The Tiger Virago 2: Duty or Heart (Henry Danger fanfic)

12. Attack of the Man fans

Days had past without anything happening. Schwoz had been studying the layout of Twitflash and he kept Charlotte and I updated and what he found out. It was another boring day and I was happy to be home. I was surprised to find Piper at our door. It had been long since I had seen her and she had cut her hair to be shoulder length. She looked good but also super mad at me. She rolled her eyes when I got to her.

"So you broke up with my brother?' She asked.

I looked at her wondering what she meant by that. She never really cared on what her brother did unless it was in her benefit. "Yes." I answered.

She hit me in the arm. "So what? We can't hang out anymore? I haven't seen you in months."

"Oh, I have been busy..."

"I don't wanna hear any excuses. But you do look tired. Do you even sleep? You have prominent eyebags and lost a little weight." She fussed over me and I gave her tired smile.

"I didn't even notice." I said. Charlotte starts to head inside but Piper stops her.

"I want both of you to attend this months' man fans meeting." She told us. We used to all attend if we could. Henry loved to hear all the praise he got. I shook my head. I couldn't think about him.

"Is that even safe?" I asked. "Kid Danger is a pariah now."

"We're not talking about him. Tigress and Captain Man is our main focus. If I find Kid Danger, I would kill him. How dare he leave us?" Piper said angrily then she spent 15 minutes ranting about him. I looked at Charlotte who gave me a smile. If she only knew he lived in the same house as her.

"How about we continue ranting inside?" I asked her as Charlotte opened the door and Piper agreed.

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I breathed in and out as we stood at the door of the Hart residence. I was nervous. I knew that somehow if I saw him, I couldn't handle it. I had so many memories at this house. It was painful to think of them but I was doing this for Piper. She invited me and I considered her a friend. I glanced at Henry's bedroom window. It was closed and covered by curtains. Charlotte suddenly grabbed my hand and squeezed it.

"It's okay. Remember, he's not here." Charlotte said gently and I smiled. I was grateful for my cousin, more than she would ever know. We rang the bell and Mrs. Hart came and opened the door. When she saw us, her smile grew. She grabbed me and hugged me and I tried not to show my dislike in the hug.

"I haven't seen you in so long. I guessed it's because you and Henry broke up. I missed you so much." Mrs. Hart said and I thanked for it." But still, you should come here. You're still friends with Piper, right?"

"Yes I am." I said as I looked around for Piper. I didn't hate Mrs. Hart, but I did not feel like indulging into her happiness and definitely did not feel like getting nagged on. She went onto Charlotte, telling her that her and Henry are best friends and started to ask what happened and why were they so divided. I started to worry if I really did break up the friendship they had. They had been friends since elementary. Charlotte gave me a 'save me' look.

"Hey, Mrs. Hart...." I started.

"I've never told anyone this but ever since the wild tiger attack he has been different. It's like he has no life in his eyes. They're so dull it breaks my heart." She said and I looked away. I couldn't cry. Not here. I put my hand on my heart and grabbed my shirt like I couldn't breathe. What was happening?

"Mrs. Hart, is this a new lamp?" Charlotte asked and I walked away to get a glass of water from the kitchen. They was around twenty people in the living room so I passed them with managing any of them to talk to me. After I calmed down, Piper was in the living room and she blew a weird looking horn that silenced everyone. I took a seat next to Charlotte.