Hey guys! I'm actually writing more to this story because everyone kind of freaked out on me XD
Well, here you go! I don't think this is going to be the plot most of you were expecting… (insert devilish looking Kristoph face here)
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Athena walked aimlessly around the office, as usual. Why did I bother coming here? It's a Saturday, and Mr. Wright has a case. And Apollo's out somewhere, too. There's nobody here. She briefly wondered whether she should have helped out with Mr. Wright's case. Nah. It's just a larceny case or something. Me and Apollo need to be ready for if we get a murder case.
Thinking about the red-clad attorney made her blush a little. He's perfect. We work together all the time, so we wouldn't have to take off work to see each other. He's calm enough to balance out me and my over-emotionalness, but not dull enough that he doesn't show his true feelings once in a while. And when he's flustered, he does that adorable little thing with his hair…
"Apollo is hot!"
"Widget! Can it!" She was really glad that nobody was there for that outburst. Just focus on work, Athena. Wait, what work? Why am I even here?
She found some paperwork lying on her desk from the last case, and she reluctantly picked up a pen and started filling it out. She was filling in the last sheet when a little magician burst through the door.
"Hi, Athena!" Her gloved hands were spread from her sides, and her bag dropped onto the floor.
"That was quite the entrance," Athena remarked.
"That's one of the most important parts of the act!" Trucy grinned, and slid into Apollo's desk chair. She kicked the desk and the chair almost rolled straight into Athena.
"Sounds like you had a good day at school, huh?"
"The last day of school is always a good day!" she grinned. Well, that explains a few things. "I might be able to go investigating with Polly again! Or you, or Daddy!" Daddy-Daughter murder mysteries… Only in the Wright family.
"As long as you don't get kidnapped," Athena laughed.
"And you don't get accused of murder!" Trucy grinned. "Hey, you seem a little… off today. Is something up?" I swear, if Widget says something…
"No, I'm great! Like, hum-a-little-tune great!"
"I know you're lying." The magician's cute face seemed very intimidating with the serious look on it. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong, it's just that… Uh…" Maybe she could help. She is his sister, after all. But that also means that she might tell him…
"Ooh, is it a guy?" Trucy's face lit up immediately. "What's his name? Is he cute? What's his favorite color? Does he like grape juice?"
"No- No, that's not it…"
"Hmm… Oh, I get it. It's that time of month isn't it?"
"No." Athena's face flushed with embarrassment. "All right, it's a guy."
"Who?" Trucy's eyes gleamed with excitement, and Athena couldn't help but feel as if the young magician was staring into her soul with all the curiosity that beamed off of her.
"Uh… I don't…"
"You can tell me! Come on, pleeeeeeease?" Trucy gave her the sweetest smile she'd ever seen. She knew she was basically being manipulated, but it was so adorable…
"Apol-"
"POLLY?!" Trucy leapt out of the wheelie chair and to her feet, the chair cannoning into the wall. "The fanfiction sites are gonna go absolutely NUTS!"
"The what?!"
"Oh, nothing. So, do you need expert advice on how to get him?"
"Huh?"
"I'm his sister, I know all about these kinds of things."
"Like what?"
"You know that journal he keeps to remind him what to investigate and stuff?"
"Yeah, it's been pretty helpful."
"Well, if you look in the back, he writes diary entries in really light writing that you can't see unless you're looking for it."
"Doesn't he keep it in the office?"
"Yeah!" Trucy opened a drawer and pulled out the journal.
"Hey! You can't just read someone's diary! It's got all their biggest secrets in there!"
"Well, how about I read to see what he wrote about you, and I just tell you that?"
"If he doesn't get to see mine, I don't get to see his. It's only fair."
"Aww, spoil-sport. Well, I guess I can tell you about other things."
"Like what?"
"Umm… If you want to get him to like you, you should bring him coffee. He likes it half coffee, half milk."
"So a latte?"
"Well, lattes usually have lots of sugar. Polly doesn't like that, because he doesn't have enough time to exercise if he gained weight."
"Apollo doesn't strike me as the type to worry about being fat," Athena laughed.
"He only cares in the mornings, because he's always grumpy about everything in the morning. If you brought in doughnuts at lunch, he'd eat the whole box," Trucy giggled.
"So if I wanted to ask him ou-"
"You're gonna ask him out? Ooooh! That's soooo cute!"
"So if I wanted to ask him out, what should I say?"
"Well, don't tell him it's a date. If you ask him to go out to dinner with you, he'll probably say yes, no matter if he likes you or not. But if he offers to pay, that's how you know he likes you."
"Where would I ask him to go?"
"Well, you don't want to go somewhere super fancy, because Polly wouldn't be able to pay for you, even if he wanted to. But Eldoon's isn't quite romantic enough."
"So somewhere cheap, but nice?"
"Yeah!"
"Oh, isn't there a Russian restaurant around here? The Borscht Bowl Club?"
"Don't take him there." The smile was wiped off of her face in an instant. It's like someone died there or something…
"Why not?"
"Well, Daddy was murdered there… And Daddy got accused of killing him. It was Polly's first case, and his mentor ended up being the murderer."
"Wait… What?"
"My old daddy, Zak Gramarye, died, and my new daddy was the defendant."
"Oh." So that's why Mr. Wright adopted her? "So that really isn't the best place, huh?"
"No."
"Well, what about somewhere like Tres Bien?"
"That's even worse!"
"Worse than the place where your father was killed?!"
"At least the Borsht Bowl has good food!" She stuck out her tongue. "Here's what you're going to do. Suggest that you go out for dinner, and let him pick. That'll be another sign of if he likes you—if he suggests Eldoon's, he probably doesn't, if he picks something nice, he probably does."
"So I'll just say 'Hey Apollo! So do you want to grab something to eat after work?'"
"And he'll say 'Of course, Athena! I'll even pay for you and take you somewhere reeeeally fancy just because I love you!'"
"He won't say that."
"Well, you can listen to his heart, can't you? That's what his heart'll be saying!" Trucy grinned, and Athena blushed.
"Do you really think he likes me back?"
"Oh, I'm positive."
For some reason, that wasn't all that reassuring.
