"what do the kids call it these day? Oh that's right, magic"

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AFTER THE SHOW, a few shots, and a drunk Merritt, The Horsemen went back to their hotel room in Aria. Danny and Henley immediately went to bed, while Athena is putting a passed out Merritt into bed, with the help of Jack of course.

"He smells so bad" Athena states, "Yeah well, he's a drunk old guy, what did you expect?" Jack replied. "Better" She sassed. Athena tucks him in before walking out of his room, with Jack trailing behind her.

"Hey Athena," Jack said, Athena hum in response, "About the date thing, I was serious." He exclaimed. Athena stopped walking and turn around to face the older magician. "I know," She said, Jack takes her hands in his before bringing them up to his mouth and kissing it.

"I'm going to bed, thank you, Jack," She said, she kisses his cheek before walking up the stairs to her room. Jack smile like a crazy person before walking to his room.

He did it.

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The next day, you can see that all their stuff are packed, The Horsemen is scattered everywhere in the room, Merritt is laying on the couch reading a book about The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano. Danny is by the floor to ceiling window, watching the view with a blank face while shuffling his deck of cards. Jack is lazily chilling on one of the love seats and Henley is upstairs getting ready for the day and finishing packing her things.

Athena sleepily walks down the stairs, trying not to trip and land on her face. She is wearing black ripped leggings, red crop top with one of Jack's black hoodie and untied combat boots. Jack's mood immediately lit up when he looks at her cute sleepy face.

Athena walks straight to him before sitting next to him and curl up and snuggle next to him. Jack smile at the younger magician and kiss the top of her head, Athena plays with his fingers while waiting for the police to arrive.

"When you think that the FBI is smarter..." Danny muttered and shuffling the cards in his hands.

Minutes later, the door is kicked open and agents spilled into the room, guns locked and loaded ready to shoot any danger. "FBI put your hands in the air!" One of them shouted.

"Uno minuto," Merritt said and put his finger up, trying to finish the chapter he was on. "Obviously, took you asshats long enough," Athena said and lazily raise her hands up, Jack doing the same.

"Put the book down" One of the agents points a gun at Merritt. He dropped the book and on his chest before holding his hands up and giving them peace signs. "Okay, you got me" "I would've flipped them off, it's rude to disturb a person who is reading" Athena muttered to Jack making him chuckle at the blonde.

"Yo, Henley, time to move!" Athena shouted, to get her cousin's attention.

Henley appeared on the steps when of the agents points a gun at her. "Freeze! Hands in the air" Henley immediately put up her hands, he jacket hanging off on one arm. "Lay down, asshole," Athena said. "Do one of you guys mind giving us a hand with our bags?" Henley asks politely and bats her eyelashes.

"Like they have any choice" Athena muttered.

"Let's go" The agent pointed to the door, motioning a few others to go upstairs for their bags. A few minutes later they walk down the stairs with their bags, Athena rolled her eyes, before one of the agents starts to handcuff them. As they were being led out, Athena being the last one out of the room, felt someone grabs her ass.

She immediately elbows the agent behind her and uses her bound hands to hit him across the face. The agents all start to point their gun at her. "Whoa, whoa," Jack said. "You should know better, than to touch a girl's body without her consent" She said at the agent groaning in pain on the ground. "I wasn't," The agent grunted.

"I know my cousin, she won't start a fight if somebody doesn't start it," Henley said. "Speak the truth, were you touching her?" Merritt asks, giving him one of his hypnotic stares. "The agent stares blankly at the older magician. "Yes," He replied.

That causes an immediate reaction from Jack as he punches the agent on the face, a few other agents had to restrain him. The agents take him away from them. The others are ordered to follow. Before Athena was away from the agent that she punched, she heard him saying something to who she thinks is the boss of this operation.

"You can't believe that. He's a mentalist, he hypnotized me to say that!". "We'll discuss this later," The agent said sternly before walking away from him.

The elevator ride was really awkward but Athena doesn't give two shits about it. Everyone was crammed and squished inside one tiny place. Jack was glaring at the agent who touched Athena's ass, Athena noticed this and smile at him. The agent caught his deadly glare and look away feeling nervous and awkward.

Jack looks down at Athena, seeing her smiling. "What are you smiling at?" He asks, "You, you are so cute," She said, grinning like a five-year-old. Jacks deadly glare is long gone and is replaced by a blush. He kisses the top of her head, letting his lips linger there.

They were on the top floor of the Aria, so it takes a while to get down to the lobby. All the way down, Athena is bothering one of the agents who she thinks is friendly. He probably is, judging by the fact that her finger is not broken yet.

In the lobby, the people cheered for the five horsemen as they were led to SUVs parked out front. They are all accompanied by agents carrying loaded guns while some of them are at the back carrying their suitcases.

Jack looks over at Athena who is grinning from ear to ear. Her smile was contagious and Jack found himself smiling at the girl rather than the crowd.

They put Athena and Jack in the second SUV, while the other members of the Horsemen are in the first SUV.

