The solicitors office was pretty much the same as any other solicitors office; air-conditioned, clean, and a jar of butter-menthols on the receptionists desk. Stephanie took one and went to sit down with her parents.

They sat there a while, but eventually Mr. Fedgewick called her name.

"Well, well. Stephanie. It would appear that your uncle left you many things. Most of them you know about. The royalties, his house, et cetera. But there was one thing that you were not told about."

"What's that?"

"Err, well, the thing is, I don't exactly know. Well, it is here, we have it, but it is in a box, and the box it duct taped."

"Oh, Right." Valkyrie said, feeling suspicious.

"Well, here you go, everything that you now own. Could you just sign here, and here, and your parents can sign here…"

"So, we have an un-marked – though thoroughly duct-taped – box, with strong magical protection, no clue as to what is in it, given to you by a dead uncle, who did not even say he was going to give it to you." He paused. "And you want to just… open it?"

"Pretty much." She confirmed, nodding. "What else should I do with it?"

"Hmm. Yes, well, OK."

"Really?" She asked, surprised.

"Well, as you say – what else would you do with it?"

"OK then. So. Next problem -"

"I resent being called a problem."

"But you are one. Moving on. Howexactly do I open it? I mean – duct tape? Easy. Magical protection? I'm not so good at."

"Well, maybe it is spelled to you. Or your DNA. Either, or. So all you have to do is touch it."

"And how do we know that it won't kill me?"

"We don't"

"Nice to know you care. Really."

"Hmm. Well, I will admit that there are some holes to the plan…"

"Some?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, only one. Technically."

"Oh, my, God – How do I talk to you on a regular basis without going crazy?" She asked, mainly just talking to herself.

"Well… research?"

"I don't think research helps dealing with you. You're sort of one-of-a-kind"

"Well, thank you, but I was actually talking about the box."

Valkyire pushed her eyebrow even further. "How do you research if Gordon left me a box or not?"

"I don't know… notes or something."

Valkyrie thought about this. "Sure." She said, sighing. "Research."

Okay, I'm just gonna leave it there… yeh. That's right. Cause I said so. Anyway… a few things : yes, there have been minimum updates. I know. if you seriously care that I haven't updated in a while… that Is very kind of you. Although, there are much better authors to follow. Seriously.

Anyway, getting back to the minimum-updates… well. Jones. Ianto Jones. From TORCHWOOD!!!

One night, I turned on the tv, and it was some show called torchwood. Whatever, I'll watch it. I think. If tere are any TW fans out there, it was CoE Day4. First ever episode. OMG! So yeah.. then I figured out that every single episode is on youtube.. so … my fanfiction time has been taken up by youtube. Anyway.. I recommend torchwood!

Thanks for all the reviews recently, it makes me feel loved :)

~Annie :P