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Red felt his head throbbed at his glowing annoyance. He would've thrown his arms up in the air if he didn't feel as if he was dying. He knew Yellow wouldn't allow him to die but a part of him wanted to yell. He didn't want to upset her though and tried to control his anger. He pushed himself and groaned when Yellow pushed him back.

This was his first fight with Yellow.

"I'm going," Red said sternly. Yellow matched his determination and set her fist on her hips. Despite her small size, she made him feel all of two feet.

"You're going to stay here!" She ordered. "You are still healing so you need to stay in this hospital. No buts, ands, or ifs. I'm letting you stress your body anymore and risk your wound reopening. I don't see why you're being so difficult."

"This hospital isn't safe. The killer can come and hurt you. I won't be able to protect you when confined to this damn bed! At the safe house you'll be safer and I won't be restricted to a bed. I need to protect you."

Yellow sighed and leaned back. She was hesitant to leave him in the hospital alone but thought of a compromise, "I can go back to the safe house and Silver will watch over me. I'll be safe. I want you to stay here and heal."

"I want to be there," he argued feeling helpless. "I don't see why you want me to stay here. Anyways, Silver has to take care of Lyra. We'll both be more comfortable at home. If my wound reopens you'll be there to patch me up. I don't like hospitals."

"You're acting like a child Red. The killer wouldn't come into the hospital to kill me with everyone around." She chided but winced at the memory of when the killer captured her in the hospital she worked at. "Tell him he's acting like a child Silver. Tell him that I'll be safe here."

Silver held up his hand, "I'm not getting in the middle of this. I'm just here to ask Red some questions about the events leading up to this. I would like to do that earlier but you two were busy arguing. I didn't know you had it in you. Red has the right to check himself out at any time."

"Against the doctor's order?" Yellow snapped and gave Silver a glare. He knew it was meant to scare him into submission but he ignored the chills her stare emitted. He was surrounded by strong willed female it didn't unnerve him as much.

"I'm not taking anyone side except the one that gets me the answers I want. I need to ask Red some questions before you two can fight on something else more pointless. I only have a few questions that might help the investigation."

"Pointless?" Red glared at Silver. "How is Yellow's safety pointless?"

"Because I already know who's going to win this fight," Silver said easily from years of experience. He had been in the same position as him many times in the past and knew who exactly would win."

Silver was right when he knew that Yellow would win. Red sat back against the pillow grumbling that he should've been there with Yellow. She and Lyra had gone out to buy some things before heading back to the safe house. Red didn't know how Yellow had convinced him to stay in the hospital. The moment he saw the tears and worry in her eyes, he agreed to stay.

He laid there feeling hopeless and useless, not being at her side. The cold came back again but he fought back against the ice. The last time he was powerlessly lying on the ground, the ice overtook him. He turned his head slightly to see Silver sitting beside him, patiently waiting.

"You ready to tell me what happened?" He asked.

"I've been ready for a while not, I was just worried about Yellow being there alone. Tell me what you want to know."

"Just start from wherever you feel comfortable." Silver flipped to fresh page and tapped his pencil.

"I saw someone trying to break into my car when we got out. He was wearing a black sweater and sweats. I couldn't see his face clearly because the hood shadowed his face. I pushed Yellow back because I was scared he had a gun and might shot at her. He ran so I ran after him. I didn't want him to escape and ran around the house where he jumped the fence."

Silver nodded and continued to write down the events. "We checked the car and nothing was taken. Do you know what he might've wanted to take? The butler said that there had been more robbery in the neighbourhood so it might've been that."

Red shook his head. Silver noticed that Red's hand tightened when he said, "He told me that I couldn't protect her."

"Well I think that's enough for now, you can tell me the rest in the car," Silver placed his notebook in his back pocket before helping Red to his feet. He knew that while woman often won the fight, that didn't mean that they always listened. "Blue called and said that she thinks it would be best that you stay with Yellow."

"I don't know why Red was being so pigheaded," Yellow sighed as she walked through the stores. Lyra was beside her, her smile lighting her heart. Lyra was only weeks away from giving birth and Yellow knew that it would be best for her to be resting. She wasn't one to complain but she was angry at how Red argued with her.

"Men are sometime over protective giant teddy bears sometimes," Lyra laughed softly. Her overflowing emotions caused her to remembered all the times Silver tried to protect her. Tears gathered at the corner of her eyes and she rubbed her stomach. "But they love you beyond common sense. You won this battle but don't think that others won't come."

"I just want to protect him from himself. He pushes himself too hard. I know he wants the best for me but I love him and don't want to see him dead from exhaustion or internal bleeding. I can protect myself and the killer won't attack me in a crowded place or when I'm with you?"

"Like a pregnant woman is much defence," She laughed. She saw the hesitation as Yellow answered her.

