Faithe-- Chapters 16 & 17
~16
"What!?" Elizabeth shrieked "My name is Elizabeth Webber, I think you have the wrong person." Liz said looking at Ilias like he had two heads.
Ilias smiled, he loved giving people surprising news. "You were adopted Elizabeth, you're real mother is a Cassadine."
"Who?" Liz asked with a sense of dread.
Ilias smiled again, he knew she was believing him. "Her name is Natasha Cassadine, but I believe you know her as Alexis Davis."
"What?!" Lucky, Liz, and Nikolas all cried.
Faithe was all too familiar with his tactics, "Do you have any proof Ilias?" Faithe asked, stepping away from Nikolas, who had still been holding her up. Lucky was now standing next to Liz.
"Unfortunately no, I don't have any proof. You'll just have to trust me." Ilias said grinning.
Chrystos stepped forward and spoke directly to Liz, "Do not fault your mother. As soon as Helena leaned of Alexis' pregnancy she had the father killed, Alexis loved him very much. She tried to run away to save you, but Helena found her. As soon as you were born Helena took you from the nurse; Alexis didn't even have a chance to hold you. Helena gave you to one of her servants with orders to have you killed." Nikolas paled, he knew Alexis had had a hard life at the hands of Helena, but he never knew it was that bad. For some reason this information was having the ring of truth for Liz.
"Why wasn't I killed?" Liz asked quietly. Lucky stared at her, he couldn't believe she was buying this.
Chrystos continued, "My father Kostas, found out what Helena was doing and stopped the servants before they could kill you. He bribed the servants to keep quiet, so neither Helena or Alexis are aware that you are alive. My father gave you to an American adoption agency, but we've kept track of you."
"Why didn't you tell Alexis that her child was still alive?" Nikolas asked.
"Even if Alexis knew, she wouldn't have been able to be with Elizabeth, Helena would kill her." Chrystos answered, like Nikolas should have known.
Ilias turned to his father, "Father, I think I can handle it from here."
"Very well son, keep me updated" Chrystos turned and left.
"OK, what do you have planned Ilias?" Faithe asked, wanting to get to the point.
"What makes you think I have a plan? Maybe I just wanted to have a family picnic." Ilias said feigning innocence.
"You always have a plan." Faithe retorted.
"True, true. Well, I do have a little proposition." Ilias said grinning evilly. "I want to take over the Cassadine Empire, and I'm offering that you two lovely ladies join me."
"And how do you expect to do that? Nikolas is the rightful heir, and you can't contest him." Faithe said glancing quickly at Nikolas. She needed to find out everything she could about Ilias' plan.
"Well I'll eventually have to kill him then won't I." Ilias said focusing on Nikolas.
Nik paled, and all four were shocked into silence. Faithe was the first to recover; "Well you've got yourself one hell of a plan there Ilias, but I think we're going to need some time to think about this. It's been a very long trip, do you think we could go someplace and rest?" Faithe said in her 'pleasant voice'. She needed to regroup and talk to the others; there was so much she needed to tell them.
"Very well sweet Faithe." Ilias said then went to the desk and pushed a button on the phone. This apparently signaled the guards, because four guards entered though a door.
"Show them to their quarters." Ilias said and then exited the room himself. The four were taken up a few flights of stairs and into what looked like a living room of some sort.
"There are two bedroom, one on each side of the common area. Do make yourselves comfortable." One of the guards said and then all of the guards left. The room was nicely decorated, complete with TV and a small refrigerator. The room had no windows. Faithe went to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of water and sat down on the couch and Liz sat down near her. Lucky went to the door and turned the handle, and to his surprise it opened. He looked outside and there were no guards posted. He turned back to Faithe, confused.
"They left the door unlocked and there's no guards posted."
"Believe me, if there's someplace Ilias doesn't want us to go, we won't get there." Faithe said, and then focused her attention on Liz.
"Are you all right? Faithe asked quietly, Liz had been very quiet.
"Yeah, I guess so. You know, for just finding out I'm a Cassadine, I'm great." Liz said with a little anger in her voice.
"Liz, don't believe them. They had no proof and they lie all the time." Faithe said.
"But it makes so much sense." Liz said quietly, Lucky sat beside Liz. Nikolas sat down in a chair.
"I know, the best lies makes the most sense. I'm asking you that just for right now, don't believe him. When we get back to Port Charles we'll find out if it's true, OK?" Faithe said.
Liz nodded her head "okay"
“What about his little plan. He wants to kill Nikolas.” Lucky said a little fear showing through in his voice.
“Well my guess is that Chrystos isn’t too crazy about Ilias’ little plan.” Faithe said.
“Why do you think that?” Nikolas asked.
“Because Ilias’ plan calls for sharing power and Chrystos isn’t the kind. Also Chrystos hates me. He would be against letting me live, let alone giving me power.” Faithe smirked.
“Why would Ilias want to share power at all, why not take it all for himself?” Lucky asked.
“Alone he can’t challenge Nikolas’ claim, with the three of us he might actually have a chance, or at least that’s what he thinks.” Faithe answers.
Nikolas eyed Faithe suspiciously, “Tell me about your mother, Faithe,” Nikolas said coldly.
“All right,” Faithe told Nikolas all about her mother. How she was raised by the Cassadines and how she left when she found out about her real parents. Nikolas nodded his head slowly.
“Okay, now tell us about your connection to Ilias. You know him very well.” Nikolas said his eyes still cold.
