DAMIEN : OMEN II

The Sergeant's Daughter

/=-Three Months Later-=/

I sat on my bed, reading a book. Quietly humming a song to myself as I did so. I was lost in msyse

"Raynee!" I heard Ann call my name and I closed my book, sitting up on my bed.

"Yes?" I asked, standing up as she walked into my room.

"You're father is on the telephone. He wants to talk to you."

I followed Ann to the Living Room. I stood at the telephone, and I picked it up hesitantly.

"...Hello?" I asked, actually afraid of what Dad would say.

"Hi, Ray." He said over the telephone.

I felt relief again, hearing my father's voice. "How's the trip?" I asked as I sat down on the couch. Damien and Mark walked infront of me. They looked at me questioningly, and I smiled up at them.

My dad sighed. "I'm coming back early. It's an emergency that I get back to the Academy as soon as possible."

"What?! Dad, are you okay?" I said, causing everyone to look at me.

"Raynee, calm down..I'm okay. But I'm comming back early."

"Will I be comming back home?" My chest felt tight again, I honestly didn't want to leave now. I had gotten so close to this family over the past three months.

"No, you need to stay with Damien... I'll explain this all tommorow. Keep your...birthmark covered."

"But, Dad, What's the emergency? Is everyhting alright?"

My dad sighed again. "Raynee, you need to start going to Damien and Mark's school."

Wait, WHAT!? How could I, I'm a girl!

"Dad, What?! How can I- I mean, I'm a girl!" I was panicking at this point, my thoughts were racing.

Me at an all-boy school, surrounded by teenage boys! I'll be the only girl, and I know for a fact they all the boys will be trying to win me over. I suddered at the though.

"I'll explain this all when you come to Saint Davidson's on Monday. I'll see you then, Ray..."

"Dad, wait, What if I ge-"

He hung up the telephone before I could finish. I sat dwon the phone and stared down at me feet, notwanting to look up at Damien and Mark. I felt hot tears starting to sting my eyes.

Mark, Ann, Richard, and Damien stared at me. I could tell they were just waiting for me to say something.

"Is..Everything alright?" Richard asked looking at me concerned. I looked up at The Thorns and mangaed to choke out a sentance, holding back my tears.

"He said he's coming home early...and I have to go the boys' school now." I said quietly, looking back down to my feet.

"But, it's an all-boy academy...Right?" Ann asked, sitting next to me and looking at me comfortingly. She seemed like such a good mother.

I nodded. "Yes...I'll be the only girl there."

I saw Damien and Mark look at eachother, I knew they were shocked that I was going to their all-boys school. Damien stared at me.

"You're...still going to stay with us, aren't you?" Damien asked me, causing me to look up at him.

"I think so, ...My father said he'd explain this all to me on Monday.."

The room seemed to be filled with a negative feeling now. I had only been here for three months, and things were wierd already. I felt like this was ll my fault.

Ann stood up and tried to bring back the normal feeling of the room. "Well, tommorow is the last day of summer. Raynee, we're all going to stay at the winter estate for the rest of the year."

"Okay, I'll get my things packed tonight." I said standing up with her and walking over to Mark and Damien.

Mark and Damien stared at me, I could tell they were just expecting me to start crying. But, I was much stronger than most girls.

"Are you okay?" Mark asked me, stepping closer to me as Damien followed him.

I smiled weakly. "Yeah,...I'm okay."

The next day, Damien and I stood in the gazebo in the manor's courtyard. It was the last day of summer, unfortunately.

I stared at the many flower bushes surrounding the gazebo around us. This really was quite a romantic spot for a couple. And I couldn't help but chuckle at the irony of Damien and I being here.

"So, are you excited to go to our school?" Damien asked me, once again breaking my trance. I really need to stop zoning out so much.

I looked at him, falling back under his spell.

Damn those wonderful blue eyes of his...

"Yeah, I guess. I'll be the only girl..."

Damien placed his hand on mine gently, causing me to blush like mad. "Hey, It's alright...I'll be there."

Oh my god, He's touching me!

I just stared at the sight of our hands touching. "I-I know, but I don't know why my father is acting so strange lately."

"You know how Sergeants can be sometimes. They're all wierd." Damien laughed slightly.

I looked at him, and he smiled innocently to show he was only messing with me. I smiled back.

"Yeah, trust me. I know." I laughed and was actually holding my hand now.

Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh. My. God.

This wasn't like me at all, I had never been interested in boys much. But know that Damien had come along, everything I know is now flipped upside down.

I was zoning out again, completely lost in myself once more as I though of Damien and I being together. But I knew it would likely never happen. He was the nephew of the owner of a widely known industry buisiness...and me? I was just a Military Sergeant's daughter. I was nothing compared to him.

"Damien! Raynee!" Mark called from the balcony of the manor.

Damien and I both looked towards the sound of his voice. I sighed, I had hoped Damien and I would get to spend more time together. But, we had to leave to go to the academy.

"Coming!" Damien called back. He grabbed my hand and pulled me along with him as we walked. Damien pulled me up the stairs and we entered the manor's foyer.

"Goodbye, Aunt Marion." Damien said as we passed by the old woman quickly.

"Who told you?" She asked harshly, looking up from her plants and turning around to us.

Damien turned around to face her. I followed the action, lookign at the woman confused.

"Told me what?" Damien asked looking at me, I was know glaring at Marion.

"Politeness isn't one of your strong points, Damien. We all know you didn't come here on your own." Marion said sharpily. She crossed her arms and looked at us.

"Nobody told me anything, but I was about to." Damien sounded innocent as usual. I smiled, agreeing with his statement.

Smart thinking, as always, Damien...

Where you really?" Marion asked. She looked at Damien suspiciously.

Damien glared at her before walking off. "Goodbye, Aunt Marion." Damien left me alone with the woman.

"You know, he was trying to be nice!" I said looking at Marion angrily.

I can't believe she just did that to Damien! I should slap this woman, but Dad has raised me better...

The woman simply went back to watering the flowers. "Raynee, I don't know why you aren't attracted to Mark. He's a much better influence."

"I haven't choosen who I'm 'attracted to' yet, I love them equally." What did she mean by 'influence'?

Marion sighed. I couldn't take this anymore, so I walked off and ran up to Richard, Mark, and Damien.

"Oh there you are, Raynee." Richard said putting his hand on my shoulder.

We walked outide to the car. But Richard stopped us.

"Hold on...Did you all say goodbye to Aunt Marion?" Richard looked at each of the us.

"I did." Damien said almost proudly. I laughed.

"Me too." I said after him.

Richard looked at Mark. Mark sighed and walked back into the house. Damien and I laughed and got into the car.

"Wait!" Ann said running up to out car just as Mark came back out.

Mark slipped into the car, past his mother. We were all sitting in the backseat of the limousine. Damien and Mark on either side of me, so I was sitting in the middle.

Ann walked up to the door of the car and smiled at us.

"Hope you three have a good first day...You two look after Raynee?" Ann smiled her usual cheerfull smile. I smiled up at her.

Mark and Damien smiled back at her. "We will." They said in unison.

"Good luck, Raynee. You know we're here for you if you need anything." Ann said as we were just about to drive off.

"Thank you." I said, smiling.

Richard shut the car door, and we began driving towards the Academy.