Fan Fiction / Zoids Fan Fiction ❯ Unforgettable ❯ wishes ( Chapter 18 )

Despite the peaceful ways the inside of the house was feeling, it was completely different on the outside as a huge storm brew. It was only about noon but a huge storm suddenly came in from out of nowhere stopping Van and Fiona from getting to work at all that day.

 

Van looked towards Fiona as she clutched onto him tightly. He had almost forgotten how much she hated storms this large. It had been that way since she was a child. Some sort of memory brought it on, which confused Van because he didn't know what it was and apparently Fiona didn't either.

 

Fiona clutched onto Van tightly as a clash of thunder echoed across the sky. Although she'd gotten used to it, she still liked the comfort she got out of it when she was near Van. It brought her so much comfort for some reason. Something like how it happened. Her father had done so but it stemmed farther than that. A memory she didn't know but her mind refused to completely forget.

 

Van turned his head and stared out the window as rain came down hard upon it. “It doesn't look like this rain is going to stop anytime soon and it would be too dangerous to leave the house. This is basically a small hurricane,” Van said watched the trees blowing with the wind rather harshly.

 

Fiona looked out the window and knew that Van was right in his assumption. Only it actually was a hurricane in her opinion. “Yeah,” Fiona said hesitantly as another roar of the thunder hit the skies. This one seemed to be even louder than any of the previous ones.

 

“Fiona?” Van asked making her look up at him with inquisitive crimson eyes. “I never could figure this out. Why is it you're so afraid of thunder? It can't hit you like lightning can and even that's rare,” he said a little confused. He knew that Fiona knew that so he couldn't figure it out.

 

“I don't know, I've always have I guess. I can't explain it even though I know it can't hurt me,” she said before she suddenly laughed at a thought. “Maybe I'm not actually scared but just enjoy being comforted during it,” she said laughing as she looked into his eyes.

 

Van brushed his hand through her silky hair. “I can slightly remember my mother doing that when I was young. It was always so pleasant to have one that can comfort you when you're scared,” he said as he listened to the rain hitting against the roof of their home.

 

“You're lucky to have a mother back then. I was raised by only my father after mom left the two of us when I was just a baby. I never knew the reason why though,” she said sadly wishing that she had a mother when she was growing up. Yet she knew that she didn't want things to change. Things were turning out great for her.

 

“Because she's a cold heartless bitch and your father couldn't stand her anymore,” Van said trying to lighten the mood. He knew it was rude but the woman deserved to be called such things for how she treated Fiona.

 

Fiona couldn't help the giggle that erupted from her throat. “I guess that's probably true,” she said pulling a blanket over herself a little more. She flinched when a clash of thunder rushed over the sky.

 

Van reached over and turned on the radio hoping for some sort of forecast on the weather since their TV was on the fritz at that moment. `What a time for it to do that as well,' he thought with a groan.

 

Fiona heard the radio turn on and jumped when she heard a song start playing. She recognized it as one of her favorites. The song was about as old as they were but she loved it anyways. It was a song that she just couldn't help but dance to a bit.

 

Van looked at Fiona and chuckled a little. He was well aware of her like for the singer and especially the song. “I see your tastes in songs still hasn't changed,” he said which earned him a glare. “Just kidding,” he said holding up his hands in defense.

 

“I've always loved this song and the story behind it. It was the last song she ever wrote before she died. It was such a pity since she was so talented. She wrote and sang it just before she died, all for her family,” Fiona said swaying her hips to the music.

 

“Sounds like a cheesy love story if you ask me,” he said getting glared at again. “But the story sounds so much like our own,” he said watching as she continued to dance. It was entrancing and he never wanted to stop watching.

 

Fiona just smiled at his statement. “Yeah I know. She loved someone but just couldn't be with him because of her social status. Only for us it was that you're married. Yet it didn't stop her from falling in love with him,” Fiona said with a dreamy look on her face.

 

Van scratched his face as a thought came to him. “I heard he was married as well. That really does make it sound too much like our story,” he said while chuckling a little as the song ended and Fiona took her seat next to him once again.

