Author's Note:: Thank you for the reviews!!! `=D This next chapter may seem a lil "unrealistic" [read on and you might get why.]...but, I was also trying to be convenient to the characters. Anyways, here you go...chapter 7!! PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!! Thank you!!! `=D HAppy Reading!!! `=D
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"So, that ends the tour of this entire facility." Sydney replied, trying to sound cheerful. Nothing really HAD changed since her parents worked at the CIA. Mira already knew where and what everything was. Mira couldn't believe that she was actually meeting her parents. She was seeing them at work, something she had never seen before. She only hoped that she could keep her composure while she was in the presence of her parents. Riley could only imagine the thoughts going through Mira's head now that she was face to face with her parents.
"You're pretty young, to be in the CIA, Mira. How old are you?" Vaughn asked her.
"Vaughn!" Sydney yelled, and hit him in the arm.
"It's okay. I don't mind the questions. They said at the training program to be prepared to be asked any kind. So, I don't mind. I'm 21."
"21?!" Sydney and Vaughn both cried.
"Yeah. I know. Pretty young." she grinned.
"What did your parents say about you joining the CIA?" Sydney asked.
"Ohh, um....they were killed when I was a kid. I was raised by my grandfather."
"I know how you feel." Sydney smiled at Mira. She could relate. Almost.
"Thanks."
"So, do YOU guys have any questions?" Vaughn asked them. Mira and Riley looked at each other. There wasn't anything they really needed to know. Except that Mira's head was overflowing with questions that had NOTHING to do with the CIA.
"Uh, no." Riley replied.
" I was thinking that since we bored you with that tour, you two might want to join Sydney and I for dinner." Vaughn offered.
"That's very nice of you. But, I think Mira and I will have to pass for tonight. Maybe another night?"
"Sure. We understand. You two still need to adapt to the office. That's alright." Sydney replied, understandingly.
"Actually, we need to be heading home, anyway. I don't think Jack can handle Mirabelle any longer. We left her with him for the entire day."
"Mirabelle?" Mira wondered. It felt as if "Mirabelle" was an entirely different person from "Mira Belle".
"Yeah, our daughter. She's 6. My dad watches her while we're at work." Suddenly, Vaughn's cell phone rang. He checked the ID. He answered the call, and went to a corner to talk privately.
"Syd, I think we need to get going. Mirabelle is driving your father crazy."
She chuckled a little, "What makes you say that?"
"Your father just called and asked when we were getting off."
"I guess that's our cue then." she replied. "Uh, Riley, Mira, we'll see you two tomorrow." Sydney smiled and she and Vaughn left.
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"Why did you pass up dinner?" Mira asked Riley, later when they were far away from the facility.
"Because, if they had offered to take us home, they'd realize that WE HAVE NO HOME."
"Ugh, you're right. We need a place to stay."
"But where? We can't go to either of our houses because: ONE- we're still kids, in this time. and TWO- no one knows us!!" he yelled.
"Calm down, Riley. We'll stay at a hotel."
"Do we even have the MONEY to stay at a hotel?" he asked.
A lightbulb suddently went off in Riley's head. "Wait, I know where we can stay."
"Where?"
"My uncle has a spare house that he loans to whoever needs it. I have a key to the place. We could stay there."
"What if someone's in there already?"
"Nah. The place closed when I was 5. But, it's been in good condition."
"Okay, lead the way."
"We're lucky. It's not too far from here."
"Yeah, lucky us. We need clothes."
He sighed. "One thing at a time, Mira."
"That was weird. Seeing my parents again. Too bad they don't know who I really am."
"That's how it's supposed to be. You can't change that."
"Wait..." she began with a gleam in her eye.
"What?"
"I'm in the past. As an adult, AND a child."
"Yeah...? What are you getting at?"
"As a child, I don't know what's about to happen in two days. As an adult, I do. I could actually CHANGE what happens!!!"
"Mira, are you crazy?!"
"If I change what happens NOW, my entire life could change. My parents could even be alive when I get back to our time."
"How do you intend to explain to your mom that you're really who you say you are?"
"I've got proof. TONS of it. I know where some of her scars are, I know what she likes, doesn't like. It's perfect. She's GOT TO believe me!"
"Mira, you can't change the past. You know this."
"Riley, I was sent back in time for a reason-"
"No, Mira. You were sent back in time by ACCIDENT."
"And accidents happen for a reason."
"You've got about 72 hours to reveal yourself. How do you expect to do that? Your mom may even think that you're insane. Which is what I'm starting to think, myself."
"Riley, in all the years I've known you, you've tried your hardest to understand me. And you've succeeded ," she said, as they continued walking.
"But, this is the ONE thing that I don't think YOU could understand. Both of your parents are still alive. They were with you from when you graduated high school, moved out, went to college, got your first car, and even got your job at the CIA. Mine weren't. They never saw me graduate, they didn't see ANYTHING."
"If you reveal yourself, they probably won't see anything more."
"They are going to DIE in 3 days. You think I'm going to let the WORST day of my life, repeat itself?! I don't think so, Riley." Here he was again, another stand off with her. He couldn't let her win this time. This was more than going beyond protocol. This was altering history. He couldn't entirely blame her for wanting her parents to still be around, but she was messing with destiny.
"You wanted to get to know them. You said that was your dream. Make your dream come true, but don't change what's supposed to happen."
"I can't just do that, Riley. I can't learn what their favorite color is, and then let them go knowing that they're about to lose their lives."
