The sound of a scream filled with pain reached the living room just as Adam turned back towards the bedroom. His heart beating hard in his chest Adam race to the room as he more felt then saw Samantha jumped up and ran towards the scream as well.
Reaching the door Adam throw it open to find Saxton lying on the bed, the dagger he kept in his bedside draw sticking out of her chest. Blood had started to pool around the wound slowly making its way down her side and towards the bed. The look of death was present in her dull eyes that seemed to stare straight though him.
"Shit! Sax what the fuck you go and do that for?" Adam asked the temporary lifeless body before him.
"She knew didn't she?" Samantha asked not fazed by what she saw before her not sure if she remembered Saxton mentioning her own possible immortality back at MacLeod's barge.
"Yeah she worked it out from a few things that Hestia said from Richie's memories."
Adam walked over to the bed sliding onto it and beside Saxton's body and gently caressed her check.
Samantha was more shocked by the show of affection that Adam was showing then the sight of her friend's lifeless body. At the same time though she could not help the stab of jealousy that shot through her. What did a five thousand year old man find so alluring about this child?
A gentle tap on her should alerted her to Joe's presence and notice that he was asking her to give them some privacy. Nodding her head she pulled the bedroom door closed.
"Why would she do that? Yeah Adam said about Richie's memories and all, but I never would have thought she was suicidal." Samantha noticed that Joe seemed to be having a hard time understanding what was truly going on here so she decided to enlighten him as he obviously had not caught her and Adam's conversation.
"She didn't. She just made herself immortal."
"You mean she's? But how did she know?"
"Apparently she figured it out herself from some of Richie's memories."
Back in the bedroom a single tear escaped Adam's eyes as he rapped his hand around the handle of the dagger. In a swift movement the dagger was removed and Adam lay beside Saxton waiting for her to awaken.
The time seem to stretch into eternity as Adam lay there against the lifeless body of the one he realised he truly loved with all his heart. He caressed her cheek hoping her immortal healing would kick in soon so he would not have to look at the gaping hole in her chest.
The first few flashes of immortal healing started and Adam sat up taking her hand in his waiting for her to awaken. Once again the minutes seemed to drag until finally Saxton inhaled her first of what was hopefully going to be one of many immortal breaths.
The pain crossed her face as she felt the powerful buzz that came with his five thousand year old presence, but soon it faded away once she became accustom to his presence.
"Why?" Adam asked as Saxton opened her eyes and looked into his which clearly showed the pain and sorrow he was feeling, not only for her chose but for the lose of MacLeod.
"Because it's the only way for me to be sure Mac would ever feel Richie's and mine forgiveness. Because I plan to take Conner MacLeod's head to get Mac so that he'll know."
"Saxton, have you any idea how idiotic that plan is." Adam could not help the resentment that sneaked through his defences and noticed the pain look cross Saxton face, which in turn made him feel guilty for what he had said. "I'm sorry Sax, but you don't fully understand what you have just done. Yeah you may have Richie memories, his knowledge of how to fight. But you may as well just throw all that out the window; it's about as much use to you as, well it's just useless. Richie was a man and in turn naturally had more strength then you. Mac thought him fighting styles that he would he would be able to use. You would have to use a completely different style. Then there's the fact that you don't have the mussels at the moment anyway. Reach back into Richie memories and remember how long it took Richie to finally get used to fighting with a sword. I bet he was still having slight problems when he was killed."
Saxton did as he asked and realised for the first time that he was right. There was no way she would be able to get Mac back at the present moment, and not until she had had proper training in how 'she' was going to use a sword.
"I need to do this Adam. I need to have MacLeod's quickerning. I need Mac to understand that we forgave him, even if it is only his quickening that understands it. Please you have to help me, I need to do this. I have to do this." Saxton pleased knowing that she had to do it.
She had to get Conner, and in turn once she got Conner she would also get Duncan. She had a feeling that this was as it was meant to be, she was almost sure that she was meant to get Richie's quickening back. How else would she feel complete?
"I'll train you Sax, but I need you to understand that I don't think your going to be ready to take Conner for a long time."
"Thank you Adam. If I meet Conner before I'm ready understand that I've got to try. I've got to elevate this guilt and I think the only way to do that is for me to get Mac back.
