Sorry it took so long, guys! I've been having trouble with the computer and with finding inspiration for this story.
I hope you like it!
Willa P.O.V.
Charlie and I were walking to Frozen Marble together. We hadn't crossed over or anything lately, so when Finn called and told me we needed to meet up, I was out the door in a flash.
I wasn't surprised we were meeting up though, oh no. Weird things had been happening to me lately. For instance- Charlie would call me Amy once in awhile; I would talk in a British accent for a few sentences, then go back to talking normal. For couple minutes, I even thought Charlene's name was MJ.
But the weirdest thing of all was that, every now and then, I would get the urge to steal something. And that scared me.
Charlie hadn't said anything since we started for Frozen Marble. She had that look on her face that I hadn't seen since a couple days ago. The look that said she was taking apart everything with her mind, and then putting it back together.
I was so busy watching her that I didn't notice the man talking on his cellphone, or the fact that we were about to run into each other. Or maybe I did notice.
Even though I knew I should sidestep him, Charlene's eyes locked with mine, telling me to run into him. So I did.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, sir." There was the British accent again. "I didn't see you coming."
While the man was distracted by picking up his cellphone and apologizing to me, MJ- I mean Charlie- brushed past him, looking like a normal person on the street.
But I knew her better than that.
I hurried to catch up with her, my brown hair swishing behind me.
"How much did you lift?" I asked, out of breath.
"Oh, just his wallet."
I gave her a look.
"And I might have accidentally taken the wedding ring he just bought."
"MJ! You've been watching him this entire time, haven't you?" My British accent didn't seem so weird anymore.
"Oh come on, Amy! Did you really think I was admiring the view?"
Was I sure my name wasn't Amy?
"No, of course not, but I didn't know you were coming up with a plan to steal from a man who was just passing on the street!"
MJ held up the ring for me to see, and I suddenly wasn't very upset anymore. I grabbed the ring and slipped it on my finger, admiring it.
"You always did like jewelry more than I did." MJ said, rolling her eyes at me.
Suddenly, I had no more questions about everything that had been happening to me.
I knew exactly who I was.
My name was Amelia Garfield.
I had come to Florida from my home, Britain, to steal something very valuable with my friends.
I was very good at making people trust me.
I could make any man fall head-over-heels for me.
I loved shiny things.
I was a thief.
Maybeck P.O.V.
I was sooo confused. I just sat our usual table in the middle of Frozen Marble, when Willa and Charlene walked in.
I couldn't help it- my gaze focused in on Charlie. She wasn't wearing what she usually wore, all she had on was a black T-shirt, black pants, a gray jacket, and black sneakers.
Her golden hair was pulled up in a high ponytail. Her beautiful, golden hair...
"What do you think you're doing, Elijah?"
"Huh?"
"Why are you sitting in the middle of the room? It's almost like you want to be seen!"
"MJ's right, you know, you shouldn't be out in the open, it's not good for meetings."
When did Willa get a British accent? And when did she get so hot?
I hadn't realized until now what she was wearing- a strapless red sundress, red heels, and jewelry everywhere. She had her hair curled- something you didn't see often.
And don't think I didn't notice that her dress ended quite a few inches above her knees.
Just because I don't like her doesn't mean I'm not blind.
I wish MJ would wear something like that. Wait- not MJ- Charlene. Right?
I was really confused now. I wasn't sure whether the pretty blonde was Charlene or MJ. And why did I get the sudden feeling that Willa's name was Amy?
Before I could contemplate any of this, they each grabbed one of my arms and dragged me over to a booth that was in the back, away from all the other people.
Amy- I was now completely positive that was her name- slid int the seat across from me, and MJ- I was sure that was her name, too- slid into the seat beside me.
And of course I got that tingly feeling that I always got when she was close to me. I think I even started sweating. But she didn't notice.
"Have you seen Henry yet?" Amy asked.
"Um... I don't-" Just then, I heard the bell ring, signaling that somebody had come in.
A red-headed guy walked toward us, winking at Amy.
"Hey, Elijah." He sat down across from me, making sure he was touching Amy.
My name's Elijah? And since when is he the cool one?
Every girl in the room had turned to look at him, giggling and blushing.
And Amy didn't like it.
"So," she said, trying to get Philby's- I mean Henry's- attention, "Do you know why Micheal called us? It sounded pretty urgent when he called me."
This caught Henry's attention.
"Wait, he called you? He only sent me a text message."
I couldn't help but notice the tight grip he had on his glass of iced tea. I guess MJ saw it too, since she was clearly holding back laughter.
"I think someone's jealous." I managed to say before bursting out laughing.
MJ leaned into me and whispered, "When you're jealous, that means you wish someone would pay more attention to you than to someone else, right?"
"Pretty much. You seriously didn't know what being jealous meant?"
"Well, Amy told me what it means, but I didn't really know since I've never felt it."
"You've never been jealous before?"
"No."
With that, she pulled away, telling me she was done talking about it. If there was one thing I knew about MJ, it was that if she made her mind up about something, there was no way in hell that you could change her mind.
So I did the smart thing and let it drop.
Right on cue, the bell rang again, and all four of us turned around to see who it was.
And that's when everything made sense.
We were thieves. I was a hacker. (The computer guy)
Henry was the hitter.
Amy was the grifter.
MJ was the actual thief.
And the guy who'd just walked in was our mastermind.
"Hey, everybody. Glad you all could make it." he said as he pulled up a chair.
MJ sat straight up in her seat, excited. She was so cute when she was excited...
"What are we going to steal?" she asked, getting right to the point.
Typical MJ.
"We," Micheal (Finn) whispered, leaning in to us so we could all hear, "are going to steal the Monalisa."
And with that, he got up and left the ice cream shop.
Typical Micheal.
