Chapter 8
Hey there, sorry it took me soooo long, things have been awful! Thanks for waiting patently, here is your reward! A brand new chappie! Oh, and a question, I tried to design the layout of the town so that you could actually picture it, like what roads go where, what intersections there are and where, did I do it right?
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"So, where are we headed?" Lina asked as she leaned back in her seat. She stole a quick glance at the chimera behind the wheel and smiled lightly. "This isn't the route to my house,"
And indeed it wasn't. They had passed her house and were driving through the mall's parking lot.
"My house," Zelgadis said as they emerged from the lot and onto a slightly bumpy trail. "I have to feed Rezo's little play things and get the mail, you don't mind, do you?"
Lina waved it off with her hand. "Don't worry! I still haven't seen your house yet!"
Zelgadis smiled as he slowed to an intersection. He waited a moment before turning to the right and driving down. Lina glanced at Zel quickly.
"Say, can I put on the radio?" She asked, turning to look at him while pulling a few stray hairs out of her face. Zelgadis shrugged, and she dived in. (Not literally! Silly!) She turned the knob till she found something she liked.
They drove until the came to a fork, in which Zelgadis turned right, onto a road called LoN Ct. They went down this road until Zelgadis pulled into the driveway of a nice looking house. The house had a rose garden in front, with a few (Lina fell over at this) Casablanca.
"Casablanca? Where did you get these?" Lina asked as Zel went to the mailbox. "They're super rare! Especially in this area!"
Zelgadis unlocked the door while looking at the mail. He flipped through and stopped at a particular letter addressed to him. It was written in very neat handwriting, and in purple ink.
"What'cha got there?" She asked as Zel turned on the light and led her through the main hallway to the living room. She took a seat on the couch, followed by Zelgadis.
"Heh, I got mail," He said, showing her the letter.
"Who's it from?" She asked, leaning over to see. Zelgadis glanced at the return address.
"New York!" He exclaimed and then proceeded in ripping it open. He pulled out a soft creamy colored paper with the same ink written on it, folded up. Another piece of paper fell out, and Lina picked it. It was a photograph of a young girl with soft brown, almost auburn, hair, deep blue eyes, and a soft smile. Lina handed him the photo and read over his shoulder.
Hey there, bro!
Sorry it took so long, but Mrs. Martina is really tough! How are you and that crazy grandfather of ours? He's not torturing those pour little animals anymore, is he? I swear! You going to take car of that habit for me, aren't you? Oh, call me when you get this! I've got a surprise! Well,
See you! Sayonara!
~Michelle
Lina read it through and looked at Zel. "Bro? Michelle? Zel?"
Zel chuckled and smiled at her. "Michelle is my little sister. She's in New York going through special training for her skating." He explained.
"Skating? She skates?" Lina asked, following him to the phone. He nodded as he punched in a few numbers and waited. Lina leaned over to listen.
"Hi, you've reached my voice mail, but if you leave your name and" The answering machine said, and was interrupted by a young girl who had picked up the phone. "No no no no! I'm here, I'm here! Oh, shut up you stupid thing!" At this point they heard a big smash and the sound of metal be bashed. "I swear it, I spend more money on new answering machines then I do for food! Hi, this is Michelle,"
"Mi, you have always been like that!" Zelgadis said, smiling happily.
"Oh, wipe that bloody smirk off of your face, you big jerk!" Lina heard the voice say, laughing happily herself. "It's great to here from you! How's Amelia?"
"Uh," Zelgadis said, a little surprised. "I wouldn't know, she isn't my partner anymore, and Lina, if you lean any closer you're going to go through me," Lina blushed and leaned back. "So, surprise, what is it?"
Lina tapped the arm of the chair, waiting for Zelgadis to finish to tell her every thing.
"Really? Sure, no problem! Wednesday? 4 o'clock? Okay, I might be a little late, okay. Tell Rezo? You're sure? Okay, see you then, bye." Zelgadis hung up the phone and turned to Lina.
"Well?" She asked impatiently.
"Michelle is coming down for a break!" He said, smiling in a way Lina hadn't seen him smile before. "Next Wednesday, at four!"
Lina squealed and jumped up. "YAY! Wait, I don't even know this kid!"
"Not now, at least. Would you like to help feed the animals?"
Lina stopped and looked at Zel. "Animal?"
"Downstairs, Rezo uses them for his experiments. Michelle hated that, she loves animals, would you like to?"
"Uh, sure?"