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Evergreen Or Faded?


Olivia, Gabe and Lance walked into the living room and saw Julie sitting on the couch reading a book and the tv had been turned off. They walked up to her and she looked up from her book.

"Mommy can we go somewhere?" Lance asked, placing his hands on Julie's knees. The plan now simply was to go out and start looking in all those places Olivia had found out about.

Julie looked at them all and saw Olivia and Gabe nodding. Smiling, she kissed Lance on the forehead and stood up.

"Sure kids! Go and put your shoes on please" with that, the kids ran off and started messily putting on the shoes, jumping around in their excitement. Julie laughed and grabbed her car keys.

When the children had finally managed to get ready, they all lined up in front of Julie, who was waiting for them by the front door.

"Okay, ready?" Three heads nodded excitedly and once the door was opened, they dashed outside and into the now open car.

"Where to?" Julie asked once they were in the road. Gabe and Lance turned to Olivia, waiting for an answer on their own. She looked back at them and smirked, turning to Julie again.

"The mall" Julie shot them a quizzical look from the rear view mirror but went to the mall nonetheless.

The entire ride there, Olivia was practically bouncing in her seat, eagerly waiting to start the search. And with the boys by her side it would be quicker.

Once they finally parked in the mall parking lot, the kids rushed out and waited for Julie to come out too. When they were all ready to go, they entered the mall and walked all the way to the courtyard in the middle of the dojo and Phil's.

"So what do you kids wanna do?" Julie asked, looking around for anything that might interest them.

"You want to shop?" She smiled, amused. At that, Gabe looked revolted.

"NO! Never! Why would I wanna shop?!" He jumped back from Julie and into Olivia, who pushed him back onto his feet. As he stumbled to regain his balance, Julie laughed, he was so much like Jerry.

"What else then? It's the mall after all! Or did you want to practice some?" Julie pointed at the dojo, seeing Rudy inside teaching a class.

All of the kids loved karate, it ran in their veins but this was not the time for it. Olivia shook her head and stepped up.

"No auntie, we wanted to go to the arcade" Gabe and Lance stood behind her and looked at eachother. The arcade seemed so much better than shopping, and so they nodded along.

"The arcade?" Julie's eyebrows furrowed but she guessed it made sense. She shrugged and said, Okay. Come on then" and they followed her all the way to the Gamer's Liar.

"Here we are" once outside the place, they stopped and Julie looked at them. She nodded over to the entrance and told them to come on in.

They walked in and Olivia stopped for a moment to around herself. It was her very first time coming in an arcade and her eyes rushed around the place taking it all in. Various games were in ever corner, from dancing ones to pinball, from racing games, to air hockey.

"This place is so cool!" Gabe and Lance both shouted, completely reading Olivia's mind. She soon snapped out of her trace as she remembered why they were here in the first place.

She shook her head and looked at Julie, "Hey auntie, can we go play around now?" She moved over and stood between the boys, ready to take charge as soon as they left Julie's side.

"Of course Liv, I'll just be..." Julie looked around to try and find some spot where non-gamers could stay and she found one just by a vending machine, on the one side of which there was a single chair.

"There!" She pointed at the chair and the kids turned around to look. It was in a spot where Julie would be able to look after them half of the time depending on which side of the arcade they were in.

Olivia nodded, "Okay!" Julie smiled and walked away and as soon as she was out of ear shot, Olivia pulled Gabe and Lance aside.

"Okay guys! We have some time on our own now and you know what to do, right?" She stood in front of them, talking in a serious and professional manner, clearly taking things in control.

Gabe and Lance nodded, "Find auntie Kimmy. Simple" Olivia sighed and nodding, set them all on the search.

Oh boys, if only it were that simple.


"Liv...I think I lost" Lance walked over to where Olivia was, near the Whack-A-Mole game, looking around. Upon hearing that, Olivia swiftly turned around and scrunched her eyebrows.

"What do you mean?" Lance breathed in deep and looked bummed out.

"I can't find her anywhere! I've looked in every corner and even went past the best games just to stay focused!" The little boy threw his arms in the air exasperated.

Before Olivia could say anything, Gabe appeared and joined in on the complaining.

"He's right Liv, we aren't getting anywhere" He looked at her apologetically, "This is useless"

Olivia frowned deeply but if didn't take long for sadness to turn into anger. Her eyes narrowed as she huffed, "Useless? I'll tell you what is useless! Your work!" She set her hands on her hips and glared at them as the boys jumped back at her outburst.

