Alright, I'm back with a new chapter. Clearly, a lot of questions are to be answered in the upcoming chapters...
Liz looked around the shop. She had been here many times, sometimes just to see Remy, and sometimes waiting for him to get off so they could go on their "planned" date. Remy's company manufactures metals. so, they did roofs, because of the tin, worked with the kitchen suppliers, and much much more.
"I don't see anything on my records of anyone suspicious." said Remy.
"Anything missing?" asked Liz, suspiciously.
"Mmm... wait!" said Remy, looking at a list. "There was a theft at least a week ago." He said.
"What was stolen?" asked Liz. "Well, looks like three knives, and a..." He trailed off.
"What?" asked Ariana, worried. She glided over to him.
"A Katana." He said. "We had just gotten it shipped over from India, and we were going to take the design, and put it into more possibilities. He took the only one." said Remy.
"Oh dear. Do we have any way to track this person." said Basil.
"None." said Remy. "We just have to wait." They walked out to the dog, and boarded.
"Ariana, I have a question." said Liz.
"Yes?" she asked.
"How do you know its you who was dead. You only got who it was from a paper." said Liz.
"I just thought that had to be me. There were no others murders mentioned at the time, so I went with what was most logical." she said.
"Oh." said Liz, deep in thought.
"Is that smoke?" asked Basil, looking ahead. They saw complete black right in front of them.
"What the-"
"Remy!" said Olivia, watching his fowl language.
"Sorry cuz." He said.
"Wait!" said Liz, looking closer. "That's Olivia's house!" she said.
"What happened here?" asked Basil, jumping off the dog and going over to the police.
"Well..." Started the police officer, as the other four helped each other off the dog.
Liz looked at everyone else, than at her father, as he rubbed his temples while listening to the cop.
"Okay, thank you officer." He said, walking over to the others.
"Arson." He said. "But a failed Arson. Either someone knew you guys weren't home, and are torturing you, or they thought you were home and tried to burn you." He said.
Olivia hugged in Remy's arms, while Liz hugged her back side, in comfort. Ariana looked at them, sadness in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry." she said. "I can't help but feel this is my fault as well."
"It's not your fault. Nobody could have predicted this." said Liz. She walked over to her father.
"What do you make of it?" asked Liz.
"I don't know. He didn't seem to be after anything. All I can make are these footprints. Tiny, very tiny. Almost as if it were a child that had done it." said Basil, then something clicked in his head.
"No!" He said, astonished.
"What is it?" asked Liz.
"Small feet?" Basil drew out.
"Holy Shit! But is it possible?" asked Liz.
"Well, have a look at that." said Basil, pointing. There was a tuff of fur snagged on a piece of glass.
"It's gray." said Liz, fear overwhelming her, turning her ghostly white.
"I think we can assume he survived. Ratigan survived."
Again, this was also pretty short for my taste, so like, sorry bout that... but whatever, at least I left you hanging... lol..