Chapter 9: Do Not Tell

*Kara's Point of View*

Elsa and I walked to the park closest to the café. It was private for the most part. The only people nearby were those in the play area for the children. There was no possible way they would hear what I was about to tell Elsa. We sat at a bench overlooking a pond. A gap of empty space was between us. I could see her staring at me in the corner of my eye. She was silent and patient as can be, which only sparked my nervousness even more. My heart raced and my palms were sweating. I took a deep breath.

"Elsa?"

"Yes, Kara?" She responded. Her voice was kind and understanding, something I hoped that would remain the same throughout this conversation.

"What...What I'm about to tell you needs to remain to you and you alone." I said as I looked to her. "You cannot repeat this. Doing so will put you're life in danger." She raised an eyebrow.

"Kara, what can possibly be so bad that it puts me in danger?"

"I-I don't even know where to begin. I guess it all began when Hans and I were born. Our mother died shortly after giving birth to us. Our father took care of us and he loved us dearly. He always worked hard to provide us with everything we ever wanted or needed. He kept us clean and fed. Overall, he was a pretty great dad. But then we turned thirteen and all hell broke loose. He blamed us for the death of our mother, beat us, starved us... At one point, he chained us in separate rooms." Elsa gasped. "This lasted for several months, until one day he never came home. With no money or food, Hans and I left the house and began to steal food wherever we could just to survive. Then by the grace of God, a wonderful couple took us in. Kai and Gerda took care of us as if we were their own. We remained with them until we were 18 and we left for college here in Arendelle. A few months into college, we received a phone call that Kai and Gerda were murdered in their sleep. At their funeral, a lawyer approached us at informed us that Kai and Gerda had left everything to us and the only thing that they wanted in return was for us to finish school and do something with our lives. To not resort back into stealing or living on the streets, and we fulfilled their wishes to the letter. Hans and I became doctors and worked for everything we have."

Elsa was speechless. I highly doubt that she was expecting a story like that. She remained silent as she processed my life story in her mind.

"Elsa?" I called to her.

"I-I'm sorry, Kara. I don't know what to say."

"That's alright." I said with a smile as I grabbed her hand.

"So...I know that's not what you're hiding. What else is there, Kara?"

"Okay, well..."

"Kara!" Hans' yelled. Anna was with him. He looked pale.

Shit! Every time! I groaned. "Hans, we are kinda in the middle of something."

"Kara, we have to go now." He said. There was something in his eyes. Fear? Anger? Perhaps a mixture of the two, but something was definitely there. I stood up.

"Hans? What's wrong?" I asked as I touched his arm. He was shaking, but before I could ask again, he grabbed my arm roughly and spoke.

"Elsa, Anna. So sorry, but we must go. Uh, we'll call you two. Bye." He dragged me away. I could feel Elsa and Anna staring as we walked off. The grip of his hand didn't loosen until we were far away from the girls. Then I broke free.

"Hans! What the hell is wrong with you?" I said as I continued to follow him towards a parking garage.

"I'm sorry, Kara. I truly am, but someone wants to see us. Now."

"Someone? Who?" I questioned as we walked up to a black limo. A rugged looking man was standing by the door and opened it as we approached. I stopped and looked at Hans. He looked back at me and looked down, suddenly finding the ground more interesting.

"We have to, Kara." He said as he looked back at me. I looked back and forth from Hans and the limo. I began to walk towards the door and got in. Hans followed me in. Inside were two strong looking men. Their faces were neutral. In between them, sat an elderly looking man shining his spectacles. His nose was pointed. He was short and slender and he had a gray mustache and a horribly noticeable toupee on his head. His blue eyes did not look at us. Instead, he simply spoke.

"What's wrong, Kara? You don't recognize your father?"

"Father?" I questioned. I kept studying the man before me. Then it hit. "F-father?! What the actual fuck?!" I yelled.

"Do not use that language in front of me, young lady! And if you are to address me, you will call me 'sir' or 'Mr. Weselton.'"

"Oh whatever!" I spat. I shot a glare at Hans. "What is the meaning of this?!"

"I threatened him." Weselton said. "I saw him and his little red hair girlfriend walking down the street. I told him that if he didn't bring you to me that both of your girlfriends would die." He laughed.

"You dare threaten them?! You better watch yourself old man." I threatened. "I could easily snap your pathetic neck in a heartbeat."

"Now, now, Kara. I wouldn't throw threats so quickly. You see, I have a proposition for you both."

Now it was Hans to speak. "And what makes you think that Kara and I will accept this? You've hated us from the moment you knew what we were."

"You're right. That's why if you two do not accept, you're precious girlfriends will die. As we speak, I have men watching their every move. All it takes is one call." He said wickedly.

Hans and I stared at him with wide eyes. Now we were trapped. We looked at each other. I was the first to speak.

"What will you have us do?" Hans asked. Weselton grinned an evil grin.

"You two have been nothing but a thorn in my side since you were born. You took my wife, then you took any last dignity I had when you two became the monsters that you are. Now, you're interfering with my business. You two will stop saving all those who are kidnapped."

"So you're the one behind the kidnappings!" I exclaimed.

"Yes. I've been taking the mutants to experiment on them and I will continue my work with you two out of the way. If you save one more mutant, those you love will die."

"Fine. We'll play along. We won't rescue mutants anymore." I spat. My stomach turned at the thought of him getting his way.

"Excellent. Also, you two cannot tell anybody you're true identities. This includes those two girls." He said.

"What does that have to do with anything?" I asked coldly.

"I know that you're girlfriends suspect you of lying. My guess is this: they will get tired of you two leaving them when emergencies occur. They won't know where you run off to because they don't know who you truly are. Eventually, they will break up with you, much to my enjoyment."

"You're sick." said Hans. "What did we ever do to you to deserve such treatment?"

"You did everything to me!" He yelled. "You took the only woman I ever loved. Now I can only hope that you both will feel my pain."

"Mother died after labor. It wasn't our fault." I said.

"Yes... It was." His eyes locked onto mine. "You look so much like you're mother." He whispered. His eyes began to tear up, but he stopped before any were able to fall. "Now you two get out of my sight. Remember my conditions."

Without saying anything, Hans opened the door and stepped out. I quickly followed and slammed the door shut. I stormed off with Hans on my tail.

"I can't believe this! What are we going to do, Hans?"

"We have to do what he wants, for Anna and Elsa."

"You do realize that the mutants he takes will probably die, right?"

He nodded his head. "Yes. I know. But there's nothing we can do, at least not right now. We'll figure out something." We continued to walk out to the street. "You were going to tell Elsa today, weren't you?"

"Yes. I told her about everything else from our younger years. I was about to tell her who I truly was when you arrived."

"I'm sorry, Kara."

I stopped walking and pinched the bridge of my nose. "It's not your fault, Hans. I guess it was for the best. But now I have to figure out something to tell her other than the truth."

"We both do. Anna is starting to ask questions as well. I don't know how much longer we can keep this up, sis."

"Hopefully just until we figure out a way to get rid of that asshole of a father. But what happens if they do break up with us? What then?" I asked. Suddenly the thought of Elsa ending our relationship made me worry.

"Don't worry, sis. We will find a way." He said as he pulled me in for a hug. "I promise."

Sorry for a short chapter. I'll try to update again soon. Enjoy!

-warriorangel21