Enemy

Chapter Two: Trouble

Days had past since the incident and Oliver had tossed what happened in the trash to forget, but as those days passed Vander had been even more busy then normal as well as more stressed. This made her wonder what was going on but he never told her anything, she wanted to ask but was not sure if he would even tell her.

Oliver sighed and watched as Vander sat down and started to drink a shot of alcohol, "Vander, would you mind telling me what's on your mind lately?" she looked at him and he looked at her.

"A lot of stuff has been happening lately Oliver, people around here have been acting strange and people are becoming more violent" Vender said and bit his lip.

Oliver saw him bite his lip, and yes she had noticed the recent change in people and was worried about what was going on but why would he try and think so hard into it? She then went and patted his shoulder gently, "Vander everything will be ok, maybe there is a new drug going around that's making people like that, so don't worry about it so much" she gave him a gentle smile.

He saw her smile and ruffled her hair, "Maybe you are right, I wont worry about it anymore" he stood up and then headed upstairs and Oliver stood in place and looked at the empty shot glass.

"I know that's not all on his mind, but I should have known he wasn't gonna tell me much" she said to herself and sighed then picked up the shot glass and washed it.

It was soon nighttime and Vander had left and hadn't returned yet so Oliver had the job of taking care of Vi and Powder for the night. She stayed in the kids room with them, both were worried about him because of how long he was gone for but they were happy they had her with them.

"Oliver do you know when he will come back?" Powder spoke in a soft voice.

"No sweetheart, I have no idea when he will be back but I think he will come back soon so he can see you before you go to sleep" she kissed her forehead and gave her a smile.

Powder laid down on her lap and Oliver gently rubbed her head as Vi sat on the same bed watching them and soon Powder ended up falling asleep on her.

"You have noticed how Vander has been as well haven't you" Vi spoke finally to Oliver and she nodded in response.

"Yes I have and I tried asking him what's on his mind but he didn't give me an response that answered anything" she said sadly and sighed.

Vi looked at Powder and then went and laid down by them both, Oliver used her other hand to rub her head gently, "If something bad is happening that he knows about but wont tell me, I promise I will protect you two and Vander" she said to Vi and then leaned down and kissed her forehead.

Vi smiled, "Thank you Oliver" she said and closed her eyes and Oliver smiled and laughed a little to herself, "Guess you guys wont be up to see him come back" she rubbed both their heads for a while before she fell asleep as well.

Two hours later Vander returned and he went straight upstairs wanting to make sure they were ok and when he went into their room he saw them together on the bed and let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank god you guys are ok" he said to himself and knelt down and watched as they slept and smiled at the sight of Powder on Oliver's lap. He then noticed a strand of Oliver's hair in her face and brushed it off to the side and then put his hand on her cheek and rubbed her cheek with his thumb.