Chapter 9

Roslyn woke up the next day a particularly empty manor. It was still just her and her father in the whole mansion, everyone else was in Britain. "It's so quiet," She said out loud.

"I know, kind of eerie." Adam said in the doorway.

"No you sneaking up on my every day is eerie," She smirked.

"Well, you think you'd be used to it, especially since you've never really known anything else." Adam pointed out.

"Still it is," She huffed.

He sighed and sat next to his daughter. "Would you prefer I stop?"

"No, you would not be you then," She said

"Then why do you always complain about it?"

"Because I can," She shrugged.

"Just go for your swim and get ready for school." Adam said since she had gotten up her usual time to leave time for her morning swim.

"Okay," She said skipping away.

Adam smiled and called after her, "Mind if I join you?"

"If you can catch me!" She said running. Adam blurred after her.

"I win," She said from the pool

"You had a head start," Adam reminded. "both by time and distance."

"Excuses," She smirked.

"Just like your mother. Can I still swim with you though?" Adam asked.

"If you say please," She said.

"Please?" Adam asked.

"Okay come on," She offered. Adam smiled and jumped in. "Hey dad," She said quietly.

Adam was a little confused, "What?"

"Are you mad?" She asked.

"No, why would I be?" Adam asked his daughter.

"For having you come home over a boy," She said not looking at him.

"I told you, it's fine, I just want you to be happy." Adam reassured her swimming over to her.

"I know, but you seemed so down," She said.

"It's fine, Roslyn, really."

"Are you sure?" She asked.

Adam nodded. "Positive."

"Thank you daddy," She said hugging him.

"You're welcome, Roslyn." He said hugging her back.

"I just worry," She said.

"Well, don't, that's my job." Adam reminded.

"Still," She said.

"Roslyn, you have feelings for this Eric guy, and though we have no idea yet if it's just a simple crush or if it will eventually grow into something more, that's something you need your parents to support you on."

"Thank you daddy I know that must be hard for you to say," She said.

"It isn't really. I know what it feels like on the alternative. When my dad met your mother, the first thing he did was pull me off to the side and tell me that I need to stay away from her, that she's dangerous and can't be trusted." Adam explained sadly, he couldn't bring himself to admit that, at the time, he was right.

"Really he did?" She asked she had never gotten to know her Grandpa.

Adam nodded, "I never really did get his approval on her before he died." He said sadly having never known of that talk him and Felicity had a short while before he went on the recon mission. "It didn't seem like he still distrusted her but I never got to find out for sure."

"Why didn't you ever ask?" Adam honestly didn't have an answer for that. "Why?" She asked.

"I don't know, I probably should have, I guess I just didn't expect him to die yet. No one even told me about that mission he died on until he had already flatlined."

"That's horrible," Roslyn said

"Yeah, I was pissed to say the least. Especially since they were always really strict on having to know about EVERYTHING yet they would hide something so important from me and Isabella."

"How mad were you?" She asked as she had never seen her father angry.

"Angry enough that they had to rebuild a wall in one of the manor's hallways. I also knocked down a whole bunch of trees." Adam said choosing not to say what he was THINKING about doing at the time but didn't because Felicity inadvertently talking him out of it.

"I can only imagine," She said.

"Good, let's keep it that way." Adam said.

"Okay," She said hugging him harder as she thought of losing her dad.

"I'm not going anywhere, Roslyn." Adam said rubbing her back.

"I hope not," She said.

"I won't, trust me; it's a lot safer now then it was back then." Adam reminded.

She smiled up at him, "Okay"

Adam realized they were talking longer than they thought, "You need to get ready for school though."

"Okay!" She said getting out and going to get ready.

"I am so bored without Lyn here," Slate sighed

"Would you rather go back then?" Isabella asked her son seriously.

"No, but it still gets to me," He sighed.

"Well, I'm sure you'll be fine." Isabella told him.

"I know, but I feel like she ditched us," He sighed

"Slate, she just wants to be with Eric." Eve reminded.

"Still this was all her idea and then she leaves us for a guy she's known a total of one school day?"

Eve sighed looking down, "I know."

"I...am honestly on Slate's side here," Alesha sighed. To the adults' surprise, Haydon and Aaron agreed as well.

"You all really feel that way?" Ferb asked.

"Well, yeah." Aaron agreed.

"It's hard not to," Hayden said. No one knew what to do about it though.

"Roslyn may not be happy when we get home," Felicity sighed.

"What should we do?" Eve asked.

"I don't know," She said honestly.

"Well, remember that Adam had done a step worse with you when you guys met." Isabella said to Felicity making sure the kids can't hear.

