Chapter 17: Kindness Of The Heart
After Hotstreak got over the initial shock of Ms. Seilia's little speech, he cleared his throat since everyone else had left as well...
" Well, uh, we have until 10:00 to have you home, and it's only a little after noon... What would you like to do?" Hotstreak asked.
" Well... It'd be nice to have a birds eye tour of the city..." Serena said blushing...
"Alright..." Hotstreak said smiling, " Hold on tight!"
And like a streak of lightning, Hotstreak shot up into the sky with Serena held tightly in his arms... The view was gorgeous as they flew over the city, people bustling and hustling about on the busy streets below...
" It's so beautiful!" Serena exclaimed.
" Yeah..." Hotstreak sighed, his eyes trained on the beauty in his arms, " It sure is..."
" So... Uh... Do you have any friends we could hang out with?" Serena asked nervously, " I'd love to meet your friends..."
" Sure, I guess so... They're a little rough around the edges..." Hotstreak said thoughtfully.
" That's alright... So are you, but I like you just fine..." Serena said blushing.
Hotstreak wanted to kiss her so badly, but decided against it, considering they barely knew each other, and instead took her to the the abandoned juvinile detention center where he and his friends lived... Serena was quiet for a bit as Hotstreak walked with her in his arms...
" Hey, Hotstreak?" Serena asked.
" Yeah?" Hotstreak answered.
" Does it hurt you? You know... To use your powers?" Serena asked worriedly.
" No ... Why, are you worried about me?!" Hotstreak asked in surprise.
Serena blushed at being caught, but captivated by his dark onyx eyes, couldn't stop the words that flowed from her soft pink lips...
" I... I can't explain it... But I couldn't bear it if usining your powers to save me would cause you pain... The other students that were transformed the day I healed everyone... I couldn't bear the pain and agony they went through..." Serena said sadly...
" The transformation was painful... But once my powers became stable the pain went away... I'm ok now... I haven't caught a cold or been sick since then..." Hotstreak said smiling, " So there's no need to worry about me..."
Serena smiled sadly...
" Your wrong... Your my friend now... And I'll always worry about the safety of my friends..." Serena said.
Hotstreak couldn't think of anything to say to that... True, he considered Ebon, Shev, farret, Talon, and RubberbRubb man his friends, but they all pretty much worried for themselves more then him... So it surprised him how loyal she was to him after being friends for sure h a short time... So with his mind somewhere else, Hotstreak strode into the compound with Serena secured tightly in his arms, unaware of how much Serena was already blushing...
" Yo! Hey gang, I'm home!" Hotstreak said casually.
At hearing his happy voice, all of his friends are running to the front of the building to see Hotstreak standing there with a very shy young woman held tightly in his arms...
" Hey... Uh..." Shev stammered as he realized who the girl was...
Serena smiled happily at seeing her friends she'd met earlier, thankful that Hotstreak's friends weren't all strangers to her after all...
" Hi Shev! Hey Tallon, how are you guys?!" Serena asked happily, temporarily forgetting the fact that she was still wrapped tightly in Hotstreak's arms...
" Uh... Hi Serena... We're good, how are you?" Talon asked a bit flustered at seeing such intimate contact.
" I'm fine, Hotstreak is a really good friend of mine! He's very sweet for wanting me to meet you all!" Serena said smiling warmly, causing Hotstreak's cheeks to flush bright red.
" So, uh... Shev and Talon you've already met... Those two over there are Ebon and Rubber band man... Uh... Farret and Kangor are out scouting to make sure no trouble makers come to find us and cause any disturbance..." Hotstreak said smiling, " Don't worry, we usually don't have to deal with that stuff..."
"Ok... Um... Hotstreak?" Serena asked blushing.
"Yeah?" Hotstreak asked
" Do you want to put me down now?" Serena asked blushing.
" Not really..." Hotstreak said distracted.
Hotstreak didn't realize what he'd said out loud until Shev decided to voice his opinion...
" Hey Serena, now that you met Hotstreak, it doesn't look like you'll have to walk any where again! Hehe!" Shev said teasingly.
Hotstreak instantly realized then what he'd said and glared at Shev as he gently set Serena on a pile of soft but worn cushons and turned back to Shev, his glare boring into him... If there was one thing Shev knew all too well, it was about how much Hotstreak hated to be caught caring about someone... And he just made a big mistake by letting Serena know that Hotstreak had already developed feelings for her... Shev gulped as Hotstreak's eyes began to glow a bright yellow/ white and he began advancing towards Shev in a menacing fashion. Tallon, Ebon and Rubber band man just smirked, knowing full well that no matter how angry he got at any of them, Hotstreak would never severely injured anyone unless they were an enemy...
