Super heroes were still asking me out for weeks after my last relationship. Even Gamma Jack and Metaman each asked me for another chance. There was even Heroes Incorporated who asked me to join, though I still believe all the guys there just wanted a pretty girl in the group. I denied all of their requests. I was just starting college and I was busy enough with homework and super hero business to consider another relationship.

Besides that, I began to lose my interest in men all together. From my past relationships, it seemed as if all men had their faults and would never be capable to live up to my demands. As far as I knew at the time, I was destined to be a lone superhero standing up for the women.

Then the strangest thing happened that I would have never expected in a thousand years occurred. I found love in the oddest place.

I had just found a bomb left by Bomb Boyage hidden at city Hall when Stormicide came flying in ready to save the day. I was amazed at her stunning entrance.

"Hey, another girl super hero!" I commented as she came in. "Wow, it's great to finally meet another-"

"Thank you for finding the bomb for me," she interrupted me as she lightly pushed me aside. "I'll handle it from here."

"Wait," I said angrily as she was taking control over the situation. "I got here first. What makes you think that only you can handle this?"

"Do you know what new chemicals Bomb Boyage has introduced to his latest models?"

"Uhh…" I was embarrassed from not knowing the answer.

"It's a combination of nitroglycerin and sodium nitrate. This combination of chemicals could create a huge explosion and contaminate the air if handled incorrectly…"

"Oh," I nervously said as I slowly backed away from the bomb. "Go right ahead then…"

"Thank you," she told me as she began to use her powers to absorb the toxic chemicals from the bomb. "This should only take a-"

Suddenly three of Bomb Boyage's goons came cart-wheeling and flipping in through the window. They stood before us, smiling without saying a word, ready to fight. They were dressed as French mines, but the both of us could tell that they were quite skilled fighters from the nimble way they moved.

"Don't worry," I assured Stormicide. "I'll handle them…"

"Are you sure? I could help you…"

"You don't have much time left on that bomb. Just leave these guys to me."

"Alright then," she agreed as she worked her way with the bomb.

I began to fight these thug mimes making sure they didn't lay a finger on Stormicide or the bomb, which meant I had to stretch quite a bit to hit all three of them from time to time. Thankfully Stormicide managed to diffuse the bomb just in time with a few seconds to spare as I knocked out the last mime.

"That's great!" I complimented her as she rose from the floor. "You managed to save us all!"

"I guess I did," she sys after taking a big breath of relief. "But I couldn't have done it without your help. If you hadn't been here, I would have had a hard time fighting those mimes."

"Oh don't be so modest, I'm sure your powers would have taken them out quickly."

"Unfortunately I'm not the most skilled at fighting, even with ranged attacks. I rely on my mind all the time unlike most male superheroes."

"That's so true! Most of the ones I met are like apes!" I agreed and we both laughed hysterically. After a moment I noticed her smiling with such warm comfort at me. I wasn't sure why at the time, but I shrugged it off as a thanks. "Well, I should get going…"

"Wait," she told me as she placed her hand on my shoulder. "This entire scheme of Bomb Boyage's doesn't seems like his MO. It maybe possible he's working with someone else."

"Or more," I realized she was on to something. "There are quite a few chemists who are better suited to handle sodium nitrate…"

Stormicide was surprised at that last comment. "You know your chemistry?"

"Not much," I admitted. "I'm more familiar with these villains' layouts of crimes. I'm trying really hard to stay above average in my chemistry class at college."

"You're going to college?" she asked with great interest. "That's great! Where are you going?"

"Ugh, we can't tell each other about that remember?"

"Oh right…"

"…But if what you said was true about Bomb Boyage, than we might have uncovered something big in the mix."

"Would you like to partner up?" she asked with an outstretched hand.

"I would love to," I told her as I accepted her handshake.

We smiled at each other with our new bond of friendship. Little did I even guess that it would become more later on.

We had been working on the Bomb Boyage case for quite a few days now. As time went on, the villain began to leave bombs with alternative chemicals in random buildings. And wherever there was a bomb, there was some sort of enemy to fight. As the bombs got harder to diffuse, so did fighting these goons.

