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"You're not going!" Blue yelled causing several people outside the shop to turn their head. Green had never heard anything so loud. He had seen Aqua afraid, happy and at times sad but now he saw her in a rage. He never knew such a little thing could throw such a tantrum! She was screaming and pounding her hands against the ground, screeching louder than a banshee. Green was surprise the glass didn't break.

"I want to go!" Aqua cried. "I'm going to the science fair! You can't tell me that I can't go to the fair. Poppa has been helping me with the laser, so I need to go so that we win! This is going to be the first science fair we go to as a family!"

"Now Aqua," Green tried to calm the child but she refused to listen to his logic. "There will be other science fair and you will win every single one of them."

"But I want to win this one! Why can't I go?" She demanded. Her tears broke his heart but he knew that her actions were uncalled for. He always saw her as very mature for her age so he knew this wasn't her brightest moment.

"You are staying home and that's an order," Blue voice didn't allow for any argument. Aqua stared up at him, her bottom lip trembling and Green felt something in him move.

"Maybe we can take her-" Green started to suggest but was stopped by a quick glare from Blue. She icy stare could've froze over Hell. He looked over to Red for help the man didn't seem to have an opinion on the current argument. He just sat on a chair closing his eyes in pain. Green thought that Red should've stayed at the hospital but he had insisted on leaving the confined hospital.

"You are staying here!" Blue placed her hands on her hips. She refused to falter when Aqua began to cry again. This was for Aqua's protection and it was Blue's duty to make sure that she was safe. It was a hard decision but she had to make it. "And don't you dare try to sneak out. Green will stay with you while I go out tonight."

Green came to attention then, "You planned to go alone? When were you going to tell me about that?"

"Can we talk about this later?" Blue asked in a harsh whisper. Green knew about the letter but not her plans. She didn't want to discuss the letter in front of Aqua. She didn't want to scare the child and she wanted Aqua to be with Green tonight. That way she could know that Aqua was safe when she went to face the killer. Alone.

"Red, please take Aqua upstairs," Green said in a hard voice. He waited until Red grabbed the crying Aqua under his arm and carried her none too gently up the stairs to speak. "We are going to talk about this now and don't you dare try to avoid me. What were you planning?"

"I was planning on facing him," She said, turning away from him. "He says that he's going to be waiting at the science fair so it's not safe for Aqua to go. So I want you to stay here with Aqua so you can protect her, there's no one that can protect her better than her father. I'm going to go and face him. I'm tired of this and tonight I will put an end to his torment."

"I'm not going to let you go alone," Green stated in a hard voice. "I'm not letting you go into danger, at least not alone. I'm going with you."

"Who will take care of Aqua," Blue shot back. Green paused at that, he could ask Red but he was still injured from Blue. What if this was a trap so that Blue left Aqua at home where Eric could take her? He thought he already beaten him to a pulp stating that he knew that he was the killer yet the man still did something like this? Was there anyone that could watch over Aqua while he was away?

"Silver!" Green snapped his fingers.

"Wasn't Silver going to come to her science fair? He can watch over her while we go and face this killer together. Red and Silver should be enough to protect her," even if he wanted desperately to be the one to protect her himself. But logic told him that stopping the killer for good would be the right thing in the long run.

Blue paused at this declaration. She really wanted to go alone but also knew that his presence would be a great reassurance. She wanted Green to watch over Aqua for both herself and her. If Green was there, Aqua wouldn't detect that anything was wrong. Silver knew about the situation so he would protect the best he could.

"As long as you don't draw too much attention to yourself," She slapped his chest with a weak playful smile. "And you're the one that's going to explain to her why we're going out."

When she turned to go back to Aqua, he grabbed her hand, turning her back into his arms. He caught her by surprise and took advantage of it by pressing his lips to hers. She breathed in sharply even as she rose on her toes to place her arms around his shoulders. He gently broke the kiss and placed his forehead against hers.

"Thank you for trusting me with your body." He whispered, "I hope that eventually you'll trust me with your heart."

