The Zodiac War

Chapter 13

A month passed, meaning it was now November. As the winter season approached and the world was calm, no one anticipated the coming events. The girls were enjoying their Saturday morning lazily until Spafina spotted the first snowflakes, alerting Rose immediately.

"I'm coming, dang. Calm yourself," she grunted, pulling on her coats and gloves. The two headed outside to play as the snow picked up and fell harder. Feeling an impact on her backside, Rose turned from catching snowflakes on her tongue to chasing her sister. Spafina dodged her agitated older sister, hiding behind a bush, but Rosalie found her and planted a snowball in Spafina's face.

The sisters laughed for a bit more, then Rosalie felt the coldness biting. The temperature dropped suddenly, evident by the girls shivering and finding a wish to return inside. The snow was falling heavily by the time the girls took off their winter wear.

Adriana was bustling about with a somewhat anxious look, taking no notice of her girls. Rushing and hurrying around the house in search of work items, she was unaware of the weather. Messing around in her purse, Adriana looked up and saw the snowstorm. "You're fucking kidding! Ah, God damn this! Now I can't get to work!"

Rosalie was busy hanging her coats up so Spafina asked her mother for an explanation. "What's wrong, Mom?"

"I need to get to work, A.S.A.P. We're having... issues in the office."

"What kinda issues?" Rosalie inquired, resting on the sofa.

"We're almost at war. Christopher accused Viv Of breaking a law. Some back her up, some are against her, but I need to get in there because Pisces is a peaceful sign."

"There's a male Pisces. Why do you need to be there?" Spafina asked sweetly.

Adriana freezed up, uncertain how to answer. "Because I support Viv."

"You make it sound like you two are close friends," Rose remarked nonchalantly. Adriana tensed unintentionally.

  "Right, well, um. She and I are work friends. Colleagues. Nothing more. I must get to her."

"Mother, calm down. You can't go to work in this weather." Spafina sat her mother down on the couch and brought her a cup of hot chocolate.

-=+=-

The Zodiac Leaders' room was in total chaos. Insults were flying, people were arguing, and leaders were taking sides.

"Vivienne's child died because of the cold! It was January!" William Rowan defended her.

"They never found the child's body!" the elder, Charlotte, argued back, crossing her arms angrily.

"I do find it strange that the child was never found..." Iona smirked deviously.

"I set her in the river after she died!" Vivienne cried, showing tears for effect.

  "The part of New York you were found in had no river nearby!" Christopher Harding responded, making her freeze up.

  "I put her in the river, then I ran..."

  "Christopher?" a new voice sounded out, causing a silence in the room. An elderly woman strolled into the room. Her gray hair was styled in a similar bob to Vivienne's. Her wrinkly tan skin showed her age, but her blue eyes sparkled with the same passion of a younger person's would. "I would like to see the evidence of your case against Miss Vivienne. We need evidence from both sides, then we shall decide what to do with Vivienne. Personally, I think her chances are poor."

  "Bev!" Charlotte chuckled. Beverly saluted her jokingly.

Christopher cleared his throat."Well, January 12th, three days after the birth, Vivienne ran away with her child. She claims that the child died of cold. But the body wasn't found. Then she claims she put the child in the river. There was no river nearby. Vivienne could not have run that far to the nearest river, having just given birth. I propose the idea that she gave the child away."

  The President was almost convinced. "To whom?"

  "I believe our very own Pisces Leader, Adriana Abbot."

  The room was silent; no one made a sound. Adriana wasn't there to defend herself.

  "Why do you think that?" Vivienne questioned.

  "You were found near the Massachusetts border. That is where Adriana was that day, making a speech for the opening of a hospital. You and Adria have always been somewhat... Close. One day, five years later, Adriana brought her 'daughter' to work. Let me just say, Rosalie looks nothing like her 'mother'. She also has no father. Let me also say that I believe Adriana took Charlotte's granddaughter in. Spafina has blue hair, Rosalie has black, and Adriana is blonde. They can't be her children."

  Abraham Baker backed Vivienne and Adriana up. "I happen to know that Spafina has brown hair biologically; she dyes her hair. Also, Adriana never claimed they were her biological children."

  "She never confirmed otherwise, either," Iona rolled her eyes.

  William Rowan made his case for Vivienne, saying, "Vivienne may not have been near a river when we found her, but she passed one. It was a few days after the birth, she had time to regain her strength to run. Vivienne is an athlete, and she's stronger than most other women. She has more stamina. You may ask why she kept running? Well, she was in a very bad neighborhood when the child was put in the river. You say that she gave the child away? Well, Pisces may be a little more liberal, but I know Adriana isn't. She wouldn't break the law, even for friends. She's too afraid of the consequences. What happened to Charlotte's granddaughter is unknown, but Adriana wouldn't take her either. I would also like to point out that Charlotte didn't want the child, either. She made her daughter give the child up."

Charlotte seemed offended, opening her mouth to speak, but then closing it because what he said was the truth. She didn't want the child.

Beverly raised her hands, having made a decision."I want Jonathan Black, Adriana Abbot, Spafina Abbot, and Rosalie Abbot in here. Make your cases after interrogating them."