"That was quick." Jack remarked
"No kidding." Annie said she went to answer the door. She welcomed her new friends.
"Hi Annie, were are Molly and the Bell's?" Sarah asked.
"They should be in the kitchen." Annie said she motioned for Amanda to go to her room. In the room Fi was typing away on her laptop.
"Sup Fi?" Amanda asked hopping onto Annie's bed. Fi looked up and smiled.
"Nothing just chatting."
"With who?" Amanda asked now looking around.
"Some friends from out of town."
"Hey Mandy have you heard about the vampire wannabe going around?" Annie asked.
"Yeah what about him?"
"Do you think it's true? I mean that he's a vampire?" Mandy picked up a doll that was on Annie's shelf.
"Well…" She paused. "I think it's just some one who thinks he's a vampire."
"But don't you think the victims are weird?" Fi asked.
"What do you mean?" Amanda put back the doll.
"They're all between the ages of seventeen and twenty one and all are single. There is no one over that age. And it's not just one person. I read that…"
"There are at least two murders a night at the same time. You know three were found in three different places of the city last night." Amanda broke in.
"How'd you know that? I haven't heard that."
"I do work at the PD, you tend to hear things when you're there." She said turning around to face them. "If what they say about the victims in true then I don't think you two have anything to worry about…" Her voice trailed off.
"What?" Annie asked. Amanda was staring out the window very intensely Annie went to her side. "What is it?" Annie asked about looking over her shoulder.
"Nothing, I just saw a shadow. Probably a cat or something."
"Does Sarah know anything about the accident today?" Fi asked changing the subject. Amanda was still starring out the window. Her eyes narrowed, she moved closer.
"I don't know, she came by to ask some questions." With out warning Amanda left down stairs, Annie and Fi looked at each other then followed.
Down stairs Sarah was talking with everyone when Amanda interrupted.
"Sorry to intrude, but I need to talk to Sarah." Sarah smiled at everyone and fallowed Amanda out. Annie and Fi walked into the room, Molly looked at them and they shrugged. A few seconds later Sarah came back in.
"I need to get going. Sorry to run out like this. Molly, Mr. and Mrs. Bell go by the station tomorrow take the kids too." Sarah followed Amanda out they drove off with out waiving good by.
*~*~*~*The Next Day*~*~*~*
"You know Fi is getting really curious." Amanda said to Sarah that morning.
"Really?" Sarah asked pouring coffee.
"Yeah, when they were here I saw her looking around in my
room. I think she saw my shirt from the
pervious night."
"You better do something about that.
You know what happens when people stick their noses in where they're not
suppose to."
"I know. I'll keep an eye on her. I'll also tell Ryan the same, Annie's getting curious too."
"If they do something. You know what to do." Amanda nodded and drank the last of her coffee. "Now come on we need to get to work." Sarah said going to the door.
Later at the station Amanda met up with the group and led them to Sarah's office. From the corner of her eye she saw Fi slip into the corner where the confidential files were kept. She smirked to her self. She opened Sarah's door where they were greeted.
"I'll be right back." Amanda said. They others didn't seem to notice Fi was gone.
When Fi slipped out unnoticed she crept into a room. She looked around; it was dark so she had to trust her eyes. She went to the first cabinet, it read. "Homicides." She opened it and looked threw it by date. She found the recent dates and began to pull them out; she felt some one grab her. She screamed as she was forced around. She looked in shock at the face before her.
"What the hell are you doing in here?" Amanda commanded. She took the file from Fi's hands.
"I don't know who you are but you are not on my good side." Fi said trying to sound brave. Amanda smiled; her perfect white teeth glowed in the darkness.
"You better be careful Fiona Philips. Your sticking you nose where it doesn't belong."
"Then why did you give my the disk?" Fi asked.
"To show you what you up against. To maybe knock some sense into you to stay away a mind you own business. Leave this to us and stay out. You are so lucky I was the one the found you in here!" She was now almost touching Fi's nose. She grabbed her roughly by the arm and led her out.
"Ow." She said as Amanda pushed her out of room.
"Come with me." She said pulling her arm. She opened the door and led her in.
"Where were you Fi?" Molly asked as soon as she came in."
"I had to go to the bathroom." Fi covered. "Amanda saw me on the way back at came with me here." She took a seat next her mother.
Annie noticed that Amanda had a bandage around her hand. She looked at Amanda, she looked worried. She went to the window and looked out as Sarah asked her questions. Annie watched Amanda; she noticed many things that she had not noticed before. Amanda had a certain build about her. Not graceful like a dancer, but built like a
petite athlete. She saw the muscle in her arms move when she would move her arms. There was a certain mysterious look to her; Annie began to feel uneasy around her now. She began to see was Fi saw in her the first to day, she realized that she new hardly anything about her new friend. New questions arose in her mind.
"Annie…" Annie snapped back to attention.
"What?" she asked.
"Are you sure you didn't see the car?" Sarah asked. She was quiet for moment thinking.
"It was black, it looked like an old beat up peace of junk."
"Annie how old are you?"
"Sixteen."
"Carrie?"
"Nineteen."
"Fi?"
"Sixteen."
"How old is jack?"
"Seventeen, and Clue." Molly said.
"What does that have to do with anything?" Irene asked. But Amanda didn't answer her question.
"Thank you for coming down here today. That's all the questions I have for you. You can go now." Sarah said. They got up to leave. Amanda turned her head and looked at Fi strait in the eye, it sent a chill down her back. Annie caught this and was a bit surprised by Amanda's behavior.
When they were gone Amanda turned to Sarah.
"I caught Fi in the homicide cabinet with this." She put the file on her desk. Sarah picked it up and nodded.
"They're getting very curious. Annie was looking at you funny just now, they're not stupid, I think you need to tell them."
"I will, when and if they need to know."
