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McKensie and Lara
Lexi smiled a little. "Alright. Take lots of pictures." She encouraged. Then she nodded. "Don't be... well... gone too long. I don't think I can use a gun right now." She said honestly. "But do come back with Taylor. I miss our little girl."Torch had been searching at orphanages all afternoon. None of them seemed to have gained a child. But there were still more to visit, and more nurseries as well. So he kept looking.
Damon nodded and smiled "I'll be back honey...I want Taylor back too...just rest..." He kissed her lovingly and tucked her in as he headed to New York "Tirch?!"
Torch heard the shout and flew over quickly. "Damon!" He exclaimed. "Thank goodness you're here. I told Lexi I would get Taylor, but I can't find her!"
Damon frowned "it wouldn't be so easy..it would be a hospital...Taylor...wasn't well when she was born..."
Torch frowned, "But I thought..." He chewed his lip. "I thought she was healthy?" He asked. "At least, that was what Lexi seemed to say..." He said, thoroughly confused and worried.
Damon frowned "Lexi didn't know, it isn't a physical ailment...Taylor is like an energy source...she collects powers by being near them."
Torch thought about that for a moment. "So is that dangerous then?" He asked softly. "For her or anyone else?" He was mostly worried for Damon, and he knew his friend would be unhappy if his family was not safe. He knew the feeling well.
Damon sighed and shook his head "I don't know...she takes powers but the original owner keeps it still...but if someone...someone kills her they get them all..." He whispered his hands shaking
Torch sucked in a breath. "That is rather dangerous." He said softly. "What are you going to do?"
Damon felt that hopeless feeling again, like in the park it was getting to be a common thing. He took a deep breath "find her...and destroy the lives of those that took her away from me!" His eyes going pure black as he tried to find her energy.
Torch nodded slowly, holding back a sigh. He would stand by Damon no matter what happened. "Alright. Ill help." He promised. "Have you gotten a trace on her energy?"
Damon nodded "West side...I can't get a firm grasp on it yet, since she's do young...but I think I might know where she is the closer we get!"
Torch nodded. "Some trace is definitely better than nothing." He agreed, taking to the air again, flying just behond Damon to let him lead to where they were supposed to be going. He just hoped Taylor would still be alright. He knew it would be a huge blow if she was not.
Damon swooped down at an abandoned orphanage building that was barely hanging on to it's structure. His face was steel "she's in there..."
Torch stared at the building in apprehension. How on earth could she be in there? It looked like no one had been in there for hundreds of years. But he just nodded slowly and advanced towards the door.
Damon made his way in and flew through the holes through the floors coming to one intact room, a nursery and his sweet baby girl was asleep in the crib, he carefully lifted her and kissed her forehead before heading back out to Torch.
Torch landed on the doorstep and waited as Damon went in to search for his daughter. When he came back, Torch sighed in relief and smiled at him. "You found her."
Damon nodded with the biggest grin on his face "not a scratch on her...sound asleep...let's head home before anyone comes looking for her!"
Torch smiled, happy for his friend, and nodded. "Alright." He agreed. "Mae will probably be worried about me now, and Lexi's probably waiting for you. See you around mate." He said, squeezing his shoulder, before taking off and flying back to Mae. He snuck up behind her and hugged her tightly. "Surprise." He whispered.
Mae was indeed surprised and her instincts took over and she flipped him over her head slamming him to the ground. "Oh no...Torch...I'm sorry..." She coddled his wounds "I've been jumpy..."Damon flew into Lexi's room and smiled "a little angel wants to be with her mommy!" He tucked Taylor into the blanket to keep her warm.
Torch groaned when his back hit the ground, snapping three of his ribs. He tried not to breath too much as they slowly healed. "Man... I don't have to worry about leaving you here alone." He joked, wheezing. "Nice to see you too."Lexi woke up when Damon came back. Her eyes flew wide open when she saw what he had in his arms, and she immediately tried to sit up. Pain shot through her back and she moaned, laying still again. "Taylor..." she whispered, moving her hand slowly so she could hold the girl's hand.
Mae's face was full of worry and she leaned down caressing his cheek and kissing him "I'm so sorry...are you ok?...I've just been worried about intruders...from what happened to Lexi..."Damon smiled and leaned down carefully placing her in her arms. "She's absolutely fine...diaper was changed and not a scratch on her..."
Torch nodded, pinching his lips together to keep back a wince. "I will be ok in a sec. Just wait for my ribs to heal." He whispered, managing a smile at her. When they finally snapped in place and he could breath normally again, he sat up and hugged her. "Yes, I know." He agreed softly. "I'm here for you now, ok?" He didn't know what he would do if the something like that happened to his own girl. Lexi smiled happily, and kissed their daughter's forehead. "I'm so happy to hear that." she said softly, holding her close. "Thank you for bringing her back." She whispered.
