Ominous Fortune

Hannibal and Will were visiting a rather prominent man in the vampire world. Hannibal needed to keep in good with him unless he wanted to be exiled and hunted. He had also heard that the man was in possession of a pure bred gold blood human. They were rare, especially in modern times. Hannibal had only ever known one before, one he had hidden from the other vampires who eventually met her end because of Hannibal. He had granted her mercy, fulfilled a promise to end her life if the other vampires ever got their hands on her.

The door opened and he saw Roy Mackintosh. He knew Will would be nervous considering he hadn't interacted with other vampires before considering he was still new to it. 'This must be the wonderful Mr. Graham I've heard so much about,' he said with a charming smile. He shook Will's hand and then Hannibal's before inviting them inside. Hannibal suddenly froze when he saw a woman that looked exactly like the girl he had once killed in order to save.

'What's wrong?' Will asked.

'She looks like...the one I told you about.'

'Lindsay? The other pure bred?' Will whispered.

'Yes, she looks just like her.'

'I see you admiring my dear pet,' Roy said. Hannibal smiled and covered his shock. His eyes looked at you as you served the other vampires. He noted the collar around your neck and the little clothing you had on. It was unnecessary and demeaning. Hannibal glanced at Will to see how uncomfortable he was with the situation.

'Yes, she is quite beautiful,' Hannibal said with a smile. You made your way over and handed Hannibal and Will a glass of what they knew was blood.

'My dear girl offered to give us all a taste of her tonight,' Roy said. Hannibal kept his eyes on you, he knew it wouldn't be your choice, and the smile on your face was definitely forced.

'How kind. It's lovely to meet you, Miss...?' Hannibal noticed as you glanced at Roy.

'You can just call her pet. I don't concern myself with her name,' he said with a small laugh. Hannibal noticed Will was about to say something and quickly stopped him.

Once they were seated Will kept his eyes on you. He hated the way the other vampires just touched you like you were worthless. When he saw you going to get dinner he went to stand up, but Hannibal stopped him.

'I'll go talk to her,' he whispered. He excuses himself before following you to the kitchen. He could see the way your hands trembled while you tried to plate up some meat. 'Would you like a hand, my dear?'

You gasped and quickly turned around and tried to put your fake smile on again. 'No... No, I'm fine.'

Hannibal's eyes glanced over your revealing clothes then back to your face. 'You must be quite cold in that.'

'It's nothing... Really. I shouldn't talk to you,' you said nervously. Hannibal stepped forward slowly, as if he was approaching a skittish wild fawn.

'You remind me a lot of someone I once knew. She was like you, a pure bred,' he said. You looked at him curiously and glanced around to make sure Roy wasn't around.

'I've never met any others... I've heard we're pretty rare.'

'Your kind is very rare, my dear. Which is why you're such an expensive commodity to vampires. Your blood gives us all a lot more than just a regular human,' he said. You nodded a little and he could see the goosebumps all over your skin from the cold. 'Does he hurt you?'

'Not much... I'm pretty well trained,' you said.

'So, you are a just a pet then,' he said. You nodded a little and kept your eyes down. 'I'll find you at the end of the night.' Hannibal left without another word and you stood stunned in the kitchen.

--

Once dinner was done and you were dismissed Hannibal kept everyone distracted while Will excused himself to go find you. He wanted to know more and he knew humans a little more than Hannibal. Will found you upstairs with one of the maids who was pampering you with various creams and lotions.

'Stop moving so much you little brat!' the maid said as she roughly handled you. You flinched a little when she applied some ointment to a welt on your back. Will cleared his voice and the maid looked up in shock.

'May I speak with...the pure bred for a moment?' he said politely. The maid nodded and quickly left. You grabbed a dressing gown and quickly covered yourself up.

'You shouldn't be up here, sir...'

'It's okay, you don't need to be scared of me. I'm still new to all this stuff. I only became a vampire five years ago,' he said. You looked at him in shock.

'You are new then... Who turned you? Was it against your will?'

'No, I did it by choice. In order to spend eternity with someone,' he explained. You smiled a little.

'That's nice. Usually people turn for power or selfish reasons. I haven't really heard of people doing it for love,' you said.

