Chapter Twenty-Nine: Meeting Elle
July 12, 2007
Niki sat on a bench in the medical wing, staring at the test results in her hand. Smiling to herself, she shook her head and folded them up, tucking them in her pocket. "Micah's going to flip when he finds out." She whispered to herself. She looked up, frowning and then smiling as Hiro appeared. He was accompanied by a tall, balding man with glasses and a petite blond who sulked as she stood beside Hiro, her hand placed on a stack of suitcases. "Wow!" Niki stood and walked over to them. "That was pretty fast." She turned to Elle, smiling as she held out her hand. "You must be Elle. Welcome to Barrow, Alaska, I'm Niki."
"Bob Bishop." The man stepped in front of Elle, shaking her hand quickly. "This is Elle." He turned to his ward. "Behave yourself, do you understand?"
"Don't I always?" Elle muttered as Bob walked away from her, giving her one final warning look. She rolled her eyes at his back before turning to Niki. "So, where's the knocked-up tramp?"
Niki frowned. "Ex-CUSE me?"
"You know, the bimbo who got herself in the family way? The reason I'm here? Who's the dumbass who doesn't know what a birth control pill is for or doesn't know how to put on a condom?" She smirked. "Oh, I'm not saying it's you, you look like you've had plenty of experience applying safety measures, I'm just wondering who the idiot is that got themselves totally preggo so I had to end up being forced to come here." She nodded as Candice walked out of one exam room. "Oh hold the phone, it's probably her. Check out the pleated mini-skirt. It just screams 'public transportation' doesn't it?" She noticed as Claire walked into the clinic with Noah, his arm slung across her shoulder. "EW! It's not her is it? Granted, she sort of screams 'afterschool special', but I hope she's not the one whose stick turned blue, especially if he's the baby daddy." She glanced over at Niki, ignoring the way she was glaring at her. "Not that I'D kick him out of bed or anything because ROWR, but she's a tad young for him. Hell, he looks like he could be her father, not her boyfriend." She turned and spotted Ava as she stepped out of one of the exam rooms, frowning as she finished buttoning her pants. "Oh and we have a WINNER! That's the pregnant idiot, right?" She turned to Niki for confirmation and frowned as she finally noticed Niki's furious expression. "What?"
"Hey you!" Elle and Niki turned as Ava walked over to them, smiling.
"Hey." Niki cocked her head at Elle. "This is the new addition that Kaito told us about."
"Elle, right?" Ava nodded. "Nice to meet you." She glanced over at Niki, noticing how she rolled her eyes.
Elle smirked at her. "Yeah, I'll bet you were glad to find out that I was coming."
"So what did Noah want the doctors to do to you in the clinic?" Niki asked.
"He wanted them to insert an IUD to keep me from getting sidelined with you." Ava sighed.
Niki blanched. "Shit, I'm sorry about that."
"Don't be." Ava hugged her. "Don't be sorry about a thing, Little Mama." She laughed. "Is it too soon to call you that?"
"Not at all." Niki turned and glared at Elle as the girl's eyes widened. "Yes, I'm the idiot who doesn't know how to put on a condom. I do, actually but there is this thing called 'the heat of the moment', obviously you've never heard of it."
Elle blushed and looked away as Ava stared at her, her brows furrowing together. "Oops." She gasped as Peter and Sylar both walked into the clinic, followed by Mohinder and Claude. "Oh hello Salty Goodness times four!" She smiled as she watched the four men walk into the room and head towards Noah and Claire. "God, any of those men could keep me very warm here in Barrow, they could definitely heat up the chilly nights."
"Really?" Ava watched her as she stuck her index finger in her mouth, practically drooling over the men. "Which one?"
"Hell, any of them!" She nodded to them as Hiro and Ando walked over to the group of men, ignoring Candice and Claire as they headed in her direction. "I mean, just look at all of them, you've got every type of hottie you can think of. You've got dark and brooding, exotic and sexy, boyish and charming, geeky yet adorable, blond and swarthy or older yet seriously still fuckable. Talk about a silver lining in one nasty cloud."
"What's up?" Claire asked as she and Candice walked over to them.
