A/N: AHHHH! I just realized that I haven't updated for like over a month so
I tore apart my bedroom trying to find this chapter that I wrote on paper
and I finally did. Hope you enjoy. I'm splitting it into chunks so you
guys can get to read it sooner.
Boris lips curled into a smirk after listening to Christiana who had also faxed a picture of Allison to him. It was her. His enemy and his friend. Her being as his enemy, her wealth as his friend. Who would have though manipulating Christiana would be so easy? Christiana was only another greedy ditz that Boris could use to acquire the fortune, but her fiancé, Gareth Mendallen, was next in line to get the fortune after Allison and her brother. Boris hasn't seen Alex for a long time and assumed that Alex was dead or else he would have stuck along like a burr onto his younger sister and going into overprotective brother mode, like he was when he last saw him.
Christiana sat in her room, sipping a glass of wine. Her parents knew that she was home and avoided her at all costs. She flipped her hair over her shoulder. Kyle was away and would be harder to convince than Isabella. Yes, Isabella would be her target. Wait, why can't she carry out the whole plan herself. Her lips curled into a smirk.
Chisato and Allison sat upon their beds, discussing about the newest issue of an interior decorating magazine and how they want that look in one of the rooms in the sorority house.
"Modern is going to be so much better though. Think about the colours. It'll be a good vibe," said Allison.
"But, Allison, the Edwardian style would suit the room much better with the lavender walls and silky embroidered furniture. It'll look more classy and stylish than modern."
"Edwardian style is way too common. But with modern, we can go with classic colours to bright flashy colours. Look at this," said Allison, as she flipped to one of the pages displaying a room in bright orange with matching orange and white sofas, exotic elegant accents and geometrically designed rugs.
"But look at this one," said Chisato, taking the magazine and flipping it to a page with mauve walls, cream coloured couches, with a pearly accent.
Suddenly, Aurora and Maria entered the room and plopped on the beds.
"Ooooo.....that one's nice," said Maria, pointing to the opened page.
"I don't like that one too much," said Aurora, taking the magazine and started to flip through.
"That one is nice," said Aurora and she placed the magazine back on the bed. It was a room with pearly pink walls and cream coloured furniture accents with a pale green and blue.
"Aurora, it's way too girly," said Tina, peering over Aurora's shoulder after entering the room.
"No it isn't," retorted Aurora.
" I have to agree with Tina," said Maria.
"Same here," echoed Chisato and Allison.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," said Chisato.
The door opened and Christiana entered the room.
"Good morning," said Christiana cheerfully.
"Good morning," said the girls.
"Breakfast is ready and I suggest that you get down stairs before Kyle eats everything," she said and left the room.
"Let's go," said Aurora and they headed downstairs where Kyle was finishing eating waffles.
"Hey, eat," said Kyle and the girls sat down and started to eat some waffles. Soon after, Kyle stood up and left the table.
"Tina, don't you think that these waffles taste a bit funny?" asked Chisato.
"No, mine taste fine," said Tina.
"Mine's fine," said Allison.
"And so are mine," said Aurora.
Maria cut a small section off of Chisato and placed it in her mouth and immediately spat it out.
"Your waffles taste odd and way too powdery," said Maria, rinsing her mouth out over the sink.
"Why would it taste like that?" asked Chisato.
"Is it poisoned or is it badly made?" asked Allison.
Christiana grinned from where she was crouching down. They haven't seen her. Yes, Chisato's meal was poisoned and Chisato would be out of the way for 48 hours. But Christiana needed other plans for the other girls to be gone and have Allison to herself.
"I don't know," said Chisato.
"Well..." started Tina.
Chisato doubled over, her eyes glazed in pain.
"What's wrong?" asked Aurora worried.
Allison rushed over and looked at Chisato's food.
"She's been poisoned. It's not lethal, but could put her out for 48 hours," said Allison.
"How do you know all of this?" asked Maria suspiciously.
"Let's just say that many people have tried to poison me before," said Allison as Aurora and Jolene propped Chisato onto their shoulders to take her back to the bedroom.
"I don't believe you," said Maria, walking past her.
