«We Could be Heroes»

"I haven't been gone for more than ten minutes." The woman said as she searched the girl's face. She ran her thumb over her face. "Wait. Wait. She had scars, didn't she?"
You left her home alone to wait for us, you left a coded message that we might not have figured out." She stopped realizing that she wasn't a parent and it wasn't really any of her business how her mom chose to care for her. "Is that not Noel?"
 
Gage didn't. He just plodded up the stairs and started looking for Noel. But the woman turned and noticed Tayn hanging back. She shrugged, leaving the door open behind her. She could come in if she wanted to. Gage followed the trail of toys, one of which happened to be a wrestler with one of his arms missing He smirked. Then he spotted her as she rounded the corner of the kitchen, a pop-tart in her mouth.

"Hey!" He said, crouching down and opening his arms wide for a hug.

The girl simply blinked at him, still sucking on her poptart.

He laughed nervously, "Well come on, don't leave me hangin'."

But the girl kept staring. Slowly, she walked up to him and bluntly patted his head before moving toward her mother and hiding behind her legs.

Gage's brow furrowed. That wasn't the greeting he had expected.

Tayn walked into the room, to see Noels reaction. Some thing was wrong. "Noel?" she said hoping it would remind her of who they were.

She glanced to Tayn, a question on her face. The woman reached down and stroked Leona's hair. She frowned, and knelt down, "Don't you remember them?" Brushing back the child's hair, she shook her head.

"No." Leona said.

Tayn's mouth dropped open and tears filled her eyes, maybe it was best if she forgot about them. she thought, "Gage, maybe we should go." she whispered. it was her fault they had come here. she didn't want to upset noel if she was happy now...

"wait, where's the babysitter?" she asked looking around.

"I haven't been gone for more than ten minutes." The woman said as she searched the girl's face. She ran her thumb over her face. "Wait. Wait. She had scars, didn't she?"
Crow walked over to Leona. "Hey Noe- Leona. You remember me, right? I'm Crow." He said, leaning down at her level. Concern and confusion was written on his face.
The guard lead the group sharply down the hall, past the pictures of horsemen, and to the elevator. He produced a key from his pocket and inserted it below the 'up' arrow. The elevator dinged, and the doors clicked open.
Sammy walked into the elevator, looking at Mikki and Aero. She glanced at the guard, then looked away.
 
You left her home alone to wait for us, you left a coded message that we might not have figured out." She stopped realizing that she wasn't a parent and it wasn't really any of her business how her mom chose to care for her. "Is that not Noel?"
"Well..." the woman peered into the child's eyes, who was now growing nervous with all the attention. "Do you want spinach?" She asked.

The girl clapped her hands together, "Yes!" She said, eyes lighting up.

The woman hugged the girl, giving a sigh of relief. "Oh! Yes. Yes, this is her."
 
Crow walked over to Leona. "Hey Noe- Leona. You remember me, right? I'm Crow." He said, leaning down at her level. Concern and confusion was written on his face.

Sammy walked into the elevator, looking at Mikki and Aero. She glanced at the guard, then looked away.
"No." She said with a slight groan from being squished by her mother's hug.
 
"No." She said with a slight groan from being squished by her mother's hug.
Crow looked at Gage and shrugged. He didn't know that 5 year olds had such short-term memory, but it didn't really matter, as long as she was safe. I'm starting to sound like a parent. He thought, trying not to laugh at himself.
 

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