Zeus watched as Riley left the house, her pet Hunter right behind her. His once arrogant face was marred by confusion.

He kept telling himself that the whole time Riley had stayed, that it was purely to torment Alex. But when he tried to be violent or forceful toward her, he just couldn't bring himself to do it.

He had made countless humans beg for their pitiful lives and never batted a eye as he ripped them to pieces. So why was he hesitating with this half breed?

Zeus grimaced down at his clenched hands, wondering what was wrong with him. Sure, the female was attractive and her presence was calming. It helped to know that he wouldn't have to watch his back around her either. Riley almost seemed scared of violence and only when she was mad would that fear leave. He grinned to himself,"I bet she would be a perfect Hive Queen."

As soon as he had thought it, Zeus froze. Was he really thinking of her that way? He sat down at his leatherback chair and looked dumbstruck. Zeus propped his elbows on the desk and cradled his head in his hands. He tried his best to figure out when this change had occurred. When had he become even slightly wanting her, heck, when had he just started to feel feelings other than hate?

He remembered the first time he had actually saw Riley. He had been patrolling his domain, when he had felt another mind slightly brush against his. He had grinned at thinking he had found one of Alex's pets. Zeus had been hell bent on torturing the said Infected, but as he neared, something changed.

Zeus saw that it was a small female. She almost seemed to fragile to be like him. He noticed that her body was damaged by some far amount of force but it was slowly regenerating. Zeus guessed she was new to this life as a virus because she would have otherwise felt him.

He had intended on killing her. But those dark blue eyes had stirred something in him. Just seeing her hurt and looking so broken made his hands morph into claws. Who could do this? He felt rage at these feelings, rage for caring.

Here he was, the world's most deadliest foe, and he was freaking feeling.

Zeus remembered that day and had planned to find out more about this woman. And he had, under the disguise of a fellow assassin. He couldn't get to close incase Alex was lingering around, but he found out that the girl was Alex's lovers sister. And Alex wasn't to keen on her being around.

After his initial research, Zeus had concocted a sinister idea of using her sweet tenderness to lure her to him and then he would use her against Alex.

Zeus looked up from his brooding, staring at wall of books. But he never really made any plans after getting her here. What could he have done to actually hurt Alex? He could have absorbed Riley and used her form to taunt Desmond, but Alex would have known beforehand. He thought about torturing her till her mind was gone and throwing her back to her dear brother, but he could never do it.

All those ideas were put aside when he had her here. The pure fear she felt in his presence actually hurt.

Zeus sighed, a sound new to him. He felt anger at everything since he was born into this pathetic world. He had once tried to give humanity a try, and he had traveled in Alex's body around the world. They had tried to find their place in this world and had only found was that humanity was a disgusting bug that needed to be exterminated.

Caring wasn't something he was used to and it made him mad. Zeus gritted his teeth and looked out the window at a darkening red sky. It was going to rain soon. Zeus's biomass actually quivered at the thought of water. He growled, knowing fully he would have to go after Riley before it poured. If his body hated water, then hers was most likely ten times worse. He slowly made his way out of the house, he could hear thunder in the distance. He would have to hurry to make it.

Zeus bunched his mass into his legs and jumped, rocketing him into the air high above the buildings. Correcting his mass again, he expertly landed on a building and repeated the process, following Riley's presence.

He felt the electric charge from the storm coming. His body felt slight pain when the first drops hit his body. Zeus had to find her before she got hurt.

Riley's POV...

Riley walked out the door with Tiny bounding around her legs. She could feel Zeus's stare on her back and it made her feel uncomfortable. As they walked out of view, she let herself think back on their training. Why had he not hurt her? Had he been so disgusted that he felt pity? And why was it actually hurting that he thought of her that way?

She was a assassin since birth, and never had she been afraid to fight. And taking a life had been nothing back then. There was only assassins and templars, and the templars were evil. But over the years, Riley had found the line between both groups were so blurred. Assassins betrayed their brothers, and Templars sacrificing everything to save an innocent.

She had sat down and pondered the lives she had taken for her Brotherhood, and she felt pain at her actions. Who was to say that the Templars she killed didn't have families, and her actions caused that family to suffer. And at the same time, if she hadn't killed them, many a Assassin families would suffer also.

In the end, Riley had quit the Brotherhood. Her indecisiveness could harm them in the future, so she had removed that chance. She still helped on small occasions, but Riley couldn't handle the guilt any longer.

And then came Zeus, he was so much different then Alex. His attitude was frightening but nothing she hadn't seen before. She just wondered why he had hesitated on hurting her?

Tiny pushed her out of her thoughts by whining loudly. Riley looked around but saw nothing. That was until she looked up at the dark clouds rolling in. Riley backed away, heading for home. The first droplets hit her skin and pure fire ran up the length of her body, making her cry out.

