-1Brothers and Sisters

Chapter 2

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"So, I find you again after all these years" she said. "What do you mean?" demanded Adam in a startled voice.

"In a way I'm not surprised you don't know me even if your Quickening does" Anise responded. "The circumstances in which we last met were not ones to inspire happy memories."

"I'm your sister, Adam, or maybe I should say Methos.

Adam staggered a few steps back and stared at Anise. In a voice suddenly gone hoarse, he said "My sister? How can that be possible?"

Then suddenly, as if hearing had unlocked a flow of memories he remembered seeing her before, laughing with him over a practical joke, admiring together a vista on a jungle river, remembering for the first time in centuries that he was not alone; that he had a family. And just like that, he knew that the young woman in front of him was his sister, and she was not young, she was just as old as he was!

Amanda and Duncan stared first at him, then at Anise as both of them began to cry and smiling through the tears, threw their arms around each other in a hug. Joe walked up at that moment, a little worried. He had never seen Methos cry before and now he was crying and hugging someone Joe had never seen before!

"Mac?" What is going on here? Who is this?" Joe asked.

It's Adam's sister" Duncan replied, his own eyes glistening. "He hasn't seen her in so long; he forgot who she was until she reminded him."

"Adam has a sister?" Joe could not believe his ears; "that's impossible!"

Methos and Anise broke from their hug and began talking at the same time in a language none of the others recognized. Then, as if just remembering their presence, Methos turned and said "Guys, meet my sister Anise"

None of them could believe it, the Methos they knew, who always looked too old for his young body seemed to have vanished. This Methos was young and carefree, happy to have found his sister again.

Duncan was the first to recover from his shock. "Pleased to meet you" he said,

"Methos has been holding out on me by not introducing me to his lovely sister."

"Don't blame him", she said, "I haven't been around much lately myself."

Joe held out his hand, "Joe Dawson" he said.

Anise looked at him for a moment and said, "You always had such interesting friends, Methos"

He looked at her for a moment and then understood what she was talking about.

Turning back the cuff of his sleeve, he replied, "comes with the territory".

Looking at the symbol on his wrist, she laughed.

Turning back her own cuff, she replied "hide in plain sight, isn't that what you say, ADAM." While the three of them stared at the Watcher symbol on her wrist she continued, "Actually, that's the reason I'm here. I was looking for a certain ex-watcher by the name of Adam Pierson because I was hoping he would know where to start looking for a certain missing brother of mine; I just didn't know that he could tell me so exactly."