Chapter 16

Tyana stared at the card she'd only just captured in awe.

"No fight what so ever" she informed her mission head as she dropped it into her packet of cards she'd collected so far. That was her last one and there was one final action that took place in two days that would hopefully end this all.

Brew's brow furrowed, "Really? They just handed it over?"

Then Tyana grinned cheekily and shook her head, "Well, no. I didn't say they just handed it to me but there was no fight. I just, kicked their limra ass. It's weird really, she was so much weaker than the ones before her and yet she was the most important." But Tyana shrugged it off, falling back onto her bed in relaxation. She hissed at the pain that caused and she'd almost forgotten how much it hurt to fight in her broken condition.

"Bret would you say I'm beautiful?" Tyana asked out of the blue, sitting up carefully so that her elbows propped her up.

His forehead creased, "Why?"

She shrugged a little, "I dunno...but would you?' her eyes shone as she asked it, as if it was more than a mere opinion.

He smiled warmly at her and nodded, "Very…beyond beautiful in fact."

She blushed a little, getting used to compliments, "Thank you" she got up with a large smile and with only the faintest of limps hobbled over to her mirror and gazed into it; after months of being in this skin still disbelieving that this woman was her. She brushed her short turquoise hair from her eyes as it often fell into them and stared back at her violet souls.

"Do you think he…oh forget it" she dismissed her question before she could finished it by adding 'thinks I'm beautiful'. He, of course, being Jeff.

But Bret knew what she was getting at and he smiled over at her as she continued to play with her sliced lip in the mirror.

"Most definitely" he whispered, not for the first time feeling like an older brother to this beauty.

That night Tyana wanted to go out for her dinner, McDonalds she had planned simply. She said she was getting tired of being cooped up in her room and god knew that 'Maccy D's' was a hell of a lot cheaper than room service. She slipped her pocket communicator that had been broken a total of 4 times into her back pocket and brushed her hair once more. She'd been in town for the day only so it could turn out to be quite a task to find the restaurant but she was sure it could turn out to be a fairly simple task. Far simpler than the mission she had in two days time.

Tyana locked up her room and slung her backpack over her back, doing it up where it crossed her chest between her breasts. Humming a tune she'd heard on the radio before boarding the plane in the early hours of that morning, Tyana strolled unhurriedly towards the elevators. She pressed the call button on the wall and crossed her legs, leaning back against the wall as she waited. The ping of the lift came a minute later and when the doors opened she skipped inside happily. She was down in reception handing in her key for safety a minute later and as she did so she was unaware of the lift behind her opening again.

Jeff stepped out, listening to the discussion his brother and best friend were involved in and as they began into the lobby his eyes locked onto a woman at the desk. She leaned up against it nonchalantly; looking as if she was waiting for something or someone in particularly and his eyes started from her feet and trailed longingly up her figure. They slipped up over her slender pins that were clad in a pair of black hipsters and he gazed briefly at the curvaceous hips that the pants clung low to. Next his eyes danced over the tight tee that bared her mid-rift and he bit his lip as they continued up her body. And that hair…a bright turquoise that although it could not be her own natural shade still looked as if it were hers. It was blatant who the beauty he was staring at was.

"Ty!" he called excitedly, beginning to quicken his pace towards her. She turned to him, her lips parted in a glorious smile that widened instantly at the sight of him.

"Hey you!" she greeted when he reached her and without hesitation hugged her tightly. Eventually he pulled away after giving her one last squeeze and Matt and Amy joined them then with curious grins.

"Hi, you must be Tyana" Matt put in immediately, holding his hand out politely. Tyana took it gently, her firm but sweet grasp encircling his much larger hand.

"Yep, that's me. I'm assuming you're Matt…" she shook his hand.

Jeff nodded, "Yeah, this is the over-baring, worrying, irritating big brother I told you about" he grinned cheekily, loving winding up his older sibling. Matt clapped him round the back of his head with an unimpressed smile and Tyana chuckled softly at them.

