Cari- I think your review has to be the most demanding one I ever read. And as for Alley well...
Crazyrussiangal- Thanks for the spell checking. I'm so bad at spelling it's not even funny. I'm surprised their was only one error, and not twenty. Glad you like the chapter, here's the next part.
LJP- I know. I know. As for faster updates I'm trying. I've hit a bit of writers block recently, so the words haven't been coming out as fast as they normally do. Lyle didn't burn himself when he picked up Alley, because after Will knocked Alley out, she had begun to cool when Lyle went to go and get a stretcher to carry Alley on.
CHAPTER 35
AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH
June 15, 1998
2:56pm
Blue Cove, Delaware
The Centre
Alley was dying. Will didn't need anyone to tell him. He could feel it in his soul, as though part of him was being slowly and painfully ripped away. And though Will knew his sister was dying he was not ready to admit it. He still held on to the hope that there might be a chance that Alley could be healed.
Will stared at his sister from his chair at her bedside. She was once again pale, her cheeks that same bright red, the same dark brow circles under her eyes. Her long dark curly tresses damp with sweat. After being brought into the infirmary Alley had been dumped into a tub of ice for three minutes to cool her body temperature down. Her fever had spiked so high that the thermometer would not read it.
Will knew that he and Alley's genetics had manipulated so that their bodies could handle extreme temperatures. But even still their bodies could only sustain such temperatures for minutes at a time. Alley's body was breaking down her organs were failing and she was unable to control her abilities. According to Jen the girls genetic structures were collapsing. Jen had given Alley drugs that would keep her pyrokinesis in check, and a heavy dose of morphine to stop the girl from feeling pain.
Will didn't understand. Alley had been fine that morning she had been her normal mischievous self. In fact she seemed better than she had in weeks.
"Alley. Alley, you have to listen to me okay. You have to get better. I need you Al. Remember you're all I got left. With out you I'm alone. Please God Alley don't leave me alone in this place. The only reason I've made it this far is because of you. Please don't die. Damn it Alley I wont allow you to die. You're stronger than this. You can beat this. Compared to everything we've been though this is nothing," Will told the sleeping form of his sister. Tears were streaming down his face. "Please Alley you have to get better. I'll die with out you," Will cried. Eventually the grief stricken boy cried himself asleep.
Will woke a few hours later in the same bed as Alley, his arm's protectively encompassing her. Will had no recollection of how he ended up in the bed. The last he remembered he had been sitting in the chair. Will looked over at the chair and the mystery was solved. Sam sat in the chair, the sweeper had placed Will's sleeping form in bed with his sister.
"Sam," Will croaked his voice hoarse from crying.
"Hey Will," Sam said softly. Will noticed that the sweepers eye's were red.
"Sam they say she's dying," Will whispered and Sam pulled the boy into his arms.
"I know Will. I know," Sam muttered in the boys hair.
Sam and Will kept watch over Alley as she slept. They talked of every possible thing they could think of, yet both kept a secret from one another. Will found himself many times wanting to tell Sam that he was Parker and Jarod's son. Yet every time Will faltered. Sam wanted to tell the boy who sat in his lap of his brother and sister and yet was afraid. Sam knew that the last time Will and Alley had discovered too much the twins had been reeducated. With Alley dying, Sam wasn't sure if Will would survive reeducation.
"She said something before I knocked her out," Will told Sam.
"What did she say?" Sam asked.
"She said 'Don't Aiden! don't let them hurt her! Aiden don't let him brand her!'Sam Aiden means 'fiery one'. Alley was talking to me. She was begging me not to let someone hurt some girl."
"She may have been delirious Will," Sam told the boy.
"Perhaps," Will commented. "Or, maybe..."
"W-will?"
"Alley?" Will cried leaping off of Sam's lap and to his sister's side.
"Will I thought you had left me," Alley said in a voice so soft that it wasbarely a whisper.
"I'd never leave you baby sister," Will said brushing back Alley's hair from her forehead and tenderly placing a kiss on her brow.
"I know. It must of been a bad dream," Alley said and coughed.
"You thirsty?" Will asked her. Alley nodded her head.
"I'll go get you some ice chips baby girl," Sam said getting up form his chair.
"Sammy, I dreamt about you. About you and Momma and Daddy and a tree, and a bird." Alley said.
