Chris and Izzy make their way up to the front door, both of them seem a bit nervous.
Well, who knew a third date could be so nerve wracking. Maybe it was the underlying "3rd date rule" that states sex is expected, and in this certain case one person would be losing their virginity, and another would be breaking the law. Not great choices for some stupid tradition.
"I had fun tonight." Izzy said with a smile as she glanced towards Chris.
"Me too." Chris said with a nervous sigh.
"Well, I'll call you." Izzy said as she turned to walk away.
Now's your shot. You either let it slip away or you go for it.
Chris grabbed Izzy's arm and pulled her around into a passionate kiss. Izzy responded nicely as she pushed him up against his front door. Chris grabbed his keys in his pocket and began to unlock the door all the while continuing to kiss Izzy. Thank God, Gramps was out of town on business, because, it would be the end of his life, if he was caught.
Chris finally got the door unlocked and slowly opened it, leading Izzy in with him. They still couldn't break apart. She began unbuttoning his shirt before they both heard a loud clearing of someone's throat.
Both of them turn to see Keith sitting on the chair and bemused smirk on his face. "Hi. I'm Keith Mars, Chris' grandfather." Keith said with a small wave.
Oh, crap.
Mars Apartment - Next Day
Chris slowly creeped out of his room, his book bag in hand as he made his way passed his Gramps' room.
Sneaking out of my own house. There should be a girl attached to my arm right now, but now, I'm just trying to avoid the eventual grounding that'll ensue once Gramps has "the talk" with me. Hopefully, if I can avoid him as long as I can, he'll forget, and I'll escape unscathed.
Chris made it towards the kitchen, and he reached for the door .
"Morning, Sunshine." Keith said.
Chris turned to see Keith sitting in the chair with a cup of coffee. "Morning." Chris said with a fo-smile on his face.
"Sit." Keith said with a smirk as he took a sip of coffee.
Chris walked over to the chair, rolling his eyes. Slumping down, he looked to Keith. "I'm gonna be late."
"This won't take long." Keith said as he leaned forward, as he searched his pocket, he pulled something out. It was a condom. He held it out for Chris. "Use it."
Chris became extremely uncomfortable, and quickly took the condom. "You're derranged." He said with a small chuckle as he stood up.
"Go get 'em, Stud." Keith said in a manly growl. "Seriously, though. I don't want any great grandbabies any time soon."
"Yeah, yeah. No glove, no love." Chris said as he walked out of the door.
Neptune High - Day
It's been 1 month since I found out that Sherrif Lamb and my mother had a relationship or fling, something to cause Lamb to think he might be my father. Why wouldn't she tell anyone? Or does Gramps know and just won't tell me?
Chris grabbed a book from his locker when Penny came up. "Hey, Stranger."
"Hey, P." Chris said as he turned to look at his best friend.
"Hey?" Penny stated. "You've been like this ghost for the past few weeks, and all I get is a 'hey'?"
"I'm sorry. I've been real busy." Chris said a little bit nervously.
I'm a horrible friend. But it's not like I can tell her I've dating the journalism teacher. Or that my mother was actually murdered, and me and my gramps are looking into it. The fewer people who know about this the easier and safer everything will be.
"Busy?" Penny asked, a little disappointed with the answer.
"Yeah." Chris said plainly.
"Whatever." Penny said getting upset. "Listen, when you're ready to actually be what a best friend should be, you come find me." Penny said as she stormed off.
Best friend? Well, I guess when your each other's only friend that's what it makes you, and now she's pissed, and I have no one to sit with at lunch. Well, it's official. I'm a dick.
Chris made his way to Izzy's classroom, and walked in. "Hey."
Izzy looked up from the homework she was grading and smiled.
"Hey."
Chris took a seat in the front row, and smiled. It was a few minutes before class, and he figured he could get some alone time with her. "So, about last night..."
"Yeah." Izzy stated with a shrug. "Your gramps isn't going to say anything, is he?"
"No. We're fine in that aspect. And besides me being really embarrassed, I should get over it in twenty years or so." Chris said with a smirk.
"It's fine. It happens. Next time, we'll just go to my place." Izzy said with a sultry smile.
"Next time, huh?" Chris said, not able to contain his smile. He really liked this girl...this woman.
"If you're good." Izzy said with a wink as the bell rang, and the students began to pile into the classroom.
Neptune High - Later that Day
Chris sighed as he took a bit of the apple he had brought for lunch.
So, I didn't think that Penny would really get so bent about this whole thing. I'm sure she doesn't tell me every detail about her life.
Look at me. Trying to rationalize the fact that I've been a total jerk, and make it seem like it's all her fault. Mom would be so proud.
Chris' eyes went to the seat next to him. It was Claire Casablancas.
"Chris." Claire said with a hint of distaste in her voice.
"Vampirella." Chris responded.
"Such vulgerness there, Mars. If I didn't know any better, I would think that our kiss meant nothing." Claire said with a fake pouting look on her face.
"It meant something." Chris said, his face cold. "It meant that it took me 8 hours to get that taste out of my mouth."
"Attitude. What happen? You and your girlfriend have a fight"
Claire said with a smirk.
Does she know something? There's no way. Me and Izzy have been extra careful.
"I don't have a girlfriend." Chris stated a bit confused.
"The brunette with the pigtails. The one with no fashion sense whatsoever. Follows you around like a puppy dog?"
"Penny?" Chris asked. "We're just friends."
"I see." Claire said with another smirk.
"Is there a reason why you're here?" Chris asked.
"I just saw you sitting here alone, and I thought..." Claire started.
"You thought that you'd make Lincoln jealous by sitting with me, since he and I are enemies." Chris interrupted. "I'm not as dumb as you all think I am." Chris said as he stood up.
"You wanna make him jealous, go whore around with someone else,
cause I'm not interested." Chris walked away in a huff as he left Claire there alone, a bemused smirk on her face.
Mars Investigations - Later that Day
Chris sighed as he sat at the desk.
Penny still hasn't shown up for work. If she is constantly avoiding me, how am I ever going to make this up to her? Or at least apologize. Unfortunately, that wasn't why I'm here.
Chris' eyes went to Keith's safe in his office.
Gramps had agreed to keep me in the loop on any information he found out about my mother's case, but that wasn't good enough.
I wanted the leads. Who he thought could be the suspects?
Maybe I would see something he didn't. After all, I am my mother's son.
Chris walked over to the safe.
I've had the combination for a week now, and this is the first time I've been alone to use it.
The safe opened, and Chris was shocked to see an entire box marked "VM". He took it out, and opened the most recent file.
It was just a piece of paper, in his mother's handwriting.
Dates. What did this dates mean? 1/3/05, 1/8/03, and 5/1/08.
The last one was just a few months after I was born.
Chris continued to look at the paper. Now, reading the notes Keith had made on it. Next to the first date it had said that Logan Echolls has no alibi, on the second date, Don Lamb had no alibi, and on the third date, both were unaccounted for.
Does Gramps think that either Lamb and Logan Echolls are responsible for the death of my mother? Could any of them actually kill my mother?
Maybe it was time to pay a little visit to Sheriff Lamb.
Thanks for being so patient. I've had some computer problems,
but they have been fixed, and I should be updating more frequently. Interested in what you guys think. Now, who do you think is the murderer? It could be Lamb, it could be Logan, or it could be someone completely different. I know who it is, just like I know who his father is, but I love people speculating.
Also interested in who you fancy Chris having a relationship with, since we know that he and Izzy can't last forever...or can they? Anyway. Please review and respond.