I flew over the city and landed on the roof of one of the many buildings. I sighed, thinking about what I had agreed to. Maybe it was a bad idea. I didn't want to cause problems between him and his friends, but there was no way I was going to join up with them. I had came here to keep from causing problems, not to help cause them.

"Are you waiting on me?" the familiar voice asked and I turned, seeing him.

I sighed, "How did you get up here?" I asked him.

"I have my ways." Hotstreak said as he wrapped his arms around me, my wings were folded against my back.

I sighed again, looking out over the darkened city. "What is with all the sighs?" Hotstreak asked me.

"Just...thinking." I said, not looking at him, I dropped my eyes to the side of the building, and looking in the alleyway.

"About what, Ahren?" Hotstreak asked, arms tightening around me. He was so warm. Maybe it was because of the power he had acquired from the big bang, but it felt good against my cold skin.

"I just...I don't want to cause problems for you." I said, "With Ebon...and the breed."

"Oh." Hotstreak said with a bit of a flat expression, "Do you really think I care about what they think? So you're not on a side, who cares? They'd be really pissed if you were totally against us." he said.

"You don't have to worry about that." I said, "I plan to remain neutral...except for when it comes to you, of course."

"Of course." he said with that smirk on his face. I turned my face, kissing him warmly. This just felt right, his arms around me, mindful of my wings, us kissing like this. It was like no one could touch us. We were on another planet, but alas, all good things must come to an end.

The shadow turned darker and surrounded us and we fell through Ebon's portal. When we got out of the portal, Ebon materialized, and he didn't exactly look happy, "Well, well, well. When I told you to take care of her, I didn't exactly mean like that."

I extended my wings to their full eight foot wingspan, glaring at him, "Way to ruin the moment." she muttered.

"I'd watch it if I were you, Angel." Shiv said with that cheesy smile on his face, "You are quite the feisty one."

"You better watch it, Shiv." Hotstreak glared at him.

"I think the two of you are who need to be watching it." Ebon said.

"Who do you think you are?" Hotstreak asked, "She's neutral. I do not see what the big deal is. If she doesn't want to fight with us, why should we have anything against that?"

"She has the potential to be against us in the future." Ebon said.

"Well, I was never part of your crew anyway." Hotstreak said, "You best leave us alone, Ebon" he growled a bit.

"Boys, boys. No fighting here." I said, "Temper, temper." I took his hand, "Comeon, sweetie. He's not worth it." And for some reason, unknown to us, Ebon didn't bother following this time. We walked away and out and even shared a passionate kiss outside, "I'll see you later." I said, looking into those gorgeous eyes of his.

"Sooner than that." he said and he turned around, going back. I knew he had to. He may not have gotten along with them, but they were all he had, besides me now. I was used to being alone, it didn't bother me that much.

I took flight high above the clouds, enjoying it even more than I had before. I spun a couple of times, just enjoying the flying before I landed, again, on a building, only to see Sparky flying around on his disk. I soared over him, "Fancy meeting you here." I said.

He looked up and laughed a bit, "Haven't seen you since the fight with Hotstreak." he said.

"I've been around, trying to keep a low profile, you know." I said.

"Well, Ahren, it's not hard to do that as long as you don't cause the scene." he said, "The press and law enforcement have their plates full with Ebon and the others."

I laughed a bit, "Ebon is just a big baby if he doesn't get what he wants." I said, "It's quite funny to watch."

"I bet." Static said, "He always seemed like the type to throw a temp tantrum...Hotstreak is the one who actually does though."

"Francis isn't so bad." I said absentmindedly.

"What?" Static looked at me.

"Nothing, nothing." I said. I was starting to warm up to this kid, but not in any specific way like I had with Hotstreak, "Race you around the city."

"Ah, comeon, you have the advantage! Your means of flying are actually attached!" he said.

"Three," he continued to protest, "Two, one." and I took off, soon followed by him. This would be fun. I made it to the outside of the city closest to where we had been then started going completely around it, but instead of staying close to the buildings, I flew high into the sky. Soon, I landed where we had started and I had to wait quite a bit, "You loose."

"Like I said, you had the upper hand." Static said.

"You're still a loser." I said, "Besides, shouldn't you be protecting Dakota from it's evil doers?" I asked and laughed a bit.

"All the evil doers are laying low today." Static said, "What about you? Do you not get bored hiding out all by yourself?"

"No, I don't. I have plenty of stuff to do in my free time." I said. I then saw Static's expression change, "What is it?"

"Hold on a second, Ahren." he said as he struck his walkie-talkie with a spark and then the police report came out loud and clear. From what the report was saying, they were describing Ebon and everyone..including Hotstreak, "Sorry, I gotta go." Static said, "I could use your help on this." he said, looking at me.

