A/N: I don't own it, wish I did, but who doesn't? ^_^ He,he. Yeah, anyways, I hope you enjoy it.
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Talismanic had never had so many visitors at once and even though they were all friends or friends of friends Gabriel was happy to have something to think about other than Gwen.
"So, Bowman," Jenn's voice was playfull as she took her place at the head of the card table, "You wanna learn what the future holds for you?" the blonde asked as she waved a tarrot deck in his direction.
"Nah, I'll just watch everyone else first." Gabriel laughed as the other 3 guests crowded around Jenn and the table.
Sly was right up next to Jenn's chair. Surprising, due to the fact that he had always said that he didn't believe in "that type of mumbo jumbo crap."
Gabriel had invited Sara but she refused to even stop by while they had the cards out. Who'd of thought that Sara Pezzini would be afraid to have her future read?
'I'm not surprised.' Gabriel thought as he pulled up a chair, 'Wierd things do happen to the poor woman.'
"So, what about you're pretty little friend, Jillian or whatever her name is?" Sly asked.
"Who's Jillian?" Jenn asked as Mike, Jason and Tina all turned to look at him.
"Gwendollyn, actualy." Gabriel cringed knowing that she could more than likely hear them, "She's not feeling well. So, she's upstairs sleeping."
"Who names thier kid 'Gwendollyn'?" Tina asked as she rinkled her nose.
"I think it's a very pretty name." Jenn shrugged as she shuffled the deck, "I hope she's feeling better later so we can meet her."
Gabriel just smiled, 'Knowing Gwen she'll stay up there all day.'
Gwen had returned to being her curious, friendly self within hours of her run in with Daeryc. It was odd how quickly she could change from one aspect of her Keeper personality to the other, but Gabriel was getting use to it. Every night, if Sara didn't stop by, Gwen would sit with him while he worked and at moments Gabriel could almost remember loving her. Almost. It was like having a clip from a movie played in his heart, he could see her, smell her, but never touch her. Their once joined lives were no more than deja vu.
After about an hour or so Jason reached over and tapped Gabriel's arm, directing his attention to the stairs where Gwen stood in a pair of sweat shorts and a shirt Gabriel recognized as his own.
"Gwen?"
"Sorry to interupt." she said with a small smile, "Sara called," she held up Gabriel's cell phone, "she wanted to know what we were doing for dinner."
"Probably take out." Gabriel said, aware that evryone was staring at Gwen, "But if she wants to come over at like 6, we can make plans then."
Gwen nodded as Jenn hissed at Gabriel, "Introduce us."
"Oh.. uh, Gwen these are a few of my friends. That's Jenn, Tina, Mike, Sly and Jason. Everyone this is my house mate Gwen."
Everyone chorused 'hello' and Gwen nodded then turned to Gabriel, "I'll be reading if you need me. It was nice to meet you all."
She quickly retreated up to Gabriel's bedroom.
"Where did you find her?" Jason asked in a not-so-quiet wisper, "I'd never be able to find a room mate like that, even if my life depended on it."
"She sorta found me. You remember Fiona? Well, they were sisters."
"Oh, how sad." Jenn set her deck down in her lap, "They do look identical, now that I think about it but I hadn't seen Fi in neary a year and then the next thing I know, I'm reading about her death in the paper."
"How'd Gwen take it?" Mike asked as he leaned back in his chair.
"She's strong." was all Gabriel could think of to say.
"Alright, Bowman," Jenn smiled and leaned across the table, "Lets see what the cards hold for you."
Gabriel sighed, an objection ready on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't force it out.
"Oh!" Jenn squeaked as she place the first card on the table, "You have a darkness seperating you from your future." she went silent, studying the other cards laid before, "And this one here, you'll have a confrontation that could end badly. The price of this ending may be death, but without an ending you can't move forward...." Jenn glanced up at Gabriel befor studyingthe cards again, "I must have done something wrong. These don't make sense."
