I'm sorry it took so long to get out. Took forever, I know. But I had a couple of school issues and homework and let's just say unless I get a B or above in Spanish then it's bye-bye to me for a long time.

"And how do you suppose we do that?" Nico asked, crossing his arms and leaning against the wall. "Grab the key and hold it against her?"

Evie gave a sort-of wicked grin. "Exactly."

The bell rang then, but since they were in the hallway next to the library nobody flooded the hallways. Even so, they had skipped almost two classes. She didn't want to skip anymore. Evie began to walk down the hall, towards her locker.

Nico ran up to meet her. "Whoa, I didn't mean-"

"Yeah, well, I did."

"No. We can't-"

"I can."

"Will you let me finish?" Nico cried out frustratedly as they got to the main hallway.

Evie turned around and raised her eyebrow. "I just did."

Nico groaned as she got to her locker. He leaned against the one next to hers, which belonged to a girl named Cathy. Cathy was rarely in school; being an actress. Her mother basically did all her work; but she did it well. Cathy was in school maybe a week every month. This wasn't her week.

"Look, even if we could get the key-"

"I can."

He glared at her. "We couldn't go two minutes without her noticing."

"And you would know that how?" Evie replied, opening her locker and taking her books out. She slammed it shut and walked down the hall. Nico ran after her, taking notice of the necklace around her throat. It was a green heart, obviously emerald. It had a small diamond on top of it, and it was held in place with thick silver grasps. It was placed on a simple chain.

"You know that necklace?" He asked. "How would you feel without it?"

Evie looked at him, expertly weaving throughout the crowd of the narrow hallway. "Weird."

"Exactly. And since Nikki never takes off that key, wouldn't she automatically notice if she didn't have it on her?"

"Maybe."

Evie arrived at her classroom. Nico grabbed her shoulder before she went inside. "There's no way you could get it off her without her noticing."

She gave a sort-of wicked grin. "I'll think of something. After all," She brushed his hand off her shoulder. "I always do."

She disappeared into the classroom, leaving Nico to run to his class before the bell rang.

-o-

Evie's head was in her right hand, doodling with her other. She liked being a lefty; it gave her a sense of uniqueness that not a lot of people had. The clock read 11:22, her last class before lunch. Mrs. Narole droned on about linking verbs and ways to remember them.

What if I just grabbed it from her at lunch? She thought half-heartedly. Then ran?

She sighed. Nico was right; there wasn't any way to get the key off Nikki's neck without her knowing.

Unless... Slowly, a grin spread across Evie's face. A slightly-less-than-evil plan was blooming in her head. It was perfect. Foolproof. Even better; Nikki-proof.

"Ms. Hale. I hope that smile is because you know the answer to the question," Mrs. Narole snapped. "Because otherwise, you better wipe it off your face."

The grin vanished. "Oh, uh, excuse me. I was just thinking about how great this class was."

"Oh, shut it. I want the answer to my question."

"Of course. It's... um..."

Mrs. Narole stalked over to the board and rapped her knuckle at a question labeled 16) Identify the adverb clause in each sentence. Wherever he goes, he takes a photograph.

Evie sat up. "Wherever he goes, Mrs. Narole."

She narrowed her eyes and nodded. "Next time, pay attention."

Evie nodded eagerly. "Yes, Ma'am."

She payed slight attention as Mrs. Narole continued. When the bell rang, she was the first one out and sped up to meet Nico.

She saw him talking to a kid with black hair and ice blue eyes wearing a black shirt and dark blue skinny jeans. "Desmond?"

Desmond looked up. "Oh, hey, Evie. How's it going?"

"Good. Um, can I have Nico for a few?"

Desmond gave a shrug and blinked in the universal 'I don't care' expression. "Sure."

"Thanks," She said, and dragged Nico down the hall. "I figured out a way."

"Wait, how do you know each other?" Nico asked, glancing back to Desmond.

"We live in the same building. Anyway, I figured out a way."

"Go on."

"Well, first," She explained the plan as fast as she could talk, using hand motions and everything. Slowly, a smile spread across Nico's face.

"I think it could work," He said, nodding thoughtfully. Evie grinned.

"I told you I'd find a way!" She hissed excitedly.

"Oh, Evie," A short girl named Lacey tapped her on the shoulder. "Nikki's looking for you."

"Crap," Evie said under her breath. "Okay, um, where?"

Lacey didn't answer, she didn't need to, because a furious voice screeched her name.

"Something wicked this way comes," Lacey's best friend Colette murmured as she briefly appeared, but only to grab Lacey and disappear into the crowd.

"Got that right," Nico muttered as Nicole Diane stomped her way towards Evie, wearing the face she reserved to people she was ready to chew up and spit out. "Good luck."

"Oh no you don't," Evie growled and grabbed his shoulder as he went to leave. "You're staying here with me."

"Fine," He muttered, and reluctantly leaned against the wall. Evie mimicked his pose.

"Evelyn Hale," Nikki shrieked as she sped over to the two. "Why did you ditch three classes, and why are you with my boyfriend?"

Oh, poor Evie. She's in for it.

Anyway, I think I'll update this again soon. I hope. I'll be updating a lot today, I think. So, thanks for reading, and drop a line and tell me if you liked it or hated it.

-Blue.

P.S.: Who's your favorite Beatle? John, Paul, George, or Ringo? And what's your favorite song of the Beatles? Just curious. :)