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I would advise anyone to read 'on the list' before this one to explain a bit of background and also where the hell Jekyll has gone.
This is set about 6 months after 'On the List'
Hope you enjoy and remember to review.
If it is a bit slow being posted I am doing an SG1 story at the same time. Aren't I a busy girl. :-)
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Two days later ...
Henry and Zu had set out the library to recieve the league and were both very nervous, Zu wasn't sure what her father was going to say about her engaement to Henry and Henry was imagining what Nemo would do to him on finding out that they were engaged. Finally there was a knock on the door and both hurried to open it.
"Henry good to see you mate" Skinner said walking in the door first.
"It is good to see you as well." Henry said before Tom and Mina pushed Skinner out the way.
"How are you Zu?" Mina asked while Tom enthusiastically greated the doctor.
"I'm fine. Promise me that you don't want Henry to do anything dangerous." Zu said quietly
"I'll try and ensure that doesn't happen." Mina said before steering the men up the hall leaving Zu and her father alone for a short while.
"Hello father."
"You look well Zu I presume that Jekyll has been looking after you." Nemo said
"He has. I have been very happy here father and I wish to thank you for not preventing me from leaving with him."
"I could not stop you. I could tell that your heart belongs with him as it has not with me for many years."
"That's not true I do love you father. It may have taken me a while to realise that but I do." Zu said surprised that her father didn't realise that she cared about him.
"I do not think that you realise how much that pleases me." Nemo said with something very close to a tear in his eye.
"Come we need to meet with the rest I'm sure you have much to tell us." Zu said before they became too sentimetal. Nemo and his daughter joined the other four in the library where Henry was smiling at Toms story of Skinner reading a book.
"Thank you for looking after my daughter Jekyll." Nemo said crossing the room to the younger man.
"I don't know if Zu told you but we are engaged sir. So I hope to be able to look after her for many years." Henry said without sounding at all nervous.
"Congratulations" Tom and Skinner said at the same time crowding round Henry to thump him on the back. Mina meanwhile was examining Zu's ring leaving Nemo on his own.
"You don't mind do you father?" Zu said realising he hadn't joined in the congratulating.
"No. I am surprised you didn't tell me before this but not upset."
"I only proposed two days ago so we thought we'd leave it as a surprise." Jekyll said standing behind Zu.
"It is certainly that." Nemo said shaking Jekylls hand noticing the look of relief that crossed the doctors face when Nemo gave his consent.
"Why are you here then?" Zu asked
"We need your help." Tom said
"I'm retired and anyway I can access Hyde any more so am of no use to you anymore." Jekyll said
"We don't need Hyde we just need you and Zu. All you have to do is cross the channel in the Nautilus and go and speak to a professor Aronax in Paris." Mina said
"Why can't one of you do it?" Zu demanded not wanting to give up the life that they'd started
"None of us looks normal enough so it's going to have to be you and Henry." Nemo said gently.
"Neither Zu or I can decide at the drop of a hat. We would be pleased to offer you accomadation if you desire it for tonight and we will give you a decision in the morning." the Doctor said firmly.
"That's fine Henry" Mina said before any of the men could say otherwise.
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Later that night ...
"Goodnight father" Zu said as she left the library with Mina and Henry.
"Goodnight Zu" he replied settling into a chair, Skinner was curled up another chair while Tom was stretched out on the sofa. The other three went up the stairs to Zu and the doctors rooms.
"I'll come and speak to you in a while." Zu said kissing Henry tenderly.
"Ok" he replied going into his room and closing the door. With Mina following she went into the next room.
"You really love Henry don't you" Mina said sadly
"I can't imagine being with anyone else." Zu replied going behind a screen to change.
"He is very happy now and I wish that we didn't have to drag him away from the life he obviously enjoys." Mina said sitting on the bed.
"We haven't said that we'll help yet." Zu pointed out emerging from behind the screen dressed in a long whit nightdress. She hung up the dress she had been wearing a pulled a robe on over the top.
"I think you will." Mina said with a smile as the younger woman crossed to brush her hair.
"You can have my bed if you want, I expect that Henry and I will be talking for a long time so I'll probably go to sleep in his room." Zu said with a grin as she left the room. Mina couldn't say anything to that so composed herself to sleep and dreamt of a time when she had been that young and in love. What surprised her was that it wasn't the face of Jonathon Harker that she saw instead it was Tom's face.
Zu knocked on Henry's door before opening it. He was sitting in a chair by the window in his shirt and trousers.
"Henry" she called softly. He jumped and turnned round to face her.
