Chapter 1
It started out like a normal summer day in Spain- clear blue skies, not the slightest breeze, and as hot as blazes. Amy, who was sleeping in the bed next to the window in her, Nellie, and Dan's hotel room, woke up to the sun just beginning to peek out from behind the clouds. She sat up, rubbing her eyes. It had been a relatively sleepless night, but as usual, Dan and Nellie- and even Saladin!- were still fast asleep. Amy looked over at her little brother, and didn't bother to try to suppress the grin that she always got when she saw at him sleeping. He always looked so peaceful- like he didn't have a single worry in the world.
Amy got out of bed and walked into the sitting area of the suite, contemplating what she, Dan and Nellie should do here in Spain. They had come here after finding a hint that suggested that a clue was in Spain on a painting by Francisco Goya- a Janus, understandably- that she and her brother had stolen from right under Jonah Wizard's nose! The memory of Jonah's face when he had found out that Amy and Dan- who were, in his words, "plain ol' orphans, dawg, nothin' more"- had tricked him and stolen the painting had been priceless.
Blocking out this thought to focus on more important matters, Amy started thinking about the hint again. It had been in the form of a Haiku:
One girl, two paintings-
Search out the differences
To find what you seek.
Dan had been the one to discover what the hint meant- he had gone online and found a website with famous works of art by Francisco Goya, and had discovered La Maja Vestida and La Maja Desnuda- the same girl was in both paintings, but in one painting she was clothed; in the other she was not. So their team had set off to Madrid, Spain, where the famous paintings were on exhibit. But that was as far as they had gotten- as of now. They were going to go to the exhibit today, so who knew what they would find?
Amy sighed, and then yawned. Oh well- maybe I'll try to sleep a bit longer! She decided, walking back to her bed and lying down on it with a soft thud.
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Readers-
I'm sorry that my chapters are all pretty short, with a few exceptions. Because of this, I'm going to post two chapters at once whenever I post, except for the few chapters that are long enough to be submitted on their own. For example, I not only posted this chapter- I also posted chapter 2 (so please read it!!! Please please please!!!). Anyhow, I hope that you like this story so far! It gets juicier, I guarantee you (if you read the next chapter- and all the other ones that I'll post!- then you'll agree with me!!!)! Keep reading! Please review! I'll try to post more chapters soon!
Thanks for reading! This is my first story on here- I'm so excited!
-Joelle8
P.S. Disclaimer: I don't the 39 Clues, any of the characters, People magazine (next chapter), La Maja Vestida, La Maja Desnuda, or anything in Spain! As much as I wish I did!
