A night in the park

Luna left the warehouse and ran to central park. The bridge overlooks a lake and she stood at the top of it. No one was at the park and this causes Luna to grin to herself. Her bright blue eyes looks around and she sits on the wall of the bridge smiling for no reason. She looks at the full moon and the stars sparkling and sighs with happiness. She hadn't felt this happy in a long time and she didn't even know why. She just let the rare emotion fill her and she traces the scar's on her arms and her hand reaches her neck where a shiny scar laid being highlighted by the moonlight. She drops her hand and just looks at the sky with a smile.

Achilles was asleep on a bench. He woke up after his usual hour, he looked around to see Luna. He smiles. However stays quiet. He sits up, then sets his hand alight to get her attention. He then waved with his fiery hand.

In the corner of Luna's eye, she saw fire and her eyes looks over to see Achilles. This causes her smile to grow and she waves him over, happier for some reason. She looks and see's he's sitting on a bench and realized he must've been asleep as she didn't notice and she didn't sense a threat.

Achilles stopped the flame. He smiled and leaned back on the bench. ''Hello. How are you? yeah. Don't worry. I wasn't following you. I was sleeping.'' He whispered. He looked around again. Then smiled.

Luna notices he won't join her and she walks over to him sitting down at the very edge of the edge. ''Hey Achilles. I ain't so worried. I know if i should be worried or not. I'm fine..you?'' She looks at him with a smile. She looks at the sky again feeling comfort in it but then a sudden chill sweeps the sky and she tries to wrap her hoodie around her.

Achilles spoke in a normal voice. Which was strange to everyone, as usually he whispers. ''You seem cold. Here.'' He put his hand on the bench and heated it up. ''Better?'' He said.

Luna looks at him suddenly as he spoke in a normal voice. She smiles at him as he warms up the chair. ''You spoke normally...why?'' She asks with awe in her voice. She turns in the bench so she faces him and stares at him with pure interest. She smiles a thank you at him.

Achilles smiles again. ''I just feel, safe. Well....Safer around you. More free. Open. Oh I don't know. I just feel like I can trust you. Yeah. Don't expect it all the time....I usually only speak when its important. So yeah.'' He said. He adopted a calm face. Then looked at the moon. Today it was un-usually big today.

Luna moves her hair in front of her face as she feels unusual heat in her face which she recognized as a blush. ''I feel safer too...I can trust you. My instincts tell me i can. I understand you can't trust me all the time but i'd be happy if you could.'' She hears what he said about he only speaks when it's important. ''You spoke when i was cold and you're speaking now? How is that important?'' She frowns.

Achilles laughs. ''It isn't...I am sorry. I meant I usually speak aloud when its important. So...Luna, tell me about yourself.'' He said. He looked around again. Drew up one knee, and looked at his hand. Seeing it was glowing as it provided warmth.

Luna feels herself laugh along with him. ''Ah okay.'' She smiles.

''Right...At six, i was abandoned by my parents as they found out what i am. I went to that place we went to and the women fed me. I followed my oarents for a year and whenever someone asked them if they had children they would freak and shout a no but then look at each other in disgust. I then found the warehouse and just settled in. I started fighting on the streets and began training to control the power. Fighters would come and train causing me to get scar's which i didn't mind. At the age of 10, I went out into the streets and got attacked by a fighter i beat and he got my throat. I almost killed him. Then at 14, there was a guy. He wanted to train me so he did. I became a better fighter until he noticed i'm..well..this? He got up and left. Not heard from him since. At 15, i got a leaflet that only mutants got to go to this institute. 16, i agreed and i kind of regret it. I don't belong there...I'm a girl who belongs on the streets..always have been.'' She tells him her story whilst staring the glowing hand of his. She felt the urge to touch it but ignores it. She felt drawn to him...she could tell him everything. ''What's your story, Akkie?'' She uses the nickname with a smile.

Achilles sighs. ''Well. I never met my mum and dad. Then...I went to an orphanage where I was beaten. Broken. Abused. Both physically, and mentally. One day...3 older boys were beating me up. Then something happened. I set the entire place on fire and burned it all down. Killing everyone. I have been on the run ever since. I usually don't stay in one place for too long. I move around. Cover my track. Leave no evidence or tracks, hence gloves at all times and sunglasses when my hood isn't up.....I trained in martial arts, black belt. 3rd dan. I then learnt to become a ghost. How to hunt, survive of anything.... I learnt to survive with one hour's sleep. I learnt to move silently without leaving a trace. I urr.... Guess my life isn't the best. I have been attacked, and hunted all my life. Hence my usual silence and mysteriousness...I earned this scar. The one on my face, from a knife thrown at me. I dodge, however it hit a fuel tank which exploded and shrapnel hit my face. My entire right arm isn't bone. Its a half metal half organic alloy. Same for my 7th, 2nd,1st, and 8th rib. I happened in a car crash. A car hit me, crushed my arm between a truck, the car and a wall. I slipped into a coma...Which almost killed me. I left and lived in the sewers since...Surviving. Hiding. Running. Fighting.'' he said. He looked around again. Then back at Luna.

