Six POV:

I didn't even know Nine HAD heart.

"It's OK, but thanks, anyway. I can do it."

Maybe I AM starting to like this guy already. He's so cool and tough... Sort of like me. I shake the thought from my head.

Nine asks, "Are you SURE?"

"Positive." I say. I really hope I'm not blushing.

We go at a slower pace now, probably 40 km per hour. And I sprint continuously with Nine as the car rolls along with us, John at the wheel. We run for about an hour until we reach the busy streets of Chicago.

I'm pretty tired, and I can see Nine dragging his legs a little. We finally stop at a car shop, which is next to a petrol chaise.

Nine pulls out a really thick wad of crisp hundred dollar bills from his backpack and gives it to me. "For you to buy a car."

I'm a little astonished, but I get over it. I take it, saying a polite "Thank you."

"No problem-o, darling." he says.

Fury hits me like lightning. I grab him and squeeze his muscled shoulders hard.

Through gritted teeth, I say, "No one. NO ONE. Calls me 'darling'. And as for those pet names you give me. DROP IT."

I give him a really hard shake and he looks a little stunned. "Um. Sorry."

Out of the corner of my eye, I see the others snickering. "SHUT UP." I say.

And they fall silent. I let Nine go, and he stumbles a little.

John POV:

I can't help but tease him a little. "Hey, tough guy. What happened to you?" I say, punching his muscles.

He mutters something like "shut up" to me, and sighs. "THAT was AWESOME. Did you see her, the way she LOOKED at me?"

I roll my eyes. "As in furiously? And like she's about to kill you?"

He sighs contentedly. "Don't you GET it? If a hot chick starts screaming at you if you give her a pet name, it means she LIKES you."

I nearly choke. "SIX? Likes YOU? You GOTTA be kidding me. Her emotions are like STEEL, man, STEEL."

Ella slides up, once Six is in the store picking a car. "She has a minor crush on you, though, Nine." she says.

"What? HOW do you KNOW?" he asks, grabbing her and shaking her a little.

"I dunno. I think I can read minds or something."

"Huh? You mean a new legacy?" I ask.

"Duh." says Marina, coming up.

Eight had gone to fill our SUV with petrol.

Nine has a dreamy look in his eyes and he whistles softly. "She. Is. The. TOTAL. Chick. For. Me. I mean, what could be better? A hot, sexy, chick, not to mention pretty. And also including how awesome a fighter she is, AND she's Loric. Which is like, TOTALLY perfect."

My mind at once wanders to Sarah, who is leaning on Sam shoulder, asleep. Sam is asleep as well. BK yaps excitedly. Nine is still gazing wistfully into the shop Six had just disappeared into.

She finally comes out and hugs him. "I'm sorry I was such a bad-ass. REALLY. And if you weren't one of us, I would've kicked the crap out of you."

Nine was a little taken a back by the sudden hug, and I suddenly feel a small tinge of jealousy.

He recovers quickly. "Huh. No problem-o. I can beat you easily in battle. I'm, like, AWESOME."

Six POV:

THAT is what I hate about him. He is SO arrogant sometimes. "You're too big for your boots, dude." I say, punching him.

I'm actually a little embarrassed that I flared up so easily since he gave me so much money for a car.

"And thanks for the car." I added.

"No problem hon-" he begins.

I give him my furious eye, and he quickly says. "Yeah. It's OK."

I had bought a black SUV. "When we get back to my home, I am SO going to polish this baby up." says Nine, rubbing his hands gleefully.

Eight comes back with the car filled with petrol.

"Let's go." I say, taking Ella's hand.

I jump into the new car with Marina, Ella and Sam as Nine, John, Eight and Sarah go in the other. I tail Nine's car along the winding road.

John POV:

We go back to Nine's luxurious home and I'm not surprised to see the others gaping in admiration.

He takes Six's hand gently. "I'll show you around, my pretty."

Six gives him a look that could kill and I nearly burst out laughing. Nine just doesn't have a way with sexy girls.

I take Sarah's hand. "You'll be safe here. REALLY. She has worn one of the necklaces and it REALLY works. She looks a lot less beautiful, and I really want her to take it off.

Eight comes up. "Okay, you guys, I think it's time to take off our necklaces, because it's going to die soon."

I took mine of instantly and I feel great shooting up again. Sarah is her normal self again, and I'm more than happy.

"Boy, I'm STARVING." says Nine, flopping onto a sofa and switching on the television.

The girls want to take a bath after all that fighting and I persuade Nine to do the same.

"There are no cameras or anything in here, right?" asks Six cautiously.

"None at ALL." he says, and takes out something from his chest. It flies around the 2 floors and after a while it whizzes back, flashing green.

"No cameras at all." says Nine again.

"I'm dying to catch up with each other!" groans Eight, "Can we do it now?"

Ella pipes up. "AFTER dinner, and AFTER bath."

I nod as well. "Yeah. I seriously need to take a bath."

There are 6 different bathrooms and I hop into one for a shower.