New chapter to September's Fall. I just can't wait until the falling action begins! Eeeeeeeep!
Disclamer: I don't own Maximum Ride.
3rd Person POV
" Hey, guys! Weren't we supposed to leave hours ago?!" Gazzy shouted outside of Sophi and Keez's room. Instantly they shot up, turning to eachother and gasping.
" Oh, My God! The hotel! I completely forgot!" Sophi shouted, passing her hand through her hair, looking down at the sheets. Keez looked around, just as shocked as Sophi was. He threw the sheets of his legs and pull the drawer of the nightstand open, pulling out a pair of boxers, quickly slipping them on. Sophi gasped and hurriedly hooked her bra back on her, before sprinting towards the dresser and pulling out a pair of panties, placing those on and rushing over towards the sliding closet. She slipped on her black dress pants, and placed on her black heels. She fished around for a blouse and found a nice white dress shirt, quickly buttoning it on, and pulling out her hair from the collar. She turned around, and sighed in relief for she saw Keez was already dressed, as he started to make the bed, hoping no one would notice the smell.
Sophi smiled to herself, feeling heat rise to her cheeks. She quickly ran towards the bathroom, opening the mirror cabinet and pulling out her makeup bag. She applied her regular foundation and her tannish lipstick. She blotted and threw away the tissue, retuning to the mirror and starting to brush her teeth. When she finished, she left the bathroom, looking around the room for Keez. She took her hairbrush and started to brush her unruly hair, even though it still kept it's shine. She finally put it up in a bun, a strand framing the right side of her face. She ran out of the room, knowing they already had the baggage sent to the hotel.
She didn't see where she was going, and by accident, she ran into Iggy, who seemed to be looking for her. He caught her before she fell on her knees, wraping his arms around her shoulders. Sophi looked up and gasped. Then, she quickly narrowed her eyes.
" You," she whispered out, digging her nails into Iggy's arms. He hissed and let go of her, looking down at the drop of blood pouring down his arm.(A/N: By the way, if your confused about the whole 'looking down thing,' you shouldn't be. Even though Iggy has no irises, pupils or anything that someone is supposed to have in their eyes, he can still see. He had a surgery just a couple years ago. The doctors said it was a success, and it was, technically. But, he just couldn't have anymore color in his eyes. So yeah.) He hissed and looked back up, gritting his teeth at Sophi. She narrowed her eyes at him again and scrambled up, straighting her blouse. She passed Iggy, boastingly and smirked, looking back over her shoulder. Iggy looked down at the blood starting to slow down. He sighed and walked towards the bathroom, in hopes of washing the blood off his arm so no one would notice anything.
" Okay, who goes in whose car?" Fang or Jesse if you will, asked, rubbing his hands together. Max turned to him and chuckled, still buckling her children into the child car seat from the back of the car. She smiled at her daughter, who was just a year younger than her brother, who was sound asleep and drooling next to her. Max rolled her eyes, still giggling and kissed her daughter's nose.
" I'll go wherever Andrew goes!" Kelly shrieked, as she ran over towards Andrew, who was in a dark green jacket, and hugged his arm. Andrew looked down at patted her head with his other arm, smiling. Kelly smiled back and laid her head on his arm. Monique smiled and hugged Stella's shoulders, in which Stella groaned. She had gotten annoyed by Monique all morning and wasn't prepared for more. Max rolled her eyes and tapped her foot, arms crossed.
" Guys, we should hurry up. The kids are gettin' cold, and the hotel's about," she looked down at her watch; ", three hours away, by car. In which we will use." She said in 'duh' terms. Monique and Angel piled into Jesse's black van, starting to coo at Karen, who seemed just adorable with her face all scrunched up with all the coats and sweaters she had on. A little pink cap was on her head, much to Jesse's protest, and a scarf was kept on her neck. Tyler just kept snoring away, drool hanging off his bottom lip, causing Monique and Stella to giggle. Jesse sat at the driver's seat and started the ignition, as Max shut the passenger's seat door. She looked around and shivered.
" Cold?" Jesse asked, causing Max to snap her head to him. She nodded faintly, and Jesse pulled off his black trenchcoat, wrapping it around Max's small figure. She smiled at him and he smiled back at her, before he pecked her cheek and pulled out of the parking spot, leaving the rest to decide what they were going to do.
