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Past Orphan
A.N: Tell me what you think, please!
Almost 10 years since Manticore disappeared from existence, but for them it seemed like just yesterday. She figured it would always be that way, but at least they always knew that at the end of the day, they were free and Manticore wouldn't ever win or rule over them again. Kneeling down, she pushed away the ivy that had grown over the stone in front of her. "Hey, sorry I haven't visited in awhile, been learning to live without Manticore." She whispered, "We won." Tracing the letter carving in the stone, something finally released inside of her. He was free now too. "I finally finished you letters. Took me awhile, but I did it. I never blamed you for anything, even after you left me." Feeling tears well up she had to pause to take in a deep breath, "I miss you Ben, and I love you. I hope you are happy wherever you are now, free where they can't touch you." Leaning forward she lightly kissed the bared stone that said, 'Ben.' Standing up she smiled, and walked away. Walked away from the pain she had carried for so long, but didn't need to anymore.
The ground was cool under him, but he didn't really care. He just stared at the headstone, simple, but so prominent. Prominent to him anyways, "I'm sorry Rachel. I'm sorry that I was weak then and couldn't protect you." Biting his lip he caught himself almost rubbing his neck, "I'm sorry I never came to see you, but I was scared. I met someone, she's Manticore, and she puts up with me. But I think you already know all that, don't you? You always had a way of knowing things, and since you're well…I don't know free, would be the word, you can see anything and everything." Taking a deep breath, "I came to say sorry and good bye. I'm finally, and truly, free now." Standing up he turned to find her smiling at him. "Hey you," he greeted walking up to her. Lightly kissing her, he rested his hand on her stomach, "Ready to go?"
"Yep, I've said my peace, you?" He nodded, taking her hand into his they walked out of the cemetery for the Manticore Orphanage victims. Looking back he saw the thousands of stones lined up with simple numbers carved into the stones. The ones who hadn't survived and had never received names, just numbers. "You ok?"
"Yeah, just wondering how we're going to explain our child hoods to our baby." He said rubbing her protruding belly.
"We'll think of something that will tie them over for the first years." She said smiling when she felt the baby kick his hand. Alec smiled and kissed her again.
"I love you Maxie, ouch!" As said her name she, out of habit or so she claimed, smacked him outside the head.
"Shut up and open the door for me," she laughed. Bowing like a butler he opened the car door and helped sit comfortably inside.
After that day in front of the high school, they had cemented their lives together. After high school, they went on to college and slowly learned how to live a life outside of Manticore and being an orphan. Now almost 10 years of knowing each other, they were married and soon to be parents of a baby that would be born into a loving family. They weren't perfect, far from it. But they were perfect for each other, and that was all that counted.
The Beginning.