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I love Gabriel in this chapter. He is so cute.
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Chapter 29
His time was almost up. He could see the guards lining up outside his door. The tears in his eyes threaten to escape. His time was precious to him now. His little boy clung tightly to his cassock. Abel tried not to think about everything he was going to miss in his life. His first day of school, first crush, his next birthday, even christmas. Ever since he had been cornered into accepting the mission to Valenica, Abel's life had been one of constant happiness and misery. Both mixed together to make a deadly concoction of poison that flowed heavily through the priest's veins.
Esther's lack of memory was a constant burden on his heart. It hurt to look into her eyes and not see the love for him anymore. He wanted her back, more than anything...well almost everything. She, unintenionally, became the misery in his life and during some moments in the past five years he wondered if his life would have a more peaceful one if he hadn't given his heart to her. Then again isn't it better to love and to lose than to have ever loved at all? Though one thing little detail made Abel refuse to give up on Esther's amnesia and that was the little boy in his lap right now.
When it first hit Abel that Gabriel was his son. He felt the void in his heart fill up instantly. His son was perfect in his eyes. He was full of life and Abel wanted to give him a life worth while. Abel hadn't had the privildge of having parents growing up. Being born in a labortory did leave an imprint on him that plaqued him for the first hundred years of his life. He had once been opposed to the thought of being a father, but now just by looking into Gabriel's eyes he knew he had been mistaken.
He wished he had more time to watch his boy grow and mature. He feared what Cain would do to him. He never wanted Gabriel's hand to be permantley stained with blood and if God gave him the will, he would fight to make Gabriel's life a brighter one than then one he was given. He would never feel abandonment, loniness or betrayl.
"Dad?" came his son's voice. Abel would never get enough of hearing him say that. He looked down at Gabriel. His eyes were so much like his mother's.
"Yes?"
"I miss mommy?" He smiled. Such innocent. What could he say? That the child's mother was possibly dead.
"I do too." Abel hugged him. "I do too."
"Do you think she'll be upset that we're in Rome without her?"
"I don't see why not."
"Mommy doesn't let me cross the street with out her holding my hand. She must be very scared that I'm so far away." Abel was instantly reminded of Lilith and how protective of Seth when she was little.
"Your mommy will always worry about you. That's what mommy's do."
"What do daddys do?" The question caught him off guard. What was a father's primary job of parenting? "Just make something up? He'll never know the difference."
"To keep mommy worry free and love their children unconditionally." He answered as truthfully as possible. "And maybe play cowboys and aliens every now and then." Gabriel smiled.
"Or submarine?" Abel laughed.
"I'm not sure that I'd fit under the pews."
"Neither can mommy. Her hips get stuck." Abel bit his lip. Of course it was funny, but he knew if Esther could see him laughing at her motherly features, he would be granted a swift kick in the rear.
"Are we going to see Mommy soon? I don't like that scary man."
"Neither do I."
"He looks like you though." Gabriel spoke. "He has your eyes." Abel sighed. "Why?"
"He's my twin brother." Gabriel didn't say anything. "That makes him you Uncle."
"Aren't Uncles nice?"
"Usually." Abel sighed. "But you do have an Aunt that is going to spoil you rotten." "Wait Seth and Esther are...." He wasn't going to finish that thought.
"So the girl with the green eyes is my aunt?" Abel nodded. "Cool!" Abel loved the look of excitement in his son's eyes. They reminded him of Esther and their last moment together. His heart was aching for her already. He would be with her soon enough though and poor Gabriel would be orphaned, just like he was. He feared that his son would hold the same resentment that he did when he was younger. He prayed to God that Gabriel didn't turn his back on the world.
"Daddy. Why is that man mean?" Gabriel's words were so innocent and pure. "Did he do something bad?" What was Abel to say? That his Uncle beheaded an old flame of his father and that same father along with his Aunt threw him out into the Earth's atmosphere.
All of Abel's memories from that time in age were so befuddled. Covered by the rage of madness that had filled him. He could see now that if Lilith had never intervened Abel would have never been sitting here holding his most precious of items.
"A long time ago." He spoke. Abel tried to hide the sadness in his eyes.
"What did he do?"
"We'll talk about it another time."
"Adult stuff?" Abel chuckled.
"Yes...adult stuff." Gabriel sighed. The commotion outside was getting louder. Was this it? Was his time on this pane up? After all the times that he truly thought he was ready to meet his maker, Abel didn't want to go now. He clutched Gabriel tighter.
It sounded like a fight going on, Gunshots and powerful blast of energy could be heard. Abel got to his feet and placed Gabriel on the chair.
"Stay here and don't move." He spoke sternly. The little boy nodded nervously. Abel stood in front of the door preparing for the forth-coming battle. Cain would not win so easily. His scythe formed in his hands and his eyes became blood red. From behind him he could hear Gabriel whisper.
"Whoa!" The crusnik laughed slightly. Only his son would think having a monster for a dad would be cool.
"Stay put." He reminded him. Forgetting that his voice sounded completely different.
"Daddy." Gabriel spoke once more.
"Yes."
"I love you." The crusnik felt tears of joy fall.
"I love you too.... my son." Abel heard to latch on the door click. He prepared to swing his weapon at the first vampire to emerge. The door swung open and Abel swung with all his might. His scythe clashed against something hard. Abel's eyes focused and noticed that his weapon was entangled with tuning forks belonging to his dear little sister, Seth.
"Are we slightly on edge?" she smiled. Her red eyes almost laughed. Abel's heart almost jumped out of his chest. He instantly dropped his scythe and engulfed his sister in a bear hug. He cried.
"I had heard that you were dead." She laughed.
"You think a couple of vampires can do me in? Thanks of the confidence."
"Is Esther?" Seth smile got wider.
"Is fine. She's somewhere around here." There still was hope. "And Abel.... she remembers." Even better news.
"How?" Seth's eyes held a bit of sadness of second. Long enough for Abel to know it wasn't something to be brought up. Which reminded him. He turned around. Gabriel was still sitting on the chair, quiet as ever. He smiled. "He's such a good boy."
"Come here." He spoke. Gabriel obeyed and walked slowly to his father. His eyes glued to him. Abel forgot that his nanomachines were still activated. Gabriel stood in front of Abel and stretched his arms. Abel picked him up and held him close. The child's eyes were glued on his. Before the boy could ask another question Abel answered quickly.
"It's magic." Seth laughed. Gabriel looked down at her, as did Abel. Her nanomachines were deactivated.
"Hey cutie." She smiled at her nephew. Gabriel smiled and stretched his arms out for her. Seth laughed and took Gabriel from his father. It was funny to see her trying to hold the five year old. Abel finally got back to business.
"What's going on now?"
"We're breaking you out. What does it look like?"
"We?" As if on cue Asthe and Lady Caterina appeared. Gabriel's eyes were glued to Asthe.
"We have to hurry. It won't belong before the Contra Mundi suspects anything." Asthe spoke.
"Or Cardinal Francesco. I already suspect that Sister Paula and the others have been found."
"Then we'll have to get you out too." Seth spoke.
"So what's the plan?" Abel asked his sister. Seth's eyes glared with Malice.
"He's gone too far this. He's been secretly planning something with Cardinal Francesco. The pope is now missing and Caterina has been blamed. He tried to have me beheaded." She shook with anger. "I'm returning the favor."
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Lil~Rahl: A division of Crusniks~R~Us
Verse from Ch. 30
"She wants revenge more than I do." Abel tried to argue the point.
"And don't think about trying to convince her out of it either. She'd probably set you straight. Never mess with an angry mother."
