Edit:
My fanfic has been on Hiatus for ages is becuase I've been editing all of my 24 chapters (this would include the three diffrent endings) for a while and I've been really busy with life. I don't like how the story is going hence why I'm rewriting it. The updated version will replace this fanfic I have already written so I'll be posting all of my five editied chapters at once and It will follow the Beyond: Two Souls game in chronologcial order rather than jumping around in timeline.

The updated story will be focused on Jodie's childhood/ teenage years with some of my own stuff mixed in. My goal is to write the first five chapters by the end of July. I'll probably post five chapters at a time but I'm not too sure when I'll actually finish the fanfic.

You're welcome to read this version of my fanfic if you want to until I start to post my updated version. My fanfic is also on Archive of Our Own website.

Alternate Universe: Susan returns, powers divert from cannon.

Susan POV.

M rating: Has Strong language and violence.

Multi-Chapter Endings.

This fanfiction starts after the "Alone" Chapter in the game.

My story is also on AO3 and DeviantART

If my story grammar's crap please ask nicely for me to correct my mistakes.

Beyond Two Souls belong to Quantic Dream.

OC/Fan characters belong to me (don't know the difference between the two).

I wrote the fanfic.

AN: This fanfiction starts after the "Alone" Chapter in the game.

The Departure

It was time, Susan fought against it for so long but in the end it had to be done. This wasn't where she wanted to be not without her daughter Jodie. All she ever wanted was to help raise the child she agreed to look after with her husband, nevertheless that time ended abruptly after the "monsters" scarred her special little girl, it all became too much for her husband to handle and so Jodie was dropped off at the Department of Paranormal Activities also known as the DPA. The one thing she was glad for was to leave behind was the place that was once called home.

The distraught woman breathed heavily as she wiped the tears off her face, she knew to move forward would be a hard task for her unlike her husband Phillip who made sure they did not leave anything inside the house on the second floor. Susan couldn't help but glance at the empty house one last time before she decided to open the front door. Thwack. Susan screamed in pain from the unexpected collision of crushed ice, her face stung and her vision blurred. She blindly staggered forward in pain and felt as if she walked straight into a blizzard as she became overwhelmed with hard chunks of ice which messed her blue winter coat and jeans.

"Aww crap its Susan, she could hex us now!" Susan could hear a young girl's voice among the voices of the angry neighbourhood children, she barely managed to see the twelve silhouettes of them in the street.

"Who cares she's a filthy rotten witch, she got what she deserved, that's where Jodie gets it from her mom, witchcraft must run in the family!" she heard a young boy shout among the crowd, his voice couldn't be any more familiar to her, it was Marcus the boy Jodie said who was strangled by her imaginary friend named Aiden.

The large group of kids continued to throw solid snowballs at her until the same girl shout at the crowd yet again. "Stop! What if that witch starts to hex us and our families now?!"

"Quick run before she tries anything on us!" She heard Marcus shout and saw the kids run in fear as they screamed amongst themselves. Those horrible kids… how could they plan this for my little girl… Tears trickled down Susan's eyes.

As Susan quickly rubbed the snow and tears from her eyes, she managed to gain her sight back in her left eye then noticed her neighbour Roxanne who approached her as if she won a Grammy award for the first time, in her fashionable cream overcoat which fit her slim figure nicely. Susan sighed to herself Ugh… this day just had to get worse didn't it? I wished she'd fall in the snow… she tried to ignore the pain in her body as she retrieved blue hand luggage from the house into the back seat of the car.

As Susan started to rearrange and fit the luggage in the car while her neighbour spoke to her. "I'm surprised you're crying over a little snowball to your face sweetheart, better you than me." She chuckled lightly at Susan's situation. "Well I'm not surprised you're the new talk of the town, it's about time someone dealt with the elephant in the room. It never occurred to me why that little witch of yours was so odd, until I realised she must get it from you." Susan rolled her eyes in the car while her neighbour continued to speak.

