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Well...just to let you all know...this is the chapter that encouraged Angel's Cry (Sad Story.) Anyway...I've been very busy with other things. I haven't really had a chance to write much. I'm still reading books (and coming up with new ideas.)

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Chapter Nine.

Seth sat there staring at Abel. Her brother had the biggest grin plastered on his face. His eyes were glazed over, indicating he was reliving the past few hours in his head. His Esther was alive, but not only that she had given him a son. A beautiful son, named Gabriel. Abel mindlessly stirred his milk tea over and over again.

"You look like you've been given a second chance at life." Abel smiled at her.

"Third chance." He corrected.

"You know what I meant. I can't believe she survived that fall, let alone not miscarry. Someone up there must really care for her." Abel grinned, he knew who it was; he must thank her with a bouquet of white lilies soon. "Why didn't she recognize us?"

"I don't know. I think she is suffering from amnesia."

"What makes you think that?"

"She's been presumed dead from five years, Seth. If she didn't have amnesia, wouldn't you think she'd have come and let us know she was all right? I want to know how she got down here? Who found her? How she dealt with the pregnancy. I have to find this out. I want to know everything about Gabriel. When his birthday is, right down to his favorite toy." Abel's mind was doing somersaults in his skull. His wish to have his family back was answered.

"So what's the plan?" Seth asked, pulling Abel out of his thoughts. He scratched the back of his head and shrugged.

"Well I'm going over to her place tonight. I'll start digging there."

"Just don't go over board and freak her out, like I almost did."

"I won't. I'll try to keep my emotions out of the conversation and to myself. She thinks of me as just a priest."

"Does it hurt? I mean, does it that she doesn't know you?" The empress's big brother sighed.

"It's not her fault. We'll figure things out. We always do." Seth nodded in agreement. Her brother sighed again and leaned back in his seat.

"I want to know how she got the name Lady and why is Gabriel's last name Hagridden."

"Well if she has amnesia how was she supposed to know your last name was Nightroad?" Abel shrugged his shoulder; Seth had a point, though he hated to admit it. "I want to know how is this going to change everything. Once it gets out that the true Queen of Albion is still alive, there is going to be a revolt." Abel nodded. Mary Spencer had been crown queen just after the memorial service for Esther, five years ago and had been doing a great job of keeping up where Esther had left off.

"What makes you think Esther is going to want to re-claim her crown?" Abel asked.

"It's her birth right. She'd have too. Why would you say such things?"

"I remember when this whole thing started, when I came to see you about her disappearance. She said that she could do better things in the Empire than being queen. I also remember her telling me that the kingdom would never foresee that the father of the heir of Albion was a priest."

"Yeah, I could see that being a problem. Though King Able did have a nice ring to it." Abel rolled his eyes.

"No."

"So you're telling me that you never thought of asking her to marry you?" He remembered the two roses her left on the late queen's empty casket. "What makes you think I haven't already?" "Come on, you had to of. I wanted Esther as a sister-in-law. She made you happy." Abel didn't answer her. He busied himself with his tea.

"Do you always have to get into my business?" he finally mumbled.

"Do you always have to be completely clueless? It's like an art form to you. Did you ever think about it?"

"What do you think?" Abel snapped. Seth was taken back by his angry. "Yes, I thought about settling down with her, but things didn't turn out the way they planned." Seth mentally hit her self for bringing the subject up. Of course she knew Abel had wanted to make Esther his bride. Seth really needed to watch Abel's temper.

"Do you think we should report this to Cardinal Caterina?" she asked changing the subject.

"I'm not sure." Abel spoke. "I don't want to scare Esther. She seems happy as she is. Besides, what could Caterina do?"

"She has Liam." Seth pointed out. "He knows Esther anatomy. He can take a look at Gabriel. Our traits had to be passed along to him." Abel bit his lip. He hated that vampire. If it hadn't been for Liam, Esther would still be ruling Albion, although... Gabriel wouldn't exist. Seth was right, yet again. He was getting annoyed at that.

"I'll call Caterina once I've talked with Esther a little more. I'd like to give her a detailed report." "I hate giving reports." "I'm sure that she will rush down here to see Esther for herself." Seth nodded.

"I can't believe I didn't realize that Gabriel was my nephew. I should have put two and two together yesterday. He looks just like you."

"Expect he has his mother's eyes." "Her beautiful eyes." "Though I've heard he has a little bit of a temper too."

"Really?" Abel nodded.

"She came into the confession booth and said she had caught Gabriel sneaking cookies into his room and he blew up at her."

"Sounds like what you would do, back then" "Yeah, yeah, rub it in Seth. You weren't a little angel either, brat." "Do you think he's...like us?"

"Why wouldn't he be? His father is a crusnik and his mother is a hybrid." Seth nodded.

"I just didn't think our traits could be passed down."

"I didn't think I'd ever have children and here I am now. A father to a four year old." Abel pointed out. "A four year old that doesn't even know who I am."

"He will." Seth smiled. "Then you can bring him to the Empire so he can spend sometime with his Auntie." Abel smiled. Seth was enjoying being an Aunt.

"Your heir to the Empire huh?"

"Yep. He's going to grow up to be a handsome young man. Just like his father. I only hope he's not as clueless."

"I'm not clueless. I just tend ignore certain things." Abel corrected.

"Do you really enjoy being this moronic namby-pamby Roman Catholic priest?"

" Sometimes. It makes people forget the scary part." He noted. "Though I did notice that once Esther came along I started being a klutz just to get her attention."

"I've heard stories; like eating food out of the trash can, or falling into fountains. Ion Fortuna tells me all sorts of tales." Abel rolled his eyes. "Note to self...hurt Ion."


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Lil~Rahl (A division of Crusniks-R-Us)

Verse from Chapter 10

"I'm destroying Martians in my bedroom." Abel chuckled. "Sounds fun." "They're swarming under my bed."