Daughter of Darkness
Chapter 3: Dinner
By Gaz Destiny
Rated: PG-13
Spoiler :Snowman
Disclaimer: the show and its respective characters (except for Claudia and
my ingenious plot) were created by J. J. Abrams and are owned by ABC.
A/N: read and review.also dates may be a bit wrong.I'm doing the best I can
with what I've got.hey I am doing the best I can to get the English right
and everything.I'm now using the proper spelling for Sloane.also if you
have 'constructive criticism' please include some kind of encouragement for
me to continue.otherwise the review will be labeled as a flame and bring
out lots of anger from me.and I have a large collection of anger waiting to
come out.plus people may seem a little OOC cause I'm working on perfecting
my 'smart person' talk.(don't tease me cause I want to talk like a smart
person, you evil demon bunnies out there).^_-
Also.thanks to:
Mel- I like to reply to my reviewers.again.thanks for the wonderful review.I like it when people inflate my ego.^_-
Thanks for all my wonderful reviews; they make me feel good.
Last note: if anyone would like to revise for me.I thank you a lot.just send me an e-mail.I kind of dumped my beta so now I obviously don't have one.^_- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
"I could save the world Since the night your love saved me Maybe I can't save the world But as long as you believe Maybe I could save the world" --Bon Jovi (Save the World)
"What's wrong man?" Eric asked walking into Michael's office.
"Nothing actually, everything's great," Michael answered, watching Eric between his fingers. "I just can't wait to see Claudia again."
"Oh, so that's what the letter was about," Eric thought aloud.
"Yeah, she wants me to come over to her parents house for a family dinner," Michael said glancing at the letter once again. "Says Sloane wants to meet me, and she's been having to keep him from doing any security checks."
"You going?" Eric asked, already knowing the answer.
"Of course, wouldn't miss it," Michael replied quickly, his eyes once again sweeping over the letter.
"I'm gonna go out and get lunch, you want anything?" Eric asked changing, quickly changing the subject at the almost sad look on his friend's face.
"No, thanks," Michael answered waving him off.
For a few minutes after Weiss left, Michael sat there staring at the note, reading and rereading the words over and over.
Andrew-
I miss you. Mum's planning a family dinner on Sunday at 7 o'clock. Father wants to meet you, I've been keeping him from doing any security checks on you so far, but I think until he meets you he's going to want to do a check on you. I'm inviting a couple of friends of mine. That should keep father with his manners. I still love you more than ever.
-Christina
Those last few words were what he'd been waiting a year to hear. But part of him wasn't happy, that part hadn't wanted her to wait, had wanted her to move on and be happy, although that part was much smaller than the other part.
~*~
"Hey, Syd," Claudia said walking into Sydney's room, where Sydney was doing her makeup. "I'm going to go ahead, do you mind?"
"Oh, no," Sydney answered smiling softly. "I have to go pick up Will anyways."
"Alright," Claudia said turning to leave. "Bye."
"Bye," Sydney said as Claudia left the room.
~*~
"Hello, mum," Claudia greeted giving Emily a gentle hug, remembering how weak her mother was. "I've missed you so much."
"I've missed you too, it was too bad you couldn't come back for holidays," Emily greeted back.
"Yes, it was," Claudia answered taking a step back to take a good look at her mother, before giving her father a well aimed glare.
"So, what friends did you invite?" he asked, wanting to avoid any chance of anger for the night.
"I invited Sydney, and Will, mum told me how wonderful it was having Will over for dinner last time," Claudia said smiling her brilliant smile, just as the doorbell rang.
"MICHAEL!" Claudia's voice echoed throughout the foyer as she embraced Michael in a tight hug. "I've missed you so, so, so much."
"I missed you too, Claudia," Michael replied, holding her tighter, slightly burying his face in her long hair.
Arvin chose that moment to 'politely' pull of a fake cough, earning himself a well deserved elbowing from Emily.
"Oh, yes, sorry," Claudia apologized, grinning madly and trying to keep from laughing from all the happiness bubbling up inside. "Mum, dad, this is Michael Vaughn, my fiancée. Michael, these are my parents."
"It's nice to finally meet you, Michael," Arvin said holding out a hand for Michael to shake (A/N: I didn't write that right did I???), completely taken aback that Claudia had called him 'dad,' something she normally would never have thought of doing.