"Nothing." Niki glared. "We're just watching Elle drool over our boyfriends."
"And my mentors, and your father and uncle." Ava laughed.
"Say what?" Elle turned as the four women crossed their arms and stared at her. "So ALL of those guys are taken or related to all of you?"
"Most of them are, yeah." Claire frowned at her. "So you're Elle?"
"Yeah." Elle nodded as she glanced back at the group of men. "So which one of them is dating which one of you?"
"Sexy and brooding is mine." Ava nodded. "And exotic and sexy is very involved with Candice."
"And boyish and charming is mine." Niki glared.
"He's also Claire's uncle. Also, older yet still fuckable is her father." Ava laughed as Claire's eyes widened.
"EW!" Claire stared at her. "You said THAT about my DAD?"
"Well, I have to agree with her there." Niki nodded as Claire gasped. "What? Your dad's pretty hot."
"I agree." Candice grinned. She glanced at Ava. "Well?"
"He's like a father to me, I've never noticed." She looked away as Candice began to giggle.
"You LIAR!" Candice shook her head as Ava blushed. "Lying liar who lies, you know Noah's got this angry hotness going on."
"You two are so gross." Claire grimaced. "You're talking about the man I call Daddy, thank you."
"I wouldn't mind calling him Daddy." Candice giggled.
"What about the blond?" Elle asked.
"He's my mentor." Ava glared at her.
"Yeah, but is he single?"
"Shall I answer that by demonstrating my powers?" Ava stepped towards her as Niki grabbed her arm.
"Whoa! Slow your roll there, Slugger!" Niki sighed. "And I thought I was going to be the first one to threaten her with a beat-down!"
"What did I do?" Elle rolled her eyes as she turned back to the men. She groaned as Hiro and Ando laughed at something Peter said, leaning on each other for support. "Shit! So I'm trapped here with men who are either taken or gay!"
"Who's gay?" Ava asked. She shook her head as she noticed Hiro and Ando. "Honey, they're both straight as rulers, trust me. Ando keeps talking to my boobs when he gets up the nerve to talk to me at all and Hiro blushes and stammers whenever any of us smile at him."
"Oh?" Elle shrugged. "Good to know, then." She noticed Matt as he strolled into the clinic. Before she could say anything, Ava shook her head.
"Married, wife's pregnant and she's due any day."
"Shit." Elle's shoulders slumped. "This place SUCKS!" She turned to walk away from the girls as Bob walked into the room with Kaito and Angela. He nodded to her as he held up his hands.
"Attention please!" Everyone turned to him, frowning as he smiled. "I am Bob Bishop, and I'm sure a few of you have met Elle, she's going to be your new team member to replace Ms. Sanders." He clapped his hands together. "We're going to have a power demonstration in the gym, follow me please!"
"Power demonstration?" Ava turned to Niki, Claire and Candice. "What the fuck is he talking about?"
"I'm not demonstrating my powers." Claire shook her head. "He looks like someone who'd want me to get shot to show that I heal, and I'm not doing THAT!"
As they filed out of the clinic, Candice took Ava's arm, grinning. "So you SERIOUSLY never looked at Bennet and thought he was totally hot?"
"I said I've never thought about it, okay? He's like a father to me." Ava sighed.
"So you're saying that you never looked at him and just, you know, wondered?"
"Wondered what, exactly?" Ava glanced at her.
"YOU KNOW." Candice shrugged. "Hell I first noticed it when I went to New York with him to impersonate Simone Deveaux to get Isaac Mendez's ass out of a sling after he killed her. I messed with Isaac's mind a little bit and Noah got all stern and angry with me. It was very hot, I have to say. I mean, when I had to impersonate Sandra afterwards to get Bennet to implicate himself and admit that he'd hidden Claire and was working against the company, I was very disappointed that he gave himself away so fast. I was sort of hoping that he'd take his time, hang out a while, maybe want to spend some quality time with his wife, if you know what I mean. I was actually pretty disappointed that all I got was one chaste little peck on the lips before he blabbed." She smirked at Ava's horrified expression. "What? He's an attractive man, Ava. You're saying that if you were the last woman on earth and he were the last man and the fate of the human race depended on the two of you-"
"-Unless he dated a specimen cup and I dated a turkey baster, the human race would die out, sorry. He's like a father to me, end of story."
