This was supposed to be done on Saturday; key words here are supposed to be. I was so busy this weekend that I actually forgot that I had another chapter of Monster in need of typing which is a disgrace in itself and for a second I thought my computer was acting up again and thank God it didn't suddenly get destroyed. I don't know how weekly updates are gonna work out from here on because I am starting work this Friday and I'm usually working long hours with children which will be a sure way to make me forgetful and tired. I guess you'll all just have to remind me to keep updating and not forget.

~Rolyn~

"I'll stop the whole world, I'll stop the whole world from turning into a monster and eating us alive."

Chapter Eleven: It Was Dark…

Dawn was hesitant to agree to the boy's request of meeting Mr. Hayden. The man was probably asleep and she couldn't exactly say she trusted these kids yet. Despite that they didn't look much older than she was, she was still wary considering they admitted to being metahumans just like her and she knew just how dangerous even the youngest of metahumans could be. With that and mind, she reluctantly gestured for the trio to follow her. Mr. Hayden was a powerful man. If any of these kids tried anything funny, he could have them taken care of in a heartbeat.

It wouldn't hurt for them to meet Mr. Hayden. She knew for a fact the man never slept for more than an hour or so, but he could be found diligently meditating in the earliest hours of the morning, sharpening his abilities and making himself all the more dangerous. Knowing that he probably was meditating in his office, Dawn avoided his bedroom and went straight for the double door room that was far from the rooms of the house inhabitants. Mr. Hayden liked to be away from the loud and intrusive noise teenagers were known to make…or at least his teenagers.

Dawn lifted her hand to knock but stopped before her fist could rap on the door. Mr. Hayden gently mused in her mind how he could sense her and their guests coming since she decided to take them to see her. Dawn smiled sheepishly. Of course there was no way something would be going on under Darren Hayden's roof that he didn't know about. His telepathy surpassed all others, or so the man claimed.

Dawn was given the telepathic order to come in and she pushed through the doors. Mr. Hayden was sitting crossed legged on his desk, hands gripping his knees slightly and face void of all emotion while his eyes remained closed. Dawn paused a few paces away from the desk, hands clasped nervously behind her back. The guests she had escorted stopped behind her. Silence hung in the room as no one moved or spoke. Mostly the young teenagers were waiting for Mr. Hayden to address him. Dawn knew he'd speak to them in a moment, but Paul was getting impatient.

He nudged the navy haired girl to the side, causing her to stumble back. Kay was kind enough to catch her before she fell to the floor. Dawn gave a nervous, gracious smile and Kay smiled in return as he pulled her back onto her feet. Michelle perked a brow at him and he smiled at her and shrugged, noticing the look. Rolling her eyes, Michelle turned her attention on her brother who was now right in front of the desk. He leaned in, examining Darren before slapping his hands down on the cherry wood desk with a resounding slap.

Dawn jumped. Darren sighed and slowly blinked his eyes open. He immediately locked his hazel eyes with the ghost-like white on black Paul was sporting. Dawn's brow furrowed as Darren smiled slowly, almost fondly at the boy. Paul gave the man a strange look and took a step back away from the desk.

"You remind me quite a bit of my son." Darren sighed as he stretched his arms over his head. Paul perked a brow. "Impatient…rude…very temperamental." Paul glared daggers at the man but Darren was hardly moved by the look.

Before Paul could snap at the man, Michelle decided to speak, proving herself the levelheaded one of the trio at the moment. "You are the owner of this place, right?"

"I am," Darren sighed as he slid forward off his desk and stood to his full height. Paul took another step back away from the man. At a first glance he didn't look that intimidating. He looked like a handsome, somewhat lithe young man really, but there was something about the aura that seemed to radiate off of him. There was no denying he was powerful. He exuded it, although not through his physical appearance.

"We were sent here by…"

"I know who you are, why you are here, and who has sent you," Darren cut the thirteen year old off. Michelle blinked in surprise before her brow crunched together. "I will not hide the fact that I am surprised though. I didn't think Jennifer trusted me this much."

"You know Ms. Jennifer?" Kay asked quietly with a frown. Talk of the woman that acted as their mother for heaven knows how long was still touchy. They didn't want to think about her…the danger she was in or the torture she could be facing.

"She's my wife." Darren responded automatically.

"Ms. Jennifer doesn't have a husband. She only has Marina who is her protégé." Michelle said smartly as she crossed her arms over her chest. Darren perked a brow at her, giving her a condescending look.

