Becky was sitting outside on the front steps of her house on a sunny Saturday afternoon, stuck in deep thought, when Violet came up the sidewalk.

"What's up, Becky?" Violet asked with a friendly smile.

"Oh, hey Violet. Nothing much, I was just thinking about stuff." Becky said as Violet sat down next to her.

"Thinking about what?" Violet asked. Becky was silent for a moment as her thoughts continued.

"Oh, uh, i-it's not important." Becky said, suddenly blushing.

"Oh, come on. Try me." Violet said, her friendly smile surprising Becky. Sometimes she thought that the real 'super' ones here were her 'super' friends.

"Ok, well, it's just that lately, I've been thinking about how I'm friends with Tobey now…and how I'm a bit scared that it's turning into something more." Becky explained. Violet's friendly smile turned into a knowing smirk. Violet, besides Becky's grandfather, was the only person who knew about Becky's secret identity. And upon learning Becky's secret identity, she had realized something that everyone had been quite oblivious to: Becky had feelings for the young boy genius for a long time, but was scared to admit that she did. She fought them every day, and when she couldn't take it anymore, she decided to befriend the boy. But Violet could see that Becky was still battling her feelings.

"Well if you want a friend's advice, I'd honestly say you have nothing to be afraid of. I think you guys would be cute together." Violet said, her friendly smile returning.

"W-wait, what? You seriously think so?" Becky asked. Violet nodded happily.

"Becky, everyone trusts him now. His villain days are over, and do you know why?" Violet responded.

"Why?" Becky asked quietly and curiously.

"Because of you." Violet said as she poked Becky's shoulder. Becky looked down to where she had been poked, then back up to Violet.

"Me?"

"Yeah. He was tired of chasing after someone he was convinced would never go for an evil, undesirable kid like him, so he gave up his robo-charades to spare himself the useless trouble. You," Violet said, once again poking Becky, "saw good in him and became his friend. You made him want to be good. Without you, his streak of good probably wouldn't have lasted long. Don't you see, Becky, you've changed him. You helped him change himself." Violet paused.

"My point is, Becky, that you have no reason to not trust him. If you like him, just tell him. Because I can tell he feels the same way." Violet finished. Becky was silent, surprised at Violet's speech. Of course she realized her friend's words were true, but one thing still stood in the way.

"But, what if I tell him my secret identity, or somehow he finds out himself. What if he just gets mad at me? I mean, picture it. I've been lying to him about it for so many years. What if he suddenly finds out he was right all along, and he hates me for it? What if he finds out I'm Wordgirl, thinks back to all the times I've kicked him while he was down and he thinks I'm some sort of monster, and never wants to see me again?" Becky said, revealing all her worries.

"Becky, are you kidding? He's not going to think or do any of that stuff. He's had a crush on Wordgirl for years, and just because he found out something about her he may not have expected, doesn't mean he's suddenly going to toss you to the curb. Personally, I think it'd make him a lot happier about his whole childhood." Violet said.

Becky sat still in thought. She knew her friend's words were true. Becky was glad to have a friend like Violet that would give her the advice she needed when she needed it. Sometimes she wondered why she waited so long to tell her friend about her secret identity, for she could have used advice like that a long time ago.

"Yeah…maybe you're right."

"Maybe?"

"Okay, definitely. You're definitely right." Becky said with a smile.

"So, does that mean you're going to tell him how you feel?" Violet asked.

"Maybe…" The two were silent for a moment. "Come on, I think PPMP is on." Becky said happily as the two headed inside.

~…~

Later that night, after Violet had gone home, Becky decided to sit atop the roof of her house and watch the stars. Suddenly, Becky heard someone calling her name from the ground. She looked down, worried that it was one of her family members; but after hearing his voice, she knew it was just Tobey.

"Oh, hey." She said with a smile.

"How'd you get up there?" He asked.

"Oh, uh…bedroom window." She quickly lied. "How'd you know I was up here?" She asked.

"When I knocked on the door your parents said you were out back." He explained. Becky nodded.

"Hang on, I'll be right down." She said, climbing back through her bedroom window (although that wasn't the way she got there, but for the sake of her secret identity, she did).

Once she got into the backyard, she and Tobey sat on the swings of TJ's swingset. They were silent for a bit.

"You know, I love watching the stars." Becky said quietly.

"Why?" Tobey asked. Becky looked over to him briefly before looking back to the sky.

"Because, it's so vast. Who knows what's up there, you know? There's so much of it, that you could just get so lost in it, forever…" Becky explained.

"But why on earth would you want to do that? If you got lost in space I'd miss you." Tobey said with a smile. Becky smiled and blushed at the comment, thinking that it was very sweet.

"B-because, that's just it…why on Earth. As in, why am I here on Earth…" Becky said quietly.

"Because you're a human, this is where you belong." Tobey responded. Becky grunted. She hated when people told her that.

