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A/N: Snaps for my awesome reviewers! Applauds loudly

NewsieGoil1899: I'm soo glad you like it! I'm a huge fan of your stories so hearing you

like mine means a lot! Thank you soo much for loaning me your brooklynites!

Riley Higgins: thanx a ton for the support and the character!

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Chapter 2: A tragic event

When Lina was four years old, her perfect world came crashing in on her.

One day Lina was playing with Hannah, her nurse. They were playing dollies as usual, Lina was the Mommy and Hannah played the Daddy and the baby. It was a normal Friday afternoon.

Suddenly a royal messenger rushed into Lina's bedchamber. His booming voice rang out, "URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE KING"!

Hannah took the message and read it. She was silent for what seemed to Lina to be ages and ages. Finally she turned back to Lina, her face a ghastly shade of grey. She crouched down so that she and Lina were face to face. Hannah willed herself to be calm as she looked into Lina's piercing grey eyes.

Her eyes never leaving Lina's she said, " Catalina leannán, listen to me, I need you to go to your closet, get the small suitcase and put four sets of clothes, your teddy bear and your toothbrush in it. Don't talk to anyone, and do not under any circumstances let anyone touch you, do you hear me? Hurry le do thoil! " Lina, looking completely terrified only nodded and ran to do as Hannah had asked.

Lina had dashed into her room to get her suitcase. She didn't know what was going on, why Hannah and her Father's messenger had looked so upset. What she did know was that Hannah was very upset. When Hannah was very very shaken by something she lapsed into Gaelic, her native tongue.

In the hallway she saw her maid, Germaine. Germaine noticed Lina's frightened face and put a hand on her shoulder to calm her. She jerked back in shock when the look on Lina's face turned from fright to sheer horror! Lina wrenched herself from Gertrude's grasp and fled down the hallway.

Startled, Gertrude sought out Hannah to ask her what was upsetting little Lina so very much. She entered Lina's playroom to find Hannah sitting in a chair, trembling and muttering prayers in Gaelic.

Gertrude rushed in and grasped Hannah's hand. The look of absolute fear in Hannah's eyes frightened her more than anything had thus far.

Before Gertrude could even utter a question, Hannah said in a trembling, yet oddly clear voice, Queen Audrey… Hannah paused closed her eyes and took a deep shuddering breath.

Her eyes shot open and she spat out the dreaded words, " It's the smallpox"!

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A/N another chapter done! I'm trying to update often

Thanx again to all those who donated characters! I have all the girls I need but I'm in desperate need of about 4 more Brooklyn Guys!

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