What the Future Holds
Chapter Three
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William stood on the sidewalk across the street from Jake and Janie's apartment. 'When is that idiotic man going to leave?' he thought. He stood there for thirty minutes before the doors opened and Jake walked out. 'Finally' William thought.
He walked up the apartment and into the lobby. He walked open to the desk.
"Hello, how can I help you?" the receptionist asked.
"Could you please tell the apartment number for Jake Cottingham?" William asked.
"May I ask why?" the receptionist asked.
"I'm his lawyer and I need to speak to him," William said.
"Oh, well his apartment is number 624, on the fifth floor," the receptionist said.
"Thank you," William said. He walked to the elevator. When he got in he began to plan what he would do when he got to the door of Jake's apartment. The elevator reached the fifth floor and William got out. 'Now to find the room and my plan begins and Cottingham suffers' he thought.
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The doorbell ringed. Normally this wouldn't bother Janie and she would open the door. But something told her that this was not right, that something would happen. 'You are being silly' she thought. She walked up to the door but when she got there she hesitated. 'Janie, open the door. There is nothing to be afraid of and besides it might be some one you know' she thought. She reached for the doorknob and her hand hesitated as if it didn't want to touch it. 'This is ridiculous' she thought angrily and opened the door wide enough to see who it was.
"Hello, my name is Jonathan Dewberry. I am a salesman and was hoping you would like to by something," said the man at the door. 'See? You were being silly. It's just a salesperson' Janie thought.
"Um, sure, come in," Janie said, opening the door wider. She stepped aside and let the man in.
"Follow me," she said and turned. Then everything went black.
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Hannah walked down the halls of the mansion. 'For some reason I feel as if something is going to happen. It's probably nothing' she thought.
"Aunt Hannah," a voice called. She turned around and saw Hannah-Marie.
"Yes, Hannah?" she asked.
"When are Sophie and Reuben gettin' here?" Hannah-Marie asked.
"At five. Your father and Uncle Trowa are going to pick them," Hannah said. Hannah-Marie turned and waked away, saying, "Sammy, were you?"
Hannah smiled. 'She is so cute. Heero and Relena don't know how lucky they are. Neither do Amber and Trowa' she thought. She kept walking till she reached the doors that would take her to the gardens in the back of the mansion. She opened them and stepped outside.
The snow covered the ground. The animals hid in their homes not to come out till the summer returned. Icicles hung form tree limbs and the balconies and rooftops of the mansion.
Hannah had always loved the snow. There was something about that was mystifying and beautiful. Something child-like about it. Hannah wondered around, looking at what the snow had killed and what it had created.
'I love being out here. There something about this place, something not many people have. I wonder what it is' she thought.
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Fists flew through the air and hit flesh. Heat came from every corner it seemed. Frustrated growls filled the gym in the mansion.
Heero and Trowa were training like they did everyday. They didn't stop till someone fell down or until their wives yelling finally got to them. To say the least, this would go on for along time. But today it was going to end at four.
"Heero, what time is it?" Trowa asked, dodging a punch.
"3:59. Think you can last for one more minute?" Heero asked, dodging a punch of his on.
"Yeah," Trowa said, throwing another punch. He managed to hit Heero in the face and Heero countered. This went on till four. At four, they left and took a shower and went to get Reuben and Sophie from the airport.
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They arrived at the airport at four fifty-eight. Heero and Trowa got out of the car and walked into the airport. When there, they walked up to the receptionist desk.
"Hello and how may I help you?" the receptionist asked.
"Where will the passengers for flights 115 and 90 be unloading?" Heero asked.
"At Gate 19 and 21. There's down that way," the receptionist said, pointing.
"Thank you," Heero said and lift with Trowa. Heero waited at Gate 19 and Trowa went to Gate 21.
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Trowa sat in Gate 21 looking for Sophie. 'I wonder how she's been' Trowa thought. He looked at his watch. 'Well, she be here any moment' he thought. He looked towards the gate and watched for Sophie. Finally she appeared. Trowa got up and walked over to her. Sophie spotted him, smiled and ran over.
"Hey," Trowa said as he Sophie hugged.
"Hi. Is Daddy here?" she asked.
"Yeah, he's meeting Reuben right now," Trowa said.
"Ok. There's something I need to show you two," Sophie said.
"What?" Trowa asked, worried.
"Not here. I'll tell you in the car. Let's go find Dad and Reuben," Sophie said.
"Okay," Trowa said. They walked to Gate 19 and found Heero.
"Hey, sweetheart," Heero said as he and Sophie hugged.
"Hey," Sophie said.
"How was your trip?" Heero asked.
"Alright I guess," Sophie said. Heero looked at her questionably. But he couldn't say anything for Trowa said, "Reuben just stepped out."
Everyone turn their heads to see him. Reuben saw them and ran over. He hugged everyone.
"It feels so good to speak English again," he said.
"Tell me about, though Allen does speak some English," Sophie made the mistake of saying.
"And just who is Allen?" everyone asked.
"Um, he's sort my uh boyfriend," Sophie said.
"What do you mean 'sort
of?" Heero asked.
"He hasn't actually asked me out be um we
have uh, well, kissed," Sophie said.
"So when I going to meet him?" Heero asked.
"Can we go now? I really want to see Hannah, Mom, Relena and Aunt Hannah," Reuben said.
"Sure," Heero said, turned and left. Everyone followed. Reuben and Sophie got their things and they left the airport. But unknown to them, some one was watching. Someone everyone thought was dead.
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Lady Une stood on the boat that belonged to William. Mariemaya walked up behind her.
"Lady, why are we doing this?" she asked. Lady turned and looked at her.
"Who are you?" Lady asked. Mariemaya's eyes widen.
"I'm your adopted daughter. Mariemaya. Don't you remember?" Mariemaya asked.
"No," Lady said and looked back out at the water. Mariemaya stood in shock and began to cry.
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I am finally done with this chapter. I am so happy. Please review and thanks to everyone who has.
Ja ne,
Pinkmoon