As Arianna got closer the light got dimmer. She opened the door fully and closed her eyes expecting to find a monster or a corpse or a... a...
"Anna... please open your eyes." The soft voice whispered. Anna did as she was told to find an angelic face staring straight at her. She wore a white toga-like dress... shimmering and sparkling from an unknown source of light. The light just illuminated off of the angel which made her glow with such beauty. Her blonde hair flowed to her shoulders, and her deep blue eyes were calming. Arianna stood there in awe in her presence.
"A-are you an... an angel?" The expression on her face made Annie giggle.
"Well... I guess you can say that." Her bright smile soon faded into a serious, grim frown. "Anna... please listen to me carefully." Annie paused as Anna nodded. "I can't stay long... the Council, the people I work for, they dont know I'm here. I'm here... I'm here to warn you. Please, now, call your father. Call him and tell him to find your mother... find her!" Annie's eyes were pleading as she started to fade. She moaned with pain, "Anna... I-I can't stay any longer. Please... if all else fails, take care of your father. Keep him smiling. Please..." With the last 'please' she faded off, leaving the word hanging in the air.
Arianna stood there for a moment, still shocked by the scene a moment ago. Fiona came into the living room looking for her niece. "Anna? Anna where are you?" Fi's call brought Anna out of her trance. She quickly ran to her aunt's leg squealing.
"Aunt Fi, Aunt Fi! Phone! Phone! Call daddy! Call daddy now!" She ran to the cordless a table away and shoved it into Fi's hands. She looked at the anxious girl before her in confusion, but just dialed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~HOTEL W/ JACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Jack... Jack... wake up. Jack..." The familiar voice called to him and he stirred in his bed.
*Annie?* He opened his eyes groggily to the sound of the telephone ringing. He looked around to see no one there. The ringing sound sank into his head, and he suddenly had an empty pit in his stomach. The feeling was dreadful as he stared at the phone with worry. *Gabe? Gabe where are you? Phone... oh no...* He quickly answered.
"H-hello?" He answered, worried with who might be on the other end.
"Jack? Oh Jack you sound awful. Are you okay?" Jack sighed with relief to find his sister talking to him. He then realized how stuffed up he was. He reached for a tissue and blew his nose.
"Uh-um yeah, I'm okay. Just a little sick from last night's rain. Umm... what's going on? Why'd you call?" Okay, so it was a bit straight forward and blunt, but he was wondering! Fiona cleared her throat a little.
"Um, actually Anna wanted to talk to you." She cleared her throat again. "She actually looks a little freaked..." Fi whispered into the phone. Clearly Anna was right there next to her. Jack could hear her on the other end pleading to talk to him. "Hold on, she wants to talk to you."
"Hello, Daddy?" At first her voice was shaking, but as she went on it was a little more strong. "Daddy?"
"Yes baby, I'm here. What's wrong?" Anna could tell her father was about ready to go back to sleep so she made her voice loud and clead.
"Daddy! Where's mama?" Her voice shook as she said 'mama'.
*Oh no...* The feeling of dread came back to him.
"Find her..." Annie's voice echoed throughout his room.
*Oh God no...* Jack jumped out of bed. "Anna, Um, I love you but I have to go. I love you baby! Bye!" He didn't wait for a response, he just clicked off and ran to put some pants on.
*Okay...store... store* "The store's a block from the hotel. Around the corner." He whispered to himself. *Run! Move your legs dammit! Run!* He ran down the steps and out of the hotel. Run. Run. He ran until he reached the inside of the store. "Gabe! Gabe!" He yelled out into the store, into every aisle. He ran up to the store clerk behind the counter. "H-have you seen a-a woman. Sh-she's about my height, brown eyes, k-kinda brownish-blonde h-hair?" He panted out. The man nodded.
"Yeah, she developed some pictures here a minute ago. It looked like she was heading for the bank." The clerk looked worried, but kept his voice steady.
"Thanks." With that Jack ran out the door. He was a few feet from the bank when--
BANG......
The sound of gunshot filled Jack's ear. The echo teasing him... only to wonder what could be...
TBC...
A/N: Okay... yeah, I'm evil. Um..... oh yeah, I know that this time thing from when she left the hotel room couldn't have been more than 30 minutes ago and she already got her pics developed and stuff but yeah... it's a fic, deal with it. Review! Review! Review!
