A Haunted Dream; BOS 6

Blood Or Not, This Is Family

Alex glared daggers at a now shocked and slightly frightened Macy. "Daddy. We need to go." Mary-Anne tugs at his hand.
"You're gonna wish you never set foot in America." Alex spat. A rock flies through the window and knocks Macy to the ground where she lay groaning in pain.
"Come on. Let's go." Alex picks Mary-Anne up and sets her on his waist as he swiftly walks to the door.
"This is for Auntie Tasha." Mary-Anne yells and throws Flare into the barn. It bounces and lands next to Macy uh who laughs weakly.
"A stuffed toy? How cute."
Alex races outside. "Now mummy, now." Mary-Anne calls and the barn erupts into flames sending everyone to the ground. Swiftly Alex shields his daughters body with his own as flaming debris falls from the sky.
It stops and slowly Alex sits up. "Mary-Anne? Are you okay?" He asks and she nods before wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Thank you daddy." She whispers and Alex cries happily as he holds her close.
"I promise nothing will ever harm you again." He murmurs.
"Alex? Oh thank god you're okay." Liam runs over with everyone else, all had a couple cuts and scrapes and a little burn or two.
"Sweetheart this is your Uncle Liam and Auntie Alysha." Alex says and both Alysha and Liam kneel beside them.
The 6 year old girl smiles widely and hugs them. "Is everyone safe?" A voice asks and everyone spins around to see Lillian walking over with a smile.
"Mummy." Mary-Anne squeals happily and races over to her. Lillian lifts her up and spins her around before hugging her close. Tears of happieness dripping down her cheeks.
Alex stands and walks over, bringing them both into a hug. "Thank you Alex." Lillian whispers. With a smile Alex kissed the side of her head.
"Anything for you Lillian. Anything for you."

"So. Do you want the public to know?" Alex asks Lillian quietly as he carries a sleeping Mary-Anne upstairs to the room she'll be staying in.
"We can tell them tomorrow. Also I have a movie coming up that I need to go to. It's quite wonderful really." Lillian replies as she opens the door.
Alex places their daughter on the bed and pull the covers over her while Lillian sits on the edge of the bed and gently strokes the small girls hair. "A movie huh." Alex grumbles.
"A fantasy. Not romance. I won't be kissing anybody. It's about a kingdom where there are knights in shining g armor. Strong, loyal men who serve the crown. But there's a girl who lives there. She's said to be the most beautiful girl in the kingdom and all the surrounding ones too. But she has a secret. She's a knight which is forbidden since she's female but happens to be the best there is. At nights she goes out and trains and protevts with her two elven friends. When her kingdom goes under attack she knows she's the only one who can save them. With her friends and their loyal forest people they battle the enemy in a great war. It's to be made into a series and I'm the lead actress who plays the girl who's the female knight. I'm rather exited for it to be honest." Lillian chuckles. Alex nods slowly.
"What's it called?"
"Rise Of The Knight." She replies.
"Where?" Alex asks as he follows Lillian from the room, silently closing the door behind him.
"Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia. Mostly around Orava Castle." She says over her shoulder.
"When will you be leaving?" Alex asks quietly and Lillian stops walking. She turns and faces Alex, draping her arms around his neck.
"I'll be leaving in 4 days. Good thing is the movie will take 5 and a half months of filming. Got the best of the best working on the film." She says softly and Alex sighs sadly.
"I just got you back."
"Aw. Sweetie. I'll come back I promise. Nothing could keep me away from you. Not anymore." Lillian kisses his softly before pulling away and smiling at him lovingly.
"I love you Alex. I'm just going to Slovakia. Not the moon. I'll be back before you know it." Alex relaxes slightly and manages a smile.
"Can you at least stay with me until you leave then?" He asks, childishly pleading for her to say yes.
"Where else would a I possible stay?" She chuckles and walks down into the relaxing basement to find the others playing darts and pool.
"I never would have guessed that Alex would be the first to have a child. Ash is the reckless fucker." Dylan laughs with everyone and Crystal smirks as she sat on Ashs lap.
"How would you know that Dylan? From experience I suppose?" She teases and everyone laughs even harder.
They may not all be related by blood but they're a family. A real family. One that has each others backs, loves each other for their flaws and slight insanity. They love and protect each other. Just like a true family should. They laugh and joke together, knowing they don't mean any harm and are able to see the jokes in everything.
If you had no idea of who they are and you saw them walking down the street together the first thing you'd think is 'They're a family. A big happy family who loves each other.'
Lillian puts her arm around Alex's waist and smiles happily as she looks at her new, wild, wacky, dangerous and deadly but loving and protective family.
A warmth fulls her body.
At that moment she knew this was where she belongs.
She belongs with these guys.
She belongs in the life of the 8 Riches.
In a way she could have always fit in. When she was younger she could of stepped into the group and it would have been as if she was always there.
These people love her.
They love her enough to risk everything to help her.
They love her even though her mistakes have cause unimaginable pain to the ones she's lived most.
To them it's normal.
To them she's family and always will be.
Alex kisses the side of her head and whispers in her ear. "Welcome to the 8 Riches family Lillian. It's too late to back down now."
With a laugh Lillian turns and looks up into his warm, loving brown eyes that she fell in love with every time she looked at them.
"I never planned on backing down Alex. You are who I'm ment to be with. These people. These people are my true family. Blood or not. I belong here." She smiles wickedly before swiftly pulling out Alex's knife and flinging it towards the dart board where it pins itself right between Kyles fingers.