Chapter 3

As the yellow hue filled the room and the sun beams lit the minute partials of dust floating past the window Kelly stirred. She could feel the warmth of Belle next to her and the dead weight of her arm across her torso made Kelly smile. "Good morning Fritton" Kelly said as she pulled the now barely sleeping Belle towards her. Annabelle snuggled into Kelly's neck, her nose stroking the skin while she kissed the small groove where the elegant Kelly's neck met her collarbone. "Good morning" she sighed. As both girls came properly back to full consciousness they both lay silently contemplating the turn of events. "I'm sorry Kelly – I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable last night just when you needed to come back to the place you call home" Annabelle tailed off.

"St Trinians is the closest thing I have ever had to a home Belle but it wasn't the school I was thinking of when I came back– it was you". Annabelle felt her eyes being drawn to Kelly's hypnotic lips.

"Are you flirting with me Agent Jones?"...

"Why yes I am Miss Fritton".

Annabelle blushed as she looked back at Kelly's eyes "good".

Brushing her hair and looking back at Kelly lying on top of the single bed they had shared the night before the St Trinians Head Girl glowed.

"So will we go and see what inedible treats are in store for us in the dining hall? It's Saturday, the girls won't have destroyed the offerings yet – it's still too early for many of them to be up"!

"Look Belle – I have something I need to tell you. I'm in some real trouble.. Not the usual scrapes. I uncovered something Belle and I'm in real danger and by coming back here I will have put you all in danger too. You can't tell anyone I'm here. I just need to rest for a couple of days and then I'm going have to sort this thing out".

"Kelly you're scaring me".

"I don't mean to I just had to see you and ... I shouldn't have come".

"Please don't say that – I've missed you so much".

"I've missed you too but this isn't AD1 with their knickers in a twist – this is real and it's big Belle".

Belle paused not wanting to appear to trivialise the trouble her friend said she was in. "Listen" Belle said in a serious tone "I'll go down stairs and get supplies and we can haul down in here until we can come up with a plan to help you". With that Belle smiled a reassuring smile, picked up a large rucksack from by her wardrobe and left.

Kelly lay back on the bed. She hadn't felt like this since leaving St Trinians. It was the first time she felt that despite everything that was happening things might actually work out for her. Closing her eyes she felt the weight fall from her body and she was back asleep.