'The man you spoke to before in the kitchen, that's who I did it for.'

'You must really love him then,' you said. He smiled and nodded before stepping closer.

'I do, and I know once he sets his mind to something he gets it. The thing his set his mind to is you,' he said. You looked at him in shock.

'Me...? He's trying to buy me from Mr. Mackintosh?'

'If that's what it takes. He knew a pure bred once. He protected her from the others.'

'He protected her? Why would he protect her? Vampires just use us or...kill us,' you said.

'I suppose Hannibal isn't greedy in that way. He knows how awful vampires can be, and I'm guessing they've been terrible to you,' he said. You looked away sadly and crossed your arms.

'To say the least... So, forgive me when I don't believe a vampire would actually want to save me.'

'He's right, my dear,' a voice said as you glanced up at Hannibal. 'I wish to help you. Just like I did the other pure bred.'

'What was her name?' you asked.

'Lindsay, she was a beautiful woman.'

You stepped back in shock and Hannibal watched the colour drain from your face. 'You're Hannibal Lecter... Aren't you?' you whispered.

'I am, dear. Is that an issue?'

'Lindsay... She was my mother. You killed her, you're the vampire who killed her,' you said in fear. Hannibal looked at you sadly, he knew someone had told you lies your entire life.

'It's true, I did kill her. I was fulfilling a promise to her. If she was ever captured, she wanted me to end her life. She told me about you, she gave you away to a human family to protect you,' he said. You closed your eyes tightly and shook your head.

'No, you're lying. A vampire wouldn't give...mercy,' you said. Hannibal stepped closer and gently held your face. You opened your eyes and looked at him in fear.

'Your mother was a very kind woman, she was beautiful. I promise you I never hurt her, taking her life was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I knew it would be easier than watching her be tortured and controlled,' he said. He gently stroked your cheek as you seemed to relax a little.

'She...she spoke about me? I thought she didn't want me,' you said.

'She wanted you more than anything, but she knew she needed to protect you.'

'Well, look where that got me,' you whispered sadly.

'What happened to your human family, my darling?'

'Vampires killed them to take me. I was fourteen,' you said. He nodded and let go of your face to give you some space.

'I should have done better to track you down,' Hannibal said. You looked between him and Will.

'You actually want to help me? You're telling the truth?' you whispered with tears in your eyes. Will looked at you sadly and offered you a soft smile.

'He's telling the truth. We can help you, okay? What's your name?' Will said.

'It's Y/N,' you said. 'Are you going to help me now or...do I have to go through tonight?'

Hannibal looked at you and stepped closer. He gently reached up and tilted your head to the side to see a lot of scars on your neck. They were rough and brutal, hardly just for feeding. 'He forces you to feel things, doesn't he?'

You looked at him and nodded. 'He makes me...want him. Every night,' you whispered. Hannibal sighed and ran his finger over the scars.

'He was always into the younger women. We won't leave you with him for another second,' he said. He pulled away and he could see you were still scared. Suddenly you collapsed to the ground and Will turned around to see Roy.

'I didn't take you for a traitor Hannibal,' he said. Hannibal turned around and glared at the other vampire.

'Forgive me for being worried about a young woman's safety.'

'She's a human, a valuable one. Her safety or respect does not matter,' he growled. Will moved over to you and kneeled beside you to make sure you were okay. 'So, the rumours are true then. You were protecting that pure bred all those years ago.'

'I did protect her. She was a person just like us.'

'We are not people! We are gods, Hannibal! Those humans are just pets,' he said as he stepped closer. Hannibal stepped in front of you and Will. 'You just wish to have her sweet blood for yourself.'

'Her blood doesn't concern me. The fact you force a young woman to have sex with you does concern me,' Hannibal said.

'You were always so sensitive. I admire your work Dr. Lecter, but you have far too much empathy for humans who would kill us the first chance they got. If you hadn't have changed your little Will into a vampire he probably would've betrayed you the first chance he got,' he said.

'We are not leaving her here in your hands. If that results in a fight, then so be it,' Hannibal said as the other vampire smirked.

'You really wish to try and fight me and eleven other vampires? You sure think a lot of yourself, Dr. Lecter.'

