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She was sore. Everywhere. She couldn't even feel her fingers. Why was she so sore? What happened? Slowly, her memories came back to her. That's right... She had been practicing with Scott, testing her absorption limits. Obviously they'd found it... She remembered feeling really... Strange... Almost like... She had gotten stretched, like a balloon when it's blown up... Then her vision had faded, along with everything else. Scott had been there... Who else had been with her when she had been practicing? Had her uncle been there? Kiara didn't doubt that he'd been there. After all, he was her Uncle Charles. He liked to know what was going on. Especially with her. They were each other's only link with other family, after all.

Kiara slowly opened her eyes. How long had she been out? She didn't even try to sit up. She didn't think she'd be able to. She was sore everywhere... What was that? Something attached to her? She turned her eyes, her head hurt so much... An IV drip? She'd been out a while if she'd needed an IV drip put in her... She groaned quietly and closed her eyes. If this was a power overload, it was way worse than last time... The lights were so bright... They hurt her eyes, made her head hurt even more. There was a beeping sound nearby, one that she had heard speed up when she woke. A heart monitor? They had been seriously worried about her then... This definitely wasn't the nurse's office... She opened her eyes slightly, then looked over at the door. Would someone hear the faster beeping of the monitor and come check on her?

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Jonathan had been angry for the last two days. Kiara had stood him up, when they were meant to be meeting in the gardens, and even though he had only met her once, he did not like being stood up, even if it was someone he had just met. Walking down the hallway towards the danger room, he looked at his outfit. He was wearing a new variation of his Spider-Hoodie outfit. This one had no body armour, but was a smaller black hoodie, which was more form fitting, with his old ski-mask, but more combat fitted trousers. He wasn’t wearing the mask right now, because he felt he didn’t need it. He’d still use his old costume more than this new one.

When he passed a student, Jonathan heard the student mentioned that a girl’s powers had overloaded. Remembering that Kiara had mentioned she could overload, he turned into the direction of the medical labs, and he quickly ran in that direction. He usually was not like this, but he cared about Kiara because she was really nice and cool. When he got into the medical labs he saw Kiara on an IV drip. Walking over to her, he sat in a chair beside her, and he saw that she had woken up. Smiling tenderly at her, Jonathan said “Hi. You overloaded again, didn’t you? It’ll be terrible if you did.” Gently, he took her left hand in his right hand, and he said “You’ve been out a while I think. Its been two days since we were supposed to meet up.”

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Kiara looked over when she heard the door open. She smiled slightly, still looking really tired. "Yeah.." she said quietly. "I was practicing with Scott two days before we were supposed to meet... Which means it's been four days..." She sighed quietly. "Which would explain why I'm here rather than the nurse's office..." She moved the fingers ofher right hand, making sure she had no serious injuries. "I'm sorry about this..." she said quietly. "We were supposed to meet... You must've been really mad..." She squeezed his hand gently. This one was much more serious than the last one had been. Last time she had overloaded, she had been out only a few hours. What did this mean? Had she absorbed more power this time than she had that first time? And Scott probably felt terrible... But this wasn't his fault. She had wanted him to hit her with his concussion beams. After all, as long as she expelled the power before it overloaded her, she'd be fine. But what would happen if she absorbed more power than her body could take? Would she just pass out again? Or would the result be worse? Could her overload be fatal? It was possible... She would have to ask her uncle about that.

"Thanks for coming," Kiara said to him. She closed her eyes for a few moments. "Can you dim the lights?" she asked. "They're making my head hurt..."

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Jonathan was a bit shocked when Kiara told him she had been out for four days. Four days! To be out for that long must have been absoloutly terrible. Looking at her, he said “I was mad at first. However, I only found out now what happened to you a minute ago. I’ve been out of touch with hearing what happened around here. If you were training your absorption limits, then you must have absorbed a very gigantic quantity of energy which caused you to overload to the extent you did. And its okay that we didn’t meet, since you needed to rest and recover after overloading. I understand Kiara, I really do.” Smiling gently at her, he hoped that she got better soon.