"Man," I told Stormicide as I tried to catch my breath. "Bomb Boyage has been making this more and more difficult with each bomb threat."

"I know," Stormicide agreed as she tried to relax from disarming an even more complex bomb from before. "I don't get why he's doing this. It seems like he's trying to see how much we can handle…"

"As if, he were trying to test us…" I began to say as the pieces of the puzzle were coming together in my mind.

"You don't think…" she began to ask as she too realized the truth.

"The Challenger!" we both said out loud in agreement.

"Agh!" I groaned. "That darn bastard just frustrates us supers! He's always playing in the shadows and using other villains just to get on our nerves!"

"He is different from the other villains," Stormicide agreed. "But he's still a villain that we have all stopped before. And we will stop him again."

"Right! Let's get going-"

Stormicide placed her hand on my shoulder to stop me.

"Let's just take a breather for now," she told me. We've been working for too long, and the day is almost over. Would you like to just… hang out? You know, not as supers."

"Sure!" I anxiously agreed. "I've really liked hanging out with you these past few days, and I was hoping we would become the best of friends."

"Yeah, friends…" she looked away from me for a brief moment. "So would you like to accompany me to my campus? It's a really beautiful college."

"Stormicide, we're supers remember? We can't reveal too much to each other."

"Come on!" she asked me as she grabbed my hands. "I really want to get to know you better. Don't you want to know me?"

"I…" I kept wondering if this was right. I did want to become closer to Stormicide, but I figured I would only reveal my secret identity to the one I love. However, I couldn't resist her pleading gaze. "Alright, let's go."

Stormicide smiled at my answer with such glee.

"Hang on," she told me as she lifted me off the ground as she began to fly. I was entirely caught off guard. "I'll bring us there in no time!"

We flew off from there. I was about to ask for her to let me down so that I could follow her from the streets below, but she seemed really excited as she held me in her arms. I just held on as she flew.

We arrived to the campus in barely any time due to Stormicide's eager flying. Luckily for us, barely anyone was around since it was a Saturday night. She began to show me all of her favorite classes, where she goes to eat food, where she went to get books, and where she loved to hang out. She led me to the library through the open door on the rooftop. We went in and found the shelves of books she loved to read.

"The library here is amazing!" she told me as she dragged me around by the wrist. "Here's a whole section on astronomy, here's a section on marine biology, and there's my favorite section… chemistry…"

"Stormicide," I began to ask her. "Is this really how you let yourself unwind?"

"Well, I do like some of the nonfiction books they have here," she began to tell me. "But if you're really wondering, than yes."

"Wouldn't you just prefer a movie theater or a walk in the park?"

"Ohh…" she smiled at me. "Thinking a bit romantic aren't we?"

"No I… Wait, what…?"

I was very confused at her last remark when she suddenly held the back of my head and kissed me right on the lips. My eyes were bulging open from this very odd act of hers while she kept her eyes shut while enjoying it. I wasn't able to break her away since my mind was wondering how it came to this.

She finally broke away from my lips and I withheld my dumbfounded expression. Stormicide suddenly realized that I was in shock from the kiss and she began to worry.

"I'm sorry," she began to apologize. "I thought this was what you wanted…"

"You're… You're a lesbian?"

"Well, as you've experienced yourself, all the guys I've met are jerks," she explained. "I've tried to date them, but I was just repulsed by their immature behavior. I find other women to be more compatible with me and more attractive. When I met you, I immediately fell in love with your lively persona and your beautiful features…"

I blushed at her compliment, yet I was very uneasy. "But what made you think I was gay?!!"

"I thought by the way you kept telling me about the guys that you've dated or have been hit on that you were changing your views. Haven't you ever wondered what it would be like to date another female?"

"No!" I told her as I backed away. "I never thought of doing that! I still find men attractive!"

"But what's the point?" she asks as she steps closer to me. "You've told me that you can't settle down and raise a family due to your super hero work. What use is the male if you're not using him to procreate?"

"Well, there are some other reasons…"

"Let me ask you this…" she goes on as she steps closer to me yet again. "Do you believe that love can break rules? That it can prosper even if it's considered odd?"

