Chapter 5 my peeps! Lol! Anyway, here you go. I hope you enjoy.
Nathan couldn't believe it. This woman really was Audrey's sister. She had one of the Cross family rings, and looked just like Charlotte. There was no questioning it. But the fact that she came right after the troubles did was too weird. He and Audrey would have to ask about that later.
"Well, where is she?" Megan asked. He'd been staring at the ring for over a minute, and she wanted her answers now.
"She's at my place. I told her that until I get her paperwork sorted out she shouldn't stay in her apartment, or people would freak out." Nathan sighed. Megan turned to leave, when Nathan's phone rang. She stopped and looked at him.
"It's Audrey." He said, showing her the contact. She nodded, and he answered it.
"Hello." Nathan said.
"Nathan, hi. How's that paperwork coming along?" Audrey asked. He looked at Megan, then the pile.
"Well, something happened. I got a little sidetracked." He admitted. He could hear Audrey groan inside her throat until she thought of something.
"With what? What happened?" She asked, curiosity lining her voice. He gave Megan a look, and she mouthed 'tell her'. He sighed.
"Parker, did Charlotte or Croatoan ever say anything to you about a Megan Cross?" He asked. Audrey thought for a moment.
"No. Why?" Audrey wondered.
"Someone from your world who goes by that name is here." He answered. Audrey was silent for a moment. A chill ran down her spine.
"Who is she?" She almost demanded. Bad things almost always happened when her family came to town. That's the only reason why she liked being an orphan.
"She's claiming to be your, or Mara's sister." He answered. Audrey swallowed hard.
"How do you know she's telling the truth?" She breathed. According to Croatoan she was an only child, but then again he was the problem, so lying wasn't exactly above him. Just another way to get what he wanted. Nathan closed his eyes for a moment, a mental image of Megan's ring appearing behind them.
"She has one of your family rings." Nathan replied. Audrey felt like she was choking on air. She closed her eyes for a moment, thinking. This was huge. And that paperwork would be there later. This woman could know why the troubles came back, and how to stop them, for good. That's what she hoped at least.
"Screw the paperwork, you can finish tomorrow." She decided. Nathan was slightly shocked that she was telling him to come home.
"Parker.." He tried. She cut him off.
"Nathan, this woman could know how the troubles came back. We need to talk to her." Audrey reminded. Nathan inwardly sighed.
"Okay. We'll be there in a few." He agreed. Nathan knew that Audrey saw this as a way to work, and arguing with her was pointless. She would win anyway. No matter what she always finds a way to win. It was almost strange, and certainly not fair. But she always found a way to make him no longer mind it.
"Good. See you in a bit." She said.
"See you." He replied, hanging up. Megan looked at him curiously. He stood up, walking toward the coat hanger and grabbing his keys.
"You wanna see your little sister, then come on." Nathan said, grabbing his coat. Megan followed, and he lead her out of the station.
"So, why did you come to Haven?" He asked, getting in the truck. Megan closed her eyes and buckled her seatbelt. She and Mara taught themselves how to do things without looking, as a little game. It was something she did frequently now, to remember the time before William poisoned her. The one thing that could make her feel connected to that past.
"I don't want to explain it twice. It's complicated. When we get to Audrey I'll explain everything." She replied. Nathan nodded, starting the car.
"Okay then." He says. If this woman was anything like her sister then arguing with her would get him nowhere. Plus, Parker would kill him if he got a head start on this information. With that they began their drive, preparing to face a very anxious Audrey.
In about fifteen minutes they arrive at Nathan's small house. Megan and Nathan get out of the car, mentally preparing themselves. Nathan had warned Megan that Audrey would probably overwhelm her with questions, and to be ready. Megan was already prepared though.
The agency that she worked with was in charge of monitoring Haven, or more specifically Mara's personalities. That's how Charlotte knew to come to Haven, they had contacted her. Megan had only ever gotten to watch, but after the previous day's events they decided she was best equipped to deal with the situation. So she grabbed her supplies, including some aether, and opened a thinny. Now here she was, on the border of hysteria just knowing that on the other side of that door was her baby sister, whole again.
They reached the door and Nathan fiddled with his keys, trying to find the right one. It took him a few tries to get it in the key hole, but he did it. He'd almost become accustom to feeling, being numb would take time to get used to again. He turned the key and opened the door, and Megan almost suffocated from the tension in her lungs. This was it, she was about to see Audrey.
The door fully opened and Audrey stood up from the couch, shocked. This woman was about her age, and looked exactly like Charlotte. Megan felt the tears of joy beginning to well up in her eyes, and rushed toward Audrey, crushing her in a hug.
"Audrey!" She exclaimed.
"Uh, hi. Listen, I know you're supposed to be my sister and all, but could you let go? You're kind of crushing me." Audrey said, struggling to breathe properly. Megan realized and let go, smiling apologetically.
"Sorry. I just really miss you." She apologized. Audrey nodded, but felt a pang of guilt. This woman grew up with her- Mara. And now she thinks she has her sister again, when Audrey couldn't remember seeing her before she walked in. She knew it wasn't her fault, but Megan wanted her baby sister back. And Audrey didn't know how to give her that, other than trying to become close. It was like finding your birth parents, and trying to build a relationship with them. It's hard, because the memories of you that they have you don't remember, and they missed many of your biggest accomplishments. But if adopted people can make it work, they could too.
"Well, hi Megan." Audrey said, feeling really awkward. The sisters just stared at each other, until Nathan broke the silence.
"Alright, I'm gonna start on dinner. Who wants pancakes?" He asks, walking toward the kitchen. Megan raised one eyebrow at him and turned to face Audrey.
"Okay seriously Audrey, what is it with him and pancakes?" She asked, pointing to Nathan. Audrey laughed.
"Trust me, I've been asking that question for years." Audrey answered. Nathan turned to look at them, frowning.
"What's wrong with pancakes?" He asked. Audrey smiled at him.
"Nothing Nathan. It's when you eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that people start to find it strange." She explained. Megan nodded in agreement. Nathan just shrugged and kept working.
"More for me then." He decided. Megan and Audrey sat down, and Audrey started asking her questions, in a much calmer fashion than Duke and Nathan had when she showed up.
"Okay so, what happened? Why are you here? Do you know how the troubles came back?" She asked, wiping her palms on her jeans. Megan furrowed her eyebrows.
"You don't know?" She asked. Wouldn't the first thing they thought of be that the barn had crashed? When Audrey shook her head Megan knew that wasn't the case.
"No. What happened?" Audrey repeated. Megan sighed, trying to cover her wince. She hated thinking about it, but he was her father too. And Vince was her friend. Nathan's too.
"The barn crashed in our world." Megan started. Audrey and Nathan both looked at her with wide eyes.
"What?" Audrey breathed. Megan took a deep breath.
"Vince and Croatoan are dead."
I don't think that really counts as a cliffhanger, because you already knew that what she said happened. But anyway, please, please, please review. I am sick again, and I threw up last night. Sorry that was a very graphic image. Like I said please review. It would make my day, since I'm pretty much bed confined. I love you guys! Anyway, until next time.
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