Our current community service was scrapping fliers off benches, it wasn't exactly a job for six people so Kelly, Curtis and Rudy weren't really helping. I was sitting on the bench scraping off the ones closest to me when Rudy nudged Nathan, "You should do the Lottery." Simon looked up at him with a face of slight annoyance though mostly impatienceknowing it was just easier to let him say whatever he wanted. "Use your power. See the numbers." He looked over at the rest of us as if we were goingto rat them out and I rolled my eyes while he continued "Take their trousers down, we'll stick it to 'em, split it 50/50." Now Simon looked just confused and I must admit I was too, "Why should I split it with you?" Rudy couldn't believe our ignorance, "Because it was my idea, you! I'm the brains, you're the stare." He looked over and smiled at me, "You can share with him, he's your fiance after all." When he turned back Simon was still looking unimpressed so he shook his head slightly, "OK. 60/50." Simon chuckled as I lifted an eyebrow in accusation "It's supposed to add up to 100." Rudy turned to me once again his scrapper in hand and pointing, "Whoa, don't even think about screwing me, sweet cheeks!" He quickly looked at Simon as if trying to seal the deal, "70/40. Final offer." Simon stared back and stated matter of factly, "I don't get to choose what I see." Rudy threw his head back in what we both assumed was defeat exclaiming to himself "Ah, fuck!" He then tried another tactic, "Fine! 80/30. But I feel like I'm being raped here, and not in a good way."

A few days later I was walking down the street withAlisha and Kelly eating ice cream cones. We had been talking about life, joking and just having a good time when we heard a car door slam shut. Kelly immediately looked over, seeing the guy who dealt out powers. She laid out against the wall and harshly whispered for Alisha and I to do the same, "Come Here." Kelly then threw her cone on the ground and quietly rushed after him. Alisha took a bite of her cone before asking me, "Where is she going?" We both followed her and found ourselves crouching down behind one of the graves in the cemetery watching from a far. We could see the flowers in his hands and he had just stopped by one of the graves.

"What's he doing?" Alisha asked as we watched. Kelly wouldn't take her eyes off him when she answered, "I don't know." I looked over to Kelly, "So d'you wanna tell uswhat's going on?" She didn't answer and that lead to Alisha asking another question, "Why are we following him?" Kelly could barely take her eyes off him as he placed the bouquet down. Her voice was tinted with sadness. "Cos I wanna know what he's doing." He walked away and Kelly immediately jumped up and ran off. I was horrified, and turned to Alisha who mirrored my own shock, she shouted out "Kelly!" but she didn't respondrunning towards the grave even though he was still in full view. Alisha and I followed Kelly and reached her just as he walked out of sight, her eyes still following him. Alisha started to question her, "What's going on?" When I turned to watch her face, trying to get the real answer, "You fancy him, don't you?" Kelly turned away slightly embarrassed which led to Me and Alisha squealing a little. "Oh, my God. You totally fancy him!" Alisha exclaimed excited for our friend. Kelly huffed, annoyed and a little shy, "Shut up!" Alisha thought for a moment before blurting out, "He is really fit." Kelly stayed silent looking at the grave reading Shannon Speers. "So who's the dead girl, then?" I asked my eyebrows furrowed.

I left Alisha and Kelly whilst they were still talking about Kelly's infatuation with the guy who gave them their new powers,Seth.I would have loved to have stayed for a girl's night where we could talk about everything and some fun maybe a few drinks; but Simon and I had to go to his parents house for dinner. Having met his family previously I wasn't terribly worried but I still felt a little bit of anxiety since I had only met them once and I was now going to marry their once socially incapable son. I had arrived back at our home in order to get ready. Whilst I was rushing around trying to find the right clothes to… impress I suppose. Simon had simply walked in leisurely, feeling absolutely no stress since he had known these people his entire life. He chuckled seeing my face, "You know you have nothing to worry about, they already love you." I rolled my eyes, walking towards him. "You know once upon a time it would be you freaking out." Simon wrapped his arms around me and gave me a kiss, "You are the one who changed me for the better."

We were standing outside, in front of the door and I was reminded of how months ago I had stood here waiting to see Simon after the future version of him had died. It really hadn't been a long time, I looked at Simon silently worrying, what were they gonna think. Simon glanced at me smiling and grabbed my hand before practically dragging me into the house. His mother's smile was wide as if she could think of nothing better than seeing us, maybe she couldn't. I had kind of zoned out just looking around seeing how little the house had changed whilst Simon talked to his mother. Suddenly they both turned to me so I gave a small wave. His mother's smile didn't falter as she pulled me into a hug. "It's just so lovely to see your dear. We were wondering when you two would come around."She let go and started walking towards the kitchen, "It's just so nice to see Simon happy, you two make a great couple." She stopped in front of the door and gestured to the stairs. "You two can head upstairs if you want I just have to finish dinner, say hi to your sister though."

I felt a bit like a teenager coming home from school as we went upstairs to Simon's old room. There wasn't too much left behind but I noticed the DVD cases and walked over picking one up noticing Nathan's name written on the side. "Hey didn't you say these were the videos you had edited together? Why didn't you bring them with you?" I turned around and Simon seemed sad, as if remembering the videos was upsetting for him. I immediately dropped the case and walked over not thinking about the damage it might cause and instead just worried about Simon. I placed a hand on his arm. "I'm sorry did something happen?" Simon couldn't look me in the eyes. "It isn't your fault. Umm... yeah they are the ones I edited. I just-" He looked almost exactly like he did when we met awkward and stuttering. "Sally she saw them. It just... my recordings are how she found out about Tony.Why she is dead." I placed my head on hisshoulder. "I love you." He seemed to relax and then grabbed my arm, moving my slightly back so he could move. He picked up the case I had dropped and flipped though grabbing a new one out of the pile and walking to the computer placing it in without letting me see the writing.

