvre.
We have vanished from the world.
I was groaning when I was tossing and turning when I was trying to move. I felt my body was heavy before I was touching something on my stomach.
It was slimy and oozy. I don't think I ever touch something like that before. Then, I opened my eyes and I was looking around. I was underground, I think as the lights were coming from holes that were being closed up by something.
I stood up before the slimy thing was coming down from the ceiling. I was looking at it before I was moving out of its way and it landed on the ground.
Gross!
I saw the water was flowing in the drain and instantly I know that I was in the sewage system. I heard the commotion upstairs before I went to find some holes that were large enough and low enough for me to get out of here.
I went and found an opening to the bridge before I was looking at the bright sky with hazy clouds. I gasped.
I was in Paris but the Eiffel Tower has not finished yet as it was still under construction. Someone shouted obscenity before I was looking around me. People were wearing skirts and breeches and they were moving around.
What in the world?!
I don't know where I was but I saw a familiar blue fedora and coat that was standing opposite of me on the other side of the bridge and I know instantly who was behind the mask this whole time.
It was Lyana Debaux, the person that I wanted to ask her to be my wife.