Gacha Story (Mature Readers Only)

Mother Any Distance

"Killian," Taliana said in shock as she stared down at her phone, reading through the message to clarify what she had been told. "I - I can't believe it!"

Killian peered over to see her screen, and he too began to gape at the message. "No way...!!!"

"Lily and Colt... they're...!!!" She shook her head, unable to carry on, completely shaken by the news she had just received, and she could tell Killian was as shocked as her.

"At least the baby's okay..." Killian said quietly, still in shock.

"Yeah, apparently it's twins," Taliana told him, re-reading the message. "The girl is called Rhona for sure, because apparently Lily mentioned it to Arya that she wanted a daughter called Rhona. The other baby is a boy, but he isn't named yet."

"Oh," he commented shortly. "It must be hard for them all. How are the kids gonna live without their parents?"

"You think that's the worse part?" Taliana asked. "Lexi is the reason why Lily and Colt are dead and she's still keeping the baby! She doesn't even pity Rhona and the boy!"

"Urgh... that's awful..." Killian murmured. "She's my sister, you know? Robin lives with her."

"On that topic," she said, "have you even spoken to Robin recently?"

"No," Killian replied. "And I don't want to either. She's not the same as who she was. I think I prefer life how it is right now."

"Haha, everyone hates me, though," she laughed.

"Well, I hate them," he laughed back. "Anyone who hates you has a bad taste."

"I thought you would hate me after that time we nearly burned down the house," she laughed. "Making pizza!"

"Oh yes," Killian replied, grinning sideways at her. "That was fun."

"Fun?! I nearly died!"

"And yet, you lived to tell the tale," he laughed. "Ah, I really hope someone will take care of Lily and Colt's kids."

"I think Roxy said she would," Taliana said. "Roxy is older than Shadow and Shadow's going to be a father. She didn't want to be left out just because she's never had a boyfriend before!"

"Isn't she still a little young to adopt?"

"I don't know if it's going to be official with adoption, but... Well, she is an adult so -"

"I remember when everyone was a kid."

"You're still a kid," Taliana pointed out.

"And I noticed."

She raised an eyebrow at that playfully. "Are you sure about that?"

He laughed. "Well, isn't Arya having a kid?"

"Yeah, she's already seven months pregnant," Taliana told him. "Time goes so quickly, doesn't it?"

"And we're still searching for your mum."

"Yes," Taliana replied firmly, without any hesitation.

"She has to be somewhere near," Killian said. "We've nearly toured the whole country. I really hope she didn't take a plane somewhere else. This world is huge."

Taliana nodded. "Yeah. Too big."

"What are you doing here, Tallie?!" It was Athena. She had just turned a corner to see them talking in an alleyway. "It's dangerous here!"

Taliana smiled back at her. "I thought that'd make you come."

"How did you know I would be here?" Athena asked her.