"Yeah, maybe." Gabriel forced out a smile and turned towards the stairs in time to see a pair of bare feet disappear up into the hall.
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Sara walked into Talismaniac without knocking and froze when she was met by 5 sets of eyes.
"Is Gabriel here?" She asked standing in the doorway.
"Gabriel!" a blonde yelled, "You've got a visitor!"
Sara watched as Gabriel bounded down his stairs. He slowed his pace and smiled when he saw Sara standing by his door.
"Ah, my favorite detective!" he beamed, "Gwen's waiting up stairs."
Sara just nodded and hurried past Gabriel up the stairs.
The door to Gabriel's bedroom stood ajar and music could just be heard in the hall. Pushing her way in Sara smiled when she saw Gwen sprawled across the silky blue comforter in shorts and one of Gabriel's long sleeve shirts.
"You look comfortable." she comented as she sat next to the Keeper, "Did you meet the people downstairs?"
"Yes." Gwen said shortly as she made room for Sara to lie down, "How was work?"
"Dull." Sara plopped down on the bed, "There's been absolutely nothing interesting happening in this city since you arrived."
"I'm sorry." Gwen smiled, "But then again, I'm not."
"Me either." Sara laughed, "I just don't know how to relax."
"Sara?" Gwen asked, turning serious, "Are you still mad at me?"
"What?!" Sara rolled onto her side so she could look Gwen in the face, "That was 3 days ago." she reached out, brushing hair away from Gwen's pale face, "I understand what you did. I didn't then but I do now. I understand why you did it also. You had to meet Daeryc and offer him a way out before you could justify killing him"
"Good." Gwen smiled, "I'd hate to leave knowing you were mad."
"Leave?" Sara wispered.
"Oh, not yet." Gwen sat up, "I was just saying-"
"I know-you just caught me by surprise.... I don't want to let you go. You've become family to me all over again."
"I won't leave without a goodbye." Gwen looked up as Gabriel walked into the room, "I promise."
Gwen opened her arms to Sara and the detective quickly hugged her, laughing at her own fear as Gabriel slid out the door unnoticed.
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The movie had quickly been forgotten as Sara and Gwen continued to chat about odd little things that held little meaning other than they were things they both remembered from random times. The two had long since taken over Gabriel's bed and once the people from the tarrot reading were gone he joined them, suggesting a movie.
Gwen reminded Sara of a child as she lay horizontaly between the other two with her head on Gabriel's stomack and her legs over Sara. They laughed about things that no one else would find amusing and avoided the topic of Daeryc completely. It was comfortable and fun. No one talked about work or annoying people and around 3 am Gabriel was the first to fall asleep.
"Do you remember almost being his wife?" Sara asked.
"Yes." Gwen strained her neck to look up at the sleeping Gabriel and smiled, "Many of his personality traits have stayed the same."
"Even the annoying ones?" Sara asked in disbelief, making Gwen giggle.
"Yes, even the annoying ones."
"Do you miss living with him like that?" Sara moved closer so she could speak quietly.
"A bit but.... it could never be the same."
"And why is that?" Sara closed her eyes as Gwen shifted.
"Because.... I saw him die. You don't forget something like that in a blink."
"No. I suppose you wouldn't."
"But I won't forget all the good times either." Sara nodded sleepily, "I'll always remember this." Gwen said as the detective drifted off to sleep.
Sleep was evasive and Gwen found herself lost in thought. It had been such a wonderfull night, and she was almost sad to know that it was nearly over.
'Tomorrow will come,' Gwen sighed as she slid the remote from Gabriel's hand and turned the tv off, 'And when it does I will face it.'
As sleep finaly over came her, a song sung in a language long dead, wispered sadly some where in the back of Gwen's mind.
'If you must from me be,
Go you safe,
And keep you safe,
And return you safe back home to me'
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A/N: There doesn't seem to be much purpose to this ch. other than to show you how attached Sara's become and how commom Gwen's pressence is to both Gabriel and Sara. Just bare with me... it will get better. ^_^ Thanks. No one reviewed Ch 6! I'm slightly disapointed...It was my favorite...
