Chapter 7: Plans
Cassandra couldn't resist the giggle that came when she saw Darien's face after he read the
note. She turned away from the television screen and was soon in a ball on the floor from
laughing so hard. Aruand came in wearing an overcoat and pants and Cassandra thought that to
be twice as funny as no one could see him anyway.
"Shut-up girl," he hissed at her.
She slowly calmed down and sat up.
"You should have seen his face, it was like this," she said moving her face around to form a
perfect idea of terror. Aruand giggled.
"That is quite funny. Now we need to think of our next move," he said grabbing a chair. He pulled
a cigarette out and lit it. Bringing it up to his invisible mouth he took a drag off of it. Cassandra
shivered.//I hate that.// she thought.//I can't wait until this deal is over with so I can kill him. I don't
care what Stark thinks.//
"To bad that pesky girl wasn't so hard to finish off at the hospital."He said." It would have been so
much simpler if we only had Darien as a risk...he's so easily handed." De Fone said.
Cassandra growled."I could have taken care of her. Just one shot." She said making an
imaginary gun with her fingers and pullingthe tigger.
"But then we'd have more questions to answer and that would drag the police into the matter...we
don't want that now do we?" Cassandra knew if she could see his face he would be grinning.
She slowly nodded.//I hate how he makes me sound like a little girl.//
"Now come on. We have a lot of work yet to do."He said standing up and putting out the reminder
of his smoke.
*
When neither the official nor Eberts would wake up Alex began to get worried. She looked over at
Darien who had been standing in the same place for the last 10 minutes holding a sheet of
paper. Shaking her head she went over and nudged him.
"Darien, what are you doing?"
"Huh, what?" he said looking up from the paper.
"What are you doing?" she said slower. He handed he the paper as he sled to the floor. Alex
quickly read it and gasped covering her month she sat down beside him. she noticed that he was
softly crying.She put her arm around him and gave him a small hug. Cringing as she did as her
ribs exploded in pain. He turned to her and began to cry on her shoulder. She softly patted his
back.
"It's okay."she said
"I just feel that this is all my fault." he said."Everything is."
"Darien, don't be so silly."
"No it's true.Claire wouldn't have been shot if I hadn't asked her to dance; you and Bobby
wouldn't have been hurt either. Hell none of this shit over the last two years would have
happened if I had saved Kevin.If i would have got back up and pushed him out of the way...If I
hadn't let him push me." He drifted off mumbling incoherrently to himself.
"Darien." She said lifting his head to her. He was still muttering. She thought it was
names."DARIEN."She said louder he snapped out of it and looked her in the eyes."None of this
and I mean none of this is your fault. All of those people loved you and still do. they gave up their
lives because you were worth it. It's not your fault."
'But Claire, Bobby, you, Eberts, the 'Fish."
"All love you;Yes even me." she said as he lifted one eyebrow.
Darien looked deep into her eyes.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because ,Darien, you showed us what life is really about. You showed us that no matter what
your situation you can live through it.Let's face it everyone here has something or someone they
are running from and sonner or later it catches up with you and there's nothing you can do about
it expect take it at face vaule and move forward." She said stroking his face."It's just that since
you are the invisible man more people blame you then us...but they take it out on us." She
smiled.
He smiled back then standing up he said."Let's go catch us some bad guys."
"First lets get these two to the hospital." Alex said pulling her cell and dialing 911.
*
15 mintues later the Official and Eberts were being rushed to the hospital where Claire and Bobby
already were. Alex and Darien right behind pulled into the parking lot behind the ambulance.
Jumping out of the car they followed the two gurneys in. Alex went with Eberts and Darien with
the Official. The doctor and nurse were the same people who had worked on both Claire and Alex
they were shocked to see Darien again.
"Mr.Fawkes you can't be here," the nurse said.
"I'm listed as his next of kin," he lied to her.
"Fine," she said not wanting to start a fight."His name?"
"The Offi-"Darien cut himself off then correcting himself said."Charlie Borden."
"Age?"
"Umm like 47."
"Does he have any allergies?"
"Not to my knowledge."Dairen said, not metioning his knowledge of this matter wasn't much.
""Okay,do you know what happened?"
"No. I walked into the room and found him and Eberts both like this." he told her.
"Oh do you know anyone that would want to hurt them?"
Darien thought for a moment.//should he I tell them about Cassandra?// but instead he
said."Probably, he is a government official.He has enemies."
"Fine, thank-you." She said walking over to the doctor and passing him the information.Darien
turned and walked out of the room and into the opposite room which held Eberts and Alex.
Alex was in a chair on the far wall.Darien moved over to her side.
"What's happening?" he asked as he put him arm around her.
"They are running tests,"she said softly."So in short terms they don't know what's wrong." The
two remaining I-man team members sat in silence, watching the doctors work on their friends.