"Where are the guys when you need them," grumbled Aurora.
"Ya. Where are they? Wouldn't Tala, Kai and Enrique do a better job with helping Chisato to her room?" said Tina.
"Did someone just mention my name?" asked Enrique, poking his head around the corner of the corridor.
"Yes, Enrique. We did. Now, help us," said Aurora.
Enrique looked at Chisato. "Uh, shouldn't you ask the other guys to help you?" asked Enrique.
"Except for the fact we don't know where they are," snapped Allison.
"Uh, Kai and Tala went into the city and Kyle is in the pool," said Enrique.
"So you are going to help," said Jolene, grabbing Enrique's wrist.
Christiana entered the room, seeming shocked.
"Oh my god! What happened?" said Christiana as she saw Chisato.
"Allison thinks that Chisato has been poisoned," said Tina.
"What? Who would poison people under within my house?" asked Christiana.
"I don't know. Chisato is a nice girl. Everyone likes her," said Aurora, Maria nodding.
"And Allison here seems to know everything about poison," spat Maria.
"Well, let's get Chisato up to her room," said Christiana, relieving Jolene of her job while Enrique replaced Aurora.
"This isn't good," muttered Allison as she went back to examine the breakfast.
"What?" said a voice behind her.
Allison swiveled around, only to see Kai standing by the door.
"Oh, you just got back," said Allison.
"Yes, and I heard you say that something wasn't good," added Kai.
"Chisato has been poisoned," said Allison, shaking her head sadly.
"Who would poison her? Is the poison lethal?" asked Kai.
"I don't know who poisoned her, but I have an idea of who. And the poison isn't lethal. It would probably make her sick for 2 days," said Allison.
"How do you know what poison it is?" asked Kai.
"Boris used the same one on me when I was younger when he was attempting to take my mother's fortune, say that there was no antidote, but the effects wore off after 2 days, before my mother decided to hand over the fortune," said Allison.
"So, what is the motive of poisoning Chisato? Chisato wouldn't be able to do much other that become a wife of some rich businessman and add her portion of the family fortune to it," said Kai.
"Well, which one of us here would be the main target that would actually make an impact?" asked Allison.
"Well, Enrique, since he's the only son to Brian Giancarlo and Alexis Giancarlo. Then there would be Tala since he's the only son of Ivan Valkov. Then there would be me since I'm favored by my parents more than Spencer and would probably receive a larger amount of the fortune. And then, there is always Tina, who gets the entire fortune since she doesn't have any siblings. And the biggest target would be you. You have the largest fortune of all in your hands. If you are out of the picture, Mendallen would receive your entire fortune, which would make him the richest man of all. And with all that power, he would use it to crush everyone with Christiana. You do know that Christiana is not going to inherit a single penny from her parents."
"Suppose it's Gareth. Why would Gareth want me to be gone when his parents adore me?" asked Allison.
"Jealousy? Greediness?" suggested Kai.
"And he wouldn't do anything that would endanger his position," added Allison.
"Greediness would be Christiana's line of work," countered Kai.
"You guys seem to be deep in conversation," said Tala, standing amused by the door.
"How much did you hear?" snapped Allison.
"Everything," said Tala.
"Tala, what did I say about eavesdropping on other people's conversations?" growled Kai.
"If I didn't eavesdrop, I wouldn't know anything, would I?" said Tala, a smirk graced upon his lips.
"Ok, so you know something about me. Big deal," said Allison, rolling her eyes.
"And since you have the largest fortune in your hands, you obviously aren't some nobody maid," said Tala with Allison wincing at that remark.
"Ok, so you know I have a fortune," said Allison.
"And since Kai here said that you have the largest fortune from all of us, I can only think of one person that has a larger fortune than the Mendallen, Valkovs, and Hiwataris and that would be the De Luna fortune," said Tala.
"Ok, you got me. Just don't blab all this information to someone else or else I'm going to be in bigger shit that I'm in now," said Allison.
"Ah ha! So you are Allison De Luna, heiress to the largest fortune," said Tala, smirking.
