PLEASE READ:I am SO sorry that I forgot to mention this before but it will be best if you read my other Tomb Raider stories first. They all lead on from one another and this is third in the series. The others are called PartyFun! and Torn Between Two. Much appreciated. As also, I did say that the third would be the movie Mr and Mrs Smith with Lara filling in for Angelina as Jane but I posted three stories but it wasn't working out for me so I decided to go with this idea. Hope you like it.
The sound of shuffling made Lara jump up from her slumber. She was lying on the couch with the book open on her chest. She rubbed her eyes before looking around.
'Must have fallen asleep.' Lara whispered before she noticed Winston hobbling about cleaning as per-usual. Lara smiled as he looked over at her before she stretched out along the sofa. It wasn't everyday that she was able to simply lie down without someone or something coming over to bother her.
'Lady Croft, would you care for some breakfast?' Winston asked as he wiped down the coffee table.
'Maybe later thank-you.' Lara told him politely. He nodded before proceeding to go about his duties. Lara sighed before placing the book on the coffee table and curling up into a ball. Her eyelids became heavy as sleep tried to reclaim her. She was drifting to sleep when BANG! Lara jolted up to see Zip burst out of his bedroom door a stretch.
'Hey Lara.' He smiled at her once he noticed her looking up at him from the couch. With that, he made his was down the staircase and into the kitchen to grab some breakfast.
'Next time, try not to be so noisy.' Lara called after him before turning over and snuggling into the couch.
'Will do Lara.' She heard Zip call before a serious of clanging and other sounds interrupted her sleep once again. Lara let out a growl before rolling off the sofa and onto her hands and knees. She slowly pushed herself up and let out a yawn. Lara knew that she wasn't going to get any more sleep so there was no point even attempting…especially not with Zip around anyways. Lara looked down at herself and realised that she was still in her pyjamas and flowing night gown. She was comfy so opted to stay in it for a little while longer.
'Best to get some breakfast then.' She told herself before walking over to the kitchen. As she entered, she saw Zip at the cooker and Winston organising the spices on the shelf. Lara immediately went straight for the fridge and pulled out a breakfast smoothie.
'Won't cha be needin' a bit more than that Lara?' Zip raised an eyebrow at her as she leaned up against the counter, drinking her smoothie. Lara simply looked at him and shook her head. She quickly gulped down the rest of the smoothie before tossing it into the rubbish bin and sitting down at the table. Upon seeing her there, Winston immediately picked up his signature silver tray and waltzed over to her.
'Would you care for a cup of tea?' Winston asked as he drew closer to the Lady of the manor. Lara gladly accepted. She placed the freshly brewed cup of tea onto a drink coaster.
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An hour later, Lara found herself back in her bedroom. She immediately headed over to her wardrobe. Pulling out some black shorts, a tight fitting black top and her signature boots, Lara proceeded to get changed.
Once ready, Lara entered the bathroom but suddenly felt uneasy; as though she was being watched. Lara quickly spun round and looked around the room. Something in the corner of the ceiling caught her attention. She hopped into the edge of her huge bath and looked closer at the small circular object. She immediately recognised it as a mini camera. Lara grimaced at the thought of some psycho watching her at the other end of the camera but she couldn't help but wonder who put it there…and why. She attempted to pick it off of the wall but had no luck. Lara simply sighed before deciding to leave it until later when she would get a better look at it.
Walking over to the mirror, Lara proceeded to brush her long hair before tying it back in her signature plait. Quickly washing her face and brushing her teeth, she made her way down to the gym.
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Lara was half was up the climbing wall when the traps triggered. Zip had installed them when she was off on one of her adventures. She smiled as she jumped backwards to avoid being sliced in half and immediately grabbed onto the ledge behind her. Sliding blades caught her attention so she quickly pulled herself up onto the ledge and ran to the other side. Lara quickly looked down before leaping down onto another ledge, she had estimated the jump wrong but luckily she had managed to grab hold of the edge just in time. Her left hand slipped but she managed to lift herself up anyways. Clinging into the level that hung from the wall, she pulled it down causing the wall to slide backwards and reveal secret #1. It was a small gold elephant. As Lara reached to grab it, the floor beneath her began to crumble. Lara cursed as she was not quick enough to grab the fake artefact and fell along with the rest of the rock. 'Ah!' Lara gritted her teeth as she hit the blue safety mat at the bottom.
