Disclaimer: I do not own Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, or any of the other characters associated with the books. This is merely for entertainment and somthing that I enjoy to do in my free time.
Author's Note: In the second chapter I made a mistake. Duncan't last name is not Calloway. It is, in fact, Thornhart. I am sorry for the mistake and the confusion this may cause.
The next day Nancy, Frank, and Joe got up early and headed over the the mansion to decorate. The party was still a couple of days away, but they wanted to make sure that they had everything done in plenty of time. Bess Marvin and George Fayne were waiting for them when they got there.
"Bess, I'm surprised to see you here." Joe said as he got out of the car. "You do know this place is haunted, right?"
"Yes, I do. But I'm not worried. What can possibly happen in the daytime?" Bess asked.
"If you ask my brother and Nancy that question, they'll probably say a lot." Joe answered.
"What does that mean?" Bess asked, already getting impatient with Joe.
"He just doesn't understand why Frank and I believe in the supernatural." Nancy explained. She turned to George. "Did you get the decorations?"
"Most of them. There are still a few things that we have to get that I didn't have time for yesterday." George said, popping her trunk. "Help yourselves."
They each grabbed an armload of decorations and brought them up to the house. Nancy unlocked the door and they set everything down in the living room.
"I'll go grab the last little bit." Nancy said. "Why don't you start to divide everything up so we'll know where it's going?"
Nancy walked back out to George's car. She reached in to grab the last of the decorations when she felt someone behind her. She closed the trunk and turned and let out a loud gasp. She found herself staring into the most beautiful pair of aqua eyes she had ever seen.
She put her hand on her chest and laughed nervously. "Hi. Can I help you?"
The guy smiled at her. "I was just curious, that's all. I'm Aiden. This was my uncle's home," he said and held out his hand.
Nancy shook it. "Oh, well, I'm Nancy." She found herself not being able to stop staring at him. He was tall and very handsome, with dark, tousled hair, and strong build. Aiden cleared his throat and Nancy saw she was still clutching his hand. "Oh, sorry." She said removing her hand slowly. "So, which uncle do you belong to?"
"Ernest. He was my dad's brother." He glanced up at the house. "So, you planning on a big party?"
"How did you know we were having a party?" Nancy asked. He looked down at the decorations she was holding. "Oh, right. Yeah, we hope so. You should come."
"I think I may have to." He said, smiling at her. "Uh, do you need help with anything?"
Nancy smiled back at him. "We can use any help that we can get."
"Nancy!"
She looked up to see Frank walking towards her. "You okay?" he asked when he reached her.
Nancy nodded. "I'm great. I was just talking to Aiden. His uncle was Ernest Calloway."
"Nice to meet you." Frank said holding out his hand to Aiden. "I'm Frank Hardy."
"Nice to meet you too." Aiden said, shaking it firmly. "I was just offering Nancy some help."
Frank looked at Nancy to see her smiling at Aiden and felt a pang of jealousy. Snap out of it, Hardy, he said to himself.
Frank forced a smile. "Sure.Come on in. At the rate we're going, we'll be here all day long."
They walked back to the house to find George going through decorations, while Joe flirted with Bess.
"Guys, I'd like you te meet Aiden. His uncle use to own the house." Nancy said.
They each said their hellos and got back to work. Nancy gave Aiden some things that he could do and soon they became engrossed in their work. Nancy and Aiden were working in the foyer. She was standing on the ladder, hanging decorations at various places when she felt the ladder start to wobble. She tried to steady herself, but it was too late. She let out a cry as the ladder gave and she started falling to the ground. She was shocked when she didn't land on the ground, instead, falling into a pair of strong arms. She looked to see Aiden looking at her.
"Nancy, what happened?" Frank asked as he ran into the room. He felt another pang of jealousy when he saw her in Aiden's arms.
Aiden put her down on the ground. "I was trying to hang up some decorations when I felt the ladder give. Luckliy, Aiden was there to catch me before I hit the ground." She explained.
Joe went over to examine the broken ladder.
"Do you see anything?" Frank asked.
"It looks like it was rigged to fall when the right amount of preesure was applied to it." Joe said.
Nancy went over to inspect it. "But how could that be? No one else has been in the house."
"I don't know. I think we need to be extra careful and make sure we check everything before we use it." Frank said, glancing over at Aiden.
"You don't really think that it could be--" Bess began.
"Ghosts?" Joe chuckled and got up from the floor.
"What? They say this place is haunted! Maybe it's true." Bess protested.
"Bess, there is no such thing as ghosts." George said. "Lighten up a bit."
"I think we should call it a day. We've still got a couple of days until the party." Frank said.
"I agree. I know I could use a bite to eat." Joe said.
"You could always use a bite to eat." Bess said.
"Hey, look who's talking!" Joe retorted.
Bess stuck out her tongue in response.
Nancy turned to Aiden as the others left the room. "So, you wanna come with us?"
"Uh, actually, I was hoping that I could take you out myself." Aiden said. "I mean, if that's all right."
"Uh--" Nancy scratched her head and looked in the direction where the other had left.
"You don't have to if you don't want to. I would totaly understand since we just met today and all." Aiden said.