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~17
“Yeah I know him,” Faithe took a deep breath, “I met Ilias, around January of last year, I had just moved to Seattle. I was in the library when he came up and asked me where the Science-Fiction section was. He introduced himself as Lucky Roberts.” Faithe smiled without humor.
“Lucky?” Lucky asked puzzled.
“Ilias means ‘lucky’ in Greek.” Nik explained
“Right, that’s actually how we started talking. I said I knew someone with that name and he said he thought he was the only one. Anyway we became friends and then started dating. I became really good friends with his ‘sister’ Cassie.” Faithe ran her hands through her hair, and began nervously playing with her necklace.
“Then he told me he loved me, but that he had to tell me the truth about himself. Unfortunately dad never told me the name of Chrystos’ son. Ilias told me his real name, but that he wasn’t like the other Cassadines. He said the reason he didn’t tell me his real name because he was ashamed of his family and after he found out what his family did to mine, he was afraid I would hate him. And stupid me, I believed him.” Faithe seemed to have a look of disgust on her face. Lucky, Liz, and Nikolas were stunned silent.
“About a week later I came home and Ilias was with me, and I found Chrystos in the living room with a gun to my father’s head. I looked at Ilias for help, and something changed in his eyes. The guy I fell in love with was gone. He said everything was an act, even Cassie. Her real name was Kassiani, and she wasn’t his sister, he was in love with her. I can’t really blame Kassiani, because she loved him so much, she’d do anything for him, but she has a good heart.” Faithe closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
“I really thought Chrystos was going to end the whole war right there, and kill my father. But suddenly there was an explosion outside; it was Chrystos’ car. In the confusion my dad and I got out.”
“Why did the car explode?” Lucky asked
Faithe smiled at the memory, “It was Kassiani, and ever since then she would warn us wen Ilias and Chrystos got to close.”
“Why did she do that?” Liz asked.
“She’s my friend and she feels guilty about the things Ilias does.”
“Why didn’t you tells us this before? Did my dad know?” Lucky asked, he was mad. He couldn’t believe she had left this out.
“Luke doesn’t know. I didn’t tell you because you didn’t need to know until now.” Faithe said trying to be calm. She knew Lucky was going to react like this.
“ ‘Didn’t need to know?!’ We didn’t need to know that you used to date the guy that we’re running from?!” Lucky yelled as he stood up.
“I’m sorry. Maybe I should have told you, but that was my decision.” Faithe said getting defensive. She stood and got toe-to-toe with Lucky. “What did you expect me to do? Walk up to you guys that first day at Kelly’s and say ‘Hi I’m Faithe Reynolds. My mother was raised by Cassadines and I fell in love with one!’” She said sarcastically. “When was it the right time to tell you?”
“How about when you and Nikolas almost got killed, twice!” Lucky yelled. Nik and Liz exchanged a look, ready to pull them apart if it came to blows. But that wasn’t necessary. Faithe sat down on the couch and buried her head in her hands and spoke quietly, “What happened with Ilias was personal. It’s not exactly something I like to share.”
Lucky took a deep breath and ran his hands through his hair, “I’m sorry I yelled at you Faithe.” He knew shouldn’t have snapped at her, but she needed to trust them if they were going to get out of this.
Faithe raised her head and smiled, putting on the mask she’d perfected over the years, “Don’t worry about it.”
“Well one thing is for sure, we need to get out of here ASAP.” Lucky said firmly.
“We can’t get out of here, Lucky.” Faithe answered.
“And how do you know that?” Lucky asked exasperated at Faithe knowing so much about this situation.
“Take a good look at this place. Have you seen one window?” Faithe asked gesturing around the room, “this place is a virtual maze. Even if, by some stroke of luck, we happen to open a door and it leads outside, we won’t be able to get two feet without those big burly guards dragging us back here. You can get in but you can’t get out.” A plan was forming in Faithe’s mind, but a few things needed to be ironed out before she could tell the others.
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Somewhere else in the house
The room was dark but voices could be heard, the voices of the four teens on the other end of the mansion. An evil grin spread across Ilias’ face at Faithe’s heartbreaking account of how he betrayed her. Things couldn’t be going better for Ilias.
Back in the teen’s room
Later that night
Lucky couldn’t sleep, he looked over and saw Nikolas sleeping soundly. He got up and quietly crept into the common area. Somehow he knew Elizabeth would be there, and there she was, sitting on the couch hugging her knees to her chest. A small lamp on the end table was the only illumination in the room. Lucky sat next to her and put his arm around her and she leaned into him.
“We don’t know if it’s true Elizabeth” Lucky said softly.
“It would explain so much,” She said quietly, “Why I don’t look like the rest of my family, why I don’t act like the rest of my family. It would explain so much if I was adopted.”
“Elizabeth this is what Ilias and Chrystos wanted to do, put the idea in your head so you would start doubting things.” He said firmly.
“I know Lucky, but what if it is true. Then I would be a Cassadine. Would that… I mean would it… change how you feel?” Liz asked timidly.
“Elizabeth if this true then you’ve always been a Cassadine. I will always love you, no matter who your parents are. I’ve told you before, you’re not going to get rid of me that easy.” Lucky said smiling.
Liz smiled back, “Thanks”
“The first thing we’re going to do once we get back to Port Charles is…”
“Go to Eli’s?” Liz cut in.
“Okay, the second thing we’re going to do is call your parents and see if this whole adoption thing is true. If it is, then we’ll go to Alexis Davis and find out if she ever had a baby, then if all that is true then we’ll get blood tests done at GH. We’ll find out the truth Elizabeth.” Lucky said trying to be reassuring.
Liz smiled and snuggled against Lucky and fell asleep peacefully.
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