I am sitting in my Web Design class, my professor is talking about colors and placements. The next thing I know there is a massive explosion. Everyone is screaming and running around, and I somehow end up hitting my head on the stairs and falling to the floor. My ears are ringing and everything sounds like its underwater & on top of that my head is pounding so hard I think it wants to drill its self out of my head. I stand up and look around & notice everyone is hiding in the corner to my left. I turn around and am frozen in fear. Standing three rows below me is a group of around fifteen big, burly men, and they all of a gun. I see their lips moving and I assume shouting something at me. I can't hear them though because my ears are still ringing and fuzzy. All of a sudden one of the guys loses his patients, at least I assume so because he starts pointing his gun at me. I scream. And I'm pretty sure my class did as well. In my panic, I yell out to them

"Don't shoot! I can't hear what you're saying! Please!"

I breathe a sigh of relief when they lower their guns. One of the men comes over and roughly grabs me and shoves me towards the rest of the guys and pushes me to the floor. The guys start talking and I start to slowly get my hearing back. It sounds like they are whispering underwater to my classmates. I faintly hear what I think is police sirens and helicopters. I sigh in relief. That doesn't long though as I am forcefully picked up by my forearm and shoved toward the door of the classroom. I start walking assuming that's what I am supposed to do. We make it to the doors when I am pulled against someone and then have a gun resting on my temple. I panic.

"Please! Please!" I sob in panic

I'm only 19. I wanna live my life, get this degree, travel Greece and Italy.

"Shut Up!" I hear one whisper/yell at me and slap my face.

" She can't hear you idiot!" Another one says.

I am dragged/marched outside the building, still captive, and see three helicopters (only one is the police), about a squadron of six cars and around twenty cops. They all have guns aimed at us. I remember hearing demands, being shoved, a gun by my stomach and then a burning pain in my stomach so strong I thought I was on fire. The last thing I remember seeing though is a pair of stormy blue eyes looking down at me in panic and a whole other range of emotions. I'm too tired though to stay awake like he keeps asking me to.

《Time Skip》

I wake up to another  pounding headache or is it the same one? There is also this annoying beeping sound. I slowly open my eyes and see I am alone in the room.  The door to my room opens and I hear a surprised gasp followed by an exclamation that I am awake. The nurse goes running out and returns with a doctor and a man. The doctor has a short but stylish cut to his brown hair and the man has short dirty blonde hair. The doctor starts asking a bunch of questions and shines a light in my eyes. When he asks what my vision looks like I can't help myself. 

"Doc? I see the light."

"She's fine." He says with an amused expression

He then proceeds to tell me that the surgery went well in removing the bullet and that I was lucky. The bullet was two inches from hitting a major organ. I also was on bed rest or as I call slightly-better-than-average-prison-watch for seven days. Go me! He also tells me that the hospital had called my parents while I was in surgery. I knew better than to get my hopes up. They didn't come he tells me along with what I believe is a sincere sorry. I didn't expect them to show up. They shunned and disowned me when I was seventeen after an accident. 

The doctor leaves and now I am alone in my room with this unknown stranger. There is a very heavy awkward silence between us. I mean can you blame us? After an eternity, better known as one and a half to two minutes he asks if I'm ok.

"Just peachy." I reply " It's Monday, had school, 3 exams, held hostage, shot, and now I am laying in a hospital bed talking with a complete stranger. I feel fine. How about you?"

"That was a dumb question wasn't it?"

"Ya think?"

"Let's start over. My name is Oliver Calaway. What's yours?"

"Madelynn" I reply

"Madelynn..."

"You're even crazier than I thought if you think I'm gonna give you my full name. I don't know anything about you. Just because you were crazy and stupid enough to give me your name doesn't mean I am."

"Alright, sounds fair, How do you know I gave you my real name though?"

"When someone lies there is a hesitation. Whether in the eyes or in the speech. There are also little ticks or body movements. There was none with you. Also, your eyes kinda gave you away."

