Sorry it took so long to update but I have been away for a few days and I had school, exams and a guy I like I will not see for 3 months so I was a little preoccupied :P but here ya go hope ye like it
Update 7
The wind howled violently outside, it had suddenly started to snow heavily making the snow rise quickly up to the window sills
"looks like a blizzard, better put on the heat," Kurtis said as he looked out the window "Come with me first and I will take you up to your room."
He took the duffle bag and led Lara up a set of stairs and onto a long landing
"I am really surprised." Lara said as she looked around the beautifully decorated landing, it did not seem like Kurtis's style
"Why?" Kurtis laughed "Because of this house? Well if it is, then don't be. This was my father's house as I said, although I did grow up here it was never as grand as this when I was a child. My dad did a lot of work to it."
"So where do you live?" Lara asked
"I have an apartment in the city." Kurtis replied shortly
"Kurtis we should really start looking for information." Lara suddenly remembered Karel at the airport
"Don't worry we will. Just relax, take a quick shower and then we can go look in my dad's study. Well here you are," he stopped at the end of the landing and opened a door. Lara stepped in followed by Kurtis "it's the guest room, my room is down the other end of the corridor on the left." He pointed towards his left then he turned around and left. 'Maybe I shouldn't have said that. Doesn't matter, its not like she noticed what I was doing.' Kurtis thought as he headed back down the stairs but Lara had noticed and she was thinking about whether or not she should remember that piece of information for later.
After a quick shower Lara walked down to Kurtis's room and knocked on the door
"Come in." Kurtis shouted, Lara opened the door and walked into his room. It was obvious he hadn't changed it since he was about 16, the walls were black although you couldn't see the walls because they ,and the ceiling, were covered with posters of Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Clash, Aerosmith, Sex Pistols and many other bands of the 70, 80s and early 90's
'Almost the same taste as me' Lara thought to herself as she looked around the room.
"They are kinda old aren't they?" Kurtis said as he ran his hands through his thick hair.
"Yes, but you have good taste…most of them don't really go together," She smiled at him "Shows you can't make a commitment."
"You wouldn't know much about that either from what I gather. Now lets go to the study." He opened the door for Lara and then followed her onto the landing again.
They walked down the flight of stairs and turned right down a long corridor till the very end where Kurtis stopped and lifted the painting off the wall to reveal a set of keys, he picked them up and replaced the picture then unlocked the door.
As Kurtis walked into the study he immediately smelt tobacco, the door to the study had been shut for so long the smoke had embedded itself in everything, It reminded him of his childhood. The good and the bad parts of it. Mostly the bad as there were more than the good 'Whenever I looked for sympathy or help I could never turn to him, I had no one to turn to. It was always the same "Be a man.", "I told you so.", "You can sort it out yourself." or "Don't be such a child." well I was a fucking child and you could have let me be one.' he clenched his fist in his pockets trying to stop himself from punching a wall.
"So what are we looking for?" Lara asked, oblivious of Kurtis's thoughts and clenched fists
"A map." Kurtis replied but kept looking in front of him at the bookcase behind his fathers desk.
"What kind of map? Be specific."
"I saw it when I was 14, I was sitting here with my dad and he was teaching me about the nephilim. He showed me a map the location of the Libri Veneficus was on there, I remember it clearly." he looked at Lara who was frowning.
"Are you completely sure?" she asked still looking at him.
"Ye of little faith." He rolled his eyes and walked over to the book case then started to run his fingers over all the books until he stopped and reached a thick brown leather book "Tell me Lara, do you know who said 'My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.?"
"What has that got to do with anything?" Lara sighed as she placed her hands on her hips and titled her head to one side as she also raised her right eyebrow, 'Jesus that's makes her even more attractive' Kurtis thought to himself
"Just answer the question." Kurtis sighed as he continued to look at her and think the same thoughts.
"It was Romeo to which Juliet replies 'Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.'."
"Very good." Kurtis replied then took the thick book entitled 'William Shakespeare's plays' and pulled it towards him making the book case slide into the wall. He walked into the secret passage and turned around waiting for Lara.
She walked past him giving him a small sexy smile which made Kurtis return it and raise his eyebrows as she passed. Then he pressed a button trapping them in a dark passage.
"Are there any lights in here?" Lara asked.
"You're not scared are you?" Kurtis teased as he felt the walls blindly for a light switch.
"I just don't trust you in the dark." Lara replied just as the lights turned on but she couldn't see Kurtis anywhere. She spun around and suppressed a sigh as she looked straight into his captivating blue eyes.
"I'm not an 11 year old boy." he purred huskily.
