Hey! Second one of the night! Not very good sorry! It was prompted by: xXAquaMangoXx I'm not sure if this is exactly what you wanted, but I hope you like it!

I Found You.

"Has anyone seen Jerome?" Mara asked as she walked into the living room. Eddie and Alfie looked up, shaking their heads. She frowned, looking towards the fruit bowl. How strange, the one green apple that had been there before dinner, wasn't there now. Mara smiled to herself, an idea ringing in her mind.

What better way to become a journalist, then being a detective first? She smiled took out her note pad and jotted down Green Apple Missing. Jerome must have been here. And she walked out, heading towards his room.

Eddie frowned, looking after her. "She's one heck of a girl," he shook his head. "Always the mystery,"

"What are you talking about?"

"Mara." Eddie grinned, "She's a little like Patricia. Only…less gothic." He shrugged "Amber's also a little like Patricia….so's Joy….and Nina-"

"Eddie." Alfie cut him off "No no no. You're just at that stage in your relationship, where you like all girls, because they remind you of your girlfriend." Eddie laughed loudly "What?!" Alfie cried defensively.

"Alfie you can't be serious! That is not true," Eddie shook his head, taking a bite of his pizza slice.

"Hey guys," Nina smiled, walking in and waving. Alfie waved back

"Hey Patri-" Eddie cut himself off, glaring at Alfie. "I mean, hey Nina. How are you?"

Nina raised a delicate eye brow at him. "I'm fine thanks."

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The door was open. Mara knew then that something was wrong. Jerome and Alfie's door, was never open. It was always locked. Always. Because they were always either hiding pets, people, girls. The locked away their new pranks, food, old bits of homework, their money. They had a massive book full of secrets, Alfie had a diary. Jerome had letters and pictures, and if they got out. He would be ruined. So always, all the time. Their room would be locked. And only Alfie and Jerome had the key. Not even Victor had one. It was really quite a safety risk.

She stepped inside, and felt a lot like an intruder. The room looked exactly how it would have been left, and a sick feeling started building in her stomach. She jotted down

Jerome had to leave suddenly. Very suddenly.

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Mara's clues had led her out into the woods, Jerome's sneakers were missing, and Trudy claimed to have seen him leave with his uncle earlier. Mara didn't believe that for a second, she knew Jerome. And Jerome Clarke would never go anywhere without telling her. She blinked, shocked for a moment, since when had that happened? Since when had they become…best friends?

She shook her head, she was being silly. Eventually, she came to an old ware house. And despite herself, she smiled. She had done it. The great Mara Jaffray would be the new Sherlock Holmes! She opened the bolted door and almost jumped out of her skin when she was pushed backwards and fell to the grass with a thud.

Jerome looked down, realising that it wasn't Rufus, it was… "Mara?!" he cried in shock, lifting her up. "What on earth are you doing here?!"

"I was looking for you." She stated dumbly. Jerome looked down at her, then dragged her in for a tight bear hug, he kissed her head. His breath warm, and his smell of cologne and hair spray made her feel safe.

"Don't you dare ever do that again. No. Don't follow me. If I don't tell you where I'm going, I'm doing it for a reason." He sounded part angry, part relieved, part pleased, and part flattered.

"Sorry," Mara whispered "What were you doing locked in a warehouse anyway?"

Jerome looked down at her, his blue eyes searching hers, and he wrapped an arm around her as the two started home. "I guess I best tell you now. I'll tell you everything, but are you sure you want to know? Because once I tell you, you're in it for life," Mara wondered at his words, just how much had she been missing exactly?

"Is this what you do with Nina and the rest of them?"

Jerome nodded, then added sourly "So you've noticed then?"

"Jerome, I may not be the most observant in the world, but I am certainly not blind." She rolled her eyes and he laughed, guiding her through a short cut.

"Alright," he sighed "It began when Nina…"

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