 

Fiona looked thoughtful. “I never heard about that part. Of course I was only a few weeks old at the time she died. So I wouldn't know the entire story,” she said with a sad sigh. “The two obviously loved each other a lot,” she said with a small smile.

 

Van suddenly wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him. “Yeah well I think that their love doesn't even hold a candle to ours,” he said suddenly attacking her neck with kisses as she squealed a little but didn't try to stop him.

 

Fiona burst into a fit of giggles. Not only was he kissing her, he was also tickling her with no mercy. “Van… please stop,” she said trying to catch her breath. It was very hard when she was laughing so hard.

 

Fiona was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief when Van stopped his torture on her. “Now you need to behave. You're still technically married,” she reprimanded him playfully as he hung his head in what she knew as fake shame.

 

Van suddenly lifted his head and grinned at Fiona. “Not for long Fiona. As soon as she signs the papers, I'll be a free man. I just hope things will go smoothly,” he said wrapping his arms around her shoulder. Maybe then we'll be able to work on our relationship a little more,” he said kissing the top of her head.

 

Fiona looked up at Van but it was with a sad look. “What if she doesn't sign them? She hasn't acted like she had any intention of doing so. She looks like she wants to keep you at any cost,” Fiona said leaning her head on his shoulder. She hoped that things wouldn't have to go in that direction.

 

“She wants to keep my money, not me. It would probably turn out pretty bad if my dad didn't make her sign the prenup. Although I'm pretty sure she'll look for some way around it,” Van said with a sigh and turned to look at Fiona.

 

For some reason, he wasn't too surprised to see that she was resting. `I guess it's a bit of a boring subject,' he thought kissing her forehead and also closing his eyes. He just hoped that she'd sign the papers soon so that he could get on with his life with the woman that he truly loved.

 

*****

 

Thankfully for Van and Fiona, the storm cleared up over the night and they were finally able to get to work again. There was quite a bit of damage though. The heavy winds knocked down several trees and there were also a bit of flooding all over the place. It was pretty unpleasant looking at that moment.

 

The two of them walked into the large building and saw that everyone was in a hurry. It was obvious that the two of them weren't the only ones who couldn't make it the previous day. Everyone was too busy trying to catch up.

 

The two walked to the elevator but Fiona suddenly remembered something she needed to get and ended up heading off in a different direction saying that she'd be in the office in a few minutes. Van was ok with this because he had an important meeting anyways.

 

Van took the elevator and headed up to his office. He saw the secretary busy at work behind the desk. “Has Mr. Shubaltz stopped by yet?” Van asked referring to the older more competent of the two brothers.

 

The short haired brunette looked away from some papers at her boss. “He's been here for about five minutes. He's already inside waiting for you,” she said with a smile before turning her head back in the direction of her piles of work in front of her.

 

Van nodded and entered the office. “It's good to see you again Karl,” Van said as the older man stood up and shook Van's hand. “Please tell me you have some sort of good news about the divorce papers,” Van begged as he took his seat across the desk.

 

Karl was Van's lawyer. He was a very skilled one that only those with a lot of money could buy. It didn't matter to Van though. Karl had helped him out greatly in quite a few sticky situations.

 

Karl had a serious look on his face and let off a small frown. “I met with her and her lawyer but unfortunately she tore up the papers right in front of my face. She's obviously not going to go down without a fight,” he said seriously as he grabbed a small cup of coffee that was handed to him a minute or two before and took a sip out of it.

 

Van groaned and leaned back in his seat. He just stared up at the ceiling. “Please tell me there is something we can do then. I know stuff about law but not about divorces,” Van groaned as he sat up straight once again and stared at Karl.

 

I've done some research and know of some things that courts will deem as permissible. From what you've told me, there was probably constructive abandonment, or you could probably use irreconcilable differences. Those are just a few that you can use,” Karl explained giving off a very professional look.

 

Van had a confused look on his face. He could understand the irreconcilable differences but the other one confused him a bit. “Constructive abandonment? Up until I decided to leave, none of us have abandoned the other,” he said trying to figure out what Karl meant.

