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She could hear them laughing as they touched her. Running their hands up and down her body, she knew what they wanted. Those bastards! She had been cursed with beauty. They would whisper sexual suggestions into her ear, and then quickly scramble away when they heard that metal contraption rolling down the hall.
Raines walked in. He knew what they had been doing. He nodded to Willie; Willie pulled out his gun and shot them. Their blood soaked her clothes. The doctor was suddenly there, she felt the sharp prick of a needle.
Why wouldn't they stop? Why wouldn't they leave her alone!!! She wanted to cry, but she was not going to give Raines that pleasure. She could just hear her father, no, Mr. Parker's, voice telling her that Parker's could not be weak. She hated him. She hated her mother for leaving her with him. She hated everyone, including herself.
A pressure started in her head. She always felt it while they were experimenting on her. The pressure increased and increased until she screamed with pain. The pain intensified, her vision blurred, her breathing came harder and harder...
She shot up in bed. Breathing fast and hard, she sat there a while trying to get it back to normal. Her head pounded like it had in her dream; she reached over and winced as she turned on the bright light. Shaking she got out of bed. She could barely see, she blindly reached for her robe and felt her way to the door, and then to the kitchen where Jarod kept the medicine.
The pain intensified with each step that she took. Her brain did not register a figure being in the kitchen. She grabbed the medicine and a glass of water. She stood there for a moment, watching her hand shake so badly that they water kept spilling out of the cup.
"Do you need any help?" A soft voice came from behind her. She jumped in fright and then blinked back tears as the sudden movement increased the pounding in her head even more. A man's hands helped to steady hers as she took the pills.
Her eyes met his. "Thank you, Major."
He sat there watching her try to reign in her emotions. Part of him wanted to run upstairs and get Jarod, but he knew that would only anger her more and in return cause her more pain. He had a feeling that Jarod would soon be looking for her.
Flashback
Major Charles sat next to his wife, one arm thrown casually around her waist, both their eyes on his wife's long time best friend, Catherine Parker.
"I want to get them out of their soon. My husband wants to separate them as soon as he can, but he knows the experiment will fail." Catherine was saying to them, her eyes stayed on her hands which kept shaking. Her friends knew something was wading heavily on her mind, but they also knew that they could not push her to tell them without her closing up.
"Wait a minute, what experiment?" Margaret asked. Charles wanted to stop his wife from answering, he knew that the experiment was the reason that Catherine wanted to quickly get the kids out of the Centre.
Catherine sighed and then looked out the window for a few moments before answering her dear friend. "They want to see just how strong the bond is between Jarod and my little girl."
"I thought you had said that they did not know about the bond?" Charles demanded becoming annoyed at how things were suddenly changing. He should have been used to it by now. So many times they had tried to save his little boy, and so many times the centre had found a way to prevent it.
"They found out a week ago when..." She cut off and looked them straight in the eyes, she knew that this would hurt them, "Raines was experimenting with Jarod. He was trying to see just how much pain Jarod could take. My daughter was with Mr. Parker at the time when she suddenly started screaming, clutching her head in pain. He rushed her to the infirmary and the doctors told him that they could find nothing wrong with her. Then she whispered a name, 'Jarod'. My husband put the pieces together and contacted Raines. He demanded that Raines stop the experiment, when Raines did she stopped screaming and slept peacefully. Now they want to find how to use that bond to create an inbred hate of Jarod inside her." Catherine watery tears met theirs. "They don't understand that if they succeed in this it will kill them both. That link between them is stronger than the voices inside my head; I cannot explain how strong it is between them. Only they know."
End of flashback
"Charles pulled himself out of his memories just in time to see her start wrenching even more in pain, and to hear footsteps rushing downstairs. He met his son at the door and nodded to the crying Parker. His son rushed to her side and pulled her into his arms. He rocked her back and forth, whispering words that only they could hear. To the Major's astonishment Parker relaxed and buried her head in Jarod's neck. He walked out of the room with a smile on his face. Catherine was right. Their bond had increased over time, and now it would be almost impossible for them to keep their feelings from each other and from those around them.
Jarod carefully picked her up and headed towards her bedroom. He laid her down on her bed.
"Feeling better?" He asked, watching her face carefully.
"My head's pounding so hard I can barely see." She whispered. He could hear the tears that she was fighting back.
"I'll get you some aspirin." He left the room in search of aspirin. He had felt that something was wrong while he had been getting ready to finally sleep after working out in his room. He was gad he had followed his instincts. When he came into that room and saw how pale her face was he almost panicked. It took everything in him not to rush her to the emergency room right that instinct. His protective feelings over her were strong. They always had been, he just didn't know how strong until her walked into that room and watched her suffer even more than she already had. He grabbed a cup, filled it up with water, and made his way back to her room.
He walked into her room to see her rush to the bathroom and throw up. He quickly set the glass and aspirin down and followed her. He sat behind her, holding her and her body got rid of everything inside if her. When she finally stopped he grabbed a wet rag and wiped her face down. He pulled her head to his chest as her body began to shake. When her body finally calmed down her picked her up and took her back to her bed.
"Here." He said quietly as he handed to the water and aspirin. He watched as she forced herself to take the pills, and the carefully took the glass away from her and set it on the table next to the bed.
"Don't leave me." She begged. He child-like beg touched his heart and he nodded.
"I won't. Now lie back and try to relax." He pulled a chair next to the bed and started to get comfortable when her voice stopped him.
"Hold me Jarod."