"Was it a good dream?" Sam asked not truly paying attention to what Alley had said.
"Yeah cause everybody was happy, and everybody was loved and everybody was together." Alley replied.
"That's good baby girl I'll be back with some ice chips for you. I'll get Jen too, she'll want to know that you're awake," Sam told her. On impulse Sam bent down and kissed Alley on top of her head and then left.
"I love you Aiden," Alley told her brother.
"I love to too Al," Will replied.
"That's what Momma and Daddy will name you when you get out," Alley said.
"You mean we get out," Will corrected her.
"Yeah when we get out," Alley echoed.
"And you? Alley what are Momma and Daddy going to name you?" Will asked.
"Winifred. Alyssa Winifred and William Aiden. A W. W A. After us comes Kole, Kyle and Katherine. We have a Uncle Kyle, Will. He decides who lives or dies. He's dead now.He became aghost like everyone else here who dies. But then he really died.I'm gonna be a ghost like Uncle Kyle, and Uncle Lyle and Mr. Raines," Alley said. Tears began to stream down Will's face again. "I forgot Tiger, Will. Will you have keep a close eye on Tiger because there's more than one. Don't let Tiger trick you. And Will you gotta watch out for Jasa and his twinner Jack. Don't let them take them or it will start all over."
"Shush Alley, shush," Will said pressing a finger to her lips to stop her ramblings. "You need to rest if your going to get better okay?"
"Kay," Alley yawned. "Will? I love you," Alley repeated.
"I love you too," Alley Will said.
"Will?"
"Yeah?"
"I could never leave you. Peas in a pod, tied together forever right?"
"Right, Alley," Will said. "Now rest," Will told her.
"'M thisrty," Alley mumbled.
"Why don't I go and see what's taking Sam so long? Huh?," Will asked.
"No!" Alley yelled. "Will you promised. Don't leave me," Alley said clutching her brother's arm.
"It's okay Alley I'm right here. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere," Will said and sat on the bed next to his sister.
Sam entered the room with Jen a few seconds later.
"Hey Alley look what I've got for you," Sam said sitting in the chair he previously occupied next to the girl's bed. Will took the cup of ice chips from Sam.
"Alley you still want some?" Will asked. Alley nodded her head. "Open," Will gently instructed. Alley open her mouth and Will slid in a chip of ice. Alley greedily sucked on it. As Will fed his sister ice chips Jen checked Alley over making sure the girl was comfortable.
"Alley are you hurting?" Jen asked.
"No," Alley said weakly.
"Good," Jen replied. "You let me know if you start to feel any pain okay," Jen told her.
"Kay," Alley said. "Sam?"
"Yeah baby girl?"
"That book you gave me and Will, you were right it was great."
"I'm glad to here that." Sam told her.
"The CD was good too. You always give the best gifts," She said yawning. Alleys eyes began to droop closed. "'M tired."
"Then sleep Alley," Jen told her. Just as Alley was about to doze off she sat up gasping. "My eye! My eye where is it?" Alley asked clutching her neck.
"Alley. Alley calm down," Sam told her as he laid her back down.
"My eye Sammy. I can't find it. You gave it to me and I put it somewhere. But I can't remember," Alley panicked.
"You mean the necklace I gave you and Will for your second birthday?" Sam asked. Alley nodded her head.
"Angelo has them," Will told Sam.
"I'll be back," Sam said and went in search of Angelo. Sam didn't have to go far in order to find Angelo. Angelo sat in Will and Alley's cell awaiting the sweeper.
"You have it?" Sam asked the empath. Angelo nodded his head and gave Sam a pair of silver necklaces with the eye of Ra, a CD player, and the CD Sam had given Alley for her birthday.
"Thank you Angelo," Sam said and left. Sam made his way back to the infirmary. He paused before he entered the room where a little girl laid dying. Sam composed himself. He would cry later for the loss of life that would soon occur. At that time Sam knew that he had to place Alley and Will's needs before his. Sam took a deep breath and entered the room.
"Hey Alley look what I found," Sam said.
"My eye," Alley smiled.
"Your eye," Sam said and placed the necklace around her neck. "I have your CD to you wanna listen?" Sam asked. Alley nodded her head. Sam then placed the ear phones on Alley's ears and press play. With in minutes Alley dozed off. Will joined her seconds later.