"You're not trying hard enough! She's somewhere, I just know it!" She crossed her arms, her little body shaking with anger.

"The target isn't useless, you are!" As soon as the words left her mouth, Olivia knew it was too much. She didn't need to go there. Her eyes widened as her hands flew to her mouth.

She looked down in shame and scolded herself for getting so riled up.

"I-I'm s-sor-" Her stutters were stopped by Gabe who came closer to her and made her look up. She looked into his eyes and found compassion in them, something so soft and warm that all her embarrassment melted away.

"It's okay Olivia. We know how much this means to you" Lance walked up to them and nodded.

"Yeah and we're sorry. We promise we won't stop until we get her" Olivia stared at her two best friends for a while, tears welling up in her eyes. At last, she smiled at them and and swiped her hands down her face, not letting a single a tear escape.

"Thank you guys. But I'm sorry." They boys grinned at her before going in for a group hug.

While hugging them, Olivia opened her eyes and they instantly landed on a single person that stood out in the crowd.

A young blonde head among brunets that bounced up and down, cheering the loudest out of the crowd. Waving her arms around and screaming at one of the boys playing some game.

"Come on Keegan! Go, go, go!" The girl yelled as one of the boys did a spinning back kick and sent the avatar of his opponent flying against the wall. The game had ended and he had won.

The crowd erupted into a huge roar as the kids pulled apart and looked on. They didn't notice Julie come up behind them until she spoke up.

"And that kids is the Immortal Slayer" The kids turned to her as she smirked, "I see this game is pretty popular even now"

"Have you ever played it mommy?" Lance asked, looking up at her. Julie chuckled and shook her head.

"No, I never did. Your uncle Jack and auntie Kim did." As soon as she finished, Julie's eyes widened slightly as she suddenly looked down at the kids alarmed.

Olivia knew she had been expecting some kind of question and saw her get even more surprised when the boys just nodded and watched on.

Olivia turned her attention back to the crowd too and saw the blonde and brunet finally get away from all the people. Suddenly, something struck her.

Her mom and dad liked playing this game...just like these teens.

Was this some sort of hint her mommy was sending her from wherever she was? Were these guys in on this game too?

"That was awesome Keeg" Olivia heard the girl say as the passed by her.

The bou smirked and popped his collar, "Had any doubts Jane?" The girl, now known as Jane, rolled her eyes and playfully pushed Keegan who just laughed in response.

"Whatever! You up for the skatepark?" Keegan nodded his head vigorously as they both broke out into a sprint and exited the arcade.

Olivia gasped loudly as she watched them leave. They were going to the skatepark! Exactly where she needed to go now!

"Auntie Julie!" Julie turned to her concerned, "Can we got to the skatepark? Please?" Olivia looked at pleadingly while all Julie could do was blink at her repeatedly.

"O..Kay" She hesitantly nodded and as soon as she did, Olivia ran outside, followed by the boys who were hot on her heels.


"Where are they?" As soon as they arrived at the skatepark, Olivia started looking around for the two friends that had had a head start. She skimmed through the various teens that were animatedly talking and skateboarding but still couldn't locate the blonde and the brunet.

She didn't even know why she was looking for them, they were here at the skatepark and they should start looking for someone else now!

"Who?" Gabe questioned, stepping up next to Olivia. She sighed and shook her head.

"No one, just keep looking for you-know-who" She muttered quietly into his ear, seeing as Julie was still by their side.

Gabe nodded and pulled Lance along and soon, they disappeared into the small crowd.

Olivia took one last look around before going on her search too. She saw Julie standing next to her looking all awkward and guessed that the skatepark was not her ideal hang out place, especially not now that she was pregnant.

"It's okay auntie, it'll only take a while!" Olivia said before running off, leaving a rather confused Julie behind.

"Wait, what's gonna take-and she's gone" Julie sighed and dropped her raised arm by her side. She looked around herself and really hoped that whatever it was the that the kids were doing was fast.

Meanwhile, Olivia, Gabe and Lance ran around, seeking for the lost blonde that made hersef hard to find.

But even here, there was no such luck. Among all the bonded they saw, not one of them was theirs and by the time they had done the double lap of the place, te kids were even more upset than before.

Olivia came to a stop next to half pipe and dejectedly looked at the ground. She didn't know what to do anymore.

"Go Keeg!" At that, Olivia's head snapped up.

