This idea popped into my head one day, and I decided to roll with it. Please tell me what you think of this story, it's different than the other ones I've written.
Adelina didn't want to be the Cepan for Number Seven, she had wanted to be the Cepan for Number One, but that was not the way fate would have it. She wished Number One was Number Nine, that way she would have been safer. Again, fate was not on her side.
Adelina had a duty to Lorien, and that was to protect and train Number Seven, and she intended to do that. If she could turn Seven into a fighter, then Seven might save One someday. She knew it was a long shot, but she couldn't do anything else to protect her.
She couldn't find Number One because she would have to leave Seven behind or risk breaking that charm for the rest of the children. They were just kids, the Mogadorians didn't even know of Earth for all Adelina knew, maybe she would be safe after all.
She took Seven from place to place, until they ended up in a covenant. She wanted to settle down, have a place to train Seven, or Marina, as she was now calling her. Adelina wanted to give up, but she wouldn't for One, her daughter.
Adelina hated that they took away her daughter's name, and now she was just reduced to a number. Not only was she now just a number, she was the most vulnerable number. One could die, there was no charm protecting her like there was for Marina and the other children.
Hilde was someone Adelina thought she could trust. If Adelina couldn't be One's Cepan, she was glad it was Hilde. Hilde knew the way of the Loric, and she would teach One to be an excellent fighter. She would give up her life for One.
The one-year trip to Earth only made it more painful to say goodbye. Adelina found herself wishing she had died on Lorien because she couldn't stand the thought of One being somewhere where she couldn't protect her. Her job was to protect and train Marina, and that's what she was going to try to do.
Marina wanted to train, she was enthusiastic, and she reminded her so much of One. Marina couldn't wait to get her legacies, and Adelina wondered which legacies One would get. She knew One would be capable of great things, she would be the one who protected eight, but Adelina just wanted her to protect herself.
Adelina was trying to keep focused on Marina, but One was all that was on her thoughts. Where is she? How is she? Is Hilde still with her?
She tried to distract herself by training Marina. Marina was excited, but somewhere along the way, Adelina became nothing more than an instructor to Marina. Marina was a soldier to her, Adelina couldn't handle having two kids in the middle of the war, so Marina had to be a soldier. Marina had to be a soldier so she didn't remind her of One.
One day Marina asked, "When will we meet up with the others? I want to see them, I want to know them."
Adelina said, "You aren't ready yet, Seven."
Marina said, "I asked you not to call me that, I want to feel like a person, not just some robot you can order around. I think we should try to find the others."
"That wouldn't be smart."
"They could be in danger! Their lives could be on the line! The whole war could be at stake!"
Adelina took a deep breath to calm herself before she said, "You aren't ready yet, Seven."
"I have done everything you asked, I have trained my hardest, and I'm not ready?"
Marina looks like she is ready to cry, but Adelina doesn't let her emotions show. She says, "My job is to protect and train you. The others may be in danger, but you don't have any legacies yet. Because your legacies haven't developed, you can't protect yourself. I will protect you until I say you can start making the decisions. Until that day, you will do as I say, no exceptions."
After that day, Marina didn't show Adelina any emotion, either. She trained like she was told, but she didn't love Adelina, at least she didn't try to. It was hard not to love the only person you feel understands you. Marina couldn't show Adelina her emotions because that would be showing weakness. Marina wanted to have a mother, but Adelina was the closest thing she had. She didn't know why Adelina never seemed to love her, but since that day, she stopped looking for a reason.
Even though she didn't have any legacies yet, Marina became quite the fighter. She was strong, so when Adelina heard her scream, she knew something was wrong. Marina was clutching her ankle when Adelina found her.
Adelina slowly lifted Marina's hands from her ankle so she could inspect the damage. No, it couldn't be. On Marina's ankle, she found the Loric symbol for One. Her baby was dead.
The Mogadorians were on Earth, and they had killed her daughter, the last of her family. All of the hope she had inside of her, was gone. She would never get to see her little girl again.
Adelina was ripped from her thoughts when she heard Marina sniffle. Marina didn't know about One, and there was no point in telling her now. Adelina pulled Marina to her chest, not to comfort her, but to make sure Marina didn't see her shed any tears.
