Regrets

Unbalanced Part 2

Back in the graveyard, Catherine and Yukiko stood before Eroina's grave as the old woman buttoned the toddler's coat up. The sun was starting to set as small droplets of rain began to descend.

"She's watching us now is Granny, and she's saying let's get you done up as we don't want you catching a chill." She smiled. "You see there's a bond blood between you, Mommy, Granny and me; a bond that can never be broken, not by Mommy and not by Daddy, because they've tried to keep us apart but we've got to forgive them Yukiko, we must." She sighed.

Yuki nodded as she took the old woman's hand.

"Now, we're going to go on a little walk to a very special place." Catherine smiled as they started walking away from the grave...

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Leona couldn't stop fidgeting in her seat as Raphael drove as fast as he could, legally, to Catherine's house in Queens.

As Leo shifted around Raph was breathing fire and brimstone.

"When we get there, ya take Yuki and leave Catherine ta me." He snarled as he glared daggers at the road ahead of him.

"I don't care! I just want me daughter back!" She exclaimed...

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Inside the dark, silence of St. Saviour's Cathedral, Catherine was kneeling down in front of the cathedral altar candles, praying. 

"Would you like to light a candle so Granny knows we're here?" She smiled softly.

Yuki nodded and Catherine guided the little's hand to pick up the lighter and watched as the turtle tot lit a candle.

"You see we are just like these flames, we burn for short while and then we flicker and disappear, but that's the greatest blessing of all, because Nana's been through a lot of pain and suffering, but when our little light burns out all that pain and suffering is snuffed out as well." She explained with a smile...

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When they got to Catherine's house, they immediately started banging on the door. But the house was silent and dark inside. They looked through the windows and tried to call the phone but there was no response.

"It's Leona! Open up!" She called into the letter box.

"I don't think there anyone in there babe." He said.

"Well where else would they be?!" She cried.

"Hello? Can I help you?" A voice asked. The two quickly turned around and saw one of Catherine's neighbour looking at the young parents.

"Uh yeah, do ya know Mrs Aiuto?" Raph asked.

"Not really, we all like to keep to ourselves around her." She smiled before looking up to the upstairs windows. "4PM; the curtains close upstairs, you can set your watch to it, she has a little lie down for an hour."

"Well she better wake up!!" Leo screamed into the letter box. The neighbour gave them a funny look before walking back into her house.

"Leo!" Raph hissed as he pulled his girlfriend away from the door.

"You know what she's doing right?! We tell her she can't see Yuki anymore so she's decided to punish us!"

"We don't know they in there!"

"Where else would they be?!" Leo cried. "What if this is revenge?!"

"She doesn't want revenge Leo, she want Yuki!" He soothed. "Alright, fine, she's nuts but she loves you and her; what do we do?"