He looked back at me smiling slightly as the video started. It was me standing there paintbrush in hand and looking pissed off, then I heard Nathan's voice and immediately remembered it. "Wow! The pervert needs a chick to bail him out hmmm? Come on sweetheart you can do so much better than him." I glanced over at Simon slightly amused and catching on. He shook his head and smiled at me, "That's Nathan." I looked over at the screen to see what other mundane moments Simon had captured. Footage of me sitting on a swing looking out at nothing, slowly swinging. Me after we finished burying the first body, rolling my eyes, laughing with Kelly and Alisha, reaching out to push the camera down. He had been filming it all. I felt more loved watching a short video of me just existing that almost everything in my entire life. I felt Simon's eyes on me and saw the slight blur of tears. He immediately lunged forward to stop the tape obviously worried about how I was feeling. I gave a light laugh as they started to fall. "Simon I'm fine really." He seemed slightly panicked and wrapped his arms around me lightly. "I'm not upset," I whispered quietly, "I love it, I love you." He let go to look at my eyes and I lent forward slowly looking back at Simon to make sure it was okay and he nodded. I pressed play ready to fall back into the memories and moments where I could see Simon loving me, loving the small moments that make humanity. I could see me looking over my shoulder concerned, me when Nathan had stolen that baby. There was a period of time that hadn't been recorded because the next video game months later when Nathan Jr. Had been born. Me holding him and looking down absolutely captivated. Short clips from our trip in Vegas. I looked over at Simon surprised, "When did you do this?" He fumbled for a second. "I did the first part ages ago. Before... everything with Sally. I didn't want to film after that. I still don't really, but you... you're you. I wanted to record it, to remember." I gave him a kiss when we heard someone knock and open the door. We both turned ourheads to see Simon's sister.

Sheseemed incredibly excited to have another girl as she sat brushing my hair Simon laughed telling me about she used to try and style his hair. It was amazing to see their family and learn about Simon's past. Laughing with them everything felt so much more real. This was what our lives could be like as a family and I once again felt the small yearning for a normal life with Simon. A house, boring everyday jobs and kids. My trance was broken when we heard his mother call us down to eat dinner. I cleared my head and put on a smile as we all raced down the stairs like idiots. It was perfect. His mother had made a lovely dinner his father told stories and jokes and his sister mainly just sat there and rolled her eyes. Simon then cleared his throat and looked at me. Signalling it was time. I let a small worried sigh. "We have some news." His parents stopped to look at us and his sister finally seemed to be interested in the conversation. Simon looked at me and grabbed onto my hand lifting it up to show his family. "We got engaged." There was an eruption of excitement. His mother seemed to have already started planning the wedding despite finding out just now I let out a little laugh. Simon's father just congratulated us. His sister though raised her eyebrows and muttered to me quietly. "I told you he liked you." I just laughed and absorbed the happy atmosphere feeling a new burst of excitement for my wedding and Simon's family.

A few days later we were back at community service the group aside for Kelly and Curtis had walked into the locker room. I was holding Simon's hand but saw Kelly about ti get in a fight with another girl. I let go and took a step closer to try and stop whatever was happening. "What's going on?" I asked cautiously worried about Kelly and the trouble she could into with Shaun who was standing almost between them. He looked at me almost confused. "It looks like she's after your boyfriend." He pointed at the girl and then Simon. I felt a little light headed, looking over at Simon confused and quickly back not really wanting to deal with it. "Fuck knows why." Shaun shook his head. Simon grabbed my arm obviously wanting me to know that it wasn't him while the girl shook her head and stepped forward. "That's bullshit." Kelly stepped forward to defend me while I tried to make sense of everything. "Then how come I seen him zipping your dress up?" She jabbed the chick with a finger and lent on the locker trying to find my balance. "And you were sticking your arse in his face and jiggling your tits." Alisha then turned to Simon disgusted, "Is that true?" She seemed angry and annoyed and I felt glad to have friends who were ready to stand up for me when I apparently couldn't myself. I felt my head start pounding and tried to focus on staying myself whilst everything seemed to go to shit around me. "What is going on?!" I could hear Alisha followed by Rudy. "This, here, is your fault." And Alisha once again her voice rising. We hadn't really been all too close I felt Kelly understood me more but she was on my side and I was glad to focus on her instead of Simon. "Were you flirting with him? Get your own boyfriend, you slut." I looked up feeling slightly better. "I'm not a slut!" The girl tried to defend herself when another girl walked in, "You're fucking Curtis Donovan, aren't you?" She shouted accusingly. I once again felt the need to excuse myself. To run away to the bathroom and hope everything would turn out fine.

I slowly backed up and quietly rushed. Everyone else seemed wrapped up in the drama with the girl except Simon who followed me. I threw up in the toilet and since I hadn't closed the door Simon had followed me in and was not sitting on the ground beside me, one arm wrapped around my shoulders. "This is beginning to really suck. I need to stop throwing up in random bathrooms." Simon looked at me concerned, "Is everything alright. Do you need to go to the doctor or something?" No I really didn't want to go see some Doctor. I shook my head lightly and laid my head on his chest. Forgetting about everything else that had just happened but Simon didn't. "You know, that girl out there," I felt too exhausted to fight him or even say anything I just wanted to be safe and feel happy and loved. At the moment that was only Simon. "She is Curtis." Simon looked down at me and laughed as I turned to look at him surprised.

*This chapter is based looselyon Season 3 Episode 2 of British Television Drama Misfits I wrote it purely out of passion so it isn't perfect or an attempt to steal any works from Howard Overman or anyone else*