Hello all! Like I promised, I'm giving you the chapter right after I got the beta-ed version:) Thank you for your support on my last Author Note thing, it means a lot.

About this chapter, you do know that we've been on the opening of a new plot, Andrea and her case to be exact. Lots of you guys, also I, were wondering if I'd be like others. I mean, there are a lot of kid stories around here, and some of them are really good, and I want to be really good too. Breakaway has never been a cheesy story, and I don't want it to become one either, so Andrea case is some kind of difficult, hope I could make it right.

Do not hesitate to tell me your opinion of this chapter, how I draw it, or about our characters.

Thank you all, I missed this game, and as I promised, I'm writing the next chapters, don't worry. AND THIS ONE IS LONG! YAY ME! 6 PAGES LONG :D

Love, Awakencordy.

ETA : as phi4858 reminded me, that you can only make review for per chapter, the ones who've replied to AN couldn't review this, so I'm skipping a number, and even though this is chapter 53, it'll be 54 from now on, okay? Thank you :)


CHAPTER 54 – A NEW NAME, A NEW LIFE

"I hate you, you know."

Playing with his wedding ring, Sark replied while looking at the building.

"Oh really? And why is that exactly?"

Standing up straight from the car that she had been leaning on, Sydney replied.

"Because you make it seem like this is an easy operation. We'll go get the item and return home, but it's not!"

Sark, raising an eyebrow, smoothly replied.

"How so? Do you think she'll kill us in our sleep? While we are in the same room and in the same bed? Oh, and also at exactly the same time?"

Growling inside, Sydney didn't answer and returned her gaze to the building. She hated this. She hated him. She hated everything except the little girl. She was innocent, just like she was once. And just like she had been bruised, now someone was going to bruise the little girl. Herself and Sark to be exact. And Sydney hated it.

A young lady, who was unaware of whom she is giving Andrea to, was speaking with that young little girl, blonde, blue eyes, smart looks, and a sad face. Here was Andrea. Just as simple as it was.

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"Andrea, this is Julian and Sydney Collins. You're going to live with them. They want to be your new family if you let them."

Sydney, smiling honestly, nodded to the little girl and spoke.

"Hello Andrea, do you think you're ready to go? We can wait if you want."

Little girl shook her head as a no and young woman smiled to them sadly. Sark held his hand out to her and spoke.

"Thank you so much for your help, I'm sure we can handle this from here."

Young woman shook his hand. After giving one last look to Sydney and Andrea, she turned and left, leaving trio alone.

What are we going to do now?

Sark could read it in Sydney's eyes. Then he turned to little girl and with a calm and 'you can trust me' tone, he spoke.

"Andrea, if you are ready, we can go home. What do you say?"

Andrea nodded her approval. Sark bent down and took her small suitcase. Then he held his hand out to Andrea, to Sydney's shock.

Why do you think she'll give her hand to you stupi-

But Andrea accepted his hand. Walking with Sark, she walked past by Sydney with a silent glance at car, leaving a dumb-founded Sydney behind.

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Sydney, who was driving home, was silent. Sark sat silently in the passenger seat while Andrea was quiet in the back seat.

Everyone was silent and Sydney was not enjoying it. Luckily, home was finally in sight. When the car came to a stop, Sark opened the door. While he was busy with the suitcase, Sydney walked around the car and opened the door for Andrea, freed her from her safety belt, and helped her out of the car.

Little girl stood in between them and for the first time, she spoke.

"This is a nice house."

When she began to walk towards the door, Sark and Sydney looked at each other.

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"Are you hungry Andrea? Or thirsty?"

"No I'm not, thank you."

Sydney nodded and looking at her, she spoke.

"Do you want to see your room then?"

Andrea nodded. Sydney held her hand out to her and once Andrea took it, the young woman smiled. She was still a kid, but she needed someone she could trust.

Holding her little hand, Sydney lead her to the staircase and they went upstairs. Once they were gone, Sark locked the front door, and quickly checked the house for intruders--just in case.

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"Do you like it? Do you want a change in decor?"

"No thank you, it looks nice."

Sydney sighed for a young girl, yes, this was a nice room designed by CIA theraphists and architects, but it didn't feel right. So Sydney sat on the light blue covered bed and looked at Andrea. She smiled.

"Andrea, we're going to be together for a very, very long time. And I know you don't know me, but you can trust me, all right? I want you to know that."

Andrea nodded and Sydney saw that her hands were in little fists. Sydney reached out and pulled the little girl to her. She wrapped her hands around Andrea's tiny fists, while murmuring to her.

"You can trust both to me and Julian, Andrea. We're here for you and we want to be there as long as we can. I know you are scared, believe me."

Little girl didn't respond, yet she was listening: her head was down, her little blonde curls hiding her face, her fists rested in Sydney's hands, standing in middle of her legs, in front of her.

"I was in your place when I was your age. I've lost my mom and my dad was away."

Upon hearing this, Andrea raised her head and looked at her face for the first time. Sydney nodded and went on.

"I was scared. I thought no one would care for me again, or would protect me from harm. But I was wrong. I had a lot of trust-worthy friends and new families in my life, and now, I'm here."

