For what has happened please read LivvieLove's Reaper's Genetic Legacy Experiment. Some characters from my other story, Labelle's Perfect Genetics Challenge also make an appearance.
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Clarissa wasn't sure who she was anymore. He had turned her life upside down. He had gotten under her skin and found all her deep, dark secrets. He was infuriating. He was the most arrogant person she had ever known. Clarissa smiled. He was also the most kind person that could change a person's day with a smile. She couldn't believe she had let him go. She let him go for
this. She sighed and was tempted to scream at the driver to go back. She wanted to so badly. He would think she was insane. She felt like she was. Her perfect family were power hungry lunatics. Maybe if she had just told Liam it would have ended better. That she couldn't stand to be away from him. That his smile made her day a little easier.
The driver looked over his shoulder,"Is this your stop?"
Clarissa just rolled her eyes."Why are you driving people around for that lunatic?"
The man didn't answer. Clarissa got out of the car and stared at her house.
The builder's had finally got it done and she had never felt more miserable. This was suppose to be what she wanted.
To have a fresh start and not drag her family into her magic problems. The only issue was, they were already deeper into it then she was.
The journal was right where it was suppose to be and her cat came up to her, noticing her distress. She smiled at him.
"You may be the only thing I missed from here." Clarissa looked around the house she had earned and felt no joy in it.
"Good enough."
She turned around and called for a taxi. She had one thing to do. Get the truth. Walking up to her childhood home only made her lonelier. Every memory she had in this house was a lie. She felt she was caring a burden no one else could see and no one else was allowed to bear. Her whole life was a lie. She was sick and tired of everyone lying to her. He didn't. He was honest. She didn't know what she would do without him. Maybe find out more about magic. She needed a distraction. Clarissa focused on her blinding anger and pushed open the door.
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Mercy was tired of worrying about her daughter. She was tired of being related to a powerful immortal that had kidnapped a nymph. Every day seemed to take more and more away from her. The unstable ground on which she had build her life here upon was giving away. Mercy closed her eyes. She still saw him everyday haunting her from the grave. This was just another reminder of how everything she touched turned into ashes. She cleaned off the board and finally ate something. When Zane went to check on her she gave him a weak smile. "You won. I give up. She clearly hates us." He smiled at her. "Hatred and anger are two different things." Mercy was dying to ask him the question that had been eating at her. "Do you think they told her about our pasts?" Zane took a deep breath. "Yes. I think we also have the decision to tell her or not." Mercy wouldn't meet his eyes. "Who is Gladys?" Zane took a deep breath. "She is-" All the sudden the room was filled with electrifying power.
"Sorry to interrupt you. Megan told me to bring her to you. I was just counting the green umbrellas on the plane when all the sudden poof, I was needed." Maleficent started to hum. Mercy looked at Megan (the second).
"Umbrellas?"
Megan just shook her head.
"I'm looking for a nymph named Saoirse."
They heard a whimper behind the closed door.
"Fate kidnapp-"
Megan snapped.
"I don't care what Fate did! You don't go housing Keepers! Most of all, you don't go kidnapping a pregnant one either!"
Mercy's eyes widened. "Pregnant? Pregnant!?"
"That is what the dead are saying! She shouldn't have been able to have children, Megan's eyes widened, unless. This is bad, this is really bad. If you would like to not be on the run from a powerful lunatic for the rest of your immortal life I suggest you release her."
Mercy shut her eyes shut. "I can't believe Fate."
Zane looked confused and Maleficent was humming silently to herself about pineapples.
Mercy phone was buzzing, but they all ignored it.
Maleficent stopped humming. "We have bigger issues."
Mercy shared a look with her husband. "What do you mean bigger issues?"
"My aunt is causing trouble." Maleficent winced at the words "aunt."
Mercy laughed. "I hope Clarissa isn't doing anything too stupid."
Maleficent stared at her. "Define stupid."
Mercy stopped for a minute. "Just tell us."
"I may or may not have tried to teleport a Reaper into a remote tomb. It didn't work. I'm pretty sure he was trying to find Clarissa. He had this sort of look on his face that James had when Gwen was missing-"
Mercy interrupted her. "This is such a big deal because?"
Zane had a look on his face that Mercy knew he was making a list of things he could turn into weapons.
"He will be here in roughly 5 minutes. Clarissa is downstairs listening to our discussion."
Maleficent screamed down the stairs. "Nice try Clarissa! Megan, are you done screaming at them for housing a Keeper?"
