A/N: ok, this chapter isnt as interesting as the last, but we find out moe clies about the Ezlords. Enjoy :)

~Chapter Six~

-"Hey, I'm home!" Mel called through the house around two that afternoon.

-"Hey, Mel!" she heard Rick call from the living room.

She walked into the living room.

-"Hey, how was your day with Maria-Annabelle?"

-"Oh… um… interesting."

-"How?" she asked him as she sat down next to him on the sofa.

-"We… baked cookies."

-"Aw, can I have one?"

-"No."

-"Why?"

-"We ate them all, they were so good."

-"Oh. So, did you guys have fun though?"

-"Oh yeah, lots of fun."

-"Your lucky, she doesn't even want to help me make dinner."

-"Oh, because you're a lousy cook, no offence."

-"Oh, that made me feel better."

-"Your welcome. So, did Jim talk to you at all today?"

-"Nope. Not a word."

-"Do you want me to talk to him for you?"

-"Nah, its fine. I'll just let him calm down first, and then I'll tell him my feelings about having another baby. Besides, I think that he only wants another one because Maria-Annabelle is lost to him."

-"You have a point there."

-"Speaking of Maria-Annabelle, where is she? She usually comes down to greet her mommy."

-"She's gone to her friend Ashley's, she left about an hour ago."

-"Oh, well."

-"Well, do you want to tell me about your dreams?"

-"Yes, please."

-"Well?"

-"Ok, at the beginning…."

-"So, did you find out anything at their house, though?"

-"No, Ash, but I was thinking we could try and look them up, or something." they were in Ashley's room, discussing recent events.

-"How, Maria?"

-"We could begin with the internet."

-"Ok, but what if it doesn't work?"

-"See town records, ask the agent that sold them the house, we could do plenty of things."

-"Ok, well, lets go on the internet then." they went on Ashley's computer, and went on to Google, and then typed in "Grant and Piper Ezlord" they went onto every link there was, then they gave up, not finding anything.

-"Well, what do we do now, Maria?"

-"Well, I know the agent that sold them that dump. I know where her office is, we could go there. Can your dad drive us?"

-"I'll go ask."

-"WAIT! Should we call for an appointment first?"

-"Oh, sure. Great idea." they looked through the Yellow Pages (it's a phone book) and found the number.

Maria dialled, and then put the receiver to her ear.

It wrung two times, then someone answered.

-"Hey, Carleton Realty."

-"Hello, my name is Alexi Kendra, I'm twenty seven, and I want to buy a house."

-"Uh… ok… do you want to talk to an agent?"

-"Yes, one by the name of Sonia Fletcher."

-"uh… ok, she isn't busy right now, do you want to talk to her?"

-"Yes, but in person."

-"uh… ok, can you come by right now Mrs. Kendra?"

-"Yes, I can. The quicker, the better."

-"uh… Alright, good bye."

-"Have a lovely day. Good bye." then, she hung up.

Then, they burst out laughing.

-"Wow, you really sounded twenty seven, Maria."

-"Well, I am a good actress. So, go ask your dad if he can drive us! And please, make up a lie!"

Ashley went downstairs and came back a minute later.

-"it's a go. C'mon, get your things." ten minutes later, they were in front of Carleton Realty.

-"My dad is going to be in the sports shop next door, so I think we'll be here for awhile. You know how much he loves sport shops." they giggled, then went inside.

They walked up to the front desk.

The secretary looked up.

She looked like she was in her twenties, and had purple hair and piercing all over her face.

She also has cuts so she's emo.

-"Uh… yes?"

-"We are here to see Sonia Fletcher. I'm Alexi, and this is my sister Leah."

-"Uh… how old are you?"

-"We're both twenty seven."

-"Uh… then how come you look like kids?"

-"Didn't you ever hear of midgets before?"

-"Uh… yes. Uh… why are you wearing kids clothes?"

-"We can't wear anything else, we're too short."

-"Uh… ok, go take a seat, Sonia will be out in a moment."

-"Thank you, and I suggest you go take manner classes, before this business is ruined by your rude attitude." then, they walked away quickly.

They took their seats in the waiting room.

A minute later, Sonia appeared.

She looked at them oddly.

-"Did one of you seen a Alexi and Leah Kendra?"

-"We are Alexi and Leah." responded Ashley, running a hand through her long blonde hair.

Sonia raised her eyebrows.

-"Is this a joke?"

-"No."

-"Follow me then." they got up and followed Sonia to her office.

Once they got there, they sat down on the guest chairs and Sonia sat at her desk.

There was a silence.

-"You, the one with the long curly brown hair, I think I seen you before."

Maria-Annabelle shrugged.

-"Who are you two, really?"

-"I'm Maria-Annabelle Clancy, and this my best friend Ashley Redden."

-"Oh, yes, you live on Queen Elizabeth Street, don't you?"

Maria nodded.

-"You live in that huge house that was fixed up, in front of the Ezlord place, eh?"

she nodded again.

