A/n: I've had a few questions about this,mainly-"Will Erik ever show up in this Damn story?". Yes. He will. Be patient all..We have a long way to go before we reach Erik's POV...but another classic POTO character is soon coming. I promise. Now! To the story!
The next morning I had managed to calm down enough to go back to the house to get my things and perhaps talk with my father a little. I had a very special something to give to a very special someone that happened to be hidden under a floor board in my room. I knew my mother,if I could still call her that,wouldn't have gotten rid of it for the simple reason that she was ignorant of it's very existance.
Alec stayed at Pearl's,in case Elliot and his idiots showed up to give the Baryes trouble. When I arrived at my home,I saw little sister,whom Pearl had never met,walking with Annette out on the lawn. Elisabeth was 13,almost as tall as Pearl,and had eyes and appearances enough to melt any heart. I loved my sister deeply,as much as I loved Pearl though of course not in the same manner,and I knew she loved me back just as much. Annette had never had to break up some insignificant sibling feud as there had never been one between Elisabeth and I.
As to Annette,she spotted me heading toward them before Elisabeth did. "Hello Mother!" I greated her,my voice already dry and bitter with unvented rage for all that she'd done. " I hope you're well! I suppose you're not planning anymore deaths,are you? Or rapes?" Elisabeth blinked at me,I nodded once and she walked to my side. Annette yanked her back,acting as if I may do something damaging to her,like tell her the truth of exactly how heartless our mother was. "Where have you been?"Annette growled at me. "Certainly not where I think you were?!" I paused. Annette's opinion of Pearl couldn't drop any further,and it was well known I was hardly unjaded after that one weekend with...ugh...Jeanette. I thought up the most interesting lie and told it as creatively as I could.
"Oh yes,mother!" I spat at her venomously. "We were up most of the night. From what Etienne tells me,she'll be expecting a little bundle of joy soon!" So it wasn't entirely a lie. I had been up most of the night and Etienne had told me Melinda was with child. Annette stood dumbstruck before she stuttered out,"My..grandchild is going to be...a..." "Monster,just like their mother! That's what you were going to say,wasn't it?!" I nearly screamed at her as I broke in.
At that point I shoved her to the side and ran off to my room with Elisabeth following me. I knew she wouldn't betray my hiding place to our bitch of a mother. My intelligent little sister hated her as much as I did! As I reached down to pull the special item out of the small hole,Elisabeth came up and hugged me around the shoulders. "Yes sweety?" I mumbled to her,holding down a snarl that was meant for Annette,bringing a warm smile to her face. " I want a niece,Charles,when you and Pearly are married. Okay?" As she finished I chuckled,then grinned and kissed her cheek,"Alright,Angel. A little girl and two little boys. Is that fine with you?" She nodded and my grin widened. "Give me your opinion of something,sister?"
I pulled a small engagement ring into view. It was simple enough at first glance with the square cut diamond in the center,the sapphire on the left and the topaz on the right,both smaller than the two carat diamond,but the same shape. To either outer edge of the sapphire,my birthstone,and the topaz,Pearl's birthstone,were diamonds the same size of the afore mentioned stones. A band of white gold held it together with a thin stripe of pearl circling the top and another thin strip of emerald around the bottom. Elisabeth gasped and shook her head so hard I worried it might fall right off her tiny shoulders,"Charles it's so pretty..." Her voice was barely a whisper that told me just how stunned she was.
I stood up and looked around. I could as my father to send my things to the small house he'd given me sometime ago. Leaning down,I pulled Elisabeth into my arms and said,"I want you to look out for Father after I've gone,alright Beth?" She nodded silent and hugged my neck tightly with a short sniffle. Something told me I wouldn't see her for much longer,but I ignored it. Pulling a small bag from under my bed,I stuffed the precious box containing the ring into my pocket,took one last look around m room,then left.
To this day I have never regretted that decision despite all the things that have happened. I honestly doubt that I ever will.
The next morning I had managed to calm down enough to go back to the house to get my things and perhaps talk with my father a little. I had a very special something to give to a very special someone that happened to be hidden under a floor board in my room. I knew my mother,if I could still call her that,wouldn't have gotten rid of it for the simple reason that she was ignorant of it's very existance.
Alec stayed at Pearl's,in case Elliot and his idiots showed up to give the Baryes trouble. When I arrived at my home,I saw little sister,whom Pearl had never met,walking with Annette out on the lawn. Elisabeth was 13,almost as tall as Pearl,and had eyes and appearances enough to melt any heart. I loved my sister deeply,as much as I loved Pearl though of course not in the same manner,and I knew she loved me back just as much. Annette had never had to break up some insignificant sibling feud as there had never been one between Elisabeth and I.
As to Annette,she spotted me heading toward them before Elisabeth did. "Hello Mother!" I greated her,my voice already dry and bitter with unvented rage for all that she'd done. " I hope you're well! I suppose you're not planning anymore deaths,are you? Or rapes?" Elisabeth blinked at me,I nodded once and she walked to my side. Annette yanked her back,acting as if I may do something damaging to her,like tell her the truth of exactly how heartless our mother was. "Where have you been?"Annette growled at me. "Certainly not where I think you were?!" I paused. Annette's opinion of Pearl couldn't drop any further,and it was well known I was hardly unjaded after that one weekend with...ugh...Jeanette. I thought up the most interesting lie and told it as creatively as I could.
"Oh yes,mother!" I spat at her venomously. "We were up most of the night. From what Etienne tells me,she'll be expecting a little bundle of joy soon!" So it wasn't entirely a lie. I had been up most of the night and Etienne had told me Melinda was with child. Annette stood dumbstruck before she stuttered out,"My..grandchild is going to be...a..." "Monster,just like their mother! That's what you were going to say,wasn't it?!" I nearly screamed at her as I broke in.
At that point I shoved her to the side and ran off to my room with Elisabeth following me. I knew she wouldn't betray my hiding place to our bitch of a mother. My intelligent little sister hated her as much as I did! As I reached down to pull the special item out of the small hole,Elisabeth came up and hugged me around the shoulders. "Yes sweety?" I mumbled to her,holding down a snarl that was meant for Annette,bringing a warm smile to her face. " I want a niece,Charles,when you and Pearly are married. Okay?" As she finished I chuckled,then grinned and kissed her cheek,"Alright,Angel. A little girl and two little boys. Is that fine with you?" She nodded and my grin widened. "Give me your opinion of something,sister?"
I pulled a small engagement ring into view. It was simple enough at first glance with the square cut diamond in the center,the sapphire on the left and the topaz on the right,both smaller than the two carat diamond,but the same shape. To either outer edge of the sapphire,my birthstone,and the topaz,Pearl's birthstone,were diamonds the same size of the afore mentioned stones. A band of white gold held it together with a thin stripe of pearl circling the top and another thin strip of emerald around the bottom. Elisabeth gasped and shook her head so hard I worried it might fall right off her tiny shoulders,"Charles it's so pretty..." Her voice was barely a whisper that told me just how stunned she was.
I stood up and looked around. I could as my father to send my things to the small house he'd given me sometime ago. Leaning down,I pulled Elisabeth into my arms and said,"I want you to look out for Father after I've gone,alright Beth?" She nodded silent and hugged my neck tightly with a short sniffle. Something told me I wouldn't see her for much longer,but I ignored it. Pulling a small bag from under my bed,I stuffed the precious box containing the ring into my pocket,took one last look around m room,then left.
To this day I have never regretted that decision despite all the things that have happened. I honestly doubt that I ever will.