Born This Way

Chapter Twenty-six: Keep Holding On

Mako Marie McCartney

Ok so the next bit happened way to fast. Before anyone could say anything, Eddie had kicked Dr. Denman in the stomach and pushed Cora, Aqua, and Mesi forward. Denman, now on the floor, looked up at me, and took my leg, trying to pull me down. Lucky for me, Cora's mother and Mesi's father grabbed my arms and stopped me from falling. Then they pushed me towards where Eddie, Cora, Aqua, and Mesi were. Looking down, I saw Melanie lying on the floor, unconscious.

"What exactly was your plan here?" Mesi asked Eddie and me while we all stood watching Denman try to get up off the floor.

Suddenly we could hear sirens in the background. Everyone looked out into the water to find a police boat on its way towards us. I looked to Eddie, then to Mesi and said, "That's our plan."

"Good plan," I heard Mesi's father whisper.

The boat came closer just as Denman had gotten up. Three officers jumped aboard and hand cuffed her before she could do anything. Two more officers went for Melanie, while other officers went for the other men on the floor. We all looked to where Mesi's mother was standing on the boat. She was looking at each of us. Then we watched as her eyes went over Cora's mother, then her husband. The look of surprise was priceless.

Merissa Olivia Bennett

Once we had all been questioned by the police, my mother took all of us back to our house. Everyone had a lot of catching up to do, three years worth of it. The parents went into another room for the longest time, leaving us kids all in the living room. I got to say a hello to my sisters and brothers, showing the little ones that I was perfectly safe, and getting the I love you little sister from Dean. Mako, Cora, and even Aqua were doing about the same.

We had been in there with the kids for an hour before my mother looked into the living room and called Mako, Aqua, Cora and I into the other room to talk with them. She also invited Lex, Nina and Jamie to come with, which confused Dean to no end, I knew.

"That's my little girl," my dad said when I walked in and sat down next to him. I watched as Cora sat next to her mother, Mako sat in between her parents, and Aqua sat next to her mother. "I heard you took on more than you should have after I left."

"It's ok," I answered softly. "I'm good at it."

"Yeah, so I have heard." My dad said with a laugh as he hugged me.

"Better than any of us," Aqua said looking to her mother.

"Yeah, well things are going to get better," My father said looking up from me to everyone. "For everyone."

"We hope," Cleo said softly.

"We will try," My mother said looking at everyone. "For everyone's sake."

"Yes we will," Emma said strongly, stronger than she had said anything since being taken from the boat. "And to do that, we have to be sure that the other kids will be in the dark. We can't tell them, not until we have everything sorted out."

"It's in everyone's best interest," My mother explained. "Do you all understand."

"Yes," We all answered about the same time. I could tell Lex was not happy about this, but he knew this had nothing to do with him.

The parents seemed happy with our answer and agreement. After a few more rules, everyone went home to be with family for a while. We actually had a family dinner, first since Julia turn two and ate more than mush. It was nice for everyone to talk. It was nice to just have everyone together again.

Mako Marie McCartney

After leaving the Bennett's house, my parents took me and the twins home. At home, they sent the twins up their room before sitting me down. I knew this was going to be about Eddie. I knew as soon as they found out about Eddie, they would do this. I watched as they both sat down in front of me. We just looked at each other for a little bit.

"So Eddie Watsford?" My mother questioned.

"I know what you think about his mother, but Eddie is not his mother," I said before they could say anything about him.

"We are worried about you," My mom said. "Are we allowed to be worried?"

"Well don't be," I yelled. "I can take care of myself, and I've know Eddie forever. He is not a threat."

"We know what you think you know about him," My father started. "But we also know what his mother is like."

"So, what does that have to do with what he is like," I asked, still in a yell. "You know nothing about Eddie."

"We just think that you would be safer not seeing him anymore," My mother said softly.

"You can't tell me what to do," I yelled running from the room up to my bedroom.

Right before I got up the stair, I heard my mother ask my father, "When did she become so much like Rikki?"

Cordelia Emilia Dove

When we got home, we all had a nice family dinner. Lex, Nina, and I told our mother all that had happened to us since she had left, which was a lot for three years. We talked and laughed, just like before she left. It was nice, and still a little awkward.

Right before my siblings and I went up to bed, my mother stopped Nina and me. She gave each of us a hug and whispered to us, "You both are growing up to be beautiful, individual, young ladies." She looked me in the eyes as she said this, and I smiled. It was nice to have her back.

Aqua Allure Benjamin

"Just promises us you will be more careful next time you go chasing one of your friends," My mother said when we had gotten home and were all sitting around the dinner table, even Jamie was sitting. "I don't know what your father and I would do if we had lost you."

I smiled at this, because it meant they did see me. I was something to them. "Don't worry," I started. "I'm going to be much more careful from now on." Then my mother hugged me before we started dinner. I looked from my parents to Jamie. Yeah it was a lot to take in, but they were my family.

A/N: And that is the story…. But it doesn't have to be the end. I have started working on a sequel, and if enough people want it, I will post it up. So just review and look for the next one.