Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 11:20:21 EST
From: Mikeyscribe@aol.com
Subject: Trinity - Origins - Chapter 2

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This is the second part in the Trinity Series, it would be beneficial if
you read the first part before reading this, Trinity - Isle Of Terror.

Trinity - Origins By: Michael Philips

Chapter Two

"That doesn't sound very promising does it?" Alec's voice was soft.

"Not at all."  Nessa responded quietly as well as she shook her head.

"We should probably go back and explain a few things."  Sam smiled as he
put his arm around his wife's shoulders.  "You are both well aware of the
origins of the Covenant, but there was more to the story than what we told
you initially, one of the reason why our Druid ancestors decided to leave
their quiet lives and venture out into the world."

"I'm sure you have both heard rumors or stories of the ancient Druids
practicing magic."  Anna patted her husband's leg.  "Magic was very much a
part of their lives, and one of the clans leaders had a vision, a vision of
a great evil spreading throughout the world.  She foresaw three beings of
power standing together and defeating this evil, a Trinity of power."

Vanessa's hand wrapped around her pendant.  Her head was swimming with a
thousand thoughts as she listened to her parents' message from beyond the
grave.  It was taking nearly every instinct she had to remain calm and
collected.  She could feel the tension radiating off of her brother through
their clasped hands.

"The woman had seen three siblings standing together."  Sam continued for
Anna.  "She was able to tell that they were descendants of their people,
and this vision was the answer to all of their questions.  They knew that
they had to spread out into the world and protect whoever they could as
they waited for the three prophesized children."

"Over the generations no descendant of the original Druid clans were able
to have more than two children."  Anna smiled gently from the screen.
"Until me."

Vanessa and Alec glanced at each other questioningly.  They couldn't
understand what their parents were saying.  All of their lives it had only
been the two of them, surely they would have known if they had another
sibling.

"After Alec had been born we thought that like everyone else in the
Covenant that he would be our last child."  Anna's musical laughter floated
around them.  "Imagine my surprise when I found out I was pregnant for a
third time."

"That's when we knew that the ancient prophecy was coming true."  Sam
kissed Anna's cheek.  "That's when you were giving the codename Trinity,
Vanessa.  Being the oldest child you represented the first link between the
three of you."

"No fucking way."  Vanessa breathed.  "Language my dear."  Anna smiled from
the screen.  Vanessa and Alec's eyes bulged in shock.  "No, my darlings, I
can't hear you, but I know both of you, and I'm sure one of you just said
something nasty.  I know I would if the situation was reversed."

"When the leaders of the Covenant found out about our third child, they
demanded that the baby be separated from the family."  Sam's voice was
filled with pain and anger.  "They would not explain to us why.  We were
simply told that it would be safer if the three of you weren't together
until you were older.  Your mother and I think that there are evil forces
out there that are aware of the Trinity prophecy, and they were on the
lookout for three siblings."

"Having to send our baby away was the hardest decision we ever had to
make."  Anna wiped tears from her eyes.  "We knew though that all of you
had to be protected, and we did what we felt was best.  Both of you were
too young to realize that your mommy was pregnant.  For the final months of
my pregnancy your father and I went away on a little 'business trip.'  The
baby was given to another Covenant family.  There isn't a day that has gone
by that I haven't wondered what would have been if we decided to keep all
of you together."

"We have a brother or a sister out there?" Alec's voice was raw from
holding back his emotions.

"I can't believe this."  Vanessa shook her head.

"I know this is a lot for the two of you to understand."  Sam smiled sadly.
"Muse will be able to provide you with more information.  We don't have
much time left.  The two of you are about to wake up from a nap."

"The baby was a boy."  Anna's voice was soft.  "He's a year younger than
you are Alec.  You're now an older brother."

Alec bit his bottom lip as tears threatened to spill down his face.  The
news was shocking him to his core.  He had always wondered what it would be
like to have a younger brother, but facing the reality of that was very
difficult.  Vanessa wasn't exactly sure what to think at that moment.

"The family that took him agreed that they would not keep his adoption a
secret."  Sam continued.  "If anything were to happen to us, then a message
similar to the one you are seeing would be sent to him as well.  In fact,
he probably saw the message a few days ago."

"Why would he find out before us?" Alec asked his sister.

"He's on his way."  Anna's voice stopped Vanessa from answering. "It was
agreed that when the time came, he would come and join the two of you at
the Manor.  If he follows our request, he should be showing up tomorrow."