" Hey, Iggy! Do you want to leave your car? Or go with it?" Keez called from the driver's seat of his white BMW. Sophi turned her head and glared from the passenger's seat. Iggy looked from her to ndrew. Andrew shrugged and went into the back seat of Keez's car, with Kelly at his tail. Iggy looked painfully at Kelly.
She looks so much like Sophi... He thought, but quickly erased that thought and walked towards his red Volkswagen, swinging the door open and slamming it shut, starting the car rapidly and speeding away, following Jesse's car. Keez furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and turned to Sophi.
" What's with him?" He asked, starting the car. Sophi shrugged in response and smiled, pecking Keez's lips, before he smiled himself and pulled out of the parking spot towards the way leading to Marignan Hotel.
" Wow, it's just like in the brochures." Sophi commented, looking around her hotel room, smiling. Keez turned her around so she could face him and smiled, looking into her eyes. Sophi smiled back, passing her hand over his cheek, looking into his eyes. Keez smiled and looked down Sophi's stomach, placing his hand over it. Sophi smiled and placed her fragile and petite hand over Keez's. He smiled and hugged Sophi, feeling as though he was the luckiest man in the world. Sophi hugged, closing her eyes and enjoying the moment. She truly loved Keez, just the way she loved Iggy. Keyword: loved. They were interrupted by the hotel phone ringing quite loudly.
Sophi pulled away from Keez and turned to the phone, and rolled her eyes, before walking over towards the phone and picking it up.
" Yes?" She asked, with a touch of annoyence in her voice.
" Ma'am, I am sorry to interrupt you in whatever you might have been doing, but there are three ladies and one gentlemen down here who are saying that they demand to see you and that they know you." A small voice, that seemed to have a small accent said into the phone, from the reception desk down in the lobby. Sophi furrowed her eyebrows. She was only expecting two people, Demi and Helena. Who were the other two people?
" Um, I'm going to go down there. Just keep 'em there." She said, into the phone. The voice on the other line muttered a 'yes' and hung up, leaving Sophi, bewildered.
" What's wrong?" Keez asked, placing his hand over Sophi's shoulder. Sophi turned and gave him a confused look, shrugging.
" The guy downstairs says there are four people waiting for me. But I was only expecting two." She said, looking down, not knowing who else may be down there. Keez lifted her chin and looked into her eyes.
" Do you want me to come with you?" He asked, carresing Sophi's cheek. She shook her head, looking down and pulling away.
" I don't want anything to happen to you, in case." She said, before walking away rapidly, not waiting for Leez and shut the door, going into the elevator and awaiting whatever may come.
Sophi took a deep breath once the doors opened. She saw her friends, Demi and Helena at the reception desk, talking to eachother. She smiled, but then she saw two people sitting at a bench. A man and a woman, They both seemed to be in their fifties or maybe even sixties. The man had his head bowed, as his arm rubbed the woman's arm in an embrace. The woman seemed to be crying, tears fell over her beige skirt. Her hair was graying, as was the man's.
Sophi's breath hitched and she walked out ther elevator.
" Demi? Helena?" She called, getting closer. Demi and Helena turned around and a smile crept to their faces.
" Sophi!" They both squealed, running towards her and hugging her as hard as they could. Sophi smiled and hugged them back, rubbing their backs comfortingly.
" Sophi? Sophia? My baby?" A broken voice asked from the bench. The smiles on all the girls' faces disappeared, and Demi and Helena let go of Sophi, backing away solemnly. Sophi frowned and looked up, before gasping loudly.
" M--Mommy?" She asked, before running into her mother's arms, feeling immense grief exploding inside her. She hadn't seen her parents in six to seven years. Another pair wrapped around both Sophi and her mother. Sophi peeked over her mother's arm and more tears sprang to her eyes. It was her father.
" Dad!" She shrieked, throwing herself into her mother and father's open arms, sobbing hysterically. Her parents cried just as much as she did. Her mother stroked her silky white hair, which wasn't in that bun anymore, as her father rubbed her back comfortingly.
" I can't believe how much you've grown in all these years! Look at you! Already getting married! Had a child! How did this happen to our poor daughter?!" Her mother screamed, sobbing even more hysterically into her daughter's shoulder. Sophi looked around at the stares she was getting, so she pulled her parents into the elevator, with help from Demi and Helena, and pushed the button for the last floor.
