Chapter 5

Serena opened the door to the bathroom with her daughter tucked in her arms. She had dried both their eyes. Liz and Max were standing outside of the door with big smiles on their faces. Zan looked a little disgruntled though because he didn't want to take a bath. Liz and Max you could tell was excited. Sammie was wrapped up in her robe while Serena carried her. She let her down on her feet while she watch in amazement as Sammie whispered in Zan's ear and giggled when he nodded. They touched finger tips and it glowed. Sammie and Zan bust out laughing. Max looked ready to fall on the ground in shock.

"Don't worry Max, they know not to let people on the outside let people see them using their gift", said Serena.

"Umm okay", said Max looking down at the two children that had large smiles on their face.

He couldn't help but return them.

"Don't you smell nice Sammie, had a nice bath?", asked Liz running her hand through Sammie's curly locks.

She smiled and got a flutter in her stomach. She would love to have a little girl with max someday. She wanted Zan to have a sister. Serena saw the look on Liz's face and smile.

"You want another one already?", asked Serena smiling.

Max looked shocked when Liz nodded.

"Not right away I know it's hard now with us on the run, but maybe right, can we Max?", asked Liz smiling at him with large doe eyes.

Max just smiled kissing her forehead.

"Yeah, one day a little sister for Zan", said Max.

Zan looked at Max and Liz and smiled.

"Come on Mommy and Daddy", said Zan with his robe on and flip flops ready to take a bath.

Sammie must have said something to make him change his mind so quickly. Liz smiled at her little boy and kissed him on the cheek making him blush.

"Mommy", whined Zan.

He was only two years old but he seemed wise beyond his years. Serena picked up Sammie and walked into her room.

"Alright baby time for your bath", said Liz taking off his robe while Max filled up the tub with warm water.

"lubbles", said Zan.

Liz giggled at him while filling up the tub with the bottle of bubbles that Serena had left out.

Oh man I'm bathing my son. This feels like a dream come true. He is so beautiful like his father. I understand why Serena has a hard time. Sammie looks just like Zan. She is constant reminder of the man Serena once loved. No one had to tell me that Serena was the love of his life and he was the love of hers. It's clearly shown in every little action that she does. She loves that man. I could understand that. I love my Max the same way.

"Mommy", giggled Zan splashing her in the face.

Liz looked shocked but started giggling. Max just stood back on his knees watching his wife and son interact. Zan started to play with his rubber ducky.

"Ducky, rubler ducky", sang Zan loudly and off key.

He held up the rubber ducky and smiled to his parents.

"Liz do you want another one?", asked Max watching Liz wash Zan's hair.

Liz looked back at him.

"Yeah I know its seems crazy especially on the run but I missed so much of my little boy's life, I just want to know the feeling of being pregnant and giving birth even though I heard it's painful. I want to be able to potty train and breast feed. I know it sounds crazy", said Liz looking back at Zan.

"No it's not crazy, I want those things for you too. I know you missed our little boy's firsts, but he has so many first on the way", said Max hugging his wife.

"Daddy", giggled Zan showing him his toy sailboat.

"What you got their pal?", asked Max kissing his son's wet forehead.

"Boat", said Zan obviously proud of himself.

This is the life. I love it here. But I have a feeling that our joy is only temporary. Its hard sometimes to think that we have good moments followed directly by mad. No one can say that I don't appreciate the good moments because they sometimes feel like they are few and far in between. It sucks but it's our lives. But now I'm more scared because it's not only Max and I anymore we have a little boy to protect now. Just thinking about what Tess might have done to my little boy. If that bitch were alive I would kill her. She hurt my son. No excuses. How could you hurt a little boy that loves pancakes, bedtime stories, and hates taking baths. He is an innocent. But innocent was never something Tess cared about. She always abused and took advantaged of the innocent like Alex. Alex god that name always rips through my heart. My fallen friend. He didn't deserve death. He god, I can't think about this.

"Mommy cwrying?", asked Zan looking at Max for an explanation.

They had just taken him out of the tub and Liz was letting out the water that had filled the tub. She didn't even notice that tears spilled from her eyes until Zan said something. Max looked at her and understood. They could always understand each other's moods.

"Mommy's a little sad so why don't we cheer her up", whispered Max into Zan's ear.

Zan smiled once again at his father. Max was holding him in his arms and they both walked up to Liz and each of them planted a kiss on each side of her face. Liz giggled and smiled at her boys.

"Aww what was that for?", asked Liz smiling at the boys in front of her that were sporting identical smiles.

"Loving you mommy", said Zan reaching out to kiss her once more.

"Love you too baby", whispered Liz.

She reached out and held him in her arms. She took a whiff of his sweet baby smell.

"Honey I'm home", said Tess coming into the door.

