Getting it Together

The Gala Part 2

TWs: Sickness, stabbing, acid, death, drugs, needles, kidnapping, mentions of puking, non-consensual kissing, blood, and insults.

George Lebent was carefully removed and taken to the small hospital attached to Amelia's house, in hopes of finding something to cure him. Groups had began to form around the ballroom, the woman anxiously chattering about what was happening while most of the men had left to go find Amelia.

Remus hugged Thomas close as he fed him a bottle, making noises almost like cooing down at him. A word flashed in his mind "Leech" but he couldn't recall why.

But it felt important.

Roman watched over Remus cautiously, making sure to look over at Damien and Remy occasionally to make sure they were still alright.

Remy seemed shaken out of his skin, his eyes wide behind his sunglasses, which he had managed to sneak back on during the commotion without Patton realizing.

Virgil sat quietly, Sela's head resting on his lap as Kai shielded him from seeing anything that would make him anxious.

"Is that man going to be okay, dad?" Virgil asks him, peering up at Patton.

"Oh, I'm sure he will." Patton says happily. "He just had an upset stomach is all, VeeVee."

The door to the large ballroom pushed open and the small servant Damien recognized as Genevieve entered, her legs shaking like a new-born horses.

He had seen her often, behind Beatrice at the funeral, and robotically obeying beside James at Jason's home, the day Remus and Logan had-

He couldn't even bear think it.

"Ma'am." The voice was barely a whisper, sounding close to tears.

Beatrice doesn't even notice her, continuing to talk with one of the other women.

"Ma'am, Sir Heart is dead." Genevieve said quietly. "I went up to go take his plate and-"

Her voice shook, her lip quivering as she swiped at a few tears gathering below her eyes. Tears, not of mourning, but of absolute fear. "I'm sorry."

Patton's eyes widened in shock and tears silently began to fall down his face. "Oh."

Beatrice stared down at her for a long period of time, the small girl beginning to shake un-controllably.

Remy recognized the sound of Madeline giggling somewhere in the crowd, his heart racing.

That crazy laughing couldn't mean anything good.

"So, you are useless to me?" Beatrice asks.

Genevieve's eyes widened and she took a small step back. "N-No! Ma'am, there was nothing I could-!"

Beatrice puts a single finger up to her lips and Genevieve goes dead silent.

"Cecily?" Beatrice turns a questioning eye towards the teen, and Kai hurriedly covers Virgil's eyes.

Cecily rolls her eyes and shakes her head, and Madeline eagerly steps forward. "You'll find the right one someday, Cece."

"No, please-!" Genevieve screams, turning to run as Madeline grabs her harshly by the arm, pulling her back.

One of the few remaining men steps forward and grabs her other arm as Beatrice carefully selects a long steak knife off the table.

"Please, I'm sorry!" Genevieve wails, as Damien, Remy, Kai, Virgil, and Roman shrink back, Kai and Roman making sure Thomas and Virgil were unable to see anything happening.