Megan was fuming. "I called you 20 times to warn you! 20 times!"
Zane peered over Megan's shoulder. "Have you seen my bottle of pepper spray?"
Mercy finally snapped. "I was trying to find my daughter! Is it so bad I didn't want her to know about her psychotic family!"
"You are one of the most psychotic out of all of us! I didn't set my ex-husband on fire!"
"You have barely any power! All you can talk to is the dead that by the way, were stupid enough to get killed!"
"At least I didn't go insane from it!"
Zane was mumbling. "That is where my pepper spray is!"
Megan and Mercy glared at each other.
Megan spoke quietly,"If you excuse me I don't want nature to turn against me. I am going to go release Mania Keeper."
Megan held her head high and Mercy smirked when the door was locked. Maleficent just blasted the door down. Mercy glared at her.
"What? I have enough madness in my life. I am not adding this. Plus, it is my job to keep us all from going insane. I have a nagging suspicion I am not doing well though."
Mercy rolled her eyes.
"No kidding."
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Liam wasn't sure where had arrived when he first saw it. All he knew was that she was in there. The girl that had literally turned his life upside down and changed everything for him. She was the one of the most aggravating people that had ever existed. When the house finally appeared into view he was dumbfounded to hear the nutter ring-leader's wife. That was what Majnun had meant they took? Liam had to control himself from bursting out laughing. Bet they regretted that decision.
"Master won't be pleased. I suggest you beg for your despicable life. It would make it even more hilarious when you all met your pathetic ends."
The next voice wasn't as aggravating. "I'm sorry you are in this situation-"
"I have been tortured!"
The next person that shouted made Liam go blind with fury. Clarissa's mother. "She has had 3 meals everyday from Bridgeport's best restaurant!" He decided he had a special hatred for that woman.
The nutter tried a different tactic.
He heard her sneer. "I have been held against my will!"
The first person replied back. "Fine! We can just ship you back in a car! Then you can explain to your master about your current situation!"
He heard Mania slump to the floor. "I can't be in her debt!"
"You are in the same boat as the rest of us! Deal with it!"
The next voice he picked up was Clarissa's and he barged into the house. Clarissa didn't even bother to glance at him. Liam suddenly realized this was a terrible idea. What did Jack say about the nutters? Mind his own business? It was just giving him a migraine thinking about it.
"At what point were you going to mention mom was a magic user? Or the fact that we are cursed by a crazy ancestor!"
Cursed? Clarissa was cursed? All Liam could see was his mother asking why her other two children didn't visit. He had to close his eyes and will the memory away. It. Didn't. Matter.
"I think Fate is the sanest ancestor your mother has."
Liam was tempted to punch Clarissa's father. Liam was about to be scared off by this man, no matter his size or the fact that he had a scar on his face indicating he had been in at least one fight in his life.
"You made me feel like a freak! Why didn't you just tell me?!
"I think your mother would do a better job at explaining that to you."
"I can't trust either of you!"
"We were trying to protect you!"
"From what? The truth? It wasn't about me. It was about both of you keeping this ridiculous fantasy that we were the perfect family! That we were somewhat normal!"
All the sudden Liam tore his gaze from Clarissa and saw something that made his blood run cold. A hybrid girl was staring right at him. She mouthed the words to him,"Good luck Reaper." She then teleported in a haze of light.
All the sudden they all turned to face Mercy Labelle. For a psychopath she appeared to be calm. Liam smirked. The nutter ring-leader would have been proud of her. His fists were clenched and everything in Liam wanted to protect her. The thing they didn't realize that he did, she didn't need their protection.
"When you are ready to actually tell me the whole truth I'm here. You both are insane."
Liam grinned. "I have to agree with Clarissa. You would have both made the nutters proud."
They both turned to glare at him and Clarissa's mouth dropped.
"Liam?"
He smirked. Outside he was sure he appeared confident, but inside he was breaking.
"There isn't another one sweetheart. Took you long enough."
She scowled. "I'm sure someone else has the same name."
Liam rolled his eyes.
Clarissa pulled him into embrace not caring what her parents thought or anyone else. She never wanted to let go of him. He smiled at her and tucked a stray hair behind her ear. Whatever happened next didn't matter. He was her steady ground and she was the same for him.
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Zane does not like Liam. He was glaring RIGHT AT Liam. I'm pretty positive Alec is causing this negative influence on him.
Here is Mercy laughing at Zane. This is why Zane and Mercy are the perfect couple.