What are you?

Chapter 22: The Disaster Duo

Leo woke to D, staring into the corner. He reached for her shoulder, wondering what was happening.

"D.. are you ok?" Leo asked.

She was shaking and crying silently, holding her face in her hands. Leo pulled her in for a hug and turned the lamp on.A man stood in the corner, grinning a wide toothy grin. He drew a gun, pointing it towards D.

"You took my brother, my father, and my husband.. but you didn't get me.." he cried, during at the two, miraculously missing every time.

Leo jumped, lunging at him from the bed, he struck the man, his fist landing three blows to the mans face. He restrained the man and rolled his eyes.

"Can we not have a moments peace around here? What the fuck?" He asked.

"You killed every agent.. every one of them!" The man began to explain.

"So? They tried to kill my wife.. what about it?" Leo snarled.

"Did you even wonder who they were? About their families?" The man asked.

"No.. because I don't give a shit." Leo said raising his fist to the man.

"You super powered humans really are monsters.. when everyone finds out about this, they'll never agree to give you all freedom!" He cried.

"They won't find you.. let me break it down for your tiny, little, incomprehensive brain.." Leo said slamming the man against the wall.

"You can say anything you want to.. because I don't give a shit. But the fact that you just now tried to kill the one most important thing to me.. that won't do. So I'll give you two options ok?" Leo began.

"I can kill you quick and easy, or I can give you a painful, excruciating, satisfying death.." Leo chuckled.

"You don't have the balls.. you're bluffing.." the man cried out.

"Am I?" Leo asked. Her took the mans arm and ripped it from the socket, tearing it off his body.

"Leo take it easy.." D begged

Leo looked at her for a moment, glancing to her then back.

"D'aww, you take orders from her?" The man asked.

"Because.. I want to help." D said smirking. She trailed from the bed to the corner, squatting to his eye level.

"You are disgusting.. you gave off some sort of energy which tells me you are of something else. Some different breed. While your emotional manipulation is impressive.." d began. She kicked him in the face, hastily repeating until it was disfigured. She rolled her eyes as he bled out.

"Just burn him.. he's making a mess.." D scoffed.

"Pre heat or full blast?" Leo asked.

"Enough for him to feel it but not die right away.." D said laying back down.

Leo scorched him slowly, watching as he slowly burned to a crisp. Leo noticed how the floor was now soaked and the walls were scuffed. He grabbed a mop from his bathroom, starting to clean.

"Leo.. come to bed. We can worry about that later.." D began.

"I'd rather do it now. That way we don't have to worry with it later." Leo sigh, mopping up the mess from his fit of insanity.

"Leo~" D called.

Leo's ears perked up as her slowly turned around.

"Yes dear?" Leo asked, his voice slightly cracking.

"Come to bed darling~" D begged.

Leo hesitated. He looked at the mop and then at D. He stared at the mop hesitantly and then stared at D, motioning him with her index finger.

"It will only take like two minutes.." Leo began.

D shot a glance she knew Leo couldn't resist. He stumbled towards the bed, smiling like a lovesick goon as he neared closer to D, who had her hands out reaching for Leo. He lay beside her, watching her snuggle close to him.

"How did you know he was there? Is it like a dragon thing or..?" Leo asked.

"Can you not see in the dark yet?" D asked.

"No.. am I supposed to?" Leo asked.

"Well, I can. I just have a habit of dreaming while I'm awake due to my insomnia. But I have been sleeping pretty well since I've had you.." D explained.

"Well, since we're up.. anything you wanna do?" Leo asked.

"Not particularly." D began.

"So can I mop the rest of the floor?" Leo asked.

"What's the big deal about the blood in the floor?" D asked.

"It will again the tile and possible soak the rug. That and I don't like things being dirty.." Leo explained.

"I mean I guess.. but I was thinking maybe we could-" d began.

Before she could finish her sentence, Leo was cleaning the rest of the red puddle from his floor.

D crossed her arms and began thinking of ways to get his attention. She sigh and sprawled out. Leo finished cleaning the floor and returned the mop to its small sanitary station in his bathroom. He looked over to see D staring at him.

"See somethin' you like?" Leo asked.

"I just realized... you called me your wife. In the moment I didn't quite catch it.." d began.

"Did I go to far? If it makes you uncomfortable I-" Leo was interrupted by D's tears eyes.

"Y-you think of me as a wife?" She asked.

"Well I mean.. yeah. We do all the same stuff a married couple does I guess. That and I kinda was just in the moment. I feel like wife has a deeper meaning than girlfriend. And calling you a mate is factually correct, but grammatically incorrect for humans, as far as slang goes that it. Unless you're Australian.. but that a whole other thing." Leo explained.

D smiled and wiped the still rushing tears from her eyes. Leo wiped her tears and kissed her forehead. The two eventually fell back asleep only this time, they woke up to something a lot worse..