This story is a complete AU which is loosely based on the sanctuary storyline, but follows the characters from the series. Helen/Nikola
Helen watched Ashley get ready for yet another mission from the hallway. The older woman observed her daughter brush her hair and get her weapons ready with bliss. Helen knew from the very start that this little girl was very special, her hidden power alone was something that Helen kept from surfacing, too many questions would arise, too many questions she was still not ready to answer. While some things were more evident then others, like how she fought in which she followed her instincts rather then just skills. The fact that Ashley didn't look a day over 20, even though she was well into her 60s, Helen reassured her that she must have got her genes and therefore her gift of longevity, she was lying through her teeth, but Ashley seemed to accept the answer.
Ashley put her jacket on as she smirked and waved bye to Helen as she walked out with confidence bordering on arrogance, a walk that she remembered all too well.
Helen stayed still in the middle of the hallway, the memories flooded her as if it was yesterday.
1943
The years of solitude had given her time to realize that she wanted a child, someone to call her own, to make a home. The embryo that she had frozen, just seemed out of the question, she spent decades closing the door on her past with John, and while the child was the innocent in this, she was not sure if she could handle being reminded of him, and what they could have had.
On the other hand looking for another, to have a child with seemed unfair on the man, and she was not ready to let a man into her life, as it would lead to too many questions, it had to be someone she knew and trusted. Nigel was too old, the thoughts of Watson…no she refused to even go there. That only left one.
Nikola was a lot of things….rash, brilliant, mad, cheeky, that would be the best way to describe him in four words. He always managed to surprise her, due to his unpredictable nature. What set him apart from all the other men was the fact that he could give her what no one else in the world could. A child who would be by her side through time, a child that she would not have to watch die of old age.
From the first few weeks after being injected with the Source blood, the though has always been on her mind, How could she have children, if she'd only have to watch them die, while she looked exactly the same, and what of her husband, he'd be long gone too, her gift seemed more of a curse.
Ever since discovering that she has been granted the gift of longevity she was seeing the world in a different light, everyone she met she pictured their clock ticking away rapidly while hers was standing still, and the only one that would stand still with her would be Nikola.
A smile spread across her lips, if only he'd agree to it, it would be perfect.
Present day
Helen snapped out of the almost trance like state she was in, she was still smiling the same way all those years ago. Ashley truly was the greatest gift she ever got, and for that she was forever thankful.
A/N
I intend on continuing this story, so please Review and share your thoughts. Please keep in mind that this is AU so it doesnt follow all the dates, etc.
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