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Then the door flung open. In the doorway stood...

"Bree?"

She beamed at him, mixed feeling bubbling inside her ready to burst.

"Hey Leo-"
"Bree!" Leo interrupted happily, his arms came around her and he brought her into a hug. She hugged back instantly, missing dearly her little brother that she hadn't seen in such a long time. After a short while, they let go and he stepped over to the side, urging her in with a wave of his hand.

She stepped into the house, letting the door close behind them. Her eyes traveled around the living room. Bree's steps rushed to the couch and she fell into the soft cushions. The scent of home lingered up to her as she laid her head on the throw pillow. She breathed it in, and opened her eyes as she let out a breath of air. Leo was the first thing that she saw. He was looking at her. With those over protective eyes of his.

"What?" Bree questioned, sitting up. She grabbed the small throw pillow by her side and brought it to her lap, hugging it close.
"Where were you Bree?" His voice held mixed feelings in them. Bree couldn't really distinguish them in the mix. All she could do, was look at him, concern in his eyes.

She took a deep breath.

"It's, a long story." Bree told him, mind racing with the thought of the explanation yet to come. His warm, concerned eyes suddenly flashed cold before her. His reaching out form drawing back. Bree looked at him, eyes confused.

"Is your life...Better now?" Leo asked, eyes turned away from Bree and at the floor instead. A soft breath leaked out from her as her thoughts were forced to return to her "family".

-Flash Back-

A punch to the jaw, throwing her back in a few stumbling steps. The leader grabbed her, faster then her super speed ever could and held her. Twisting her arm back in a painful position. He forced the cry of pain out of her.

"Distracted? Oh, so you got distracted?!" Her dad's voice only made the tears stinging her eyes worst. His harsh words continued on, relentless in her ears.

Her father and uncle yelling. Screaming at each other. The anger clear as it could get going back and forth with each word that they uttered.

"I'm, sorry Dad."
"You should be"

Her own father's freezing cold glare.

"A rescue mission, simple and easy"

Not really.

"You recklessness put us in danger"

-x-

"Bree? Bree."

"Huh?" The said girl responded, turning back to her awaiting brother.

"You seem pretty deep in thought. A lot of good memories right?" Leo asked, a curious smile on his face. Bree shook her head at him, staring at the rug underneath her feet.

"Living with them was...Just wasn't what I expected" Bree admitted, eyes going to Leo as her words came to a silent end. He returned her look, with a confused one of his own. Bree took a breath and turned her body fully towards him, staring at him in all seriousness.

"Look Leo, this..this is pretty-"
"What is it?" Leo interrupted, curiosity and worry combined in his voice. Bree swallowed a breath of air before continuing.

"Leo, I'm bionic"

He stood in a stance, silently glaring at the dummy that stood in front of him. Douglas swung a fist at the head, then two strong punches to the stomach. He quickly moved back, out of the way of the swaying enemy. Douglas took a deep breath and as a finishing touch, did a sweeping high-kick. His foot flew up from the side, aimed at the side of the dummy. He hit hard and landed back on his foot, stumbling from the uneven impact.

"You're a little off"

Douglas threw a swift glance to the doorway to see his brother leaning on the frame of the door, arms crossed. Douglas shook his head stubbornly and turned back to the dummy punching again. He continued to relentlessly punch, once in a while putting in a side kick. Douglas had been training for a little over an hour now and didn't think he needed to stop. All he wanted was to clear his mind. And every punch and kick was one closer to getting him there.

Douglas' punch stopped in mid-air as his ears caught the sound of a fast woosh. He turned to face his brother, seeing in his hand a bow staff. Another one laid nearby. Douglas walked to it, but was quickly blocked by his brother, bow staff holding him back just out of reach. He shot his brother a confused look, glancing silently at the bow staffing lying just out of his reach.

Donald smirked, took a step back and stood in a stance.

"Bionic..." Leo asked her. Bree nodded, not understanding why a humorous smile was forming upon her brother's face.

"What?" Bree asked, just to be replied with laughter from Leo. He continued to laugh, despite his sister's continuous call of his name. "Leo, Leo..." His laughter at her only worsened with each minute. "Leo-ooo" Bree repeated, pulling on the last letter of his name. By the fourth repetition Leo was doubled over, clutching his stomach in endless laughter. Bree's confusion transformed to annoyance as Leo's laughing rang in her ears. She stood up suddenly, and stared at him. Leo's laughter lessened, but it's sound was still lingering in the air.

Her brother let out a long sigh.

"It's scientifically impossible. No one is bionic. Not even if you wanted to be." He told her. He used the "older brother" tone with her, and leaned back onto the couch to emphasis his point. Bree shook her head at him, groaning in frustration.

"I never asked to be the way I am. I am bionic. And so are Adam and Chase." Bree insisted.
"Okay, now that's crazy" Leo told her. Bree rolled her eyes at him, crossing her hands over her chest. "Okay, so Adam can throw a football pretty far and Chase never get's a B or lower. There's nothing wrong with that"

"That's exactly what I'm talking about. Adam has super strength and Chase has super intelligence. And I have super speed." Bree told him, hoping that he had understood. Leo blew a breath of air at her and shook his head, face showing only disbelief. Bree bit her bottom lip and stared at him, leaning back into his spot on the couch once again. She sighed her feet taking in to pacing as she thought.

