Several months later. They had just recently found a place to stay. Slightly closer to Ripper's house. The kids are out of school for the summer. Right now they are in their rooms asleep for the night as Night and Aldinach are getting something to eat. ''How does it taste?''
''A lot better then I expected! I just hope I won't get sick like last time.''
''Don't worry. Besides your not the only vampire that would like something zaidi then just blood,'' he chuckles. ''I had looked up different things for vamps to eat. There wasn't a lot, as I expected, so I chose something that probably wouldn't upset your stomach too much. I thought some sort of meat would do.''
''I have only risked eating raw meat and I was fine as long as I didn't eat too much of it at a time.''
Aldinach had made a meal even Night could eat, instead of her just having blood like always. ''Well lets just hope that this doesn't make wewe sick and that I can make this again au try something new,'' Night yawns. ''Tired?''
''Just slightly,'' she gets up. ''I'm going up to bed,'' kisses him. ''See wewe in the morning,'' he kisses her back then she goes up to bed.
He puts the dishes in the sink and goes into the living room. Notices a letter laying on the floor. ''Huh? Where did this come from? No one knows where we live'' he picks it up and see's its for him. Doesn't say who it is from. He sits down on the kitanda and opens it. It reads:
Aldinach,
You may not realize that we know where wewe are
or even anything about your children, but the
truth is that we do. We are willing to make a
deal with wewe although; if wewe are willing to come
back to the Army will will let all the charges go
off of wewe and Night. If wewe do not then will will
have no choice but to come over there and kill the
four of you. We will give wewe some time to think
about this. wewe have three days. If wewe are not at
S.W.A.T. within the three days then we will suspect
that wewe aren't willing to jiunge and will be over there
very soon. We will be waiting.
~U.S. Army
He sits back on the couch. His leans is leaning back looking at the ceiling. Lets out a deep breathe. Just stares at the ceiling for a bit. ''I have to go. I have no other choice but to. I need to make sure Typhon and Ravage don't have to live like this as well,'' looks at the letter and folds it back up. ''How am I going to tell Night?'' he sets the letter on the end meza, jedwali and goes up to bed.
The inayofuata morning kwa the time noon came everyone but Aldinach is up and downstairs. ''Mom?'' she looks over at Ravage. ''Is dad okay? He's usually up kwa now.''
''I'm sure he's fine, just tired probably. He came up to kitanda lat last night and seemed to have a hard time falling asleep. I hope there isn't anything wrong with him,'' she says to him with Typhon listening as well.
Aldinach comes downstairs to where everyone else is. His hair is messed up and is only wearing his boxers. ''Morning everyone,'' they all say morning back. He thinks about the letter and wonders if anyone has seen it on the meza, jedwali and picked it up. Its still there. Should I tell Night? au should I tell her last dakika as I'm leaving? Sigh. I'll tell her as I'm leaving. It'll be the best.
''Hey Ald? Are wewe okay?'' Night asks making Aldinach snapping out of his daze.
''Huh . . . yeah. I'm fine just thinking about something that happened last night.
''Wanna talk about it?'' Aldinach shakes his head no. ''Okay then; but if wewe want to I'm here for ya.''
''I'm off to Damon's house! Call ya when I'm coming home! Later!'' Ravage shouts loud enough for them all to hear and then leaves.
''Aren't wewe gong to see your Marafiki today Typhon? At the park?'' her father asks.
''Yeah I'm leaving here in a bit,'' she goes into the jikoni grabs a machungwa, chungwa out of the fridge and leaves out the back door. ''Later!''
''And we are nyumbani alone once again. So what would wewe like to do?'' Night says looking back at Aldinach.
''Don't know. Just be lazy, spend some time together,'' he sits inayofuata to her and cuddles up on her. ''Maybe have some fun,'' he smirks and kisses her on the lips.
''We have about six hours to do so before they get home,'' she gropes him while smirking.
The three days past quickly. Aldinach is in his room sitting on the kitanda with a bag sitting at his feet. He's covering his face with his hands. Night walks past the door way then walks back over seeing him sitting there. ''Aldinach? Is everything alright?'' she walks over to him.
''Night.'' he sighs. Moves his hands away from his face. ''I'm leaving,'' he fades off.
