DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters (damn it!), they belong to ABC, the producers of GH and Goddess knows whoever else.
I~ This is actually my first fan fiction, but, like it's title, it was lost, well stolen is more like it. Because the notebook I wrote it in was stolen out of a gym locker room. Why somebody took it is beyond me, but nonetheless, they did. I've rewritten it to the best of my ability. I hope that you like it, it gives a really weird twist to the Carly story line. I warn you though, I was really eager for things to go where I wanted them to, so things move very quickly. ~ /I
Lost Princess
By Clover
Chapter 3
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Stefan stared down at his daughter, his little girl, in complete shock.
Nikolas had the same expression on his face.
Stefan finally gets a grasp on his motor functions, "I am The Cassadine?" He was in shock. It wasn't fair, all those years of unequal attention on his brother by his mother. It didn't make sense, if he was the true Cassadine, why did she always dote on Stavros.
Stefan stood up abruptly, "I'm going to go take a walk, don't wait up for me children."
"Yes Papa." Katarina and Nikolas tell him.
Stefan then left the room.
Katarina stood up then got back in bed.
Nikolas stared at her sister for a moment. The room was completely silent.
Katarina broke the silence, "Congratulations Nikoli. You are a prince once again, and I am still just a princess. How are you doing?"
"It's a lot to take in. I am shocked. I just got used to being Father's son, not Stavros's and not being groomed to take over. Now it turns out I am THE prince after all, and the future Cassadine. That Grandmother kidnapped my sister, so as not to reveal my father's rightful place as The Cassadine, which caused my true parentage to be hidden so long. My mother wouldn't have been kept from me. I wouldn't have grown up without her, all for Grandmother's desire for Uncle Stavros to be The Cassadine because she knew she could control him, and she couldn't control Father." Nikolas confessed stressed, shaking his head as if to clear it and make these feelings go away.
"Nikolas, everything worked out though! You have your mother plus two siblings, I am back with our family where I belong, Father will take over as The Cassadine. Besides, I might not have met Jason, and I would not have had Michael then."
Nikolas thought about what she said, then nodded his head, "I guess . . ." He trailed off, then smiles thinking of something, "Which reminds me, when am I going to meet my nephew?"
Katarina's face lit up, "Oh yes! That is right, you have not met Michael! I will call Jason tomorrow and have him bring Michael over. You will love Micah he is a so smart, sweet, cute, and handsome. He looks like Grandpapa, except he has strawberry blond hair. I have a feeling that it will not remain that way though, given his parentage. Nikolas, you would not believe how much joy a baby brings, I only hope that one day you will have children like Micah too."
Nikolas smiled at his sister, he liked hearing her gush about her son, he too hoped that one day he'd have children that he'd brag about as well. He then remembered the conversation they were in the midst of when all this had come to light.
"Katya. You don't really think that you killed your mother do you?"
Katarina looked at him, her eyes growing dark, and "I know I did, I am entirely at fault. I killed her."
"Katya, you didn't kill Nícole."
"Can you prove that? Can you prove to me that I didn't kill her?"
"No, but you can't prove that you did."
"Yes I can. She's dead. She died right after I came out of her. If I hadn't had been born, she wouldn't have died." Tears streamed down Katarina's face
"You don't know that Katya. And you never will. No one blames you, they never have, and they never will. Father probably considers himself lucky too not to have lost both of you. He was nearly destroyed when you disappeared. Father and I both looked for you for six months. And then we didn't give up, but we realized that we couldn't . . ." Nikolas started to get choked up, remembering what they had thought might have happened.
"Oh Nikoli. But I was alright, for the most part. I am home now. And I promise that I will make her pay. I will Idestroy/I Grandmother for what she has done. Timora will be ours."
Nikolas could tell that Katarina meant business, and there would be no stopping her, there was only one thing that he could do, "I'll be there for you all the way. Grandmother will regret what she has done to our family before we are through with her."
"Nikoli, I have a question, why was Aunt Alexis so quick and suspicious looking when she visited me in the hospital." Katarina asked naively.
"Oh, well, Alexis betrayed father. She made him think that Katherine was actually Natasha."
"Is that all? bThat/b is why he is so mad at her. All because she tried to rescue him from that gold-digging tramp, that way, as a last device? And he Istill/I has not exonerated her, even though Ishe/I is his sister Natasha? I am definitely going to have to have a serious discussion with him about (yawn) that. Father has gotten too obstinate."
He could tell that her eyes were dropping, which meant that she really needed to get back to sleep, but that she was fighting it because she wanted to wait for Father.
