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Chapter Six-Lady Courtney's Intervention

Up in the living world, things weren't going so well since Gwen's disappearance. Ezekiel stood outside by the Stoss' carriage, coughing as horribly as ever. Duncan stood by the window, wondering where Gwen was.

Wherever she is, I hope she's okay.

"Duncan, come away from the window!" Heather called. Duncan obliged and walked over to his and Gwen's parents, who were drinking tea in the living room.

"Oh, I'm sure she'll be back shortly!" Blaineley tried to assure the Libertines. Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"Enter." Alejandro called. The door opened and Courtney walked in, looking as pompous as ever.

"Ah, Lady Courtney!" Heather said. "I trust the room is to your liking?"

"Thank you." Courtney said, a simpering smile on her face. "You're a most gracious hostess." Her smile suddenly disappeared as she walked forward. "Which is why it pains me to be the bearer of such bad news." She leaned closer to Alejandro, who gave her a confused look. Courtney snapped her fingers and Beth walked in.

"Would you care to repeat tonight's headline for us?" Courtney asked. As a force of habit, the bespectacled girl rang her bell, causing everything to rattle as she shouted

"Hear ye, hear ye! Gwen Stoss seen on the bridge this very night in the arms of a mystery man! The dark-haired tempter and Miss Stoss slipped away into the night!" She then stopped ringing her bell and went to a normal tone of voice as she said "And now for the weather. Scattered showers with a..."

"Enough!" Courtney shouted, dropping her calm, collected persona for a second. She quickly composed herself again, though, and dismissed the short girl with a wave of her hand.

"That will be all."

"Mystery man?!" Blaineley said in shock. "She doesn't even know any men!"

"Or so you thought." Courtney purred. She walked over to the doors to leave.

"Do call for me if you need my assistance, in any way." This last part she said with a meaningful look at Duncan before making her exit.

"Good heavens Alejandro, what should we do?!" Heather moaned dramatically, pulling herself out of her chair.

"Fetch my musket!" Alejandro said fiercely.

"Oh Chris, do something!" Blaineley panicked, genuinely concerned for her daughter's life. Chris stood up and walked over to the other man.

"The town crier probably just had a slow news day!" He insisted, grabbing away Alejandro's musket as Justin handed it to him. "You know how it is, you need a little something to cry about!"

"Regardless," Alejandro started, "we are one bride short for the wedding of our son! Not to mention the...financial implications." This last part he said mostly to himself, looking off to the side with a nervous look.

"This will be a most scandalous embarrassment for us all!" Heather cried.

"Oh, give us a chance to find her!" Blaineley begged her. "We beg of you! Just give us until dawn!"

"Very well." Heather agreed. "Til dawn."

A/N: Damn you, Courtney X( Sorry this is so short, review anyway, please.