"OK! You've said that enough times. I do not need any more attention dragged to me. I already have someone who wants to torture and kill me from when I was younger and is still following me," growled Allison.
"Tala, that's enough. We don't need to know her life story. Since you heard the entire conversation, why don't you use your brain to help us figure this out," said Kai.
"Ok. The target would probably be Allison. Almost every family wants to sink their claws into that fortune and its increasing value. But how they'll do it, I don't know. Is there a traitor around here? I don't know," said Tala.
"But only Chisato has been brought down and I haven't been harmed," said Allison, pointing out the obvious.
"Well, are they going to take us down one by one and leave you all alone, then they attack?" suggested Kai.
"They might," admitted Allison.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" someone screamed, the voice slightly muffled, then a thud.
"Let's go," said Allison running towards the source of the sound, with Tala and Kai running alongside with her.
"Tina!" said Allison, gasping, trying to untie the knot around Tina's neck.
"The rope is too tight! I can't untie this!" said Allison, slightly panicky.
Kai flipped out a blade from his pocket and cut off the rope.
"She's been strangled. Look at the red marks at her throat," said Allison, biting her lip.
"And something has been injected into her," said Kai, pointing towards the needle prick that was on the back of her neck.
"And I think that the person that did this is the one who also poisoned Chisato," added Tala.
"But how could the person get through the security system to do this, unless they are in the building, someone that could have access to any part of the house," said Allison.
"Well, all the de Marlows can, so can we, and the maids, the housekeeper, the gardeners, the butlers, the cooks, clients with special passes, security guards, and..."said Kai.
"Stop right there. It'll be impossible for us to narrow down who's doing this and what they want," said Allison.
"We need to tell the others what's going on," said Kai.
"No. Maria would only become suspicious of me. I don't think she likes me very much right now," said Allison.
"What? My sister doesn't like you?" asked Tala.
"She was suspicious of me knowing that Chisato was poisoned," explained Allison.
"Well, we'll still tell them about what's been going on, but we won't tell them that you are some rich heiress. They only think of you as a Hamilton right now. Wealthy, but not as wealthy as some of them," said Tala.
"That's our best bet for our safety," said Kai.
"Ok, let's do it," said Allison.
They all entered the elevator with Tala carrying Tina.
"What happened?" asked Aurora, worrying etched upon her face.
"Someone tried to strangle her," said Kai.
"No way! Why would anyone want to strangle Tina?" asked Aurora.
"With the same motive as the person who did that to Chisato," said Tala.
Aurora darted a glance at Allison.
"What?" asked Allison when she saw Aurora look at her.
"Well, it's just that you haven't said anything," said Aurora.
"Well, the guys said it for me already. What else more do I have to say?" asked Allison.
Aurora ignored her and walked down the corridor.
"Aurora, wait!" shouted Allison.
"Why?" asked Aurora.
"Because, there's something that's going on that we think that you guys should know," said Allison.
"Ok, I'm listening, so tell me," said Aurora, tapping her foot on the carpet.
"Come back here, then we'll tell you and the rest of you guys," said Kai.
Aurora, Maria, Jolene, Enrique, Isabella and Kyle left the room and followed them to another room while Christiana was with Tina.
"Ok, where should we start?" said Allison.
"Well, ok, let's start with the someone is out to get us. And I think that they mainly want our fortune. We had deducted it down to a narrower list. Tina, Kai, Enrique, myself, Maria, Tina and Allison," said Tala.
"Allison....a fortune? You must be joking! We all know that Allison isn't a Hamilton," said Maria.
"And right now, we think that Allison's cousin is after her fortune," said Kai, ignoring Maria's comment.
"And if he gets his hands on it, he would have enough political power and wealth to crush all the other families," said Allison.
"Look Allison. We've seen your records. You've been Kai's maid. You obviously aren't one of us. But we still let you into our circle. So spill, who are you?" stated Aurora.
"Look, who I am doesn't concern you. All I know right now is that someone wants to claim my brother and my fortune left behind from our parents. And I would have the whole fortune since my brother is dead. And they want that fortune. Its value is still increasing," said Allison.