June 17, 1998
8:14pm
Blue Cove, Delaware
The Centre
"Hey." Alley said weakly. She was still in bed hooked up to morphine drip. She had paled further and beads of sweat once again stood out on her forehead. Will occasionally took a cool damp cloth and wiped her brow.
"Hey." Will replied squeezing her hand. It was obvious that he had been crying. He's eyes were red and the dried residue of tears streaked his face. "You're going to be okay you know."
"Will…" Alley began.
"No Alley listen to me. They are going to find a cure. I'll find a cure. I promise you."
"Will I'm dying." She told him. A tear fell down her brother's cheek. Alley reached up and wiped it away.
"You are not dying Alyssa. We're suppose to die together 'member. Your going to get better Alley I know it. You just have to have faith that you are."
"I love you big brother. Don't be sad when I'm gone."
"Alley you can't leave me. Stay with me. Please don't leave me alone."
"Will I'll never leave you alone. We'll always be together, not even death can change that."
"Alley…"
"Will when you find them, tell Momma and Daddy that I love them"
"Alley…" Will was openly crying.
"Promise me." Alley said trying not to cry.
"I promise. But I don't need to because you're going to tell them yourself." Will managed to choke out.
"Will 'member that dream we had when we were five?"
"Yeah Alley I remember."
"The triplets are our brothers and sister. Will can you tell them that I love em too."
"Of course I can."
"I love you too Will."
"And I love you Alley."
"I'm so tired Will." Alley said and closed her eyes.
"Open your eyes Alley. Come on open them. Wake up please." Will begged her,gently shakinghis twin. He continuedfor the next fifteen minutes. But Alley never opened her eyes.
When it finally sunk in that his sister is dead, Will ran from the room in a blind rage, tears streaming down his face, and fire crackling in his hand. As Will ran from the room he passed Jen and Sam. Both took one look at the boy and ran in opposite directions. Sam ran after Will as Jen ran to the room where Alley's body laid.
"Will," Sam called after the boy.
"Go away Sam!" Will yelled over his shoulder.
"Will I know what your thinking and it won't bring her back," Sam told him.
"They killed her Sam. You and I both know it. She was fine, and then all of a sudden she got sick but I didn't. They killed her!" Will yelled turning around and facing Sam. And for the first time since knowing Will and Alley, Sam was afraid. Will's eyes were completely red. Blue flames extended up his arms and yet didn't burn him. Sam had read once that the blue of the flame was the hottest part of the flame.
"William you need to calm down," Sam said softly.
"I'll calm down when they're dead," Will said cooly. "Stay back Sam." Will told the sweeper. Sam made a motion towards Will, but suddenly found himself unable to move. Will had mentally stopped Sam from coming any further.
The boy then continued on his journey. Sam stood watching Will, as William walked away tiny scorch marks,in the shape of his feetleft evidence of his path. A few moments later Will's hold on Sam wore off. Yet instead of going after Will, Sam returned to the infirmary.
When he entered the room the girl's body was covered with a sheet. Sam walked over to where Alley's body laid and pulled the sheet back. Knowing that Will would want a memento of his sister Sam, took of the necklace Alley wore. Sam replaced it with the silver chain he wore around his own neck, a small cross hanging from it. Sam then pressed a kiss to Alley's forehead. Sam knew that something should be said, so he said the only thing he could think of.
"Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed art thou among woman and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Hail Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death," Sam said softly.
"Do not stand by my grave and weep.
I am not there...I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.I am a diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush,
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft star shine at night
Do not stand by my grave and cry
I am not there...I did not die." Angelo said from his corner on the floor. Sam hadn't even noticed the empath, and was shocked by what Angelo had said. Never before had the empath spoke as much or as clearly.
"That was beautiful Angelo," Sam said. The empath looked up at Sam.
"Big Phoenix lost. So sad. So angry."
"I know." Sam replied.
"Protect Big Phoenix. Theytake him too and then little Black Files be alone." Angelo said and then scurried away. Sam sighed, and then turned his attention back to Alley. He kissed her once again on her forehead, and then drew the sheet back over her prone body.
Pay attention to Alley's rambelings. They may not make much sense now. But they play an inportant role in the next story. Or is that the story after next.
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