** Just a quick note before I post my first story-- I'm hoping to post a month of serial mysteries " à la the style of Sherlock Holmes". Not so much fanfic as just a bit of fun :-)** Introductions Shall I relate to you how I first met my friend, Donaghey Cross, and the extraordinary circumstances that brought us together? It was during our last year at University, two weeks before finals, two weeks before the end of term, when a tragic event unsettled our academic security and threatened to break apart our fragile, naïve view of the world. Thinking back on the days leading up to the tragedy, I am struck by the ominous atmosphere that hung over the college. Black storm clouds draped our world, bringing torrential downpours. It wasn’t bleak enough already with impending exams, bu...