"Ok, Allison. That's what you say, but how can we trust you?" asked Jolene.
"Because if you don't, you'll all be harmed by the end of it," spat Allison.
"And besides, Kai and myself trust her," added Tala.
"Ok, what's going on? Let's get down to the main point," said Isabella.
"OK, but this is only speculation. Someone in this house has ties with Boris Balkov. They are a traitor and just like Boris, they would do anything to gain money. That's what happened to me when I was younger. I was poisoned by Boris to force my mother to hand over the fortune. That's how I know Chisato would be out for 48 hours. Tina has been strangled. That happened to my brother too and he was saved. If they continue this same pattern, then next one would be mutilation, but death for sure at the end," said Allison while some of them gasped in horror.
"And to save ourselves from this, we would have to go in groups. Always stay with your group, and at night, we need people at watch, alternating shifts," said Kai.
"Is this a joke?" said Maria.
"No, so listen up Maria. No one is going to wipe your nose for you," spat Allison.
"Ok, groups of three and each group would alternate for the watch. But firstly, who can stay up late?" asked Tala.
Allison said, "I can."
"So can I," added Kai.
"Me too," said Isabella.
"Ok then. On first watch and group #1 would be Jolene, Allison and Kai. Ok, who can take short naps?" said Tala.
"Well, I can," said Aurora.
"And I can," said Enrique.
"Me too," said Kyle.
"OK, that's group #2 with 2nd watch," said Tala.
"And the last group would be Maria, myself, and Jolene, so we have to be able to wake up early," stated Tala.
"And for self defense if anything happens?" asked Kyle.
"Well, how many of you know how to wield a gun?" asked Kai. Hands started to be raised.
"Ok, Allison, Maria, Kyle, Tala and myself would keep a gun with us at all times," said Kai.
"But group two wouldn't have as much protection since only 1 out of 3 of them know how to wield a gun," said Allison.
"Only 5 of us know how to use a gun. One group would end up with only 1 person knowing how to use one," said Kai.
"So, we're putting a group at risk?" said Kyle.
"Yes, we have too. There's no way we can spread out the groups evenly," said Tala.
"But Kai, obviously, your group would be the strongest. I mean, Allison has a extremely good shot, you're great too. Maria's only average, Tala is pretty good and Kyle is ok," argued Aurora.
"And your point?" said Kyle.
"That we should redo the groups so there would be a good amount of protection among the groups," said Aurora.
"Ok, then. I'll switch with you, if you're going to be going on and complaining about it," said Allison.
"No. I'm not going to be stuck with one person that knows how to use a gun," said Aurora.
"Stop being so selfish," said Kai.
"What?" said Aurora.
"Stop acting like such a spoiled brat," said Kai.
"Kai! I'm not being spoiled. I'm being reasonable," argued Aurora.
"No you aren't Aurora. Even though Allison may not be one of the elite, she's still a friend," said Jolene.
"I only socialize with the elite," said Aurora arrogantly.
"Aurora, stop being so aloof. You treated her as a friend before," said Tala.
"So? She's not a socialite and obviously not an elite. My parents told me not to associate with scum," said Aurora.
"Watch what you're saying," hissed Kai.
"Kai, butt out of this issue," said Aurora.
"It's so obvious that you like Allison," said Maria.
"We don't like each other. As friends, yes, but not on a relationship level," stated Kai.
"So enemy turned friends," said Tala.
"Well, you can put it that way if you want to," said Allison.
"Yes. Only friends," said Kai.
"Yes. Only friends," echoed Allison.
A/N: Sorry everyone. I know this section wasn't the good part. But I hope that you guys would be happy that I updated. I don't personally want to cut if off like this since there are some really good parts later on, but you would kill me if I took even longer. Well, I was gone for one week to Strathcona, but that's not a good excuse for not updating sooner. Lets see. Ummm.....I was lazy, then I realized that I haven't updated. Tore apart my bedroom to find it. Finally found it, typed it up and voila! Cya. And hope you guys review.
