Sequel to Alien's Angel.
Disclaimer: I do not own Signs. Oria belongs to Colleen. Lisa and Lore are both our creations. Anyone else not from the original movie belongs to me.
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Aasim swung through the opened window in the kitchen, surprising Mrs. Burke, who was washing dishes at the sink. He crawled across the countertop, and then leapt down to the ground, all the while cringing in pain. Mrs. Burke immediately noticed his distress and went to his side, asking what was wrong. Aasim's answer was simple: "Rebecca…"
"Is she hurt?" Mrs. Burke asked frantically, turning off the faucet and drying her hands on a rag.
Aasim clutched his shoulder, face contorted in a grimace, and nodded. "I can… feel her pain," he managed to explain, hissing softly.
"Where is she?!"
Aasim leaned against the counter. "I'm not sure-"
"Can you find her?!"
Aasim lifted his free hand to shush her. "Yes… we need to hurry, though… I fear…"
Mrs. Burke didn't let him finish. "Come on, get up! Get out! Get into the car, now!" she commanded, grabbing her purse and keys. She herded him outside into the garage and into the minivan, getting in herself and driving out of the driveway like a madman.
"Geez, uh, miss? It won't do Rebecca any good if we die because of a car wreck, so can you please be a little bit more careful?" Aasim pointed out, clinging to what the Kendrick's called the "oh, shit" handle above the door.
Mrs. Burke sighed. "You're right… I'm sorry; it's just – Rebecca, she's in trouble… and, well… She's my daughter, damn it! And-"
"I understand, just drive! Turn left right up here."
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A good twenty minutes later, after many wrong turns, aches and pains, and curses, they came to a sharp curve in the road and the headlamps fell upon a crashed truck to the side. Skidding to a stop, both literally flew out of the car and bounded to the truck, Aasim hurdling over the hood, nearly colliding with a branch of the tree the truck had crashed into. Either way, they came to the passenger side of the door about the same time.
Mrs. Burke gave a cry as she saw her daughter – with a branch protruding from her shoulder. Blood stained the entire front of her black blouse and skirt and her breathing was shallow.
Aasim easily shattered the glass of the window and reached into the truck to open the door. The pain was excruciating now… but he had to fight through it and get Rebecca out, because it seemed as though Mrs. Burke was in too much of a panic to help. He examined the limb coming from the girl's chest and determined that it was thin enough for him to snap. With a grunt, he broke the limb and heard a small noise escape from Rebecca's partially opened lips.
As he leaned over to unbuckle the seatbelt that held Rebecca in spot, he got a good look at the teenager in the front seat. He, fortunately, wasn't injured as seriously. He'd be left behind for the cops to find. Unfortunately, he had messed with the wrong alien's secret love. (Can't believe I just put that.)
The pain was bearable, now that a seething anger surged through his entire being. He yanked off the seatbelt and carefully scooped Rebecca's limp body into his arm and got her out of the car.
"Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God," Mrs. Burke chanted, sobbing softly at the horrible sight of her daughter.
Aasim sprinted for the car, motioning with his head for her to follow. He could hear the faint scream of sirens. "Do you know any place other than the hospital we can take her?" he asked.
Mrs. Burke frantically swung open the side door to the back and Aasim crawled into the minivan, laying Rebecca out on the seats. She then crawled in herself, managing to the driver's seat as the door slammed shut. "Um," she mumbled, thinking desperately. "Ah! Yes, Oria's mother is a practicing nurse. She can help."
The minivan tore around the corner at that moment, disappearing into the night.
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The night hadn't gone too good at all.
Oria, Lore, Lisa, and Andrew sat together in the living room of the Kendrick's house, having been brought home early to find out what had happened to Rebecca. Mrs. Burke was rocking back and forth in a chair, having been kicked out of the bedroom that Mrs. Kendrick was in with Rebecca for being near hysterics. Aasim was pacing madly, hissing and clicking as he made angry gestures, despite the fact he had been informed his presence could be disturbing. Everyone was waiting for Oria's mother to come back with either good news… or bad news.
Finally, Mrs. Kendrick walked into the living room, wary of the pacing monster as she approached the chair Mrs. Burke was in; her clothing was stained with blood. She hadn't been told anything, except that Rebecca's life was in her hands now, not to ask anything, and to especially not tell anyone of this.
"How is she?" Oria asked softly, looking down to avoid any and all eye contact.
"She'll live; the branch missed her heart by a mile. She's lost a bit of blood, but she'll recover with rest," Mrs. Kendrick reported. "If it had been any longer, though, I would think she wouldn't have survived."
Aasim paused in his ranting. "She heals fast now."
Mrs. Burke rested her face in her hands. "Oh God… what was she thinking?! Getting in a car with a stranger! She knows better!"
"Perhaps there's a side of this story we don't know," Mrs. Kendrick said, staring pointedly at Oria and her friends. They didn't speak, however, and she sighed. "I suggest you all get some sleep. I'll keep an eye on Rebecca tonight."
"I'm not leaving," Mrs. Burke stated firmly.
"All right, then," Mrs. Kendrick said. She pointed at Lisa, Lore, and Andrew. "I want you three home. It's been a long night. I'll wake up my husband and he'll take you." With that, she left, leaving them to their own thoughts.
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Morning came too quickly for some, and everyone was surprised to see that Rebecca was already up, but not out of bed. She winced in pain as she tried to sit up, but was pushed back down by Aasim, who was the first to notice she was awake.
"Be careful," he said, sitting at the edge of the bed and gently brushing her hair with his fingers.
She sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Gah, my whole body aches… What happened?"
"You were in a car accident. You're lucky to be alive."
"Oh," Rebecca murmured, trying to relax.
Aasim growled, one – and only one – thought racing through his head: I'll kill him.