Ari didn't want to go to class after the interrogation, but she knew she had to.

She had only been in the class for a few minutes before Ari walked in, having to talk to Shetty about Emma.

  "She knows something Jordan." Ari said to them, as they sat right beside her.

   "Okay, everyone, listen up. So I have a surprise for you. We are fortunate to have a guest lecturer who revolutionized the field in superhero crime fights so please welcome, a son of God U, Tek Knight." Dean Shetty pointed towards the back of the room where Tek entered with cameras following close behind him.

  Jordan looked uneasy, immediately giving Ari the sign that their interview was just as bad as hers.

  "My journey to four blockbusters and six people's choice began in this very class 20 years ago. Now I am eager to pass on my knowledge to the next generation. Today we will focus on interrogation techniques that I developed and for that I will need a volunteer." He introduced himself.

   Everyone raised their hands except for Jordan, Ari, and Marie, the only person out of the three of them that he hadn't interrogated.

  He pointed through out the crowd before he stopped at someone.

  "Marie Moreau. The guardian of Godolkin.. so Ms. Moreau, you stopped Golden Boy's rampage."

  "Not just me. There were others." She said.

  "Ari Anderson and her beloved brother Andre Anderson, Golden Boy's best friend, whom I notice, uh has skipped class today. The two of you make a good looking couple."

  "We're not together."

   He turned to the class. "When you start out, you want to establish a base line. And build a rapport. Ms. Moreaus body language is open and she's maintaining good eye contact.. walk me through that day." He stood up.

  "I went to see professor Brink. Luke had already killed him. We fought. He killed himself. I've told this story a lot."

  "But, uh.. not the whole story. Why were you going to see Brink?"

  "I wanted to discuss my class schedule."

   "Lie. Pupil dilation. See it?" He pointed them out with the class. "It's a classic sign. Why were you really there? Was it to talk about his distaste for you?" He let the silence speak for itself as he listened to her heartbeat. "Bulls-eye. Heart rate just elevated. Professor Brink only admitted students with impeccable qualifications into crime fighting. Your powers are um.. nasty. There's no way he would admit you."

  "And yet here I am." She said, even though she knew he was right.

  "Ah. So, not being good enough is a sore spot. What are you hiding? What do you know?"

  "Nothing." She tried hiding the look of fear.

  "He was going to expel you wasn't he?"

  "No." She denied.

   "Pretty convenient that he was deep fried that very same day. Were you in on it with Luke?"

  "No I didn't do anything."

  "Now or then?

  "Then. Now. Both." She panicked.

   "Which is it?"

   "I couldn't stop Luke. Yes I went to Brink's because he kicked me out. I saw Luke and I fucking ran. And the only reasons I'm still alive are because Jordan Li and Ari Anderson held him off long enough for me to get away. They're the heroes. Not me." She finally said the truth, but possibly at the worst time she could.

  "And that's how you break a witness folks." The crowd applauded, while Marie grabbed her bag and left the class.

  Ari and Jordan looked at each other letting the silence between them say everything.

   Jordan wanted this, they wanted Marie to tell the truth, but not like that.

   When class was officially dismissed both Ari and Jordan got up not saying a word to each other, but Ari could feel their longing stare on her back.

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    Ari had done this for the first time, only the day before, but she didn't care. She still knocked on Jordan's door.

   "Jordan?" She said when they opened the door in their male form, who she noticed was always more vulnerable.

    "Are we making you showing up at my door an everyday occurrence?" Jordan asked when they saw her.

"If I have to, to apologize to you every day , then yes." She admitted.

"I don't want your apology if it doesn't mean anything."

"So these past few days have meant nothing? You mean we should just go back to the way things were before and pretend we never had sex?"

"We agreed that it was casual." They didn't actually feel that way, but thought it would be better if everything was how it was before.

"Are you fucking joking?" She asked bewildered. She might still be hurt about the accident, but no matter how much she blames them, it doesn't change that it wasn't actually their fault.

"We did."

"I think you know damn well I wouldn't have done what I did to you to just anyone."

"We agreed that we just needed a distraction."

"What if I told you I needed another distraction?"

"I'm not just going to let you use me."

"I don't want to use you. I'm not even implying sex." She slightly lied. "I just want to talk. That's distraction enough."

"Okay. How was your interview?" They changed the subject quickly.

"My dad surprisingly didn't make everything about him or Andre, but it was still shit."

"Same. And my parents left, without saying goodbye. It's like they don't see me."

  "See. If anyone knows how you feel, it's me. I know what it's like to not feel wanted by anyone, to not feel wanted even by your family, but I want you, all of you." She said truthfully, for the first time aloud. She had heard how their parents talked, especially their dad. She wanted them to know that she would be by them, for them.

  "I thought you hated me."

   "I do. I hate you just as much as you've always hated me."

   They step closer to her, now only inches apart.

   "I've never really hated you. I just hated how much I wanted you."

She was speechless, she didn't want to move, so she let them kiss her first this time, with her face grasped in their hands. it was a passionate kiss now moving quickly with much desperation, to the wall behind them.

They both wanted it, now, more than ever.

Ari didn't know how much she was just longing to be wanted by someone, anyone, until Jordan said the words.

She had a sexual appeal to people she hated, it happened with Jayden, and now it was happening with Jordan, but this was much more than just sex appeal. This was some type of emotional appeal, as well. On the outside Jordan seemed Narcissistic, but on the inside they're much more than that.