And I also need a beta-reader. If you want the job, e-mail me at dreamingangelb4everhotmail.com and submit an application there. State reasons why and etc. Just as long as you give me valid statements and maybe a person that you've been a beta-reader too. K? Thanks!
Boris lips curled into a smirk after listening to Christiana who had also faxed a picture of Allison to him. It was her. His enemy and his friend. Her being as his enemy, her wealth as his friend. Who would have though manipulating Christiana would be so easy? Christiana was only another greedy ditz that Boris could use to acquire the fortune, but her fiancé, Gareth Mendallen, was next in line to get the fortune after Allison and her brother. Boris hasn't seen Alex for a long time and assumed that Alex was dead or else he would have stuck along like a burr onto his younger sister and going into overprotective brother mode, like he was when he last saw him.
Christiana sat in her room, sipping a glass of wine. Her parents knew that she was home and avoided her at all costs. She flipped her hair over her shoulder. Kyle was away and would be harder to convince than Isabella. Yes, Isabella would be her target. Wait, why can't she carry out the whole plan herself. Her lips curled into a smirk.
Chisato and Allison sat upon their beds, discussing about the newest issue of an interior decorating magazine and how they want that look in one of the rooms in the sorority house.
"Modern is going to be so much better though. Think about the colours. It'll be a good vibe," said Allison.
"But, Allison, the Edwardian style would suit the room much better with the lavender walls and silky embroidered furniture. It'll look more classy and stylish than modern."
"Edwardian style is way too common. But with modern, we can go with classic colours to bright flashy colours. Look at this," said Allison, as she flipped to one of the pages displaying a room in bright orange with matching orange and white sofas, exotic elegant accents and geometrically designed rugs.
"But look at this one," said Chisato, taking the magazine and flipping it to a page with mauve walls, cream coloured couches, with a pearly accent.
Suddenly, Aurora and Maria entered the room and plopped on the beds.
"Ooooo.....that one's nice," said Maria, pointing to the opened page.
"I don't like that one too much," said Aurora, taking the magazine and started to flip through.
"That one is nice," said Aurora and she placed the magazine back on the bed. It was a room with pearly pink walls and cream coloured furniture accents with a pale green and blue.
"Aurora, it's way too girly," said Tina, peering over Aurora's shoulder after entering the room.
"No it isn't," retorted Aurora.
" I have to agree with Tina," said Maria.
"Same here," echoed Chisato and Allison.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," said Chisato.
The door opened and Christiana entered the room.
"Good morning," said Christiana cheerfully.
"Good morning," said the girls.
"Breakfast is ready and I suggest that you get down stairs before Kyle eats everything," she said and left the room.
"Let's go," said Aurora and they headed downstairs where Kyle was finishing eating waffles.
"Hey, eat," said Kyle and the girls sat down and started to eat some waffles. Soon after, Kyle stood up and left the table.
"Tina, don't you think that these waffles taste a bit funny?" asked Chisato.
"No, mine taste fine," said Tina.
"Mine's fine," said Allison.
"And so are mine," said Aurora.
Maria cut a small section off of Chisato and placed it in her mouth and immediately spat it out.
"Your waffles taste odd and way too powdery," said Maria, rinsing her mouth out over the sink.
"Why would it taste like that?" asked Chisato.
"Is it poisoned or is it badly made?" asked Allison.
Christiana grinned from where she was crouching down. They haven't seen her. Yes, Chisato's meal was poisoned and Chisato would be out of the way for 48 hours. But Christiana needed other plans for the other girls to be gone and have Allison to herself.
"I don't know," said Chisato.
"Well..." started Tina.
Chisato doubled over, her eyes glazed in pain.
"What's wrong?" asked Aurora worried.
Allison rushed over and looked at Chisato's food.
"She's been poisoned. It's not lethal, but could put her out for 48 hours," said Allison.
"How do you know all of this?" asked Maria suspiciously.
"Let's just say that many people have tried to poison me before," said Allison as Aurora and Jolene propped Chisato onto their shoulders to take her back to the bedroom.
"I don't believe you," said Maria, walking past her.
"Where are the guys when you need them," grumbled Aurora.
