What the Future Holds
Chapter 9
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Now things get interesting.
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She hated being in that mansion. Were he could do things. She almost hated him but couldn't for the simple reason that he loved her, really loved her. But she never liked the things he did to her and the things he told her. It kept pushing her to her fears. The fear that he really was insane. Not the mocking version of insane but the real one. The one that frightened you so much you didn't want to be in the same room as that person. But how could she love a man like that?
These thoughts ran though fifteen-year-old Amber-Marie Rose Morgan head. She lived with her father in the Radcliff Mansion and she was in love with the man who owned the mansion. His name was William Radcliff and was nineteen. He was a handsome young man with his reddish-brown hair and jade green eyes.
Amber was out in the gardens sitting by a fountain, staring at her reflection in the water. Her hair reached her waist and she was a couple inches shorter than she was now.
"Amber-Marie, what are you doing out here?" a gentle voice asked. Amber tensed. William's voice. 'Please don't let it be him. Please don't let it be him. Please don't let it be him. Please don't let it be him. Please don't let it be him' Amber thought as she turned around. But her prayers were not answer. She knew they wouldn't for he was the only one who called her that.
"Hello William," Amber said. William stood in front of her. He must not have been able to sleep because it was night and he was wear sweatpants and no shirt. William sat down next to her.
"Why are you out here?" William asked again.
"I'm thinking," Amber said.
"About what?"
"Things."
"What kind of things?"
"The mansion, Father, you," Amber said as she looked at her reflection again.
"You love him, don't you?" William asked.
"I have to. He's my father," Amber said, shocked by the question. She looked at William like he was crazy for even suggesting such a thing.
"I hate it when you look at me that way," William said, caressing some hair behind Amber's ear. She looked at him confused at what he was trying to pull. He leaned forward and kissed her. Amber kept her eyes open. William's hands seemed to be everywhere at once. It was madding.
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Amber woke up with a start. It had been along time since she had that dream, a very long time. She turned over and faced Trowa. He was still asleep. She stared at him. She loved him, that she knew but what she didn't know was if she was being fair. She couldn't think about that now.
She leaned forwarded and kissed him on the cheek and laid back down to sleep.
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The next day Jake drove over to the mansion. When his car reached the gate another car was pulling out. The car stop and Heero got out form the back seat. He walked to the drive side of Jake's car. Jake rolled down his window. Heero leaned down.
"What is it?" Heero asked.
"Janie's been kidnap. By Radcliff," Jake said. Heero didn't try to hide his shock.
"Hang on a second," Heero said and walked to the other car. He talked to them a while and walked back to Jake's car. He got in and told Jake to drive into the gates. When they got inside, Relena saw them.
"I thought you were going out with the guys," she said.
"Something came up. Jake follow me," Heero said, going up the stairs with Jake following. 'Something's wrong. I've never seen him so worried' she thought.
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"How do you know it was him?" Heero asked. He and Jake were in Heero and Relena's room. Heero had locked the door.
"He called and told me. I didn't believe at first but then he told me about the bomb. He said it killed Rebecca and now he wants me dead and you too probably," Jake answered.
"He's going to want Amber and the twins and maybe Relena and Hannah-Marie," Heero said.
"So what are we going to do?" Jake asked. Heero was never given the chance to answer. Relena's scream cut though the air.
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Heero and Jake rushed down the stairs. What they saw were Heero's family having guns pointed at their heads and surrounded by armed, masked men. When Hannah-Marie saw Heero and Jake on the stairs she cried out. The men turned and saw Heero and Jake.
"Hey, boss, do we kill 'em now or what?" a short man pointing a gun at Hannah asked.
"Don't know. Radcliff didn't say anything bout 'em," a tall man standing in the center of the group said. Heero looked at Amber t see what she would do but she just stare at the floor with her arms crossed. 'She thinking of away to get out of there. I hope she can' Heero thought.
"What do you want?" Heero asked.
"Just followin' orders. It ain't nothin' personal," the boss said. Heero just stared.
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Ja ne,
Pinkmoon