When she thanked him for coming, the gentle smile grew a little bit. Jonathan said “Its not a problem. I was around here anyway. But at least you found your limit, right?” Jonathan was worried about Kiara. She looked a bit frail, probably from being asleep for so long, and the overload. It seemed that he was actually falling a bit for Kiara, as even though he had only met her a few days ago, he was caring about her a lot. When she asked him to dim the lights a bit, he nodded and got up. He went to the light switch and dimmed them a bit. Walking back to her beside her bed, he took her hand again and said “There you go. Is there anything else you want or need?”

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Kiara nodded once when Jonathan explained how he only now found out about her overload. "I understand," she echoed. She laughed quietly. "Yeah. Found my limit all right. Just... It took a little longer this time... Maybe I withstood it better this time?" She watched him go to the light switch. She could see now. The lights had been so bright, but now... Her head started to feel a little better. "Thanks," she said quietly.

"You know... When we met in the hall..." She averted her eyes, her cheeks flushing slightly. The heart monitor sped up a little bit. "I... I didn't have that nightmare after we said good night. I woke up rested. I felt... Happy..." She smiled shyly. "I... I felt the loneliness in my heart fade slightly... And... It was because of you..." She blushed brighter, the heart monitor responding accordingly. I'm falling for you, she finished silently. I'm falling for you... And I'm not afraid to trust you. You've helped me this much already. Will you be the one to heal my heart?

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Looking at her, Jonathan listened to her and he nodded. He said “Maybe you did withstand it better this time. Maybe your body adapted to after the last time you overloaded, and learned to withstand it a bit better. However, that doesn’t mean you were able to completly withstand the amount of energy you absorbed.” When she thanked him, he smiled tenderly at her. Being with her made him feel different. When he was with her, he felt a lot more emotional, and able to easily show his emotions.

Jonathan’s heart felt like it was performing several backflips as Kiara told him about what she had felt after they met in the hall and then said goodbye. Jonathan took a few breathes, and saw her heart racing on the monitor. Looking at her, right into her bright blue, almost almond shaped eyes, Jonathan said “Kiara, after we said goodbye, and I went to sleep, my usual troubled dreams weren’t there. I woke up, and I felt rested and better than I have in the last few years. You helped me, and I’m falling for you. I want to help you with anything you need help with.” Smiling gently at her, he wondered what she would say.

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Kiara noticed him notice the monitor. It was kind of hard to not notice, what with the noise it made. She blinked a few times in surprise at his confession, then smiled. She nodded once, her blush fading to a healthy glow. "I think we're going to be able to heal," she said quietly. "As long as we're together." She grasped his hand again, which she had released when he went to dim the lights. She brought it to her lips, kissing it lightly. "As long as we have each other, we have no reason to be afraid." She held his hand to her cheek. She had felt her strength returning slowly during the conversation, and slowly sat up. She propped her pillows up on the wall behind the bed, making it more comfortable. She closed her eyes once she was situated, resting a little. The simple act of sitting up had tired her. She opened her eyes again and looked at Jonathan.

"I turn seventeen in March," Kiara said with a smile. "And I should be out of here soon. I'm expecting a call from my talent agent by the end of next week..." She sighed quietly, then smiled again. "I'd like you to sing with me at my next concert. Would you mind? I'm thinking about doing a charity concert, maybe donating the money to Bayville High or something. Would you sing with me? Or at least wait backstage for me?"

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A small smile came to Jonathan’s face when Kiara took his hand again, and said "I think we're going to be able to heal. As long as we're together." When she kissed his hand lightly, his cheeks went from their usual colour to a bright red as he blushed deeply. He smiled at her and said “You’re right. As long as we are together and have each other we don’t need to be afraid and we will heal.” When she was done sitting up, he leaned forward a bit, and planted a small and gentle kiss on her cheek. She seemed so frail and weak right now, and Jonathan would stick by her side for as long as he could today, as well as the next few days until she was completly better.

