Whipping a gun out from under his pillow, Kurtis quickly opened his
eyes, finding he was pointing it at Lara. "Morning to you too," Lara said.
He sat up and lowered his gun.
"Sorry, I just knew someone was there, I didn't know it was you," he told her. Lara sat on his legs. "God you weigh a lot." He put his hands up in defense before she hit him. "I was kidding. So, did you talk to Glen yet?"
"No and I really don't want to."
"There's a shocker. . Were you happy to see me last night?"
She hesitated, "Yes very much actually. Were you happy to humiliate Glen?"
"Of course. Are you mad at me for it?"
"No. After the way he treated he me, I'd say he deserved it." She jumped onto floor. "I'm going to run my course. See you later." A few minutes after she left, Kurtis pulled himself out of bed. He used Lara's bathroom to shower and dress before going downstairs.
"Uh, morning Nigga Kurtis," the butler said. Everyone (except Lara) was sitting at the dining room table. Kurtis was surprised he had actually gotten up in time for breakfast. He took a seat one chair away from Glen.
"Thanks for getting Lara pissed off at me," Glen said.
"Always a pleasure," Kurtis shot back.
"Do you know how she really feels about you? She told me all about you. I know what you want from her. She knows it too. You've got nothing to offer her. You live in an apartment in Utah. How do you support yourself? I doubt you have a job."
"All right, I don't know what you're trying to do, but now would be a good time to shut the hell up. Plus, she's not like you. She loves me; I know she does. She just doesn't like to show it. She hasn't admitted it to herself yet."
Glen shook his head and said, "If you honestly believe that . you don't know Lara." Lara's mom and the butler followed Larson into the kitchen. "Do you ever wonder why she's 'never admitted it?' Because she doesn't love you; you just keep pressuring her to say she does. Did you ever think of that?" Kurtis clenched his teeth together. He didn't know if he could keep from hitting the bastard. "Obviously you haven't. I didn't think someone like you could put two and two together." Glen was instantly knocked to the floor.
"Don't start with me. I don't care about what you have to say or your opinion. I care about what happens to Lara. What she really thinks. Not you." Glen got to his feet and hit Kurtis in the jaw. Kurtis shoved him against the wall.
"Larson," Lara's mom whispered. "Now would be a good time to go and get Lara." Larson just looked at her. "Which means go! NOW!" He went through the kitchen door leading out to the course. She had just started it over again when he came up to her.
Kurtis hit Glen in the side of his face with his right hand, cracking the skin open with his ring. He then jammed his fist into Glen's stomach and hit him over the head to get him down. Lara caught his arm before he could land another blow. "Kurtis," Lara said gently. "Stop." He saw the worried look on her face and gave Glen one last swift kick into his side before walking away. "Larson, you and my mom help him. I need to talk to Kurtis."
"Yes, sir," Larson said, giving her a salute. Lara rolled her eyes and walked away. She found him in her room, standing by the fireplace. He was looking at an old picture of her and her family when she was little. It wasn't in a frame; the edges were wearing.
"Kurtis, are you alright? What happened?"
Kurtis ignored the question and asked, "How old were you when this picture was taken?"
"Uh, six or seven- Kurtis, answer me. Are you ok?"
". No, something's bothering me." He turned around to face her. "Am I pressuring you to say you like me? I mean, without it actually being true?"
"No, you're pressuring me to admit it to myself sooner than I'd like to," she said with a smile. He smiled back at her. "Is that what you were two were fighting about?"
"Something like that." He grabbed her arm and pulled her toward him. "You're worth fighting for. Especially since I know I can win." He leaned in to kiss her and she moved away from him.
"Sure you can," she said with a sarcastic tone. "And I'm going to marry Larson."
"Well, make sure you inform him of your future plans together."
"Oh, shut up."
Kurtis looked out the window for a minute. "Hey, I have an idea," he said. "Your training course. I'll race you to see who gets it done first. What do you say?"
"Hmmm . Ok, you're on. Do you want to practice first since you've never been through it before?"
"No, I'm sure I can do it without practice."
Lara scoffed, "Don't be so sure of yourself."
Glen was in his room, talking on his cell phone. "Gunderson? She wont go anywhere with me voluntarily- but I can get her to you," he whispered into the phone.
"You had better. We need the male out of the way," Gunderson said.
"That should be reasonably easy. He can't be that much of a threat. I can take him out with no problem."
"You idiot, stop boasting. He's part of the Lux Veritatis. Of course he'll be a problem. Not to mention he was born with more advanced skills than any of the ones we've come across. The sooner you bring us the Croft girl, the sooner we can get rid of them both."
"What about Karel?"
"Karel will soon be revived. We have everything we need except the male and Ms. Croft. Now hurry up."
"I'm on it," Glen said before hanging up.
It was about eleven when Lara finished her short shower, and came out of the bathroom drying her hair. She got dressed, turn the light off, and crawled into bed. The race her and Kurtis had ended in a tie, no matter how many times they did it over. She was a bit surprised at his skill. Getting through the first time without any flaw was pretty good. Or maybe she was giving him too much credit and it was just too easy. She quickly pulled her gun out when one of the floor boards creaked, but she couldn't tell exactly where it came from. Someone clapped a cloth over her mouth. She could feel herself getting weaker as she fought to get away. She flailed her arms around 'til she finally passed out.
Kurtis was walking around the house looking for Lara noon the next day. He went upstairs and knocked on Glen's door. No one answered. Instead of knocking again, he kicked the door open. The room was empty. He opened Lara's room door and searched around. He found a chloroformed cloth in her bed. The answer was obvious to him when he found Glen gone. Kurtis growled.
