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Fic: Follow You Home - California Queen (13/21)
Title: Follow You Home - California Queen (13/21)
Author: Erin (erinm_4600)
Characters, Pairing: Cain and DG, but if you saw 'em in the miniseries, they're here or mentioned. Plus some OCs
Rating: PG
Summary: DG left the Zone. Cain followed.
Warning: post-series. Blame n_e_star, for she fed Steve. ;)
Disclaimer: The original characters belong to L. Frank Baum and their respective actors. The current characters belong to Sci-Fi, the movie folks and their respective actors. The rest of 'em are mine. Title comes from song of same name by Nickelback.
Prologue One . Prologue Two
California Queen: Part One . Part Two . Part Three . Part Four . Part Five . Part Six . Part Seven . Part Eight . Part Nine . Part Ten . Part Eleven . Part Twelve . Part Thirteen . Part Fourteen . Part Fifteen . Part Sixteen . Part Seventeen . Part Eighteen . Part Nineteen . Part Twenty
California Tin | California Sun
Five | Waking Up (CaliSun 20.2) | Almost Like Being in Love (CaliSun 24.5) | An Hour and 45 Minutes | Hava Nagila | Unexpected
WENN last we met: She let go of him and added: "I'm sorry they made you come after me." She turned and moved down the sidewalk, and was three steps away when she heard Cain.
"No one made me," he said simply. DG stopped, but didn't turn.
"When Glitch called the storm, I could have changed my mind. I could have said 'No' when Emily took my hat," Cain said with a heavy sigh. "I could have thrown the letter from your mother into the fire and gone back to listening to stories in the camp, DG." He took a step closer and frowned, as DG still hadn't turned to face him.
"When I found out you were gone, I-" DG turned around and Cain sighed. "Why didn't you want them to tell me?" he asked, shaking his head. DG closed her eyes and looked away. Opening her eyes, she looked at the display in the shop window beside them and shrugged before turning back to Cain.
"It wasn't your place to worry about me, Cain. You helped me save my sister and the Zone and I'm grateful. But I didn't want to hold you back. You had your life back and you deserved a chance to have that life. You didn't need to be babysitting me." Cain gave her a look and shook his head.
"I'm gonna worry, Kid. It's who I am," Cain said with a shrug. "And I'm gonna worry about you," he said stepping close enough to catch her shoulder. "Because you are my friend." DG didn't care about his feelings on the matter as she leaned into him and threw her arms around him.
"I'm really sorry," she mumbled into his new shirt. Cain rested his chin on her head and sighed. The things he let her get away with. 'And only her,' he realized. DG laughed slightly and leaned back, wiping at the tears that had formed in her eyes. "Some memorable vacation," she breathed and pulled away from him.
"Could be worse, Kid," Cain said with a shrug, wanting to cheer her up. DG gave him a look and he turned his head slightly. "Could be bein' chased by Papay runners." DG rolled her eyes and turned away, laughing as they started walking again.
Cain watched as DG moved into the front room with a trunk similar to his. She set it on the floor and dropped down as she flipped the latches. As she opened the lid, Cain leaned forward to look over the small table between them. DG pushed some of the items aside and smiled as she lifted a book out. Cain noticed that she pulled something from the book with one hand as the other held the book up to him.
"I thought you might be able to use this," she said, giving the yellow book a shake. Cain took it from her and raised an eyebrow after reading the title. She made a face and shrugged. "I mean, it's not gonna cover Papay runners or possessed princesses, but I'm sure you can relate to most of it." Cain set the book down on the table and nodded to the box.
"What is all that?" DG reached for another item.
"Stuff I've collected for you guys. And some stuff of mine and Mom and Pops-" She stopped short and shook her head. "Before Gulch went on a rampage of the house, Evie went over and collected up all the photos and valuables. I figured she was just holding out hope, but it seems that my mom told her almost everything. Specifically that, if we were to disappear in the middle of the night, not to worry." DG made a face and Cain frowned.
