Chapter2: Telling your history

A/N I realise that linkin park didn't show up while late 90's but just for the sake of this just lets pretend they were around early nineties. I hope this answers a few questions you may have had.

Once in the bar they all began to relax it was a warm and friendly atmosphere people were dancing on the large dance floor on one side and the other side was occupied with stalls where you cold relax and talk without people listening in to your conversation. The past couple of hours had been tense and all Melissa wanted to do was curl up into Connor's arms and relax. But right now there was no chance of that happening but she was so glad she had finally found her father to get to know him would be a blessing and to train with him would be interesting.

"Hey what you want to drink Valentine" Duncan asked his daughter shaking her from her thoughts.

"Just Rum and coke please, Ooh juke box has anyone got change" beamed as Duncan walked to the bar shaking his head.

"Here" Connor laughed seeing the eager grin on her face as he handed her what change he had.

"Thanks sweetie" Valentine beamed kissing him on the cheek and bouncing over to the juke box. Melissa beamed as she perused the selection in the box taping at the keypad putting in her favourite songs

"So Connor you two seem pretty friendly" Tessa smiled at her friend.

"We've known each other along time we're good friends nothing more" Connor smiled sweetly as he watched Valentine selecting songs from the old juke box. He sighed deeply she looked so good in leather trousers and the halter neck top he'd bought her last year as a small birthday gift.

"Sure Connor and I saw how excited she got when I went to tell them you were waiting in the shop" Tessa said smiling knowingly.

"Duncan will be told when he needs to be and I know what he's like just let us do this in our own time" Connor said knowing what Tessa could be like. Duncan walked back towards the table. Suddenly the sounds of I love rock and roll filled the air and the three laughed when Valentine shimmied back towards the table.

"I can't help it I have an affinity for cheesy pop music" Valentine giggled sitting next to Connor and taking a sip of her drink.

"Yeah the past fifty years cheesy pop music it's all you've listened to at least have some variety" Connor said gently teasing her.

"Hey I have variety I like Linkin park and other bands you can just never be arsed to listen properly when we're training" Melissa smiled elbowing him in the ribs.

"Never heard of an immortal that likes pop music it's a first Duncan" Connor smiled gulping his beer.

"Sure is Connor" Duncan laughed slightly as he drunk his beer and wondered what question he should ask her first then it hit him.

"What was your life in France like Valentine?" Duncan asked watching his daughter as the smiled dropped from her face slightly.

"It was ok I mean mother came into some money when I was about ten so we we're comfortable and we had a small bakery. So it's not like I was brought up as a lady, Mum didn't believe I should bow to a man" Valentine smirked slightly.

"What happened to the shop after your mother died?" Duncan asked smiling remembering how head strong Clare was and how it showed in his daughter.

"I kept it on for awhile with Connor's help but when I decided to leave Paris I sold it so I had some money behind me I didn't do to bad. I really earned my cash when I became a stockholder with ford motors I have about two hundred shares" Valentine smiled knowing that would surprise her father.

"I remember when I test drove the first thunderbird it was so fun seeing all those men's faces. They had to get a bloke in didn't they said I wasn't qualified to do it"

"I know how this sounds but how did she react to you becoming immortal I mean did you ever tell her?" Duncan asked he was interested in his daughters past he'd missed out on over two hundred years and wanted to get to know her.

"It was strange really she was so calm about it. I'd been away from home for a year she thought I'd been killed in a mass riot in Paris and I came back on my 19th birthday and I think she sensed what I was and she began training me it was so weird" Valentine smiled sipping at her drink.

"We travelled together a lot but I'm still trying to work out how she got pregnant in the first place" Duncan said the confusion in his voice obvious.

"She tried to explain this to me once let me think. I think she said that it was something to do with her genetics that there are only maybe 10 or 20 others that have this faulty gene that allows them to get pregnant by another immortal" Valentine said finishing her drink. She knew she had this faulty gene but was glad nothing had happened to her yet. She'd been told about the awful labour her mother had been through and how she'd almost died.

"I've heard of these women I thought they'd all been killed long ago," Connor said looking at Valentine.

"Nope there's at least six that I know of still alive have really cute daughters too been hiding on holy ground mostly. In fact as far as I know I'm the only one of us who hasn't had a child" Melissa smiled remembering her friend Paida and her daughter Angel. The group fell silent at this last comment and listened to the music when the sounds of queen 'who wants to live forever' drifted to their ears. The song was painful for all four sat at the table but it had that sort of tragic irony that made them appreciate it.

"Come on Connor" Valentine smiled as she got up and grabbed his hand.

"No way your getting me to dance" Connor said stubbornly.

"Come on Connor I've never known you to be a spoilsport" Duncan teased as he and Tessa stood and walked to the dance floor.

"Fine, fine" Connor smiled getting up, taking Valentines hand as they drifted towards the dance floor. Valentine draped her arms around Connor's neck as the song played.

"You know Connor. There's a tragic irony to this, to us and to all immortals you know but we let it happen anyway we're all going to die except for one but what's the point honestly" Valentine whispered in his ear as they danced.

"It's our existence to battle to the last that's just the way it's always been, I honestly think that if there weren't so many people wanting the prize that those of us who can do without it could live peacefully but as things are it's never going to happen we just accept it as is and get on with our life's as best we can" Connor whispered in Valentines ear holding her close.

"I'll be back later Connor i'm going to the church don't wait up for me" Valentine said as she slipped from Connor's embrace.

"What's wrong are you ok?" Connor asked eyes filled with concern as he looked at Valentine.

"Nothing i just need to do some thinking i'll be ok i promise. I'll see you back at the apartment later" Valentine smiled again reasuringly as she walked from the club.

"Connor where's Valentine going? Is she ok?" Duncan asked walking upto his mentor when he saw his daughter leaving.

"Yeah she just wants to be alone for awhile i think her immortality has caught up with her. I honestly think she's worried what will happen if she has children" Connor said sadly.

To Laurakkc hope that answers some of your questions. I've tried to balance it out but I might go over some points again later on just to clarify. I realise the whole faulty genetics thing is a bit far fetched but it makes sense to me I hope you liked this chapter everyone I really enjoyed writing itJ