Smiling at her when she smiled at him and said about turning seventeen in march, he said “I will make sure to get you a very nice birthday present for then.” Jonathan then asked Kiara a very serious question that he wanted to make this official between them “Will you be my girlfriend Kiara?” When she mentioned about a concert, and asked him to either sing or wait backstage for her, Jonathan thought about it for a minute. He then said “Well, I’m not much of a singer, but I will wait backstage for you. I promise you that.” Jonathan seemed to now have a perpetual smile on his face.

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When he kissed her cheek, she blushed slightly. When he asked her to be his, she smiled and nodded. "If you will be mine, I will be yours," she said in response. She laughed quietly when he said he wasn't much of a singer. "I'll talk my agent into getting you a backstage pass," she said. Then she became thoughtful. "The press is gonna have a field day when they find out... And that's just gonna be torture on a whole different scale..." She shook her head. "It doesn't matter." She smiled at him, then looked around. There was a blank notepad and a pen on the table next to the bed. She smiled. "Uncle Charles knows a lot about me already," she said, reaching for them. She started writing.

"I keep a pad and pen with me all the time," Kiara explained. "I write most of my own songs, and I write when I feel inspired." She blushed slightly. "Like now." She showed him what she had written.

Will you forgive me if I feel this way.
Cause we just met.
Tell me that's okay.

Take this feeling.
Make it grow.
Never let it...
Never let it go.

Don't let go of the things you believe in.
No don't let go of this moment in time.
Don't let go of the things that you're feeling.
No don't let go.

"What do you think?" Kiara asked quietly.

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When Kiara smiled and told him she would be his if he would be hers, Jonathan smiled and said “I will be yours Kiara. And I’d like that.” Her next statement caused him to laugh a bit. He said “It would be even worse if they discovered I am Spider-Hoodie. A famous singer dating a vigilante. That would be a field-week for the press. Especially if they found out we are both mutants as well. Though, most people already have guessed Spider-Hoodie is a mutant, or at least someone using technology that simulates the powers of a spider.” When she said it doesn’t matter, Jonathan smiled and nodded. It didn’t matter if the press found out.

When she mentioned being inspired, Jonathan looked at her with a lot of respect. He had always thought that her music was brilliant, and he thought she was an amazing singer, and now he also thought she was an amazing person. When she showed him the lyrics, he read them several times, and another smile came to his face. This was an amazing song, and it was beautiful as well. Holding one of her hands in both of his, he looked into her beautiful eyes and he said with a lot of sincerity and compassion “Kiara, I honestly think this is an amazing song, and that you are an amazing song writer and singer.”

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Kiara blushed and looked away, embarrassed and happy at the same time. Suddenly, her phone rang on the table where the notebook had been. She laughed quietly. "Uncle Charles sure knows how busy work can get," she said before picking it up. "Talk to me," she said into it, her hand still in Jonathan's.

"I've gotten a concert scheduled in Bayville for next month," her agent told her. "It'll be a Christmas concert. Can you do that?" She looked at Jonathan, smiling still.

"If you can get a backstage pass for my boyfriend," she replied.

"You've been with your uncle for two weeks," her agent reminded her, skeptical. "How do you have a boyfriend already?"

"It's none of your business who I do or don't date," Kiara said, her voice suddenly stern. "You're not my father. But I appreciate the concern," she added, her voice softer. "He understands that I put on a happy face for the fans, but that's not how I really feel. Ever since the fire, I've felt lonely and scared. He's helped me already to start getting past that. The first time we met, I fell asleep and didn't have nightmares."

"If it's a guy that can get through the nightmares, I'll do my best," her agent responded. "Do you think your uncle could come to the concert?"

"I'll have to ask him," Kiara replied. "I'll let him know and call you back when I can. Alright?"

"Works for me. And I'll get him a backstage pass too, if I can."