"Ya. Where are they? Wouldn't Tala, Kai and Enrique do a better job with helping Chisato to her room?" said Tina.
"Did someone just mention my name?" asked Enrique, poking his head around the corner of the corridor.
"Yes, Enrique. We did. Now, help us," said Aurora.
Enrique looked at Chisato. "Uh, shouldn't you ask the other guys to help you?" asked Enrique.
"Except for the fact we don't know where they are," snapped Allison.
"Uh, Kai and Tala went into the city and Kyle is in the pool," said Enrique.
"So you are going to help," said Jolene, grabbing Enrique's wrist.
Christiana entered the room, seeming shocked.
"Oh my god! What happened?" said Christiana as she saw Chisato.
"Allison thinks that Chisato has been poisoned," said Tina.
"What? Who would poison people under within my house?" asked Christiana.
"I don't know. Chisato is a nice girl. Everyone likes her," said Aurora, Maria nodding.
"And Allison here seems to know everything about poison," spat Maria.
"Well, let's get Chisato up to her room," said Christiana, relieving Jolene of her job while Enrique replaced Aurora.
"This isn't good," muttered Allison as she went back to examine the breakfast.
"What?" said a voice behind her.
Allison swiveled around, only to see Kai standing by the door.
"Oh, you just got back," said Allison.
"Yes, and I heard you say that something wasn't good," added Kai.
"Chisato has been poisoned," said Allison, shaking her head sadly.
"Who would poison her? Is the poison lethal?" asked Kai.
"I don't know who poisoned her, but I have an idea of who. And the poison isn't lethal. It would probably make her sick for 2 days," said Allison.
"How do you know what poison it is?" asked Kai.
"Boris used the same one on me when I was younger when he was attempting to take my mother's fortune, say that there was no antidote, but the effects wore off after 2 days, before my mother decided to hand over the fortune," said Allison.
"So, what is the motive of poisoning Chisato? Chisato wouldn't be able to do much other that become a wife of some rich businessman and add her portion of the family fortune to it," said Kai.
"Well, which one of us here would be the main target that would actually make an impact?" asked Allison.
"Well, Enrique, since he's the only son to Brian Giancarlo and Alexis Giancarlo. Then there would be Tala since he's the only son of Ivan Valkov. Then there would be me since I'm favored by my parents more than Spencer and would probably receive a larger amount of the fortune. And then, there is always Tina, who gets the entire fortune since she doesn't have any siblings. And the biggest target would be you. You have the largest fortune of all in your hands. If you are out of the picture, Mendallen would receive your entire fortune, which would make him the richest man of all. And with all that power, he would use it to crush everyone with Christiana. You do know that Christiana is not going to inherit a single penny from her parents."
"Suppose it's Gareth. Why would Gareth want me to be gone when his parents adore me?" asked Allison.
"Jealousy? Greediness?" suggested Kai.
"And he wouldn't do anything that would endanger his position," added Allison.
"Greediness would be Christiana's line of work," countered Kai.
"You guys seem to be deep in conversation," said Tala, standing amused by the door.
"How much did you hear?" snapped Allison.
"Everything," said Tala.
"Tala, what did I say about eavesdropping on other people's conversations?" growled Kai.
"If I didn't eavesdrop, I wouldn't know anything, would I?" said Tala, a smirk graced upon his lips.
"Ok, so you know something about me. Big deal," said Allison, rolling her eyes.
"And since you have the largest fortune in your hands, you obviously aren't some nobody maid," said Tala with Allison wincing at that remark.
"Ok, so you know I have a fortune," said Allison.
"And since Kai here said that you have the largest fortune from all of us, I can only think of one person that has a larger fortune than the Mendallen, Valkovs, and Hiwataris and that would be the De Luna fortune," said Tala.
"Ok, you got me. Just don't blab all this information to someone else or else I'm going to be in bigger shit that I'm in now," said Allison.
"Ah ha! So you are Allison De Luna, heiress to the largest fortune," said Tala, smirking.
"OK! You've said that enough times. I do not need any more attention dragged to me. I already have someone who wants to torture and kill me from when I was younger and is still following me," growled Allison.
