Justice is Swift But Vengeance is Sweeter (A Judge Frollo Fanfiction)

The Truth Comes Out

      Healia opened her mouth, and nothing came out, she looked like a fish, opening and shutting her mouth again and again. Esmeralda took a step closer, her gaze turning upset.

"Why sis? Why save him?" She cried, using her knife to gesture to Frollo. He didn't know who this woman was but always the clever man he swiftly inferred from the word 'sis' that in some way, these two were related. Well they certainly looked alike. Healia raised her hands.

"Esy I know you're confused and upset, and I'm sorry that I lied to you, I really am..." Healia began smoothly when Esmeralda sharply cut in.

"Are you? Are you sure? You sure didn't look sorry when you told me to my face you were doing things for Melanie when in reality you were taking care of this...monster! Don't you trust me sis? Or am I just not worthy of your big bag secret?!" Esmeralda said shrilly. Healia sighed, making Esmeralda angrier. "And I saw you hug him, do you really think that if you give him care and attention he'll change his ways? He'll become a better man and stop killing gypsies? Well sorry to break it to you sis, but it will do nothing, he will go on with his normal life, hanging and killing and burning gypsies until the day he dies! Or, until the day he kills every single one of us. Your naïve, trusting nature sis is going to get you killed, you can't just go about trusting everyone you meet! That's not how the world works!!" Healia suddenly snapped, eyes getting teary.

"Don't you think I know that? Don't you think after the brutal murder of my mother and father I would get the message? I know that, I know the world isn't all sweet and caring; it's a brutal, horrible place! But, I just thought..." She trailed off. Esmeralda threw her hands into the air, staring furiously at her sister.

"What, you thought what?!" Esmeralda shouted. Healia glared at her.

"I thought by trusting people I could build back the family I lost!!! That I could forget and move on, that if I showed the other cheek, the world wouldn't slap it this time!" She nearly screamed. Both women glowered at each other for a long time before Esmeralda smiled, the expression curling on her lip slowly. Healia bristled. "What are you smirking about?" Esmeralda sighed,

"This should be big news for you sis, Nikolas, you're so called lover. He's a criminal, he works for Frollo and has been spying on us ever since he came here." Healia didn't make a sound, merely shook her head slowly, still trying to process the information.

"That...that can't be, you're lying, you're lying!" Healia's voice rose until it was high pitched and nearly a screech. Esmeralda shook her head.

"Unlike you sister, I don't lie to the people I love. He has been filing information to Frollo about our whereabouts and even stole from Clopin. Isn't that right?" Esmeralda inquired, looking at Frollo. He glanced at Healia; whose golden eyes begged it not to be so. But knowing it was finally time to come out with the truth he sighed, nodding slowly.

"Correct, he's been my spy." Healia took weak steps away from Frollo, covering her mouth with her hands,

"You're...you're both lying, LIARS!!!" She screamed, breath coming out in short gasps. Suddenly another voice came to her ears.

"Healia, it isn't a lie. I've always been Frollo's spy, ever since I came to Paris." Healia turned along with Frollo and Esmeralda to find Nikolas standing beside the ladder, a sad look on his face. Healia fell to her knees, the confession had sealed it; he'd been a spy all along.

"Nikolas..." She breathed, feeling faint. Pressing her palms to the floor she felt tears slide down her cheeks, dripping onto the dirt. Yes she'd found him suspicious at times but, she'd just wanted him to be trustworthy so badly, to find someone she could trust, a relationship stronger than friendship, that she had blinded herself to try and be happy. Frollo watched along with the rest of them as Healia sobbed, finding against his will, she was strangely beautiful when she cried. In a sad, lovely sort of way. Suddenly Healia looked up at Nikolas, golden eyes burning with revulsion.

"Why Nikolas? Why make me feel like I could trust you? Did you ever really care about me? Or was it all an act?" She hissed between clenched teeth. Nikolas felt his heart throb in sorrow, he despised himself for this but he somehow had to convince her he didn't want any harm to come to her. Waving his hands wildly he shook his head.

"No, Healia please believe me, I love you, I've loved you since I met you and I knew the day I told you that I was a spy would be a horrible one but I thought..." Healia glowered at him coldly, face tearstained and a look of pure fury decorated her features, like a feral she-wolf.

"Why should I believe a single word you say you liar!? And the day you told me? You mean when you handed all my friends and family over to Frollo on a silver platter? Is that what you meant Nikolas? What, were you going to take me to the side as the guards burned down my home and injured and killed my family? Were you going to give me a kiss on the cheek and say it was fun while it lasted? You planned from the moment you met me that you would gain my trust and use me as a weapon, as an item for attaining information. Esmeralda was right, she was right all along, not only about not trusting everyone, but about you, Nikolas. She warned me and I dismissed it as nonsense, what I fool I was. I despise you Nikolas, and I could never love a liar like you, a filthy, stinking LIAR!!!" She screamed wildly. Something broke in Nikolas, something fragile and delicate, and once it was shattered he felt each and every shard shred his insides until nothing but ribbons of flesh were left. He wanted to beg her forgiveness, to plead for her to forgive him and accept him. But the look in her eyes was cold and hard like metal, no words would change how she felt, she was never going to forgive him for what he'd done. Nikolas narrowed his eyes, if she was not going to love him, he would take what he had left and run. Looking at Frollo he snarled,

"You filthy cheat; this is all your fault!!! She would be content and happy with me if you hadn't done the most stupid thing imaginable and gone to my safe house! Your reckless impatience is going to get you a noose around the neck." But suddenly he paused, flashing a grin.

"But not me," As quick as he could Nikolas darted up the ladder.