Okay. Again, terribly sorry if it takes quite a while for me to update but I will certainly still update. Just in case you were wondering, it might take about 10 more chapter, I guess? Yeah, I know it's too long. But I just can't stop myself. It just flows out and I just like the result, I'm afraid. That's why I kind of felt like I was dragging this...
"Woah! This is AWESOME!" Dan shouted as he entered the room and threw himself on the bean bag.
They all gasped in amazement as they entered the 'Movie Room' as Jonah would put it. There were a couple of La-Z-Boy sofas and bean bags in the middle. On the carpet lay pillows that were waiting to be thrown and flung. At the corner of the room, there was a mini fridge filled with drinks and beside it is a mini bar with all the chips and popcorn.
"Go on! Snug and chill!" Jonah said behind them as they entered the room. "I already asked to bring some food for lunch."
Hamilton and Dan immediately dived for the bean bags. Jake sat down on the last bean bag available that was just being approached by Atticus. Jake then grinned then signaled to Atticus to just take the carpet. The others sat down on the La-Z-Boy sofas.
"So what do you wanna watch, guys?" Jonah asked them.
"G.I. Joe: Retaliation!" Dan immediately shouted with his hand raised like a kid reciting in school.
Amy immediately said "No! Not Again! We've watched that for like a thousand times!"
Dan pouted at Amy's comment.
"You have Sherlock? The one made by BBC? I heard that was good." suggested Sinead.
Hamilton frowned. "I thought you were busy with experiments?"
Sinead rolled her eyes. "Yes, I am but that doesn't mean I can't watch TV, you know?"
"Now that you mentioned that. I do have that." said Jonah, chuckling as he walked towards the shelf full of DVDs on the far side of the room. "I got that one when we went to London for a concert.
He picked out a DVD from the shelf and handed it to the man standing near the door. The man nodded then went out through the door behind him where the computer must be, Amy presumed.
Knock! Knock!
They watched as several men entered the room with different kinds of food on their hands. Pizza. Lasagna. Chicken. Amy felt her stomach grumble as she saw the food being catered in front of them. And judging from the looks of the others, she knew she wasn't alone.
As soon as the men left the room, they all stood and walked towards the bar, now full of food. After grabbing enough food, then returned to their seats. They immediately dug in.
"Hey! Where's the movie!?" complained Dan.
"Oh. Right!" said Jonah then he snapped his fingers.
Amy saw the man who took the DVD from Jonah nod and went into the room. The lights were turned off. They all sat with their plates on their lap as the screen projected in front of them. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ian who was sitting beside her smirk as the letters BBC flash on the screen.
Amy can't help but steal a glance at him while the opening played out in front of them. He looked like a kid watching his favorite cartoon show. She knew it wasn't because of the show but because of its place. London. He must really miss being in London. Even though, America probably became his home but nothing will come close to his motherland.
She heard him sigh as the title flashed on the screen with a fantastic view of London.
"Homesick?" she whispered towards him.
He looked at her. "Yeah."
"Sorry..." Amy whispered.
"What for? You did nothing wrong." he smiled reassuringly.
Amy looked away as her attention was grabbed by the start of the film. They all watched as a bloody Sherlock enter.
"That was tedious..."
But Amy's got to admit. Once, she's been to London and it does feel different. Very different from New York or Boston or any other city in America. London has this modern feel yet it still feels very classy and very English.
A chuckle echoed in the room as Sherlock threw off one of his insults again. Amy shifted her weight to the other side when she felt something on her lap. She almost completely forgot about her food and almost dropped it too. She sighed in relief and continued to finish her meal.
After finishing her food, she was completely engrossed in the film. She never really thought Sherlock Holmes would be this cool. She remembered she once saw the old one way back 1900s and honestly, it was kind of boring. It's like it lacks something and that something is here in this version of Sherlock Holmes.
