A/N: By reading this you will discover that I know nothing about committing suicide or psychology. Not that I should, I'm still at school you know. PLEASE REVIEW!

The five people sat around the wooden table laughing and joking about things.

"I have an announcement to make," the youngest male said to his company.

"Make it quick," his father grumbled

"Henry!" His wife Margaret scolded. "What is it darling?"

The man named Joseph put an arm around his girlfriend Violet. They exchanged excited smiles before looking at everyone else. "Mom, Dad, little sister Harmony," he smirked at his sister as he said it. Harmony smiled sweetly with clenched teeth. The couple looked at each other again. Joseph took a deep breath, "we're getting married."

"Oh baby that's wonderful," Margaret squealed.

"Well done son. She's a lovely lady," Henry said proudly

"Wow, congrats. Can I see the ring?" Harmony asked excitedly. Violet nodded and showed Joseph's family the hand she had been hiding all evening.

"This calls for a toast. Waiter," Henry signaled the waiter over. "The best you've got," he said, the proud tone still in his voice. The waiter returned shortly with some champagne and five glasses. He filled them all up before leaving again.

"To the happy couple," Henry said as he raised his glass.

"The happy couple," Margaret and Harmony repeated.

At that exact moment a large window shattered, a woman screamed and chaos erupted in the small restaurant. A cloaked figure appeared at the broken window, electricity sparking around his hands. His evil laughter rang through the building. Harmony ran, at first she didn't know where she was going. Then she caught sight of her family.

"Where's Harmony?" Margaret screamed a she scanned the crowds for her youngest child. Relief washed over her as she caught sight of the familiar face.

"Let's get outta here. Come on Dad," Joseph yelled.

He put his father's arm around his shoulder and helped his Dad limp towards the exit.

"Damn arthritis," he heard Henry grumble.

The screams escalated as random bolts of electricity began to shoot from Doom's hands. Harmony's heart began to beat faster as she neared the exit of the restaurant. She turned around to see how her family was doing. Her mother and Violet were close behind but she could only just see her father and brother.

Doctor Doom was quickly becoming bored of playing with the public; they just ran around in circles until the four showed up. Doom decided to get in a few kills before his 'friends' crashed the dull party. Victor began to shoot his electricity at the ceiling. He achieved the desired effect; large chunks of the ceiling began to drop on top of the crowd.

"Come on," the three women urged. Henry and Joseph tried to move as quickly as they could but due to Henry's leg they couldn't go any faster. Violet screamed, "the ceiling," she screamed as she watched a bolt of electricity hit the chandelier above the father and son.

Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. The chandelier dropped. Henry and Joseph's eyes followed Violet's finger. Harmony saw the panic on their faces. Then they were gone. Harmony stood motionless watching the chunk of the ceiling lying on the ground. Margaret ran towards it and began to claw at the debris screaming "Henry. Joseph." over and over again, Violet looked at Doom. He hadn't even noticed, not even bothered to acknowledge their death. Violet suddenly had a lot of hatred for the metal man. She began to run towards him.

Victor noticed her from the corner of his eye. He rolled his eyes and shot some electricity at her effortlessly. Harmony and Margaret watched, horrified as Violet's body flew to the other side of the room. It landed in a heap, unmoving.

"I'm going to need you to get out of here ma'am," A police officer tapped Harmony lightly on the arm. Harmony was pulled out of her trance and tried to take in what was happening. Another officer was taking her mother from the debris, tears started to fall from Harmony's eyes as the officer led her away.

"It's okay, the Fantastic Four have this all under control." The officer added as the girl looked worriedly over her shoulder. She looked over towards where Doctor Doom was standing. Sure enough the four superheroes were battling against the metal man. Under any other circumstances Harmony knew she would have been excited.

An arm grabbed her from behind. Harmony spun around and was relieved to see her mother. The two embraced and stood there crying.

"I'm afraid I'm going to have you two ladies to move on," an officer began to say

"Leave 'em Tony." His co-worker told him. The two women were left alone in the bustling crowd; Crying and hugging.

Two weeks later

"Are you sure your gonna be okay?" Harmony asked her mother for the umpteenth time.

"I'll be fine, you go ahead. Don't want you missing too much school."

It would be the first time Harmony was going back to college after the incident. She was worried about her mother; she was still a bit tearful at times and was growing more and more reclusive.

"I'll be back in an hour and if you need to call me don't hesitate. My cell is fully charged but if you can't get through just knock for Mrs. Gowen."

"Okay dear I get it. I won't need any help though." Margaret insisted.

"I'm gonna get Mrs Gowen to check on you at some point though." Harmony said before she walked out the front door. Her next-door neighbor was taking out the trash.

"Hi Mrs Gowen," Harmony said as cheerfully as she could.

