Hey guys! Sorry it took so long. I had testing for a week so I didn't get a chance to write. But here's chapter 4! Hope you like it.

Chapter 4: Prom

**Merc's POV**

February 28, 2011

….

I stood by a tree, trying to find Faith in the crowd of students. I finally found her face and she saw me also. She smiled and walked over to me.

"How was school?" I questioned.

"Fine, I guess." She replied.

"I have a surprise for you." I smiled.

"What surprise?"

"You'll see."

Faith and I hopped in the car and we headed off to the tattoo parlor. I was kind of excited to surprise her. I know she really wanted a tattoo, and now she's a real Runner, she needed to get tagged up.

"Merc, my sister goes to my school." Faith said breaking the silence.

My eyes got wide as I glanced at Faith, and then looked back at the road. "Did you speak to her?"

"Well, she spoke to me; but yeah."

"You think she's gonna tell your dad?"

"I threatened that if she did, I'd tell him about the abortion she had last year."

"How'd you manage to dig up that dirt?"

"You don't think I know how to use your fancy technology? I thought I should dig up some dirt just in case I ran into her."

"I'm surprised you'd blackmail your own sister."

"Yeah, I am too, but Merc, I don't want to go back home."

"So your dad must be pretty strict on this whole abortion thing if Kate is that scared, huh?"

"He is. That's why it's the best threat I could make. He always told us that if we had one then he wouldn't pay for college… and Kate wants to go to police school."

We finally arrived at the tattoo parlor and Faith's face lit up.

"I'm getting a tattoo?" she exclaimed.

"Yeah, I thought you'd like that as a birthday present."

Faith threw her arms around me. "Oh Merc! Thank you! Thank you!" she said kissing me on the cheek. I looked at her in astonishment. My face began to feel hot. She looked back at me the same way. Faith was blushing. She turned away from me from her embarrassment. I grabbed her chin and turned her face to mine. I leaned forward and pressed my lips to hers. She wrapped her arms around me and deepened our kiss. My stomach leaped. I moved my lips with hers and I felt a low moan from Faith. I lost all sense of myself and thrust my tongue into her mouth, deepening the kiss even further. She put her arms around my neck and pushed her tongue into my mouth.

She was a good kisser for a kid. Wait… for a kid… Oh God! What was I thinking? This is so wrong!

I quickly pulled away from her. My face was hot from both embarrassment and… love? I looked down just so I wouldn't be forced to look at Faith. The bulge in my pants reassured me that yes, indeed, I loved our kiss. That was something I wanted to remain a question amongst myself.

"C'mon, we don't want to be late for your appointment." I said relieving the awkwardness.

….

"Merc, is it supposed to hurt like this?" Faith asked removing the cloth from her eye.

"Well, it shouldn't hurt as much as you say it does, but of course I've never gotten a tattoo on my eye. So, I imagine it hurts much worse. It'll get better." I assured her. "Faith?"

"Yeah?"

"About the kiss… I-I-I'm sorry."

Her smile rapidly turned into a frown. "For what?"

"It's just, I lost control of myself. I shouldn't have done it. I guess having a neglected libido never did anything good for anyone."

"Oh." She said softly. She looked sad. I began to wonder if I had hurt her feelings. A tear fell out of her eye and I proved myself right.

"Faith, don't cry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." I put my arm around her and used the other hand to wipe away a tear.

"I'm not crying, my eye just hurts!"

"Faith, look, I liked it too, but I thought-"

"Can we just not talk about it?" she interrupted.

"Sure." I agreed.

….

March 1, 2011

I sat on the roof, sipping my coffee, watching the sun slowly rise over the horizon. It was quiet until I heard footsteps behind me. Faith sat down next to me with her cup of coffee.

"Morning, Faith."

"Morning, Merc. How'd you sleep?"

"Couldn't. You?"

"I couldn't either."

We both knew the answer as to why, but neither of us wanted to talk about it.

"Prom's coming up soon." Faith stated.

"Yeah? You gonna go?"

"Well, I don't really want to go with anyone."

"No one says you have to, Faith. You could just go with some friends."

"Well, umm… Merc, would you go with me?"

"You sure you want to go with me? I mean, you wouldn't rather go with anyone else?"

"No, Merc, not really. I-I think it'd be fun to go with you."

"Well, Faith, I'd love to go with you."

….

May 6, 2011

"How do I look?" Faith asked me.

