Chap 10
Maria: Zan I can't have this baby…
Zan: What?… Why?
Maria: Cause I can't! Okay?
Zan: Why cause it's mine?
Maria sat there silent as Zan fumed. She could tell that this was tearing him up inside. But she had to do this; she had to get rid of this baby. There would be no way she could have it especially after her run in with the two thugs in the alley. She recalled the terrible events of that night. Lying in the alley watching her mother die before her eyes being paralysed and unable to talk, it was just too much for her. Tears welled up in her eyes but this went unnoticed by Zan who was so angry he had left the room. He barrelled down the stairs leaving a room full of puzzled people behind him.
Alex: What was that all about?
Kyle: Maybe he doesn't want the baby?
Max: No, you should have seen his face when I told him about the baby. He was…
Ava: Happy. I know I saw the look on his face.
Michael: Are you okay?
Ava: Yeah… like I said Zan never loved me as a lover just as a friend.
Liz: I wonder what happened up there?
Michael: I dunno but I'm gonna find out.
Michael leaves the others in the dining area and heads up to Maria's room. Upon arriving at her door he can hear sobbing. When he enters he see's the most pitiful scene he has ever seen in his life. There, on the bed is Maria sitting with a box of tissues crying her eyes out.
Michael: Hey, what the matter?
Maria: Oh, nothing…
Michael: That's why your crying?
Maria: Zan…
Michael: I don't know how he could leave you like this… he's so cold. How could he leave you pregnant and alone?
Maria: Michael…
Michael: Maria you not alone in this…
Maria: Michael…
Michael: I want you to know I'll be here for you and the baby, you don't need him…
Maria: MICHAEL!!!!!
Michael: yah
Maria: Finally!… Zan didn't abandon me… He didn't even let me down…
Michael: Yah he didn't abandon you that's why you're here all alone! I told you he's evil Maria he doesn't care about anyone but himself. He likes to kill…
Maria: STOP! You don't know Zan like I do he's not a killer like you and the others think he is and another thing If you thought that by coming in here and acting nice to me that I would some how let you back in my life you were dead wrong!
Michael: But…
Maria: NO! What just went down just now was my fault… I caused this and now I have to fix it.
With that being said Maria got up and left the restaurant determined to find Zan, the others tried to stop her but to no avail and in the end they gave up, all except Michael who followed her out the door a few seconds later. Maria must have walked all over town for hours stopping occasionally to form a connection to try and locate him but, everytime she tried he kicked her out. It was getting late now and Maria was getting tired so tired she had decided to give up that is until she saw him. She couldn't believe where he was. How could he do this!!!! How could Zan be in a bar knowing what alcohol did to Antarians. Just seeing him in there made her mad!!! She marched right in determined to give him a piece of her mind, when she saw just what condition he was in. He was in pain. She walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder just at that moment Zan looked up at her.
Zan: What are you doing here?
Maria: I came to find you we need to talk.
Zan: I don't wanna talk we have nothing to say.
Maria: Please can we go somewhere?
Zan hesitates but then agrees, he leads Maria to the park they swing in silence on the swings for a while. Zan is the first to speak up.
Zan: So what did you want to talk to me about?
Maria: About today…
Zan: No need you already made yourself perfectly clear. If that was all then I'm gonna go.
Maria: Zan please wait! You don't understand…
Zan: WHAT?!!! WHAT MARIA?!! WHAT DON'T I UNDERSTAND?!!!
Maria: Please stop yelling your scaring the baby.
Zan: Oh yeah the baby I'm sorry I was under the impression that it never meant anything to you…
Maria: Zan please.
Zan: What?
Maria: It's cold out here and I want to go home.
Zan: What back to your friends?
Maria: No back to our home Zan. I want to tell you the truth… tell you everything.
Zan: FINE! But I can't imagine anything you could possibly say or do that would change my mind.
Maria: Thank you.