"Uncle Silver!" Aqua cried and hugged his leg when he walked through the door. She looked up at him with her large blue eyes and began to pout. "Tell Momma to let me go to the science fair."

Green groaned and he pried the crying child away from Silver's leg. He came away from Silver with Aqua in his arms and saw the rage in Silver's eyes. He knew Silver's cold rage was dangerous so he put Aqua down and pushed her towards Red. Red understood the silent message and took Aqua to Blue outside. Green faced Silver, he would allow him one hit because of the pain he caused Blue.

As soon as the door closed, Silver punched him, knocking him back. Green rubbed his jaw and moved it to the side to see if it was broken. Green didn't say a word as he stood, raising his hand when Silver would've hit him again and he could speak. That didn't do much for Silver punched him again. Green didn't want to hurt Silver but he couldn't find a way to stop his assault without fighting back.

The assault finally stopped when a woman came and pulled on Silver's ear. She smiled from ear to ear as she pulled at his ear, twisting it relentlessly. Green tried not to smirk as the woman literally brought Silver to his knees. The woman didn't let go of Silver's ear even as she smiled at Green.

"I'll say sorry for my husband here. He's usually not this violent and I'm sure he's sorry," When Silver growled and argued, the woman only pulled on his ear until he apologized to Green. She laughed as she let go and kissed his cheek. He blushed and the flush contrasted with the glare he sent Green.

"Damnit woman, that hurts! And don't give pity to that bastard," Silver spat and Lyra gasped at that. Even months after being together, she never got used to his vulgar language. She knew he told her a lot about his past but she didn't remember anything about this man.

"My name's Lyra," she offered her hand to him but he didn't take it. She laughed after a moment and turned to Silver. "Now I know why you hate each other! You two are much too similar to like each other. You know they said that you usually end up hating someone that's too much like yourself."

"That's not it," Silver snarled. "That's the man that broke my sister's heart. And we have nothing in common. I never left you at the altar like he did to Blue."

"You're him?" Lyra gasped and poked his cheek. Silver had told her about Blue's marriage but he never told her the name of the man or what he looked like. "You look nothing like I imagined."

"Lyra," Silver stressed her name but she only waved him away. Green was shocked at the woman's attitude toward Silver. Most people would've shit their pant at his glare but she only smiled at him. Either she was amazingly brave or unbelievable naïve. She must be brave to marry Silver despite his… everything. This woman was much too cheery for him to see Silver to fall in love with.

"Lyra!" Blue came in and hugged her sister in law. "I'm so glad you're here to watch over Aqua while Green and I go out tonight."

Lyra was hesitant before smiling, "I know everyone deserves a second chance but please be careful on this date. I'm hoping that everything turns out alright for all of you, especially for Aqua."

Date? Blue quickly regained herself when she remembered that Green must've made an excuse that they were going on a date tonight. She wanted to hit Green over the head. What kind of lie was that? Aqua would feel like they out themselves over her and she was already mad enough about not being able to go to the science fair.

Aqua came in, sniffling exaggeratedly so she knew Aqua was still trying to manipulate them into letting her go to the science fair. Blue gave her a weak smile and knelt in front of her.

"Green and I will be back later tonight," she kissed her forehead. Aqua gave her a face and crossed her arms, still upset. Green came up beside them and ruffled her hair playfully. Aqua pouted more as a last attempt to convince her father to let her go. Lyra patted her shoulder and brought her away.

"We should be back in a couple hours," Blue looked at the clock and saw that there was an hour until the science fair started. They were about to leave when Silver spoke. It was barely a whisper but the threat was clear as day and Green knew that Silver would keep his word on that. The things he threatened to do made Green's spine straighten.

Green only nodded to him, "I won't even put up a fight."

Aqua lay on her bed, listening to the sounds of everyone downstairs. She had trapped herself in her room and they all agreed that she needed time to cool down. She was stubborn and told them that the only way they could get her to come out was if they took her to the science fair. She looked at her clock and saw that it would be starting soon.