"Anna... please open your eyes." The soft voice whispered. Anna did as she was told to find an angelic face staring straight at her. She wore a white toga-like dress... shimmering and sparkling from an unknown source of light. The light just illuminated off of the angel which made her glow with such beauty. Her blonde hair flowed to her shoulders, and her deep blue eyes were calming. Arianna stood there in awe in her presence.
"A-are you an... an angel?" The expression on her face made Annie giggle.
"Well... I guess you can say that." Her bright smile soon faded into a serious, grim frown. "Anna... please listen to me carefully." Annie paused as Anna nodded. "I can't stay long... the Council, the people I work for, they dont know I'm here. I'm here... I'm here to warn you. Please, now, call your father. Call him and tell him to find your mother... find her!" Annie's eyes were pleading as she started to fade. She moaned with pain, "Anna... I-I can't stay any longer. Please... if all else fails, take care of your father. Keep him smiling. Please..." With the last 'please' she faded off, leaving the word hanging in the air.
Arianna stood there for a moment, still shocked by the scene a moment ago. Fiona came into the living room looking for her niece. "Anna? Anna where are you?" Fi's call brought Anna out of her trance. She quickly ran to her aunt's leg squealing.
"Aunt Fi, Aunt Fi! Phone! Phone! Call daddy! Call daddy now!" She ran to the cordless a table away and shoved it into Fi's hands. She looked at the anxious girl before her in confusion, but just dialed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~HOTEL W/ JACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Jack... Jack... wake up. Jack..." The familiar voice called to him and he stirred in his bed.
*Annie?* He opened his eyes groggily to the sound of the telephone ringing. He looked around to see no one there. The ringing sound sank into his head, and he suddenly had an empty pit in his stomach. The feeling was dreadful as he stared at the phone with worry. *Gabe? Gabe where are you? Phone... oh no...* He quickly answered.
"H-hello?" He answered, worried with who might be on the other end.
"Jack? Oh Jack you sound awful. Are you okay?" Jack sighed with relief to find his sister talking to him. He then realized how stuffed up he was. He reached for a tissue and blew his nose.
"Uh-um yeah, I'm okay. Just a little sick from last night's rain. Umm... what's going on? Why'd you call?" Okay, so it was a bit straight forward and blunt, but he was wondering! Fiona cleared her throat a little.
"Um, actually Anna wanted to talk to you." She cleared her throat again. "She actually looks a little freaked..." Fi whispered into the phone. Clearly Anna was right there next to her. Jack could hear her on the other end pleading to talk to him. "Hold on, she wants to talk to you."
"Hello, Daddy?" At first her voice was shaking, but as she went on it was a little more strong. "Daddy?"
"Yes baby, I'm here. What's wrong?" Anna could tell her father was about ready to go back to sleep so she made her voice loud and clead.
"Daddy! Where's mama?" Her voice shook as she said 'mama'.
*Oh no...* The feeling of dread came back to him.
"Find her..." Annie's voice echoed throughout his room.
*Oh God no...* Jack jumped out of bed. "Anna, Um, I love you but I have to go. I love you baby! Bye!" He didn't wait for a response, he just clicked off and ran to put some pants on.
*Okay...store... store* "The store's a block from the hotel. Around the corner." He whispered to himself. *Run! Move your legs dammit! Run!* He ran down the steps and out of the hotel. Run. Run. He ran until he reached the inside of the store. "Gabe! Gabe!" He yelled out into the store, into every aisle. He ran up to the store clerk behind the counter. "H-have you seen a-a woman. Sh-she's about my height, brown eyes, k-kinda brownish-blonde h-hair?" He panted out. The man nodded.
"Yeah, she developed some pictures here a minute ago. It looked like she was heading for the bank." The clerk looked worried, but kept his voice steady.
"Thanks." With that Jack ran out the door. He was a few feet from the bank when--
BANG......
The sound of gunshot filled Jack's ear. The echo teasing him... only to wonder what could be...
TBC...
A/N: Okay... yeah, I'm evil. Um..... oh yeah, I know that this time thing from when she left the hotel room couldn't have been more than 30 minutes ago and she already got her pics developed and stuff but yeah... it's a fic, deal with it. Review! Review! Review!