''What? Why are wewe leaving?'' sounds worried. He hands her the letter that he had received from the Army. She sits down inayofuata to him and reads it. Sees it was sent three days ago. ''Aldinach. Why didn't wewe tell me,'' she hugs him tightly.
''I thought it would just be better to tell wewe when I was leaving so it just seemed like any normal day. I have no other choice but to go. I don't want any of wewe to die.''
''So instead your going to risk your life for a country wewe don't even like au not even from. wewe should have told me. I don't want to lose you.''
He looks at her. ''Night, listen to me,'' she looks up at him in his eyes. ''You have to do something for me. If I don't come back, then wewe have to promise me that wewe won't cry, not even a single tear, don't even onyesha a sign of weakness.''
''I promise wewe that I won't,'' she hugs him again but tighter. He hugs her back just as tight. ''I just don't want wewe to leave.''
Aldinach gets up and picks up his bag. Night gets up as well. ''I should probably go tell the kids now,'' he goes downstairs along with Night behind him. Deep breathe. ''Typhon. Ravage. There is something I have to tell the both of you.''
''What is it?'' Typhon says sitting down on the kitanda with her brother on the other side. Aldinach tells them both everything that he had told Night. ''. . . That's why I have to leave. I just want wewe both to know that I will always upendo wewe no matter what happens,'' they both hug him tightly saying that they upendo him as well and don't want him to leave. He hugs them back. ''I'll miss the both of you. Very much,'' they let go of him. Looks at Night. ''Good-bye Night.''
She hugs him really tight. He kisses her on the lips. ''I'm going to miss wewe zaidi then wewe will ever think.''
''I know wewe will. And I'm going to miss wewe as well. I upendo you.''
''I upendo wewe too,'' she lets go of him. ''You may want to stop kwa Rip's place and say good-bye to him as well.''
He nods. Aldinach picks up his bag leaves. The three of them watch him leave. He goes to Ripper's house to tell him then heads off for S.W.A.T.. I am going to miss then all. I know I'll never see them again. A single tear runs down his cheek. I'll have to stay there til I die. Just wonder how long that shall be. He wipes the tear. He gets to S.W.A.T. and sees no one around. ''Where is everyone. Maybe I'm just early,'' he walks into the base. He takes the letter out to make sure it was today. ''Its today,'' he looks around to see no one.
Finally a few moments later the officer Denice comes over. ''So wewe actually showed,'' he chuckles. ''Follow me,'' he walks back from where he had came from with Aldinach following him.
In the room is the General and a high ranking solider that is very familiar to him. He looks at him. ''Dally? Dally Kilton?''
''Long time no see Aapep,'' he goes over to him. ''Doesn't seem wewe have gotten yourself in anything good. Once again being forced into the army.''
''Once again like last time, it is this au death; and this time I just didn't have to think about myself. I had to think about my family.''
''This time wewe won't be able to leave. 'Cause wewe know what will happen to your family,'' Dally says walking back to where he was.
The General steps up and goes over to Aldinach. ''Nice having wewe back with us. We need all the help we an get.''
I'm sure wewe do. . . ''Well Aldinach. wewe ready to go,'' he nods. The three leave to go the the army base.
It took a while to get to the base but they made it kwa sunset. Aldinach goes to the same place where he had stay when he was there before. ''This place brings back memories,'' he sets his bag down. He goes over to the kitanda that he had slept in.
A mwaka goes kwa and no one has heard a word from Aldinach back at home. The kids are back at school now in ninth grade. Night is sitting on the kitanda kusoma a novel. A knock is heard at the door. Night gets up and goes over tot he door and opens it. It is Dally Kilton from the army. ''Dally? What are wewe doing here?''
He hands her a letter sealed in a envelop. She opens it and reads it. It tells her that Aldinach has been killed in battle. ''He fought to his death. Which is a lot zaidi then I ever thought he would do,'' he bows his head down. ''I'm sorry Night.''
Remember what Aldinach said. Don't onyesha weakness! ''Thanks Dally. For telling me,'' Dally turns around and leaves. Night closes the door. ''Why. . . why did this have to happen,'' she leans up against the door holding the letter. ''How am I going to tell the kids!'' she sits back down on the couch.
The kids walk in from school. ''Hey mom,'' Ravage says. ''Any news from dad at all?''
