Only two weeks

"In short time

Just a week or who

You may not die."

-E. E. B.

EMA's pov

I woke up because of strong pain in my chest. It left like pieces of my skin were peeling off and lungs burned. I couldn't stand up from my bed. My legs were too heavy and my head was foggy. I want to see Connor, yet I couldn't call him with our link because I couldn't think well. I had no control over my own mind.

"Luka.", I said, hoping he would hear me. "Please."

I heard him walk around our home and get to my door.

"Can I come in?" he asked carefully. I know we fought, but I needed someone's help now.

"Please Luka.", I said as my lips became heavy. Breathing became harder and harder. I can't imagine how Luka felt when he saw me like I was, but him first reaction was to hold me close to himself.

"I'll call the ambulance.", he reached my phone.

"No! No… call Connor. Ambulance can't help."

Luka looked at me in disbelieve but did as I asked. he opened my phone and found Connor's number he gave me few days ago when we left to Japan. It only rang once before Connor answered.

"Princess? Are you okay?" he asked. I could hear his voice and it made my body ache calm down a bit.

"It's her brother. Get here right now however you can."

"Ema!" Connor said. Before Luka could set down his phone, Connor was already in my room, next to me. His hand touched mine and pain slowly drifted away.

"Are you okay?" he asked me. I nodded and looked at Luka. He was very confused, but didn't ask anything. I did tell him before how Connor can move through shadows. After short time I could love my limbs again and I hugged Connor. He understood that pain now left my body and moved to greet Luka.

"I'm Connor. Ema is my girlfriends and well… I have powers too.", Connor said, moving his hair out of his face with one hand.

"I'm Luka."

"Can I take Ema with me. She would feel better if she was around the rest of people with powers.", Connor explained, already taking my hand to take me.

"No. she is staying home. If they really need to see her, they can come here."

I felt like crying again. He will never trust me like he did before. Connor noticed and touched my face gently.

"I understand. Ema, baby, wait here a second. I'll go get Yuko and Fran. Malia is too busy today and Astra and Zack went to buy something to city. We can bring some games too.", Connor tried to make me feel better and it worked. He knew me inside out.

"Hurry.", I whispered and he disappeared.

Luka and I were alone again. He didn't like all of this at all, but decided to keep it in.

"Do you remember Fran from Italy? Francesca Bunara?" I asked him. Luka quickly connected dots.

"I knew this boy was familiar from somewhere. He was with you in Gardaland when you finished your ride.", he said and helped me sit.

"Everyone who was there is a part of our team. Together with Fran and another boy Yuko. You're going to meet Yuko now.", I said. Somehow talking about them made me happy.

Luka didn't say anything as I decided to tell him more.

"Yuko doesn't look friendly, but he is. And he is totally in for cuddling. And Fran is awesome too! She and Yuko don't get along the best, but it's okay. Also Astra! You will adore Astra when you meet him. Just don't be mean to him for Zack will kill you. He is super possessive. Oh and Malia. Malia is super sweet and kind. And she is probably the one who can make Fran calm down when she's angry."

"When will I meet them?" Luka asked and my heart grew. He wants to meet them!

"Whenever they have time. Malia is busy often."

Connor returned, holding Yuko's and Fran's arm. Yuko came to me and hugged me. He didn't say anything. Neither did Fran or Connor.

"When will you stop killing us all darling?" Yuko asked. "Can I visit you once without seeing your pretty face in tears?"

I saw guilt appear in Luka's face.

Fran noticed Luka and looked away. I'm sure Connor and Yuko already told everyone about what happened between Luka and I so she was mad at him.

"I want to punch him so bad.", Fran said through link to me and I giggled.

"So what powers do you have?" Luka asked Fran.

"Why do you care?" she answered angrily.

"Well I want to know people that are constantly taking my sister away."

"… thunder."

"She's a walking phone charger.", Yuko said and Fran pushed him. Even Luka laughed a bit at that.

"Want to watch a movie or something?" I asked and stood up, still in my pajama. Connor noticed and looked away. What a gentleman. "And get out so I can get dressed."

"You can barely move. How will you get dressed?" Luka asked.

"Yuko can stay and help me."

"A boy? No way. Fran can stay, but a boy no.", Luka argued.

"Fran is a lesbian and Yuko is asexual. Anyway you put it, Yuko is 'safer' option. And also, I am taken.", I explained to him. He looked at Yuko and then at Fran. Difference between was huge. Fran wore shorts and t-shirt with her hair short and Yuko wore jeans and a flannel with his hair neatly done, with probably thousand hairpins inside.

"Fine. But hurry up.", he said and left my room.

Yuko helped me put dress that I got from Astra on and we came out of my room just to find Connor, Fran and Luka sitting around TV, changing channels. Connor and Fran sat further from Luka and they all looked awkward. I decided to try one thing Astra does all the time.

So we walked to them and I sat on Connor's lap, facing him. He instantly put his hands down and took a deep breath.

"Princess what are you doing?" he asked me through link.

"Annoying my brother. Do you mind?"

"You should annoy your brother more.", he answered and slowly lifted his hands and set them around my waist.

I saw how Luka looked at us and he looked beyond annoyed, but he didn't do anything knowing that Fran can beat his ass up anytime.

Yuko probably wanted to make a comment, but hold back so I could do my best to show Luka just how much he screwed up.

So I took one more step further and kissed Connor gently.

Poor boy was so surprised, but went with it.

