For a week Connor slept at the pit and Charlie stayed at Luna's apartment, but Luna swore he was sleeping in the guest room. Hugh and Ezio had seen Connor change, becoming less talkative and more reserved than usual. Hugh asked Rebecca to talk to Luna, but the truth was that she saw Luna change too. She was going back to how she was before, almost reckless as she took a contract early that week. This is how she was when Luna met her and everyone knew if she was headed down that road what was coming, the clubs. She used to live at the clubs, up all night starting fights. Shaun and Rebecca sat down and they tried to think about how to get Luna and Connor back in the same room, hoping the rest would just sort of work itself out. They thought if Rebecca could get Luna out on Friday and Shaun could get Connor to come with him then they could push them together, make them talk it out, or shout it out.
Thursday evening Luna went out to gather some information and Rebecca thought maybe things were better. Luna had to ease drop on some guys at a bar and she had came back to the pit stone sober. Friday Luna stayed home from being out all night on Thursday and Rebecca and Shaun talked about how to get their friends together. Shaun agreed to bring them back to his place, asking Connor to come over to show him how to clean the new gun he just got. Rebecca went over to if Luna would come over to help her with something, to be honest Rebecca wasn't sure what to say to Luna, she figured she'd just wing it. She got to the building and started up the stairs when Luna and Charlie came down at her laughing.
"I can't wait to go out. Do you remember all the fun we used to have? And I promise I'll behave tonight." Rebecca heard them talking and she felt like this situation was slipping out of her hands.
"You only have to behave while we're out, if you want me to come back here with you, you won't have to behave then." She wrapped her arms him and Rebecca met them on the landing.
"Hey Luna, Charlie. Where are you guys going?" She could see how they were dressed, they were going out to the club.
"Out. It's Friday night Becca." Rebecca tried to improvise but was having a hard time.
"Well, why don't you come over to Shaun's with me. We can play cards against humanity." Luna looked up at Charlie, then back at Rebecca.
"As fun as that sounds, I haven't been out in ages, so we're going out." Rebecca wasn't sure what to say, she knew she needed to get Luna back over to Shaun's place but now that Charlie was there what else could she say.
"Alright look, I'm having some girl issues, you with Shaun and I want to know if you'd come help me." Luna stopped and Charlie tried to hide his snickering by turning, but it was useless.
"Becca, seriously? Um, I'm sorry but what do you want me to do?" Rebecca know this wasn't going to work, but she kept going.
"Come over, tell me how to set things up to get him to well, you know, come after me." Luna just laughed before looking back at her friend.
"It's not that hard, he's a hot-blooded man, I think. Try a short skirt and a long kiss, the rest usually works out pretty easy." With that Luna and Charlie down the stairs and Rebecca stood there trying to think of anything.
"PLEASE. Just come with me, please." Luna turned around, not sure why there was an urgency in her voice.
"Rebecca, what's wrong? Tell me the truth now." Rebecca sat down on the steps, waiting as one of the building's other tenants moved down the stairs and out of sight before talking.
"I want you to come to Shaun where he's getting Connor to come over so you two can talk or yell or whatever you have to do to work this out. Luna I just don't want you going down that dark ally way again." Charlie now was upset and he spoke up to Rebecca.
"Wait, are you saying I'm a bad influence, that everything her and I ever did was cause trouble? Because I think you know Luna better than that, some people grow up and when they do they realized how they used to live like a fucking asshole. I admit it, I was fucking trouble on two legs, but when you lose someone who means so much to you, you tend to take a step back to look examine the reasons." He then ran his fingers through Luna's hair and her eyes met his. "Luna's learned that this week, and I promise that if she decides I need to leave, that I'll go without question." Luna smiled at him before looking back at Rebecca.
"I'm going out. Maybe if Connor wants to know who I really am, you could bring him by. We're going to the warehouse, see you later." With that they were gone and Rebecca tried to think how hard it would be to get Connor out to the club. She decided to lie.
She rushed into Shaun's apartment, looking around happy to see him and Connor sitting at the table with gun pieces everywhere.
"Thank God you're here. Look, no time to explain but you need to come with me. Look Shaun and I have tried to get you and Luna here together to work this shit out, but she made a good point. You want to know who she was, who she is, come with me." He looked at her confused, having no clue what was going on.
