“I remember this! It was my mom's. I use to take it with me and every time Chase saw it, he'd flip out and tried to take it. You always had to stop us from killing each other.”
“Yeah. I may be shape-shifter, but that was never an easy task.”
Becca laughed and put the little pocket sized book in a drawer. She reached inside the bag and pulled out another treasure.
“Hey that's the locket I gave you,” Cole said.
Becca nodded and sat down on the bed next to him. Their legs tangled and Becca opened it. She burst into laughter and Cole took it from her hands. A smile lit his face.
“I remember that day. That was the day you and Chase decided to pull a big April Fool's day prank on everyone in the palace. We all got punished but it was worth it.”
Becca nodded as her laughter faded into giggles.
“The old owner of the castle was amazing. I'm surprised Elithia is even her daughter!”
“I know. She's nothing like her mother.”
They layed back on the bed and looked at the ceiling. Becca sighed and took the locket back.
“What happened Cole?”
He looked over at her.
“What do you mean?”
“Last thing I clearly remember was running away from Elithia's castle the night it burned down. Any other memories are fuzzy. What happened? I hate not knowing!”
“It's okay Becca. You shouldn't remember. It was horrible. All you really need to know is that we got out. Otherwise we'd be in trouble.”
Becca nodded, still staring at the ceiling.
“I'm sorry,” Cole whispered.
Becca turned her head to face him.
“For what?” she whispered back.
“For loosing you the night the place went up in flames. Chase and I knew you had made it out, but we couldn't find you anywhere.”
“It's okay Cole. I understand. That night is a little fuzzy, but I know how chaotic it was. Everyone was running around and screaming. I heard several voices screaming with tears. The animals were terrified. When I got out, I headed as far away as possible. I could tell you and Chase had gotten out, so I was okay with leaving. I didn't want to go back with Elithia. So I just flew away.”
“That night was crazy. I'm glad you're okay Becca.”
“I'm glad you guys are still alive. But what's the real reason you're here Cole? You knew this whole time, but you never visited. Why are you really here?”
Cole looked away and sat up. Becca leaned back on her hands and waited for Cole to answer.
“Chase and I are happy to see you Becca. Why do you assume something's wrong?”
“Other than the fact that you can't look me in the eye? Cole, I can read you like a book. That's why I asked you up here. Chase would have brushed it off. You answer me. So tell me. What's wrong?”
Cole stayed silent and Becca sighed. Great. I hate doing this but I know how to play him. Sorry Cole, but I need answers. Becca came to sit behind him, and Cole tensed up. Becca brought her hands around his neck and put her face by his.
“What's wrong Cole?” she murmured in his ear.
Cole shivered and Becca smirked a little. She lightly bit his ear, pulling a little.
“Tell me,” she urged.
Cole got off the bed and Becca sighed. She followed him off and pinned him against the wall. Cole looked at her with fearful and excited eyes. She bit his ear again, harder this time.
“Tell me.”
“Alright! I'll tell you!”
Becca pulled back with a smirk.
“Good. I thought I'd have to resort to more tactics. And I was so close too.”
“Geez Cole. You really have a thing for her, don't you?”
Chase came into the room, closing the door. Becca smirked.
“You'd have broken too, Chase.”
“Yeah but not as quickly.”
Becca turned back to Cole.
“Now what's the news?”
“Well, Aith's been sighted in the area.”
“Aith? I thought he was in jail?”
“Guess who bailed him out again,” Chase said.
“Hmmm. Elithia.”
“Bingo.”
Chase sat on the bed and pulled Becca onto his lap. Cole looked angry, but stayed where he was.
“So what are you guys going to do?” Cole asked.
“Us? Nothing. I'm going to confront him alone.”
“Yeah. I may be shape-shifter, but that was never an easy task.”
Becca laughed and put the little pocket sized book in a drawer. She reached inside the bag and pulled out another treasure.
“Hey that's the locket I gave you,” Cole said.
Becca nodded and sat down on the bed next to him. Their legs tangled and Becca opened it. She burst into laughter and Cole took it from her hands. A smile lit his face.
“I remember that day. That was the day you and Chase decided to pull a big April Fool's day prank on everyone in the palace. We all got punished but it was worth it.”
Becca nodded as her laughter faded into giggles.
“The old owner of the castle was amazing. I'm surprised Elithia is even her daughter!”