"You're going to have to." They continued walking a little while longer, and they didn't say anything to each other. Mira was being her stubborn self, and Riley was thinking of how he could stop her from warning her parents about their impending death. They finally reached the house.
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"So, that ends the tour of this entire facility." Sydney replied, trying to sound cheerful. Nothing really HAD changed since her parents worked at the CIA. Mira already knew where and what everything was. Mira couldn't believe that she was actually meeting her parents. She was seeing them at work, something she had never seen before. She only hoped that she could keep her composure while she was in the presence of her parents. Riley could only imagine the thoughts going through Mira's head now that she was face to face with her parents.
"You're pretty young, to be in the CIA, Mira. How old are you?" Vaughn asked her.
"Vaughn!" Sydney yelled, and hit him in the arm.
"It's okay. I don't mind the questions. They said at the training program to be prepared to be asked any kind. So, I don't mind. I'm 21."
"21?!" Sydney and Vaughn both cried.
"Yeah. I know. Pretty young." she grinned.
"What did your parents say about you joining the CIA?" Sydney asked.
"Ohh, um....they were killed when I was a kid. I was raised by my grandfather."
"I know how you feel." Sydney smiled at Mira. She could relate. Almost.
"Thanks."
"So, do YOU guys have any questions?" Vaughn asked them. Mira and Riley looked at each other. There wasn't anything they really needed to know. Except that Mira's head was overflowing with questions that had NOTHING to do with the CIA.
"Uh, no." Riley replied.
" I was thinking that since we bored you with that tour, you two might want to join Sydney and I for dinner." Vaughn offered.
"That's very nice of you. But, I think Mira and I will have to pass for tonight. Maybe another night?"
"Sure. We understand. You two still need to adapt to the office. That's alright." Sydney replied, understandingly.
"Actually, we need to be heading home, anyway. I don't think Jack can handle Mirabelle any longer. We left her with him for the entire day."
"Mirabelle?" Mira wondered. It felt as if "Mirabelle" was an entirely different person from "Mira Belle".
"Yeah, our daughter. She's 6. My dad watches her while we're at work." Suddenly, Vaughn's cell phone rang. He checked the ID. He answered the call, and went to a corner to talk privately.
"Syd, I think we need to get going. Mirabelle is driving your father crazy."
She chuckled a little, "What makes you say that?"
"Your father just called and asked when we were getting off."
"I guess that's our cue then." she replied. "Uh, Riley, Mira, we'll see you two tomorrow." Sydney smiled and she and Vaughn left.
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"Why did you pass up dinner?" Mira asked Riley, later when they were far away from the facility.
"Because, if they had offered to take us home, they'd realize that WE HAVE NO HOME."
"Ugh, you're right. We need a place to stay."
"But where? We can't go to either of our houses because: ONE- we're still kids, in this time. and TWO- no one knows us!!" he yelled.
"Calm down, Riley. We'll stay at a hotel."
"Do we even have the MONEY to stay at a hotel?" he asked.
A lightbulb suddently went off in Riley's head. "Wait, I know where we can stay."
"Where?"
"My uncle has a spare house that he loans to whoever needs it. I have a key to the place. We could stay there."
"What if someone's in there already?"
"Nah. The place closed when I was 5. But, it's been in good condition."
"Okay, lead the way."
"We're lucky. It's not too far from here."
"Yeah, lucky us. We need clothes."
He sighed. "One thing at a time, Mira."
"That was weird. Seeing my parents again. Too bad they don't know who I really am."
"That's how it's supposed to be. You can't change that."
"Wait..." she began with a gleam in her eye.
"What?"
"I'm in the past. As an adult, AND a child."
"Yeah...? What are you getting at?"
"As a child, I don't know what's about to happen in two days. As an adult, I do. I could actually CHANGE what happens!!!"
"Mira, are you crazy?!"
"If I change what happens NOW, my entire life could change. My parents could even be alive when I get back to our time."
"How do you intend to explain to your mom that you're really who you say you are?"
"I've got proof. TONS of it. I know where some of her scars are, I know what she likes, doesn't like. It's perfect. She's GOT TO believe me!"
"Mira, you can't change the past. You know this."
"Riley, I was sent back in time for a reason-"
"No, Mira. You were sent back in time by ACCIDENT."
"And accidents happen for a reason."
"You've got about 72 hours to reveal yourself. How do you expect to do that? Your mom may even think that you're insane. Which is what I'm starting to think, myself."
"Riley, in all the years I've known you, you've tried your hardest to understand me. And you've succeeded ," she said, as they continued walking.
"But, this is the ONE thing that I don't think YOU could understand. Both of your parents are still alive. They were with you from when you graduated high school, moved out, went to college, got your first car, and even got your job at the CIA. Mine weren't. They never saw me graduate, they didn't see ANYTHING."
"If you reveal yourself, they probably won't see anything more."
"They are going to DIE in 3 days. You think I'm going to let the WORST day of my life, repeat itself?! I don't think so, Riley." Here he was again, another stand off with her. He couldn't let her win this time. This was more than going beyond protocol. This was altering history. He couldn't entirely blame her for wanting her parents to still be around, but she was messing with destiny.
"You wanted to get to know them. You said that was your dream. Make your dream come true, but don't change what's supposed to happen."
"I can't just do that, Riley. I can't learn what their favorite color is, and then let them go knowing that they're about to lose their lives."
"You're going to have to." They continued walking a little while longer, and they didn't say anything to each other. Mira was being her stubborn self, and Riley was thinking of how he could stop her from warning her parents about their impending death. They finally reached the house.
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