Chapter 313 - Heros Are Not Born (1/2)

Ruby was dressed in her classic black dress with the short skirt and high slit on the side. If one were to look closely enough, they would find that the had tiny little plates sown on it, forming an almost scale like texture that shimmered in the light. It truly looked like the black scales of some strange reptile molded into a form fitted dress.

Leona was sporting some incredibly short shorts along with a blue tank top. While this outfit didn't look very battle ready, there were hints of the fabric being stiffer and a bit thicker than one would normally ȧssociate with that type of clothing. The goal is usually to have thinner fabric that breaths, but this was anything but that.

Malene was dressed in a short, black leather skirt over red and white leggings while the upper half of her seemed to be covered by a skin tight body suit. It looked both practical for workouts and fashionable at the same time. Vivi was dressed similarly to Malene, although her leggings were a deep purple color.

And last but not least, Kennedy stood there, in casual business attire of a buŧŧon down white shirt with a beige skirt. He blonde hair was tied back in a pony tail, giving on the classic office worker feel. The only thing that stood out different from what would be normally worn were the number of loose fitted bracelets on her wrists, something that a normal office worker wouldn't have.

As Kennedy stood there and surveyed the scene she first looked deeply and made eye contact with the bronze giant. Surprising enough, it was the giant that turned his head first before Kennedy then kept moving her gaze at everyone gather. Without fail, those that met her gaze in that instance couldn't help but turn their heads as though having not the strength to keep staring. The only two exceptions was that Tommy didn't feel anything from it except for thinking about how beautiful this woman was and how she looked familiar.

The other one who was unaffected and yet stared at all the same was Laz. In fact, after having taken a look at everyone standing opposed to them, Kennedy's gaze ended up on Laz the longest, although there was no smile on her face.

In spite of the gathered army looking to bury her and everyone gathered on her side, Kennedy ignored all of them and after closing the door of the car, started walking straight towards Laz who was standing there a bit petrified.

Ignoring all else, Kennedy approached Laz and stood before him, having been many years since they had seen each other. Although they both understood the reasons for this, those reasons seemed rather flimsy now that they are finally face to face.

Or at least they would have been.

”You've grown taller,” Kennedy said with a voice as sweet as honey yet as hard as iron. Laz was still at a loss as to what to say. The last time they had met each other, Kennedy was still taller than Laz.

”Kennedy... I...”

”Shush. Whatever it is, it can wait until later. However...” Kennedy said, running her hands through Laz's hair to straighten it and then working on smoothing out his clothes. Laz was still wearing the military threads he had gotten from Aaron back when they had entered the gate. For the most part, these were the only combat style clothing he had. Although it would seem cool to fight in jeans and a tee shirt or wearing a hoodie, those things were restrictive more than anything and would break down easily. Although these combat outfits weren't protective in the slightest, they were many times more durable than normal wear.

”However?” Laz asked, almost wanting to back away. He felt many things from being close to her and one of those things he felt was akin to anger.

”However I would like to just say that I am quite impressed with how easily you seem to seduce girls. It makes one really think about how special she is to you,” Kennedy clarified before laying her arms on Laz's shoulders and looking up slightly into his eyes.

”You already know how special you are to me,” Laz responded, without a hint of hesitation.

”I know. But sometimes a girl likes to be reminded of that. Be it me or any of my sisters, you'd better not make us feel like we no longer matter to you, do you understand?” Kennedy said, smiling for the first time.

Laz couldn't help but almost stagger under the weight of that smile. There were a lot of meanings behind it and it was hard not to understand.

”Yes mam,” Laz simply said back.

”ARE YOU FUCKING DONE OVER THERE?” Tommy yelled, unable to take being ignored while having to watch these two flirt.

”I see you are just as impatient as always tiny dɨċk...” Kennedy said, turning her gaze to look at Tommy while still holding Laz in her arms.

”Tiny dɨċk? TINY DICK? WHO THE HELL TOLD YOU THAT... wait... wait... you're her from then, aren't you... uh... Karen... right? You're Karen?!?” Tommy said, finally connecting some dots.

”You would think that you'd remember the girl who laughed at you before pushing you off of her when you got drunk that one time. Don't worry baby. He was way to easy to control and a few laced pills every now and then made sure he couldn't get it up. I know you've never asked and would never ask, but I just wanted to let you know.” This last part was directed at Laz, answering questions he wasn't going to ask. There was an unspoken rule between him and the girls that he was never going to ask about their pasts unless they wanted to tell him about it. He didn't care about the things they did, just the people they are now.

And that was one thing they loved about him.

”YOU BITCH...” Tommy was all set to charge forward and attack Kennedy, strangely though, it was the bronze giant that held him off.

”Easy young master. I sense something dangerous about her,” the giant warned.

”Are you telling me I can't fight one little girl?” Tommy practically growled back.

”You can fight her and win, but only if you get the chance to do that without interference. Right now, there are too many by her side. Now though, you should follow through with your plan and calm down.”

Although the giant spoke respectfully, Tommy still felt like he was giving him orders and that wasn't something he could tolerate. But for the sake of this fight, he knew he had to swallow it down for now. He already knew he couldn't beat Laz. He would need the giant for that. Taking a deep breathe, Tommy steadied himself while still watching Kennedy, her eyes mocking him in disdain.

”Agent Wallace. I believe it's time for you to take action,” Tommy said, indicating for Agent Wallace to step forward.