Femme Fatale C14a
By Raq
2.5.02
"So what can you make of it?" asked Setsuna, as two others stared towards a screen which held a reflective picture of who is supposedly Serena.
"Miss Meiou, Agent V is on the line." After being quickly informed by the three agents, they were handed over the evidence by the FBI and sent to their own lab. "Put her through."
"Venus, how's it going?" asked the most masculine of the two. Setsuna stared at the screen before her and Michiru fiddled with the lock of hair, as she too stared towards the projected photograph.
"Merc and the Priestess are also here."
"Nice to have you three on the line... now how's it going?"
"Tense. Dr. Chiba has gone into seclusion in his room. He's gone back to the way he was when Sere first vanished."
"That's not good," Michiru voiced over her calm features. "It affected his work."
"Yes, and just when things were getting better," Venus put in. She had gotten close to the Dr. and felt his pain when he thought Serena was gone.
"Is their any proof that that picture is..." the voice that was recognized as the priestess came over the line. She had been worried, she had herself tried to call her friend at her home in Massachusetts, and to her horror there was no answer.
"You know better than to believe this picture or to think Serena would get into that predicament."
"But ma'am...."
"Serena has been in the watchful eye of an Agent ever since she has left the group," paused Setsuna, as she leaned back on her chair. "She has informed me that Serena is on vacation in another state." There were three relieved exhales from the line and the trio smiled faintly.
"What about the hair?"
"DNA extractions indicated that it was not Serena's."
"That's a load off my mind," spoke Venus and the two others agreed.
"You three need to keep a closer eye on him. Make sure he doesn't have any suicidal tendencies. Watch his surroundings, someone finally figured out how they can get to him."
"With his weakness..." Merc added over the line.
"Right, someone is playing with his weakness and there's a possibility that if things get out of hand, the Dr. might just try to give himself to save this imposters life," Michiru stated, concern for the Dr. showing.
"Make sure he doesn't do that, understand?" Haruka firmly added.
"Yes, ma'am."
"Now... I hear you three will be escorting the Dr. and his co-workers to a conference?" Setsuna ended.
~ Florida
"Serena..."
Serena sat basking in the warmth of the Florida sun. The combination of the maternal aura and the suns rays gave an ever-glowing look to her features. Her mother stopped and stared at her daughters form. Crossing her arms against her chest, she bit her lip at her daughters broken heart.
For months since Serena had returned, she had endured Serena's split personalities. Happy as she can pretend to be, then when she thinks no one was looking- crying her heart out. She had explained why she came back and the complicated predicament she had gotten herself into. Irene held her open arms for her daughter, the loving ways a mother should. They both cried in the center of the living room. Rocking her daughter for comfort and soothing her to sleep. Never did she berate her for her irresponsible actions, clearly her daughter had been in love. She had known all along that her daughters' profession would some day bring her heartbreak, and her premonition had come true, but love came in the strangest times. Whether you were at work, on vacation, or in a mission, it always manages to find you. Pregnant and unwed, she was to raise this child alone.
'No... not alone...' Irene corrected, lovingly looking towards the protruding stomach of her daughter. "Serena." Serena turned and found her mother slowly walking towards her.
"Yes Mom?" Serena answered, removing her glasses.
"Are you hungry?" She asked, as she sat on the lounge chair.
"Actually I am."
"What would you like?"
"How about some nice turkey sandwiches?" Irene smiled as she nodded in agreement. "Yes that sounds nice."
"Coming right up!"
Irene stood and patted her daughters' head like a little girl. Indeed this was a good idea. After much contemplating, Serena had asked her mom to vacation with her in Florida. A bit weary to be traveling in Serena's condition her mother refused thinking it would be enough to divert the idea. At the last minute she realized that her stubborn daughter would go whether or not she went along, she couldn't very well leave her unattended in her state. The doorbell rang and upon looking through the peep hole Irene knew very well who it was. "Hi Lita, come on in."
"Hi Irene, how you doing?"
"Oh same ole' me..."
"How's the momma doing?"
"She's fine, she's out on the terrace. You know she's caught on?"
"I figured that... you can never hide anything from her," Lita giggled slightly as she helped Irene build their lunch. "Can I help?"