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Talismanic had never had so many visitors at once and even though they were all friends or friends of friends Gabriel was happy to have something to think about other than Gwen.
"So, Bowman," Jenn's voice was playfull as she took her place at the head of the card table, "You wanna learn what the future holds for you?" the blonde asked as she waved a tarrot deck in his direction.
"Nah, I'll just watch everyone else first." Gabriel laughed as the other 3 guests crowded around Jenn and the table.
Sly was right up next to Jenn's chair. Surprising, due to the fact that he had always said that he didn't believe in "that type of mumbo jumbo crap."
Gabriel had invited Sara but she refused to even stop by while they had the cards out. Who'd of thought that Sara Pezzini would be afraid to have her future read?
'I'm not surprised.' Gabriel thought as he pulled up a chair, 'Wierd things do happen to the poor woman.'
"So, what about you're pretty little friend, Jillian or whatever her name is?" Sly asked.
"Who's Jillian?" Jenn asked as Mike, Jason and Tina all turned to look at him.
"Gwendollyn, actualy." Gabriel cringed knowing that she could more than likely hear them, "She's not feeling well. So, she's upstairs sleeping."
"Who names thier kid 'Gwendollyn'?" Tina asked as she rinkled her nose.
"I think it's a very pretty name." Jenn shrugged as she shuffled the deck, "I hope she's feeling better later so we can meet her."
Gabriel just smiled, 'Knowing Gwen she'll stay up there all day.'
Gwen had returned to being her curious, friendly self within hours of her run in with Daeryc. It was odd how quickly she could change from one aspect of her Keeper personality to the other, but Gabriel was getting use to it. Every night, if Sara didn't stop by, Gwen would sit with him while he worked and at moments Gabriel could almost remember loving her. Almost. It was like having a clip from a movie played in his heart, he could see her, smell her, but never touch her. Their once joined lives were no more than deja vu.
After about an hour or so Jason reached over and tapped Gabriel's arm, directing his attention to the stairs where Gwen stood in a pair of sweat shorts and a shirt Gabriel recognized as his own.
"Gwen?"
"Sorry to interupt." she said with a small smile, "Sara called," she held up Gabriel's cell phone, "she wanted to know what we were doing for dinner."
"Probably take out." Gabriel said, aware that evryone was staring at Gwen, "But if she wants to come over at like 6, we can make plans then."
Gwen nodded as Jenn hissed at Gabriel, "Introduce us."
"Oh.. uh, Gwen these are a few of my friends. That's Jenn, Tina, Mike, Sly and Jason. Everyone this is my house mate Gwen."
Everyone chorused 'hello' and Gwen nodded then turned to Gabriel, "I'll be reading if you need me. It was nice to meet you all."
She quickly retreated up to Gabriel's bedroom.
"Where did you find her?" Jason asked in a not-so-quiet wisper, "I'd never be able to find a room mate like that, even if my life depended on it."
"She sorta found me. You remember Fiona? Well, they were sisters."
"Oh, how sad." Jenn set her deck down in her lap, "They do look identical, now that I think about it but I hadn't seen Fi in neary a year and then the next thing I know, I'm reading about her death in the paper."
"How'd Gwen take it?" Mike asked as he leaned back in his chair.
"She's strong." was all Gabriel could think of to say.
"Alright, Bowman," Jenn smiled and leaned across the table, "Lets see what the cards hold for you."
Gabriel sighed, an objection ready on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't force it out.
"Oh!" Jenn squeaked as she place the first card on the table, "You have a darkness seperating you from your future." she went silent, studying the other cards laid before, "And this one here, you'll have a confrontation that could end badly. The price of this ending may be death, but without an ending you can't move forward...." Jenn glanced up at Gabriel befor studyingthe cards again, "I must have done something wrong. These don't make sense."
"Yeah, maybe." Gabriel forced out a smile and turned towards the stairs in time to see a pair of bare feet disappear up into the hall.