She could hear them laughing as they touched her. Running their hands up and down her body, she knew what they wanted. Those bastards! She had been cursed with beauty. They would whisper sexual suggestions into her ear, and then quickly scramble away when they heard that metal contraption rolling down the hall.
Raines walked in. He knew what they had been doing. He nodded to Willie; Willie pulled out his gun and shot them. Their blood soaked her clothes. The doctor was suddenly there, she felt the sharp prick of a needle.
Why wouldn't they stop? Why wouldn't they leave her alone!!! She wanted to cry, but she was not going to give Raines that pleasure. She could just hear her father, no, Mr. Parker's, voice telling her that Parker's could not be weak. She hated him. She hated her mother for leaving her with him. She hated everyone, including herself.
A pressure started in her head. She always felt it while they were experimenting on her. The pressure increased and increased until she screamed with pain. The pain intensified, her vision blurred, her breathing came harder and harder...
She shot up in bed. Breathing fast and hard, she sat there a while trying to get it back to normal. Her head pounded like it had in her dream; she reached over and winced as she turned on the bright light. Shaking she got out of bed. She could barely see, she blindly reached for her robe and felt her way to the door, and then to the kitchen where Jarod kept the medicine.
The pain intensified with each step that she took. Her brain did not register a figure being in the kitchen. She grabbed the medicine and a glass of water. She stood there for a moment, watching her hand shake so badly that they water kept spilling out of the cup.
"Do you need any help?" A soft voice came from behind her. She jumped in fright and then blinked back tears as the sudden movement increased the pounding in her head even more. A man's hands helped to steady hers as she took the pills.
Her eyes met his. "Thank you, Major."
He sat there watching her try to reign in her emotions. Part of him wanted to run upstairs and get Jarod, but he knew that would only anger her more and in return cause her more pain. He had a feeling that Jarod would soon be looking for her.
Flashback
Major Charles sat next to his wife, one arm thrown casually around her waist, both their eyes on his wife's long time best friend, Catherine Parker.
"I want to get them out of their soon. My husband wants to separate them as soon as he can, but he knows the experiment will fail." Catherine was saying to them, her eyes stayed on her hands which kept shaking. Her friends knew something was wading heavily on her mind, but they also knew that they could not push her to tell them without her closing up.
"Wait a minute, what experiment?" Margaret asked. Charles wanted to stop his wife from answering, he knew that the experiment was the reason that Catherine wanted to quickly get the kids out of the Centre.
Catherine sighed and then looked out the window for a few moments before answering her dear friend. "They want to see just how strong the bond is between Jarod and my little girl."
"I thought you had said that they did not know about the bond?" Charles demanded becoming annoyed at how things were suddenly changing. He should have been used to it by now. So many times they had tried to save his little boy, and so many times the centre had found a way to prevent it.
"They found out a week ago when..." She cut off and looked them straight in the eyes, she knew that this would hurt them, "Raines was experimenting with Jarod. He was trying to see just how much pain Jarod could take. My daughter was with Mr. Parker at the time when she suddenly started screaming, clutching her head in pain. He rushed her to the infirmary and the doctors told him that they could find nothing wrong with her. Then she whispered a name, 'Jarod'. My husband put the pieces together and contacted Raines. He demanded that Raines stop the experiment, when Raines did she stopped screaming and slept peacefully. Now they want to find how to use that bond to create an inbred hate of Jarod inside her." Catherine watery tears met theirs. "They don't understand that if they succeed in this it will kill them both. That link between them is stronger than the voices inside my head; I cannot explain how strong it is between them. Only they know."
End of flashback
"Charles pulled himself out of his memories just in time to see her start wrenching even more in pain, and to hear footsteps rushing downstairs. He met his son at the door and nodded to the crying Parker. His son rushed to her side and pulled her into his arms. He rocked her back and forth, whispering words that only they could hear. To the Major's astonishment Parker relaxed and buried her head in Jarod's neck. He walked out of the room with a smile on his face. Catherine was right. Their bond had increased over time, and now it would be almost impossible for them to keep their feelings from each other and from those around them.
Jarod carefully picked her up and headed towards her bedroom. He laid her down on her bed.
"Feeling better?" He asked, watching her face carefully.
"My head's pounding so hard I can barely see." She whispered. He could hear the tears that she was fighting back.
"I'll get you some aspirin." He left the room in search of aspirin. He had felt that something was wrong while he had been getting ready to finally sleep after working out in his room. He was gad he had followed his instincts. When he came into that room and saw how pale her face was he almost panicked. It took everything in him not to rush her to the emergency room right that instinct. His protective feelings over her were strong. They always had been, he just didn't know how strong until her walked into that room and watched her suffer even more than she already had. He grabbed a cup, filled it up with water, and made his way back to her room.
He walked into her room to see her rush to the bathroom and throw up. He quickly set the glass and aspirin down and followed her. He sat behind her, holding her and her body got rid of everything inside if her. When she finally stopped he grabbed a wet rag and wiped her face down. He pulled her head to his chest as her body began to shake. When her body finally calmed down her picked her up and took her back to her bed.
"Here." He said quietly as he handed to the water and aspirin. He watched as she forced herself to take the pills, and the carefully took the glass away from her and set it on the table next to the bed.
"Don't leave me." She begged. He child-like beg touched his heart and he nodded.
"I won't. Now lie back and try to relax." He pulled a chair next to the bed and started to get comfortable when her voice stopped him.
"Hold me Jarod."