“I know. She's nothing like her mother.”
They layed back on the bed and looked at the ceiling. Becca sighed and took the locket back.
“What happened Cole?”
He looked over at her.
“What do you mean?”
“Last thing I clearly remember was running away from Elithia's castle the night it burned down. Any other memories are fuzzy. What happened? I hate not knowing!”
“It's okay Becca. You shouldn't remember. It was horrible. All you really need to know is that we got out. Otherwise we'd be in trouble.”
Becca nodded, still staring at the ceiling.
“I'm sorry,” Cole whispered.
Becca turned her head to face him.
“For what?” she whispered back.
“For loosing you the night the place went up in flames. Chase and I knew you had made it out, but we couldn't find you anywhere.”
“It's okay Cole. I understand. That night is a little fuzzy, but I know how chaotic it was. Everyone was running around and screaming. I heard several voices screaming with tears. The animals were terrified. When I got out, I headed as far away as possible. I could tell you and Chase had gotten out, so I was okay with leaving. I didn't want to go back with Elithia. So I just flew away.”
“That night was crazy. I'm glad you're okay Becca.”
“I'm glad you guys are still alive. But what's the real reason you're here Cole? You knew this whole time, but you never visited. Why are you really here?”
Cole looked away and sat up. Becca leaned back on her hands and waited for Cole to answer.
“Chase and I are happy to see you Becca. Why do you assume something's wrong?”
“Other than the fact that you can't look me in the eye? Cole, I can read you like a book. That's why I asked you up here. Chase would have brushed it off. You answer me. So tell me. What's wrong?”
Cole stayed silent and Becca sighed. Great. I hate doing this but I know how to play him. Sorry Cole, but I need answers. Becca came to sit behind him, and Cole tensed up. Becca brought her hands around his neck and put her face by his.
“What's wrong Cole?” she murmured in his ear.
Cole shivered and Becca smirked a little. She lightly bit his ear, pulling a little.
“Tell me,” she urged.
Cole got off the bed and Becca sighed. She followed him off and pinned him against the wall. Cole looked at her with fearful and excited eyes. She bit his ear again, harder this time.
“Tell me.”
“Alright! I'll tell you!”
Becca pulled back with a smirk.
“Good. I thought I'd have to resort to more tactics. And I was so close too.”
“Geez Cole. You really have a thing for her, don't you?”
Chase came into the room, closing the door. Becca smirked.
“You'd have broken too, Chase.”
“Yeah but not as quickly.”
Becca turned back to Cole.
“Now what's the news?”
“Well, Aith's been sighted in the area.”
“Aith? I thought he was in jail?”
“Guess who bailed him out again,” Chase said.
“Hmmm. Elithia.”
“Bingo.”
Chase sat on the bed and pulled Becca onto his lap. Cole looked angry, but stayed where he was.
“So what are you guys going to do?” Cole asked.
“Us? Nothing. I'm going to confront him alone.”
"Sir, the cloning failed. And now the girl is fully trusted by the others. There is no possible way to-"
"That is false. The girl is mine, and she knows that. However, with the bat and bird protecting her, it will be difficult."
"Don't forget, she has begun dating the silver boy."
"Yes. But is it worth it to own her?"
"Sir?"
"I've seen her work at a small amount of power. I wonder how destructive she can be at full power. This girl can, no, will be, the end of the Justice League."
"Of course, sir."
"Leave me." The girl nodded, her red eyes glimmering in the dark. Then she exited without a sound.
The boy stepped out from the shadows, his yellow eyes darting around the screens. Each screen had a different picture of the same girl. He reached out and picked one.
"We've waited a long time for you, deary. It's time to come home."
"That is false. The girl is mine, and she knows that. However, with the bat and bird protecting her, it will be difficult."
"Don't forget, she has begun dating the silver boy."
"Yes. But is it worth it to own her?"
"Sir?"
"I've seen her work at a small amount of power. I wonder how destructive she can be at full power. This girl can, no, will be, the end of the Justice League."
"Of course, sir."
"Leave me." The girl nodded, her red eyes glimmering in the dark. Then she exited without a sound.
The boy stepped out from the shadows, his yellow eyes darting around the screens. Each screen had a different picture of the same girl. He reached out and picked one.
"We've waited a long time for you, deary. It's time to come home."