"Well, yeah I guess so," Felicity sighed.

Roslyn was happily looking for Eric as she had a few minutes before school started

She found him near his locker and skipped over. "Hey Eric."

"Roslyn, how are you?" He asked.

"Good." Roslyn said before mentally adding, 'now.' "How are you?"

"Good, I was wondering where you went," She said.

"Something had just come up; I'd rather not talk about it." Roslyn said looking down.

"Oh okay I understand," He said

Roslyn looked around for another hidden tunnel.

"I don't think there is one here," Eric said.

"I'd have to disagree." She said looking at a certain spot.

"Really?" He asked. Roslyn nodded walking over to where she was looking. "It's a wall," He said.

She found the way to open it proving him wrong again. "Oh, by the way." She handed in I'd Tell You I Know You but Then I'd Have to Kill You like she had promised.

"Thank you," He said taking it.

"You're welcome." Roslyn said following the tunnel she just found to see where it leads.

"Wait up!" He said. Roslyn slowed down.

"Thank you," He said smiling. They came out of the tunnel at, "The shop class?" Eric said surprised

"Apparently." Roslyn observed storing that location.

"Weird, I never knew," He said.

"You said there were many more that you don't know of." Roslyn reminded.

"True," He coincided

Roslyn blushed. "We should probably head to our math class though."

"Let's go then don't want to be late," Eric said. Luckily, their math class isn't very far so they headed over there.

"Hurry we might not make it," Roslyn said. They got to their class on time with their stuff and took their seats next to each other.

"Ah, Ms. Garcia-Daniels good to see you back,"

"It's good to be back, Mrs. O'Leary." Roslyn said smiling at the teacher who had spoken.

"You will have to make up your work," She said.

Roslyn nodded, "Of course, and I will."

"Good now let's get on this," She said. She started the class and it went on boring as usual.

"Pages 125-130 as homework," She finished. She stopped in front of Roslyn's desk, "Ms. Garcia-Daniels, also pages 115-120 and these worksheets from class." She handed her the worksheets, "If you need the notes you can get them from another student on your own time."

"Yes ma'am," She said

Class was dismissed and she gathered her stuff and headed out the door, "See you in Gym, Eric." Roslyn called as they headed separate ways.

Class passed boring until gym; Roslyn quickly got changed in the bathroom to hold the shoes illusion then headed into the gym to meet with Eric. She was the first person there. This was unsurprising so she leaned against the wall and waited for him. He was about the third person in. He immediately spotted her and went up by her. "Seriously, how do you get changed so fast?"

"I'm just that good," She said.

"Well, ain't that the truth." Eric commented. "You certainly are something else, Roslyn."

"Thank you," She said bowing.

Eric blushed, "It's no problem."

"Still thank," She said.

"Still find it hard to believe that you find ME interesting."

"You are!" She said.

Eric chuckled, "I guess that makes me just like Josh?"

"In a sense," She said. "Except I'm not exactly the best at just bending in with a crowd like Cammie is."

"Well, I guess that's true." Eric said thoughtfully. She really did stick out, hard not to with the hair.

"Good I like to be unique." She shrugged.

Eric nodded agreeing, "There's no such thing as a mass produced human, some are just even more unique than others."

"Smart thinking," She said as they started to run laps

It took quite some focus on Roslyn's part to keep herself at a human speed instead of accidently blurring. At least though they were done.

After an easier day in gym, they got changed and headed to the cafeteria, via secret tunnel.

"So, where are the others?" He asked.

"They're not here today, it's kind of hard to explain but my dad and I are the only ones in the manor right now."

"That's odd," He said confused.

Roslyn shrugged getting her food, "Not really."

"I mean you all seem so close it just seems weird is all," Eric shrugged.

"Well, that was actually my fault." Roslyn admitted.

"What do you mean?" He asked

"Well… I kind of ditched them." Roslyn admitted looking down.

"You ditched them? Why?" He asked.

"I didn't want to miss another day of school in a row and possibly one more according to my mom." She said though it was mostly because of him, not the school work.

"Well I guess that makes some sense," He said.

Roslyn was relieved, "Yeah, I already have so much to make up."

"True, but you can do it," She said.

Roslyn smiled, "Thanks, Eric."

"My pleasure," She said.

They took a seat at the same table as last time. "I wish we could see each other outside of school though." She wished.

"Well, maybe we can at some point," He said.

"Maybe." Roslyn said but it didn't feel very likely.

"I think we will," He said and she smiled.

Lunch passed with them talking of happier things and before she knew it, it was time for science "Finally." Roslyn said loving science as they headed to the science room through the tunnel she found her first day. "In this way however, I AM Cammie Morgan."