Zan was in the bathroom and he gritted his teeth. Something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. It was like this was not the life that he was meant to have. He remembered waking up to see his sister Lonnie, his best-friend Rath, Nicholas, and Tess hovering over him. He didn't remember any of them but they told him about his life. He was the second to Kivar and was Kivar's best-friend after Nicholas. At the time he didn't know who he was so he took what they told him at face value. It was weird though. They told him that Tess would be his bride. He knew her on some level just like Rath and Lonnie but his gut told him that this was wrong. He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something that he didn't know and that he should know. Then the dreams started. It was becoming a habit now. He couldn't see the girl's face at first and she was always running away from him. Now he could see her, he could see her clearly. He could remember her name. He also sometimes saw just the little girl that looked like him then sometimes a little boy that looked like him. It was confusing.

When he did see Serena it was like coming home. Shit he knew every angle of her face. He even remembered her voice. But that was crazy right. Why wouldn't they tell him about this girl? She had to be important. Now, he was doubting them. He shouldn't though right. But he couldn't help it. There was something going on and he would find out what. He would keep Serena to himself until he found out more. "In the bathroom", shouted Zan. Tess walked in and shut the door behind her. Zan was standing in the bathroom with just a towel around his waist. Tess licked her lips at the sight. Even though she had just been fucked good and proper just seeing him like this was amazing. He was slightly different than Max. Even though Max had an excellent body Zan was slightly big and he had all the tattoos on his body that drove Tess wild with lust. She wanted him between her thighs but he wasn't giving in. She knew mindwarping him could backfire on her so she tried her seductions.

"Hey baby", whispered Tess into his ear rubbing against him.

"Hey Tess", said Zan not really paying attention to her.

Tess tried once more to get his attention. She kissed his back but he jerked away from her.

"Where were you?", asked Zan looking into her blue eyes.

He saw a flash of something he couldn't put his finger on but from living with her for a little under a year now he knew that look would be followed by a lie. She always lied to him.

"Oh I went to Betty's house then to the mall to check out some clothes that I wanted to boy", answered Tess waving her hand around another sign that she was lying.

Tess reached over trying to take off the towel but Zan moved away.

"I'm not ready", said Zan walking out of the bathroom.

"When are you going to be ready Zan, we have been together for almost a year now and yet you won't sleep with me, I'm your wife Zan", yelled Tess getting a sense of déjà vu from saying that. She clearly remembered telling another king the same thing before leaving the planet. Tess shook her head trying to rid herself of those images.

"NO you are not, at least not in this lifetime, I don't feel comfortable yet, just be patient with me. I just don't not yet", whispered Zan kissing her forehead and cringing on the inside.

Lately whenever he kissed Tess he felt repulsed. He didn't understand why he just did. He knew those dreams of this Serena person was messing with his relationship but he couldn't shake the feeling that this girl was real and was an important factor in his life. And if his so called family didn't tell him about her that means that he knew that they were hiding things from him. He wasn't as stupid as they thought. He knew that both Lonnie and Rath hated him he could feel it. Tess wasn't in love with him; she was using him for a reason. Nicholas shit Zan could barely trust him, but he couldn't remember his past. He needed help and the only way to get that help was to find this Serena person. How was he going to do it though? Surely he could find a way right? Maybe he could try connecting with her, but she was only in his dream. Tonight, he though, tonight I'll try to contact this Serena. He hoped this worked.

The whole day was spent in the house watching TV and hanging out getting to know each other. Max and Liz spent most of their time with Zan. The others understood. Max and Liz had missed out on so much already.

"And then mommy, Sammie turned green hat into blue hat, her mommy not mad though, she smile", said Zan telling them stories of Sammie and him.

"Oh so you and Sammie are friends huh?", asked Max sitting next to his son.

Maria smiled at the group in front of her. Their little boy was a talkative one. He was also very curious about everything because he had the tendency to ask why a lot. Maria knew that Zan got that from Liz.

"Bestest friend", said Zan.

Sammie ran up to him and they touch fingertips again making it glow and giggled. Michael nearly fell out of his seat.

"They always do that, why do you guys do that?", asked Ava.

"ET", said Sammie.

Everyone looked confused but Kyle bust out laughing.

"You don't remember in ET when they did that?" ,asked Kyle.

Everyone smiled at that.

"When did you watch ET Sammie?", asked Serena looking confused.

She never remembered watching that.

"Oh sammie's daddy, looked it at it", said Zan. Serena's eyes bugged out.

"Sammie's dad?", asked Serena.

"Zan, secret member?", said Sammie rolling her eyes.

"Wait a minute, Sammie what is going on?", asked Chris.

"My daddy from Heaven him come in my drweams, he not know I there, but I knows", said Sammie.

Serena got up and started pacing.

"How does he look like Sammie?", asked Chris kneeling in front of her trying not to make her uncomfortable.

"Like Mr. Max, Uncle Chris, he not in the heaven like mom say though, I not know where he is, he looky not know we there, when I drweam I drweam of me and mommy, but he not understanded", said Sammie.

Serena looked at her daughter trying to understand.

"What is his name Sammie", asked Chris trying to see if this was real.