"Katya, go to sleep."
"But I need to stay up for . . ." Katarina started, but Nikolas cut her off.
"I'll wait up for him, you need your sleep." Nikolas insisted, going right back into the routine of taking care of her.
Katarina knew that she'd never win quarreling with him, "Alright." She gave in, collapsing against the pillows falling asleep, "Just make certain (yawn) he gets home (yawn) safely." Then she was fast asleep.
Nikolas quietly got up, turned off the light, then went to the entertainment room to get comfortable for the long haul of the night until their Father returned home.
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Jason watched out the window of his penthouse. He just couldn't sleep, he's mind was full of thoughts of Katarina, making it impossible. She was just so extraordinary, beautiful, sexy, spirited . . .just plan amazing. Katarina was different than Carly, but yet the same. They had the same face, voice, and endless amounts of love, but their personalities were different, Carly had been impulsive and did things without thinking, where Katarina was patient, and carefully planned her actions. With Carly he'd never known what to expect, with Katarina it was the same way, but she had a demeanor about her that assured him that she would never do something to put anyone in danger.
Jason knew that he loved her, and that she loved him, but where they were heading was a mystery. He just hoped that wherever they ended up, it was together.
Jason went upstairs and checked on Michael, who was sleeping peacefully. Then he went to his own room, to try and sleep for at least a few hours. He tried, but his head still was occupied with thoughts of Katarina, and that kiss they shared before she'd left.
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b** Same time **/b
Emily woke up with a start, she just had a bad feeling that something had happened. To Nikolas, that something big had changed.
She gave up on the thought of sleep and got dressed. She pulled on a pair of carpenter jeans, a white long sleeved shirt, and a dark gray Old Navy Tech vest. She grabbed her jacket, and then climbed out the window, with the Q's none-the wiser.
Emily then "borrowed" Ned's car and drove off.
b** 15 minutes later **/b
Emily stepped off the launch and went up to the large home of the Cassadine's. She knocked on the door, and was a little surprised that someone was up to answer it.
A servant led her to the entertainment room where Nikolas was listening to the radio. Emily stood in the door silent for a moment listening to the lyrics of Hootie and the Blowfish.
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IYou and me, we come from different worlds
You like to laugh at me when I look at other girls
Sometimes you're crazy then you wonder why
I'm such a baby cause the dolphins make me cry
But there's nothing I can do
I've been looking for a girl like you
You look at me, you got nothing left to say
I'm gonna pout at you until I get my way
I won't dance, you won't sing
I just wanna love you
But you wanna wear my ring
But there's nothing I can do
I only wanna be with you
You can call me a fool
I only wanna be with you /I
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It was one of Emily's favorite songs. She stared at Nikolas before she moved from her place in the door.
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IPut on a little Dylan
Sittin' on a fence
I said, "That line is great" you asked me what it meant
Said I shot a man named Gray
Took his wife to Italy
She inherited a million bucks, when she died it came to me
I can't help it if I'm lucky
I only wanna be with you
Ain't Bobby so cool
I only wanna be with you /I
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Emily silently walked over and sat down next to Nikolas who was surprised to see her, but was glad she was there.
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IYeah I'm tangled up in blue
I only wanna be with you
You can call me a fool
Only wanna be with you
Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever end
You get so mad at me when I go out with my friends
Sometimes you're crazy then you wonder why
I'm such a baby and the dolphins make me cry /I
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She took his hand in her small hands and held it, resting her head on his shoulder. Nikolas wrapped his other arm around her, holding her close.
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IThere's nothing I can do
I only wanna be with you
You can call me a fool
I only wanna be with you
Yeah I'm tangled up in blue
I only wanna be with you /I
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The song ends and Nikolas turns off the stereo system with the remote.
They sit in silence for a minute, then Emily asks, "What happened? What's wrong?"
Nikolas looks at her in amazement, "How did you know something was wrong?"
"I woke up suddenly tonight, and I could just tell something was wrong with you. I was worried so I snuck out." Emily admitted, "Now, tell me, what's up?"
"It's the reason Katarina was taken and brainwashed. She had discovered something my grandmother had been hiding." Nikolas recounted.
"What?" Emily asked shocked at this.
"My Uncle Stavros wasn't The Cassadine, he's not even a Cassadine at all. He was the product of some affair she had. My father, he's The Cassadine, he's the rightful ruler of the Cassadine Empire! Which means that once again I'm the prince, and the future Cassadine."