"What?" Eric asked

"With the secret passageways and finding them so quickly."

"Oh yeah I can see that," Eric said.

"Where are you in the book by the way?" Roslyn asked.

"Chapter three," He said

'Slow reader.' Roslyn thought but knew that was rude so she kept it there. "Like it so far?"

"Yeah it's good," He said.

"Gets even better when you get further into the series." Roslyn pointed out. "There's five books total: I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You, Cross my Heart Hope to Spy, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover, Only the Good Spy Young, and Out of Sight Out of Time."

"Sounds like a fun series," He said.

Roslyn nodded, "It really is but a lot of books are fun. Not as fun as swimming but more fun than most things. Luckily, the manor has a ginormous library in the middle just FILLED with books."

"That sounds incredible!" He said

Roslyn shrugged, "I guess. It's just that I grew up not really knowing any different."

"It's still amazing!" He said

Roslyn chuckled, "Yeah, it is."

She enjoyed science class plus it helped she had no homework there. "Still have a bus to catch?" Roslyn asked after class.

"Yeah I do, until spring when soccer starts," He said

"Wanna take that tunnel I found from her to the buses?" Roslyn offered.

"Yeah that sounds great!" He said. So, Roslyn went over to the entrance and opened it. "You can go first." She said.

"Ladies first," He said. She hesitated but went through. He entered after here, "So you think your family will get back today?" He asked

"Probably." Roslyn guessed with a shrug.

"You sound indifferent," He said

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"You sound bored that they may get back today is all," He said

"Well, I'm worried they'll be mad." She admitted as they reached the buses.

"You think so?" He asked.

"Maybe. After all, it was kind of my idea in the first place, and then I just ditched them.

"Well maybe they will or maybe they won't, but you will not know until they get back," He said.

Roslyn nodded, "Yeah, you're right."

"Also, I see your dad," He said pointing.

"Right." She said looking over. "I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Yeah see you tomorrow," He said hugging her then getting on the bus. Roslyn watched him get on the bus before heading over to her dad.

"Good day today?" He asked

Roslyn nodded, "Yeah, it was great."

"Good the others will be home soon," Adam said.

"Do you think they're mad at me?" Roslyn asked.

"I honestly don't know," Adam said sadly. She looked down guiltily. Adam did not know what to say as he teleported them back to the manor.

"I shouldn't have done that." Roslyn said pulling out her homework.

"Done what?" Adam asked.

"Ditched them like that."

"Maybe, but there really is nothing you can do about it now," Adam said.

Roslyn took a shaky breath before hold up her book. "I have homework to do though."

"Well you get to that then and I'll go make a snack," Adam said.

"Alright." Roslyn said. "I'll be in the library." She said before blurring off.

Adam sighed heading toward the kitchen. He pulled out the supplies and set to work.

Minute later he had fruit and deep fried pickles. He brought them to the library and put them in front of her. "Fried pickles!" She said happily.

"Of course, I know you love them so I couldn't just leave them out." Adam said with a smile.

"Thanks daddy," She said.

"You're welcome." Adam said taking a seat. "They're fun to make anyways."

"I wouldn't know," She said.

Adam sighed, "I wish you hadn't got your cooking abilities from your mother."

"Sorry I did," She smirked.

Adam moved the dish closer to her, "Just eat your pickles, you're the one who's missing out."

"Hey stop eating them!" She said.

"I wasn't." Adam said.

"I just saw you," She said

Adam put his hands up, "Alright, guilty as charged but in my defense, I made them."

"Okay, that's fair," She said. Adam went to get another but she playfully shooed it away. "I didn't say you could have more."

"Please?" He asked. Roslyn shook her head. "Why not?" He asked.

"Mine." She said grabbing the bowl and pulling it up against her.

"FIne I'll just go make my own. " He huffed. He headed back to the kitchen seriously.

"That's better," Roslyn smirked

"I'll keep that in mind next time." Adam said to where his daughter could hear.

"Okay," She shrugged. Adam came back with his own bowl. "See? Now both of us are happy."

"Yeah, I guess we are." Adam said taking and eating a few from his own. "Oh, and Felicity called," He said.

"And?" Roslyn asked nervously.

'They'll be home in an hour and a half, "Adam said.

"Alright, that was all she said?" Roslyn asked.

"Well, no" Adam sighed.

"What else?" Roslyn asked.

"They are sort of not happy," Adam said

Roslyn looked down guiltily. "Figured as much."

"Yeah, so be prepared," Adam sighed.

She nodded nervously. "I will be."