She was dressed in a medium-length crimson red dress that flowed with her body. It was low cut and had straps that just covered up her push-up bra. She couldn't do much with her short hair so she got a white bow to go in her hair. Her eyeshadow was a radiant red that made her black eyes shine; her face glowed from the radiance of her foundation. She looked… hot. But I wouldn't dare tell her that. I mean she's probably not thrilled about going to Prom with me. But, knowing Faith since she doesn't try to make friends I don't think anyone asked her.

"You look beautiful, Faith."

She smiled and pressed her freshly manicured hands up to my chest and looked up at me.

"You don't look too bad yourself." she smirked.

I had to agree with her. I didn't look too bad in my tux. It was one I've had for a while… maybe since my senior prom.

….

I was slowly sipping my soda, listening to Faith and Kate giggle and talk about I dunno… something. I wasn't listening. The music changed to a slow, steady song. Kate's date held out his hand and they left to dance. Faith and I looked at each other.

"Well, would you like to dance?" I asked holding out my hand.

She smiled and grabbed my hand. She stood up and said, "I would love to."

I put my right hand around her waist and put the other hand in hers. We slowly swayed to the sound of the music, gazing in each others eyes. She rested her head on my shoulder and moved her hands around my neck. I put my other hand on her waist and pulled her closer. I noticed I had an erection. Apparently, Faith noticed too because she pulled her waist closer to mine. I really didn't want other parts of my body telling her how I felt.

"Don't be embarrassed." she whispered softly.

Shortly afterwards, the song came to it's end.

"Faith, I'm exhausted. I'm gonna go up to the room."

"Ok, I'll be up in a few."

I went into our hotel room and took a quick shower. I changed into my boxers, laid on the bed, and began to watch TV. I heard talking outside the door, followed by Faith walking in.

"Who was that?" I asked.

"Kate. Turns out she's in the room next to us. Ironic, huh?"

"Yeah."

"I'm going to take a shower." she said smiling.

Faith left and I tried to engage myself in a re-run episode of 24, but Faith drenched my thoughts, so I cut off the TV. After a few minutes Faith came out in a red, silk, short nightdress that made her nipples protrude slightly.

"That's pretty." I commented.

"Thanks, I thought I deserved to splurge a little. So, I got this as a present for myself."

She smiled and laid down next to me, resting her head on my shoulder.

"Merc, do you love me?" Faith asked looking up at me.

I hesitated. Was she trying to trick me? Or was this a sincere question? But I trust Faith. So, I answered her question. "Yes, I-I do."

"Prove it." she taunted.

I pulled her face to mine and our lips locked once again. I felt that invigorating sensation again as I felt my stomach leap. She wrapped her arms around me and forced her tongue in my mouth. I could feel the amount of passion rapidly increasing, I knew it… I was in love. I put my hand on Faith's lower back and pulled her closer to me. She wrapped her legs tightly around my waist, and I lost every bit of my self-control.

This was wrong. She was nine years younger than me. But I couldn't help it, I loved her. She was also a Runner, which I had always considered a conflict of interest. I had even made up that rule: Runners shouldn't be romantically involved with other Runners or Trackers. I even had that written on paper. I had broken my own rule; Faith had taken over all off my rational thought, and logic all together.

I couldn't stand it any longer and forced myself into her. I didn't think about it, but Faith was a virgin. I guess it was hard for me to imagine since she was so hot and she had also been on the streets for a while. She slightly cringed from the pain. I brushed a hand to her cheek.

"You alright?" I asked.

She nodded.

I knew it hurt her, but she didn't want to ruin the moment. That means she actually wanted this… she wanted me to take her virginity. But why?

I thrust in and out of her as gently as I could to prevent any difficulty. I had had sex many times before, but now it felt different. It was so much better than before. There was more passion and love. Faith seemed to be doing fine. She didn't act like it hurt, yet more like it was the best thing in the world. Of course, she was very tolerant to pain. That one time she broke her arm; you would have thought it felt like a pinch to her.

I gradually quickened my pace as we got closer to the climax. I could feel the sweat on her body move onto me. She made the world disappear. There were no problems in life anymore. It was just us and no one else in the world. That's all there was… our love for each other.

I couldn't last any longer. A moan emerged form my lips as I felt the warm liquid escape me. Faith let out a cry and dug her nails into my back as we both reached our peak.

Ooh! What will happen next? Hopefully, I will have Chapter 5 out by next week. But don't take me to the bank on that one. Since it's summer I might get lazy but maybe not. Tell me what you think, I love to hear people's opinions! :)