Recap:

Ami had read Jarod's mind and said to herself, 'Apparently he's had dealing with these people. Especially this Mr. Reines.'

Chapter 9

At The Center

"She's alive? After all these years she's still alive?" bellowed Mr. Parker. "Yes, sir that is what we believe," replied Willie. "Do you know what this could do to The Center if she ever regains her memory?" Mr. Parker demanded. "Yes, we understand the problem at hand," Willie replied. "You and Reins failed to bring her in eight years ago, but you told me she was DEAD, and I want it that way now!" yelled Mr. Parker. "We'll take care of it Mr. Parker," replied Willie. "You and Mr. Reins better or else," Mr. Parker told Willie as he left his office.

Miss Parker was walking to her father's office she saw Reins' sweeper Willie leave the office. "Daddy? Are you alright?" Miss Parker asked as she entered her father's office. Mr. Parker turned to her and replied, "I'm fine, Angel. What can I do for you?" "I just came to tell you we have a lead on Jarod and that if I move on it, I won't be able to make it for dinner tonight," Miss Parker replied. "No, Jarod can wait till tomorrow I'm sure he'll still be there. There is something we need to discuss tonight at dinner with your brother," replied Mr. Parker. "Alright, do you want to send Sydney and Broots ahead of me?" Miss Parker asked. "It's your call," he replied.

At the hospital

"Usako, Motoki will be doing the operation, but Ami and I will be close by incase anything happens," explained Mamoru. "Why do we even have to remove it? I seem to be doing just fine with it there," reasoned Usagi. Mamoru sighed and replied, "The bullet is lodged in the middle of your shoulder blade and your rib cage, if pushed anymore into the rib cage could mean trouble. So we decided that we'd better take it out why it's easier to get out now than wait till it really does some damage that may never fully heal." Usagi nodded in understanding.

"Usako are you going to be ok with this?" Mamoru asked. "I'm just not into being cut-up," Usagi told him. He chuckled and said, "You never have been." She smiled sweetly at him and mouthed the words 'I know.' Then he reached over and brushed his lips against hers before he fully kissed her on the lips.

"Jarod, everything will be fine," Ami tried to comfort him as much as possible. "You don't understand them. YOU don't know them," Jarod told her. "I'm not sure what you mean by that," Ami replied. "The people that are after her will stop at nothing to get to her," Jarod replied. "Well there is somewhere we could take her after the surgery is done where no one can find her...she may insist that you come Jarod, I must warn you," Ami replied. "Why?" Jarod asked. "For some reason she knows more about you and this place then she's letting on," replied Ami.

Motoki just returned with the food and waved them over to the room. He held open the door for Ami, and then Jarod held the door open for him to go in. "Hello ladies and gentlemen!" Motoki replied loudly (but not yelling).

Usagi chuckled at Motoki's antics he always tried to lighten' up a room, even if it was already full of happiness. Motoki put a face that looked hurt and said, "Usa, what's so funny?" "Just old memories...you really haven't changed that much have you?" Usagi asked. He shook his head no. She smirked and said, "Just as I thought."

"Well have you changed? How about you're beautiful singing voice?" Motoki asked. "I do not have a good singing voice, I don't know where you heard that," replied Usagi w/her nose in the air. Motoki looked at Mamoru and then back at Usagi then he said, "Usa dear, I love you, but not that much...cause I wanna live to see my next birthday." (-- He said in a humorous voice). "Mamoru! Ami! You see how he treats me! And I've just come back from the dead, oh the same of it all!" she exclaimed (in a dramatic way). Then everyone in the room burst out laughing. They were laughing so hard and loud that a couple of nurses came into the room and quite them down, but only to start laughing just as hard. (Usagi and Motoki were having a funny face contest).

