Maz laughed loudly when Guy told him about auditioning as Belle.

"I can't wait to see you in a yellow dress, dude." He giggled.

"We don't know if I will be Belle yet." Guy said smiling, but deep down he knew he had the role assured.

The duo was at Guy's bedroom. They had finished a videogame and decided to just hang out. Since the day they became heroes, it became harder to have time to chill at least once in a while. Maz opened a can of soda loudly and drank it, wondering how much the soda he asked Sheila to hack cost. He saw his friend in the bed checking his phone, more specifically SheZow's Instagram page and got up from the floor.

"Hey, it's been a while since we hung out aside from here or at school, so-" Maz said while Guy set his phone away and took a sip from his friend's drink. "Wanna grab some ice cream?"

The younger teen got up in a hop and threw the now empty can aside. "Of course I do."

Both friends left the house and decided to walk to their destination. It was pretty cold and late for ice cream, but that was not going to stop them from getting some. As they made their way to the place, the silence flooded the duo, and Guy's mind started to ramble. He started to think about the past month, and that every day a villain attacked.

But that wasn't happening this month for some unknown reason.

"Don't you think it's weird? That there have been no attacks from villains lately."

Maz looked at his friend from the corner of his eye. "Mocktopus attacked."

"Dude, we both know he doesn't count."

Both giggled. "Well, whatever they are planning, they won't get away with it." Maz stated, shrugging.

"How are you so sure about that?" Guy didn't want to show that the comment startled him. Did Maz doesn't care at all about the possibilities?

"Because they are going against you, and you are the most powerful and strong hero I've ever met." The taller boy said, wrapping his left arm around his friend's shoulders. "You are my hero, after all."

Guy started to feel a warmth in his cheeks, and before realizing it, he was sobbing. Maz panicked at this.

"Dude?! You ok? Want me to call Sheila? Is it something that has to do with the She-SP?" Maz wasn't sure, but he didn't want to go through the same problem they had a year ago when he got so sensitive that every time he talked, his friend would start crying.

Guy didn't answer, he dried his eyes with a laugh and hugged his sidekick.

Maz was amazing. The hero was never able to find a way to thank him for the things Maz did for him but he did try to show him affection as much as he could with hugs and compliments both as SheZow and as Guy. The younger boy wasn't sure if the older teen got the 'thank you very much' message, but he hoped his friend did. Maz hugged him back and it felt warm for both of them, even in that cold night.

"Hey! Get off the road!" Shouted a woman in a red car. It was at that moment when both teens remembered that their placement was in the middle of the street.

"Sorry, ma'am!" Apologized Guy, dragging Maz along with him to the sidewalk.

They stayed silent while the car passed in front of them and then started laughing. They kept walking side by side, and Maz couldn't help but place his arm on Guy's shoulders again, hoping for him not to flinch or feel uncomfortable. Luckily, the shorter boy didn't do anything apart from sinking his chin on his scarf.

The friends arrived at the shop and got their ice cream to finally sit in a table. There were not many people in the place, maybe because of the time or temperature, but it was calm and that was good. The TV was on the news channel.

"Tonight, once again, the city is safe thanks to SheZow!" The reporter said, showing a photograph of her from the other day.

Guy giggled nervously and bit a piece of his ice cream cone. "The fact that people trust SheZow blindly makes me anxious."

"Well, that's a good thing, because it means that you are a good hero." Maz said taking a spoonful of ice cream to his mouth.

Guy smiled sideways. "I guess you are right"

Maz hesitated but thought he had to do it. He reached for his friend's hand and took it. "Listen to me Hamdon, you are a hero, you are my hero and the most capable person in the world to be SheZow. It's been three years since it all started and you are amazing in what you do, you have always been. Do you remember what your aunt said? She chose you, not Kelly or Droosha. You, Guy, because she knew you would rock the hero's duty."

Guy's eyes sparkled. It was a side effect of the ring, of course. He laughed the spark off and looked away. "Stop trying to make me cry, Kepler!"

Maz laughed too and they kept eating their ice cream, smiling, talking, and hoping the other won't notice that their hands were still intertwined.

Note from the writer: Yes, this was very short, but, boy, was it fun to write! The next chapter is already on the works and will soon be released.