Blood Halo: Comic!Miguel O'Hara x OC Imagine

New Era

   I think Bloody Mary is in a new era, since I don't have big monsters or demons to fight anymore, just criminals, gangs, some villans and this goddamn system! But still, I'm kinda of a criminal in the eyes of the Public Eye, I mean, it happened to me once, and a second time is routine already... I don't think I'm a bad person in this scenario, just someone against the system whi wants to help people, but killing...
   I hear a scream nearby, I teleport to where's coming from, and there're two guys aroud a girl, who is screaming in despair...
   - Hey! - I shout, they turn back to me - what are you doing there?
   - None of your business, bitch - one of them responds with cockyness - now, get your ass out of here!
   - No... - I point a gun to them - let the girl go and no one will get hurt...
   - Oh, you wanna fight? - the other guy says and points a gun to me.
   I teleport to behind them, make some chains and warp them around their necks and pull them behind, choking them. I pin them both on the ground until they pass put, and release the unconscious bodies on the floor. I turn to the girl, she doesn't seem to be more than 12, she's scared, she's crying, she's trying to but back her clothes in place. I come closer to her, kneeling down in front of her and say with a soft voice:
   - What happend..?
   - I-I was going back home from one j-job when t-they... - she cries.
   - Did they robbe or violate you..?
   - T-tried...
   - Oh... - I pet her shoulder - it's ok now, I'm here to protect you... Do you need something..?
   - M-microchips...
   - Oh... I don't know if I can help you with that...
   - I-I think they have... - she goes near the bodies and grabs some Gizmos and puts them on her pockets - t-this'll be enough...
   - Enough for what..?
   - To s-sell... - she looks at me - please you tell anyone... I-I need this money...
   - You need for what?
   - P-pay my g-grandma's medicines...
   - Oh... - I can understand... - I won't tell...
   - T-thank you, m-miss... - she smiles and walks away, waving goodbye. I wave back... She could be anything, but was forced to do that... When people don't have the bare minimum, the crime enters and corrupts many... I know some enter this world to satisfy their on greed or bad character, but many are just trying to desperately survive...
   I walk out of there and keep patrolling, these empty, hopeless roads... So much potential wasted because of a broken system... Even though there're many amazing new things, the system is the same as 100 years ago...
   I see something flying fast above me until it hits the ground, and from the rubble and smoke, Spider-Man emerges. I go closer to him and say:
   - What a pleasant surprise, web head..!
   - Hum? - he looks at me and comes to me - Oh, bloody lady, do you come here very often? - he's definitely smirking under his mask.
    - I'm just taking care of the neighborhood, you know... You definitely know, you're the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man..!
    - I wouldn't say friendly, but neighbor definitely.
   - I can see... - I look at the broken thing behind him - what was that?
   - Public Eye.
   - Oh, right...
   His Gizmo starts vibrating, he looks at it and then back to me:
   - I need to go home now, if you want to come along, I don't mind...
   - Well, I actually need your help with something, so...
   - But can you do the mirror thing..?
   - If you say the magical words first... - I smirk, he sighs.
   - Please...
   - Ok... - I take his hand, take out a mirror fragment from my pocket, put it on the ground and step on it, entering the mirror world and next Miguel's house.
   - I think I'll never get used to it... - he takes off his mask, rubbing his hand against his face.
   - One day you'll - I take my mask out - and I need your help to create a bank account for me.
   - Ok, let me just... Change - he turns away and starts removing his costume, reveling his muscular body... So pretty... I'm starting to remember that night...
   I start removing my overcoat, shirt and tie, reveling my t-shirt underneath. Why did Gus had so many fan-made band shirts? I'm not complaining, I like them.
   - Good night, Miguel - Lyla says as her hologram appears in front of us - Hello, Selene - she smiles, I smile back and se looks back to Miguel - Tyler send you a paper work to do.
   - Oh shock... - he mumbles and sighs - make yourself comfortable, Selene...
   - Right... - I walk out the room and go to the kitchen... I don't want to be embarrassed by those water balls again, but I can try something...
   I open the fridge, get three water balls, get a cup in the glassware and put it on the countertop. I use my sharp nails to open a holes on them and put the water on the glass until is almost full. I drink the water a bit and throw the plastic of the balls in the trash. I lean against the countertop, taking a sip of my water.
   - Is everything alright now? - I hear Miguel's voice.
   - Yep - Lyla says - all of Van Helsing's documentation is done.
   The cup slips though my fingers, falling and braking on the ground. I shake a bit... Not again... Not that name again... That damn name...
   - V-van H-Helsing..? - I mumble.
   - What's wrong, Selene? - Miguel comes to me, worried.
   - T-that name... - I mumble... It brings back horrible memories...
   - Van Helsing, right..? - he asks, I nod - I would ask you about that, did ever meet Van Helsing..?
   - Y-yes... The most famous one, Abraham Van Helsing... And it wasn't nice...
   - Can you tell me more about it..? - he pulls me for a hug softly, I hug him back... It's so warm... So comfy...
   - I need to sit down... - I mumble, he drags me to the sofa and we sit down.
   - Go on...
