Disclaimer: All characters except for Lilly do not belong to me. They are the property of the creators and owners of the Witchblade and her children.
This story apparently after the last episode may not follow the Television or Comics series of the same name. The situations are solely of my own imagination.
PART FIVE
Sara woke to the rich smells of freshly brewed coffee. She stretched and smiled softly to herself. For a change she felt rested. As she stood, she straightened her clothes and ran her fingers through tangled hair. Finally she made her way out of the bedroom and was met with Lilly smiling and handing her a mug.
"Hope you like coffee. I can't seem to start my day without it." Lilly motioned for Sara to sit across from her. "You have a lot of questions this morning I am sure."
"I had the most peculiar dream last night." Sara warmed her hands and looked into the dark liquid as she spoke.
"I know." Lilly sipped quietly.
"You know." Sara looked at Lilly with wide eyes full of confusion. "Why doesn't that surprise me in the least?"
"You should be used to things like that by now Sara." Lilly lowered her cup and stared at the young woman.
"Is Ian all right?" Sara felt a bewildered concern when it came to the mysterious man. "I mean I know he's not all right but…"
"I am fine Lady Sara." Ian's voice caused Sara to jerk around suddenly and spill the hot coffee on her hand.
"DAMN!" She cursed and wiped the offending liquid off.
"I've caused you to hurt yourself." Ian quickly knelt in front of her and took her hand in his gloved on. "I am sorry."
"Hey, no problem. My carelessness." She suddenly felt very awkward. "You don't have to do that to me."
"Do what?" Ian kept his eyes lowered as he spoke.
"Oh do get up Ian." Lilly laughed softly. "Sara apparently is not used to adoration." She scooted over and patted the cushion close to her. "Sit by me." She waited until Ian did as he was instructed. "And do quit looking at the floor when you are here. It makes me think I need to clean it."
"Lilly." Ian smiled broadly. "Sara deserves my respect."
"Sara does not!" Sara shook her head as she watched the two people. "And frankly I wish you would do that more."
"Do what Sara." Finally Ian lifted his eyes and saw the amusement in hers.
"Smile. You don't seem so menacing." She quickly lifted her cup in a toast and drank deeply. "You have a very nice smile Nottingham."
"Thank you Sara." Ian smiled again then suddenly frowned and looked at Lilly. "I have to go."
"No you don't." Lilly also frowned. "You were hurt. I will not kill Irons to be without you for a few hours, or even a day."
"I must go to him Lilly. You know that." Ian stood and headed toward the door.
"Hey Nottingham." Sara waited until the dark man stopped and turned his head slightly to her. "Why? Why do you put up with Irons?"
"He is all I know?" Before either woman could say anything else Ian was gone.
"I don't understand." Sara held her cup and looked into it bewildered.
"Yes you do." Lilly didn't pay attention to Sara's questioning stare. "You are a police officer, aren't you?"
"You know I am."
"They you have run across it before. Ian is a victim of constant abuse." She spoke very softly. "Irons has raised him. He has habitually abused Ian then shown a sick kind of affection to him. It has always been a vicious cycle. He expects things like last night from Irons."
"And you let it happen?" Sara felt repulsion. "How could you?"
"Let it happen? Of course I didn't let it happen." Lilly stopped and took a deep breath. "For a very long time I didn't even know…wait, I didn't want to know that Irons was such a monster." She placed her cup down. "When I was first hired on, it was strictly to research on the blade. Then Ian was brought in. I became a nanny and a teacher." Leaning back Sara notice that Lilly was looking older than she first assumed. "He was a bright child my Ian. Took ever subject we started and mastered it in no time. He thirsted for knowledge. He always wanted to learn more." Lilly stared into Sara's eyes. "When I discovered the abuse, I almost lost my life on several occasions trying to protect that boy."
"I'm sorry." Sara began to feel uncomfortable under the older woman's steady gaze.
"No need to be sorry." Lilly smiled. "Would you like me to make you some breakfast?"
"Ah, no." Sara stood. "I really need to drop by my place and change. I'm already late."
"Sara." Lilly spoke softly. "You will come again. There is much you need to know."
"Like what?"
"I can help you understand the Blade. Irons has kept us apart for far too long."
"You have worn this thing?" Sara asked hopefully.
"No. I never desired to put that thing on." She grinned. "Which is another reason Irons doesn't like me. I refused him. He doesn't take refusal well."
"Then what can you help me understand?"
"More than you will ever know. And besides, you will need to understand young Ian if he is to help you and you him."
"Whatever you say." Sara grinned unconvinced and left.
"You will grow to need my help Sara. Just give it time." Lilly picked up her cup and sipped softly as she felt a tear roll down her cheek.
