Leila frowned as she picked up the remains of a young teenage couple's lunch. She couldn't imagine the afternoon she was about to live. She had an Essay due the fallowing morning for her Marine Biology Class, and she hadn't even started! Well, not that it was much of a problem, she knew the Fishes as if she could talk to them.

Mind you, she can talk to them.

Yes, Leila isn't much you're ordinary girl, she's actually a Mutant. Smart, Selfish and as girly as she is, she can turn into a Dolphin at will, which is her deepest, darkest secret. No one, not even her father knows about it. Hopefully, it would stay that way. She brought the dishes to the back, where someone took them for her. "Mind if I take five?" she asked, twirling her long blonde hair through her fingers.

"Sure, go ahead." the Manager said, then rushed off to tell off on someone who was burning the food. Leila grinned, no way would Mr. Lazo give a break to anyone but her. Just goes to show how great looks and a rich father could come in handy. She was just about to go sit down in one of the empty seats to read her Novel, when she bumpt into someone.

"I'm so sorry!" she said, sounding quite sorry indeed, although, she wasn't really that sorry. I mean come on, it wasn't even her fault!

Sam walked into the café of smelling the sweet aroma of freshly brewed coffee. The late night heroics have seriously been taking a toll on his sleep time so much so that he had been making mistakes that were noticeable to the rest of the mansion. Things like falling asleep in the danger room in the middle of a low level training exercise or falling asleep after eating in the kitchen. He really needed to find a balance of some kind.

It was a warm enough day but of course Sam couldn’t tell the difference as he was an ice manipulator and every day felt like a cool seventy degrees. Sam was wearing some Dunham jeans and a tight black shirt and his favorite pair of glasses that fit his head perfectly. Confidence was beaming from the sleep deprived Sam as he already figured what he was going to order.

Humming the lyrics to ‘Love You Madly’ by cake Sam was oblivious to the girl that walked into him almost knocking his glasses off his head. He caught them before they fell to the ground and put them back over his eyes hiding the sleepyness from the public. Sam turned to the girl and smiled at her beauty.

"I'm so sorry!"

Sam just smiled, “Don’t worry about it, odds were it was my fault for not paying attention… you alright?” behind the glasses Sam’s eyes drifted down the girl and back up. ‘Cute’ thought Sam.

Lei noticed, as she knocked the man's sunglasses off the bridge of his nose, that he seemed tired. Bitting her lip, to stop herself from asking the question, she simply waited until he spoke. Was she alright? Yes, she was... But what if she said she wasn't? Would he offer to buy her a drink? Instead, she decided to go with the truth. He'd probably end up buying her a drink anyway. She was too beautiful to be resisted.

"Oh yeah, I'm just fine. How about you?" she said, using her perfect, angelic tone. Now what? She had bumpt into a very handsome man, and they had struck small talk. Should she ask him to sit or something? Well, surely, that was the man's job, wasn't it? Oh so many questions... Lei had dated so many men in her life, some even more of a jerk then others, but she knew how to get their attention, and she was a Pro at it.

Then she caught hisa eye as he looked her up and down. What was he thinking? Before he could say much more however, she pulled a strand of her blond hair behind her ear. "Um, want to sit?" she asked, realizing they were blocking the way of Customers.

"Oh yeah, I'm just fine. How about you?"

Sam looked at her for a second, ‘defiantly knows she is good looking…best to come off as a jerk first…’ thought Sam as he was contemplating on what to do. Sam smiled and spoke, “Doing better now.” He looked at the line that was down to nothing if he went now he could get a cup of coffee no problem. Sam’s mind was already there if not odds were he would have fallen asleep right then and there when he started a conversation with this girl.

"Um, want to sit?"

Sam looked back to her and then realized he was blocking traffic, “Yeah I could but…” Sam walked away to the front of the line and got a cup of straight up black coffee and then walked back to the bombshell blond, “need my coffee, be pretty embarrassing if I fell asleep talking to a girl that looks like you.” He grinned and took a sip of scalding hot coffee, which cooled down almost instantly the second it hit his lips and continued to cool as it went into his mouth.

Lei smiled at him, "Alright then," she said humorisly, rolling her eyes at him. She knew perfectly well that this man was trying to hit on her. This was going well, she would have one more friend here in New York, which was good. She really did need a few more friends, having only arrived in the States last month. Plus, her appartement Rent was getting higher, maybe she should act fast and get herself a nice looking man to live with.

She watched him go off, then come back. Grimacing at the drink, she said: "Seriously, you're going to drink that?" she might sell cofee for a living, but the Marine Biologist Student sure didn't drink it. "Oh well, I guess some people just like Cofee. My name's Leila by the way, Leila Harte." she introduced herself, realizing that they didn't even know each other's name.

"Seriously, you're going to drink that?"

Sam was a little hesitant after he took another sip, “What’s wrong with it? Poison or something?” Sam took another sip and noticed her uniform, ‘why would she not promote this stuff if she works here?’ thought Sam. Sam set the coffee down and looked at her, “you did poison it didn’t you?” he knew she didn’t but Sam was a jokester.