Up on the half pipe, she saw the couple that she had been looking for earlier and she didn't know why, but her spirits seemed to slightly lighten up at the sight of them.

Once again, the blonde was cheering on her friend Keegan while the boy showed off his smooth moves up on the pipe. He came back up to Jane and high fived her.

Olivia just kept watching and for some reason, was reminded of her own parents. And that thought made her sad again, this time more than ever.

She began walking away, her eyes down, feeling her spirits dropping low again.

Even the skatepark had been useless, where else was she supposed to look? She couldn't start dragging her aunt around the whole town and telling her own dad was just a big no-no.

What could she do now? Had she missed some clues her mommy may had given her? Did she even give her any?

Was she even going to find her?

"Liv..." Gabe's weary voice reached her as he fell into step beside her.

"Don't" And that single word guaranteed silence all the way to the car.


Sitting under a tree at the park was not how Olivia had imagined her afternoon to be like when she had first gotten out of the house.

She had expected herself to be some kind of detective, examining every little thing even in this big area but...

But.

She couldn't even think of buts. She shouldn't be feeling this way! She knows and believes in what she saw and heard, it just...took some time.

No wonder no one had ever managed to find her before.

Having the same continues dreams was not a coincidence. It meant something, something that she still wasn't quiete getting.

Should her mommy have been clearer? Should she force her dad to help her?

So many questions for the little one, too many.

For the first time in her life, Olivia felt her head racing and so full that all she could do was whimper.

She brought her knees closer to her chest and sank her head deeper into her arms, only the eyes out to be able to look.

And there, alone under a tree, she sat and kept on whimpering.


The front door of the Brewer household opened as Jack came in after a tiring day at work. He closed the door behind him and huffed as he dumped his bag near the door.

He took off his jacket, draped it over his shoulder and then proceeded to take off his shoes before going into the lobby. He walked into the leaving room and stopped in his tracks, realizing only now that the house was quiet.

Too quiet, it was dead silent.

Jack scrunched his eyebrows as he looked around, straining his ears to detect some noise from upstairs or somewhere else around the house.

Nothing. It was just cold and empty.

He sighed as he realized that he was all alone and that Julie must have taken the kids somewhere. He placed his jacket on the back of the couch and rubbed his forehead.

Being a Sensei could be fun but also tiring. Rudy still ran the dojo but Jack was one of the sensei's there, along with owning a dojo of his own on the other side of the town.

Wanting to be a Sensei but still wanting a real degree, Jack had majored in Business which allowed him to do way more than just manage his dojo.

He went into the kitchen and grabbed himself a glass of water before going back into the leaving room with his glass in hand.

On the way to the couch, he turned on the radio that was on the mantelpiece of the fireplace before finally sitting down and relaxing.

He drained his water in a matter of seconds, placed his glass of the coffee table before sinking back into the cushions. He dropped his head back and sighed, remembering how Kim used to massage his sore muscles sometimes and then made him relax the only other way she knew how.

Needless to say, that technique has always worked, in more than just one way.

Jack made a strangled noise as he forced himself to think of something else, like how he wasn't supposed to get Olivia to talk to him again but that train of thoughts brought him back to station one. Kim.

He again willed his mind to focus on the radio instead and sighed again.

"And now folks, a hit that goes way back in the day, brought by the only and only Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud"

Jack's eyes snapped open, wide as saucers as the song's soft tune began, filling the empty house with it's warm and soft melodies.

"Oh come on" Jack cried out, slapping his hands over his face as he just gave up and dropped back into the couch again, his body losing it's fight.

Jack groaned as the lyrics began, desperately trying not to but still falling into yet another walk along the memory lane.

'When your legs don't work like they used to before

When I can't sweep you off your feet

Kim looked up at Jack as the song began, him looking right back at her from behind the coffee table. He had just turned on the radio, right on time as the song began.

He grinned bashfully at her as he jumped over the small table and reached her, before taking her into his arms. Her arms flew to latch around his neck as he pulled her closer by the waist, keeping their bodies flush against eachother.

Will you still remember the taste of love

Will your eyes still smile at your cheeks

This was their song, the one that symbolized them to the core. They had played it just yesterday at their wedding and it was just fate hearing it again.

Yes, this was Jack and Kim's first official day as a married couple and the 20 year olds couldn't be more in love and happy.

Jack ran his hands down Kim's side, who was clad only in his favorite button up, the only thing she felt like putting on after their most recent activities in the bed.

