Sunday, August 20, 2006

PART 2
(Part 1 is one post before)


Rachel gets back tomorrow. I sigh as I adjust my pillow. She’ll probably flip when I tell her what is going on. She may even pull him aside when she meets him. I wonder what time she gets back. The later the better though, that way I should have time to better explain the situation. I close my eyes and drift off to a dreamless sleep.
“Hey, wake up!” My pillow disappears from under my head.
“Ow,” The pillow stealer hit me with my pillow.
“Come on Nagie. Up.” I open my eyes, it was Rachel.
“What is it? What time is it?”
“Ten, and there is a strange man talking with your mom on the back porch.”
“That’s Leon.”
“Who?”
“You know, Leon.” I’m still not that awake.
“Who is Leon?”

I rub my eyes, “Someone from the GP station asking about Vermillion.” She put her hands on her hip and looks out my window. The scales on the back of her neck are twitching slightly, I think she is mad, ”Right, and…” The scales stopped twitching, she turns around, “Hold on a second.” She opens the door to my room, “No following.” She leaves and closes the door behind her. I can hear her open and close the front door, I look out my window waiting to see if I can catch a glimpse of what she is doing. Too bad she knows I have really good hearing, she’ll probably tell him too. I can hear someone enter the house. They are coming down the hall, a knock at my door, “Can I come in?” My mom asks through the door.
“Yeah.”

My door opens, “Rachel shood me away. I think she is even more suspicious of him than I am.” She sits down in the chair at my desk and watches out the window, “Ah, there they are.” She points to the two, they had walked pretty far from the house. Rachel looks really mad. She’s not yelling, but I know she wants to. “Leon looks like he is trying to defend himself and I don’t think he feels very confident with his progress.” Mom observes.
“I can see what you mean. Rachel really has him on the run.”
“Hey, look at that.” Mom and I watch as Rachel jumps up and slaps Leon in the back of the head. She then points to the ground and walks off in our direction. She gets to the window, “Nagie, come.” She calls through the glass, “Mrs. Kurasawa, stay.” She orders.
I look at Mom, “I guess it’s my turn.”
She laughs, “Give him one for me.”
“I trust the guy, but okay, just to make you happy.” I leave my room and head down the hall to the living room, Rachel is outside the door to meet me.
“I think you’ll like this.” She says as she closes the door behind me, “Come with me, Leon has something to say to you.”
“What?” I’m a bit confused.
“Just come, it will make since once he tells you.” Rachel takes my hand and starts to lead me to where she left Leon. Her scales were twitching again, something is brewing inside that head of hers. As we get closer to Leon I can see that he is embarrassed. “Leon, tell her.” Rachel orders as we stop in front of him.
“Nagie, I,” Leon stops.
“Leon.” Rachel glares at him.
Leon’s voice changes, “It’s me, Vermillion.”
“What?!” I can’t hide my shock.
“It’s true, I know Catboy when I sense him. He can’t hide from me.” Rachel declares.
“Why?” I so want to hit him now, “Why lie to me?”
“I wasn’t lying, just omitting the truth.”
“Don’t use that with me.” I push him.
“Fine, I had to. My superior ordered me to.” At least he sounds like he regrets it.
“What is going on?”
“Leave it at that, Nagie.” I look at Rachel.
“Why?”
“Catboy has his reasons. And at the moment, I think it’s best to let them be.”
“That’s kind of you, Lizard Girl.”
“Only this once, come back again like this and I’ll have your head.” Rachel shakes her fist.
“So you’re leaving still.” I feel really disappointed.
“I have a job, as long as they don’t find out.” I sigh, he can be such an idiot sometimes, “But you can be happy that you at least know where I am.”
“I can call you, right?”
“Sure, just not all the time. I will be really busy when I get back.”
“At least he has a less chance of death there.” Rachel consoles.
“Yeah, so what are you going to do for the rest of the week?” I ask Vermillion.
“Be Leon and since my secrets out, catch up on what I’ve missed.” The three of us start walking back to the house, “Can we still keep this a secret among us?” You’re pushing it. “I guess, just this once.” I see Mom in my window, “Oh yeah, I forgot.” I jump up and slap Vermillion in the back of the head, “For my mom.”

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