Why wouldn't Leo believe me?
Nothing's impossible.
Sure being bionic is out of the ordinary and sudden, but that doesn't mean if couldn't happen.
Besides, Leo had been exposed to all of the signs.
What do I do, to get him to believe me?

She stopped her pacing in front of Leo and caught his shocked face and widened eyes. Bree looked at him oddly, openign her mouth to question, but she held her tongue. Instead she followed where his eyes looked at, to the ground. The spot on the floor that she had "paced" only a few seconds before was ripped and shredded. The wooden floor underneath the carpet was exposed for about one feet. Bree looked up quickly towards Leo, meeting his still shocked eyes.

"Oops."

"What do you mean you can't..hmph..find her?" Douglas asked.

The two brothers were caught up in a spar, taking their time and sharing a few words during the match. Donald forced his bow staff against Douglas', which his brother blocked effectively and used the method against him. Donald was almost forced out of the mat.

"I told Adam and Chase to look for..mhmm...her. We could use some help" Donald said. Then he gave a hard shove at his brother's bow staff, causing Douglas to stumble back a few steps. Donald whipped the bow staff underneath his brother's feet, which Douglas in the nick of time jumped over.

"How long has she been gone?" Douglas questioned.
"About 3 hours now."

"Three hours?" Douglas asked, he was in such disbelief that he just stood still. Donald used the advantage to swipe his bow staff at his brother's legs, causing him to fall hard on his back. Douglas groaned on the ground. Donald walked a few steps towards his brother and looked down on him.

"Yeah."

Douglas groaned again, but not for the same reason as the first. He gripped his brother's outstretched hand and stood up with the help of his brother.

"She just, left?" Douglas asked as the two walked out of the training area.
"Without telling anyone where she was going." Donald added, with a nod of his head.
Douglas blew out a breath of air.

"Let's find her"

"What'd you just do?!" Leo cried out, jumping up on the couch and pointing at the shredded carpet in shock.

"I told you Leo, I'm bionic" Bree repeated, slowly saying the word as so Leo could understand. She took a step closer, but Leo flinched away from her touch. "Leo?" Bree's questioning tone asked as she took a step towards him once again. But he moved his hands in front of him, stopping her from coming closer.

"Stop" he said, his arms a protective shield in front of him.
"Leo, what's-"

"What are you?" Leo asked her strictly, staring at Bree in the eyes. A stab of pain was felt inside, as Leo's words sunk into her. Anger and disappointment lingered in her eyes for just a moment, when a knock on the front door interrupted her thoughts. The two exchanged looks, and without saying another word, she turned away from Leo and took a few steps to the front door. The door then was opened.

"I knew she would be here" Chase's voice said. Whether his words were directed to Adam, or herself, Bree couldn't tell. Before Bree could speak up, Adam took hold of her wrist.

"Hey" Bree said, trying to yank her wrist away from him. But all was useless, because then again she was pulling at someone who had super strength.

"Let's go. Dad and Uncle Douglas were looking everything for you." Chase said to her.
"I can't go yet" Bree answered, she then cast a glance behind her to Leo, standing up from the couch. "I still haven't finished talking to Leo." she added. Chase from the doorway shot a look at Leo, but Leo showed nothing.
"You can do that another time." Adam told her. Chase nodded in agreement with his older brother.

"But he has to know" Bree told her brothers.
"He doesn't have to know anything." Chase's hushed tone replied, glaring at Bree. Adam glanced at Leo, still standing besides the couch.
"Let's go" Adam told Bree softly. With that, she let her brothers pull her out.

The front door Leo's own home slammed shut in his face.

Dinner was a silent party of forks clattering, plates moving and soft chewing. All the while in the silence, Bree felt eyes of her family members bore into her. She didn't have enough courage to look up from her plate to see the emotions.

"Bree."

The said girl looked up from her plate, eyes focused on her dad. "Training, after dinner" Bree could barely believe what she heard. She had been gone for hours, and all he had to say to her was "training"? Bree's shaking eyes turned rigid as they came to look at her dad in slight anger. He seemed not to take notice, or just possibly had been ignoring her. Bree turned away from him, giving up.

"Unbelievable" Bree mumbled beneath her breath.

What she didn't catch, was the glance that Donald set her way.

-x-

"So...Bree came today"

Tasha looked up from her plate, her shocked eyes coming over to Leo's downcast ones.

"She did?" Tasha asked, in surprise.
"Yeah." Leo replied, poking at the food with his fork.

"So, you know she's..." Tasha began.
"What bionic?" Leo asked, disbelief in his words.
"Yes, didn't she tell you?" Tasha questioned, eyes looking at Leo oddly.

"Yeah she told me." Leo took a pause there, remembering back to everything Bree had told him. Everything that she had repeated, and said in utter seriousness that he just took for a joke.

"..I just didn't believe her"

And so, this has been another chapter of Walk Away.
I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter and all of the previous chapters as well.
Kelliburgles and I worked really hard on all of them. :)
Without much more to say, this is PBL and kelliburgles signing off.