Chapter 15
Edited by Penulis, she also writes Fan Fiction so check her stories out!
Nemo takes the folder out of the hands of a sailor, "no sign of him since he left last night?" he asks.
The sailor shakes his head, "No captain, his room was found untouched."
Nemo nods to pardon his crewman "Thank You," He then turns on his heels to stare out at the panoramic view of the sunrise from the bridge window, his face heavy with the burden of a mystery.
Mina's eyes flutter open to see daylight coming through her balcony window and into the warm bedroom. Her mind takes a while to comprehend where she is as she has gotten so used to waking up on the nautilus in the past months. But the thoughts of last night causes her lips to lift into a smile as she looks around the room for the young man she shared it with.
Sitting up she hears sounds outside in the yard, causing her to get out of bed with only a sheet wrapped around her. Making her way first to the fire to feel the warmth on her hands, she spots an envelope on the stationary desk. With curiosity she picks it up to read the address for the CIA department.
Tom throws the rope over the lowest tree branch and tightens the square knot so forcefully; he imagines it would leave an indent on the bark. Getting ready to throw the second rope up his aim goes off by the distraction of Mina.
"What are you trying to achieve?" Mina calls out from the balcony, causing the rope to fall straight down, almost hitting Tom on the head. He barely dodges it while letting out an 'umph'.
Tom looks up at the balcony with a look of pleasant surprise on his face to see her only wrapped in a sheet and her hair still down, allowing the winter morning sun to shine off of it. "I found something in your shed that I want to put up."
"You're not putting up that old swing, it came with the house. It's mostly rust covered in pealing paint." Mina says in a manner that reminds him of Aunt Polly's three warning rule. The first warning would always be in a deep tone not to be reckoning with.
"A li'l brushing and a new coat of white wash would fix that," he says with a misfit smile.
"If dared to ever leave you alone long enough and you would probably remodel the whole house," Mina smiles and laughs as she stares down at him.
The loud hum of a motor and the spinning of wheels on snow creating slush splatter disrupts the moment of serenity between the two as the monstrous automobile stops in front of the house.
Mina spots the blue turban head first as it exits out, "It's Nemo." She whispers down at Tom.
"I'll hide in back," he says to her as he rushes through the snow to the back of the house.
Henry's face twists as he tries to sit up on the bed, the sharp pain from his inner thigh became too much, causing him to give in to just laying there until someone would come in to check on him. With time to kill, he looks around the room and recognizes the familiar architecture for what was his room once. The door slowly opens to his former elder chambermaid carrying a tray of tea and toast.
She takes notice at his open blood shot eyes "You've awake."
"Would you fetch Mary? I think I had better get the explanations over and done with," Henry gulps and looks up at the ceiling.
"And that's when I took down the mysterious M's mansion," Skinner finishes boastfully as he circulates his brandy glass. He was sitting in a parlor chair wearing one of Henry's old suits.
"You did that all by yourself?" Mary says as she sits in the opposing chair to his and sips her tea. Her voice and smirk denote her disbelief in his story but she indulges him in order to keep him entertained, anything is better than this freak of nature hitting on her.
The chambermaid comes into the parlor and clears her throat bringing the attention upon herself, "the doctor is awake."
Nemo's annoyance levels rise as he knocks for the last time within the last twenty minutes. He sighs, "Women," before the door opens to Mina dressed for the weather in long petticoat, scarf and hat.
"Sorry for the long wait captain," she brings out a suitcase to hand over to his one man he brought along to be placed into the automobile. "Well that's quite different than its origin." She lifts a medical bag and closes the locked door behind her as the sound of Tom Sawyer's whistling is heard as he walks up to the vehicle.
"That's nice," he came from the yard while no one was paying attention, making it look as if he came from down the street.
"Would you do us the service of driving us agent Sawyer?" Nemo asks as he opens the passenger door for Mina to go in and follows. Sawyer raises his eyebrows in a gloating fashion before taking the drivers seat.