A/N: Me? Updating? The end is near

Natalee and Billie ran into the twins' lab. D.J. was kneeling next to Nikki. She was shaking but refused to let him near her, shaking her head. She was hyperventilating, trying not to cry. There was broken glass from the lights, leaving them in shadows, the only source of light coming from the windows. "What happened?" Billie asked, falling to her knees next to her friend. Nikki scoots away from her, shaking her head. There's a red mark on her face, like lightning, going from the bottom of her eye down her cheek.

"I have no idea!" D.J. exclaimed. "She said she felt weird and then lightning shot from her hands and the lights exploded!"

Natalee knelt in front of her, her eyebrows furrowed, eyes focused. She reached for Nikki's hand, who squeaked and tried to scoot away. "You're not going to hurt me. Nikki, look at me" She said softly, keeping her voice level. Her friend hesitantly opened her eyes, the scarred one was bright yellow. Natalee swallowed hard and continued. "I know this is scary and you're in pain. But this does not control you, you control it. You don't want to hurt anyone, just focus. Breathe" She gently reached out again. Nikki didn't flinch away, the quiet buzzing of the little bolts jumping between her fingers got softer and softer. The tingling feeling slowly went away as Natalee took her hand. The red head smiled assuringly.

D.J. spoke. "Is this the first enhancement?" He asked. Billie raised an eyebrow at her girlfriend but decided to ask her about it later.

"This is the first ability?" Nikki asked in a small voice, staring at her free hand. Natalee had a soft grip on her other one. It was comforting. Natalee wasn't afraid of her. She didn't want to hurt her friends.

"Looks like some sort of electrical manipulation" D.J. shrugged. "That's pretty cool. Shooting lightning from your hands" He smiled, trying to help Nikki relax. Natalee leaned towards him and whispered something Nikki didn't catch. "Yeah I know" He whispered back and nodded. His eyebrows furrowed as a thought struck him. "If there's multiple abilities, are they usually similar?"

Natalee shrugged. "Sometimes. Sometimes you have no idea things were similar" She looked at their scared friend. "You don't have to worry. Just, if you start feeling weird, text one of us so you don't freak out on your own, okay?" She asked. Nikki nodded quickly. Her phone buzzed in her pocket and she excused herself, stepping into the small hallway.

"Hey, sweetheart" Her mother greeted.

"What's up?" Natalee leaned against the wall.

"I was wondering if you were free today. Papa had to run out on a mission for the day so I thought we could do something just the two of us" Natasha said.

Natalee hesitated, glancing at her friends. "Uh, yeah, sure. I'll be home in a few minutes"

"Okay, dushka, love you" Natasha said, seemingly without realizing it. She heard a sharp inhale. Natalee smiled softly.

"I'll see you in a bit" She laughed lightly and hung up. She turned to return to the lab when she suddenly realized Billie was in front of her.

Natalee squeaked when she was grabbed by the arm and pulled aside. "Nat, why didn't you tell me about all this?" Billie asked. She continued before Natalee could answer. "You used to tell me things, what you were planning, why is it different now? Because I'm your girlfriend?"

"N-No. It's just...I don't know...maybe" Natalee shrugged. She was a little flustered with being surprised. "I don't want anything to happen to you, Bird"

"So D.J., someone you barely know, gets to know more about this than me?"

Natalee rolled her eyes. "It's not like that. D.J. knows what he's doing-"

"And I don't know what I'm doing?" Billie's eyebrows raised. She was getting angry. Natalee took her hands.

"I mean that D.J. stays here. He helps me and Cole from behind a computer. I'm never worried about Cole, I know how he fights. It's like a sixth sense. If you're going to be out there, I'm going to be worried for you" She pauses and looks up with a smirk. "You're very distracting, I hope you know that" She purred. Billie rolled her eyes and took her hands away.

"Trying to be cute isn't going to solve this" She said with a sigh. "You don't trust me out in the field. Or, you don't trust me anymore"

Natalee sighed and ran a hand throuhg her curls. "It's not that I don't trust you. But this is a much larger conversation that I don't really have time for right now. There's alot going on-"

Billie scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Call me later, Natalee" She said and walked off. The red head's shoulders dropped and she groaned quietly.

*SCENE BREAK*

Natasha looked up when the elevator dinged and the doors slid open. Natalee entered, looking a little flustered. "Hey, you okay?" She asked.

"What? Y-Yeah, fine. I'm just going to change real quick" Natalee said with a nod and disappeared into her room. Natasha sighed quietly.

A/N: I know, this is way shorter than usual. Reviews are encouraged :)