Serena heard the light ding of the bell. Just as her mother, she knew who it was and the light chatter confirmed it. Lita, a fellow sister agent. For several years she had been with the force, she knew very well that they weren't going to leave her alone. Especially since she had such deep contact with Dr. Chiba. From the moment she had seen from the rear view mirror a hidden car following her around on her first few weeks of liberty from the black widows, she had known she would be watched. She had just been grateful it was a close friend of hers and not another new recruit.
Sliding her legs across to the floor and leaning on the armrest, she slowly stood. Almost in full term, Serena's breathing was shallow and labored as she began walking. All morning she has been having spasming pains but later they would pass, not thinking anything of it since she wasn't due for another two weeks.
Slowly she walked her way inside, a sharp pain suddenly surged and it was just a miracle that she could hold on to the table near the door. With one hand on the table and another on the bottom of her stomach, she cringed and yelled as another surge went through her spine. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
"Serena!?" Irene yelled frantically, as she and Lita, who had been helping make lunch, ran into the living room. They found Serena on the floor clutching her stomach.
"Mom... it hurts..." Irene came crouching down as Lita went straight for the phone.
"Hold on Serena... please hold on... God please..." Irene repeated over and over again.
"They'll be here in bit," Lita looked on towards Serena and saw pinkish hue on the floor in which Serena sat crouching.
"Serena your water broke..."
"Oh my god! It's not just water Lita, its blood!" Irene cried.
"Mother... Lita... help..." was all she could remember before fainting from the pain in her mothers arms.
~
"Welcome to our facility Dr. Chiba," a man of his late 40's greeted him at the door.
"Thank you Dr. Jimenez, I'm very eager to know what makes your hospital so top in the technology list," he smiled a bit. "I would like you to meet my assistant Miss. Mizuno, my other colleagues..."
Darien introduced them one by one. Ami had no problems in coming along with Darien and his company, Rei neither being supposedly Jayson's girlfriend. Mina was another story, it just so happened that Andrew was able to get a few days off and gave the suggestion in meeting the rest there, making it a mini vacation for them all.
"Right this way Dr. Chiba," escorted the director.
~
Stay tune for Chapter 14B
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Coming soon http://members.cox.net/raqstories
By Raq
2.5.02
"So what can you make of it?" asked Setsuna, as two others stared towards a screen which held a reflective picture of who is supposedly Serena.
"Miss Meiou, Agent V is on the line." After being quickly informed by the three agents, they were handed over the evidence by the FBI and sent to their own lab. "Put her through."
"Venus, how's it going?" asked the most masculine of the two. Setsuna stared at the screen before her and Michiru fiddled with the lock of hair, as she too stared towards the projected photograph.
"Merc and the Priestess are also here."
"Nice to have you three on the line... now how's it going?"
"Tense. Dr. Chiba has gone into seclusion in his room. He's gone back to the way he was when Sere first vanished."
"That's not good," Michiru voiced over her calm features. "It affected his work."
"Yes, and just when things were getting better," Venus put in. She had gotten close to the Dr. and felt his pain when he thought Serena was gone.
"Is their any proof that that picture is..." the voice that was recognized as the priestess came over the line. She had been worried, she had herself tried to call her friend at her home in Massachusetts, and to her horror there was no answer.
"You know better than to believe this picture or to think Serena would get into that predicament."
"But ma'am...."
"Serena has been in the watchful eye of an Agent ever since she has left the group," paused Setsuna, as she leaned back on her chair. "She has informed me that Serena is on vacation in another state." There were three relieved exhales from the line and the trio smiled faintly.
"What about the hair?"
"DNA extractions indicated that it was not Serena's."
"That's a load off my mind," spoke Venus and the two others agreed.
"You three need to keep a closer eye on him. Make sure he doesn't have any suicidal tendencies. Watch his surroundings, someone finally figured out how they can get to him."
"With his weakness..." Merc added over the line.
"Right, someone is playing with his weakness and there's a possibility that if things get out of hand, the Dr. might just try to give himself to save this imposters life," Michiru stated, concern for the Dr. showing.
"Make sure he doesn't do that, understand?" Haruka firmly added.
"Yes, ma'am."
"Now... I hear you three will be escorting the Dr. and his co-workers to a conference?" Setsuna ended.
~ Florida
"Serena..."