Luna feels tears prick her eyes. ''That's awful...no one should go through that!'' She tried to stop herself before it happened but she hugs him. She quickly lets go and sits back down with a strong blush. ''It's amazing though...being a ghost...Doesn't it get..lonely?'' She asks him staring at the moon. She then looks at him with a small smile.

Achilles sighed. ''Being a ghost is lonely. I wasn't always like that though, there was a group of us. We where all Ghost's. I was Ghost leader. There was 7 others. Ghost recon. Ghost warrior. Ghost scout. Ghost rebel. Ghost spirit, Ghost slayer and Ghost runner. They all died or where captured. I watch them as they fell. Each one killed by one organisation called M.R.D. Recon, Warrior and Spirit all got captured the rest died.....I hate them, when I am ready. I will hunt them down and kill them. We had a rule. ''We do not forgive. We do not forget.'' It was our code..A code I will follow. I will have my vengence. Been alone since they all died.'' he said.

Luna growls at the name M.R.D and her eyes turn a fierce lion gold. ''That's awful..but you shouldn't be alone. One thing may have happened but it's hard being alone. A lot of people know this.'' She looks at him with a sad smile. ''The M.R.D need to go down. Soon. I've been gathering info on them. They killed most of the fighters that went to my place or they've been captured. Either way, they really need better security.'' She smirks. Another chill runs through the air and Luna looks around seeing no one. She wraps the hoodie closer and sighs, looking at Achilles. ''Why stay alone?''

Achilles sighed. ''I don't want to be.... I just don't want people getting hurt....I would rather be with someone if I know they could defend themselves. Like you, as an example...As a friend. Teammate. ect ect. I would accept you. Its just. I don't want people dying on my watch. That can't happen when you are alone.'' He said

Luna looks at him and sits closer, hesitantly putting her hands in his face looking in his eyes. ''You blame yourself for the capturing and deaths. Don't. You would accept me? Haven't you already? 'Cause if you didn't, you wouldn't talk to me as a friend would. I hope you can..or i hope you have. You're my friend...'cause if you weren't, i wouldn't be touching your face. I wouldn't sit close to you. i wouldn't be talking to you. However i am. Yes i understand loosing people is hard...people that you know can protect themselves is hard to find but you have to have faith, strength and hope at times where you think hope is lost. You're blaming yourself and because you are..you're pushing people away. Don't push me away...please?'' She pleads which confuses her. She couldn't lose this person and she didn't know why. She just couldn't. She looks at him with big gold eyes and hopes. She's hoping at a time where she thinks hope was lost.

Achilles looks at her. He was obviously surprised at what she said, and did. He takes her arms by the wrist, then moves them from his face. He held her hand. Tilted his head. Then spoke ''I blame myself, because I was the leader. I was responsible.......Yes. I do accept you as a friend. A teammate is different. That is your choice....Not mine.....I promised...That we would be stronger together..Didn't stop them dying........................................................I won't push you away. I want to do the exact opposite. I don't know why...I just do.''

Luna felt him hold her hand and looks at him closely. ''You can't help people dying, Akkie...It happens. Just because you were the leader doesn't mean you have to place the blame on your hands. The blame goes to the M.R.D.'' She feels the corners of her lips twitch into a smile when he says that he wouldn't push her away. ''I'm glad you don't...There's something about you that even though we're in the open, it makes me feel safe.'' She feels the heat that she felt earlier rise in her face and became happy that it was night so he couldn't see her face properly.

Achilles smiled at her. ''I guess you're right....It's just they were my responsibility...However. M.R.D.....They will pay for it....with there life's.'' Achilles could feel she was still cold. So he heated her up, which cause his hands to glow, which illuminated her face. He looked into her eyes, and became lost.

Luna nods. ''And i shall help. As you are my friend.'' She smiles and feels herself be warmed up. He stares into her eyes and she couldn't help but stare. Happiness fills her. She looks at him and then kisses his cheek. ''Thanks for the warmth and Akkie...you won't be alone again. I won't let you be alone unless you want me to go..'' She stares with a blush because she kissed his cheek.

Achilles blushed. ''Urmm. urr. Urmm. Thanks?'' he stuttered. In the light he had created. He had come to the realization. Luna was extremely beautiful. He hugged her. Then smiled.

Luna tenses at the hug but then relaxes hugging him back with a grin. She releases him from the hug with a big blush. He's handsome. Very handsome. ''No need to thank me, Akkie..really.'' She replies with a soft tone and smiles with blush. She tries not to laugh at his stutter but couldn't help it. She burst out laughing. ''Aww little Akkie is stuttering. Wonder why?'' She winks and her laughter subsides as she calms down.

Achilles looked at her and smiled. ''I stuttered because I beautiful girl just kissed me on the cheek and its the first time it has ever happened.'' He smiled at her. Then looked around. Then finally released her hands. Which caused him to blush.

Luna feels him release her hand and she felt weird without it. She blushes at his words and bites her bottom lip. ''I'm glad i'm the first then...'' She grins at him. She feels happy. Happier than she's ever been. She grins at him blushing and just stares at him in the eyes, getting lost.