 

“It doesn't only mean that. You told me that she had a tendency to kick you out of the house many times,” Karl said and Van nodded his head. “That is one stipulation for constructive abandonment. Then there is also the fact that you said up until she felt threatened, that she almost refused to have sexual relations with you even though you wanted to. I think that is a reason we can be able to use that,” Karl said taking a quick look at his watch.

 

“Then there's plenty of reason to use that. The two of us would almost never be together anyways. She was almost always gone and when she was home, half the time she would end up kicking me out of the house,” Van explained hoping that it would help his case.

 

“I'll see what I can do about that. I have scheduled a hearing for a month from now. This divorce could take a while but I'm sure that we can get through this,” he said standing up and shaking Van's hand.

 

“I appreciate the help. Please keep me informed of any updates in the case,” Van said as he watched Karl slowly walk out the door. He let off a sigh just as Fiona came walking into the room carrying a stack of papers in her arms.

 

Fiona looked out the door where she saw Karl passing when she walked in. “What's Mr. Shubaltz doing here?” she asked looking around cautiously as if expecting the younger of the two brothers to show up at any minute. Thomas annoyed her a little with his persistence.

 

Van's hand ran down his face in frustration. “He was going over my divorce case. Apparently she refused to sign the papers so there is going to be a hearing in another month or so. I'm sure that Tiffany will drag this out as long as she has to in order to get what she wants,” Van groaned laying his head down on the desk.

 

Fiona looked really saddened by the news. “Another month?” she said as more of a statement rather than a question. “Are you ok with that Van?” she asked him quietly placing a hand on his shoulder.

 

“In all honesty. I just want it to be over now. She expects too much out of this and therefore she won't stop until she gets as much as she can out of the marriage. Mr. Shubaltz says we have a good case though. Hopefully it'll all go by quickly,” Van said suddenly finding little energy to make it through the day.

 

Fiona didn't have any idea how she could help Van. Sure she loved him and she wanted to be with him but she didn't know of any way in which she could make things speed up a bit. Plus that and she knew that she was the reason for why he was getting a divorce. `I wish you didn't have to go through this,' she thought with a frown.

 

*****

 

It was later in the day after Van's meeting with Karl Shubaltz. It was a bit hectic and Van and Fiona were so busy trying to get everything back in order since apparently no one was able to get to the office the previous day.

 

Fiona took a few stacks of papers and left the room to go copy them. Van was too busy to notice her leave because she was so quiet but it was very easy to notice when the door slammed open. It scared the shit out of Van as papers scattered all over the place and he glared at the person. The glare turned into a pissed off look seeing who was there.

 

Van glared before turning back to the papers and picking them up. “What the hell are you doing here? I made up my mind,” Van said trying his best to ignore her and not snap at her. She'd only been a pain to him since he made his choice.

 

The secretary came running into the room a few moments later with an apologetic look on her face. “Sorry sir. I tried to stop her but she wouldn't listen,” she said and Van just nodded in understanding. Tiffany didn't know the meaning of the word no anyways so he couldn't blame the secretary.

 

Tiffany walked up to the desk and slammed her hands down upon it hard. “Why the hell are you doing this Van?” she yelled trying to make him look at her. “I never did anything to deserve this sort of treatment!” she yelled as tears fell from her eyes.

 

“Oh quit the waterworks. I'm not stupid enough to believe those tears anymore,” Van said after taking a quick look at her before returning his attention back to the important papers before him.

 

“Damn it Van! Will you put those down and look at me!” she yelled at him but he didn't seem to want to do so. She reached out and grabbed the papers causing him to look up at her in fury. “It's about time I got your attention!” she said holding the papers out of his reach.

 

“Damn it! Give those back!” Van yelled reaching out to grab them but she just kept pulling them farther away. “Give those back and leave before I call security,” Van warned glaring at her pretty harshly.

 

“Don't be like that Van,” she said setting the papers down out of his reach and started to approach him. “How can you possibly be happy with that little girl? Only I can give you everything you desire,” she said as she circled around the desk. “Can you honestly say that you don't miss me?” she asked seductively.

 

`Crap!' Van thought as he saw her approaching him. He watched her warily as she approached him. “Yes, I can!” he said trying to move out of her reach but she caught his arm and then pulled him in and forcefully kissed him.