   - Well... - I start - once, I was taking the old Orient Express, I don't think you know, it was a train that connected Paris to Istambul, and I hadn't took a train until at that point, so I was able to get a ticket and got in, but I didn't know that Abraham Van Helsing was at the same train and he was looking for victims... And things happened...
   - Which things..?
   - He knew he was a vampire from the first time he putted his eyes on me, and one night he... Tried to kill me... - I look down... I don't like remembering that... It hurts, it hurts more than nails is my skin...
   - Oh... - he pulls away my hands from my arms, holding them - don't do that... Can you continue..? - I take a deep breath.
   - ... I was able to run out of that, jumping off the train, but I ended up lost in a forest in Romania for a few weeks... But I'll never forgive that man or his name...
   - I see...
   - And that Van Helsing you were talking about..?
   - She's just some scientist from Germany coming to work here in America, I don't see any sort of threat in her, she looks like someone who couldn't hurt a fly..!
   - If you say so... But please, just keep an eye on her... It'll calm me a lot...
   - I will... - he grabs my chin and pulls my face up, looking into my eyes.
   - Thank you...
   - You're welcome... - he smiles slightly, I smile back. His smile is so pretty, his eyes, his hair, his face, him... And how I want to kiss his juicy lips, it's a better sensation than these memories...
   I give him a quick peek on the lips, I pull away with a smile, he's blushing, so cute. I chuckle a bit.
   - For someone who was suffering a few seconds ago, you're pretty good now - he chuckles sarcastically - sometimes you really intrigue me with... Well, yourself as a whole - he caresses my cheek - and I like it... - I would like to know more about him, he already surprised me with that good heart inside that egocentric shell, what else is he hiding behind that beautiful face?
   - You do that to me as well - I come closer to his face.
   - Oh, really? - he raises an eyebrow with a smirk as he comes closer, I can even fell his breath - well, I'm glad... - he chuckles huskly.
   - Aww, such cute lovebirds - Lyla appears in front of us - just like in those romance books..!
   - Yeah... - Miguel blushes and gets away - you needed help, right..?
   - Yep - I take out the ring and give him, he turns it on and taps the hologram. Damn, what a uncomfortable silence... Even Lyla fades away..! I feel like a cavewoman with all this new technology...
   After a while, he finishes it and returns the ring to me:
   - Here.
   - Thank you... - I put the ring back and give him a kiss on the lips. I like doing this...
   - You're welcome... - he says blushing as I pull away. He's so cute like that.
   - Do you like when I do this? - he looks away and nods - how cute... You're all flustered... - I giggle.
   - Look at him! Can't handle the touch of a woman! - Lyla's hologram appears with a sassy smirk.
   - Shut up, Lyla - he mumbles annoyed - I should change your personality traits in the program... But I would lost most of Xina's work...
   - And her program is better than your - she says sassily, he sighs.
   - I cannot disagree... - I have no idea what they're saying, but it's funny.
   - What are you talking about? - I ask.
   - Oh, some things that happend in the past which made Xina fix my program and ended up creating a new one - Lyla says.
   - It was... A very complicated situation - Miguel says.
   - Why..? - I raise an eyebrow.
   - Lyla had a glitch in her system and it made her do some... Things... - he says though telepathy.
   - Which things..? - I think.
   - Tried to kill my ex-fiancé out of pure jealousy... And I asked Xina to fix her, which went very well, but I think that was the starting point for my break up with my fiancé later on...
   - Damn... Xina told me about her, your fiancé...
   - And what did she said..?
   - You cheated on Xina with her and she died... Why did you do that to Xina? She's such an amazing person and you hurted her..!
   - I know what I did was wrong, I was a... Completely immature jerk at the time... If I could change the pass, I would do something that wouldn't hurt Xina or Gabri much... And also, Dana cheated on me with Tyler, so...
   - What a bitch..! - my eyes wide - that was definitely karma.
   - It was, but her death hurted...
   - How did she die..?
   - Kron was consumed by an alien technology called Venom, which made the monster he already was worse... He kidnapped Dana and Xina and forced me to choose between them one of them, the other would die... I tried to save them both, but Dana died... And Xina ended traumatized, thinking it was her fault Dana died when it wasn't...
   - Damn... Poor her...
   - What are you talking in your head? - Lyla asks pissed with narrow eyes - I want to know..!
   - It's... Better not to talk about it... - he looks away. Now the aura is bad...
   - Oh... - Lyla expression changes to a more sorrow one - I will... Give you some time to yourself... - she vanishes. Miguel needs some comfort...
   I come closer to Miguel and hug him softly, he hugs back and buries his face on my neck, I can feel the warmth of his breath against the skin of my neck. I pet the back of his head softly, he relaxes with my touch... I like it... This proximity... But... What are we..? We don't date, but have some proximity that's beyond a friendship... And I enjoy it... I kiss the top of his head, he hugs me tighter.
   - Better..? - I question softly, he nods - good...
   - Can you stay a bit longer..? - he asks.
   - Sure... - I hug him tighter.
   I stay there for a while until I come back home because Miguel needs to sleep. I'm in a new era of my life here, every new world is a new era, but this one is different... Is special despite its flaws... Maybe the people I like here make it special...