Sitting by the Fountain(Matrim Teh Vice)

[Ms. L]

Sam sighed as she stared down at the rippling effect. Another letter more problems. Still it was just like old times for her. Except it was still going down hill. Her first class was enough to make her not want to teach anymore. Yet she needed the money and quiting was not an option.

"That damn loan holds me...like a leash." She sighed and flipped a quarter into the water. "And those two are keeping a tight hold." Sam sighed once more and sat down staring at the ground. It was a hot day and yet she still wore her favorite black shirt and black slacks combo. Soon enough she would go inside and cool off. For now she would think.

[Matrim Aldon]

He looked around and gazed at the students as they passed through the hall to their next class. He had an open period now and decided to take a break. He moved and shifted through the crowd and out into the main courtyard.

He took a breath as he exited and got to into the fresh air. It felt good to be out of that stuffy hallway. He took a few steps and looked around. There were a few kids moving around getting to their next class and a lone figure out by the fountain. The figure flipped a coin into the fountain and he looked at the person closer.

Oh, Light. You have GOT to be kidding me He thought and gave a half laugh and walked over to the figure, he hadn't seen this person since his years at 253 but he could never forget her. "Alright, stand up and show me your arms and legs. Do it now or once again you will spend a fortune on new clothes." he said laughing as he stood in front of her and crossed his arms.

[Ms. L]

Sam jumped slightly startled when she heard the voice. She slowly cast her gaze up toward the red head. It took her a moment before she offered him a weak smile. "Can't a person have a few nice shirts without having them ruined?" Sam was glad to see him, more then he knew or would know if she could help it.

Knowing Matrim however she knew her problems would be exposed rather soon. Thanks to his hands on approach. Still if he wasn't serious then they wouldn't have anything to worry about. This however was just a hope, and Sam knew how her hopes worked out. They didn't.

[Matrim Aldon]

He walked over to her as she gave him a weak smile. He knew that smile. Something was wrong. He sat down next to her and hugged her. "Something is wrong, tell me." he said to her as he looked at her face. Samantha Law was his 'sister'. He had 'adopted' her when they had met in 253 and he kept her safe. Mainly from her parents.

He looked at her hands and moved up her shirt sleeves looking for any trace of cuts. That was what he had done all those years ago, keep her safe and make sure she didn't cut herself. She had been one of the emo kids but through his 'hands on' approach he had made sure she didn't cut herself. Mainly by the use of going into her room and tearing all the sleeves off her shirts.

"Don't worry, I won't 'hurt' you like back then or actually tear off your sleeves. I'm your brother remember Sam?" he told her looking at her. "I told you way back when I'd take care of you in those situations, so its alright to tell me." he said to her sincerely.

[Ms. L]

There were new cuts on her arms mixing with the old scars of back in the day. Some of the newer ones were higher on her arms getting a bit more dangerous.

Sam however didn't want to tell him. She didn't want him to know the deal she had made with them. Nor bother him with her problems.

She simply hugged him back feeling a bit safer there. Her problems didn't matter at that moment. Sam had found her brother again, and he would help make the problems go away. She knew however the only way he could help was if she told him.

"I made a deal with the devil...two to be precise..." She spoke softly but with such hate in her voice. Like she never even wanted to spit the words out let alone tell him.

[Matrim Aldon]

He looked at her as she hugged him. He gave a smile, until he saw the fresh scars on her arms. He was about to get slightly angry until she had spoken, hatefully to be exact, about making a deal with the devil, err...two devils as she had said.

He just hugged her tighter. He hated seeing his sister hurt and with him being gone all that time he couldn't keep an eye on her. Dammit, now thats...4 people I should have been there for...Whoever bloody well kidnapped me I swear I will cut their throat. He thought angrily. To him family was everything and he always felt it was his fault when things went wrong.

Once again he looked at Sam's face and put a hand on her head. "Its alright, I'm here to protect you now, and I'll help as much as I can alright?" He said trying to make her feel better. "But you don't have to tell me anything right now, you can tell me when your ready to tell me." he said and smiled.

"But if it makes you feel any better you got a niece now, and her name is Elayne." he said trying to change the subject to something less sad. He would do what he could to make her feel better since she was his sister. Light, if only Sam knew what he had done when he found the person that killed his family save his eldest blood related sister, she would know how far he went for family.

[Ms. L]

Sam sniffled slightly and pulled her sleeves back down she tried her hardest to smile, but it was ruined by a tear rolling down her cheek. "A niece? I'm sure she is a little cutie. So who is your lucky wife?"

She was tired of the focus on her, she never wanted it. So asking questions was a good way to take it away. "And when can I meet them?" Though Sam wasn't very social she would meet her sister-in-law and niece. What kind of sister wouldn't?