"Repressed, much?" Candice shook her head. She jumped as Sylar walked up behind her, his lips pressing against her ear.
"Fantasizing about Noah now? I'm a little jealous, I thought you preferred watching the 'Little Gladiator' in action through homemade porn when you weren't tackling Dr. Suresh." Sylar purred as Ava laughed softly.
Candice blushed and ducked her head down. "I haven't watched any of your home movies in quite a while, thank you. Besides, there's nothing wrong with looking."
"What does Mohinder think about that?"
"Like he doesn't look too?" Candice rolled her eyes. "I don't think he'd care if I looked, as long as I only touched him."
"Really? Let's ask him about it." As Candice's eyes widened, Sylar nodded and raised his arm. "Hey Mohinder!"
"Shut up!" Candice hissed, popping Sylar on the arm as he laughed.
Mohinder turned to them, frowning as Sylar shook his head. "Nothing, never mind." He grinned at Candice. "What's wrong Candy? I thought you said Mohinder wouldn't mind."
"Just shut up, okay?" Candice glared at him.
"Fine." He threw an arm around Ava's shoulders. "Stop trying to corrupt my girl." He winked at Candice before kissing Ava on the cheek. "After this little power demonstration, you want to spend some alone time in our quarters?"
"Very much so." Ava nodded as Sylar grinned and walked ahead of her. She glanced over at Candice. "Okay, I'll give you a freebie here." She sighed as she waited for Sylar to walk ahead. "I've noticed."
"I knew it." Candice nodded. "And?"
"I'm not saying anything else except that I've noticed. That's all of the incriminating evidence you'll get from me." Ava laughed as they entered the gym. She frowned as she stared at the array of objects arranged on a table in front of them, noticing the three watermelons that were placed on the table. "Oh great, THAT kind of power demonstration." She muttered.
February 12, 2005
"I hate it that you have to go back to Odessa so soon." Simon lounged in bed, watching as Ava dressed. "Are you SURE you have to go back already? You've only been here two weeks."
"I'm sure." Ava turned to him, smiling. Dirty little dog, aren't you? What's your angle with me? She wondered as she buttoned up her shirt.
"Stay, for two more days." Simon sighed. "Stay for Valentine's Day."
"I can't. Bennet called, I'm really needed in Odessa. Apparently they have a tag and bag for me to help out with."
"He can do that with that Haitian that he works with." Simon climbed out of bed and circled behind Ava, wrapping his arms around her waist as he nuzzled her neck. "Stay. Get undressed, get back in bed with me and just, stay."
"I would if I could." Ava sighed as she leaned against him. Ever since she'd been told about his wandering eye, Ava realized that his words of love were almost definitely false. Still, she enjoyed spending time with him and truly enjoyed having sex with him. Just because he was a liar didn't mean that she had to stop sleeping with him, especially since he was certainly more enjoyable to be with than Thompson. It simply meant that she had to protect her feelings, and not fall in love.
Simon groaned with frustration against her neck. "You're going to make me pull out the big guns, aren't you?" Ava felt him pull away from her a moment and heard a drawer opening behind her. Her eyes widened as a pendant was dangled in front of her eyes. "Happy Valentine's Day, even though it's two days early."
Ava reached out and touched the pendant, smiling softly as she studied it. It was heart-shaped and studded with diamonds. "It's very beautiful." She nodded.
"It pales in comparison to you." Ava tried not to smirk as Simon unclasped the chain and deftly placed the pendant around her neck. He turned her around, smiling as he studied it. "The perfect thing to compliment your beauty."
"Thanks." Ava glanced down at the pendant. "I didn't get you anything."
"Then stay for two more days." Simon began to kiss her, then sighed as Ava pulled away.
"I can't, I'm sorry." She pecked him on the cheek as she reached down to grab her bag. "I wish I could stay, but I really do have to go."
"Fine." Simon frowned as Ava headed for the door. "I love you!" He called to her.
Ava turned and smiled at him. "I know you do. I have a plane to catch. I'll miss you." She nodded as she turned and walked out, quietly closing the door behind her.
