¨No , i am not thinking you are a depressed person. You are lovely the way you are , but i wish you could smile more ¨

She raised her eyebrows slowly. Then smiled and kept it there. She felt the tug at her other hand and released it without a word. Rosemary once again went to trot in front of them. She kept her eyes on Rosemary for a moment then turned to look at Fausto. "Thank you." Then his laughter from earlier became so contagious that she laughed, It was a light one at first but it felt so good that it progressed to a full on howl. Rosemary stopped and turned her head a quizzical expression on her face. Nash though had already stopped and was crouching on the ground, one hand raised so as to not let go of Fausto's hand, the other was clutching at her side. She stayed like that even as her laughter died away and she returned to normal.

"Sorry, it's been so long since I've laughed so hard." She smiled up at him before standing. "Tell you what around you I'm going to make an effort to smile. Well as far as try to not force it." She didn't want to force herself to smile. She had done that a lot as a teen and after awhile it had worn thin on her. She couldn't fake them anyway. She'd been told once she looked like she had been trying to force a bird down her throat. It was at that moment she noticed that a dog was trotting past. She stopped and side stepped so that she was behind Fausto until it was past. She moved around so that she could watch it until it was gone around the corner. She looked over at Fausto a little startled. She'd did done that every time she saw a dog and it had become something of a habit.

"When I was younger and my... evolution," She remembered the word Fausto had used and she liked it better then mutation. She'd never been comfortable with that word. "Woke up for the first time. It was because I was attacked by a dog the day before I changed physically. My leeches tore it to pieces and ate it and the next day I had permanent powers. I've never really liked dogs." At the time she hadn't thought she had done it. She had thought it was something else. Only the weird taste in her mouth had told her differently. She had told herself then, just as she was now, that she hadn't liked her leeches eating that dog. That she didn't sometimes want to eat other animals too or at least try them. That she was more afraid for the dog then herself.

when Nash ended talking about the problem with dogs , he couldnt do anything better than said to her ¨dont worry lady , now i am with you ... if a dog try to bite you i will bite him ... ¨
He dont said a smart thing cause that was the problem in the first time ... eating the dog ...
Fausto tried to make the ¨first time dealing with my powers ¨ more funny for Nash ... he dont want to make her remember awful thing of his past ...
¨i discover my mutation when i was 8 years old . i was eating cookies in the morning of these day and the cookies disappear quickly in my mouth ... not that i was cheewing and eating them ... they just disappear without more . i started to thought about that and when i reach a conclusion i tried to verify my discover ... i end eating all the dishes ,spots and forks in my house . when my parents came and saw me doing that ... they rushed with me to a hospital ... when the doctor say ¨nothing happen he is alright except for a little detail ...¨ my parents become as white as a ghost ... until the doctor say ...¨ i believe he is a mutant ...¨they calm down when he say mutant , they would be expecting a awful sickness or something like that ... they say to the doctor ¨this isnt a problem , doc . thanks.¨ dad was crazy about the subject ... he quickly start to investigate about the x gene and things like that ... mom dont said nothing rare . she grins at me and say i am proud of you no matter what happen, like she was expecting that in his cute and unique lil boy...
dad and i started to tried to discover how powerful could be my saliva , we tried with diferents kinds of wood , minerals and also harders metal or things like bulleprof vest but all the things melt in a second or two ... we cant find something that my saliva dont melt ... excect obviously for my internal body and lips ...¨

¨dont worry lady , now i am with you ... if a dog try to bite you i will bite him ... ¨

There was something amusing about the idea that they could both eat the dog. Well maybe it was more to the pint of, if they wanted to they could'. Then it came to here. Something he had said had made her think. "You know." small pause to compose herself. "You can call me Nash if you want to. Otherwise I'll have to start calling you Mister." She was being cheeky but Nash really did mean it. She wasn't used to people being formal to her.

She listened to his description of how he found out about his powers and how him and his parents had gone to the doctor and had tested his saliva's strength. Nash smiled in memory of her own first run trough with her powers and all the times she had practiced on her own. Her mother hadn't wanted to acknowledge her powers at all. 'Why can't you try to be normal?' She had skaed and her father... He had iugnored and avoided her. Always looking across the table at her every super time as she refused her food again and again. "I think I would like to meet your parents." Smile on her face, "They sound nice. When I first discovered who I was I always practiced on my own. I enjoyed it that way. My Mother didn't like my powers and my Father wasn't a warm man. We've come to an understanding over the years. Me and my Mother have at least. My Fathers been dead has been for years." Personally Nash didn't miss him. they had never been very close. "Have you ever not felt bad for someone being dead?" She asked because she wanted to know if maybe she was the only one who had ever felt that way.