"We're not sure if they would have changed his name or not." Sam glanced at
his wife. "The name we gave him was Reyhen Jeremiah, or RJ for short."

"We're sorry that we can't be with you and tell you all of this in person."
Anna wiped tears from her face.  "We both hope that you will be able to
accept your brother into your hearts.  Acceptance is the only way to open
the door..." A baby's cry could be heard in the video.  "It seems that
you're awake, Alec.  We must go.  Remember that we love you both, and we
are so proud of you...all of you."

Sam echoed his wife's statements and the video faded away to static again.
Vanessa and Alec didn't move for awhile after the video ended.  At that
point in time neither one of them was even sure which way was up.  Vanessa
finally stood up slowly and moved around the chair to pull her brother into
a tight hug.

"This is un-fucking-believable."  She said with a nervous laugh.  "I can't
believe we have a little brother."

"I don't know what to think."  Alec shook his head.  "This is going to
change everything.  Does that mean we go on missions as a threesome?  Is he
even a Covenant member? Just because he was raised by a family doesn't mean
he's part of it...."

Vanessa laid a hand against her brother's mouth to stop his rambling.

"Whoa! Slow down there, Tiger."  She grabbed his hand and led him out of
the Dungeon.  "That's something we're just gonna have to ask him about
tomorrow."

"We're gonna have to setup a room for him. What if he doesn't like it here?
What if he doesn't want to stay? What if..."

Vanessa tuned out the rest of her brother's rambling.  She knew that once
he started there was no way he was gonna stop until he had talked himself
out.  It was one of the very few nervous habits he had, and it was almost
comforting to listen to him ramble on and on.  Her stomach churned as she
thought about the next day, a hundred different scenarios running through
her head.  She hoped that RJ, their brother, would be able to fit in with
them or they with him.

She dragged Alec into the kitchen and started to prepare lunch.  Nessa was
able to get him to relax and stop talking by giving him a smoke and telling
him to chill out.  She easily slipped into a motherly role and enjoyed the
familiarity of it.  She wondered what their baby brother would be like or
what he would look like.  Nessa calmed herself down as she pulled some
hamburgers out of the freezer.  She would just have to wait and see what
tomorrow would bring.

*

The next morning Vanessa woke up to the sunlight streaming through her
window.  She stretched for a moment before looking at the clock and seeing
that it was barely eight o'clock in the morning.  Just as she was snuggling
back under her covers to sleep for another hour she heard a large thump
coming from one of the guestrooms.  Her hand shot off the bed and under the
mattress.  Her fingers clutched around a handgun that was hidden there.

She quietly eased off the bed, ensuring that she didn't make any sound.
Her bare feet moved stealthily across the hardwood floors.  Nessa kept the
gun close to her body as she moved towards her open bedroom door.  She
leaned over carefully and looked into the hallway.  After making sure it
was safe she moved into the hallway and towards the source of the sound.
As she moved along the hallway, her back against the wall, she heard soft
cursing.  Vanessa approached the first of two guestrooms on their second
floor.  She took a few calming breaths before swinging her body into the
open doorway, her gun drawn.

"Freeze mother fucker!" She screamed at the figure standing in the shadows
by one of the dressers near the window.

"NESSA!"  Alec yelled as he stepped into the sunlight, his hands raised in
front of him.  "Jesus Christ you scared the fuck out of me!"

Nessa leaned against the doorway and blew a strand of hair off of her face.
She lowered the gun to her side and looked curiously at her brother.  He
was standing there in his ratty gym shorts and beat up white tank top, a
rag clutched in his hand.  His thick blonde hair was pulled back in a messy
ponytail.  The look on his face was just too classic, and she couldn't help
the giggles that rose up inside of her.

"Do you think it's funny that you almost fucking shot me?" Alec spat.  "I'm
trying to get this room cleaned up and dusted before our brother gets here,
and you're freaking out on me. "

"Sorry, Tiger.  I woke up and heard that thump and, well, you know how long
it takes the brain sometimes to remember that we aren't on a mission."
Nessa flipped the safety on her gun, and she stuck it in the waist of her
pajama bottoms.  The white man's undershirt she wore barely covered the
handle.  "Why the hell are you up so early anyway?"

"We have no flippin' clue when the newest addition to our family will be
here."  Alec went back to dusting off the furniture as Nessa pulled her
hair back in a ponytail.  "Besides, I really couldn't sleep last night and
figured I may as well be productive if I was awake."

"Are you okay?" Vanessa warily eyed her brother.  She could see how tense
his body was.

