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Mercury Poisoning, Chapter Four. (At long last!)
From: Daniel Cahill iloveninjas at
To: Ian Kabra iankabra at
Cobra, good news and bad news.
Alan got kicked out of the house by Amy, but now placing the mercury somewhere won't help, because he won't be here. So now what?
-Dan
From: Ian Kabra iankabra at
To: Daniel Cahill iloveninjas at
Find a way to let him in. Steal Amy's phone, hack into her email account, let him in if he drops by, whatever.
-Ian.
From: Daniel Cahill iloveninjas at
To: Ian Kabra iankabra at
Amy's going on a field trip two days later. Most of her luggage is already packed.
-Dan
From: Ian Kabra iankabra at
To: Daniel Cahill iloveninjas at
Great. You could text Evan and ask him to meet 'Amy' at your house after she leaves. Just make sure you text in full, proper sentences with correct grammar and perfect spelling, the way Amy would text him.
-Ian
From: Daniel Cahill iloveninjas at
To: Ian Kabra iankabra at
Ok. Did I mention that your email account really, really, sucks?
Also, about the text messaging lessons, what is your answer?
Lastly, I can help you create an email account, jerkface at , want me to do that?
I'll be glad to.
-Dan
From: Ian Kabra iankabra at
To: Daniel Cahill iloveninjas at
My answers are no, no, and no.
-Ian
From: Daniel Cahill iloveninjas at
To: Ian Kabra iankabra at
Sadly, I've forgotten the order of my questions.
-Dan
*****"Touché!" Ian Kabra, the 39 Clues. *****
Dan crept to Amy's bedside in the dead of night and swiped her phone off the bedside table, the way a ninja would. He even added in some karate hand movements and spinning kicks to enhance the effect. Unlocking the screen, the glow of the phone illuminated the room. Panicking, Dan bunched it up in his black shirt (which enabled him to feel more like a ninja), effectively blocking most of the light. He keyed in the passcode (Grace's birthday) and was granted access to her phone.
Amy stirred in her sleep, but did not wake.
Unlike Dan, who had once screamed 'Cherry Garcia' when Nellie disrupted his light afternoon nap. Needless to say, Nellie was rather shocked and accused Dan of having a sugar rush in his sleep (yes, that was possible) as five tubs of the aforementioned food item had coincidentally, mysteriously disappeared from the refrigerator.
Dan, however, had blamed it on the clue hunt sharpening his senses and honing his reflexes. Nellie was still 95% sure it was the Cherry Garcia.
Dan scrolled through Amy's contacts and found the name "Evan." Fingers nimbly moving across the keys, Dan sent a text to Evan.
To: Evan
Meet me at my house three days later, afternoon. Do not reply this text message, just turn up. I repeat, do not acknowledge this message. Just turn up. See you.
-Amy
Then, Dan clicked on the 'send' button. After the message was sent, Dan went to Amy's messages and deleted that particular message from the folder labeled 'sent.'
He then placed the phone back on the bedside table, next to his still-asleep sister, before tiptoeing out of the room.
Er, moving out of the room. Adding in ninja/martial arts movements for good measure, swinging his limbs about wildly in near-pitch-darkness.
Nearly breaking one of Grace's very ancient, not to mention very expensive, Chinese Ming vases.
*****"You may be a dweeb, but you're a wise dweeb." Amy Cahill, the 39 Clues. *****
Two mornings later, Amy stood outside the door, Nellie about to drive her to the airport.
Her luggage was around her, and she was just giving Dan a lecture.
"First of all, I do not want a repeat of the other time, when I came back and posters of Ian were stuck onto my room door, my lavatory door, my cupboard door, my drawers, my wardrobe door and practically everywhere big enough for a poster to fit."
"Yes, sister-san, but you know I only did it because the Cobras were coming over the same day."
"I know! Also, no putting hamsters in my room-"
"Hey, I didn't know they were there! Honest! They just…escaped." Dan said, lamely.
"Whatever. Just make sure that there is no repeat of that or I will personally see to it that a disco will be built on your grave and all Cahills will gather for a night of non-stop partying on your grave."
"Great idea. Get a grave rubbing for me, alright? Sad to say, I already have my funeral planned out, and they don't involve partying. They do, however, involve ninjas."
"I expected that. Finally, do not try to set fire to Aunt Beatrice's hair," Amy said, before adding quietly, "no matter how much she deserves it."
Dan nodded solemnly. "I'll… do my best."
The car horn sounded and Amy clambered into the car, giving Dan one last warning look just as the car drove off. Sometimes, Nellie could manage to drive faster and more recklessly than Aunt Beatrice ever did.
Oh, well, at least he now had three full hours of non-sisterly/au pairly supervision and he had the perfect way to spend it. Let's just say that the first part would involve lots of cherry Garcia.
A/N: WOOHOO! MERCURY POISONING FINALLY UPDATED! First, I would like to apologise for the long wait. It was a horrible bout of writer's block. I wasn't sure where this was going, but now I have it planned out, more or less, apart from the ending… And I can only possibly update once a week because my internet access is very very limited…
Anyhoo, what will the second part of Dan's sister/au pair-free time consist of?
Again, please leave suggestions! Chapter Five will be dedicated to the person whose suggestion I accept! Also, I would like to clear up the fact that I follow the British spelling. It's just that my computer's autocorrect function causes my work to be filled with British/American spelling, so.
Oh, yes, to answer to my AWESOME REVIEWERS:
RoselleAutumnSunrise: Myeah stains are awesome!
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Lapulta J.R.R Cahill: Okay, first, thank you for BOTH reviews. Haha and the day Ian manages to text-talk is the day Natalie insults Prada.
JesseCPK: :D Thanks for all your suggestions. And the compliments. Thanks. I REALLY. Appreciate it.
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ILOVEMySeniorsSoMuch: Yeap. Your sister reviewed. Also, it's about time that you learnt from your sister and admitted that Lucians are so much better than Ekaterinas.
MaddyDell: EVAN WILL DIE I WILL PERSONALLY MAKE SURE OF IT!
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text: he is a bd txtr. Luv ur dan txt, btws.
Evan Tolliver Hater: It's fine, I get carried away Evan-ranting at times. IKR! If only Evan didn't exist! Argh now I'm ranting! :D
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