Mako's Message: After the last chapter, and reading everyone's overwhelmingly positive reviews, many of which were from people I haven't heard from before(And thank you all for taking the time yo review. It meant a lot to me to hear how much you enjoyed that chapter), a thought occurred to me. I really need to explain why Mindy chooses to do what she's doing. I hope I've done a good enough job of showing what she's going through, whether you agree with her actions or not. Since this was kind of shoe horned in, I'll try to get another chapter up ASAP.


Sometimes I don't know why I stay here.

I don't need Marcus. I have three million do11ars and Safehouse C. It's got a kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom. Well, it has a room with a bed in it. It has guns, ammunition, and spare costumes. I could get my own car, yeah it'd take some time but I could do it. I could see Dave whenever I wanted. I could have complete freedom. All I'd have to do is tell Marcus to go fuck himself and leave.

And I'd be on my own.

All by myself.

On the run.

Because, Marcus wouldn't just let me go. He'd report me missing. He'd watch Dave to see if I tried to meet him. He'd make sure the police tried to catch Hit Girl.

The first part of my grounding is almost over. I'll be able to talk to Angela and Jessi again this weekend. Hell, I can talk to Todd and Marty. I'm sure I can find a way to talk to Dave, assuming that Marcus didn't manage to scare him off with the restraining order.

What am I talking about? Dave is no coward. He's spent the last four months going out at night and kicking criminal ass. He wouldn't let something like that stop us from seeing each other. Right? He beat a kid up to protect me. He killed people to save me. He called me his best friend. I have to be important to him... don't I?

Then why hasn't he tried to talk to me at school?

I'm over thinking things. The faculty would probably stop him if he tried, just like they did with me. Katie is probably telling him to stay away as well. Doesn't want him to get into trouble...

So why do I stay here? Because it's better than being a runaway. And Marcus does love me even if he doesn't understand that this is killing me. And I bet I can talk him into letting me see Dave. I just have to convince him that Dave doesn't want to see me get hurt anymore than he does. I might have to make some promises I don't want to make but... would I? Would I choose Dave over Hit Girl? Could I swear to never go back to that life if he let me see Dave? Would being able to see Dave even matter if I had to lock that part away?

I don't know what to do.

I just... what? What do I want? I want to see Dave. I want to be Hit Girl again. It's what I trained to be. It's what I want to be. I am a goddamned super hero. How many people can say that? How many people wish they could?

Marcus and Dave may want to keep me safe. Keep me out of the game... but Dave understands. He knows what it's like out there. What living a normal life is like after having that kind of freedom. That kind of power. You can't just walk away from something like that once you know you can do it.

Live the dream.

But unless I can get Marcus to let me be Hit Girl... I'd have to give up the closest thing I have to family. I'd have to orphan myself. I'd have to live on the run...

As much as I want to be Hit Girl... I don't want to be alone.