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It was a cold evening in November 22nd 1963, when Charles was pacing around in the academy since Erik was missing since the week before; and Moira was watching the news while holding a 1 year old Bellaluna.
"I'm sure he's perfectly fine and will be back soon."
"I know, but I'm just concerned not only for him but also everyone else; I just don't know how it could be any worst?"
"Um Charles, I think you spoke too soon."
"Why?"
Charles soon looked at the TV, and there was a news report that President John. F. Kennendy has been Assassinated earlier today in Dallas Texas.
"Oh dear god no, he wouldn't do anything like this; he wouldn't."
"I'm sure he didn't, just sit next to me, and try to calm your nerves."
"I'm just gonna go place Bellaluna to bed." .
Charles then took Bellaluna to her crib, which was in the room next to his room.
"Don't worry my precious little moon beam, I'm sure everything will get better soon."
Charles then kissed her on the forehead goodnight and placed her in her crib.
He soon walked to the living room where Erik was sitting on one of the chairs.
"Where WERE YOU? I HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK!"
"I was just out for a walk, doing some thinking."
"YOU WERE GONE FOR A WEEK, I WAS WONDERING WHERE THE HELL YOU WERE!"
"I had a meeting with some people."
"I saw on the news that the president has been assassinated, did you have anything to do with this?"
Soon nobody spoke a word, but Charles could see in Erik's eyes that he did have something to do with it.
"Oh dear god no, IT CAN'T BE!"
"I'm so sorry Charles, but I had to do it to further my cause."
"But what about us, our daughter; doesn't any of that matter?"
"It does, and that's why I must leave."
"What do you mean leave?"
"I must go Charles, my cause needs me."
"But your little girl needs you, I need you."
"I'm really sorry, but it must be this way." .
Erik soon walked to where Bellaluna was asleep, he then picked up Bellaluna and held her.
"Goodbye Bellaluna, I hope you don't forget me, and I don't know when but I hope to see you again."
Erik then kissed Bellaluna on the forehead and gave her a golden locket with a lavender heart on it.
He soon placed Bellaluna back in her crib and left.
"Goodbye Charles, I don't know how or when; but I hope we would soon be together again."
"I love you Erik."
"I love you as well Charles."
Erik then kissed Charles on the lips and left the academy without looking back.
"Charles, are you okay?"
"Yes I'm fine, I must stay strong; not just for me; but also for Bellaluna."
"How are you going to break the news to Bellaluna that her father has left?"
"I honestly don't know Moira."
The next morning, Bellaluna woke up and floated out of her crib.
She then started walking around the mansion, looking for her father.
"Daddy, where are you?"
She looked in her parents room, but he wasn't there.
She looked in the kitchen, he wasn't there as well.
As she continued to look for him, she was getting more and more scarred and upset.
"DADDY?"
She then ran outside, where she saw her pama; sitting under a tree and sobbing.
Bellaluna then walked up to Charles.
"Pama, where's daddy?"
Charles didn't say anything, he just held on to Bellaluna, while trying to hold back tears.
"I'm sorry sweetie, but Daddy has left."
"Why?"
"I don't know, Bellaluna; but it'll probably be a long time until he comes back."
Bellaluna then was filled with feelings of dispair and confusion?
"I can't explain why, it'll all make sense when you get older."
Bellaluna then walked down into the basement, and then walked into a empty room; where she then stopped sobbing her eyes out.