Rosemary had by this time ran far ahead of them. Though she wasn't out of view she wasn't with in reach. She was playing in the grass nearby waiting for them. Nash was startled by the realization that this was a very familiar street. "Were near the gates, we should be there soon." She said as she watched Rosemary trying hopelessly to catch a butterfly which had tickled her nose by landing on it only seconds before. She spun around in the grass unable to tell were it had gone and fell into the grass. A sound of giggles erupted from were she was laying.

Fausto was hearing all the thing she said about the relationship with his parents , again he made she felt bad remembering the past. Rosemary go forward to play in a closer spot of grass. they keep an eye in her while talking.

¨i did it wrong again? i was trying to tell you something funny that happen when i discover my mutation and i ended making you remember about your relationship with your parents , i am sorry .i want to help you but sometimes i don't know what to say ...and please dont call me mister, i know i am a little old but i don't want to remember it , call me Fausto and i will call you Nash but i was saying you¨ lady ¨ cause i said earlier that the names don't have much importance ... sometimes i said things that reflect how i felt in the moment but later i say a opposite thing but that didn't mean that i am a liar . i am just contradictory ... sometimes ... but sometimes Nash , i am really sure about things ... and i am sure i like you, Nash ¨

Fausto blushed again when he said that ...
Her name sure have some kind of magic in it ...a weird name if you ask me , but really with a strong magic like the one in her eyes ...is a word that you like more and more everytime you say it and at the same time the word become more and more strange like from another country or ancient language ... perhaps Fausto^mind make all these things or perhaps the name make your head think that way.

"Have you ever not felt bad for someone being dead?"

¨lots of times , lots of times Nash ... a gang killed my parents when i was only 13 years old ... i wanted revenge and i didn't felt bad when all the gang was ... *he didnt wanted to said ¨murdered with my mouth ¨ he just said* when i ear the notice that all the gang was dismantle, laws sometimes put a end to bad things ... sometimes ,not always ...¨

he stop talking a little to saw how Rosemary was playing in the grass trying to catch a butterfly. he hold her hand tightly , neither her or him wanted to let the other go ... they were holding each other hand a undeniable fact that they wanted to stay together.

¨Rosemary is the cutest thing i ever see in this city ... after you obviously¨ he blushed again and grins at her with a sadly smile in his face ¨lets go Nash ,we are almost there ¨

i did it wrong again? i was trying to tell you something funny that happen when i discover my mutation and i ended making you remember about your relationship with your parents , i am sorry .i want to help you but sometimes i don't know what to say ...and please dont call me mister, i know i am a little old but i don't want to remember it , call me Fausto and i will call you Nash but i was saying you¨ lady ¨ cause i said earlier that the names don't have much importance ... sometimes i said things that reflect how i felt in the moment but later i say a opposite thing but that didn't mean that i am a liar . i am just contradictory ... sometimes ... but sometimes Nash , i am really sure about things ... and i am sure i like you, Nash ¨

"I'm sorry. I don't always mean to. I'm not a hyper person so if I smile trust that I thought you were funny okay?" She breathed in and smiled at him. "Then I'll have to just keep doing what I've been doing and call you Fausto." She actually kind of enjoyed using his name. It was a really nice name. "I like that name." She said it quietly but she would bet five bucks that he had heard her. She said even quieter, "I like you too." The smile that graced her face as she said it was one of the most beautiful smiles to grace her face that day or ever before. Even the sun would have had to put on sunglasses at the brightness of it.

¨lots of times , lots of times Nash ... a gang killed my parents when i was only 13 years old ... i wanted revenge and i didn't felt bad when all the gang was ... when i ear the notice that all the gang was dismantle, laws sometimes put a end to bad things ... sometimes ,not always ...¨

Nash didn't say anything but moved closer to Fausto so that there shoulders would be brushing if they were the same height. In true English fashion though Nash was a good head shorter then Fausto. This was something Nash could enjoy though so instead of saying something else she simply cocked her head so that it was resting on his shoulders. He was really warm to her touch, maybe it was because it was getting colder.

"Rosemary is the cutest thing i ever see in this city ... after you obviously lets go Nash ,we are almost there ¨

She glanced at him saw the blush and smiled too. "Your cute when you blush and handsome the rest of the time." She didn't lift her head but beamed at her name being used. She liked him saying her name rather then calling her 'lady. She turned her head slightly and called out to Rosemary as they neared. "Rosemary come here." Rosemary came running to where she sensed her mother and Fausto to be. She was at her mothers side and holding her hand tightly as they got closer the gate. She stopped right before the gates and stared at them.