 

Tiffany didn't know what happened, one moment she was kissing Van, but to her confusion he didn't kiss back. The next moment she was being pulled off of Van as well as pushed off by the man. She turned and glared at Fiona and just smirked.

 

Neither of them even noticed when Fiona walked into the room only to see the two of them kissing. But then she noticed that Van was trying to push her away. She grabbed the woman and pulled her off at the same time that Van pushed her off. “Why can't you just leave Van alone?” Fiona said angrily.

 

“Because I know he still wants me. Did you see how passionately we were kissing a second ago?” she asked with a smirk and she thought she heard a gagging sound a moment later but didn't get too much into it.

 

“I don't want you anymore. You forced the kiss on me probably knowing that Fiona would be here soon. Too bad for you, we know each other well enough to know we wouldn't do that to each other,” Van explained wiping off his mouth in the process. Despite it being forced, Van still felt a bit guilty for not stopping it sooner.

 

“Van loves me. I know that he'd never do something like that to me. Now please leave!” Fiona said forcefully hoping to get her point across. Unfortunately it didn't have the effect that she was hoping it'd have.

 

Tiffany just laughed. She took a quick glance between the two of them. “Oh that's funny. He said the same to me when we were married. You know the vows. Yet he cheated on me for you. What's to stop him from doing the same to you?” she said with a laugh as she walked towards the door. “I'm not going to lose you Van,” she said before walking out the door.

 

Van looked at Fiona in sorrow. “I'm sorry about that Fiona. I tried to get her to leave but she wouldn't and then when I try to get away she forcefully kissed me. I never wanted it,” he said clenching his fist at his side in anger. “Believe me when I say I would never willingly cheat on you,” he said standing up and walking to her side.

 

“I know you wouldn't do that Van,” she said putting a smile on her face. It did hurt to see that scene when she came in but she knew Van much better than that. “By the way, here,” she said handing him the papers that Tiffany took.

 

“Thanks,” he said as she started to walk to her desk but he grabbed her and pulled her to him kissing her on the lips. “I'm glad I have someone as understanding as you Fiona,” he said letting her go as he took his seat once again.

 

*****

 

Moonbay stood in her house alone. Irvine was going to be working a bit late that night and she was waiting for Fiona to show up. Even though Fiona was a little late, it didn't matter because she knew Fiona sometimes got too into her work that she lost track of time.

 

She heard the sound of the doorbell ringing and walked over. She looked through the hole and saw Fiona. She opened the door quickly and without giving Fiona a chance to even say hello, she grabbed her arm and pulled her into the room quickly.

 

“Um… sorry I'm late,” Fiona said a little stunned at suddenly being pulled into the room. She looked at Moonbay and noticed that the normally cheerful woman had these dark bags under her eyes and looked a little ruffled up. “Are you ok Moonbay?” Fiona asked cautiously.

 

“Am I ok? Am I ok?! No I'm not! I'm anything but ok right now,” Moonbay yelled looking like she just wanted to pull something off the wall and then throw it as hard so she could to smash it into tiny pieces.

 

Fiona was very freaked out at her friend's behavior. “W-what's Moonbay?” Fiona asked taking a few steps back just in case Moonbay really does lose her temper worse than a second ago. Moonbay always was scary when she was mad.

 

Moonbay suddenly groaned and fell back onto couch. A hand ran down her face in frustration. “The stupid test was wrong Fiona!” Moonbay said and she heard Fiona gasp. “I still wasn't feeling well afterwards and I went to the doctor and they told me that I actually am!” Moonbay said quietly.

 

Fiona suddenly squealed and wrapped her friend in a hug. “Wow that's wonderful news Moonbay. To think that you're going to have a baby!” Fiona said happily. She always loved seeing babies.

 

“Only you could be happy about this! It may not be bad for you but it's for me! I'm not meant for this! Plus that and Irvine thinks I'm not! So what can I possibly say to him?” Moonbay asked in a bit of a panic.

 

“The truth,” Fiona stated simply to her confused friend. “It'll just be better to tell him the truth and get it over with. He'll eventually start noticing and get angry that you didn't tell him,” Fiona said with a smile while wondering what the child would look like. She kind of wished that it was her having the baby though.