Serena sat basking in the warmth of the Florida sun. The combination of the maternal aura and the suns rays gave an ever-glowing look to her features. Her mother stopped and stared at her daughters form. Crossing her arms against her chest, she bit her lip at her daughters broken heart.
For months since Serena had returned, she had endured Serena's split personalities. Happy as she can pretend to be, then when she thinks no one was looking- crying her heart out. She had explained why she came back and the complicated predicament she had gotten herself into. Irene held her open arms for her daughter, the loving ways a mother should. They both cried in the center of the living room. Rocking her daughter for comfort and soothing her to sleep. Never did she berate her for her irresponsible actions, clearly her daughter had been in love. She had known all along that her daughters' profession would some day bring her heartbreak, and her premonition had come true, but love came in the strangest times. Whether you were at work, on vacation, or in a mission, it always manages to find you. Pregnant and unwed, she was to raise this child alone.
'No... not alone...' Irene corrected, lovingly looking towards the protruding stomach of her daughter. "Serena." Serena turned and found her mother slowly walking towards her.
"Yes Mom?" Serena answered, removing her glasses.
"Are you hungry?" She asked, as she sat on the lounge chair.
"Actually I am."
"What would you like?"
"How about some nice turkey sandwiches?" Irene smiled as she nodded in agreement. "Yes that sounds nice."
"Coming right up!"
Irene stood and patted her daughters' head like a little girl. Indeed this was a good idea. After much contemplating, Serena had asked her mom to vacation with her in Florida. A bit weary to be traveling in Serena's condition her mother refused thinking it would be enough to divert the idea. At the last minute she realized that her stubborn daughter would go whether or not she went along, she couldn't very well leave her unattended in her state. The doorbell rang and upon looking through the peep hole Irene knew very well who it was. "Hi Lita, come on in."
"Hi Irene, how you doing?"
"Oh same ole' me..."
"How's the momma doing?"
"She's fine, she's out on the terrace. You know she's caught on?"
"I figured that... you can never hide anything from her," Lita giggled slightly as she helped Irene build their lunch. "Can I help?"
Serena heard the light ding of the bell. Just as her mother, she knew who it was and the light chatter confirmed it. Lita, a fellow sister agent. For several years she had been with the force, she knew very well that they weren't going to leave her alone. Especially since she had such deep contact with Dr. Chiba. From the moment she had seen from the rear view mirror a hidden car following her around on her first few weeks of liberty from the black widows, she had known she would be watched. She had just been grateful it was a close friend of hers and not another new recruit.
Sliding her legs across to the floor and leaning on the armrest, she slowly stood. Almost in full term, Serena's breathing was shallow and labored as she began walking. All morning she has been having spasming pains but later they would pass, not thinking anything of it since she wasn't due for another two weeks.
Slowly she walked her way inside, a sharp pain suddenly surged and it was just a miracle that she could hold on to the table near the door. With one hand on the table and another on the bottom of her stomach, she cringed and yelled as another surge went through her spine. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
"Serena!?" Irene yelled frantically, as she and Lita, who had been helping make lunch, ran into the living room. They found Serena on the floor clutching her stomach.
"Mom... it hurts..." Irene came crouching down as Lita went straight for the phone.
"Hold on Serena... please hold on... God please..." Irene repeated over and over again.
"They'll be here in bit," Lita looked on towards Serena and saw pinkish hue on the floor in which Serena sat crouching.
"Serena your water broke..."
"Oh my god! It's not just water Lita, its blood!" Irene cried.
"Mother... Lita... help..." was all she could remember before fainting from the pain in her mothers arms.
~
"Welcome to our facility Dr. Chiba," a man of his late 40's greeted him at the door.
"Thank you Dr. Jimenez, I'm very eager to know what makes your hospital so top in the technology list," he smiled a bit. "I would like you to meet my assistant Miss. Mizuno, my other colleagues..."
Darien introduced them one by one. Ami had no problems in coming along with Darien and his company, Rei neither being supposedly Jayson's girlfriend. Mina was another story, it just so happened that Andrew was able to get a few days off and gave the suggestion in meeting the rest there, making it a mini vacation for them all.
"Right this way Dr. Chiba," escorted the director.
~
Stay tune for Chapter 14B
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Coming soon http://members.cox.net/raqstories