"Obviously Jennifer had her secrets if you are still so confused about what has happened and why you are here." He retorted sharply. Michelle snapped her mouth shut, but glared at the man nonetheless. Kay seemed to be the only one not glaring at the infamous Mr. Hayden. "From what your memories have told me, your home was attacked, correct?"

"You're a telepath?" Paul inquired, cocking his head to the side.

"My boy," Darren laughed lightly. "I am the telepath."

Paul lifted his chin indignantly.

"The mental barriers your Marina friend had instilled in your mind were mere child's play to me. I'm surprised Jennifer took such a weak telepath under her wing when she had a much more promising protégé in the son she had given birth to." Darren murmured, looking as though he were talking more to himself rather than the young teenagers standing before him.

"Marina is strong." Michelle said firmly.

Darren laughed lightly again. "I'm sure…" Michelle scoffed at him and rolled her eyes. "Dawn, would you do me a favor, my dear?"

Dawn simply nodded with a small smile. Darren smiled right back.

"Would you mind waking Drew for me? I need to evaluate Michelle, Kay and Paul's abilities to see what Jennifer has left me." Dawn nodded again and he murmured a thank you as she quickly went on her way, leaving Darren alone with the three newcomers. There was a heavy silence before Darren sighed and shook his head. "So the MDF has Jennifer…"

"Yes." Paul said simply.

"I thought she'd be smart enough to not get herself caught, but she was always so up front with her methods…she knew exactly what kind of danger she was putting herself and you three in when she decided to go down the…peaceful route." Darren said quietly.

"Her methods are just." Paul said with a single nod.

"Of course they are. If Jennifer goes down, she will go down without striking a single blow. She has planned on being a martyr since day one. She may have been able to see the past but she was always a million steps into the future. The three of you were set to come here long before Jennifer even found you."

"How do you know?"

"I was married to the woman." Darren chided. "You don't marry someone without knowing their ins and outs. I know how she thinks…this was all according to plan."

"We don't…" Kay began quietly. Darren locked eyes with the boy and Kay faltered, swallowing the lump that had formed in his throat. He sighed shakily. "W-We don't want to lose her. Ms. Jennifer is the only family we have…her and Ms. Marina."

"Believe me when I say I don't want to lose her either." Darren murmured. "But Jennifer has sacrificed herself to get the ball rolling. It is time for us to keep it moving."

"What do you mean?" Paul asked.

"Am I wrong to assume the three of you have had formal combat training?" Darren asked, avoiding the boy's question. "Why should I ask? I can read your minds anyways." He chuckled with a shrug as he went around his desk. "But since I respect privacy, I'll let you all answer."

"Ms. Jennifer had us do obstacle courses four times a week and then three times a week she'd train our abilities." Michelle answered with a nod.

"Hm…" Darren hummed taking a seat in the arm chair behind his desk. "She went easy on you."

"Our training was rigorous." Paul snorted.

"It's nothing compared to the training the girl who escorted you to my office had been through. I'll have to assign you each a mentor to get you up to speed." Darren mused as he knit his fingers under his chin. The door to the office opened and Drew slipped in with Dawn behind him. He didn't look the least bit tired.

"You called?" Drew sighed, looking towards his father and easily ignoring the three newcomers that eyed him closely. Paul's jaw set when he noticed the vibrant green hair and matching eyes. He reminded him too much of the mother he had lost. Kay had to tear his eyes away from Drew in order to keep his emotions in check. Michelle stared at him openly.

Darren gestured towards the three and Drew nodded simply. A minute of silence passed before Drew spoke again.

"Paul Shinji, level four metahuman, potential to progress; abilities include portal conjuring, turning into shadows and manipulating objects through their shadow. Michelle Shinji, level three metahuman…minor potential to progress; abilities include control over dark matter, turning into a shadow and manipulating objects through their shadow. Kay Foxx, level four metahuman, great potential to progress; abilities included controlling and conjuring electricity." Drew spoke flatly. Darren simply nodded.

"Drew, you will act as Paul's mentor." He said.

"I am already aiding May with her abilities." Drew retorted.

"She seems perfectly capable on her own…more so than you on occasions." Drew clenched his jaw at that, but let it go before nodding. "Michelle shall be mentored by Misty and Kay shall be mentored by Rolyn." Paul rolled his eyes, annoyed by the way they spoke like he and his sister and teammate weren't there.

"I do not believe putting anyone under Rolyn's tutelage is a wise idea. She is still too much of a loose cannon." Drew said firmly.