"Oh he gotted the same name as Zan, he name is Zan too", said Sammie with a big smile.

Liz looked at Serena.

"I never told her that", whispered Serena sitting down trying to catch her breath.

"Sammie, when you saw your daddy, did he have like a drawing on his arm like this", asked Liz pulling out a sheet a paper and drawing the four square.

Sammie looked at the drawing and nodded her head.

"Huh uh, and he got lots of dwrawings on his arms", said Sammie.

Zan nodded his head too.

"I sawed it", said Zan smiling.

"Baby what do you mean you saw it, you saw Zan?", asked Liz.

Zan nodded his head.

"When go sleepy bye, seen Sammie's daddy", said Zan.

"He can dream walk", whispered Isabel.

Serena ran out of the room then.

"Wat da matta wit mommy?", asked Sammie.

"Oh she had to go to the potty, tell us more about your daddy", said Michael.

"He not know me, he not member, he with mean yellow hair lady, she not know we in there, she hurted me", said Zan looking like he was going to cry.

"Yellow haired lady?", asked Liz with her heart pounding.

It couldn't be no she was dead.

"Uh huh, looky like Ava", said Zan holding onto Max's shirt.

Max tried to contain his fear.

"Tess", growled out Max.

Liz flew out of her seat grabbing Zan and running to their room and locking the door. She held her little boy tightly. NO she couldn't be alive I saw the base blow up no it couldn't be. She is coming to take my little boy.

"Liz", said Max knocking on the door. Liz moved away from the door.

Zan was still in her arms.

"We have to leave, we have go, please Max, she going to take our little boy away", cried out Liz trying not to panic.

Max walking in and hugged her tightly with Zan in between them.

"No I won't let that happen, not this time", whispered Max.

"Serena? What are you doing?", asked Chris looking panicked.

Serena came into the living room with a shot gun and two small rivals. She was putting bullets in the small guns.

"Shit girl", said Kyle looking at the shot gun in her hand.

Serena had changed her whole outfit. She stood before them in complete black. Serena tucked one of the guns in the back of her pants and placed the other one on the side in a holster. The shot gun she held in her hand. She walked over to where Ava was sitting. Ava looked scared at the look in Serena's eyes. She knew that look. It was the look Serena got before killing people. Ava moved over to Chris and saw her pull out two small knives. She placed on down the front of her shirt and it fit perfectly between her breasts. The other one she placed in her pocket. Serena went over to her daughter that was looking at her.

"Be good okay, I'll see you later", said Serena kissing her forehead.

"Where are you going?", asked Chris.

"To get my man back", answered Serena simply.

"I'm going with you", said Max walking into the room.

"Me too", said Michael already getting up.

"I'm going you may need the 4 square", said Ava.

"Me too", said Isabel getting up.

"Oh no not all of you", said Serena.

"Look what I'm going to do in there, you have to have the stomach to handle it okay", said Serena looking at them.

"We understand", said Max.

"Liz and Maria will stay", said Michael.

Maria looked ready to protest but Michael shot her look telling her not too. Kyle got up.

"Got any more guns, I'm good with them", said Kyle.

Isabel got ready to tell him that he couldn't come.

"No Isabel wherever you go I go", said Kyle.

"You know I'm not letting you do this on your own", said Chris placing his hand on the wall and pushing.

A hole appeared with every type of gun imaginable.

"Damn", said Michael looking in awe.

"Let's go", said Chris after passing everyone a gun.

Max kissed Liz and Zan forehead.

"I'll be back", whispered Max trying to calm her fears.

Liz held onto Zan tighter. Maria moved over to Sammie and hugged her. Serena gave Maria a look of thanks.

"How do you know where he is", asked Max when they were driving.

Serena looked back at him.

"How do you know where Liz is?", asked Serena.

Max nodded his head. They drove in silence. They got to this house far away from civilization. There was only a large factory looking building not to far from it and may one of two houses not to far. Chris parked the car.

"He's in the factory", said Serena with a look of determination.

She walked directly for the building. The two guards didn't even have a chance to be surprised to shot them making them turn into dust. She kicked open the door and what she saw inside made her angry. She pulled out her shoutgun pointing at the blond.

"WE met again bitch where's Zan", yelled Serena pointing the gun directly to her head.

Lonnie was giving who Serena assumed was a man of Kivar's head.

"Ever the fucking hoe", said Serena before shooting her point blank in the head.

The man looked at Serena shocked and little bit afraid.

"Zan?", asked Serena tilting her head to the side pointing the shotgun.

The man just pointed to the direction behind him.

"Thank you, you might want to get cleaned up", said Serena looking at a dead Lonnie with her head in his lap.

The man looked ready to throw up.

"Shit", whispered Michael. Everyone looked ready to throw up. Serena was not kidding when she said that they had to have iron tight stomachs for what she planned to do.

Serena walked to the door kicking it open.

"Honey I'm home", said Serena cocking her gun and pointing it at the people in the room.