Authors Notes: I know starts off pretty fast...but bite me. I got to much junk to do for this story :D

Rescue Me?

Chapter 10

Arrangements for Hawaii

3 years later

Eve ran down the street. She was late, her class had ran longer then she had thought it would. She knew her father wasn't going to be mad. He would probably be waiting for her at the diner. She would walk in with a great big smile on his face as usual. They went to the same college even though she was 8 years old and a genius. So yes its strange to see a girl running around with a back pack full of books, and still some more in her arms. Hastings would often say it was good to work out. When she first got the books she had to walk with them, but now that she's been in college for a year or so they tended to get lighter and lighter.

She pushed the door open with her leg and walked inside. She looked around and spotted her father sitting there with his own books. She walked over and sat down.

"Sorry for my tardiness. Professor Berkinet was droning on and on about some sort of building they're making down in the middle of town." She said and grinned as brightly as she could. "I want to go see it, but then again its still under construction for another few months still so it'll take awhile longer before that field trip drops onto the desk." Eve said and took a drink of her tea.

"Yes I've heard of a vast building being made for some sort of bank." Percy said and sat back. "Its suppose to have a huge fountain in front that changes color at night." He said Eves eyes grew brighter as he spoke of it.

"Oh that would be so amazing to see." She said and looked up as the waitress brought over apple pie and added a bit of ice cream along side it.

"Anything else?" She asked. Percy was about to say something when he looked up and his voice caught in his throat. Eve watched her father out of the corner of her eye. She gave a crooked smile knowing perfectly well what that meant. She just reached over and closed his mouth.

"Marriage…I mean tea…more tea…please." He said and blushed brightly into his own cup. Eve giggled and kicked his knee lightly.

"Why don't you ask her for her name?"

"She has a name tag."

"Your so impersonal. You don't have a name tag. First impressions remember!" Eve said and saw Percy who sat up and straighten his shirt. Yet when he turned to ask the woman her name…she disappeared.

"Maybe she went into the back." Eve suggested. Percy sighed and turned around.

"Nevermind…lets look over our checklist till she gets back alright?" He asked and pulled out the checklist which is pretty much the same checklist they use every year. There was only a month left till there anniversary. Each year on the anniversary of Percy adopting Eve they tended to check another destination off her bucket list.

Last years was Japan, and the year before that was Alaska, and the one before that was Egypt. This year there plan was to go to Hawaii. Eve couldn't wait. She wanted to spend as much time with Percy as she could. Lastly exams and the Pimpernels work were getting in the way of there social time. Eve however was very excepting of this sort of thing. It needed to happen, and she was just glad that there mornings were still together and there nights…and on Tuesdays they met at the diner for lunch together. On occasions her Uncles would show up if they didn't have anything better to do. Andrew was actually out of college now, but still hung around because Percy was near.

"Alright we have the tickets, We'll be riding a train from New York to Long Beach California where we'll ride a boat to Maui. We'll spend two weeks there before turning around and making our way back here just in time for registration for next semester." Percy said and smiled at Eve who giggled and clapped her hands.

"I can't wait Percy." But then she paused and sighed looking back down at her apple pie.

If there was one thing Percy could sense its when Eve had something on her mind, and hated to ask for Percy to buy her something. She even hated to ask for favors. Even if it was just him opening a jar for her.

One other thing she did that annoyed him, she hardly cried, she didn't show much emotion at all. Sometimes when he got mad at her for not getting proper grades in school, or not handing in her homework on time. She would just stare at him and then go back to what she was doing while he was trying to talk to her.

It got on his nerves more when she hurt herself. He and Tony were teaching her to ride her bike and she literally flipped over the handle bars. Her knees, elbows, and hands were all scratched up…she never cried.

The last time she showed any tears was when she walked in on Percy talking about an orphanage. She walked from the room not realizing he was talking about one that had burned down and was presently on the news. He found her hiding under a table in the library hugging her knees. He had to take a week off school just to get her to stop pouting. She had nightmares for a month after that of Percy just dropping her on some orphanages doorstep. Percy didn't get much sleep then either. Neither did the guys either. The way they got her to stop feeling bad, and stop having nightmares was Hastings got her a teddy bear and put one of Percy's favorite shirts on it and gave it to her to sleep with. Much to Percy's own pouty face Eve took the shirt off the teddy only for Percy to put it back on him. Since then the teddy bear was probably the best dressed teddy bear in the universe and wore the best up to date outfits. Normally wearing the same cloths as Percy each day.

Once during Percy's outings as the Pimpernel Andrew found Eve talking to the teddy as if he were Percy. He thought it was so cute he had to get a picture of them having tea.

But that was close to a year and a half and the teddy just sits on a chair by the window.

"Whats this?" Percy jumped when the tea was being pored.

"Oh um…its our vacation for next month." Percy said and smiled up at the woman with dark hair and bright blue eyes. Her wavy hair drifted down her back.

"Oh what fun? You must be one lucky girl for your big brother to take you along. What do your parents say about you all splitting like that?" She asked poring Eve some more tea.

"Oh he is my dad." Eve said having been so used to such conversations now.

"Oh so your married then?" She asked to Percy she seemed to be side stepping away from them. To Eve she seemed to be very disappointed. She knew how to save this.

"Adopted. I don't have a mother. He rescued me." Most women loved a hero. Even her.

"Rescued huh. That was so nice of him." She said with a smile. Percys face broke into the most cheesy smile anyone had ever seen in there life.

"Yes I suppose it was. I'm Percy Blakeney and this is my daughter Eve Blakeney." Percy said and motioned for Eve who waved with her smile.

"Oh um…my names Marguerite." She said blushing and seemed to be far more interested in my apron even though she was blushing far deeper then Percy.

"You doing…anything later?" Percy asked a bit closer to her now.

"Um…I get off at 4."

"Want to get some coffee?" Percy asked and watched the woman nod her head a bit.

Eve giggled and closed the book. "I've got to get back to class. I'll see you for dinner dad." Eve said and waved over her shoulder.

That was the day everything…went wrong…horribly…horribly wrong.