"Oh well, I guess some people just like Cofee. My name's Leila by the way, Leila Harte."

Sam slowly took off the sunglasses sure that the sleepiness in his eyes were gone and tucked them in his jean pockets. Sam then smiled, “Well if I don’t drink this stuff, no way I could stay awake right now.” Sam then extended his hand for a handshake, “Sam, Sam Johnson.” He gave a little wink as he nodded his towards a vacant table, “Wanna sit?” Sam walked over to the table and sat in a chair and took another sip of her ‘poison’.

Leila laughed softly. "Oh sure, I Poison it. I wanted to kill the next Customer who'd talk to me." she said, playing along with this man. "No seriously, I might work here -" she had seen him look at her Green Apron "-but Cofee, especially black, isn't my taste." she smiled. Lately, she liked water with salt. Sounds a little crazy? Even...fishy? Well, exactly. She was fishy....more then you thought. Ever since she had been fifteen, she had been slightly diffrent.

"Sam," she repeatred, taking his hand gladly, "It's really nice to meet you." she said, one of the few men that was noticable through a big crowd. This was somebody she'd daqte one of these days. What?! He seemed smart, he was definately good-looking.... was he single? She'd have to bring up that topic later on.

The two new friends walked side by side to the table. "So, Sam Johnson, you live around here?" she asked, striking up conversation.

"Oh sure, I Poison it. I wanted to kill the next Customer who'd talk to me." "No seriously, I might work here -""-but Cofee, especially black, isn't my taste."

Sam just smiled at her as he took another sip, ‘doubt you would poison it, girls this cute usually would have someone else kill, plus I haven’t gotten sick from drinking this yet!’ thought Sam as he took another sip of coffee.

"Sam," "It's really nice to meet you."

Sam didn’t move as she took his hand but he thought about it, ‘no way I usually have to work for this stuff.’ Another thought came into his mind, ‘she must need something from me,” Sam hated jumping to conclusions but when girls were this friendly in his experience they usually needed something.

"So, Sam Johnson, you live around here?"

Sam smiled, “yeah I do, it’s a…” Sam trailed off as he saw three men covered in clothing and sunglasses, they walked straight to the register as one was staring at the clerk the other two turned to the customers in the store.

A gunshot was heard as all three of them pulled out handguns, ‘Really, here? How much they expect to get.’ Thought Sam as he took another sip of coffee ready to stop them. He was a hero after all.

Sam put his coffee down as he pushed the chair from under himself slowly getting up. “Everybody get down!” called one of the gunmen as the other held the gun to the guy behind the register. Sam leaned in to Leila and said, “Wait here I’ll be right Back.” Sam walked closer to the three as one of the gunmen noticed him, “I said get down…. Now!” Sam smiled as he walked closer to the guy as he lifted the gun and fired.

The bullet met Sam’s shirt right near the heart as he stumbled back for a second. ‘Damn, they mean business’ thought Sam, as he was thankful he iced his chest and legs before he confronted them. In seconds the rest of Sam’s body covered in thick icy armor that reflected the sunlight giving him a bright blue look. He walked closer as he shot a beam of ice at the gunman nearest him and it froze. “Alright, guys here is how it goes…” Said Sam with the up most confidence. “You guys come at me all at once guns blazing and I beat you down to a pulp then we wait for the cops when chances are you’ll end up doing anywhere from five to twenty for armed robbery.” He just smiled at them waiting for a reaction.

Sam seemed like a pretty decent dude, but who knows... Like her sweetness, it might just be a first impression. Leila grinned at him thoughtfully. His expression seemed bague, she couldn't read his face very well yet. He did however, seem a little hesitant. Thoughtful too. Hmm, she wondered if he could see through her act.

"Wha- Sam what's wrong?" she asked, seeing his distracted expression on his face. Her head snapped towards the Cash Register and her friend, who was taking her shift while she was on break. "Oh god, I don't think their up to much good." she breathed, watching them angrily. Thwn, to Leila's horor, a gun was shot. She screamed, clinging to Sam's arm from across the table, as if to sheild herself.

Her hands dropped on the table however, when Sam got up from his seat. As the armed men spoke, she closed her eyes. Never, had she been so scared. Well, not since she had been Fifteenth. What did Sam think he could do though? "No! What do you..." but she trailed off, Sam already walking towards them.

Oh no, oh no! Leila didn't know what to do. Sam couldn't hurt himself" Bitting her lip, she stayed calm, hiding her face in her hands, only leaving a small crack so she could see what was happening. "Sam," she whispered, hoping he'd hear her and come back. Obviously, her faint murmur wasn't even loud enough for the two elderly women behind her to hear.

"NO!" Leila shreiked as the gun was suddenly triggered, straight at Sam. "Sam!" she yelled, running towards him now, but before she could get 10 feet near the battle, she realized something she had never thought possible. Sam was icy and blue. Shooting Ice at the men.

"Oh, he's...." she drifted off, a gun aimed at her. "GET DOWN, LADY!" a man roared, but one of Sam's Ice Beams shot at him and the man froze, before he could do anything else. Leila didn't move closer. She froze, as if Sam had iced her feet to the ground.

