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Immortal Transitions
by: Emerald J
Billy finished packing up the last box. Most of the stuff in the house
now belonged to other Immortals. Mostly Methos and Duncan. It felt weird
for him to own her house, heck, it was big enough to be a four star hotel.
"That's the last of it. I'll go take this down to the truck. Kahva,
wanna give me a hand with some of these."
Kahva looked up from the box she was taping. Surprised that Billy had even
invited her to Paris with them, but more surprised that his ex-girlfriend
was dead. He hadn't taken it well at all. "Sure. Let me tape it up
first. Whose stuff is in this one anyway?"
"These are Mac's. Adam is at his barge waiting to unload them. Mac
already went ahead to Angel Grove to start Tommy's training." Kahva
had known some time of Billy's Immortality. It was hard for her to accept
that her friend had died, and that Billy couldn't, but their new found
friendship made up for any resentment she felt towards him. She quickly
taped up the box and followed Billy.
They stood outside. Kahva watched as Billy placed the last box in the moving
truck, shut the door, and told the driver that it was safe to go. She knew
it was hard for him to look at her. She knew he saw Amanda every time he
saw her. "We should get inside, it looks like it's going to rain again."
"If France has any more rain, it's going to flood." They laughed.
The man looked at them through the binoculars. "She has let her hair
grow long in the past few years. New boyfriend too. It's time. Start up
the car. We attack."
The driver started the car and moved out. Jean-Luc brought out the gun
and cocked it. "Today, they both die for what she did to me."
Billy quickly turned around as the sound of squealing tires approached
them in the drive way. He tried to push Kahva out of the way, but was a
little too late. The man opened fire, firing two bullets. One landed in
Billy's heart, the other in Kahva's.
* * *
Kahva awoke with a start. The last thing she had remembered was seeing
Billy rush towards her, and hearing the screech of tires. Now she was in
one of the many rooms of Billy's house. Everyone but Billy was there. There
came a strange rush through her body, it made her nervous. She started
looking around and fidgeting.
"Calm down. You'll get use to that. Kahva, there is something important
I need to tell you, but you need to calm down."
Kahva stopped her fidgeting, but kept right on looking around. "Where
is Billy?"
"He's in the other room. Connor, Duncan's cousin, is with him. You
two where shot. You both died. Kahva, there is no easy way to tell you
this."
"Tell me what?"
"You are Immortal."
"Welcome back to the land of the living. Well, land of the Immortal
living."
"Hello Connor. When did you get back?"
"Last night. Elizabeth and Adam are in the other room. Kahva is Immortal,
you know that?"
Billy looked at Duncan's cousin. His features where nothing like Duncan's.
While Duncan had a friendly face, Connor's was more like Zedd's, if Zedd
had skin, and was a little nicer. "I do now."
"Get some rest! It shouldn't be long before she begins her training."
Billy laid his head back down on his pillow and was fast asleep. Death
still wasn't easy, and took a lot of energy out him.
Two months had passed and Kahva had begun her training. Methos showed her
the basics of sword fighting, but Elizabeth quickly took over the training
when he almost took his own head. The cops had come and gone, it seems
that two guys where found dead, in a ditch near the house. There was evidence
that the gun they had had been fired recently, but at who or what, they
weren't sure. Soon it would be time for her to leave the sanctuary of Billy's
house. Amanda had thought ahead in her building of this place. The house
was big enough to be a four star hotel, and was built on holy ground. No
Immortal could fight another there, but they never said anything about
training another Immortal to fight there. Learning the rules had been easy,
it was obeying them that would prove to be difficult. Would she be able
to watch her friends killed and be able to do nothing about it?
Billy watched from the doorway of the building's gym. Man, Tommy would
love it here. Maybe once Duncan gets further in his training, he can come
over and we can spar. Pity I had to miss their High School Graduation!
He noticed her looking at him.
"Care to test out my new skills?"
"As long as you remember, this is only part of your training, and
you can't take my head."
"I know. This is holy ground, and we really shouldn't be doing this."
"True, but no where in the rules did it say that we can't train on
holy ground."
The two readied their swords and went at it. Somehow, their friendship
had grown in the past couple of months. She knew it would be time to return
back to Seacouver, and it meant she would lose Adam, if only for awhile.
He would have to stay there to finish up some research. "Billy, what
is Adam Pierson like?"
"What? You haven't been spending enough time with him? I thought you
two would have become best friends by now."
"He doesn't talk much."
"So I've noticed."
She smiled as he knocked her down to the ground. "You talk, you get
distracted. Getting distracted could cost you your head." Was all
she heard from the figure in the doorway.
"Thanks loads Adam."
Billy notices that Methos's hand is staying behind his back, and the look
on his face made enough of an impression on Billy that he finally said.