"I'm sorry, I was miles away." He said with a smile getting to his feet.
"Do you want to go with them to France?" Zu asked getting straight to the point
"I think that we should. They have helped me, not as much as you have but they have been there for me. I think I owe it to them to help." Henry said
"I though you would say that we should. I'll go with you." Zu said
"I can't expect you to. Anyway a couple on their honeymoon calling in to see an old friend of the family won't raise as many questions as a London doctor going all the way to Paris to see a stranger." Zu pointed out
"That's easy enough to remedy. There is a registary office just up the road. We can be married there in the morning." Zu said unsure how Henry would take that idea. He was shocked that was obvious, she could tell that he was thinking about the idea however and finding that it did present some good points.
"Do you think that us getting married so soon is a good idea?" Henry asked
"Are you telling me that you have cold feet?" Zu asked
"No, no but I don't think it is a good idea to ruch into this type of thing." Henry said
"We have known each other for six months, don't try to say we know nothing about each other as we have the rest of our lives for that." Zu told him
"What will your father say?"
"I think he will be relieved as then he doesn't have to worry about you stepping over boundaries." Zu said
"I haven't got a ring to give you."
"Get one then before we go. We have enough people for witnesses so why wait?" Zu asked a stuborn look on her face.
"Fine, fine. If you regret it later than on your head be it." Henry told her trying very hard to hide an ear to ear grin at the thought of being married to Zu before the following night.
"Are you smiling Henry?" Zu asked
"No."
"You are." She said reaching over to tickle him, he couldn't hide the grin any longer at her antics and he pulled her close to him laughing.
"Much better, at least you look happy now." Zu said from her position on his lap.
"You don't however." Henry said in a mock serious tone a proceded to kiss her.
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The following morning ...
"Where is Henry?" Skinner asked Zu on entering the breakfast room
"He had to go and buy a few things." Zu replied keeping her face hidden
"What is going on?" Skinner demanded.
"You'll find out later." Zu said
"Good morning Zu" Tom said entering the room yawning his straw blonde hair tousled as though he hadn't brushed it yet. Behind him were Mina and Nemo both looking as though they had slept well then spent hours getting dressed.
"Good morning everybody." Henry said entering the room from another door. His checks were slightly redened from the cool wind outside and his brown hair was slightly untidy. Zu noticed the state of his hair a smoothed it down.
"Have the pair of you decided whether you will help us?" Nemo asked
"We will. However we have one thing to do first which we need your help for." Henry said
"Certainly." Skinner promised
"Henry and I wish to be married before we leave and we would like you all to be witnesses." Zu said
"Not a big believer in long engagements then." Tom noted
"It was Zu's idea thinking it would be more believable if we just happened to call in on an old friend while on our honeymoon." Henry said
"Couldn't you lie about that?" Skinner asked
"No. This is all we are going to do for you anyway so we can travel for a short while afterwards." Henry said
"I see that you have already made up your minds, I will not stand in your way." Nemo said.
"Thank you sir." Jekyll said, Zu said nothing but her smile spoke volumes.
"Shall we have breakfast now that's settled?" Skinner suggested
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The Nautilus 6 hours later ...
The wedding of his only child had taken longer than he'd have though possible and so Nemo had decided to move the Nautilus up north and not go to France till the following day. It was only fair to give Jekyll and Zu one night together of peace. Skinner was already locked up in his room so he couldn't creep around and disturb everything, Zu and Jekyll were in their room and hadn't emerged since they'd gone in there and that had been two hours earlier.
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"Are you happy Henry?" Zu asked looking up at her husband.
"More than you can imagine" Henry said resting his head on her hair.
"I can imagine." Zu said looking out the windiw at the fish darting past and remembering how she'd felt when she had heard that Henry was alive not dead.
"I'm surprised that Skinner hasn't tried to get in here." Henry said at length
"Henry shush." Zu said kissing him for the first time since they'd come on the ship. The last two hours had been not stop talking and her throat was starting to hurt. Henry began to guide Zu back to the bed as he kissed her, however it came as a surprise when he walked into it and fell backwards dragging her with him. He looked at her from his position on his back and watched her laugh. He was very happy now that he had everything he wanted
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There you go part three I apologise now for all the fluff in the last two sections but it had to be done at some point, I promise that it'll be the last for now.
What do you think anyway I apologise to anyone who isn't interested in Henry and Zu but I am and as it is my fic I can have them in when I want. They won't be in in for much longer so just bear with me alright and we'll get there.
Reviews are much apreciated and try my other story 'another world' on the SG1 page.
