Ved stood alone in the room that used to be Chloe's. His head spun a little
from everything he had just heard. The room was just as he remembered it,
but without the person he had loved. He still didn't know where she had
gone. He'd thought of asking Ram, but with everything that had happened the
friendship between Ram and the Mallrats seemed fragile, and Ved didn't
think it would do it any good to remind everyone of the friends, and loved
ones, that they had lost. He went and sat on the bed, his back to the door.
He was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't hear Destiny enter. She
moved softly over to the window and looked out over the silent city. Some
people were returning, but it was still very empty. She shivered and
crossed her arms. Ved heard her and turned. She gave him a small smile.
"I'm glad you didn't tell them" she said. "I thought you might."
"It's in the past", Ved replied, "It's over now."
She shrugged and turned to look out the window again. "Maybe", she whispered.
Ved got up and went over to her, "What's the matter" he asked her.
She turned away from him slightly. "Nothing."
"He's not going to find you now", he told her. "You've got to think of the future now, about us", he paused and rested his hand on her abdomen, "And for our baby"
She turned to face him and they embraced silently......
* * *
Jay watched Amber get baby Bray ready for bed. Once she had finished he stood behind her and slipped his arms around her waist as they watched him sleep.
"He looks so peaceful", Amber whispered.
"I know" Jay replied, "You know, I've been thinking. I mean, for Bray to grow up without a father..."
Amber turned to face him, "Jay, what are you saying?"
He took a deep breath, "Amber, I'd like to ask you, if you'd be my wife."
Amber was slightly stunned, and then looked into Jay's dark brown eyes... and made up her mind.... "Yes" she whispered, and fell into his arms......
* * *
On a hillside over looking the sleeping city, a tribe waited for their leaders signal.
"Are you sure she's there sir?" a man cautiously asked the leader.
"I'm sure" he replied. It seemed that that was all he was going to say, so the other man left. The leader stared at the dark city, "I know you're there Destiny." He whispered. "You and that boy you picked up. But don't worry, I'm coming for you. We'll be together again shortly". He grinned and turned back down the hill to the rest of the tribe.
"What are your orders, sir?" one of the men called to him.
"We wait"......
* * *
Another place, not far from the city, a different group of three people moved softly towards the city. The two men and a woman headed into the city and made their way through the dark streets. It had been ages since they had last seen it, but they knew the way, and they knew they were close.........
* * *
The Mallrats gathered at the foot of the stairs, waiting for Jay and Amber. They had said they had an announcement, and the tribe waited to hear it with both a mixture of excitement and apprehension. Jay and Amber appeared at the top of the stairs. Amber gave Jay's hand a gentle squeeze and began to talk.
"Jay and I have come to a decision" she said, "We're going......." She froze and stood staring at the figure that had entered the Mall from behind the tribe.
"Bray?" she whispered.
It was Bray, looking tired and dirty but alive. The other tribe members looked on in amazement as KC and Alice followed Bray into the Mall, all looking exhausted. Amber ran down the stairs and flung herself into Bray's arms and gave him a huge kiss. Jay stood where she had left him at the top of the stairs......
"I'm glad you didn't tell them" she said. "I thought you might."
"It's in the past", Ved replied, "It's over now."
She shrugged and turned to look out the window again. "Maybe", she whispered.
Ved got up and went over to her, "What's the matter" he asked her.
She turned away from him slightly. "Nothing."
"He's not going to find you now", he told her. "You've got to think of the future now, about us", he paused and rested his hand on her abdomen, "And for our baby"
She turned to face him and they embraced silently......
* * *
Jay watched Amber get baby Bray ready for bed. Once she had finished he stood behind her and slipped his arms around her waist as they watched him sleep.
"He looks so peaceful", Amber whispered.
"I know" Jay replied, "You know, I've been thinking. I mean, for Bray to grow up without a father..."
Amber turned to face him, "Jay, what are you saying?"
He took a deep breath, "Amber, I'd like to ask you, if you'd be my wife."
Amber was slightly stunned, and then looked into Jay's dark brown eyes... and made up her mind.... "Yes" she whispered, and fell into his arms......
* * *
On a hillside over looking the sleeping city, a tribe waited for their leaders signal.
"Are you sure she's there sir?" a man cautiously asked the leader.
"I'm sure" he replied. It seemed that that was all he was going to say, so the other man left. The leader stared at the dark city, "I know you're there Destiny." He whispered. "You and that boy you picked up. But don't worry, I'm coming for you. We'll be together again shortly". He grinned and turned back down the hill to the rest of the tribe.
"What are your orders, sir?" one of the men called to him.
"We wait"......
* * *
Another place, not far from the city, a different group of three people moved softly towards the city. The two men and a woman headed into the city and made their way through the dark streets. It had been ages since they had last seen it, but they knew the way, and they knew they were close.........
* * *
The Mallrats gathered at the foot of the stairs, waiting for Jay and Amber. They had said they had an announcement, and the tribe waited to hear it with both a mixture of excitement and apprehension. Jay and Amber appeared at the top of the stairs. Amber gave Jay's hand a gentle squeeze and began to talk.
"Jay and I have come to a decision" she said, "We're going......." She froze and stood staring at the figure that had entered the Mall from behind the tribe.
"Bray?" she whispered.
It was Bray, looking tired and dirty but alive. The other tribe members looked on in amazement as KC and Alice followed Bray into the Mall, all looking exhausted. Amber ran down the stairs and flung herself into Bray's arms and gave him a huge kiss. Jay stood where she had left him at the top of the stairs......