This story apparently after the last episode may not follow the Television or Comics series of the same name. The situations are solely of my own imagination.
PART FIVE
Sara woke to the rich smells of freshly brewed coffee. She stretched and smiled softly to herself. For a change she felt rested. As she stood, she straightened her clothes and ran her fingers through tangled hair. Finally she made her way out of the bedroom and was met with Lilly smiling and handing her a mug.
"Hope you like coffee. I can't seem to start my day without it." Lilly motioned for Sara to sit across from her. "You have a lot of questions this morning I am sure."
"I had the most peculiar dream last night." Sara warmed her hands and looked into the dark liquid as she spoke.
"I know." Lilly sipped quietly.
"You know." Sara looked at Lilly with wide eyes full of confusion. "Why doesn't that surprise me in the least?"
"You should be used to things like that by now Sara." Lilly lowered her cup and stared at the young woman.
"Is Ian all right?" Sara felt a bewildered concern when it came to the mysterious man. "I mean I know he's not all right but…"
"I am fine Lady Sara." Ian's voice caused Sara to jerk around suddenly and spill the hot coffee on her hand.
"DAMN!" She cursed and wiped the offending liquid off.
"I've caused you to hurt yourself." Ian quickly knelt in front of her and took her hand in his gloved on. "I am sorry."
"Hey, no problem. My carelessness." She suddenly felt very awkward. "You don't have to do that to me."
"Do what?" Ian kept his eyes lowered as he spoke.
"Oh do get up Ian." Lilly laughed softly. "Sara apparently is not used to adoration." She scooted over and patted the cushion close to her. "Sit by me." She waited until Ian did as he was instructed. "And do quit looking at the floor when you are here. It makes me think I need to clean it."
"Lilly." Ian smiled broadly. "Sara deserves my respect."
"Sara does not!" Sara shook her head as she watched the two people. "And frankly I wish you would do that more."
"Do what Sara." Finally Ian lifted his eyes and saw the amusement in hers.
"Smile. You don't seem so menacing." She quickly lifted her cup in a toast and drank deeply. "You have a very nice smile Nottingham."
"Thank you Sara." Ian smiled again then suddenly frowned and looked at Lilly. "I have to go."
"No you don't." Lilly also frowned. "You were hurt. I will not kill Irons to be without you for a few hours, or even a day."
"I must go to him Lilly. You know that." Ian stood and headed toward the door.
"Hey Nottingham." Sara waited until the dark man stopped and turned his head slightly to her. "Why? Why do you put up with Irons?"
"He is all I know?" Before either woman could say anything else Ian was gone.
"I don't understand." Sara held her cup and looked into it bewildered.
"Yes you do." Lilly didn't pay attention to Sara's questioning stare. "You are a police officer, aren't you?"
"You know I am."
"They you have run across it before. Ian is a victim of constant abuse." She spoke very softly. "Irons has raised him. He has habitually abused Ian then shown a sick kind of affection to him. It has always been a vicious cycle. He expects things like last night from Irons."
"And you let it happen?" Sara felt repulsion. "How could you?"
"Let it happen? Of course I didn't let it happen." Lilly stopped and took a deep breath. "For a very long time I didn't even know…wait, I didn't want to know that Irons was such a monster." She placed her cup down. "When I was first hired on, it was strictly to research on the blade. Then Ian was brought in. I became a nanny and a teacher." Leaning back Sara notice that Lilly was looking older than she first assumed. "He was a bright child my Ian. Took ever subject we started and mastered it in no time. He thirsted for knowledge. He always wanted to learn more." Lilly stared into Sara's eyes. "When I discovered the abuse, I almost lost my life on several occasions trying to protect that boy."
"I'm sorry." Sara began to feel uncomfortable under the older woman's steady gaze.
"No need to be sorry." Lilly smiled. "Would you like me to make you some breakfast?"
"Ah, no." Sara stood. "I really need to drop by my place and change. I'm already late."
"Sara." Lilly spoke softly. "You will come again. There is much you need to know."
"Like what?"
"I can help you understand the Blade. Irons has kept us apart for far too long."
"You have worn this thing?" Sara asked hopefully.
"No. I never desired to put that thing on." She grinned. "Which is another reason Irons doesn't like me. I refused him. He doesn't take refusal well."
"Then what can you help me understand?"
"More than you will ever know. And besides, you will need to understand young Ian if he is to help you and you him."
"Whatever you say." Sara grinned unconvinced and left.
"You will grow to need my help Sara. Just give it time." Lilly picked up her cup and sipped softly as she felt a tear roll down her cheek.