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Aileen`s flat; a small flat in the capital
Topic Started: Aug 11 2010, 11:57 PM (276 Views)
Leo Keller
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Knowing Aileen Leo expected nothing else but a huge scene. He said it to her so bluntly because he knew that he had to at one point or another. So did it really matter if she`d cause the scene sooner or later? He didn`t think so. And, even if nervous, he was prepared for it. Prepared to hear all kinds of swears, threats and so on. The scary part was that none of it happened. Leo`s eyes went wide as he simply stared at Aileen.

”Good?!” he repeated, completely dumbfounded. Third time in a few hours. He truly was pathetic. But he just stared at Aileen for few moments. The way she reacted had him nervous instantly. She said it was good. That it was okay. That it was okay that the woman he used to love was in their flat, pregnant with his child and that they were JUST hugging. Yeah, it made no sense.

As Lena spoke he turned to look at her, frowning a little bit. She didn`t want to cause any trouble? Well, the trouble was already caused and he didn`t think that her being around would make it worse. As for her leaving, he just shook his head. ”You can`t leave until we figure this out and figure out what to do.” he spoke softly.

He still had no idea what to do and how to solve it. But what he did know was that he didn`t want to see Elena going through that door.

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Serena Landon
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Aileen took a deep breath. She didn`t think it would go like that. In fact she believed that all of it would be completely different. She was sure that she`d come back, find Leo alone, hug him and hold him close… On the other hand, half of her problems were instantly solved and she did feel relieved. She saw the way they held each other. It was… pretty much obvious.

Talking became harder due to the lump that blocked her throat and made her want to cry. Her emotions were going crazy and she took a deep breath to calm down herself. Air. She needed to get air and not forget to breathe. When Elena spoke Aileen simply looked at her then very slowly shook her head. Not yet. As weird as it sounded, at first Aileen needed to talk with the woman. Therefore, she couldn`t leave.

Leo`s reaction was enough to make sure that she couldn`t wait anymore. She had to say it, say what was on her mind and say what happened. ”Good, because I`m relieved. My biggest problem is gone.” She said slowly, her voice hoarse and trembling a bit. At least it was all true.

What she was about to say was going to hurt Leo. She knew so. Even if he didn`t love her the same that she loved him, she knew that he was going to be hurt. And she was sorry for that, just as she was sorry for having to do this to her daughter and her parents and everyone… Aileen couldn`t help it as one tear rolled down her face. ”Leo…” this was addressed to him as her eyes caught his. ”I`m dying.” That was it.

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Elena Ackhert

Leo wouldn't let Lena leave and frankly she was grateful for that, but what Aileen said next, Lena was certain that she should just leave. Lena still didn't understand by what she meant 'her biggest problem is gone' but that wasn't the one thing that stuck in her mind. Aileen is dying.

A voice told her that that was good, that Leo and her could have another chance but Merlin. Lena didn't want the poor woman to die. To say that she was happy to hear that? Lena couldn't say that. How could she? She had to be heartless to feel happy at this moment. The only thing that ran through her was sympathy.

Taking a step back, she found herself leaving the living room and into the kitchen. Sure Leo told her not to leave, but Lena was still in the flat, just in another room. Beside, Leo and Aileen needed to talk, and Lena felt like she was intruding. Heck, she was intruding the moment she entered the flat.

Edited by Elena Ackhert, Aug 24 2010, 06:02 PM.
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Leo always thought how it would be if he had never crossed Aileen in his life. If she hadn`t gotten pregnant and all that jazz. For once, he`d probably be with Elena. She would have never had her memory erased by Blair and neither of them would have had to suffer the absence of each other. They would be together, everything would be fine and he wouldn`t have lost her twice just like that.

However, the moment when he heard what was going on, he knew that he was wrong. He was happy to have met Aileen. Why is it that you understand what you had only the moment when you lose it all? Aileen caused nothing but pain, or so he thought before. After all, she was the mother of his daughter. And he liked her. A lot. He didn`t love her, not like he loved Elena, but she was still important to him. Merlin, he even lived with her for so long now and slept with her in the same bed and…

He shook his head, taking a step forwards. ”What?” Too many news that day. Too many things to shock him like that. Seeing the tear on her face hurt and Leo walked few more steps closer to her. ”Aileen… what are you talking about? You`re not…” He broke off, closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. ”You can`t. We have a daughter and… you just can`t.” Strange that he had no idea how close he grew to this woman over time.

