The Dark Heirs Volume 1

Chapter 35: Decision

Tw:loss, mentions of suicidal behavior, Desmond, manipulation, mention of killing
I think that's it!!:3
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Helena, still a little out of it finally began to cry. She had seen her girlfriend die in a gruesome way, something she had  never thought she would experience. Saying she was hurt was an understatement, given her broken state. Rachel had been trying to comfort her for hours with no avail. Helena sobbed heavily, the sound of it echoing through the entire house. Desmond's house was a save space for now since Desmond wouldn't destroy his own house. Rachel and Helena were set at the kitchen table while Kate, who was still unconscious, was layed down on the couch. Rachel was waiting for Kate to wake up so they both could join Viktoria in the orphanage. She looked over at Helena as her sobbing continued, followed by agonizing cries.

"Hey, please calm down... It's all gonna be alright..." Rachel mumbled embracing her, knowing what she said was a white lie to get Helena to calm down. To her surprise she was pushed away and met with a glare filled with anger. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Helena stated loudly. "CONSTANCE IS DEAD AND THAT ALL BECAUSE YOU JUST LET YOUR PSYCHOTIC FRIEND DO WHATEVER THE FUCK SHE WANTS EVEN WHEN IT MEANS MURDERING US ONE BY ONE!" She cried and held her face with her hands. Rachel was stunned by the sudden screaming. "Me? I didn't kill her, I even interfered when Page got too much, I-" "YEAH BUT AFTER CONSTANCE WAS ALREADY DEAD." Helena interrupted her, a deep hatred in her expression.

Rachel's heart felt like it would break, she had never thought she'd mess up even more than before and even make Maria's remains hate her. Rachel couldn't help but start crying too, feeling guilt build up in her stomach. "I-I'm so sorry, I... I should've done something sooner... I didn't know she'd actually hurt someone... I wasn't fast enough when I noticed what's going on.." Rachel sobbed, her grip tightening on her skirt. "I should've never worked with Desmond... I hurt everyone... You, Maria, Kate, Page... It's all my fault." Rachel acknowledged and apologetically started kneeling in front of Helena, who seemed kind of relieved Rachel apologized at least. She sighed. "Stand up, We shouldn't fight over this... Constance always encouraged peace... I shouldn't fight with anyone..." She mumbled hugging her legs. Rachel got up again looking at her. "I'm truly sorry Maria..." She cried and Helena gave her a confused stare. "My name's Helena and you know that, you named me... Who even is Maria?" She asked tilting her head. Rachel looked down. "I'm sorry... Maria was my best friend in the entire world, the only girl besides Kate I loved and before she died... You were created from her power, which was to create life with her soul... You have a piece of her soul in you, so I thought..." Helena suddenly hugged Rachel after she explained everything. "Seems like we both lost someone important. Let's be there for each other instead of fighting, it's what Constance would've wanted..." She mumbled. Rachel quickly nodded and smiled but Helena shot her another glare. "I don't forgive you and I never will, so don't get false hopes. I just think it's appropriate to take care of one another." She stated strictly and looked at her lap. "Yeah, of course." Rachel agreed.

They suddenly heard footsteps coming from the staircase that lead to the upper floor. It was Jacob, seemingly still very sleepy. He likely just got up a little while ago. "Rachel, what's going on? Who are those people?" He asked yawning as he rubbed his tired eyes. Rachel sighed. "Desmond is not gonna win this and I'm tired of everyone here murdering others, so I hid two innocent people here." Rachel stated and Jacob looked surprised. "You can't do that! Desmond's gonna get mad..." He muttered trying to reason with her but without use. "And what are you gonna do? You don't have any power, you can't stop us. Now shut up, or else we'll let you feel how life outside is. These people need shelter right now, shelter away from Desmond's violence. This isn't how I wanted to achieve what I wanted... I knew he was gonna hurt people, but he's not hurting the right one's... He killed innocent people... I can't agree with that so I rather have the violence stop..." Rachel explained and Jacob sighed. "I'll look after Jette. If you get caught please don't tell Desmond I could do nothing to help him... I don't want him disappointed in me.." He asked and started going down the staircase leading to the basement. "You bet, we're practically family, I wouldn't snitch on you." She smiled and Jacob gave her a soft nod before leaving to the basement.