Author's Note: Here is chapter 2 will post the rest tomorrow.

Edited By: Paradox

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Chapter 2 - Life Always Starts Slow...

EARTH

Brookville Hospital 7:30pm

January 14, 2017, SUMMERLIN, NEVADA

From the day he entered the world, Sebastian Ignus Reynard was engaged to Alicia Alcott though they didn’t find out until later in life. Both were born within hours of each other at the same hospital. Sebastian was born with brown hair that became unruly and spiky as he got older and inherited his father’s black eyes. Alicia was blessed with straight black hair, light oriental skin and sky blue eyes.

Their fathers had been best friends since junior high school and that friendship carried over to their wives. Both 16 years old, Tyler Reynard (aka Ty) and Samuel Alcott (aka Sam) became inseparable after helping each other out in a fistfight after school against a group of thugs that none of them can remember. The only thing that is important to them about that time is they had each other’s backs. So when Ty found his soon to be wife Vanessa Althea (15) a few weeks later joining his class as a transfer student, Samuel gave his approval.

“That girl right there Sam is the next Mrs. Reynard remember that”

“Alright make sure not to screw it up” Sam replied

From there it was a done deal, Ty and Vanessa were a couple within two weeks. It was a month later that Sam found Phoebe Renwick (16) meeting her of all places on the roof of school. Two days later the two couples got along as if they knew each other for years.

When you find a good friend keep them, Tyler and Samuel followed that to the letter, going into business together and starting a mining stock company that became a billion dollar magnet. They got lucky when they bought a deed for a strip of land in Goldfield, Nevada on a drunken bet they made. On that land which was suppose to be stripped clean in the early twentieth century they found 9000 oz of gold which gave them a nice start up with this the Alrey stock corporation was born.

In a weird twist of fate, Alicia and Vanessa became pregnant within days of each other, which seemed to bond them further 11 years later.

“Aw look how cute Sebastian is, he’s going to be a handsome fellow when he grows up. Hey how about we pair him up with my daughter Vanessa? That way we would be family through marriage?” Phoebe questioned as a thought.

“That’s not a bad idea, in fact it’s perfect, nice one Phoebe”

After causing a ruckus about being separated, Vanessa and Phoebe were moved into a shared hospital room.That privilege was allowed due to the immense amount of money both families had donated to the hospital for the past 8 years.

“Hey now just wait a minute, they were just born for Christ sake, don’t you think this is kind of premature?”

Tyler replied when he heard the subject the women were talking about.

“Shut up idiot, you only get a say when you carried a child for 9 months, and dealt with all the pains that came with it. You better not have anything to add Sammy or else we will have to talk very soon”

Vanessa answered back eyes full of malice. The feeling that something very horrifying would occur if either men replied entered the room with that statement.

“Shut up, shut up, shut up, they are so high right now, our wives will carry out whatever they say no matter how crazy it sounds”

Sam whispered furiously, in the hope of stopping the expected reply.

“Do you think we’re stupid? What did you just say to him Sam and don’t say it was nothing because it was obviously SOMETHING!”

Phoebe screamed the last part; obviously the medication was working a little too well.

“Sorry honey, I was just telling him to let you have your way, nothing else”

Sam replied as if nothing of consequence was said before throwing Ty at their mercy.

“Oh well then that’s how it should be” she replied as if nothing happened.

‘What the hell? Wait what just happened? Sorry son, looks like you wife has already been decided if you ever ask, I can at least say I tried’

Are Tyler’s thoughts as he was momentarily baffled at the abrupt personality change. A few seconds later a loud announcement from the speakers throughout the building.

“IT IS 8PM, VISITING HOURS ARE NOW OVER”

“Alright Vanessa, Phoebe time to get some sleep we will just be over here, goodnight”

He replied as he points across the room towards two other beds obviously changing the subject, after kissing his wife’s forehead. Vanessa was slow to nod as she had been slowly falling asleep since the argument began. Tyler took his son from the bassinet he was lying in and stared at his face.

‘Your life looks like it’s going to be interesting, not a day old and already you have a fiancé good luck little man, hope I’m alive to see it all’

“Sam did you get the guardianship papers made?”

He inquired of his friend while he focused his attention on his son.

”Yeah I did, while I made the same for Alicia, just in case anything happens to both of us a trust has been made, with Oliver as the executor”

He automatically replied while he walked around and rocked his daughter in his arms.

“Alright thanks, you never know when it’s your last day, I’d rather they be protected from those savages”

He answered while his face displayed a hint of anger.

“We created the damn company but every chance they get, Takeru Fielding is trying to cut us out completely. We control 54% of the stock and I’m getting tired of the constant struggle. I actually considered retiring and selling my shares but that would have left you in a bad position. For that reason alone, I have been training a protégé this past year to take over day today operations while I’m at home with Vanessa & Sebastian for the next few years. His name is Donovan Matthews, 23yrs old. He has been coming along very well.”

There was a short period of light snoring in the background as Sam digested the information.

“Well now that you bring it up, Phoebe had been nagging me for a while to cut back on my hours. So I have been training someone as well, his name’s Gregory Brooks, 22yrs old. With us taking a step back and taking on a mentor position, Takeru will have no way of claiming any illegal activities to be occurring with the money we set aside. The way the trust funds are set up is to automatically deposit 5% of our monthly wages into the account.”

He replied while smiling looking down at his angel.

