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It was colder than Titan remembered as she and Ozymandias walked towards the nicer end of the city, the end where people with money live. There was less crime in these parts, the neighbour hoods were nice, cleaner and the homes nicer. Of course no part of the city was completely free of crime, there was just less of it around here, still there was graffiti scrawled on walls and across windows every so often, gangs still hung around corners and drug pusher still emerged from the shadows like rats in the night, selling their decorated poison.
Titan shivered involuntarily in the cold air and smiled to herself when Ozymandias pulled her closer in to him, his arm hung protectively around her pale shoulder. She felt tiny, almost frail in his arms, and once again he felt the overwhelming urge to wrap her up in cotton and shelter her from the harsh reality of the world, someone as beautiful as her shouldn't have to go through such horrors as this. He now had new worries on his mind; he hadn't known she had a sister. Most of the Watchmen, himself, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre II and Rorschach were all without siblings, he had assumed the same applied for Titan, stupid assumption really, for the supposed smartest man on the planet.
As he had done many times before, Adrian was keeping to quiet, dark areas, hoping not to be seen. If the knot tops or any other gang saw them, a hero in such a bad state, well, that would be just too good of an opportunity for them to say no. And the last thing he wanted would be to be running, or worse, fighting, with Titan in the state she was in.
'Is it far?' she asked, arms crossed over her chest, feeling self conscious without her jacket on. Her voice quivered with the cold and exhaustion. She'd had a tiring week, with patrol, the drugs bust that had taken part in, to school work and now this; she'd barely had time to stop and breath. The balls of her feet were still burning, as were her calves and back, she wanted nothing more than to curl up in her bed and sleep for a week.
'Not very' he answered, pushing her hair back over her other shoulder so he could see her face. It was back in her usual high pony tail, the way she liked it, Adrian having tied it at her request. Not quite as tight or as high as she would have tied it herself, but for his first pony tail, she couldn't complain 'Are you tired? We can stop for a moment if you like' She nodded and let him steer her into one of the nearby alleyways, which was empty. She kept hold of Adrian's arm and let him take her, leaning back against the wall and closing her eyes once she got there, desperate for relief for her aching feet.
'Are you alright?' he asked, studying her beautifully white face. She looked strained, tired. But she would be okay, as soon as he got her home and to bed, she'd be fine.
She slowly opened her eyes to look at him. He was just feet away, still holding onto her forearm 'It's been a heavy week y'know?' she sighed deeply, unable to stop worrying about Orion, she should never have let her there, what was she thinking?! He would know something was up when she didn't come home; he wouldn't believe Orion even if she did tell them she was at Laurie's. It was all too much of a coincidence. That's what hurt her the most, no matter what she did, whether she gave up her career as a costumed hero, or she continued with it, he would win, there was no way she could beat him.
'I know' Adrian said softly, stepping closer to her, fingers slowing massaging her forearm 'You just need some rest'
Titan shook her head, watching his light blue, almost turquoise eyes intently, her own fingers curling around the elbow of his costume 'I can't rest, not until my sister is safe'
'Don't worry' he replied, his hand going up over the elbow and slowly stroke her bicep, moving closer still 'Rorschach is there, he won't let anything happen to her, I promise' She smiled a sweet tired smile, her beautiful eyes heavy. Adrian took another daring step forwards, his hands taking her waist, looking down at her, only a few inches shorter than himself, lustfully.
Her heart was pounding in her chest, her breathing deepening and her stomach going insane with nerves and anticipation 'What about me?' she asked, her voice barely even a whisper, just inches away from him. Her hands slid up onto his strong shoulders.
He moved in, whispering 'I'll take care of you' Adrian closed the gap between the two of them and pressed his mouth against hers, feeling her lean up into the kiss and he pulled her harder against him in need and slid a hand down to caress her thigh. Adrian sighed softly into their kiss and used his mouth to claim her bottom lip as his own, their kiss quickly becoming passionate. Titan momentarily let her worries slip away as he finally kissed her and concentrated on the way his hands felt on her. After a short while, their rather heated kiss ended as they pulled apart, eyes opening.
Titan reached up, pulling the mask away from his eyes, Ozymandias copied; taking her own off her face 'What is your name?' she asked quietly 'Your real name?'
He smiled and stroked her cheek 'My name is Adrian'
Adrian held open the window for Titan as she climbed in, him only a second behind her. He closed the window behind them and drew the long purple drapes. Adrian's apartment was nice; the floor was rich and wooden, with plain white walls, decorated with Egyptian paintings and ornaments. The furniture was made from a soft dark grey metal, holding books and a few scattered photographs. In the living area was a television, facing the large sofa, covered with huge, thick cushions in deep purples, reds and gold's. News paper articles of his accomplishments both alone and with the Watchmen framed and hung, along with the group photograph.
Adrian came up behind her and took her waist 'Would you like to shower?' She turned to him and smiled, still holding his mask. His face was beautiful and blemish free, she found him even more attractive without the mask on.
'No' she said, shaking her head 'I'm tired, I just want to sleep' He nodded and took her hand, leading her through to his bedroom. It was decorated in the same way as the rest of the apartment, the bed sheets and comforter purple with a gold trim, Egyptian hieroglyphs' on the wall above the bed.
'You can have my bed' He says, taking a grey t-shirt from the dresser and handing it to her, placing a soft kiss on her cheek and leaving her to change. She changed quickly, sighing in relief as she pulled her shoes off and dropped them onto the floor, quickly followed by her trousers and corset; Adrian had left her jacket in the living area. She kept her underwear on and pulled the shirt on over her head, breathing deeply, it smelt like him.
She opened the door and went to find him, washing his face in the bathroom sink, out of his costume and in plain, loosely fitted trousers and a t-shirt 'I'm decent' She said quietly, gaining his attention, he looked up from the sink and gasped. He had never seen her without her costume on before, she was stunning. Her long hair was down and draped seductively over her shoulders. The shirt hung away from her body, being pushed away by pert breasts, leaving perfect thighs on show.
He swallowed hard and nodded 'Okay, I'll be through in a moment' his voice was husky. She nodded and went back to his bedroom, sitting on the edge of his bed and waiting only a minute for him to follow her in. She watched as he threw six of the ten pillows on the bed onto the floor and pulled back the thick covers. He turned to her and took her hand, helping her climb under the covers, watching as she lay down.
He kissed her gently on the forehead 'What is your real name?'
She smiled, answering simply 'Atlas'
Adrian chuckled 'Now I see where you get Titan from' She nodded, her eyes getting increasingly heavy, he stood up and covered her over 'Goodnight Atlas' he said, turning to leave. Titan sat up, reaching out and grabbing his hand, he looked back at her.
'Stay with me?' Adrian smiled and nodded, walking round to the other side of the bed, climbing in behind her and wrapping his arms around her middle, watching her fall asleep.