Landon slowly entered the house where Candra's voice had drawn him too

listening to the silent echo of her words. "I'm not responsible for your past demons...."

He'd been wondering what she'd meant since he'd arrived at the house and heard the

echo of the haunting words. "Candra!!"he yells listening to the echo of his voice. This

way Landon...a voice speaks to his mind not sounding like his sister, but more like

another figure of his past. "Neo?"he demands confused as to how his cousin could

have survived after all the years. Neo had been his only companion once he'd run, but

had abandoned him only a few years after for an elite group that promised him anything

he wanted. "Yes?"Neo replies materializing in front of him to lean against the

staircase. "Where's my sister?" "Candra? Oh she's here, but she can't talk now."

Landon's eyes narrow and he glares at him before pinning the other guy against the

wall and pressing his blades against his throat. "I swear if you've hurt her...."he trails

off letting that statement sink into his mind. "Why would I hurt someone as sweet as

Candra? Oh yes.....if you don't leave here now I promise she will die." "Why can't I see

her she's been searchin' for me!" "No...she doesn't want to see you now leave before

you lose her for real...."Neo commands his eyes narrowing as he forms a ball of fire in

one hand. "I'm gone for now, but if she calls again you won't be able to stop me,"he

scowls pulling his claws away, but slicing a long line into his cousin's face,"Remember

that, Neo." With those words he turns and walks out speaking briefly to Candra,"Don'

be afraid. I won't lose you again." He walks out heading back to the BH only to be

found first by Saber. "Where have you been?"Saber demands glaring at him. "I had

family buisness to attend to, not that it's any of your buisness..."Landon growls walking

past him and continuing on. "You're not as important as you think you are Landon....."

Saber threatens gaining no reaction.



Tara was standing on the roof of the BH Headquarters after another fight

with Toad. "Why are you on the roof?"Landon asks dropping down behind her as she

turns to face him. "Just gettin' some air. Why are you back?" "Candra won't allow me

to see her right now,"he says studying her. "Oh....ok." "Toad problems again?" "Yeah..."

"Why won't you have a relationship with him?" "Cause you can tell by looking at him

that it would only be a one night stand." "Right....yeah so what can you tell by looking at

me?"he asks stepping closer to her mostly just to bug her but curious too. "Um that

you're hungry for...um apple crisp. I'll go make some...."she nods and jumps down going

in quickly.


Landon smiled a minute and stood there then jumped down heading in. He

was suprised when he walked into the kitchen to find Tara cooking apple crisp. "Hmm..

apple crisp?"he asks walking up behind her. "Yeah..couldn't offer without havin'

any,"she mutters turning back to placing it in the oven. "Right...."Landon nods and sits

down on the counter balancing a nearby knife on the back of his hand. After a few

minutes, Tara sits down beside him and watches for a minute. He pays no attention

to her keeping his attention on the knife he was balancing. She spit out some of that

green goo-like stuff knocking the knife off as it cut a deep slit into his hand. "Ow,

damn..."he scowls. "Sorry..."she apologizes hastily as he hops down and begins to

bandage his hand after cleaning off the blood. He shrugs moving back over to sit on

the counter again as she studies the bandage. "Does it hurt?" "No it tickles...."he

answers with evident sarcasm. "Sorry...." "TARA! LANDON! TOAD!MEETING NOW!"

Mystique yells coming in from outside and from the sound of it dropping something on

the meeting room table. "Hmm.....that must be somethin' big..."Landon grins vanishing

out as she follows with rolled eyes. As he walked into the meeting room and sat at the

table with the others he noticed the figure laying there and recognized her. "Not
Nanaki again,"he mutters recognizing Saber's neice who'd skipped the brotherhood for

X-Men awhile back. "Yes.....now she'll be awake soon." "Just great,"he says the same

time as Toad watching her move. "Oh no....."Nanaki scowls sitting up and glaring at

them all upon realizing where she was. "Hey Nanaki,"Saber smiles holding out a hand
to her. "Don't touch me....."she says standing as her eyes darken to red. "Oh hell....."

Landon says it recognizing the action too well. "What is it?"Tara demands looking at

him in confusion. "Split Personality...Celesta isn't very nice." "We said we didn't want

to be here, didn't we, Uncle Vic?"Nanaki/Celesta scowls glaring at them before taking

off outside. "GO AFTER HER!"Saber booms making him jump up. "Riight.....well let's

get to it,"Toad sighs as they all take off outside to find her. "CELESTA! GET BACK

HERE!"he commands taking off outside as Landon walks slowly behind him. He arrived

just in time to watch Tara catch Celesta's ankle with her tounge only to have the end of

it sliced off. Celesta takes off with Toad close as he moves to kneel by Tara,"hey you

ok?" "Mah tounge...."she mutters even though her tounge is bleeding badly. "You gotta

get it cleaned up...."he says pulling off his brown leather jacket and wrapping it around

the end of her tounge,"Come back to the insitute with me." She starts to reply, but then

just follows him back to the insitute and to the hospital room/wing. "Sit,"Landon

commands pushing her into a chair and getting a bandage and some other stuff for

her tounge.



Tara was busy over the next few minutes after Landon bandaged her tounge

trying to figure out how to put it back in her mouth. "How'd ya know dat?"she asks

watching him begin to put the stuff up with his back to her. "One of the few things I

remembered from being a mercenery before,"he shrugs turning at last to face her.

"How long do I gotta wear this?"she asks not liking the feel of it. "I guess it can come

off whenever you feel the blood stop,"he shrugs leaning against the counter. She nods

and carefully removes the bandage as it quits bleeding and then puts her tounge back

in her mouth how it belongs. He's not so bad.......Tara thinks standing and walking off

to the kitchen.


Landon waited a day before approaching Tara again when he saw her in the

kitchen. "Hey, how ya feelin?"he questions walking over and leaning beside her.
"Alright, doesn't hurt too much...."she answers glancing at him then turning back to

studying something. "Can I ask you something?" "If you have to have to...."she answers

not looking up. "Fine....."he hesitates a moment then kisses her waiting for her
reaction. She does nothing as he figured then as he turns to go she turns him around

and kisses him before jumping up onto the ceiling. "Why are you on the ceiling?" "Um..

I just am?"she replies. "Right.....I have some work to do with my family,"Landon nods

walking off to the computer room in silence.


-Landon had allowed himself to do the one thing he promised never to-love again....what
more could possibly happen?-