But Serena didn't know anything about they're teasing, only that it looked as if Hotstreak was about to murder one of his friends! Serena really didn't have time to think through her actions, she only knew that she needed to distract him enough to calm him down... Now, a hug surely would have sufficed... But considering how panicked she was, she didn't have any time to think, all she could do was act... Serena quickly ran in front of Hotstreak, just as he was about to throw a fire ball at Shev, and, placing her hands on his face, locked her lips with his...
Ebon stared wide eyed as Talon, Shev and Rubber band man's mouths dropped opened at the sight that unfolded before them... Hotstreak's eyes went back to normal and stayed open wide eyed for a split second before they closed on they're own and his arms wrapped around her, pulling her close... Serena should have been terrified of how the kiss she initiated to save his friend, was spiraling out of control, but all she could think of was how right it felt... Like they belonged together...
' I need this...' Serena thought to herself in wonder, ' It feels so wonderful... Like he truely loves me...'
Hotstreak on the other hand, couldn't form a thought at the moment... All he wanted was the woman in his arms... Seeing as how the kiss wasn't about to end any time soon, Ebon told the others that they all needed to go to another part of the compound to give them both some privacy... Hearing that his friends had all vacated to a different part of the building, Hotstreak eased them both down onto the mound of cushons, before gently pressing his tongue against Serena's lips, silently asking for entrance... Serena sighed as a warmth rushed through her body as his skillful tongue explored her mouth gently... Serena had not ever been kissed like this before... In her current or any past life before... Finally coming up for much needed breath, Hotstreak stopped for only a second, before raining kisses gently over her neck and callar bone...
Serena still had on the beautiful dark seafoam green dress, so access to her was fairly easy... Kissing his way down to her breasts, he began slowly revealing her beautiful skin inch by inch... Serena was in such a state of bliss, she didn't realize how far they'd gone already, and she didn't care... Until...
Flashback...
" Choose dear Serena!" An evil female voice sneered, " Who will die?! Will you sacrifice yourself to save your friends?! Or will you give your life and be slain by the man you love?!"
" No!" A kind female voice exclaimed.
" Please! Don't do it princess Serena!" Another female voice cried.
" I can't let my friends die... I'd rather die myself..." Serena said as tears streamed down her face, " I couldn't bare to lose any of you... I've made my choice... I give my life in exchange for the lives of my friends and the freedom of the man I love..."
Serena stood bravely before the evil woman as she summoned a handsome man forward, his eyes devoid of any emotions...
" Kill her..." The woman's cruel words echoed in her mind as she came back to the present...
Serena opened her eyes to the warm sensation of lips gliding over her bare flesh and instantly jumped, startling Hotstreak out the current task he was busy with... Thankfully, he was still fully clothed, to Serena's relief, but was he was also very close to her almost naked body... Apparently, at some point, he'd removed her bra as they were kissing, she was only in her panties...
Realizing what he'd done without realizing it, Hotstreak blushed with shame and embarrassment and quickly moved a good distance away from her...
" I'm so sorry Serena!" Hotstreak said worriedly, " I didn't mean to take advantage of you! I swear! But when you kissed me... I... It was just such an incredible feeling... I wanted more..."
" It wasn't you Hotstreak... I got a memory back..." Serena said nervously as she fixed her clothing, "A cruel looking woman forced me to choose between killing my friends and killing myself... I couldn't see any faces... I see a black haired man with soulless eyes... The man I was in love with... She told him to kill me, so that he and my friends could live..."
" Serena!" Hotstreak exclaimed worriedly.
" And I would do it all over again Hotstreak..." Serena said seriously, " if that woman ever comes after Talon, or Ebon, or Rubberband man, or Shev... Or Virgil or Ritchie... Or any of my friends... I would sacrifice my life for them... And especially you... I can't explain it... But you mean so much more to me then just a regular friend..."
" Serena... I don't really know what this feeling is either... But you mean a lot to me too... I couldn't let you die for me... Or anyone else!" Hotstreak said angrily.
" You wouldn't have a choice... This woman who's after me..." Serena said with a shiver, " She's pure evil... And I won't let her threaten the people I love again...