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which unfortunately is not me. Sorry to disappoint you.
Author's Note: Just would like to thank all of you who did review. It really means so much to know that the time I spend thinking and writing for this story is actually appreciated. A couple new reviewers showed up and I'm glad. Yahoo! New people! Anyhow, please leave me a lovely review.
Dedication: To whoever leaves the best review. But you have to mean it! It has to tell your favorite parts and why you like it.stuff like that. Pretend you had a story and you want people to review, what would you want them to tell you?
10.Forgive Me Father, I Have Sinned
The rain came down steadily as Logan Cale sat in his dimly lit penthouse nervously looking at a crimson handkerchief in his hands. Cold sweat dripped down the side of his face and his mouth turned dry as he stared at it. He didn't want to open the small bundle; he feared what could be wrapped inside it. Knowing he couldn't ignore the bundle he'd found placed on his pillow, he took a deep breath and slowly unwrapped the cloth. Inside were eight small ivory teeth, their roots sharp and bloodied. Disgusted he turned away. He understood the point Ben was trying to make. Keep quiet, or this is you.
He slowly folded the cloth back up and shook his head. Taking off his glasses he wondered how many others Ben would kill. He knew it was an obsession; a game. But he, Logan Cale, boy scout to the world, could do nothing about it. He couldn't warn Max, Alec was probably dead, and all of this was his fault. If only he were braver. If only he wasn't a human who was crippled. If only..if only.
He placed his head in his hands and began to sob. "Forgive me, Max." he cried, "please, please, forgive me."
****
It was eleven at night and Ben was pleased with himself. On his way home he'd managed to drop off his warning to Cale. He smiled to himself as he imagined how scared that ordinary must have been when he opened up his present. This would teach him to be quiet. Now he had just one more thing to attend to before he went home. He skidded to a stop in front of a church and dropped his bike. He needed to make sure She was still on his side.
He patted his pocket making sure he still had the eighteen other teeth; leftovers he hadn't given Cale. He walked down the empty candlelit isles until he reached her statue. There She stood smiling with outstretched arms as if she were waiting for his return. He knelt down in reverence and bowed his head as he lay the teeth at the Blue Lady's feet. He could feel how pleased she was with him. He knew now that she would keep his true identity a secret from Max. He only needed a few more weeks before 'Alec' planned to tell Max he was leaving for good. He grinned momentarily, until he remembered what else needed to be taken care of.
Ben walked over to the confessional box and took a deep breath as he waited for the minister to step into the confessional and mutter something about the Trinity as he signed the cross across his chest. He could care less about them, he only served the Blue Lady. "Forgive me Father, I have sinned." Ben began shakily, unsure of himself.
"Sinning is part of what makes us human. You must pray to God and seek forgiveness. What is it you have done?" the soothing voice questioned.
Ben ignored the mention to a deity he didn't believe in, and continued. "I feel these powerful emotions.I feel happy and peaceful at the same time. The emotions make me want to do things I don't understand. I don't think I like them."
"Humans are designed to feel emotion." The comforting voice replied.
"No, not me. I'm a soldier; trained to kill and be emotionless. But.I think I'm falling in love, going against all I've been taught and doing something almost..forbidden."
"God made us that we might love one another. It is no sin."
"Even if the girl is practically my sister? I've watched out for her all my life. We've been through everything together. Training, fights, and even...death." he paused remembering the last time they saw each other in the forest and she knew it was him. "Never have I looked at her as anything but family. But lately..seeing her face again, feeling the total trust she has in me.it makes me question where we stand. I'm trying so hard to do everything right so I don't fall for her, but it only makes me fall for her faster."
"Love is complicated and delicate. It should be dealt with carefully. Maybe you should tell this young lady how you feel."
"I can't. When I look at her, her eyes. they're telling me I'm worthless to her. At work I see some of the glances she throws my way. Nothing I can do is enough. Everything I do is wrong. I'm inadequate."
"Perhaps you have offended her? Seek her forgiveness first and then pray to the Lord for yours. Then you will find peace."
Ben nodded curtly and walked out of the booth. What the minister had told him was useless. He didn't want to admit to Max that he liked her if he was trying to protect her from the very image of himself. He mounted his bike still in deep thought, and prepared to ride away when he heard someone come up behind him.
"Alec, what in the world were you doing in there? Don't tell me you've developed a crazy belief in the Blue Lady too." came Max's voice.
His face flushed red with anger as he turned around to face her.
A/N2: Well, well, well..it's that time again, yup, review time! And if you have a little more time on your hands perhaps you'd enjoy reading my other stories. Click on the name.
