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A Slippery Return

-Amy (17)-

Two years after losing to an old man.
Two years after adopted by the old man.
Two happy years living with him.
All of this cut short by one word, heart-attack. Or, as I reflected, foul play, at least that's what Dan suspects. But why? Alistair had won the hunt and put the prize to good use. Of course I won't be going around telling everyone that I thought there was a possibility of murder. They'd think of me as a loon. Snapping out of my thoughts I looked around, surveying my job of setting up the funeral. I noted all the Cahills gathered which made my heart wrench. It was all too familiar, even though Grace's death had been almost four years ago, the pain was still raw. I mentally shook myself. It's not the time to break down into tears, I scolded myself. As continued my survey, I felt Dan, who was beside me, stiffen. "Guess who's come to crash the funeral." He growled. I watched as an all too familiar limo pulled into the Oh premises. Granted they had been invited but I had wished, hoped, and prayed they wouldn't come. Two dazzling youths stepped out of the limo. They were none other than Ian and Natalie Kabra. "Hello Amy, miss us much?" came the familiar silky voice of Ian's. The voice that sent chills up my spine.

-Dan (14)-

When I saw that limo I groaned inwardly. Amy and I had hoped they wouldn't come. No such luck for us. They were our enemies and worst nightmare. They were none other than Ian and Natalie Kabra. "Hello Amy, miss us much?" came Ian's greeting. I glared furiously at them, wishing looks could kill. Normally I'd rather barf than get involved with Amy's love life, but this was different. He used her and she fell for him countless times. Being the snake he is, each time he left us for dead. My brain snapped to attention as I realized someone was talking. "Well, well, well, if it isn't the two orphan losers." Natalie sneered. Amy glared at her and opened her moth for a scathing reply, but I beat her to it. "Shut it Cobra, it's not likeyou won." I snapped. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Amy faced Ian. Thinking back I remembered that he had used 'Amy' not 'love' in his greeting. Sure enough, Amy had also remembered for she commented dryly, "So Ian, have my words penetrated your thick skull and now refrain from using the word 'love' on me?" With his usual smirk he replied, "Au contraire love, it was just a careless slip of my tongue. Oh, would you care to explain the disappearance of your stutter?" It was then I realized she went through the whole exchange without stuttering. She had lost it a while ago but still used around only him. Now it had gone. Amy 1, Ian 0.

-Ian (17)-

As I glared at the two orphan teenagers, I took the time to assess their appearances. Dan, I noticed, was wearing a black tuxedo with red buttons and blue sneakers. How horrible that his shoes clashed with his outfit, I thought with a sniff. And to make things worse, he had no tie and his top buttons were undone. But fate must have decided to favor Dan because his looks weren't bad. His green eyes had sharpened and his dirty blonde hair swept across his forehead. He had even gotten taller than Amy. I grudgingly admitted that his looks almost rivaled mine. Almost.

Switching my gaze to Amy, I decided that she on the other hand wasn't dressed too terribly. She had a black dress on with a green edging that matched her light green glasses. "It also compliments her eyes." said a nagging voice at the back of my mind. I quickly and expertly squashed the voice knowing it could lead to my demise. I noted that her auburn hair had been cut a little past her shoulders. I also noticed that she was wearing purple and black sneakers.

Suddenly a very familiar shout came our way. "Alright, let's not start a fight." The voice said. Briefly I wondered why he said that, and then I remembered we were glaring at the other. Dan threw one last glare at us then ran to greet the boy. It was Hamilton Holt.

I hope that the characters aren't too OOC. I'm going to try to keep their personalities like in the books for as long as possible. So please review! I welcome constructive criticism because I'd like to improve on my writing skills! :)