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Sara walked into Talismaniac without knocking and froze when she was met by 5 sets of eyes.
"Is Gabriel here?" She asked standing in the doorway.
"Gabriel!" a blonde yelled, "You've got a visitor!"
Sara watched as Gabriel bounded down his stairs. He slowed his pace and smiled when he saw Sara standing by his door.
"Ah, my favorite detective!" he beamed, "Gwen's waiting up stairs."
Sara just nodded and hurried past Gabriel up the stairs.
The door to Gabriel's bedroom stood ajar and music could just be heard in the hall. Pushing her way in Sara smiled when she saw Gwen sprawled across the silky blue comforter in shorts and one of Gabriel's long sleeve shirts.
"You look comfortable." she comented as she sat next to the Keeper, "Did you meet the people downstairs?"
"Yes." Gwen said shortly as she made room for Sara to lie down, "How was work?"
"Dull." Sara plopped down on the bed, "There's been absolutely nothing interesting happening in this city since you arrived."
"I'm sorry." Gwen smiled, "But then again, I'm not."
"Me either." Sara laughed, "I just don't know how to relax."
"Sara?" Gwen asked, turning serious, "Are you still mad at me?"
"What?!" Sara rolled onto her side so she could look Gwen in the face, "That was 3 days ago." she reached out, brushing hair away from Gwen's pale face, "I understand what you did. I didn't then but I do now. I understand why you did it also. You had to meet Daeryc and offer him a way out before you could justify killing him"
"Good." Gwen smiled, "I'd hate to leave knowing you were mad."
"Leave?" Sara wispered.
"Oh, not yet." Gwen sat up, "I was just saying-"
"I know-you just caught me by surprise.... I don't want to let you go. You've become family to me all over again."
"I won't leave without a goodbye." Gwen looked up as Gabriel walked into the room, "I promise."
Gwen opened her arms to Sara and the detective quickly hugged her, laughing at her own fear as Gabriel slid out the door unnoticed.
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The movie had quickly been forgotten as Sara and Gwen continued to chat about odd little things that held little meaning other than they were things they both remembered from random times. The two had long since taken over Gabriel's bed and once the people from the tarrot reading were gone he joined them, suggesting a movie.
Gwen reminded Sara of a child as she lay horizontaly between the other two with her head on Gabriel's stomack and her legs over Sara. They laughed about things that no one else would find amusing and avoided the topic of Daeryc completely. It was comfortable and fun. No one talked about work or annoying people and around 3 am Gabriel was the first to fall asleep.
"Do you remember almost being his wife?" Sara asked.
"Yes." Gwen strained her neck to look up at the sleeping Gabriel and smiled, "Many of his personality traits have stayed the same."
"Even the annoying ones?" Sara asked in disbelief, making Gwen giggle.
"Yes, even the annoying ones."
"Do you miss living with him like that?" Sara moved closer so she could speak quietly.
"A bit but.... it could never be the same."
"And why is that?" Sara closed her eyes as Gwen shifted.
"Because.... I saw him die. You don't forget something like that in a blink."
"No. I suppose you wouldn't."
"But I won't forget all the good times either." Sara nodded sleepily, "I'll always remember this." Gwen said as the detective drifted off to sleep.
Sleep was evasive and Gwen found herself lost in thought. It had been such a wonderfull night, and she was almost sad to know that it was nearly over.
'Tomorrow will come,' Gwen sighed as she slid the remote from Gabriel's hand and turned the tv off, 'And when it does I will face it.'
As sleep finaly over came her, a song sung in a language long dead, wispered sadly some where in the back of Gwen's mind.
'If you must from me be,
Go you safe,
And keep you safe,
And return you safe back home to me'
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A/N: There doesn't seem to be much purpose to this ch. other than to show you how attached Sara's become and how commom Gwen's pressence is to both Gabriel and Sara. Just bare with me... it will get better. ^_^ Thanks. No one reviewed Ch 6! I'm slightly disapointed...It was my favorite...