"My eyes?" he asks confused

"They say eyes are the windows to the soul but, they are also windows to understanding, pain, truth, emotions, untold desires. You can control your body language but your eyes will always give you away."

"Very impressive"

"Thanks" I reply" Now what are you doing here in my room?"

" I rode here with you in the ambulance from the school."

"Oh! Your Mr.Blue eyes."

"Mr. Blue eyes?" he asks with an amused expression

"Well, I didn't know what else to call the mysterious face with blue eyes above me before I died. I couldn't ver- What?"

He chuckles with an amused expression.

"Well for one your not died. and two I am surprised you could register my eye color or hear me at all."

"Oh, no. I couldn't hear a word you said. Just saw your lips moving but, your eyes. They grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go until I couldn't stay awake. They stared into me. They held such worry, compassion, guilt and pain in them. How could I not register them? Why were you feeling guilty anyway?"

"It's my job to protect people, civilians, innocents and I didn't. You got shot as a result." He says it so softly with so much guilt and sorrow that it breaks my heart.

"Stop it, Stop it right now." I tell him firmly

"What?"

" Did you know they were gonna destroy part of the school? Did you know that I was gonna be there? Gonna be held hostage? Shot?"

"No, but I could ha-"

I cut him off before he could finish.

"If you say ' I could have been better, faster, could have done more.' I swear I will get out of this bed the doctor forbid and punch you in the face."

"But-"

"I will do it. Don't test me here Ollie." 

"Ollie?"

"Yep. Your nickname."

"Fine. I'm calling you Maddie then"

"Ok" I say " Now I have a question for you. Don't even try lying there Mr. Blue eyes. I will know."

"Ok, no lying. Got it. Shoot." he says. I wince

"Oh! That probably wasn't a good choice of words was it?"

"No, not really."

"Oops?"

I laugh as he starts to nervously chuckle but, am cut short by a flaring pain in my side. I hope he doesn't notice. He of course doesn't listen to my hopes and wishes because he notices.

"Take it easy there Maddie. Now, what was it you wanted to ask?"

"Your not a cop are you? Don't lie either." I say very bluntly

"Wh-ah-how? What gives you that idea?" he sputters out in response

"You have more training than an average cop for starters."

"Maybe I am just a very dedicated cop."

"No lying. Besides a normal cop, doesn't wear a suit and tie,  or have a gun concealed in the waistband of their jeans. Didn't think I would catch that did ya? Or wear a leather jacket to try and conceal it more while in the hospital room of a non-important civilian casualty. or ride in the ambulance with them to the hospital to make sure they were gonna be ok."

"Are you sure you're a normal human? No secret telepathy powers? No secret background assassin training? No secret nightly activities in a ridiculous costume with a need for justice and vengeance?"

"As far as I know" I reply sassily " Now, stop lying and avoiding the question."

"I am an FBI agent. That's all I can give the rest is classified. How did you learn all that stuff?"

" I was in the police academy."

" Why didn't you go on to be a cop?"

" I was training to be a detective when I was sent with my partner to do our first crime scene as interns to get our field hours in," I said slowly " We figured out who the felon was and went to bring them in. The whole thing went south, my partner lost his life that day."

"I'm so sorry Maddie. Why did you drop out though? Why not finish and continue in their name?"

"My partner was my older brother."

"Oh"

"Yeah, It was always his dream. I went with him to protect and watch his back. I failed to do that. I couldn't protect him. He ended protecting me like always. He jumped in front of the gun aimed at me because I was unaware of my six' o clock. He was shot and died in my arms. And it's my fault. I know it, and my parents do too. It's why they disowned me after the funeral and didn't show up when I was shot. I guess it's karma." I say as I start to tear up " I left the academy and decided to do art instead. I froze today because the last time a gun was pointed at me, my brother and best friend paid the price and died."

" I am so so so sorry, Madelynn." he says 

"I, um, I'm really tired. Do you maybe mind coming back a different time to ask your questions Ollie?"

" Yeah, I can come back tomorrow. You do you know you are not responsible. You didn't pull the gun. It wasn't your fault."