"There exactly like I remember." She let go of Rosemary's hand and reached her hand forward to touch the cool metal gates. "Somethings never change."

he seemed to hear that she said in a very low voice "I like that name." and also "I like you too." Fausto couldn't do anything else that blushing. he really dont know if he imagine that or she really said it but the wonderful and beatiful smile that she made in that moment put in blank all his mind , a really beautiful smile as bright as two or three suns at midday. the idea of her saying "I like you too."make him happy ...

they reached the gates , Nash was holding his arm ,with her head resting in his shoulder . Rosemary was walking at her mom side.
the air in the mansion was filled with memories and emotions,his last home was waiting for him . the mansion never change a bit , all the same ... he was sure he could see the childrens running along the garden ... a couple of big student with books , others playing basketball ... perhaps a impression of the past , perhaps he only imagine all . but the mansion bring to him happy memories.
he could remember the first time he reach the mansion . he was very young and without things to lose . he win a lots of things in the mansion ... a warm bed , food ,knowledge and above all , friends...
he hold tightly her hand , and turn his sight to her with a big smile like asking ¨do you feel the same as me ? but he didnt said it ... perhaps he dont wanted to ruined the moment ... or pehaps he knew she would understand him. He waited a seconds before speaking ...¨

¨now that i see the mansion again i can believe we were in the same place and dont meet each other, is amazing ... is too big . thats make me remember all the times i went out of the mansion and return sometimes better or worst but i am always ended returning here , to my home . a few walls and a roof dont make a home . i am always feel confortable in this place...¨

Fausto look at Nash again ... but this time his smile disappear from his face ... he show a little fear in it mixed with a little sadness . he stare at her a few seconds and he suddenly end holding Nash^s hands to hug her with his right hand the only one that could use ... when he was hugging her ,he get closer to her and whisper in her ear .

¨here is the mansion ... but i dont want to let you go ... i have the bad feeling if you go through that door i dont will see you again ... the very thought of you leaving scared me ...i know is a little fast but i really like you , i dont want to let you go out of my life ...¨

Nash pulled her hand away from the gate and turned to look at Fausto as he spoke to her.

¨now that i see the mansion again i can believe we were in the same place and dont meet each other, is amazing ... is too big . thats make me remember all the times i went out of the mansion and return sometimes better or worst but i am always ended returning here , to my home . a few walls and a roof dont make a home . i am always feel confortable in this place...¨

"It's a home for those who come to stay. A home to those who go away." she kept her voice steady as she said. The way Nash said it made it seem almost poetic. She meant every word of it just like always. When he stopped smiling though her smile faded a bit. Had she said something wrong? Of course though she was surprised to suddenly be pulled into a one armed hug. She stood stock still as he spoke.

¨here is the mansion ... but i dont want to let you go ... i have the bad feeling if you go through that door i dont will see you again ... the very thought of you leaving scared me ...i know is a little fast but i really like you , i dont want to let you go out of my life ...¨

"I'm not going anywhere." She breathed out as quite as he had. A smile played across her face and she closed her eyes. Her arms reached up and wrapped around his shoulders sinking into a tight embrace."I'm perfectly fine staying right where I am." Nash was too. "It's not like I'll drop of the face of the earth once we step through that gate." She buried her head into his shoulder so that her last word were muffled. "I'm staying at the mansion until I find myself a place, your always welcomed to come see me when ever you want." She really did mean whenever.She pulled her head away a little and opened her eyes. "We going to go in and get settled somewhere warm?" She glanced back at Rosemary and smiled at the shivering girl. "I think some of us would appreciate getting inside." She looked back at Fausto to see if he would agree.

He released her after a couple of seconds ... he was too warm with her but now the cold air of the evening touch him ... making him shake a little ...
¨i am glad you said it ,that make me too happy . thanks Nash ¨ Fausto dont wanted to hide his happiness , he show to her a big a bright smile like the one she give him before . there was a lot time ago he felt that sensation of warm happiness that make you think you can go again the entire world unharmed , that was the feeling with her ... doesn't else matter , only her and Rosemary. and that make him invulnerable to all . perhaps with her at his side giving him strenght, he could achieve a better world for all , especially for Rosemary ... he dont want that little and innocent girl grow up in a world fillled with injustices.

the cold wind make him shake again , i couldnt avoid thinking in all the people that live in the street like he did long time ago ... perhaps the new world Fausto wanted could have place for all these peoples .

¨yes Nash is getting very cold outside better hurry up and go inside ... perhaps we are in time for dinner¨ Fausto get closer to the big gate looking for something in the wall ... he was looking for the speaker with the keypad ...
yeah i find it ...i hope the code still the same ... Fausto quickly input the old code his mind tell him. he use it lots of times because he always go out the mansion to central park often . every key he pressed sound with a funny sound pii pii pii pii . he hear a different sound that confirm the code was right. a mechanic sound accompany the big gate slide to open the path to the mansion.
Fausto look at Nash and Rosemary and made a exaggerate reverence with his right hand showing the open gate.

¨This way princess , we are almost in your palace ... ¨

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