~*~*~*~*~*~*~If you haven't read Better Than Revenge go read it! Shoo! If you don't read it you'll be hopelessly confused.~*~*~*~*~*~*~

4:23am — I've been up all night rereading some of my favorite fics like Will We Ever Be Together? by mellamaet (Which I looove) and Lovesick Videos by SqueakyDolphin6 (Hilarious time a zillion!) and I thought, "Heck, I'm not tired and I'm hocked up on AmIan-ness, why not start the sequel?

4:26pm – Woah! Like, almost exactly twelve hours later I'm back to finish!

1:50pm – Back! I learned another meaning for the acronym "BF"! I may use it in this story… LOL Listening to Better Than Revenge! (The song)

I don't own the 39 Clues.

Ian's POV

Did you think that was it? The thing about happy endings is they don't stay that way. That's why Amy and I are back with another story to tell you.

Hi, I'm Ian and this is Amy. This — as Amy put it — is the story of a boy's fight for love, a girl's internal battles over trust, and a woman's revenge. [Still dramatic don't you think, Amy?]

Now, of course, I was happy. I was finally with my true love why shouldn't I be?

Unfortunately, certain people can't stand to see me happy.

You heard that Natalie and I were in Boston to be near a stronghold right? Well, at that stronghold, I ran into that certain person.

"Ian, dear, it's been too long." The voice sent icy needles through my blood. The voice of the woman who's genes I am ashamed to carry. The voice of Isabel Kabra.

"You," I hissed, [Oh yes, a Cobra hissing! Ha-ha very funny, love.] turning to face her, "you dare speak to me!"

"Now, now, my son, is that anyway to talk to your mother?" she scolded.

"You are not my mother! We may be biologically related, but I am no longer your son!" I spat angrily. This woman had tortured me for years, physically and emotionally, forcing my sister and I to do her dirty work, and she dared call me her son! I swear if there weren't witnesses I would have killed her.

"Ian, Ian, Ian, don't be like this. You and I both know that, even if you are the leader, the Lucians don't trust you like they trust me." she said.

"Why do you say that? I am their leader. If they don't trust me they'll fall apart."

"They think you are a traitor, my son. I must say I agree. But they believe that you are giving away our secrets to rival branches." she explained.

"What reason do they have to think such a thing? I am loyal to my branch!"

"I understand your precious girlfriend is soon going to take leadership of the Madrigals am I right?"

Amy I thought. Of course! I should have figured word would get around about us.

"Leave Amy out of this." I growled [No I didn't hiss this time.] protectively. "Haven't you cased her enough pain? You killed her parents, tried to kill her and her brother, had her brother kidnapped and had me break her heart. What more do you want?" I was yelling at her now and the other Lucians were stopping to watch the little argument.

"You know very well what I want, boy! And I intend to get it. Meet me back here at midnight and we will discuss weather you will cooperate or if I will be forced to use my… other forces." She whispered so the others didn't hear and walked off before I could respond.

Everyone went back to their business while I continued walking to my meeting, worrying about what Isabel's "other forces" were.

After the meeting Natalie caught up with me. "So, I heard about you're little run-in with Isabel."

"News travels fast does it?" I muttered. "How did she even get here?"

"If news travels fast then how do you not know? She's out of jail!" Natalie told me.

"Wow. They really don't trust me if they didn't even bother to tell me that." I muttered.

"Who doesn't trust you?"

"The branch! They think I'm telling Amy information."

"Are you?"

"Natalie! Why would you even think I would do such a thing? I've done some horrible betrayals in my lifetime but never my branch!"

"Well, you've seemed… weak for Amy. Like she can manipulate you. I'm not saying she would but…" She trailed off.

Déjà vu huh? I thought that's exactly what I did to Amy in Korea. I know she'd forgiven me and everything but Korea still haunts me. She's not using me. She wouldn't. Right?

"No, Ian, I didn't mean it like that!" Natalie said, seeing my face. "She really does love you, I can tell. I'm just telling you what I hear."

"I'll have to talk with her." I sighed. This wouldn't end well.

Fast-forward to when I got home. Not that the drive home wasn't interesting but there are more important things to talk about.

When I got out of my car Amy was getting home from school. My school got out for summer holiday a week before hers.

"Hello, love." I said, walking up to her and kissing her cheek.

She smiled at me. That innocent smile. She wouldn't use me right?

"Hi, Ian. How was the meeting?" she asked.

"Boring as usual. But… I do want to talk to you about something."

"What is it?" she asked worriedly, looking up at me with her big jade eyes. So kind and gentle. She wouldn't…

"It's the Lucians. They don't like us together." I explained. You idiot! Now she'll think you're breaking up with her! I slapped myself mentally.

"So… a-are you saying th-th-that you're…" she had tears in her eyes.

"No! Amy, love, don't worry. I don't care what the Lucians say, you're more important to me. But that's their problem." I explained, taking her hands. "They… they think you're using me to get secrets."

Her eyes widened. "You don't think that do you?" she whispered.

"No! Amy, I trust you completely! I just wanted to ask you, the Madrigals haven't asked you to have they?" I asked, cautiously.

She looked at the ground. "I-Ian," Amy stuttered. Oh no. This isn't good. "th-they did b-b-but I didn't do it! I swear I didn't! I wouldn't! I-I should've t-t-told you. I-I'm s-sorry."

"Why didn't you tell me before?" I asked her gently.

"I don't know. I-I thought you would stop t-trusting m-m-me." Amy said, looking back at the ground. "I-I-I hate th-these trust issues getting in the way o-of us!"

"Amy, I trust you completely! I never believed that you would betray me." I said. You know how we all have a telltale? Something that gives us away if we're lying? Thank God Amy doesn't know mine. [Okay, didn't. Happy?] I'm not telling you though. What if I ever have to lie to one of you? "You trust me too right?" I asked.

She nodded. "But the Madrigals are the same way. You know they don't particularly like the Lucians." (A/N I assume this is true because of Madeleine and Luke's history.)

"Well the feeling is mutual. That's why they don't like us. But you know what? They can kiss my-" Amy glared at me knowing what I was going to say next. "umm… they can get over it because I love you and no whiney Lucians [I see your point. Natalie is very whiney. Hey!] are going to change that." I told her.

"Love you too." she said quietly, standing up on her toes to kiss me.

Okay, you know how I said no whiney Lucians would stand in my way? I meant Isabel too. Why didn't I tell Amy about Isabel? I was scared. I know, I know, the great Ian Kabra afraid of his mummy but you know Isabel. But no guy – especially a Kabra – wants to admit to anyone – especially his girlfriend – that he's scared. Even if he has a good reason.

What I didn't count on, was the fact that Isabel wasn't just a whiney Lucian. She was something else.

Mwahahahahahaha! Cliffy! Even though y'all who read the Black Book likely know what else she is. Since this one has no chap limits I don't have to make the chapters ten pages long to fit everything in and I can just leave ya hangin' wherever I want!