Come Running To Me
Chapter 7: Carried By Family
"Well Hey June Bug!" Laurana said as she plopped down in her normal chair, "What's going on."
"What the hell are you... WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" she yelled when she noticed Betelgeuse.
He held his hands up, "Look, Juno, I'm just here to find out why this punk has my powers?"
"Punk?"
"She what?"
"My son-"
"You have a son?"
"Yes. I have a son. Don't worry, he's taking after his mother."
"Poor woman."
Betelgeuse glared at her, "My son summoned her by using my name."
"Is that true?" she asked turning to look at Laurana.
"All I now is after we came to see you about why I could suddenly see, I was sitting on the couch with my brother and I heard this kid say Beetlejuice and I appeared in his attic."
"Do you have any more kids?" She asked turning to Betelgeuse.
"Nope, just Charlie."
"You two have never had any kids other than him?"
"No." Lydia and Betelgeuse answered at the same time.
"How old are you Laurana?"
"Hm?"
"How old are you?"
"13."
"Have you two suffered any depression in 13 years?"
Betelgeuse and Lydia looked at each other, "For almost 11 years now."
"You were two when you arrived here weren't you?"
"I thought I was born here."
"No, we assumed you were born here."
"So what does that mean?"
"As you know, your curse can only be carried through family."
"Yeah." Betelgeuse said looking at the girl.
"It can only be activated by family, unless the person who activated it is very high up in power and has permission from the ghoul who's powers are to be activated. Again that kind of person has to be very powerful."
"What are you saying, Juno?" Betlegeuse asked stepping forward.
"I believe, that who ever activated your powers also cast a spell on you and your brother when you were two and he was 4 to make you two forget who you were. The spell also makes people close to them forget who they are. Parents have said they have suffered spells of depression."
"You think I'm their kid?"
"Yes."
Laurana looked over at Betelgeuse and shook her head.
"It makes sense. You're both equal pains in my ass and you generate just as much paperwork."
"How can we be sure?"
"Lydia, put your finger tips on the pulse on her arm. Betelgeuse do the other."
They hesitated, but did as they were told. Charlie watched with curious eyes from the chair beside Laurana.
"No thing's happening." she said as she looked down at their hands.
"Betelgeuse."
Betelgeuse eyed his son.
"Betelgeuse." The 4 year old repeated and Laurana's eyes started glowing as she rose off the chair.
"Betelgeuse!" he said again and a green pulse flew from Laurana's body as she was suspended in the air.
Betelgeuse's eyes filmed over, and so did Lydia's, as their memory's came flooding back to them. A tear fell from Laurana's eyes before she gently floated to the ground and their eyes returned to normal. Betelgeuse and Lydia looked at each other, Lydia smiled as tears fell from her eyes. They both dropped to his knees and gathered Laurana in their arms.
"I'm so sorry." he whispered into the shocked girls ear, "I promise, nothing with happen to you again."
"Mommy?" she whispered, her arms resting on theirs, she smiled and instantly wrapped her arms around his neck, squeezing as if her life depended on it, "Oh Daddy!" she exclaimed happily, "I missed you."
