Okay, I just realized something that I have to clear up. I, being from Canada have Thanksgiving at a different time than the
United States, so it may seem odd that this story is set on Thanksgiving as October 12.

Kento: Inqua... what?

Sage: Why are you asking me all of these questions?

Kento: I'm investigating a murder.

Sage: Murder? *gasps*

Kento: Yes, some evil person murdered some bacon and eggs. Whiteson here can testify. *Whiteson sneezes*

Sage: *groans and mumbles* I don't need this. Had a long sleep, sweet dreams, filling breakfast and worked up a nice sweat. It
was going well, but no, I couldn't have a nice holiday.

I think he was beginning to crack. He was talking to himself. I waited for the inevitable confession.

Sage: Kento?

Kento: Yeah?

Sage: Go away. *Kento blinks. Sage sighs* Do you not understand plain English? Scram. Get lost. Vamoose. Off with you.

I was beginning to think he wanted me to leave.

Sage: Look *raises his sword* I'm asking nicely. Please leave me alone and do yourself a favour. Get a hobby.

I decided to back off. After all, Sage had a big sword. I'd come back when he cooled off a little. I still had one more suspect,
Ryo, but where was he? I sauntered back into the house followed by faithful Whiteson. Then, I saw Sai again in the kitchen.
Hmm... why would a suspect return to the scene of a crime?

Kento: What'cha doin', Sai?

Sai: I'm getting out the turkey. It's Thanksgiving, remember?

Oh yeah. I'd forgotten. I'd been so worried about my detective case.

Kento: Yes, of course, I remember. *purses his lips* Have you seen Ryo?

Sai: Oh, he's on grocery duty today. Mia needed some stuff for supper. Apparently, she's out of eggs, milk and some other
stuff.

Kento: Oh really? How long has he been gone?

Sai: Mia sent him out about a half an hour ago.

Kento: Mia sent him out a half an hour ago?

Sai: That's what I said. *sighs*

This was interesting. A half an hour was about as long as it had been since the food was burned. Things were beginning to
narrow down. Ryo could have burned his bacon and then rushed out of the house claiming to have to do the grocery shopping.
Yeah, Ryo must've done it. It was only a matter of time before he came home. I could wait. So I did.

Ryo: *kicks Kento's chair* There's such a thing as a bed..

Kento: *his snore is cut off abruptly* Unhh? mmm? *mumbles* That's not a muffin! It's a blueberry mountain!

Ryo: Kento! Wake up! *rattles chair*

Kento: Wha? Who? Uh... Ryo? There was something I was supposed to remember. Hmm.

Ryo: Well, while you are trying to remember, could you help me unload?

Kento: Okay, I wish I could remember. *follows Ryo and unloads groceries from Mia's jeep*

Ryo: Great. Now to put it all away. *empties bags and puts items away. Kento gasps at the eggs* What? What's wrong?

Kento: As if YOU don't know, you butcher! You burned those poor eggs and bacon and then ran to the jeep to go to the
grocery store so no one would suspect you. So, hah! I do, but then I am The Great Kento Fuan: Private Ronin Eye.

I had him. My case was unshakable. I was a genius.

Ryo: Look, Kento. I woke up about two hours ago and came downstairs. I went into the living room to watch some t.v. for a
while. Then Mia came along and told me to go and get groceries. She gave me the money and insisted I leave immediately for
Thanksgiving stuff. I haven't even seen breakfast and this is the first time I've been in the kitchen today.

Kento: Oh. It was a good alibi, but it needed...

Ryo: What are you babbling about?

Kento: Oops! Nothing. *grins sheepishly*

Anyway, it was a good alibi, but it needed to be confirmed. Wow, confirmed. Where did that word come from? Man, I must
be hanging around Rowan too much and speaking of the devil, Rowan entered the kitchen.

Rowan: *yawning expansively* Does anybody have the time?

Kento: *checks watch* 11:20.

Rowan: You're kidding! 11:20? And I'm awake?

Ryo: Maybe you should go back to bed and spare yourself our resident Spanish Inquisition. *points his thumb at Kento*

Rowan: *looks at Kento focussing his eyes* No, you are NOT going to ask me questions. Thinking is not one of my morning
functions.