"I'm neutral, remember?" I asked.

"Right..." Static said, and took off in the direction of the mall.

I sighed, "I just saw him not even an hour ago." I said to myself. Even going the long way I would make it there before Static did, which I did. I didn't even care about what the others were doing. I'd let Static take care of them. I landed in front of Hotstreak. Part of the place was ablaze, "Stop this! You're hurting people!" I said, his next fireball disappeared when I took control of it, and I moved my hands, using the water from the fountain to put things out, "You could seriously hurt someone...please...just stop doing this...they are innocent people who didn't even know you before the big bang happened." I said, pleadingly.

"What do you care?" he asked me. He kept glaring at me. I didn't understand it. What had Ebon told him? What did I do?

"What do you mean, Hotstreak?" I asked, "You know I care."

"If you care so much, why do you keep insisting on staying neutral, Ahren. Wouldn't you want to be with me all you could?" he asked.

"Hotstreak...you know my feelings on the matter, you know I came here as a place to hide out more than anything." I said.

"Exactly. You are using the trouble we cause to cover your own butt." Hotstreak said.

"No I'm not." I said, "Think about this, Hotstreak." I said, "Ebon has been feeding this into you, knowing it would make you angry so that you would do this." I was closer to him now, "You know how I feel about you...but you know how I feel about hurting people." I said, "I...I'm in love with you."

For once in his life, Francis, a.k.a F-Stop, a.k.a Hotstreak was speechless. He just stared at me. I walked up, kissing him deeply right there in the middle of the mall.

"Neutral huh?" came a voice that I recognized from behind me. I turned, looking at Static.

"Static, no." I said, "I'm still neutral." I gripped Hotstreak's hand like it was the last thing I would do. I did it mainly so that he wouldn't be throwing any fireballs Static's way.

"You sure are a biased neutral." Static said.

"Wait...what does that mean?" I asked.

"Well, while you were kissing your Hot head boyfriend, his friends were running rampant all over the place and left, by the way." Static said, "Step aside, Ahren. I'm not letting him get away."

"I can't do that, Static." I said, "I may not be able to take control of your powers, but there is still water left in the fountain. I can short you out." I said.

"Don't bother, babe." Hotstreak said, stepping around me, "I need to take my anger out on something."


It had been a few days. I had left before the fight between Static and Hotstreak had really gotten going, but I had heard that Static had beaten Hotstreak and Hotstreak had, again, been put in Bang Baby jail. Through the next few days, I stayed low and away from any of the others, including Static. I heard that he had caught Ebon as well as Talon and Shiv. All of them in the Bang Baby jail again. They could stay there, for all I cared...but I missed Hotstreak.

I hadn't had the chance to hear the news this morning, but as I was flying, a kid on a flying disk came up below me, "Did you really miss your boyfriend that much?"

"What?" I looked down at Static and then I landed. He followed suit.

"There was a Bang Baby break out this morning. Ebon, Talon, Shiv, and Hothead." Static said, "Not Ferret or any of the others. I doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out." he said.

"I don't even know where the Bang Baby jail is." I said, "I had to clue they had even been broken out. I haven't had the chance to hear any news today." I said looking at him, "I swear." I couldn't help but have a hopeful look on my face though. I had done nothing but think about Francis all week.

"Well, you can stop looking so happy about it." Static said, "I still don't see how you could love that Hothead."

"You have to dig below the anger and all the pissed off expressions." I said, "He's really not all that bad when he's not pissed."

"Sure...I'll believe you when he stops running rampant around the city." Static said, "Maybe I should just hang out with you...it's only a matter of time before he makes himself known."

"Shut up." I said, "Don't be such a cold hearted person as to make it where I can't see my boyfriend. I don't care if you like it or not. Isn't that Gear guy your best friend?"

"So?" Static asked, "I'm on patrol."

"Then get patrolling, damnit." I said a bit pissed off.

"Fine." he said, going off.

I sighed, slinking into the alleyway and sitting down on the ground, thinking. Of course, until I was shrouded in darkness and ended up underground in their hide out, "What the hell, Ebon, why do you keep sneaking up on me like that?" I asked, in a bit of a pissed off mood now myself, thanks to Static.

"A thank you would have sufficed." Ebon said as he walked away and Hotstreak walked up.

"What's with the mood?" he asked, "You sound like the normal me."

I sighed, "Static accused me of breaking you and the others out." I said then I seemed to think about it for a minute, "How did you get out anyway?"

"Eh, we have our ways." he said, "Now come here." he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me. I smiled through that kiss. When it broke, there was an actual smile on his face, "You made me speechless when you told me you loved me the other day...now I have the guts to return it." he said.

I smiled, "Good." I said.