"She used her powers to suffocate my one and only child you know! Your kid is always causes a commotion probably trying to hex people she hates but you already know that don't you Susan?" Roxanne asked her neighbour as if she was a mere child.

Susan shut the door calmly and she tried to not show her anger while she pressed her right hand against her right eye but before she could answer Roxanne continued. "I haven't heard from that witch of yours apologising to my little boy, as of yet Susan! It's been what three whole months since that brat of yours should have apologised."

Ugh Not this again… "Phillip said to your son and husband that Jodie's deeply sorry on the day they came around for an apology, she was just too distressed to apologise on that day." She was very irritated as she spoke.

"That was three months ago, Susan! Three months ago!" She stepped closer to Susan threateningly as she showed her three of her fingers. "Where's! Jodie! Now?!" Roxanne demanded. "I thought at least Phillip would have taken Jodie to apologise to my son in person, but that still hasn't happened yet!"

The two women's conversation interested the neighbourhood kids who hid behind the Holmes' fence. "Look she's still at the hospital she's not feeling too well." Susan tone rose higher in anger as she stepped closer to her rival.

"Now I really do sympathise for your little witch." Roxanne said in a honeyed voice, as she put both her hands on her heart. "Some mother you are! You could of gotten rid of her sickness, you horrid mother."

"Look I have no powers!" Susan pointed to herself "Isn't an apology from Phillip on behalf of Jodie enough? My daughter's not well what more do you want from me Roxanne?!"

"For you to take your hex witchcraft magic, far away where the sun doesn't shine," she said happily as she flicked her long chestnut fringe from her face. "Oh wait, that's already fulfilled today because I can assure you no one wants your kind around here Susan." The woman rolled her eyes. "I'm impressed how Phillip puts up with you two..."

"You're treading on a thin line Roxanne!" Susan snapped. "Your son trips Jodie, pushes her into other kids, pours juice all over her, spreads horrid rumours about my child and I, he calls her names and he ganged up on me with the other kids to hurt her! Your son doesn't know when to stop and eventually he'll get what he deserves! Jodie just tries to protect herself..."

"Please Darling!" Roxanne laughed. "Though the art of strangling others, that little witch of yours needs to calm down and she even claims that "Ay-den" some invisible force breaks valuable items in people's homes when he's angry and blames it for strangling the kids!" She sighed in annoyance. "The lies that come out of your daughter's mouth is disgusting." That lying witch honestly!

Susan quickly wiped the tears in her eyes. "My daughter always tells the truth!" Susan exclaimed, which only made Roxanne laugh, "That son of yours smothered Jodie in snow, she started to suffocate and she could have been blinded by it." Susan pointed at her neighbour. "Marcus and the other kids could have made me blind Roxanne."

"Hence why I didn't miss it for the world," the woman laughed as she wiped tears. "I'll admit my precious little boy does play rough with kids, but not to the point where he'd try to strangle them unlike your little witch spawn sweetheart!" Roxanne stomped in the snow in ire. "I have evidence from the doctor Matthew he said his throat was almost shut! We all know all the strange events lead to your little witch..." She made a quick glance at Susan's fence. "… And don't try anything violent like your witch spawn, we've seen to have drawn a crowd." The red-haired woman said quietly, Susan looked at her fence which caused the children to duck under the fence in fear. "Like everybody else the neighbourhood I'm glad to see your family leave today Susan!" she sneered.

Both women circled one another, the tension between the two were like two leopards ready to fight to the death. "Well one thing's for sure Susan you need to teach her proper manners but of course your bad parenting skills had to be in the way!" she shoved Susan's shoulders slightly. "With the exception of Phillip..." she whispered.

"Don't you dare talk about Phillip or my parenting skills Roxanne!" Susan's voice rose as she shoved her neighbour's shoulders. "You have no right to talk about how I raise my child, she's at the hospital I can't just bring her here now!" Susan exclaimed.