Andrea was still looking at her face and she asked in a tiny voice.

"Does Julian care for you too?"

Smiling, Sydney replied.

"Yes Andrea. Julian cares for me too. And he loves me. That's why I married him. He really wants to take care of you and love you too."

"Why don't you have children? Why did you take me?"

Sydney, realizing that Andrea's fists are slowly but surely opening, answered.

"I have learned that I can't have children Andrea. But both Julian and I wanted to love and take care of one child, who needs love, and we found you. We're happy to find you, you must believe that."

Nodding, Andrea didn't reply, but spoke faintly.

"The other kids... They told me that you'll be my new mom. I don't want a new mom, I love my mom..."

Unshed tears began to form in Andrea's eyes.

"Andrea that's totally okay, please look at me... "

Seeing her bright blue eyes, Sydney went on with a steady pace.

"I know I'm not your mom and I'll never be your mom. I don't want to pressure you to call me Mom, do you understand? You can call me Sydney as long as you want. And also you don't have to call Julian Dad, you can call him Julian. We know we are not your parents. It's totally okay for you to miss your parents."

Andrea, looking at her, asked.

"Do you miss your mom?"

Sydney nodded and replied honestly.

"I do. She was one of the best mothers in the world and I miss her so much. After her, I found an another woman, like my mom, but also different and I love her too."

Nodding, Andrea smiled a little and whispered.

"This house looks nice. And you look nice too. I don't feel scared."

"That's good Andrea. Thank you for telling me this. Now you can tell me and Julian anything, all right? We are always here to listen to you."

Nodding, Andrea smiled a little more, and spoke.

"I like blue."

Changing the subject like she wants, Sydney beamed.

"You do? That's great! Your eyes are blue too, and it looks good on you. Look, mine aren't like yours."

Looking into her eyes, Andrea smiled and spoke.

"Julian's eyes are blue too. Are you jealous of him too?"

Smiling a little, Sydney whispered.

"A little."

Andrea smiled at their first little secret, unaware that Sark was listening to them on the otherside of the opened door.

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After touring the rest of the house, Andrea and Sydney found Sark in the sitting room, surfing through channels.

Andrea gingerly walked over and sat on one of the cushions, while Sydney sat beside Sark. Like they've been doing this for years, she took the remote control out of his hands and changed from the news channel to a music channel while talking.

"Andrea liked her room Julian. You were right. You both like blue."

"Do we?"

Julian turned his head to the little girl, only to find her little insecure smile, and he spoke.

"Which color do you like the least Andrea? I hope we can beat Sydney in that too?"

Thinking for a second, Andrea didn't reply, but then she decided.

"I think green it is."

Smiling a little, Sark replied.

"I don't like green either and Sydney doesn't like it too. So we are on consensus on this one."

"What's consensus?"

Looking at the little girl, Sark replied.

"Consensus means agreement, understanding, or general decision in Latin..."

"Do you know Latin?"

Smiling boardly, he answered.

"No I don't, but I'd like to learn it."

"Julian likes to show off his talents Andrea. What do you say? Shall we prepare dinner together and he can learn Latin by himself?"

Smiling a little, Andrea replied.

"He can't learn Latin that fast."

Again raising his eyebrows, Sark questioned.

"You think?"

Smiling, Andrea replied.

"I know. I learned it in 2 years, not in 20 minutes."

Sark, cooling a little, spoke.

"Do you know Latin?"

Andrea didn't reply, but nodded as a yes. Sydney whispered.

"Why did you learn Latin Andrea?"

Shrugging her shoulders, she replied.

"Mom thought it would be useful... And it was fun... Latin is a nice language... Not like German, it was hard to understand when someone spoke too fast..."

"You know German too? You little bookworm!"

Sydney was paralyzed for a second to Sark's reaction. Andrea didn't seem to like that, so she relaxed a bit further and added with a smile.

"Yes, I know German too, but I'm still learning it."

Looking at her little blonde figure, Sark pointed a finger.

"You'll help me learn Latin then, deal?"

Nodding with a smile, Andrea nodded. Clearing her throat, Sydney murmured.

"Andrea, go find the kitchen. Let's see if you remember it's location correctly..."

To a game as simple as this, Andrea left her cushion with smile and rushed to the kitchen, leaving her new parents alone.

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"Two extra languages? She must have be four when she learned those. I was twenty and it was hard already!"

To her exclamation, Sark didn't respond, but murmured.

"Someone, probably her mother, was building her brain functions very carefully. I wonder what other talents she has and thinks that they are normal..."

Looking at his profile, Sydney spoke.

"We have to make her believe that they are normal. So, this way she'll let us know. Look at her, she opened herself like a rose within a minute!"

"Because my tactic was perfect..."

"Because you are a show off. Also, I made her relax a little, we had a talk upstairs..."

"Yes, I heard..."

"You heard? Okay... Was I any good?"

Hearing her insecure voice, Sark turned to her and spoke.

"Yes, you were good. Even I started to like you."

Snorting, Sydney patted his head and got up.

"You can check her suitcase while we're in the kitchen, I'll keep her in there..."

Sark nodded. After she left the sitting room, he listened to the girls' voices for a while, then he got up and went upstairs.

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