''Kids. Sit down. There's something I have to tell the both of you,'' they both sit down. Deep breath. ''Ravage. Typhon. Aldinach, he's dead. He died in war.''
They both have tears in their eyes. ''Wh-what? He. . . he died?'' Typhon says. She starts to cry. So does Ravage. Night hugs them both.
''Even if he didn't die, he still wouldn't have been able to come back. If he were to leave the army then he would have been killed, they they would have been after us.''
''We know. But it would still even been nice to know he was doing okay instead of just not being able to hear from him ever again,'' Ravage says.
''I know it would have been, and I wish the same thing as well.''
Night lets the kids miss school for the inayofuata week. She herself stays in her room while they sit together and just talk, to try not to think about it, to not break down again. Night just reads the letter over and over again.
May 15
We are truly sorry to tell wewe that Aapep, Aldinach
is dead. He had fought to his death to make sure
you his family is safe, along with many others. We
shall forever be grateful that he had came to help
us fight the battle. He shall forever be honored.
If wewe wish his body shall be buried in Arlington
Cemetery. If not mail us back saying where wewe
would like for him to be. Contact us soon as
possible.
Even though Aapep, Aldinach is dead will shall keep
the deal going. We shall not come after wewe au
children at all, but if wewe do start to cause any
destruction again then we will have no other choice
but to find and arrest you. The same shall follow
with your kids until they are the age of twenty-one
then they are on their own to hopefully end your
name of destruction. We are sorry about all your
loses if there is anything we can do to help contact
S.W.A.T. and they will do so.
~U.S. Army
She sets the letter on the nightstand inayofuata to the kitanda and just stares down. Trying not to cry au even seem hurt kwa what had happened. ''I don't believe he's gone. How. Can't just kill him kwa shooting him. I wonder what had happened,'' sigh. Hold back tears. She lays down and sets her head on the pillow. She feels something hard under the pillow. She sits up and removes the mto to see Aldinach's switch blade that his parents had gave to him before they died. There is a note there as well.
Night,
I realize we won't see each other again, but if we
do it won't be for a long time, so here, keep my
switchblade with you. Never lose it. Keep it with
you as all times. I will be thinking of wewe an the
everyday. I upendo wewe all. This is why I had to do
this.
~Love
Aldinach
''I upendo wewe too Aldinach, forever, and I will miss you.''
''A lot better then I expected! I just hope I won't get sick like last time.''
''Don't worry. Besides your not the only vampire that would like something zaidi then just blood,'' he chuckles. ''I had looked up different things for vamps to eat. There wasn't a lot, as I expected, so I chose something that probably wouldn't upset your stomach too much. I thought some sort of meat would do.''
''I have only risked eating raw meat and I was fine as long as I didn't eat too much of it at a time.''
Aldinach had made a meal even Night could eat, instead of her just having blood like always. ''Well lets just hope that this doesn't make wewe sick and that I can make this again au try something new,'' Night yawns. ''Tired?''
''Just slightly,'' she gets up. ''I'm going up to bed,'' kisses him. ''See wewe in the morning,'' he kisses her back then she goes up to bed.
He puts the dishes in the sink and goes into the living room. Notices a letter laying on the floor. ''Huh? Where did this come from? No one knows where we live'' he picks it up and see's its for him. Doesn't say who it is from. He sits down on the kitanda and opens it. It reads:
Aldinach,
You may not realize that we know where wewe are
or even anything about your children, but the
truth is that we do. We are willing to make a
deal with wewe although; if wewe are willing to come
back to the Army will will let all the charges go
off of wewe and Night. If wewe do not then will will
have no choice but to come over there and kill the
four of you. We will give wewe some time to think
about this. wewe have three days. If wewe are not at
S.W.A.T. within the three days then we will suspect
that wewe aren't willing to jiunge and will be over there
very soon. We will be waiting.
~U.S. Army
He sits back on the couch. His leans is leaning back looking at the ceiling. Lets out a deep breathe. Just stares at the ceiling for a bit. ''I have to go. I have no other choice but to. I need to make sure Typhon and Ravage don't have to live like this as well,'' looks at the letter and folds it back up. ''How am I going to tell Night?'' he sets the letter on the end meza, jedwali and goes up to bed.
The inayofuata morning kwa the time noon came everyone but Aldinach is up and downstairs. ''Mom?'' she looks over at Ravage. ''Is dad okay? He's usually up kwa now.''
