Molly looked in Grant's direction when he asked her his question. She sighed. "No i haven't." She admitted quietly. "I got sick this morning when you guys left, nothing's staying down." she sighed and looked at the boys at they ate, a small smile returning. She didn't like not eating, be she had gotten used to it. "Oh, Sara wants us to get some cream while we are out." Molly added, hoping to take the subject of her lack of food.

____________________________________________


Drake followed the other two, making sure he was at a decent distance as to not disturb Lily. He had come from the other side of town, he was never in this area. Drake shook his head when Lily stopped. "Nope, not turning back." he glanced at the junk and piles of scraps. The infected probably loved this area. Just great... Drake thought. He wasn't thrilled about meeting an infected but it seemed like the only way to get anywhere.

What luck! She'd found a couple cans of food to go along with her already small fortune of trading items! Well, they probably wouldn't be traded, but it still meant just a little bit less of a hardship should they ever run low on food. Looking up at the sky, she gave a sharp intake of breathe before mentally cursing herself.

Shoot! They're probably having lunch right now! Maybe if I hurry back, they'll just be finishing up and I can give them the stuff before they leave. She thought, jumping off from a small hill that someone had fashioned into a makeshift home. Those types of places were normally devoid of any type of usable material, but there was always that small chance that something could be found. It was just a lucky day for Diva as she hit the ground, starting to whistle beneath the bandanna.

A whine made her whistling stop abruptly, looking around for whatever had made that sound. Was it friend or enemy? Unfortunately, Diva always had to assume the latter until otherwise proven. Something was moving behind one of the heaps, Diva taking out her switchblade as a shadow appeared. It became bigger and broader until...

It was a dog! Diva had always had a soft spot for animals and this one looked completely adorable. Every fiber in her wanted to call out and scratch its furry ears, but she had to be careful. Grant was strict that animals were not allowed since they never knew if they could suddenly turn into Infected, so it was really difficult when the dog saw her and barked, wagging its tail as it came towards her.

"Hey there, little guy." She said, sheathing the switchblade back into her boot. The dog sat in front of her, whining in a way that said, 'Take me home and feed me!'

"Sorry, I can't take you home." Diva said, giving the dog a friendly pat before taking her knapsack off to dig in for a piece of jerky. She only tore off a small piece, knowing that she couldn't be too generous, but the dog seemed happy all the same, "Alright. Well, enjoy. I've got to get back to my family."

Getting up, she turned and began walking away. Suddenly, she heard a snarl that caused her to freeze momentarily before turning around.

Oh, you had got to be kidding her!

The dog, only moments before a sweet animal, had suddenly become a raging mess. She flung herself to the ground, narrowly missing being tackled by the rapidly growing monstrosity. Reaching for her switchblade, she began to get up and move when a solid mass hit her. A yell of pain came out of her as she hit the ground, but an equally painful howl came from the dog as her body moved on instinct and she slammed the blade, with all the force she could muster, into its flesh. It was enough to get the Infected off of her and let her get her bearings back.

Her glasses lay smashed a few feet away, the bandanna having been torn off and now fluttering away in the wind. Diva was sure that she had bruised a couple ribs from the impact of the fall, but otherwise didn't feel that the Infected had bitten or scratched her. This wasn't good; the Infected had a lock on her and there wasn't enough shadow for her to escape to a safe distance. All she had was her own and the Infected...and her powers weren't made for extensive fighting.

And today had been going so well... She thought dryly as the Infected roared and lunged at her.

Rik was on edge, which was a good thing, it kept his body pumping. Sparks danced about his hands as he shook them out, he was itching to fight now. "I'm still all in, babe." He said, a cocky grin spreading across his face. Rik was usually quiet and reserved, but when he was pumped up, a cocky side came out in him. He looked out across the wastelands and junk heaps, he never went out there in search of anything. He usually only walked the wastelands to get to the next town. He looked at Lily then to Drake, his body all but covered in dancing sparks. "I'm ready whenever you two are." He said. When he was like this, it was a bad idea to get too close to him. Like the others, when he was parked up anyone who touched him ended up electrocuted.

