~ Hello! Sorry for not updating in so long. Thanks to my sister for typing this and thanks to luverinreadin, IceHeartEli, and TribalGirl for reviewing. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy! ~

Amy led them to the guest hallway. The boys were on the right, girls on the left. Amy walked in to her new room and lay down on the bed. The day was a lot to process. How did she not notice this happening? She took some time to study the room. It was a medium sized room with a window on the far wall. The walls were a light purple. There was a dresser and a closet by the window. The bed she was lying on was by the door leading to the hall. She saw another door and crossed the room to see it. When she went in she saw a bathroom. She reentered the hallway and looked at the name plate on the doors. Natalie and Sinead were on either side of her. Across from her was Ian's room. I wonder if that was a coincidence, she thought sarcastically. Just then she heard a voice behind her, coming from her room.

"Hey Amy, like your room?" Amy screamed and twirled around. Standing there was Sinead, a grin on her face. "Scare you?" She sat down on Amy`s bed the others ran over to Amy.

"What happened?" asked Ian urgently. "Are you okay?"

"I`m fine, Sinead just gave me a heart attack." She sagged on the bed and stared at Sinead, who was still grinning triumphantly. "How did you get in here without me noticing? I was at the door." Sinead nodded towards the floor. Amy looked and noticed a well-concealed trapdoor. "What rooms do they connect to?"

"Every room," Sinead replied, "but there is a lock on them you can use. Do we have everyone?" she looked around. Amy was gratified to see that everyone had come to make sure she was ok. "I'll give you tour." She led them down a flight of stairs. Natalie balked right before she went in.

"No way am I going down that! I don't have another change of clothes."

"Come on Natalie. It's not that bad." When she still refused to go Dan added "I'll help you make poisons for your gun." She finally agreed and followed him down.

"No way is he…" Amy started to protest, when Ian's hand covered her mouth.

"Don't blow it. It's a miracle that Dan got Natalie down there," he reprimanded her.

"There is no way I am letting my brother mix poisons," she told him firmly as he released her.

"Then I will tie you up and throw you in a closet until Dan is done helping Natalie," Ian said heartlessly. Amy glared at him.

"Ha." She sullenly walked down the stairs and appeared in a clearing of sorts. It was a large circular room with twelve staircases leading from the room. The staircases each had a colored border around it. They had just appeared from the one with the lilac border.

"What do the colored borders mean?" Hamilton asked.

"I think each border represents a different room. Amy's room was light purple, purple border. I bet the red border leads to my room." Jonah replied.

"Sinead, how did you know the lilac border was mine?" Amy asked.

"I didn't." she replied, looking around excitedly. "We should defiantly divide this room up. We can each paint our own spot with our room color and we can get carpeting, beanbags, paint and books. Any other ideas?" she asked as she took out a piece of paper and a pen. Her enthusiasm was catching and soon they had everything planned out.

"Why are there twelve staircases but only eleven of us?" Amy asked. Everyone else looked around. They were surprised to see the extra staircase.

"Everyone, go stand by the staircase leading to your room." Reagan commanded. Everyone moved to stand by their door without a fight, which surprised Amy.

"The green room is empty. Let go check it out," Dan said, bounding up the stairs. Everyone followed him. Amy was fretting the whole way.

"What if they're in a meeting? What if we get in trouble? Why are we doing this again?"

"Amy, if you don't stop worrying, I'm going to have Natalie shot you with a sleep dart." Dan told her. "Ian could carry you the rest of the way." Amy and Ian glared at him.

"What makes you think I would agree?" Ian challenged.

"Oh, I have my ways," Natalie said viciously. "Don't deny you would love it."

"Shut up Natalie."

"I'm walking with nice people," Amy declared and fell back with Jonah.

"For a movie star, you're awfully quiet," Amy commented.

"Yo, I'm cool. I'm just composing a new song." Jonah said. He rarely used gangsta slang around the Cahill teens anymore.

"Really? That's why you are so quiet?" Amy replied disbelievingly.

"Well, I'm the only Janus. You guys are cool, but…" he trailed off.

"We're not really hip-hop, movie star material. I understand Jonah." He smiled gratefully.

"Thanks Amy." Up ahead Dan called down the stairs.

"We're here!" Everyone caught up to him. "Anyone want to go first?" When no one volunteered, he shrugged and threw open the trapdoor. He slowly stepped into the room and looked around as the others emerged.

"Looks like a bedroom," Dan commented. "It's identical to ours."

"I wonder who's sleeping here," Sinead said walking to the door.

"Let's go," Amy said after a few minutes, looking around nervously. "We have a long year ahead of us." As everyone left, Ian made his way over to her.

"Miss Cahill, may I escort you to your room?" he asked with a bow. Amy laughed and took his arm. She said good bye to him at her room and lay down on her bed, intending to sleep. Instead she lay there thinking. Who was occupying the twelfth room? Will I pass the Cahill School? Did Ian like me? She sat up quickly. Where did that come from? I will never forgive him for Korea. Never. Her digital clock told her it was 6:30. Amy walked in to the backyard and started walking the maze. It took energy to get to the middle. She got lost once but managed to get to the middle. She was about to sit down at the bench when she saw Nellie. Nellie had looked up at the noise and beckoned her over.

"Hey kiddo. Sit down." Amy obediently came and sat next to Nellie. "Whatcha doing out here?"

"Thinking, you?"

"Same. Hey, I heard about Evan. Are you alright?" Nellie asked gently.

"How much did you hear?"

"Just what you told Fiske." Amy hesaited for a moment, then proceeded to tell her the whole story.

"When Ian told Evan about the Cahill`s, I was furious. But I started to like it. It was nice to be someone first priority. One day he joined me in the sunroom. He told me that he was a Vesper. He said he was sent to recruit me and Dan to the Vesper cause. I turned around and looked away. When he said my name, I couldn't stand it. I punched him and he fell out the window. It was awful."

She didn't mention to anyone that Ian had come in after he found out. He sat with her while she sobbed. He rocked her back and forth with his arm around her for a half an hour, maybe more. He had whispered comforting sounds in her ear, not caring that she was ruining his shirt.

But was that enough for her to forgive him? Afterwards, she was surprised that he bothered. He broke her heart in Korea. I should hate him. But doesn`t helping me though Evan redeem him?

Hush, Amy told that part of her brain. I`ll deal with that problem when it comes.

"Oh, Amy. I`m so sorry." As Nellie hugged her, Amy realized again how much Nellie and Fiske meant to her and Dan. They weren't substitutes for her parents, but they were as close as they could get.

"Thanks Nellie." Amy stood up "I`m going to head to bed. Busy day tomorrow."

"Night, kiddo."

"Night, Nellie." Amy retraced her route through the maze. She was finally ready to sleep.

~ Hello again! I hope you enjoyed it! Now I would like you readers to submit a review saying whether or not you want more Natan or less. I'm thinking about just making them friends and focused on the 3 main pairs. Amy/ Ian, Sinead/ Hamilton and Jonah/_. You'll find out Jonah's match eventually! Please review whether or not you think I should shorten chapters so I can update more. Thanks please review! ~