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Post by Taya on Jan 24, 2008 21:29:46 GMT
Link hugged her. It was the only thing she could think to do.
"Would you like to come over? There are pictures hidden in the attic."
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Post by Mr Spock on Jan 24, 2008 21:32:53 GMT
Emily's bottom lip quivered, but her eyes became rather determined. Screw all the people that wouldn't tell her the truth. She'd find it out anyway. She hugged Link back.
"Yes, please. Thankyou so much." she said, sniffing lightly and trying to compose herself.
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Post by Taya on Jan 24, 2008 21:44:20 GMT
"We should get back." Link said. "They'll find us soon."
"LINK!" A male voice yelled through the library. Link winced.
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Post by Mr Spock on Jan 24, 2008 22:04:32 GMT
Emily jumped. "Oh no... Did I get you into trouble? I'm sorry," she said in a rushed way, eyes going large and looking extremely apologetic.
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Post by Taya on Jan 24, 2008 23:31:13 GMT
"No, Dad just worries" Link said pulling Emily out of the bathroom. There was a dark haired man standing in the middle of the library. At the entrance, stood James holding Ki's hand and a baby in the other shaking his head. "Over here, Dad."
The man looked over at the two girls confused for a moment. "Dad, this is Emily. Can she sleep over tonight?" James stepped over this time.
"I don't think thats a good idea..." James started.
"Don't tell me what to do with my children, James" the man cautioned.
"Logan, Emily is my resposibility it has nothing to do with Link." James said bored. "And if you don't want me involved take your son." He handed the baby to Logan who glared daggers at the blonde.
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Post by Mr Spock on Jan 24, 2008 23:35:51 GMT
Emily, very uncharacteristically, also glared daggers at James, then looked back from Link to Logan, hoping in a very sadistic way that Link's father would say yes, just to annoy James if nothing else.
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Post by Taya on Jan 24, 2008 23:44:00 GMT
"Of course you're welcome to...." Logan started.
"Logan, This is Emily. I don't think its a good idea. And Jade wouldn't think so either." James said quietly so only Logan could hear him.
"Emily..." Logan said quietly, Until it finally dawned on him. Before Logan could say another word, Link threw her arms around her father's waist.
"Thank you, Dad." Link said. "We'll be ever so good. Lets go get Emily's things right now." Link knew her father had been about to change his mind and she had to stop him. James grabbed Emily by the shoulder.
"i don't want you to go." James said quietly. "Its not safe."
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Post by Mr Spock on Jan 24, 2008 23:48:10 GMT
"Well maybe I can make my own decisions." said Emily, turning to look at him coldly. She wanted to cry again, and she was using a tone she never thought she'd use with James. Her hair darkened slowly, almost unnoticable unless you knew what you were looking for, yet all of a sudden she seemed to have such an incredible likeness to her mother it was untrue. It was possibly linked to her darkening feelings, and possibly linking to the origins of her stubbornness. She turned and smiled at Link.
"My house is only down the street, come on I'll show you."
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Post by Taya on Jan 25, 2008 8:51:10 GMT
James felt his heart hurt like he hadn't felt in 13 years. He could only watch as Emily left with the small family. But being who he was he held himself together and made a call.
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Link was the only one who came in with Emily to talk to her parents. She knew she couldn't give her father much time to think about what was happening
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Post by Mr Spock on Jan 25, 2008 9:10:49 GMT
Emily unlocked the door with her own set of keys and stampeded up the stairs. The house was quite small; through the front door was a very small hallway with a staircase on the left and two doors leading off the hallway, one on the far side of the hallway, next to where the staircase met the wall, and one was on the right hand side. The one on the far side was open, and in it was a rather narrow kitchen in which a woman was cooking.
"Emily," she called after Emily, causing her to stick her head over the banister.
"Hi Mama, this is my friend Link, can I sleep over at her's please?" she said, giving her winning smile. Francine, Emily's foster mother, smiled. She was incredibly soft hearted and very motherly, although without children of her own.
"Well that's fine by me, Pokie, but do her parents say it's okay?" she smiled, stepping out into the hallway and smiling at Link.
"Yes they do Mama, thankyou!" she said, before grabbing Link's hand again and pulling her up the remainder of the stairs. She also knew she didn't have the time to let anyone change their minds, and quickly wnet to her room and emptied her schoolbag, then refilled it with pyjamas, a hairbrush, a change of clothes and her toothbrush. She also picked up two photos off her mantlepiece. One was of a rather cheerful couple, on their wedding day. The other was of James holding her, as a small child. She could never sleep without either.
Without a second thought, she placed the one of her and James back on the windowsill and packed the one of her parents into her bag.
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Post by Taya on Jan 25, 2008 9:20:09 GMT
"You're upset with him." Link said picking up the picture frame. "You might forgive him. You should take it." She held it out to Emily. Again Link spoke in that odd way where nothing was a question.
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Post by Mr Spock on Jan 25, 2008 9:25:00 GMT
Emily frowned, but she knew Link was right. She didn't feel like she hated James, although something in her told her she should, and she placed the picture in her bag without glancing at it.
"Come on," she said with a smile, leaving the room and shutting the door behind her.
"Do you have your cell-phone, Emily?" called out Francine as they headed back down the stairs.
"Yes, Mama! I'll see you tomorrow!" she turned and gave a passing smile to her mother and then reopened the front door.
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Post by Taya on Jan 25, 2008 10:06:30 GMT
"James, calm down please." Jade said from the kitchen table. He had once again made incredible time and was pacing the floor. Sitting at the table was an older woman deep in thought.
"Calm down? Calm down? Emily is on her way here. I don't know what she knows but she knows something. She's never spoken to me like that before." James snapped.
"She's a teenager. get used to it. Besides you shouldn't be so attached. She's not your daughter." Jade said trying to calm her last living friend down.
"As good as. And she should have been. And you have no room to talk. It your fault anyway." James glared at Jade. She looked away knowing he was right. They heard the front door and ames looked pointedly at Jade. She went into the living room to greet her family and guest.
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Post by Mr Spock on Jan 25, 2008 10:19:01 GMT
Emily stuck to Link's side as they walked to and entered the house. Truth be told, Logan unnerved her, and Ki she could barely look at at the moment, lest she again be lost in confusion. Her hair had returned to it's original golden colour, though her eyes were not the soft blue they generally were. Instead, she'd taken on whatever felt right, and they were golden. Just like her father's.
As they entered the house, Emily looked to Jade, and felt oddly familiar with her, although they'd never met.
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Post by Taya on Jan 25, 2008 10:31:52 GMT
Jade had never met Emily. Sure she had seen the snapshots, but nothing perpared he for seeing her ex's daughter in the flesh, especially with his eyes. She took a step back at first, but quickly recovered. Logan was setting Ian in the playpen and Ki was heading for the kitchen.
"Wel... Kiara! don't go in there!" Jade snapped at her daughter. Ki looked hurt and confused. "Dinner is a surprise I don't want you to see it." She explained hastily. The little girl seemed satisfied with this anwser and climb the stairs to her room.
"Mom, this is my new friend Emily Prince. She knows Uncle James and Dad said she could stay the night." Link explained. "Emily this is my mom." Staring at the 13 year ld, Jade couldn't hold back any longer, Jade huged Emily about ready to cry.
"Link why don't you sho wol...Emily your room." Logan said as he pulled his wife away. Link didn't need to be told twiice and she dragged Emily upstairs.
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