"I can only ask you not too. Sax, please I'm begging you here I can't lose you. Just wait until your ready to face him before you go up against him. I don't think I could handle loosing you."
Saxton was almost in a state of shock. She realised there was something between the two of them, but she deep down thought it was only her feelings that were as deep as they were. She knew Adam cared for her but to have him come out and say that he did not think he could handle her death made her almost forget to breath.
"Sax, I love you please don't make me go through losing you." Adam pleased knowing deep down it was wrong to use his love against her like he was but he knew what he was saying was true, he did not think he could handle her permanent death.
Tears came to Saxton's eyes, not believing what she had just heard she could not find her voice to tell him that she felt the same, that she loved him too but her throat could not form the words. Nodding her head in agreement she felt Adam's arm go around her and squeeze her so hard she could have sworn she heard a few ribs crack.
"I'm sorry Adam. I promise I want go after Conner until I'm ready. Adam, oh God I'm sorry." Tears leaked from her eyes again socking into Adam's sweeter, but he did not seem to mind the dampness.
Adam pulled away slightly and Saxton looked up into his eyes seeing for the first time the true extent of his love for her and it was shocking to see how deep his feeling truly went.
Adam bent down and kissed her passionately on the lips, it was a kiss that neither of them wanted to end but unfortunately the need for oxygen won and they broke the kiss. Saxton looked up at Adam it lust filled eyes and suddenly found the word she could not find moments before. "I love you, Adam. I love you so much it hurts."
Adam smiled a sweet smile that she had come to love so much and spoke, his voice husky with the lust that he was feeling at that moment. "I know."
"Come on I think we both need to clean up." Adam finally pulled away when he remembered the blood that covered Saxton and now himself.
Saxton nodded then suddenly realising she did not have anything to change into. "Err, Adam? You would happen to have anything for me to change into as all my things are still on Mac's barge."
The reminder of Mac's demise hit Adam and he suddenly felt guilt at his momentarily forgetfulness about Mac's death as he had been worried more about Saxton. He nodded the moved off the bed and over to a set of draws. Opening the draws he pulled out some sweet pants and a t-shirt and handed them to Saxton. Then opening another he pulled himself out another pair of jeans and another sweeter and put them on top of the set of draws.
"You go take a shower, I'll shower after you." Adam offered and Saxton nodded and walked towards the on suite bathroom.
Once the bathroom door was closed Adam walked over to the bed and started pulling off the blood stained sheets. Once the sheets were removed he screwed them into a ball and walked out of the bedroom and towards the kitchen. Opening a draw he pulled out a black bin liner and put the sheets in then pulled off his sweeter and did the same with them, making a mental note to destroy all them later.
He turned around to see Joe standing there in the doorway. "How is she?"
"She's fine. She's getting cleaned up now."
"Why did she do it Adam? I know she knew about her destined immortality but why?"
"She feels it's the only way to make it up to Mac. She never told him that she and Richie forgave him for what he did. She was planning on going to see Mac tomorrow and tell him. Conner robbed her of that chance so she feels the only thing that would make it right now is to take Conner's quickerning and in turn getting Mac."
"And once she has Mac she believe he will understand that she forgave him."
"Exactly." Adam sighed not sure how he was going to proceed.
"So what now. Is she going to go headhunting for Conner?"
"No. I've persuaded her to let me train her first. True she has Richie knowledge but she's going to need a different fighting style to survive an encounter with another immortal if she expects to live. She agreed to wait till she's ready before she goes after his head."
"That's if Samantha will let her have it. I think she of all people is about ready to head out and take Conner's head for herself."
"I can wait until Saxton's ready. I think she needs to do this, otherwise she going to live with her guilt for a very long time. If this is what she wants to do than I can wait. To be honest I don't think I'd be able to do it either, I believe Conner a friend as much as Saxton is my friend now. Even after what he's done I don't think I'd be able to go through with it." Samantha confessed as she came to stand behind Joe obviously hearing their conversation before she had came in.
All three were silent for a few moments until the silence was broken by Saxton's voice. "Err Adam I'm finished in the bathroom."
"Thanks." Adam smiled as Samantha quickly took Saxton in her arms relieved to see that her friend was truly ok.