The leaves in the trees of London rustled in the breezy summer afternoon. Golden light shone down on everyone, and there were people on the streets walking, talking to one another, shopping and retaking time off work to enjoy the beautiful weather. Lucy looked at them enviously from the confines of the mystery room. Granted, she loved her job, with the case cracking and questioning the prime suspects with the Prof, but days like this didn't come that often. She looked over to Alfendi Layton, her partner in crime...Er...justice. He was sitting in his overly cluttered desk, reading own old yellowed paper from his pocket. Why on earth was he keeping those things? It's not like he ever uses them. Except maybe to read them on slow boring days. Like today. She had already done her paperwork, sorted files and even dusted the place. And it wasn't even 2:00! Now she sat bored on the comfiest couch in the world, thinking of the beach, and picnics and all the things she and the Prof could be doing right now. She looks back at the Prof, trying to picture him outside, enjoying the weather with her. Sadly, that wasn't going to happen. They had to be cooped up in case of a mystery. She let out an audible sigh, and the Prof looked up to see her staring at him. Oh. Bugger. He caught her. "Is something wrong, Lucy?" She looked away, slightly blushing from having being caught.

"It's nowt, Prof. Jus' tired of bein' cooped up is all," satisfied with the answer, Alfendi resumed his reading. She stood up and made her way towards the desk. "could I have the res' of th' day off?"

Lucy smiled hopefully at Alfendi, who looked up at her, and then at the window, then back at her. He really hoped she would stop making that face. It was really quite adorable. He wanted to refuse but... " Alright, But if we get any cases, I'm calling you back here. Is that clear?" Said Alfendi to the paper. Lucy jumped up and down In glee.

"Oh, ta very much, Prof!" She Bounded towards the door, ripped it open and ran into someone standing just outside the door. They both crashed to the floor loudly. Alfendi rushed over to help Lucy up, when he got a slight surprise.

"Sheesh, woman, learn to look before you hit someone, will you?"

"I'm so sorry." Lucy guiltily exclaimed before examining her victim.

"Deidre? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to hurt your ears some more, Ally. You've been here for the past two days, you only left 10 pounds for dinner and you've run out of food." The red headed girl apparently named Diedre screamed, getting louder by the end of the sentence. She had green eyes, and was rather shorter then Lucy herself. "If you think I will continue to stand this unfair treatment, Then you have a simpler mind then I thought." Did she really just say that? And Why did it sound so familiar?

"If you keep complaining about how hungry you are, I'll feed you. To the lions in the Zoo!" and now Potty Prof is out. Great. "and how DARE you say that I have a simple mind?!" Oh. Thats where she's heard it. The mysterious girl just looked at him, bored. Wow, Lucy Marveled.

"I dare because I care, bro. Now give me money for a sandwich." Bro?!

"Just go home and I'll order you a pizza, you twit."

"How am I going to pay for it without money?" Diedre crossed her arms and looked at Alfendi Skeptically. Unable to find an excuse, he begrudgingly gave the girl 20 pounds. "Thank You." she started away, and Alfendi returned to Placid.

He turned to Lucy, and with an exasperated sigh, he said, "have a good day off, Lucy."

"Aye, you too prof." she replied, still watching the strange girl and trying to comprehend why she didn't flinch. Even Lucy would have, and she spent nearly a year with him, longer then anyone she knew. The prof seemed uncomfortable with her around. Then again, she was slightly uncomfortable too. the girl was a practical gender bent Potty Prof. The door slammed, waking Lucy from her thoughts. She decided to do what any good detective would. Go and investigate the mystery of Diedre.

hello once again audience. I hope this chapter didnt tick you off too much, *nervous laugh* but yeah. This is going to be a sibling story, with some backstory on Alfendi, or at least how I imagine it to be.

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