(A/N: I am glad that you like the story sorry about the punctuation I have poor grammar and spelling abilities. I am not quite sure if people from the south think in their accent but in my story they don't. Enjoy)

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Homecoming Wars

Chapter 3: Moving On

Over the next two years both Sarah and Marie mourned the death of David. It took them both a while to come to terms with what had happened and both needed counselling. Sandra and the staff at the D'Ancanto Manor helped out whenever possible. Sarah had found a nice man who helped her through this tough time and here she is getting married again. Marie didn't like this new guy she saw it as her mother betraying her father. She tended to spend a lot of time in their gym, she had also become quite anti-social since that night, she hates birthdays and parties, she always stays home except for school.

She stayed in the gym while the plans for the wedding were taking place she wanted no part in the wedding she didn't even want to go.

The day before the wedding she was again in the gym until her mother called her up to meet one her soon to be step father Jim's friends that would be staying at the manor for a while.

She walked down the hallway to the sitting room and entered. Upon entering she saw a dark skinned woman with pure white hair she wore a purple short sleeve shirt and a long white skirt with a pair of sandals.

Her mother looked up and smiled at her then said telepathically

Be nahce honey

'Why should I' she thought getting a look from her mother as she walked to her and put her hands on her daughters shoulders and cleared her throat causing both Jim an the woman to look up. The woman smiled at her and she shifted uncomfortably

"This is mah daughter Marie" her mother said

"Pleased to meet you Marie" the woman said getting up and putting her hand to shake her hand. She shied away.

Sarah realised the sudden withdrawal she turned her daughter around to face her and she knelt down so she was eyelevel with her

"Its alrahght honeay she won' hurtcha" her mother whispered "Ya know ah won' letta near ya if she would" Marie nodded and her mother stood back up and she turned back to face the women

"Marie this is Ororo Munroe" her mother said and added quietly "Go ahead, shake her hand" then squeezed her shoulders reassuringly

Marie hesitated at first but then reached out her hand and shook the Ororo's hand and then quickly pulled away. Ororo was confused she just touched the girl and she scared her but she suspected that properly wasn't her fault.

Marie turned to her mother and looked up at her. Her green eyes held fear and anger. Her mother looked down at her and sighed. Marie turned and ran out of the room. Sarah turned to Ororo

"Sorray about dat" She said with a sad tone "She's haven a hard tahme dealen with some issues" she said softly and Ororo nodded wondering what type of issues a girl who did not even look older than ten could have.

It was the morning of her mothers wedding and the day they replaced her father. This was going to be a long day. She was putting on her green dress that she had to wear, at least it was not pink.

She walked out of her room and down the hallway to the entrance hall were Ororo was already standing wearing a deep purple dress. Ororo looked up and gave her a smile

"You look great child" Ororo said softly

She gave a weak smile before it disappeared again. Ororo could tell the child did not want to be going to this wedding

'Maybe she don't like Jim' she thought then walked up to the girl

"Whats wrong child" she asked softly

Marie let a tear drop down her face and turned away

"Aren't you happy for your mother" she asked

"O' course ah am" Marie said sadly "Its just that it feels lahke Jim is replacen papa. Ah'm afraid mamma will fergit 'im"

"Your mother won't forget him child" she said softly putting her hands on Marie's shoulders "She loves him and always will she's just moving on with her life. Jim knows there is always going to be a place in her heart for your father and he respects her for that. He knew that would be the case when they first started seeing each other. Marie child I think that Jim would be quite angry if you and your mother forgot David, he knows you both love him and he will never take that away from you and your mother" Marie nodded her head sadly with tears running down her cheek

"She's right Marie"

Ororo and Marie turned their heads to see Jim standing in the doorway in a tux. He walked over to them and knelt down in front of Marie and reached out a hand an wiped away her tears while saying

"I would never replace your father I know that" he said softly looking into her glassy eyes "Nor do I want to, you and your mother will always have a place in your hearts for him and I know that, I knew that when I asked her to marry me. Marie I love you as much as Sarah and I will be more than happy if you want to come and talk to me about things"

"Reallay, ya promise" Marie asked with more tears forming in her eyes

"Of course I do" he said pulling her into a hug

"Jim?" she asked softly

"Yeah" he said pulling back to look her in her eyes

"Ah don' haffta change mah last name do ah" she asked and he chuckled

"No" he said "Not if you don't want to" he pulled her into another hug then let her go and pulled back and looked at her "are you okay now?" she nodded "good, now lets try and have fun today okay?" she nodded again and he stood up

"Now go find your mother and Sandra they might need a hand" he said softly and she nodded and went upstairs to help her mother

"You handled that great Jim" Ororo said "Your going to make a grat father"

"Thanks" he said, "Ororo, Sarah and I have a favour to ask you"

"Go on" she said

"Could you stay here till we get back?" he asked, "Sandra was suppose to stay with Maire but something came up and we can't rely on the staff to watch her all the time"

"Sure, I will just give Charles a call and let him know"

"Thank you, well I better get to the church" he said then left out the front door