"Say I wasn't human…say I was, oh I don't know, say I was Wordgirl. What would you do? Would you hate me?" Becky asked, the question having been burning in her mind all day.

"Well, if I discovered you were Wordgirl, my initial reaction would be to rub it in your face that I've been right all these years," Tobey said, hoping it'd be taken as a joke to make her smile. Becky smirked, but otherwise didn't react. "But then I'd say it's ridiculous that you think I could ever hate you just because I found out your biggest secret. Becky, you should know, I don't care if you're human, Lexiconian, or some other alien race, or anything. You're my friend and nothing can change that." Tobey explained. Becky smiled. No one in her whole life had told her that before; mainly because no one else knew that Becky Bottsford wasn't human.

"Really?" She asked hopefully.

"Definitely. What kind of monster would I be if I judged a person based on where they come from? I don't care about where you come from, I care that you're here now." Tobey said. Becky's smile grew, and before he knew it Becky's arms were wrapped around Tobey's waist in a tight hug.

"Thank you, Tobey, you're a true friend." She said happily. Tobey smiled when she released him and showed a bright smile on her face. He loved it when she was happy.

The two were silent as Becky got off the swing and laid in the grass of her backyard, looking up to the night sky. Tobey joined her.

"Look at all of them up there." She said quietly.

"What, the stars?" He asked.

"Yeah. Look at 'em. There's so many, and I don't even know which one I belong to." Becky said, forgetting Tobey was even there. "Pretty sad, huh?"

"What are you talking about?" Tobey asked, confused.

"What? Oh, nothing, nevermind. Forget it." Becky said. The two were silent for a while.

"Hey, where's Bob? You usually don't go anywhere without him." Tobey asked, in an attempt to make conversation.

"Oh, he's inside somewhere playing video games with TJ." Becky answered. "I wanted to be alone anyways. Till you got here, that is."

"I find it so unique that your closest friend is a monkey. How'd you meet him, anyways?" Tobey asked, purely out of curiosity. Becky was silent for a moment.

"Can I tell you something I've never told anyone before?" Becky asked.

"Certainly." Tobey said, wondering how this was going to answer his question.

"You have to promise not to tell anybody." Becky said.

"You have my word, I swear."

"Okay…well, truth is, I'm not exactly sure where I met Bob, because I was adopted. My parents found me with him." Becky explained.

"Really? I'd never have guessed, you are so much like your family." Tobey said, surprised.

"Not really. Look a little closer. I'm nothing like them in so many ways. They sing so well together, and I'm so horrible at it. I barely even look like them, I don't know why people think I do. I did when I was younger, but not anymore. I read ten times more than they do. They don't really read for pleasure. TJ's always doing okay in school, I always excel in school. Not even my parents did as well as me when they were in school, they've told me. But do you know the worst part of it all?" Becky explained.

"What?" Tobey answered.

"I'm surrounded by people who know their real parents. Everywhere I look, I see a kid with their biological parents and they're all so happy. I love my family and all, but at the same time it's just not fair that I can't ever know my real parents. I don't know anything about them, I don't even know what they look like. I don't even know if they love me, or miss me, or care about me, and to make it all worse nobody will ever understand how I feel…" Becky explained, tears coming to her eyes. She'd spent many a night thinking about this.

Tobey was surprised at his friend's tears. He had no idea this plagued her so much. He placed a hand on her back, and another atop her other hand, which had been laying on the ground.

"Becky, no one has any reason not to care about you. Wherever they are, I'm sure they love you and miss you terribly, and are so terribly sad that they missed out on the chance to know you. If anyone were to hate you, they're morons because you are the greatest, kindest, smartest, most kind-hearted person I've ever met." Tobey said. Becky, completely taken aback by his speech, couldn't think of a word to say. So instead, she looked deeply into his eyes, hers widened and mouth agape. Suddenly she found herself moving in closer to him, getting closer and closer, until she felt his breath on her cheeks.

Before she could continue, however, they heard the sound of the screen door opening, and Sally's voice calling for Becky to come inside.

"Becky, it's getting late. You need to come inside." Sally explained.

"Oh...uh, s-see you later, I guess." Becky said, turning back to her house and disappearing inside. Tobey stood there for a minute, thinking about what had just happened. He'd never imagined that his friend's life could've been so complicated and dramatic. He contemplated the series of events that had unfolded as he walked home.

Sally, noticing her daughter's red, tear-stained eyes, wondered what had just happened.

"Becky, honey what's the matter? What happened?" She asked.

"Nothing, I'm fine. I'm going to bed…" Becky said sadly and quietly. She headed to her room and sat at her windowsill, staring out to the star-filled sky, thinking about what her life would've been like if she'd never left Lexicon.

Well, I didn't expect this chapter to be so long…kinda proud of myself :3 lol, well as you can tell I have hatched quite the idea. Got plans for this awesome SOB. I'm excited to write this, I think it's going to be very good. Kinda angsty, I know, but just stay with me here. It's gonna get happier sometime…XD well, review!