"Tala, that's enough. We don't need to know her life story. Since you heard the entire conversation, why don't you use your brain to help us figure this out," said Kai.
"Ok. The target would probably be Allison. Almost every family wants to sink their claws into that fortune and its increasing value. But how they'll do it, I don't know. Is there a traitor around here? I don't know," said Tala.
"But only Chisato has been brought down and I haven't been harmed," said Allison, pointing out the obvious.
"Well, are they going to take us down one by one and leave you all alone, then they attack?" suggested Kai.
"They might," admitted Allison.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" someone screamed, the voice slightly muffled, then a thud.
"Let's go," said Allison running towards the source of the sound, with Tala and Kai running alongside with her.
"Tina!" said Allison, gasping, trying to untie the knot around Tina's neck.
"The rope is too tight! I can't untie this!" said Allison, slightly panicky.
Kai flipped out a blade from his pocket and cut off the rope.
"She's been strangled. Look at the red marks at her throat," said Allison, biting her lip.
"And something has been injected into her," said Kai, pointing towards the needle prick that was on the back of her neck.
"And I think that the person that did this is the one who also poisoned Chisato," added Tala.
"But how could the person get through the security system to do this, unless they are in the building, someone that could have access to any part of the house," said Allison.
"Well, all the de Marlows can, so can we, and the maids, the housekeeper, the gardeners, the butlers, the cooks, clients with special passes, security guards, and..."said Kai.
"Stop right there. It'll be impossible for us to narrow down who's doing this and what they want," said Allison.
"We need to tell the others what's going on," said Kai.
"No. Maria would only become suspicious of me. I don't think she likes me very much right now," said Allison.
"What? My sister doesn't like you?" asked Tala.
"She was suspicious of me knowing that Chisato was poisoned," explained Allison.
"Well, we'll still tell them about what's been going on, but we won't tell them that you are some rich heiress. They only think of you as a Hamilton right now. Wealthy, but not as wealthy as some of them," said Tala.
"That's our best bet for our safety," said Kai.
"Ok, let's do it," said Allison.
They all entered the elevator with Tala carrying Tina.
"What happened?" asked Aurora, worrying etched upon her face.
"Someone tried to strangle her," said Kai.
"No way! Why would anyone want to strangle Tina?" asked Aurora.
"With the same motive as the person who did that to Chisato," said Tala.
Aurora darted a glance at Allison.
"What?" asked Allison when she saw Aurora look at her.
"Well, it's just that you haven't said anything," said Aurora.
"Well, the guys said it for me already. What else more do I have to say?" asked Allison.
Aurora ignored her and walked down the corridor.
"Aurora, wait!" shouted Allison.
"Why?" asked Aurora.
"Because, there's something that's going on that we think that you guys should know," said Allison.
"Ok, I'm listening, so tell me," said Aurora, tapping her foot on the carpet.
"Come back here, then we'll tell you and the rest of you guys," said Kai.
Aurora, Maria, Jolene, Enrique, Isabella and Kyle left the room and followed them to another room while Christiana was with Tina.
"Ok, where should we start?" said Allison.
"Well, ok, let's start with the someone is out to get us. And I think that they mainly want our fortune. We had deducted it down to a narrower list. Tina, Kai, Enrique, myself, Maria, Tina and Allison," said Tala.
"Allison....a fortune? You must be joking! We all know that Allison isn't a Hamilton," said Maria.
"And right now, we think that Allison's cousin is after her fortune," said Kai, ignoring Maria's comment.
"And if he gets his hands on it, he would have enough political power and wealth to crush all the other families," said Allison.
"Look Allison. We've seen your records. You've been Kai's maid. You obviously aren't one of us. But we still let you into our circle. So spill, who are you?" stated Aurora.
"Look, who I am doesn't concern you. All I know right now is that someone wants to claim my brother and my fortune left behind from our parents. And I would have the whole fortune since my brother is dead. And they want that fortune. Its value is still increasing," said Allison.
"Ok, Allison. That's what you say, but how can we trust you?" asked Jolene.
"Because if you don't, you'll all be harmed by the end of it," spat Allison.
