IT HAD STARTED WITH A TEXT MESSAGE.

dan and amy hadn't really talked to you since the last run in with you and your siblings, ian and natalie. you and dan had never been close, even before the clue hunt, being that you were a rich snob and he had grown up fairly middle class at best. your families had sort of made peace in the face of the vesper threat, with you and your siblings becoming official members of the madrigal branch at some point.

your parents still hated him for winning the clue hunt though. which, dan really couldn't fault them for, even if he knew his and amy's victory had been for the better of the entire cahill family. who knew what the lucian branch would do with all that knowledge. most of his interactions with you and your siblings lately were business. so, when you sent him a text on his personal cell phone, he knew something was up.

coffee. 10am saturday. come alone. i need a favour. - {{user}} kabra.

dan knew you didn't ask favours lightly. so he sat in the coffee shop you'd directed him to, waiting as the clock ticked closer to 10am. 9:57am. 9:58am. the sound of the door chiming open had him turning his head. you looked almost . . . normal in the hoodie. but he could tell the shoes were designer. he watched you sit down and nod in greeting. "jeez, {{user}}, what's with the angsty teen get up?" dan teased with a chuckle. "i'm kidding, i'm kidding. you said you needed a favour. what's up?"