Emily was beyond shocked, she knew that Nikolas had a tough life, but this was getting ridiculous. Hadn't fate dealt the poor guy enough before this?
"How are you dealing with this?" Emily posed concerned.
"Pretty well considering everything. I'm just worried about Father. After my sister told him about her findings he left to take a walk. Katya and I are very worried about him, the only way I could get her to go to sleep was to promise to stay up waiting for him, but it's not like I would have been able to sleep anyway."
Emily didn't know what to do. She let Nikolas make the first move, he wrapped his arms around her, and they just sat their on the couch, waiting.
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At the same time as Emily woke up, Laura too woke up with a start, something was wrong. She got up, put on her robe and walked downstairs. She decided that she needed some fresh air so she opened the front door and was surprised to see Stefan standing there.
"Stefan? What are you doing here?"
Stefan turned around and the look of being totally lost and one of pain was in his eyes. Laura knew immediately that Helena had done something.
"Stefan, please come in here. Come in out of the cold." She insisted, leading him inside and to the couch. "Sit here, I'll go make us some tea."
A few minutes later she returned with two cups of chamomile tea.
"Now tell me, what has happened." Laura insisted handing him a cup and sitting down next to him.
"My mother. She kidnapped my daughter and brainwashed her because Katya had found out her secret."
Laura was horrified, "What secret?"
"Stavros, he's not a Cassadine at all, which means that I am."
Laura was stunned, she was silent for a few minutes, trying to process this. All that had happened, being kidnapped, forced to marry Stavros, find out Luke was alive, going back for just one last look, Luke killing Stavros, not being able to go back to her new family Stefan, Nikolas, and Katarina, Nikolas not trusting her, all this because of Helena's dirty secret.
"You are the Cassadine? Oh my lord. I can't believe it. How could she? Why?"
"I have no idea. My mother is a cruel woman."
Laura nodded her head in agreement.
"My Fod. I cannot believe the lengths that woman will go to just to have her way. Kidnapping her own Granddaughter, brainwashing her."
"And for that she must pay. We must make sure she will NEVER harm another soul again."
"You are absolutely right. Who knows whose life she might obliterate next. We have to stop her." Laura vowed
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** Music credits: Only Wanna Be With You, By Hootie and the Blowfish **
Please reply! Questions, comments, requests, or just tell me what ya think!
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I~ This is actually my first fan fiction, but, like it's title, it was lost, well stolen is more like it. Because the notebook I wrote it in was stolen out of a gym locker room. Why somebody took it is beyond me, but nonetheless, they did. I've rewritten it to the best of my ability. I hope that you like it, it gives a really weird twist to the Carly story line. I warn you though, I was really eager for things to go where I wanted them to, so things move very quickly. ~ /I
Lost Princess
By Clover
Chapter 3
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Stefan stared down at his daughter, his little girl, in complete shock.
Nikolas had the same expression on his face.
Stefan finally gets a grasp on his motor functions, "I am The Cassadine?" He was in shock. It wasn't fair, all those years of unequal attention on his brother by his mother. It didn't make sense, if he was the true Cassadine, why did she always dote on Stavros.
Stefan stood up abruptly, "I'm going to go take a walk, don't wait up for me children."
"Yes Papa." Katarina and Nikolas tell him.
Stefan then left the room.
Katarina stood up then got back in bed.
Nikolas stared at her sister for a moment. The room was completely silent.
Katarina broke the silence, "Congratulations Nikoli. You are a prince once again, and I am still just a princess. How are you doing?"
"It's a lot to take in. I am shocked. I just got used to being Father's son, not Stavros's and not being groomed to take over. Now it turns out I am THE prince after all, and the future Cassadine. That Grandmother kidnapped my sister, so as not to reveal my father's rightful place as The Cassadine, which caused my true parentage to be hidden so long. My mother wouldn't have been kept from me. I wouldn't have grown up without her, all for Grandmother's desire for Uncle Stavros to be The Cassadine because she knew she could control him, and she couldn't control Father." Nikolas confessed stressed, shaking his head as if to clear it and make these feelings go away.
"Nikolas, everything worked out though! You have your mother plus two siblings, I am back with our family where I belong, Father will take over as The Cassadine. Besides, I might not have met Jason, and I would not have had Michael then."
Nikolas thought about what she said, then nodded his head, "I guess . . ." He trailed off, then smiles thinking of something, "Which reminds me, when am I going to meet my nephew?"