''I'm sure he's fine, just tired probably. He came up to kitanda lat last night and seemed to have a hard time falling asleep. I hope there isn't anything wrong with him,'' she says to him with Typhon listening as well.
Aldinach comes downstairs to where everyone else is. His hair is messed up and is only wearing his boxers. ''Morning everyone,'' they all say morning back. He thinks about the letter and wonders if anyone has seen it on the meza, jedwali and picked it up. Its still there. Should I tell Night? au should I tell her last dakika as I'm leaving? Sigh. I'll tell her as I'm leaving. It'll be the best.
''Hey Ald? Are wewe okay?'' Night asks making Aldinach snapping out of his daze.
''Huh . . . yeah. I'm fine just thinking about something that happened last night.
''Wanna talk about it?'' Aldinach shakes his head no. ''Okay then; but if wewe want to I'm here for ya.''
''I'm off to Damon's house! Call ya when I'm coming home! Later!'' Ravage shouts loud enough for them all to hear and then leaves.
''Aren't wewe gong to see your Marafiki today Typhon? At the park?'' her father asks.
''Yeah I'm leaving here in a bit,'' she goes into the jikoni grabs a machungwa, chungwa out of the fridge and leaves out the back door. ''Later!''
''And we are nyumbani alone once again. So what would wewe like to do?'' Night says looking back at Aldinach.
''Don't know. Just be lazy, spend some time together,'' he sits inayofuata to her and cuddles up on her. ''Maybe have some fun,'' he smirks and kisses her on the lips.
''We have about six hours to do so before they get home,'' she gropes him while smirking.
The three days past quickly. Aldinach is in his room sitting on the kitanda with a bag sitting at his feet. He's covering his face with his hands. Night walks past the door way then walks back over seeing him sitting there. ''Aldinach? Is everything alright?'' she walks over to him.
''Night.'' he sighs. Moves his hands away from his face. ''I'm leaving,'' he fades off.
''What? Why are wewe leaving?'' sounds worried. He hands her the letter that he had received from the Army. She sits down inayofuata to him and reads it. Sees it was sent three days ago. ''Aldinach. Why didn't wewe tell me,'' she hugs him tightly.
''I thought it would just be better to tell wewe when I was leaving so it just seemed like any normal day. I have no other choice but to go. I don't want any of wewe to die.''
''So instead your going to risk your life for a country wewe don't even like au not even from. wewe should have told me. I don't want to lose you.''
He looks at her. ''Night, listen to me,'' she looks up at him in his eyes. ''You have to do something for me. If I don't come back, then wewe have to promise me that wewe won't cry, not even a single tear, don't even onyesha a sign of weakness.''
''I promise wewe that I won't,'' she hugs him again but tighter. He hugs her back just as tight. ''I just don't want wewe to leave.''
Aldinach gets up and picks up his bag. Night gets up as well. ''I should probably go tell the kids now,'' he goes downstairs along with Night behind him. Deep breathe. ''Typhon. Ravage. There is something I have to tell the both of you.''
''What is it?'' Typhon says sitting down on the kitanda with her brother on the other side. Aldinach tells them both everything that he had told Night. ''. . . That's why I have to leave. I just want wewe both to know that I will always upendo wewe no matter what happens,'' they both hug him tightly saying that they upendo him as well and don't want him to leave. He hugs them back. ''I'll miss the both of you. Very much,'' they let go of him. Looks at Night. ''Good-bye Night.''
She hugs him really tight. He kisses her on the lips. ''I'm going to miss wewe zaidi then wewe will ever think.''
''I know wewe will. And I'm going to miss wewe as well. I upendo you.''
''I upendo wewe too,'' she lets go of him. ''You may want to stop kwa Rip's place and say good-bye to him as well.''
He nods. Aldinach picks up his bag leaves. The three of them watch him leave. He goes to Ripper's house to tell him then heads off for S.W.A.T.. I am going to miss then all. I know I'll never see them again. A single tear runs down his cheek. I'll have to stay there til I die. Just wonder how long that shall be. He wipes the tear. He gets to S.W.A.T. and sees no one around. ''Where is everyone. Maybe I'm just early,'' he walks into the base. He takes the letter out to make sure it was today. ''Its today,'' he looks around to see no one.
