A Snake's Pride.

Choice

Hooooola! Sorry I haven't updated in like forever....but yeah. Just read....pretty please?

Ian's POV

I looked glumly out the window of my mother's sleek black jet, The Diamond Kabra. Ha Ha. Mother enjoyed dark humor. A bit too much, if you ask me. I believe she thought it was a joke to throw the Cahills and that Squatty Boy off a cliff. The first blood spilt on, not Natalie's, not Mother's; Mine. I, Ian Kabra have killed three (well, two actually. Zane doesn't count, he would've killed Amy anyways.) innocent humans. I thought this would be a great, important event in my life. But no... it's not. I'm haunted in the day by seeing and hearing Amy's laugh. At night, Mother makes me take three Xanax pills to sleep, but I'm still haunted in my dreams. You could say that my life revolved around my first victims.

Suddenly, the intercom crackled to life. We had an intercom, because if we were close to a destination, or there were enemies (Madrigals, mostly) approaching, we'd want to know.

"Excuse Me... We will be landing in about 10 minutes. Thank you." The pilot said.

We had camped in Yorkshire, England. It was about 2 hours from our home in London. A servant opened the gate outside of our mansion. Inside, another gave us a glass of water. I drank, the cool, refreshing liquid washing out the thought of Amy's cold, lifeless body washing to shore.

I took a deep breath. I admit I was nervous, after all, I was going to see my father again.

"Ian. Natalie. Isabel." My father nodded at my sister and gave me the slightest of a smile. He kissed mother, then sat down.

"Vikram, have you received my email?" Mother asked in a calm, almost bored voice.

Father nodded. "I have." He turned to me. "Good job, Ian. I am unusually proud that you are my son."

I smiled wanly. "Thank you, Father."

He nodded. "Natalie... you could do better. Try to follow Ian's example. Try again next time. That is, if there is a next time."

Natalie nodded and slumped into the leather chair. Mother glared at her, and she sat straight up."

"Isabel...You have raised our children well."

Mother smirked. "I know."

"You may go now." Father said. To all of us, it was a dismissal. Mother flipped her dark hair over her shoulder, and flashed Father a dazzling smile. She gracefully walked out. Natalie sighed, and slouched out. I stood up.

"Not you, Ian." Father said warily.

I sat back down. "Yes?"

"You seem... distracted. What is the the matter?"

I groaned. "This may sound like a shock... but, do you know the girl, I'm sorry, late girl, Amy Cahill?"

"I…suppose. Why?"

I didn't answer his question. "Is it….normal to regret your first kill?" I put my head in my hands.

Father sighed. "You're in love with her, aren't you?"

My head snapped up. "How...how did you know?"

"Ian... you remind me of myself. Only less good-looking and smart. Do you honestly think your Mother and I didn't try to kill each other at any given moment, because of family rivalry. Wealth, power, looks, they all played a part."

"What are you saying, Father?" I was truly confused.

"I'm saying... go after her. Save her.... I'm pretty sure she's not that stupid. She fend for a few hours. But you have to hurry. Go now."

"Th-Thank you, Father." I murmured.

"Don't thank me now. If you lose this clue hunt because of her, you'll wish you hadn't thanked me."

I ignored the threat and ran outside. Time to save a lost love. After all, even a snake has some pride.

So… How'd you like it? I know it's short, and I'm sorry. I'm working on the next LONGER chapter. Just thought I'd post some story status' here:

Choice: Soon to Be Updated Again

Destiny: 2 Chapters Updated, Soon to be updated again

Nellie's Story: On Hiatus

39 Clues: Punk'd!: Not sure about this one. Ask 13Mysterious12.

Heartbreaker: Either Complete or on Hiatus

Cinnamon: On Hiatus

Ian Kabra's Blog: Soon to Be Updated

Peace, Love, and…Hate?: Hopefully soon to be updated.

Bad Romance: Recently Updated, Hopefully another one soon.

That Night: COMPLETE!

39 Clues IM-ing: Deleted by the website. :(

Mistified: On Hiatus

Confusion:On Hiatus

A New Bedinning: On Hiatus

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