"I'm fine."  Alec kept is back to his sister, knowing that she could read
him like a book.  "How about some breakfast?"

"Okay."  Nessa decided to let him off the hook for now.  "I'll take a bath
and get dressed while you finish up in here.  I'll have something ready by
the time your dressed."

Vanessa waited for a response, but all she got was a short nod.  She sighed
and headed back into her bedroom.  After securing her gun back under her
mattress, she locked her bedroom door and headed into the bathroom.  Nessa
didn't normally lock her door, but after her accidental scaring of her
brother, she was worried about retaliation.  She ran some hot water and
added some bubble bath.

As the tub was filling up she crossed her room and entered her walk-in
closet.  Nessa grabbed her favorite pair of faded blue jeans off the shelf.
She added a white shirt that was pink across the arms and shoulders with
the word "Popular" written across it in pink glitter.  Alec had gotten it
for her as a joke, but it was comfortable and she didn't mind the color
pink.  She put the clothing on her bed and stripped off her pajamas.  After
enjoying her hot bubble bath she got dressed completing her outfit with her
favorite pair of black boots.

Vanessa whistled softly to herself as she moved through the house and into
the kitchen.  She threw some bread into the toaster and started to scramble
some eggs for omelets. Just as she was adding some cheese and ham into the
pan Alec walked in.  He was wearing a pair of black leather pants and had a
black and silver dress shirt on.  The shirt was only buttoned half way and
its sleeves were rolled up to his elbows.

"Looking good, oh brother of mine."  She grinned as she folded some of the
egg over the cheese and ham.

"Thanks."  Alec quietly replied as he sat down at the kitchen table.  He
focused his gaze on the toast he was buttering.

"Ok.  Talk."  Vanessa commanded as she set their omelets down on the table.
She poured them both a glass of orange juice before she sat down.  "What is
going on in that head of yours?"

"I'm just nervous about today."  Alec blew on a piece of his omelet before
putting it in his mouth.  "This is good, thanks, Sis."

"You're welcome."  Vanessa bit into her toast.  "What are you nervous
about?"

"What if I'm not a good big brother?"  Alec sipped his juice.  He kept his
gaze focused on the table.

"You're an awesome little brother, so why wouldn't you be an awesome big
brother?"  Vanessa reached across the table and squeezed his hand.
"Besides, there is something we have to consider."

"What's that?" Alec finally looked up at his older sister.

"He's only a year younger than you are.  So he's either twenty four or
twenty five, depending on when his birthday is."  Vanessa sighed.  "He
might not need a big brother, Alec...or a big sister for that matter."

"That's what I'm afraid of."  Alec pushed the food around his plate with
his fork.  "The three of us have missed out on so much with each other.  I
don't know if I should be pissed at Mum and Da' or not.  I understand they
thought they were doing the right thing, but I mean, come on, a prophecy
about three siblings?  I'm sure we're not the first family to have three
kids."

"That's what I was thinking too."  Vanessa agreed.  "But they were very
serious about it.  We'll definitely have to talk to Muse and to Reyhen
about it.  Though I'm not all that sure about visions or magic either."

"I could care less about all that hocus pocus crap."  Alec sighed.  "For
our parents' sake though, I hope that it's true.  Because if it's not, then
that means we were separated for no reason."

"This whole thing though does explain some things."  Vanessa thought out
loud.  "Mum and Da' did always seem a bit off during the holidays and
stuff.  How much do you wanna bet they weren't missing Grams as much as
they claimed?  I bet they were missing Reyhen."

Alec nodded and continued to eat his breakfast, though it all tasted the
same to him that morning.  He had gotten two hours sleep, maybe a little
more the night before.  His mind just kept racing around with different
thoughts about their brother and the prophecy.  What was Reyhen like? Was
he excited about seeing them? They were questions that only his brother
could answer.  Even thinking the phrase "his brother" was enough to make
Alec's stomach twist.  It was something that excited him and scared him.

Vanessa's earlier statements echoed some of Alec's own fears.  They were
old enough at that point that Reyhen might not need to look up to his older
siblings for guidance.  He could already be perfectly happy with his
adopted family.  Hell, he might not even want anything to do with them,
their destinies together be damned.

"I'll load the dishwasher."  Alec said as they finished their meal.  He
stood up and gathered the plates together.  Alec dropped a kiss on the top
of Vanessa's head as he walked past her.  "Thanks again for breakfast."