Mae hugged him tightly nuzzling herself against his chest "I'm glad you're home..." She whispered feeling safe again "the doctors are letting James go in a couple of days...we need to get the house wheelchair accessible..."Damon nodded and sighed "Lex...I need to talk to you...about her power." He said slowly running a hand through his hair.
Torch nodded then, wincing when he thought about that. "I feel so useless. Not being able to heal him." He admitted, heaving a sigh and looking down. Lexi stiffened and looked up at him. "Her power? But she doesn't have any power yet... she's too young!" She said. A frown pulled tight on her features. "What is it Damon?" She whispered. "What's wrong?"
Mae tilted his head up and gave him a soft smile "hey...none of that, remember what you said? We just love and support him and treat him no different...maybe when London gets older she could try...but don't blame yourself Alex...I'm serious."Damon sighed deeply taking Taylor's tiny hand "she's just as powerful as Dem, even more so...she collects everyone's powers she duplicates them for herself..."
Torch nodded slowly and closed his eyes, hugging her again. He buried his face in the crook of her neck and just breathed slowly. He didn't see how he couldn't blame himself. He could have made the tree house safer. He should by all rights be able to heal his son. Lexi sucked in a deep breath. "What?" She asked. "What? No... that's not possible!" She cried. "They said that when they took my..." she mumbled, and then quieted, as if realizing what she had been about to say. She turned her face into the pillow, tense with fear and worry.
Mae sighed and he him close "shhh it's ok...Torch no more blaming yourself I mean it! You know how upset he would be if he found out that you were blaming yourself?! James doesn't complain, he's as selfless as it gets..."Damon took away the pillow "when they took what?" He asked his voice a bit stern "Lex what have you not told me?"
Torch swallowed slowly, choking on regret. "I'm sorry... I just can't help but feel responsible. Like if I had done my job as his father, he wouldn't have to deal with this." He whispered, shaking his head. Lexi visibly winced and shook her head, covering her face with her hands. She couldn't look at him right now. She couldn't bear to look when she felt shame and guilt digging at her gut.
Mae frowned "your job as a father? Torch you are the best father the twins and Zach could ask for! I don't know what put all of these ridiculous ideas in your head!"Damon immediately pulled her hands down "Alexis.."
Torch squeezed his eyes shut and breathed for a moment, trying to make himself believe everything she said. "Before you Mae, I had Damon. But before that... not many were kind to me. I'm sorry if old doubts are coming back... everything has just been so stressful, I can't help but..."Lexi looked everywhere but right at him when he pulled her hands away. Her eyes scooted up to his for a millisecond, and she quickly scrunched them closed again. "There's a lot I haven't told you." She whispered, barely audible. "I... I tried to hint at it before... and you said it didn't matter..." She whispered.
Mae covered his mouth with hers and kissed him deeply and wrapped her arms around his neck "that's not the case now...you're kids look up to you, I depend on you for my protection and anchor...you are not that man you used to be anymore!"Damon searched through his brain trying to think of when he dismissed something she said but he couldn't! "I'm listening now! Lex we are a team and I need to know everything how am I supposed to keep our family safe if I'm left in the dark!?"
Torch's mouth wavered into a smile and his forehead crinkled with love and pain. "I love you baby." He whispered, shaking his head slowly. "I love you so much." And he pulled her in to kiss her again. Lexi sucked in a breath that sounded a little too much like a sob. She scrunched up her face and turned it away from him, hot tears stinging her eyes. She was having a very hard time breathing normally because of the pain in her chest. "You don't understand!" She whimpered, "I-I can't tell..."
Mae kissed him meaningfully savoring every minute of it, until Zach started to fuss. She smiled and pulled him out of the car seat and rocked him "I love you so much more..."Damon felt pure anguish for her but also now...for himself. They promised to never keep secrets from each other! She knew something that depended on his family's safety and she wouldn't tell! He got off the bed frustrated and left the room needing to get out before he did or said something he would regret.
Torch let her go when Zach started to fuss, and he looked at them both lovingly. "I am the luckiest man alive." He said happily, beaming. James's situation suddenly seemed like something they could overcome, together. Lexi watched him leave, and the tears in her eyes fell, spilling onto the bed. She had never seen him like that, and because of her... it tore her heart out. Suck it up. You have to decide. Now. She told herself seriously. Which matters more? Your own wants? Or your family's safety? There was a simple answer to that. Lexi forced herself to sit up, biting back an anguished cry as she did so. Standing, she breathed slowly to dispel the nausea and then walked out to find Damon. She looked up at him slowly. "If I tell you. You have to promise to take care of our children for me. Ok?" She asked, her voice soft.
Mae smirked and flicked him on the nose, she finally got Zach to sleep and passed him over to Torch as she stood up "I'm going to clean the upstairs...make it safe."Damon frowned and looked up at her, on his lap were a pile of bills and letters from the counsel "what do you mean?...I won't take care of them without you!"