"I think I'll go find Elizabeth. We've got some last minute arrangements
to make before tomorrow's flight."
Methos watched to make sure Billy was gone from the general area before
bringing his hand out from behind his back. "For the most beautiful
female Immortal alive, or dead!"
Kahva looked at the roses and smiled. "I'll take that as a compliment.
I'd be afraid not to."
"I wouldn't behead you if you took it the other way. Hardly anyone
else knows that I am Immortal. There is something I want to tell you first.
I think you are the most beautiful, sweetest people I've ever had the pleasure
of knowing, and." He couldn't get the words out of his mouth. You'd
think after 5,000 years, I'd be a pro at speaking to women!
"And what Adam?"
".I think I've fallen in love with you!"
* * *
Billy looked through the mail pile one last time. Bills for Amanda,
letters to Amanda, letters of sympathy about Amanda's passing, letter from
Angel Grove, more letters of sympathy.wait, letter from Angel Grove!
He opened it up and recognized Adam's handwriting.
Dear Billy,
Sorry you missed the graduation! I know that the bomb threat kinda put
a damper on things, and now with the onslaught of rain there, you must
be starting to wonder if you are ever coming back to the US at all! Saw
Tommy and Mac yesterday. His training is coming along just fine. I've sorta
been promoted. I'm Tommy's watcher. Duncan tells me that you now have a
Watcher, by the name of Joe Dawson. They are trying something new with
us. Letting us write down the more "personal" stuff about you
guys! Don't worry, the secret is safe!
The rest of the gang says hello! Rocky is still recovering from his back
injury. Justin can't wait to met you! The stunt show is awesome. It's weird
having two paying jobs. Kat is going to be going to England this fall,
to study at the Royal Academy of Ballet, or something like that. Tanya
is working at the Radio Station as a DJ Tommy is between racing and training,
guess you can say he's busy. Bulk and Skull are still missing. They totally
missed out on the graduation. Justin is getting ready for the fall. He's
been taking summer school courses. Yes, like you, he can't get enough studying.
Heard you changed your major. What to?
Okay, enough already! Once again, I'm sorry about Amanda. See you when
you get back to Angel Grove!
Your Friend,
Adam Park
Billy thought back to that dreaded night. He feared to close his eyes to
sleep at times. The nightmares where still there. Amanda's body laying
there still made him ill. Her memories where inside him now, her strength
was now part of his own. Her death was his sorrow.
* * *
The two Immortal lovers stood on the balcony of Kahva's room. The sun setting
of the little pond in the back was a beautiful sight, but not as much for
Methos as the woman in his arms. "Kahva, there is something I need
to tell you."
"What's that?"
"I fell in love with you the first night we met. Back at the Dean's
dinner, the one you got sick at. You were so cute when you covered your
mouth when the Dean Haggis got sick. It was to adorable for words!"
"You are the only person I know who can think getting ready to lose
ones dinner is adorable!" She said as she hit Methos. "I can't
believe we're leaving tomorrow."
"That's why the night belongs to lovers!"
She looked into his eyes. There was something there she never noticed before.
Centuries of knowledge shone brightly, along with the love he shared with
everyone he had ever been with. "Exactly how old are you Adam Pierson?"
"I do not know. I died over 5,000 years ago."
"Then your real name isn't Adam Pierson, is it?"
"It's Methos. I am the oldest living Immortal, and please, not a mention
of this to anyone outside of this house, well, besides Joe and Duncan."
"I won't," Kahva said as Methos picked her up and threw her onto
the lounge chair. "Hey!"
Methos, looking like an innocent little boy, turned and kneeled next to
the chair. Bringing her face closer to his, he kissed her mouth ever so
lightly.
* * *
Billy paced in front of the living room window. Kahva wasn't ready yet,
the handle on Elizabeth's luggage broke, and the taxi was late. Thankfully
their plane wasn't for another four hours. "Maybe I should call Methos
and ask him to take us." As Billy reaches for the phone, it rings.
"Bonjour?"
"Is Billy Cranston there?"
"This is. Tommy?"
"Man, I'm glad I didn't miss you. Duncan said you were coming here
today. There's been an accident. Adam's been hurt. Anyway you can catch
an earlier flight?"
"I'm sure there is. I'll be there as soon as I can. I'll call when
we land. Where will I be able to reach you?"
"I'm heading out the door to Holy Angels Church. Duncan told me to
tell you to call him on his cell phone."
"Okay. I'll go call Pierson. Bye!" Billy hung up the phone and
called upstairs to Elizabeth, telling her to get done as soon as possible,
then called Pierson. "Adam? It's me. I need a favor. Think you could
swing by and pick us up? I need to see if we can get an earlier flight
back to Angel Grove. Adam Parks has been hurt."
"I'm on my way."
The End... for now