Kento: Don't worry. You're innocent. Whiteson*points to tiger* and me, we tried to get you up, but you sleep too soundly.
You couldn't have done it.

Rowan: Maybe that's why I was dreaming of earthquakes.

Kento: Guys, could you come with me to the living room? I want to straighten something out.

Rowan: Like what?

Ryo: Oh, he's trying to figure out who burned some eggs and bacon in the kitchen sometime this morning.

Rowan: Whatever. *shudders* Morning is such an evil word. *follows Ryo, Kento, and Whiteson*

We went into the living room. Mia was there still working on her puzzle and Sai was watching t.v. Rowan and Ryo sat on a
couch to watch too. I had to watch them carefully, so I decided to send Whiteson to get Sage.

Kento: Whiteson, go get Sage, okay? *Whiteson roars and runs out of the room*

Ryo: Whiteson? You're renaming my tiger?

Kento: Well, he wanted to be a detective too!

Rowan: *leans over to Mia* Haven't you finished that puzzle yet? *Mia ignores his question* Hey, isn't that the same one I was
working on yesterday? Yeah, I remember. Besides, I always do mine in ink.

Some things finally clicked together and it took a lot of clicks.

Kento: Mia, you've had three hours and you haven't finished Rowan's puzzle?

Mia: Well, it is hard.

Kento: But you said you started it today.

Mia: Well, I guess I didn't start the puzzle.

Kento: So, that means you lied under oath!

Mia: I didn't see any Bible, did you?

Kento: Oh, right. *blushes* But that doesn't matter. Mia lied. Her alibi is false. Guilty!

I admit that I wasn't really sure Mia was guilty. I was even beginning to think the tiger could've done it. He was a mystical tiger
after all. I figured I'd yell "Guilty" at Mia until someone confessed or knocked me out, but I hoped no one had thought about the
latter. Whoa! Another funky word. Latter. It makes me think about ladders.

Mia: Okay. Okay. I admit it. I did it. I burned the eggs and bacon. Are you happy? I figured someone else would clean up the
mess if I waited in the living room for a while. I noticed it worked too. *grins*

Kento: How COULD you? The poor food didn't even have a chance! *frowns* Mia, you can't make Thanksgiving dinner
tonight! *lifts his nose in the air*

Mia: Thanks! *smiles* I'm going to have a holiday after all.

Sai: Whoa. Wait a minute. No way. I'm not making the whole dinner by myself. That's not gonna happen!

Kento: But Sai, Thanksgiving depends on you!

Sai: *sniffs* What if I don't want all that responsiblity?

The thought of Thanksgiving without a Thanksgiving dinner was unthinkable.

Sai: Besides, why should I cook for you? You insulted me. Me BURN food?

Kento: PLEASE SAI! You can't abandon us. We'll starve. Worst of all, I'll STARVE!!! *grabs Sai's arm*

Sai: Fine, I'll cook, but I need Mia. *shakes Kento off*

Kento: That butcher! No, I'll help you.

Sai: Oh no, you won't!

Kento: All right, Mia can help, but she can't touch the stove.

Mia: Hello. Mia here. Do I have a choice in the matter of what I'm doing this afternoon?

Kento and Sai: No, not really.*Rowan yawns*

Sai and I fought over kitchen conditions for a while and finally Whiteson brought Sage.

Sage: Okay, what do you want?

Rowan: Oh, we don't need you now. Kento figured out that Mia is the person who burned the toast and eggs...

Kento: Bacon and eggs.

Rowan: Whatever. Bacon and eggs in the kitchen.

Sage: That's it? And I care... why? Oh yeah! *smacks his forehead* I don't! *rolls his eyes*

Kento: You're not in a very Thanksgiving mood are you?

Sage: You're not going to be in a very conscious mood if you don't quit bothering me today. *stalks out of room. Kento giggles
nervously to himself.*

Ryo: Hey, Kento, when are you going to give that bubble pipe back to Yuli?

Kento: Uh... sometime.*sets pipe on a table*

So, that was my first case as Kento Fuan: Private Ronin Eye. Since it was so successful, I've decided to retire. I don't really feel
like getting beaten up every time I make subtle inquiries. Hey, another big word.

Anyway, case closed.