Not by me, by Liana, who's been gone for a while 
hasn't she?  Don't archive without her permission, 
please.  Thankee.

..-=K=-.
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The Light and The Darkness
By Liana Devereaux
(Liana9946@aol.com)

Part 4

        
        Her eyes drifted around the incredible mansion as Remy 
led her on the grand tour.  She was absolutely amazed at the 
size of the indoor pool, but it was the Danger Room that 
totally blew her away.
        *This guy must be loaded!  How else could he afford to 
have all this?*
        Remy seemed quite at ease with her now.  He had 
removed his sunglasses, letting her see his red-on-black eyes, 
and answered her most ridiculous questions, never laughing at 
her, for he had once been a child of the streets himself.  
Gabrielle felt quite at ease with him as well.  He seemed like a 
friend who was very loyal and was a good listener.  Maybe 
sometime she would open up and tell everything, but not right 
now.  It was all moving too fast for her.  What if she messed 
up?  Would they throw her back to the streets?  How could she 
be so lucky as to be taken in without any questions of her past?
        She took a chance and posed those questions to Remy.
        He led her to the outdoor lounge chairs and they sat 
down.  "Gabrielle," he began, "everyone here got a second 
chance.  Everyone, e'vn me, has somet'ing to hide.  Le Prof, he 
know that, he respect that, we all get to start over new."
        "I understand, but it just seems like I'm really lucky.  I just 
don't want to ruin it," Gabrielle whispered.
        *Well, girl, it can't get much worse, can it?  So if it 
doesn't work out, you move on, as usual.*        
        "Hey," he reached out and took her hand, "don't git so 
down.  T'is isn't a dream, you'll see."  Remy smiled and 
Gabrielle felt like a weight had been lifted.
        He rose and led her back into the mansion, where the 
team was assembled in the sitting room, awaiting her.


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END OF CHAPTER