House of the Nefarious

Chapter 5

This was the biggest freezer I had ever seen. I was 100% sure the rows upon rows of frozen goods were taunting me.

A single light dangled from the ceiling making the already cold room appear even colder.

I turned to the salamander on my shoulder. "Anyway you could help me out?"

Fred stared at me.

"Thank you for your assistance," I muttered, shooting the creature an unimpressed glare.

I spotted what appeared to be shrimp. Might as well start there.

I skimmed through the rows upon rows of frozen goods, ranging from meat and fruit to things I had never seen before.

I winced in disgust when something slimy got on my hand. I wiped on my skirt, taking out my dellphone to check the time.

My eyes widened. I had been in the freezer for over 2 hours. No wonder my fingers had begun to grow numb (maybe even blue). 

I had taken off my blazer earlier so Fred didn't die of hypothermia but I was pretty sure I was going to get it first.

I sighed pulling out a tub of ice cream from behind a bag of frozen vegetables. Sorry Jungkook, it didn't look like you were getting your CD anytime soon.

I might as well make myself feel better with some Ice Cream. I scanned the label checking to see if it was expired.

I cringed noticing the cookie dough flavored treat had expired over a hundred years ago. Curious as to what ancient ice cream looked like, I carefully pried the lid off.

But there was no ice cream?

Just a few rocks on the bottom to provide weight and a gold card resting on top. I picked up the shiny rectangle, looking at it closely.

It looked like it belonged to a bank of some kind and upon further inspection I noticed the name Taehyung neatly written on the back.

I had found his credit card.

I did a small victory dance in my head, I was one step closer to getting my money. I picked myself up off the floor, and pulled my blazer off of the Axolotl. He appeared to be giving me the thumbs up.

"You were oh so very helpful today Fred."

His lips spread into what looked like a smile and he jumped onto my shoulder, beady eyes now focused back on my face. I couldn't wait to return him to Jungkook.

I made my way out of the freezer, letting out a content sigh when I was greeted by a rush of warm air.

"What were you doing in the freezer?"

I jumped in surprise when I noticed Namjoon standing in the corner of the kitchen with a plate of meat in his grasp.

"Umm I was just checking the temperature to make sure everything was frozen."

"Are you sure? It looks to me that you have something there that doesn't belong to you," he said, in between munches.

I avoided looking at the tub of icecream that I had hidden in my bag, opting to look at Fred who remained perched on my shoulder.

"Oh yeah, Jungkook wanted me to watch him for a bit."

He nodded, a quizzical look in his eyes.

"Welp, I should probably go return Fred now, have fun eating your um-"

"Dragon wings."

"Yup your dragon wings."

I let out a relieved sigh when I finally escaped the kitchen. I don't think I had ever told that many lies in one day and definitely not that many bad ones.