"And besides, Kai and myself trust her," added Tala.
"Ok, what's going on? Let's get down to the main point," said Isabella.
"OK, but this is only speculation. Someone in this house has ties with Boris Balkov. They are a traitor and just like Boris, they would do anything to gain money. That's what happened to me when I was younger. I was poisoned by Boris to force my mother to hand over the fortune. That's how I know Chisato would be out for 48 hours. Tina has been strangled. That happened to my brother too and he was saved. If they continue this same pattern, then next one would be mutilation, but death for sure at the end," said Allison while some of them gasped in horror.
"And to save ourselves from this, we would have to go in groups. Always stay with your group, and at night, we need people at watch, alternating shifts," said Kai.
"Is this a joke?" said Maria.
"No, so listen up Maria. No one is going to wipe your nose for you," spat Allison.
"Ok, groups of three and each group would alternate for the watch. But firstly, who can stay up late?" asked Tala.
Allison said, "I can."
"So can I," added Kai.
"Me too," said Isabella.
"Ok then. On first watch and group #1 would be Jolene, Allison and Kai. Ok, who can take short naps?" said Tala.
"Well, I can," said Aurora.
"And I can," said Enrique.
"Me too," said Kyle.
"OK, that's group #2 with 2nd watch," said Tala.
"And the last group would be Maria, myself, and Jolene, so we have to be able to wake up early," stated Tala.
"And for self defense if anything happens?" asked Kyle.
"Well, how many of you know how to wield a gun?" asked Kai. Hands started to be raised.
"Ok, Allison, Maria, Kyle, Tala and myself would keep a gun with us at all times," said Kai.
"But group two wouldn't have as much protection since only 1 out of 3 of them know how to wield a gun," said Allison.
"Only 5 of us know how to use a gun. One group would end up with only 1 person knowing how to use one," said Kai.
"So, we're putting a group at risk?" said Kyle.
"Yes, we have too. There's no way we can spread out the groups evenly," said Tala.
"But Kai, obviously, your group would be the strongest. I mean, Allison has a extremely good shot, you're great too. Maria's only average, Tala is pretty good and Kyle is ok," argued Aurora.
"And your point?" said Kyle.
"That we should redo the groups so there would be a good amount of protection among the groups," said Aurora.
"Ok, then. I'll switch with you, if you're going to be going on and complaining about it," said Allison.
"No. I'm not going to be stuck with one person that knows how to use a gun," said Aurora.
"Stop being so selfish," said Kai.
"What?" said Aurora.
"Stop acting like such a spoiled brat," said Kai.
"Kai! I'm not being spoiled. I'm being reasonable," argued Aurora.
"No you aren't Aurora. Even though Allison may not be one of the elite, she's still a friend," said Jolene.
"I only socialize with the elite," said Aurora arrogantly.
"Aurora, stop being so aloof. You treated her as a friend before," said Tala.
"So? She's not a socialite and obviously not an elite. My parents told me not to associate with scum," said Aurora.
"Watch what you're saying," hissed Kai.
"Kai, butt out of this issue," said Aurora.
"It's so obvious that you like Allison," said Maria.
"We don't like each other. As friends, yes, but not on a relationship level," stated Kai.
"So enemy turned friends," said Tala.
"Well, you can put it that way if you want to," said Allison.
"Yes. Only friends," said Kai.
"Yes. Only friends," echoed Allison.
A/N: Sorry everyone. I know this section wasn't the good part. But I hope that you guys would be happy that I updated. I don't personally want to cut if off like this since there are some really good parts later on, but you would kill me if I took even longer. Well, I was gone for one week to Strathcona, but that's not a good excuse for not updating sooner. Lets see. Ummm.....I was lazy, then I realized that I haven't updated. Tore apart my bedroom to find it. Finally found it, typed it up and voila! Cya. And hope you guys review.
And I also need a beta-reader. If you want the job, e-mail me at dreamingangelb4everhotmail.com and submit an application there. State reasons why and etc. Just as long as you give me valid statements and maybe a person that you've been a beta-reader too. K? Thanks!