"Not a problem, Tiger."  Vanessa quietly responded.

Vanessa lit a cigarette as Alec loaded the dishwasher.  She had smoked on
and off since her teen years, normally succumbing to the vice when she was
greatly stressed out.  Alec had picked up smoking on the mission after the
Joshua incident.  Part of his cover was hanging out in a cigar bar, and the
habit just seemed to stick with him.  After a few minutes Nessa crushed the
butt of her cigarette out in the ashtray.  She looked over her shoulder to
say something to Alec, but he wasn't there.

She was surprised to find the kitchen empty, since she didn't even hear him
leave.  Vanessa tilted her head to see if she could hear him moving around
the house, but the Manor was eerily silent.  She gently moved to her feet,
pushing the chair back under the table.  The boots of Vanessa's heels
clicked on the hardwood floors as she started down the hallway into the
foyer.

As she stepped through the doorway into the foyer, she felt something
strike her back, causing her to tumble forward.  She allowed her body to
somersault forward and using her body's momentum she leapt from the floor
into a front aerial.  Nessa easily landed on her feet and she quickly spun
around in a defensive stance.  Her eyes scanned the area, but she didn't
see Alec anywhere.

"Come out, come out, wherever you are."  Nessa taunted as she crept into
the sunken living room area.

She couldn't stop the smile that had appeared on her face.  They were
playing a twisted version of hide and seek that they had been playing since
they were children.  Whenever either of them got really stressed out the
other would start the game.  Alec obviously knew they needed something to
take their mind off of their brother, and she was grateful for the
distraction.  Vanessa never noticed the thin wire that was strung between
the couch and the coffee table.  As she walked through it a large silver
candlestick fell off of the fireplace's mantle.

Nessa spun towards the sound and almost immediately realized the mistake
she made.  Before she could even move she felt something press against the
back of her head.  Vanessa knew that it was only Alec's finger, but it
still caused a shiver to run down her spine.

"You're slipping."  Alec chuckled.

Vanessa reached back with almost super-human speed and grabbed his wrist.
She let her body drop to the ground.  As she fell down onto her back she
pulled Alec over her.  She pulled her knees to her chest, her feet planting
themselves against Alec's stomach.  With a quick push she sent her brother
flying over onto the couch.  She heard the air rush from his lungs as he
landed with a thud, but she didn't wait around to see if he was okay.  In
their version of the game, she had just tagged Alec and made him "it".

She leapt to her feet and took off into the foyer.  Nessa ran up the
stairway taking two steps at a time.  Her feet carried her into the second
floor's Great Room, where the ceiling was done in beautifully polished
exposed beams.  She stepped onto a chair and leapt up with all her
strength.  Her hands clasped one of the beams, and she swung her body up
onto the wood.

Vanessa quickly slowed her breathing down, ensuring she didn't make a
sound.  All she had to do was wait for Alec to come into the room and he
was hers.  After a few minutes movement from the other side of the room
caught her eye.  She glanced over just as the fireplace quietly swung open.
Vanessa bit back a chuckle as she watched Alec creep out of one of the many
secret passages the house had.

Alec never even glanced up in her direction as he crossed the room.  His
eyes were only trained on the open doorway.  As he passed underneath her
Vanessa leapt down onto his back.  As Alec pitched forward from the sudden
weight he planted his hands on the ground in front of him.  His legs swung
up fast behind him in a hand stand position.  The sudden change in
direction caused Vanessa to lose her grip, and she was thrown off of her
brother.

"Tag."  Alec laughed as he flipped back onto his feet.  He leapt over his
sister and took off towards his room, his laughter echoing behind him.

Vanessa swore loudly and stomped her foot on the ground.  She hated losing,
and hated it even worse when Alec laughed at her during the game.  She knew
he was only doing it to work her up in the hopes she would lose her focus.
Nessa took a few deep breaths and then quickly followed her brother.  She
found the door to his room closed and locked.  Vanessa stealthily moved
back to her room and grabbed her lock picking kit out of one of her
nightstands.

She tiptoed back to her brother's door and quietly picked the lock.  As she
slowly turned the knob to open the door she followed a hunch and threw the
door open as hard as she could.  The door swung quickly on its hinges, but
never hit the wall.  Just as she thought her hunch was wrong the door
stopped suddenly and she heard Alec grunt.

"That's what you get for hiding behind the door, bitch."  Vanessa laughed.

