In My Darkest Hours

Chapter 4:

And then... The door bell rang.

My mother stood up and walked over to the door. "Hello?" She asked, opening it slightly.

"Hello Ma'am, I'm looking for Aphmau Lorde." A familiar voice said. How the hell did he get here so fast... Unless? Oh no he didn't.

"May I ask, how do you know her?"

"Oh, of course, My name is Katz. We met when she did the exchange program in college. She was in my class in Tu'la." Katz definitely flew here in his suit, "I was in town and decided to stop by to say hi." He was lying, of course. Well, only about being in town. We did meet when I did a foreign exchange program.

"I'm sorry, you seem like your a nice man, but my daughter hasn't been feeling well."

"That's alright, tell her I stopped by then!" Katz chirped cheerfully.

Moving from my seat at the table, I walk over towards my mother, "Mooom I told I am fine, Katz is an old friend I haven't seen in years." I whined, yes whined, I admit that.

"But Mija!"

"No buts Mom."

"Alright," She said before turning back to Katz, "Come on in young man, I'll make up some more food." Mom said with a sigh.

"Oh, I couldn't possibly intrude!" He said as he walked in. He definitely wanted to intrude.

The four of us sat at the table with food on our plates. "Sooo..." Kim said, attempting to break the awkward silence, "You're from Tu'la?"

"Ya, I am."

"That's cool, I always wanted to visit, especially Justiceville!"

"Really?" He asked with interest, "I actually live there, is there a particular reason you want to go there?"

"I wanted to see the Hall of Justice and that tree!"

"Are you a fan of the Few then?" He asked, I knew where this was going.

"Hell Ya!" Kim said pumping a fist in the air, "I mean, they are really awesome." She tried to cover up her outburst.

"Who's your favorite?" I knew it.

"Definitely Green Lantern!" The smile on Katz's face faltered.

"Why him?" He asked.

"His powers are super cool and he can use them for many things." She answered back, happy she can geek out with someone.

"Well, my favorite is Batman or maybe Cyborg." He answered back.

"They are also AMAZING, all of them are!" Kim fangirled.

"What if I told you I knew one of them." Katz inquired.

"Really, WHICH ONE! YOU HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING!!!" She yelled, standing up and slamming her hands on the table.

"Woah calm down please, that was way too loud." Katz said flinching slightly, "I know Lady Thor, she would always help out the town."

"OH MY GOD, REALLY, SHE IS LIKE ONE OF THE COOLEST." She screeched at a decibel so high it should have shattered glass.

"Ya but ummm... Can I talk with Aph for a bit, we haven't seen each other in years, and there is something regarding one of our friends in Tu'la." He said, rubbing his ears after Kim's intense fangirl attack.

"Oh um ya, sorry." Kim murmured as she left embarrassed.

"I'll be right outside Mija if you need something you just need to call." My mom said sternly before taking her to leave. I watched as the two women walked away, my mother going to the backyard for some reason, and Kim leaving through the front door.

Waiting until both women were out of earshot, I glance back towards my guest, "What was it you wanted to talk about?"

"You look a bit better." Katz stated, clearly not sure what to say.

"That isn't what you needed to say, was it." I inquired harshly.

"Ummm no you see the thing is..." Katz started, rubbing his neck.

"What?"

"Well... Sly has this thing-"

"Oh it's about HIM, I don't want to hear any more of this than." I raise my voice, not wanting to talk about the so-called 'Leader of the Few.'

"No it's not just him," He said quickly, attempting to calm me down, "It's everyone, we are all getting together for the unveiling of the monument and Stark Industries newest technology."

"And no one thought to tell me?! Why the hell would I even go then, and what monument!" I yelled angrily, standing up suddenly, causing my chair to fall.

"Woah calm down Jess," Katz said in a calm tone, looking me directly in the eyes, "We couldn't tell you because you moved and changed all of your contact information, and the monument well..." He stopped, looking for the right way to explain it, "Well the monument is supposed to be in honor of the Few's official disbandment, it's supposed to contain every hero who was an official member."

"What exactly are you asking me?"

"Will you come back to Justiceville with me," He asked, pleading, "It's just for a week or two."

"I... I... I'll go, but if any drama starts, I'm leaving." I said, with a stern resolve.

"You better pack then." A smile spread across his face.

"Nah, I should still have some clothes in Asgard, all I need to bring is this hoodie."

"Alright then... book your tickets."

"You flew all the way here and you didn't even bring an extra suit?"

"I forgot..."

"I don't believe you, but ok. Just let me tell my mom and grab a few things."

"I thought you said-" Katz stuttered.

"Look I forgot about some stuff, okay?"

"Whatever you say."

A/N Ok this one was different, mainly dialogue, but I couldn't figure out how to go about this, we wanted to show that even years after they disbanded people all over the world still care about the Few, as well as show Katz's and Aph's relationship. I could've done it better but I just didn't know how, also Kim is there because she knew what happened at the lodge, and I think Ghost is funny.

A/N I am an absolute idiot, I thought that I had published this chapter but I'm not sure what happened and I didn't even notice until Lucky told, today.  I sincerely apologize. Chapter 5 should be out soon.