Grant frowned greatly when he learned she hadn't eaten yet and shook his head, "You need to keep trying. I know how unpleasant it is to toss it back up but I don't want you looking like a skeleton someday because you don't eat." He looked through what she'd cooked, nodding distractedly at her comment about Sarah, before grabbing the blandest thing, part of a potato and holding it out, "Try it. It's bland and easy on the stomach so it shouldn't, well hopefully won't, react badly."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lilly stood still for a couple more seconds after they'd both answered, simply looking at them and smiling just slightly. She couldn't believe how lucky she was to have found, or rather been found by, two strong able bodied males. Two with useful powers and easy going attitudes and, even better, weren't sexist or overly macho. She loved that they accepted that she knew more about the broken and the infected than she did.

She shook her head to clear it at Rik's second answer and started out of the cover of the buildings at a quick trot, glancing around constantly in fear of raiders or predators. She hadn't gotten more than a few yards out of the buildings when she heard a shout and a howl and took off running. Sure the howl had doubtlessly been from an infected and she didn't want to get into a direct fight with one but there was someone else trying to fight the creature and she couldn't allow them to die.

She nearly fell on her face stopping so suddenly when she saw what the infected was. It was a pack rat. The kind that had a defensive mechanism of gathering all kinds of rocks and boulders on its back to protect all of its body, excluding the soft underbelly, from attack. It had six inch razor claws on two long and incredibly strong arms, the head was small compared to the body, the whole creature being about twice her size.

Laying eyes on the woman running from it she didn't hesitate to pick up her pace again, running fully this time as she moved between the two and threw a rick at the creature's small head to get its attention.

Molly nodded, known Grant was right. She looked over at him as he held something out. She knew there was something in his hand, but she couldn't exactly tell where it was. She tried to grab his fork once and missed completely. She bit her lip in frustration and just held her hand out in frustration. "I can't tell where it is. Food doesn't stand out to me." Molly hated the feeling washing over her. She felt incapable and she sighed. So much for being excited about going to town.

____________________________________

Drake took off sprinting after Lily when he heard the sounds. He skidded to a halt a few feet away to avid runnin lily over. "oh crap..." fell from his lips as he saw the infected attacking some girl. As Lily grabbed a rock, drake found a thick pipe in the debris around them. As soon as he touched it, the pipe began glowing red hot.

As he ran to it's other side, drake took the pipe and drug it across the infected. It's flesh sizzled as the red hot pipe seared it's skin. "over here!" he shouted trying to give Rik and lily a chance to come up with a plan.

Rik took off after Drake and Lily, he knewly tripped over them as she stopped. He saw the beast before them, a girl fighting it. He moved so that the beast was surrounded by the three of them. He held his hands out in front of him. "Hey! Over here!" He yelled, trying to distract the creature. It looked like it was covered in boulders, protecting it's soft skin from their attacks. Without looking away from the monster, he called out to Lily. "How do we fight this thing?" He called out to her, trying figure out the best way to strike the infected without hurting the other three people around.

She had been prepared to dodge the Infected's next attack when movement caught her eye. Was it another Infected!? One was bad enough, but two pretty much spelled disaster. Imagine her surprise when it turned out to be another person, a female, darting in front of her and throwing a rock to stop the Infected before it came at them. Her surprise multiplied when more people showed up and it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that they were all Broken. The girl was covered in a thin sheet of ice, the younger boy having something to do with heat, and the other boy sparking off what looked like electricity. If only Richard were here, they'd pretty much have the four major elements down.

This wasn't good; she didn't know these people, but now there was no way she was going to run off and save herself. Not only would she forever feel guilty, but if the others found out, they might kick her out for being so selfish. Who could trust someone who only thought of their own life when teamwork was what kept them alive? Back to the battle at hand, a glint of metal caught her eye and she recognized it as her switchblade. The Infected had torn it out before beginning its defensive mechanism; the blade seemed to be sound and that was her only mode of offense in this battle. She hoped that it would be enough and she wouldn't have to materialize shadow to knock it down.

"Go for the underside!" She yelled, throwing off her knapsack and dashing forward, avoiding a slash made by the Infected before kicking off from one of its gigantic claws to add momentum to her run. Her father had taught her Tae Kwon Do up to his untimely death and so she was very much used to such movements; agility equaled strength within the art. Sliding forward, she grabbed the switchblade and mentally cursed--the tip had been broken off. No matter, it was better than nothing. Flipping it in her hand so that the blade pointed down, she noted where the other three were before eyeing up their opponent.