She spun around and took off back to her bedroom as she heard Alec roar.
Vanessa slammed her door shut but didn't bother locking it.  She ran into
her walk in closet and moved quickly to where her clothes were hanging.
Her hands roughly pushed the clothes aside and a laundry shoot was revealed
in the wall.  Her fingers wrapped tightly around the bar the clothes hung
off of, and she swung forward into the chute feet first.

She held back a whoop of exhilaration as her body rushed down the laundry
chute.  The trip only took a few seconds, but Vanessa wished it were
longer.  She always loved the rush of adrenaline she got from sliding down
through the house.  The chute wasn't exactly for laundry, but it was a
quick way to get to the Dungeon.  Her body landed on the soft mat that was
setup under the exit of the slide.  Laughter finally bubbled from her lips,
but quickly died as she realized Alec was standing by the mat.

"You're so damn predictable."  He laughed and reached out a hand to her.

"How did you beat me down here?" Vanessa demanded.

"You forget that I have the same thing in my room, dear sister."  Alec
stood patiently, his hand outstretched.  "And since I was already in my
room, I was able to get down here faster.  Besides, I weigh more than you
do, so I slide faster."

Vanessa scowled at him and accepted the outstretched hand.  As she was
pulled to her feet Vanessa realized she had made her second biggest mistake
of the day because as Alec pulled her up he used her body's momentum to
throw her into the training area.  Her body landed heavily on their workout
mat.  Vanessa groaned as the air rushed from her lungs.

"We didn't say the game was over, silly rabbit."  Alec's laughter rang out
through the Dungeon.

"Dicks are for chicks, you big homo!"  Vanessa managed to yell back at him
once she caught her breath, but it was useless because Alec was already
gone.  "I hate this game."

She stood and stretched out her back.  As she exited the Dungeon through
the wine cellar she pulled the clip from her hair, since most of it had
fallen out of the ponytail she had it in anyway.  She really didn't hate
the game, but she hated losing.  Vanessa cautiously made her way out of the
hidden passage in the library.  Her eyes searching everywhere at once.
Once she was sure it was safe, she stepped out of the bookcase and quietly
closed it behind her.

As she worked her way back to the foyer she saw Alec standing at one of the
windows.  She crept up behind him, placing one of her fingers against the
back of his head.  When he didn't move or make a sound she stepped up next
to him.

"Game over, sport?" She asked.

"I think I heard the gate swing open."  Alec's voice was soft.

Vanessa took a shaky breath and stood next to her brother and looked out
the window.  Normally when someone wanted entrance to their property they
rang the buzzer that was down by the gate.  The fact that Alec heard the
gate opening without the buzzer sounded meant only one thing.

"He must have been given the access code, but the only way he could have
done that would be through Muse."  Vanessa placed a hand on Alec's
shoulder.

"He must have been in contact with Muse somehow."  Alec nodded.  "He could
have gotten directions through Mum and Da's video, but they wouldn't know
what the code is now.  Muse must have been advised to contact him with any
pertinent information."

"Is that correct, Muse?" Vanessa asked.

"Affirmative, Vanessa."  Muse's voice echoed through the downstairs.  "I
have been in contact with Reyhen for the last three days."

"Three days?!" Alec spat.  "Why didn't you tell us?"

"Your parents had given me strict orders, Alec.  You were not to know of
any communication between my system and Reyhen.  Otherwise you would have
tried to contact him."  Muse's husky voice softened the blow, if only
slightly.

"How do I look?" Alec turned towards his sister.  She grinned and ran her
fingers through his hair after fixing the collar of his shirt.

"You look wonderful."  Vanessa grinned.  She struck a pose in front of him.
"And how beautiful do I look?"

"As beautiful as always." Alec laughed as he brushed a lock of hair off of
her face.  "I should probably go throw some shoes on."

"Tiger, you're always barefoot in the house.  Stop..." Vanessa's voice was
interrupted as the doorbell rang.

Alec and Vanessa each took a deep breath and hugged each other quickly but
tightly.  Alec moved to open the door, Vanessa stood slightly back and off
to the side.  Alec swung the door open.  The man on the other side had a
bag slung over his shoulder and a suitcase was by his feet.  Alec guessed
that he had to be at least six feet tall, but was slightly shorter than his
own six foot one frame.  The man's hair was as red as Vanessa's, but was
cut short and spiked.  Alec's breath caught in his throat as he stared into
a pair of ice blue eyes that nearly mimicked his own.

"You must be, Alec."  A reserved smile appeared on the man's face as he
stretched out his hand.  "I'm Reyhen."

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