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"I have never seen Am this cheerful," Mikaela watches Ambrielle bounce out the door, giving goodbyes to her and Rory. Ambrielle was off to spend a just a girls day out with Abriella. Roren ended up going on a trip with Creighton to buy supplies for the inn. Both girls smile. They were happy that Ambrielle had found new meaning to her usual life.
"Well," Mikaela props her feet up on the couch, "what do we do now?"
"I haven't the slightest idea," Rory sits across from her.
"I mean we both have the day off-Oooh I know!"
"What?"
"We could go spy on the boys."
"Really? Seriously? That's all you got?"
"You got anything better?"
"Well, no but-" Rory is cut off as Mikaela heads up to her bedroom to change out of her pajamas.
"Aw, c'mon," Mikaela calls down, "it be fun. Besides, maybe we can learn a little about what happen on the camping trip since neither party is willing to talk to us."
"Maybe," Rory follows her up, "but I hate being such a sneak."
"Oh you might find something interesting besides that," Mikaela laughs, "and if they find us, we'll just say that we were bored and wanted some company. Not too much of a lie, now is it?"
"True," Rory sighs, "fine. Just let me to go change."
The girls changed into comfortable clothes. Mikaela manages to swipe Rory's car keys off of her before she had the chance to get into the driver's seat. Rory makes noise, which Mikaela tells her that she couldn't in case she backed out of going up to the McGregor castle. The red head slumps in her seat as the Canadian drives the small car up the dirt road.
"I doubt we're going to know much just by spying on the boys," Rory rolls her eyes the moment they get out of the car.
"I bet we will," Mikaela snickers.
They manage to pull up to the gates only for Mikaela to take a small road around the castle. Rory blinks as the car was mildly hidden in the bushes. Mikaela gets out, motioning her to follow. The red head sighs, getting out of the car to follow her. Rory ponders Mikaela's sanity as she finds a back door leading into the castle.
"Okay," Rory stops her, "how did you know all of this was here?"
"I got bored," Mikaela doesn't look at her, "and I was avoiding Enrique."
"Creeper."
"I am not!"
"Just be quiet and follow me," Mikaela pushes Rory through the doorway. It was a small secret hallway. Mikaela proceeds to tell Rory that Mrs. McGregor was the one who told her about the secret passageways, leading all through the castle. Rory notices just how dusty and dark it all was but she didn't mind. It felt like an adventure. She bumps into Mikaela's backside. She stop right outside a door. The door creaks open, leaving enough room for the girls to squeeze.
"Where are we going?"
"To the pool."
"Why are we-" Rory spots the indoor pool. She's nearly seen as Mikaela grabs her to drop down.
"We're spying, remember?" Grey eyes flash at her, whispering through clenched teeth.
They get closer, spotting that all three were dress in their swimming trunks. Rory had to all but push Mikaela off her balance to get her to move. Rory comments about Mikaela and her attraction to boys to which the dark haired girl grabs the red head to drag her closer.
They managed to find a huge pile of pool toys near an open exit. It was good enough cover and good enough to have an escape route.
"Oh my," Mikaela drools over them, "who knew beybladers had such hot bods."
Rory chews on her lip, thankful for Mikaela's eyesight now trained on the boys instead of her. She felt her face warm up. She had seen the boys without their shirts on before but...
Damn hormones!
Her blue eyes gaze back up at Robert who was sitting on one of the lounge chairs while Johnny stands nearby. Enrique was currently half in and half out of the pool. It sounded like they were talking about some movie they had just seen. Rory rolls her eyes.
No matter if they were European aristocracy, boys will be boys.
"They just saw that new movie," Mikaela whispers to me, "and of course they're talking about the women."
"Well duh? We talk about those guys in the movies the same way."
"That's not the point!"
"I give up," Rory sighs.
"...no seriously she was!" Enrique gets laugh at by his friends.
"Alright, we get it," Johnny tosses a beach ball at Enrique, sending him into the water. The moment the Italian resurface, he was getting laughter from his two friends. Enrique jumps out of the water, laughing as they continue to talk about the movie.
"I'm getting bored," Rory whispers to Mikaela.
"No you're the playboy of the group. I definitely remember him having just about a different woman in almost every scene," Johnny pokes fun at Enrique.
"Well fine! But you're the hot head pyro who kept blowing things up!"
"What's wrong with that?"
"That it's absolutely something that you would do," Robert leans back in his seat, "you did or still do have the tendency to set things on fire."
"Not much as I use to," Johnny elbows Robert, "I'm starting to learn to be more mature if you haven't notice."
"Oh yes," Robert smirks, "you handled the return from your camping trip in such a mature way, Jonathan."
Enrique snickers as Johnny's face turns red. The girls tried to keep still as possible to overhear what exactly happen. All they could hear was Johnny grumbling and Enrique poking fun at him. Even Robert was chuckling.
"That," Johnny pauses, "is still a mystery to me. I mean Am wouldn't tell me what happen."