I have no idea how used they are to their powers or even if they can control them completely. She thought, Trent coming into her mind for a moment at the last portion. Him losing control was few and far between, but it was still an instance that she wished never happened, I wish the others were here, but I have no idea when they'll start to miss me. Looks like I'm on my own with these three until then.

Rik was amazed by the strange girl's movements. She was quick and aglie, far more than Rik could ever hope to be. When she yelled out the monster's weakness, Rik formed an idea. He looked at the pipe Drake had in his hand, that would would out. Now if he could only get that pipe into the monster and some water around it, he could use his sparks. "Hey, Drake, think you can get that pipe into the infected?" He called out his question to Drake as he rubbed his hands together. He didn't like having everyone so close to him, he was scared that'd he accidently shocking them. He couldn't excatly control where it went after the time and he didn't want to hurt them, they were actually the closest things to friends he ever had.

Drake heard Rik's Question and grinned. "You bet!" The infected was focused on the other girl, so Drake sprinted in after it. He slid on his knees between its legs to get to its underside. He took the pipe and shoved it as hard as he could into the soft underbelly of the creature. The Infected let out a horrendous howl as the pipe stabbed it. When the creature saw Drake beneath him it used one of its huge claws to hit Drake and send him flying into the pile of debris behind Lily.

The pipe was half way in, a good foot and a half of the metal was protruding from it's stomach. The infected was infuriated.

Drake slowly crawled out from the debris and staggered to his feet. He knew he would be sore in the morning, it felt like he had a cracked rib if not more. But There was no time to nurse wounds. The infected was still up on his feet and ready to attack.

Grant cringed as if he'd been reprimanded by an elder and placed the potato wedge in her hand, "I'm sorry, Mol. I'm still getting used to that. You cope too well sometimes." HE said by way of explanation, the other two simply glancing between them before Trent sighed, reaching out to pat he shoulder, "It's true. You cope so well with your blindness that we forget sometimes."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lilly, like the others was trying to best find how her powers would affect the creature but, unlike them, she was all but useless when she wasn't near water. Her powers were simply too slow and too much of a defense to attack with. She glanced around for weapons, finding none she watched the movements, waiting until it was properly distracted. The pipe got it angry enough that her weight moving up its back was unnoticeable.

She took note of where Rik was, watching to the best of her ability while trying to stay on the rocks and avoid contact with anything metal or flesh. Reaching it's head she took a final glance down at Rik but the creature moved suddenly, nearly knocking her off and she had to grab at whatever she could. Unfortunately her hands found soft flesh, she was straddling the head but she took the slip up for granted and quickly placed her hands on it's head, focusing will all she had. It was a small victory that she froze one eye, half blinding it but was forced to jump off as it clawed wildly at her.

She landed hard and was forced to roll as she landed but it put her in a vulnerable state as she tried getting back to her feet. The infected's attention was now on her, hell bent on killing the current annoying gnat while all she could do was watch the clawed hand descend towards her. Everything slowed as she realized death, or a good mauling at the least was near and she faintly felt heat rolling off of something near by, she could hear every sound and see everything with crystal clarity but she felt like she was glued to the ground.

Molly gave Trent a small smile. "I guess so." with the potato in hand she took a small bite and swallowed. It was bland and tasteless but it was food none the less. She took a few more bites before setting it down in front of her. She was worried if she ate to fast it would all come back up again.

_______________________________


"Look out!" Drake shouted as he ran up behind Lily and grabbed her by the arm. He yanked her back just in time, the infected's claw missed. It roared at them but turned it's attention back to Rik who was still sparking, waiting for his opportunity.
Drake was quick to let go of Lily. "Oh my god, I am so sorry! I swear i didn't mean to hurt you!" He was terrified that he had done something wrong and hurt her like he knew another like him had done in the past. "Oh man." he pulled at his hair fearing the worst. His attention was stolen back by the infected. he looked back at Lilly. "I'm sorry Lilian." he said before he turned back to continue fighting the creature.

Shoot! Was all Diva could think of when she saw the girl on top of the Infected. To avoid being smashed into a indiscernable paste, the girl had leapt off, but it had left her extremely vulnerable with a very angry Infected's attention turned on her. Diva thought it was all over for the girl when the Infected's arm swung up to come crashing down on her. Thankfully, the younger of the two men got her out of harm's way before any real damage could be done. Hey, Diva would rather have a burn than a smashed leg and the girl seemed to have a layer of ice on her. That would keep such a short time of touch from becoming a burn, right? Well, she couldn't really find out right now because the beast had turned its attention towards the other man who was sparking.

