AN: All right guys here's the next part. Thanks to SouthernChickie for
educating me about Sean Burns. She's the greatest!! Tehe.
Dri was sitting on a weight bench staring out the window at the pouring rain. The dojo was closed today so thankfully no one was around. Duncan and Richie were off helping Joe with his bar. Some light fixtures needed replacing or something. She hadn't really paid attention. All in all she was just glad to have the place to herself.
Dri was so sick of Mac and Richie pushing her to talk. She wasn't ready. She probably wouldn't ever be ready honestly. It was personal and it was something she was going to have to deal with herself. No one could help her with this one.
Thunder crashed overhead and Dri jumped. She wasn't too fond of storms, especially when she was by herself. Sitting here alone she almost welcomed the storm if it meant no one was nagging at her or asking her a million questions. Almost.
Thunder boomed again followed by a sharp crack of lightning that lit up the entire sky. Dri jumped off the bench and backed away from the window. The lights flickered and went off. Everything was left in a cool twilight.
"Hello," A male voice said causing Dri to jump again.
She turned towards the doors and saw a man standing there. He was taller than her but that was all she could tell because he was covered in shadows.
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to frighten you."
Once Dri could hear over the pounding of her heart she told him, "We're closed, come back tomorrow."
"I'm looking for Duncan MacLeod," He stated.
"He's not here," She said more sternly. "Come back tomorrow."
"He's expecting me today."
Dri was becoming angry. This guy just couldn't take a hint.
"Who are you?" She asked crossing her arms over her chest.
"My name is Sean Burns," Was the nonchalant reply.
Dri sighed. She had completely forgotten. Duncan had made mention that this Burns guy might show up. Dri was supposed to be courteous and show him around if Mac hadn't returned before Sean got there.
"Oh, right," She said. "Come on I'll show you around, though it won't be much of a tour with the lights out."
"I'm sure it will be fine," Sean replied. "You wouldn't happen to be Dri would you."
Truth was Sean knew who she was. Duncan had called and told him everything that was going on. Sean wanted to meet Dri by herself the first time so he could see how she acted both with and away from them, so Mac and Richie had made up some story about helping Joe.
"Yeah, that's me," She said leading him up the stairs. She didn't think much about Sean knowing her name because she assumed Duncan had told him all about her. Not that it was surprising or anything. "There's not much to show. This is the living room, that's the kitchen, the room on the right is Macs, the one on the left is mine, the bathroom is that door right there. Tour over." She said walking to the kitchen.
"That was enlightening," Sean said following her and then sitting at the counter.
"Wasn't it though," Dri replied sarcastically. "Want something to drink?"
Water please," He requested. "So how did you come to meet Mac?"
"What do you care?" Dri asked getting two bottles of water from the fridge.
"Just curious," He replied taking the water from her, "Thank you."
"You're welcome and it's a long story."
Thunder crashed and Dri dropped her opened bottle on the floor.
"Shit!" She exclaimed picking it up.
Sean grabbed some napkins, walked around the counter and kneeled next to Dri. She immediately stood and backed away from him. Sean just looked up at her.
"I'm only going to help clean the mess."
"It's fine," She told him. "I've got it."
Sean stood up and handed her the napkins. She took them from him and Sean went back and sat down. Dri quickly cleaned up the water and threw away the soggy napkins.
"I take it you don't like storms?" Sean asked.
Dri shrugged and sipped what was left of her water.
"Shrugging doesn't tell me much," Sean said.
"Why the hell are you so interested?" She asked angrily. It was bad enough Mac and Richie continually asked her stupid questions; now this guy she didn't even know was going to bug her to? This day was really turning out to suck.
"Sorry," He told her. "It's in my natures to ask questions."
"Well stop my life is not your concern."
"All right," Sean complied. "What should we talk about then? We can't just sit here sitting at each other until Mac gets here."
"We can talk about anything but me," Dri mumbled. She didn't mean to be so short tempered but she was so sick of everyone asking her questions.
"What's wrong with talking about you?"
Dri was getting annoyed. There he went with the questions again.
"Why don't we talk about you?" She said changing the subject. "If you know Mac you must have been around for a while."
Sean nodded. "A couple hundred years."
Duncan had told Sean that she knew about immortals, so he didn't mind telling her what she wanted to know.
Dri was going to ask how he met Mac, but since she didn't tell him she thought it would be an unfair question. Instead she settled for, "What do you do for a living?"
Sean opened his mouth to answer, but stopped when he felt the buzz hit. Dri knew the look even if she didn't know Sean. She had seen the same on Duncan and Richie a million times. Even once on Connor. It was just as readable on any other immortals face.