Tiny tried to dodge the droplets but they were to many and he yelped in pain. She spotted an opened building with a solid roof and headed it's way.

Inside was dusty and dark, but atleast she wasn't hurting. Riley backed into a corner and sat down, her knees up to her chin and waited for the storm to blow away.

She thought that Zeus would be pissed she was gone for so long, but that didn't bother her. Tiny nestled into a disgarded pile of clothes that was left on the floor when the occupants had fled.

Riley listened to the thunder and had almost fallen asleep when she heard and felt a crash outside. She got up and quietly peered outside. To her surprise, Zeus had landed in front of the building and was frantically searching. When he turned her way, he noticed her and he didn't look happy.

She could see his body flinch from the rain pouring.

As always, Zeus stormed her way, an expression between pain and rage lit up his crimson eyes. Riley backed away, fear he might actually do something this time. Zeus entered the building, shaking the water off like a wet dog.

When he was done, his once calm voice was angered and loud,"You have no idea how long I've been looking for you! Woman I'm soaked and had my amount of pain today."

Riley couldn't find words to say anything. He had come looking for her. But why would he do that? Zeus put himself in pain to come get her.

He saw her expression and silence and thought she was still afraid. Zeus spoke more gently,"I came to see if you got to cover. If the rain hurts me then a half breed would feel much more because you don't have much resistance. I'm not going to hurt you Riley. Do you think me that much a monster?"

Riley looked Zeus in the eyes. What she saw was pain and anger, but it wasn't directed at her. Desmond had once told her that when Alex and Zeus had been one that they had been hurt very badly by people they thought they could trust. Such pain like that never goes away when your alone.

So Riley did something most people would have called nuts or reckless. Putting her fears aside, Riley smiled and with a blush she hated showing said,"You came all this way to see if I was alright. Even though you would hurt too. Thank you."

Zeus's mouth couldn't have dropped further in surprise. This female was thanking him when all he had done was make her suffer. Zeus turned his back to her and groaned, "Why are you so freaking sweet? Why aren't you scared or atleast mad at me? I brought you here to hurt your brother and Alex, and you turn it around and thank me. You do know I'm a ruthless killer, a monster to the human race! What have I done to deserve your thanks?"

Riley's face looked distant as she answered, "Your not the only one here whose a killer Zeus. Have you forgotten I'm an Assassin? My whole life was killing. But I changed that. I didn't have to be a killer and I couldn't bare to think of all the pain I've caused, so I left them. Thinking back now, you have been more kind to me than Alex ever will. And I'm happy because of that. True, you do scare me sometimes but I'm finally understanding why your so mad all the time."

Zeus's body moved fast, easily pinning her to the wall,"You think you understand me little song bird? You have no idea the pain I have felt and have caused. Do you think a little sympathy will make me good, your way wrong?"

Riley's hands were pinned over her head by tendrils snaking from his body, and the more he got angry the tighter they got. Tears welled up in her eyes but she forced them to stop,"Your not a bad person Zeus. Things just made you that way. No matter what you do, I know you feel something. "

Zeus's face was so close to hers. She could feel his body heat invading her soaked frame and sent shivers up her back. He laughed,"How do you know I feel anything? I could be plotting something real bad for you song bird."

Riley saw the empty threat for what it was. Zeus wanted to believe he was a monster so that he wouldn't have to feel things, making him numb. She had one way to prove it that he wasn't evil. She just hoped it worked,"I just feel it Zeus. Alex hated me with a passion and he hurt me daily. You never even bruised me. I saw how you looked at me. I know you feel and I'll prove it."

He laughed,"And how are you going to..." Before he could finish, Riley pushed forward, crashing their lips together. Zeus felt shock and confusion, but Riley's small quaking frame and eager lips blanked out his mind. His tendrils loosened their grip and her body fell toward his, her hands grasping his hoodie and jacket. Zeus opened his eyes to see a tear stained face staring at him.

And that was it, that was all it took to break him. Zeus wrapped his arms protectively around her and deepened the kiss. He had never felt such joy and pain like this.

When they broke apart, Riley panted,"I told you I could prove it I'm right. Your not a beast Zeus. "

He smiled sadly at her,"Oh, I'm a beast Riley. But you seem to know how to tame me."

Riley looked up at him,"Then your my beast." He embraced her again,"Forever and always, my queen."

A distance away...

A dark figure had been stalking the female all day. When he had began to capture her, the accursed Blacklight had appeared.

But he found a curious idea taking root that would rid him of Blacklight and Mercer forever. Soon he would reign supreme.

Hope you guys liked it! I kinda wanted to make Blacklight have an weakness to water cause of the way you jump out of it so fast in the game.

Lol, Zeus has no idea what is going to happen.