  In the moment Jordan was fixated on Ari. Every move she made entranced them, in a way that no one else could. Maybe it was the years up built up 'hate', or maybe it was the hope that they could be like how they were, before the accident.

   They didn't care how they felt, all they wanted to do was whatever Ari liked. They let her be in total control, because they cared about her now, more than they ever cared about anyone.

   She stopped kissing them for a moment to take her shirt off,  and turned around so they could unclasp her bra. They were still as impressed as they were the first time, but their facial expression was more evident now.

   She slid her skirt down, underwear and all, till it was just Jordan wearing clothes.

   She kissed them again, before helping them take their own shirt off, and soon their pants.

  "I don't have any condoms." Ari mentioned remembering the last time, when Jordan conveniently had a box of condoms in their drawer.

   "I didn't bring one."

   "Shit." She said, wanting to feel closer to them, but wanting to be safe.

  "I could go get one." They offered.

   "No, that'll take too long. Use your hands or your mouth."

   "Hands as in both of them? I don't think that would feel very-."

    "Jordan. You know what I meant."

   "Whatever you want." They agreed.

   They stuck their ring and index finger inside of her, starting at a slow pace.

   "Faster."

They obliged, doing everything Ari told them to, in the minutes it took for her to come.

"I could do the same for you. If you felt like switching, but I totally understand if you don't. I want you to be in whatever form you feel comfortable in right now." She said when they were finished.

   "It's fine." They laughed at how understanding she was, but deep down they loved it, they loved that she didn't care what gender they were, as long as they were Jordan.

They switched from their male form to their female for, in this moment they were willing to do anything, but it felt good to hear someone say it didn't matter. And everything Ari did to them, felt good.

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After Ari had made Jordan come they both just laid underneath her covers. It confused Jordan, but it confused Ari the most. She didn't know how they had just went from enemies to sleeping together on a more than casual basis, and there was still a little piece of Ari that blamed them for everything that went wrong in her life, even if it was all just a lie and she didn't know it yet.

Ari started to fall asleep, feeling the most comfortable she had felt in years. She wasn't even scared of the nightmares that plagued her mind, but her sleep was soon interrupted by Athena, Marie, and Emma.

"Holy shit!" Athena yelled when she saw the two of them in Ari's bed together.

"You guys found Emma?" Ari asked, ignoring the obvious.

"Actually she found us." Athena said, not mentioning why Marie and her were together.

"They were making out, and I walked in on them." Emma spoke very casually.

"What! I told you!" She looked at Athena with a smile, happy for her friend.

"Listen, a lot is happening.." Emma interrupted Athena from what she was about to say. "Sam is going after Dr. Cardosa ."

"You mean Luke's brother Sam? But he's dead."ari asked with confusion.

"Long story short he's not."

"Okay, and who is Cardosa?"

"Dr. Cardosa. He used to work with Brink. I know where he lives." Jordan mentioned.

"Oh Shit."

"You know. Maybe you guys should leave so we can get some clothes on." Jordan said, knowing Ari wouldn't say it first.

When they formally changed they all made their way to Dr. Cardosas house along with Andre and Cate.

Sam was close to hurting Cardosa, having split his kitchen island in half in the process, but as he was about to do so the fridge turned over on him.

Ari managed to use her powers to move the fridge into his way, but he easily moved it back out of the way.

"Sam. Sam, you don't want to do this." Andre tried to calm him down.

"I know you. I escaped and you caught me. You're one of them!" He yelled.

"We didn't know who you were then." Marie tried to defend herself, and Andre."

"Sam. Let us help you!" Cate called out.

"No! You are not touching me again Cate. Get the fuck out here!" He practically screamed at her. "You're all fucking puppets!"

Marie was about to cut herself with a knife she kept in her pocket, to unleash her powers, but Emma stopped her.

"Sam." She walked up to him. "You said I was your hero. Okay let me help you again."

"No they're not!" He talked to himself, concerning the group at large.

"What the fuck is his problem?" Andre turned to Jordan, now in their male form.

"What did you just say?" Sam asked before he punched him to the ground, and sent him flying with a kick of his foot.

"Andre!" Ari called out. Despite the past few years of arguing, she still loved her brother and didn't want anything to happen to him.

Marie then tried to use her powers to stop him, but Ari soon stepped in to help when she was hit to the ground.

She somehow found the strength and control she needed to send parts of the kitchen cabinets flying at him, but she was out-strengthened when he broke one of the cabinet doors in mid air, sending the particles back towards her, before Jordan stepped in the way, wanting to protect her.

Jordan was able to take Sam's hits with what looked like ease, as they switched their form to use their powers to the best capabilities.

They used their powers that came with their female form to blast Sam through the window.

He was only on the ground for a second before he slowly stood up.

"Sam, Sam. We love Luke." Andre came out of the house with his hands up. "When we found out he was trying to rescue you we came to help."

He was about to charge towards everyone before Emma ran through the window.

She was naked, and in a giant form, running at sam and planting him to the ground.

"Let me go!"

"Sam, you're alright. I'm here. You're okay." She tried to soothe him.

"They're gonna put us back in the woods. I have to stop them, why won't you let me stop them?" He cried.

"Hey. Wherever we go, we promised we're in this together." Emma said to him, and it felt like they were the only two people outside.

"Sam were going to make this right. I promise. We'll pr-." Was all Marie managed to get out before everything went blank.