Detective's Den: A date with Mr. Mystery

Prologue

School had just got out. One little girl stayed 'home' all day, but no one knows why except for a few, a little boy named Sherlock, the teacher, Mr. Lemoore, and a little girl the same age as the other one, Adrian Hamilton. The Hamiltons recently agreed to care for the little girl they called, Alice Lucas, but it was really Alias Lucas, straight from Scotland. Sherlock knew why, all of the other people of the Lucas family were, well.

Sherlock ran ahead of all the other kids walking home to find Alias in a cemetery, one of her favorite places to sit and read, but this time she was standing above three graves, sobbing. He approached Alias, she turned around and gave him a hug, "I am so sorry, Alias."

Alias, not as sad as she was said, "Sherlock, they said they were coming for me next. I managed to escape this attack but..." she trailed off.

"It is okay, everything is going to be fine. You and Hamilton will have a nice life in wherever you are going." A tear ran down his cheek, "Just, it is not safe here, a smart, Scottish girl like you."

"I know, we are hated. We always were and always will be, the Lucas family will surely end with me." Adrian walked up to them with her mom and dad, Alias's new family. Sherlock and Alias spilt from the hug. "Goodbye, dear friend. Be good while I am gone."

Sherlock, with the last of his breath, managed out, "No promises. Stay safe, Alias."

Alias let out a little giggle, "I can stay out of trouble but it can't stay out of me."

Sherlock gave a little giggle while Alias and Adrian walked off together to there new life. When he knew he wouldn't be heard but he said anyway, "Goodbye, my dear Alias, may you be guided by the moon itself."