"Rolyn's abilities are very close to Kay's. They'll learn together." Darren breathed, shooting his son a pointed look. Drew simply nodded and moved to leave after getting the silent order to do so in his mind. "Goodnight son, be prepared for briefing in the next few hours. Training will be held in the orb as scheduled."

"Yes Father." Drew sighed before leaving the room all together and slamming the door shut telekinetically in his wake. Darren rolled his eyes and shook his head before looking towards Dawn and smiled.

"Dawn, my dear, would you be so kind as to find our guests some spare rooms?" He asked sweetly. Dawn nodded simply. "Thank you Dawn. You're allowed an extra hour of sleep for being such a help to me."

"No problem Mr. Hayden." She yawned at the mention of sleep before gesturing for Kay, Michelle and Paul to follow her. Paul hesitated and looked towards Darren, his eyes narrowing. Darren perked a brow.

"Will we get her back?" Paul muttered.

"I intend to." Darren responded. That was enough for Paul and he would be sure to hold this man to his word.

Marina sighed as she hit the back of her head against the steel side of her cell. The light overhead flickered and she clenched her eyes shut, longing for actual sunlight. She couldn't remember the last time she had seen the sun…probably when she was brought to the Metahuman facility, however the days had blurred together since then. She gave up on keeping track of time a long time ago. She tried to keep track by trying to count the intervals between the feeding times, but now they only fed her when they saw fit.

She lost weight, her skin was pale, she was slowly wasting away. She would have been dead a long time ago though if he hadn't been so kind to her. He essentially was the only reason she hadn't completely broken and gave up. The metahuman facilities had a tendency of breaking metahumans to the point that there was no way to repair them. She had told him that and surprisingly, he understood. He took pity on her. He gave her a reason to hope.

She'd get through this. She'd get out and she'd find Jennifer and they'd find the kids and they would run and hide. They'd leave the life they had behind and everything would be better. Marina had to believe this. She had to keep herself grounded and not forget the promises Jennifer had given her. They'd make it.

"Marina?"

The aqua haired girl jumped and a smile came to her lips. It was that hopeful smile he'd give her every time he showed up. The door to her cell opened and he stepped inside carrying something wrapped in cloth. Her smile softened as he extended whatever was wrapped up. It was a full loaf of bread. Usually it was bread that he brought. Sometimes it would be fruit but mostly bread.

"Thank you Jimmy…" She murmured as she set the bread down on her cot and moved to wrap her arms around his neck in a weak hug. Jimmy frowned as the young woman basically leaned into him, barely capable of keeping herself upright without his support.

He wasn't sure when exactly he started to have sympathy for her or when that sympathy turned into something more he tried his best to ignore. Attachment would only bring pain in the end on both their parts. The first time she'd spoken to him with the conviction and desperation of a person in need…an actual person, not a monster, he had begun to question himself. He questioned his motives, what good he was doing working for the MDF, and what bad he was doing all the same. Marina was proof he did more harm than good.

She was once beautiful…happy…vibrant. She was radiant. He believed that at one point she was. Before she realized she was a metahuman, she must have been happy and yet all that changed just because of a condition, no, a gift she couldn't exactly return. He spent the last few weeks talking to her, getting to know her, and easily falling for her intelligence, her optimism, and inspiring hope. Even now she was still so smart and so hopeful. He could respect that. She stood for something much honorable than he did.

"How are you?" He asked quietly as she pulled away and turned back towards her cot so she could pick up her bread and nibble on it. Jimmy watched as she tried to restrain her hunger. He knew she'd tear into the bread if she truly lacked the manners but Marina was too pristine for that. He almost laughed at the thought.

"I'm fine…" She murmured with a shrug. "There is nothing those scientists can do to try and understand my powers. Telepaths are complex creatures, you know." She managed a small smile and Jimmy chuckled lightly.

"That they are." He sighed. Marina nodded slowly as she sat on her cot and gestured for Jimmy to do the same. He immediately moved to do so, making the internal joke she was telepathically controlling him, but that was impossible since her inhibitor collar was blinking and functioning perfectly fine. "Marina, are you sure you're okay?"

"As okay as I can be really." She breathed. "And that's mainly thanks to you." She added with a small smile as she picked at her bread, suddenly not very hungry as a heavy feeling settled in the pit of her stomach.

"I wish I could do more…"

"You've done enough!" She cut off with an incredulous laugh. "Jimmy…you're the only thing that keeps me from submitting to the darkness that looms at the corners of my mind. You are the reason that I'm sure my abilities shall remain in check here on out after this collar gets removed, and I know it will."

