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stroke of midnight

This story is copyright by me and I ask that it not be posted or

archived without my permission and do not claim it as your own.

The castle mentioned in the story is in fact, a real place. I

have no idea if it is being used this New Year's Eve - I just

took creative license with it. I mean, if ever a castle begged

to be in an ass* story, this one did!

Special thanks go to Shon for making sure I got it done in time.

If you'd like to comment on the story, email me at

souvien22@yahoo.com

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"The Stroke of Midnight"

by Souvie



Blending in with the shadows of a tall spruce tree as if born

from their substance, he observed the building across the street

and the dwindling line of guests entering. The clouds, thick and

stagnant, shrouded the moon's glow and lent the night an air of

mystery. A soft blanket of new snow covered the ground and

helped to muffle footsteps. He smiled to himself; the perfect

night for a heist.

Nymphenburg Castle was bathed in muted light, from outside as

well as within. No loud and raucous celebration here. The

guests would be ringing in the new millennium in stately grace

and impeccable decorum. He slid back the cuff of his black

tuxedo and looked at the Bulova on his wrist; time to get moving.

He was known as "Midnight", jewel thief extraordinaire. Some

half-wit journalist had tagged him with the moniker early in his

career, and to his dismay, it had stuck. It sounded girlish to

him, but no one had asked his opinion. Now he was older and

couldn't give two cents what the press wrote about him.

He strolled up the long drive, past the precision-trimmed hedges

and the frozen pond with its fountain, turned off during the long

winter months. In the spring, the gardens around the castle

rivaled those at Versailles. Now the barren trees shook and

rattled in the cold wind above him and the flowers lay dormant,

waiting for Persephone's sweet smile.

At the door, he handed his invitation to a burly, craggy-faced

footman. The man inclined his head and motioned him to enter.

The forged document was perfect, as he knew it would be; he'd

paid enough for it.

A nab of a champagne-filled flute from a passing waiter and then

a leisurely stroll through the foyer to the Great Hall. Most of

the rooms, as well as the east and west wings, had been cordoned

off for the gala but they held only passing interest for him,

anyway. The heavy Baroque ornamentation leered back at him from

every corner. Former Bavarian rulers had spared no expense.

Tonight's little gathering of 300 or so guests to ring in the new

millennium was the brainchild of Bavaria's Minister of Economic

Development. Nymphenburg Castle, situated right in the heart of

Munich, would not have been his first choice. He'd have much

preferred something smaller and more isolated. As usual, no one

had asked his opinion.

There was a lavish buffet set up in the main room with an

abstract ice sculpture in the middle. A quartet played in the

corner, a saucy Latin number. The trick was to be seen without

being conspicuous. Just another face in the crowd.

He lounged in a corner and thought about the latest object of his

affections. No flesh and blood woman; his quarry was much more

substantive, at least in his mind. He was a jewel thief and one

of the best, if not *the* best. He was after the "Vale of

Tears", a necklace comprised of three blood-red rubies, so

perfect and dark that they were almost black in color. It was

part of a display entitled "Jewels of Bavaria" and had been

featured in a special showing earlier in the day. Now it rested

just two floors up and three rooms over. And by the time the

clock struck twelve, it would be his.

Two glasses of bubbly later, he noticed her rounding a statue of

Cupid. He'd seen her earlier; he couldn't help it. She was not

one of those drop-dead knockouts that grace the covers of fashion

magazines; her beauty crept up on you and heated your skin like

the last rays of a summer sun.

He watched her approach. White Versace dress, long and high-

necked - not body-hugging but still tight. Designer pumps and

matching handbag. She was closer now. Honey colored hair and

crystal blue eyes. Her nose was too small, her bottom lip too

full. Somehow it all worked on her. It wasn't so much her looks

as it was her attitude; the presence she wore like a second skin.

He didn't move an inch, just waited for her to come to him. He

could smell her designer perfume now and see the necklace she

wore around her neck. Well, well, this was certainly

interesting. He graced her with a slow smile.

"You must think me really forward," she said, "but I noticed you

when you came in earlier." Her English was flawless with only the

faintest trace of an accent. "My name is Margot, Margot

Helling."

He extended his hand and grasped hers lightly. Placing a

lingering kiss against the delicate skin on the back of her hand,

he replied, "Not forward. Captivating, but never forward."

Her answering smile was coy. "And you would be?"

"Forgive my manners, please. Garrett Anderson." She was

becoming a distraction he wanted, but didn't need. Any other

time but tonight. "That's a lovely necklace you're wearing."

