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This chapter is a little short but I updated on Monday so this will be it until next Wednesday. Just a reminder that I will always update once a week on Wednesday and I will rarely update twice in a week. Don't forget to read and review.
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Chapter 9
Corina waited for about twenty minutes in her human form before she left the back gym. As she walked down the hallway, she began to notice that the gym was eerily silent. Corina continued to walk and made her way to the front desk. She walked by and saw that Trista was nowhere in sight. She rounded the desk to head for her friend's office but before she could reach it, a figure appeared at the desk. She turned to see who it was and was startled to see the thief standing at the front desk. Corina hid all of her shock from her face and eyes and with a forced smile, turned to help him. "May I help you, sir?"
"Yes, I was wondering what classes are being taught this time of year?"
"Well, I'm sorry I can't really answer that. I only work here as a part-time instructor. The owner should be back any minute. Hold on let me see if she is in the back office." Corina put her hand on the door knob but kept her eyes on the kid. He was just wearing plain black pants and a gray t-shirt. He kept his obvious eyes covered by a pair of sunglasses, which she gave a questioning glance to keep up appearances. She slipped through the door and entered her friend's office to find no one. Corina became nervous for Trista, especially with the thief outside. As she left the office she slipped her knife to the top of her gym bag just in case she needed to draw it suddenly. "I'm sorry, sir, I can't seem to find her right now. You can wait here or you could come back tomorrow. I'm sorry for all of this trouble but please come back. If you would like, I can write down your name and your contact information so someone can call you regarding your questions."
With a smirk on his face, he turned around and looked behind as he walked "Oh that's ok, I left my calling card on the desk there."
Corina immediately looked down to see a slightly glowing queen of spades. She leapt backwards and ducked into Trista's office and slid under the desk before it exploded. When the smoke cleared, Corina ran out of the building and down the hall to try to catch the thief. She looked through the glass door to see if any of her enemies were waiting to ambush her. Seeing nothing that could pose as an immediate attack point, Corina slid her dagger out of the bag and hid it in her waistband of her pants. She placed a nervous hand on it and stepped into the cold night. "Come out, you asshole. I know you're out here. Where is my friend?"
"Oh, she's safe. She is just tied up at the moment." Gambit slipped out of from behind a car and stepped forward. Corina did not back down for appearances this time.
"Who are you and where is she?"
"Just a thief and your friend is in the equipment locker."
"What is the point of you doing this to the gym?"
"I told you to stay away or you could expect trouble."
Corina was able to continue her act and refused to let him know who she was. "What are you talking about? I've never seen you before in my life. What are trying to pull?"
"Come on, I know that you are the fox. There is no use hiding it."
"The what…? Listen kid, you have the wrong person. I don't know what you are talking about."
"If you say so." With a slight tone of amusement in his voice he walked to a waiting motorcycle and rode into the night. Corina turned suddenly and ran back into the building. The explosion triggered the fire sprinklers but the fire alarm was not going off. Luckily, the water stopped any of the flames from causing any problems and Corina was able to get a terrified Trista out of the equipment closet and out of the building. She returned Trista to her home which was only five minutes away and explained that she would send someone in the morning to drive her to work because her car was still at the gym. Trista had calmed down on the car ride home and was able to move around her house once she got in. Corina apologized for all the trouble she had caused and promised to not return with Wanda. Trista did not seem to upset by the problem but was disturbed about her confinement with in the locker. Corina left and traveled home once Trista was able to settle down.