Simon climbed back in bed, his frown deepening as he picked up his phone and dialed it. "Yes Sir, It's Lopez. Reese just left."
Linderman sat in his office, staring out the window at the Las Vegas Strip. "Oh? How are things going with you two lovebirds?"
"Fine, I think." Simon shrugged.
"You THINK?" Linderman's eyes narrowed, an edge to his voice. "Either you know that things are going well, or you know that they aren't. 'I think' is not an answer, Agent Lopez."
"She's distant, Sir." Simon sank down against the pillows of his bed.
"Distant?"
"We are still lovers, but she doesn't seem to have much affection for me. I think she's just into the sex, nothing more. When I tell her that I love her, or beg her to stay when she's leaving, she doesn't tell me that she loves me back and she blows me off. I even gave her a necklace for Valentine's Day. It cost me a lot of money, Sir. She just stared at it like it was a simple trinket, thanked me for it and left. What do I do?"
"Tell me something Simon. I know of your reputation, it precedes you, you're actually rather notorious for it."
"Reputation?"
"You're a pussy hound. It's one of the reasons I chose you for her, actually, along with your interesting power. You know how to get women to fall head over heels in love with you. I thought you'd be able to do that as well with Agent Reese. Perhaps I've been mistaken in choosing you and your talents when it comes to her. She's been used and abused quite a bit by people she's trusted. I thought she'd be starved for affection, but perhaps her history has left her somewhat leery of men who seem too overeager to get her into bed. Have you ever demonstrated your lothario ways around Agents Thompson, Bennet or Raines? I know you've had dealings with them in the past."
Simon sighed. "Yes."
"They've seen you in action?"
"Yes, they have." Simon frowned. "I know Agent Raines is dead, but would Thompson or Bennet gossip about me?"
"Thompson would tell her in a heartbeat. He doesn't want her having sex with anyone but himself."
"Excuse me?" Simon gasped.
"Oh yes. Thompson has been systematically raping her for the last seven years. I just found out. This stays between us, by the way. No one else knows for now. I'm using Thompson for a project, but after I'm finished with him, I've given Ava permission to take him out."
"Of course." Simon closed his eyes. "That poor girl. And Bennet?"
"Bennet is extremely protective of her. He thinks of her as his daughter and if he thought for a moment that you were trying to seduce her, I have no doubt that he'd warn her of what he's seen of your actions in the past." Linderman sighed. "You stupid idiot."
"I'll fix this. I swear I will." Simon nodded. "I just have to find a way to make her believe that my feelings for her are real."
"ARE they real?" Linderman purred into the phone.
Simon smiled softly. "They're getting there. It's been a long time since a woman actually gave me a run for my money. She intrigues me."
"Then show her how much she intrigues you and make her think that you're as head over heels for her as you want her to be for you, and trust me. You WANT her to love you. You WANT her to adore you. You won't like what happens to you if she doesn't. Do you understand?"
Simon grimaced. "Yes Sir, I understand."
"Good. Get on it."
Simon listened as the line went dead, and closed his cell phone. He closed his eyes and sighed. "Shit." He muttered.
On the plane, Ava reached into her shirt and pulled out the necklace, staring at the pendant as it sparkled. "I have to admit. He's very good." She smirked as she tucked the pendant back into her shirt.
June 12, 2007
Elle looked around the gym, her expression bored as Niki set down the weights that she'd been given. "So she's like She-Hulk, big woo." She muttered.
Sylar glanced over at her. "She's a little bit of a bitch, isn't she?" He whispered to Ava.
"Oh, you have no idea." Ava smiled at him. "She also must really like the way her foot tastes, the way she keeps sticking it in her mouth. She pissed off Niki the moment she arrived and wanted to know who the slut was that was stupid enough to get knocked up, bringing her here."
"She said that to Niki?" Sylar's eyes widened. "And she's still breathing?"
"For now." Ava shrugged.
"Very good Ms. Sanders." Bob nodded at her. "Tell me, is there a baseline for your powers, a limit, perhaps?" He sighed as Niki stared at him. "Have you ever tried to see if there's a limit to how much you can lift?"