She fingered the stones absently. "Why thank you. It's a copy

you know, of the one that was on display earlier. 'das

Jammertal' they call it, or 'Vale of Tears.'"

"Fascinating." Damn but that was a good copy. He'd wager his

Corvette that Sergei had made it. He was the best when it came

to making jewel copies. Back to business now. He made a show of

looking around the room. "I'm sorry, my dear, but I promised

Lady Breeden I'd dance at least once with her."

"Of course," she said, graciously.

He kissed her hand once more. "I hope I'll be seeing you later."

His eyes conveyed his meaning quite clearly.

"I'd count on it," she answered, her voice dropping an octave.

She turned and left then and he drew in his breath. He felt

like he'd been sucker-punched. The back of her gown was open all

the way to the gentle swell of her buttocks. She was not model

slim, but curvaceous. Rubenesque would be the word he'd use for

her. Quite appropriate considering their surroundings.

'I've got to stop this. Concentrate, old chap,' he admonished

himself. He turned and crossed the room, seeking out a garish old

dowager whose cackling laugh could be heard in all corners of the

room. He led her out on the dance floor, just in case Ms.

Helling was watching. Hopefully she didn't personally know the

woman. If so, and she confronted him with it later, he was

confident he could cover himself. After all, he'd spent the last

22 years doing just that.

The dance finished and he noted the time; fifteen minutes until

midnight. Some of the guests were arming themselves with party

favors already.

He started edging toward where his floor plans had shown the

servant's staircase would be. A shrill voice intoned, "Luis! Oh

Luis!" Of all the parties she could have attended tonight, why

did Madeline von Bregen have to pick this one?

Ducking into a darkened alcove and pressing himself flat against

the stones, he waited until she'd given up her search for him and

joined the rest of the crowd. Great. She'd cost him two minutes

that he could ill afford. That was one of the reasons he liked

to work in the dead of night when no one was around. The less

socialization he did on the job, the less likelihood of getting

caught.

He found it amazingly simple to slip up the stairs to the third

floor. He was counting on the Y2K computer glitch to give him a

slight edge around the pressure-sensor casing for the necklace.

It helped, too, that there was a hidden flaw in the security

system. Despite their sterling reputation, Fortress Security Inc.

had an embarrassingly shoddy alarm system on their own offices.

The jewels were in the upper Minstrel's Hall, a room about the

size of Garrett's whole Manhattan condo. The object of his

desire was in the far right corner, surrounded by a network of

infrared lasers. He knelt by the black casing affixed to the

wall. He'd set his watch with the clock in the main hall and

checked the time now. One minute to go. As he drew a small box

from an inside pocket, he could hear the merriment downstairs

picking up. He attached the box, a specially modified surge

suppressor, to the side of the laser casing. The infrared beams

had a 3-second delay on them, from the time the beam was

interrupted until the time the alarm went off. That, coupled

with the 10-second delay provided by the Y2K glitch in the

mainframe, should give him the time he needed to see the necklace

safely in his grasp.

The guests below started to count down.

"5"

"4"

He flipped a switch on the suppressor.

"3"

The beams became visible for a split second and then disappeared

again.

"2"

He crossed the floor to the glass display case.

"1"

He lifted it gingerly.

The grandfather clock in the entrance hall began to chime the

hour.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Delighting in the shiver going up his spine as he grasped the

stones, he carefully replaced the glass top, and stepped back

outside of the laser area.

Just in time, too, as his watch chimed with the 10 second count

off. He removed the black box and slipped it back into his

pocket. He spared a few moments to hold the necklace up for

inspection. Through the dim moonlight coming in through the

stained glass windows, he admired the workmanship. The intricate

links in the gold chain seemed to have been wrought by a fairy

hand, so tiny and perfect were they.

"Well, hello again, Mr. Anderson," a soft, feminine voice said

from the doorway. Margot took a step into the room, the necklace

gleaming around her neck as brilliantly as the original he held

in his hand. "Or should I say, 'Midnight'."

He frowned. "I'm afraid I'm confused."

"Come now," she chided. "I'm not stupid. Who else but the

greatest jewel thief of the decade would be brave, or foolish,

enough to steal the 'Vale of Tears' with so many people around?"

"I bow to your superior deductive skills, madam," he said with a

short bow. "What do you intend to do now?" He was amazed at how

calm he sounded, considering his heart was racing 90 miles an

hour. In the guise of wiping his sweaty palms on his trousers,

he slipped the necklace into his pocket.