"He's very… thoughtful about children," She said. "He wouldn't hurt you when you're pregnant. Do you have everything you need for the child? You always think you bought enough but something always comes up. They grow so fast, you blinked and they're off on your own. You can't hold them long enough."

Lyra thought she sounded rather sad and her reporter curiosity wanted answers. But she knew that Yellow had many shadows from her past and didn't want to pry. If anyone was going to hear the answers, it should be Red. She saw the sadness in her eyes and changed the topic.

"So what do you want to buy?" She asked. "We got enough food to feed an army. Is there anything else you need?"

"I just need to buy one more thing." Yellow lead her toward the local bookstore. "I really hope that Red gets better before the end of the week."

Lyra stopped for a moment when she thought she saw someone duck behind a bookshelf. She wasn't given a chance to think on it much thought before she was pulled away by Yellow. Her attention was diverted by the colourful array of books. She impulsively took one and noticed that Yellow was more careful in her decision. When they reached the cashier, she penned something in the cover quickly.

"Who is that for?" Lyra asked, leaning over her shoulder. Yellow instinctively moved to block Lyra's vision. But she knew that wouldn't be enough to halt her curiosity so gave her a vague answer.

"It's for my little man," She said softly. "Can you giftwrap this for me? Something red please."

"I don't know how Red would feel about being little," Lyra chuckled and went on to her own purchase."

"I can't believe you!" Yellow crossed her arms and turned her head away from Red. He sat next to her on the couch, his body still ached though and she was careful of that as she leaned into him. She didn't know how Silver was able to convince the doctors to let Red out though she knew that the patient could leave whenever the wanted.

Red groaned but placed an arm around her shoulder. "I'm not going to let you be alone when there's a killer after you. I'm fine and you're here, so what's there to worry about? I promised to protect you and I can't do that in a hospital bed. Anyways, I promised that I'll stay in the hospital while you're shopping with Lyra. You're not shopping with her anymore."

Silver smiled softly at that. He put and arm around Lyra and led her out of the house.

Yellow mumbled something under her breath and he pressed his lips to her hair. She was still angry at him but she couldn't help feel the familiar warmth spread through her. She tapped his shoulder, telling him to lean back from her. He did so and she went to check on his wound again, redressing them. It seemed impractical but her touch seemed to heal him.

"At least you didn't ruin my stitching while you got here," She sighed. Her fingers trailed from the stitch marks to another scar. She held her breath when he didn't pull away from her touch. That gave her slightly more courage to ask, "How did you get these?"

"Blue gave this one," He chuckled, guiding her hand to the wound. He knew the story behind each one and this one was the only one that made him smile slightly. "I was thinking of returning home to look for a new beginning. Blue's daughter wanted me to come and be Green's Christmas present. I thought it would be a good enough excuse. When I got there, Blue shot me thinking that I was going to hurt Aqua."

Yellow laughed at that. Blue had told her that story already at her wedding. "Mothers would do anything to protect their child. Being alone for so long makes you think a lot about… everything."

"You're not alone now," He placed a hand over hers. "Do you rethink anything not that you're not alone? In war, everything was so clear because in the most dangerous moments, you see clearly. When this is all over, I don't want these feelings to change. It feels so real."

"It is real," She said softly with a little laugh. "We're going somewhere special in a few days."

"What happened to 'you're in too much pain and need to heal'?" Red laughed. It was infectious and she felt herself laughing as well. She felt as if she could take that jump. Even if he were to hate her forever for her secrets, she still had this strength to cling onto.

Red woke to the sound of soft singing. He cracked his eyes open to see Yellow dance her way through the kitchen, her feet never quite touching the ground. He recognized the fairy language but didn't question Yellow's virtuous voice. He closed his eyes could easily see her in their forest.

"You're awake?" Red opened her eyes and saw Yellow leaning over him. The soft scent of vanilla drifted over him and he reached out to her. She moved under his arm so she could sit next to him instead. She set the tray of food aside so she could help Red sit up. She held out a spoonful of food to him and he scoffed at it. Instead of letting her feed him, he laid back down on her lap.

"I'm not a child, Yellow. I don't need to be fed." Yellow knew this argument well enough and didn't fold under his eyes.

"Just let me take care of you," She argued. Her light shined down on him and he felt the familiar need to shelter her. But with the beast inside, there was no where he could take her that she would be safe. She filled him such light and he had nothing to offer her in return. His fairy died in the ice because of his failings. Now she only lived in his memories. How could he put another light in risk when he knew full well of his failings?

"Is something wrong?" Yellow tilted her head to the side, looking down at him concerned. He shook his head and rolled to his side so he couldn't look into his eyes. He couldn't see the soft forgiveness in her eyes that sparked a hope in him. He could only dream of such peace for him since reality was a cold place that wouldn't forgive him for his sins.