'Ice been around a lot longer than you, I know my tricks,' he said with a wave of his hand. Roy fell to the ground and you suddenly woke up. 'Two can play that game, Mr. Mackintosh.'

'Easy, Y/N. It's okay,' Will said as he helped you sit up. You glanced at Roy in confusion.

'What happened?'

'Well, he decided to threaten you and myself. I don't take kindly to that. We don't have long until he wakes up, I would never force you to do anything, my dear. You can stay here, or you can come with us,' he said. You looked between him and Will, you didn't exactly trust them yet but it seemed like a better option.

'What will I be to you? Will I be a pet?' you asked as Will helped you stand up.

'You won't be a pet. You will be a person in our protection,' Hannibal said. You smiled a little and held onto Will.

'Promise?'

'I promise, my dear.'

--

You sat in the back of Hannibal's car while he drove. You watched the trees go passed as your mind wandered. 'So, you knew my mother pretty well?'

'I did... She even came to me when she was pregnant with you. I offered to help, but she ran away. When she returned, she told me she had left you with a human family and she was on the run,' he explained. There was a pause and you looked at Hannibal through the rear view mirror. 'She knew the other vampires would kidnap her and use her as a slave. So, she wanted me to make a promise to her. That when the time would come it would be me to end her life. She wished to die by my hands then be tortured by another,' he said. You looked away and glanced out the window again.

'How long have you been with Roy?' Will asked.

'Not long... I was with another vampire before him. That vampire killed my human family when I was fourteen,' you muttered.

'I'm sorry, Y/N. No one should go through that. It must've been scary,' Will said softly. You kept looking out the window.

'It was... It's in the past,' you whispered.

You drove in silence until you were at Hannibal's large mansion. You looked at it in awe. 'Woah... It looks a lot less scary then most vampire mansions. I like your gardens,' you said. Hannibal smiled softly before he helped you out of the car. He took his jacket off and draped it around you.

'I take pride in my gardens. Now, come inside. I'll make you something to eat,' he said. You nodded and went inside, it was nice to be inside and a lot less colder.

'I'll go get some spare clothes so you don't have to wear that anymore,' Will said as he left upstairs. You followed Hannibal to the kitchen where he began to prepare food.

'Vampires don't eat, why do you have so much food?'

'Well, I've always enjoyed cooking and enjoying food. I may not need to eat, but I definitely like to. What did Mr. Mackintosh feed you, my dear?' Hannibal asked.

'Mainly soups. They were easy to make and it would make sure I was getting the right stuff so my blood was good,' you said.

‘I wouldn’t expect him to pamper you, after all. Have a seat, my dear. I hope you enjoy pasta,' he said. You sat down and continued to watch him cook as Will entered with some clothes.

'Here, there's a spare room down the hall you can get changed in,' he said. You smiled a little and took the clothes.

'Thank you...' you whispered. You made it to the guest room and changed into the clothes Will had given you. They were a bit big considering it was Will's tshirt and sweat pants, but it sure beat the skimpy outfit you had on. When you emerged Hannibal was dishing up some dinner for you and it made your mouth water. It had been a long time since you had such a hearty meal. You sat down with them and they grabbed their own plates. ‘This looks amazing…’

‘Thank you, my dear. I do take pride in my cooking.’

‘Yes, and he never shuts up about it,’ Will said as you chuckled softly.

Once you had eaten you sat silently before speaking up. ‘So, what now?’

‘What do you mean, my dear?’

‘What do I have to do? Like do I clean for you guys,’ you asked shyly as they smiled.

‘Not at all, dear. You will just live with us, under our protection. We can do whatever you like, cook, garden, paint…’

‘Really?’ You asked in shock. ‘It’s been a long time since I did anything out of pure enjoyment.’

‘Well, there’s plenty here to do. I just ask you don’t leave the house without one of us with you. It’s to keep you safe,’ Hannibal said as you smiled and nodded.

You had a bit of a problem.