Katarina's face lit up, "Oh yes! That is right, you have not met Michael! I will call Jason tomorrow and have him bring Michael over. You will love Micah he is a so smart, sweet, cute, and handsome. He looks like Grandpapa, except he has strawberry blond hair. I have a feeling that it will not remain that way though, given his parentage. Nikolas, you would not believe how much joy a baby brings, I only hope that one day you will have children like Micah too."
Nikolas smiled at his sister, he liked hearing her gush about her son, he too hoped that one day he'd have children that he'd brag about as well. He then remembered the conversation they were in the midst of when all this had come to light.
"Katya. You don't really think that you killed your mother do you?"
Katarina looked at him, her eyes growing dark, and "I know I did, I am entirely at fault. I killed her."
"Katya, you didn't kill Nícole."
"Can you prove that? Can you prove to me that I didn't kill her?"
"No, but you can't prove that you did."
"Yes I can. She's dead. She died right after I came out of her. If I hadn't had been born, she wouldn't have died." Tears streamed down Katarina's face
"You don't know that Katya. And you never will. No one blames you, they never have, and they never will. Father probably considers himself lucky too not to have lost both of you. He was nearly destroyed when you disappeared. Father and I both looked for you for six months. And then we didn't give up, but we realized that we couldn't . . ." Nikolas started to get choked up, remembering what they had thought might have happened.
"Oh Nikoli. But I was alright, for the most part. I am home now. And I promise that I will make her pay. I will Idestroy/I Grandmother for what she has done. Timora will be ours."
Nikolas could tell that Katarina meant business, and there would be no stopping her, there was only one thing that he could do, "I'll be there for you all the way. Grandmother will regret what she has done to our family before we are through with her."
"Nikoli, I have a question, why was Aunt Alexis so quick and suspicious looking when she visited me in the hospital." Katarina asked naively.
"Oh, well, Alexis betrayed father. She made him think that Katherine was actually Natasha."
"Is that all? bThat/b is why he is so mad at her. All because she tried to rescue him from that gold-digging tramp, that way, as a last device? And he Istill/I has not exonerated her, even though Ishe/I is his sister Natasha? I am definitely going to have to have a serious discussion with him about (yawn) that. Father has gotten too obstinate."
He could tell that her eyes were dropping, which meant that she really needed to get back to sleep, but that she was fighting it because she wanted to wait for Father.
"Katya, go to sleep."
"But I need to stay up for . . ." Katarina started, but Nikolas cut her off.
"I'll wait up for him, you need your sleep." Nikolas insisted, going right back into the routine of taking care of her.
Katarina knew that she'd never win quarreling with him, "Alright." She gave in, collapsing against the pillows falling asleep, "Just make certain (yawn) he gets home (yawn) safely." Then she was fast asleep.
Nikolas quietly got up, turned off the light, then went to the entertainment room to get comfortable for the long haul of the night until their Father returned home.
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Jason watched out the window of his penthouse. He just couldn't sleep, he's mind was full of thoughts of Katarina, making it impossible. She was just so extraordinary, beautiful, sexy, spirited . . .just plan amazing. Katarina was different than Carly, but yet the same. They had the same face, voice, and endless amounts of love, but their personalities were different, Carly had been impulsive and did things without thinking, where Katarina was patient, and carefully planned her actions. With Carly he'd never known what to expect, with Katarina it was the same way, but she had a demeanor about her that assured him that she would never do something to put anyone in danger.
Jason knew that he loved her, and that she loved him, but where they were heading was a mystery. He just hoped that wherever they ended up, it was together.
Jason went upstairs and checked on Michael, who was sleeping peacefully. Then he went to his own room, to try and sleep for at least a few hours. He tried, but his head still was occupied with thoughts of Katarina, and that kiss they shared before she'd left.
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b** Same time **/b
Emily woke up with a start, she just had a bad feeling that something had happened. To Nikolas, that something big had changed.
She gave up on the thought of sleep and got dressed. She pulled on a pair of carpenter jeans, a white long sleeved shirt, and a dark gray Old Navy Tech vest. She grabbed her jacket, and then climbed out the window, with the Q's none-the wiser.
Emily then "borrowed" Ned's car and drove off.
b** 15 minutes later **/b
Emily stepped off the launch and went up to the large home of the Cassadine's. She knocked on the door, and was a little surprised that someone was up to answer it.
A servant led her to the entertainment room where Nikolas was listening to the radio. Emily stood in the door silent for a moment listening to the lyrics of Hootie and the Blowfish.
