Marriage is Murder

"Well, no parent really knows what ability their children will have. Not for any human. Muggle parents dont' worry about magic, but they don't know if they'll be doctors or lawyers or store clerks. wizards don't know those thins or about their magical skills will be. And for some wizards, they dont' really know until they get into school and start finding things out for themselves. Jess is an example of that. A year ago she ha no healing skills. People change and their abilities change. Give it time," Kate said.

Khaat's senses suddenly perked up. Something was wrong. Drastically wrong. She got up in a hurry and made a dash out of the house. The more she started to run, the more she knew she was right, and the faster her pace became. She was heading for the beach.

Cassidy saw Khaat get up and run " Kate stay with the babies " she said and ran after her she was no more than a pace or two behind her " Khaat whats wrong " she said as she ran faster to catch up to her . Her own heart beating fast and her lungs burned from the speed she was going but she focused and kept pace with her knowing it had to be something big to get Khaat running so fast down the beach. She followed her wondering what it could be and how they could end it. She glanced back to the house but then at Khaat knowing what ever it was she would be right there with her.

"Abbey!"Khaat said, feeling herself panic. "Abbey's out here! Get Brian! She's out here. Underwater!" She saw one of Abbey's little pink flipflops on the sand near the shore, and Khaat's heart felt like it stopped beating altogether. She dashed out into the water and dove down deep to look for her. She was determined she was not coming out without her daughter.

The water was murky beneath the survace and she couldn't see very far in front of her. Where in an ocean did one look for one small baby? She knew the odds of her finding Abbey alive were slim. And the more she panicked, the less of her seers powers she could use. She was praying that Cassidy would go for Brian and that would bring her father as well.

Cassidy stopped in her tracks aperating to Brian in the basement. " COME QUICK ABBY , UNDER WATER ON THE BEACH " she said quickly and then aperated back to the beach she saw Khaat in the clear water searching but she knew she had to wait so they would know where she was on the beach she could feel the panic that Khaat felt as she searched she wished she too could help knowing in her own way how she felt. She saw figures running down the beach and looked into the ocean knowing Khaat had been down there too long . running she dove in and swum around seeing her she pulled her back to shore. " Khaat ?" Khaat let the men find her." she said " we don't need you out of commission" she said being careful with her choice words.

Brian's face paled and he flew. Not his daughter. He could feel Robert right on his heels. "Angus! Move! Move! All of you! Head count on the kids. Right now. Where the hell is Dakota? Find my kids!!" He bellowed racing through the house and outside, leaving the others to find his children.

He saw Cassidy pulling Khaat out of the ocean. He could see that Khaat was about sone step from insanity with fear and worry. He watched Khaat pull away from cassidy and dive right back in where she had been. Khaat dove back down into the ocean, and now Brian had the two most imporant people in his life underwater.

"Get Abbey," Robert ordered Brian. He went after Khaat himself. He dove right into the water, after Brian did. He flicked his wand at Brian just before he went underwater and cast a bubblhead charm on him so he could breathe underwater. "Use your wand, Brian! Your wand! Lumos!" He lit his own wand and dove underneath in order to go find his daughter.

At first Robert saw nothing. then he saw Brian's wand light up. Robert dove deeply and lit his own wand. Then, as he began to approach the darker, blacker waters, he saw Khaat's form. She had fallen limp from lack of air. He caught her and drew her up to the surface. He took a huge gasp of air as he got up above the surface. He looked at her. She wasn't breathing. He laid his hand on her forehead and cast the spell to cause breathing to begin again. She began to gasp and cough, limp against him.

Cassidy felt her pull from her and saw Brian and Robert dive into the water she sat on the shore watching and praying they would find Abby and get Khaat back too before she drowned her self. She gasped seeing Robert with a limp Khaat in his arms she moved closer and saw him cast a spell that made her breath and turned back to the water hoping Brian could find Abby. Cassidy caught sight of Dakota sat on a sand dune, moving she picked her up carrying her to a little ways from Robert to show she was safe and she had her.

Robert laid Khaat on the sand and began to check her and casting spells to help her. this was far too much of a drain on her energies after what she had already suffered. He let her rest for now. "Cassidy," he ordered quietly, "briing Dakota down here so Khaat can see that her daughter is alright." He was beginning to realize that Abbey was most likely dead. She'd been gone too long.

Brian had almost given up too, when he caught sight of a flash of raspberry pink in the dim light. he got hold of her and drew her up to the surface. He felt her forehead. No breath. No heartbeat.

"Robert!" he shouted. Robert heard the panic in Brian's voice. He flicked his wand and levitated the child to him. He laid her on the sand and knelt beside her. He didnt' find a heartbeat or breath either. He cast spells to start her heart and lungs. Abbey's system made a huge gurgling gasp, and she began to choke on all the water she'd swalllowed. Robert turned her over to let her get the water out of her system. Abbey was going to live, but she was going to be ill for awhile, he knew. By the looks of it, another moment, and Abbey would have been dead for sure.

Cassidy watched with bated breath as Brian surfaced holding a limp Abby she moved closer to Khaat with Dakota held in her arms she was relived when Abby began to breath all be it rattly and cough up water she had swallowed. Cassidy held Dakota close as she knelt next to Khaat. " she's fine there both fine now " she said softly to her taking a deep breath herself feeling her own emotions fall back in place. she looked at Robert " I'll take Dakota back inside " she said " unless you need my help ?" she asked.

"No. We'll get it," Robert said quietly, busy working. "Thank you. Make sure that everyone else in the crew is alright. Tell Jess to gear up. We're about to be busy."

"I can take care of my family," Brian said breathlessly.

"You did," Robert said, lahing his han on Brian's shoulder. "You saved their lives. You can help, but I expect you to concentrate your efforts now on helping Khata not feel guilty for not having her eys on Abbey every second."

"I can't stop her form feeling somethign I'm feeling myself," he said curtly.

"Stop it," Robert reprimanded. "We have 9 kids here. And we have 9 adults. We should, surely, be able to make this work. Accidents happen, Brian. To every child and every family. You cannot do this. Khaat is going to need you. Take her back inside and for now, use a spell to dry her clothes. When she fully gathers her thoughts again, you can help her change. I'll take Abbey. She's going to need my help for now and I need to be with her. Have Jess brew some more restorative tea for Khaat. This didn't help her a bit. If she's seriously going to be your wife, you take care of her--starting now." His words came across as orders. It made Brian snap out of his own parental fears and back into a role he knew well--his job. He cast a spell to dry Khaat's clothes and his own and picked her up. She curled into his chest and began to cry. He sighed heavily. He would not let this happen again to his family. Not ever.

Cassidy nodded and headed back up the beach seeing Jess and jack return on Kate's words Jess handed her bags to Jack and quickly moved to the bed room pulling back the covers she pulled a cot into the same room right next to the bed her mind on waiting for Robert. Cassidy walked in accioing a play pen she placed Dakota in it and looked at Kate " there both ok and alive , Abby's going to be ill but she's alive " she said and sat down watching the beach for the others but she had barely sat down when Fallon woke for her feed she stood up and walked over to her room picking her up she held her close and sighed deeply her mind strangely conflicted, she was guilty that she had been glad it had not been her child, yet she had been just as panicked as Khaat when she found out it was Abby, she knew it was because Abby felt like her own daughter did a she held her in her arms and she now under stood how strong the mothering instinct was in her self and understood why her mother did what she did.