After the phase of confusion and annoyance went away, I realized I was pissed like a mo-fo. How dare he kiss me then tell me it meant nothing and that I should just forget about it.

My anger was on a different level I tell you.

After standing for an hour, waiting for PonyBoy to come clean the glass up, and he never came, I decided to just fuck it.

Worst idea so far.

My feet looked like they were having their first period.

Blood was gushing from both feet, and it hurt. Bad.

I sighed, slipping on my clothes and then limping downstairs. Blue Doom was no where to be seen, only PonyBoy who was destroying mirrors.

"Hey Pony do you have any band aids?" I asked wincing when I stood on my foot.

"Wh- Oh yea here let me fix that" he said pushing me down to the couch, while I winced in pain.

He put his hand over my foot and suddenly it started to tingle and warm up.

"Where is Blue?" I asked hoping the bastard wasn't in hearing distance.

"Boss went out, he asked me to bring down a bed for you to sleep in" PonyBoy said.

That hurt, but it was for the best. I just wish I had been the one to bring it up, its no fair that he got to make the first move.

"All done" PonyBoy said standing up.

I looked at the bottom of my feet and my mouth dropped open, they were completely healed. "I thought you said you didn't have a power!" I said rubbing my hand up and down my feet, in shock. There was no pain or anything, I was completely fine.

"Healing isn't a power" he said looking down blushing slightly.

"Yea it is, its what makes you unique, therefore its your power, and if you ask me I think its way cooler than flying or electrocuting someone" I said looking at him sadly.

He beamed up at me, he seemed so childlike it was crazy. "How old are you?" I asked him.

"I'll turned 13 in two months" he said proudly.

I smiled at him, "where are your parents?" I asked him.

He looked at me confused, "Blue Doom is my parent" he said blinking at me. "He made me" he said tilting his head still confused.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I was an orphan and I got into a really bad accident that took most of my limbs, and no one would adopt me, so Blue Doom did, and then he fixed me. The accident killed all my family" he said shrugging.

I just wanted to hug him and never let go. "I'm sorry" I said.

"It's okay, without that then I'd never have met Blue Doom, and I know he's not always nice, and he says mean things to people, and he hurts people, but he is great" he said smiling at me.

"Don't you wish you were like a child sometimes?" I asked him.

"Well I guess sometimes it'd be nice to have someone read a story to me, or tuck me in, but Blue has made me strong, I owe everything to him, so missing out on childish things seems like a fair trade" he said shrugging again.

I honestly was about to cry.

I was already sad, and then his sadder story was pulling at my heart strings.

I gave him a watery smile, "I could read you a story you know" I said. His eyes lit up like a christmas tree.

"Really? You would?" he asked me.

I nodded, and stood up. "Yea wanna go lay down and read?" I asked him, he nodded his head enthusiastically.

"I'll pick my favorite book!" he said rushing off.

I went upstairs and sat down in his small cot, Pony came running in, his childish side shining through. He hopped into the small cot and snuggled up next to me. I smiled down at him as he handed me to book and looked at me expectantly.

I smiled and grabbed the book, but the smile was wiped off my face when I saw the title. "Your favorite book is the Destiny of Integrated Stars?" I asked him.

He nodded excitedly, this little nerd had handed me a text book.

I opened it and almost choked looking at all the long words on the page. This is what I get for having a heart.

I started reading, and thank God by page ten he was out like a light. I shut the book and looked down at him. He had his arms wrapped around my waist holding me, aww this is so cute.

It was like having a little brother, that was probably a good ten times smarter than me.

I guess I was sleeping up here tonight, and by the time that thought hit me, my eyes were closed.



Blue Doom's POV

I can't believe I was so stupid.

I flew around town searching for the address 124 Old Drive Way. I stopped when I came to my destination, but my thoughts just kept going back to Katrina.

And that damned kiss.

I lost control for a second, and that was my biggest mistake, I could not get connected to her, and I sure as hell cannot let her get connected to me.

She means nothing, and I just need to remember that.

If only I could believe it, that kiss was something else, no one had made me feel like that. And if I hadn't snapped out of it I probably would have had her one the floor, which is the scary part.

I can usually keep my cool, show no emotions but with her she was able to break me. With her I cannot control what I say or do, she's affecting me.

I brought my mind back, I looked inside the window of the apartment and snapped the lock and slipped inside. The room was messy, clothes everywhere and food thrown in with it.

Disgusting.

I walked over to the desk in the bedroom and looked at the pictures littering the top. I grabbed one and found the constant in all of them, a young kid, no older than 18. He was blond with green eyes, and he was nerdy looking.

I continued looking through the papers on his desk.

Cory Jess was what the mail was made out to. He was a scientific genius, I'd heard of him multiple times, he was one of the youngest scientist this generation who was making large steps in science. He was somehow connected to this, and I needed him in order to understand just what the hell was going on.

I kept digging through his papers before I found an invitation for a charity gala dated for tomorrow. Perfect, I'll go to the gala tomorrow and grab him.

And perfect it is a masquerade ball.

I slip back out of the window shutting it and flying back to my house.

What was I going to do with this girl? I knew she'd be angry when she saw me considering I'd had PonyBoy bring a bed down to the lair for her.

That was my denying her, and I knew she'd be pissed that I'd done it. But I needed to be in control of this situation, I needed to keep her at arms length, I couldn't let her in, couldn't let her hurt me, couldn't let her get hurt.

Maybe I just need a good screw, it's been a week, the longest I've gone in awhile. I'll have to call Diana, she'd make all these thought fly out of my head in an instant.

Thats exactly what I needed, just a little sex and it'd be better.

I'll call her tomorrow and have her sent over to the house.

I landed infront of my house and walked inside. I went to my bedroom expecting to find Katrina laying there spitefully, but she wasn't.

I walked down to my lair and was surprised she wasn't in the bed, or asleep on the couch. I started panicking thinking she was gone. I rushed upstairs looking for her in every direction and when I found her I was less than pleased.

She was wrapped in PonyBoy's arms, and he was wrapped in hers. The jealousy I felt was ridiculous and I knew that, deep down I knew that, but it didn't make it any better.

My eyes narrowed down at Pony's face cuddled next to her. I wanted to throw him across the room and break every bone in his body.

I took a deep breath, I honestly could not bring myself to just walk away, I need her to sleep next to me, be next to me.

I walked over to the bed and stared down at them, I wanted to walk away. I really did, but I could make myself walk away from her.

Sighing in annoyance I reached down and pulled her up, she didn't even stir she was completely out. I carried her back downstairs and laid her down in her own bed, and got in beside her.

She continued to sleep, not even stirring.

She rolled over and latched her body onto mine, burying her face into my neck. I froze up, before I slowly brought my arms around her, and pulled her closer to my body.

It was like finally being able to relax, to finally being able to breathe.

My eyes shut slowly, my body relaxing, my mind taking me to sleep.