Niki shook her head. "No, and I'm not going to try now." She tried not to grin as she touched her stomach. "You wouldn't want me to do something too strenuous in my 'delicate condition' and jeopardize Angela's unborn grandchild, now would you?"
Bob glanced over at Angela as she glared at him. "Oh no, I wouldn't. Thank you." He looked around. "Agent Reese? Can we see a demonstration of your powers?"
"Knock 'em dead." Sylar whispered to her.
"I wish." Ava got up and walked over to Bob as he smiled at her. "Well?"
"You know what to do. I want Elle to see everyone's powers at work, so she'll know how strong her fellow teammates are. She's been a tad nervous about joining everyone."
"I see." Ava turned to the table and stared at one of the watermelons, pushing out with her power. Bob jumped as the watermelon quickly exploded, spraying him with pieces of it. She turned to him, smirking. "How was that?"
"Oh, fine." Bob said nervously as he brushed watermelon chunks off of his jacket. "Psionic bullets?" Ava nodded. "Very good."
"That really scared the hell out of you, didn't it?" Ava cocked her head to the side. "I can tell."
Bob glanced at her, his eyes widening for a moment before he turned to Sylar. "Your turn."
"Talk about someone you should be scared of." Ava snorted as she walked past Sylar. "Have fun Baby."
Bob nodded to him. "Go ahead."
"With?"
"Your power, of course." Bob nodded again.
Sylar smirked. "Which one? I have super hearing and can hear a pin drop from across the compound and I also have eidetic memory. I can remember every single thing about anything I read about, see or listen to." Bob's eyes widened again as Sylar lifted his hands, ice forming on them. "I can do this." The ice quickly melted as Sylar's hands began to glow. "Or this, it's nuclear, by the way. Or I can just do this." He waved his hand, slamming one of the watermelons against the wall before he twitched his fingers, causing it to fall back to the table, cleanly sliced in two. "That's what I used when I was stalking people to steal their powers. That's how I opened their heads and took their brains. Or I could-"
"-Very good!" Bob quickly said as he stepped away from Sylar. "Very good indeed." He looked around nervously as Sylar smirked and walked back to Ava. Ava's eyes narrowed as she noticed how hungrily Elle stared at him. Bob shuddered as he turned to Peter. "Your turn."
"Which one?" Peter smirked as he continued to sit on a bench.
"Oh dear." Bob glanced over at Sylar again. "You have multiple powers too?"
"Well, yeah. It's called empathic mimicry. Every power I come in contact with, I absorb." Peter grinned at Bob. "I have Elle's power now too." He raised his hand, shooting a bolt of lightning towards the final watermelon, making it explode. And I've got your power now as well." He reached over to grab a dumbbell, smiling as it turned into gold. "Damn," he whispered as he set it down "I could probably retire with that."
"Show off." Niki grinned at him.
"Always." Peter winked at her.
Bob looked around the room, nodding. "So, we've seen everyone's powers now." He turned to Elle. "And now you know what kinds of powers your new friends here have. Are you feeling better now?" Elle ignored him as she studied Sylar, watching as he and Ava talked together, his hand rubbing her thigh. "Elle?" Bob sighed. "ELLE!"
She jumped and turned to him. "Yes Sir?"
"I asked you if you're feeling better about being here, now that you know that your teammates are all quite powerful."
Elle smiled brightly. "Oh, I feel wonderful!" She clapped her hands together as she nodded. "I can't wait to start working with everyone." She turned to study Sylar again as Matt and Peter stared at her in shock. "So when do we all start training together?"
Bob nodded to Claude who turned to her, frowning. "Get plenty of sleep, you're going to need it. We've all been training together for nearly a month now, getting ready for combat. You've got some catching up to do."
"Sure." Elle said absently as she glanced back over at Sylar, her eyes narrowing as Ava giggled at something he whispered in her ear.
"You'll start training with the group first thing tomorrow morning, you and your father both are." Claude told her.
Bob stared at him. "Me too?"