She wanted to go and win just to spite her parents at that moment. She would win and they would regret not letting her go! But she couldn't think about a way to get to the science fair since she couldn't drag her laser all the way down town.

She all but jumped when there was a knocking at her window. She looked up to see Orange nocking at her window. She tried to contain her cry of glee as she jumped up and opened the window for him to enter. He came in none to gracefully and fell in with a thump. He grinned up at her and she felt something move in her chest. She had called him earlier crying that she wasn't going to be able to go to the science fair.

"Your hero is here!" He jumped and his smile lit the night. "I'm going to take you to the science fair. We can go out the window and we can take out your laser by putting it in your blanket and lowering it the ground."

Aqua leaned over the window and she began getting queasy at the thought of falling. Orange had climbed into her room many times in the past but she never attempted to climb down before. Her mother never seemed bother by Orange coming by since his adoptive parents weren't the best. Orange came beside her with her laser bundled in her blanket and tied with her skipping rope. He didn't hesitate to lower it and it went softly to the bottom.

"This is silly," Aqua backed away. "Auntie Lyra might come and get worried."

"Leave a note," Orange offered. "Come on. You've been talking about this for a while now and the fact that you were crying when you called me. I even brought my wagon to carry your laser. Let's go."

"It's pretty high," She hesitated. Orange only laughed and turned. She gasped when he pulled at her arms so that they were over his shoulder. He was a big for his age and could carry her on his back with some difficulty. When she realized he was planning to carry her down! She tried to reason with him but he only laughed, telling her to trust him.

"If you move too much, I'll drop you." She yelped and buried her face into his shoulder. How could she possible risk being brought down by a seven year old boy even if she was small for her age. Before she knew it, she heard his feet thumped on the ground. She lifted her head from his shoulder and saw that they were on the ground.

"I told you to trust me," He helped her down. "Let's go. I found someone to drive us to the science fair. Come on, Eric's waiting for us around the corner."

Blue walked through the crowd, scanning the faces to find one that sparked her recognition. The faces all blurred together and a weight settled in her chest. Green grabbed her shoulders and led her away from the crowd. He ignored the stares after him, more concerned over Blue's sudden fatigue. He didn't know what caused this and his heart raced.

"Are you alright?" He stopped at the only free corner of the room, hoping that the air would help her. She shook her head and tried to reassure him.

"I didn't eat," She smiled weakly at him. She didn't add that with everything that had been going on, the last time she ate was yesterday. "There should be somewhere we can eat."

Green nodded and ushered her away. He remembered that there was usually a buffet at this place and set out to find something for her to eat. He couldn't have her fainting on him and he was worried about her health. He found the buffet table at the far end of the table and left Blue there. He sighed in relief when he saw that she didn't argue.

Green backed up and jumped back when he bumped into a child's display. He quickly apologized and help righted the display. His eyes scanned the display and he was a little impressed with the green house. It was a step above the many volcanos in the room and it would rival Aqua. He had no doubt that his daughter would win but he had to acknowledge the girl's work.

The little girl had to tilt her head up to look at him and quickly moved to explain the green house to him. Green saw her nervous stutter and he calmed the child by saying that he wasn't a judge. The girl was disappointed in this and stared at the green house. She looked vaguely familiar but couldn't place if or where he saw her before.

"My Mommy isn't here yet," The girl said quietly. "My grandmother brought me here and said that my Mommy would finally come home to see me. I'm going to win so that Momma will be proud of me. I heard that there's this really smart girl here but she said that I'll beat her! Grandma said that Mommy was taken away by the doctors when I was little but she gave me a letter that she would come back to me one day! I just know she will tonight."

"Green?" He turned when Blue tugged at his shirt. There were crumbs on the corner of her lips and he brushed them away. "It's almost eight. He said that he'll meet us in front of the building at that time. He needs to see that I'm alone or else he might react badly and I'm not risking any of these people's life. So stay hidden. Once he reveals himself to me, I'll try to draw him away into the parking lot."