“Yea you’re right, we’re father’s man, can you believe it?”

He agreed as he placed his sleeping son back in his bassinet while Samuel did the same.

“I almost forgot, I need to let Oliver know he has a nephew”

”Oliver….. What’s he up to these days after leaving the army?”

Was Sam’s question when he thought about Ty’s brother.

“He’s going to or already is learning Japanese Swordsmanship in Japan”

“No offense Ty but your brother is a maniac from extreme sports. But from the army to Japanese swordsmanship? I’ll never understand him…”

Sam sighed upon hearing the resident maniac’s latest stunt.

“None taken, let’s get food and bring some back for the females, I’m starving”

Was the returned reply as they leave the room.

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3000FT IN A PLANE HEADING TO JAPAN

“AAAAAACHHOOOOO!!!!!”

There is a huge sneeze aboard the plane in first class. The person sneezing is none other than Tyler’s army veteran brother and ex Special Forces, Oliver Grant Reynard.

‘Someone is talking about me somewhere probably my little brother’

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So as the story should normally follow the children grow up together and naturally they should understand each other somewhat right? ………right? From the time he understood how to talk, Sebastian has become uncommonly suspicious and observant of anything that anyone talked to him about.

The official name for what he’s called is an introvert or an anti-socialist in other words. This wasn’t necessarily true though because in his case, Sebastian could choose whether or not to block out everything in order to completely focus his mind on finding the answer he needed with the available information. The speed and way his mind processed a conversation or situation allowed him to dissect and examine every habit or obvious facial tell a person had after a few moments of review in his mind.

When he would come to awareness once again, Sebastian would receive looks of disbelief and mockery by the other children. This would naturally make a 3 yr old very confused, withdrawn and angry. It wasn’t until he became 7 ½, Sebastian noticed it made his parents sad when he became withdrawn, understanding why, his abnormal skill seemed to vanish without a trace.

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AROUND SEVEN YEARS LATER

12:30pm APRIL 26, 2024, Reynard Mansion

As the years went by Sebastian’s little skill made sure he experienced life a little differently than everyone else. This caused him endless problems with his parents when he asked why they didn’t just question him on what they really wanted to know. As they grew older, Sebastian and Alicia had many play dates and received the usual over the top comments by passing mothers with their children at the playground. The most common being: “Awww, they look so cute together” As well as “They look like they were made for each other”

By the age of 7 yrs old, Sebastian was repeatedly and unconsciously stopping himself from analyzing his parents’ and the Alcott’s. In Alicia’s case he just didn’t care, It was mainly because by that time, Sebastian noticed that something confused him about Alicia.

It obviously wasn’t her looks, Alicia was 4 foot 8 with light oriental skin, sky blue eyes and black hair. Sebastian’s mother always commented on how beautiful she would be later on in life with genes of a Hispanic mother and a British father.

What bothered Sebastian was her actions, whenever they were sent to play together on the right side of his home, Alicia would seem to be happy. Unfortunately, by the time they were alone, her actions would seem strangely hostile, while at the same time friendly to him.

Not having the patience to deal with someone so prone to change their attitude so rapidly, he choose to ignore her and it became a habit. Over time, Sebastian began to unconsciously block it out passing it off as nothing. Alicia picked up his disinterest and asked him about it one day, His reply lead to the events that would change how his life was originally suppose to be. “You’re a high maintenance problem I don’t need, I’ll be your friend but know I won’t be fulfilling any promise between our families of marriage. He would learn later on in life how much pain and anguish he could have avoided if he paid attention to his instincts and watched what he said.

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REYNARD MANSION

[ALICIA]

Today was one of those days that occurred whenever their parents wanted to meet and talk.

‘I’m tired of my idiotic parents calling me and Sebastian a couple, I don’t like the fact that they are deciding my life for me without me having any say in it. I’d honestly rather want nothing to do with him. He called me high maintenance! He will not get away with insulting me however he pleases. There is also something disturbing about the way he sometime looks at me, it gives me the feeling he thinks I’m beneath him not worth the time for him to even consider getting married to me. It is the other way around! he isn’t worthy to be associated with me! and he will learn that lesson very soon.’ She promised herself as she looked at the cause of her distress.

‘He is a constant source of irritation, because I can’t figure him out, outwardly he seems to accept what they have arbitrarily decided for us, but to my face he said otherwise. It is a complete waste of my time to continue this charade, but I see no way out of it. I’ve had to be a lot more careful around him with my emotions and answers, than I normally am with anyone else. I can’t just come straight out and tell my mom that we aren’t a couple, I think she might kill me. I have to make seem that he is the one to choose to end it and not me, but how to do it?’

Alicia wondered while playing a memory card game with Sebastian. The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matching cards, if you get it wrong it’s your opponents turn. Though no matter how hard she tried, Alicia could never beat Sebastian which only fueled her frustration and anger towards him even higher.

‘Just you wait, you freak! I’ll take care of you very soon. We start middle school in a few years, before we graduate high school, I’ll make you know your place!’

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[Tyrion]

“That little bitch is going to put that kid through hell no doubt about it, atleast I will have something this will be entertaining.”

‘It’s only been 2 years, while I can watch events occurring around me, I am still unable to contact anyone. I should be able to get out soon, I’ve finally beginning to figured out how to disrupt the shrouds absorbing mechanics. Something seems to be bothering Alexis, but whenever I check on her I don't see anything wrong, I need to get out of here soon.’

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