"I hope it will."

"It will." She said firmly while shoving his shoulder. Jimmy glanced at her and she smiled at him. He quickly averted his gaze.

"I'll make sure it does."

Silence hung between them and Marina shook her head. "No…no, no, no, no! Jimmy you aren't risking yourself for me. I'm fully capable of handling things on my own."

"Hey, I may be a primitive version of the human race, but I can handle things just as well as you can. Aren't you the one that keeps trying to push this equality shit on me?" He chided. "Don't doubt me Marina. You need me."

"I know!" She exclaimed. Jimmy blinked in surprise. "I know I need you…but I just need you safe. You don't need to stick your neck out for me. I would never forgive myself if you were to get hurt because of me. You shouldn't have to worry about a monster like me. Isn't that what they teach you in the MDF academies?"

"They taught us wrong." He retorted sharply. "I'll stick out my neck for whoever I want whenever I want. And you're not a monster Marina! You're…perfectly normal…your version of normal." He smiled slightly and Marina chuckled.

"Of course…" She murmured. "I just don't want you to get hurt once it starts."

Jimmy's brow slowly crunched together in confusion. "When what starts?" He asked quietly as he kneeled down in front of her. Marina locked her glassy cerulean eyes with his lively topaz ones and she hesitated. The words died on her lips. "You can trust me Marina." He promised.

"I know…" She groaned. "You're just safer in the dark about it."

"About what?" He hissed while grabbing her hands. Marina jumped and he loosened his hold. After a moment she relaxed.

"Manning and Buchanan have been pushing for a war against metahumans." She began in a tone just above a whisper. Her cell was never videotaped when Jimmy made his visits like it was supposed to be, but she could never be too careful. "Jennifer had been trying to avoid it for years. The violence is going to tear this country apart and one race or another is going to lose more than they gain."

"You think humans are going to go extinct, sooner rather than later?" He inquired.

Marina shook her head. "It could go either way…"

"And you think this war is coming…soon?"

Marina laughed. "It's here, Jimmy. There is no stopping it. Taking Jennifer was the first blow to all of metahuman kind." Jimmy looked at her strangely.

"Surely she isn't that important." Jimmy muttered. Marina shrugged.

"No…she is not that important but she is to one man who has the power to start a war he surely cannot finish." Marina sighed.

"He's going to seek revenge." Jimmy stated more than he asked.

Marina groaned and brought her head into her hands. "We tried so hard to avoid this but I am sure Jennifer knew in the back of her mind that it would come down to this. She knew that there was no way to keep the monster at bay."

Jimmy hesitated. "What's the monster?"

"Hatred."

May absolutely hated doing laps. It was like gym class all over again. Aden and Rolyn lapped her for the thirtieth time, the two of them testing their speed and endurance against one another. Behind her, the two younger newest additions to their team jogged slowly, talking amongst themselves. May noticed how they kept to themselves mostly and only interacted with others when they truly needed to. Sometimes May thought it was rude, other times she'd brush it off. She didn't know what they had gone through.

The only one who was rude and uncouth through and through was the boy named Paul that Drew hounded regularly. Drew had said that with her vision seeing under control for the time being and her telekinesis improving significantly since she arrived at Hayden manor, she no longer needed his constant tutelage. May would begrudgingly admit that she missed Drew breathing down her neck. He pushed her and now, in spite of the fact that she was still physically blind, she could see through a whole new light.

"Mr. Hayden has been training us harder lately since the three new kids showed up." Jason murmured as he came up next to the brunette. May jumped, having not sensed his approach. Jason resisted a smirk. He loved sneaking up on May when she was acting oblivious. "Have any idea why?"

"I'm sure Drew knows." May offered with a shrug. She honestly wanted to know why their training had been kicked up a notch, too, especially with newer and younger additions to the house. It was like Mr. Hayden was anticipating something that he refused to tell anyone else of except Drew…well he probably didn't tell Drew but the young Hayden just knew since he was a mind reader.

"I did ask him and he didn't give me shit." Jason chided. May shot him a blind look and Jason put up his hands in apology. He knew very well that May didn't exactly approve of cursing. It didn't help that Jason had the mouth of a trucker. "Since you're like Drew's go to girl, I thought you'd know what's going on."

May blinked in surprise. "I'm not his go to girl…" she murmured. Jason perked a brow as a lopsided smile slowly came to his lips.

"You're kidding me." He laughed incredulously. "The two of you are almost attached at the hip. I'm not the only one whose noticed either. Rolyn has been feeling neglected and, don't get me wrong, I love having the one on one time with her but she is a whiner."