"Well…"

"Tell me," she whispered to me as she leaned up against me, pinning me against the book shelf. She looked straight into my eyes. "Why didn't you break away from that kiss? How do you really feel about me?"

"I…"

With that, she slowly inched her head towards mine. Curious, I began to inch my lips towards hers. We shared another kiss. This time I began to enjoy it. Her soft, pouty lips against mine were a sensational feeling. We wrapped our arms around each other as our kiss became more intense. The taste of her saliva was exquisite, and she really knew how to work her tongue. I actually realized why guys liked women's breasts as she leaned against me. Her bosom felt soft against my own. We finally broke our lips apart and slowly opened our eyes to gaze at each other.

"Wow…" was all I could manage to say.

"Would you like to date me?" she asked, smiling.

"I'll give it a shot," I smiled back.

Our grins widened and we giggled at that last comment before kissing again.

It was the very next day when we finally managed to locate Bomb Boyage and the Challenger. They were hiding in an abandoned educational film studio, which was a bit obvious. There they had one last challenge for us, a giant robot with a nuclear warhead in its chest that was about to explode and take out the city. I managed to distract it while Stormicide flew onto its back and worked on deactivating the bomb.

"Come on girls!" the Challenger called out to us while laughing wickedly. "You have less then a minute before the bomb goes off!"

Bomb Boyage just stood next to hi shouting in French and laughed just as menacingly as the Challenger.

"Darn it!" Stormicide cried out. "This robot is moving too much! How am I supposed to turn this thing off?"

"Like we'll ever tell you!" the Challenger boasted.

"Listen you idiots!" I told them. "If she can't deactivate this bomb, then you will die along with the city!"

Bomb Boyage was shocked as he suddenly realized that horrid truth as he understood those English words. The Challenger just laughed with his question mark mask on."

"I live for these sorts of tests!" the insane villain shouted out. "I want to see if I can find the ultimate challenge for you super powered freaks! If I can beat you, than I can die with a smile on my face!"

Bomb Boyage was terrified at the Challenger's proclamation of insanity. The French man began to say something in response, but I couldn't translate everything he was saying. I could see him take something out of his pocket from a distance, but I couldn't tell what it was.

"You made a deactivation trigger?!" the Challenger got angry at him for that and leaped at him to get the little item. They rolled on the floor fighting for the device. "You weak minded fool! Can't you see how glorious this will be?!"

The French man shouted back at him in his language, but I could tell he knew his companion was crazy. Before I could allow this ridiculous fight from continuing, I stretched my arm out to punch the Challenger. He down to the floor, and Bomb Boyage pressed the button. The robot suddenly shut down, but the bomb was still counting down. Bomb Boyage was confused at this and tried to press the button again and again in desperation.

"Did you really think I would be that oblivious Bomb Boyage?" the Challenger asked as he punched the French man in the face. "I knew you were a coward, so I watched you very carefully. I wasn't able to prevent you from shutting down my robot, but I at least prevented you from shutting down your bomb! Stormicide doesn't have enough time to shut down this warhead, so we'll all go out with a big bang!"

The insane villain began to laugh just as we heard the countdown stop. His laughing slowly died down as his entire plan was foiled.

"There," Stormicide sighed. "Got it…"

"No…" the Challenger whispered as he fell to his feet. "I was so close this time…"

"If you want to die so much," I told him as I cast my fist into his face again rendering him unconscious. "Take your own life. Don't involve the rest of us."

"That was some great work my love," Stormicide told me as she flew down to me. "Thank you for everything. I couldn't have done this without you."

"We saved the city," I told her as we came into an embrace and began to kiss each other lightly. "What do you want to do now?"

"Well…" she began to tell me as we continued to kiss. "We have to bring these two in first, but how about going to the beach in celebration?"

I hummed with satisfaction and agreement as we continued to kiss. As the kissing grew more intense, I heard some French behind me taunting us. I sent my fist flying into Bomb Boyage's face one last time.

Stormicide and I dated for about a month and a half. We spent much of our time taking down super villains, saving lives, and sneaking off to get to know each other. Everyone thought we were just partners.

