A/N: Gah! Sorry I took so long to update! (School work, viruses, long story) anyway…

I'd like to once again thank everyone for their kind words and constructive criticism.

Now, what you've been waiting for, here's chapter four!

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Manny was soon on his mothers porch. He was sure she could help him, heck she was filthy rich! But he knew there was also a change that she'd go all motherly on him and tell him to earn the money himself like his father did. Well…only one way to find out.

He rose his finger and rang the doorbell. Then he sighed knowingly.

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"Manny!!!" Maria shouted joyfully, squashing her son in a tight hug.

"Mom…" Manny breathed "my ribs…"

Maria let him go giggling. "Sorry mijo. Please come in." she said stepping aside allowing him into the house. From there she led him into the kitchen and motioned for him to sit at the table as she proceeded to make him a sandwich. "So…what's on your mind"

"Well…" he started "Frida's birthday is around the corner you know…"

"But of course!" Maria chimed

"Yea and there's something I want to get for her, but it really expensive, 50 grand to be exact and…"

"You want to know if I'll lend you the money."

Manny rubbed the back of his neck. "Hehe yea."

Maria sighed "Mijo…"

Manny grumbled "Here we go…"

"I'd love to help you!"

Manny's eyebrows raised along with the rest of him in excitement. "Really?!"

Maria nodded pulling out her checkbook. "Yes Manny but there a catch."

He gave his mother a confused look "What's the catch?"

"You must promise me you won't let that greed of yours get the best of you, promise?"

"C'mon, mom. It's me your talkin' about here."

She raised a skeptic, unamused eyebrow at him.

"Alright, alright. I promise."

Maria smiled at him and pulled him into another bracing hug. Then he took the check she had written, stuffed it into his own wallet, and scrambled out the door, but not before hollering "Buy mom!" over his shoulder.

He looked at his watch. 11:13. Frida was expecting him at 11:00 sharp. He wasn't that late but didn't want to keep her waiting any longer. So, he turned his belt buckle to the right, turning himself into El Tigre and proceeded swinging from roof top to roof top in a hurried whirl.

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Frida stood on her porch waiting on her late boyfriend, looking at her watch every 30 seconds or so. She was quite impatient, and wasn't used to Manny being late. Being late to school was one thing, but being late to see her was something he'd break his neck to avoid.

She looked at her watch one last time before taking a seat on the stairs and resting her head in her palm.

Waiting…waiting…bored…waiting…

20 seconds later Manny, as El Tigre, slid to a stop in front of her house. Frida sprang up once she saw him and gave him an optic examination. Areas of his costume were torn. Red, slightly blooded scratches visible through the tares. He was panting, a crooked smile nailed to his cheeks, though it was pretty obvious he felt the pain.

"Good morning (pants) mi amor." he breathed "Sorry I'm late."

Frida sighed and shifted her weight to her left leg crossing her arms and shaking her head. "Who was it this time?"

Manny's head sank into his shoulders. "El Oso."

"Hmmm…so that's what all that noise was." she thought. "My poor baby!" she said in a baby talk like voice, walking off her porch to Manny. Once she reached him she pulled him into a gentle hug doing her best to steer clear of his multiple wounds. Then she took his hand and started toward her house.

"Where're we goin'?"

"I'm not letting you go anywhere until you let me clean you up."

Manny chuckled "Frida, you've seen me in worse condition then this."

"That doesn't matter."

"But you never acted like this before."

She turned to face him for a moment. "Before…" she started "you weren't my boyfriend." she said with the loving smile that practically melted his heart, on her pale face.

Manny sighed lovingly and let her lead him the rest of the way to her house. She quickly unlocked the door and tiptoed inside. Frida froze for a moment to listen incase anyone heard them. After confirming that they were unnoticed, they quickly and quietly made their way upstairs to the bathroom.

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Frida carefully whipped blood and dirt from one of Manny's wounds, using mainly peroxide, cotton balls, Neosporin and small strips of gauze. He flinched a time or two but held back any moans or hollers. He knew she was doing the best she could not to hurt him any further.

As he watched her he couldn't help but notice the slight signs of grief that hung onto her face. He put his finger under her chin, tipping her head up to look at him, taking her attention away from the cut on his arm that she had been cleaning.

"Frida, what's wrong?" he asked, his voice full of concern.

"I hate seeing you hurt." that was true, but that wasn't the reason she was so sad at the moment. She avoided his dazing look which, at this point, would have the same effect on her as the Bronze boots of Truth.

"Frida…" he started impatiently, knowing there was more to her story.

"Okay, okay! You got me. It's the guitar. Happy now?" she confessed.

Manny frowned "Depends, are you?"

"Not really."

"Then neither am I."

She sighed. He gazed at her for a moment. He held down the urge to tell her his plan, or even try and cheer her up by telling her someone might get it for her. She was about as much of an airhead as he was, but he still couldn't risk his surprise. With clouded thoughts and a mid-heavy heart he just pulled her close, nuzzling his cheeks into her silky blue hair. This calmed her. She sighed lovingly and enjoyed his touch.

"What are material possessions when I have, you?" she thought pushing herself closer to him. Their embrace lasted about 3 minuets, before Frida heard heavy footsteps and metal chiming. Her father undoubtedly. She realized the scene. Manny didn't have his shirt on. (It had to be in order for to thoroughly clean his wounds.) Added to the fact that he was holding her. She started to panic and pushed him back.

"Frida wha…" he asked after being caught off guard. She clapped her hands over his mouth, again, catching him off guard.

"Shhhhhh….! My dads coming." she whispered releasing his mouth. She quickly picked up him shirt. And hid it in her backpack, then pulled out a clean one. "Here, put your shirt on. I my dad catches up he'll kill us!" she said in a hushed voice.

Manny looked at the shirt that she handed him then back at her with a confused look.

She rolled her eyes "Ask me why I keep clean cloths for you later."

Manny nodded. Then they Heard a knock on the door. "Frida? Are you in there?"

"Eep…" they both muttered hearing the oh so frightening Chief Suarez's voice.

Frida breathed calmly "Yes, papa?"

"Are you decent?"

They both gulped as the doorknob began to jiggle.

"Uh, NO papa! I not decent!" She shouted just as the door began to open. The door slammed shut immediately after so. The two teens let out a relieved sigh.

"Well are you alright? I thought I heard voices."

"No one but me papa."

"Alright then mijo. Carry on." he said as he started back down the hallway. As the footsteps faded, Frida poked her head out the door. When she was sure her father was gone she and Manny quickly ran out the bathroom, down the stairs and back outside.

"That…was scary." Manny commented.

"Yea…" Frida panted.

"So…" Manny started straitening himself up what shell we do today? Terrorize some citizens or perhaps just a little cuddling at the park?" He suggested leaning close to her.

"We'll make it up as we go. Come on!" she said grabbing him wrist and pulling him off the porch and down the street into town.

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A/N: Do I know how to make a mountain out of a molehill or what xD

So anyway, here's chapter three. Hope you like. ^^ There are two more chapters. Which May not be able to update for the next 3 weeks. (it took me bout 2 to finish this chapter) It's finals month and I have a lot of studying to do. I only have 3 weeks left of school! Yayz!

So Hope you enjoyed this chapter and I shell update when I can. See ya!