"So where are we going?" She asked. They were about five blocks away from the horrible scene at the drug store. She was walking beside him in broad daylight. There were many stares at the pair. She read their thoughts while they breezed by. Many of which were just questioning the pair, others were dissing him, thinking so many things that she herself wouldn't want to repeat. She knew he saw them too because there were some thoughts who were suddenly caught off.

"We're going to my friend Daniel's house." He answered her. He's used to being stared at but he feels uncomfortable knowing that they are staring at her too. He knows them like the back of his hand. These people who are too preoccupied with the sight that they don't even think about it. He wonders if she too feels uncomfortable, he would, he does.

Elaine looked at Rorschach by the corner of her eye. "I'm glad you have a friend Rorschach. I wouldn't imagine staying in this city without even a companion." She told him, her sentence holding another secret sentence. I'll be your friend too if you let me.

Now it was his turn to look at her by the corner of his eye. For once he didn't know what to say. He didn't hear the secret behind her words but what he did hear shocked him. Did she once understand what it was like to be alone? Of course she did. Her father died leaving her all alone in the world. The back of his mind asserted. But she must have had some friends at the time to comfort her.

The rest of the way they walked in silence. Ignoring the stares and glares thrown in their way. Having many secrets between them unsaid. One of which they both shared, I love your company.

Outside Daniel's house, June 15th 1985:

Rorschach and Elaine made their way up the front steps. His fist rose to pound on the doorframe. A quiet 'coming' was heard from behind the wooden door. It was a few quiet moments before the door opened to reveal Nite Owl.

"Hello Dan, did I interrupt something?

"No, we just got back from a call." Nite Owl looked at Elaine. "Who's this?"

"Elaine Le'Fonte." Rorschach answered.

"Oh. Hello Miss Le'Fonte. Come in quickly."

The two went in. Elaine a tad bit shocked to see another anti-hero. Sure she knew of the Watchmen group but didn't actually think the others were still around.

"Hello. Um, just call me Elaine please."

"Of course, of course." Nite Owl disappeared into the kitchen and reappeared with Silk Spectre behind him. He introduced the girls. "Laurie, Elaine. Elaine, Laurie. And I'm Dan." Dan extended his hand towards Elaine which she shook. Laurie copied the movement.

"So you're the Mind Reader we heard so much about."

Elaine quickly went wide eyed as she moved her head towards Rorschach. He then just walked away towards the kitchen before the girl could open her mouth. Elaine then redirected her head back towards the pair of anti-heroes. "Yes that would be me."

"So you read minds and memories. That's pretty cool." Laurie complimented.

"Oh thank you. I must admit it was hard at first; reading any mind that walks by but I put it into good use. I'm a psychologist."

"Well that's… helpful."

"Very"

At that moment Rorschach walked back into the room, holding a can of beans in his hands with a spoon. His mask was raised up to only reveal his mouth. Usually he'd reveal his nose as well but with Elaine there he became self-conscious. Luckily to him, she didn't notice him come in.

Dan had a hand to his chin. "I wonder if it works."

Elaine at the moment just stopped mid-sentence. She was starting a conversation with Laurie on her 'power,' as Laurie calls it, helps her in psychology when Daniel's five words came into her brain. She turned to him.

"'I wonder if it works?'" She repeated. He only nodded. Her mouth dropped just the tiniest bit. She walked up to him and pulled up his eye mask. Dan was surprised but was soon to become even more surprised. "You were born in 1945, your father was a banker who left you a large inheritance, you prefer technology than strength, you have an Owlship you nicknamed Artie after Archimedes, Hollis Mason was the original Nite Owl, every Saturday you would meet him for drinks, you're in an affair- or relationship as you'd rather call it- with Laurie and tomorrow night you were thinking about taking her out to eat and ask her to marry you there." She turned to Laurie. "Your answer? Yes." She turned back to Dan. "Congratulations, you're engaged." She then walked out of the way of the two as they stared at each other with their mouths open. "'Wonder if it works,' indeed."

Rorschach had to put his mask down to smirk. That was simply hilarious. She single handily embarrassed the two of them without even trying. Priceless. "Congratulations you two."

"Oh and sorry." Elaine turned to face Dan. "I know that you were practicing for almost 1 month, but know you don't have to do it unless you want to. And uh… it's impolite to have your mouth open for a long period of time."

Both Daniel's and Laurie's moths closed. They were engaged in a whole much more different way.

"And Laurie, are you going to tell him or what?"

Dan's head snapped to Elaine. "Tell me what?" His head then turned to his fiancé.

Laurie grinned at him and giggled. "I'm pregnant?"

"…" Inside, Dan was screaming.

Meanwhile at the building in the woods:

A group of unmasked men stormed the building. They went around the whole building and surrounding area, completely closing off the perimeter. An average sized black haired man walked into the room Elaine was once held captive.

"Someone get the telepathic guns." He ordered to the men.

"Sir. The big gun was destroyed."

He walked towards the big gun and assessed the damage. "Nonsense. When something is broken, it can always be fixed."

End of chapter.