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IYou and me, we come from different worlds
You like to laugh at me when I look at other girls
Sometimes you're crazy then you wonder why
I'm such a baby cause the dolphins make me cry
But there's nothing I can do
I've been looking for a girl like you
You look at me, you got nothing left to say
I'm gonna pout at you until I get my way
I won't dance, you won't sing
I just wanna love you
But you wanna wear my ring
But there's nothing I can do
I only wanna be with you
You can call me a fool
I only wanna be with you /I
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It was one of Emily's favorite songs. She stared at Nikolas before she moved from her place in the door.
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IPut on a little Dylan
Sittin' on a fence
I said, "That line is great" you asked me what it meant
Said I shot a man named Gray
Took his wife to Italy
She inherited a million bucks, when she died it came to me
I can't help it if I'm lucky
I only wanna be with you
Ain't Bobby so cool
I only wanna be with you /I
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Emily silently walked over and sat down next to Nikolas who was surprised to see her, but was glad she was there.
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IYeah I'm tangled up in blue
I only wanna be with you
You can call me a fool
Only wanna be with you
Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever end
You get so mad at me when I go out with my friends
Sometimes you're crazy then you wonder why
I'm such a baby and the dolphins make me cry /I
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She took his hand in her small hands and held it, resting her head on his shoulder. Nikolas wrapped his other arm around her, holding her close.
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IThere's nothing I can do
I only wanna be with you
You can call me a fool
I only wanna be with you
Yeah I'm tangled up in blue
I only wanna be with you /I
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The song ends and Nikolas turns off the stereo system with the remote.
They sit in silence for a minute, then Emily asks, "What happened? What's wrong?"
Nikolas looks at her in amazement, "How did you know something was wrong?"
"I woke up suddenly tonight, and I could just tell something was wrong with you. I was worried so I snuck out." Emily admitted, "Now, tell me, what's up?"
"It's the reason Katarina was taken and brainwashed. She had discovered something my grandmother had been hiding." Nikolas recounted.
"What?" Emily asked shocked at this.
"My Uncle Stavros wasn't The Cassadine, he's not even a Cassadine at all. He was the product of some affair she had. My father, he's The Cassadine, he's the rightful ruler of the Cassadine Empire! Which means that once again I'm the prince, and the future Cassadine."
Emily was beyond shocked, she knew that Nikolas had a tough life, but this was getting ridiculous. Hadn't fate dealt the poor guy enough before this?
"How are you dealing with this?" Emily posed concerned.
"Pretty well considering everything. I'm just worried about Father. After my sister told him about her findings he left to take a walk. Katya and I are very worried about him, the only way I could get her to go to sleep was to promise to stay up waiting for him, but it's not like I would have been able to sleep anyway."
Emily didn't know what to do. She let Nikolas make the first move, he wrapped his arms around her, and they just sat their on the couch, waiting.
~*~
At the same time as Emily woke up, Laura too woke up with a start, something was wrong. She got up, put on her robe and walked downstairs. She decided that she needed some fresh air so she opened the front door and was surprised to see Stefan standing there.
"Stefan? What are you doing here?"
Stefan turned around and the look of being totally lost and one of pain was in his eyes. Laura knew immediately that Helena had done something.
"Stefan, please come in here. Come in out of the cold." She insisted, leading him inside and to the couch. "Sit here, I'll go make us some tea."
A few minutes later she returned with two cups of chamomile tea.
"Now tell me, what has happened." Laura insisted handing him a cup and sitting down next to him.
"My mother. She kidnapped my daughter and brainwashed her because Katya had found out her secret."
Laura was horrified, "What secret?"
"Stavros, he's not a Cassadine at all, which means that I am."
Laura was stunned, she was silent for a few minutes, trying to process this. All that had happened, being kidnapped, forced to marry Stavros, find out Luke was alive, going back for just one last look, Luke killing Stavros, not being able to go back to her new family Stefan, Nikolas, and Katarina, Nikolas not trusting her, all this because of Helena's dirty secret.
"You are the Cassadine? Oh my lord. I can't believe it. How could she? Why?"
"I have no idea. My mother is a cruel woman."
Laura nodded her head in agreement.
"My Fod. I cannot believe the lengths that woman will go to just to have her way. Kidnapping her own Granddaughter, brainwashing her."
"And for that she must pay. We must make sure she will NEVER harm another soul again."
"You are absolutely right. Who knows whose life she might obliterate next. We have to stop her." Laura vowed
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** Music credits: Only Wanna Be With You, By Hootie and the Blowfish **
Please reply! Questions, comments, requests, or just tell me what ya think!
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