Author's Note: Just would like to thank all of you who did review. It really means so much to know that the time I spend thinking and writing for this story is actually appreciated. A couple new reviewers showed up and I'm glad. Yahoo! New people! Anyhow, please leave me a lovely review.
Dedication: To whoever leaves the best review. But you have to mean it! It has to tell your favorite parts and why you like it.stuff like that. Pretend you had a story and you want people to review, what would you want them to tell you?
10.Forgive Me Father, I Have Sinned
The rain came down steadily as Logan Cale sat in his dimly lit penthouse nervously looking at a crimson handkerchief in his hands. Cold sweat dripped down the side of his face and his mouth turned dry as he stared at it. He didn't want to open the small bundle; he feared what could be wrapped inside it. Knowing he couldn't ignore the bundle he'd found placed on his pillow, he took a deep breath and slowly unwrapped the cloth. Inside were eight small ivory teeth, their roots sharp and bloodied. Disgusted he turned away. He understood the point Ben was trying to make. Keep quiet, or this is you.
He slowly folded the cloth back up and shook his head. Taking off his glasses he wondered how many others Ben would kill. He knew it was an obsession; a game. But he, Logan Cale, boy scout to the world, could do nothing about it. He couldn't warn Max, Alec was probably dead, and all of this was his fault. If only he were braver. If only he wasn't a human who was crippled. If only..if only.
He placed his head in his hands and began to sob. "Forgive me, Max." he cried, "please, please, forgive me."
****
It was eleven at night and Ben was pleased with himself. On his way home he'd managed to drop off his warning to Cale. He smiled to himself as he imagined how scared that ordinary must have been when he opened up his present. This would teach him to be quiet. Now he had just one more thing to attend to before he went home. He skidded to a stop in front of a church and dropped his bike. He needed to make sure She was still on his side.
He patted his pocket making sure he still had the eighteen other teeth; leftovers he hadn't given Cale. He walked down the empty candlelit isles until he reached her statue. There She stood smiling with outstretched arms as if she were waiting for his return. He knelt down in reverence and bowed his head as he lay the teeth at the Blue Lady's feet. He could feel how pleased she was with him. He knew now that she would keep his true identity a secret from Max. He only needed a few more weeks before 'Alec' planned to tell Max he was leaving for good. He grinned momentarily, until he remembered what else needed to be taken care of.
Ben walked over to the confessional box and took a deep breath as he waited for the minister to step into the confessional and mutter something about the Trinity as he signed the cross across his chest. He could care less about them, he only served the Blue Lady. "Forgive me Father, I have sinned." Ben began shakily, unsure of himself.
"Sinning is part of what makes us human. You must pray to God and seek forgiveness. What is it you have done?" the soothing voice questioned.
Ben ignored the mention to a deity he didn't believe in, and continued. "I feel these powerful emotions.I feel happy and peaceful at the same time. The emotions make me want to do things I don't understand. I don't think I like them."
"Humans are designed to feel emotion." The comforting voice replied.
"No, not me. I'm a soldier; trained to kill and be emotionless. But.I think I'm falling in love, going against all I've been taught and doing something almost..forbidden."
"God made us that we might love one another. It is no sin."
"Even if the girl is practically my sister? I've watched out for her all my life. We've been through everything together. Training, fights, and even...death." he paused remembering the last time they saw each other in the forest and she knew it was him. "Never have I looked at her as anything but family. But lately..seeing her face again, feeling the total trust she has in me.it makes me question where we stand. I'm trying so hard to do everything right so I don't fall for her, but it only makes me fall for her faster."
"Love is complicated and delicate. It should be dealt with carefully. Maybe you should tell this young lady how you feel."
"I can't. When I look at her, her eyes. they're telling me I'm worthless to her. At work I see some of the glances she throws my way. Nothing I can do is enough. Everything I do is wrong. I'm inadequate."
"Perhaps you have offended her? Seek her forgiveness first and then pray to the Lord for yours. Then you will find peace."
Ben nodded curtly and walked out of the booth. What the minister had told him was useless. He didn't want to admit to Max that he liked her if he was trying to protect her from the very image of himself. He mounted his bike still in deep thought, and prepared to ride away when he heard someone come up behind him.
"Alec, what in the world were you doing in there? Don't tell me you've developed a crazy belief in the Blue Lady too." came Max's voice.
His face flushed red with anger as he turned around to face her.
A/N2: Well, well, well..it's that time again, yup, review time! And if you have a little more time on your hands perhaps you'd enjoy reading my other stories. Click on the name.