"Hi, nice to see you again" Amy stated kindly, taking Tyana's attention away from the gorgeous brothers and to the redhead.

"And you" she replied with a smile that Amy was convinced could never look as dazzling on anyone else.

"So, I had no idea you were coming in to town" Jeff started, moving so that he stood next to Tyana and away from Matt.

She giggled softly, "Neither did I until last night. Spur of the moment thing" she explained, only a partial truth in her answer. Matt smiled opposite them. Not only was she stunning but also seemed sweet and by the sounds of things was very spontaneous—a quality that meant a great deal to Jeff.

"You should have called me when you got in, we could have spent the day together" he told her sweetly, Amy catching the yearning glint that shone through his emerald eyes. She beamed at it. He was crazy for her.

"Opps, sorry…anyway, moving on, where are you all off to?" she tore her gaze from Jeff's with what seemed like a great deal of reluctance and looked to Matt and Amy expectantly.

"Just going to get something to eat, you can come with if you like" Matt suggested, knowing his brother would be eternally grateful for spending the time with her.

Tyana's eyes lit up and it was obvious that she wanted to join them. Or, as Amy suspected, excited to join Jeff.

"Well I wouldn't want to impose"

Amy laughed; it was quite amusing watching her lips tell a different story to those gorgeous violet eyes of hers, "No imposition what so ever, and besides, I'm sure Jeff would love to spend some more tim—" Jeff cut her off with a curt nudge to the ribs and Amy nearly howled in laughter at his embarrassed expression.

"Well, ok, sure" and they all left together.

It was a couple of hours later when they all returned to the hotel and Tyana dragged her feet playfully into the lobby,

"I don't think I've ever eaten so much, god it makes me feel fat!" she informed with a playful pout as she walked slowly behind them. They all laughed gently with her and Matt was understanding of why Jeff was so taken with the girl that was only a year younger. Over dinner it became evident that not only was she spontaneous, gorgeous and polite but the girl was sweet, intelligent, hardworking and forever hanging on every word Jeff said. It was sickening really. They weren't even dating and yet it was so obvious that they liked each other. Oh well, their choice I guess.

"Well believe me you look stunning" Jeff informed her casually as they all trudged towards the desk. Matt rolled his eyes at his baby brother's naff lines.

Tyana flushed gently but Jeff noticed she was beginning to take compliments more willingly every time he saw her. God knew he paid her enough. And she deserved every single one of the kind words.

"As do you," she whispered with a chuckle as they waited for Matt and Amy to get their room keys.

The brunette and red head made out that they were ready to crawl up into their respective beds for the night and bided both brother and friend alike a good night. Tyana wished them both an equally restful night of peace and thanked them politely for their allowance in her company. They told her to think nothing of it and caught a lift up to their floor. Jeff and Tyana went about collecting their keys now and as they stepped into the same elevator Jeff shrugged nonchalantly at Tyana's remark of how she felt they weren't tired at all,

"Well they probably thought they'd leave us alone—for whatever reason that may be" he replied, a cheeky sparkle in his emeralds telling Tyana he was kidding and did in fact know of the reason. She grinned back at him before biting the undamaged part of her lip to stop the smile from widening like the Cheshire cat's. Jeff melted at the sight of her teeth pinching at her pouted lips and had to restrain himself from kissing her there and then. After all, she may not return his feelings.

Tyana had pressed the button to her floor before she pushed in the button to his and after a casual chat they arrived at her floor first. She unwillingly began towards the doors,

"I guess this is goodnight then Jeffery"

He smiled—he usually hated it when people called him by his full name but when she said it the word seemed to roll off her tongue with grace, a seductive tone to it.

"I guess…unless, ya know, you wanna hang out for a while" he shrugged after suggesting it to give the impression that it didn't matter either way but Tyana managed to catch it. She beamed at him, stepping back into the lift slowly,

"I'd like that"