Blue didn't even blink as he slid into his seat at the breakfast table where his ex-wife and brother were sitting right in front of him, gaping like idiots.

Ana was choking as her eyes swung from Blue then back to me, then back to Blue, then over to Rhett, but quickly back to me.

"D-doom? Wh-When- What are you doing here?" she coughed out.

I rolled my eyes as I slid into my seat right in between Rhett and Blue.

Awesome.

"Hello, Ex-Wife, traitorous Brother" Blue muttered as he barely looked at them, before leaning back into his seat.

"Since when am I a traitor?" Carter actually had the nerve to sound offended as he snapped back at his brother.

"You slept with his wife. Ended his marriage. Pretty sure you snitched when we were at your Mom's house. You continually harassed me. And overall you're an ass, with traitorous qualities, are you really surprised?" I asked him.

He just glared, "really?"

"None of those things, actually. It was when he turned over on all of us and gave the Council our locations" Blue gave his brother a dead look before looking away.

Cater rolled his golden eyes, "I said I was sorry".

"You were the snitch?" I gaped over at Carter, who gave me a blank look and a shrug.

"They were going to torture the information out of me" he started.

"So they didn't even get to torturing you, before you snitched?"

He paused, "I didn't think of it like that" he shrugged.

This fuck- my eyes widened as my vision shot to the couple standing up on the other side of the table.

I lunged like a full on maniac at Cha's face, and crushed her into a full blown hug.

"FRIENDS! Thank god, you are here. I thought I was going to die alone in this castle around all these people I despise" I cried into Cha's arms, as I clung to her like a monkey.

She laughed likely in my tight hold.

"Of course we came, Doom said you needed us" she laughed as she hugged me back.

Finally, someone with their shit together. I felt like I was in a corner with all these people attacking me. Blue and Rhett. Carter and Ana. Daniel and Carson. Riley. Then Lia. It was a full on Disney mashup of my worst nightmare of people.

"He threatened to burn down our home. With us in it" Vapor's monotone reply came.

I've never missed it so much.

I pulled away from Cha to look up at Vapor, "you really don't have-" I flung myself into his body wrapping my arms around him in another bone crushing hug.

He tapped my back, twice.

"I missed you guys so much, its been hell here. All these people are trying to kill me" I whispered over to them.

Vapor cracked half a smile, while Cha beamed at me.

I pulled away from them smiling, before turning around to look at Blue, "why didn't you tell me they came with you?" I asked him.

"I didn't want to" he muttered darkly as he glared at Rhett who was smiling over at me.

Such as jealous little bitch.

I turned back to Cha, "well where is everyone else?" I asked her.

She gave a small nervously smile, "well Sasha had jury duty-" she started.

"Since when does Sasha show up-"

"On Snake's case" she finished, making me blink at her. Well that would explain it.

"W-what happened?" I asked her.

"Well Snake and Sasha had a small spat, and so he took her car and had joy ride, and ended up crashing into the side of a prison ... not sure how he got there" she finished.

"And the others?" I asked slowly.

"Trina and Glare couldn't find a baby sitter" typical, "Bonnie was arrested, and Herc is trying to get her released. Legally. And Aria ... well she's have a small international affairs issue. They send their best though" Cha winced.

Oh my god.

What in the hell was the world coming to?

"At least you two have your shit together" I laughed hoarsely.

Vapor and Cha tensed.

Well, shit.

If that wasn't the wrong thing to say.

"Ha! Oh I bet, since Cha got Vapor drunk and had them married, only to find out that he already has a wifey, back home" Carter snickered.

Cha's head dropped, just as my jaw did.

Oh shit.

"Want to say that again Carter? I'd love to hear you try it with my foot shin deep down your throat" Vapor growled lowly.

Carter went silent.

The little bitch.

"Its not like he's lying" Cha snapped, still maintaining no eye contact with Vapor.

Oh how I wanted to slide back into my seat between Blue and Rhett. Get my ass back to my own shit show of a life, instead of stand front in center of their ship about to go down.

"I told you. I had reasons" Vapor muttered darkly.

"Reasons include commitment issues. Not a fucking wife" Cha snarled as she glared up at Vapor's stoic face. Wind slowly swept through the room, throwing everyones hair back.

"It didn't concern you" Vapor hissed out.

Wrong thing to say.

Dumbass.

I don't think I've ever seen fire in Cha's eyes.

Not like the gates of hell that were shinning in those gems, right now.

Cha opened her mouth, no doubt about to give the verbal equivalent of a kick to the balls, but Ana cut her off.

"Wait, you are still married to Fiona?" she asked, shocked.

Why does this bitch, not know when to shut up?

How come she can't just let the fire burn without putting her hand in it?

Does she not know what the words misplaced anger mean?

Cha's head snapped, like a shark that smelled blood. "You know who she is?" Cha growled lowly.

Ana shrunk in her seat, like she finally realized what a true dumbass she is.