Jack and Athena are playing footsies and occasionally shoving each other. Athena's laugh can be heard because of Jack's stupid lame jokes, she can't help, his face is just too cute. In the other SUV, things were awkward, Danny and Henley, glare at each other after a heated argument with Merritt in the back trying to calm things down but not really helping.

Looking at the agent's faces, Athena burst out laughing, while Jack is trying to contain his laughter. Henley and Danny glare at the younger magician. "I'm sorry, their faces look like they just got out of a horror house" Athena sputtered out in between her laughs.

As they are led into the building, an agent that goes by the name Agent Fuller speaks up "Okay, you guys will be put in separate interrogation rooms", Agent Fuller motions them to the rooms lined from where they are to the end of the hallway. The Horsemen is separated into different rooms, each one having their hands handcuffed to the table.

Athena sits down on the table, looking around the room with a blank and bored look. She lets out a large sigh before rolling her head back. When she is about doze off, the door to the room open and it startled Athena, almost making her fall off the chair.

"God, don't you people have any manners? There's this thing that is invented that's called knocking. Idiots" Athena exclaimed, mumbling the last part. "Sorry to disturb your nap time, what? To tired robbing the bank?" The male agent asks, "No, too tired waiting for your crusty ass to get here. That's signal for 'get your job done faster'" Athena sassed.

The agent and another agent who is a female sit down on the chairs in front of the young magician. "I'm Alma Dray, and this is Agent-" "Dylan Rhodes, Agent Rhodes" He cut the female agent off, "Tsk, tsk, an agent with no manners, where's the surprise in that?" Athena exclaimed.

Agent Rhodes glare at the young magician, "I'll do all the talking here, Miss Knight" He replies. "That's hard considering I have a mouth, and talking is one of the necessities of a human's life," Athena said.

"Okay, straight to the point," He said. He stood up from his chair and circle around the young magician before stopping behind his chair. Athena rolls her eyes and looks at him with a blank face.

"We know you stole the money from the ba-" The agent was cut off immediately, "In case you didn't know or just plain stupid, leaning on the second one by the way, I didn't steal it, none of the Horsemen stole the money, it was the French guy, what was his name, hmm, oh that's right, Etienne Forcier." She said.

"So, tell me, did you enjoy his show, It took some time for us to get him right, but I'm guessing he did well with the "violin" piece". She continues and making bunny ears with her hands on the word violin.

The young girl's attention goes to the other woman in the room, she looks at the agent intently before speaking up, "Bad jet lag, huh?" She asks, noticing her tired posture and small bags under her eyes.

"How did you kno-" The female agent didn't even get a chance to finish her question before Athena answers the question that she already knows, "I've known to be a very observative person," She stated.

The agents look at each other which causes the blonde to smirk in satisfaction. "If you have nothing to do with the robbery, how did the card get in the vault?" Agent Dray asks, "Oooh, good question, give me a second to get into the deepest depth of my brain to give you the answer" She answers.

The room was quiet for a few seconds before the young girl answers the agent's question, "Oh, got it! " She pauses for a second, "Magic" She continues. Agent Rhodes slams his hands on the table hard and leans closer to the cuffed girl. "We know you and your little rambo, is involved in the robbery, heck, you guys are the ones who conducted the robbery, tell me how did you do it?" He said, anger dripping from his voice.

Athena gave him a pointed look before pushing his face away from her face with her hands, the agent staggers a few steps before maintaining his posture "Sorry your breath stinks, my mind went blank for a second" She replies. "Yeah, my calculations are right, you're just plain stupid, let me repeat myself, we didn't steal the money, you want me to say it in French? Nous n'avons pas volé l'argent" The girl continues.

"And, correct me if I'm wrong, you, cannot arrest us without any proof or confirmation about us stealing the money, so what are you going to do? Decisions, decisions," She says provoking the only male in the room.

"You guys, are going to crack, and once you do-" He is cut off by the young magician, "You'll what? Appear with your gun, spandex, and capes to take us in, I smell bullshit." She says,

"We are always ahead of you, take notes dearie, we will always be one step- no seven steps ahead of you and your little society" She says, before flicking her hands and the cuffs comes off her hands, "How did that happen?" She asks in a mocking voice, the agents looks at her with different expressions. Agent Dray was looking at the cuffs wide eyes while the other agent has a full blow red face.

Agent Rhodes, grunts and walk to the door to get out of the room, "Oh and one more thing that you need to remember," Athena said making the agent stop walking, "The closer you think you are, the less you'll actually see" She states with a proud grin on her face.

Agent Rhodes opens the door loudly before walking out of the room and slams the door. Agent Dray looks at the young magician with fascination before walking out of the room.

"Man being right is so exhausting," She said to herself. She turns to look at the camera behind her before giving it the middle finger.

People always wonder, how a small body can contain so much sass and stubbornness.

Well, that's just Athena Knight.

Raised on the streets with a street dancer as a mother and a famous street magician as a father, she picks up a thing or two about magic, dancing, sarcasm and wittiness.