Lara slowly opened her eyes and jumped at the clicking sound of a lighter
opening. "Hey," Kurtis said from behind her. Lara growled and turned around
to face him. He was standing by the door, leaning against the wall, and
smoking a cigarette in her room.
"Put that out. No smoking in my house."
"Fine, guess I'll go outside then." He pulled himself away from the wall and walked out. Lara sat up.
She sighed, "Shouldn't have let him stay." *He has to be so damn attractive, doesn't he* Trying to push thoughts of Kurtis out of her head, she went to take a shower.
Kurtis put his cigarette out and walked inside the same time Lara came down the stairs. Larson came out of the library, Lara just looked at him. "Arr," Larson said. "Arr, morning to all ye. Ye be hungry; did any of ye make ye breakfast?" Kurtis raised an eyebrow.
Lara said, "Larson, why are you talking like that?"
"Ye be a pirate. Does ye have a problem with that? Arr."
"I don't think pirates say 'ye' that much. Plus, you're confusing me with it, so stop."
"Arr, ye can't stop. Today be Thursday, so ye has to be a pirate, arr."
"I didn't say you could stay here so get out! NOW!"
"But ye want to hang out with ye, arr."
"No, get out!"
"Lara, Lara," Kurtis said clicking his tongue in a tsk tsk fashion. "You're not very hospitable are you?"
"I have an idea, why don't you both get out!"
"I know you want me to stay. Admit it."
"Please, your attempts to hit on me are so pathetic and annoying. Kurtis, you have to be gone by morning. Larson, get out." Kurtis walked away leaving the two of them to argue. He ventured off into Lara's room. A fireplace, a balcony, a connecting bathroom, and some door with a lock by it. He stood on the balcony and looked out onto the backyard. A training course was set up with a brick wall to block it from the rest of the world.
"This is some place you've got here," Kurtis yelled to her. He heard her come up behind him.
"Why are you in my room?"
"Hey, I'm just looking. What? You think I'm going to steal your underwear or something?" Lara shook her head, not amused. "I'd rather take the girl."
She smiled, "Well, the girl would have to shoot you first. Tell me, what happened to you when you took on Boaz?"
"My little secret. Was a tough recovery though. Bitch did a number on me. Got her head chopped off for it too. You sure Eckhardt is dead?"
"Yeah . yeah. I imagine some one else'll try to take over the world in their own little way again, however."
"We can always stop them too."
"I prefer to work alone."
Kurtis scoffed, "You needed me back in Paris. I had the two shards."
"I didn't need you, you just happened to be there with the items I needed."
"Yeah I had them. You needed all three to kill Eckhardt, Lara. I had them and knew exactly what to do. You'd probably still be in that situation if you 'didn't need' me." They stood in silence for a minute.
"Ok," Lara finally said, "fine. I needed you because you had the shards I needed."
"Let's drop the subject. Why are you so against the fact that I'm in your house?"
"I like being alone. Sleeping alone, working alone, and living alone." *Though it would be nice .*
"I'm not staying forever."
"I know that. You just- I don't know. Just shut up about it, ok."
Kurtis sighed and said, "Fine. I'll be gone by morning. You wont hear from me again." *You'll be after me within a week at the most with my plan* He walked out into the hall where he saw Larson with his goons dressed like pirates. They were huddled in a circle on the floor.
"Ok pirate goons, this is what ye all going to do," Larson said. "The treasure is somewhere in this house and all ye-" They stared at Kurtis until he left. "All ye have to find it. Or ye'll make ye walk the plank."
They all said, "Arr," in response.
"All ye will search the house, arr. Except ye, ye will search Lara's room, arr. Now get ye asses going." They all ran off and Larson headed into Lara's room. "Arr."
Lara sighed, "Larson please, leave me alone."
"Arr, what be ye problem?"
"Larson, if you're suppose to be a pirate, why aren't you dressed like one?"
"Arr, ye be head pirate. Ye doesn't need to dress like one."
"Tell Kurtis to come back in here." Larson walked downstairs by Kurtis.
"Arr, the Croft lady wants to see ye."
"You mean me," Kurtis said.
"Arr."
"Ok then." When Kurtis disappeared into Lara's room, Larson went outside. He climbed up to one of Lara's windows with his goons down below to catch him if he fell. Kurtis went behind Lara, putting his hand on her shoulder and sliding it down.
Lara pushed him away and growled. He laughed, "You didn't seem to mind the last time I did that. Before I stole your guns. So, what did you want?"
"I'm sorry, ok. But you need to quit. You're getting on my nerves and soon I'm going to kill you."
"That's not much of an apology. Why don't you just admit that you need me? You know you do."
"Kurtis! Give it up!"
"No you give it up, Lara! I'm sick of this shit; I'm not trying to pick a fight with you! But you just have to make a huge deal out of everything I say! I'm sorry, but if you're gonna be a major bitch to me, then forget it, I'm leaving tonight."