A few minutes later the phone rang. "I'll get it," Mamoru replied. "Wait, if they ask if it's Usagi Serenity Tuskino's room it's not...it's Angela Preascott," she told him. He nodded in understanding. "Hello?" Mamoru asked. "No, I'm sorry I'm afraid you have the wrong room...no I'm very sure there is no one here by that name...who am I? I'm the doctor...Dr. Chibia...I'm the specialist they called in...but I don't see how---" he said before he hung up the phone. "Now that was uncalled for," he said. "Who was it?" Jarod asked. "Some woman asking if there was a Usagi was here," replied Mamoru. "What did she say?" Jarod asked.

"Well first she said that she asked for the room of Usagi, then she wanted to know who I was...then she said there was no doctor at the hospital by that name, well then you know the rest," replied Mamoru. "Hmm...do you think you could push up the surgery? We may need to get out of here sooner then I thought," Jarod asked. "I'm not sure, Ami would you go find out?" Mamoru asked. Ami looked a bit surprised and then saw the look in his eyes and said, "Of course, I'll be back in a moment." Then she got up and left the room.

"What's wrong?" asked Motoki asked. "Usagi's life may be in danger," Jarod replied. "How?" Darien asked. "The people who tried to kill her eight years ago may have found out she's still alive, and they want her dead for a reason. They won't stop until she is dead," Jarod replied. "Jarod, they will have a really hard time getting a hold of me after the surgery is over," Usagi replied. "How is that possible?" Jarod asked. A smile appeared on Usagi's face and she said, "It's my little secret, but everyone in this room is going and so is Ami, and I mean everyone, Jarod." "I can't go," Jarod replied. "Jarod, I'm not going to take no for an answer. You're coming if you like it or not," Usagi told him.

Jarod was about to say something when Motoki said, "Um...Usa...why would I be going?" "Because they would use you to get to me, and I won't take kindly to that, and I'm sure you wouldn't either. Motoki, Mamoru, I need to talk to Jarod alone. Um...Darien it might be a good idea if you fill Motoki in on our other secret," Usagi told him.

Chapter 10

"Jarod, there is something that you don't know about me," Usagi told him. "And I know everything about you," she told him. "How?" Jarod asked. "When I was three my real parents were killed," she began. "My mother's name was Rita Parker," Usagi replied. "Parker?" Jarod replied. "Yes, my mother was the sister to Mr. Parker, the head person in charge at the center," she told him. "But what do that want with you?" Jarod asked. "Jarod, my mother and father had a gift of being able to tell the past and the future of people. So they assumed that I would have the same powers," she told him. "Do you have the same powers?" Jarod asked. "Those and many, many more, my parents knew that they were going to be killed so that they could get to me, but they prevented that," Usagi replied. "How did they do that?" Jarod asked. "They arranged for my first adopted parents to take me and go into hiding," she began. "But didn't you see the death of your parents?" Jarod asked. "Yes, I did, but I was to young to know what it really was, but now that I look back on it, I clearly see the face of there killer, and the one who killed my other family," Usagi replied. "Did your parents know that you'd have more powers then them?" Jarod asked. "I would assume that they did know everything about me because of how they gave up their lives to keep me away form them," she told him. "Every parent that I've met would do the same thing," Jarod replied. "Most parents would go into hiding with there children," Usagi replied. Jarod nodded and then asked, "But what has this got to do with me?" Jarod replied.

"Jarod, you are also in the Parker family," Usagi replied. "What do you mean?" Jarod replied. "For years I've been having dreams with you in them and I finally understand them. Jarod, the one that they said is you're mother isn't your biological mother. Yes she gave birth to you but the egg was my mothers," she replied. "What about Major Charles?" Jarod asked. "Yes he's your father," Usagi told him. "I guess that's why I don't look like either of them," Jarod replied. "You look like mother," Usagi told him. "So then you look like you're father?" Jarod asked. "No, both of my parents had black hair, they died in blond shortly after they had gotten married," she told him. "Then how do you look like?" Jarod asked. "Now we get into the real story," Usagi replied.

Sorry this took so long...my computer crashed for awhile and I lost what I had written before and I had to rewrite it...and then my internet went down. I'm almost done w/the next part and I'll get it up and going ASAP. My new e-mail is sydneyparker02@yahoo.com Thanks! -Ms. S. P.