Claude smirked at him. "Yes, you too. If Angela and Kaito are running and training with us, you can as well." He turned back to Elle, clearing his throat until she tore her eyes away from Sylar and turned back to him. "Along with training with the group, you'll also be trained alone with myself and Agent Reese." He nodded to Ava. "It's to help you get caught up. You're going to be a fighting machine by the time Kane figures out where we are and shows up to fight."
"Sure, fine." Elle shrugged. "I can do that. Who's Agent Reese again?"
"Ava." Claude sighed. "Remember?"
Elle's smile faded as she turned back to Ava, noticing the way that she leaned forward and smiled at her. "Oh, you're going to be giving me the extra training?"
"That's right." Ava nodded, her eyes glittering.
"Uh-huh." Elle slumped down in her chair as Bob shook his head at her.
"It has to be done, Honey. You have to be able to fight back when Kane shows up here."
"Whatever." Elle muttered. "Are we done here?"
"Yes, I suppose we are." Bob sighed.
"Good. I want to go to my room and unpack." She turned to Peter. "And since you picked up your baby mama's talent for carrying heavy stuff, you can bring my bags to me. It's the least you can do after knocking her up and forcing me to come here." She stood and walked out of the room as Peter glared at her.
Bob smiled nervously at the group. "She likes to test boundaries."
"Really?" Ava snorted. "That's very interesting. My foot likes to test them too. It's itching to test the boundaries of her ASS!" She stood and walked out of the room with Sylar walking behind her.
As everyone else filed out of the room, leaving Bob with Kaito, Claude, Angela and Bennet, Matt leaned towards Peter. "Did you HEAR what she was thinking about Sylar? Good thing Ava's not a mind reader, huh?"
Peter nodded. "She'd have given that Elle a major power demonstration if she knew how hot Elle was for him. I swear to God I started blushing at some of the things that ran through that girl's mind. And did you hear what she told me to do? I'm going to take those suitcases to her room alright. I'm going to take them and shove them up her ass!"
"Considering what she thought when she looked at Sylar, she might like that." Matt laughed.
"Did you read Sylar's mind when he saw her?" Peter grinned. "Ava has nothing to worry about. I think Elle could walk around naked in front of him and he wouldn't pay her a second look. He's definitely NOT interested in her."
"Not like Hiro is, that's for sure." Matt turned to Peter. "Someone's got a crush."
"And if she hurts his feelings, I'll crush her. He's too good for her." Peter sighed.
After everyone left, Bob sighed as he turned to Kaito, Claude, Bennet and Angela. "Just give her some time, she'll fit in soon, I'm sure."
Angela glared at him. "You know, when we gave her to you to raise, we expected you to instill a FEW people skills in her while you trained her to be an agent. Bennet did it with Ava, why couldn't you?" She sniffed as she walked away, Kaito, Bennet and a smirking Claude following behind her.
February 12, 2005
Ava grinned at Bennet as she walked towards his car. "You know, you don't always have to pick me up, you know."
"It gives me an excuse to leave the office." Bennet took her bag and tossed it in the trunk. "How was Columbia?"
"The usual. Boring." Ava climbed into the car and grinned at Bennet. "Got any plans with Sandra?" She gasped as Bennet stared at her, confused. "Valentine's Day is TWO days away, Noah! You'd better have something planned for her."
Noah closed his eyes. "Shit."
"You didn't!" Ava shook her head. "NOAH!"
"I've been busy and-" he sighed "-it's probably too late to order roses."
"Yeah." Ava nodded. "Unless you want to pay through the nose for half-wilted ones, it IS a little late."
"I'll think of something." Noah started to crank the engine and stopped, staring at Ava. "What's that?" He reached out, lifting the pendant that hung around her neck. He whistled softly as he studied it. "And WHO gave you THIS?"
"Simon." Ava whispered.
"Simon LOPEZ?" Bennet sighed. "Okay, we need to talk about him. I didn't want to say anything before, but if he's giving you such obviously expensive gifts-"
"-He's a dog, I know." Ava smiled at him. "Don't worry, I'm not going to lose my heart to him."
"Are you two-?" Noah sighed as Ava shrugged. "Oh Ava."
"Don't worry, okay? I'm fine. I know he's a hound, I know I'm not the only woman in his life, I'm just having a good time. There's no need for you to freak out or anything."