"It's nice to meet you too, Mr. Sloane," Michael answered shaking Arvin's hand.
"Arvin, please," he said in a kindly old guy voice, which prompted raised eyebrows from Claudia.
"So-," Claudia started, and she was saved by the doorbell.
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Short I know, but I'm having a really, really, really hard time writing this, mostly cause I forgot the plot line I was going to use.oh, well.here's to hoping I remember it.(^_-)
Gaz Destiny
Also.thanks to:
Mel- I like to reply to my reviewers.again.thanks for the wonderful review.I like it when people inflate my ego.^_-
Thanks for all my wonderful reviews; they make me feel good.
Last note: if anyone would like to revise for me.I thank you a lot.just send me an e-mail.I kind of dumped my beta so now I obviously don't have one.^_- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
"I could save the world Since the night your love saved me Maybe I can't save the world But as long as you believe Maybe I could save the world" --Bon Jovi (Save the World)
"What's wrong man?" Eric asked walking into Michael's office.
"Nothing actually, everything's great," Michael answered, watching Eric between his fingers. "I just can't wait to see Claudia again."
"Oh, so that's what the letter was about," Eric thought aloud.
"Yeah, she wants me to come over to her parents house for a family dinner," Michael said glancing at the letter once again. "Says Sloane wants to meet me, and she's been having to keep him from doing any security checks."
"You going?" Eric asked, already knowing the answer.
"Of course, wouldn't miss it," Michael replied quickly, his eyes once again sweeping over the letter.
"I'm gonna go out and get lunch, you want anything?" Eric asked changing, quickly changing the subject at the almost sad look on his friend's face.
"No, thanks," Michael answered waving him off.
For a few minutes after Weiss left, Michael sat there staring at the note, reading and rereading the words over and over.
Andrew-
I miss you. Mum's planning a family dinner on Sunday at 7 o'clock. Father wants to meet you, I've been keeping him from doing any security checks on you so far, but I think until he meets you he's going to want to do a check on you. I'm inviting a couple of friends of mine. That should keep father with his manners. I still love you more than ever.
-Christina
Those last few words were what he'd been waiting a year to hear. But part of him wasn't happy, that part hadn't wanted her to wait, had wanted her to move on and be happy, although that part was much smaller than the other part.
~*~
"Hey, Syd," Claudia said walking into Sydney's room, where Sydney was doing her makeup. "I'm going to go ahead, do you mind?"
"Oh, no," Sydney answered smiling softly. "I have to go pick up Will anyways."
"Alright," Claudia said turning to leave. "Bye."
"Bye," Sydney said as Claudia left the room.
~*~
"Hello, mum," Claudia greeted giving Emily a gentle hug, remembering how weak her mother was. "I've missed you so much."
"I've missed you too, it was too bad you couldn't come back for holidays," Emily greeted back.
"Yes, it was," Claudia answered taking a step back to take a good look at her mother, before giving her father a well aimed glare.
"So, what friends did you invite?" he asked, wanting to avoid any chance of anger for the night.
"I invited Sydney, and Will, mum told me how wonderful it was having Will over for dinner last time," Claudia said smiling her brilliant smile, just as the doorbell rang.
"MICHAEL!" Claudia's voice echoed throughout the foyer as she embraced Michael in a tight hug. "I've missed you so, so, so much."
"I missed you too, Claudia," Michael replied, holding her tighter, slightly burying his face in her long hair.
Arvin chose that moment to 'politely' pull of a fake cough, earning himself a well deserved elbowing from Emily.
"Oh, yes, sorry," Claudia apologized, grinning madly and trying to keep from laughing from all the happiness bubbling up inside. "Mum, dad, this is Michael Vaughn, my fiancée. Michael, these are my parents."
"It's nice to finally meet you, Michael," Arvin said holding out a hand for Michael to shake (A/N: I didn't write that right did I???), completely taken aback that Claudia had called him 'dad,' something she normally would never have thought of doing.
"It's nice to meet you too, Mr. Sloane," Michael answered shaking Arvin's hand.
"Arvin, please," he said in a kindly old guy voice, which prompted raised eyebrows from Claudia.
"So-," Claudia started, and she was saved by the doorbell.
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Short I know, but I'm having a really, really, really hard time writing this, mostly cause I forgot the plot line I was going to use.oh, well.here's to hoping I remember it.(^_-)
Gaz Destiny