The next day Warren and Destiny were sitting eating lunch when suddenly a boy walking by yelled and tripped over. His lunch went all over Destiny and Warren. Destiny looked down at the boy and saw it was Will Stronghold. Oh God no! she thought.

"Are you ok?" she asked. Will looked up at her but Warren was standing in front of him now.

"Uh sorry" he said standing up and wiping his hands on his clothes.

"You will be" Warren told him glaring at him.

"Warren calm down, it was an accident" Destiny said standing up.

"Look, let's not do this" Will said trying to hide how scared he was.

"You think you can do anything you want just 'cause your name's Stronghold" Warren was getting really worked up.

"Please Warren stop…" Destiny said grabbing onto his arm.

"I'm sorry that my dad put your dad in jail…" Will began.

"Uh ok, not good…" Destiny said letting Warren go and stepping back, she did not want to be anywhere near Warren after that. Destiny had seen what he could do when he was angry and she did not want too be in the firing line.

Warren stepped forward and grabbed Will "Nobody talks about my father" He said in almost a whisper. Suddenly his hands caught fire and Will jumped back. Everyone in the cafeteria turned around and saw Warren standing there with his hands full of flame.

"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" they all were yelling. Warren threw fireballs everywhere and followed Will as he tried to run away. Will climbed under the table and Warren stood on top. He walked along throwing fire down. Destiny was relieved to see that Will was unharmed.

Will got to the end of the tables with no where left to go. "Where's your sidekick, sidekick?" Warren yelled down to him.

"Right here" someone yelled out. Destiny looked over and saw Will friends, including Zach standing in a group facing Warren.

Warren seemed almost amused then shut his eyes and yelled making the flames on his arms bigger and stronger. Destiny jumped in front of them "Warren that's enough! Don't bring them into this too" She was about to try and persuade him to stop but heard Will from under the table "Leave them alone" he lifted the table, higher and higher above his head.

Everybody gasped "He's strong" said Layla.

"I'm strong?" Will laughed.

"He's super strong" Gwen Grayson smirked.

Destiny couldn't believe it. She watched as Will through the table and sent Warren flying. Warren stood up and created more flames, they ran at each other and Will punched Warren, smashing him through a wall. Everyone clapped except for Destiny who was absolutely petrified that Warren had been seriously hurt. She felt a huge wave of relief wash over her when she her Warren yell out "Stronghold!" she looked over and saw him climb through the hole they had created back into the cafeteria "You think I cant take a hit?"

They continued to fight until Layla threw a fire extinguisher to Will, he pulled the top off and put out Warren's flames. It was then that Principal Powers walked in. She took them into the detention room.

Destiny was walking through the corridor and felt and arm wrap around her shoulder, she knew it was Lash "Looking forward to tomorrow night?" he said with a smirk.

"I don't really know. What are we doing?" She asked him, he laughed and wiggled his eyebrows, Destiny glared at him.

"Hey" he laughed "calm down. I'm kidding" She shook her head and his and nudged him playfully "I was thinking I could pick you up at 7?" Destiny nodded "Ok I'll see you later" he leaned in and tried to kiss her but she put her hand up and stopped him, he just smiled "Sorry, had to try" and with that he walked off.

Destiny didn't see Warren for the rest of the day, just like the day before. She really didn't care this time. She was disappointed in him. When she got home it was Warren knocking on her window. She walked over and opened it waiting for an explanation. "I'm sorry, I know I promised but I couldn't help it"

"Why did you attack him, he didn't do anything"

"Des, my father is in prison because of his father!" Warren yelled.

"Yeah! His father, not him!" Destiny shouted back.

Warren sighed and looked at the ground below, he then looked up at her "You're right, as always" he laughed at little and then said in a softer, more serious tone "I'm sorry"

Destiny smiled and held out her frozen hand, Warren held out his, it was engulfed in flame. Warren grabbed hold of Destiny's hand and both the ice and fire disappeared. "Let's go for a walk" Destiny said, Warren smiled and nodded "I'll beat you down stairs!" she let go of Warren's hand and raced out of her room. Warren laughed and did the same. Destiny got there first, she always did, she knew the only reason she beat Warren was because he let her, she loved that he did that.

The next afternoon, Warren tapped on Destiny's window. She opened it while putting in a pair of earrings. "Hey" she smiled.

"You going out somewhere?" He asked watching her fiddle with her earring.

"Uh, yeah" she answered getting frustrated that it wouldn't go in.

"Here let me" Warren told her leaning forward, she sighed and leaned forward too, holding the earring out he took it and put it in for her "Where you going?"

"Thanks, um, I don't know" she told him. "It's not up to me"

"Who is it up to?" Warren asked.

Destiny suddenly looked really guilty, she forgot that she hadn't told him "Um, Lash…"

"What?" Warren had forgotten about hearing Destiny and Lash talking after what had happened with Stronghold. It all came flooding back when she said his name.

"I told Lash I would go out with him as friends"

"Des, the guy is an asshole" Warren said.

"He can actually be kind of cool, when he wants to be" She said with a shrug. The conversation was interrupted by the door bell ringing. "I gotta go, I'll see you tomorrow ok?" Warren nodded sadly "You'll miss me!" she told him as she closed the window.

"Yeah" Warren whispered to himself and watched as downstairs out the front of Destiny's house Lash greeted her and walked her down the street. Warren was distracted as he saw he was making his window ledge smoke. He closed the window, laid down on his bed and started reading his book.

Outside Destiny walked along side Lash "So, where are we going?" she asked.

"I thought we could go bowling" He told her, putting his arm around her shoulder yet again.

"You're paying right?" she asked.

"Of course I am" Lash answered "What kind of guy doesn't pay for their date?"

"Lash -" she was about to say that is wasn't a date but he cut in.

"Please Des" He said, he had a pleading look on his face.

"Ok" she smiled, he did too.

They got to the bowling alley and Lash opened the door for her, paid for her games, bought her a hotdog and drink and even offered to do up her shoes. Destiny just laughed and pushed him off her as he undid her sneakers. Destiny was surprised by how much fun she had with Lash, he made her laugh and was a really nice guy when he wasn't with Speed.

They played three games and Destiny beat Lash in all three of them. She couldn't help but think that he did it on purpose and for the whole time she was there her thoughts kept straying to Warren and what he was doing.

Lash walked her home with his arm around her as usual. Destiny could help herself but to lean into him a little as they walked. Lash noticed and held her a little tighter. When they got to Destiny's place she was about to go inside but stopped and turned to face Lash. She smiled and stood up on her tippy toes, she leaned forward and kissed Lash softly on the lips. She felt him smile beneath her lips and he wrapped his arms around her.

When they broke apart Destiny said goodnight to him and went inside. She had been oblivious to the fact Warren had seen them, Lash however wasn't. He looked up at Warren's window with a smirk and waved.

Warren punched his wall. Destiny meant everything to him and he was not going to let Lash take her away.