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Part 28 of 36
It lasted not even five minutes, until Susan recognized, where they were going. It was the house of Jeffrey Sinclair.
„I find it great, that you want to show me the house, but I have thought, we wait with it until tomorrow and look now for a place where we can stay overnight."
„I already have that, Darling. I have informed Tilaan, that we will remain in the next few days here in this house. Entil'Zha Sinclair has told me before his journey to the past, that I could use his house always I'm on Minbar. And since you wanted to see it too and we have no accommodation, I have thought we stay here."
„I don't know whether that goes. Are you sure, that it puts out Jeff nothing? I mean, he has built the house for Catherine."
„It's already okay. I was already often here, when he was still Entil'Zha."
„Okay, then show me everything."
Susan alit with William on the arm. Marcus followed her. They went on white sand, which lay before a clear blue - green lake. A few meters from the water stood the house. It looked, like an ordinary house on Earth, however here it looked simply uniquely. As Susan came more closely, she recognized why it looked so differently. It was built completely of crystal, which displayed different shading of red. The entrance was made from white - varnished wood, which had been gotten extra by the Earth, as Marcus told her. Marcus opened the door, with a key, which lay under a flowerpot. Susan saw questioning at him, however he only smiled. The furnishing of the house was a mixture from minbari - and Earth furniture. Susan took some time and looked around. The living room was arranged very warmly. The kitchen displayed the very latest technology and she noticed that even the refrigerator was filled with food. In the living room were still two more doors. The one led to a room that was arranged with child furniture. The other door led in a bathroom, which was completely held in black marble. However the most fascinating Susan found the large bathtub. It must have been years since she had taken a real bath. She went up the staircase and found a further bath room that of course wasn't arranged as luxuriously as the lower one, but sufficed for the daily need. A further door led in a further children's room. Behind the last door Susan opened a dreamlike bedroom was hidden. It was held in a delicate green and had a large four-poster bed. It looked very comfortable. Susan went down again speechless.
„Marcus, the house is simply dreamlike. It's right too bad, that Catherine has never seen it. I'm sure, she would have liked it." Susan sat on the sofa next to Marcus and William.
„Sinclair has held everything secret. It should be a surprise. His wedding gift. He had intended to marry her, as she was lost in time during a mission. It has broken him the heart. However he has done everything to make sure that this house was finished. He had always hoped that she would emerge again." Marcus sounded sadly. Susan noticed this.
„I think, you would like to know that he has found Catherine and is happy with her now. They have even children together. Most of the dream-chancer are descendants of them."
Susan went in the kitchen and looked for something she could make dinner of. On her search for the plates she noticed a letter, which was addressed at both of them.
„Marcus, look what I have found here."
Susan went to him and gave him the letter. Marcus examined it and opened it. He removed the paper and began to read it to Susan.
°Dear friends, if you read this letter now, I know, that most of my forecasts were right. Susan, you have gotten to like your new task and are now the leader of my descendants. And you have found a way, to save Marcus from his coma. I have prophesied all this like you know. I know also, that you Marcus, you aren't yet aware of it, whether you should follow your fate. I know that it's a heavy decision. But I have an advice for you. Follow your heart. It will know what the best for you is. As I can think you have examined the house already and ascertained that it's completely furnished. If you look more particularly you will notice that it corresponds to approximately your taste. I have made this intentionally. As Catherine had disappeared, I have undertaken everything, so that the house got finished. Marcus was thereby a very great help. I have never really thanked you. I would like to make up for this on this way. As I was in the past, I have my most narrow confidantes among the minbari, Sech Durhan and Sech Turval sent a message. They had the task to arrange the house like you see it now and to care after the emergence of the Isban'Tho always for fresh food. I hope they have done it. I would like if you spent each time you are on Minbar in this house. I donate it to you.
Honours it and don't forget me, Jeffrey.°
Marcus put the letter on the table. He had tears in the eyes.
„I don't get it. Jeff gives us his house." Susan was astonished.
„However, that's typically Entil'Zha Sinclair. He was always spontaneous, if he had something on mind. Let us assume it and spend a beautiful time here. I think I could feel well in this house."
Susan agreed with Marcus and went to have dinner. After the meal Susan brought William to bed, while Marcus made the dishes. As everything was settled, Susan led Marcus to the lower bathroom.
