Heroic Evil
Chapter II: Save by the Most Wanted Young Man Alive

Amanda walked out school, thinking about what later on would hold for her and Skylar. She stepped off campus and took to walking the city toward home. She rounded a corner and to her horror, saw a large building caught ablaze. She was about to take a step back when emergency vehicles bolted passed her. Amanda stood there in shock as she watched the firefighters struggle against the persistent fire. Suddenly, there was a large explosion. Amanda jumped at the sound. She looked up to see the dead body of a fireman falling towards her. She was too shocked to get out of the way. Just then, she heard someone called out her name, breaking her out of her shock. A few seconds later, a person jumped over her and caught the body. Amanda blinked and looked toward the new person. The person turned and looked at her after setting the dead body down. Amanda saw that he had on a black mask, hiding his face. The man then stood up and ran off. Amanda watched after him as he ran. As she watched, policemen ran up to her to see if she was alright. 'Who was that? And did I just hear Skylar call my name?' Amanda mentally asked herself.

(A few minutes earlier)

Skylar was walking away from the high school. As he did so, he spotted Amanda rounding a corner. Suddenly, he got a bad feeling in his gut, screaming at him to run after her. He reached into his left pocket and pulled out a black mask before pulling it on over his face and bringing up the hood of his grey sweatshirt. He then ran off towards Amanda.

When he rounded the corner a minute later, he saw Amanda standing in shock as the dead body of a fireman fell toward her.
"Amanda!" he exclaimed before running quickly over to her. He jumped up onto a wall and pushed himself off of it, launching himself over Amanda and caught the falling body. He landed a few feet away from Amanda and set down the body. He then turned his head and looked up at Amanda. He wanted to say something to her, but he knew that if he did, she would never talk to him again. After all, he was a very wanted person. He decided to opt for running away. So, he stood, and ran off, leaving Amanda in confusion. 'I'm sorry, Amanda, but you aren't ready to know yet,' he thought sadly.

(10 minutes later)

Amanda walked into her neighborhood slowly. She was trying to think of who the man that just saved her was, while also trying to wrap her mind around what had just happened. She had seen that man before, but that was two years ago when he had saved her from getting hit by a car. After that, she had not seen him again, until just twenty minutes ago. She sighed as she arrived at her house five minutes later. Amanda walked up to her house and walked inside. She set her book bag down and sat down on the living room couch. She then decided to forget about it for now and flipped on the TV. It was on the news channel. Amanda scoffed. 'Oh, mom,' she thought. She was about to turn the channel when…
"Breaking News! Most wanted man alive saved Amanda Siarra from certain death after an explosion kills and throws fireman Steve Ratchet at her. The man caught the body in mid-air, saving this girl. There is video footage of this event." Amanda watched on in shock as she watched the footage.

'I can't believe it…' she thought. Just then, her mom walked in the front door. Amanda looked at her and her eyes filled with tears. She got up and ran up to the older woman and hugged her. Her mom was taken by surprise when her daughter did this, but melted into it moments later.

The next day, Skylar walked down the hallway. He lifted his head up when he heard a familiar voice call out his name. He looked up and saw Amanda walking up to him. The girl smiled at him and went in front of him. Skylar looked down at her with a slight blush on his face.
"Hello, Skylar," Amanda said happily. Skylar managed to lock eyes with her.
"H-Hey, Amanda," he replied. Amanda stood on her toes and kissed him gently on the cheek. Skylar's blush increased greatly at this. He could get used to this and yet not at the same time. Amanda smiled up at him and took his hand in her own. She then led him towards only she knew where. Skylar just let her drag him along.

Amanda had dragged him into a closet. She pushed him inside before following him inside and closing the door. Skylar looked up at Amanda with slight confusion and expectancy.
"W-What are you doing?" he asked. Amanda smiled down at him while straddling his waist. She then wrapped her arms loosely around his neck.
"I'm kissing you. Is that a problem?" she asked. Skylar shook his head. Amanda smiled again and leaned in to kiss him, on the lips… Skylar was shocked. Here was the girl of his dreams, kissing him, ON THE LIPS! He had never imagined, even in his wildest dreams; that this would happen to him. Her lips were very soft and moist. Amanda backed away from their first kiss and looked him in the eyes with an adoring smile. She reached her hand up and rested it on Skylar's cheek.
"I love you, Skylar, no matter what," she stated lovingly while rubbing his cheek. Skylar was dumbfounded by what she just said. He didn't know what to say.
"Amanda, I… You… umm… I don't…" Amanda put her pointer finger on his lips, silencing him.
"Don't talk. Just kiss me," she ordered before kissing him again. Skylar didn't hesitate this time and kissed her back.

