Sorry I haven't updated in awhile I've been writing the first couple of chapters of a new story I'm writing, 'Unforgettable Adventure'. (go check it out!) anyways, here's chapter 14. It's gotta little introduction thingy at the beginning. :P
-At a night club somewhere in L.A.-
Lillie Parker stormed out of the club fuming. She had just gotten into a fight with her boyfriend. Again. It had gone badly, for him at least. He is now her ex-boyfriend. Lillie walked unexpectedly into a private room where her friend told her Nathan,her boyfriend, would be and caught him with another girl doing - well, you know. She had poured her drink all over him, telling him it's over. She smiled at the memory of the shock on his face.
She was now walking down the sidewalk, alone, in L.A., and not to mention at 3 in the morning. She wrapped her thin jacket tighter around her body. The streets were pretty much abandoned so it was really quiet. The click-clacking of her heels echoed loudly off the buildings.
Lillie paused for a second and decided it would be a good idea to go back to the club. She was planning to get a few of her friends to walk home with her. As they say, safety in numbers.
An odd feeling swept over her as she began walking the other way, some human instinct that told her someone was following her. Her pulse quickened and she felt the adrenaline rush. Too scared to look back she sped up, eventually running.
To her horror, one of her heels broke and she crashed to the ground. She scrambled to get back up, but a strong force pushed her back down. A gloved hand appeared in front of her face trying to cover her mouth. Lillie managed to let out a horrible scream before a sharp needle was stuck painfully into her arm leaving her unconscious. Too bad no one was around to hear it.
I stood looking out the window, watching as Sunday afternoon turned into Sunday evening. Beautiful pinks and oranges painted the sky. The sun was retiring for the day, the moon taking its place. I yawned sleepily. I had just woken up. I love being on my weekend schedule, able to sleep all day and stay out all night. Tomorrow was Monday though, the beginning of another school week. I hate school. Have I told you that before?
Yesterday, about half an hour after we found Sue, she was returned safely to her parents. I have to admit, the was one tear-jerking moment. We never found the guy who kidnapped her. Poor kid, probably scarred for life. We - Mick,Beth, and I - had confronted the police with the issue of this kidnapper. Now they were on the job of searching for this guy. So are we. That note I found on Sue had proven that he wasn't going to stop at Sue, and we couldn't just sit back and let that happen to another girl. So now this case is going to consume most of our time, which means less time for personal things, like,let's see, Nick or Josef.
I glanced over at the clock that hung on the wall across from the door, next to a painting I got a looong time ago. I've acquired some pretty neat things over time. But anyways, the clock read 6:37. I'm supposed to meet up with Mick and Beth over at Mick's, as usual, at 7 o'clock. I grabbed my coat and keys to my car and walked out the door.
Almost an hour later, I finally made it to Mick's. Traffic was killer.
"You're late." Mick commented as I walked in the door, not bothering to knock.
"Traffic." I replied briefly and shrugged my coat off, then threw it on the back of the couch where Beth sat.
He nodded in understanding and handed me a folder,"Guess what."
I took the folder and opened it frowning. A picture of a girl was paper clipped to a piece of paper with info on her. Name: Lillie Parker; Age:19; Sex: Female;Missing since:Saturday night, one day ago; Last Seen: A night club called Pulse. Lots of other stuff was included but listing it here would take all day. I read it all quickly, memorizing every detail. I sighed and handed it back to Mick.
"How're we supposed to find her?" I asked.
Beth handed me an envelope,"This was found at her apartment."
I was shocked and scared at the same time to see my name was written on the front of the envelope, how did he know my name? I opened the envelope and pulled out the small slip of paper inside. I read it quietly and quickly:
I've got Lillie, you better come fast
hurry up or she won't last
you've got til the sun reaches the sky
if you don't make it she will die
I'll be sure to make it painful and slow
c'mon you better get up and go
now here's what you've got to do
come find her or I'll find you
she's hidden away safe and sound
very near holy ground
It was another stupid riddle from that psycho. This one was a lot scarier than the others, though. Especially that one line, Come find her or I'll find you. I was a little shaken by that, but I'm sure I could take him if he decided to come after me.
I guess Mick didn't think so.
"Kate, you'll be protected and watched 24/7. We can't let this guy get to you." he said firmly.
