Chapter Six

The five got on the plane and sat down near the front. Tootie, Beverly Anne, and Andy on one side, and Jo and Natalie on the other row of seats next to it. "Remember when we were kids and went to Paris for school?" Natalie asked Jo. Jo smiled and nodded. "Yeah, we ran away from that awful head mistress. I tried to get to La' Mount but never did. Didn't you and Tootie meet an author or something?" Jo asked. Natalie nodded. "G. K. Tootie and I helped him with his article, we were hoping he would write another book. And he did, he's written five.' Natalie answered as she leaned back into her seat. Suddenly a slightly bald man in a ugly brown coat bumped into Jo sitting in the isle seat. "Very, sorry.' The man said with a very heavy French accent as he stood up. Jo noticed that the man had a very interesting scar on his forehead. I sort of looked like a ring dent it. The man walked to the back of the plane and sat down near the one of the "exit" doors. Jo looked down in her lap and found a folded note. Jo quickly opened it. It read... Polniaczek and Ramsey, When you get to Paris, meet me at La' Roger cafe to discus the ransom money. Come alone, and I'll be watching. Don't bring any weapons. P.S. I wasn't a good idea for you to bring your little friends along.

Jo slowly got up and started to walk down the isle of the plane to try and find Bryan. She found Bryan in the seat behind her. She sat down in the seat next to him and casually put to the letter in his lap. He opened it, and read it. Then he leaned over. "Are you going to go?' Bryan whispered. Jo leaned over. "Why are you asking? Of coarse I'm going. I can't just leave Blair in Paris, if that's where she is." Jo whispered back. Bryan was about to whisper something else but then Tootie came and sat next to Jo on the isle seat. "Jo you're being way too obvious. Get up and go to the restroom so everyone will think that's where you were the whole time.' Tootie whispered. "What? Oh, never mind. I'm going back to my seat now. Watch the bald man with the scare in the back of the plane." Jo and Tootie casually got up and sat back in their seats.

When they had landed the plane, they took a taxi to a cheap hotel near La' Roger cafe. "I'm really tired so I'm just going straight to my room.' Jo said as she left the rest of the gang in the tiny hotel restaurant. When she had gotten to her room, she heard a noise that was coming from the inside. Jo slowly took out her tiny black gun out from the inside of her coat pocket. She opened the quickly, and found it was only Bryan. "Bryan, how did you get in here?" Jo asked as she put her gun back into her coat pocket and shut the door. He grinned and as he pulled a key out of his pocket and dangled it in her face. "Why do you even have a key to my room?' Jo asked as she gave him a look. He shrugged and then walked to the huge window in the wall. He picked up a bar of soap on the dresser and then threw it at the window. It shattered on the floor, then they found out it wasn't a window. There was a small room behind the glass. "Oh, no reason." Bryan answered. Jo stepped into the small room and examined a video camera that was set up in front. "Ok, Bryan. I have to admit. I would of never found this one out. I can't believe the scar psychopath was spying on us!" Jo said as she dissembled the camera. "I can't tear this one wire!" Jo said as she tried to tear it. Bryan reached over her shoulders to try and help her. He froze just as he realized what position he was in. "Um, here let me try." He said nervously as he tore the wire. He took his arms off of her, and walked to the other said of the room. Just then, they could hear noises coming from outside in the hall. Jo quickly took a sheet and covered the whole in the wall. In came Tootie, Natalie, Beverly Anne, and Andy. Just as Tootie stepped into the room, she bit her lip nervously. "Jo, who's this?" Natalie asked. Just then Bryan put his arm around Jo. "I'm her boyfriend. I heard she was coming to Paris, so I decided to come and visit her." Jo looked over at him and gave him a nervous smile. "Jo, you never told us that he was coming. It's so nice to meet you. I'm Beverly Anne, this is Natalie, and this is my son Andy. And you are?" Beverly Anne asked as she shook his hand. "I'm, um, uh, Michael. Yeah, Michael Peterson. I've missed my Jo so much. I couldn't live another day with out her." Then Bryan said as he laid one heck of a kiss on Jo. She pulled back. "That's my Michael. Didn't you say you had to go somewhere, honey?" Jo asked as she pushed him near the door. "Yeah, well I'll see you later. Nice meeting all of you!" Jo pushed him out the door. "So, he's pretty cute." Natalie said as she sat on the bed. Jo nodded. "Like I said before, I'm tired. So will you guys leave please?" Jo asked as she opened the door. Everyone started to leave. Jo grabbed Tootie's arm before she left. "This is just great. I got the control freak for a boyfriend. Now he's going to be following us around like Peppy Le'Pu." Jo said. Tootie put her hand on Jo's shoulder. "We'll make it. Hang in there." Jo nodded and shut the door after Tootie left.

TO BE CONITNUED