Right guys I'm back and I'm so so so sorry…I really didn't mean to wait this long until I updated. Anyway I'd like to thank everyone for reviewing and sending messages, I'm so sorry it took this long…

Now please enjoy chapter 4 :) and promise updates will become more frequent :) x

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The sun lazily sneaked over the horizon bathing Lioness' room in warm sunlight which contrasted drastically on her drained skin but she seemed to be doing better compared to the night before.

Axel was eyeing her woefully stroking her hair gently. He couldn't bare her being ill and not being able to help, he was going to take her to see Gareth this morning and then maybe he could determine what was wrong.

Axel retrieved his hands from her hair and lazily rested it behind his head, looking around the Brazilian beauty's room he could see her aura and maybe even smell it but that's probably because he was on her bed. Sighing he slowly yet cautiously got up from the bed making sure she was peaceful before he left the room to get ready for the day.

Creeping stealthily from the room and into the hallway he heard nothing, that was his favourite time of day. When no one stirred and he could enjoy a nice warm shower without having to cringe at his team-mates antics, mainly Shark and Hawk. It was a wonder what would happen if they had neighbours, they'd probably be kicked out!

Finally finding his room he entered and immediately went into the bathroom and stripped down for his luxury, wrapping his towel around his mid section he grabbed his toothbrush and attacked his neat rows of teeth. Few minutes later he was done and finally stepped into the shower; he sighed blissfully feeling the heat of the water sooth his skin and the room quickly filled with fog encasing him on the inside making him feel all the cosier.

Snapping his eyes open, Axel became aware of his surroundings and realised he had took a small nap leaned against the wall, he quickly got out and got dressed in a pair of black jeans and grey shirt with a red and black jacket and exited his room.

'How long was I out for?' He thought to himself, King and Hawk were already awake and it was only 8:30am.

"Hey Axe." Hawk greeted pouring himself a cup of coffee.

He smiled and returned his greeting "Hey guys, you're up early, what's the deal?"

"Well we couldn't sleep with you lovers going at it that early in the morning!" Shark replied surfacing from behind the kitchen counter. It took Axel a while before he got what they were saying and when it hit him his face blended well with his jacket.

"Shark!" He warned approaching him, composure collected.

"Dude, I was just joking, it was a joke." Shark defended, hands in the air.

"Yeah, I know but can you lay off the jokes until Li's feeling better?" He asked sincerely heading into the living room. "I'm going to call Gareth.""Whoa, something's up with that dude." Shark stated replacing the slice of bread from the floor to his plate.

"Something's wrong with you!" Hawk exclaimed staring at the soiled sandwich in disgust.

"If you want one of my special sandwiches just ask, no need to spoil my appetite looking!" Shark retorted turning his back on Hawk taking a huge bite of his sandwich while King and Hawk shuddered at the contented look on his face.

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"Hey, Gareth I need your help." Axel stated into the phone receiver playing absentmindedly with a random piece of paper.

"Hey, Axel, sure what is it?" He asked in his usual kind voice.

"It's Lioness…""What's happened?" He asked suddenly alarmed, Axel knitted his brows in sudden curiosity.

"I think Paine may have gotten to her and made her ill somehow but I don't know what it is." He sighed swiping his hand across his face. "I was thinking maybe you can do some scans and see if anything turns up?"

"Yeah, its fine, bring her across later on, where is she?""She's still asleep but I'll see you in about an hour?" Axel asked creasing his eyebrows, it puzzled him how moods can change with the flick of a switch.

"Alright Axel, I'll see you guys in a little while." He stated hanging up.

"Was that Gareth?" Axel started at the sudden interruption and turned to look at the fragile beauty behind him.

"Hey, yeah it was…so how are you feeling?" He asked cautiously resting his hands on hers.

"I'm fine, I seriously stink, so I think I'll go take a bath and then we can go." Lioness smiled genuinely. She seemed better, did it only take hold of her at night? Axel hoped it did, he'd have the old Lioness with him during the day but he didn't want to lose her. Ever.

"Yeah sure, make sure you eat something, okay?" Axel stated as she stuck her tongue out at him.

"Yes daddy!" She replied sarcastically staring into his eyes before frisking to her room.

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Back in her room Lioness shut the door and leaned on it for a few moments taking in deep breaths. 'I can't keep doing this.' She thought, lying to Axel hurt her more than it was going to hurt him if he ever found out she lied to him.

Approaching her closet she suddenly burst into a fit of coughs, stomach clenched tightly a dry cough seized her for seconds. Taking a deep breath Lioness removed her hands from her mouth. What was there surprised her. Blood.

'W…what's happening to me?' She thought frantically while vigorously rubbing the blood from her hands on a nearby towel. With her heart beating quickly she went into the bathroom to do her daily routine.

Getting ready seemed to take hours if not days, doing everything carefully as to not hurt herself or cause unwanted trauma. Finally fixing her hair in a loose bun she straightened her white blouse and blue shorts. Lioness looked in the mirror and pulled on a smile, there was no need for her team mates to worry, she wasn't in any physical pain or anything, it was just the pain she might lose them.

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Axel was waiting in the living room for Lioness, he was worried about what he was going to find once Gareth had done all the relevant tests.

'Please be okay Li' He thought brushing his hands through his hair. Seconds later the door opened and in came Lioness with a bright smile on her face. 'It's too bright' Axel thought staring at her. She look beautiful in her simple white blouse, blue shorts and white sneakers. He chuckled.

"What's so funny?" She asked stepping closer to him.

"Nothing." He replied shortly. "We should get going.""Not until I know what you were laughing about." Lioness replied hands poised on her hips.

"Do you really want to know?" He asked teasingly, something had to return to normalcy.

"Yeah or else I wouldn't be asking."

"You look beautiful today…" Axel complemented turning away from her to suddenly study the window.

"R…really?" She asked softly. "So I don't look beautiful everyday?""N…n…that's n…not…" He stuttered fumbling for the right words.

"I'm kidding Axel but thank you." She replied shyly. "Erm, should we get going?"

"Yeah we should, we'll take my car." He stated picking up the keys and leading the way. Lioness smiled a genuine smile and followed him.

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Chapter 4...sorry it was mildly boring but I need a foundation to begin again, trust me when I say it will get better (I hope :P) and thanks for the reviews and so sorry once again for the long wait, forgive me if it was short. :(...x