I'm back:)
Thist time though, I have no excuse as to why I've been gone.. hehe.. High Schools a bitch and by the end of the day, I'm just way too lazy to update.. haha..
Alas, the end of this story is beginning to dawn upon us.. I don't think there will be a sequel. I might write a one-shot as an epilogue or something, but I honestly don't know. When summer comes around, I'll be writing a lot more (aside from my trip to Mexico!:D). So just keep watch on the Terra Novan Fanfiction to see if I ever come around to writing one. For now, the story continues, but is coming to an end soon.
I'd like to dedicate this chapter to: Denise. Your reviews were so kind!:D THANK YOU:)
~NumberSixteen
Skye huffed in irritation at the sound eminating from her front door. She'd just come home and sat down and there was a thunderous, almost urgent knocking at her front door. She slammed her glass down on the counter before dragging her feet down the hallway to her door. She swung it open irritably without seeing who it was. "Commander Taylor? What are you doing here?"
Taylor along with Trevor and Mark were standing in front of her house. Commander kept a hard look on his face as he looked down at her. "Skye. We need to talk. Now."
Skye looked at them with a confused expression for a few moments. "Uh... Sure." She opened her door a little wider. "Come on in. I guess..."
The Commander just shook his head. "Not here. You need to come back to the command center. This particular..." He paused to think of a more proper word. "Circumstance requires more privacy. A quieter place to talk with less distractions."
Skye's frown only deepened as he took a step back, indicating that they should go. "What is it you want to talk about?"
"We can discuss that an the command post. Now let's get going so we can get this out of the way as quickly as we can." Taylor made another move toward the street.
Skye nodded slowly before slipping out the door and shutting it behind her. She locked it securely and turned to follow the Commander down the street. Trevor and Mark flanked her sides. They kept their eyes focused on the road in front of them as they headed to the Command Post. They led her down the street, catching the attention of many of the colonists. They looked like they were escorting her to the brig. The only thing she was missing were handcuffs. She saw a few people turn to whisper to eachother quietly. She didn't even know what this was about and people were already assuming she was in trouble. When they arrived at the command center, she was led up the stairs by the two soldiers and the four of them entered quietly. Skye was sat down in a chair on one side of the clear, dinosaur head table in front of the window while the Commander took up the other side. The two soldiers took a post back against the wall across the room. The Commander folded his hands on the table and looked at Skye for a few minutes in silence.
Finally Skye grew more irritated than she already was and broke the silence. "What?"
Taylor sighed and ran a hand down his face. "Skye... I don't know how to begin."
"What?" Skye felt frantic. "What happened?"
Taylor dropped his hand and looked at Skye in the eye. "I need you to quit lying or covering or whatever it is you're doing and tell me the truth."
"Truth?" Skye raisedan eyebrow suspiciously. "What truth?"
"You know what I'm talking about." Taylor said a little more menacingly.
Skye looked bewildered and shook her head. "Apparently not. I'm going to need you to elaborate further."
Taylor huffed angrily. "Dammit Skye! What happened with Lucas outside the gates?"
Skye's eyes grew wide for a moment at his sudden outburst but suddenly her expression shifted into an upset and angry expression. "Excuse me? I thought we had already discussed this!"
"Not all of it, according to-" Taylor silenced himself suddenly.
"What?" Skye asked suddenly.
Taylor shook his head before standing up. "Nothing. Nevermind. You can go."
Skye shot from her seat, grabbing his shoulder and yanking him around. "No! According to who?"
Taylor met her intense gaze, his own somber. "Skye. Why didn't you tell me you thought you were pregnant?"
Skye's breath caught. Her eyes widened and she felt her mind try to digest the information. How did he know? Only two people knew! Maddie, who swore she would tell no one, and her mother Dr. Shannon, who demanded the answers out of her. Betrayal set it and Skye didn't even notice that she'd dropped her hand from the Commander's shoulder and now she was facing away. She looked down at her hands and wondered how she got here. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Mark and Trevor shift uncomfortably at the news. "How-" She struggled for the proper words. "Why-" She fell silent and let the back stabbing sensation sink in.
"Skye..." Taylor tried to comfort as he gently put his hand on her arm but she slapped it away as soon as she felt it.
"NO." She spat. "How the hell did you know? Who told you!" Her entire body tensed with anger and betrayal.
"I-" Taylor fumbled for the right words.
"And don't give me any of the 'I'm Commander. It's my job to know' crap! I went and got a test in complete trust that my medical information would remain PRIVATE. But I can see that you all think my privacy and well being just isn't good enough anymore and has to be nosed around in. How dare you!" Skye felt the words tumble out of her mouth faster than she could register what she was saying.
Taylor's face shone with surprise for a moment before he himself hardened up and glared back. "Did you not hear yourself, Skye? You went in for a pregnancy test. Do you know what that is telling me? Do you have any idea what Dr. Shannon was thinking? God Skye! You were raped! How couldn't you tell us-"
Skye cut him off abruptly. Her expression incredulous. "Raped? You thought I was raped? How in the world did you get THAT impression? Seriously!"
"You- You went in for a pregnancy test. It said that you were sexually active in the time you were with Lucas! It's obvious!" Taylor spat back.
Skye was fully prepared to throw back a distasteful comment but suddenly took a deep breath. "I wasn't raped," She replied calmly. "I can't deal with this right now." She breathed out and turned to stalk out of the Command Post with shoulders hunched and her mind whirling. Tears streamed down her face but she didn't have the energy to wipe them away as she walked through the colony to get back to her house. People were once again watching her as she passed but she didn't care. She didn't care about anything anymore. Only Lucas..
Only Lucas.
Ehhhh short but at least I updated, right? Well see ya when I can find time to update next!
Please review and I'll probably update sooner:)
~NumberSixteen