Zan: Whatever…
They walk home Maria in front, Zan behind. It starts to rain and they get soaked. When they arrive at there house Zan immediately lights a fire while Maria goes to change. She comes back downstairs in a pair of slacks and brings a towel for Zan. They both sit down on the couch and begin to talk.
Zan: So what did you want to tell me about?
Maria: I can't say but I can show you it's probably best that way anyway.
Zan: Fine…
They clasp hands and look deep into each others eyes and a connection forms immediately. During the connection Zan see's the awful vision Maria had where she was down the alley being beaten and hurt and then he watches as then kill her mother. Most importantly he hears what one of her attackers says regarding Maria's child how she cannot by any means bare it. He closes his eyes and the connection is severed immediately.
Zan: Why didn't you tell me?
Maria: Cause I didn't know how. I was scared and I needed you to be strong for me.
Zan: I would have been strong, I would have taken care of this problem for you.
Maria: I know. Now you know why we can't have this baby. Believe me I wish I could have it. From the minute I met you all I could think of was having children with you but I always put that thought out of my head because of that day.
Zan: We still can you know…
Maria: Still can what?
Zan: Have children.
Maria: Did you not hear a word of what I just told you?
Zan: Every word… I'm just not gonna let them beat me. This is our baby and I'll be damned if some ruffians with powers that kill is gonna stop us from raising it!
Maria: But how are we gonna protect it.
Zan: Leave that to me.
Maria: You're the greatest… Do you know that?
Zan: Yah… So does this mean that we're gonna keep the baby?
Maria: Yes…
Just as the words left Zan's face lit up like a candle. It was like this enormous weight had been lifted off of his heart and he was now free. He kissed and hugged her passionately and for the rest of the night they spent it thinking about baby names and what the baby would look like. Unbeknownst them Michael has tracked them down and is now returning back to the others to fill them in on Zan and Maria's whereabouts. However, as Michael leaves to inform the others, a mysterious figure looks on at the tender moment between Maria and Zan through their window…
Maria: Zan I can't have this baby…
Zan: What?… Why?
Maria: Cause I can't! Okay?
Zan: Why cause it's mine?
Maria sat there silent as Zan fumed. She could tell that this was tearing him up inside. But she had to do this; she had to get rid of this baby. There would be no way she could have it especially after her run in with the two thugs in the alley. She recalled the terrible events of that night. Lying in the alley watching her mother die before her eyes being paralysed and unable to talk, it was just too much for her. Tears welled up in her eyes but this went unnoticed by Zan who was so angry he had left the room. He barrelled down the stairs leaving a room full of puzzled people behind him.
Alex: What was that all about?
Kyle: Maybe he doesn't want the baby?
Max: No, you should have seen his face when I told him about the baby. He was…
Ava: Happy. I know I saw the look on his face.
Michael: Are you okay?
Ava: Yeah… like I said Zan never loved me as a lover just as a friend.
Liz: I wonder what happened up there?
Michael: I dunno but I'm gonna find out.
Michael leaves the others in the dining area and heads up to Maria's room. Upon arriving at her door he can hear sobbing. When he enters he see's the most pitiful scene he has ever seen in his life. There, on the bed is Maria sitting with a box of tissues crying her eyes out.
Michael: Hey, what the matter?
Maria: Oh, nothing…
Michael: That's why your crying?
Maria: Zan…
Michael: I don't know how he could leave you like this… he's so cold. How could he leave you pregnant and alone?
Maria: Michael…
Michael: Maria you not alone in this…
Maria: Michael…
Michael: I want you to know I'll be here for you and the baby, you don't need him…
Maria: MICHAEL!!!!!
Michael: yah
Maria: Finally!… Zan didn't abandon me… He didn't even let me down…
Michael: Yah he didn't abandon you that's why you're here all alone! I told you he's evil Maria he doesn't care about anyone but himself. He likes to kill…
Maria: STOP! You don't know Zan like I do he's not a killer like you and the others think he is and another thing If you thought that by coming in here and acting nice to me that I would some how let you back in my life you were dead wrong!