The iron pipe protruded from its belly and Diva had a very good idea on what they wanted to do. However, the Infected was already lunging towards the man and Diva rushed forward, throwing the dagger to the ground, and smacked her hands against the ground a moment later. They rose, but something odd was happening to those who saw it. Instead of her shadow remaining on the ground, it was coming up with her hands! It was a lot darker, too, and moved like liquid. Gritting her teeth, she flung it forward, it becoming wider as it sailed through the air to stop dead in front of the Infected. It roared its indignation at having its lunge stopped short, bringing up a clawed hand and smashing it against the shield.

Diva let out a grunt, her eyes screwing shut as she dropped to one knee. That blow had been powerful and there was evident cracking in her shadow shield.

"Hurry...and...fry...it!" She managed to gasp out before the Infected raised its arm again and effectively shattered the shield. Her arms dropped like lead to her side, eyes snapping open to watch with blurred vision as the Infected raced onwards towards its 'victim'...

Rik watched as Drake slid beneath the monster, driving home the pipe. It was in a prefect place, it should act as a conductor for Rik. He was about to strike when he saw that Drake had grabbed Lily. It fueled him into a sparking rage. He let out a rage filled scream. He sent sparks after sparks at the pipe, the powerful electricity frying the infected inside out.

He was breathing hard, his body starting to lose its sparks. He watched the creature as it twitched on the ground, it's body smelling like it's been charred to blackness. He henched over, his body starting to tire, he used more energy than he thought he would. He wasn't sure why he suddenly felt so upset about Lily getting hurt, but it seemed to help. He shook his head, sinking to his knees, looking around for the others. "A-are you all o-ok?" He called out to them, hoping the infected was out.

They all began to eat once again, all silent as they ate. The air was heavier than it'd been moments before and Grant was finished first, getting up silently to clean his plate. Once done he put it away, "Thanks for Lunch Molly." Then back to everyone else, "I'll be outside." He said, the sound of the door opening then closing again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pure shock was Lilly's first reaction but as soon as she could move, or speak, she scrambled away from him, "What the hell?! I'm an ice being! Heat burns us!" She shouted, throwing a pebble at him and grabbing her arm where he'd touched her, expecting to find a blistered oozing mess but she felt nothing but smooth skin free of frost. Her eyes widened as she realized she was unharmed, her wide eyes turning to confirm the fact. The skin was unharmed, blueish white untouched by frost. She glanced at Drake as he wigged out, thinking he'd hurt her and shook her head when he spoke.

She considered checking his hand, thinking she might've hurt him but she was forced back to the infected as well when he ran to continue fighting it. By the time she'd gotten over her shock to continue she came to see Rik had already taken care of it. The infected was dead.

At the man's question Lilly moved closer to him, making sure he wasn't visibly harmed before looking around to answer, "It appears we're all physically fine." She glanced at Drake again, wanting to check his hand but it'd have to wait.

Molly got to her feet, leaving the potato on the table and walked to the door. She grabbed her cloak from the coat rack and draped it over her arm as she joined Grant outside. "I'm sorry i kind of killed the mood. I really am excited to be going out today though." She smiled up at him. "I really want to show you that i'm not completely useless."

_____________________________


Drake stayed back away from the others. He didn't want to get to close to them, especially Lily. He silently swore at himself. I can't believe I did that. I burnt her! I'm so stupid! he looked down at his hand and was surprised to see it wasn't as red as the rest of him, Lily had cooled him down. He was to busy yelling at himself to hear Rik's question.

Rik sighed in relief, glad to see that everyone was ok. He was espeically glad to see that Lily wasn't hurt by Drake's touch. He felt a pang in his chest, unaware of what it was. He ignored it, placing his hands on the soild ground. He was worned out, he had to catch his breath. He was glad that the infected was out and they all made it through. He took a moment on the ground, calming his nerves. He stood, a little wobbly on his feet, wanting to reach out to use Lily as support, but resisted. "So how was that? Not bad for my first time." He gave them a grin. He felt more relaxed around them, happier to be with a group of people. He never had that kind of feeling before, it really did feel nice.