"I figured that Rory showing you those romance novels was a bad idea," Enrique laughs. Mikaela gives Rory a look to which the red head shrugs innocently. The Canadian doesn't believe her a second.
"Why were you letting Johnny read romance novels?" Grey eyes flicker dangerously at her.
"Because," Rory chews on her lip, whispering, "I wanted to help him out with Am. I mean, the guy hasn't had much experience with girls and-what?"
"Not so innocent, huh?" A smirk forms on Mikaela's face.
"Kae..." Rory blushes, sending a threaten look to Mikaela who was snickering, "stop it."
"It's funny. It's always the innocent one."
"Just. Stop."
"What was that?" Johnny speaks up as both girls froze where they were kneeling. Rory looks at Mikaela who simply raises a finger to her lips. Rory look like she is panicking as Johnny approaches the pile of pool toys.
One of Johnny's pets, a large Irish Wolfhound come barreling in, barking. Both girls sigh in relief that the boys are distracted by the dog and not them spying on them. Johnny laughs, giving the dog a good scratch behind the ears before the boys pack up their stuff and leave the pool room.
"That was too close," Rory barely has time to wipe her forehead before her arm is caught by Mikaela.
"Let's go!"
"Where?"
"We're going to follow them!"
"Again?"
"How do you not know the importance of spying? Follow until we get the information we need," Mikaela hopes back into her car, with Rory barely making time to get in. Mikaela pulls out her binoculars, spying Johnny's car heading towards the village.
"I wonder where he's going," Kae mumbles with Rory strapping on her seat belt, "I see Enrique with him. Let's hurry and see what those two are going to do down in the village."
"I don't even want to-ACK!" Rory nearly comes face first with the dash as Mikaela backs out and turns around to follow the boys down to the village. A piece of Rory suddenly regretted that moment she had asked Ambrielle and Mikaela to come up to Scotland. But the fact that Ambrielle was now happy during the trip, it didn't all that bad. They hit another bump in the road, with Rory trying to protect her face from the dash.
She suddenly recalled another type she was stuck spying with Mikaela. Rory couldn't be sure what was worse, the trip to Hong Kong or the trip to Moscow.
"Shh, they went into that store over there," Rory realize that Mikaela had park the car just down the street. The dark haired girl motions for Rory to get out as soon as it was clear. The two girls scurry up, trying to find a way to get in without knowing. Rory gets in behind an older couple, walking in as the bell rings. The two girls scurry over to a shelf, hiding as Johnny walks up to the counter.
The woman at the counter serves him as Johnny speaks to her. She nods, before turning around to pick up an package. The girls didn't know for sure what it was but the woman leans forward and gives Johnny a wink. The poor Scot says something but the woman shakes her head, insisting on whatever it was she said was true or a secret.
Johnny sighs, signing for it before turning away from the counter to talk to Enrique.
"...what? She thinks that we're..."
"...this is so embarrassing. And with you of all people!"
"Pssh," Enrique smirks, "please. You would so be uke for me."
Mikaela and Rory lean away from the conversation, staring at each other. The two girls nearly break out into a loud laugh. The two try their best to keep it together. Tears run down both their faces.
"I would not! It be the other way around!"
"Uh uh."
"Yes it would, cause I'm the manly one. You're the not so manly one."
"Hey! What's that suppose to mean? Romans are manly."
There was a pause.
"Really, Enrique? Really? Do you recall what we learn in history class about the Romans?"
"No! Yes! I mean, those weren't the Romans. It was Greeks that, were, very homosexual."
"Right," Johnny chuckles, "sure they were. Just the Greeks."
"I hate you so much right now."
"Uh huh," Johnny sighs, tucking the package underneath his arm, "let's go before the shop lady thinks she needs to offer us a couples therapist or something."
The two girls manage to escape through another door as someone was coming in. The two couldn't keep it together as they came around the corner. The two boys had already gone in the car and left.
"Oh. My. Gawd." Mikaela pounds her fist into a wall, "that was hilarious! I never thought they would have a conversation like that."
"Me neither."
"But that is a tough question. If they were...like that. Who would be uke?"
"Hmmm," Rory pauses, "wait, are we actually having this conversation?"
"Yes, we are."
Rory laughs, "I wouldn't be so sure which one. They're both...how do I put this...seme? Well, not sure about Johnny. But Enrique is definitely seme."
"How would you know?" Dark eyebrows look suspiously at Rory.
The red head gives her a look, "do you think I'm honestly that stupid to do anything with Enrique?"
"Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry."
"Jealous?"
"No."
"Liar."
Both their phones go off, vibrating. The two girls realize that they had been text while they were inside the store. They were too busy giggling and laughing to know that Robert had tried to text them to see if they wanted to come over.
"Aw, we can still call and see if they-" Rory stops pouting to see more of that look in Mikaela's eye.
Rory lets out a sigh, "back to the spying."
"Yes, back to the spying. Let's go, my sidekick!"