Marcus looked surprised at her: „What do you have on mind?"
„I will use the chance and take a long, hot bath. Do you want to keep company with me?" she asked and began to remove his clothes...
In the next few days Susan pursued in the morning her tasks as Isban'Tho, while Marcus remained usually with William in the house. The afternoons they spent always together. Marcus showed her his favourite sites on Minbar or they took a walk on the beach, just like Susan had seen it in her dream. At the day before the test should occur, Susan had to go to the training compound. Marcus innsisted on it, that he accompanied her. Therefore all three of them went to the rangers. Marcus was happy to see Sech Durhan finally again. They found the Sech in the dining room. He was rather surprised to see Marcus and Susan.
„Sech Durhan.", Marcus called, as he saw him.
„Marcus, Captain Ivanova." He bowed to them. „Beautiful to see you again, Marcus. Captain Ivanova has told me you were very sick."
„Yes, master. A few days ago I was still in coma on Babylon 5. I have to owe it to an idea of Susan that I'm here now. Do we want to settle our accounts?" he asked grinning.
„Marcus! Stephen has said you shouldn't overdo it. I don't want that something happens to you. We need you."
„Susan, don't worry. I only want to give Durhan the chance to beat me, because I'm still weak. Besides I have promised you, that I don't leave you. Now less than ever."
„Okay, but if I don't like it what I will see, I will come and help you. You must know I had the both best teachers it gives."
The small group went in the exercise room, where just another class finished a lesson. When the students saw the master and the foreigners come in, they bowed and waited tensely. Some wanted just to go, as they saw, how the foreigner in a ranger cloak and the master made the denn'bok combat-ready. They bowed and began to fight. Marcus didn't fight badly considering that he hasn't yet his old form again. Through the encouragements of the remaining students Sech Turval was allured. When Susan saw him, she bowed and put William into his arms, with the words he should quickly pay attention to him. Susan took also her fighting pike and stepped to the men. She wanted to support Marcus. The Sech had to have all his tricks utilize to have at least a small chance against his former students. As all three were winded, they explained the fight for a draw and received applause from the spectators.
„You should never fight against the best students." Durhan said.
Susan went to Turval and freed him by William, which had completely tensely pursued the fight.
The both masters insisted on it, that Susan and Marcus joined them for dinner. They agreed with that. Naturally they wanted to know, who the small was. Marcus explained them, that it was his nephew William.
The evening was very beautiful however the three visitors had to leave again. Durhan insisted on it, that he accompanied them to the gate. William was on Marcus' arm. The other rested on Susan's back. When she moves Susan noticed again and again, as her became dizzy. However this had become during these past few days normal for her. They had just reached the gate, as Susan sagged to the floor. Marcus noticed this immediately and knelt beside her. He looked for a pulse. It was much too high. He asked Durhan, to get a doctor. Few minutes later came two minbari - doctors and examined Susan. They ascertained that she had suffered an attack of weakness. It wasn't further bad however they consisted on it, that Susan would remain in the hospital overnight. Susan protests, as she was at consciousness again, however she could do nothing against it.
Marcus didn't leave the whole night over her side. He sat the whole time over on a chair next to her bed, while she slept. Now he knew how she had felt in the last months. And he knew that she would be fit in the morning again, what you couldn't say about him only a week ago.
In the next morning Susan was dismiss again, however the minbari forbade it her, to participate in the tests for the dream-chancer. It would be to straining for her and they advised her, to wait with their return flight still some days. Besides they held it for better, if she would see her doctor after their return once more. Although there were now many humans on Minbar, the doctors weren't yet so familiar with the medical areas. Susan promised it the doctors and especially Marcus, who looked very anxiously. He brought her back to the house, where he asked her to rest. Susan's objections couldn't persuade him.
„If you don't rest now, I phone Stephen, so that he orders it. I'm only afraid about you and the baby. You are my life and I must protect that."
„It's very dear how you worry about me, but I'm not sick. I'm feeling very well. Probably I have overdone it yesterday with your fight. I won't do it in the next seven months. And now let me get up so I can call Tilaan and give her information, that I can't participate in the test tomorrow."
Marcus could do nothing against it. Susan got up and went to the screen and manufactured a connection in the temple.
„Tilaan, unfortunately you must accomplish the tests alone tomorrow."
