Leaving home
Angelica gently opens her bedroom door, looking both ways down the hall before fully pushing it open. She walks twords the stairs, James, Lafayette, and the dog following her.
"How are we supposed to get to Theodosia's house?" James whispers out, a small tiny 'thump!' noise happening whenever he put's his foot down. The dog was expertly moving down the stair's quietly, and Angelica was completly jealous of it.
"My mom leaves the keys to everyone's car's in the bowl by the door. All we have to do is pick a car and dip." Angelica grins at them. "I usually took my moms car."
"I am so ashamed that I never agreed to come over for one of those sleep overs Alexander talked about. Oh my god." James groans, and Angelica grabs her coat from where it was hanging up, throwing Lafayette her dad's, and James Peggys.
"Wear those. It get's cold at night."
"And why would you need the coats?" Angelica jumps, whirling around to face her father, who had his arms crossed.
"Dad." Phillip Schuyler was a tall, easy-going type of person. He was holding a romance novel in his hands (Angelica got him a diffrent one every year for his birthday, he loved romance novels.), and his glasses were slightly askew. He must have been sleeping on the couch when they came down, which would explain why the fire was still roaring. Buzzy growls at him, backing up, and Angelica stands tall, looking at him. "Please, we need to leave and I don't want to bring you into this."
"Angelica, your my daughter. I just want an explanation." He stares at her eyes, and sighs. "And I know I wont get one until you finish whatevers been started."
"You know me too well, dad." Phillip takes two steps forwards and burries Angelica in a hug. "I'm sorry I can't offer you one, though. On whats going on.."
"Just find your sister, okay?" Angelica's eyes widden, and she pulls away, staring at him. "Find Peggy. Bring my daughter home, Angelica. I'll work on making sure Eliza doesnt figure out what's going on, and neither does Catherine."
"Why are you helping us, dad?" Phillp looks around before whispering,
"Something bad's going on, and I'm afraid your friends, sister, and mother is smack dab in the middle of it. The senate was dismissed yesterday, told we were no longer needed. Theres been talk of them completly shutting down congress, and I have no idea why. Arnold, whoever he is, because he sure as hell wasnt the Vice president last time I checked;" Angelica almost started sobbing when her father said that. "Is completly destroying what little power we still have. If we dont figure this out before he completly shuts down congress, we're all, in better words, screwed."
"Phillip? Honey, are you still up? Phillip looks twords the stairs, and Angelica gets nervous, shifting around.
"I'll be up in just a sec, love! Just putting out the fire!" Once the steps recceed again, Phillip looks back at them. "Go. Get out of here, and dont come back. I'll update you by texting you if anything happens, bug." Bug was a name Angelica had earned from her father when she was young. She had (It was accidently, really) ate a bug that had been on her hand. After crying about how she would turn into a bug, the name had started to be used. Phillip hadn't called her that in years.
"You could get hurt, dad." Angelica says, and Phillip chuckles.
"I'm stronger than you think. Go on, get." He let's go of her, closing his book and turning his back to her. "I'm just putting out the fire. I don't see my daughter, her friends, and a dog sneaking out the house." Angelica smiles, grabbing the keys from the bowl and opening the door, letting them out.
"Goodbye dad." She says, seeing him start to actually put out the fire. "Thanks for everything. I-.. I love you." Angelica takes one last look at her childhood home, some place she was going to have to avoid until whatever was going on was finished, before shutting the door, hearing her father lock it behind her. "Be careful dad." She whispers, heading to the car. Angelica unlocks the car door, letting Lafayette help Madison get into the backseat before gettin in the car herself, wincing as Buzzy climbs over her to sit in the passanger seat.
"Everyone ready?" Angelica says, and a mixture of,
"Lets go!" and
"Lets do this!" chimes from the back. She starts the car, and drives off, watching her childhood home grow smaller and smaller as she drives futher and futher away from it.
"Goodbye dad." She says, before focusing more on the road. They had a long drive ahead of them.
: :
Alexander sits in the cell, sipping his cup of water. He was getting hungry, and William hadn't come back after he saw George. He huffed, hearing footsteps.
"Hello there, bastard." Alex looks up, glaring at Fredrick. "It's been a long time since I've seen you."
"Fuck off douchebag." Alex says, and Fredrick laughs.
"Still a mouthy little bitch, arnt you?" Fredrick and Alex had met exactly one time before, and that was when Fredrick let Samuel work for George. Alex didnt hate the man, he just didnt trust him, while John had fallen for Samuel Seaburry almost instantly. "Honestly I have no idea where to put you. Two of your little friends are going to be permanently stationed in the garden, while you and the tall bloke over there, well..." Alex knew he was probably talking of Thomas, but he didn't know who else he was talking of. He didn't know who had been snatched along with him, since as soon as they had grabbed him, a bag had been tied round his head. "You two are both way too mouthy to be staying anywhere really."
"Then let us go." Alex growls. "This isnt right, and you know it! Your basically going against NATO completly!"
"And?" Fredrick snaps. "Why should I care about them, huh? Everything im doing will be perfectly legal once i'm done with your shitty country." He takes a small breath, and Alex is reminded on why he doesnt like him. The guy was fucking insane. "You'll be working with the dogs, alongside your other friend. I hope you get as dirty as the fucking dogs." Alex frowns at the guards, wincing as they violently yank him up. "Go put them in the dog pens. I'll deal with them later."