"What time is it?" He asked. Yellow looked at the clock hanging by the cabinet and told him that it was almost five. He knew that they should be trying to find more clues to the ware about of the killer but he was much too comfortable on her lap.

The choice was taken away from him when the phone rang. He reached over to the low coffee and took his phone. Yellow didn't listen too intently on his words since she knew that he would tell her is it was important. She sang softly to herself, the scene with him on her lap and her softly singing to him very familiar to her.

This temporary happiness was like a knife hanging over his heart. He sighed heavily and waited for the knife to drop. He could hear the hesitation in Silver voice and waited for him to crush his world. He could hear Yellow softly singing to him and that only added to his heartache. How much longer would he be able to listen to her before he had to let her go?

"I didn't notice anyone that day," Red said when Silver asked him about the day he found Quartz's body. Red went over these things already with Silver and in his own mind. He couldn't think of anything else that he might've seen that might be of any importance.

"I'm surprise that he hadn't done anything to Yellow yet. He has been tracking her for a while before we moved you to the safe house. He killed Quartz but didn't confront her about it." Silver spoke his thought to himself. He knew that both Red and Lyra were both very careful in making sure that they weren't followed but he thought that he would've done more to Yellow. Not that he wanted anything to happen to her, he just found it odd.

"I'll ask Yellow if he had tried to contact her in the last few days," Red promised. The thought of the killer being able to get to her even while he was there upset him to no bounds. He turned off his phone and threw it in a random direction, not caring where it landed.

"Is something wrong?" She asked. Red shook his head. He took her hand and placed it over his head. Her touch calmed him. He let go of her hand but she kept it where it was. She moved her hand gently so that she stroked his hair.

"Have the killer tried to speak with you recently? Silver says that he's been too quiet."

"Quiet?" Yellow's voice was soft but the anger and harshness was there. The killer's word echoed through her head, both past and present. "He killed a woman right in front of the man that loved her. He shot you and you would be dead if I hadn't found you in time."

"I'm just asking question so that we can find the killer faster." Red defended, sitting up. "I know this must be stressful but we only want to know if you spoke with him recently. He might be trying to lay low or he's planning something big. He might've said something to you that can help us know what he's thinking."

"He said that good always win," she turned away from him and he wondered when he had spoken to her. "Then who will win in a battle between two evils? There's too much blood on both of our hands."

Red took her chin gentle and gently turned her face to his. "When did he say this to you?"

"Two days ago when he shot you," She answered him. "When I went after you, I didn't know that he shot you. I went after him and was able to stop him but I let him get away. I had to save you. I'm sorry that I couldn't stop him. I'm sorry that I was selfish."

"You weren't selfish," He cupped her cheeks. "You can never be that. You saved my life. We'll catch this killer so don't think too much on that. What else did he say to you?"

"Nothing much," She tried to think back to that afternoon. "Once he said that you were going to die… I couldn't think beyond that. I just wanted to know where you were. He took by surprise and hit me. I was disoriented for a while and he got away. I didn't go after him since I wanted to find you. He didn't say much."

"So we hit another wall?"

"He can't really contact me. I did take his phone so he might not be able to contact me. It's more dangerous to call us from a home phone than a cell phone. And payphones are hard to find these days. Blue is still trying to crack the phone so we'll probably find something on it soon."

"What are doing?" Aqua stood on a chair and looked over her father's shoulder. Her mother was out and tasked Green with the task of unlocking the phone.

Aqua held onto her father's arm to balance herself as she watched him click several things into the computer, turning from that to the phone. He knew that Aqua wanted to spend as much time with him to make up for all the years they had been apart. Because of that he didn't know how to tell her that she couldn't help him with this project yet he knew this was a private matter of Yellow's and didn't want to drag his daughter into another murder case.

He decided to divert her attention instead. He pulled her onto his lap and asked, "What are you going to get Orange for his birthday?"

"I already got his present," She made a face at her father. "I got it months ago. What kind of best friend do you think I am? He loves pirates so I got him a pirate sword. It's just wood but it's a sword. Wally helped me make it."

The phone rang and Green set her back on the chair. He saw Silver's number and knew that he didn't want Aqua to overhear this conversation. "I'll be right back, Aqua. I need to take this call. Don't touch anything until I get back."

Aqua watched as her father left the room. As soon as the door closed, she pulled the chair closer to the desk. She studied the phone, wondering who it belonged to. She knew it wasn't her mother and it seemed like her father was trying to break the password. Her father must've been helping her mother with her second business.

She looked over her shoulder to make sure that her father wasn't watching her. Her curiosity was too much to contain and she took the cellphone, connecting it to the computer. She opened a word file on the computer. She typed in several encryptions and the phone came to life. The lock screen came on and she typed in a few more things. She saw her mother do this several times before but it took a couple times for her to get it exactly right.

