(Author's note – made changes on this chapter, not just sentences/paragraphs.)

A slender young lady in her twenties was meditating. She had brunette hair with some green streaks on her bangs, and had a light black/blue eyelid makeup. Her eyes were heavy lidded and there was lack of sleep showing. The color of her eyes themselves were a dark, piercing blue with hints of green. There was a Celtic knot shamrock tattoo on the back of her neck. She was a very beautiful girl despite those tired eyes.

Peace. Peace. Ring. Sigh, peace. Peace. Ring. Peace. Ring.

"O'Leary."

"Hello Carmen." said a familiar voice

"Fury, what do you want? I'm trying to meditate. You know what happens when I lose focus." said Carmen, rather annoyed.

"We need you to come in." said Fury.

"Why should I help you?" asked Carmen.

"Our world is about to enter a war, and we need to stop it." responded Fury.

"And I'm the person for the job?" mocked Carmen.

"We need your skills in reading people."

Carmen scowled. "We've been over this, I'm not tapping into anyone's mind. It is wrong."

"Carmen, this isn't just any person. If we can discover what his intentions are, we can stop this war before it begins."

"There are more ethical ways of doing it Fury, so forget it."

"Carmen, I know why you are declining. It's time to move on.."

"Don't you dare Fury!"

"Carmen, it wasn't your fault."

Carmen hung up. She wasn't going to let him sway her. Nothing he could say could fix anything. Change anything. She would never be a hero. 15 years of nightmares. 15 years of living alone with never ending guilt. She wasn't good, no matter how hard she tried.

"Damn it Fury." she snapped to herself.

Fury had a knack of stirring things up. How was she to meditate now? Her emotions were not to be calmed, but if she didn't get control,... she didn't want to think about it. Groaning, she got out from the tiny waterfall she meditated under and decided she needed some good strong tea to calm her a little.

A few hours had passed. Carmen was still drinking tea, but a lighter, calmer tea. The door behind her opened. Carmen closed her eyes, holding back anger.

"I know why you are here, and I must ask you to leave. Nothing you will say, or Fury, will change my mind."