" Oh, Sophi, there you are! I was so worried! I thought probably happened to you." Keez whispered, as he enveloped his love into a heart felt embrace, relieved she was okay.
" Keez, I want you to meet someone," Sophi said, as her voice almost broke. She pulled away from Keez and gestured towards the door. Keez looked from Sophi to the door, wondering what she was talking about. Sophi held out her hand for her mother to take, and she did. Sophi helped her mother into the room, as her father stood behind her, also entering, with Demi and Helena at his tail. Keez gasped, as he saw his soon-to-be mother-in-law's face. She looked exzactly like Sophi, except a few wrinkles were around her eyes and cheeks.
" You! You're trying to steal my daughter's innocence! Come here! Let me give you some sense!" She screamed at Keez, starting to warm up to run towards him.
" Mom, you're a bit late on that note." Sophi called, stopping her mother verbally. Sophi's father turned his head to her, shocked on what his daughter just said.
" What did you say?" He asked, his feelings written all over his face. Sophi looked down and held her stomach, feeling tears start to well up in her eyes.
" I'm going to have his baby." She said, bitting her lip and still looking down, not ready to see her parents disappointed faces.
" What?! What about the other one?! Where's the other failure?! Huh?! Tell us?!" Her mother shrieked, turning to her daughter. Keez tightened his jaw and rushed over to Sophi, whose back was now rising and falling in sobs. He wrapped his arms around her.
" You don't talk to my wife like that." He threatened, narrowing his eyes at Sophi's mother. Sophi shook her head slowly.
" It's okay, Keez. Let's show them Kelly." She whimpered, walking out of Keez's arms and of course, the door, towards Kelly's room, which was shared with Monique and Stella, and will soon be shared with Helena. Sophi opened the door and walked towards Kelly, sitting next to her, and patting her head.
" Kelly, I want you to meet someone." She said, smiing sadly down at her daughter. Kelly had her eyes closed but she sensed the sadness in her mother's voice, so she faced her, eyebrows furrowed.
" Who, mommy?" She asked, frowning.
" You're grandparents." She said. Kelly squealed and turned to the door, waiting.
" Is this it?! What the hell?! I cannot believe something like this actually came out! Is it blind?!" A loud raspy voice asked from the doorway, suprising Kelly. She frowned slowly, slanting her eyes. She turned to her mother.
" Mommy, is that lady really my granny?" She asked, tears streaming down her cheeks. Sophi nodded sadly and wrapped her arms around her daughter's tiny body.
" It cries just as much as you did when you were her age! Ugh! Wretched child! Come on, Robert, we're leaving!" Sophi's mother screamed in the hallway, before she stomped off, towards the elevator, surely to get back to the hell hole.
" I thought my parents would be happy to see us. Our family. But I guess I was wrong." Sophi said firmly, tears springing to her eyes and flying out at the harsh turn of her head. She gritted her teeth, shutting her eyes tightly and grunting faintly. Keez bit his lip and leaned down to Kelly's height.
" It's okay, Kelly. You still have me and your mommy. And you always will. Don't worry. We both love you." He said, smiling at Kelly sadly, who was now facing him, hearing carefully at his meaningful words. She smiled, tears still rolling down her cheeks and hugged his neck, feeling as though this was her real father, no matter what her mother said. But something kept holding her back. She felt as if her father was still out there. Somewhere, waiting.
" Ugh. Ya know, getting yourself shaved isn't exactly as fun as it sounds. What the hell? I thought you said it wouldn't hurt. Ay!" Sophi shrieked, feeling her woman hood getting sorer and sorer by the second. Demi turned to her and smirked.
" And you actually took me seriously? You are so easy." She snickered, turning back and walking towards her black van, opening it with her alarm system button. Sophi limped her way to the passenger seat and sat down, exhasuted.
" Aahhhhhh, that's the stuff." She said wistfully, feeling better sitting down. Demi looked at her through confused eyes, but soon snapped out of it and started the car, before driving off to the hotel.
Yeah, I know what you're thinking. ' The hell does she mean by shaving yourself?!' Well, if you're not then get your minds out of the gutters, people! It's for the wedding. Yeah, Keez and Sophi will be at it like animals after the wedding. Well, if they can make it though the d--(gets alcohol sprayed cloth over mouth by unknown hand and faints.)