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Connor walked into the park. The lake was in the center of it. There were a few trees around it. As he walked closer he felt the presence of an immortal.
"That can't be Dri," He thought. "It's too strong."
He walked closer to the lake keeping his hand on his sword under his coat. Connor didn't think he would honestly need it. There were a lot of people in the park, but just in case.
He looked over to the left of him and saw Dri sitting under a tree. She had on a set of headphones and a journal in her lap. She was leaning against the tree pen poised in hand, writing as quickly as she can.
Connor walked over and kneeled next to her. She raised her head slowly to look at him. She sighed and pulled off her headphones.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I came to find you."
"Where's Duncan," She asked almost disappointed.
"Something urgent came up."
"Whatever."
"What are you writing?" Connor asked trying to change the subject.
Dri snapped the book shut. "None of your business."
Connor sat down next to her. "Duncan was going to come you know."
"I'm so sure."
"He cares about you."
She leaned her head against the tree, but didn't say anything. Connor opened his mouth to say something when he felt the energy of another immortal. It couldn't be Duncan and Richie didn't even know they were here. He just hoped it wasn't who he thought it was.
"Put your things in your bag. We need to go now." He said almost urgently.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Just do as I say."
"All right, geez," She replied as she started putting her things away.
"Hurry," Connor told her.
She looked up at him. "There's another immortal around isn't there."
"Come on," He said ignoring her question and helping her up.
They started walking across the park. A man appeared as if out of no where and blocked there path. He had short, strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing black jeans and a red shirt. A black leather trench coat, with silver buckles was over it all.
"Hello MacLeod." He said in a deep voice that didn't quite fit his face.
"Jason," Connor acknowledged.
"Some how I knew you'd be in town." His gaze diverted to Dri. "Who is this beautiful young woman with you."
He reached out a hand towards her hair. Connor put an arm around her and pulled her out of reach. He felt her tense, but she didn't pull away. Smart kid.
"She's none of your concern."
Dri hadn't say anything. She just watched the two men talk. She was stubborn not stupid and getting involved in this conversation was stupid. She could feel the hatred in their words, see it in their eyes. The anger was so thick you could walk on it.
The two men stared each other down. Dri was getting sick of this.
"Connor who is this creep?" She asked, breaking the silence.
Jason smiled. "Attitude, I like that."
Dri didn't like the way he said that.
"Go wait for me by the benches," Connor told her.
"Connor!" She exclaimed.
"GO!" He half yelled.
"Whatever," Dri replied walking away.
Connor watched as McDaniels gaze followed her.
"Don't even think about it."
Jason reverted his gaze to Connor.
"She's quite exquisite. How can I resist such beauty?"
"She's a child," The Highlander seethed. "You and I will have our time. She stays out of this."
"I can't promise that Connor."
"Let's go someplace private and I'll make you promise."
McDaniels laughed. "You were right Connor. We will have our time, but I will decide when and it will be on my terms."
He glanced over at Dri and blew her a kiss. Connor clenched his fists. Dri simply glared back. Jason threw another smile at Connor.
"I'll be in touch," He said as he walked away.
"I'm looking forward to it." Connor replied as Dri walked up to him.
"What the hell was that all about?" She asked.
Connor looked down at her. "Nothing, let's go. Duncan will be waiting for us."
He went to put an arm around her shoulder but she moved away.
"I let you do that once before for show. I didn't want that guy touching me, but don't expect to be able to do it again."
Connor looked at her. In some ways he didn't understand her. He knew she was training with Duncan and Richie. She'd probably even walked away with a bruise or two and she was okay with that. Yet if anyone went to show her affection it seemed to be a threat to her.
"Sorry I didn't mean.."
"Don't worry about it," She cut him off. "Let's just go back to the apartment so Mac can yell at me."
"Are you so sure he'll yell?" Connor asked as they started walking.
She shrugged as an answer.
"He's just worried. He cares about you. So does Richie."
"You may be Mac's Clansman or whatever but you should still mind your own damn business!" She said angrily.
"All right we won't talk about it anymore."
She looked up at him. "Why do I think you're going to talk about something else?"
Connor smiled. "You know I raised a girl myself a long time ago. Her parents were killed in a war."
"Sucks to be her."
Connor ignored her. "I remember she was happy when I first took her in. Then a few years later when she was older, she became angry and no matter what I did I couldn't get her to tell me why."
"Is there a point to this?" Dri asked tiredly.
Connor laughed. "I asked her over and over and over, but she wouldn't tell me."
"She probably had good reason."
"One day," He continued. "I found her crying in her room. She finally admitted that she was angry at everything that happened. Angry that her parents had been killed, but mostly she was angry that she had lived. I didn't understand what had brought it on until she told me it was her fathers birthday."
Dri stopped walking. Conner took an extra step and turned to look at her.
"What are you getting at? You think I'm going to tell you what's wrong because of a story about you and some orphan girl." She spat. "Don't think that I'm the same as her. I'm not!"
"No," Connor replied calmly. "You're not, but the same anger burns inside you and if you don't let it out it will eat you alive."
Dri glared at him, but she couldn't think of anything to say. So, she didn't say anything and started walking again. Connor walked next to her but didn't say anything. There was nothing but silence the rest of the way home.
