Author Note: Hello everyone, firstly thank you for reading. Please note I originally uploaded part of this story in way back in 2013 but it was never finished. Following a recent Netflix binge bringing me back to the show I've decided to finish it. I have deleted the old story and re uploaded as there has been significant edits to all chapters. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I am writing it. Many thanks, Amelia.
Neal reached into his pocket for his phone, then stopped, there was something in there that he certainly hadn't put there himself.
In his hand was a large gold coin, depicting Medusa on one side and a Basilisk on the other. No way, Neal thought to himself, she couldn't be in New York, this had to be Mozzie playing an April fool on him, ok so it was November but knowing Mozzie he'd think he was being ironic or something. That was the only explanation.
Neal dialled his phone "Mozzie, meet me at the house in five" he said before hanging up and grabbing a taxi, he needed to figure out what was going on asap.
"Moz, great your here" Neal said opening the door.
"You called me and so I came, tis the everlasting burden of an accomplice to be there when one is required" Mozzie said gallantly walking into Neal's apartment. "What is, may I ask, so urgent that you needed me round instantaneously?" Mozzie added sitting down.
"Did you put this in my pocket?" Neal said franticly sliding the coin over to Mozzie.
"God no, I'm not even that cruel. Oh shit, you don't think?" Mozzie hesitated "is it real?"
"Of course it's real, no one except for me, you and her know the location of the coins and even if someone did, then they wouldn't know to drop one on me" Neal said.
There were six coins in all, each disciplining a Greek God on one side and a mythological creature on the other, said to be possible proof of the existence of Atlantis. One on its own would be worth more than Grease itself, but as a set they are practically priceless, worth millions to the right collector. The actual fact of their existence has never been recorded, it was rumoured a nineteenth century archaeologist found them on a dig but rather then recording them kept them back as a souvenir of his trip, not realising their worth. They were passed down for a few generations, however eventually died out with his family and remained just a myth. That is until three popped up in the artefacts cabinet of a local library in the Greek Island of Kea. Not that anyone really noticed, well no one but a History professor at Cornell, he wrote a paper on it that was completely discredited and put aside as just someone whom had believed an urban legend. A paper that Mozzie had told Neal about. At first he regarded it as another one of Mozzie's crazy conspiracy theories, but after he thought about it he realised it was the perfect con, you can't be arrested for stealing something that doesn't exist right? Unfortunately a certain green eyed beauty had the same idea, and well, that's when things got complicated.
"Well did you see her, did you fell anyone bump into you?" Mozzie questioned frantically.
Neal just locked at Mozzie eyebrows raised.
"Right, like you would with her" Mozzie quickly corrected himself
Neal sat down at the table twiddling the coin in his hand and sighed heavily, running his left hand through his hair. He had always known this would happen, that she'd show up some day, one way or another. It had been nearly eight years and he still hadn't completely shaken her. Most of him wanted to so badly, but another part of him, a part that he didn't want to admit to himself, was excited she was back. Eager in anticipation of the mischief she would bring with her, after all she always did.
She was the one bit of his old life that he couldn't completely walk away from, the one that made him do things he wouldn't dream off and furthermore the one that thrilled him the most, and that… that was what made her so terrifying.
"You know what this means don't you Neal" Mozzie said gently breaking the heavy silence that had fallen between them.
"Yes I know what it means Moz" Neal said, angrily clenching the coin in his fist. "My wife is back in town!"
