Chapter 25- Love at its fullest; Alyssa's forceful nature
Katherine saw Marco's body plummet into the water, his hand bursting out a moment later. She couldn't believe it; he was alive! Her sorrow instantaneously turned to joy. She ran forward and screamed his name, gently pulling him out of the water and pushing on his chest in an attempt to revive him.
"Katherine? Is that you? What…ugh…what happened?" Marco asked as he coughed water and blood from his mouth. Katherine wrapped her arms around him. "You…well; Michael and Alyssa broke the rules and teamed up on you. You didn't stand a chance; how did you survive?" Katherine asked.
Marco clutched his side, a sudden jolt of pain hitting him. Due to the impact of Alyssa's attack, not only had his jacket and muscle-shirt been completely vaporized, but his entire upper body was covered with blood and bruises. "Honestly, I don't know how I survived. But I know one thing: I'm not going back. I'll just get owned again, and next time, I might not get lucky." Marco said, allowing Katherine to help him to his feet.
"But Marco, Wendy is next on Alyssa's list. She's torture her; Wendy needs someone to protect and defend her. You need to go back and finish Alyssa off before it's too late." Katherine pleaded. "Peter can handle it. Believe me; he can take care of Wendy." Marco said. "Marco, listen to me!" Katherine pleaded.
"There's nothing to talk about. Don't you get it? They won, we lost; it's over!" Marco yelled. Katherine grabbed his arm. "Marco, do you remember when you asked me to be your girlfriend?" Katherine asked. "Yes. What does that have to do with this?" Marco asked. "Everything, motivation. If you're going to go back, at least…at least do it for me, for our love and our relationship. Maybe this will help." Katherine said, kissing Marco on the lips.
It felt like a flame had been ignited inside of Marco's heart. Katherine's kiss wasn't just restoring his confidence; it was also healing his wounds and returning him to full strength. "Better now?" Katherine asked. Marco leaned in, reaching underneath her shirt and rubbing her back as he kissed and pulled her close to him. "Does that answer your question?" Marco asked.
Katherine blushed; she'd never been this close to him before. She nodded in approval. "Thanks, my love. Now, let's go see Alyssa." Marco said, catapulting them off of the ground and into flight.