You had prosthetic legs, top of the line, titanium and worked just the same as your old flesh ones. They worked perfectly, only problem was after your last mission with Jason they had gotten a little over used and damaged. So, now you had to leave them with one of your contacts to fix them and upgrade them and now you were left having to navigate around your apartment in a wheelchair. Sure, you had temporary prosthetic legs, but you couldn't stand wearing them. They hurt, were uncomfortable and nearly impossible to walk in. You were on the couch after one of your neighbours had helped you back to your apartment and called Jason.

'What's up, Leg-less,' he said as you laughed and shook your head.

'That's bordering on ablest. Listen, you remember how I saved your life when you got shot and you said you owed me?'

'Oh god... What do you want?'

'I need you to live with me for a week,' you said as the line went quiet for a moment.

'Didn't know you liked me that much, princess.'

'My legs are getting repaired so I need help around the house for the week. I can do the basic stuff with the shitty temporary prosthetic legs I've got, but I just need extra help with other stuff,' you said. Jason could hear a bit of vulnerability in your voice as you spoke, he knew you hated to ask for help.

' Fine, I guess I could stay in your nice ass apartment for a week. You're asking a lot of me,' he teased as you chuckled softly and rolled your eyes.

'Relax, Todd. Just be glad you don't have to wipe my ass. Get here whenever you can.'

'Got it, princess.'

--

Jason arrived later that afternoon with some takeout in his hands and he saw you stumbling out of the bathroom with your temporary legs. 'I hate these fucking legs,' you grumbled as he chuckled and put the take out down.

'Go sit your ass down, I'll get some plates and drinks,' he said. You groaned and collapsed onto the couch before taking the prosthetic legs off to make it more comfortable. Jason came over and laid out all the food.

'Oh man, that looks so good. Thank you, Jay,' you said as you grabbed a plate. He smiled and collapsed beside you.

'It's weird seeing you without your legs,' he commented as he turned the tv on.

'It's weirder being without them, trust me.'

--

While you were watching TV you had to go to the toilet again and groaned as you started to strap your legs back on. 'Are you seriously going to do that everytime you have to pee?'

'I'm not fucking crawling and climbing onto the toilet,' you grumbled.

'Let me help you go to the toilet. I've seen you naked, idiot.'

'You haven't seen me piss though!' you shouted as he chuckled.

'Come on, I'm helping you. You can put the legs on to shit, but I'm helping you piss,' he said as he picked you up in his arms.

'God, I hate you.' He brought you into the bathroom and helped you get your pants down before helping you onto the toilet. 'Turn around,' you grumbled as he laughed and turned around. Once you were done he helped you get your pants back on and wash your hands before he picked you up again. 'Wait, I didn't even think about showering... We can go pick up a shower chair tomorrow, I don't have my old one anymore,' you grumbled as he placed you back on the couch.

'We'll do it first thing in the morning. Do you need a wet wipe until then?' he teased as you smirked and rolled your eyes.

'I think I'll survive, dickhead.'

--

You woke up the next morning to find yourself cuddled up against Jason in your bed, despite him falling asleep in the guest room. He looked at you and smiled. ‘Hey, sleeping beauty.’

‘Did you come in last night?’

‘You don’t remember? You had a nightmare and screamed out for me and then wouldn’t let me leave,’ he said as you groaned and hid your face.

‘Sorry…’

‘Don’t be sorry, idiot. You were scared, that’s all. Plus, I’m a great cuddler,’ he said as you chuckled.

‘Mmm, fine. Can’t argue with that, but I need to piss.’

Billy stared down at Hughie as Annie screamed at him to do something. He was bleeding out and there wasn't anything he could do, they couldn't call an ambulance. Maybe Hughie would survive but he would be carted off to prison.

'Hughie, come on,' Annie whispered as she sobbed.

'Fuck it!' he grumbled as he grabbed out his phone.

'Billy, you can't call the ambulance!'

'I'm not calling the bloody ambulance!' he shouted as he held the phone to his ear.

'Billy?' the voice asked.

'Don't say a fucking thing, Y/N. I don't give two fucks about our beef, I need your fuckin expertise. I'm sending my location, get your goddamn goons and come here now unless you want me to kill you!' he shouted into the phone. It went silent for a moment and he thought you had ignored him.

'On my way, Billy.'