 

Moonbay looked at Fiona with a rather deadpanned look. “That's a lot easier said than done Fiona,” she said in a monotonous voice. “If you think it's so easy, then why don't you go and tell him?” she asked glaring at her best friend.

 

Fiona just smiled and held up a finger to her. “One reason, I'm not the one carrying his child,” she said with a laugh. “Juts chill out and relax. I'm sure that Irvine will take it just fine. Can't wait myself. Babies are so cute,” Fiona said in a ecstatic voice.

 

“Glad you think that because I'm naming you the godmother then,” Moonbay said slightly glaring at her friend. She was nervous about all that was happening and her friend was already making plans for when the baby's born.

 

“That sounds wonderful,” Fiona said before she took a look at the clock and saw that it was getting rather late. “Since he should be here soon, I better leave the two of you alone. Bye!” she said with a smile before rushing out the door before Moonbay could stop her.

 

“Hey! Wait! Come back here!” Moonbay yelled suddenly panicking. She ran after her but Fiona was already pulling out of the driveway and she could already see Irvine's car driving down the street. `I'm gonna kill her when I get my hands on her,' she thought thinking of plenty of ways to punish her.

 

Moonbay walked back into the house and then took a seat on the couch waiting for the inevitable to happen. `How the hell am I going to do this? I always expected Fiona to be a mother first and yet I'm the one who is,' she thought running a hand down her face.

 

The door opened a minute later and a tired looking Irvine walked into the house. His tie was undone and his shirt looked a bit disheveled. “Damn it was tiring today. So much work because of that huge storm yesterday,” he said throwing his coat onto the back of the couch and he took a seat next to Moonbay.

 

“Y-yeah,” Moonbay said chuckling nervously. `Why am I so nervous? Ok the news I have is a bit unnerving for me. I shouldn't be nervous. This just doesn't seem like me,' she thought with a sigh.

 

Irvine took a look over at his wife and saw the look on her face. She seemed troubled about something and he wondered what it was. “You ok? You look troubled. Is everything alright?” he asked her looking slightly confused.

 

Moonbay was growing more and more aggravated that this subject was being dragged out longer than necessary. “I'm pregnant,” she said very bluntly while looking in any direction but the one that he was in. She didn't have to look at him to know what his quiet response was.

 

Irvine's eyes nearly bugged out of his head at her blunt answer. “Now wait a minute, I thought you said that you weren't!” he said suddenly feeling nervous about the subject they were talking about.

 

“So I thought,” Moonbay said rolling her eyes. “Or at least that's what the first test told me. I still didn't feel good so I went to the doctors and they gave me that wonderful news,” she said a bit sarcastically. She would be happier if this didn't take her by surprise. She had to wonder if she was even ready.

 

Irvine just stayed quiet after that. He really didn't know what he should say. This was a real surprise after he first heard that she wasn't. He couldn't say he was displeased though. It was actually quite the contrary. “You don't sound too happy about it,” he finally managed to say.

 

“What am I supposed to be? We didn't plan on this happening!” she said panicking a little. She then took a deep breath. “I'm not against it but it was so sudden and I'm not sure how I feel about it yet,” she said hanging her head.

 

“There's no reason to be upset. I'm sure we can get through this. We'll have the child and be its parents. Even if it wasn't planned doesn't mean that we have to hate it before it's born,” Irvine said with a slight smirk wrapping his arm around her shoulders.

 

`I just hope I don't end up accidentally killing it. I've never had any experience with newborn babies,' she thought with a sigh as she leaned her head against his chest. “We'll just have to learn how to be parents. None of us have much experience,” she said with a small laugh.

 

“Not a problem. Fiona will always help us. She's always loved children and is really good with them. Maybe she can give us a few pointers. I have some from my dead sister but not enough since I was also young at the time,” Irvine said although it pained him to think of his dead sister.

 

“You know it only hurts you to think about her so quit it before you go crazy!” Moonbay said sternly. She'd seen Irvine after he thought of her and it never did any good for either of them.