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Connor walked into the park. The lake was in the center of it. There were a few trees around it. As he walked closer he felt the presence of an immortal.
"That can't be Dri," He thought. "It's too strong."
He walked closer to the lake keeping his hand on his sword under his coat. Connor didn't think he would honestly need it. There were a lot of people in the park, but just in case.
He looked over to the left of him and saw Dri sitting under a tree. She had on a set of headphones and a journal in her lap. She was leaning against the tree pen poised in hand, writing as quickly as she can.
Connor walked over and kneeled next to her. She raised her head slowly to look at him. She sighed and pulled off her headphones.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I came to find you."
"Where's Duncan," She asked almost disappointed.
"Something urgent came up."
"Whatever."
"What are you writing?" Connor asked trying to change the subject.
Dri snapped the book shut. "None of your business."
Connor sat down next to her. "Duncan was going to come you know."
"I'm so sure."
"He cares about you."
She leaned her head against the tree, but didn't say anything. Connor opened his mouth to say something when he felt the energy of another immortal. It couldn't be Duncan and Richie didn't even know they were here. He just hoped it wasn't who he thought it was.
"Put your things in your bag. We need to go now." He said almost urgently.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Just do as I say."
"All right, geez," She replied as she started putting her things away.
"Hurry," Connor told her.
She looked up at him. "There's another immortal around isn't there."
"Come on," He said ignoring her question and helping her up.
They started walking across the park. A man appeared as if out of no where and blocked there path. He had short, strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing black jeans and a red shirt. A black leather trench coat, with silver buckles was over it all.
"Hello MacLeod." He said in a deep voice that didn't quite fit his face.
"Jason," Connor acknowledged.
"Some how I knew you'd be in town." His gaze diverted to Dri. "Who is this beautiful young woman with you."
He reached out a hand towards her hair. Connor put an arm around her and pulled her out of reach. He felt her tense, but she didn't pull away. Smart kid.
"She's none of your concern."
Dri hadn't say anything. She just watched the two men talk. She was stubborn not stupid and getting involved in this conversation was stupid. She could feel the hatred in their words, see it in their eyes. The anger was so thick you could walk on it.
The two men stared each other down. Dri was getting sick of this.
"Connor who is this creep?" She asked, breaking the silence.
Jason smiled. "Attitude, I like that."
Dri didn't like the way he said that.
"Go wait for me by the benches," Connor told her.
"Connor!" She exclaimed.
"GO!" He half yelled.
"Whatever," Dri replied walking away.
Connor watched as McDaniels gaze followed her.
"Don't even think about it."
Jason reverted his gaze to Connor.
"She's quite exquisite. How can I resist such beauty?"
"She's a child," The Highlander seethed. "You and I will have our time. She stays out of this."
"I can't promise that Connor."
"Let's go someplace private and I'll make you promise."
McDaniels laughed. "You were right Connor. We will have our time, but I will decide when and it will be on my terms."
He glanced over at Dri and blew her a kiss. Connor clenched his fists. Dri simply glared back. Jason threw another smile at Connor.
"I'll be in touch," He said as he walked away.
"I'm looking forward to it." Connor replied as Dri walked up to him.
"What the hell was that all about?" She asked.
Connor looked down at her. "Nothing, let's go. Duncan will be waiting for us."
He went to put an arm around her shoulder but she moved away.
"I let you do that once before for show. I didn't want that guy touching me, but don't expect to be able to do it again."
Connor looked at her. In some ways he didn't understand her. He knew she was training with Duncan and Richie. She'd probably even walked away with a bruise or two and she was okay with that. Yet if anyone went to show her affection it seemed to be a threat to her.
"Sorry I didn't mean.."
"Don't worry about it," She cut him off. "Let's just go back to the apartment so Mac can yell at me."
"Are you so sure he'll yell?" Connor asked as they started walking.
She shrugged as an answer.
"He's just worried. He cares about you. So does Richie."
"You may be Mac's Clansman or whatever but you should still mind your own damn business!" She said angrily.
"All right we won't talk about it anymore."
She looked up at him. "Why do I think you're going to talk about something else?"
Connor smiled. "You know I raised a girl myself a long time ago. Her parents were killed in a war."
"Sucks to be her."
Connor ignored her. "I remember she was happy when I first took her in. Then a few years later when she was older, she became angry and no matter what I did I couldn't get her to tell me why."
"Is there a point to this?" Dri asked tiredly.
Connor laughed. "I asked her over and over and over, but she wouldn't tell me."
"She probably had good reason."
"One day," He continued. "I found her crying in her room. She finally admitted that she was angry at everything that happened. Angry that her parents had been killed, but mostly she was angry that she had lived. I didn't understand what had brought it on until she told me it was her fathers birthday."
Dri stopped walking. Conner took an extra step and turned to look at her.
"What are you getting at? You think I'm going to tell you what's wrong because of a story about you and some orphan girl." She spat. "Don't think that I'm the same as her. I'm not!"
"No," Connor replied calmly. "You're not, but the same anger burns inside you and if you don't let it out it will eat you alive."
Dri glared at him, but she couldn't think of anything to say. So, she didn't say anything and started walking again. Connor walked next to her but didn't say anything. There was nothing but silence the rest of the way home.
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