Green nodded and followed her to the entrance. She hesitated a moment and turned to him. She kissed him so briefly, he couldn't react. "Be careful."

"Aqua!" Lyra was generally a nice person but the child couldn't be this stubborn. It had been half an hour since Aqua slammed the door screaming and she was beginning to be at the end of her tolerance. With a plate of food in hand, she went up her room. The child was going to eat even if she had to shove the food into her mouth. The door was locked but Lyra quickly picked the lock.

Silver jumped at the sound of shattering glass and Red pulled out the gun at his hip. Silver had to tackle the man to the ground to stop him from shooting Lyra when she ran down the stairs. Silver saw red when the man aimed his gun at his wife. He didn't care what the man went through, if he had killed the woman he loved, there would be no end to his anger.

"She's gone!" Lyra screamed, holding a piece of paper. "She went to the science fair!"

Blue waited at the entrance, her heart beating in her ears. She didn't know what to expect when she met this man. She had a miniature heart attack every time she saw a man walk out of a car and her heart slowed in relief when he merely walked past her. She checked her watch for what it felt like the thousandth time and sighed when she saw that it was five 'til eight. How much longer would she have to wait?

She sighed and her breath became white in the winter air. She had to strain her eyes to see in the dark even with the bright moon and light from the building behind her. She could see

Her heart stopped when she saw Eric come towards her. From the corner of her eye, she could see Green move towards her as well. Good lord, it couldn't be the killer. Then she saw Aqua behind her, dragging her science fair project behind her. Blue ran to her and hugged the child to her body, turning her body to shield her from Eric. Both Orange and Eric stared at her strangely and Green came between them.

"I knew it was you," Green grabbed the man and threw him into the street. Eric had to roll away from some of the cars driving by.

"What the fuck?" He rolled to his feet and glared at Green. Aqua was confused too and ran to her father, hugging his leg to stop him from attacking him again. He saw the fear in her eyes at the way he attacked Eric and he forced himself to calm down. He pushed aqua behind his leg and turned to Eric.

"You're the one that has been killing all those people," Green said in a hard voice. Aqua gasped and began defending him, saying that it was Alex. Green didn't address her but sensed when Blue came beside him. Green saw Eric's eye focus on something behind him and turned to see what he was staring at.

"Get down!" Green tackled both Blue and Aqua when he saw the gun pointed at them. He tried to cover their bodies with his as best as he could and tighten his hold on them when he heard the gun go off. Pain erupted in his arm but felt blue breathing beneath him. The pain became a low buzz and he was glad that the bullet didn't go clean through his arm.

"Green! Poppa!" Aqua began to cry and panic. Blue forced her not to give into the fear of feeling Green's laboured breath on her cheek. She pressed her hand to his arm to push him off and felt his warm blood flow onto her hand. She rolled Green's large body over and began to put pressure onto his arm to slow the bleeding.

"Aqua, call Silver!" Blue ordered and threw her purse clumsily in front of the child. Aqua was struck with fear but she forced herself to search through her mother's purse for the phone.

"You weren't supposed to come," The feminine voice made her turn to see a woman she never saw before stand behind her. She reached for the gun in her jacket pocket but the woman shot the ground of her, making her jump.

"Who are you?" Blue demanded. From the corner of her eye, she saw Orange come up behind the woman and she prayed that the boy wouldn't do anything rash. To her disappointment, he screamed and tried to attack the woman's leg. The woman in return easily stepped away and grabbed Orange, throwing him towards Blue. Aqua cried out and knelt by the boy's side. The boy sat up and backed up against Blue. She was surprised when he pressed a gun to her hands.

"Stop this!" Aqua turned when a woman came. Julian Covent.

"No! I have to do this for my daughter," The woman screeched, tears flowing down her cheeks. "I want Daisy to win. I want to be there for my daughter! This science fair means everything to her and I'm going to make sure that she wins. This bitch was supposed to leave town when I sent her the first body part. But she stayed and I had to kill another person. This is her fault! I'm just trying to be there for my daughter like I was never there for her when she was little."