 

Irvine hung his head in defeat. There was no arguing with Moonbay and he'd learned that so many times up till then. “Yes ma'am,” he muttered staring towards the ground although he did find the situation kind of funny. “Come on, I'm hungry,” he said grabbing her and heading towards the kitchen.

 

*****

 

“She's pregnant?!” Van yelled in surprise when Fiona told him about what her and Moonbay discussed. He found it a little hard to believe. In all the years he's known her, she never struck him as that type of woman. She was also so independent.

 

“Yeah, I think she found it just as hard to believe as you did. She was in a bit of a panic about it too. I personally find this news incredible. Babies are so cute,” Fiona said happily. “She even said that I can be the godmother,” she said even happier than before.

 

Van just rolled his eyes. He just knew what that meant. It meant that Moonbay was planning to make him the godfather. “Great! For all we know, that child will just be as stubborn and pigheaded as it's parents,” Van said sarcastically. He figured it would be true. Moonbay and Irvine were too stubborn for their own good. Also, at least to Van, he found Irvine to be the most pigheaded man in the world, even if he happened to be one of Van's closest friends.

 

“Oh don't say that Van,” Fiona said with a small pout. `Although he's probably right,' she thought as an afterthought. “I can't wait for it though,” she said as she turned and started to walk to their room but was suddenly grabbed around the waist and pulled into Van.

 

Van held Fiona close to him and had no intention of letting go. “Personally, I'd rather it be you than her,” he whispered into her ear. He felt her shiver slightly and smiled. “It would look so much better than one coming from them,” he said in a soft tone as he held her tighter.

 

Fiona looked up at Van and smiled. “Maybe someday we'll get our chance. Until then,” she said before she swatted away his wondering hands playfully. “Behave yourself,” she said giving him a quick kiss on the lips before running to their room.

 

Van just smirked as he saw her retreating figure. “As you wish,” he said as sitting down. `Our chance? Yeah, that's a good thought. I'll make sure that someday, you'll be the mother of my child,' he thought with a soft smile at the thought of it. “But first I need to take care of my current problems. Maybe then we can move forwards with our own relationship,” Van said quietly to himself.

 

Just as he said that, Fiona came walking out of their room and she thought she heard him muttering something. “You say something Van?” Fiona said as she carried a towel as she headed towards the bathroom.

 

“Just thinking aloud Fiona. Nothing for you to worry about,” she said turning towards her with smile. `More like just thinking of our future. I just need to worry about the present right now,' he said as she came over to him. He reached out and pulled her onto his lap.

 

Fiona made a sad attempt at escaping but in reality, she enjoyed sitting on Van's lap. She needed a nice long hot bath though. “Come on Van. I really need a bath,” she said with a playful shove and a small laugh.

 

Van suddenly got a bit of a perverted grin on his face. He leaned in as well as pulled her to him tighter. “Can I join you?” he asked her and saw her blush slightly. He could help but laugh. She was still as shy and modest as ever despite how far the two of them have gone in their relationship.

 

“Sorry buster but I want to do this alone for now,” Fiona said finally managing to calm her face down. She couldn't help but laugh at the pout that he made. “Nice try Van but you'll just have to wait,” Fiona said turning around and headed towards the bathroom happily.

 

Van followed her like a lost puppy. “I promise I'll behave,” she said with another pout which she just shrugged off. `Damn it! Not being able to touch her like that anymore is driving me crazy,' Van thought although in the back of his mind, he couldn't be any happier with how things were going between them. It was like nothing ever happened back then and they were still the happy couple they were seven years before.

 

*****

 

Meanwhile on the other side of town, a lonely figure laid in her home that she once shared with her husband. She laid curled up on the bed shaking in anger at the thought of all that had been going on.

 

“Stupid Van! Stupid little bitch Fiona! First he leaves me for her then he thinks he can just insult me about it. Now I'm also on the verge of losing everything in this divorce. Why did I have to sign those damn papers?!” she screamed into the empty room in her fury.

 

She started to pound her fist against the bed. “Stupid bitch had to show up and ruin everything. He had no intention of leaving before she interfered with my life. I'll make her pay for that. No one insults me that way and gets away with it. I'll get Van back from her greedy clutches if it's the last thing I do!”