„I don't understand. You have extra come from Babylon 5 to Minbar because of this occasion."
„I know, and I would participate very gladly in it. But the doctors in the training compound have forbidden it me."
„You were with the doctors? Are you ill, Isban'Tho?"
„No, I'm healthy. I had only an attack of weakness. Yesterday I had carried out a small fight with Marcus and Sech Durhan and forget thereby completely, that I should spare myself in the next months. Let us say in approximate five months I won't have so much time to worry about the dream- chancer."
„May I ask about the reason?" Tilaan wanted to know.
„I'm pregnant and will surely have no great pleasure to do much work at this time. But I'm sure, that we find by then a representation for me. By the way we fly in the next few days back to the station. A personal task is waiting there for me. But I won't neglect my duties. You know, how you can reach me."
Susan closed the connection and calmed down again on the sofa. Marcus brought her something to eat and arranged then their take-off for the next day. Then he phoned on the station to announce their return.
~~~ On the station ~~~
Delenn had just gotten a call from Marcus that they would return at the end of the week. Excited she went in the office of her husband.
„Delenn, what happened?"
„Marcus has just notified me, that they will be back at the end of the week."
„So quickly? I have thought that they want to go on vacation afterwards. And for which reason are you so excited? You know, that it isn't very good in your condition."
„Marcus has said that Susan wasn't feeling well and so they come back earlier. The reason, why Iam so excited, is that I know something, what all others don't know yet."
„And that would be? I hope some good?" Now was John curious, what Delenn knew.
„Marcus has made Susan a proposal."
„Has Marcus just told you that?"
Delenn looked guiltily: „No, I know it from Susan. She has told it me before their departure and something else, too. But I had to promise her, that I won't tell someone."
„And why break you now your promise. You know minbari don't lie." John teased.
„I would like to plan a small party for them. Only with their friends. Still they have to celebrate something and if we take them a part off, they'll have no chance to change their minds. You know the both of them. It has lasted already long enough, until they have found each other finally."
„Okay, we make a party for them."
Delenn was happy. Now she could thank her only female friend with this party for everything. She went straight to this work. First she invited all guests...
What do you think so far? Please R&R.
Part 28 of 36
It lasted not even five minutes, until Susan recognized, where they were going. It was the house of Jeffrey Sinclair.
„I find it great, that you want to show me the house, but I have thought, we wait with it until tomorrow and look now for a place where we can stay overnight."
„I already have that, Darling. I have informed Tilaan, that we will remain in the next few days here in this house. Entil'Zha Sinclair has told me before his journey to the past, that I could use his house always I'm on Minbar. And since you wanted to see it too and we have no accommodation, I have thought we stay here."
„I don't know whether that goes. Are you sure, that it puts out Jeff nothing? I mean, he has built the house for Catherine."
„It's already okay. I was already often here, when he was still Entil'Zha."
„Okay, then show me everything."
Susan alit with William on the arm. Marcus followed her. They went on white sand, which lay before a clear blue - green lake. A few meters from the water stood the house. It looked, like an ordinary house on Earth, however here it looked simply uniquely. As Susan came more closely, she recognized why it looked so differently. It was built completely of crystal, which displayed different shading of red. The entrance was made from white - varnished wood, which had been gotten extra by the Earth, as Marcus told her. Marcus opened the door, with a key, which lay under a flowerpot. Susan saw questioning at him, however he only smiled. The furnishing of the house was a mixture from minbari - and Earth furniture. Susan took some time and looked around. The living room was arranged very warmly. The kitchen displayed the very latest technology and she noticed that even the refrigerator was filled with food. In the living room were still two more doors. The one led to a room that was arranged with child furniture. The other door led in a bathroom, which was completely held in black marble. However the most fascinating Susan found the large bathtub. It must have been years since she had taken a real bath. She went up the staircase and found a further bath room that of course wasn't arranged as luxuriously as the lower one, but sufficed for the daily need. A further door led in a further children's room. Behind the last door Susan opened a dreamlike bedroom was hidden. It was held in a delicate green and had a large four-poster bed. It looked very comfortable. Susan went down again speechless.
„Marcus, the house is simply dreamlike. It's right too bad, that Catherine has never seen it. I'm sure, she would have liked it." Susan sat on the sofa next to Marcus and William.
