Chapter 14: Rumors
"No! Serena!" Hotstreak shouted as he let his body ignite and took off high into the sky...
" Hotstreak no!" Static yelled worriedly, " Your powers might burn her!"
But no one need worry... As Hotstreak caught Serena in mid air and cradled her in his arms, her aura glowed gently, as if the two auras were sancronized with each other... He could not hurt her, and his powers we're unaffected by her healing aura...
Rumors spread like wildfire over the next few weeks of Serena's strange but beautiful transformation and how she healed all the students who were poisoned by the gas... Every student, as well as thier families, were amazed when they saw the footage of Serena's incredible powers and how she'd single handedly healed every one of them by herself, and in no time, her hospital room was overflowing with every kind of flower you could think of... Hotstreak refused to leave her side as visitors came and went, and when the nurses or doctors would try to get him to leave, he would become very hostile, insisting on guarding the woman he'd longed for ever since his first dream of her...
It would be a full three weeks more before she came to again... Serena awoke on a rainy Saturday morning to a young man asleep on her stomach and looked around a bit confused, before smiling at the man before her... Her cheeks flushed a bit, as she realized how handsome he was. Still feeling a bit weak, Serena gently carressed his cheek softly, instantly awaking him...
"How are you feeling?!" Hotstreak stuttered, blushing at the fact that he'd been caught sleeping on her stomach.
"I feel very weak... What happened to me?" Serena asked tiredly, " and who are you?"
" My name is Hotstreak..." Hotstreak said and began telling her of her incredible power and how she'd saved the entire school from the mutating gas...
Serena, of course, was speechless... Who was she truly? And what was it about this man that made her feel so safe and happy?
" You told me what happened to me..." Serena said shyly, " But you haven't told me your name yet..." Serena said smiling.
Hotstreak blushed and turned away, here he was jabbering on and on like they were best friends and here he'd forgotten to tell her his name!
' Man! I can be such an idiot sometimes!' Hotstreak thought exasperatedly.
" Sorry about that... My name is Hotstreak..." Hotstreak said smiling warmly...
Serena blushed as Hotstreak kissed her hand...
Meanwhile, far away, on the surface of the moon, Queen Serenity watched her daughter through the moon crystal mirror, a sad but peaceful smile on her face...
"My dear Serena... Fate smiles upon you, for you have now met the worrior you were destined to have as your soulmate... The bond between you two will be ten thousand times more unbreakable then the bond was between you and Darien... Your love will be your greatest weapon against the darkness to come... You will love each other unconditionally..." Queen Serenity said smiling as she once again fell into a deep sleep, in the ruins of what was once the powerful moon kingdom...
Back on Earth, Serena felt a strange pang in her heart, and gasped at it's intensity... Hotstreak noticed and was instantly by her side...
" Are you alright Serena?!" Hotstreak asked worriedly.
"Yes... Um... When do you suppose I can leave this place? I hate being cooped up in here!" Serena sighed.
Hotstreak just smiled. She was so adorable... He was beginning to realize that for some reason, he felt a kind of pull, a tug on his heart, every time he thought about Serena and how much it would hurt if he lost her...
' Wait, what am I thinking? Like she'd want to be with me... She's way out of my league...' hotstreak thought sadly.
' What is this feeling? I feel so safe and warm... Is it because of hotstreak?!' Serena wondered silently, ' I wonder if someone holds his heart...'
"Do you think they'll let me out of here anytime soon?" Serena asked.
"Not likely... With the kind of power you showed off?! They'll probably want to study you or some shit... Needles, blood draws, you know, that kind of stuff..." Hotstreak said without thinking, " They may never let you leave..."
Suddenly, Serena burst into tears because of how afraid Hotstreak's blunt words made her feel... Of course, never having a girlfriend before, Hotstreak wasn't exactly Mr. Sensitive when it came to the touchy feely stuff...
"Uh... I'm sorry! Serena, I didn't mean to upset you! Honest!" Hotstreak said frantically waving his arms...
Serena sniffled a little, before beaming a sweet smile at him, causing him to want to kneel down and do anything for her that her heart desired... Hotstreak blushed a little when she looked at him with her big blue eyes and in that moment, he wanted nothing more then to kiss her breathless...
' what the hell... You only live once, right?!' hotstreak thought to himself, ' If she doesn't want to, I'll leave her be... '
Hotstreak slowly began leaning towards her, and Serena, unable to even form a coherent thought for the moment, did the only thing she could think of... She let eyelids flutter closed and waited with bated breath for the feel of his warm lips to awaken her senses... True, they just met, but she felt something very strong tugging at her heart, beckoning her to be with him...
''Yes! She is really going to let me kiss her! Maybe she feels like I do!' hotstreak thought happily, 'Just a little closer...'
Suddenly, her door flung opened with a loud bang as Virgil and Ritchie burst into the room with Mr. Hawkins, Trina, Sharon, and Ms. Selia...
"Hey Serena! Great news! Your in the all clear to go home! And... Hello?!" Virgil said beginning to sweat, " Uh... Hotstreak?! Did I interrupt something?"
Judging by the angry tick in his eye, Hotstreak was seeing read...
' Way to ruin a mood Virg...' Hotstreak thought with a great deal of annoyance...