'Failed at getting the first one but there are three others. Let's do this.' Lara told herself before jumping to her feet and diving into the small pool. She pulled the underwater level down and quickly resurfaced. She looked up to see two of the ledges lower. Lara smiled before pulling herself out of the pool and running over to one of the ropes. Quickly grabbing hold of it and pulling herself up, she leapt backwards and grabbed hold of one of the wall ledges. Shimmying along, she finally reached the monkey bars. Leaping backwards and twisting midair, she grabbed hold of the monkey bars. She felt her grip slip slightly so she hurried along the bars before she slipped. Placing her feet on a wooden block, she made a running jump onto a swinging block. She heard a grinding sound beneath her. Lara knew she had to think quickly. She quickly studied her surroundings before her eyes lay upon a bar. Jumping forwards, she narrowly grabbed hold of it before looking back over her shoulder. A set of spikes jumped up from where she was last standing.
'That was too close for comfort.' Lara gasped before swinging her legs back and forth until she was acrobatically performing stunts on the bar. She smiled to herself before letting go and flying forwards. Lara steadily landed on the ledge in front of her. Breathing deeply, she grabbed hold of the ledge above her before leaping up and grabbing hold of another ledge. Luckily she had remembered to lower these ledges otherwise she would have had to start all over again…something she really didn't want to do.
Shimmying sideways, she finally reached her second destination. Letting go of the ledge and falling down to the one beneath her, she quickly grabbed hold of the second fake artefact just as the ledge began to crumble. Lara knew that she didn't want to fall again so she jumped backwards and grabbed hold of a swinging trapeze. She couldn't get to the third artefact from there so she steadied herself and dropped to the floor. She gracefully landed and rolled to finish. Lara looked at her sore hands before opting to leave the third one until later.
Making her way over to the pool, she slowly dipped in and sunk under, letting the cool water refresh her. Resurfacing, she pulled herself out to come face to face with none other than Kurtis. Lara didn't know what to do or what to say. The two simply stared at each other before Kurtis broke the uncomfortable silence.
'Look, Lara…last night I thought about what you had said and I'm sorry for what went on.' Kurtis told her as he took hold of her hands.
'It's alright. I only want what's best for you and I know that I can get ratty sometimes so I'm sorry too.' Lara smiled at him before pulling her hands from his and walking over to the mini fridge and pulling out and ice cold water.
'By the way, what you just did was pretty impressive.' Kurtis told her as he leant up against one of the walls. Lara simply looked at him as she sipped at her bottled drink.
'But you should be more careful. I saw you fall. I don't think you would want that happening in the field would you?'
'Nope.' Lara put as she finished off her drink. Her muscles were tense from that intense workout which bugged Lara. She didn't like being all tensed up, it was really uncomfortable.
'Well, I'm heading to the shower.' Lara said as she passed him and left the gym. Kurtis followed her back into the main hall before walking over to Zip who was obviously playing some sort of computer game.
Lara quickly ran up the stairs before entering her room and into the bathroom. That's when she remembered the camera on the wall.
'I am not showering with that thing watching me.' Lara whispered to herself.
'Now what?' Lara asked aloud. She signed before looking around the bathroom. Her eyes fell upon her toothpaste. She smiled as an idea crept into her mind. Walking over to the sink and picking up the toothpaste, she made her way over to the bath, stepped onto it and squeezed some toothpaste out and into the mini camera. Happy with herself, Lara jumped down off of the tub, placed the toothpaste back down by the sink before stripping herself of the sweaty clothes that were sticking to her body. Turning the shower on, she stepped in and let the hot water run down her body, loosening her muscle and letting her relax.
Two chapters in one day, I hope you liked this one. More activity for Lara here. Please review. How am I meant to know if I'm doing a good job or not? Not one person has reviewed yet and loads of people have viewed this story. How am I supposed to know if you like it? Please review, it won't take you 5 minutes.