Lavender got the door to see a cop in a poncho.
"Good evening, young lady." the cop greeted.
Someone quickly shut the door. Lavender glared back at everyone and opened the door again.
"I found an old abandoned car at the gates of this house," the cop stated his business. "Did the driver come here for help by any chance?"
"No, no..." Peacock smiled.
"Well, actually, yes..." Green spoke up.
The others declined right then, since the motorist was dead now.
"He's right." Lavender assured the new visitor.
Mustard and the others looked. Peach was pale and her feet didn't quite reach the end of the sofa. The cop came in, he seemed to recognize Yvette, but Wadsworth directed him away.
Lavender sat by Peach. "Oh, I'm so sorry about tonight... I didn't think this would happen..."
Everyone followed him around. Peach would've assured it wasn't Lavender's fault.
"I know, nothing's my fault, how could I have known?" Lavender seemed to know what her friend would tell her in a time like this. "We're fine as long as we have each other, right?"
Mrs. White looked as though she were jealous of how close the two girls were and how they were like real sisters, but said nothing and kept going with the others. Peach would've agreed they would be okay. Even though she, Peach herself, was being threatened she would've made sure her 'sister' didn't realize she (Peach) was in trouble. Lavender gave Peach a small hug, knowing how much Peach gave her hugs to cheer her up.
Wadsworth kept the cop hidden away and came back to the girls. "Your friend is really gorgeous, Lady Lavender... As you are..."
"Oh, umm... Thank you, Mr. Wadsworth..." Lavender blushed a little toward him as he said that.
Wadsworth smirked. "Why don't you go off? I'll take care of her right now..."
Peach couldn't agree or disagree.
Lavender looked down. "No, I better stay with her... I've known her longer and better..."
"I'll book you for false arrest, and wrongful imprisonment, and obstructing an officer in the course of his duty, and murder!" the cop called.
Wadsworth's eyes widened, he grabbed a broom for possible security and went to the secret double doors to check on the officer. Peach actually started to wake up. Though her body didn't show it yet. Lavender stayed with Peach.
"We're having a party..." Scarlet told the cop nervously as they let him out. "Oh, I think Miss Peach's had too much fun, look at her." she chuckled nervously.
"Mind if I look around?" the cop asked.
"Sure..." Scarlet folded her arms with a small smile. "You could show him around, Mr. Green."
Peach slowly started to wake up. She saw the cop and would've spoken out.
"You can show him the dining room, the kitchen, the ballroom..." Scarlet quickly suggested.
Mr. Green felt very nervous about being alone with the cop. Lavender watched them go and looked back at the guests, blinking. Peach rubbed her head, sitting up.
"Kat...?" Lavender called to her quietly.
Peach looked at Lavender. "Oh, Nee-bear." she says softly and hugged the girl.
The girls shared a hug.
"It's okay..." Lavender whispered. "I'm right here..."
Peach looked around once pulling away. "Where... Where is Wadsworth?" She asked quietly.
"He's with the others," Lavender said calmly. "That was a nasty fall you had, did something happen?"
Peach looked at her, debating whether to tell her.
Lavender looked as the others spread around to look natural and inconspicuous. "These people sure are weird sometimes..."
Peach obviously couldn't tell her then. She looked around for that pesky butler from where she was sat.
Mrs. White, Professor Plum, Mrs. Peacock and Miss Scarlet suddenly rushed in.
"Sorry, girls, but we need this room, we have an idea." Mrs. White told Lavender and Peach in the most polite and non abrasive way she possibly could.
Peach raised an eyebrow as they were rushed out. Scarlet rushed them out. Lavender and Peach blinked, exchanging glances. The 'tour of the house' continued. Peach looked around, seeing the coast seemed to be clear. She then prepared to tell Lavender.
"So, what's up, Katie?" Cherry asked in a quiet voice, thinking maybe since they were alone and needed comfort, it would be good to go by their real names just for now.
"I'm sorry I was adamant to come here." Katie says first.
"Kat, don't worry about it..." Cherry soothed. "None of us knew that Mr. Boddy would die, or the others... It's just a random events plot that just sprung into action and we were the victims..."
Katie looked nervous and looked like she wanted to say something important.
"You can tell me anything..." Cherry said to her, as there was a record being played with a hap happy song in the background. She wondered where it came from, but she kept her focus on her dear friend who was in need of some comfort and company.
"It's about Wadsworth..." she says softly, looking nervously around.
"What about him?" Cherry asked.
Mr. Green then walked by as the cop walked further and was about to speak with the butler.
"You girls okay?" Green asked them, seeming to care more about them than anyone else in this party.
Peach went silent, but offered a weak smile to Mr. Green. She wondered if he had got her message she had tried to convey with her eyes.
Mr. Green smiled to them. "Something wrong, Miss Peach and Lady Lavender?" He asked, sounding a bit serious and not really that silly like he would sometimes with his over exaggerated yelling.
Peach took a breath and was about to finish what she was saying. She glanced at Wadsworth and the cop.
Wadsworth allowed the cop to use the phone after everything seemed to be fine, but he locked the door and walked over to the group. "Well, that went well..." he smiled at all of them, looking down to Lady Lavender, seeming to be able to control her better than anyone else. "Why don't you get us refreshments?"
"Uhh... Okay..." Lavender sounded as though she fell under a hypnotic seduction spell.
Wadsworth chuckled as she stumbled off, then looked to Mr. Green the same way.
Green looked seduced a little himself, but looked more annoyed. "I better help her, keep an eye on Miss Peach, she doesn't look well..." he quickly dashed off.
Peach didn't dare look up at him. She stiffened, trembling a little.
Wadsworth glared down at her sharply. "What have you told them, you little filth?"
Peach looked up at him. "Nothing..." she says softly.
Wadsworth still looked down at her. "I don't want to have to hurt a pretty face like yours... So don't make me do it, we don't want you to end up like that poor motorist or the man 'who blackmailed you all'." He mocked her when he said that last bit, seeming to just taunt her now with his words to be more abusive than anything he could inflict on her physically.
Peach flinched. "Willy would do something... so, what's to stop me telling?" She asks softly.
"Your life..." Wadsworth got into her face, his eyes like daggers now. "I'm like you all, I'm not who I say I am..."
Katie flinched. "You can't be with me every second." she whispers.
"I don't want to have to kill you too..." Wadsworth growled.
Mr. Green seemed to overhear that, but he said nothing and walked in with the others.
"There's a dead girl in front of the house..." Mrs. White said, her voice stiffening.
It was then now noticed that Lavender looked like she was slightly soaking wet, but not from the rain.
Peach looked at her friend worried. "What happened?" She asks softly. She took a step away from Wadsworth, at least she tried to.
"I accidentally made a shower splash on me..." Lavender said as she glanced at Mrs. White.
The others talked about the deaths.
"Very well," Wadsworth grinned. "I know who did it."
"You do!?" the others gaped at him.
"And furthermore, I'm going to tell you all how it was done, follow me." Wadsworth told them, then walked slyly away from Peach and went to reenact the whole evening in exact detail like one would with a sharp idetic memory.
Peach gave her her jumper to dry off with. She had it in her bag. She followed Wadsworth and the others. Lavender smiled and dried herself as she ran with the others.
