Lafiel Tarrant

[Lafiel]

Lafiel heard voices she couldn't make them out it was like hearing words through water she couldn't see clearly she felt so groggy and weak. She tried to open her eyes more wide but everything was bright and blury she felt dizzy her head was swimming. Lafiel murmured softly almost to herself unaware she was doing so, "Papa papa I feel so cold.. it hurts... it hurts... no needles... hurts its so cold PAPA! make them stop it hurts! make them stop!" Lafiel felt her face wet now as tears made the blur worse. She reached out her small hands reaching out to the blury nothingness as she weeped.

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Distant voices echoed that Lafiel could not hear or see the people to whom they belonged, "My Lord your daughter she is concious we don't understand why her body isn't reacting to the sedation or pain killers we are going to have to try another method or her body is going to into shock and she could very well die. We are having a very hard time trying to combat the cold an pneumonia mixed with this foreign agent in her blood stream its a foreign virus we've never seen such a complex virus as this before her body is fighting it yet at the same time its working with it. It is almost like something compatible has infected her body and her immune system recognises it as foreign but at the same time isn't challenging it the funny thing is her Immune system is off the chart and something is happening here." The Doctor brought up various scans of DNA and other medical scans. Lord Tarrant's voice suddenly boomed in rage and pain, "Is this the same infection and virus that killed my wife a few years ago?" The doctor as well as many medical scientists turned to regard the Marquis who's authority suddenly made the room run cold Lafiel was the only one to not have notice her father or everyone's reaction. The doctor looked over the top of his spectacles at the Marquis before bringing up two strains of DNA on a screen, "Look at this an see for your self they look identical don't they well at least at first glance but then look at your daughters see its different its altering its keeping the original structure of DNA it's as if her DNA is overiding the virus she has though I do not know how a young girl as she is her body must be under extreme pressure from the pneumonia and a lot of our drugs are not working it is as if she is suddenly metabolising them and they are being used to fuel the intergration of this virus and her original DNA." Tarrant's green eye's pierced through the doctor who quickly looked aside from his gaze his eyes were cold and his gaze would cut through the strongest of willed person he grabbed the doctor by the collar with both hands lifting him slightly off the ground, "Tell me now doctor is my daughter going to live can you do anything for her. You have managed to take one of my daughters from me by half killing her in a comma will you do the same to the other." The doctor managed to get out a few words, "She will i believe...Its not killing her...Doing the contrary." Tarrant let him go his brows furrowing with pain, "Then why is she in so much pain?" The doctor looked at him sideways, "Imagine one big delirous fever she is experiencing that I imagine the foreign virus feels like fire in her system but that should pass and she is no doubt suffering from all the afflictions of pneumonia and she took in a lot of river water but we managed to remove it. She needs but time now rest and sleep all these things should pass in time none of our drugs are working so we are going to have to try and put her into stasis sleep till her body steadies out otherwise i imagine being concious is going to be like living hell everyday." Tarrant glared at him, "Do what you must to save my daughters life and keep her from suffering pain. If you need blood or organs take them from me we are of the same blood type." The doctor nodded and everyone who had frozen was busy back at work to which the doctor returned.

Tarrant pulled over Lafiels desk chair to his daughter's side her bedroom was now a small hospital. Nobody saw beneath the facade that he had put up the first of tears to flow from his eyes that mirrored his own daughters. He gentlely Leaned over to his daughter who lay on her bed grabbed her hand with his gentley and kissed her on the forehead as Lafiel let out more whimpers.

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A familliar touch graced her hand that strong hand one of a pair that for however strong they would seem were always gentle the pair of hands that would pick you up sweeping you up into the sky in that warm hug as you screamed father with all the affection an joy as he returned home through the door to the manor. A gentle whisper caught by her ear, "Lafie my little princess I love you so much my dearest, it will be all over soon. It will all be over soon your going to have a little sleep it will be alright theres going to be lovely dreams but I will be here no matter what I won't leave your side my dearest daughter." Her other hand searched desperately for that cheek a gentle touch from a hand an she had made it the familiar face the familiar smell of home and of father. Pain suddenly lanced through her body as new needles entered her arm, " Papa whats happening. Make them stop there hurting me there hurting me make it stop. Mumma I want my mummy and sis were is big sis. Papa were is S....." A sudden whimper cut through her words as yet another needle entered she felt her body shaking spasming she couldn't stop it her teeth chattered uncontrolably. She heard his voice again but she couldn't answer she suddenly felt so weak and sleepy. She felt a few locks of hair being moved away from her face as she felt herself suddenly rising as strong arms encircled her in the warmed of a hug she was gently lowered back down. She felt the breathe touch of lips on her forehead an saw in the blur gentle fingers close her eyes before stroking her forehead and soft words reached her," I love you so much my daughter. Shh sleep now I will be by yourside till you wake up again."

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Lord Tarrant broke into heart felt sobs he couldn't take seeing his daughter in pain both of his daughters would now sleep. He knew not how long for. Sophia had been so brave jumping in the river after Lafiel he should have been with them not in his study working. Now he would have to pay the ultimate price no no he would not let his girls die from his failure he resolved Lafiel might be on the mend she just needs sleep and Sophia Sophia will be harder to heal it will just take time and study to rejuvinate and resurrect she isn't dead she is still alive she is just sleeping. I will not let my girls die yet now here they lay both in comas.

Doctor Lord Tarrant looked over to him, "I wish you to suppress the memories of my daughters let Lafiel not remember this day or of her sister. Let Sophia not remember any connection to us till until it is time when it is most apropriate and both of the girls can cope. Can you do this?"

The doctor nodded, "It will be done my Lord."

Little did Lord Tarrant know that this would not be the only memories of hers he would have to supress but a connection that had mysteriously come about connecting Lafiel to his own memories of this day.

The doctor looked at the progress of the stasis it had reached one hundred percent for both of the Tarrant girls. "I must say at a crude observation for its time I do believe she will out live us all albeit she might be a lot lighter than a normal human being she might be stronger she might be weaker than someone of her age but I'm sure we will find this out as she develops her immune system seems to be going through remarkable changes yet I have no idea how this is with the original DNA pattern staying the same something our instruments are not detecting must be changing."

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Lafiel suddenly awoke wide eyed thrashing and screaming loudly her hands shot about her body to yank at were needles penetrated her arms and tear at medical equipment penetrating deep into the top of her skull. She kicked something hard which made her yelp in earnest it took her moments to calm down as she realised from the cold sharp pain which brought her mind to clarity that it was just a dream nothing had happened Lafiel panted as the last of the adrenaline wore off whispering to herself, "I'm ok I'm ok it was just a dream." She sceptically looked over herself along her body before jumping up to go to her dressing table were her gaze darted along her body her hand following along her forehead. It was far to real to have been a dream it feels like a memory but surely I would have scar's from such medical instruments. She caste one more gaze around her room finding herself in her room with nothing out of place the room was exactly as she had left it before she had gone to visit Oliver. Oliver the name jumped sharply in her mind as she realised he must have sedated her and put her to bed. She ran out of her room in search of him he had gone too far sedating her like that it was just wrong.

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