„Sinclair has held everything secret. It should be a surprise. His wedding gift. He had intended to marry her, as she was lost in time during a mission. It has broken him the heart. However he has done everything to make sure that this house was finished. He had always hoped that she would emerge again." Marcus sounded sadly. Susan noticed this.
„I think, you would like to know that he has found Catherine and is happy with her now. They have even children together. Most of the dream-chancer are descendants of them."
Susan went in the kitchen and looked for something she could make dinner of. On her search for the plates she noticed a letter, which was addressed at both of them.
„Marcus, look what I have found here."
Susan went to him and gave him the letter. Marcus examined it and opened it. He removed the paper and began to read it to Susan.
°Dear friends, if you read this letter now, I know, that most of my forecasts were right. Susan, you have gotten to like your new task and are now the leader of my descendants. And you have found a way, to save Marcus from his coma. I have prophesied all this like you know. I know also, that you Marcus, you aren't yet aware of it, whether you should follow your fate. I know that it's a heavy decision. But I have an advice for you. Follow your heart. It will know what the best for you is. As I can think you have examined the house already and ascertained that it's completely furnished. If you look more particularly you will notice that it corresponds to approximately your taste. I have made this intentionally. As Catherine had disappeared, I have undertaken everything, so that the house got finished. Marcus was thereby a very great help. I have never really thanked you. I would like to make up for this on this way. As I was in the past, I have my most narrow confidantes among the minbari, Sech Durhan and Sech Turval sent a message. They had the task to arrange the house like you see it now and to care after the emergence of the Isban'Tho always for fresh food. I hope they have done it. I would like if you spent each time you are on Minbar in this house. I donate it to you.
Honours it and don't forget me, Jeffrey.°
Marcus put the letter on the table. He had tears in the eyes.
„I don't get it. Jeff gives us his house." Susan was astonished.
„However, that's typically Entil'Zha Sinclair. He was always spontaneous, if he had something on mind. Let us assume it and spend a beautiful time here. I think I could feel well in this house."
Susan agreed with Marcus and went to have dinner. After the meal Susan brought William to bed, while Marcus made the dishes. As everything was settled, Susan led Marcus to the lower bathroom.
Marcus looked surprised at her: „What do you have on mind?"
„I will use the chance and take a long, hot bath. Do you want to keep company with me?" she asked and began to remove his clothes...
In the next few days Susan pursued in the morning her tasks as Isban'Tho, while Marcus remained usually with William in the house. The afternoons they spent always together. Marcus showed her his favourite sites on Minbar or they took a walk on the beach, just like Susan had seen it in her dream. At the day before the test should occur, Susan had to go to the training compound. Marcus innsisted on it, that he accompanied her. Therefore all three of them went to the rangers. Marcus was happy to see Sech Durhan finally again. They found the Sech in the dining room. He was rather surprised to see Marcus and Susan.
„Sech Durhan.", Marcus called, as he saw him.
„Marcus, Captain Ivanova." He bowed to them. „Beautiful to see you again, Marcus. Captain Ivanova has told me you were very sick."
„Yes, master. A few days ago I was still in coma on Babylon 5. I have to owe it to an idea of Susan that I'm here now. Do we want to settle our accounts?" he asked grinning.
„Marcus! Stephen has said you shouldn't overdo it. I don't want that something happens to you. We need you."
„Susan, don't worry. I only want to give Durhan the chance to beat me, because I'm still weak. Besides I have promised you, that I don't leave you. Now less than ever."
„Okay, but if I don't like it what I will see, I will come and help you. You must know I had the both best teachers it gives."
The small group went in the exercise room, where just another class finished a lesson. When the students saw the master and the foreigners come in, they bowed and waited tensely. Some wanted just to go, as they saw, how the foreigner in a ranger cloak and the master made the denn'bok combat-ready. They bowed and began to fight. Marcus didn't fight badly considering that he hasn't yet his old form again. Through the encouragements of the remaining students Sech Turval was allured. When Susan saw him, she bowed and put William into his arms, with the words he should quickly pay attention to him. Susan took also her fighting pike and stepped to the men. She wanted to support Marcus. The Sech had to have all his tricks utilize to have at least a small chance against his former students. As all three were winded, they explained the fight for a draw and received applause from the spectators.
„You should never fight against the best students." Durhan said.