"So she played dumb for Gulch and kept our stuff in the attic. Anyway, I told her keep or sell most of the valuables, but I figured my parents would get a kick out of the photos and stuff," she said with a wave to the box. DG glanced back to the box and laughed as she pulled out a shirt. Giving it a shake, she held it up for Cain to see.
"It just screamed 'Ambrose!'," she said with a grin. The screenprint stated that 'CHICKS DIG BRAINY GUYS' and, while Cain never heard that particular phrase, he was quite sure what it meant. "And this ought to keep him busy," she noted, holding up a Rubik's cube. Seeing Cain's eyebrows raise slightly, she nodded to the cube. "The point it to get all the same colors on one side. Joke always was that the best way to solve it is just pull off the stickers," she shrugged before putting the toy back into the trunk.
"Oh! Picked this up in Kansas," she said, holding up a clear tube full of water. "Hopefully he won't try to take it apart," she mused, giving the thing a good shake and watching the miniature cyclone for a second before dropping it back into the pile. "I wanted to get Raw a copy of The Lion King, but there was no way to send over enough batteries for a portable DVD player," she shrugged again. Holding up a stack of books, she nodded: "They're pretty much written for five-year-olds, but I figured: keep it simple. What else?" she said, digging into the box again.
"Oh, some magazines for Az; for clothes and hair; I figure she'd enjoy that. And we were at the mall one day and I saw this green eyeshadow," DG said with a grin and a nod. "Figured it would do her if she's having a wicked-day. And a pink, for a girly-day." DG looked back down and sighed. "Oh, and I found you a copy of the Boy Scout Handbook," she added with a smirk. Cain let a grumble slip as DG pushed some items aside and pulled out a large book.
Cain noticed a set of envelopes, the same color as the paper he'd seen DG hide moments before. He made out Az's name on the top one as DG stood up and moved around the table with the book. "Ready for a good laugh?" she asked with a smile as she sat down next to him. He didn't respond but took the large book she placed in his hands. Looking down, Cain saw a set of pictures of DG at different stages of her life. She was telling him about the different images, but he didn't hear her. It took him all of a minute to make the connection.
She had no intention of going back.
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You REALLY think that the sh!t had hit the fan already? o.O
Author: Erin (erinm_4600)
Characters, Pairing: Cain and DG, but if you saw 'em in the miniseries, they're here or mentioned. Plus some OCs
Rating: PG
Summary: DG left the Zone. Cain followed.
Warning: post-series. Blame n_e_star, for she fed Steve. ;)
Disclaimer: The original characters belong to L. Frank Baum and their respective actors. The current characters belong to Sci-Fi, the movie folks and their respective actors. The rest of 'em are mine. Title comes from song of same name by Nickelback.
Prologue One . Prologue Two
California Queen: Part One . Part Two . Part Three . Part Four . Part Five . Part Six . Part Seven . Part Eight . Part Nine . Part Ten . Part Eleven . Part Twelve . Part Thirteen . Part Fourteen . Part Fifteen . Part Sixteen . Part Seventeen . Part Eighteen . Part Nineteen . Part Twenty
California Tin | California Sun
Five | Waking Up (CaliSun 20.2) | Almost Like Being in Love (CaliSun 24.5) | An Hour and 45 Minutes | Hava Nagila | Unexpected
WENN last we met: She let go of him and added: "I'm sorry they made you come after me." She turned and moved down the sidewalk, and was three steps away when she heard Cain.
"No one made me," he said simply. DG stopped, but didn't turn.
"When Glitch called the storm, I could have changed my mind. I could have said 'No' when Emily took my hat," Cain said with a heavy sigh. "I could have thrown the letter from your mother into the fire and gone back to listening to stories in the camp, DG." He took a step closer and frowned, as DG still hadn't turned to face him.
"When I found out you were gone, I-" DG turned around and Cain sighed. "Why didn't you want them to tell me?" he asked, shaking his head. DG closed her eyes and looked away. Opening her eyes, she looked at the display in the shop window beside them and shrugged before turning back to Cain.
"It wasn't your place to worry about me, Cain. You helped me save my sister and the Zone and I'm grateful. But I didn't want to hold you back. You had your life back and you deserved a chance to have that life. You didn't need to be babysitting me." Cain gave her a look and shook his head.
