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Catarina did some quick thinking. She had two choices. She could pull a cowardly act and turn around and walk away without Scipio even knowing she was there, or she could approach him, probably scare him out of his wits (if he had any to begin with) and find out what had brought him back after all of these years.

She of course, being the investigative reporter she was, did the obvious. She approached him. And it turned her life upside down.

"Scipio" Catarina called out softly at first, then again louder this time "Scipio!" He glanced up then looked back down again. He did a double take and this time he stared at her in disbelief.

"Hornet?" His brown eyes seemed to glow in the candlelight, and she didn't even realize that her feet had carried her forward to him. She was standing less than four feet away from him. "Hornet? Is it really you?"

He stood up. He was no longer the nearly scrawny teenager the merry go round had made him, but a man among men, tall, with broad, strong shoulders. He came forward to her and involuntarily she took a step forward until he had wrapped his arms around her in an enormous hug.

A few seconds later Catarina came to her senses and took a step back.

"Scipio? What on earth are you doing here?"

He chuckled, and for a moment he was the young Scipio she had known, when he laughed as a young boy and thought of stealing as a game that only the best played.

"You know, Hornet, I could ask you the exact same question. What are you doing here? I have every right to lawfully be here. My father owns it. And even though he hasn't heard from me in- oh about ten years, I still can pass my self off as him."

It was at this point that Hornet decided that the years had taken none of Scipio's arrogance from him. In fact, they had strengthened it, if it was possible.

"You however, have nothing but a press pass to view historical old buildings to vouch for you….I even have to power to throw you out of the building, if I so chose… or if you choose not to tell me what you're doing here."

Catarina gasped. She didn't think Scipio would be so cruel to throw her out of the building because she didn't want to tell him she was writing a story on him.

After all, a good journalist keeps her leads to herself, right? Or not. Judging by the way he was looking at her, it would definitely be wise to tell him. He always did keep his word. Usually.

So she told him. About how she couldn't seem to move herself up in the newspaper, and now she was assigned to trailing stories about old buildings.

And he told her. How he had went from following Victor in being an investigative reporter, to being a very famous and successful actor before giving that up, and to where he was now. Alone, in an old abandoned movie theater with only a lead on a possible smuggling operation to keep him company. Until she arrived.

Catarina realized that this definitely did put a twist to her whole story. She had been planning to make it a human interest feature about Scipio and his father, but now, a smuggling racket? Where the goods were being hidden in an old movie theater?

She realized that this was one story she was not going to let her editors favorite reporters get. She, Catarina Getz was going to get the story herself. But there was the slightly important fact that she was going to have to work with Scipio Mossimo (sp?) to do it.

Thank yous:

SCHIZOPHRENIC: riiiiiiight. Too much sugar? I know! Doesn't he! But seriously I didn't realize that hornetxScipio was such an obscure relationship. It seemed obvious to me.?.?

Hornet/Rhianne: Thanks! I'm sorry your sis is annoying….

Asterisk Truly: wooooow mysterious. ONE word! It is interesting I guess….

Ayla: Yay! I'm a dimwit! Well in my magical world of imagination they have cars in Venice. So there. And maybe I don't want to restrict my charectors to getting along in canals and boats. Hhhrrrmph.

Miss Lady Marauder: YAY someone I know from Miss Magic! I LOVE that pairing too!

Gnome6006: I'm glad you like the idea, and you know, she's a reporter so maybe she has a good memory or something. In my imagination, Scipio is a young 29. lets pretend he's like 25, to make the story more interesting. Or maybe 27.

Maria Casey Weasley: another weasley eh? Haha. Hopefully he will be! AIIIIIEEEE!

Child of Blood: I'm glad you think it's excellent!

Cassiopeia Black: I think your another one I recognize from Miss Magic. Or maybe I'm hallucinating…… I can't remember. I really liked this book!

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