PM me with any new ideas for the name. Everytime I see it I like, wanna crawl in a hole and die. So, yeah. Do I really have to do the diclaimer? I think that you all know I don't own the 39 Clues.
I stormed out of the building with Ian on my heels.
"What are you doing here Amy?" He asked.
I whirled around and he had to skid to stop.
"I'm on the exchange program Ian. Obviously. I mean, why else would I be here? To see you? I don't think so!" I yelled.
Wow, since when did I stop stuttering around him?
Ian's eyes widened and said, "I didn't mean that to be rude, love. I was simply curious. You could have been here on Madrigal business."
"Don't call me love, Ian." I muttered, much less furiously.
He looped his arm throught mine and pulled me next to him. "It's a common nickname, I assure you."
"G-g-get off C-c-cobra!" I said angrily, using the nickname he hated so much.
"Sorry, love. Can't have you running off during class, now can I?" Ian chuckled.
I gritted my teeth with annoyance, trying not to slap Ian on the face.
"I-I-I can see your the same j-j-jerk as ever." I said angrily. "And I see that you haven't lost that adorable little stutter of yours, love. And, seems you've gotten stronger too." Ian said, referring to the way I was tugging on his arm.
Finally, I let go and he pulled me closer again. Lord, kill me...
/
Ian showed me all around the grounds, stopping at one of the beautiful garden spots.
"Oh, wow!" I said, looking at the roses and fountains.
"So, what is your schedule like?" Ian inquired.
I thought for a moment and then realized that there couldn't be much harm in him seeing it. I pulled it out of my pocket and held it out. He smirked down at it and laughed quietly.
"Well, Amy, seems as though luck is not on your side. Your schedule is the same as mine." Ian said.
"WHAT!" I yelled.
Of course it was! Why shouldn't it be? Just my luck too. I stormed off after him as he led me to the horse stables, a small smile on his face.
/
I stood outside, peering into the big horse stables where Ian was supposed to be getting one of the horses for me to meet. Suddenly, a huge white horse came galloping out.
"Ahh!" I yelled and jumped out of the way. The horse turned on me and I saw it's nostrils flair.
"Amy!" I heard Ian yell.
He pushed me out of the way as the horse came charging passed, landing next to me in the grass.
Ian looked down at me and said, "Why, this is quite the case of déjà vu.", in a low murmur.
I knew what should have come next, but much to my relief, Ian got up and offered me his hand instead of leaning down for a kiss. Without his help, I got up and started walking down the path. Ian followed, close behind. He glanced at his watch and then came up next to me. "Oh, forgot this." He said, and then gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.
I stood there, shocked, as Ian ran down the rest of the path and out to the school.
_3_
I stormed into the dorm room, throwing the door shut behind me. Genni's surprised face looked up at me from the big book she was reading.
"What happened, Amy?" She asked. I frowned bitterly and replied.
"I heard you're not supposed to kiss and tell." I replied bitterly.
Genni gasped and plopped down next to me on my bed.
"You kissed him?"
"No Genni! He kissed me!" I said, throwing my hands up in exasperation.
Genni gave me a scrutinizing look and said, "What's up Amy? You say that Ian broke your heart, but it has gotta be much more than that. Please tell me what's wrong!"
I took a deep breath and replied.
"Ian Kabra and his sister tried to kill my brother Dan, my uncle, and I."
Genni didn't reply, but gave me a look that seemed to say, go on.
"I am part of a very important family called the Cahills. 500 years ago, a man by the name of Gideon Cahill, gave part of a master serum to each of his four children. When he died, his kids left and started a fight about who would find the rest of the ingredients for the serum. Whoever did would become the most powerful person in the world. Each of the siblings has their own branch; Janus, Ekaterina, Tomas, and Lucian. Little did they know that there was a fifth child who I am a descendant of. That branch is the Madrigals. We fight for peace amongst the branches. When my grandmother started an all out hunt for the clues about two years ago, I was a part of it along with Dan, Ian, and Natalie. Those jerks left us in a cave to die, after Ian lied that he liked me, and even, kinda kissed me. That's why it's such a big deal."
I finished my story, with a worried glance at Genni. She said the last thing I would have expected her to say.
"So, it's true." Genni said, letting out a breath.
_3_
"What?" I asked, giving her an odd look.
Genni put her head down for a second before replying.
"My uncle used to tell me stories that we were part of a powerful family called the Cahills, and that I was something called a... Janus? He would always tell me not to take part in trying to find the clues, but I had no clue what he meant at the time. He would tell me awful stories of what happened to people who involved themselves with the Master Serum, as he called it. I never believed it, but I guess it must be true..."
Genni's voice trailed off at the end.
"Why didn't you believe him?" I inquired, curious to find out more.
"First off, my parents never mentioned it, not once. And, Uncle Harry was always a little... off." She said with a smile.
I was about to reply to that, when my laptop buzzed next to me on the bed.
"Chat request from Dan!" I said happily.
Genni stepped behind me so she could see as well. I clicked accept, and Dan's smiling face appeared on the screen.
_3_
"Hey Amy! How's life in England?" Dan asked.
"Great! So what's new?" I asked him, expected a looong report on how things were going back in the Cahill residence.
"Not much, too be honest. Let me think... Oh! I came up with a joke at dinner last night that I think you'll find pretty funny."
"What did Fiske and Nellie say about it?"
Dan smiled at me, even wider.
"Nellie was cracking up into the mashed potatoes, but Fiske was all, 'Now, Dan. We made up with the Kabras in the gauntlet. That joke was very un-Madriagl of you.' It was about the Kabras, by the way." Dan replied.
"So, what is it?"
Dan laughed before replying, "It gets me every time. Here it goes: How do you drown a Kabra?"
"How?" I asked, already knowing the answer, and giving him a huge smile.
"You stick a mirror to the bottom of a pool!"
Dan started cracking up and Genni said, "Oh my gosh! Too funny!"
/
Dan seemed to take notice of Genni then.
"Who's this?" He asked, straitening his shirt and flattening his hair.
"Dan, this is Genni, my roommate. Turns out, she's a Cahill too. Janus."
"Very cool." Dan said vaguely as Genni gave him a wave.
"Oh!" I yelled loudly.
Both Dan and Genni gave me a weird look and I blushed and said, "Dan! I forgot to tell you! The Kabras go to school here."
Dan just gaped at me, open mouthed. "WHAT!" He asked, quite loudly.
"Yep. It's true. Not surprisingly, they totally rule the school. Mr. James, the Drama teacher, told him to show me around today and it was a COMPLETE and utter disaster."
"What happened?"
I thought about whether I should tell him before I quietly replied, "He kissed me."
This did not create the reaction I had counted on.
Dan just laughed before saying, "Awww. Mr. and Mrs, Kabra. Amy Kabra. It has a nice ring to it. Remember to name your first kid after me!"
Dan said this with an evil laugh. With that, he cut the connection of the chat.
_3_
"Brothers." I muttered, my cheeks glowing red as Genni laughed at my expense.
"It's okay Amy. My sister constantly tortures me. I often take time to thank the Lord that we were put in separate dorm buildings. Hey, do you wanna grab some dinner?"
I noted that I hadn't gotten lunch today and said, "Yes! Let's go to that pizza joint everyone's been talking about."
"Sounds like a plan!" Genni said happily.
We got back a couple of hours later, with both me and Genni about ready to sleep standing up. Thankfully, the jet-lag seemed to be wearing off. I was asleep in minutes.