"But you are a boy." Lara replied in a weak whisper as he stepped so close to her that she could see his chest rise as he breathed deeply.
"And you're a girl." He stepped even closer to her so that they were nose to nose.
"That's stating the obvious." Lara sighed and then she turned around and headed for a door at the end of the hallway trying to ignore the feeling in her stomach and the weakness in her knees. She heard Kurtis muttering something under his breath, it was along the lines of "Why did I have to do that now?". Lara turned the brass handle on the door and walked through into the next room.
The whole room was a mess, but it was a mess of value. The whole room was full of ancient texts, maps; gold, weapons and various other ex-inhabitants of temples, all were Lux Veritatus relics.
Lara wanted to avoid Kurtis just for a few minutes so she could collect herself. She manoeuvred her way through the mess over to a glass cabinet and pretended to be fascinated with the objects inside as Kurtis entered the room.
Lara looked inside the cabinet at the silver object that were inside. A small paper sign in the cabinet told her all the artefacts were from Turkey from the mausoleum in Brodrum nothing special really, well to Lara anyway as she had been there herself a few times. She looked over all the pieces and looked over all the information next to them, one caught her eye.
It was a round silver medallion with ancient Persian engravings and dazzling green emeralds on it, Lara was having a problem reading it as she had never learnt Persian. She glanced over at the piece of paper pinned next to it.
"Found at the ruins of the mausoleum in Brodrum. The tomb was built for King Maussollos by his wife and sister Artemisia, it became one of the seven wonders of the ancient world but was destroyed by earthquakes and attacks by the Lux Veritatus during battles with the Nephilim over the years leaving only ruins. Although it is believe to be just a piece of jewellery possibly belonging to Artemisia. It is so much more, it is the key to a Nephilim temple under the mausoleum called Veneficus Fanum "the temple of spells." where they created the Libri Veneficus."
Lara opened the cabinet and carefully took out the medallion and put it in the back pocket of her trousers, 'It will come in handy no doubt.'
"Lara!" Kurtis shouted
"WHAT!?" Lara snapped
"Jesus don't be so aggressive all the time." Kurtis said "I have found the map."
"So where are we going to next?"
"Italy." He pulled open the map then pointed to Italy and a small black spot marked Gaeta where also the words 'Underwater tomb of CYRUS and location of the Libri Veneficus.' were written
"right then lets go back to where we started." Lara said as she took the map from Kurtis's hands and they walked out of the room together back to their room and then met again at the bottom of the stairs exactly as they had been when they first arrived
"Ready?" Kurtis asked
"Yes-" Lara stopped as she heard the familiar noise of a gun being loaded, Kurtis had obviously heard it too as his hand was resting on his belt next to his chirugai. He raised a finger to his mouth and they both nodded. As they crept forward towards the noise the lights flickered off and they were plunged into darkness, Kurtis grabbed Lara's hand with his and led her through the darkness.
Footstep scurried across the ground behind them, Lara and Kurtis stopped dead in their tracks and stayed perfectly still in the dark.
'Fuck, they must have gotten in from the basement and split up.' Kurtis thought as he mentally kicked himself for not locking all the doors. Suddenly the lights came back on and revealed that Lara and Kurtis were encircled by a large group of heavy thugs.
Two of the men step back and let in another, he was wearing a black cloak with the hood over his face.
"Good evening miss Croft," He said as he raised his head and pulled back the hood to reveal his face, it was Karel "So nice to see you again." he smiled slightly "Do you like my new look?" He pointed to the scar running down his face
"Its such an improvement." Lara replied and Karel chuckled
"Nice to see you still have the same…spirit in you miss Croft. Now If you would be so kind as to hand over the map. Or will I have to need the help of Gunderson?" Gunderson stepped foreword looking exactly the same, he smiled and pulled out an Uzi from behind his back and pointed it at Kurtis.
Kurtis sighed and closed his eyes, then suddenly the lights began to flicker and the ground vibrated under their feet making everyone but Kurtis stumble. The ground began to rumble and vibrate more violently making paintings fall of the wall, tables and chairs fell to the ground and every glass object in the room cracked.
All the thugs fell to the ground and then Karel and Gunderson followed, Lara had managed to keep her balance for a while but eventual she began to fall. but Kurtis caught her arm and pulled her upright, his eyes still closed. Then they abruptly shot open and the lights turned off plunging them into darkness.
"Someone turn the lights back on!" Karel screamed, but all his fierce thugs were petrified and refused to move off the ground, not that it mattered anyway as Lara and Kurtis were already out the door with their one bag on Kurtis's bike leaving them behind.
So whatcha think?