They were watching as Sherlock went into his 'mind palace' to search for answers. She watched in amazement at how he worked things out. The film ended. They all laughed as Dan complained that it was already done. They all stood and stretched their arms. Suddenly, they boys started to head towards the door. Amy looked at Sinead who was just as confused as she was.
Before closing the door behind him, Jonah turned around and said. "Hey, girls. Gonna go somewhere. See ya!"
With that, they left Sinead and Amy standing alone in the room, not knowing what to do. They stood in silence, trying to think up of something to do.
"Wanna go to the library?" Sinead suggested.
"Sure." Amy said with a smile.
Along the way, they were talking about the film they just watched.
"It was pretty good." said Amy.
"Yeah but they got something wrong though..." Sinead said.
Confused, Amy asked. "What do you mean?"
"Project HOUND is real, Amy. In fact, we did it. The Ekats were the ones who made that technology. I was there and I'm certain it does not nullify the effects just through the filtration of a gas mask." Sinead explained.
Amy stayed. She may play a big role in their family, the Cahills, but there are a lot of things she doesn't know. They walked side by side in a quite comfortable silence. But somehow Amy can't shake something off. Minutes before Sherlock worked it all out, Amy heard something beside her.
"The air."
Amy looked at Ian, frowning slightly. "What?"
"When they went into the moor, there was something that didn't affect Watson because he was separated along the way. The mist. There's always mist in the moor." he replied.
"How did you know that?" Amy asked.
He shifted to her direction. "Eliminate the impossible, however improbable, must be the truth. No traces he said. It's impossible for it to be liquid or solid because to break it down, it must go through your digestive system which takes the nutrients and places it in your bloodstream. But if it's in the air, it can go directly to the brain, distract the neurons and make it send the wrong signal."
It did make sense. And truth to be told, he was right.
Amy and Sinead had big smiles on their faces as they entered the library.
They looked at each other then giggled like little girls as they charged towards the shelves. They separated as they went to search for a book to read.
"So...he's back. How are we feeling about that now?" Sinead asked.
Amy looked at her, eyebrows raised. "Who?"
Sinead furrowed her eyebrows. "Don't do that! You know who I'm talking about!'
Of course, Amy knew. It was obvious. "I feel okay." she simply said.
Sinead looked at Amy like she was saying 'Seriously?'. After a few seconds, Amy gave up. "Fine! Yes! I'm happy!"
Sinead grinned. "See? That wasn't so hard, wasn't it?"
Amy glared at Sinead who innocently went back to searching for a book. Amy then also went back to scanning the shelves for something interesting when she saw something about the Africa. She thought since Ian was detained in Africa might as well study it. She grabbed the ladder leaning beside the shelf. She positioned it just below.
"How about you and Jake?"
The question made her stop halfway on the ladder because somehow she doesn't know what to answer. She just stared blankly into nothing as she tried to find the answer. She tried to dig deeper but nothing came out. Suddenly, she felt her stomach drop. She had forgotten about him.
"Sorry. I don't think I should have asked that." said Sinead.
"No, it's okay." Amy replied. She felt Sinead return to scanning the shelves but Amy remained motionless.
She felt guilty. It's not that she needs to mind him. It's not like she committed to a relationship, not that she was aware of. But she knew what she felt for him was real and what he felt for her. She just wanted to make up for the lost time with Ian. She never really wanted to make him feel bad.
She suddenly remembered the look he gave her during the conference. It was vivid in her mind like he's right in front of her now. She felt the tears starting to form in her eyes. Right now, she can't understand. She doesn't even know where she is. Everything's so blurry.
It's not like she was ignoring Jake because the high school prince was back. It's just that they were facing a problem wherein Ian is the center of it. She didn't mean to hurt Jake's feelings. She never really meant to engage emotions in her work. She sighed. It's all so confusing and she couldn't solve this right now, not when a bigger problem was before them. She could sort it all out after this.
She hoped.
Am I? Am I dragging this story? :(