"This was a trick? You lied to me?" He was looking at Shaun, anger washing over him. "And you two think you can meddle in my private life and that I will just go along with it? Do you not think that Luna and I have a say in this matter?" Rebecca stood up to him, walking over and standing in front of him.
"Tell me right now that you're not miserable without her and we will drop this? Tell me she isn't the only thing that made sense to you here in out time." Connor stood up, looking Rebecca in the eye for a long minute and when he couldn't look her in the eye anymore he turned, his jaw flexing and his eyes betraying him. "That's what I thought, so if you want to catch a glimpse of who she once was, you can come with me."
Twenty minutes later they walked into a club known as the warehouse and Connor was shocked at what he saw. There were bodies everywhere, pressed against one another, writhing with movements that looked like they were all involved with one giant clothed orgy. The music started changing, the beat slowly slightly as he scanned the dance floor. He looked across the crowd, getting distracted as his eyes would catch glimpses of someone who looked like Luna, but when she would turn her head he would realize it wasn't her. Rebecca grabbed his hand and he didn't fight it, letting her lead him through the crowd and over to a bar where she sat and looked at him. She told him what Luna had worn when she saw her and Connor kept his eyes scanning, then he stopped. He saw a man who looked like Edward, but the way this man was laughing, holding a woman close, it wasn't Edward. The woman he was holding turned to the bar and Connor felt his heart stop and his stomach knot up. He first felt a wave of sickness wash over him, that was Luna out there, her body pressed against this man who happen to look like Edward. He could see this man's hands traveling down her sides and grabbing her hips before he turned her around pulling her to him again. He watched as this man pushed her hair aside, whispering in her ear, his words making her laugh.
As her head rolled back with her laughter, anger came over Connor. He pushed his way through the crowds, not caring about the people calling after him. He was just a few feet away from Luna and her date when he felt a hand on his shoulder, pulling him back around.
"Why don't you watch where you're walking you asshole?" The man stood eye to eye with him and was just as broad. Connor looked at the man, he had a drink spilled down his shirt and Connor didn't know why this was his problem. "Do you understand me? Fucking Idiot. You owe me a drink for pushing into me and making me spill this one."
"I do not owe you anything." The man turned and looked at his friends and Connor turned back around walking towards where Luna was dancing, but again a hand pulled him back. As he turned Connor threw a punch, landing it square on the man's jaw sending him to the floor. By this time Luna and her date had stopped dancing and Connor turned to see her, their eyes meeting. He looked her over, his eyes landing on where her hand was being held by the other man, so his eyes travel up this man's arm and to his face. Just the sight of the smirk on this man's lips caused Connor to jump, lurching forward until he fist made contact with the man's face.
Charlie was shocked by the strike, and Luna felt the jolt as Charlie reeled back on his feet. She looked at Charlie before turning back to Connor, but he was busy dodging a few punches from friends of the guy he knocked out. She seen that they guys who were fighting Charlie were quickly getting the upper hand and she looked at Charlie. He could read the look in her eyes, wanting him to help out the guy who just gave him a black eye and as much as he wanted to watch him get his ass handed to him, he joined him, for her.
Connor had been struck in the gut, knocking the wind out of him causing him to bend over and let out a grumbled curse in his native tongue. Just as he was eyeing the man who had socked him, he saw the blond man with Luna come rushing at the target and knock him over. He then started throwing punches at the man's head. Connor went to pull him off, but another man grabbed him and punched his face, landing the blow just over his cheekbone, cutting the skin instantly. Connor felt the warmth of blood trickling down his cheek as he turned and looked at the man with a wild look. The man just chuckled and Connor turned and grabbed the man by the front of his shirt, turning him around so that he could pick him up and slam him back down onto a table.
The force of the man landing on it broke the table and Connor looked around to see the man with the drink on his shirt slowly getting to his feet. The man came rushing at him and Connor couldn't move out of the way fast enough. Soon both men were on the floor punching wildly at one another. Connor wasn't able to get the man off him, never quite able to land a square punch and he thought his arms would give out before this man would let him up. Suddenly the weight of the man was gone and as he looked up he saw the Edward-look-alike pulling the man back. Connor slowly got to his feet watching at the blond knocked out the assailant with two blows to the head. As Connor got to his feet fully, Charlie turned and looked at him, punching him in the eye as payback, then in the mouth just for good measure.