"Well, we- she and I grew up together" Ana muttered low. "I was the bridesmaid-"

Cha turned around so rapidly, she was truly like a gust of wind, and before I could even see what was happening, she had a fork from the table in her hand, and thrown across the room, heading straight for Ana's left eye.

I could only watch, wide eyed, and mouth opened as Ana was about to be blinded.

Suddenly, a gust of wind came from no where, and shoved the fork off course.

Holy shit.

And I thought Cha was the one who had the ultimate control.

My god.

Ana looked shock as shit, as she should be.

Moron.

The huge doors at the end of the dinning room, swung open to reveal Raymond. His hair was pulled up into an elegant bun, his face drawn into a strong smile.



It happens in the moments when you least expect . This could most definitely would fall into that category, Raymond flew into the room, his feet barely touching the ground as he seemed to be floating on a cloud.

"I felt tension, and came immediately", he smiled brightly.

Why does that sound so familiar?

Cha seemed to deflate a little as she side-eyed Raymond, "Ray" she muttered darkly.

He beamed, like just hearing his name had made his entire day, "Cha! My sweet, sweet, dear, friend, Cha" Raymond beamed.

"I don't think our relationship falls under the friendship category" she muttered darkly, her anger seeming to fall flat. Vapor's however, seemed to skyrocket, in a very silent creepy way.

I dropped back into my seat, leaning back from the horrible show that was playing out in front of me.

Raymond's loose, bright clothing, that consisted of silk green tunic, seemed to brighten along with him as he smiled brightly over at Cha. "Cha-Cha how can you say that? Last time I checked we were lovers for a stint there" he giggled before turning his sharp eyes onto Vapor, who literally went dead-ass still. "Vapor" Raymond cut curtly, before turning and walking to the head of the table and dropping into his seat.

Blue's body heat rolled over my skin slowly as I leaned over to his bored looking expression, "did you know?" I whispered over at him.

"I was at the wedding, but I thought he divorced her crazy ass. Tea is spilling" he muttered back as his eyes shot between Cha, Vapor, and Raymond, trying to keep his face uninterested.

As soon as Raymond sat, Cha dropped into her seat, almost like it was second nature to sit after Raymond had taken his seat.

A deep dark smile tilted over Raymond's face as he witnessed Cha wince in her seat.

What in the hell happened here?

Vapor stood stock still, anger making his form shake just slightly, his eyes glued to Raymond. I knew that look, Blue had shot me that look every once in a while. That look where the person was planning a very detailed and bloody murder.

Vapor slowly slinked down into his seat, his eyes never leaving Raymond's smirking face.

The tension in the air spelled one thing. Death.

And to be honest, I'm not quite sure I want to see how dark Vapor can really get.

Something told me, he could potentially have Blue beat.

"Now that everyone is here, we can start breakfast!" Raymond claps, sending his servants in rush, no sooner was breakfast being placed in front of us.

My eyes shot across the table, I was of course in between Rhett and Blue. Across the table was Carter and Ana. In between us at the head of the table was Raymond, who was smiling like he had just hit the lottery.

What was weird though, was the fact that Daniel, Carson, and Riley were no where to be seen. The rest of the table was empty. No one else had showed up.

"Where are Daniel, Riley, and Carson?" I asked to no one in particular.

"Apparently they are all still having dinner pains", Raymond winced.

Ana shot him a confused look, while I looked up at Blue, "how tense were they when you went to their house?" I asked him, referring to Cha and Vapor who looked like rigid poles sitting next to one another.

Blue shrugged, "she was ripping all their pictures off the walls, and there were a few mild tornadoes tearing through the house" he muttered back to me.

Well then.

"Did you know about Raymond and Cha?" I ask again.

Blue shakes his head no as his eyes shoot around the table, "there are rumors of Raymond buying women, I didn't realize they were true".

"Buying women for what?" I asked shocked.

"They say he's usually lonely here, that Supers come, but rarely. He can't leave the grounds, so he has women brought here for ... companionship, I guess. Not sure what they do up here, but I can guess" Blue whispered back.

My eyes shot back over at Cha who was twitching slightly in her seat, from the two piercing looks that were hitting her skin.

I couldn't even imagine a life like that.

One where I had been bought, hell, even owned, especially in this day and age. And to someone who had powers, someone who you couldn't over power, who truly owned you.

There was no defeating him, how she escaped Raymond is beyond me.

Hell, I couldn't even escape Blue, and I tried hard there once or twice, before I resigned myself to believing he would get annoyed with me and eventually let me go ... or kill me.

Whichever.

But Raymond had called them lovers. Had she adapted to her situation in a slightly fucked up way, like I had.

Placed love onto the person that was pretty much keeping you hostage.

But if her situation was anything like Blue and I's, I have no idea how she coped, or even found the strength to leave.

Because even now, when I want to remove all of Blue's limbs with a spoon while he's tied to a table screaming in pain, I couldn't imagine us not ... being together.

