Chapter Four: Love is Unconditional

"They're going to kill her no matter what Sark"

"Why didn't you ever share her with me Mike?"

Vaughn spun around angrily at these words.

"I love her"

"I'm sure Danny did too, and he shared her with you"

"That's different Danny died"

"Why were you going to tell her the truth?"

"I love her"

Vaughn didn't know what truth was anymore. He looked into the eyes of his brother, Julian Sark, but there was no truth in them. What a mess up their family was, even more so then Syd's. Danny was the oldest, followed by Michael, and Julian was the youngest. Their original surname had been duRene, fathered by the late Count, a Frenchman, a Rambaldi fanatic, and then given up to adoption to three separate families. Vaughn hadn't known off his brothers until the Count had died and the sect had passed under the governance of the General. It was then that all three brothers were reunited and they were given there tasks. They must put into motion the Rambaldi prophecy that occurred last year. And they were all to protect the Chosen One. Their professions were predetermined by the families they were adopted into. Danny, being the oldest, was first given the assignment to protect Syd. But he had failed and the duty passed on the Michael.

Vaughn had honestly thought he wouldn't have fallen in love with Sydney like Danny did, but he did and that was what got him into this mess.

"You only shared Lauren", Sark was still talking, "and granted she was good in bed, I highly doubt she's anything compared to Sydney"

"Would you just shut up" growled Vaughn, "the love of my life is going to be killed in three months after giving birth to our baby who will grow up and be some 15th century prophet reincarnated"

Sark looked at his older brother with a mixture of pity and disgust. "Do you really think that if you both manage to somehow escape alive she is ever going to forgive you for lying to her like that?"

Vaughn locked eyes with his younger brother and said four words "That's what love is"

"Oh so now you're a bloody poet" Sark retorted

All of the sudden Vaughn stood quite still. He furrowed his browed and mumbled something under his breath.

"I didn't hear you"

"I got it Sark; they don't have to kill Sydney!"

"Umm random but how do you figure?"

"The child is to be baptized in the blood of its kin! I'm the baby's father, I'm its kin! I will let them sacrifice me so they will let Sydney live"

"You're crazy, giving up your life like that"

"No I am in love"