Michael: But…
Maria: NO! What just went down just now was my fault… I caused this and now I have to fix it.
With that being said Maria got up and left the restaurant determined to find Zan, the others tried to stop her but to no avail and in the end they gave up, all except Michael who followed her out the door a few seconds later. Maria must have walked all over town for hours stopping occasionally to form a connection to try and locate him but, everytime she tried he kicked her out. It was getting late now and Maria was getting tired so tired she had decided to give up that is until she saw him. She couldn't believe where he was. How could he do this!!!! How could Zan be in a bar knowing what alcohol did to Antarians. Just seeing him in there made her mad!!! She marched right in determined to give him a piece of her mind, when she saw just what condition he was in. He was in pain. She walked up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder just at that moment Zan looked up at her.
Zan: What are you doing here?
Maria: I came to find you we need to talk.
Zan: I don't wanna talk we have nothing to say.
Maria: Please can we go somewhere?
Zan hesitates but then agrees, he leads Maria to the park they swing in silence on the swings for a while. Zan is the first to speak up.
Zan: So what did you want to talk to me about?
Maria: About today…
Zan: No need you already made yourself perfectly clear. If that was all then I'm gonna go.
Maria: Zan please wait! You don't understand…
Zan: WHAT?!!! WHAT MARIA?!! WHAT DON'T I UNDERSTAND?!!!
Maria: Please stop yelling your scaring the baby.
Zan: Oh yeah the baby I'm sorry I was under the impression that it never meant anything to you…
Maria: Zan please.
Zan: What?
Maria: It's cold out here and I want to go home.
Zan: What back to your friends?
Maria: No back to our home Zan. I want to tell you the truth… tell you everything.
Zan: FINE! But I can't imagine anything you could possibly say or do that would change my mind.
Maria: Thank you.
Zan: Whatever…
They walk home Maria in front, Zan behind. It starts to rain and they get soaked. When they arrive at there house Zan immediately lights a fire while Maria goes to change. She comes back downstairs in a pair of slacks and brings a towel for Zan. They both sit down on the couch and begin to talk.
Zan: So what did you want to tell me about?
Maria: I can't say but I can show you it's probably best that way anyway.
Zan: Fine…
They clasp hands and look deep into each others eyes and a connection forms immediately. During the connection Zan see's the awful vision Maria had where she was down the alley being beaten and hurt and then he watches as then kill her mother. Most importantly he hears what one of her attackers says regarding Maria's child how she cannot by any means bare it. He closes his eyes and the connection is severed immediately.
Zan: Why didn't you tell me?
Maria: Cause I didn't know how. I was scared and I needed you to be strong for me.
Zan: I would have been strong, I would have taken care of this problem for you.
Maria: I know. Now you know why we can't have this baby. Believe me I wish I could have it. From the minute I met you all I could think of was having children with you but I always put that thought out of my head because of that day.
Zan: We still can you know…
Maria: Still can what?
Zan: Have children.
Maria: Did you not hear a word of what I just told you?
Zan: Every word… I'm just not gonna let them beat me. This is our baby and I'll be damned if some ruffians with powers that kill is gonna stop us from raising it!
Maria: But how are we gonna protect it.
Zan: Leave that to me.
Maria: You're the greatest… Do you know that?
Zan: Yah… So does this mean that we're gonna keep the baby?
Maria: Yes…
Just as the words left Zan's face lit up like a candle. It was like this enormous weight had been lifted off of his heart and he was now free. He kissed and hugged her passionately and for the rest of the night they spent it thinking about baby names and what the baby would look like. Unbeknownst them Michael has tracked them down and is now returning back to the others to fill them in on Zan and Maria's whereabouts. However, as Michael leaves to inform the others, a mysterious figure looks on at the tender moment between Maria and Zan through their window…