I was just going back and reading this story, and I had the sudden urge to update! Enjoy:

"This is your home?" I asked Ember in shock.

"Yes. Well, no." She answered. "My actual house hasn't been lived in for years. When I was little my parents used to take the family up to this cabin."

"So you bought the house?" I asked.

"Me? Pay for something?" She laughed. "Of course I didn't buy it. In fact, I don't really own it. Our family sold the deed to some butcher years ago. Of course, I wouldn't stand for that! I wanted this house and I get what I want!" She said like a spoiled brat.

"So what did you do about it?"

She started smirking. "I did what I'm good at; I started spying on the butcher with the deed. Apparently he isn't very faithful to his wife. He's been cheating on her with another MAN for eight years!"

"Nice." I commented.

"So I black-mailed him, and he lets me live here. The deed is still in his name but he doesn't ever go here. He doesn't even have the key." She finished the story.

"You're black-mailing him? That's kinda mean."

"This coming from you? You stole a CAR from and OLD LADY!" She retorted.

"…Yeah but it was YOUR idea!" I argued back.

"Whatever." She brushed the comment off.

"How come you didn't just get another house somewhere? I mean I know it's a family heirloom and all but…"

"It's not an heirloom." Ember corrected me. "I just like it. It's a nice location and it's close to my stash."

"Your stash?" I asked.

"Yes. My secret money stash place. I store everything there." She answered.

"Where is it?" I asked, testing how much she would tell me.

"Well, there's a cave a couple of miles from here. You go waaaay to the back of the cave, move this giant stone blocking this tunnel, follow the tunnel about halfway. That's where I constructed a hatch-like tunnel leading down into a HUGE air pocket where I store everything."

"Very complicated." I noted.

"So the police won't find it. If there's one thing I gotta thank my no good sister and her league of 'ice-dancers' then it's that cave."

"Icicle built the storage area?" I asked, interested.

"We did, together. Back when we worked together." Ember told me.

"So, she's know where's your stash is!" I exclaimed.

"Yup."

"What if she robs us?"

"She won't. I know where her stash is. We don't rob each other, we compete with each other." She told me.

"But if we robbed her then you wouldn't have to compete!"

"No." Was her simple answer.

"No what?"

"That's not the way it works. You wouldn't get it. It's a sister thing."

"I might get it. I do have sisters, after all." Ember just glared at me.

"Let's go inside." She turned and headed for the cabin. I followed, slowly, taking in my surroundings.

The area was pretty sandy and dry, but a few meters away from the house was a big beautiful lake. I could tell that over the years most of it had evaporated away, but there's was still some left. Behind the small wooden cabin were a bunch of cacti. It was a simple little valley, but it was wonderful. There was even a small garden next to the house. Most of the flowers were however wilted and dead looking. I guess they weren't exactly taken care of on a regular basis. But still, what little color they had left help brighten up the place.

Ember had just walked in the house and the screen door was swinging shut. I grabbed the door, which Ember had left swing shut on me, and walked in. It was simple inside. Simple but nice.

"Hey Rai…" Ember started.

"Yeah?"

"I…I um…never mind." Well that' bizarre…

Hmm…I wonder what she was going to say. I know there isn't much plot progressions here, but it's a nice long chapter from that little break of mine, eh? Well review please!