A Broken Wing A Broken Wing(pro-1/?) Author:Aquarius Girl Email:Abclover@aol.com Distribution:Ask and ye shall recieve. :) Rating:PG-13 (for now) Spoilers:In my world, that whole Carly/Sonny thing didn't happen so Jason is still in the picture. Oh, and Lucky has been back from the dead and in PC for some time. Summary:When someone finds out that Emily is being hurt, who will survive the fallout when her tormentor is revealed? Secrets and lies are second nature in Port Charles, but this one could tear people apart forever. Disclaimer:ABC and the writers of 'General Hospital' own all. I'm just borrowing. Feedback:Yes please. Author's Note:This is my very first fan fic, please be kind. :* If you tell ANYONE I'll make you wish you were never born Emily. Don't test me, you won't like the results.

Emily Quartermaine silently cried as the man left her room once again. The tears rolled down her face in endless waves, her face contorted in pain. You can see signs of a struggle all around her room--books thrown all about, keepsakes broken on the floor, but nothing in that room is more broken than Emily herself.

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Chapter 1

Emily silently walks down the steps towards the family room, headed for breakfast. Edward and Alan are arguing about something as usual as everyone else is grabbing something to eat. "Goodmorning dear. Did you sleep well last night?", Lila asks Emily as she walks in the room. Emily walks up to Lila and gives her a kiss on the cheek. "Hi Grandmother. I slept great! You?", she says with false brightness, which Ned notices as he walks in the room.

"How can you ask if she's slept well Grandmother? She lives in the House of Horrors.", Ned says as he sails into the room. *If only you knew Ned*, Emily thinks to herself. *If only you knew*. AJ smiles into his cup of coffee, gearing up for a fight with Ned. "Why are you here Ned? Shouldn't you be with Chloe or is the marriage on the rocks already?", AJ says brightly. Alan an Monica roll their eyes as Edward beams. Emily takes this a her cue to leave. Just as she is about to leave, Carly walks in the room, Leticia and Michael behind her.

"God Em, dressing for a blizzard? It's like 85 degrees outside and your wearing a turtleneck and jeans. What, did you lose you fashion sense already? Wait, you didn't have any to begin with!", Carly says snidely. Monica visibly bristles. "Watch your mouth Carly.", she says. Emily just ignores them all and walks out the door, headed for Lucky's.

Lucky. Sometimes Emily couldn't believe that her best friend was back. The day Caesar Faison died and Lucky was found was the happiest day of her young life. With all the thing happening in her life, she was glad to have him back. He'd been gone a little over a year and everyone thought he was dead and moved on, but not Emily. Sure, she smiled and went out, but there was a hole in her soul that stayed there from the day he "died" to the day he was found again. Only then did she heal. Now she was broken again.

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"Hey Em! What's up?", Lucky said as he opened the door to his apartment. After he came back from the dead, he got another apartment, still uncomfortable living at home. "I'm almost ready. I just gotta do my hair." Emily laughed and sailed past him into the apartment. *Em has a really sweet laugh. It's good to hear it again.* Lucky closes the door and heads towards Emily and gives her a hug. Emily sighs and leans her head on his chest. He'd gotten so tall in the past year, but he was still the same. "Thanks Lucky. I really needed that.", Emily says with her first sincere smile of the day. Lucky smiles. "That goes both ways Em. When Faison had me, one of the things that I really missed was hugging. That and watching Liz.......", Lucky trails off, his face clouding over.

A lot of things happened the year that Lucky was supposedly dead. His parents actually got back together (which he still couldn't believe). His cousin Carly actually married into a family crazier than theirs and saddest of all, Liz moved on. With his half-brother. That hurt more than he'll ever admit. Lucky pledged his life to Liz and she moved on. He'd given her his heart and she broke it. In all fairness, Lucky was "dead", but it still hurt. That's why it felt good to have Emily back in his life. When he and Liz got together, he'd forgotten his best friend, but Emily never forgot him. When he came back from the dead, Nikolas and Liz fled to New York City, but Emily stepped up and supported him, unconditionally.

Emily noticed the far away look on his face and knew that he was thinking about the past, especially Liz. She understood that Liz moved on. She didn't like it, but she understood. What she couldn't forgive was the abandonment. Nik and Liz were supposed to be Lucky's friends, but they'd deserted him. Emily sighed. "Don't think about them Lucky. They made their choices and its their loss. All that matters is that you're back. Think happy stuff!", Emily said, trying to cheer him up. "Now go do your hair! We're gonna be late!"

Lucky laughed and took off for the bathroom. He and Emily were supposed to be spending the day at his parents' house, hanging out. With all the stuff that happened in his family before he was gone, Lucky was kind of weary, so Em always tagged along when he went there. Luke and Laura didn't mind. They understood. Besides, they had a special place in their hearts for Emily. Lulu loved her too. Lucky finished his hair (which looked the same as before, according to Emily) and went to grab a jacket as they both headed out the door. Neither of them noticed the man watching from the shadows as the walked down the street together. End Chapter 1