Isabelle and Ratigan were talking in his lair when Neil suddenly burst in.
"Oi, Isabelle!" Neil said, "We need to talk!"
Isabelle looked at him in confusion, but shrugged and went to her cousin. Ratigan watched them talk and frowned when he saw Isabelle look shocked and then looked upset. When they finished, she trudged back to him and flopped down next to him with a sigh.
"Problem?" he asked.
"Lizzie's mother is dead. Her father could be involved."
Ratigan's eye widened and said, "Oh."
"How am I gonna break this to her?"
"I believe you should do it now. It's better now than later."
Isabelle slowly nodded and Ratigan looked at Fidget, who was nearby.
"Fidget, get Elizabeth." He said, making the bat nod. When Lizzie came to them, she smiled, but it faltered when she saw the grave look on their faces, especially Isabelle's.
"What's wrong, Isa?" she asked as she sat on Isabelle's lap. Isabelle bit her lip as she tried to form the proper words.
"Honey, it's about your mother."
"What about mama?"
"Sugar…your mama is in heaven now."
Lizzie's eyes widened and they watched as the words sunk in to the mouseling.
"Mama's gone?" she said in a whisper, making Isabelle nod.
"Is it ok to cry for mama? She wasn't so nice, but-"
"Of course it is!" Isabelle exclaimed as Lizzie start to sniffle and curl up on Isabelle's chest, sobbing quietly. Isabelle embraced the little mouse as she stood up, picking her up. She looked at Ratigan silently, telling him she was going to Lizzie's room. He nodded, watching her go.
He sighed, knowing that Isabelle's knows how Lizzie feels, to lose a parent. He never felt like that though, never knowing what it was like to lose someone close to him. His thoughts were broken when Isabelle came back in and sat on his lap with a sigh.
"She cried herself to sleep." She said, making him hum and stroke her hair.
"She's scared, Padriac. She thinks her father is coming to get her."
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her she will never be with him. I'll make sure of that."
Ratigan chuckled at that, knowing that Isabelle motherly protectiveness is on full blast. Even he felt protective of the mouseling that entered their lives. Suddenly, Klaus burst into the room, out of breath.
"Isabelle…he…Abby…" he breathed out, making the couple look at him in bemusement.
"What is it, Klaus?" Isabelle asked.
"It's Abigail." He said breathlessly, making Isabelle sit up straighter.
"What about Abby?"
"Lizzie's father came to our house, he figured out where we lived. He was looking for Lizzie and when Abby didn't tell him where she was, he beat her up!"
AN: and here, we have some angst!
Lizzie mother has died and you could guess her father was involved, fuckin prick.
So, Isabelle tells Lizzie and she cries and is scared her father would come back to get her. However, Ratigan and Isabelle are going to make sure she doesn't.
Lizzie's father came to their house and beat up Abby! Sorry to leave it on a cliffhanger, I will update soon.
I don't own GMD, just the Cassidy gang and Lizzie! Comments are loved!