"Thanks Mr. Thompson," Kiara said. "Talk to you later." She flipped the phone shut. "I've got a concert next month. My agent's gonna try to get you and uncle backstage." Singing for her fans had always energized her. "And I've got a few new songs, too." She smiled. "Of course, this'll only be a local thing." She leaned over and lightly kissed his forehead. "I know it'll be crazy, since this'll be the first since the fire, but I hope you'll be willing to come."

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Jonathan smiled at Kiara when she picked up her phone. He didn’t know much about work, though he did consider his vigilante activities to be “His career.” Work could get busy, he knew that much. He was wondering if Kiara wanted some privacy for this call, but when she continued to hold his hand while talkign on the phone, he decided that he was going to stay. As she was talking on the phone, Jonathan slowly carressed her hand with his, happy that she was getting better and that they were together now. He was a bit confused when her voice took on a stern tone, but he didn’t pay that much mind towards it.

As Kiara was telling her manager about how she had felt since she had met Jonathan, and before, Jonathan smiled. He was extremly glad that he had been managing to help her, and she had helped him as well. He was usually a nice person, but the last few years, he had felt like part of him was dead. Like, he wasn’t whole, and he needed to be healed. And that is what Kiara was doing. While he was helping her to heal the wound in her heart, she was helping him to heal the wound around his heart. When she disconnected the call and said about the concert, he smiled and said “Well, I bet you will do magnificent in this concert.”

When Kiara kissed his forehead, Jonathan blushed once again. Smiling at her, he said “Well, I’m willing to go backstage and wait for you. And I’m also willing to help you with anything you need help with, as well as heal the wound around your heart.” Smiling at her, Jonathan leaned forward, and gently kissed her on her lips. After a second, he pulled back and said “I’m happy I met you Kiara. I really am.” Smiling gently, he stroked her hand again.

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Kiara smiled when he again offered to help her with whatever she needed. She thought about it, then her face brightened. "Do you play any instruments?" she asked. "I could use someone that I know on stage with me, rather than just a random band." She didn't resist when he kissed her, smiling slightly through the kiss. "And I'm glad to have met you," she agreed. She closed her eyes for a few minutes, simply enjoying the connection with someone other than her twin sister. She smiled again, but it hadn't really faded. She glanced over at Jonathan, when a thought struck her. "Is it alright if I call you Johnny?" she asked. "Or maybe just John?" She watched him, wondering what he would say.

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Jonathan smiled when Kiara didn’t resist the kiss. He had been unsure if she would resist or if she would allow him to kiss her. When she asked if he played any instruments, he said “Well, I’m an okay drum player. I’m alright with a guitar, but not the best with one. I think, if I practice enough, I should be able to play for you.” Smiling at her, he was very happy to be with her, as being with her made him feel very happy and safe.

Still holding Kiara’s hand, Jonathan pondered over his answer to her question. He had always thought “Johnny” and “John” were both cool names. Staying silent, and still thinking, Jonathan said “Well....I’d find it very nice if you called me Johnny or John. Either is cool.” Smiling at her, he then said “How do you feel right now? And I mean both emotionally and physically.” Smiling a bit, he continued to caress her hand in his.

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Kiara smiled and nodded. "Johnny then," she said quietly. Then he asked her how she felt. Good question. How did she feel? A bit sore, but that was to be expected. Happy. Very happy. "I'm still sore, but that should be over by next week," she said. "I'm really happy right now. But I'm also a bit sad... This'll be the first concert without my sister..." She sighed. "She's normally always waited backstage for me after concerts... But with the distance between us now..." She looked at a picture on the wall. "She's in Mississippi after all... I suppose she'll be able to watch it online, once some fan posts it. Or maybe it'll be aired on tv." She shook her head. "I guess this would've happened eventually. Kiana always wanted to make the national soccer team and try for the Olympics. It just didn't sink in until now... That we won't always be together... Even with the whole identical twin connection." She laughed quietly, then turned to Jonathan. "You'd be really surprised if you ever meet my sister. We're so alike, yet so different at the same time. It's kinda scary if you think about it."