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She nodded happily, a huge smile on her face. “Yes Six..thank you really..be safe on your way home okay? I’ll try harder to stay out of trouble this time..I promise..” And she brought up her firsts to show she was tough and luckily her muscles didn’t protest too much at the movement. “I’ll stay strong.”

“I know you will.” Six said, “I believe in you.” he lifted his hand and made his way to the window. “See you later. you too Jack.” he waved, before turning, and climbed out of the window and vanished.

Jack waved slightly, before looking at Katelynn. “Does he ever use a door?”

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She smiled over at Jack, leaning in to kiss his cheek quickly. “That’s right and making new friends too!” she replied excitedly, happiness warming her chest at the thought. She couldn’t wait to hear how things went with Bernard this weekend, though she still had to ask Jack if he wanted to hang out with the man so soon.

Looking over at Six, her expression sombered up. “Miss Doppler isn’t a villain though Six..I refuse to believe that. She’s too kind..”

“Seeing all the damage she caused on the city over the past few days… all those floods, power outages, and property damage…” Six said as he glanced out the near by window. “She’s either overly emotional or a villain. Maybe she’s more of an anti-hero. Not really a bad guy, not really a good guy…”

Jack said nothing about Lady Doppler. How could he, he didn’t know her at all…

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She blushed slightly, watching him twirl and couldn’t help the smile on her face which was mixed with the dried up tears on her face, probably making her appear quite haggard. She wiped her face to clean it. “Civil? Really? She wasn’t that way with me..She must really hate me…but I’m glad..so glad to hear she’ll finally leave us alone…”

Dropping her hand back into her lap, she bowed her head deeply in respect. “Thank you so much Six…I can’t thank you enough for this..”

 ”Like I said, I think. She’s got a lot of things happening and I think I helped her see what’s important. You just need to be more careful, Katelynn.” Six said gently. “You can’t be friends with everyone, just because you… get along with Destruction Worker and Lady Doppler doesn’t mean all of the baddies will warm to you. You’re very meek, and a lot of bad guys find that appealing and an easy target. But you told me in the hospital you were taking lessons in self defense? Right?” he asked. “If that’s still the case, then that’ll help you boost more confidence.” he smiled at her, setting his hands in his pocket.

“I’m going to be taking some soon too.” Jack spoke up. “Not for fighting, no but. Like you said. Confidence.”

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Jack smiled faintly, and shrugged his shoulders, before he pulled the blanket back for Katelynn as Six guided her back to the bed. “It’s your fault she cares about you so much.” he smiled faintly.

She looked between the two of them, giving them a slight pout. “Of course I care a lot..how could I not?” And they were guiding her back to bed and she just had to smile a little.

“And you two don’t have to treat me like I’m some sort of invalid..I’m fine!” she tried to reassure them, not putting up much of a fight.

“You’re still sore. That’s enough reason.” Jack said stubbornly as he took her hand as she sat back down. “You won’t heal quickly if you keep jumping everywhere.”

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“Six!” she cried, a relieved smile appearing on her face. She gently took Jack’s arms from around her and got up as gently as she could, rushing over to give Six a hug, feeling so relieved that he looked just as he had left. “I was—I was so worried!” She held onto him tightly, letting the relief course through her like a balm.

He was back. He was okay. Thank goodness.

“Tsk,” Six clicked his tongue as he wrapped his arms around her gently, resting his temple against hers for a moment. “I told you I’d be back. I promised, after all.” he pointed out before pulling back, but beginning to guide her to the bed. He glanced at Jack. “Sorry if I upset her too badly.”

Jack smiled faintly, and shrugged his shoulders, before he pulled the blanket back for Katelynn as Six guided her back to the bed. “It’s your fault she cares about you so much.” he smiled faintly.

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“Katelynn, stop that, stop it…!” Jack reached for her hands and managed to tear them away from her hair without ripping any hairs out with her fingers. “Six came by? What, what do you mean danger? What happened, where did he go…?” he asked, unsure of anything and feeling so lost. Something he was beginning to feel a lot of, lately.

She tried to take a calming breath, tried to stop shaking, but thinking about Six made it difficult. “He..He came to see me..” she began, not looking at the blue man before her or risk whimpering some more. “He saw me..and I told him what happened with Hot Flash..and he went running after her..” She shuddered, the tears still falling. “He said he was going to go after her because of me..He’s going to get hurt Jack and it’ll be all my fault!”

She moved gently against Jack, wishing for his strength and understanding. She felt so weak and felt so guilty for worrying everyone all the time. And poor Jack..he always had to be at the receiving end of all of her tears, making him feel so many negative feelings.

She always seemed to cause everyone pain and she hated it. All she wanted to do was make her friends smile. That was all.

“Hey.. shh, Six… Six is a tough guy isn’t he? I mean. Look at him, he’s. He’s obviously strong. And he’s smart, too. I don’t think he’d go after a woman he knows he can’t beat…” he tried to calm her, but he couldn’t help but worry too. The things Hot Flash had done the day before… the hospital ward, the children and the teacher… could Six really stand up to her? He wrapped his arms around her gently, holding her against him. “I’m… I’m sure he’ll be fine. He will be.”

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Jack had to step out momentarily before, needing to buy a few more bits from the hardware store for Puzzler’s gun. When he arrived home, he heard sobbing from the bedroom. A small part of him groaned but it was overshadowed by the rest, who carried him through the door hurriedly.

“Katelynn? Katelynn, what is it?” he asked shakily as he approached her quickly, reaching out to her. “Are you hurt? Are you in pain?”

“J-Jack..” she answered, her hand still clenched up near her eye, her eyes red rimmed from her crying ever since Six had left. “S-Six..S-Six came to s-see me and oh god..I can’t believe he’d put himself in danger because of me!”

She tugged on her hair really hard, willing herself to share in Six’s pain if he was in any. She never should have told him what had happened with Hot Flash but she didn’t want to turn into a liar. One time with Jack had been enough to never want to do it again.

“Katelynn, stop that, stop it…!” Jack reached for her hands and managed to tear them away from her hair without ripping any hairs out with her fingers. “Six came by? What, what do you mean danger? What happened, where did he go…?” he asked, unsure of anything and feeling so lost. Something he was beginning to feel a lot of, lately.

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Her friend was out there, possibly getting hurt because of Hot Flash and it was all her fault. The pain was too much for her as huge tears rolled down her cheeks. It was all her fault and she knew it! She took gasping breaths between sobs and not even Stella whining near her, having heard her mistress, was enough comfort for her.

“S-S-Six!” she gasped out, one hand clenched at her brow, willing the pain to end and go away.