Naitriab
I would advise anyone to read 'on the list' before this one to explain a bit of background and also where the hell Jekyll has gone.
This is set about 6 months after 'On the List'
Hope you enjoy and remember to review.
If it is a bit slow being posted I am doing an SG1 story at the same time. Aren't I a busy girl. :-)
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Two days later ...
Henry and Zu had set out the library to recieve the league and were both very nervous, Zu wasn't sure what her father was going to say about her engaement to Henry and Henry was imagining what Nemo would do to him on finding out that they were engaged. Finally there was a knock on the door and both hurried to open it.
"Henry good to see you mate" Skinner said walking in the door first.
"It is good to see you as well." Henry said before Tom and Mina pushed Skinner out the way.
"How are you Zu?" Mina asked while Tom enthusiastically greated the doctor.
"I'm fine. Promise me that you don't want Henry to do anything dangerous." Zu said quietly
"I'll try and ensure that doesn't happen." Mina said before steering the men up the hall leaving Zu and her father alone for a short while.
"Hello father."
"You look well Zu I presume that Jekyll has been looking after you." Nemo said
"He has. I have been very happy here father and I wish to thank you for not preventing me from leaving with him."
"I could not stop you. I could tell that your heart belongs with him as it has not with me for many years."
"That's not true I do love you father. It may have taken me a while to realise that but I do." Zu said surprised that her father didn't realise that she cared about him.
"I do not think that you realise how much that pleases me." Nemo said with something very close to a tear in his eye.
"Come we need to meet with the rest I'm sure you have much to tell us." Zu said before they became too sentimetal. Nemo and his daughter joined the other four in the library where Henry was smiling at Toms story of Skinner reading a book.
"Thank you for looking after my daughter Jekyll." Nemo said crossing the room to the younger man.
"I don't know if Zu told you but we are engaged sir. So I hope to be able to look after her for many years." Henry said without sounding at all nervous.
"Congratulations" Tom and Skinner said at the same time crowding round Henry to thump him on the back. Mina meanwhile was examining Zu's ring leaving Nemo on his own.
"You don't mind do you father?" Zu said realising he hadn't joined in the congratulating.
"No. I am surprised you didn't tell me before this but not upset."
"I only proposed two days ago so we thought we'd leave it as a surprise." Jekyll said standing behind Zu.
"It is certainly that." Nemo said shaking Jekylls hand noticing the look of relief that crossed the doctors face when Nemo gave his consent.
"Why are you here then?" Zu asked
"We need your help." Tom said
"I'm retired and anyway I can access Hyde any more so am of no use to you anymore." Jekyll said
"We don't need Hyde we just need you and Zu. All you have to do is cross the channel in the Nautilus and go and speak to a professor Aronax in Paris." Mina said
"Why can't one of you do it?" Zu demanded not wanting to give up the life that they'd started
"None of us looks normal enough so it's going to have to be you and Henry." Nemo said gently.
"Neither Zu or I can decide at the drop of a hat. We would be pleased to offer you accomadation if you desire it for tonight and we will give you a decision in the morning." the Doctor said firmly.
"That's fine Henry" Mina said before any of the men could say otherwise.
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Later that night ...
"Goodnight father" Zu said as she left the library with Mina and Henry.
"Goodnight Zu" he replied settling into a chair, Skinner was curled up another chair while Tom was stretched out on the sofa. The other three went up the stairs to Zu and the doctors rooms.
"I'll come and speak to you in a while." Zu said kissing Henry tenderly.
"Ok" he replied going into his room and closing the door. With Mina following she went into the next room.
"You really love Henry don't you" Mina said sadly
"I can't imagine being with anyone else." Zu replied going behind a screen to change.
"He is very happy now and I wish that we didn't have to drag him away from the life he obviously enjoys." Mina said sitting on the bed.
"We haven't said that we'll help yet." Zu pointed out emerging from behind the screen dressed in a long whit nightdress. She hung up the dress she had been wearing a pulled a robe on over the top.
"I think you will." Mina said with a smile as the younger woman crossed to brush her hair.
"You can have my bed if you want, I expect that Henry and I will be talking for a long time so I'll probably go to sleep in his room." Zu said with a grin as she left the room. Mina couldn't say anything to that so composed herself to sleep and dreamt of a time when she had been that young and in love. What surprised her was that it wasn't the face of Jonathon Harker that she saw instead it was Tom's face.
Zu knocked on Henry's door before opening it. He was sitting in a chair by the window in his shirt and trousers.
"Henry" she called softly. He jumped and turnned round to face her.
