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"Looking for something?"
Kat jumped as Hale's voice interrupted her concentration. She whirled around to see him leaning against the doorway of her room in his family's mansion in rural New York with his arms folded across his chest and an amused grin upon his face.
"Jeeze, Hale", she said leaning against the desk she'd just been looking through and looking at him in exasperation, "What are you trying to do? Scare me half to death?"
He chuckled softly, shaking his head.
"Getting a little sloppy are we", he said, "Tsk, Tsk. I expected more from you, Katarina. A good thief never lets their guard down."
Kat rolled her eyes at his mocking voice.
"I know that", she retorted in annoyance, "I'M the one who taught YOU that, remember?"
He grinned a very Hale-like grin then walked over to her and looked down at the desk she was leaning against. "So, what were you looking for", he asked moving his gaze to her face.
She sighed.
"I'm looking for a necklace my mother gave me before she died", she said turning away from the desk and walking over to her suitcase to sift through its contents.
"Why", he asked in puzzlement.
"I need it for something", she said distractedly as she dug through her clothes to the bottom of her suitcase in search of her missing jewelry.
"What could you possibly need a piece of jewelry for", he asked incredulously.
She stopped and sighed again.
"I really shouldn't tell you", she said turning to look at him.
He tipped his head to the side, curiosity clouding his gaze.
"Tell me what?"
Kat hesitated, contemplating whether or not to tell him what only she and her mother had known. Hale was growing more and more impatient.
"TELL ME WHAT", he asked again in frustration.
She slowly ran a hand through her hair like she'd seen her dad do millions of times…. right before he did something stupid.
"That necklace", she said eyeing him carefully, "isn't really a necklace. It just looks like one. It's really a mini microchip that contains the names and personal information of all of my relatives. Even the ones who are dead."
He stared at her blankly.
She fidgeted uncomfortably as the silence stretched on. Then she hurriedly turned and moved toward the nightstand by her bed. She opened the first drawer and her eyes lit up as she caught sight of the small golden key with a beautiful floral pattern down the side on a gold chain.
"Aha", she said triumphantly grabbing the chain and pulling it up in front of her face.
"That's it?"
She smiled as Hale's voice came from over her shoulder and walked over to her laptop on the desk. "Yep", she said sitting down and jamming it into the side of her computer. Hale pulled up a chair next to her and gazed intently at the screen. She clicked the small file in the corner of her screen and a long list of names covered the screen. She heard Hale let out a low whistle of admiration.
"Your mother make this for you", he asked his eyes glued to the screen.
She nodded and smiled, scrolling swiftly down the list until she finally reached one name in particular. "Here we are", she said softly clicking on the small printed name. A new file opened up with the name Scarlet Rose Russell printed across the top. Hale read the name then looked at Kat in curiosity.
"Who's Scarlet Russell", he asked.
"Scarlet is my cousin", she said distractedly as she scrolled down the list of information.
He turned back to the screen as she came to a beautiful picture of the fiery blonde. "Wow", he said appreciatively, "SHE'S your cousin?" "Yes", she said in annoyance as she scrolled past the picture. He nodded in approval. "She's hot." "And only 14", Kat said eyeing him in warning. Hale shrugged. "Doesn't mean she's not hot", he said carelessly. She sighed and rolled her eyes as she went farther down the list. He turned away from the screen and looked her up and down. "You and she look nothing alike", he stated turning back to the screen.
He was right.
While Kat was pale and petite with a mane of dark hair, her cousin was tan and blonde with long legs and a perfect hour-glass figure. She looked more like a 17 year old than a 14 year old, a girl in a woman's body.
"Yes", she said suddenly, breaking her own reverie as she found the one piece of information she'd been looking for, "Wayside Middle School, Fort Mill, South Carolina." She grabbed a pen and pad and quickly wrote the location down. Then she exited out of the file and hopped up out the chair toward an old duffel bag sitting on her bed, bringing the laptop with her.
"What", Hale asked as she nestled her computer on top of a worn out leather book with the initials SRR inscribed on the front in gold, "Where are you going?"
Ignoring him in her hurry, Kat quickly zipped up her bag and picked up the phone by her bed. "Hey, Marcus….. Yeah, I need a plane ticket to-…..Yeah…..Ok, thanks." She hung up and opened the second drawer to her nightstand, pulling out a plane ticket and a passport.
"Where are you going", he asked again more impatiently this time.
She finally glanced his way as she slung her bag over her shoulder, passport and plane ticket in hand. "I'm going to pay my cousin a visit", she said distractedly as she moved toward the door, "I need to call in a favor. Plus, I have something of hers that I need to return. I'll be back soon."
She had her hand on the knob when she felt Hale's warm breath on her shoulder as he said, "I'm coming with you", in a tone that brooked no refusal.
She sighed.
"I don't really have a choice in the matter, do I", she said glancing over her shoulder into his handsome face. He broke into a very Hale-like grin and winked. "Nope."
"Ugh", she groaned in acceptance as she opened the door and started down the hallway, "Fine. Grab your things and let's go, Wilhelm." "Not. Even. Close", he said in a sing song voice. Kat shrugged and continued walking, not even stopping as she threw, "Meet me in the foyer in 10. DON'T BE LATE", over her shoulder.
"Wouldn't dream of it Kitty-Kat", he called as she disappeared around the corner, out of sight.
Hey guys! I finally learned how to space! I heard what you guys had to say about my spacing problems and I wanted to get better so a friend of mine has been helping me and now I've finally got the hang of it. Hope this is better!
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