~Elliot's P.O.V.~
We walked aimlessly around the museum. By we, I mean myself and Lilly. The teachers let us go off to wherever we wanted, just as long as we met at a meeting point at around normal closing time. So, here we were, admiring the section on old stuff they found while they were renovating old places. This stuff is priceless. Which is why we used this oppurtunity to get in to the museum and grab a few things. With me already in place, the plan was going well. For some strange reason, I had a strange feeling like something was going to go wrong. But our plan was flawless, every possible detail had been thought out.
"Hey look at this!" Lilly said as she grabbed my arm and pulled me over to some glass case. Inside, a large aquamarine jewel sat on one of those fancy display pillows. I had one goal tonight, as far as I knew. Get that jewel.
"Isn't it amazing? It says that it literally washed up onto the shore. Isn't that awesome?" She said. I nodded, smiling. We wandered around the rest of the section, looking at all of the different items. A vase made entirely of 100% onyx. A 200 year old tube of lipstick. All of it, irreplaceable. And expensive.
At 6:30 p.m., normal closing time, we all went back to the fountain in the lobby. It was a statue of a bunch of little Cupids, flying with their wings and playing their little harps. They seemed so...innocent. They didn't need to worry. I paused completely when I realized I was thinking like this, then continued to wherever the teachers were taking us next.
"Okay. Boys with last names A through L go to your cubbies and get your things, then go to the restroom and get changed. After you're done, come back here and choose a place to put your sleeping bag. Girls M through Z, do the same," groans came from girls A through L and bouts M through Z, "The rest of you will just have to wait. I took my time going to the small cubbies, then once I was sure everone was gone, I got changed and went back to the rest of the group. I wore my usual pajamas, a black t-shirt an dark blue and black paid flanel bottoms. Lilly came back in with the rest of her group. I smirked at her choice of sleepwear, which consisted of a long, yet fitted yellow t-shirt and red leggngs. It wa bright and she looked slightly funny in it. She rolled her eyes at my response to her outfit.
"Oh, and all you ever were is black and blue. you're like a giant bruise or something," She said as the groups began to set up their sleeping bags. Once all of the student who had gone on the trip, a small 40, had set up everything, I watched as Lilly grabbed out a red iPod which was covered in various stickers. She plugged in the earbuds, turned it on, put the earbuds in her ears, and pulled out the graphic novel she had been reading in social studies. I could faintly here the music she was listening to. It sounded like her playlist was a medley of alternative, screamo, and some pop. She looked over at me and took one of the earbuds out.
"Wanna listen?" she asked, handing the earbud to me. I shrugged and took it. After wiping it of a bit, I put it in. She smiled, and went back to her book. She pressed the play button and the chorus of 'Helena' played. I had heard this song before, and I liked some of My Chemical Romance's stuff, so its okay. Once that song was finished, a quiet song began to play. It had cellos and guitars in the beginning, but then out of nowhere, the singer screamed something, causing me to jump a little. Lilly laughed silently. The rest of the song was normal, except for the bridge, which screamed some more. I looked at the iPod and saw that it was 'What it is to Burn' by Finch. Besides the jumpy-ness, it was okay.
And so we satyed this way, us listening to music, for about 3 hours. At around 10:30, I was pretty sure everyone else was asleep. At midnight we would strike. I just needed everyone to fall asleep. Lilly was still awake, reading the book and listening to the music. I realized just now how tired I really felt. I thought that I had heard every song that was on her iPod, but it turns out I hadn't. The next song was one I've definetly heard before. back when Jinx was still on the team, she would play it around HQ, and she'd dance to it and sing along. I've heard it enough to be able to make out the lyrics of the chorus, and it seemed unusually girly for Lilly. I grabbed a Post-It from my bag and a pen. I scribbled 'What's this song called?'. I handed it to her, She read it and wrote back, 'Falling for You-Colbie Caillat. Why?'. I picked up the pen and wrote, 'I like it :)'. When she read this, she blushed a bit. I pulled the earbud out of my ear and dropped it next to her, smiled, and closed my eyes. Two more hours...
When I fell asleep, I had a dream. All I saw was Lilly. I compared her to everyone I have seen. Then I thought about the yellow and red get up. Right when I was about to see, I was awoken by a small buzzing. I grabbed the communicator and flipped it open. I looked around, and saw that everyone, including the teachers, were now asleep. I turned back to the screen. With one nod, I signaled to SeeMore that the time was now.
Quietly, I got up and ran to the bathroom. I quickly put on my uniform, and made sure my mask was on. I teleported to the back entrance.
