James the Father of Blake - Last Chapter

James' story final chapter...

LAST CHAPTER - JAMES' DEATH

After what happened, James lost his hopes, having lost his best friend and brother, and his family also, by both sides (adopted and biological). He got a job to being still able to pay his studies, but now his life had a void... he felt emptiness in everything.

The high school finished, the graduation was about to start. James was there but he wouldn't enjoy anything. He'd like to be with Steven, both graduating, enjoying the graduation and the young years, as he did before. but he knew that he had to live with that.

The ceremony started and after that, the party began. James just sat on a chair, thinking more about his life, checking details again and again...trying to find an answer...for an unknown question...

Meanwhile, Lilith (a very evil girl and cheerleader with high notes), stared at him, she liked him because he was different to everyone else. but she was still evil, she had been even with him, a true bad person, and decided to make James hers, that would be the moment, when he was most vulnerable psychologically. She talked to him

-"Hey James! Would you mind dancing with me?"- James was silent for a moment and then answered

-"Uhmm...I don't dance..."- he was still feeling bad about all what happened. Lilith angered slightly because as a bad woman, she'll get mad if the people doesn't indulge her every whim. So, she had a "backup" plan. She dropped a pill on a drink and brought it to James

-"At least take a drink"- James, forced by the situation nodded and drank...what he didn't know was that it had a drug.

Lilith then asked him out and the drugged James accepted. They danced (the drug changed his behavior but didn't make him like alcohol would). And then, somehow, Lilith brought him to her apartment and forced him to do very dirty things...(don't need to tell what)

James woke up with headache and not knowing how the hell he ended on a bed with Lilith and in morning...after some minutes he realized what happened and slapped his forehead. After that incident Lilith didn't even talked him again, she just wanted him for some "fun".

3 months later...

Lilith called him by phone and told him that she was pregnant and the DNA proved that it was James'. James just thought 'Dammit' but not for having a child, but with Lilith, he knew vastly that she'd be the worst mother, if someone was so stupid to call her so.

Her parents forced the marriage which both Lilith and James didn't want. In fact, her parents forced her to call him to tell that she was pregnant. There elapsed the rest of the 9 months and she gave birth to a boy.

James was stranged at first, he never thought he'd be a father but now he was, and felt happy by this. But unfortunately, Lilith didn't love him and even hated him (she tried to abort and killing the baby with medicines the whole 9 months and James was the one who stopped her everytime).

The time elapsed, the baby, who James called him 'Blake' (he liked that name and didn't want to call him 'James jr.') grew up to 4 years old (James was 24 at this time). When something strange happened, he began to have visions about Blake...he saw him fighting since 5 years old and had visions about his growth, being brutally punished by Lilith and growing stronger, by fighting.

He couldn't believe it, the visions were so real, and Blake resembled him that much, he didn't know what to think. Maybe he was just figuring out what would be of him since he grew up like that.

One day, he watched Blake sleeping after his first day of kindergarden (Blake demonstrated to be very smart and since 3 years learned to write, to read and to count, but didn't speak yet).

James stared at him and the visions began again, he saw little Blake fighting to survive since 5 years old, and the way he grew up by fighting all the time. He saw how Blake became a teenager, leaving back his childhood but having the same lifestyle, he even saw his fiercest fights and that he had more friends who helped him also when he needed.

Until this point, James thought that just was a figuration of Blake's life based on his own, but the following vision changed that: He saw Blake at his first secondary day, saving a beautiful girl from a bully, and their meeting...how Blake refused at first but after all he let himself to be healed by this girl, who had a clear skin, brown wavy hair, and a very curvy body.

That vision didn't fit with the other ones...He never had seen that girl, and he had a lot of memories. That girl didn't even fit with his tastes...well since he had no definited tastes but that girl didn't even looked as a bitch, she looked cute and the visions revealed that she was cute and motherly to Blake.

This was strange...Blake had a mother substitute on a girl? James started to ask himself if all those visions would be true, only the time would answer that. He was glad to see with his own eyes the day that would happen, maybe Blake would find love and be happier than he has been ever.

He felt very happy for him, for his son, who seemed to have a better fate than his own. Other visions revealed to him that the girl's name was Joana...he thought deeply...

-"Will that be possible? That's the name?...I have to wait until that day to know it truly"-

One day he was walking by the streets with Blake, about 8:00 p.m., They were going home, but in a part of the way, James had another vision and this one was horrible, he saw Blake 4 years old, it means, the Blake is with him, pale, dead and bleeding, and a voice told him

-"The life your son would have, what you'd seen, won't happen, Blake will die like you and all your lineage"- James stopped, Blake asked

-"Dad...are you ok?"-

-"Huh? Oh...yes, Blake, I just...felt...sick"- They began to walk again and 5 attackers appeared, James immediately turned in guard position and said -"Blake...run as far as you can...now!!"- Blake refused to do it, he didn't want to disobey his father but he wouldn't leave him like that. He hid behind a trash box and watched from there.

The fight started, James had still the same fighting skills or even better (he's probably stronger than Blake would be in future). He dodged fists and connected punches and kicks, it was a fierce battle, they tried to use their numeric advantage against him but he was way stronger than them and finished 3 of them (he left two unconscious and broke one's neck with a kick, killing him). The remaining two were on guard, and one said

-"How can this be? Nobody is that strong!!"-

-"He must be that guy who always fought bullies...what was his name...James, I think"- In that moment, he recognized them, they were the two bullies he defeated many years ago (when he met Steven).