She walked closer. "I'm well aware that you could knock me out

and just disappear into the night, but I don't think that's your

style." She laughed at his upraised brows. "But I think we both

know what I want."

"And if I give you..what you want..?"

"I'll forget I ever saw you." She was close enough now to finger

the buttons on his crisp, white shirt.

'What in the Hell are you doing?' his mind screamed at him. 'You

must leave...now!' As his gaze locked onto hers, his mind shut

off as all available blood left it for a more appropriate

location.

With a fury to rival a tropical storm, the two came together in a

passionate kiss. Her hands went to his face, his arms around her

waist. Sweeping her up, he walked with her in his embrace toward

the Aubusson carpet in the center of the room. As they reached

it, he lowered her until her heels touched the floor.

Pulling reluctantly from the kiss he turned her around. He swept

her hair to one side and as his hands began inching up the skirt

of her dress, he alternately sucked and nipped at her neck. His

mouth moved to the top of her spine and then he began to lick

downward, toward the tantalizing swell of her buttocks. As he

reached his goal, he lightly pushed her over.

Gasping in surprise, she looked over her shoulder at him. Her

eyes widened as he spread her legs, kneeling behind her. With

nothing on below the waist other than a stark white garter and

hose, she made a delectable picture.

Margot's eyes flashed then slammed shut in pleasure as he blew

lightly across her moistened thatch and pressed his lips and

tongue against her heated skin. A stifled moan escaped her lips

as his tongue lanced across her swelling clit.

Bringing his fingers up, Garrett spread her lips open wider and

plunged his tongue deep inside. Her knees almost gave out and he

placed his arm around her hips to steady her. Sliding his thumb

up to her burning clit, he began to stroke it in small, fast

circles. Her pulse pounded in her throat and she swallowed

convulsively.

Margot bit her lip as the rest of her body screamed out with her

escalating orgasm. The waves of passion crashed over her and the

pressure between her legs burst in a tidal wave of electrical

impulses. Garrett held her up as she trembled and shook with the

force of her orgasm.

As she re-oriented herself to her surroundings, he stood and

unfastened the front of his trousers. Dropping them, along with

his briefs, into a pile around his ankles he lay down on the

carpet and pulled her atop him. She growled at him as she

lowered herself onto his tumid member. Her thighs locked around

his hips in a viselike grip. Her hands digging into his shoulders

and his hands resting on her hips, she started to move up and

down on him in a dance as old as time.

Slowly at first and then faster and harder she moved, her nipples

puckering against the smooth fabric of her dress. The muscles in

his thighs and ass tightened as he felt his release building.

The revelric sounds from below, and the knowledge that they could

be caught at any time, only heightened their passion.

Her breath started to come in shallow gasps and it wasn't long

before the tenuous quiver of her voice joined the low groaning of

his. Crashing over the edge, he drew her into the depths of the

maelstrom with him.

When the room stopped spinning, Margot got to her feet. She

tugged down her skirt, straightened her necklace and smoothed her

hair, while Garrett deftly slid back into his pants. She walked

over to him and ran her hand through his short, black hair.

Green eyes twinkled back at her. "Does this mean I can go now?"

he asked.

She laughed and stepped back, sweeping her arm to the side in a

grand gesture. "I always keep my promises...Midnight."

He refused to rise to her goading. He tipped off a smart salute.

"Until next we meet, Mags," he said, and walked out of the room

as if he hadn't a care in the world.

Margot stood there, lost in remembrances until someone clearing

their voice startled her back to the present. "Papa! You

startled me so!"

An older gentleman, with her same crystal blue eyes, walked out

of the shadows.

"How long have you been there?" she asked, her cheeks flushing.

"Long enough," was the semi-stern reply. "How could you, Margot?

That man is a thief."

"It's okay, Papa," she said with a carefree laugh. "He only took

the necklace in the case; the paste. The original is still here,

safely around my neck." She smiled at the brilliance of their

plan.

"Is that so?" her father questioned. "Then why is there a deep

'M' carved into the center stone?"

"What?" She fumbled behind her to unfasten the necklace and hold

it to the light. Sure enough, a crooked 'M' had been scratched

into the surface of the undeniably fake 'Vale of Tears.' "He

must have switched them, but.." her voice trailed off. She could

guess when, but not exactly how. He must have known all along!

Her eyes flashed fire as she trembled in barely concealed rage.

No one played Margot Helling for a fool! They would meet again.

She didn't know when or where, but there *would* be a next time!

As she stormed out of the room, her father following closely, she

could have sworn she heard his laughter echoing down the deserted

halls.

THE END

***Copyright 1999 by Souvie