**So much arguing. ^-^ It gets better, I promise. Oh yeah an d I know that was a few chapters back, but I hope no one gets offended about the butler calling Lara a nigger. It's not meant to be taken like that.**
"Put that out. No smoking in my house."
"Fine, guess I'll go outside then." He pulled himself away from the wall and walked out. Lara sat up.
She sighed, "Shouldn't have let him stay." *He has to be so damn attractive, doesn't he* Trying to push thoughts of Kurtis out of her head, she went to take a shower.
Kurtis put his cigarette out and walked inside the same time Lara came down the stairs. Larson came out of the library, Lara just looked at him. "Arr," Larson said. "Arr, morning to all ye. Ye be hungry; did any of ye make ye breakfast?" Kurtis raised an eyebrow.
Lara said, "Larson, why are you talking like that?"
"Ye be a pirate. Does ye have a problem with that? Arr."
"I don't think pirates say 'ye' that much. Plus, you're confusing me with it, so stop."
"Arr, ye can't stop. Today be Thursday, so ye has to be a pirate, arr."
"I didn't say you could stay here so get out! NOW!"
"But ye want to hang out with ye, arr."
"No, get out!"
"Lara, Lara," Kurtis said clicking his tongue in a tsk tsk fashion. "You're not very hospitable are you?"
"I have an idea, why don't you both get out!"
"I know you want me to stay. Admit it."
"Please, your attempts to hit on me are so pathetic and annoying. Kurtis, you have to be gone by morning. Larson, get out." Kurtis walked away leaving the two of them to argue. He ventured off into Lara's room. A fireplace, a balcony, a connecting bathroom, and some door with a lock by it. He stood on the balcony and looked out onto the backyard. A training course was set up with a brick wall to block it from the rest of the world.
"This is some place you've got here," Kurtis yelled to her. He heard her come up behind him.
"Why are you in my room?"
"Hey, I'm just looking. What? You think I'm going to steal your underwear or something?" Lara shook her head, not amused. "I'd rather take the girl."
She smiled, "Well, the girl would have to shoot you first. Tell me, what happened to you when you took on Boaz?"
"My little secret. Was a tough recovery though. Bitch did a number on me. Got her head chopped off for it too. You sure Eckhardt is dead?"
"Yeah . yeah. I imagine some one else'll try to take over the world in their own little way again, however."
"We can always stop them too."
"I prefer to work alone."
Kurtis scoffed, "You needed me back in Paris. I had the two shards."
"I didn't need you, you just happened to be there with the items I needed."
"Yeah I had them. You needed all three to kill Eckhardt, Lara. I had them and knew exactly what to do. You'd probably still be in that situation if you 'didn't need' me." They stood in silence for a minute.
"Ok," Lara finally said, "fine. I needed you because you had the shards I needed."
"Let's drop the subject. Why are you so against the fact that I'm in your house?"
"I like being alone. Sleeping alone, working alone, and living alone." *Though it would be nice .*
"I'm not staying forever."
"I know that. You just- I don't know. Just shut up about it, ok."
Kurtis sighed and said, "Fine. I'll be gone by morning. You wont hear from me again." *You'll be after me within a week at the most with my plan* He walked out into the hall where he saw Larson with his goons dressed like pirates. They were huddled in a circle on the floor.
"Ok pirate goons, this is what ye all going to do," Larson said. "The treasure is somewhere in this house and all ye-" They stared at Kurtis until he left. "All ye have to find it. Or ye'll make ye walk the plank."
They all said, "Arr," in response.
"All ye will search the house, arr. Except ye, ye will search Lara's room, arr. Now get ye asses going." They all ran off and Larson headed into Lara's room. "Arr."
Lara sighed, "Larson please, leave me alone."
"Arr, what be ye problem?"
"Larson, if you're suppose to be a pirate, why aren't you dressed like one?"
"Arr, ye be head pirate. Ye doesn't need to dress like one."
"Tell Kurtis to come back in here." Larson walked downstairs by Kurtis.
"Arr, the Croft lady wants to see ye."
"You mean me," Kurtis said.
"Arr."
"Ok then." When Kurtis disappeared into Lara's room, Larson went outside. He climbed up to one of Lara's windows with his goons down below to catch him if he fell. Kurtis went behind Lara, putting his hand on her shoulder and sliding it down.
Lara pushed him away and growled. He laughed, "You didn't seem to mind the last time I did that. Before I stole your guns. So, what did you want?"
"I'm sorry, ok. But you need to quit. You're getting on my nerves and soon I'm going to kill you."
"That's not much of an apology. Why don't you just admit that you need me? You know you do."
"Kurtis! Give it up!"
"No you give it up, Lara! I'm sick of this shit; I'm not trying to pick a fight with you! But you just have to make a huge deal out of everything I say! I'm sorry, but if you're gonna be a major bitch to me, then forget it, I'm leaving tonight."
**So much arguing. ^-^ It gets better, I promise. Oh yeah an d I know that was a few chapters back, but I hope no one gets offended about the butler calling Lara a nigger. It's not meant to be taken like that.**