"I'm sorry, I was miles away." He said with a smile getting to his feet.
"Do you want to go with them to France?" Zu asked getting straight to the point
"I think that we should. They have helped me, not as much as you have but they have been there for me. I think I owe it to them to help." Henry said
"I though you would say that we should. I'll go with you." Zu said
"I can't expect you to. Anyway a couple on their honeymoon calling in to see an old friend of the family won't raise as many questions as a London doctor going all the way to Paris to see a stranger." Zu pointed out
"That's easy enough to remedy. There is a registary office just up the road. We can be married there in the morning." Zu said unsure how Henry would take that idea. He was shocked that was obvious, she could tell that he was thinking about the idea however and finding that it did present some good points.
"Do you think that us getting married so soon is a good idea?" Henry asked
"Are you telling me that you have cold feet?" Zu asked
"No, no but I don't think it is a good idea to ruch into this type of thing." Henry said
"We have known each other for six months, don't try to say we know nothing about each other as we have the rest of our lives for that." Zu told him
"What will your father say?"
"I think he will be relieved as then he doesn't have to worry about you stepping over boundaries." Zu said
"I haven't got a ring to give you."
"Get one then before we go. We have enough people for witnesses so why wait?" Zu asked a stuborn look on her face.
"Fine, fine. If you regret it later than on your head be it." Henry told her trying very hard to hide an ear to ear grin at the thought of being married to Zu before the following night.
"Are you smiling Henry?" Zu asked
"No."
"You are." She said reaching over to tickle him, he couldn't hide the grin any longer at her antics and he pulled her close to him laughing.
"Much better, at least you look happy now." Zu said from her position on his lap.
"You don't however." Henry said in a mock serious tone a proceded to kiss her.
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The following morning ...
"Where is Henry?" Skinner asked Zu on entering the breakfast room
"He had to go and buy a few things." Zu replied keeping her face hidden
"What is going on?" Skinner demanded.
"You'll find out later." Zu said
"Good morning Zu" Tom said entering the room yawning his straw blonde hair tousled as though he hadn't brushed it yet. Behind him were Mina and Nemo both looking as though they had slept well then spent hours getting dressed.
"Good morning everybody." Henry said entering the room from another door. His checks were slightly redened from the cool wind outside and his brown hair was slightly untidy. Zu noticed the state of his hair a smoothed it down.
"Have the pair of you decided whether you will help us?" Nemo asked
"We will. However we have one thing to do first which we need your help for." Henry said
"Certainly." Skinner promised
"Henry and I wish to be married before we leave and we would like you all to be witnesses." Zu said
"Not a big believer in long engagements then." Tom noted
"It was Zu's idea thinking it would be more believable if we just happened to call in on an old friend while on our honeymoon." Henry said
"Couldn't you lie about that?" Skinner asked
"No. This is all we are going to do for you anyway so we can travel for a short while afterwards." Henry said
"I see that you have already made up your minds, I will not stand in your way." Nemo said.
"Thank you sir." Jekyll said, Zu said nothing but her smile spoke volumes.
"Shall we have breakfast now that's settled?" Skinner suggested
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The Nautilus 6 hours later ...
The wedding of his only child had taken longer than he'd have though possible and so Nemo had decided to move the Nautilus up north and not go to France till the following day. It was only fair to give Jekyll and Zu one night together of peace. Skinner was already locked up in his room so he couldn't creep around and disturb everything, Zu and Jekyll were in their room and hadn't emerged since they'd gone in there and that had been two hours earlier.
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"Are you happy Henry?" Zu asked looking up at her husband.
"More than you can imagine" Henry said resting his head on her hair.
"I can imagine." Zu said looking out the windiw at the fish darting past and remembering how she'd felt when she had heard that Henry was alive not dead.
"I'm surprised that Skinner hasn't tried to get in here." Henry said at length
"Henry shush." Zu said kissing him for the first time since they'd come on the ship. The last two hours had been not stop talking and her throat was starting to hurt. Henry began to guide Zu back to the bed as he kissed her, however it came as a surprise when he walked into it and fell backwards dragging her with him. He looked at her from his position on his back and watched her laugh. He was very happy now that he had everything he wanted
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There you go part three I apologise now for all the fluff in the last two sections but it had to be done at some point, I promise that it'll be the last for now.
What do you think anyway I apologise to anyone who isn't interested in Henry and Zu but I am and as it is my fic I can have them in when I want. They won't be in in for much longer so just bear with me alright and we'll get there.
Reviews are much apreciated and try my other story 'another world' on the SG1 page.
Naitriab