Skylar and Amanda walked out of the closet ten minutes later. Amanda was smiling lovingly while Skylar's face was currently in the process of discovering a new shade of red. They were both holding hands. Skylar looked down at Amanda. Was this really happening to him? OR was this all just a cruel prank? Amanda looked up at him and seemed to read his mind. She smiled.
"Skylar, this is really happening to you. I really do love you. So don't worry, I'm not going anywhere," she stated before kissing him on the cheek. Skylar sighed. He was about to say something when…
"Oh, and thank you for saving me yesterday, Skylar. That was very sweet of you," Amanda said. Skylar immediately stopped breathing. She knew?! Oh, (Bleep)! This was bad, very, VERY bad…!
"W-What are you talking about? I-I didn't save you," he lied unconvincingly. Amanda just giggled.
"I heard you call my name, sweetie. I'd know your voice anywhere," she replied sweetly. Skylar couldn't find a way out of the situation he was in at the moment. She had cornered him like a rock in a hard place. He dropped his head in defeat.
"A-Are you alright with… you know… who I am…?" Amanda looked at him for a moment before chuckling. "Oh, yeah, I'm fine with it. Your secret is safe with me… so long as you take me out on dates and not kill people, AND if you be my boyfriend," she replied, emphasizing the last part. Skylar almost fainted at the last part.

"A-Are you s-serious…?" he asked. Amanda giggled again and nodded her head. Skylar just sweat dropped.

Later that day, Skylar walked out of the high school; his hands in his pockets. He walked over to a tree and stood under it. He was waiting for Amanda. As he waited, he saw one of his gang members walking up to him. Skylar looked at him and sighed.
"What do you want, Wolf?" he asked coldly. Wolf smirked at him.
"What are you doing her, dude?" he asked. Skylar glared at him.
"I'm waiting for my girlfriend," he stated. Wolf's eyes bugged out when he heard this.
"You got one? Dude, we should have fun with her," he said. Skylar didn't like that. He wasn't about to put Amanda in harms way, or in this case, rapes way.
"Wolf! We will NOT do that! Do you understand!?" he shouted. Wolf flinched in surprise when his leader yelled at him. He did the smart thing and backed off like a wolf with its tail between its legs (A.N. Haha do you see what I did there? XD). "Okay, okay, I'm sorry, man," Wolf said, backing away, really hoping to prevent himself from being on the receiving end of an enraged Skylar Evans, which was a very bad thing by the way. Skylar caught himself before he did something he'd regret later and pointed in the direction that Wolf had come from in the first place. "Go," he ordered coldly. Wolf hesitated. "NOW!" Wolf jumped and ran off. Skylar sighed once he was gone. Just as he did, he heard the soothing voice of his new girlfriend. "Hey, Skylar," Amanda said as she came up behind him and kissed him on the cheek. Skylar smiled at her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Amanda was a bit surprised by his boldness, but melted into him none the less.
"Mhmm…, you're so warm, Skylar," she stated with a soft sigh. Skylar blushed this time when she said that.
"Umm… thank you," he replied. He then got an idea. "Hey, do you want to go out to eat? Or, maybe go to the park, or something?" he asked. Amanda looked up at him and gave him a sweet smile.
"Of course, I'd love to go out with you," she replied softly. Skylar smiled and nodded before leading Amanda away.

Skylar lead a giggling, and blindfolded Amanda into a fancy Italian restaurant that wasn't too hiked up on costumers needing to be all dressed up to eat there. Upon walking in, the two were hit by the smell of Italian food. Skylar gave a smirk as a waiter came up to them. He would often come here for food after school, and sometimes when he just needed to think about things. So, he was pretty well known around here with the staff and the manager. He and his gang had also saved the restaurant from a heist that nearly turned into a slaughter almost two years ago. The place was now under the protection of the Archangels, as some of the staff members were members of said gang and knew the Italian language.
"Ciao e Benevento, il signor Santo Lance," the waiter said in Italian with a smile. Skylar gave a small bow that was copied by Amanda a second later, even though she had absolutely no clue what the man had just said.
"Ciao e grazie, la mia ragazza ed Io siamo qui per un pranzo tardi e vorrebbero un tavolo per due, per favore," Skylar asked, also in Italian. The waiter glanced over at Amanda before giving Skylar a smirk.
"Molto Bene, vi prego de seguire, maestro, madonna," he replied in his native tongue. Skylar smiled again and motioned for Amanda to follow. Amanda nodded and followed the waiter with her Skylar.

After a minute, the two were brought to an already set table with comfortable chairs.
"Qui è il vostro tavolo, padrone; vostro cameriere sarà con voi a breve," the waiter stated before walking off.
"Grazie," Skylar said just before the man walked off. Once he was gone, Skylar looked at Amanda, already knowing that she had questions for him.
"What were you two saying?" she asked, honestly curious. Skylar gave her a chuckle.
"We were greeting each other, and I had asked him for a table for two. The last thing he said was that our waiter will be here soon. If we get another person who speaks Italian, I'll translate for you, alright?" Amanda nodded before smiling and taking hold of Skylar's hand again.