"Dri?" They both heard Mac yell from the stairs. A bit of worry was evident in his voice.
"Up here safe and sound Mac," She yelled back.
Duncan and Richie appeared in the apartment a moment later. Both of them had their swords drawn. Dri rolled her eyes at the sight. They were both so overprotective sometimes it made her sick.
Seeing Sean both men quickly put their swords away. Duncan and Sean smiled at each other.
"Sean, how are you?" The Highlander asked.
Sean walked over and met him by the couch. The two men embraced each other. Again Dri rolled her eyes.
"I'm well my friend, but were you expecting someone else?"
"No, but it's always good to air on the side of caution."
"Too true my friend, too true." Sean turned his attention towards Richie. "Well my young friend, you're looking better than the last time I saw you."
Richie walked over and shook Sean's hand. "Yeah well friends will do that to you I guess," He replied blushing.
Dri gave Richie a puzzled look. "Okay did I miss something here?"
"Um, Sean helped me through some stuff after Tessa died," He said sheepishly. He still wasn't proud of what he had done to himself.
Dri's eyes narrowed. "And why would Sean do that?" She was sure she already knew the answer, but had to ask it anyways.
"I didn't get to answer your question a moment ago did I?" Sean stated more than he asked.
"Answer it now," Dri stated angrily.
"I'm a psychiatrist," He told her.
The teenage girl glared at him, then at Duncan, and then at Richie. It lingered on Richie the longest. She had been set up and she knew it. All three men were staring at her waiting for her reaction.
"Are you all right Dri?" Sean asked.
Dri felt rage grow inside her. She couldn't believe they did this. Okay, Mac she could believe. He'd definitely do something like this, but Richie? She never expected him to do something so cruel.
She gripped the water bottle and before she could stop herself it was flying across the room and aimed for Richie. He ducked out of the way and it slammed into the far wall with a resounding thud.
"What did I do?" Richie asked a bit hurt she had aimed it at him.
"Don't play innocent," She seethed. "You were in on this as much as he was!" She pointed at Duncan.
"Dri, we just want to help," Mac stated calmly.
Her icy gaze went to the Highlander.
"If you want to help me, then leave me the hell alone!" She stormed past the three men and into her room, slamming the door behind her.
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Dri was sitting on a weight bench staring out the window at the pouring rain. The dojo was closed today so thankfully no one was around. Duncan and Richie were off helping Joe with his bar. Some light fixtures needed replacing or something. She hadn't really paid attention. All in all she was just glad to have the place to herself.
Dri was so sick of Mac and Richie pushing her to talk. She wasn't ready. She probably wouldn't ever be ready honestly. It was personal and it was something she was going to have to deal with herself. No one could help her with this one.
Thunder crashed overhead and Dri jumped. She wasn't too fond of storms, especially when she was by herself. Sitting here alone she almost welcomed the storm if it meant no one was nagging at her or asking her a million questions. Almost.
Thunder boomed again followed by a sharp crack of lightning that lit up the entire sky. Dri jumped off the bench and backed away from the window. The lights flickered and went off. Everything was left in a cool twilight.
"Hello," A male voice said causing Dri to jump again.
She turned towards the doors and saw a man standing there. He was taller than her but that was all she could tell because he was covered in shadows.
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to frighten you."
Once Dri could hear over the pounding of her heart she told him, "We're closed, come back tomorrow."
"I'm looking for Duncan MacLeod," He stated.
"He's not here," She said more sternly. "Come back tomorrow."
"He's expecting me today."
Dri was becoming angry. This guy just couldn't take a hint.
"Who are you?" She asked crossing her arms over her chest.
"My name is Sean Burns," Was the nonchalant reply.
Dri sighed. She had completely forgotten. Duncan had made mention that this Burns guy might show up. Dri was supposed to be courteous and show him around if Mac hadn't returned before Sean got there.
"Oh, right," She said. "Come on I'll show you around, though it won't be much of a tour with the lights out."
"I'm sure it will be fine," Sean replied. "You wouldn't happen to be Dri would you."
Truth was Sean knew who she was. Duncan had called and told him everything that was going on. Sean wanted to meet Dri by herself the first time so he could see how she acted both with and away from them, so Mac and Richie had made up some story about helping Joe.
"Yeah, that's me," She said leading him up the stairs. She didn't think much about Sean knowing her name because she assumed Duncan had told him all about her. Not that it was surprising or anything. "There's not much to show. This is the living room, that's the kitchen, the room on the right is Macs, the one on the left is mine, the bathroom is that door right there. Tour over." She said walking to the kitchen.