"I'm gonna worry, Kid. It's who I am," Cain said with a shrug. "And I'm gonna worry about you," he said stepping close enough to catch her shoulder. "Because you are my friend." DG didn't care about his feelings on the matter as she leaned into him and threw her arms around him.
"I'm really sorry," she mumbled into his new shirt. Cain rested his chin on her head and sighed. The things he let her get away with. 'And only her,' he realized. DG laughed slightly and leaned back, wiping at the tears that had formed in her eyes. "Some memorable vacation," she breathed and pulled away from him.
"Could be worse, Kid," Cain said with a shrug, wanting to cheer her up. DG gave him a look and he turned his head slightly. "Could be bein' chased by Papay runners." DG rolled her eyes and turned away, laughing as they started walking again.
Cain watched as DG moved into the front room with a trunk similar to his. She set it on the floor and dropped down as she flipped the latches. As she opened the lid, Cain leaned forward to look over the small table between them. DG pushed some of the items aside and smiled as she lifted a book out. Cain noticed that she pulled something from the book with one hand as the other held the book up to him.
"I thought you might be able to use this," she said, giving the yellow book a shake. Cain took it from her and raised an eyebrow after reading the title. She made a face and shrugged. "I mean, it's not gonna cover Papay runners or possessed princesses, but I'm sure you can relate to most of it." Cain set the book down on the table and nodded to the box.
"What is all that?" DG reached for another item.
"Stuff I've collected for you guys. And some stuff of mine and Mom and Pops-" She stopped short and shook her head. "Before Gulch went on a rampage of the house, Evie went over and collected up all the photos and valuables. I figured she was just holding out hope, but it seems that my mom told her almost everything. Specifically that, if we were to disappear in the middle of the night, not to worry." DG made a face and Cain frowned.
"So she played dumb for Gulch and kept our stuff in the attic. Anyway, I told her keep or sell most of the valuables, but I figured my parents would get a kick out of the photos and stuff," she said with a wave to the box. DG glanced back to the box and laughed as she pulled out a shirt. Giving it a shake, she held it up for Cain to see.
"It just screamed 'Ambrose!'," she said with a grin. The screenprint stated that 'CHICKS DIG BRAINY GUYS' and, while Cain never heard that particular phrase, he was quite sure what it meant. "And this ought to keep him busy," she noted, holding up a Rubik's cube. Seeing Cain's eyebrows raise slightly, she nodded to the cube. "The point it to get all the same colors on one side. Joke always was that the best way to solve it is just pull off the stickers," she shrugged before putting the toy back into the trunk.
"Oh! Picked this up in Kansas," she said, holding up a clear tube full of water. "Hopefully he won't try to take it apart," she mused, giving the thing a good shake and watching the miniature cyclone for a second before dropping it back into the pile. "I wanted to get Raw a copy of The Lion King, but there was no way to send over enough batteries for a portable DVD player," she shrugged again. Holding up a stack of books, she nodded: "They're pretty much written for five-year-olds, but I figured: keep it simple. What else?" she said, digging into the box again.
"Oh, some magazines for Az; for clothes and hair; I figure she'd enjoy that. And we were at the mall one day and I saw this green eyeshadow," DG said with a grin and a nod. "Figured it would do her if she's having a wicked-day. And a pink, for a girly-day." DG looked back down and sighed. "Oh, and I found you a copy of the Boy Scout Handbook," she added with a smirk. Cain let a grumble slip as DG pushed some items aside and pulled out a large book.
Cain noticed a set of envelopes, the same color as the paper he'd seen DG hide moments before. He made out Az's name on the top one as DG stood up and moved around the table with the book. "Ready for a good laugh?" she asked with a smile as she sat down next to him. He didn't respond but took the large book she placed in his hands. Looking down, Cain saw a set of pictures of DG at different stages of her life. She was telling him about the different images, but he didn't hear her. It took him all of a minute to make the connection.
She had no intention of going back.
______________
You REALLY think that the sh!t had hit the fan already? o.O