Part two of my threeshot. This takes place after Beyond the Portals, and before Origins. It contains one of the reasons why this Fanfiction is rated T...

It had been a solid six months since Rallen had supposedly defeated Krux, and even with the Krawl (Momentarily) defeated, he was still left with a million and six questions. Why did Krux have a Prizmod, of all things? Why was half his face covered by Krawl flesh, and the other half that of a man? Most importantly, why had he just disappeared? Calling it a victory didn't necessarily feel right when so many other things were bothering the supposed hero.

Every single mission (If he and Jeena ever actually got one) was simply to patrol. Rallen didn't necessarily like the lack of action, but at least it gave he and Jeena some time to talk about something other than the grim situation their star system was in- time they had been deprived of for a long time.

Today had been a particularly normal day. A single patrol mission, picking nothing up on scans, with the occasional break to check on the Spectrobes in the Incubator. Today however, upon their return, a sudden downpour had started. This caused anyone who was outside to rush through the rain with their arms over their heads in atempt to keep themselves dry. A few lucky ones had seen the bad weather coming, took out their umbrellas, and kept themselves reasonably dry.

Jeena appeared to be troubled by the fact the rain had come seemingly out of nowhere, and it only took Rallen a moment to figure out why. Her parents owned quite a bit of the land around the NPP Headquarters, most of which was bought to make the park and the museum, but her house was still well-within walking distance from work.

The mission had gone on longer than usual, causing them to be delayed an hour or so, and with the short days of Kollin's late Autumn, night was begining to fall. That, along with the rain which still hadn't let up, would not be a good combination for her to walk home in.

"Are you sure you don't want me to walk with you?" Rallen asked her as they stood together at the steps leading up to the front of headquarters, "You'll still get wet and all, but at least you won't be by yourself." He still hadn't completely figured out why, but for some odd reason, the more time he spent with her, the more he wanted nothing to ever happen to her... Rallen couldn't quite describe this feeling and the fact he couldn't was beginning to get on his nerves.

"Im fine, I can go by myself." Jeena replied, before teasingly rolling her eyes and placing her hands on her hips for effect, "I turned seventeen a month ago, mind you. I can take care of myself."

"Aaaaw," Rallen said, putting on his best steryotypical doting parent voice, "My little partner is growing up..." He said, even adding a few fake sniffles at the end for effect. This succeeded in making her laugh slightly.

"Seriously," She stated again. "I'll be fine on my own. See you tomorrow." She turned her back to him and walked down the steps and out into the rain. Rallen continued to watch her for a moment, and tried to convince himself he wasn't just staring (And as perverted as it made him feel) because he liked the way she swung her hips when she walked.

But something happened that made Rallen feel uneasy. Some person in dark clothing was stumbling (Probably drunkenly) after her. He'd seen this scenario before, some unsuspecting teenage girl attacked by some itchy fingered drunkard. Before any sort of logic could kick in, he began to follow. He hoped it was just some sort of coincidence. But then again, how he'd actually met Jeena should've just been a coincidence too.

(Jeena's POV)

Jeena didn't notice the person following her, the loudness of the rain drowning out his footfalls. She did, though, take note of the fact that the park was totally deserted and the museum was closed, so she had to be the only person here.

"Must've gotten back later than I thought..." She said to herself, continuing to walk.

Her hair had been darkened by the rain, and her clothes were already completely soaked, so she knew she really needed to get home, dry off, get her clothes washed, give her mom her nightly phonecall, type up a mission report that would have to be handed in the next day, and then, finally be able to sleep.

"Gonna be another sleepless night..." Jeena muttered to herself, also discouraged from the fact she had taken a wrong turn and hit a dead end.

She turned around, ready to go back up the elevator, when she saw a dark figure standing in front of it. She blinked a few times, assuming it was just her imagination playing a trick on her, but that changed when she felt herself being slammed back against a tree.

Her arms were pinned against her sides, and she squirmed, hoping to get free of whoever was holding her hostage, but it was no use. "No use in fighting, princess." The man moved his face close enough to make her feel violated, and the sour scent of his breath was making her sick. "No one'e here but you and me..." he continued, trying to land a kiss, but only got a mouthfull of her hair, as she'd turned her head just in time.

"Let... Go... Of... Me..." Jeena hissed as she continued to struggle, but his grasp only continued to get tighter. She deeply regretted not accepting Rallen's offer to come with her, but it was too late. She hated screaming, but in the current situation, she didn't care. She screamed as loud as she could, hoping that someone... somewhere could hear her.

Jeena gasped loudly with revulsion as the man moved his hands upward and began to grope her breasts, the weight of his body keeping her pinned against the tree. She was now at the point she couldn't struggle any longer, and never in her life had she ever felt so desperate and hopeless.

Get away from her. NOW." Jeena heard a familiar voice say. She would've recognized it anywhere. Somehow, Rallen had come to her rescue, and the sheer sense of relief was enough to make her cry. In the dim light she could make out his face, and never before had she seen such rage in his eyes.

The man didn't even have time to react before he was pulled off of her, and met by a fist to the side of his face. "So you've come to protect your girlfriend, you son of a-" Before he could finish, he was kneed in the gut, knocking the wind out of him, and eliminating his ability to speak. One more punch was all that was needed to knock the man out cold.

"Let's get out of here." Rallen didn't give her much of an option, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling Jeena with him (For whatever reason, she didn't mind this). The run back to her house passed in a blur, and throughout the entire time, neither of them said a word. At the front of her rather small house, Jeena routinely unlocked the front door, guesturing for Rallen to come inside.

"So that creep didn't do anything to you, did he?" Rallen asked, concern filling his voice. "I must seem like a stalker or something since I followed you and all...I mean I saw someone following you, and I just sort of did it without thinking." He looked down at the floor and blushed.

"H-he did... touch me, but you came just in time." It took a while before Jeena's voice leveled out, she was still in a bit of shock. "Don't feel bad about it, Rallen, as corny as this sounds, you saved me." She suddenly moved forward and hugged him fiercely. Despite the fact they were both soaking wet- he was still warm, and the soft beating of his heart comforted her as she buried her face in his chest. Tears were coming out of the corner of her now-closed eyes as the shock was finally beginning to register.

Rallen held her tightly in return, gently rubbing her back with one hand, stroking her hair with the other. It felt a little strange to feel someone holding onto him as if life itself depended on it. He was enjoying it a lot more than he thought he would. And somehow, this brought back thoughts of how he felt when he was around her. Could those feelings be... love? He wondered why he hadn't considered it earlier.

Jeena was thinking virtually the same thing. All she'd done was hide it from herself. She wanted to ignore it, but a month after she met him, she was infatuated, and after a year, she was in love with him. But she still couldn't tell him that now. No. Now wasn't the right time.

"So..." Rallen started as Jeena began to let go. "Just make sure to keep your doors locked and your alarm on. And you have my phone number, right? You can call me any time if you need me."

"Okay," Jeena took a step back from him, "Hope the rain has let up a bit."

"And one more thing..."

"What-"

She was cut off by Rallen who had quickly swooped in, brushing aside her bangs, planted a soft kiss on her forehead, causing her to turn red. After doing this, he left.

Only once he left the house did they both simultaneously say:

"I love you."

Here's the end of the second Chapter. The next one will be the last, and be warned, it will contain major fluff.