The Daughter

A/N this is my first attempt at a highlander fic so if anything seems really out of place just let me know and ill get back to you. I'd really appreciate constructive criticism for this as I think I can make it my best fic yet

Chapter one: meeting a stranger

Walking into the small antiques shop Valentine smiled. It was a small shop but not so small she felt claustrophobic. On the walls hung various paintings and tapestries but it was the glass swords case in the middle of the room that caught her eye most of all. Then suddenly she felt it he was here hiding in the shop somewhere and a small smile played across her lips.

"Can I help you?" A smartly dressed woman asked her with a French accent. "Yes this sword is it genuine? I've been looking for it a long time" Valentine smiled studying the sword in the case.

"Of course would you like to handle it?" The woman asked an edge of annoyance in her voice. Valentine nodded eagerly and when the blade was place in her hand it felt right she couldn't explain it but this was the sword she must have.

"This blade is so well balanced" Valentine marvelled at the quality turning the blade, admiring the ivory handle carved into the shape of a wolf's head

"That's a fine sword miss are you sure you can afford it?" Valentine jumped looking at the tall man knowing exactly who he was.

"I wouldn't be enquiring if I couldn't Mr...?" Valentine asked smiling widely trying to act like she didn't know who or what he was

. "Duncan Macleod and you are?" Duncan asked smiling cheekily.

"Could I speak to you for a moment in private please? There's a few questions I have about this sword" Valentine asked trying to sound as casual as possible when in truth she was nervous her heart was beating so fast she thought it would burst through her ribs.

Once in the relative privacy of the back room Duncan looked at her suspiciously.

"Who are you really? I sensed what you were as soon as you walked in the shop" Duncan asked seriously noticing how nervous she was.

"I'm Valentine Macleod, Duncan you are my father" Melissa knew it was a bald statement to make but she was damn sure it was him.

"Impossible who is your mother?" Duncan's mind raced how could he be a father? Up until now he believed it was impossible for immortals to have children. But looking at the woman standing in front of him he could see the similarities from the long black hair to the good skin all his family possessed

"My mother was Clare she said you were together for a few years in Paris how could you leave when she was pregnant?" Melissa said shaking trying to hold in the emotions that threatened to spill over but it was hard after searching for so long she'd finally found him and it was all a little too much to take in. Duncan remembered her all right but when he'd left her he had no idea that she was pregnant.

"I had no idea I would have stayed if I'd known" Duncan said resting his head in his hands trying to figure out how it could have possibly happened.

"You wouldn't have you wanted to travel again" Valentine said trying to control the anger in her voice. Duncan smiled slightly she talked with the same sense Clare always had how could he have left her alone?

"Why after all this time did you decide to come after me? Why not right after she told you?" Duncan asked tying to hide the suspicion in his voice.

"I've been searching for you a long time. I've been to Scotland, India, Japan in fact I've been around most the places you have but I always kept missing you by a few weeks or something stupid like that. But now, now I've found you its unbelievable. I check the last place I think you'd ever be is in an Antiques shop in Seacouver" Valentine laughed slightly realising how stupid she had been.

"How did you follow me I mean who told you where I was?" Duncan was touched that she'd been all over the world trying to find him but how she knew where he'd been was slightly worrying.

"We have a mutual friend" Valentine smiled mischievously to say her and Connor were friends was an understatement over the 200 or so years they'd known each other they had become lovers.

"Who's this mutual friend we have then?" Duncan asked he hated it when people were vague.

"Connor Macleod he's helped me survive a lot he's been my mentor helped me track you down" Valentine smiled widely.

"I'm glad you have had a good teacher he was my mentor too" Duncan stood up smiling enveloping his daughter into a hug for the first time.

"Oh god Duncan you have no idea how long I've been waiting to meet you" Valentine said letting go of her father and wiping the tears from her eyes.

Suddenly he sensed the presence of another immortal in the shop and he let go of his daughter. Valentine looked at Duncan who drew his sword ready to face whoever it might be. "Duncan is everything ok?" The woman she had talked to earlier coming in the room. "Of course Tessa this is my daughter Valentine, Valentine this is my girlfriend Tessa" Duncan said proudly introducing the pair properly and before she could say anything Valentine realised who it was Duncan could sense and walked quickly into the other room, beaming she jumped into Connor's arms hugging him tightly.

"Hey so you found him at last how you been" Connor smiled as he put her down. "Good actually been awhile I missed you" Valentine smiled coyly as Duncan and Tessa walked out of the back room . Duncan smiled seeing his old friend.

"So Connor when we're you going to tell me I had a daughter?" Duncan asked in mock anger.

"You know she needed to find you on her own besides she insisted I didn't say anything about a hundred years ago" Connor smirked slightly looking at Valentine. "How about we all go out and celebrate tonight; this needs celebrating and I know a good restaurant downtown" Tessa smiled hoping she could get along with Duncan's newly found daughter. "Good idea Tessa oh can we swing by my apartment first I need to change" Valentine beamed getting excited.