Torch nodded, taking Zach gently. He cradled him in his arms. "Thank you." He agreed. "I'll work on a ramp for the front door as soon as possible." He promised. Lexi bit her lip, looking down. "You'll have to." She whispered. "Because you're right. Our family's safety is more important than my want to stay with you." She said softly, not looking at him. "I should have told you long ago. But I wanted to stay with you longer. It was selfish of me, I know. And I'm sorry. Taylor is not human, nor demon, nor angel. And neither am I. I was sworn not to tell anyone of this world that, or else I would be exiled from here. I'm sorry." She looked up at him slowly. "And this is not really what I look like." She looked down again in shame as her form started to waver. "Keep Dem and Taylor safe for me."
Mae nodded and smiled "maybe we can build a slide on the staircase so both kids can enjoy going down?" She started the laundry never realizing how many clothes they all had. "Torch! He needs a diaper change!"Damon listened in shock and unbelievemenf he couldn't even respond because she was gone. He swiped his arm knocking down the table of bills and letters, anger and heartbreak swelled within him. He heard Demetri wake up and sighed...how was he going to explain this?
Torch nodded eagerly. "Alright! I'll start building that too." He agreed. Then he grimaced. "Right... ok. I'll get right to it." He walked over to the change table, and steeled himself, taking a deep breath. Lexi felt the world spin, and before she could even finish her sentence and say 'I love you' she found her at home again. Well. Her birth home. And she no longer looked like she did two seconds ago. Two large wings had sprouted from her back. Large wings that's feathers stretched to at least six feet each and seemed to be made of pure blue light, as if they were constantly glowing. Her face had elongated, eyes becoming more cat like and larger. Her ears grew longer and pointed as well. She kept her red hair, and freckles still painted her now even paler skin. Before she could react, she was surrounded by her own kind. She knew where they would take her. They would lock her up for telling a demon what she was.
Mae laughed watching him "be brave Torch!" He was so dramatic and funny when it came to diaper changing.Damon just sat staring at the wall, he heard Demetri get up and turned "hey buddy..."
Torch flashed her a nervous grin. "I have to brave the diaper?" he shook his head. "I had rather hoped I would die a more honorable death. It was nice knowing you Mae." He said, and started to change Zach's diaper. Lexi closed her eyes and allowed herself to be taken away as the tears slowly fell.
Dem slipped into the room and looked up at his father. "Hi Dad." He said softly. "I heard noise down here. Is everything alright?"
Mae laughed and nodded "it was very lovely Torch, farewell!" She headed downstairs and started dinner "what would you like?"Damon sighed and shook his head "no I'm not son..."
Torch grinned, "I'd love spaghetti, if that's ok?" He called down, dumping the old diaper in the trash as he slowly put a new one on Zach. Dem looked at his father in confusion and walked over, kneeling by him. "Dad...?"
Mae nodded already getting the water boiled "haven't had that for awhile! London doesn't like the sauce..."Damon was crying which he never did except with Lexi "your mom left me..."
Torch nodded, walking downstairs again, Zach in his arms. "Well we can make it with cheese sauce or something. Then London will have to like it." He said, determined to get his daughter to like his favorite food. Dem became very distressed seeing his father cry. He looked up to him as someone strong to always go to. He thought it was impossible for him to cry, so seeing this was a shock. He took his hand in both of his small ones. "Mom's gone?" he asked, his small voice trembling. "Where did she go?" He asked softly.
Mae laughed watching him "I'm sure daddy's girl will like it if you do honey!" She sighed stirring the sauce "will anything be the same?"Damon shook his head "I don't know..." He dried his eyes "we have to be the men and take care of Taylor...it'll be alright..."
Torch walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her gently. "Only one thing has changed Mae, and it is something that we can overcome." He assured her. "We are still a strong family, and lucky to have each other." He promised. Dem looked up at his Dad, not sure what to do or say. His small body was stiff with shock. His mom was gone, and his Dad didn't know where she was? "You're not going to go look for her?" He asked softly, tears filling his eyes.
Mae nodded "you are going to have to keep reminding me...I feel like a sunken ship. I need a boost! An adventure something!"Damon sighed "she said she wasn't anything of this world and then she disappeared completely...without even saying I love you...I don't know where to look Demetri...and maybe your mom doesn't want to be found."
Torch nodded, kissing her neck gently. "I know. We'll have to keep reminding each other." He promised. Then he smiled roguishly. "I'm sure Damon could help us in the adventure department. Want me to contact him?"Demetri just stared. His mother was an alien? Fine. He still loved her. But then his father said she didn't want to be found. "How could you believe that!?" He asked, shocked. "I thought you two loved eachother!" He cried, tears pouring down his small cheeks. He got up and ran to his bedroom, slamming the door. He immediately began preparing a sack to take with him. If his Dad wasn't going to find Mom, then fine. He would do it himself.
Mae went home with Zach and sighed feeling very lonely and the house empty.