Nancy smiled at him. "Sure. I would love to."
Author's Note: In the second chapter I made a mistake. Duncan't last name is not Calloway. It is, in fact, Thornhart. I am sorry for the mistake and the confusion this may cause.
The next day Nancy, Frank, and Joe got up early and headed over the the mansion to decorate. The party was still a couple of days away, but they wanted to make sure that they had everything done in plenty of time. Bess Marvin and George Fayne were waiting for them when they got there.
"Bess, I'm surprised to see you here." Joe said as he got out of the car. "You do know this place is haunted, right?"
"Yes, I do. But I'm not worried. What can possibly happen in the daytime?" Bess asked.
"If you ask my brother and Nancy that question, they'll probably say a lot." Joe answered.
"What does that mean?" Bess asked, already getting impatient with Joe.
"He just doesn't understand why Frank and I believe in the supernatural." Nancy explained. She turned to George. "Did you get the decorations?"
"Most of them. There are still a few things that we have to get that I didn't have time for yesterday." George said, popping her trunk. "Help yourselves."
They each grabbed an armload of decorations and brought them up to the house. Nancy unlocked the door and they set everything down in the living room.
"I'll go grab the last little bit." Nancy said. "Why don't you start to divide everything up so we'll know where it's going?"
Nancy walked back out to George's car. She reached in to grab the last of the decorations when she felt someone behind her. She closed the trunk and turned and let out a loud gasp. She found herself staring into the most beautiful pair of aqua eyes she had ever seen.
She put her hand on her chest and laughed nervously. "Hi. Can I help you?"
The guy smiled at her. "I was just curious, that's all. I'm Aiden. This was my uncle's home," he said and held out his hand.
Nancy shook it. "Oh, well, I'm Nancy." She found herself not being able to stop staring at him. He was tall and very handsome, with dark, tousled hair, and strong build. Aiden cleared his throat and Nancy saw she was still clutching his hand. "Oh, sorry." She said removing her hand slowly. "So, which uncle do you belong to?"
"Ernest. He was my dad's brother." He glanced up at the house. "So, you planning on a big party?"
"How did you know we were having a party?" Nancy asked. He looked down at the decorations she was holding. "Oh, right. Yeah, we hope so. You should come."
"I think I may have to." He said, smiling at her. "Uh, do you need help with anything?"
Nancy smiled back at him. "We can use any help that we can get."
"Nancy!"
She looked up to see Frank walking towards her. "You okay?" he asked when he reached her.
Nancy nodded. "I'm great. I was just talking to Aiden. His uncle was Ernest Calloway."
"Nice to meet you." Frank said holding out his hand to Aiden. "I'm Frank Hardy."
"Nice to meet you too." Aiden said, shaking it firmly. "I was just offering Nancy some help."
Frank looked at Nancy to see her smiling at Aiden and felt a pang of jealousy. Snap out of it, Hardy, he said to himself.
Frank forced a smile. "Sure.Come on in. At the rate we're going, we'll be here all day long."
They walked back to the house to find George going through decorations, while Joe flirted with Bess.
"Guys, I'd like you te meet Aiden. His uncle use to own the house." Nancy said.
They each said their hellos and got back to work. Nancy gave Aiden some things that he could do and soon they became engrossed in their work. Nancy and Aiden were working in the foyer. She was standing on the ladder, hanging decorations at various places when she felt the ladder start to wobble. She tried to steady herself, but it was too late. She let out a cry as the ladder gave and she started falling to the ground. She was shocked when she didn't land on the ground, instead, falling into a pair of strong arms. She looked to see Aiden looking at her.
"Nancy, what happened?" Frank asked as he ran into the room. He felt another pang of jealousy when he saw her in Aiden's arms.
Aiden put her down on the ground. "I was trying to hang up some decorations when I felt the ladder give. Luckliy, Aiden was there to catch me before I hit the ground." She explained.
Joe went over to examine the broken ladder.
"Do you see anything?" Frank asked.
"It looks like it was rigged to fall when the right amount of preesure was applied to it." Joe said.
Nancy went over to inspect it. "But how could that be? No one else has been in the house."
"I don't know. I think we need to be extra careful and make sure we check everything before we use it." Frank said, glancing over at Aiden.
"You don't really think that it could be--" Bess began.
"Ghosts?" Joe chuckled and got up from the floor.
"What? They say this place is haunted! Maybe it's true." Bess protested.
"Bess, there is no such thing as ghosts." George said. "Lighten up a bit."
"I think we should call it a day. We've still got a couple of days until the party." Frank said.
"I agree. I know I could use a bite to eat." Joe said.
"You could always use a bite to eat." Bess said.
"Hey, look who's talking!" Joe retorted.
Bess stuck out her tongue in response.
Nancy turned to Aiden as the others left the room. "So, you wanna come with us?"
"Uh, actually, I was hoping that I could take you out myself." Aiden said. "I mean, if that's all right."
"Uh--" Nancy scratched her head and looked in the direction where the other had left.
"You don't have to if you don't want to. I would totaly understand since we just met today and all." Aiden said.
Nancy smiled at him. "Sure. I would love to."