A/N: I overcame the writer's block! Yay! Definitely a feel good chapter, this one is. Put a little brightness to balance out the darkness.
Thank you for the reviews, although I think gamerz made a good point. I loved writing this, but I let it get away from HoW too much. I focused on all of the kids more than the Sinclair twins. I think it's time for this sequel to come to an end. I had so much fun writing this fanfic though and there will be a very nice wrap up chapter that I will post next. It irks me a little bit to have a story with an uneven amount of chapters, but I'll just have to deal. I'm so happy you guys stayed with me. For those of you who are interested, I'm planning a Frozen fanfic next which will feature Anna and Hans as a pairing as well as I'll bring in an OC for Elsa. Please, enjoy and review. :)
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Kaidan was finally able to play for the first time with the others. They had gotten wind of a group of four this time. Kaidan played his part well, easing the strangers around his presence. After all, how could a blind man possibly be of any threat? He sat patiently in a chair around the small fire the four strangers had made, with Delilah comfortably in his lap. Alice and Robin each sat in their own chairs nearby.
"So how long have you lived here?" asked a girl with curly dark brown hair and gray eyes, with a light brown complexion. She had introduced herself as Sam.
"Alice, Delilah, and I grew up here," Robin said, leaning back in his chair.
"I moved here a few months ago," Kaidan added. Delilah giggled softly and kissed him gently. He smiled as he returned her affection, gently wrapping his arms around her waist. The girl that originally asked, smiled as she exchanged a glance with her own boyfriend who was sitting next to her. He was tall and skinny with brown hair, fair skin, and brown eyes. They had learned his name was Clayton.
"Really?" asked one of the other girls, who was petite with blonde hair, sun tanned skin, and hazel colored eyes. "What brought you out here?"
"It started as a road trip with friends, but then I met Delilah and decided to stay here," Kaidan said, sounding rather blissful.
"Aww, that's so romantic!" chimed in the last girl. She had raven black hair, pale skin, and light green eyes. Her name was Claire. She let her arm fall over the side of her chair and she laced her fingers with Divine, the blonde beside her, and they exchanged loving smiles. Delilah couldn't stop a small giggle as she nestled herself into Kaidan's chest.
Sometimes, it was fun to just take their time and enjoy the company of the strangers that came through. The museum had started getting full, so sometimes they let people go. Other times, they fed the bodies through a wood chipper and spread the pieces in the roadkill pit. Delilah really enjoyed doing that. Robin never minded, but Kaidan couldn't stand the sound. Alice always complained about the cleanup involved.
"I'd like to take you home," Kaidan whispered in Delilah's ear, a grin on his face. He gently nibbled her earlobe. Delilah giggled, wrapping her arms around Kaidan's neck and kissing him again.
"Later..." she whispered in return. Delilah slipped out of his lap, walking over to Claire and Divine. She took hold of both of their hands, leading them away as her hips swayed. Kaidan stood too, picking up his walking stick, and followed after them. Alice soon stood, leaving Robin's side to walk across to Clayton, straddling his lap. Clayton sat back a little awkwardly as Sam's eyes narrowed.
"Hey, what the fuck do you think you're doing!?" Sam asked the other girl, getting to her feet angrily. She went to reach for Alice, but the younger girl swung out, slashing the older girl's jugular with a box cutter. Sam dropped fast and Robin was out of his chair. Clayton cried out, throwing Alice off him. But Robin was on top of him as soon as Alice hit the ground. He used a knife to cut the other young man's throat.
"You okay, Alice?" Robin asked, gently helping his sister back to her feet. She nodded, gently brushing herself off. She helped Robin put the bodies in the back of the car the strangers came in. Robin drove it back to the garage in town with Alice in the passenger seat. Delilah and Kaidan were already waiting there for them with the other two bodies. Both the guys moved the bodies over to the wood chipper, feeding them through.
Robin had managed to put a large black trash bag on the output to catch the pieces to save Alice from the pain of having to go through the pain of cleaning everything up. He put a new trash bag on after each body. So after the bodies had been fed through, they loaded the trash bags into Robin's truck, and he, Delilah, and Alice took them to dump the pieces in the roadkill pit. Robin would soon have more roadkill to layer on top anyway.
Alice stayed in the truck, since she usually had a weak stomach to the smell. And since Kaidan had a heightened sense of smell, he had stayed behind. After Robin and Delilah finished dumping the contents of the trash bags, they got back in the truck with Alice and drove back home. After they all had showers, the four of them piled in the truck for another trip into town.
It was easy to lose themselves in just having fun walking around and going through the shops. Alice stopped outside of the jewelry store as a beautiful silver necklace that had a silver bird pendant caught her eye. Robin stepped up behind her, gently wrapping his arms around his sister's waist from behind. He lightly kissed the tip of her ear.
"Do you want that?" he asked softly with a smile. Alice smiled and turned to catch Robin's lips with her own. He returned the kiss, still smiling, and caught her hand in his. He led her inside the shop, and purchased the necklace and a pair of earrings that matched the pendant. She held her hair back as he fastened the necklace around her neck, then she put the earrings in herself. She beamed at him happily.
"Thank you," she said, kissing him once more.
"Anything for my sweetest Alice," he soothed as he returned the kiss. They laced fingers as they walked back outside. Delilah smiled her approval, slipping her hand into Kaidan's as they continued on. Kaidan didn't use his walking stick much when they were together, since he could rely on her to lead him. They decided to eat dinner in town, choosing the sweet little cafe that Robin usually took Alice to.
Afterward, they drove back home. Robin took Alice's hand, gently spinning her under his arm as she giggled. Delilah smiled as she slipped her hand into Kaidan's and led him home. Robin led Alice inside their own home. They walked upstairs, opting to cuddle in Alice's bed for once. She was barely in it anymore, after all.
"I think we should get away from here," Robin said softly. "We should go somewhere where no one knows who we are. No one would give us funny looks for being together. The museum is full. Delilah, Kaidan, and I could get jobs and we could put you through school for real. We could have a real life together instead of the way we're living now. Don't get me wrong, we've had a good life here. I just believe there are better things for us out there. What do you think?"
"Don't you think Daddy would be upset?" Alice asked softly. "I never gave it much thought before, but we're all he has since Mom died... Don't you think it would really effect him to lose both children at once, too?"
"We wouldn't have to leave Louisiana. We could find another town that's not too far. Just a few hours drive, so we could still come and visit Dad, Aunt Dakota, and Uncle Bo. And I think Dad knows eventually we'd have to leave the nest right? We could talk to Aunt Dakota about making us new identities. She could set us up with a couple credit cards and a bank account. And Dad might be losing us, but if we leave, then Aunt Dakota and Uncle Bo could move back into this house with him. I think they'd like to be in the house that Dad and Uncle Bo grew up in, don't you think?"
"I'll only be okay with it if we sit down and discuss it with Daddy first. I need to make sure he's wholeheartedly accepting of us leaving before I could be okay with it too. I love your idea, I just can't bring myself to be okay with it unless Daddy is. If we just left, I'd feel like we were abandoning him."
"Okay, you make a good point, Alice. We'll talk to Delilah and Kaidan first. Then we can all sit down with Dad, Aunt Dakota, and Uncle Bo to discuss our plan with them." Robin smiled at her, gently brushing stray hair out of her face. Alice smiled appreciatively in return. She kissed him lovingly, and he wrapped his arms around her as he returned her affection. As they laid there, Robin lightly stroked her hair as she fell asleep. He fell asleep beside her, thinking of the wonderful life they could achieve together.