WHAT GOOD DIVIDES?
Based on the movie "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"

"Wha...!" she exclaimed, caught by suprise and off balance. Tripping over her own to feet, she felt herself fall into the warm body, only to be caught by two suprisingly strong arms.

"Don't worry, I've got you," came the comment in a familiar American accent.

Carmine glanced up into a pair of amused hazel eyes, covered by curly blond hair.

"Oh, great," Carmine replied, "It's you."

The hazel eyes glinted cooly as Tom replied, "You know, you're not very grateful to someone who just prevented an embarrassing moment for you."

"I'm entirely grateful," Carmine shot back, "Now, if you'd let me go."

An evil smirk crossed Tom's face.

"If you insist," he said, letting go. Immediately, embarrassingly, and slightly painfully, Carmine fell to the ground.

"Ow," she said, standing up and glaring at Tom, "That's not what I meant!"

"You just said to let you go," replied Tom, the wicked smirk not fading, "You didn't specify where. And what are you doing out of your room anyway?"

"I was talking with," Carmine turned to look at an empty hallway, "Mr. Skinner. Why that!"

She turned back to Tom.

"You have to believe me," she said, "He was right here. Honest."

Tom looked at her for a moment. He hadn't talked to the girl for a day and a half since the others and himself had decided to lock her in her room. In that time, he had considered everything Quartermain told him, but he still didn't trust , maybe trust was the wrong word. So far, everything her brother had told them had been correct. Maybe it was just his gut instinct that was wrong. It had been wrong before. No, he "trusted" her well enough, he just didn't like her. But, there was no lie or sarcasm in her tone. Besides, he knew how Skinner liked to work.

"Fine," Tom said, "So he was here, and he ditched you. That doesn't mean I'm going to take responsibilty for you."

"No one asked you to," replied Carmine.

"Good, then why don't you go back..."

"Dr. Jekyll," Carmine interject suddenly.

"What?" Tom exclaimed.

Carmine rolled her eyes and pointed to his left.

"Dr. Jekyll is right behind you," she muttered.

Tom turned to look where she was pointing and in fact found a rather suprised Jekyll looking at them.

"Jekyll!" Tom exclaimed, "I didn't hear you com-"

"I'm sorry, was I interupting something?" Jekyll interjected, "I'll just go the other..."

"It's alright, Doctor," Carmine called, "Considering everyone seems to be interupting everyone else, you can just join the party."

Jekyll shot her a confused look at the expression but stopped where he was.

"Besides," said Tom, taking the initiative, and sending a glare in the girl's direction, "I was just going to take Carmine back to her room."

"Oh," replied Jekyll, "Then I'll get out of your way."

"Unless you'd like to take me?" Carmine said suddenly.

Both men looked at her.

"Me?" Jekyll exclaimed, startled by the statement.

"Why not?" replied Carmine, "I mean, I'm sure Agent Sawyer would love to get me out of his hair and since you said you were going in that direction anyway," the words spilled out in rapid fire, so quick both Jekyll and Tom almost didn't understand them.

"I'm not so sure that's a good idea,"began Jekyll, "Tom would probably get you back to your quarters..."

"What are you afraid of?" Carmine exclaimed exasperantly.

"He's not afraid of anything," Tom jumped in, defending Jekyll, "If he doesn't want to..."

"Tom, it's alright," Jekyll said, raising a hand to stop the annoyed American, "I'll take her."

Tom glanced over at him.

"Jekyll, you don't," he started.

Jekyll shook his head.

"It's alright," he said, smiling as though to reassure Tom, "I'm sure if Ms. Canodor and you are together much longer Nemo will have you both locked in your rooms."

Tom frowned but relented.

"Fine by me," he said, "She's your problem now."

With that, the blond American walked of, glaring at Carmine as he passed.

"See you later," Carmine called.

Shaking her head she looked back at Jekyll with a grin.

"Where to now, doc?" she asked, mischieviously.

Jekyll barely held back a sigh. He had a bad feeling this was soon going to become very interesting.

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