"I expected more from you Susan." Roxanne said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes. "You probably could summon her with those witchcraft powers of yours with ease." Roxanne gestured both of her hands in the air. "I'm glad to see that's karma has got the best of you darling, my poor baby's still finding it hard to breathe sometimes he could have been killed by that witch you call a daughter, some mother you are!"

"Well he's alive isn't he?!" Susan glared at neighbour and pointed in the direction on the fence unaware she pointed directly at Marcus which made him and the other kids shudder in fear. "Stop acting like he's in serious pain, he can walk and run and be by your side!" the brown haired woman gave a cold chilling stare at Marcus and the kids over the fence who fled in fear.

"Honestly Susan you must be a sorceress, causing those kids to flee without a word. It seems that you clearly can't cope with your little witch demon, it must run in the family-"

"Leave! Roxanne! Now!" Susan commanded as she slammed her hands on the roof, which triggered the loud car alarm to go off and the glare Susan gave to Roxanne sent chills her spine and she didn't even flinch from the alarm.

Shoot! This witch might actually hex me… Roxanne thought. Susan's stare worried and alarmed Roxanne so much, she swore she would kill her through some unexplained cause.

Despite their hatred toward one another like most people Roxanne had always seen Susan cheerful but it was the first time she saw her truly enraged and it terrified her. Without another word Roxanne abruptly left and ended skidded in the slippery snow, she dared not to look back in fear of her neighbour's wrath.

"Argh! Shoot my eye!" The brown haired woman shut her right eye tight, as she leaned her body over the car in pain, Phillip rushed to Susan from the house as he stopped the car alarm with the car keys.

"Oh no… Susan what happened? Are you alright?" he asked concerned as grabbed her shoulders and glanced at Roxanne who he saw before she slid behind the fence. "What did that woman want now?" Phillip asked as he dusted the snow off his brown coat as Susan turned to face him.

"She wanted Jodie to apologise, to her son in person." Susan said sadly as tears trickled down her face.

"Crap your face is swollen." He whispered as he gently touched her face careful not to touch the swollen parts.

"It's practically numb now. The neighbourhood kids did this to me Phillip…" She was miserable to make eye contact. "They wanted to hurt Jodie… they wanted to hurt me." They quickly embraced one another. "Phillip that woman never listens, she insisted to hear Jodie's apology, I never knew a woman who could be this rude and annoying." Susan moaned. And everyone believes there's witchcraft in the family.

"Honestly I never knew Roxanne was so ignorant how many times did that woman come over?" Phillip asked.

"About five times now, ever since Jodie went to the DPA. It's odd how she always comes when you're not around until today." I'm surprised she didn't bring her friends over this time.

"I can't believe those kids and Roxanne had the nerve to come here on the day were leaving!" Philip brushed his hair back with annoyance. "I'm just glad were leaving for good. I'll get an ice pack for you. Wait in the car I'll drive." her husband sighed in frustration.

"Thank you." Susan sobbed as she went to the front passenger seat.

With the last luggage put in the back of the car Phillip drove slowly down the icy road Susan kept her eyes down as she felt the hostile stares from the neighbourhood children and adults, it made her shiver uncomfortably as she held the blue ice pack to her face. She played around with the radio but it failed to start. So much for music... I need to get it fixed.

"Don't worry Susan we'll make a clean slate in our brand new home together." Phillip reassured her which made her smile and the two held each other's hands. "Susan how did the car alarm suddenly go off?" he asked his wife.

"I wanted to make Roxanne leave so I did what I wouldn't normally do, I lashed out of the top of the car you know how easy the car alarm goes off, she got me so worked up Phillip she went too far so I gave her the most chilling cold stare I could think of."

"I'm just glad you got rid of her before I did. For a moment there I thought she smacked you in the face." he chuckled. "I'm so sick of hearing everyone's insults to our family."

Especially to Jodie... "Yeah, me too." Susan replied and felt horrible without her gifted angel as she leaned on the window.