yay! i updated twice in one day! i really like writing this! only cuz i don't have to think so much, but only copy down lines and change a few things to fit Daa! Daa! Daa! well enjoy another chapter!


Get A Clue

Chapter 7: Reviewing The Case

The sun was beginning to set by time Kanata, Miyu, Aya, and Santa got back to Miyu's house. They sat in Miyu's living room. Santa and Aya were sitting on the couch, Kanata sat on the floor as he typed on the wireless keyboard, and Miyu paced back and forth in front of Kanata.

"Whoa, so Mr. Warren's real name is Samuel Jones?" Santa asked.

"Well, you can't blame the guy for changing his name like that. It's so plain." Aya explained.

"Miyu, could you stop pacing in front of me? I can't read the screen." Kanata told her.

"Yeah. Sorry." Miyu said and sat in the chair next to Aya.

"Hey. Do you think I could change my name?" Santa randomly said.

"Sure. Why not?" Aya agreed.

Miyu rolled her eyes. This dumb conversation would last hours if she didn't put an end to it. "Okay, you guys, let's review today's developments. Now, we saw Miss Spence leave Mr. Warren's—I mean––Mr. Jones's apartment in Brooklyn, where a dubious detective claimed to be 'on the case.' Mr. Gold was seen in Miss Penny's apartment. And some homeless guy was wearing Mr. Warren's jacket." Miyu make a funny and confused face at her last sentence.

"That is so bizarre." Aya said. "Oh, what was Miss Spence wearing?" She asked totally changing the subject.

"It was hard to tell." Miyu said as Kanata gave the two girls a weird look.

"Excuse me." He said. "Who cares? Can we continue?"

Aya scoffed. "Whatever."

"Go right ahead." Miyu told him.

"Okay. We don't know what Miss Spence was doing at Mr. Warren's apartment," he said, picking up at Miss Spence, "but even I'll admit…"

"Let's not forget she had an argument with him the day he disappeared." Aya interrupted. "Totally fishy."

"Yeah." Santa agreed.

"My thought exactly, Aya." Miyu agreed as well. "Now, this detective, it was…"

"What's wrong with him?" Santa asked.

"Well, nothing really. He was just sort of creepy." She explained. "And he dressed way to flashy for a detective."

"You know, Cameron Diaz dressed pretty flashy in Charlie's Angels." Aya told them. Santa laughed at her and Kanata gave her another weird look.

"Aya…" Miyu said looking away. She was at lost for words. "That was a MOVIE!"

"Okay, it looks like Mr. Gold is somehow, uh… involved with Miss Penny?" Santa spoke up.

"But just the other day, Mr. Warren broke her heart." Miyu brought up.

"And then, she threatened him." Kanata added.

"Juicy, isn't it?" Aya commented with a smile.

Kanata thought for a moment. "Maybe Mr. Gold and Miss Penny conspired to get rid of Mr. Warren."

"But what's their motive?" Miyu asked. "I mean, just because Mr. Gold was at her house doesn't mean that…"

"With his arm around her." Aya added.

"Mm-hm." Santa agreed, nodding his head.

Miyu thought for a moment. "He was jealous."

"But how do we explain this homeless guy?" Aya asked. She just couldn't understand that fact.

Miyu shook her head. "I don't know, but there can't be more than one hideous Aussie coat like that in New York City." She explained.

"Maybe the guy just found it?" Santa suggested.

"No way." Kanata randomly spoke as he moved farther away from the couch and closer to the TV.

"What do you have, Kanata?" Santa asked as the three of them followed him.

"I just ran a search on Samuel Jones, and this came up in The Arizona Dispatch." He explained.

"'Samuel Jones,'" Miyu read, "'a banker, mysteriously disappeared, and there's evidence that he may be dead. Just recently, he was charged with fraud and embezzlement.'"

"'Jones,'" Kanata continued, "'is survived by his mother who resides in Brighten Beach, New York.'"

"Mr. Warren was a criminal?" Aya asked.

"It could just be a different Samuel Jones." Santa suggested.