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Aileen didn`t know what she expected. She tried so hard not to break down the whole time that she couldn`t actually remember how she got back home from the hospital. All the time she focused on one thing – what will happen with Tara and Leo if she`ll die? Who will take care of her daughter? Will Leo be okay? It was scariest to leave them.

Seeing Leo`s face as she said the news, she couldn`t take his look. ”Leo, don`t…” She murmured. It was hard as it is. Seeing him so worried and hurt only made everything harder and Aileen didn`t want that. However, it was harder to control it than she thought it would be. By that point she found herself crying soundlessly as tears kept rolling down her cheeks.

”It`s a… it`s a brain tumor…” She murmured, her voice getting more hoarse with each second. She was slowly breaking down and it was obvious with every breath she took. She was simply losing control and giving into the fear. ”They… they say there`s nothing they can do… it`s… it`s final…” By that point it was hard to understand what she was saying, because her voice would break off every few seconds and she`d just mouth the words.

Everything got really dizzy around and the only thing she could think about was the fact that she was going to die. It completely consumed her and it was getting impossible to breathe. ”I`m just… I`m glad that… you and… and Tara… you won`t be alone…” Any other time she would have killed both of them. But at such situation she just couldn`t be selfish. Not like that. Eventually everything was too hard to take and she felt so tired and limp and… she fainted.

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It simply wasn`t happening. None of it was. This was a dream, a nightmare more likely. Elena didn`t come by to visit him, Elena wasn`t pregnant, it wasn`t a boy and Aileen didn`t just tell him that she was dying. Because that was not possible. There was no way world could be that cruel and drop everything at once. Such news were supposed to come years apart. Not in one day, let alone one hour.

But no matter how hard Leo wished for it to be a dream, he knew well that it wasn`t. Everything was too real. Aileen`s tears were too real. As she told him to stop, he did, but he couldn`t control his expression. He was sad and in pain and sorry and so so so much more he couldn`t express all of it. Her tears made him want to step towards her and wipe them away, but he didn`t. Something kept him in one place, not allowing to move, instead making him just stand there and watch like some grotesque movie.

Brain tumor… that didn`t quite make sense to Leo as he shook his head, tried to fight back his own emotions, ignore the lump in his throat and simply tried to concentrate on what she was saying, because it was hard to understand her. The first thing he wanted to do was to go to that hospital and kill all those idiot doctors. It seemed not actually possible that there was nothing they could do. It was nonsense. He wasn`t going to acknowledge that simple fact.

He couldn`t help it anymore – closing the distance in few steps he put his arms around her, holding her close to himself, his face in her hair. She kept crying, his shoulder was soaked in a few moments and there was nothing he could do else to take her pain away. The last thing she said right before she fainted probably hurt the most. She was Tara`s mother. Leo couldn`t imagine that girl growing up without her mom. It wasn`t supposed to be like that.

Softly picking her up he brought her to the bedroom, laid her on the bed and put the covers over her. The trick was not to think. Otherwise he would have broken down as well and he could say that that was the last thing Aileen needed. Taking a deep breath he closed the bedroom door and walked to the kitchen, knowing that Elena was there. But he didn`t look at her. Instead he walked to the window, wrapped his hands on his chest and just tried his best to keep himself from breaking. ”I… I don`t know what to do…” He whispered silently, his voice hoarse. It was too hard. Hanging his head he leaned his forehead at the glass of the window and closed his eyes. Leo wanted to yell, cry, scream, give his own life up for Aileen`s, but he couldn`t. He had to stay strong.

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Elena Ackhert

She kept her distance while Leo and Aileen talked. She didn't listen, instead her mind wandered off somewhere else. It was one of those moments where you just get lost staring at an object, that was her. Her eyes rested on the kettle as she found herself staring at her distorted reflection.