"I've been around him. I know how he operates." Noah gave her a warning look. "And you're right, I doubt you're the only woman in his life."
"This isn't a Brighton O'Roarke situation. It's true, I'm sleeping with him, but I know better than to believe a single word he says to me." She smiled softly at him. "And it's sweet of you to worry and be all paternal and protective of me, but there's no need. It's just sex."
"I really don't want to hear the rest of this." Noah cranked up the engine and glanced at the pendant again. "He must have spent a lot of money on that."
"Maybe, if it's real." Ava glanced down at it, shrugging. "Doesn't matter. I'm sure he's just using it to try and get me to say that I love him back."
"Do you love him?"
"No." Ava shook her head. "I don't." She turned away from Noah, avoiding the sympathetic look on his face. "It's not for me. Falling in love isn't right for someone like me, you know? It's better for me to just have flings with no strings attached. My life can't have anything more than that in it."
"That's not true, Kiddo. You should find someone to love you. You deserve to fall in love and be loved back." Noah nodded sadly. "You shouldn't be alone."
"I'm fine with it." Ava tucked the pendant back into her shirt. "I'm an assassin for a shadowy agency. Love, marriage and a white picket fence doesn't exactly fit into that kind of lifestyle." She turned to Noah, smiling at the sad expression on his face. "Oh, don't look at me like I just kicked a puppy, sheesh! Let's not worry about my nonexistent love life, okay? At least I'm getting some, which is more than you'll be getting unless you get something for Sandra for Valentine's Day. I knew I lied to get home for a reason."
"Lied?" Noah frowned.
"I told Simon that you were calling me back for a tag and bag. He was getting a little too clingy." She shrugged. "So? We need to think of something to get in a hurry that'll knock Sandy's socks off!"
Noah sighed. "Jewelry, maybe?"
"That's a good idea." Ava glanced down at the pendant. "Want my necklace?"
Noah smiled and shook his head. "That's okay, Sweetie. I'll get something just as good. You should keep it. It suits you."
Ava snorted. "Yeah, a sparkly heart really screams 'Ava Reese'!"
"It could." Noah looked at her again, his eyes sad as he started the car and drove away from the airport. "If you opened yourself up more to someone besides me, someone you could have a life with, it could suit you very well. I wish you could find that. I hope someday you do."
June 12, 2007
Sylar grabbed Ava around the waist as they walked into their room, kissing her passionately as she closed the door behind her. "I've been dying to do this all day." He whispered.
"Me too." Ava kissed him back. "Mind telling me what got you so upset last night?"
Sylar sighed. "Later. Much later." He picked her up and carried her towards the bed, her legs wrapped around his waist as he kissed her. "Have I mentioned that I'm sorry about tossing the hair color?"
"Yes, and now you're showing me how sorry you are. Hiro brought more though. It's cool." Ava kissed him back as she pulled off her shirt. "What do you think of Elle?"
"You mean 'Electro-Skipper'?" Sylar rolled his eyes. "She'd be cute if she kept her mouth shut."
"So you're not attracted to her?" Ava asked.
Sylar laughed softly. "Not in the slightest." He started laughing harder as Ava glared at him. "I'm sorry but this is very cute."
"What is?"
"You, being all jealous of the new girl." Sylar grinned at her as he unbuttoned her jeans. "It's very cute, and extremely sexy that you'd feel threatened by someone like her, and it's completely ridiculous. You're my girl and I'm you're guy and no electricity-shooting midget is going to come between us."
Ava grinned. "Midget? That's a little harsh."
"She comes up to my waist, Babe!" Sylar shrugged. "Granted, that DOES have it's advantages-" he laughed as Ava swatted at him "-but I'd rather be with someone that won't give me neck strain when I kiss her." He leaned down to kiss Ava as she tugged his shirt off before reaching for his pants. "Someone who knows exactly how to make me completely crazed in the bedroom, someone like you."
"You know just what to say, don't you?" Ava smirked.
"Oh, it's not a line, Babe. You're the only one for me." Sylar kissed her again as he joined her on the bed, wrapping her legs around his waist again as they began to make love.