[Matrim Aldon]

Mat smiled softly at Sam and stood her up and wiped the tear away. He was a good brother, granted he did rather stupid things at times but he usually did it out of genuine care. He then nodded. "Yes, yes you have a niece and a sister-in-law, my wife is the nurse here, you saw her at the podium when she spoke at orientation and I actually got a picture of Elayne here on my Mac when she went off to her first day of second grade, she is only 5." he said proudly.

He pulled out his Mac and opened up the photos section and clicked the only picture he had in there, the picture of his adorable daughter Elayne. She looked almost exactly like her mother except Elayne had clover green eyes like her father. It was the only thing that you could really tell she was his daughter.

He smiled as he looked at the picture, he had almost cried so many times looking at this picture since he had just found out he had a family. A family that had actually taken him back even though he had been gone 5 years leaving them to fend for themselves. He knew deep in his heart he would never forgive himself for that, even when it wasn't his fault. He should have tried harder to stay with them but he knew it wouldn't have done anything. He looked back to Sam. "So, what do you think of her?" he asked smiling.

[Ms. L]

Sam let out a quiet gasp as she smiled at the picture. "She is so adorable!" She laughed quietly, happily which felt like the first time in who knows how long.

She practically wanted to rip the MAC out of his hand to see but she resisted. "I can see your eyes, but mostly her mother's features correct?" Sam only asked this because all she could see were Mat's eyes and that was it.

[Matrim Aldon]

He smiled and nodded. "Yeah, thats my daughter Elayne and she has almost all the features of her mother save the eyes which is all me, but I felt so horrible not being able to see her until a 2 days ago." he said to her and looked down slightly. He then got an idea. Since she had looked ready to tear it out of his hands he looked up and smiled.

"Here give me your Mac and I'll send it to you so you can save it and see it whenever." He said smiling. He hugged his sister again and took her Mac and sent the picture to it and put it in her photos section. "There you go." he said grinning.

He then remembered the romp he had with Emma the other night and that they were going for another child. Which to him seemed odd since she had finally met him after 5 years and already had taken him back with vigor.

He then remembered his class earlier with the Matrim who was Luke's son and that he might adopt him. "Oh, I don't know if you know but you might also get a son in a day or two, not biological but through adoption, his name is Matrim Gallagher. Don't know if you know him but he might be in the family too." he said with a shrug.

[Ms. L]

Sam smiled at the picture almost lost in it, not hearing a word until she heard him say "son"

"Wait...son? Matrim? Oh him! He was one of my students...so he is going to be your son? Aww Mat and Lil Mat. That will be so cute." Sam starting thinking about it, another member of the family. Then a thought crossed her mind. "Will I be babysitting?" She asked resisting the groan she wanted to insert with it.

[Matrim Aldon]

She seemed lost in the picture of Elayne but when she spoke she talked of herself knowing the little Matrim. He laughed. "Yeah, only its not lil Mat and big Mat, its Mat and Mini-me." he said with a grin. "But yes, I hope to adopt him anyway since well he has no where else to go and only knows of me and his father used to be my best friend." he said with a shrug.

He smiled as he shook his head. She wanted to know if she would be baby sitting. He laughed again. "You don't have to but if you want to have Mini-me and Elayne be baby sat by the sex ed teacher Emma and I will just have to use her." he said lingering that statement letting it sink in.

Knowing Sam and her hatred for people, he knew she would not like that one bit. He didn't know her opinion of children but so far she liked Mini-me and Elayne so it was a good opinion of them.

[Ms. L]

Sam smiled as he called him Mini-me. She was glad he was happy rather then the lad always itching for a fight and ripping her sleeves. Then she had a total mental pause at the words "sex ed teacher" They kept replaying until she got it. No way would she let that happen to Mat's kids.

"No way....I will watch them...besides Lil Mat....which is my nickname for him...has already proven to be intelligent and obedient...And Elayne is too darling to say no to." She smiled once more. These reasons and the fact she thought another teacher might screw them up like her parents did.

[Matrim Aldon]

Mat looked at her as she paused for a few moments pondering something, most likely the sex ed teacher part. His thoughts were answered when Sam said she would baby sit them, saying mini-me was obendient and intelligent and that Elayne was to darling to say no too.

He laughed. "Yeah, she is, oh and she is a bloody genius, she is only 5 years old and in the second grade, can you imagine that?" he asked her giving a proud grin. He loved his daughter and hoped the next child they would have would be as awesome as Elayne. If not more so.

He smiled and hugged his sister yet again. "So what have you been up too these past...10 years?" he asked her. He didn't want to bring up what had caused her pain but he wanted to know what she had been doing all this time since high school.

[Ms. L]

Sam smiled when he told her that Elayne was a Lil genius. She thought that was cute and her being in the second grade proved it. Then he had to ask what she had done and her smile quickly vanished.

How to start?...Well the beginning is always a good place... "Well a bit of college and getting my teachers license of course. Took a bit of a break in between and just lived out in the woods for a while...you know, away from people. And well...went to therapy...lot of good that did me now...."

She sighed because she knew she had made a lot of progress in her therapy then her parents had gone and ruined it.