(authors note: this first chapter is basically going to be a scene of how they met and the next chapters will follow the series, i don't want to bore you with too many scenes of how they became friends so i may randomly add some into later chapters)

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on the 12th hour of the first day of October 1989, 43 women around the world gave birth none of these women had been previously pregnant when the day first began

Sir Reginald Hargreeves attempted to adopt 8, but he got 7 and 'number 8' was left behind with her birth parents until they mysteriously died.

her uncle took her to safety and she grew up with him learning how to control her powers every day, she learnt how to heal others injuries and could even mentally inflict pain if she wanted, and she could use her empath sense to feel others emotions.

when her uncle died she was left behind once again.

until she met him...

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empath/ˈɛmpaθ/noun

1. a person with the paranormal ability to perceive the mental or emotional state of another individual.

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Parkers P.O.V.

you walked into the boxing gym locking the door behind you and strolled into the dimly lit gym. you and Al had a deal that if you cleaned and locked up the gym you can use all the equipment for free and he'd pay you a small wage too. You turned on all the lights making the room become bright and dumped some of your stuff next to the boxing ring to clean first. grabbing the trash can you started picking up junk that was thrown on the floor by all the bulky guys from the morning which made you huff in disgust.

you put the now filled up bin to the side and walk towards the backroom which you assumed was a janitors closet. you were wrong. walking in further you noticed a bed and chucked clothes onto the floor as well as random sharp objects on every surface. "does someone live here" you whispered, sighing you picked up some of the clothes and folded them neatly onto the dark bed in the corner. standing up with a sign you turned towards the door but saw a metal shimmer racing towards you cutting the side of your cheek lightly causing it to bleed

"what the fuck" you breathed touching your cheek

"who are you" a huffed voice shouted into the room

"I literally work here you ass, I was just cleaning up, I assume this is your room so your welcome by the way" you exclaimed as you walked out of the room bumping shoulders with the man. as you looked at his face you recognised him and put the knife and the face together. Diego Hargreeves. you felt your powers arise and sensed anger and slight fear which made you smirk

you walked into the small female toilets and looked into the mirror to clean your face. you wiped the blood off your cheek and noticed the wound had already healed leaving a slight scar that could only be seen from up close. you put the tissues you used into the bin and whilst you were in the toilets you changed into the gym gear that you brought with you.

when you stepped out of the toilets you dumped your bag again and walked into the boxing ring which already had a practice dummy in the corner which you started to punch and pace around.

you heard his footsteps come closer to you as he ended up in the ring with you putting on gloves himself. "look" he spoke making you look to him " im sorry for throwing the knife and hurting you" he examined your face noticing the missing wound making you turn around and continue hitting the dummy " where is the cut?" he spoke suspiciously

"you didn't cut me" you spoke smiling

"uh, Yes I did, there was blood"

"uh, no you didn't" you mocked his voice "i guess you aren't as good at aiming as you thought you were" you laughed

he tapped his gloves on your shoulder and you turned around to face him in a fighting stance, he looked at you expectantly and both of you started to throw light punches sparring. "i definitely hit you with the knife" he spoke in a stern but sure voice, you huffed

"literally look at my cheek" he stopped defending himself to look at you now exposed cheek but before he could get a closer look you punched him in the stomach causing him to groan making you smirk. "that's what you get" you laughed taking off your gloves and stepping out of the ring.

" so i did cut you!" he exclaimed still clutching his stomach in pain, you winked at him.

"goodbye Diego" you raised your hand " you can lock up the gym" you spoke walking out

"how do you know my name!" he shouted but you ignored him and continued to walk home.

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the day that followed, Parker ended back up at the gym slightly earlier to train, luckily, only a few people were still there and they were leaving.

you got changed into your gear and went onto the treadmill that was close to the room where you met Diego. after doing a few laps you saw a woman come out of Diego's room and she smiled at you which you returned "patch wait up" you heard Diego's voice come out from the door

"no, stay out of my cases Diego, seriously" she spoke without looking towards him and walked out of the gym. you raised your eyebrows to him

"girlfriend trouble" you smirked sarcastically

"EX-girlfriend trouble" he leant onto the front of the treadmill that you were running on "but its fine, she wants me back" he winked to you

"she wants you back! or is it you that wants her back" you got off the treadmill and walked over to a bench to take a break and drink something.

"so you going to tell me how you know my name?" he questioned

"i mean it's not hard, you were a child star and your throw knives, it's quite easy to put two and two together" you looked at him

"you gonna tell me your name?"

"Hola Diego! soy Dora!" you dramatically joked

"a Dora and Diego joke really?" he raised his eyebrow

"Parker, nice to meet you, i guess"

" you seem to know me in another way" he interrogated. you looked at him and sensed his emotions scream with curiosity but no fear this time. your uncle always told you to keep your powers a secret but he was going to find out one way or another as he already saw your wound heal 'magically'

"i was told to avoid the Hargreeves family at all times, wouldn't want to be snatched away now would i?" you hinted

"snatched away" he snorted

"in case you haven't guessed it already, though i doubt you have as I believe five is the smart brother, I was also born on October 1st 1989 which therefore means"

"you're like us?" he questioned but also stood up straight and held a knife in his hands which you saw and laughed at.

"ding ding ding!" you smiled

"well, what power do you have?"

"where would you like me to begin" he looked to you and ushered you to continue

"well there's the empath ability where i can sense emotion but i can also heal and give pain"

"prove it" he spoke arrogantly

" well right now you're feeling sceptical"

"well obviously"

you looked at him blankly and grabbed his arm and caused pain to rush through his body making him shout in pain. you let go of his arm and the pain was relieved

"okay you are not lying, so what, you have to touch someone to cause them pain, that seems like a flaw"

"no i can do it mentally to but i just wanted to touch your bicep" you winked at him.

you stood up and grabbed your bag that held your clothes, you saw a slight blush creep onto his face and his emotions felt shy for a minute making you laugh at him

"see you tomorrow" you strutted out of the gym leaving him where he was.

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after many more meetings like this, Diego began to tolerate Parker and they got closer, Parker was Diegos go to if he needed help getting in between one of patch's cases

the two of them quickly become know as always being together, or more so that Parker would follow him around and he would PRETEND to hate and mock her presence, though 'not so secretly' he loved having her around

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27/08/2020