Finally a few moments later the officer Denice comes over. ''So wewe actually showed,'' he chuckles. ''Follow me,'' he walks back from where he had came from with Aldinach following him.
In the room is the General and a high ranking solider that is very familiar to him. He looks at him. ''Dally? Dally Kilton?''
''Long time no see Aapep,'' he goes over to him. ''Doesn't seem wewe have gotten yourself in anything good. Once again being forced into the army.''
''Once again like last time, it is this au death; and this time I just didn't have to think about myself. I had to think about my family.''
''This time wewe won't be able to leave. 'Cause wewe know what will happen to your family,'' Dally says walking back to where he was.
The General steps up and goes over to Aldinach. ''Nice having wewe back with us. We need all the help we an get.''
I'm sure wewe do. . . ''Well Aldinach. wewe ready to go,'' he nods. The three leave to go the the army base.
It took a while to get to the base but they made it kwa sunset. Aldinach goes to the same place where he had stay when he was there before. ''This place brings back memories,'' he sets his bag down. He goes over to the kitanda that he had slept in.
A mwaka goes kwa and no one has heard a word from Aldinach back at home. The kids are back at school now in ninth grade. Night is sitting on the kitanda kusoma a novel. A knock is heard at the door. Night gets up and goes over tot he door and opens it. It is Dally Kilton from the army. ''Dally? What are wewe doing here?''
He hands her a letter sealed in a envelop. She opens it and reads it. It tells her that Aldinach has been killed in battle. ''He fought to his death. Which is a lot zaidi then I ever thought he would do,'' he bows his head down. ''I'm sorry Night.''
Remember what Aldinach said. Don't onyesha weakness! ''Thanks Dally. For telling me,'' Dally turns around and leaves. Night closes the door. ''Why. . . why did this have to happen,'' she leans up against the door holding the letter. ''How am I going to tell the kids!'' she sits back down on the couch.
The kids walk in from school. ''Hey mom,'' Ravage says. ''Any news from dad at all?''
''Kids. Sit down. There's something I have to tell the both of you,'' they both sit down. Deep breath. ''Ravage. Typhon. Aldinach, he's dead. He died in war.''
They both have tears in their eyes. ''Wh-what? He. . . he died?'' Typhon says. She starts to cry. So does Ravage. Night hugs them both.
''Even if he didn't die, he still wouldn't have been able to come back. If he were to leave the army then he would have been killed, they they would have been after us.''
''We know. But it would still even been nice to know he was doing okay instead of just not being able to hear from him ever again,'' Ravage says.
''I know it would have been, and I wish the same thing as well.''
Night lets the kids miss school for the inayofuata week. She herself stays in her room while they sit together and just talk, to try not to think about it, to not break down again. Night just reads the letter over and over again.
May 15
We are truly sorry to tell wewe that Aapep, Aldinach
is dead. He had fought to his death to make sure
you his family is safe, along with many others. We
shall forever be grateful that he had came to help
us fight the battle. He shall forever be honored.
If wewe wish his body shall be buried in Arlington
Cemetery. If not mail us back saying where wewe
would like for him to be. Contact us soon as
possible.
Even though Aapep, Aldinach is dead will shall keep
the deal going. We shall not come after wewe au
children at all, but if wewe do start to cause any
destruction again then we will have no other choice
but to find and arrest you. The same shall follow
with your kids until they are the age of twenty-one
then they are on their own to hopefully end your
name of destruction. We are sorry about all your
loses if there is anything we can do to help contact
S.W.A.T. and they will do so.
~U.S. Army
She sets the letter on the nightstand inayofuata to the kitanda and just stares down. Trying not to cry au even seem hurt kwa what had happened. ''I don't believe he's gone. How. Can't just kill him kwa shooting him. I wonder what had happened,'' sigh. Hold back tears. She lays down and sets her head on the pillow. She feels something hard under the pillow. She sits up and removes the mto to see Aldinach's switch blade that his parents had gave to him before they died. There is a note there as well.
Night,
I realize we won't see each other again, but if we
do it won't be for a long time, so here, keep my
switchblade with you. Never lose it. Keep it with
you as all times. I will be thinking of wewe an the
everyday. I upendo wewe all. This is why I had to do
this.
~Love
Aldinach
''I upendo wewe too Aldinach, forever, and I will miss you.''
