MISCHIEF

Nellie had been slightly distracted, her attention landing elsewhere as the other continued their story. She could have sworn that she had spotted something out of the corner of her eye but perhaps that was just her eyes playing tricks on her or her overactive imagination. Quickly she shook the idea out of her head, directing her attention back to them again. “ I’m sorry.. I was just a little distracted there for a minute….you were saying? “

joan was fixing a small stack of papers as she finished up her lecture, having a certain love-hate relationship when it came to speaking at the local university. while she didn’t enjoy the students that zoned out or preferred to text rather than pay attention, she did like the powerful feeling that she was leaving an impression on some of the lawyer-hopefuls. maybe they would be more competent than half of her colleagues. she felt someone approach her, not bothering to look up to see who it was as she continued to put her things away. “what is it you need? i don’t have any sort of printouts, so you may want to ask one of the others for notes. if that’s not it and you don’t have a glass of wine for me, then i have to be off.”

Lukas had a habit of dropping into various classes at the local university. It was easy enough to blend in with the student population and the classes just large enough that no one really questions his presence. He knew that the lecturer, Joan, was a local and rather good lawyer. It was a good opportunity to befriend someone who could help him a sticky legal situation. “Well, I don’t have a habit of carrying wine in my bag,” he mused with a laugh. “But, I can definitely get you one if you weren’t as busy as you’re pretending to be right now.” he offered with a charming smile. “I think we might have some things in common. And, you can’t say no we don’t considering this is the first time we’ve ever spoken.”

Gordie was on his way home from a late night writing session in the library, having forgotten his backpack containing some key notes on a future article, when he collided with someone unexpectedly. He stumbled backward with a look of surprise etched across his features as he properly took in the sight of the other. What the hell was going on with this town? Just when he thought that he would have nothing interest to write about, it was like Sparkwood had a way of proving him wrong. “You want me to come with you…? Where? You have to give me more information if you want me to trust you here.” But the male’s curiosity was definitely getting the best of him. “Explain things on the way?” He suggested, teeth sinking into his bottom lip. 

Usually Gary was the one who found his body suddenly making contact with concrete so he was a bit taken aback the moment someone collided with him unexpectedly. He was completely unsuspecting and this was what happened. He tried his best to regain his composure quickly but all efforts on that front seemed to fail the moment he heard what came out of the other’s mouth. “Are you really going to say some cryptic shit like that and expect me to blindly follow you? Do you even know where you’re running to?” He questioned, brows furrowing. “C’mon, get up. I know somewhere you can hide out as long as you tell me what happened and who you’re running from.” It seemed like a fair bargain. He offered his hand out to the male to see if he would accept or not.

     After the death of her parents, escapism was one of the only things that held Lucy’s family together. While most of her siblings had moved on their lives and matured leaps and bounds, she still found joy in playing pretend. That was the main reason she had opened her shop in the first place. The space was meant to look like a normal spare bedroom, rather plain with a wardrobe in the far corner. But through that door was a room that could be decorated to play into the fantasies of any child as much as possible. Usually, it was parents who rented out the room with a wishlist in hand, so it was a surprise when someone walked in who appeared to be just a tad bit too young to have a child. Though appearances were sometimes deceiving. She perked up as she walked over to greet them, “Hi! Can I help you?” She was hoping they weren’t actually lost and wandered in for directions.

Alice was slightly taken off guard when someone had run into her, immediately apologizing for knocking him over.  “ I am so sorry I didn’t mean to… “ she began quickly noticing his bleeding lip. “ My goodness, your lip. “ she pointed out, immediately feeling guilty all over again. Her confusion only seemed to double when she noticed how panicked and flighty the stranger seemed to be. “ Wait are you alright, is there someone after you? “ the petite blonde couldn’t help but ask. Her curiosity couldn’t always help but get the best of her. 

Eden didn’t usually go out late at night. She had always been more afraid of the dark then she was willing to admit. She had been walking particularly fast so that she could  get home faster before a voice had quickly interrupted her thoughts. She quickly reached out to her back pocket where her phone was sticking out, almost ready to fall. “ Oh my gosh, thank you. I didn’t even notice. “ she replied gratefully. “ I’m terrible when it comes to losing things. My mother says I’d lose my head if it wasn’t attached. “ she laughed, 

“care for a cigarette?” j.d. asked, offering one out to the other. he wasn’t particularly generous, but he wouldn’t mind some company as he smoked out in the cold. plus, people had a tendency to talk when they were smoking near each other. “i promise i won’t charge you as long as you’re not one of those assholes who prefer menthol,” he teased with a smile.

“ damn it” he didn’t rob me sir but he is a dangerous criminal me and my colleagues have been looking for for a long time. If you see anything suspicious or happen to spot him give us a call.” Gabriella was determined to catch this guy and the sooner the better.

As much as Lukas didn’t care much for small time criminals, he still found himself interested in whatever was happening here. “What’s made him so dangerous, if I can ask? Maybe I could help. I have plenty of knowledge on how to locate people,” he suggested, always looking for an excuse to show off his skills.

Well here’s a great start to this already disastrous day the woman thought to herself she would have said it out loud if it weren’t that she was chasing a criminal her and colleagues had been searching for almost a month. The thug pushed thru the crowed knocking down an innocent bystander. She ran up to make sure the person was alright. “Are you ok? Your not hurt are you? Do you know which way he went”?

At first, Lukas thought someone was trying to rob him. He immediately checked his pockets rather than looking to see where the culprit ran off to, having some very disappointing information for the woman who asked him where he went. He gave a sheepish smile. “Sorry, no idea. I hope he didn’t take anything from you ‘cause I’m not exactly the best runner,” he teasingly said.

MORIARTY: where have you been lately ??

MORIARTY: you're like one of my fashion muses and yet you've been avoiding me

MORIARTY: i'm working on this new design and i'm counting on you to try it out for me

MORIARTY: you're one of the few men in this world that don't disappoint me

LUKAS: wow calm down romeo

LUKAS: i'm glad i don't disappoint, but i've been busy with some work

LUKAS: i'll try it out for you just don't start crying