Hello~! Here's the second chapter of 'More then Friends'.

Ria is finally waking up! Will she freak out of her new life or will she be so excited she'll shit bricks?

Read to find out! XD

DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING! EXCEPT FOR RIA!

A Few Hours Passed

Dana peeked from the side of her head. Yup, her bro is still staring at the unconscious woman. He's staring at her like some lovesick puppy. It's weird to see ZEUS like that.

"Alex, why'd you save her?" Dana asked, her eyes glued to the laptop screen.

Alex broke his gaze on Ria to his sister. "I dunno. She was dying and I had to save her." Alex shrugged. "Plus, I think you'd like her."

Dana raised her eyebrow. "We'll see soon once she wakes up." Dana blinked her eyes and turned her head to her brother. "You changed her didn't you? Infected her with BLACKLIGHT."

Alex sighed. "Yes." He breathed out.

Dana turns her body towards her body, her expression serious. "What will happen to her once she's awake? If she survives." Dana asked.

"I dunno. She might not be able to handle it. We'll just have to wait and see." Alex answered.

"What if she turns, y'know, bad? Would you have to kill her then?"

"She'll won't. I believe in her. She's not stupid enough to do the same mistakes I did." Alex answered gruffly and sighed.

Dana gave her brother a pitying look and returned to her laptop and Alex returned his gaze on Ria.

The Next Day

Alex woke up in an uncomfortable sleeping position. His neck and back hurt from sit-sleeping on the chair. He looked at his sister who was sleeping whilst sitting in front of her desk. Seems like she pulled an all-nighter researching on Gentek.

Alex turned to the still unconscious Ria. He felt her heart rate and was thrilled to feel the steady pulse. If he was not wrong, the transformation would be complete by now. Eyeing her wound on her neck, he gingerly unrolled the bandage.

"Dana! Dana wake up!" Alex exclaimed, eyes widened at the healed wound.

Dana woke with a jolt at Alex's call and headed beside Alex. She gasped after seeing clean wound on the woman's neck. "Alex.." she trailed off.

"I know. She might actually pull thru." Alex exclaimed happily.

"No, Alex. Her wound healed. When you woke up at the morgue, you were still injured." Dana spoke.

Alex raised his eyebrow. "Yeah. So?"

"So, BLACKLIGHT only changed your cells, not heal your wounds. Isn't strange that she's healing all by herself?" Dana questioned.

"I don't think so. It could be that her bio structure reacts differently towards BLACKLIGHT." Alex responded.

Dana bit her lip and crossed her arms. Something strange is amiss.

"Look! She's starting to wake up." Alex exclaimed as Ria started moving her arms. Her eyes snapped open and she slowly sat up.

"Wh-where am I?" Ria asked, groggily rubbing her head. She looked around the unfamiliar apartment and her eyes landed on the Mercers that were staring intently on her. Ria squinted her eyes. The familiar sight of Alex dawned on her and a woman was beside him.

"Alex?" Ria spoke and reached her hand out to touch him when suddenly, an agonizing pain sting her head. "Agh!" She gripped her head and rubbed her temples.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?" Alex asked worryingly. Ria just shook her head. "Headache." She spoke. When realization kicked in, her hand landed on the side of her neck, where the initial wound was. Her hand was greeted with smooth skin.

"M-My wound. It's gone." Ria said and she turned to Alex. "What did you to me?" She spoke in a questioning voice.

Alex expression turned serious. "I changed you. To save you. From being one of the Infected. I infected you with my virus…" Alex trailed off.

"In other words…?" Ria asked, not sure how to respond to where the convo was going to.

"In other words, you're a monster, like me." Alex answered grimly and looked down to the ground, waiting for her reaction.

"I have your powers? I have the powers in which BLACKWATCH will hunt me down for it? I'm a monster?" Ria spoke in disbelief.

"Yeah." Dana answered as she knew Alex won't.

"That's… really hard to absorb…" Ria answered back. She turned to Alex, who was still looking down on the ground. "You did it to save me, didn't you?" Ria asked him. Alex merely nodded and Ria pulled a thankful smile. "Then that means I owe you twice." She answered.

Alex looked up. "You mean, you don't mind? Being like me?" Alex exclaimed.

Ria's eyes widened. "Of course not! It's like an adventure, having this power. You saved me by giving me this power. I shouldn't be angry at you." Ria spoke and gave Alex's shoulder a reassuring shake. Her attention was diverted to the woman beside Alex.

"Hello. My name is Ria Carter. What's your name?" Ria spoke and held out her hand for Dana to shake it.

"Dana. Dana Mercer. I'm Alex's sister." Dana spoke and shook Ria's hand.

"Dana. That's a nice name." Ria complimented and her stomach growled. Ria face grew red. "Sorry. Tummy's hungry. How long was I out?" Ria asked.

Alex checked the time. "About a day and a half. It's natural you'd be hungry." Alex turned to Dana. "Do you think you can get her something to eat?"

Dana raised an eyebrow. "Why? It's blood and brains she's asking for." She answered sharply. Alex glared at her whilst Ria gave a questioning look. Dana sighed. "Fine. I'll make something up." She stood up and headed to the mini fridge she had at the corner of the room.

Ria remembered something and her hand buried into her pocket searching for it. She took out her Toblerone bar and smiled. Its cardboard casing was bloodied a lil from the Hunter's blood and the end was dented. Nevertheless, it still survived. Ria showed it to Alex.

"At least the chocolate survived." She spoke. She proceeded to open it but stopped. "It's probably melted by now." She spoke disheartened.

Alex grabbed it. "I'll keep it in the fridge. You can eat after it freezes again." He spoke and headed to the fridge to put the bar in.

Dana returned with a half-eaten hamburger on a plate. She handed it to Ria and looked sheepish. "Enjoy." Dana spoke. Ria looked at the sorry burger and tried to look grateful. Alex came over and frowned at the food that was presented to Ria.

"Dana-"

"Well, I'm sorry Alex! When was the last time you gave me something to eat? That's the only good-looking piece in the fridge!" Dana exclaimed and brought her hands to her hips.

Ria handed the plate back to Dana. "It's okay. You finish that up. You need it more than I do." Ria turned to Alex. "Since I'm now a monster, they eat people. Don't they?"

Alex's body stiffened. "They do. Come on. If you can speak so sanely, that means you can stand up. Time to teach you the basics of being a monster." Alex spoke sarcastically. He headed out of the apartment, passing the still broken door.

Ria grinned. "Ooh, an adventure!" Ria stood up too quickly. She wobbled a lil but regained her balance. She quickly followed Alex and waved goodbye to Dana. "Don't worry Dana! I'll buy you a hotdog!"

"Don't forget the chili!" Dana called and waved goodbye as Ria and Alex started running off.

Sorry if it seems short for you guys... -_-'''