Was I pissed?

Yes, and rightfully so.

But I still loved him, deep deep down. It was just a matter of forgiveness.

How could Cha have loved Raymond? How could she have loved him then left?

Blue kicked my leg under the table, hard.

I winced as I slowly turned to look at him, my leg most definitely broken after he shoved his size 13 foot into my calf.

I hissed lowly as the pain shot up my leg, my mouth open about to call him all types of stupid, when Cha cut me off, "Kat, would you go to the bathroom with me?" she asked quickly, she was already on her feet sending me a quick look.

Girl code.

"Sure" I reply as I slowly stand on both feet, glaring at an innocent looking Blue, who is eating his breakfast like he didn't just break my leg.

I sigh before slipping away from the table and following behind Cha out the room, no one looks at us twice as we leave.

I side eye her from beside me.

Should I even bring up what was said in there?

Would she even want to talk about it?

"My parents died when I was a 14, in China" she cuts off my mental ramblings as she continues to walk, me following her blindly. "I went to a shady Aunt, who then passed me off to a shadier cousin, then by the time I was 16 I was in the hands of Madam Pri. She kept me in a brothel with her til I was 18, forcing me to clean and do labor. Thankfully, I didn't have the same jobs the majority of those women did. I was 18 when she decided I was mature enough, pretty enough to make her money. But before I could start, a huge bidder came to town, looking for three young women he wanted to buy. I looked horrible that day, but for some reason when he saw me stumbling out of the kitchens he picked me and two others from different brothels. I was cleaned, and flown all the way from my home to Egypt, where I was brought to Raymond" she sighs. "I expected the worst, like any normal person, but he- he didn't want sex, or hell even slaves. He just wanted company, a friend, someone, anyone. It was the off months here, when no one comes, a week in he set the other girls free, but there was something in his lonely soul that touched mine. That annoying personality of carefree and bright happiness, with a handful of extreme self love is all fake ... except for that self love, but deep down he was so lonely. And I knew how he felt, because I had felt the same way since my parents had died, and with all the shit I had seen before getting here, I was so lost, Kat. But we brought each other back from that, for three years we were absolutely best friends" she talked quietly, a small smile on her face, as she reminisced.

"What happened?" I asked hesitantly.

Her smile dropped, annoyance clouding her vision, "I of course fell for him, as all girls do when trapped in a house with one slightly attractive and kind male. But I wanted him to prove he loved me, he had said it, but I wanted him to truly show me that I meant everything to him, above all of it. I wanted him to set me free, I wanted him to love me enough that he cared for my own happiness above his own. I was going to stay of course, but I wanted to be here because I chose it, not because he owned me" she sighed, "I asked him to set me free, and the self centered son of a bitch went berserk. Tied me to my bed, locked all the doors and windows, couldn't leave my room for a week. And he would just come in at night and watch me, torn because he claimed he loved me so much he could never let me go, would never let me go. Eventually, he let me roam free again around this castle, but it wasn't the same. Until the most handsome man I had ever seen had decided to come for a stay. He was the first visitor of the season, and when my eyes met his, I don't know, it was just different" she smiled with a shrug. "It was Julian, I had only ever met him as Julian, not Vapor, never seen his suit. It was his second day when he ran into me, and we spoke for hours and hours, and it still wasn't enough. It was that night that he snuck into my room and helped me escape. Ticket to the United States, passport, money, everything I needed, he helped me sneak out, we ran all the way to the border before Raymond ever even figured I was gone. He drove me to the airport and we separated with a kiss, and I thought I'd never see him again. Of course that was bullshit, he had me approached at the airport for a job, that strangely didn't need any of my credentials and gave me a huge salary and a place to live. I didn't think anything of it though, I just lived my life, three months in I'm walking down the street and am nearly crushed by a semi truck, only to be saved my super villain Vapor" she laughs brightly.

"That sly son of a bitch" I shook my head with a smile.

"Thats exactly what I said, after I figured it all out! That whole time he watched over me, just trying to figure out a way to speak to me, he thought throwing that truck would be the best way, for some reason" she rolled her eyes, her smile unconscious. "Took him a few months to eventually tell me he was Julian. Then the past four years have been history, but I wrote to Raymond, over the years a little. He acted calm in there, but I know him. He won't let me leave here without a fight, and it may have been stupid to come back here but I was pissed and when Doom showed up with an escape I took it without thinking" she shrugged.

We stopped dead in the hallway as she stopped walking and turned to look at me, "I'm glad he saved you" I smiled over at her.

"Me too, even though I want to severe his balls right now, but now, its time for us to save them" she whispered over at me.

I looked at her confused, "what?" I suddenly looked around, having no clue where we were, because it most certainly wasn't the bathroom, "where are we?" I asked her.

"Raymond's office, Kat, and we need to hurry we don't have much time" she hissed before shoving me inside the side room from the hallways, before slamming the door behind her. "Search. Now".