Chasing Happiness

Chapter 2: What the future could bring

Disclaimer (forgot in the first chapter but it's her now): I don't own this series and out of sheer laziness this will not be posted in any other chapter.

A.N. Hey guys, so I didn't plan to post this so early but here you go. This is in a Nova chapter and gives a little insight as to how her brain works and what she thinks. Small reminder this is an AU so some things will be different, the house that they are in will be explained in the future.

Nova's POV

Before the sun rose that morning Nova found herself above the bed staring at Kevin. She was thinking about what he said about the Plumbers and Max, 'He said that Max wanted him there but if I wanted to we could sign together and I could go with him,' she knew that he didn't want to make her do anything but would want her there. He squirmed in the bed, the cold from her early departure setting in, at night they rarely ever used the heater because she constantly emitted warmth especially when she was asleep and she never woke up first. Getting bored she turns on the heater she floats down the stairs.

She was a light blue Anodite with a navy blue centre, she glowed a constantly unless she expended too much energy or changed her appearance which she did sometimes if she had to leave the house without Kevin. Her 'hair' was a large series of curls and coils that was more often than not longer than she was tall and constantly moved like it wanted to wrap around something. She frequently used them as extra hands and much to Max's amusement as when they first met she shook his hand with a large lock of hair while in a human disguise immediately clueing him in to what she was, 'Kevin slapping his forehead was funny though'. When she was especially happy she would glow brightly, she would sometimes glow on purpose to help Kevin but when she was happy, amused or excited she would glow brightly which sometimes make Kevin laugh. She rarely ever wore any clothes that weren't manifested by her Mana, sometimes when Kevin was gone for a long time on a job she would wear his clothes and sleep in their bed for days.

Downstairs the basement was full, to the point of being cramped, with large 'alien' batteries that Kevin altered to store her energy, she tended to overproduce Mana and get sick and randomly released sparks of explosive energy. Kevin had some wires, outlets and alternators that he was working on, he wanted to rewire the house but had no idea how to make it compatible with her Mana. Less than a week ago the desk was covered in dust he had all but given up on randomly figuring out how to do it but when Max showed up and helped with the car he started bringing in new materials to use as conductors and even started drafting up home security systems that she could operate, the large 'defensive' guns making her a little nervous, he sometimes go overboard.

'It'll be fun,' she tried to convince herself that working with Kevin for the Plumbers would be fine but she wasn't really used to being outside. She knew she was too dependent on Kevin and that taking care of her had kept him from many good opportunities in the past. They were too close and Kevin was too protective for her to just strike out on her own, 'Imagine me going out when Kevin isn't home and getting a job,' she snorted at the very thought. She remembered a time that Kevin was out on a mission for 2 weeks and when he came back the warehouse that they were hiding out in had become a crater, he never left for more than a few days after that, especially if she was 'ill'. The biggest strain on Kevin's income was her near constant production of explosive energy Kevin had to steal and sometimes alien batteries and empty energy tanks but sometimes it wasn't enough and she would explode destroying the anything nearby.

She left the basement and her dark thoughts behind. In the living room she meditated a few inches above the ground using channelling her power into her hands forming tiny bursts of energy. During Kevin's ramblings about her using her excess energy to power the house, car or whatever idea he found that could save them some money, she thought that maybe he could find a less expensive way to dispose of her energy; he mentioned how she forms a human-like disguise and wondered aloud once if she could make other things. He did have a point, many Anodite's from what she remembered made many different forms and sometimes created independent condensed power a gem-like forms, from the very little she remembered of Anodyne it was surrounded by these ring and they protected the planet. The spells of the Ledgerdomain were compatible with her Mana, which made sense as Anodyne was once within the Realm of Magic before her species collectively decided to relocate their planet after the magic users of Ledgerdomain started stealing their Mana to strengthen themselves a problem that didn't end when they left.

She wanted to use her power for fun things (she was still an Anodite), she liked working with Kevin but constantly got bored when they were apart. Forming a tennis ball was her first goal as she liked to watch them bounce and if one was fun then what about a thousand! 'I could fill the living room with them!' she giggled at the thought. Forming things she noticed took a more energy than blasts or levitating, she was having a hard time getting the ball to stay formed and when it did it was a bright blue instead of green she had destroyed a few prototypes already, making sure not to leave any evidence so she could surprise Kevin.

Near sunrise she decided to try again tomorrow, one of her attempts was a greenish blue that she decided to keep, 'I'll hide it somewhere later', she thought just putting it in her hair for safekeeping. Heading back upstairs she turns off the heater and climbs back into bed with Kevin falling asleep in his arms hopeful that when their contract with the Plumbers works out.

A.N. So there it is. A short chapter in Nova's POV, isn't she a moody one! Next chapter is a longer one with them going to Plumber HQ and will be posted before within the next 2 weeks. Remember, reviews give me life.

Bye for now!

~Ace