Airplane

"The plane will be landing in 5 minutes." The flight attendant's voice came through the speaker system installed in the entire plane. "Please buckle up your seatbelts, stow away…"

"Great," Nellie said sarcastically. "Only about half an hour till we meet your dreaded family."

"We know," Amy and Dan groaned in unison.

Dan had gotten the window seat. Nellie was in the aisle with Amy in the middle.

"Look," Nellie whispered in Amy's ear. "If that Cobra kid bothers you, just let me or Fiske know and we'll take care of it. Okay, kiddo?"

"Yeah," Amy said. "And can you stop calling me 'kiddo'? Please?"

"Okay. I guess I should stop calling you kiddo. You've grown up a lot since this whole fiasco with your crazy relatives started." The way Nellie said it had really sounded sincere.

"Yeah," Amy mumbled under her breath. "Yeah."

They drifted off into silence. Dan was eating chips, Nellie was listening to her iPod, and Amy was just thinking.

You got to get it together, she thought.He is a big egotistic jerk. No, a big rich, selfish, snobby, stupid, egotistic, jerk. He is worthless to you. She was proud of herself. She had told her self that she had gotten over him, so many times in fact, that she was sure she had. And with that she turned towards the window and waited for the plane to land.

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IAN'S POV

"Great. Just great," I said. "Now we're getting blackmailed. They want us to meet them in some Stacy Park in St. Louis only for some stupid alliance. It's probably from the Ekats."

"Um…" Natalie said.

"Not now, Natalie, can't you see I am venting?" I said, very annoyed. "I hate Ekats—hate them. Then again, I….."

"Um, Ian?" Natalie said a bit louder this time. "I think…"

"Natalie Kabra! Can't you see this is not a good time?" I was so annoyed right now. I mean my own sister being so rude. "As I was saying…" I started again.

"IAN KABRA, CAN'T YOU JUST LISTEN INSTEAD OF GOING OFF LIKE AN IDIOT!" I was surprised that that voice her. Wait, did she just call me an idiot.

"What?" I demanded.

"There is a giant M on the corner. Don't you know what that means?" She made it seem like it was obvious. Well, it was.

"Madrigals?" I sighed.

"Yes."

"Oh, great. We're dead." I finished the conversation and left the room.

I called our private pilot to pick us up. Natalie and I were ushered into the plane before we left. I spent the whole flight thinking about Amy.I just feel so sorry for leaving her in that cave. If I could go back in time… that would be the one moment I wish I could change. I want her to trust me again. I am going to get her to trust me again, even if I have to set her up. My thoughts were tossed around in my head as I fell asleep.

NATALIE'S POV

This is terrible. We're being black-mailed. I mean if they wanted money we could give it to them. But no, they're forcing us to meet them. They will probably kill us.

I saw Ian sleeping in a chair. He was snoring pretty loudly. He only does that when he was dreaming about Amy.

That girl had no style. She wears a t-shirt, jeans and a jacket almost every day—probably everyday. She's such a disgusting pheasant. I don't see how Ian can care about her in the slightest bit. She didn't even seem to like him at all. Then again, maybe her hate is for mother. Isabel had been harsh to me and Ian.

But I still can't believe she is gone. I can't wrap mind around it. She was murdered. What surprises me most is that it had nothing to do with the hunt. Earlier in that year, Isabel had sued a lady for everything she owned. Lucians always win, and it was no different that time. Mother had won, so the lady poisoned the our mother while we were dining at a restaurant. It was very upsetting at the time, but all the same, I couldn't help feeling relieved. Isabel's death released us from the pressure of the consequences of failing the hunt.

Only the top Lucians—including us—knew that Isabel is dead. I bet we could use that to our advantage. My mind was a buzz as I started to dose off.

~AN

Ok sorry for another short chapter but I had so much homework and I am exsusted. I said I would acnolage some people so here we go. For the brain teaser I have... Misguided Star, Nixiestix 97, Xosummerbabyox97, FanFictionFan302, only 4 people got it right. Like 10 people actually did the math. And thanks to Fanfictionfan302 and Emralgreenlove for adding this to favorites.

BRAIN TEASER

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Same rules as last time. Plus there is a BONUS question.

BONUS

What came first the chicken or the egg?