A/N: So there some secrets to still uncover, and I'm just getting started. lol. Claudia knows a little more about Destiny Ruiz than she's willing to tell anyone, especially Sonny, connected to "The Dead One'. Question is, who is the dead one? You think you know?

Chapter 5

It wasn't until the next morning that Jason made it back to his penthouse. He'd taken Carly home and made sure everything was secure. Sonny kept calling him nonstop and when he finally had the chance to answer, sure enough, it was Destiny Ruiz that had set up the meeting last night. Jason was exhausted and didn't want to discuss anything until the morning. Now here he was, walking into his apartment at sunrise, the last thing he wants is-

"Stone Cold!" Jason groans as Spinelli's high pitched panicked voice and clumsy trampling footsteps make their way downstairs.

"What is it Spinelli?" Jaosn wasn't in the mood. He had too much on his plate right now.

"I was trying to reach you all night. The Fair Samamntha has uncovered some troubling news."

Jason mind becomes alert, atleast alert enough to stay awake. "What is it?"

"We've stumble onto some possible trouble with a deceased one dangerous prodigy."

So she does know Spinelli? "Destiny Ruiz?" Jason asks, hoping his confirmation has been wrong.

Spinelli nods. "So you know The Quesitonable One has made an appearance here in Port Charles."

"Okay, I need to know everything about this Destiny Ruiz?" Jason needed all the information he needed. No one's even heard of this Destiny Ruiz according to Sonny.

Spinelli hurriedly retrieves his laptop from his back pack and sets it on the desk. "Fair Samantha and I stumbled across her in Kelly's as I offered to escorted her to the MetroCourt, not knowing her true identity. After her secret identity was revealed at the hotel, Samantha and I retreated back the our P.I. fortess to unravel some things." Spinelli takes a breathe as Jason just stares at him waiting for more information.

"And?" Jason's impatient tone encourages Spinelli to continue.

"She is the daughter of Javier Ruiz as you may already know. But the news that startled me most was that she's not his biological spawn."

Jason takes a moment to calculate what his spazzy friend was trying to tell him. "She's adopted?"

Spinelli pulls up a file on his computer. "Indeed."

Jason looks over his friend's shoulder. "What about police records? Sonny said that Claudia knows that she used to sell stolen cars. But is she a danger?"

Spinelli sighs. "No police records, nothing. But there was a rumor six years ago about a mob family in Miami that was destroyed by the Destiny Ruiz a few months after Javier was killed. Seventeen people slaughtered. No real motive, just an act of violence once again by a Ruiz member. The only ones left is Destiny and her thirteen year old half brother. The authorities couldn't place the murder on her though. They had nothing."

Jason mind tracks back a little. "So she's adopted. Do we know anything on her birth parents?"

Spinelli pulls up another file. "Well it turns out she was only adopted by Javier when her mother married him. I've been trying to crack the adoption records to identify her true paternity, but it's tightly sealed."

"Alright keep on that. I'll talk with Sonny and see what we can do."

Outside a house, well a mansion actually, Destiny stood in front of it, in her casual wear, taking in each breath deeply. Come on, this is what you've been waiting for. Her thoughts remind her. Your whole purpose of coming here is right behind the door. All you got to do is knock.

With one last deep breath, her small fist knocks on the wooden door. It was only three seconds of waiting, but it felt like an eternity, and what waited on the other side of the door when it swung open didn't ease her discomfort.

"Hello. May I help you?" Alice stood tall, way taller than the 5' 3" Destiny.

It wasn't easy to intimidate Destiny, but for some reason standing in front of this woman, who looks like she could break her with ease, was unsettling.

"Um, I-I'm here to see, Mr. Ed-Edwards Quatermaine." Stop stammering!

Surprisingly to her, the woman was nice. But she already should have known that. This must be Alice.

"This way." Alice smiled, leading Destiny into the livingroom.

It's him. Her nervousness and pulse kicks up a notch as she stares into the eyes of the older man. She notices middle aged blonde next to him. Monica. In her mind, she already knows them. All the stories that were told to her, it was like she grew up with them as well.

"Mr. Quatermaine, we have a guess." Alice announced.

Edward was already looking at Destiny, as if there was some familiarity about her, but Destiny was sure that this was the first of their meeting.

Silence hover over the room like a flash flood cloud, making Destiny more nervous than she ever wanted to be, so she break it, hoping to shed some sunlight.

"Um, Mr. Quatermaine?" Destiny "I know this seems improper of some sort, but it's my twenty-first birthday and I've never wanted to ever go past this point without saying what I have to say."

Monica looks at Destiny, her eyes in particular. Her eyes were so familiar, but so long ago that it take her longer than she wished to place it. "Oh my god."

Destiny mouth goes dry. This is happening way too fast.

Edward looks over at Monica, confused about her expression, as if she'd seen a ghost.. "What is it? What's going on?"

Come on. He just gave you the opening. It's now or never. Destiny takes one last deep breath, exhaling it just as deeply. "Edward Quatermaine, I'm your granddaughter."

A/N: Didn't see that one coming did ya? lol