Unlike my previous relationships, we decided to keep our relationship a secret. We didn't want the press to publish stories about us, or victims and our fellow super heroes to give us any problems with our lesbianism.

Truthfully, I never felt entirely attracted to women. I could see some of the benefits they have over men physically, but I could never picture giving myself to Stormicide even when she truly wanted me to at times. It seemed that I was the first and only female super hero who she ever had a relationship with. Like most of the male superheroes I've met before, she thought I would be really kinky in bed. I figured since things were still going pretty well, I'd give our relationship more time to develop and I hoped I would eventually be able to picture myself with her.

However Stormicide kept most of her attention on her superhero duties and her studies. Our time together grew to be more and more boring as she concentrated on other things. I understood her desire to succeed, but I desired to be with someone who could enjoy life as well as working hard. She just tried to ignore that as our dates went from being spontaneous occurrences to predictable study dates for her homework. It appeared that she was using me to relieve the stress of her overloaded mind every once in a while. Sure our make out sessions were good, but like I stated before I wanted more.

"So what are you studying now?" I asked curiously as I lay on her bed twiddling my fingers.

"I'm ready about particle fusion," she replied. "I already know quite a bit about this, but I must review it for tomorrow's exam."

"There have been quite a few exams recently, huh?" I brought up with a sigh. "You've been studying for the past week for the third test in a row."

"It's that time of the year for this college."

"Yeah, but we haven't done anything new for a while," I procrastinated. "You've just brought me back here late at night so that you can study."

"Well we can go patrolling again," she suggested as she turned towards me in her chair. "Though there hasn't been any activity lately…"

"That isn't what I meant."

"Ah…" she smiled as she thought she knew the answer. She placed her book down and began to crawl on top of me. "You want us to get more intimate?"

"That's still not-" she interrupted me with her kiss. I immediately melted beneath the soft warmth of her lips pressing on mine and our saliva mixing together. She released my mouth in order to start kissing my neck. I just panted as she nibbled on my skin.

Suddenly she began to gab one of my breasts and unzipped the back of my costume. I was forced to push her away due to the uncomfortable feeling.

"What's wrong?" she asked with an innocent expression. "I thought you loved me?"

"I do love you," I explained to her. "But this is still too soon. We haven't made much progress in our relationship. We still don't even know each other's secret identities."

"But this is the perfect way to find out."

"No it isn't Stormicide," I sighed as I zipped my costume back up. "You haven't revealed anything personal to me, and I still feel like I need to share some things with you…"

"Oh, I get it…" she says angrily as she stands up. "I've heard all of this before. You still like men! You can't get past the fact that I'm a girl!"

"Stormicide…" I tried to find an excuse, but I realized I had to tell her the truth. "I wanted to give us a bit more time so that I could get used to another woman, but I am still more attracted to men. But that wasn't it, I have been getting really bored with this relationship."

"Bored?" she gasped with a surprise. "Why should you be bored? This is a new experience for you. It should be exciting…"

"It was at first," I told her. "But lately we haven't been doing much of anything together. I've just been your support as you manage your way through school. Your academics are obviously important to you."

"But you're important to me too," she told me as she rested her hand on my shoulder.

"I know," I told her as I removed her hand. She seemed heartbroken by my detachment from her. "But you need to figure out things for yourself. In the meantime, I think we should just be friends."

At first, Stormicide appeared traumatized by this, but then she sighed and looked down.

"Alright then…"

"I'm sorry Stormicide," I told her as I made my way to the door. "I think I should go… Goodbye…"

I closed the door, but I kept my ear against the door to make sure she was alright. It wasn't long until I heard heavy sobbing. Tears began to stream down my face, so I bolted from the dormitory before I was caught crying in my super heroine costume. Truly I did feel sorry and sad that this relationship was at an end, but it had to be done.

I kept tabs on Stormicide afterwards. A few months later I read in the newspaper about a girl who graduated from her college with a master's degree in chemistry. The article went on to say that she announced to her class that she had a lesbian lover. I saw in the picture a girl happily holding hands with another girl. I smiled at that with relief.