The Bonnies

Chapter Four

If I thought Yuri was freaked, then Taylor was way past it. After telling her that I had a proposition for her money problems, she'd immediately asked us to cease conversation until we got to her bat retreat. Her retreat however, resembled more of a computer lab— minus the graffiti drawings and Harry Potter posters. Taylor had found the perfect spot on campus that the guards or teachers wouldn't dare think to look. Far off behind the athletic department a few feet in the woods sat the building for the school's custodian staff and beneath it was an abandon basement that apparently had been boarded up since forever. She didn't have to worry about bad her reception what with her installing an underground antenna down here. There was no way the school was going to suspect any of their "honorable students" to be in a room that was filled with old crates and mildew.

"Okay, so let me get this straight." Taylor said her voice filled with laugher. "You two want me to help you break into a highly secured museum to steal a painting that is way across the world, in France. Did I get that right?"

"You forgot the part about it being presented by the Queen of England, and us stealing it that night." Yuri said all nonchalant while tapping on one of Taylor's computer gadgets. "How did you sneak all of this down here without anyone seeing?"

"I simply loaded them and myself onto the carts the janitors push during lunch. It took four trips to get everything down here." Taylor said folding her arms. "You guys are serious, aren't you?"

Taylor wanted me to say no, but I couldn't. She was the best at what she does. We needed her. So I simply nodded.

Taylor shook her head. "This is insane."

"If it makes you feel any better, we've done it before." Yuri chirped helpfully.

I shot Yuri a glare.

"She's joking right." Taylor asked. "You've robbed a museum before?"

"Of course not" I laughed. "We've just robbed a couple of stores." I mumbled the rest.

Taylor's eyes got large as she looked back and forth between Yuri and I. "No way. No freaking way. You're the ones who have been robbing all those jewelry stores."

As we nodded, Taylor's expression changed to one of awe and admiration.

"Okay, I'm in." Taylor said smiling.

"Awesome"

"Just like that"

Yuri and I said at the same time. Yuri turned to give me a look but I ignored her.

"Taylor, I'm happy you're Team Auturi, but what changed your mind?" I asked.

Taylor walked over to a blue seat cushion she had stored in here and sat down. "The fact that you guys have pulled off some very successful robberies, even though you're amateurs."

"Hey! Amateurs who haven't been caught!" Yuri added placing her hands on her hips.

"Not yet you haven't." Taylor stated. "Fake I.D.s and costumes won't work forever. You need more. I can help in that department."

As I thought it over, I knew Taylor was right. Our heists may have been successful, but there will still hints that could lead them to us. We might have gotten rid of some of the store cameras, but I'm pretty sure we've overlooked a few. With Taylor on our team, she could hack into the system and erase any traces of us without getting outsiders involved.

"I'm for it." I finally said. "Yuri?"

"Might as well." Yuri said. "She knows everything now."