He looked over to the girl who had been the first target of the infected. "Hey, you alright?" He asked her. She was tall and somewhat lanky. She wasn't too bad to look at, she did put up a good fight. "The name's Rik, what's yours?" He asked, finding a rock to lean on. He was recovering a bit faster than the last time he used that much electricity. It seemed the more he used his powers, the faster he recovers. He ran his hand through his golden hair, trying to hide the fact that his body was shaky.

Grant glanced up as he heard the door open, expecting it to be Trent or Richard but seeing Molly surprised him a bit. He stood from the ground as she made her way over, nodding though he knew she couldn't see the movement. "It's alright. I just feel bad when I forget." He said softly, moving to meet her so she wouldn't have to go as far. "I keep telling you that you're far from useless." He placed a hand on her shoulder. "You'll have to hold someone's hand though. We don't want you to get separated or hurt." He paused a moment before sighing, "I feel like I'm treating you like a child but I don't want to."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"That was great." She answered, beginning to smile, still distracted with the thought that she might've hurt Drake. She watched him a moment but when he found a rock to lean on and turned his attention to the other girl she took the opportunity to go check on the heater.

Lilly walked calmly and warily over to Drake, considering what she'd say and what all could've gone wrong. She could see he thought he'd hurt her and was angry with himself but she wanted to put it right, "Hey, show me your hands." She said without touching him, holding her arm to keep herself from grabbing his hand at all. Her tone, though she didn't mean for it to, was frustrated and wary when she spoke, almost as if she were angry.

Diva was glad that the whole ordeal was finally over. Her vision was still blurry, but she wasn't about to reveal that to these people; yes, they seemed nice, but once again she'd have to be weary. There were three of them and they seemed to be on good terms with one another; she was by herself. Well, they had helped her when she had been attacked by that Infected, but who was to say that they wouldn't turn right around and steal what she had found. She was glad for her now messy hair since it made it harder to show that she was focusing really hard on trying to find where her knapsack had fallen to.

Finally finding it, she walked as steadily as she could towards it, reaching down to grab. A sharp outtake of breath left her in frustration when she bent to pick it up and missed, her bruised ribs complaining of being moved in such a way. She tried again, this time getting her hand on the bag and so could find the straps from there. She gave a slight shake of her head, trying to bring her vision back into focus; for the Infected to have smashed through her shield so easily meant it had been particularly powerful. Diva wasn't the strongest, far from it, but normally her defense was a lot stronger than that. Looked like she needed to start training harder or end up becoming useless when it came to helping out her family. The man who used lightning then came over, introducing himself as Rik and asking if she were okay.

"Yes, I am fine, thank you. Nice to meet you, Rik, my name is Diva." She said, giving a warm smile, her fears of being attacked by them pretty much disappearing, "I might have gotten into trouble with that Infected had it not been for you three. Unfortunately, I do not have anything of which I can thank you with..."

Even with her blurred vision, she could see that the man was visibly exhausted from the way he slumped against the rock. He needed nourishment and Diva chewed on her bottom lip before deciding to go into her knapsack and bring out her jerky. With a definite tear, she ripped off three good portions, giving one to Rik and holding the other two in her hand to wait until the other boy and girl came near. Man, if Grant and the others only knew how she was passing it out today...ooo, she could really get it!

"I suppose I did have something." She gave a light laugh before putting the remainder away.

Molly nodded she knew she couldn't be left alone to walk the streets. "Don't worry about the way you treat me Grant. I know it must be difficult to deal with someone like me, i am just very grateful that you put up with me." She smiled up at his blue shape. She was surprised that she hadn't needed to wear her bandages yet since they all got home.

______________________________


Drake wanted to run away when Lily came near him. She had to be furious. She was going to yell at him and tell him to leave , Drake just knew it. He swallowed the lump in his throat as she approached. He was surprised when she simply asked for his hand, but her tone was angry. Drake obeyed and held out his hand not exactly knowing what to expect, but he feared the worst.

Grant smiled, "Well, I couldn't leave you in the streets. You've definitely earned your keep and your talent is so useful despite how negative it's effects are." HE looked up at Trent joined them, "Richard is running to go look for Diva, we don't know where she is but she promised to take Sarah out for some sun." He knew it sounded like they were talking about a dog but Sarah rarely ever did anything and she wouldn't leave the house unless someone made her leave.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The young woman eyed his hand for a long moment when it was offered, looking for the tiniest blister or sore but there was nothing, the skin was unharmed. She couldn't believe what her eyes were telling her so, without realizing what she was doing, she stepped forward and grabbed his hand in a strong grip, staring at the palm and glancing at his face, then back down at his palm. "You're fine?" She asked, still gripping his hand despite the sizzling sound as the frost evaporated off her hands.