Jack didn't mind at all though, she was super sexy in his clothes anyway. He nuzzled her nose before diving in for a languid kiss.

And darling I will be loving you til we're 70

And darling my heart could still fall as hard at 23

They pulled apart and Kim blushed, hiding her face in Jack's shoulder and her hands moving to his bare back.

And I'm thinking about how people fall in love in mysterious ways

Maybe just the touch of a hand

"Or maybe by dropping and catching an apple" Jack laughed slightly into Kim's ear as she joined in too, pulling her head back and looking up at him with glee.

"Oh me I fall in love with you every single day, I just wanna tell you I am..." Jack softly sang to her, dropping his forehead down onto hers as they swayed to the music, eyes staring lovingly at the other.

So honey now

Take me into your loving arms

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

Place you head on my beating heart

Kim did just that as they both sighed contendly.

Maybe we found love right where we are

A lone tear slid it's way down Jack's cheek, lining his face with a single track. He couldn't hold it in anymore, he had already tried too much.

Not after this he couldn't, it was too much to bear. Why must he be reminded of the past so much? Couldn't he just move on?

When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades

And the crowds don't remember my name

Could it? Could his memory really fade? If it did, then he would be able to escape the tormenting pain.

When my hands don't play the strings the same way, umm

I know you will still love me the same

He was an idiot. The biggest idiot on earth. How could he even wish for his memory to be wiped away? Just for something selfish like forgetting his own damn pain?

He had Olivia for God's sake, she was his biggest memory! And he loved her...just like he loved Kim.

'Cause honey your soul can never grow old,

It's evergreen

Because no matter what, their love will always be evergreen. She was evergreen. No matter what.

Baby your smile's forever in my mind and memory.

"Damn it, Kim" Jack opened his eyes which had been screwed shit and looked up at the cieling. A sorrowful smile appeared on his lips as Kim's smiling face seemed to be forever etched into his mind.

"Why leave me alone? Why leave me and Olivia all alone? I loved you, we had everything...do you even miss me up there?"

Maybe we found love right where we are'


Olivia raced up the front porch and had to wait for auntie Julie to open te door. She had seen her father's car parked in the driveway and right now she wanted nothing more than to just see him.

Julie reached her and opened the door with the spare keys before the kids thundered inside. Olivia went immediately for the living room from where soft music seemed to be emitting.

She walked in and saw that it was coming from the radio, before she turned to her side and found her daddy sprawled on the couch sound asleep. His head was tilted to the side, facing away from her.

She slowly walked up to him and faced him, instantly noticing the dried up tear stain on his face. She didn't gasp or anything, but simply just gulped and carefully climbed onto the couch next to Jack.

Julie and the kids watched it all happen from the doorway, nobody uttering a single word. There was no need.

Julie sighed and quietly spoke up, "Olivia, should I prepare something for dinner?"

"No" her small voice carried over to her and she sighed again.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes auntie, I'm sure. Thanks anyway" Olivia didn't look up, just buried her face into her father's shoulder.

She heard Julie mutter a quiet 'okay' before she guessed she realized it was time to go.

"Alright kids, say goodnight to Liv" Gabe and and Lance both muttered their good nights, Olivia doing the same before all went quiet again.

"Have sweet dreams Olivia" Was the last thing Julie said before she walked over to the radio and turned it off. After that, she took the kids with her and left the house, looking back over her shoulder one last time at the cuddled up daddy and daughter.

Once they were all gone, Olivia allowed some tears of her own to finally fall, something that she had been holding in all day now.

She scopted even closer to her father, seeking this time for his warmth and protection, wanting to just disappear into his arms and hide away from the world.

She wrapped her small arms around Jack as he sighed in his sleep and shifted a bit, allowing the both of them a more comfortable position.

Olivia sniffed quietly as her lips trembled dangerously. What had today been? Was it really useless?

This was too much for her, she couldn't bear it. She was just a kid for God's sake. She shouldn't be alone in this, somebody should help her.

She was just a 5 year old who wanted nothing more than for her and her father to be happy and she knew that could only be achieved by finding her mommy.

But why was it so hard? Why didn't her mommy go tell her dad about this?

Oliia screwed Her eyes shut as she buried her face into Jack's chest, sleep finally threatening to take over. She let it and soon, felt her body go limp as the world around her faded away.

But the world may fade away, the memory never did.

Or did it?


And there you go! Longer than I had expected it to be but oh well, you guys deserve it!

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-Alex