The two girls race back to the car. It didn't take long to get back up to the castle, hide the car again, and make it around the secret passageways. The girls tried several rooms before stopping at one at the library. A tapestry was hiding the door, thus making it easier for the girls to spy. It turn out that library was exactly where the three would be at. Mikaela puts a finger to her lips as the boys seem to be having a serious conversation. At least, their tones sounded like it was serious.
The girls get very quiet to overhear.
Both freeze.
The boys were talking about them.
"How is she doing?"
"Fantasic," Enrique grins, "though as much time I rarely spend with my mother, I can't get Am away from her. I'm just glad to see both Am and my mother happy. I haven't seen my mother smile since..."
"We know," Johnny chuckles, "I'm happy to. First time I seen her smile like that in a long time."
"You'll be fine Johnny," Enrique smirks, "though you know if anything happens-"
"How do you do it? You go from being a cuddly friend to crazy big brother in a matter of moments? I'm not going to do anything to Ambrielle. I wouldn't want to hurt her ever despite my urges to when she leaves for Canada to go camp out in Mikaela's front yard and beg her to stay in Scotland."
Rory blinks, realizing how familiar those words are. Her eyes look to Mikaela who was listening and watching. Her facial expression was unreadable. Rory chews on her lip. It seem the day for the two to go back seem to be getting closer and closer. Rory never wanted to think about that. She knew just how much heartbreak that would cause.
"You would," Enrique's voice softens.
"Have you...talk to Kae yet?" Mikaela flinches at the sound of Johnny mentioning her.
"Tried to one day," Enrique scuffs his feet against the floor, "I...just want them to be happy. Both of them."
"That's all we ever want for those girls," Robert finally speaks up, having been sitting in the chair, facing away from the girls.
"I hate to see anything end up in a fight," Enrique continues, "I don't want to see Am hurt and I dare not want to see Kae hurt. I know how much she cares about her. She's the closest thing to a sister that Am has. But I want Am to stay with her family."
"Do you want Kae to stay?"
"I would want that, but I couldn't find the nerve to ask her again. Especially if things between you and Ambrielle go anywhere good. I want her to. I want her to stay, just so I could see her all the time."
A warmth is felt in those words.
Rory's eyes glance at Mikaela, unsure what her friend was thinking. Her grey eyes were a mixture of emotions, impossible to see if Kae was feeling anything remotely loving for the Italian or that she was upset about the fact that Ambrielle might stay.
"You're such a sap," Johnny chuckles, "what about you? Has she figured it out yet?"
"Figured what out?" Robert was the one being asked the question.
"That those phantom romancing tips that Oliver gave you are working? That Rory doesn't know those messages and flowers are from you?"
Mikaela hears Rory gasped.
The boys didn't hear it as Mikaela covers Rory's mouth with her hand.
"I...no, she doesn't.
Mikaela rolls her eyes.
She does now, you dipshit.
"Have you thought about what you're going to do? I mean, how long are you going to not speak her about the way you feel?" It was Enrique's turn to ask questions.
"I don't know," his voice drops, "it's just so hard. I keep thinking I'm brave enough to face her. I still have this idea that she wouldn't be attracted to me in any way. I know about that Phineas guy."
"Forget about him, " Johnny rolls his eyes, "he's nothing. He's all show. You need to tell her some day."
"I know," Robert sighs, "I...it's just been harder since she kiss me. All I get is why she did it. I know she's such a sweetheart and would do anything for us. I keep thinking it may have had a double meaning."
The Canadian gives Rory a look.
In the shadow of the dark passageway, she couldn't tell if Rory was blushing or not.
Did the kiss that Rory gave Robert have a double meaning?
Mikaela knew Rory used to have a crush on him a long time ago but soon gave up on it. Ambrielle had no idea that Rory had. Mikaela found out by accident when she came across something Rory had written down in a journal. She didn't mean to peek. It was just there. Mikaela had been the one to close the diary before Am could find out Rory's secret.
"Double meaning?" Enrique asks though Johnny look like he knew something but wasn't going to say anything.
"Do you think she ever had or has liked me?"
Johnny opens his mouth when he hears something. The Scot pauses, only to hear the familiar groans of the castle settling. He shrugs it off, trying to find the best way to answer Robert's question. He knew Rory use to like him. He wasn't sure if she did or not. The poor girl gave up because she thought Robert wasn't the type of guy to fall for her.
It made his heart break for the girl who he called 'sister'.
Mikaela turns to ask Rory if Johnny knew when she realize that the red head was gone. Mikaela finds her curled up in the car, looking away from the dark haired beauty. The Canadian opens her mouth to say something but decides last minute not to.
"Let's go home, " Mikaela whispers to her, driving the path down to the inn.
When Ambrielle came home, she couldn't find either of her friends to fill them in on her day with her mother. Mikaela was currently outside, staring up at sky left to her thoughts while Rory was locked away in her bedroom.
There was a lot about to change in their lives.
They just didn't know when it was going to be bad or good.