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Author's Note: Thanks for all of the wonderful reviews this story has received so far A big thank you to TriceNorthman.
Daniel didn't like the idea of having to take Clair to the police, but he knew it couldn't be avoided. He got up from the kitchen table and went to his bedroom. He gathered up some clothes and headed into the bathroom to wash up. Apart of him was still trying to process everything. He just couldn't imagine Clair as someone who could kill someone. Daniel adjusted the shower water, he stepped in and closed his eyes letting the water run over him as he remembered when he met Clair.
Daniel's Flashback...
"Daniel you'll like it here I promise," Mrs. de Lune reassured. She turned the car off and unbuckled her seat belt. "I know it must have been difficult for you having to move from home to home." Mrs. de Lune sympathized.
"I've gotten use to it by now." Daniel told his new foster mother. Mrs. de Lune seemed like a nice enough lady in Daniel's opinion, but he knew that appearances were often deceiving. Daniel followed Mrs. de Lune out of the car.
"Well Daniel I hope that you will come to think of our home as your home." Mrs. de Lune offered. She placed her hand on Daniel's shoulder as she led him along the large pathway that was their drive way.
Daniel took in the house as they approached. It was practically a mansion. The house was made of brick and had marble columns. He knew that most kids would give anything to be able to live in such a fine home.
"Mr. de Lune won't be home to until later, but you'll be able to meet our Clair," Mrs. de Lune explained. She unlocked the front door and led Daniel inside. She knew that her daughter had to be around the house somewhere doing lord only knows what. Lila the housekeeper greeted them.
"Lila do you by any chance know where my daughter is?" Mrs. de Lune inquired. She hoped the foolish girl wasn't off getting into trouble. Richard would be so angry if he were to find out that Clair was misbehaving.
"I do believe she is in the garden ma'am." Lila replied. She nodded as she left to attend to her other duties. It wasn't her place to meddle.
"Let's go find her." Mrs. de Lune smiled. It was no real surprise the garden was Clair's favorite place. She motioned for Daniel to follow her.
Daniel followed Mrs. de Lune into a grand kitchen where they came to a back door. Mrs. de Lune opened it and Daniel followed her out into the garden. The garden was beautiful filled with all kinds of flowers. In the middle of the garden was a fountain made of marble.
On the edge of the fountain sat a young girl with raven hair and skin like fine porcelain. She wore a simple white cotton dress with flowers embroidered on to it. She was reading a book which as Daniel got closer he could see that it was To Kill a Mocking Bird. He couldn't explain it, but it was almost like there was an aura that surrounded her. Her bare feet absentmindedly splashed around in the water.
Mrs. de Lune cleared her throat breaking the spell. The young girl looked up and Daniel was met with bright blue eyes not unlike his own. "Clair this is Daniel." Mrs. de Lune introduced.
"Daniel, it means God is my judge." Clair pointed out. She smiled and closed her book. She brought her feet out of the fountain receiving a glare from her mother.
"Right you are." Daniel replied. He was surprised that she would know something like that. Clair looked at him quizzically and cocked her head to one side.
"It's better than Clair de Lune." the raven haired girl remarked. She frowned a little. She hated the fact that because of the last name de Lune her mother saw it fit to name her after a song.
"Clair de Lune like the song." Daniel spoke. It didn't take him long to figure it out. He thought it was a fitting name for her though.
"It's pretentious." Clair stated. She wasn't some beautiful masterpiece. Clair clutched her book to her chest. She waited for it and the sting came. The back of her mothers hand met her face.
"There is nothing pretentious about your name you ungrateful child," Mrs. de Lune admonished. She pulled Clair up to a standing position. "Why are you not wearing any stockings and why are you out here barefoot?" she added.
"I don't like stockings and I wanted to put my feet in the water." Clair explained. She gingerly rubbed the spot where her mother had struck her.
"It doesn't matter, I expect you to be properly attired," Mrs. de Lune reprimanded. She pinched the bridge of her nose and shook her head. "Why don't you make yourself useful and show Daniel to his room." Mrs. de Lune ordered.
"Of course mother." Clair complied. She took Daniel by the hand and led him out of the garden. She sometimes wondered if there was anything that she did that didn't make her parents upset with her.
Daniel was silent as he allowed himself to be led away. Mrs. de Lune was totally out of line. Clair clutched his hand tightly as they walked through the kitchen and back out to the foyer where the main stairs were. They walked up the stairs and down a hallway until they came to the last door on the left.
Clair opened the door and let Daniel pass her to enter the room. Daniel noticed that his bags had already been brought up to the room. Daniel took a seat on the bed. Clair sat in the over stuffed armchair that was in the corner.
"Is your mother always like that?" Daniel asked. He felt sorry for Clair and he only just met her. He hoped that he wouldn't be treated like that. From where he stood it was uncalled for.
"Yes, although father is much worse," Clair explained. She smoothed out her dress as she sat back in the chair. "It was my fault though for making mother mad." she added. Which seemed like always. Charlotte de Lune didn't need much of a reason to fly off the handle.
"I don't see where you did anything wrong." Daniel said. No one deserved to be treated like that. Clair suddenly looked at him like she had never saw another human being before.
"I should get going before I get into anymore trouble," Clair said. She got up clutching her book under one arm she placed her hand on the door knob and looked back at Daniel. "Well Daniel welcome to the lion's den. I'll let you get settled in now." Clair said as she left.
End of flashback...
Daniel got out of the shower. He dried off and got dressed. He found Clair in the living room sitting on the sofa. He was almost certain he was more nervous than she was.
"Daniel you got a message from Jack with flight information." Clair informed him. Daniel walked over to the phone and listened to the message. He wrote the information on a piece of paper and tucked it into his pocket.
"I've been meaning to ask you Clair how did you get from Chicago to Colorado Springs?" Daniel asked. He knew that she said she couldn't really remember, but it was worth a try. He sat down next to her on the sofa.
"Do you remember Lila?" Clair asked. She couldn't remember details, but she was sure Lila had helped her. Lila was always close to her.
"I remember Lila. Are you telling me that somehow Lila found me and brought you here?" Daniel wondered. He wouldn't be surprised, Lila would have done almost anything for Clair.
"I think so I'm not really sure." Clair said. Some of what had happened was coming back to her, but it was like a jig-saw puzzle. None of it made any sense to her, heck her whole life didn't make much sense. The only thing that did make sense to her was Daniel he always had a way of making things better.
"Well we need to get going, we have a flight to catch." Daniel said. He stood up offering his hand to Clair. She took it clutching on to it like it was life line. They gathered up what they needed and left for the airport. Daniel truly believed that if anything bad were to happen to Clair it would be a sin like killing a Mockingbird.