"I know you wanted to be there for her," The older woman tried to calm her with a soothing voice. "But you're not mentally sane."

"I am! Look at all that I've accomplish. I've made it so that they thought it was someone else. I'm smarter than the police in this town and can come back to take care of my child now. Once they see everything that I've done for my daughter, they'll let me see her again. But this bitch made me kill more and more people. What mother would bring her daughter here when I so clearly threatened her? Why does she get to keep her child when I don't?"

"I didn't bring my daughter here," Blue walked carefully towards the woman. She could see the similarity to Julian in the woman and guessed that she was her daughter. Her research also told her that she was also a mother that lost her child, deemed unworthy of caring for the child by doctors.

"I came hoping to defeat the man threatening my family all by myself. I wouldn't put my danger in this kind of danger. I love her just as you love your daughter."

"Mommy? Mommy!" They all turned to see the small child that Green had talked to briefly. Tears gathered in the girl's eyes and ran to hug her mother. She didn't see the bleeding man or the gun in her hand, only the mother she dreamt of.

The mother burst out crying and hugged the child to her body. She didn't put up a fight when Eric pulled her arms behind her back and handcuffed her.

"Do you have to go?" The little child asked as the police dragged her mother away. "You can't take her away! She's not crazy!"

"Hush now," her grandmother pulled her away. When everything was done and the police drove away with the woman, she said. "I truly did try to stop her. I wonder what will happen now."

Blue looked from the retreating police car to the crying child and sighed. "She will go free. I still have some favours that might help her. The way I see it is that the woman went crazy when her child was threaten so it would be a bad idea to keep them apart. I know a good therapist that might help her and there are medications she could always take. If she truly wants to be with her daughter, she will take my help."

"Thank you, lady!" The little girl hugged her legs.

"It's what I do." Blue smiled down at her, "I'm a fixer."

"That really was illogical," Blue said as she sat next to him, wrapping his arm. He grunted in reply and flushed when she leaned down to kiss his wound. "But that was so brave."

"I told you that I would protect both you and Aqua. Not out of duty but love. I know that this isn't the most romantic time to ask you again, but will you marry me? I know that I don't deserve a love like yours after everything I've done but I'm selfish. I want you now and forever, to grow old with. I want you as my lover, my friend, my wife, the mother of my children. I want it all and nothing less. I can give you everything you want and the first thing I'll give you is myself. I'll give you all of me, something I was too afraid to do."

"Yes," Blue said with tears in her eyes and kissed him passionately. "Yes to being your wife. Yes to baring your children. Yes to you. Yes to everything!"

This was the happiest day in her life, her wedding. And Blue was afraid.

Blue was guided down the hall blindfolded. A heavy stone cemented in her heart when Green gave her no control over the wedding. Again. He had planned everything and insisted that she would be blindfolded until she reached the wedding. She didn't even get to see the dress she wore.

"We're here," Silver grumbled. She felt snow beneath her feet and her heart began to beat faster. She didn't wait for Silver to untie the blindfold and did it herself. The music began playing but she didn't hear it. All she saw was the sight before her.

The field was covered with blue and green roses, dusted in the falling snow around them. Satin ribbons hung from all of the chairs. All in all, this was the winter wedding she dreamed of but what brought tears to her eyes was Green standing at the end of the aisle, fidgeting in his tux. She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see Yellow, mostly covered by her wide brim sun hat and overflowing dress.

"It's time," Silver took her arm and led her down the aisle to Green. His eyes sharpened with emotion and not one of them was doubt or fear. She stood before Green and felt tears over flowing. Green wiped away those tears, and sent her a reassuring smile.

Blue had always dreamed of a winter wedding with the man she loves, but this day was more than she could imagine. A winter wedding she would cherish and remember for the rest of her life.

And that's the last chapter :( Hope you liked and I was so proud that I was able to trick people into thinking that it was Eric. Originally Julian was supposed to the killer but I thought that the mother would've been a better foil to Blue. I just can't wait to start on An Autumn Affair.

As always, advice would be helpful.

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