Life After High School - Ten Years Later.
By Risty and Silver.
Disclaimer: We don't own them, only our characters.
Summary: Just read the damn thing.
"Th-thank you, Mrs. Darkshield." I said, sitting down and wiping tears away hurriedly. Everyone had left the kitchen. Blaze, Lucas and Benny were in the hideout, Damon had gone somewhere, the boys were in their room and Galia was in her room, sulking. I began to eat the ham and cheese sandwich that Emma had made for me. When I was about half way through it, I looked up at Emma.
"Mrs Darkshield?" I asked, swallowing a mouthful for bread, ham and cheese.
"Mmm?" asked Emma, looked up.
"Please don't diss me out or interrupt me or change the subject," I said, working up my nerve. "But, um, do you miss seeing my mum?"
Emma gazed at a spot on the wall, thinking for a few minutes. "Yes. Yes I suppose I do." She said, finally, looking back at me. "Why?"
"Well," I said, choosing my words carefully. "I was just wondering, because my mum misses you a heap. She keeps saying that she wants to see you again but she isn't sure you want to see her."
"She made my life miserable, Ria, you have to understand that. She doesn't like my husband. I miss her. I really do, but if she can't accept the fact that Damon makes me happy. Then there's no point in seeing her again." Emma's voice softened.
"Yeah. I know that. But can I say something?"
"Sure."
"Mama* cries herself to sleep most nights a week, and she sometimes wakes up screaming from the nightmare."
"The nightmare?"
"Yeah. She has this nightmare pretty frequently. It's your wedding day and she's holding Kane, and she can't decide who to give him to. So she runs out of the building and down the road. Benny catches up to her and leads her back to your little group and hands Kane to you, then you nod and Benny slits mums throat. That's when mum wakes up screaming."
"Oh my god. I didn't know."
"Yeah and also, when I was about six, she went weird...and she like, began to throw stuff around and screaming she wanted to be your friend again and that she was really mad at herself for doing what she did. She knocked herself out and was in hospital for three days. I swear I'm not lying. I swear on the grave of my dead little sister."
"Dead little sister?"
"Yeah. When mama went crazy, she was pregnant with Zoë. When she knocked herself out, Zoë died."
"Oh."
I got up then and walked into the living room, leaving Emma to her thoughts. Benny was sitting in an armchair. I sat in the chair in front of him. I had some wrongdoing to put right.
"Mr Hockey?"
"Yes Ria?"
"Please don't punish Galia by not letting her go back to school. It was all my idea."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, when I said I was going to Lorien, Galia said she would come too, because she wanted to see Galadriel. Emma was here but se wasn't herself just yet. Galia says she talks to Galadriel when there are 'girl issues' to work out. Emma had just come home, so Galia said she would talk to Galadriel. I said she could come. Please don't punish her because of me. I'll feel totally guilty."
Benny considered me for a minute. I tried on my best kicked-puppy look. Benny smiled.
"Okay, Ria. Galia can go back to school. On one condition."
"What's that?"
"If she says she's going to go with you somewhere again, refuse. I was really very worried about you both."
I saluted. "Yes sir." Benny laughed.
"You're a good kid, Ria. You never place the blame on anyone else. You always stand up for your friends. I like that in a person. Makes them powerful."
"Thanks Mr Hockey."
"No problem. Go and tell Galia the good news."
I skipped up the stairs to Galia's room and told her the good news. Her eyes brightened up and she turned the yearbook she was holding, around and showed me a photo of Gregory Shaw. I must say, Galia has good taste.
By Risty and Silver.
Disclaimer: We don't own them, only our characters.
Summary: Just read the damn thing.
"Th-thank you, Mrs. Darkshield." I said, sitting down and wiping tears away hurriedly. Everyone had left the kitchen. Blaze, Lucas and Benny were in the hideout, Damon had gone somewhere, the boys were in their room and Galia was in her room, sulking. I began to eat the ham and cheese sandwich that Emma had made for me. When I was about half way through it, I looked up at Emma.
"Mrs Darkshield?" I asked, swallowing a mouthful for bread, ham and cheese.
"Mmm?" asked Emma, looked up.
"Please don't diss me out or interrupt me or change the subject," I said, working up my nerve. "But, um, do you miss seeing my mum?"
Emma gazed at a spot on the wall, thinking for a few minutes. "Yes. Yes I suppose I do." She said, finally, looking back at me. "Why?"
"Well," I said, choosing my words carefully. "I was just wondering, because my mum misses you a heap. She keeps saying that she wants to see you again but she isn't sure you want to see her."
"She made my life miserable, Ria, you have to understand that. She doesn't like my husband. I miss her. I really do, but if she can't accept the fact that Damon makes me happy. Then there's no point in seeing her again." Emma's voice softened.
"Yeah. I know that. But can I say something?"
"Sure."
"Mama* cries herself to sleep most nights a week, and she sometimes wakes up screaming from the nightmare."
"The nightmare?"
"Yeah. She has this nightmare pretty frequently. It's your wedding day and she's holding Kane, and she can't decide who to give him to. So she runs out of the building and down the road. Benny catches up to her and leads her back to your little group and hands Kane to you, then you nod and Benny slits mums throat. That's when mum wakes up screaming."
"Oh my god. I didn't know."
"Yeah and also, when I was about six, she went weird...and she like, began to throw stuff around and screaming she wanted to be your friend again and that she was really mad at herself for doing what she did. She knocked herself out and was in hospital for three days. I swear I'm not lying. I swear on the grave of my dead little sister."
"Dead little sister?"
"Yeah. When mama went crazy, she was pregnant with Zoë. When she knocked herself out, Zoë died."
"Oh."
I got up then and walked into the living room, leaving Emma to her thoughts. Benny was sitting in an armchair. I sat in the chair in front of him. I had some wrongdoing to put right.
"Mr Hockey?"
"Yes Ria?"
"Please don't punish Galia by not letting her go back to school. It was all my idea."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, when I said I was going to Lorien, Galia said she would come too, because she wanted to see Galadriel. Emma was here but se wasn't herself just yet. Galia says she talks to Galadriel when there are 'girl issues' to work out. Emma had just come home, so Galia said she would talk to Galadriel. I said she could come. Please don't punish her because of me. I'll feel totally guilty."
Benny considered me for a minute. I tried on my best kicked-puppy look. Benny smiled.
"Okay, Ria. Galia can go back to school. On one condition."
"What's that?"
"If she says she's going to go with you somewhere again, refuse. I was really very worried about you both."
I saluted. "Yes sir." Benny laughed.
"You're a good kid, Ria. You never place the blame on anyone else. You always stand up for your friends. I like that in a person. Makes them powerful."
"Thanks Mr Hockey."
"No problem. Go and tell Galia the good news."
I skipped up the stairs to Galia's room and told her the good news. Her eyes brightened up and she turned the yearbook she was holding, around and showed me a photo of Gregory Shaw. I must say, Galia has good taste.