"Drew and I haven't been near each other since he started mentoring Paul." May stated in a matter of fact tone.

"So you admit the two of you had something going on before then?" Jason's lopsided smile turned into a full on Cheshire cat grin that didn't go unnoticed by May's telekinesis. The brunette huffed and shook her head.

"There was - is nothing going on between Drew and I." She said firmly.

"But the chemistry May! How can you ignore it?" Jason pressed. May huffed again, wishing Jason would just go on his way and try to pester Rolyn like he was known to do. She really didn't need him insinuating that she and Drew shared anything besides a mutual agreement to help the other.

Drew had made it painfully clear that their relationship was anything but. As kind and helpful he could be during her sessions with him or when they trained, it was only at those times that she saw that side of him. As hard as May pressed her hopes of receiving some kind of reaction out of the boy, it seemed nearly impossible. He seemed to always have himself at one place and if he ever did show emotion, it was anger or frustration.

May tried on several occasions to just stop her efforts getting in his good graces. She didn't even know why she tried. Why put in an effort when you came up with little results? It didn't seem worth it at times, but then she'd remember that smile he gave her when she finally learned to control her vision seeing. There was that concern that laced his voice when one of Ash's fire attacks came a little too close to hitting her during their mock battles. She thought of that laugh that had broken past his lips when she had been so focused on expanding her telekinesis that she walked into a wall.

Yea, it was worth it.

"Call me crazy, but I think he might like you." Jason suddenly said. May actually physically stumbled due to his words. He grabbed her arm to stop her from doing a face plant in the grass. She muttered her thanks when he pulled her upright and they started jogging again. "Judging by that blush on your face, I think you like him too."

May didn't even know she was blushing. She mentally cursed herself. "Drew doesn't like me. He tolerates me."

"You didn't deny that you liked him…" Jason mused. May bit the inside of her cheek as her cheeks burned hotly. Silence hung between her and Jason and that was all the response the boy needed. "Why don't you tell him? I mean, the guy is a telepath. He's gonna find out sooner or later."

"Drew respects my boundaries."

"He's a teenage boy. He doesn't know the meaning of the term boundaries." Jason laughed.

"I don't…"

"You like him." He pushed. May clenched her eyes shut for a moment. She wasn't very good at lying about the way she felt. She was always an open girl. She wore her heart on her sleeve and if she cared about something, she cared about it with all of her heart. It was hard for her to hide her feelings at this point. It was a constant job, especially with two telepaths around her.

"I'd rather not complicate the strained relationship we have." May murmured.

"I get what you mean." Jason sighed.

"But Rolyn knows you like her." May turned her head towards him, blind eyes locking on his face. Jason nodded while smiling sadly.

"Yea but she doesn't understand how much."

Jason jogged ahead of her, leaving her with that. May couldn't help but smile softly. She and Drew probably wouldn't have much, but Jason would find his happiness with Rolyn eventually. They'd be able to claim it soon.

Training would last for the rest of the day and May was distracted the entire time. She walked into walls at least seven times in the same hour and it was all thanks to Jason. She cursed the green eyed boy to an early grave for making her stew over his words. He should have never brought it up. She still thought about it well into the night when she needed her sleep. She knew she'd only be half there for the early training Darren had scheduled for the older members of their house.

With that in mind, May padded down the stairs in hopes of finding something in the kitchen that would put her to sleep. She almost fell down the stairs when she lost her focus with her telekinesis after she thought about how Drew wouldn't approve of her slacking off in training tomorrow. She looked forward to and dreaded the negative attention she would probably receive from him. It didn't matter though because attention was attention after all.

So lost in her thoughts, May narrowly avoided the dart that was aimed for her neck. Everything happened so fast; her blind eyes widened as another shot was aimed at her and she took to the air, hovering over the stairs. Her telekinesis extended so quickly that it almost seemed impossible, but she could see it all now. She was completely focused now.

They were in the house. Windows crashed and an alarm blared so loud that May was sure she went deaf after the first ring. There was men shouting and she was flying up the stairs in an instant. They were under attack. The MDF were actually there.

Her heart pounded in her ears as doors to bedrooms opened. The first person she sensed was a terrified looking Dawn who had wide eyes and a rapid beating heart that May's heavy telekinesis could feel. There was more shouting but this time from a voice she recognized.

"Drew!" She called out.