Cassandra couldn't resist the giggle that came when she saw Darien's face after he read the
note. She turned away from the television screen and was soon in a ball on the floor from
laughing so hard. Aruand came in wearing an overcoat and pants and Cassandra thought that to
be twice as funny as no one could see him anyway.
"Shut-up girl," he hissed at her.
She slowly calmed down and sat up.
"You should have seen his face, it was like this," she said moving her face around to form a
perfect idea of terror. Aruand giggled.
"That is quite funny. Now we need to think of our next move," he said grabbing a chair. He pulled
a cigarette out and lit it. Bringing it up to his invisible mouth he took a drag off of it. Cassandra
shivered.//I hate that.// she thought.//I can't wait until this deal is over with so I can kill him. I don't
care what Stark thinks.//
"To bad that pesky girl wasn't so hard to finish off at the hospital."He said." It would have been so
much simpler if we only had Darien as a risk...he's so easily handed." De Fone said.
Cassandra growled."I could have taken care of her. Just one shot." She said making an
imaginary gun with her fingers and pullingthe tigger.
"But then we'd have more questions to answer and that would drag the police into the matter...we
don't want that now do we?" Cassandra knew if she could see his face he would be grinning.
She slowly nodded.//I hate how he makes me sound like a little girl.//
"Now come on. We have a lot of work yet to do."He said standing up and putting out the reminder
of his smoke.
*
When neither the official nor Eberts would wake up Alex began to get worried. She looked over at
Darien who had been standing in the same place for the last 10 minutes holding a sheet of
paper. Shaking her head she went over and nudged him.
"Darien, what are you doing?"
"Huh, what?" he said looking up from the paper.
"What are you doing?" she said slower. He handed he the paper as he sled to the floor. Alex
quickly read it and gasped covering her month she sat down beside him. she noticed that he was
softly crying.She put her arm around him and gave him a small hug. Cringing as she did as her
ribs exploded in pain. He turned to her and began to cry on her shoulder. She softly patted his
back.
"It's okay."she said
"I just feel that this is all my fault." he said."Everything is."
"Darien, don't be so silly."
"No it's true.Claire wouldn't have been shot if I hadn't asked her to dance; you and Bobby
wouldn't have been hurt either. Hell none of this shit over the last two years would have
happened if I had saved Kevin.If i would have got back up and pushed him out of the way...If I
hadn't let him push me." He drifted off mumbling incoherrently to himself.
"Darien." She said lifting his head to her. He was still muttering. She thought it was
names."DARIEN."She said louder he snapped out of it and looked her in the eyes."None of this
and I mean none of this is your fault. All of those people loved you and still do. they gave up their
lives because you were worth it. It's not your fault."
'But Claire, Bobby, you, Eberts, the 'Fish."
"All love you;Yes even me." she said as he lifted one eyebrow.
Darien looked deep into her eyes.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because ,Darien, you showed us what life is really about. You showed us that no matter what
your situation you can live through it.Let's face it everyone here has something or someone they
are running from and sonner or later it catches up with you and there's nothing you can do about
it expect take it at face vaule and move forward." She said stroking his face."It's just that since
you are the invisible man more people blame you then us...but they take it out on us." She
smiled.
He smiled back then standing up he said."Let's go catch us some bad guys."
"First lets get these two to the hospital." Alex said pulling her cell and dialing 911.
*
15 mintues later the Official and Eberts were being rushed to the hospital where Claire and Bobby
already were. Alex and Darien right behind pulled into the parking lot behind the ambulance.
Jumping out of the car they followed the two gurneys in. Alex went with Eberts and Darien with
the Official. The doctor and nurse were the same people who had worked on both Claire and Alex
they were shocked to see Darien again.
"Mr.Fawkes you can't be here," the nurse said.
"I'm listed as his next of kin," he lied to her.
"Fine," she said not wanting to start a fight."His name?"
"The Offi-"Darien cut himself off then correcting himself said."Charlie Borden."
"Age?"
"Umm like 47."
"Does he have any allergies?"
"Not to my knowledge."Dairen said, not metioning his knowledge of this matter wasn't much.
""Okay,do you know what happened?"
"No. I walked into the room and found him and Eberts both like this." he told her.
"Oh do you know anyone that would want to hurt them?"
Darien thought for a moment.//should he I tell them about Cassandra?// but instead he
said."Probably, he is a government official.He has enemies."
"Fine, thank-you." She said walking over to the doctor and passing him the information.Darien
turned and walked out of the room and into the opposite room which held Eberts and Alex.
Alex was in a chair on the far wall.Darien moved over to her side.
"What's happening?" he asked as he put him arm around her.
"They are running tests,"she said softly."So in short terms they don't know what's wrong." The
two remaining I-man team members sat in silence, watching the doctors work on their friends.
