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Rika.
The girl who had eluded us for so long. Had me questioning my daughter's sanity. She was here, holding my infant son. Her long, raven black hair fell in a cascade down her waist. Her cold black eyes staring up at us. She wore a raggedy white dress and no shoes, which made her feet look grimy and dirty. It took him a while, but Loke finally got the nerve to step forward to the small girl. Rika watched him carefully. "Um, so you're the girl Leona talks so much about." He said. He reached out his hands to grab Leon, but Rika quickly turned her back to him. "No." She refused. Loke frowned and tried aggain. Rika stepped back, hlding Leon tightly. "He's my brother!" Loke and I recoiled in shock. "Huh?!" Leona asked. "He's my brother! What do you mean-"
"We talked about this Leona! Remember? I want a brother! Leon's my brother!" I looked down at Leona. "Is this true? You sold your own brother?!" I was near shreiking point. Leona's eyes were tearing up a little. "It's true we talked, but not about that!" Rika jumped up on Leon's window. "If you want your son," She said. "Find me at the Guild hall in ten minutes. Don't be early. Don't be late." With that, she snapped her fingers and disappeared. I gasped. "Loke..." I whimpered. He grunted with anger. "I gotta go get her." He said. I was about to ask him to wait so I could go with him, but something held me back. Before today, I would've been on his back like a monkey. But ever since hearing him say he didn't think he was a good father, I wanted nothing more than to let Loke prove to himself that he was in fact, the best father around. So as much as it killed me, I watched him get his stuff and said nothing.
"I'll be back." He said, arranging Regulus on his ring finger. He mussed Leona's hair and kissed my cheek. "Be careful!" I called out to him. He turned his head and gave me a little smile. "I always am."
Loke dashed to the Guild Hall, but kept his pace. He didn't want to know what would happen to his son if he was early. He waited by the door, tapping his foot impatiently.
"Well, I see you've made it."
Loke groaned with exasperation. He knew that voice. He looked up at Jellal. Jellal sat on the roof of the Guild Hall, looking down at Loke with a smirk. "Hello, Mr. Kano." He said. Loke tried to look as annoyed as possible. "What do you want?" He asked. "Who let you off your leash?" Jellal just laughed and jumped off the roof, landing on his feet neatly. "Believe it or not, I want to help you." Loke snorted to let Jellal know he thought he was full of it. "And why would that be?" He asked. "Because I think I know what's up with that Rika girl." Loke was now interested. "Is that so? What is it?" Jellal looked at Loke's wrist-watch. "I believe your ten minutes are almost up." Loke jumped and turned to open the door. He turned his head to Jellal. "Come on. We can talk with her. I gotta get my son back."
Leona rested her head on my lap, sniffling softly. "I'm sorry, Mama." She murmured. "Will they be okay?" I stroked her hair. I wasn't so sure myself. To be totally honest, I didn't think we could get Leon back. What if Loke was hurt?
What if Rika killed them both?
I sighed and said in the best hopeful voice I could. "Yeah. They'll be fine." Wow, I was getting good at lying.
We were quiet for a while, when Leona began to speak. "She's not all bad, you know." She said. I looked down. "What do you mean? You call trying to kill your little brother 'not all bad?'" Leona sat up and walked to her room. "Stay there for a second." She said. She came back a moment later with a box. She Handed it to me. "Look in it." She said. "You'll see what I mean."
"I'm surprised you didn't chicken out." Rika said, sitting on the second floor ceiling. She held Leon tightly to her. Loke frowned at her. "I'm not one to give up on stuf like my family. Give me my son back." Rika gave Loke a mock frown. "I don't think I can. This is my brother." Loke began to charge at her, but Jellal grabbed his arm. Loke looked back. "No." He said. "Don't attack." Loke wanted to fight him off, but he realized Jellal just might know what he was doing. He held back. Jellal stepped in front of him and stared Rika in her eyes.
"Why can't this young man have his child?" Rika frowned and held Leon closer. "He can have him. After I finish playing with him." Loke gave Jellal a quick sideways glance. It was as if to say "Any more bright ideas?" Jellal just nodded and jumped up to the railing. Rita stepped back a bit, but regained her posture. "He's my brother." She murmured. Jellal leaned close to her and reached his hand to her. She whimpered and pressed her back against the wall. "G-get away..."
Jellal shot his hand out at her, and to Loke's utter shock, Jellal's hand went right through her chest. She yelped and fell back, Leon falling out of her arms. Loke managed to catch Leon before he hit the ground. Leon began to cry. "Jellal!" He called out. "What is she?!" Jellal turned his head for a minute. "She's not your average ghost. She's like a-"
Suddenly, Rika shoved Jellal off the railing. He gasped with surprise and fell down the high second railing. Loke came forward o catch him, but with Leon in his arms, he didn't know who to help. He watched helplessly as Jellal fell in an awkward position on the floor, not moving. Loke looked up at Rika. Her eyes were filled with tears.
"I'm so sorry."
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