An hour and a half later, Amanda led a slightly blushing Skylar out of the Italian restaurant with a huge smile on her face. The two of them had ordered a large thing of spagettii for themselves and while they were eating, they had somehow picked up the same noodle and shared a short, but passionate noodle kiss that lasted for almost ten seconds. Amanda had been ecstatic about this, and the people around them that saw, had let out a few "aww"s, and saying that the scene was really cute.
"Come on, Skylar, I want to go to the park," Amanda stated as she continued to lead Skylar in the direction of the park.

The two arrived at the park fifteen minutes later. The New Pearl City park had always been a beautiful, tranquil place. Amanda took the lead again and led her boyfriend over to a small mass of trees. When they were close, she let go of Skylar's hand and sat down against one of the trees. She then looked up at Skylar.
"Come, sit with me," she ordered. Skylar just nodded and sat down beside her. He looked at her and hesitantly wrapped his arm around her slender, but well toned waist. Moments after, Amanda melted into him and sighed blissfully. Skylar blushed but smiled at this occurrence. 'I am THE luckiest guy in the world!' he mentally exclaimed, along with Amanda, who was thinking along similar lines. Skylar then let out a sudden yawn. He tried to make it silent, but he failed miserably in soing so. Amanda looked upa t him.
"Are you tired?" she asked softly. Skylar gave her a tired nod. Amanda smiled and sat up before patting her skirt clad lap.
"Put your head in my lap." Skylar looked at her.
"Are you sure?" he asked. Amanda nodded. Skylar smiled and nodded his head. He then leaned down and rested his head in her lap. He closed his eyes then. Amanda smiled down at him and began running her fingers through his hair.
"Go to sleep," she cooed softly. Slowly, Skylar nodded off and fell into a deep sleep. "Sweet dreams, Skylar," Amanda said before leaning down and planting a quick but soft kiss on Skylar's forehead. Skylar seemed to smile when she did this and nuzzled his head deeper into her lap. Amanda couldn't help but see this as adorable. 'He looks so cute when he's asleep,' she thought. She then began stroking her fingers gingerly across his eyebrows. Skylar shivered at this action. Amanda giggled at this and continued with this action.

About two hours later, the sun began to go down and the night's blanket of darkness was beinning to make it hard to see. Amanda looked down at the sleeping young man in her lap. She then genly shook his shoulder.

"Skylar, wake up," she said softly. That is when she saw the stream of tears rolling down his cheeks. She was curious now. 'Why is he crying?' she asked herself. She reached her hand up and rubbed Skylar's tears away with her thumb.
"Why are you crying, Skylar?" she asked herself aloud. Suddenly, Skylar began sweating hard and started tossing and turning. Amanda became really concerned then. She was about to do something when Skylar bolted up in fear.
"Amanda!" he screamed. Amanda jumped when he did this. She then reacted on instinct. She reached up and pulled her beloved into her arms, letting him cry into her chest. She rubbed his neck and back and cooed soft words into his ear.
"Shhh... It's okay, Skylar... Its alright... I'm here, I'm here... Shhh..." Amanda whipered soothingly into Skylar's ear. Skylar calmed down and just looked off into the distance. Amanda continued caressing the back of his neck. "Shhh..."

Amanda led Skylar out of the park ten minutes later. Sylar was really tired and just let the beauty ahead of him drag him to only she knew where. Five minutes later, Skylar noticed that Amanda had led them to a large neighborhood with large houses.
"Amanda, where are we going?" he finally asked. Amanda looked back at him with a sweet smile.
"you'll see, Skylar," she replied. Skylar just sighed. He had a feeling she would say that.

After another five minutes went by, Skylar saw that they were in front of a large house. Amanda looked back at him.
"Welcome to my home, Skylar," she said softly. Sylar looked at her for a moment then looked away. Then he broke out in a full blown cherry-red blush.
"A-Are you... I... You... Umm... Skylar couldn't talk. Amanda giggled at this.
"Com on," she said. Skylar just nodded and followed her inside. When they were inside, Amanda immediately led him upstairs to what he assumed was her bedroom. The two lovers walked into Amanda's room moments later. Amanda walked over to the queen-sized waterbed and sat down on it. Skylar just stood there, awkwardly, not sure of what to do. Amanda looked over at him and smiled.
"Come sit with me, Skylar," she said, patting the space next to her. Skylar just nodded and sat down next to her. Amanda smiled and wrapped her arms around him. Skyalr allowed a small smile to show and rested his head on Amanda's shoulder.
"Would you like to watch TV? Amanda asked. Skylar shrugged, causing the girl to sigh. She then reached for her remote. As she did this, Skylar yawned and liked back on her head. Amanda looked back at him and chuckled at seeing him sprawled about her bed.
"You know, you could have put your head on a pillow," she stated. Skylar turned his head and looked at her. He then shrugged. He manuvered around and rested his head on a pillow. Amanda moved next to him and began to play with his hair. Skylar let out a soft purring sound when she did this. Amanda giggled at this occurance. She looked at her TV and watched it.

End Chapter!

Next time: Heroic Evil Chapter III: Amanda's love