"Okay, I just thought you deserved to know," Adam said dipping a pickle in ranch.

"Thank you, Daddy." She said unfortunately finishing her last pickle.

"It's my pleasure. Though I would be done when they got here, if I were you." Adam said.

She closed her finished homework and put it in her bag. "Done with what?"

"That," Adam said smiling at her.

"But you said that you would be done, not that I would." Roslyn pointed out confused.

"I meant to say if I were you I would be done before they got back," Adam corrected.

"Oh, ok." Roslyn said that making more sense.

"Yeah, so now what?" Adam asked.

"Well, you know my default." Roslyn said.

"You go ahead I'm going to go to the inventing room," Adam said.

"Alright." Roslyn said giving him a quick hug before blurring off.

An hour and a half later she heard cars pull up out front. She bit her lip getting out and drying herself off and made her way to the door as the others came in. No one said anything for a while, the silence just hung over her like a noose. "Hey Roslyn," Slate said finally

"Hey Slate." She said back rather awkwardly.

"How was school?" Eve asked not looking at her.

Roslyn gulped, "It was good. How was Britain?"

"It was good, fun," She said lowly.

"Are you guys mad?" Roslyn asked nervously but given the tension in the room, the answer was obvious.

"Yeah we are a bit." Hayden said also not looking at her.

"I'm sorry guys! I wasn't really thinking!" Roslyn apologized.

"No, you were not you ditched us in a trip you had the idea for. What's worse you ditched us for someone you have known for two school days now?" Alesha asked coldly.

"I know, I was stupid, reckless, and inconsiderate." Roslyn admitted genuinely.

"Yes you were and it really hurt our feelings," Eve said.

"I know, and I truly am sorry." Roslyn said.

"Well we just need some time alright?" Slate asked.

Roslyn nodded guiltily. "Okay, I understand."

"Thanks," Slate said.

Roslyn looked down and muttered, "I can't believe I did that I did that."

"Well, you did," Felicity said approaching her daughter

"Am I a bad person?" Roslyn asked in a really stupid question.

"No, of course not you just had a moment of stupidity," She said.

"Then why do I feel so horrible?" Roslyn asked.

"We all have those moments too," Felicity said.

Adam looked down thinking about when he and Felicity ran off ditching his friends. He pretty much did the same exact thing… only worse. "It'll be okay," Felicity said

"Are you sure?" Roslyn asked.

"Yes, they just need time," Adam said knowledgeably.

"I suppose you're right." Roslyn said with a sigh.

"Okay so go calm down sweaty," Felicity said.

Roslyn nodded, "I will, thank you, Mommy, thank you, Daddy."

"No problem, honey." Adam said hugging her.

"By the way, what are you working on?" Roslyn asked since he was in one of the inventing rooms.

"Modifying my screwdriver," Adam said.

"The best thing you made that isn't a person, but what could you have done to it? It's already perfect." Felicity said.

"Not quite yet I'm trying to figure something out," Adam said.

"Which is?" Roslyn asked.

"Well when I fought the other me he had a robotic suit, but his was clunky and weak I'm trying to get this to turn into a more advanced suit at will.

"That would be awesome!" Roslyn said excited.

"Yeah, but now it only covers one arm," Adam said.

"Can we see?" Felicity asked.

"Sure, give me a minute." Adam said. He pulled out his sonic screwdriver and the tip glowed a light blue. Then it seemed to melt onto Adams arm.

"What does it do functionally?" Roslyn asked in amazement. "Besides everything of course."

"Shoots laser makes it safe for you too touch things you should not," Adam said.

"That's amazing. Think you'll be able to get it to full body with some more work?" Felicity asked.

"Hopefully," Adam said.

"I could help if you'd like." Felicity offered.

"I would," Adam said honestly.

"Then I will." She told her husband with a smile.

"Thank you," He said giving her a kiss.

"You're welcome, I want to anyways." she said when they separated.

"Good," Adam said holding her close.

"Can I help too?" Roslyn asked looking away.

"Sure you can," Adam said.

"Then we'll have it done in no time." Felicity said confidently.

"Of course!" Roslyn said smiling slightly.

"Should we get to work then?" Adam asked.

"Yeah the rest of my family needs time away from me," Roslyn said.

The three of them blurred off to one of the inventing rooms somehow they went to the same one.

"Good we all knew where to go," Adam said sarcastically.

"A little surprising actually." Roslyn observed.

"A bit, but whatever," Felicity shrugged

"Well, let's get to work." Roslyn said rubbing her hands together.

"Let's." Adam said. They set to work on really crazy impossible stuff.

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