The sun had not risen, yet Pilar was creeping quietly from her room and down the hall, careful not to wake up her unconventional guests. She had barely been able to sleep since the day before; the realization that the junkers had, as far as she could tell, adopted her into their ranks was unsettling to say the very least, and the struggle to decide where her own life would continue...she didn't like to think about it.

Tiptoeing into the living area, Roadhog was sprawled over the floor, a single blanket covering his vast belly, while Junkrat remained on the couch, using the blankets Pilar had been wrapped in as a pillow, his face buried deeply within them. His shoulder shook, as though giggling in his dreams, and she couldn't help but chuckle as she continued on and thru the kitchen, to the door that would lead her out back.

The dawn was crisp; goosebumps rose on her arms as she jogged to the fencing that contained the bulls, and one by one, the creatures hobbled out of the barn, blinking the sleep from their eyes. Her mother was always up early to feed the boys, and as Pilar hopped the fence, Trueno brought up the rear of the small herd, his rope-like tail whipping happily as he saw her. Before she greeted him, however, she checked to make sure their food and water were filled, giving each an affectionate nuzzle to greet them all.

"I've вeeɴ wαтcнιɴɢ oυт ғor yoυ," he said when she finally approached him, his head booped Pilar under the chin affectionately, though concern in his robotic voice was quite obvious. "Yoυ ĸɴow I've вeeɴ worrιed; I doɴ'т тrυѕт тнeм."

A sigh fell from her lips; of course he would have been worried, she could hardly blame him. In her house, at that moment, there were two arsonists and murderers, fearsome men wanted by half the world. And yet, the side of them she was seeing, though a bit different from the norm, just seemed altogether human. There was a certain fondness she held for them both, and yet, even as she thought about it, a crazed grin flashed across her vision, accompanied by the familiar twist in her stomach.

Shit.

"I know you don't," she finally said, running her hand along the length of his muzzle. "It's been a bit unsettling for me, too. I mean, I thought they'd be as...ruthless...as the media showed them to be. But-" She paused, frustration evident on her face as she ran a hand through her dark hair. "Roadhog happily ate an entire bucket of ice cream in once sitting. And Junkrat-" She paused again, clearing her throat as her hand ran along her chin. "He's something else." What that something was, Pilar didn't entirely understand, but it was having a profound impact on her, one she was not necessarily sure she was alright with. Still...

Trueno sensed her discomfort, and rather than press further, he bounded about her like a calf, his tail whipping happily as he did. Pilar, whose mind had been occupied quite heavily, laughed at her friend's antics, clapping her hands before her gleefully. He stood a bit away from her, pawing the ground with metallic hooves, as though bating her to come catch him. Another giggle feel from her lips, and she stretched her arms above her head, loosening her shoulders as he waited.

"So the 'bullfighter' becomes the bull, eh?" she laughed, launching herself toward Trueno. He bounded to the left and out of reach and Pilar skidded to a halt, nearly losing her footing on the grassy ground, and attempting to balance herself but holding out her arms, she managed to stay upright without a problem. The omnic stuck his metal rear in the air like a playful puppy, his glowing eyes flashing as though he blinked, and a grin lifted her features as she once again bounded toward him. This time, however, as she ran forward, Trueno allowed himself to get caught, and Pilar wrapped her arms around his great head, hugging him happily as he lifted her off the ground with a snort.

Though his goal was to make her happier, Trueno still could tell that something upset Pilar. Even as he gently set her back on the ground and her arms unwrapped from his head, he watched her, conflict flickering in her dark eyes. Her smile faltered, only for a moment, but it was enough to speak worlds to Trueno.

"Soмeтнιɴɢ ѕтιll вoтнerѕ yoυ." It was no question; he knew enough of his partner to see the slightest changes in her expression, to know that something was wrong. Pilar's smile fully fell now, and she glanced back at the house, chewing on her lip. Would she tell him? Should she? The conflict that raged on within her was difficult to contain; her fingers tapped gently against Trueno's side, her gaze returning to the bull, who watched her, as gently as an omnic could.

"They want me to go with them," she finally answered, her head resting against his side, running her hand along the top of his snout. "They want me to go to Portugal with them. Junkrat...he just figured I would. I-" She paused, running a hand through her hair. "I honestly don't know what to do."

He could sense her stress levels rising, and he circled around Pilar, allowing her to lean herself against his side, watching her closely. He wished to have her continue, but keeping herself together was more important at that moment.

"Wнy ιѕ тнere eveɴ αɴ opтιoɴ? Yoυ ĸɴow wнαт yoυ ѕнoυld do." Perhaps his words were not comforting, especially as she hunched beside him, but she still turned her gaze to his, keeping it steadily, though her own trepidations seemed to show through.

"I know what I should do," she replied in frustration. "But I'm not entirely sure if it's what I want to do." Her hand rested on the back of her neck, scratching the skin gently, her eyes flickering back to the house. It seemed there was some sort of activity in the kitchen-the junkers must have woken by now...

"Before you say a word," she continued, turning her gaze to Trueno, whose glowing eyes had not left her face. "I'm already in deep shit, as it is. I mean, they had to have seen me in Madrid, there was no way they couldn't have."

"Aɴd тнαт ɢιveѕ yoυ тнe oĸαy тo coɴтιɴυe oɴ wιтн тнeιr rαмpαɢe?"

"No," Pilar retorted, lips frowning. "Of course not."

"Bυт..."

"But, there was just something...damn, he was right." She knew she would have to explain herself, and she strode forward, hands on her hips, her gaze flickering to the steadily brightening sky. "Once you get a taste for the chaos, you're going to want more. You'll go crawling back. The thrill of the fight, the thrill of almost getting caught." Just thinking about it, she could feel her heartbeat speeding up, and she bounced on her heels, turning back to Trueno. "I felt that thrill, Trueno. I want to feel it again and this...vigilantism doesn't cut it. Dios mio, I can't believe I'm saying this but...I want to go with them."

She knew Trueno was not pleased, and she didn't want to face his disappointment, but rather than berate her, the bull walked forward, facing her, eye-to-eye, and nuzzled her chin with the tip of his snout.

"Yoυ ĸɴow I woɴ'т lιĸe тнιѕ," he said as Pilar rested her brow on his, her hands on either side of his face. "Bυт, ѕo loɴɢ αѕ yoυ'll leт мe, I wιll вe yoυr ɢυαrdιαɴ. I cαɴɴoт ѕтop yoυ, вυт I wιll reѕт вeттer ĸɴowιɴɢ тнαт I αм вeѕιde yoυ тo ĸeep yoυ ѕαғe."

Pilar leaned back to look at him, and the bull flicked his tail back and forth, awaiting her decision. He could not help but to feel slightly anxious that she would not accept, but after a moment, she had wrapped her arms around her head in a hug again, holding on tight.

"Of course, Trueno, I couldn't leave without you. I'd never leave you behind."

"Tнαɴĸ yoυ." After a pause, he bounded backward, like a playful puppy once again, trotting around in circles happily. "Eɴoυɢн oғ тнιѕ. Leт'ѕ нαve ѕoмe ғυɴ вeғore тнe тwo ιɴdoorѕ ѕтαrт looĸιɴɢ ғor yoυ."

"Whatever you say," she replied, a giggle escaping her. "Think fast!"