the child close to him, then walked over and
sat in the chair. He looked over at Yvette, the child’s mother, who
was sleeping peacefully in the bed beside him. “And, she all ready
has her mother’s eyes.”
“ Yes and her mother’s
power.” Douglas laughed. “Did you see those lights?”
“ Douglas, lights
flickering on and off at the time of your child’s birth doesn’t
mean anything but coincidence.” Michael smiled at him, then down at
the little girl. He took that statement back later. “So, what’s her
name? We can’t call her little girl forever.”
“ It’s Sage Marie.” Yvette
whispered as she slowly rolled over in the bed and looked at them.
She smiled at Michael and then laughed aloud when the baby cooed at
him. “She knows who you are."
“ She ought to.” Douglas
said. “Without Michael, this day would have never come
about.”
Michael looked up at Douglas quickly,
then back at the baby and checked for any signs of vampirism.
“She’s fine, Mike.”
“ It’s just that I want to
make sure.” Michael said softly.
“ You’re blood is her
blood, Mike.” Yvette smiled. “You’ll always be part of
her.”
“ I just wish it wouldn’t
put her in so much danger,” Michael sighed.
“ It was just a blood
transfusion, what harm could it cause her?” Douglas asked. Michael
looked at his friend, knowing that Douglas knew what might become
of it. He knew that his friend was just happy to have the little
girl alive, no matter what the cost. “Besides we know you’ll keep
her safe.”
“ Sage, say hello to your
Uncle Mike.” Yvette smiled and watched the baby catch Michael’s
eyes. Michael sighed and closed his eyes, bringing the baby up to
hug her.
When he opened them again, he was
laying on the carpeted floor in the living room of a house he had
spent about ten years in. He turned on his side and looked at the
little girl, about four years old that sat only about five feet
away. She was holding a teddy bear and looking at him with narrowed
blue eyes. Her long brown hair fell in natural waves down below her
shoulders. She watched him with an intensity that almost made
Michael uneasy, but he knew her nature was to be
protective.
“ Sage.” Douglas yelled and
looked in the room. He looked at Michael then at his daughter. Sage
looked up at her father then quickly back at Michael. “What did she
do to you?”
“ Oh just a little bit of
Ah-boo-tay, this and To-wha that.” Michael smiled and got up. “Then
she knocked me over with a pretty impressive shock wave of
power.”
“ What have we told you
about that, young lady.” Douglas scolded.
“ Ah, no harm has done
Doug.” Michael said and stood up by his friend. “She’s only
exploring it.”
“ How are we going to teach
her the right way to use her powers if you keep egging her on to
knock you over?” Douglas asked as the two men walked out of the
room, leaving Sage to watch television. “When are you going to
bring Julian and Quinn over to see her? It’s been four years since
we’ve seen them.”
“ They’re out of town
still; something about France is keeping them away. David’s running
the house, so I don’t really know what’s going on.’
What Michael had been afraid of was
that they would find out about Sage. Her link to vampirism and her
ties to Michael would be exposed as soon as Julian looked at her.
He wanted to keep her away from that kind of influence. Michael
looked back at Sage and she glanced back at him, her eyes still
narrowed, but then her lips curled up in a smile at him. He smiled
back at her and she turned away.
When he turned back around, he was
standing in front of the house he had just been in. The fire seemed
to reach out from every window. He scanned the house for life as
the sirens neared. There was one in the house, one out of three.
Michael pin pointed the person and ran for the house. He ran up the
burning stairway, towards Sage’s room and flung open the door. The
little
sat in the chair. He looked over at Yvette, the child’s mother, who
was sleeping peacefully in the bed beside him. “And, she all ready
has her mother’s eyes.”
“ Yes and her mother’s
power.” Douglas laughed. “Did you see those lights?”
“ Douglas, lights
flickering on and off at the time of your child’s birth doesn’t
mean anything but coincidence.” Michael smiled at him, then down at
the little girl. He took that statement back later. “So, what’s her
name? We can’t call her little girl forever.”
“ It’s Sage Marie.” Yvette
whispered as she slowly rolled over in the bed and looked at them.
She smiled at Michael and then laughed aloud when the baby cooed at
him. “She knows who you are."
“ She ought to.” Douglas
said. “Without Michael, this day would have never come
about.”
Michael looked up at Douglas quickly,
then back at the baby and checked for any signs of vampirism.
“She’s fine, Mike.”
“ It’s just that I want to
make sure.” Michael said softly.
“ You’re blood is her
blood, Mike.” Yvette smiled. “You’ll always be part of
her.”
“ I just wish it wouldn’t
put her in so much danger,” Michael sighed.
“ It was just a blood
transfusion, what harm could it cause her?” Douglas asked. Michael
looked at his friend, knowing that Douglas knew what might become
of it. He knew that his friend was just happy to have the little
girl alive, no matter what the cost. “Besides we know you’ll keep
her safe.”
“ Sage, say hello to your
Uncle Mike.” Yvette smiled and watched the baby catch Michael’s
eyes. Michael sighed and closed his eyes, bringing the baby up to
hug her.
When he opened them again, he was
laying on the carpeted floor in the living room of a house he had
spent about ten years in. He turned on his side and looked at the
little girl, about four years old that sat only about five feet
away. She was holding a teddy bear and looking at him with narrowed
blue eyes. Her long brown hair fell in natural waves down below her
shoulders. She watched him with an intensity that almost made
Michael uneasy, but he knew her nature was to be
protective.
“ Sage.” Douglas yelled and
looked in the room. He looked at Michael then at his daughter. Sage
looked up at her father then quickly back at Michael. “What did she
do to you?”
“ Oh just a little bit of
Ah-boo-tay, this and To-wha that.” Michael smiled and got up. “Then
she knocked me over with a pretty impressive shock wave of
power.”
“ What have we told you
about that, young lady.” Douglas scolded.
“ Ah, no harm has done
Doug.” Michael said and stood up by his friend. “She’s only
exploring it.”
“ How are we going to teach
her the right way to use her powers if you keep egging her on to
knock you over?” Douglas asked as the two men walked out of the
room, leaving Sage to watch television. “When are you going to
bring Julian and Quinn over to see her? It’s been four years since
we’ve seen them.”
“ They’re out of town
still; something about France is keeping them away. David’s running
the house, so I don’t really know what’s going on.’
What Michael had been afraid of was
that they would find out about Sage. Her link to vampirism and her
ties to Michael would be exposed as soon as Julian looked at her.
He wanted to keep her away from that kind of influence. Michael
looked back at Sage and she glanced back at him, her eyes still
narrowed, but then her lips curled up in a smile at him. He smiled
back at her and she turned away.
When he turned back around, he was
standing in front of the house he had just been in. The fire seemed
to reach out from every window. He scanned the house for life as
the sirens neared. There was one in the house, one out of three.
Michael pin pointed the person and ran for the house. He ran up the
burning stairway, towards Sage’s room and flung open the door. The
little
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