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Chap. 2

ED

I don't know what's up with her. I know that I love Gaia, that I have loved, since the firs time that I met her. She's one of the few people, no, better yet, one of the only people that treats me like I'm a normal person. She has never felt sorry for me, even though I'm in a wheel chair. She treats me like everyone else, and besides that, she so damn beautiful. I think it's the mixture of the fact that if there were ever a movie made about her, she would be one of those girls that saves herself, and anyone she happens to be with. I can't count the number of times she's saved me. And now, I'm going to try and save her.

Gaia

I can't believe that they killed him. Not they. Him. Loki. He killed Sam. Sam Moon is dead, and If anything that Loki ever said was true, the fact that I got Sam killed, is probably the only thing. I am the one that bought him into my life, allowed him to get close, allowed my self to feel something for him. It was my weakness that Loki found, and Loki is the kind of person that terminates any weaknesses his enemy's might have, and he's found mine. Now I'll find his.

"Gaia, what the hell are you doing!" Ed had been on Gaia's heels all day. As if he could stop her. She was absolutely determined to revenge all the wrongs that Loki had inflicted upon her; she had too. She could not live with herself if she just let her uncle get away with this. She should have tracked him down when she found out he had killed her mother. But now that he had taken the only guy she loved, the closest thing that she had to love , well now she wasn't going to go and hide, and wait for it all to go away. She was older, and stronger, and dammit, she felt like kicking some butt.

"You know what I'm doing, Ed. I've explained it about ten times since you came over. I'm not going to leave Loki alone just because your such a guy, and you don't want me to get hurt. It's too late for that. He's already hurt me." Gaia looked up for a moment, and saw Ed shift in his chair.

"Well, I can't stop you, let me help you. I know that two heads are better then one, and you're a little emotional—" the minute that he said the words, Ed knew he had made a mistake. Putting the word emotional in any form of a sentence with Gaia's name was a mistake.

"I am not emotional. And you are not coming with me." Gaia didn't know how she was going to get rid of Ed, but she had to do it fast. She had to start her search, and night was quickly approaching; the source that she had found was supposed to meet her at eight, and it was almost seven. She had to convince ed that he was not coming with her. Even if she had to be harsh.

"Ed, you would just slow me down, and slowing me down could get me killed. And I don't want to have to worry about you all night." Gaia felt bad about treating him like a child, but it was the only way.

Ed understood. He would slow her down, and he knew he would, it was just he would rather be in danger with Gaia, then not be there and be wondering if she was okay. You know how time always goes slowest if your waiting? But she obviously didn't want him there, so right now, he would agree.

"Fine. But be safe, and call me, okay? If your in trouble, I'll come rolling there and rescue you." He smiled a little, and Gaia smiled a little back. She leaned in, and Ed was ashamed at how fast his heart started to beat. As she leaned in, he closed his eyes, and smelled her hair. Cool metal wrapped around his wrist, and the metal click snapped Ed back to reality.

He looked at his arm and was shocked to see it handcuffed to his desk leg.

"What the hell? Gaia what are you doing!" Ed looked up frantically, and saw the sorrow in Gaia's eyes, but he didn't see any regret.

"Ed, you and I both know that if I didn't handcuff you, you'd follow me, and where I'm going is not somewhere that you want to be. I have to keep you safe, and out of my way." She put the phone on his desk, and headed towards the door.

"If you need to use the bathroom, call Heather or someone to come unlock you. The key is right here." She put the key on his dresser, well out of Ed's reach. As she looked back at Ed, he saw her eyes water, but she blinked them back so quickly, he wasn't sure if he had imagined it or not.

"Please be safe Gaia. Promise me that you'll l be back, and you won't do anything stupid." Ed locked his eyes on her, and stared at her until she relented.

"I promise I'll come back, and won't do anything stupid." Ed and Gaia both knew that there was a good chance that Gaia would break her promise. There was a good chance there was no way that she could keep it.

Gaia hesitated at the door, then came back to Ed. She had seen his reaction when she came close, could feel his pulse racing when she had handcuffed his wrist. Knew that this could be the last time she saw him. Knew that for him, this might hurt as much as it hurt her. She leaned down, and kissed Ed's mouth softly. Ed reached up his head to touch her head, but the handcuff stopped him.

"Bye, Ed." Gaia whispered, stood up, and walked out the door, closing it behind her. Leaving Ed to wonder if this was the last time he would see her, and if, perhaps, it wasn't too late to try and save her.

As Gaia left Ed's apartment, a shadowy figure ducked behind the building. He watched as Gaia waved to a cab, and saw her get in. He signaled his hand to someone, and quickly climbed the steps to Ed's apartment.