Kanata scrolled down on the webpage. "I don't think so. Look at the picture." There was a picture of the banker. He was walking outside of the bank where he worked and he looked like a young version of the teacher that they all knew.

"I say we pay Mrs. Jones a visit." Miyu suggested.

"Sure." Kanata said as he looked at Miyu. "I'll work on getting her address."

The days had passed and it was now Friday. Outside Millington school, taxicabs, cars, and people passed the school as the final bell rang. Miyu and Aya were at their lockers gathering their books. Aya was just explaining to Miyu the dream that she had last night. "You should have seen my outfit. It was so cute that everyone stared at me. I wore these adorable back Capri pants this leopard-print T-shirt and these chunky shoes…"

Instead of listening to her friend, Miyu was watching Kanata who was at his locker that was a few lockers down from them. He, too, was gathering his books. "Hmm." She thought. "Maybe I've underestimated Kanata all this time. I mean, there's a lot more to him than I thought. It must be hard for him to go to school so far away from home. And with his mother gone… I don't know what I would do without my mom. But his dad seems like a nice person." Miyu focused in a little bit more to Aya.

"I'd call them your classic Mary-Janes, with thick soles, a Velcro strap and square toes. Your basic pair of Prada knockoffs." She explained.

"He always seems to be alone. I wonder who his best friend is." Miyu thought as she watched him. He closed his locker and began to walk over to them. "I really like spending time with Kanata. O-Oh my goodness! What am I thinking?" Miyu rolled her eyes and looked away from him.

"I got it." He said.

"What?" Aya asked.

"Mrs. Jones's address." He explained.

"Are you serious? How'd you do that?" Miyu asked him.

"I used a little Brooklyn common sense. I checked the phone book. "

"No way." Miyu said.

He gave her a small weird look and played along with her "blonde" attitude. "Way. Yeah, she was listed in the white pages."

Aya looked at the two of them and noticed their closeness.

"I think that we should go now." Kanata suggested. Aya smiled at the offer.

"Okay." Miyu agreed.

"All right. I just have to call my dad. I'll meet you outside."

"Okay." She told him and he walked away.

"I knew it." Aya said as soon as he was far enough away from them.

"What?" Miyu asked, clueless. Aya gave her a look at showed her answer: "You and Kanata."

Miyu scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Oh, come one, Aya this is strictly work."

"You mean, it's working."

"What's working?" She asked, clueless again.

"Oh, you so like Kanata! Why don't you just admit?"

Miyu gave her an angry look and closed her locker. She stomped off.

"Have fun!" Aya called after her.


okay it's time for the adding, deleting, and replacing of scenes!

replaced scene #1: Miyu pacing in front of Kanata. In the movie, Lexy was pacing in front of Jack, but she never sat down until the line "Oh, what was Miss Stern (a.k.a Miss Spence) wearing?"

1st added scene (or shall I say line?) was when Aya was talking about Mr. Warren's real name, "It's so plain." In the movie, Mr. Walker's (a.k.a Mr. Warren) real name was Nicholas Petrossian. Not a very common name.

2nd added scene (or shall I say line?) was "That was a MOVIE!" I knew that Miyu need to say something, but instead of her saying it, she thought in instead.

3rd added scene was the part with Mr. Warren's picture on the webpage. In the movie, they only showed the article, but since Samuel Jones was a common name, a picture was necessary.

replaced scene #2: When Kanata says "I think we should go now." and "I have to call my dad." In the movie, Jack says "after school" notifying that it was the begnning of school, but I'm the writer for this fanfic so I wanted it at the end of school. Besides, it was cuter when Kanata said "I'll meet you outside." Ü

4th added scene was the last line. "'Have fun!' Aya called after her." In the movie, since it was the beginning of school, Jen followed Lexy. But because Miyu was meeting Kanata, Aya stayed behind.

that's it for now! if i have time later, i might just update tonight again! (going for a record of 3 updates in ONE day!:3) if not, you'll see a new chapter tomorrow! bye.