"No way," I said stubbornly," I can take care of myself Mick, I may look young and weak, but trust me, I'm much, much stronger than I look. Plus, I want this crazy guy to come after me. That way we can get him."
"No." said Mick. It was his turn to be stubborn,"We're not gonna use you as bait."
Beth piped up,"Yeah, Kate. This guy, he could be a vampire. I mean, probably not, but it's better not to take risks, right?"
"Wrong." I said getting annoyed,"I'll be fine! This guy is not a vampire, trust me. We would of found twin holes in that other girl's neck if he was."
They both looked unconvinced,"Even if he's not a vamp he could still know about them, he could stake you or something when you least expect it. It could happen, Kate. All you gotta do is stay with one of us. We'll be working this case most of the time anyways, so it's not like we'll be butting into your personal life." Mick said.
Ugh, I give up. This is an argument I cant win. "Fine." I said with a sigh,"but, when you said 'stay with one of us' did you mean you or Beth? Well, no offense Beth, but uh, it wouldn't be any safer with you than being alone."
Mick smirked,"Not me or Beth. Me or Josef."
"Oh, ha ha." I said and rolled my eyes.
"So who do you choose?" Beth questioned.
I opened my mouth to say Mick, but then again..."Josef."
"I knew it." Mick said with another smirk and Beth smiled.
"Oh, please." I said rolling my eyes, again. It's become quite a habit around these guys,"I'm only picking him so you guys can have some alone time when we're not working."
"Whatever you say, Kate." Beth said slyly.
"Shut up." I said. Of course I knew it was a lie too, but I wasn't about to openly admit it to them.
A few hours later, we had gotten a few addresses of some churches in areas that would be a good place to keep someone captive. You've probably caught on that in the note where the guy said something about her being near holy ground he meant a church, at least, I hope you already knew that. If not, don't quit your day job to become a detective.
We were all ready to go check out these churches when Beth got a call from her boss telling her she had to cover a story on some fire downtown, so we delayed our trip. After Beth left it was boring. Mick's kind of a boring guy sometimes. But don't tell him that. I decided I'd leave after I actually dozed off talking to him. On my way out, Mick reminded me that I had to stay at Josef's place and I sighed.
Once I got there I knocked on the door. A maid opened it and greeted me.
"Is Josef here?"
"Yes, Miss,"she replied and when she decided I wasn't a threat she added," right this way."
I followed her quietly. I had to take longer strides than usual to keep up, she was walking pretty fast. Finally she came to a nice,big,thick, locked door and I immediately took it in as Josef's office. She knocked timidly and when the door opened automatically she stuck her head in,"Mr.Konstantin, someone is here to see you."
I heard his voice easily when he spoke,"Thanks Brenda, let her in."
He probably smelled me right when I entered the house. I doubt he would have let anyone else in that quickly without seeing who they were.
The maid opened the door all the way and held it open until I walked in, then closed it.
"Hey..." I greeted uncertainly, I wasn't sure how he felt about me since the last time I saw him.
"Hey. I just got a call from Mick. He said I'm supposed to watch you til they find that kidnapper." he said and smiled,"This should be fun." Obviously he's gotten over our last encounter.
"You're not mad at me?" I asked a little confused.
He shrugged,"I don't dwell on the past."
I smiled and walked closer to his desk,"OK then," I said and leaned on his desk crossing my arms,"How's it going?"
"Pretty good, now that you're here."
"That was sweet Josef." I said surprised.
"Don't get used to it." he said and smirked.
"Ah, there's the Josef I know and love. Wait - I mean. The Josef I know. Not love. Heh." I stammered my face turning red with embarrassment. God, I'm losing my grip, that always seems to happen around him.
He smirked once again,"You love me, huh?"
I rolled my eyes,"I didn't mean to say that, Josef." I said," I don't love you, or like you in any way. In fact, I dislike you." I said that to him and to myself. I don't like Josef...right? Or do I? Hmm.
"Lying is bad for your health." He said getting up from his chair and walking closer to me.
"My health? Josef, I hate to break it to ya, but I'm dead." I said imitating his smirk.
He took a step towards me, but I walked around him towards the door. Before shutting the door I turned to him and smiled,"Bye, Josef." I said and walked out.
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