Susan went to Turval and freed him by William, which had completely tensely pursued the fight.
The both masters insisted on it, that Susan and Marcus joined them for dinner. They agreed with that. Naturally they wanted to know, who the small was. Marcus explained them, that it was his nephew William.
The evening was very beautiful however the three visitors had to leave again. Durhan insisted on it, that he accompanied them to the gate. William was on Marcus' arm. The other rested on Susan's back. When she moves Susan noticed again and again, as her became dizzy. However this had become during these past few days normal for her. They had just reached the gate, as Susan sagged to the floor. Marcus noticed this immediately and knelt beside her. He looked for a pulse. It was much too high. He asked Durhan, to get a doctor. Few minutes later came two minbari - doctors and examined Susan. They ascertained that she had suffered an attack of weakness. It wasn't further bad however they consisted on it, that Susan would remain in the hospital overnight. Susan protests, as she was at consciousness again, however she could do nothing against it.
Marcus didn't leave the whole night over her side. He sat the whole time over on a chair next to her bed, while she slept. Now he knew how she had felt in the last months. And he knew that she would be fit in the morning again, what you couldn't say about him only a week ago.
In the next morning Susan was dismiss again, however the minbari forbade it her, to participate in the tests for the dream-chancer. It would be to straining for her and they advised her, to wait with their return flight still some days. Besides they held it for better, if she would see her doctor after their return once more. Although there were now many humans on Minbar, the doctors weren't yet so familiar with the medical areas. Susan promised it the doctors and especially Marcus, who looked very anxiously. He brought her back to the house, where he asked her to rest. Susan's objections couldn't persuade him.
„If you don't rest now, I phone Stephen, so that he orders it. I'm only afraid about you and the baby. You are my life and I must protect that."
„It's very dear how you worry about me, but I'm not sick. I'm feeling very well. Probably I have overdone it yesterday with your fight. I won't do it in the next seven months. And now let me get up so I can call Tilaan and give her information, that I can't participate in the test tomorrow."
Marcus could do nothing against it. Susan got up and went to the screen and manufactured a connection in the temple.
„Tilaan, unfortunately you must accomplish the tests alone tomorrow."
„I don't understand. You have extra come from Babylon 5 to Minbar because of this occasion."
„I know, and I would participate very gladly in it. But the doctors in the training compound have forbidden it me."
„You were with the doctors? Are you ill, Isban'Tho?"
„No, I'm healthy. I had only an attack of weakness. Yesterday I had carried out a small fight with Marcus and Sech Durhan and forget thereby completely, that I should spare myself in the next months. Let us say in approximate five months I won't have so much time to worry about the dream- chancer."
„May I ask about the reason?" Tilaan wanted to know.
„I'm pregnant and will surely have no great pleasure to do much work at this time. But I'm sure, that we find by then a representation for me. By the way we fly in the next few days back to the station. A personal task is waiting there for me. But I won't neglect my duties. You know, how you can reach me."
Susan closed the connection and calmed down again on the sofa. Marcus brought her something to eat and arranged then their take-off for the next day. Then he phoned on the station to announce their return.
~~~ On the station ~~~
Delenn had just gotten a call from Marcus that they would return at the end of the week. Excited she went in the office of her husband.
„Delenn, what happened?"
„Marcus has just notified me, that they will be back at the end of the week."
„So quickly? I have thought that they want to go on vacation afterwards. And for which reason are you so excited? You know, that it isn't very good in your condition."
„Marcus has said that Susan wasn't feeling well and so they come back earlier. The reason, why Iam so excited, is that I know something, what all others don't know yet."
„And that would be? I hope some good?" Now was John curious, what Delenn knew.
„Marcus has made Susan a proposal."
„Has Marcus just told you that?"
Delenn looked guiltily: „No, I know it from Susan. She has told it me before their departure and something else, too. But I had to promise her, that I won't tell someone."
„And why break you now your promise. You know minbari don't lie." John teased.
„I would like to plan a small party for them. Only with their friends. Still they have to celebrate something and if we take them a part off, they'll have no chance to change their minds. You know the both of them. It has lasted already long enough, until they have found each other finally."
„Okay, we make a party for them."
Delenn was happy. Now she could thank her only female friend with this party for everything. She went straight to this work. First she invited all guests...
What do you think so far? Please R&R.
