Yes, I know this took forever to get up… sorry, but apparently my professors think college comes first… ah, what do they know =P

I don't own YJ… I do own a peace sign dry erase board

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Chapter 4

"Where have you been?" Ryne asked.

"New Jersey."

"Why were you in New Jersey?" He continued with forced patience. Living with two meta-humans took its toll on him sometimes.

"I won't tell you."

"Why not?"

"Because you won't like the answer." Ella walked to the fridge and pulled out a carton of orange juice. "This is the milk right?"

"That's the orange juice. We buy the milk in gallons now, remember?"

"Right, right." She put the carton back and pulled out the milk, then opened a cupboard to the left and pulled out a cup. Ryne leaned his elbows on the counter.

"Now, tell me why you were in New Jersey."

She sighed. "Apparently I was helping people steal something."

"Apparently?"

"That's what the speedy kid said." She downed half of her glass in one gulp and turned toward Ryne, 'looking' at him as best as she could. Her dead gaze still creeped Ryne out a bit.

"Who won?"

"I did. I always win."

Ryne smirked and adjusted his glasses. Not always.

"I mean, who really won? Which side were you on?"

"What is it with everybody and 'sides' today? I was on the 'side' of the people who needed my help."

"And what did it cost the other guys?"

"I dunno. About a minute and a half without air, I think. They're fine." She finished the rest of her drink and put the cup carefully in the sink.

"How can you be so calm about this, Ella?"

"I'm just having some fun. This place is boring."

"I'm stuck in the house all day, every day, and even I can find better things to do than interfere with superheroes' work."

"That's your decision. And I don't care how much Yeira likes you; you can't tell me what to do," she snapped.

"Legally, I can."

"We both know that paper doesn't mean a thing."

"What are you two going on about now?" Ryne looked up as Yeira walked into the kitchen.

"Nothing," he and Ella chimed. Ella continued, "I'm just going to bed now."

"Wait." Yeira caught her arm. "Where've you been?"

"Ask Ryne." She left, counting twelve steps before a sharp turn to the front hall.

"So where has she been?" Yeira asked as she put away the milk. "And why am I gonna have to talk to her later?"

"It doesn't matter where she was; the problem is that this is the second time she's gone out like this." Ryne ran a hand through his flat blond hair. "I know I'm only her fake guardian, but I'm still worried that something's going to happen to her. Especially if she keeps doing this side-switching thing."

"What do you mean?"

"Two days ago she helped a group of superheroes win their fight. Tonight she beat them and trapped them in those boxes of hers, and I'm no meta-human but I think they might not be ok with that."

"How long were they in the boxes for?" Yeira picked up a cloth and began wiping off the counter, pushing Ryne out of the way.

"She said a minute and a half. Does it matter? Are you even concerned?"

"What do you want me to do, Ryne? It's not like she listens to me. It was hard enough convincing her to go to school; let's take one battle at a time."

"Fine," he said. He'd be sure to finish this conversation later. "Speaking of school, how's ninth grade going?"

"Slowly. I already know all the material they're teaching."

"Did you make any new friends?" He asked as he went over and put his arms around her. She tilted her head back so she could see his face.

"Just one; most of the people at this school aren't very nice."

"And what's your new friend's name?"

"Dick." Ryne turned his head to hide his laughter, making Yeira hit him on the arm. "Oh quiet; it's short for Richard."

"I want to meet him."

Yeira paused. "What?"

"If you're going to be spending all your time with some hormone-crazed teenage boy, I want to meet him. You know, to make sure he's—"

"He's what?" Yeira threaded her fingers through Ryne's. "Not competition?"

"It's not funny, Yeira. I haven't been happy with this whole arrangement from day one."

"That was six days ago."

"Yeira."

"We're only staying until Ella learns to read Braille."

"She couldn't have learned in Sparks because…?"

"As soon as she learns, we'll move again, and everything can go back to normal."

"Or our version of normal anyway."

"I promise," she said, and she kissed him. They held it for a second, but Ryne pulled away.

"I still want to meet him."

Yeira rolled her eyes. "Still afraid I'll hook up with some random kid in a locker room?"

"That and I haven't talked to anyone but you and the TV for a week. I'm gonna go stir-crazy if I'm trapped in this house alone too much longer."

"I love you too, honey." She kissed him again.

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