I have never been the type to fall, especially not when it involves falling hard. But for him I fell, further than the floor. He was so mysterious, mainly because I couldn't figure him out. He was completely insane in a nonthreatening way. But his hazel eyes and dark hair just made me melt. I was beyond gone. I had fallen for Caesar.

I had grown up with him. I had been his best friend. Heck our parents even worked on the nanite project together. For our entire lives we were inseparable. That was until the nanite event, when he disappeared.

Flashback:

"Caesar! What are you doing here? They said I couldn't see anyone." I asked him when he came into my cell. Well it wasn't exactly a cell more like a white room the scientists used to observe me. I was an E.V.O. sadly of my own accord. I chose to save the brother of the man I love. I chose to become an E.V.O. it wasn't exactly the best choice I've made.

"I'm here to get you out." He said typing number into the computer. Some long equation they used as the passcode to keep me in my cage.

"Why? What happened?" I asked.

"The nanites are about to blow and I'm not leaving you here." He told me.

"Why not? I'm a monster. At least that's what the tell me." I said sadly. The scientists told me I was a monster, they didn't realize the nanites could cause mutation, but it did. My stupidity had caused it, when the others decided to test nanites on humans they chose Rex as a test subject. Caesar tried to stop it but they managed to get to Rex anyway. They had him in the lab and Caesar and I were locked outside it wasn't fair to change a kid for life. To make him different than humans. So to save him I injected a meta-nanite in myself. It was the only way they would turn their attention to me. I knew they would too. Scientists were easily distracted when attracted with a new subject. Sadly my heroics were sort lived, because when Rex got hurt, they did it anyways.

The meta-nanite though, it changed me. Like it would've to Rex. My skin was now red with black patterns etched into it. My hair was still brown like before, and Caesar said my eyes were still blue, but everything else was different. The scientists said I had other powers, but I couldn't figure out what they were. "No, you're not. Don't talk like that," He told me staring into my eyes. He pressed one last button on the keyboard and the doors opened. We ran to each other embracing the other in a hug. "I'm sorry I let them take you." He said breathing onto my neck.

"It's okay. It wasn't you fault." I told him.

"Let's go." He said releasing me from our hug. He led me out of my prison and out into the castle. People were running everywhere trying to escape the coming apocalypse. We ran too, but to where we shouldn't have. We went down corridors until we reached Rex's room. "Rex! We have to go." He called in.

"He's not here." I pointed out.

"We have to find him."

"How much time?" I tried to ask him, but he didn't have to answer because the alarms started going off and a voice came over the loud speakers. "Nanite system compromised. Nanite release in twenty minutes."

"Twenty minutes." He repeated. "Rex!" He called.

"Caesar how are we going to get out of here?"

"I haven't gotten that far."

"I'll find him, while you figure out a way to get us out of here." I said. This was unlike him. He normally had a plan.

"We have to have a way to get out. It won't matter if we find him if we have nowhere to go." I said. He was beginning to panic as he realized I was right.

"Okay, but be careful." He said calming down. We stood there for a second looking at each other like it would be the last time. I desperately hoped it wouldn't be. I had already been taken from him once. I would not have it again. "I'll meet you outside." He started to leave, but I grabbed his arm pulling him back to me. We gazed into each other's eyes for a moment before he pulled me in closer. So close our lips touched and we kissed. At that moment I wasn't a monster I just me, the happiest person alive.

He broke our kiss and ran off. I stayed there for a moment then left also. I hoped Rex still used his favorite hiding place, the master nanite chamber. I fought through scientists to get to him. It was in the center of the castle and it had the best hiding spots.

"Rex! Are you in here?" I yelled when I got there. I tried to yell over the alarms, but I wasn't very successful.

"Mae?" A small child's voice said.

"I'm here Rex. I'm going to get you out of here." I told him. Out of the shadows he emerged running to me. I scooped him up and hugged him. His small ten year old body pressing against mine. "It's okay Rex. I'm here. You're safe now."

The voice came over the speakers again informing me we only had ten minutes left. "Let's go. We're going to meet Caesar." I said putting him down and leading him by his hand.

"What about mom and dad?" He asked me.

"They must have gotten out by now. They'll be okay. I promise."

"Okay." We ran as fast as we could through the maze. The seconds were counting down when we got to the door.

"Five."

I picked Rex up and poured on speed. He buried his head into my neck. "It's okay Rex." I said reassuring him.

"Four."

"Three."

I ran through the doors. Caesar's ship wasn't far away.

"Two."

The engines fired up. We weren't going to make it.

"One."

I fell to the ground landing over top of Rex to protect him. Then it happened the explosion shuddered through the castle. I glanced up at Caesar's ship just before everything went blank.

I didn't see him again for seven years.

End Flashback