-"You came up to me, giving me tips to sell the house."

-"Did they work?"

-"I guess, thanks. So, what are you two doing here?"

-"We came to get information on the Ezlords."

-"Why?"

-"It's hard to explain, but I can tell you that something is wrong."

-"I'm sorry, but I can't give any personal information to you."

-"We understand."

-"I'm sorry, girls."

"But… can I tell you something?" Maria asked.

Sonia nodded.

-"We can't get info, anywhere. You, are our only link to finding out things about them. They can be dangerous people, and me, who lives across the street, doesn't know, because who knows what goes on behind closed doors. I'm only ten, and she just turned eleven last week. We're too young to go around asking people for info. We can't find nice enough people like you who'd be willing to be nice to two young girls, and help them be safe." a cute look developed on Maria's beautiful face.

For an adult, it was hard to resist.

-"Fine, I'll give you some information, but please, keep it to yourselves."

-"Ok, we promise!"

-"Alright, I'll give you this folder with every bit I have. It's not a lot, but it's a start." she told them as she took out a folder from her desk.

She handed it to Maria-Annabelle.

-"We both solemnly swear that nothing out of this folder will be showed to anyone but us. If so, we will leave your good name out of it."

Sonia raised her eyebrows.

Maria-Annabelle was something else.

-"Well, have a good day girls."

-"Bye! Thank you!" Ashley called as they left the office.

They were just coming into the waiting area when they noticed two particular people: Jim Clancy and Piper Ezlord.

Piper noticed them first, gave them a suspicious look and got up and left the building.

Ashley was trying to hurry paralyzed Maria out, but it was too late. Jim looked up from the sports magazine to see his daughter with her best friend.

He got up in shock.

-"Maria-Annabelle Clancy, what the hell are you doing here?"

-"I can ask you the same question." she responded, and both her and Ashley folded their arms.

-"That isn't important! Why are you here?"

-"Oh, um, Mr. Clancy, my dad is at the sports shop next door, um we came with him to get out of the house, and we came here, to look at the houses for sale." Ashley answered.

-"Ok…." then, Ashley's dad came in.

-"Ash! Maria, ready to go? Oh, hey, Jim! What are you doing here?"

-"No particular reason. Is it ok if I bring my daughter home with me, I need to talk to her." then he looked down at Maria-Annabelle, frowning.

-"Oh, sure dude, she's yours anyhow. Well, see you guys later. Come on, Ash, lets go."

-"Bye Maria, Mr. Clancy." then they left.

Then, Jim grabbed Maria-Annabelle's arm, and dragged her out.

Piper was watching from behind a plant.

When Maria-Annabelle arrived home, Rick and Mel were eating dinner.

Rick was doing the weirdest faces while Melinda laughed, nearly choking on her food, and falling out of her chair.

Maria walked in the dinning room, which was on the right side of the house, at the back, just behind the kitchen.

- "Hey baby! How was your day?"

-"Ok, I guess." she told her mom, hiding the folder behind her back.

Then, she sat down on the opposite side of the table, helping herself to some veggie lasagne, Caesar salad and garlic bread.

-"Well, how was Ashley's?"

-"Fun."

-"What did you do?"

-"We went to the Realty Office, to look at some houses while her dad was in the sports shop."

-"Oh, ok… did Mr. Redden drive you home or did you walk?"

-"Neither. Dad was in the Realty office and he drove me home."

Melinda spit her wine out.

-"WHAT?"

-"I said-,"

-"No, I heard what you said, but WHAT THE HELL WAS HE DOING THERE?"

-"I asked, but he said it wasn't important."

-"Oh, my god, I'll need to have a chat with him when he gets in."

-"Ok, mommy." then, they ate dinner in silence.

Afterwards, Maria-Annabelle went up to her room.

She sat down at her desk and begun looking at the folder.

There wasn't much, besides the realty work, only one thing.

A news paper article, on Grant.

The headline was: 'Man kills four, then goes crazy, and escapes facility'. Maria gasped, and read the article.

It said that Grant killed his mother, father, best friend and half sister.

Then, in jail, he went crazy, and they sent him to a mental hospital.

Then, he escaped.

By the end of it, she dropped the paper on the floor and made her way to her window.

She looked across the street, wondering if she could really be in danger.

Meanwhile, at the Ezlord house…

Grant and Piper were sitting in their bedroom, looking at the pictures of the Clancys all over the walls and ceiling.

-"Do you think that we should do more then spy on them, like, try and befriends with them, for example? The girl is Twyla's age, they could get along, well. Meanwhile, we can talk to the girl's parents."

Grant didn't answer her.

She looked at him, and he was holding a gun in his hand.

-"Oh, Grant, put that down."

-"Piper, I cant do this anymore. The running around, tracking the Clancys and all, maybe we should turn ourselves in." he begun rocking back and forth.

-"Grant, that, we will never do. After we get rid of that Clancy girl, we'll get our lives back, don't worry." she patted his back.

-"We will get our revenge."