She grinned to herself when the program showed the password. She typed in the combination to the phone and the home screen appeared.

"Aqua, what are you doing?" She jumped at her father's voice. She blushed and looked guiltily up at him, knowing that she had been caught. She put the phone behind her when Green held out his hand for it. She sighed and placed it in his hand.

"What did I say about going through the things on my desk when I'm gone? These things are private and might not be appropriate for young girl's eyes. This is for an investigation with Silver. Do you know what could've happened if you accidently corrupted something?"

"I'm sorry," Aqua sniffled and looked at her feet. She only wanted to help. She didn't know that it was for something so important. Green saw the tears she tried to hold back and hesitated. He knew he had to discipline her and make sure she knew boundaries but how could do so when she was on the edge of crying.

"If you wanted to help, you only had to ask me," He sat next to her. He kept his voice from being angry and made sure she knew that he didn't hate her for this one action. "Now show me what you found."

"I unlocked it," She said proudly and he nodded.

"Call my phone and I'll write down the number that comes up," Aqua nodded and did as he instructed. She called his number and when Green told her to turn it off she went through the photos on the phone. There were so many photos of a kid she didn't recognize until she came to one photo.

Green was surprised when Aqua jumped off the chair and raced down the stair. He realized she still had the phone and chased after her. She ran down the hall to her room where Orange was doing his math homework. She slammed the door behind her and ran to Orange's side.

"I found your father!" Aqua held out the phone to him. Orange took the phone roughly from her and stared down at the photo of himself. He didn't know what to do and his body shook with emotion. "This must be your father's phone! Why else would he have a photo of you? Let's go and find your father."

"I brought dinner," Lyra sang happily as she walked into the safe house. She set down the take out bag on the table and laid out all the food. Yellow set the plates out for them as Red helped her. Silver hovered over Lyra, making sure that she was okay.

"Seriously, Silver," She laughed. "I'm fine. I'm not the first woman to carry a child since Eve. Stop worrying about me so much."

Yellow put a hand on Silver's shoulder. "She's right, Silver. This is a natural part of life and if there's any complication, there are a lot of talented doctors to help you. But since this is your first child, I get that this is stressful for you."

"See Silver, you're overreacting." Lyra laughed. She hesitated slightly but jumped right back so quickly that no one noticed. She grabbed onto Silver's arm, but hid the sudden pain from him. She took the plate from the table but her hands shook so much she dropped it.

"Don't move Lyra," Silver lifted her into his arms so that she couldn't step onto the glass. Yellow was quick in getting a broom and cleaning the chattered porcelain. Silver set her on the couch and noticed that she was breathing heavily.

"Lyra," He cupped her face. "What's wrong?"

"I- I- I think my water just broke." Yellow thrust the dustpan into Red's hand and went to help her. She shouted orders to Red to get hot water and towels. Lyra reached for Silver's hand but something confused her.

"Silver? Silver?" She face palmed when Silver fainted.

The killer carefully looked into the window and saw Lyra sitting on the bed, bouncing a little baby in her hands. Her smile was soft when she looked down at the child. He clenched his teeth knowing that her smile was fake. He knew from personal experience that a mother's love was something only in fairy tales. His grip on the gun tightened, ready to kill her and take the child.

He stopped when someone stepped into the room. It was a man he only saw a few times, and he looked deathly pale. Lyra laughed softly at him and patted the spot next to her, beckoning him to sit. Silver stared down at the bundle in her arms and smiled.

"I can't wait to tell her this story when she's older," Lyra laughed rang like chimes to him. "Her manly dad fainted. So what are we going to name her?"

The killer felt oddly upset that it was a girl. He had hoped for a boy to mold into the image of Kristopher. But the man with her, who was obviously the father, couldn't look prouder. He took the child into his arms and played with her pudgy fingers. The child burst out laughing when Silver tickled her chin.

"I'm your Pa," Her brown eyes stared up at him with wonder, as if she understood his words. He looked to his wife, his once hard eyes now soft with love for this new family he didn't dare dream of in the past. He kissed Lyra's hair and decided. "She's going to be named after a constellation like her mother. She's our stars. She's our Aries."

The killer heart filled with pain, knowing the emotion Silver was feeling. He couldn't take away that child from another father. He knew the pain would be too great to bear for an ordinary man. If he was anything less, he would've killed himself from the grief. Anyways, Silver wasn't the one that ruined his life.

It was time he took his revenge on Yellow. He walked back to his car with the goal of finding that spawn the woman brought to the world.

University is going to start next week. I'll still try to update every week but just know that it might get a little spotty. Thank you for understanding that I might not update every week. I'll try my best though.

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