Some Surprises Are in Order

~Chapter 25~

Megan woke with feeling of disorientation, the damn room seemed to be spinning. The last thing she remembered was Gabe trying to strangle her. Why would he do that she wondered. "What is going on here?"

"Good to see you awake there Bon Ami. You've been out of it for a while." Mike said while leaning in the doorway.

Megan looked over and smiled "how long?"

Mike cocked his head in thought "uhm a few hours."

Megan looked down at her blanket and sighed "why would Gabe try to kill me?'

Mike sighed and walked over to the scared girl and sat down next to her " Gabe's not himself lately. He's going through so much." He said as he gently stroked her hair.

Megan looked up at Mike and hugged his arm "what do you mean?"

Mike rested his cheek on the top of Megan's head, he seemed so sad that Megan wondered what the matter was.

"He's dying Meg."

"What?" Megan said as she clenched onto Mike's shirt sleeve in shock and fear. "What do you mean he's dying! Gabe can't die! He's indestructible!"

Mike snickered into her hair "you make him sound like a hero."

Megan looked down at the blankets clasped tightly in her hands "he is to me" she whispered.

Mike sat up and smiled, then moved her bangs from her face as he tapped the tip of her nose "I know that, so does he. But the matter of the fact is, that even heroes die...even Gabe."

Megan looked up at Mike with tears "is there anything I can do to help him...anything at all."

Mike stood and looked down at the ground with an almost lost look on his face. "He's dying...and there is nothing any of us can to help."

Megan was at an emotional standstill "What is the matter with him?'

Mike sighed and kissed her forehead in hopes to comfort her a little "It' s not my tale to tell Bon Ami."

Megan sighed, she was scared, so many questions flew through her head, yet Mike had clearly said that he would not answer any of them at this time.

To lighten the mood Mike looked at her neck "so how are you feeling, neck wise?"

Megan gently touched her neck and flinched "bruising."

Mike smiled, brushed her silver white hair away from her neck, looked at it and gently kissed it better "there now, all better."

Megan rolled her eyes as she tried not to flinch. That little contact had hurt a great deal. How large of a bruise did she have? "Ow."

Mike smiled and shook his head "Why don't you get some more sleep. You look like you could use it, plus you'll heal faster if you body doesn't have to worry about everything else. At least that is what Gabe always tells us."

Megan shook her head, too many thoughts were swirling around in there for her to sleep. Thoughts of Gabe attacking her came to mind. Gabe launching off of the table at her, his purple cat like eyes. Wait a minute she thought...purple cat like eyes...now where had she seen eyes like that before she wondered. Memories of her dual with Angel, uhm I mean Gabe came to mind. Didn't Gabe flash purple eyes at me prior to the dual? But where they catlike? She tried to remember, but the more she tried to remember the less she was able to. Gabe had looked down for a second, of that she was sure, and when he looked back up at her his eyes dilated out to a purple color, it had scared her badly then, but now that she knew what could happen with those eyes it made her even more scared.

As she thought more into what happened in the labs she remembered that Kail had been injured trying to help her, but Mike hadn't brought him up, was he ok. What had happened after she passed out?

Mike sat next to the unconscious form of Kail checking to see if his wrist was healing correctly. During the fight, Gabe had stabbed his wrist with his fingernail. Mike hadn't even known that he could do that, just another thing to add to the list of warnings. When it came to Gabe being in a mood like this it was best to run for cover.

Mike walked into the room he and the guys shared, to find Kail just waking up and looking fine. "Glad to see you alive there Kid, don't scare me like that again."

Kail yawned and rubbed his eyes "same here...is she ok?"

Mike nodded and sat down next to him "yeah she's fine, tired and sore but she'll live."

Kail sat up and tried to look around the corner into her room "could I see her?"

Mike nodded and stood "I'll go and tell her you stay here, or get dressed."

Kail nodded and got out of bed.

Mike shook his head and reentered Megan's room closing the door behind him to give Kail some privacy.

Megan was once again asleep, a troubled sleep, full of thrashing and whimpering. Mike sat down next to her and pulled her into his arms "shhhh" he said as he stroked her hair calming her. "It's ok Bon Ami I'm here."

Megan calmed in his arms and snuggled her cheek into his chest.

Mike smiled down at her and remembered when she was little and would fall asleep in his arms. How he missed those days where nothing was wrong and he didn't have to worry about the ones he loved.

Megan woke feeling someone hold her, she felt warm and safe, and most of all loved. She looked up to see Mike, and rather then say anything she just snuggled her cheek against his chest.