Rik sighed as she said she was fine. He knew that she had to been hurt pretty well, her movements were pained and her breathing seemed strained. He took the kerky offered to him, unsure of why she was giving out her rations so freely. He chewed on it, not wanting to offend her. "Thanks Diva, you didn't have to give me anything." He said, reaching in his pack and pulling out the last of his jerky. He held it out to her, paying her back for what she gave them. "See? I appericate it though." He said, smiling back at her. Her smile was warm, he liked it. "Are you sure you're ok? It looks like that infected hit your pretty hard." He asked. He would have offered Diva some help, but she was trying hard not to show she was hurt. He'd feel better once she was back where she would be safe. "

Rik watched Lily and Drake, there seemed to be something going on there. He wondered why Drake's touch didn't hurt Lily at all. His raised a brow at her question. Did Drake really touch Lily? Did it not hurt either of them? Rik frowned a little, wondering what was going on there. He shrugged, he wouldn't be able to understand it just yet. He felt better, able to stand on his own. He went to Diva, wondering if she would be able to walk alright on her own.

Molly smiled at Grant and shook her head, she knew about the negative effects, but she was glad he found her useful. When Trent came out, Molly looked over at him with a smile still on her face. "So are we to go without Rich or are we going to wait for him?" she asked both of the men before her, the excitement creeping back into her voice.

_____________________________


Drake's eyes got wide when Lily reached out and grabbed his hand. "What are you doing!?" he almost shouted as he heart the frost sizzling. but she was calm and questioned him. so Drake took a deep breath and answered her. "i'm fine." he was confused and amazed all at the same time. He watched as the redness in his hand and arm started to lessen. Steam was rising from his skin as she seemed to cool him down. "S-so i didn't burn you?" he stuttered his question as he tried to see her arm where he had grabbed her.

Trent glanced at Grant after the question and he shook his head, "No, We'll wait for him." He was quiet until Richard came out. They all stood quiet for a moment before Grant spoke again, "So, who's hand do you want to hold?" He asked her, all three within arm's reach of her.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lilly glanced back at his hands at the question before shaking her head, "No. You just melted the frost." She felt herself already dripping with water, her frost melting even faster when she was so close to him. Nonetheless she lifted the sleeve of her shirt to show him her arm, beginning to smile as her other hand still unconsciously clutched his hand. She claimed to hate physical contact but it was only when she knew touching them would harm them.

"Well, it's the least I can do. If I hadn't been around when that Infected came to be, you wouldn't have had to fight it." She explained, having to squint her eyes slightly when he held out something to her. Taking the offered item, she immediately recognized the texture as jerky and it made an eyebrow lift in confusion. It went back to its normal position when he explained his reasoning, though she gave a slight laugh. Giving jerky only to get back jerky; would this day get any weirder?

"I'll be fine." She said, pushing back some hair, though she kept her eye contact to a minimum, not wanting to creep Rik out. It was a habit that she probably didn't have to worry about with other Broken, but she always noted when others would shift their own gaze or begin to move uncomfortably if she kept eye contact for too long, "I'm just glad it was only a couple bruised ribs...though, to be honest, everything is blurry right now. My powers are still too green to manifest shadow into a solid object for very long without problems. That Infected was a lot stronger than I thought, since my shields normally last a lot longer.

"But I'll be fine." She said to reassure Rik if he had begun to worry, "In about an hour or so, I'll be back to normal. How about you? That was quite a power surge you let out. If you don't mind me asking, you guys seem really close; how long have you been traveling together?"

Molly blinked a few times at Grant's question before she moved. She always had felt most comfortable with Trent, so she reached for him. Not entirety sure of where his hand was, she landed on his arm and smiled, she had been close. But he smile faded and she looked up at his face. "Do you mind?" she asked worried.

__________________________

Drake found himself smiling when he saw that Lily wasn't burnt. "Wow," he grinned. It had been so long since he was last able to touch another person with out causing harm. He wasn't sure how to react. He wanted to hug her he was so excited, but he figured that wouldn't exactly be appropriate so he didn't. But the longer they stood there, Drake noticed how more of his skin turned to normal color and the more steam that came off of him.