"Oh hello sweetie how's your mom,"

"Just about coping," Harmony answered truthfully." Uh… could you check up on her at some point while I'm gone? It'll only be an hour but-"

"You don't even need to ask," The middle aged woman said sincerely.

"Thanks. Bye Mrs Gowen."

"As we get older the mind will develop, we mature. Some could say the mind develops when we go through puberty. Others say it is a slower process that happens from the second we're born to adulthood, Maybe even death-" Professor Garner was cut off by the sound of 'Let me hold you' by Bow Wow.

"Whose phone is that?" All eyes turned accusingly to Harmony. She smiled sheepishly before rummaging through her bag for her cell phone.

"Hello," she answered quietly under the scrutinizing glare from her professor.

"Harmony?"

"Mrs Gowan?" Harmony began to panic when she recognized the voice.

"It's your mother, she's in hospital. Kingston hospital," Harmony nearly dropped the phone. Without a word to anyone she grabbed her things, stuffed them into her shoulder bag and ran out the room.

Harmony didn't run all the way to the hospital, she hailed a taxi once she was out of the building. She rushed into the hospital and muttered her mother's name to a receptionist. The woman directed her to a long hallway; Mrs. Gowan was sitting anxiously in a small metal chair.

"Harmony," she said as she caught sight of the distraught teenager.

"What happened? Where's mom?" she asked frantically.

"Well…she…. uh," Mrs. Gowan searched for the right words.

"Harmony Gray?" Harmony turned around to face the doctor who had called her name.

"I'm afraid I have some bad news," Harmony's heart sank. She knew what the doctor was about to say.

"I'm afraid your mother won't make it,"

"Won't make it through what?"

"Mrs Gray took a drug overdose, it has affected her system and now there is nothing we can do about it. I'm very sorry,"

"Can I see her?"

"Of course, she's in room 14." The doctor nodded sincerely before turning away to attend to a patient. Harmony didn't waste another second she navigated through the halls to room 14 and walked inside. Her mother lay in the bed; Harmony bit her lip when she noticed she wasn't hooked up to any machines.

"Harmony, I told you I would be fine," Margaret said to her daughter. Her voice was hoarse but it still had a lively tone to it.

"Why mom," Harmony asked as she fought back the tears.

"Come and sit down," Harmony obediently sat down in the brown worn seat beside the bed.

"Sometimes…you just can't carry on," she explained "sometimes it doesn't work anymore. You're a budding psychologist, you know how it works," Harmony smiled at the last bit.

"I'm still training, your gonna have to go into more detail."

"Your father has always been what's kept me alive and visa versa. I could lean on him and he could lean on me. He was there when I woke up in the morning and when I went to sleep at night. Now he's gone it…it feels like something's missing. Half of me was under that debris that evening and that half of me is still there. I can't live with half a soul and the only way to get that missing part back is to join the boys and Vi." Harmony leant against her mother.

"I decided an overdose was less painful and would be easier for you. I don't think it's a nice thing to walk into your living room and see your mom lying on the floor with a kitchen knife in her gut,"

The mother and daughter sat talking for hours about good times and gossiping about neighbors.

"You know I heard that Gregory, you know round the corner, used to have a thing for you,"

"Don't lie," Harmony said as she blushed furiously (not that it showed on her dark skin).

"I'm not and I know you had a thing for him too. It's a shame you were both too embarrassed to say anything and now he's across the Atlantic."

"Mom,"

"What it's the truth."

"Very false truth,"

"Okay, so you didn't like him,"

"That's right,"

"If he asked you to see a movie with him would you have said yes,"

"Mom,"

"Okay, I get it. You're still too embarrassed. I can't see why though he's quiet a nice looking young man." Harmony leaned on her mother happily and sighed happily as her mother put an arm around her and stroked her head lightly. It was so light Harmony didn't even notice when it stopped.

"Mom, when you go. Will you say hi to everyone for me?" She was met with silence.

"Mom?" she looked up and saw her mother unmoving. The tears started to form in her eyes again, she sat up straight and watched her mother for a bit. She allowed the tears to fall freely down her cheeks before walking out the room.

Harmony had a fair idea where she was going. As far as she knew the Fantastic Four lived in New York City like her. The Baxter building had been on everyone's lips when their powers were discovered. Harmony had even been one of the people who had considered trying to get a glimpse of the world's first superheroes. She shuffled down the street with her hood pulled up over her head, she groaned as the heavens opened and rain streamed from the clouds. Harmony stopped walking and looked skyward, she smiled to herself before walking on. She's letting me know she's arrived. Harmony's feet automatically stopped when she reached the Baxter. She shuffled past the doorman and into the building. Harmony was surprised that he hadn't tried to stop her or ask her who she was; he had actually nodded and mumbled good evening. I guess they let superheroes protect themselves.