Yuss, I finally updated. I know, it has taken ages and no excuse is good enough to explain all of this, so I'm not even gonna try x) Anyway, respect to all of you who are still reading this after all that time, and I do hope it was worth the wait. I will try to update sooner, a lot sooner, next time, allthough I can't promise anything because of exams and such. Uhm, yes, I'm just gonna shut up now, you guys have waited long enough I think ^^ Please do leave reviews, it makes my day (or night)

Chapter 7

"Morning," Pete yawned as he entered the kitchen. Only Leena was present. "Good morning, Pete." He was wearing slippers and slowly made his way towards the fridge. A groan escaped his lips when he noticed the absence of sandwiches.

Leena had to smile. "Yes, I know. Somehow the sandwiches I had made for today miraculously disappeared over night." Pete cleared his throat. "Oh really? Strange." The guilt was clearly audible in his voice.

"I'll make you some eggs."

"Ever the savior, aren't you?"

"As long as you know it," she grinned and turned towards the stove.

"Where are the others anyway?"

"Artie, Claudia and Steve are already in the warehouse. A sudden ping has come up," she frowned, "Myka is still asleep I think, or at least, I haven't seen her downstairs yet."

Pete's mind was immediately filled with a depressed Myka crying on her bed. "I'll bring her some eggs when you're done with them."

~~~~~REMEMBER~~~~~

Myka only woke up once during the night. Her arms were wrapped around HG, their legs intertwined. The thought of how inappropriate it was crossed her mind, but she quickly dismissed it. It had been quite some time since she'd last been so comfortable and warm at night. The cozy feeling inside of her only strengthened when she realised Helena's hand was holding hers.

She didn't know what the time was, but the sun wasn't up yet. She cuddled up to Helena some more, smile spread over her face, and drifted into sleep again.

~~~~~REMEMBER~~~~~

Again, Myka woke up while HG was still asleep. This time, the sun was already intruding through the curtains, leaving a trail of sunlight. She noticed a part of the trail that landed on HGs arm, turning the skin to a warm gold colour. They were still in the exact same position and she couldn't help but hug HG a little tighter. Just as she did so, she heard the door creak open.

"I don't care if you're still asleep, or naked. That last one would be an extra for me though… But, anyway, I thought some eggs might maybe cheer you up a bit and…" The rest of his sentence disappeared into thin air when noticed Emily's presence. Emily's presence in Myka's bed. Emily held closely by Myka.

"Oh, I , uh… I'll just drop these here," he managed to babble, planting the eggs on the nightstand.

Myka was just about to ask why he was nervous, when she suddenly realised she was still in a rather intimate position with HG. "Oh my God, Pete, this is.."

But before she could finish her sentence Pete held up his hands. "It's okay! None of my business anyway!" He took a few paces back, quickly disappearing again through the door.

"Damnit," Myka cursed silently, untangling her legs from HG, who let out a complaining groan at the loss of contact.

"Is it morning already?"

Myka could tell she was still half asleep. Yes, but I'm sure that you could use some more sleep. She could hear some more noises coming from HG's lips, but couldn't quite make out what she was saying exactly.

Myka quickly changed into a pair of trousers and a shirt. When she turned to face HG, her breathing had become slower, making clear that she was asleep again.

~~~~~REMEMBER~~~~~

Myka entered the hallway, softly closing the door behind her. Making her way down to the kitchen, she thought of how she would explain this to Pete. It couldn't be that hard, they were friends and… What was she doing? She didn't do anything wrong? There's nothing to explain.

"Good morning, Myka."

"Morning Leena."

Pete froze. "Morning Myka. I'm sorry for uhm… Waking you up." It almost sounded like a question to Myka, as if he was insinuating she had been awake for quite some time… Which actually she had been… But still…

Leena left the room to fetch a plate for Myka's breakfast.

Myka cleared her throat. "Morning Pete, and that's quite okay."

She sat down in front of him. "Look Pete, I'm sure your mind has created a few scenarios by now, but none of them are true."

"Scenarios? I… Off course not." He cleared his throat guiltily.

"Whatever. Anyway, what really happened is…" She took a deep breath, "What really happened is HG's back."

Leena entered the room again, immediately noticing how both they're auras had changed. She eyed both Myka and Pete, who were just staring at each other.

"What's going on?" Normally she wasn't one to involve herself in anything, but this time it was stronger than her.

Finally Pete averted his gaze from Myka to face Leena. "HG is back."

~~~~~REMEMBER~~~~~

Helena opened her eyes again. She had a faint headache, but given the circumstances she chose to dismiss it. She turned over on her side, facing the other side of the bed. Myka's bed. HG could honestly say this was one of the best night sleeps she had ever had.

She pushed the bedspread away and got up. Looking around the room she noticed there were no clothes laying around. Her eyes fell on Myka's closet. "I'm sure she won't mind," she mumbled to herself.

She picked out some random clothes and made her way to the bathroom, but not before picking up one of the eggs along the way.

~~~~~REMEMBER~~~~~

"How?"

"I thought you'd be happy," Pete's heart clenched together at the disappointment in her voice.

"Off course I am. I am merely… Surprised. I had thought it would take a lot longer. And well… After our conversation…"

"She found her medal."

"Off course. We should have thought about that sooner. The thing most dear to her."

"Almost." They all look up to see HG enter the room.

For the third time that day, Leena is once again the first one to greet. Instead of saying something, however, she steps up to HG and catches her in a hug. "It's good to have you back, HG"

Pete follows her example and Myka feels the stress, she didn't even know she had, flow away at the heartily reunion.

"Sit down, I will get another plate." Leena Is already halfway when HG stops her. "Just some tea for me please. Someone has already been kind enough to leave some eggs upstairs."

Pete looks up. "That would be me. Now that you mention it though, I still haven't gotten a full explanation about…" He's being cut short by Myka's groan. "Pete.."

"It's quite alright," HG smiles, "I'm afraid it was all my fault. I'm not too fond yet of being alone in the dark."

"Oh… Is it wrong to feel slightly disappointed at that..?"

Myka pokes him in between his ribs with her elbow. "Very."

"Ouch, hey, okay, okay." He rubs the spot with a painful expression as if Myka had used a sword instead of her elbow.

He turns back to HG. "You know you're always welcome in my room, right?" He wiggles his eyebrows suggestively.

Putting an arm around Myka's waist, she smiles back at Pete sweetly. "I don't think you could ever be a better bedpartner than Myka."

Myka almost chokes on her sandwich, a blush spreading from her throat up to her cheeks. "Oh, I'm sorry darling, that did sound a bit wrong."

"You don't say."

Myka had to giggle. As she watched the others interact, she realised that with the return of Helena, the bed and breakfast had become her home again. Her eyes lingered on Helena for a moment, taking in every detail as if she was afraid it was all a dream.

The tingling feeling in her stomach spread over het whole body when her eyes fell on the shirt Helena was wearing. It was pink and Myka recognised it immediately as the shirt she'd been wearing when they had first encountered Helena.

The smile on her face only grew wider. Yes, this definitely was home.