Truth Or Fiction

Chapter Ninety Five

Evan reached over and took one of the scrolls.

"What do you think this one will be about?" Rose asked.

"Only one way to find out," Evan told her.

Claudine made her way back to the Haven, frowning slightly as she brushed a bit of hair out of her eyes.

"Oooo another Isle scroll!" Lonnie grinned.

It had been many days since the madness at the delivery barge and she hadn't seen hide nor hair of her brother.

"Is that really a bad thing?" Melody asked.

"Mel...Freddy's in Auradon. Remember?" Elle said softly.

At first, Claudine hadn't minded. It was less pressure to get Henry to commit to a fling when Fred wasn't glaring at her whenever she came back with bad news.

"So a day ending in y then?" Claudine sighed

"But...every day ends in 'y'," Squirmy said softly.

But they were going on day ten and no sight of Fred...

"How had we not found him yet?" Mal growled.

If it was anyone else, Claudine would think he was simply trying to avoid being caught by the Rats. After all, the whole Isle knew by now that Ryan's sister had been caught in that mess. Not to mention the fact that Fred's disappearance was casting a negative light on the Angels as a whole.

"The Angels as a whole had a positive light?" Uma asked. "The only positive part of the Angels was Claudine, Morgan, and Brooke."

Some of the gang less girls were even accusing the Angels of leading the poor girl to her death!

"They're not wrong," Evan pointed out.

Which...wasn't exactly something that was new for their gang. There was a reason why they were only the second ranked gang on the Isle, no matter how hard they tried to take the number one spot from the Rats.

"You mean, besides the fact that the Rats have bigger numbers than the Angels and have some of the best swords people on the Isle?" Uma asked.

Not only did the Rats have more people on their side but since they also put the younger VKs under their protection when they could, they garnered good will from even the kids who didn't have gangs.

"Treat your allies and minions well, you won't have to worry about them uprising against you," Hades said.

Ginny Gothel had taken to glaring at the Angel girls whenever they saw each other.

"Good for Ginny!" Rowyn said with a smile.

Rather brave considering Ginny had no gang and was reliant on the practice of flings for food to survive. Though, if Fred cut her off, Zevon was always an option...or she could go just go to the Rats. Even in mourning, the Rats would have just handed her the food.

"Of course we would," Henry nodded.

But Fred would be basking in the chaos he created not hiding from it, Claudine thought as she entered the Haven. After all, with Henry distracted and concerned for Ryan, this would be the ultimate opportunity for us to move in on their territory. God I hate the fact that I'm thinking even remotely like him.

"Sometimes...it's important to know how your enemy thinks," Shang said. "It allows you to strategize."

"Shayla, have you seen Fred?" Claudine asked one of the other girls as she walked into the main area of the Haven.