39Chapter 2-
"I'm only going to show you one." Alexa said as she handed the laptop to Amy, who took it. "This is the first e-mail I got from him about you. Just remember, if anybody asks you never saw it, okay?" 'because if he finds out I'm dead.' Alexa thought to herself.
Amy nodded, and turn her attention to the e-mail. It read:
'Dear Alexa,
I know I am not supposed to get in touch with you unless in an emergency, but I really need your advice.
I can't talk about this to Natalie or my parents, they'll think I'm going mad! Here's my problem:
I think I like Amy, your cousin Amy. Ever since Korea every time I see her my stomach flips and my
heart beats faster, every time I'm down I think of her soft laughter and I feel better. This has never happened to me before, I've never felt this way about anybody. What's going on?
I know you are going to say I'm in love, but here is my other problem, I've been listening to my mother and now Amy doesn't trust me anymore, and I don't blame her, mom has tried to kill her and I helped. But now I would do anything to win her back.
I know don't have to pretend like I'm a rich and spoiled kid to you, so here goes something I've never done before, I beg of you to help me, tell me what to do. You are the only person I can trust with this secret, not even James knows.
Please reply soon.
Signed,
IK'
Amy stood there frozen, looking from the e-mail to Alexa and back again, until she asked "Is this true?"
"Yes. But remember, you never saw it." Alexa said
Amy read the e-mail over and over again, memorizing every word, until a bell rang and Alexa stood up.
"That's the dinner bell, come on, the girls can't wait to meet you." Alexa said as she walked towards the door. Amy followed her.
When they got to the dining room Amy saw a buffet of foods, which contained all of her favorites and many others. She also saw three tables. One table on a corner near the kitchen had Ian, Jonah, Hamilton, James and Luca. The second table was near the buffet had Dan, a boy with black hair who was Dan's roommate, a blond girl next to Natalie and a girl with red-brown hair, they looked to be around Dan's age. And in the middle of those two table was a third, with all of Alexa's friends: Selene, Elena, Anna and Sinead. Alexa took a sit between Elena and an empty chair, which Amy sat, next to Sinead.
"Guys, this is my cousin Amy," Alexa introduced "So, what's new?"
"Umm… How about, what's going on between you and Mr. Cutie over there?" Selene said, pointing at Luca.
"Why do you wanna know?" Alexa asked, probably trying to change the subject.
"You know I'm the gossip Lucian in the group, Sinead and Elena are the brains, Anna is the muscles, you are our fearless leader." Selene said it with the famous Lucian smirk "And Amy you might just be what we are looking for, the heart."
Amy blushed, but smiled. She was already making Cahill friends, she got a new cousin to help her, and from Ian's e-mail, she could tell Alexa look like a great person to trust. Amy felt something she hadn't felt in a while, she felt safe
Dan's POV-
Nick (the boy Dan was sharing a room with) introduced him to his twin sister Sophia, a blond girl with brown eyes and Sophia's friend, Stella, a girl with red-brown hair and gray eyes, they were about Dan's age.
Dan feel in love with his suite, it was amazing! Two flat screen TV's, so you could watch a movie and play video games at the same time, he had a huge pile of newly released video game, movie and junk food with two super bouncy beds. And above all his roommate was his age, a Madrigal, had an annoying sister and he loved ninjas almost as much as Dan. They could have been twins if Nick had brown hair.
Nick and Dan played video games until the dinner bell rang. They want to the dining room, Dan saw all of his favorite foods, to Dan this place was heaven, he didn't even care that he was sitting in a table with Natalie Kabra.
Dan saw Alexa enter the dining room with Amy, they went straight to a table with a bunch of girl and started talking, Dan was happy that Amy was having as much fun as him. He decided to ask the question he was dying to ask. "What do you guys know about Alexa?"
"Alexa is the best person to have when you need help, specially Cahill help." Stella said "She helped me and my brother when we needed to find a clue."
"And she helped Ian and I when dad was going to disinherit us." Natalie said "I don't know how, but she convinced him not to disinherit us."
' Interesting' Dan thought. " When do we eat?" Dan asked.
"Whenever you want. I'm going right now, wanna come?" Nick offered, and Dan nodded.
When at the buffet, Dan picked his favorite, Triple Cheese Pizza with a side of French fries and orange soda. Nick picked fettuccine affredo pasta with a salad and root bear.
When they got to the table the girls already had their plates.
"How are you guy's rooms?" Nick asked
"Well mine is has a huge closet and poisonous weapons, it's grand, especially that I have Selene as a roommate." Natalie said with a bit of an British accent. Dan knew that Selene was one of Alexa's friends.
"Our room has this super big stereo system and the most colorful wardrobe." Sophia said, she was excited as Stella was. Dan couldn't help but notice that people were paired by braches or that they had something in common.
Alexa came over with a huge smile on her face and sat in between Stella and Natalie "How is everybody doing?" she asked.
"Great." everyone said at once, it was weird for Dan.
"Good, so did you guys find any secret rooms already?" Alexa asked.
"Nope." Sophia answered.
"Not yet." Natalie rephrased, something told Dan she was just as interested in the secret room as he was.
"Would you guys like a clue to one of the rooms?" Alexa asked, there was a weird tune to her voice, almost as if she was itching to tell them.
"Yes!" they said all together, again. But this time louder, so everyone looked at them for a second then turned back to their conversations.
"Okay, here it goes: The secret you seek in over a room who ate." She said it in a riddle kind of voice.
"What?" they all said it together, for the third time.
"We got to stop doing that," Dan said "and are you sure that's right?"
"Yes, now I'll leave you to think about it." Alexa got up and walked to the buffet.
"'Over a room who ate?'" Nick said it to himself.
'Secret… over… room… ate… BINGO!' Dan thought.
"Guys I think I got it!" Dan said "Meet me in room one after diner" Dan hurried to the trash can only to see Alexa smile at him, he knew that she was thinking, she was proud of him. He got this, the riddles were always easy and fun to him, but this one seemed more like a test. She was testing him, but for what?
A/N: Edited by MagicCahill
Sincerly,
LM