Hee things don't look good do they?
Balance chp 19: I'd do anything
Connor lay very still, the pain scorching his body, leaving him gasping for breath. He slowly managed to raise his head and look around. He couldn't see outside the wall of blue light. The only thing he saw was a broken figure, lying huddled on the ground curled up, whimpering softly.
"Calista!" he called struggling to get up. He managed to drag himself towards her but he fell to the ground, his energy spent. He lay still again, giving his own body time to regain a little energy. He then dragged himself closer and got a little further this try, but he quickly fell again and he growled in hatred of his own weakness. Finally he decided it was now or he'd never get there. He pulled himself back up onto his elbows and pulled himself to Calista, his stomach screaming in pain as he stretched the wounds. His fingertips brushed her back and he finally reached her managing to lean over to look at her, his arm going around her. She wasn't aware of him as she cried, clasping her belly and wailing softly in despair. Tears poured down her cheeks, mingling with blood from a cut just below her right eye. Her clothes were torn and bloodstained and her long hair was all askew. Yet Connor still thought she was beautiful.
"Calista." he whispered in her ear. She looked at him and the tears began anew.
"I'm sorry." she choked out, "I'm so sorry, oh God help me, help me!" He hadn't heard Calista pray since they'd been reunited, heck, he hadn't either. He really hoped God heard her prayer along with his silent one, because they needed help. "I'm sorry my babies, oh I'm so sorry I couldn't save you." She wept into her arms. Tears fell down Connor's cheeks, and he put his hand over her tummy,
"At least you tried Calista, I know they understood."
"We'll never know!" she wailed, "They are in heaven now and we're condemned, we'll never see them now."
"Listen to me Calista, I know this is painful-"
"HOW CAN YOU!" she screamed trying to push him away, but he held onto her. "How can you know how painful this is?"
"THEY WERE MY CHILDREN TOO!" Connor shouted, then quieted his voice, "I loved them with everything I have, I couldn't wait for them to be born so we could finally hold them. To know that I'll never shower them with my love is almost more then I can bear, but the fact that I still have you will keep me going." He suddenly felt something hit his hand and pulled it away from her stomach. Calista continued to cry, like she hadn't even felt it. Connor looked at her abdomen and saw with amazement that a tiny hand shaped bump appeared, then disappeared. Still Calista didn't react, how could she not notice that? "Calista!"
"What Steven?" she asked thickly.
"Look!" she looked at him then followed his gaze to her stomach. She frowned.
"What are you talking about?" He looked at her and was shocked that she couldn't see or feel that.
"Do you really not see that?"
"See what? My stomach holding my dead children?" she growled. Connor suddenly realised what was going on. Cordelia hadn't hurt the babies, she'd just cut Calista off, making sure she couldn't even see the movements. The babies were trying to say they were alright, they were alive!
"Calista the babies are still alive! Cordelia's spell is tricking you!"
"Stop it Steven, please just stop it!"
"Listen to me! They. Are. Alive. I can see it, and I can feel it!" His strength was almost gone, he knew he needed to convince her before he passed out.
"Steven, I can't keep this up. I can't stop her, she's too strong. The balance isn't enough!" Balance? Connor tried to understand her when suddenly, like being slapped in the face, he understood, everything clicked into place. He also realised what he needed to do. He took her chin in his hand and made her look at him.
"Calista… you know that I love you, but do you realised what I will do for you?" She frowned in confusion. "Do you know that I'd risk anything for you? Because I would. I would go back to hell and fight and kill every monster, I would go anywhere, do anything for you. That's the way it's always been for me, you have always come first with me. It was always you I searched for in Quor-Toth, always you I made sure was safe, always you Calista." Her eyes were a mass of raw emotion and he couldn't help himself, he leaned down and kissed her hungrily. She held him close and Connor's hands held her stomach, he knew through some instinct what was going to happen. He pulled away just enough to separate their lips and whispered as his remaining strength fled, "No matter what comes, even with our children, you, Calista, will always come first." She smiled softly, then her eyes widened as the final key was turned, the door was opened, and her powers came flooding in. From her stomach, first, then spreading up all over her body, a bright white light shone and engulfed her as what was to come to pass finally arrived.
Now why would I do something as mean as kill off Connor after all the work I did with his character/grins/
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