'Ready?' I signed. They nodded, and we teleported into the museum. I went right for the aquamarine and the vase. I held both items in my hands, but then my favorite person in the world cam and snatched the aquamarine out of my hand. At first I was angry, but then it hit me. I almost dropped the vase at the thought. Lilly looks like Kid Flash! Okay, she looks like him, big deal. But she really looks like him. And acts like him. And has that arrogant smile. What if...she was his sister? If that was true, then she must be...oh my god. For some reason, I put the vase back and ran to the room where the students were staying. I counted the number. Minus myself, there were 38 people, not including the teachers. 40 people had came, and two were missing. I was one, so that meant that...Lilly was gone.
~Lilly's P.O.V.~
I woke up to my buzzing communicator. Robin had said to get into uniform because the H.I.V.E. 5 were striking at the museum. I stood up and ran to the nearest bathroom and got changed. Afterwards, I ran back to the room were the students were, checked one last time on them, and locked the door. I turned around to see a pair of deep ruby eyes glaring into mine. I gasped. We stood there for a few minutes glaring at eachother. I have had enough.
"Who are you?" I asked. He remained silent. I demande his name again, only to receive the same response. I grew angry and threw a sloppy punch. He grabbed my fist. I swung my other arm, but he caught that one too.
"Let me go," I demanded through my teeth. He dropped my one fist, but still held on to my arm. I looked at him angrily. He grabbed a fistfull of his black cape, and whipped it around us. When he drew it back, we were both in the room from earlier, with the artifacts from renovated places. It was a full on fight between the H.I.V.E. and the Titans. I turned around, but he was gone. I ran over to Fid Flash, who was currnetly leaning against a wall behind the display.
"What are you doing here?" I whisper-yelled.
"I was looking for you! Where were you?" He demanded, also whispering.
"Y'know that one person from the H.I.V.E. thats all dark and stuff?" I asked.
"Wykkyd?" he asked. I nodded.
"I locked the door that my class was staying in, and he confronted me in the hallway. Then, he teleported me here," I said. Kid Flash raised an eyebrow, but we went back out to the fight. Each of the H.I.V.E. 5 was fighting one of the Titans. I scanned the room for Kyd Wykkyd, wanting to know what his deal was. I couldn't find him. I turned invisible. I ran throughout the room, looking for him. I finally found him, fighting against Raven. I snuck up behind him, and grabbed his arm. Raven, seeing his reaction, must've known it was me, and stopped to go help Beast Boy. I ran back to where Kid Flash and I were just talking, and once we were out of sight from the rest of the fight, and turned visible. His eyes widened.
"What's your deal? You fight me like any normal hero last week, but tonight you become all helpful and weird?" I whisper yelled. A rosey bluch covered his pale cheeks, and he disappeared for a few seconds. I stood there, confused. He returned and slipped something into my hand. i opened up a small yellow Post-It that read 'I know who you are.' I dropped the note, but not only due to this. not only did he know my identity, but I think I knew his. I grew angry and moved closer to him, so our faces were a few inches apart.
"Okay then Elliot. You know who I am. So do I," I said, grining slyly. We stood there for a moment, him staring blankly at me while I stared back angrily. He grabbed the sides of my shoulders and looked at me. What he did next would both shock me, and make my strangely happy. He looked me dead and the eye, and kissed me. At first I was slightly hesitant, but I relaxed a little. Then the worst person to possibly see this, saw us. And he was mad.
"What the hell?" Kid Flash screamed. We both turned and looked at him at the same time. His scream obviously attracted the attention of the others, so they decided to see what was going on.
"Umm...what just happened here?" Robin and SeeMore both asked, shocked. Meanwhile, the rest of the H.I.V.E., Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire and Jinx had a mix of shock and curiosity on their faces, while Raven had a suprised smirk on her face, and Kid Flash glared at Elliot. Then, he ran at us, and I gasped. He ran right smack into Elliot, leaving me glued to the wall. He began to throw super speed punches at him. I ran over and tried to grab him and pull him back. Then, Jinx ran over and tried to help me, and we were able to grab a hold of him. Elliot slowly got up, everyone staring at him as Jinx and I held onto Kid Flash. He turned around and ran down the hallway, disappearing into the darkness. My brother kept thrashing, then Starfire came over and helped up hold onto him. Jinx cautiously let go of him, then turned to the front of him and grabbed his wrists, trying to stop his spaz attack.
"Calm down!" She yelled, trying to get him to do so. It obviously wasn't working. Slowly, Jinx drew back a hand and slapped him. We all gasped at this. He stopped and rubbed his cheek.
"What was that for!" He asked angrily.
"You need to relax," she said, "I don't want to do that again."
Star and I let go of him and he just stood there, looking at his feet. He looked up at me, then Jinx, and ran off down the hallway. I knew he would catch him sooner or later. While this had been going on, the H.I.V.E. 5 had left. So much for that.