Mike looked down to see her awake again, and couldn't help but once again be reminded of when she was little. "I see you are awake again sleepy head."

Megan yawned and nodded "I remember when I was younger waking up like this. Heehehee. It's been awhile since you last watched over me Uncle Mike."

"Yeah" he laughed "I remember how you used to hide and then would tackle me from behind when I wasn't looking."

Megan smirked "you knew I was there, that's why you always caught me." she said jokingly.

Mike smirked again "yeah but at the time you didn't know that."

Megan whacked his arm "thanks."

With mock hurt expression Mike looked down at her "what? You didn't know and it made me look like a great uncle." He laughed "plus it was fun."

Megan smiled and hugged him "yeah, it was wasn't it."

Mike nodded and kissed her forehead. "Yeah it was. Oh before I forget Kail is awake and asked for you."

Megan nodded and yawned once again, closed her eyes and to rest some more..

Mike looked down at her and feared that she was more hurt that he had once thought. If she can't stay awake then.... he thought

Megan opened an eye as if reading his mind and interrupted "I'm not asleep just comfy."

Mike laughed "slug."

Megan grinned "and damn proud of it too!"

Mike was about to reply when Kail did in his place "you've always been a slug, able to fall asleep every time you lay down." he said as he shook his head.

And Kail walked over and picked her up. The look in his eyes told Mike one thing, MINE!

Mike laughed and stood up and mouthed to Kail, "I know."

Megan looked up at Kail with a grin "how are you feeling?"

Kail smirked and kissed her nose "fine, don't worry."

"I'm glad...thank you for saving my life."

"Of course, I promise to always be there for you."

Megan's eyes filled with tears "thank you."

Mike cleared his throat "so who's up for going outside?"

Kail nodded and then raised and eyebrow as he looked down at Megan "uhm... are we allowed to do that?"

Mike paused and shrugged "I don't know, nor do I care. This place smells musty and of Hojo."

Kail laughed as Megan looked almost timidly at them "your not joking are you?"

Both Mike and Kail looked at her and nodded "of course not."

Megan smiled.

Kail put her down for a second and took off his sweatshirt "here, it's nippy outside, don't want you to get sick."

Megan took the sweatshirt and put it on "thank you."

Kail nodded and went back into his room to get another one and put it on.

Mike grabbed his jacket.

Megan was thrilled and practically dragged the guys out of her room then paused "uhm... I don't know the way out."

The guys laughed and nodded "this way."

Once outside Megan quickly looked around, only to see a cracked gray wall about 8 feet tall with a gap where a gate would have stood, and rubble. If she hadn't known better she would have said that this was Sector 7 of Midgar. What better place to hid this? she thought as she continued to look around.

Standing on top of one of the walls was Gabe, sword in hand and shirtless. He seemed to be working out, stretching muscles that haven't been stretched for a while. He stood balanced on one foot with his sword in his right hand, ready to lunge at some invisible enemy, he was one with the sword.

At seeing Gabe Megan quickly latched onto Kail's hand and hid behind Mike. She felt safe with the two of them there. Yet something nagged at her, the reason for Gabe's actions, what were they?

Gabe did not miss the fear held within the young girl, nor the fact that both Kail and Mike were just slightly pissed at him. Knowing that it would be best if he didn't disturb them he jumped off of the wall and grabbed his shirt off of a slab of broken rock and started to walk off into the rubble.

Fear broke through Megan as she watched him leave. Something told her that she wouldn't be hurt, that and Gabe was hurt by her hiding. Fearing that if he left he would never return again Megan rushed out from behind Mike and ran after Gabe, hugging him from behind. "I'm so sorry Gabe, please don't be mad at me!" she wailed into his back.

Gabe turned shocked, he had not expected her to want anything to do with him. "Why would I be angry with you Little One?"

Megan wailed louder as she hugged him "I don't know."

Gabe was touched to say the least that she didn't seem to be scared of him anymore, but sad to see that she blamed herself. "You haven't done anything wrong."

Megan looked up at him "really?"

"Yes really" he said as he smoothed back her bangs from her eyes.

Megan just smiled.

Gabe leaned down and gently kissed her forehead "no one will hurt you, I promise." Other then me.... he thought sadly.

Megan smiled even more and rested her cheek against his chest. Her fears and confusion finally catching up with her and taking their toll on her mind and body. As she rested against Gabe she fell asleep.

Gabe just looked down at the sleeping girl and picked her up and walked back towards the guys, thought not saying a word as he brushed past them and into the building. Once inside he headed to Megan's room and placed her gently in bed and tucked her in. "Sleep well my Little One."