Watching, she couldn't believe her eyes. Sam was also.... Whatever what she was? He had Super Powers? Her mouth dropped, the men too, didn't seem to react so well. Too her surprise however, one of the two remaining men launched at....HER! She screamed, hiding her face, as if it would be enough to save her.

Sam noticed, as Leila was now behind him as he shot one to ‘Damn it’ thought Sam as he noticed one of the armed robbers was heading for Leila. Sam took two large bounds back towards her as he close lined the man running towards her from the side throwing him up in the air, in a swift motion Sam grabbed the guy by the collar and threw him down covering his body in the thick ice making it almost impossible to move his head. Sam ginned looking to the guy on the floor, ”tch, attacking a girl? You make me sick…” Sam turned his attention to Leila, “You okay?”

Sam turned back to the other two one with his gun and hand frozen while the other had a gun pointing at the cashier. Sam walked towards them as he heard the gun cock back ready to fire, “Back up, I don’t want to shoot but if you don’t leave I will, their blood will be on your hands!!!” Sam laughed as he said, “I’m not the one you should be looking out for,“ Sam pointed to the ice golem that formed itself right in the blind spot of the gunman. The gunman turned only to freak out at the site of the nine-foot tall golem. Sam focused on making the golem have grotesque features for the sole purpose of striking fear in to the gunman. Which seemed to work as the gunman turned from the one behind the register to the golem firing all his rounds at the beast. The bullets hit and impacted the skin and stayed there the golem picked the man up and threw him towards Sam.

Sam jumped into the air and caught the man and slammed him into the ground freezing him to the ground like he did the first one. Sam then turned his attention to the other one who was trying to run. Sam shot an ice beam freezing the guys feet to the ground and watched as he fell face first. Sam then froze his body to the ground like he did with the others. After it was all over Sam walked to the golem and patted him on the side and then waved his hand as the beat shattered into an icy dust that reflected the light around Sam giving him a flash of bright blue look for a second. Sam then unfroze and looked around, “Can some one call the cops please?” Sam yawned as he walked over to Leila and smiled at her, “You hurt?”

Leila smiled, "Uh...Yeah, a little surprised, but okay." she said, her cheeks getting hot under the tension. So, he was a freak like her? He had those... Powers too! The look on her face was probably relieved, definately an air of relief was edged on it. She hoped he had taken that as the reaction to him saving her life, not because she wasn't alone anymore.

Then her face froze as she saw the Ice Man coming their way. "That's..." she breathed, but couldn't go on. What this was, was probably just a dream. She'd have to make research on some people with Supernatrual Abilities. She'd be at the Library twice as much for a while...Gah! Leila hated Libraries.

I mean, when not in school or at work... She had nothing better then to go to the Library? Geez, the girl had nearly no free time on her hands since September... The States sure were a busy place to start a life. But no thoughts could get to Leila's mind right now, as she gazerd up at the Ice Figure. It seemed to be growing even more scary as the time wen't by!

"Sam!" Leila yelled, "Sam, stop it! You're...." but she cut off, who cared if he was scaring off Customers... He had saved her life!| Probably everyone's life for that matter. So she simply watched, slightly frightened, until he had finnished his duty. Then, he ordered for someone to call the Cops (No one seemed able to move) and then came to her.

"Hurt?" she stammered, "Uh... No, I'm not." she said, looking around as she played with her hair. "I'm....I'm going to go... Call the Cops. I'm not sure anyone else will do it... They seem, to scared.! she said, sounding as scared as anyone else. She ran, passing Sam without a backwards glance. When she was out of his eyeshot, she gasped, letting herself crash to the floor.

Sam looked to Leila and got a feeling that she was afraid of him and seeing as how everyone else didn’t move he figured he had over done a little. Sam looked around as his ice armor shattered into dust as it disappeared Sam ran after Leila and as he rounded a corner he saw her on the floor.

A sad look came on his face but quickly hid it from view behind a fake smile. Sam looked down to her and crouched, “Didn’t mean to scare you,” Sam pulled a card from his pocket that was the Mansions calling car. Sam took the liberty of stealing a few of these cards and righting on the back ‘Ask for Steel’ Sam placed the card at her feet smiled and said, “Sorry,” again before icing up and running out the door to form a slide as he jumped and slide off over the buildings, he was going home.

Leila took a deep breath, hearing Footsteps, heavy ones too, coming after her. Probably Sam. She glimpsed his face, looking slightly shaken. Pretending not to have noticed, she composed her face also, returning his fake smile with a fake one of her own. "I wasn't scared," she said truthfully. "It just, surprised me. How, I'm not--" she drifted off, she wasn't going to tell him she was a freak too.

"Nevermind, I'm not scared though, trust me." she said, the smile on her face slightly less fake now. Before she could say anything else however, Sam had given her his Phone Number -- Or his Office's number, and rushed off. "Bye, I hope we'll see each other again." she whispered to herself, before letting her head fall down in her hands. "Urgh!" she groaned.