Back at the tower, after the cops had arrived at the museum and my class was evacuated, I had just ditched the rest of the team and ran upstairs. It was easy for me to get lost in this, and it was harder for them to find me. I wandered arounf the one corridor, until I found a door that I didn't know was there. I opened it, and cautiously walked in. The walls and cieling were painted to look like the outdoors. I walked over the chair in the center of the room and sat down. On the table in front of me, something silver caught my eye. I picked up the large heart-shaped box and opened it. My unmasked, tear streaked face was all I saw in the reflection. I placed the box back on the table and curled up in the chair. I was tired, stressed, angry, and upset, but mostly tired. I was nearly half asleep when the door opened. I didn't see anyone walk in, except for a small green kitten. I laughed quietly. The cat came up to the chair an nudged his head against the leg, so I picked him up and began to stroke his green fur.
"Thanks Beast Boy. By the way, whose room is this?" I asked. Beast Boy hopped off of the the chair and landed on two human feet. He picked up the heart-shaped box, and sighed. He sat down on the coffee table.
"Her name was Terra..." He started. I listned as he explained the girl, and about how she betrayed them. Then, he told me about how she had stopped an erupting volcano. I felt extremely sorry for even asking, but I guess he knew it was coming. Once he finished telling his story, I stood up, thanked him for his company, and walked out of the room. I found my way to the main room, and went straight to the kitchen. I heard two people arguing. The door was opened enough for me to go in without it moving, so I turned invisible and went in.
"You shouldn't spaz on people like that!" Jinx yelled at my brother angrily, who was just as mad.
"But, she..." he said.
"Listen, I know Elliot. He's not a bad person," He looked at her, "Well, technically..." She faded.
"Exactly my point! Hes bad. Shes a good guy. How could that work?" He demanded. She looked him dead in the eye.
"It worked for us," she said.
~Elliot's P.O.V.~
I leaned against a telephone pole, breathing heavily. I had run as far as I could from the museum. From Kid Flash. From Lilly. From the H.I.V.E. I knew that they were going to kill me. That, or they'd do something almost as bad. It was probably rule number one on their 'NO!' lists. do not fall for a good guy. I stood back up and began to walk. I had no idea where I was, but it wasn't like I cared. I walked along the empty streets, silently kicking myself for my utter stupidity. Why did I kiss her? Of all places, why there? I knew that eventually I had to go back to HQ, so I just decided to get it over with. I teleported to the front door and stepped in. Of cousre, they were waiting. I didn't burst into despereate apologies though, I just stayed quiet and stood my ground. I knew what was coming. SeeMore stuck out his hand.
"Communicator," he said. I grabbed my hexagon shaped communicator and placed it in his hand, "If you want, you can grab some stuff from your room." I nodded and went upstairs. My room didn't seem so comforting anymore. more like a prison. I changed into jeans and a t-shirt, grabbed my schoolbag, and went back downstairs. I looked at my feet as I walked across the living room to the door. I looked up to meet their death glares. They simply nodded, and I left. I went straight to the local Barnes and Nobles. Once I got there, I grabbed a coffee and some random book from the graphic novel section. I sat down at one of the tables and checked out the book. It looked familiar, like I'd seen someone reading it before. My eyes scanned the cover. It was black and dark blue, and some guy with a sword was standing in the middle. behind him, there were different pictures of people, maybe some he knew. I flipped through the pages and looked at them. I shrugged, took another sip of coffee, and began on page 1. After a while, when I was on page 72, somebody came and sat down next to me.
"Hi Elliot," she said. I looked over the top of the book. She had brown hair with pink highlights and hazel eyes. I looked at her hand and saw a ring. Jinx. I sighed silently and put the book down.
'Let me guess. You probably hate me too?' I signed. She shook her head.
"Of course I don't hate you," she stopped for a second, then whispered, "Did they kick you out?" I nodded, then went back to reading the book. She smirked.
"Since when do you read Scott Pilgrim books?" She asked. I shrugged, then put it back down.
'She reads them,' I signed, and she sighed.
"You know, she hates Kid Flash's guts right now. I talked to him, and he said it wouldn't work for you two," she hesitated for a moment, "but then I told him how if him and myself were able to figure it out, then you and Lilly would, too." She smiled kind-heartedly, a rare occasion.
'That was...motivating,' I signed. I stood up and she grabbed my wrist.
"I have someone you might want to see," she said, her normal sly grin retaking it's positon on her face. Jinx pulled me over to the corner where all of the goth-looking teenagers hung out. It was completely empty. She let go of my wrist and walked over to one of the shelves. Slowly, Lilly began to regain visibility. She ran over and grabbed me in a tight hug. I wrapped my arms around her and held on for dear life.