"Ew.", Yuko said, already at him limit.

I broke out kiss just so I could laugh.

"Please stop sticking to each other.", Luka asked and I got off Connor's lap.

He glanced at me and tried to focus on TV, but our fingers easily found each other and soon my head was on his shoulder, our hands joined and his other hand drawing circled on my leg, making me feel so loved.

"Fuck you both. I wish Malia was here.", Fran said, pretending to be jealous. I knew she was glad for us.

"You two barely hold hands!" Yuko commented.

"It's not like that! We are just talking our time to get to know each other."

"You should try that too.", Luka said to me and I hit him with a pillow.

"We know each other!" I defended myself. I know him better than you know Katie!"

"You wish.", he said and rolled his eyes.

Now this felt better. Luka accepting this all better. Us joking again.

"Are you hungry? I can make you something for breakfast.", I offered, feeling hungry myself.

"I could die for a sandwich.", Yuko answered and went to kitchen with me.

"I could too. Or few of them.", Fran said.

"Cow.", Yuko whispered quietly, but she heard him and touched him with little lightning in her hand.

"Ow!" he said and took one hair pin out of his hair and poked Fran with it.

Luka just looked at them as I went to prepare few sandwiches for everyone.

After breakfast Luka got a call from Katie. He allowed me to leave with them, but I had to be home for bedtime. I guess he found them as a good company. But before we went he had one question.

"What you leave, where do you go?" he asked and I knew answer will surprise him.

"To England.", I said.

"Why am I even surprised anymore?" he said and left to meet his girlfriend.

As soon as he locked the door, Connor took us all home, in front of our rooms. Yuko and Fran went to dining room while Connor took me to his room. There he sat down on the floor and I sat on hid bed.

"He calmed down a bit.", Connor commented and I knew what he was talking about. "But you seriously spooked me out today. With everything.

Just getting a call from you was scary. Thousand things went through my head. And especially when Luka was on the other side. Not to mention… sitting on my lap. Give me a warning next time, okay?" he said with a small smile. This was a fun morning for him too somehow.

I decided to play a bit more and hive him a hallucination. Everything in his view became black, but he didn't question it. He knew it was me. Then, with big, red, letters it said WARNING. I sat on his lap once again, on the floor. Even if his vision was blocked, he knew where my waist was and pulled me even closer. Then I dropped hallucination and he kissed him just like I kissed him earlier.

"Princess you are so beautiful.", he said and kissed my cheeks, then neck. I felt shivers that went through me. He stopped at my shoulders and bit them, which I found very, very exciting.

He stopped and I was far on could nine. We stayed hugged, embracing each other. This was our way of coping with this world, with other people. Embrace.

"You two should come to training room.", Fran said through link. We got up from floor and Connor transported us to training room. There were Zack, Astra, Fran and Yuko.

"I was thinking about teaching you some useful fighting shills since your power is based on mind only.", Fran said. "What if you get into a fight with a blind person?"

"Are you an idiot?" Yuko asked Fran and she with no hesitation went to punch him. He dodged it and tripped her.

"Maybe I should teach her about fighting.", he said to Fran that was on ground.

"Well I can train her to gain strength, right?" she asked me.

And I was so excited for that. I always wanted to learn how to fight since my school had few bullies that I really didn't like. Maybe now they will leave me alone.

"All of you need to know how to use a gun.", Zack noted and I went cold shivers. Was he serious?

"Babe, can you get me a gun please?" Zack asked Astra and Astra nodded.

Now strange part came. Astra stood in front of one wall in training room. It was a normal wall, except that when Astra touched, a little sliding door appeared. Then Astra opened and a whole another room came in view. I approached it to see what's inside and things I saw seriously scared me.

Guns.

A whole lot of them.

I don't know a lot about guns, but I knew there were all sizes I ever saw in movies. Connor tapped my shoulder and smiled at me.

"Zack's grandfather made this room for Zack. And it's one of Zack's most favorite rooms.", he said and led me inside. After looking around me handed me one smaller gun. I was holding a gun. I. Was. Holding. A. Real. Gun.

Connor moved my hands around it, letting me feel it. I looked at it and it wasn't a usual gun from movies. This one had red lines all around it. It even looked pretty and it wasn't heavy.

"This one suits you.", Connor said and moved my arms so I was holding it up.

I felt powerful.

"You look very hot holing a gun like that. In a pretty dress and messy bed hair.", he commented and I blushed. Then he took a gun from me and went to tell Zack something.

I looked at my hands that just held a gun. If anyone ever gave me a gun to hold, I would refuse. It's made for killing and killing only. Weapon that took so many lives, yet it fit so well in my hands. And Connor gave it to me like it was the most normal thing ever.

"It's yours.", Connor said, giving me gun back.

"What?"

"I talked to Zack and he said that everyone will get a gun for themselves. You never know what can happen."

I stared at pretty gun in my hands. Connor took my hands and moved them to his face.

He kissed the gun.

And I felt calmness spread through my mind. If he can kiss a gun, I can hold it.

Zack called us with him to another room where we can practice using our new guns. Connor already had one from before. It was a long shotgun with golden stripes. It suited his look well.

Fran took also a shotgun, but this one was plain black. Astra didn't have a gun. He said that he never was a fan of them. Zack had one similar to mine, but it was louder and heavier. He said that the gun he had belonged to his grandfather so he really liked it.

How can something so deadly suit me so well?