" I know, sometimes it's just easier to blame myself. Goodbye Calaway. Don't die. Oh! and PRAISE THE TURTLES!!!"

"What?!?" he says laughing

"Praise the Turtles"

"Why?"

"Because! Don't question it"

"Ok, goodbye Madelynn Richard"

"Ah, so you did know my name then mister"

"Yep!" he says popping the p 

As Oliver walked out the door I couldn't help but feel like it would be a friendship for the ages.

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I woke up to someone carrying me and laying me down on what I assume is my bed. I turn around to see that Leo was leaving and I called out to him. Seeing that it was three thirty in the morning according to my alarm clock.

"Leo? What's wrong? Why are you up so early?"

" I woke up and went to your room and you weren't there. Ollie and James were gone as well and I-"

"Panicked?" I guessed

"Yeah"

" I'm fine Leo. We haven't even done the mission yet. And even then I am not going anywhere."

" I know I just, I can't lose you. I almost lost you once before and I can't do it again"

"Leo? Come here" I say as I pat the space on the bed next to me.

" Can you feel my heart beating? Feel my chest rising and falling? Feel the warmth of my skin. Can you feel my fingers running through your hair? Can you hear my voice as I am talking to you? I am right here Leo and I'm not leaving you. I didn't leave then and I'm not leaving you ever. I will fight to come home to you, to Ollie, to Jamie, and to Troy. I will always fight and always come home. Ok?"

"Yeah, ok"

"Have you calmed down now?" I ask softly after a few minutes

"Yeah"

"Do you wanna go get Ollie, Jamie, and Troy or should I? We both know they are gonna freak out like you if they can't find us. Especially because I was sleeping on the couch with Ollie and Jamie."

"But do we really have to?"

" You really want them to freak out like you?" I ask

"No" he sighs "I will get Troy if can get Ollie and James"

"OK"

We both get up. I start to walk to the door but am stopped by a pair of arms hugging me from behind.

"Leo?"

"Mhmmmhmm"

"You need to let go sweetheart. We gotta grab the boys." I say softly

"Hmmmm. How about no?"

"Nope," I say popping the p " If you don't let go I will take you down."

"No, you won't because you won't be able to stop laughing!" He exclaims before tickling me.

I start to screech, squeal and laugh when all of a sudden my door is kicked open and I have a gun, taser and lamp pointed at me. I scream and then laugh.

"Ollie? Why on Earth do you have a lamp?"

"Well we heard you scream and Leo yell and grabbed the nearest thing and run here. You weren't on the couch anymore." Came his sheepish reply

"So you grab a lamp? And pull it out of the wall socket?" I say trying to hold in my laughter

"Uhhh, yes? We thought you were in danger ok?!?"

"Calm down there Mr. Blue eyes. Jamie put the gun down. Did you really bring that with you into the living room earlier? Troy, put the taser back. Ollie put down the oh so terrifying sparkly gold seashell lamp down. You look ready to kill someone with that."

They all place their weapons down and come towards me and Leo. I get up and lead them all to the California King I had specifically asked for. I had kinda figured this would happen also, I wanted a big and comfy bed. I knew our ghosts would haunt us in our dreams. It's kinda tradition now. We always try to sleep in separate rooms and then all end up in the same one.

"Good Night guys," Oliver said

"Ollie? It's three thirty in the morning" I say

"So?"

" It's Good Morning guys"

"Oh shut up you two!" Troy says

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☆A/N☆

Hey guys! I know I said it would be like Monday with a new update and it's Thursday. I had timed testing on Tuesday and wrote this chapter between them. But I will say I am never writing, revising and typing a 2.5 k chapter on my phone again. Ever! I want to thank you for the support and I hope you enjoyed it. The idea for the background flashback thingamabob was from the amazing wattpadian ArianeBear. Thanks for the suggestion. Please comment ideas and other things you want to show. Should I do the background for Troy, James or Leo next? And if it doesn't come out on Monday I apologize.

《Cause Mayhem and Spread Kindness》

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