**The next chapter will be my attempt at a more exciting story. I'm nervous, but tell me ow I'm doing!!! Next chapter soon**
"Sorry, I just knew someone was there, I didn't know it was you," he told her. Lara sat on his legs. "God you weigh a lot." He put his hands up in defense before she hit him. "I was kidding. So, did you talk to Glen yet?"
"No and I really don't want to."
"There's a shocker. . Were you happy to see me last night?"
She hesitated, "Yes very much actually. Were you happy to humiliate Glen?"
"Of course. Are you mad at me for it?"
"No. After the way he treated he me, I'd say he deserved it." She jumped onto floor. "I'm going to run my course. See you later." A few minutes after she left, Kurtis pulled himself out of bed. He used Lara's bathroom to shower and dress before going downstairs.
"Uh, morning Nigga Kurtis," the butler said. Everyone (except Lara) was sitting at the dining room table. Kurtis was surprised he had actually gotten up in time for breakfast. He took a seat one chair away from Glen.
"Thanks for getting Lara pissed off at me," Glen said.
"Always a pleasure," Kurtis shot back.
"Do you know how she really feels about you? She told me all about you. I know what you want from her. She knows it too. You've got nothing to offer her. You live in an apartment in Utah. How do you support yourself? I doubt you have a job."
"All right, I don't know what you're trying to do, but now would be a good time to shut the hell up. Plus, she's not like you. She loves me; I know she does. She just doesn't like to show it. She hasn't admitted it to herself yet."
Glen shook his head and said, "If you honestly believe that . you don't know Lara." Lara's mom and the butler followed Larson into the kitchen. "Do you ever wonder why she's 'never admitted it?' Because she doesn't love you; you just keep pressuring her to say she does. Did you ever think of that?" Kurtis clenched his teeth together. He didn't know if he could keep from hitting the bastard. "Obviously you haven't. I didn't think someone like you could put two and two together." Glen was instantly knocked to the floor.
"Don't start with me. I don't care about what you have to say or your opinion. I care about what happens to Lara. What she really thinks. Not you." Glen got to his feet and hit Kurtis in the jaw. Kurtis shoved him against the wall.
"Larson," Lara's mom whispered. "Now would be a good time to go and get Lara." Larson just looked at her. "Which means go! NOW!" He went through the kitchen door leading out to the course. She had just started it over again when he came up to her.
Kurtis hit Glen in the side of his face with his right hand, cracking the skin open with his ring. He then jammed his fist into Glen's stomach and hit him over the head to get him down. Lara caught his arm before he could land another blow. "Kurtis," Lara said gently. "Stop." He saw the worried look on her face and gave Glen one last swift kick into his side before walking away. "Larson, you and my mom help him. I need to talk to Kurtis."
"Yes, sir," Larson said, giving her a salute. Lara rolled her eyes and walked away. She found him in her room, standing by the fireplace. He was looking at an old picture of her and her family when she was little. It wasn't in a frame; the edges were wearing.
"Kurtis, are you alright? What happened?"
Kurtis ignored the question and asked, "How old were you when this picture was taken?"
"Uh, six or seven- Kurtis, answer me. Are you ok?"
". No, something's bothering me." He turned around to face her. "Am I pressuring you to say you like me? I mean, without it actually being true?"
"No, you're pressuring me to admit it to myself sooner than I'd like to," she said with a smile. He smiled back at her. "Is that what you were two were fighting about?"
"Something like that." He grabbed her arm and pulled her toward him. "You're worth fighting for. Especially since I know I can win." He leaned in to kiss her and she moved away from him.
"Sure you can," she said with a sarcastic tone. "And I'm going to marry Larson."
"Well, make sure you inform him of your future plans together."
"Oh, shut up."
Kurtis looked out the window for a minute. "Hey, I have an idea," he said. "Your training course. I'll race you to see who gets it done first. What do you say?"
"Hmmm . Ok, you're on. Do you want to practice first since you've never been through it before?"
"No, I'm sure I can do it without practice."
Lara scoffed, "Don't be so sure of yourself."
Glen was in his room, talking on his cell phone. "Gunderson? She wont go anywhere with me voluntarily- but I can get her to you," he whispered into the phone.
"You had better. We need the male out of the way," Gunderson said.
"That should be reasonably easy. He can't be that much of a threat. I can take him out with no problem."
"You idiot, stop boasting. He's part of the Lux Veritatis. Of course he'll be a problem. Not to mention he was born with more advanced skills than any of the ones we've come across. The sooner you bring us the Croft girl, the sooner we can get rid of them both."
"What about Karel?"
"Karel will soon be revived. We have everything we need except the male and Ms. Croft. Now hurry up."
"I'm on it," Glen said before hanging up.
It was about eleven when Lara finished her short shower, and came out of the bathroom drying her hair. She got dressed, turn the light off, and crawled into bed. The race her and Kurtis had ended in a tie, no matter how many times they did it over. She was a bit surprised at his skill. Getting through the first time without any flaw was pretty good. Or maybe she was giving him too much credit and it was just too easy. She quickly pulled her gun out when one of the floor boards creaked, but she couldn't tell exactly where it came from. Someone clapped a cloth over her mouth. She could feel herself getting weaker as she fought to get away. She flailed her arms around 'til she finally passed out.
Kurtis was walking around the house looking for Lara noon the next day. He went upstairs and knocked on Glen's door. No one answered. Instead of knocking again, he kicked the door open. The room was empty. He opened Lara's room door and searched around. He found a chloroformed cloth in her bed. The answer was obvious to him when he found Glen gone. Kurtis growled.
**The next chapter will be my attempt at a more exciting story. I'm nervous, but tell me ow I'm doing!!! Next chapter soon**