A/N: This was just something I came up with on the fly. It's a Juggernaut/ OC, because I love Juggernaut, and it just sorta came to me. Enjoy.

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"Can you promise me one thing?"

"What, darling?"

"Just promise. Please?"

"Cain, what's wrong?"

"I might have to go away for awhile."

"Cain, what happened?"

"I'm not very proud of the things I did before I met you, but I can't change them."

"I don't care what you did, you're here now, you're better. You're mine."

"Whatever you do, don't forget that."

"What is going on? You're acting very strange."

"Just some things I've heard. Things I need to protect you from."

"Cain, I don't need protection. I need you."

"And I need you to be safe. Go home, Maria. Let me be strong without you."

"You don't need to be any stronger. You never do. But I need you. We need you."

"I want, above all things, happiness for you. And I would gladly die to give that happiness to our daughter."

"Don't you dare say that. Don't you curse her. She'll always need you. Your daughter will always need you."

"She needs Cain Marko. She doesn't need Juggernaut. I love you Maria, I always will."

"Cain, stop acting like you'll never see us again."

"I'm not sure that I will."

"What are you saying? Oh God, Cain, what are you saying?"

"Take care of my little queen. My czarina. And do me a favor, Maria."

"Besides loving you? I'll do anything."

"Yeah. Don't let her be like me. Don't let her lose the ones she loves because of past mistakes. " "I promise."

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If you want to know a little about Maria, check out the first chapter of Rebuilding Everything. That also has a bit of info on the 'daughter' they are talking about. This could actually be considered a brief prequel to that. Review please....