As she stared, her hands rested on her abdomen. She couldn't picture what Aileen was going through. Merlin, it would crushed Lena to just leave her child behind...but Aileen had no choice. She remembered Leo telling her ages ago that Aileen was a muggle. If she had gotten treatment by St. Mungos or something, she would be fine..

Lena didn't even hear Leo entered, but when he spoke she knew he was there. She turned around as she leaned against the counter and surveyed him. He seemed so lost, so confused.

"Be with your family." Lena spoke, her voice muffled. She couldn't be selfish after everything that just happened in the past few minutes. "Don't think about what's going to happen, just... from now til then, give her the best days of her life. Dont leave her side.."
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There were all kinds of thoughts running through Leo`s mind. What he could do and what he should do. What will happen and how to stop that from happening. There was so much on his mind he was sure it was going to explode. He was seriously on the edge of breaking down, but he knew that he couldn`t. Lena was pregnant and Aileen… well, Aileen needed him to be strong more than ever.

The cold glass was supposed to cool him off and let him concentrate, but it didn`t do it. At Elena`s words he smiled sadly and helplessly and turned to face her. ”I mean about you and… about us and… our child…” Suddenly talking and looking at her became too hard and he pulled his eyes away. They were pretty watery.

”And the fact that Aileen will… and Tara will be alone and…” Squeezing his eyes tightly he placed his hand over his mouth. It just hurt too much. Basically, he gave up on trying to face it all and be a man.

After few moments he ran his hands over his face, trying to calm down the best he could. It wasn`t time to break down, but it didn`t mean that he could stay strong. ”I should tell her… who I am… I`m sure Healers could help. They have to. Because she just can`t die. She… she can`t.” He couldn`t speak anymore and his voice broke off. At least he made his point clear – Aileen couldn`t die.

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Elena Ackhert

Lena watched him, and to see him so closed to breaking down, it hurts. As long as she had known him, he was always the strong one. She quickly covered the distance between them and pulled him into a hug. He needed one from what she could tell. "Would you stop worrying about me and us?" Typical Leo, he should be concentrating on Aileen instead. "We can sort that mess out later."

At his words, she realized that Leo never told Aileen that he was a wizard. He kept that from her? Lena figured that he would at least tell her that. "If you want to. We could go talk to the healers at Mungos and see what they can do." It was Mungos afterall, they could probably do something.

She sighed as she closed her eyes, wishing that she could take away the hurt. That's all Lena seemed to be able to do, bring hurts into his life. She started to wonder that if she hasn't showed up today, would any of this had happened? Would Aileen had came home all fine instead?
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It was a good thing that Lena knew what Leo needed. A hug was something that helped most of the people and most of the time. Feeling her close to himself he placed his hands around her and put his face on her shoulder. His own shirt was still wet from Aileen`s tears, but he tried really hard not to think too much on it. He needed to clear his mind just for at least a minute to organize his thoughts and his feelings.

Also, he didn`t want to let go. Being close to Elena felt good, even under such horrible circumstances.

”…I will never stop worrying about you and us…” He whispered silently. That much was true. No matter what, he`d always worry about her. After all… she was carrying his baby. And he loved her. In his opinion that was enough for him to worry.

Standing like that, close to her, helped. The fact that Aileen was dying was still something he didn`t want to believe in, but at least Elena gave him strength to get through it. ”I… I don`t think I can. I mean… I`m still wanted for my past deeds.” He mumbled, before pulling back and shaking his head. ”Thanks. I just… need to get a grip on myself.” Though while he looked pretty much better on the outside it was all screwed up inside.

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Elena Ackhert

She buried herself in his grasp as she rubbed her hands gently on his back, in an effort to calm him down. At his words, she smiled as she gently shook her head. He was silly, he didn't need to worry about her right now.

To everything else, she didn't know what to say. Maybe he was just talking to himself, either way, all she managed to do is nod. Nodding seems to help in a lot of situation "Would you like some tea?" Tea usually helped with stress, beside, the kettle was ready from earlier.

She then felt her baby let out a slight kick, he was reckless again. It's only been lately that he started moving around alot, before then, he was rather quiet. The healers said it was a good thing though, but to Lena it was horrible. Her hand slipped from his back and rested on her abdomen, usually that made the baby stopped kicking.
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