And answered seriously

-"Yes, that's my name, and I'm the one who kicked your asses years ago"- One of them grunted and the other said

-"I knew it! Don't get over confident, let's blow him out"-

He ran toward him and James was prepared but then a vision interrupted his mind, he now was seeing a very wounded Blake thrown on the floor and Joana protecting him against a huge bully, he just slapped her off with a hand and approached to her to hit her more, and Blake stood up, despite his wounds and said angerly

-"Ivan...THAT...WAS...YOUR LAST...MOVE"- And ran toward him furiously hitting him with all his might, defeating him after many hits, making Ivan to fall down, knocked out. Blake didn't even took care about himself, he inmediately came where Joana's and said:

-"I'm sorry...all this was my fault"- the he helped her to get up and then, he fell down since he used all his strenght to defeat that mastodon...

And, while Blake was unconscious in nursery, Joana said softly -"I love you, Blake...I'd like you to know it"- as she stayed with him while he was asleep...

James couldn't believe it, Blake would fight more fiercely because he loved that girl, and he now confirmed that he'd find love with her, and that he'd fight with all his might to protect her, which amazed him very much, he really had a reason to live, to breathe, to not giving up...to love.

But his thoughts were interrupted again when a knee hit him on stomach and the other attacker locked him from behind, leaving him vulnerable to the next hits which the other attacker would give to him...

James regained reason and hit the one who locked him from behind with his elbow, making him to release James and then he punched him twice on stomach and once on his jaws, leaving him knocked out, then he fought the other and defeated him, after many fists, kicks, and connections. Then he crossed his arms and said

-"You just make me lose my time, I don't want to see you again or you'll regret being born"- Then he turned around and went for Blake, but a voice stopped him

-"Hehehe...yeah...those stupids aren't worthy of a fighter like you...are they, James?"-

He looked around and found an unknown subject who said these words. He was an unknown latin guy...with short spiked up black hair and dark eyes. James could feel the evil flowing from those eyes, and said

-"Who are you? and what the hell do you want?"-

He just laughed and said

-"You should know it...bro"- He couldn't believe it, Jack, the one he fought years ago, had another son...'Dammit' he thought, and for a moment didn't believe it,

-"Why did you come?"- asked James still on guard, -"I came to kill you... as you killed Jack...and...what do we have in here?"- he said looking toward the little Blake

-"Don't dare or you'll regret"- James threatened, The unknown guy man said

-"Here is the deal James...if you want to save your life I'll take this child"- -"I won't let you!"- James punched him on the face...he answered with some fists which James blocked and dodged and they both began fighting, This man had practically the same fighting skills than James since he was really his brother, older brother, the one who was raised with their original family.

After some minutes, the man said

-"Don't think you'll win...I'm Brandon, your older brother and I'm stronger than you!"-

-"Let's see" James answered and the fists clash began, so the kicks, which flew around very fast and they both hit the other many times. This was James fiercest battle and when he could connect a combo to Brandon, his mind had another vision seeing Blake fighting just like him against a guy who resembled Brandon...

Losing concentration, Brandon could hit him several times quickly and kick him, then he hit James with his knee and threw him onto the ground. Brandon said -"It's over James, you can't stand up a chance against me, now I'll kill you both"- And deployed a gun which targeted to Blake

-"Blake run!!"- James shouted as he moved quickly and received the shot himself, falling down again...

-"Heh! What an idiot! You wanted to die before your son? okay...he'll die also anyways"- James was bleeding and had more and more visions about Blake, many of them and very fast and then he recovered from that and said

-"No...I'll change Blake's fate...My fate...And obviously...Your miserable fate also!!"- He ran furiously and took off the gun from him and said

-"I'll never let you hurt my son, even if I have to die for it...I'm taking you with me to hell!!"- He said as he shot at Brandon (Brandon stabbed him on the chest in the same moment)

They both fell down to the ground (Brandon dead) and Blake ran towards his dying father. He put his hand on Blake's head and said

-"S..sorry Blake...I'm sorry for...leaving you alone in the world...I know your mother hates you, we both know it, but Blake, promise me...that you'll never give up...never...also...don't get revenge...what happened today was because my best friend and me took revenge from the one who killed my father...-

James took a breath and continued

-"I'd have liked to see you growing up...but I can't...I'm dying...But...Blake...live a true life, not like me, I never found love...but you...u-ugh..."- his hand fell from Blake's head, pale and cold...dead...

James, in his last seconds of life, while his body was slowly dying and getting cold, he saw a last vision, where Blake was about 20's and he was with Joana...and Blake had a child in his arms, alittle boy, just like him but with a clearer skin and brown hair instead of black as he and Blake had.

He saw that, their happiness...Blake being a father just like he was...James smiled, took a last breath and died...

Not being able to tell Blake many things he was knowing about him, and despite he wouldn't be there when Blake grew up, he could know how would he be and he really knew his son a lot more than much fathers and even in less time.

Maybe this is the way the things should happen...All this maybe was revealed to James because he wouldn't be in the moment that those things would happen. And couldn't tell Blake, but maybe this was the right way, Blake had to live that in its right moment by himself...

THE END

EPILOGUE: Effectively, Blake lived the life James saw in his visions, and he met Joana at 7th grade, after three years he realized about her feelings and asked her out, they were together for several years until the day they both married, in September 1st, 2009. (When they were 18).

After two years they had a son, who Blake called James jr. to honour his dead father, and, carrying the child in his arms, Blake looked at the sky and said

-"Father...Watch us from the other world...see...your grand son..."- rising him slightly toward the sky, seeing, in the deepness of the blue dome...James' face, with his characteristic scar...smiling at them...being proud of his son...and his grandson...Who would be very important in Blake's life as he was in James'...