The King's Clue

Chapter 10

A/N: Thanks for all the questions! OK, here is the long-awaited Q&A session.

Anna: Hello! Thank you for the questions! How many are there, MsCardinal?

MsCardinal: There are sixteen. Anyways, lets start. Here's the first one, from psychoticbookgirl.

Anna: Psychoticbookgirl! I'm so happy! Oh, sorry. What is the question?

MsCardinal: Have you ever gone bungee jumping? If yes, have you bungee-jumped with a goat?

Anna: [turns slightly green] No, I've never been bungee-jumping. Sorry, but I'm not good with heights. Why would a goat go bungee-jumping? Have you ever been bungee-jumping?

MsCardinal: Me, or Psychoticbookgirl?

Anna: Psychoticbookgirl! I hope she lets me know the answer in a review.

MsCardinal: OK, next question. This is from . Since you're a Janus, what is your specialty? Like is it painting, writing, dancing?

Anna: Hmmm... That's tough. I'm not a specialized as most Janus, but I guess my number one specialty would be music; I sing and play a couple instruments. I also paint, dance, draw, write, and do multi-media artwork.

MsCardinal: Now there are fourteen from LucianWriter77.

Anna: LucianWriter77?

MsCardinal: Yes.

Anna: Wow! Now I'm happy again, because they're great!

MsCardinal: Anyways, here's the first couple. You grew up with the Wizards. Was Cora home a lot? Question number two. Jonah is famous- did you do anything to make yourself famous? Have I heard of you?

Anna: No, Cora wasn't home much. She took me with her when she did Janus missions sometimes, though. I haven't gotten famous because unlike precious Jonah, I didn't want fame to hinder me when I searched for the clues.

MsCardinal: If you haven't done anything to make yourself famous, why is that? Did you not WANT to be famous for something, or did the Wizards make you?

Anna: I pretty much covered this in my last answer. I really couldn't say for sure whether any of them would have kept me from getting famous.

MsCardinal: Does Jonah Wizard smell bad?

Anna: No, unfortunately. I bet more people would dislike him if he did.

MsCardinal: Does he call his parents mommy and daddy?

Anna: No. It would be funny if he did, though!

MsCardinal: How EXACTLY did you first meet Ian Kabra? AKA first laid eyes on. Here is my own comment: I apologize for not having that chapter of my iPod Shuffle Challenge done yet. Sorry. I will write it as soon as possible.

Anna: I saw him at Grace's Christmas party when we were both twelve.

MsCardinal: What is your favorite fanfiction?

Anna: I really like The Great Cahill Race, For Grace's Sake, and What Happens After The Race. W.H.A.T.R. gets a bit random, though.

MsCardinal: How old were your when the Wizards adopted you?

Anna: Five.

MsCardinal: Do you know WHY the Wizards adopted you?

Anna: I know exactly why. Cora insisted that there be a Janus to search for clues other than that fauve Jonah. [rolls eyes]

MsCardinal: Fauve? That sounds like something Ian would say.

Anna: It means beast. And I'm not stuck up like the Kabras.

MsCardinal: You are rich, though. Did you know Ian thought your pants looked expensive that day when you tried to rescue them?

Anna: What happened to answering questions?

MsCardinal: Touchy, touchy. Fine. Do you have any special powers? LucianWriter77 said sorry, that was random.

Anna: No prob! I love being random! Anyways, I guess you're referring to something like mind-reading or super-fast reflexes? No, unfortunately. I do excel at many more artistic activities than my fellow Janus, though.

MsCardinal: Do you know who your parents were?

Anna: Not specifically, but I know I'm Italian.

MsCardinal: Do you remember anything of where you lived before the Wizards?

Anna: No.

MsCardinal: Are you close to your family?

Anna: I'll assume you mean the Wizards. I'm not very close to Boderick, and there is actually animosity [which means dislike] between myself and Jonah, but I'm pretty close to Cora. She didn't realize I was Janus like her, but I am also pretty close to Lan Nguyen.

MsCardinal: This is the last one. Do you have a sweet room at the Wizard's house?

Anna: Yeah, if I must say so myself. It is completely done in 1940's stuff. My curtains are gourgeous.... [stares off into space sadly]

MsCardinal: Are you OK?

Anna: Yes, sorry. I just miss it a lot. Anyways, thanks to psychoticbookgirl, , and LucianWriter77.

MsCardinal: Now the story shall continue! Please review!

Anna: Yes, review!

Surprisingly, Eisenhower kept his word. Anna received no food, while Amy and Ian were given less than before. That was bad. What was worse was that being hungry didn't help their morale. Ian and Amy both gave Anna a bit of their food, but that just ensured everyone was hungry, instead of only Anna. Apparently, Eisenhower could judge just how much food would keep the captives constantly uncomfortable without actually affecting their energy. The day after the attempted escape, Madison Holt opened the door and instructed Anna to come with her. Wondering why they wanted only her, Anna walked at dart gun-point to a room she hadn't seen before.

Inside were Hamilton and Eisenhower Holt. Hamilton looked uncomfortable, while his father was gleeful.

"What do you want me for, Holt?" she asked.

"I'm giving you and Hammer some punishment. You two almost ruined our plan. Both of you will do pushups. Anna does double."

Hamilton swallowed and looked anxiously around the room. "Um... can't I do double?"

"Worried your girlfriend isn't strong enough to do them?" Eisenhower laughed wickedly. "That will make it all the more fun!"

"She's not my girlfriend!" said Hamilton forcefully.

"Just do what I say, and she won't have to do triple."

They began. Hamilton had to do one hundred pushups, so Anna did two hundred. Then came crunches. After doing three hundred of them, Anna was getting tired. She was in good condition, but doing double the exercise that Holt boy did was tiresome.

Eisenhower noticed her lack of breath. "How's it feel, Janus?" he sneered. "The Janus are going down!"

Anna felt like making a scathing comment in reply, but decided that since Eisenhower was deciding how much exercise they did, it would be more prudent to stay quiet. She gave him a disapproving look anyway. Hamilton acted like he was sitting through torture. Hmm... Why is he so upset?

A/N: Thanks again to all the readers and reviewers! Here are shout-outs to the people who didn't ask Anna questions:

..girls: It could be. There will be absolutely NO Jonah/Amy, though. Ugh, how I despise him. What a fauve.

LucianWriter77: Thanks! You're so nice!

EveryOtherUserNameTaken: They made Hamilton lie to Madison and Reagan through the magic of fanfiction. (AKA: I have no idea.) [cough] You're [cough] jealous [cough] of [cough] my [cough] lack of [cough] typos [cough] What? Did anyone hear me say anything? Because I didn't. I had a coughing fit. How could you think anything else? [winks]

Lapulta: Thanks!

I apologize to and ..girls, but for some reason those names refuse to stay in here, even when I add them over and over. Does anyone know why? Profanity filter? (not that those usernames have anything to do with profanity, but it might not recognize the words and therefore assume it is profanity.)

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