The telepath looked at her from down the hall and just as he gestured for her to come, the window behind her crashed open. Dawn screamed and May had her hand in a vice grip in an instant as se dragged the navy haired girl down the hall. Drew took May's other free hand and they ran in a three person chain. Somewhere down the line, Michelle joined them with Kay in tow.

Drew paused at a wall and hit it twice in the center. The wall pulled away and revealed a metal tunnel that looked just like the tunnels the weaved below that house and led to the many hidden areas that May found herself in more often than not.

Drew shoved May into the tunnel, nudging Kay, Michelle and Dawn along with her. Just as he moved to close the hidden passageway, May grabbed his wrist. Drew glanced back at her, his brow furrowed as he tried to get his wrist free. May bit her lip, trying to restrain the fearful whimper that wanted to break free as tears built up in her blind eyes.

"I'll be back." He said quickly. May didn't let him go. He rolled his eyes and pulled her into him, holding her close and running a hand through her hair, trying to calm her the best he could. She gripped to him tightly. "I promise I'll meet you in the dock."

May clenched her eyes shut and the tears finally fell as she nodded. Drew nodded back and she finally, reluctantly let him go. The wall closed and she was left with her three younger companions in the brightly lit metal tunnel. Taking in a deep breath, she rubbed the tears from her cheeks and instructed the three of them to follow her.

The tunnel led straight to an underground dock were a jet remained floating in the water. There were some already there. Aden held Misty tightly as she cried openly. Michelle ran into Paul's open arms and he held his sister tightly as he glared at nothing over her shoulder. Kay joined them and the three of them clung to each other. This was the second time this has happened to them.

"Rolyn…" Dawn pointed to the ivory haired girl who was on her knees, hugging herself tightly while her silver eyes stared blankly ahead. May and Dawn approached her, but the girl said nothing.

"Rolyn?" May coaxed.

"He gave himself up…to protect me."

May didn't have to be a mind reader to know her friend was referring to Jason. The green eyed boy was nowhere to be found.

"They took him!" Rolyn cried openly now, flinging herself to the ground and pounding her fist into the concrete, making a small crater. "Why did he…" Rolyn got on her knees and rubbed her back soothingly. Dawn cried by her side. It was then May became all too aware of the fact that Ash and Alex were also missing. They probably suffered the same fate as Jason.

May just prayed to God that Drew stayed true to his promise.

"We're leaving now." Darren said firmly as the side to the floating jet opened. Everyone ignored him, almost too caught up in their grief to recognize that they had no choice of staying or going. Darren glared. "Now!"

His outburst got everyone moving. Aden held Misty's hand as they were the first to board the jet. Paul nudged for Michelle and Kay to follow. He took up the rear of the trio. May pulled away from Rolyn who Dawn helped to her feet. The brunette began to panic and remained rooted in her spot on the concrete dock.

"Drew's coming." She said. "We have to wait! Drew's coming!"

"We're not waiting anymore May now get your ass in here." The sweet, caring man that Darren once was had vanished in the face of danger and possibly tragedy. May pursed her lips and shook her head.

"He promised me he'd be here!" May shouted. She cringed when a sudden mental attack caused her temples to throb painfully. Darren glared at her. She still didn't move. "We're not leaving without him."

"I'll leave without you." He threatened. May's bottom lip trembled. Every second that passed was another second towards the probable truth that Drew wouldn't keep his promise. Fresh tears came to her eyes. "May, we need to leave now. I don't want to have to get you in here forcefully, now let's go." Darren's tone was grave now.

"But Drew…"

"Drew is right here!"

May's eyes widened as Drew came running out of the tunnel May had come through. The brunette released a breath in relief as she charged right at him and grabbed him in a hug that he wasn't hesitant to return. May sobbed into his shoulder, threatening his life if he ever did that to her again. She was too overwhelmed by everything that was happening and the feelings that were bombarding her to filter her concern for his safety. Drew rubbed her back slowly in an attempt to calm her down.

"Let's go…we gotta go." He murmured, while pulling away. He led her to the entrance of the jet and nudged her inside. He locked eyes with his father briefly and shook his head. Darren nodded in understanding.

It was starting.

That was…a little hard for me to write. I am seriously scatter brained right now. Like I am weak and tired and sick and I can't even breath right or stand upright for more than a couple of seconds. Hopefully I get better by Friday cuz I have to go in for work and I do not want to get any of those children, or my pregnant employer sick. Hopefully this will pass by at least tomorrow. I don't understand why I'm always getting sick though! It's like I was born without an immune system or something!

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~Rolyn~