A New Outfit
"Alexander the Great. A fascinating man.
I just got a call from The British Museum. They've asked me to find
Alexander's knife. Not just any knife, but, the knife. The
Jeyaenn! It was said to have given Alexander some type of
invincibility. They don't know how - or why - but he would have been
dead much quicker if it wasn't for the knife." Lara was bursting
with excitement while Kurtis sat their watching the TV. He had no
idea what she was saying.
Kurtis turned to Lara, "Yeah,
that's great. How exciting." he said in a uninterested tone.
"Kurtis, do you have any idea what I was saying, or were you
too busy watching Relic Hunter?"
"You were talking
about saying grace."
"Alexander the Great. We've been
asked to find it. Well, I have."
"It?" Kurtis
turned away from the TV.
"The Jeyaenn. His special knife
which gave him invincibility."
"When have we to leave?"
Kurtis asked in a tone which suggested he's said that many times
before.
Lara started going up the stairs, "Well, we've to go
to the Museum first and they'll give us some information, and then
we're off."
"How fun!" he sarcastically remarked.
Lara got to her room, took off her top and put a white t-shirt
on. Over it she put a beige shirt on. She took off her skirt and put
some shorts on. Lara opened her backpack and put some supplies in -
medi-packs, bottle of water, flares and put in her guns and gun
certificate. She was ready. She was excited. Really excited.
Alexander the Great was a man she found fascinating. He was like The
Knights of the Round Table and Julius Caesar. They're famous, but
no-one truly knows anything about them.
She ran down the stairs
and went back into the living room. Kurtis looked round to see Lara
and then looked to the TV again. Then he looked back again. "Good
God, Lara! They're some nice shorts. And beautiful choice of top as
well." He gave a boy-ish grin.
"Don't even think about
it."
"Think about what?"
"You know what.
Put some clothes on and c'mon. We've got a museum to go to."
"Lara!" The man said.
"Mr Collins!"
Lara hugged him, "It's so good to see you. And I'm honoured you
picked me to find the artifact."
"Lara, every artifact
we've asked you to get for us, you've got it. And I don't believe for
a minute you won't be able to get this. The important piece of
information we just found will get us this artifact, Lara!"
While Lara and Mr Collins were talking, Kurtis was taken a look
at some of the relics that were on display. Some of them even had
under them 'Found by Lara Croft'. She had done a lot for the museum.
"Umm, son, can you not do that please?" Mr Collins
asked
Kurtis walked towards Lara and Mr Collins, "Uh, sorry.
I guess."
"No, no, no, no, I just get a little bit
nervous when people start touching the things that aren't in a
display case."
"Sorry, my manners. Kurtis, Mr Collins.
Mr Collins, Kurtis."
Mr Collins noticed something on Lara's
hand, "By golly lass! Is that what I think it is?"
"What
ever could that be?" Lara played along.
"An... you're...
you're engaged!" he hugged Lara. "And this is your man?"
He turned to Kurtis, "Don't let her die! She's one important
person. Take good care of her, son!"
"Will do."
Kurtis smiled.
Mr Collins explained to both Kurtis and Lara that they had found some sort of evidence that Alexander the Great had been in America. He didn't know it, but he had been there. Somewhere around the Utah area. Where Kurtis had been born and raised.