"That was enlightening," Sean said following her and then sitting at the counter.
"Wasn't it though," Dri replied sarcastically. "Want something to drink?"
Water please," He requested. "So how did you come to meet Mac?"
"What do you care?" Dri asked getting two bottles of water from the fridge.
"Just curious," He replied taking the water from her, "Thank you."
"You're welcome and it's a long story."
Thunder crashed and Dri dropped her opened bottle on the floor.
"Shit!" She exclaimed picking it up.
Sean grabbed some napkins, walked around the counter and kneeled next to Dri. She immediately stood and backed away from him. Sean just looked up at her.
"I'm only going to help clean the mess."
"It's fine," She told him. "I've got it."
Sean stood up and handed her the napkins. She took them from him and Sean went back and sat down. Dri quickly cleaned up the water and threw away the soggy napkins.
"I take it you don't like storms?" Sean asked.
Dri shrugged and sipped what was left of her water.
"Shrugging doesn't tell me much," Sean said.
"Why the hell are you so interested?" She asked angrily. It was bad enough Mac and Richie continually asked her stupid questions; now this guy she didn't even know was going to bug her to? This day was really turning out to suck.
"Sorry," He told her. "It's in my natures to ask questions."
"Well stop my life is not your concern."
"All right," Sean complied. "What should we talk about then? We can't just sit here sitting at each other until Mac gets here."
"We can talk about anything but me," Dri mumbled. She didn't mean to be so short tempered but she was so sick of everyone asking her questions.
"What's wrong with talking about you?"
Dri was getting annoyed. There he went with the questions again.
"Why don't we talk about you?" She said changing the subject. "If you know Mac you must have been around for a while."
Sean nodded. "A couple hundred years."
Duncan had told Sean that she knew about immortals, so he didn't mind telling her what she wanted to know.
Dri was going to ask how he met Mac, but since she didn't tell him she thought it would be an unfair question. Instead she settled for, "What do you do for a living?"
Sean opened his mouth to answer, but stopped when he felt the buzz hit. Dri knew the look even if she didn't know Sean. She had seen the same on Duncan and Richie a million times. Even once on Connor. It was just as readable on any other immortals face.
"Dri?" They both heard Mac yell from the stairs. A bit of worry was evident in his voice.
"Up here safe and sound Mac," She yelled back.
Duncan and Richie appeared in the apartment a moment later. Both of them had their swords drawn. Dri rolled her eyes at the sight. They were both so overprotective sometimes it made her sick.
Seeing Sean both men quickly put their swords away. Duncan and Sean smiled at each other.
"Sean, how are you?" The Highlander asked.
Sean walked over and met him by the couch. The two men embraced each other. Again Dri rolled her eyes.
"I'm well my friend, but were you expecting someone else?"
"No, but it's always good to air on the side of caution."
"Too true my friend, too true." Sean turned his attention towards Richie. "Well my young friend, you're looking better than the last time I saw you."
Richie walked over and shook Sean's hand. "Yeah well friends will do that to you I guess," He replied blushing.
Dri gave Richie a puzzled look. "Okay did I miss something here?"
"Um, Sean helped me through some stuff after Tessa died," He said sheepishly. He still wasn't proud of what he had done to himself.
Dri's eyes narrowed. "And why would Sean do that?" She was sure she already knew the answer, but had to ask it anyways.
"I didn't get to answer your question a moment ago did I?" Sean stated more than he asked.
"Answer it now," Dri stated angrily.
"I'm a psychiatrist," He told her.
The teenage girl glared at him, then at Duncan, and then at Richie. It lingered on Richie the longest. She had been set up and she knew it. All three men were staring at her waiting for her reaction.
"Are you all right Dri?" Sean asked.
Dri felt rage grow inside her. She couldn't believe they did this. Okay, Mac she could believe. He'd definitely do something like this, but Richie? She never expected him to do something so cruel.
She gripped the water bottle and before she could stop herself it was flying across the room and aimed for Richie. He ducked out of the way and it slammed into the far wall with a resounding thud.
"What did I do?" Richie asked a bit hurt she had aimed it at him.
"Don't play innocent," She seethed. "You were in on this as much as he was!" She pointed at Duncan.
"Dri, we just want to help," Mac stated calmly.
Her icy gaze went to the Highlander.
"If you want to help me, then leave me the hell alone!" She stormed past the three men and into her room, slamming the door behind her.
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