Billy sighed and sent you the location before he helped Annie apply pressure to Hughie's wound.

'Who the hell did you call?'

'An old friend who owes me a favour,' he grumbled.

A few minutes later a van sped down the grass field and swung in front of Hughie. You jumped out along with some other people who took out a stretcher from the back and started to load Hughie onto it. Annie looked at you in shock, you wore a masquerade mask and a fully black suit around your body. She turned to Billy with a nervous glance.

'Can we really trust her?'

'No, but she's our only hope right now.'

You looked at Billy and Annie. 'Jump in the front with me, I'm gonna guess that beat up van back there won't get you home,' you demanded. They got in the front of the van as you sped away. Annie glanced in the back nervously as they began to work on Hughie's wound.

'Who the hell are you people?' Annie said as she looked at you.

'The people saving your friend back there. I'll answer questions later,' you noticed Billy about to say something and stopped him. 'Billy don't say one fucking work until we get back to the facility.'

When you arrived Annie watched as the van drove down into an abandoned garage and then in through a door with four security guards. She had never seen a place like it. They got to the bottom and people rushed to take Hughie away, she went to rush after them but Billy stopped her. 'They'll take care of him.'

'Or they'll turn him into a supe or an experiment! Someone tell me what this fucking place is!' she shouted as her eyes glowed. You stepped closer to her with a dark gaze.

'It's a medical facility for people who can't exactly go to a public hospital. So, you're going to keep your voice down and your powers under control to respect my patients, or I will happily put your ass down,' you growled as she looked up at your masked face in shock.

'Okay, okay... But you're going to answer my questions,' she said as you suddenly smiled.

'Happy too! Now, come on I'll get some tea started,' you said as Billy scoffed.

'Forgot about your damn mood swings,' he grumbled as they followed you through the halls.

'How far underground are we?' Annie asked as she looked at all the differently labelled rooms.

'About a hundred metres,' you replied as they followed you into a break room where there were a few nurses and doctors. Annie noticed most of them had scars or some kind of birth defect. You started the kettle and placed three mugs out.

'Why is everyone here so...'

'Different?'

'Yeah... That's one word,' Annie muttered.

'Well, I can't exactly hire well respected doctors who are loved by the public. I hire the ones who don't get into medical jobs, get into accidents, failed supes and criminals,' you said as Annie's eyes widened.

'So, you have doctors who botched medical school operating on people?' Annie said as you turned around.

'You're really fucking annoying, you know that?' you said as she glared at you. 'If you'd like I can get that half dead man they're operating on that you obviously care about and throw him on the street. Do you want that? You want him to bleed out and get eaten by stray cats?'

'Bloody hell, enough Y/N,' Billy said as you looked at him.

'Fine... Listen, blondie. Your boyfriend is in good hands, okay? My people have saved many lives and will continue to do so. He's in good hands,' you said as you handed her a cup of tea. She relaxed a little and sat down. You handed Billy a cup of tea.

'Not trying to poison me?' he grumbled.

'Oh believe me, I would love to watch you choke on your own vomit, but I'm not a terrible person.'

'Could've fooled me,' he grumbled before taking a sip.

'What's the deal with you two?' Annie asked as you sighed and sat down.

'Well, Billy likes to blame me for Becca's death,' you said as Billy's jaw clenched and he glared at you.

'You love to boast about your wonderful medical skills, yet you couldn't save her,' he said.

'Because by the time you brought her here she had been dead for thirty minutes! I can't bring people back!' you screamed at him before he storm away. You sighed and rubbed your head. 'Sorry... It's been a long time, but it's still a sore subject.'

'I can see that... So, why the mask?' Annie asked.

'That's actually got to do with Billy too... He just doesn't know it,' you whispered. She looked at you in confusion.

'What are you talking about?'

'I should probably talk to Billy before I tell you,' you muttered. She could see it was a sensitive subject. 'Maybe after his friend isn't dying.'

--

Hughie was finally stable and Annie was staying beside his bed. You found Billy standing by the door and leaned beside him. 'He's stable. They stopped the internal bleeding,' you said.

'Good.'

'Would it kill you to say thank you?' you said.

'You owe me this, so no,' he grumbled before you grabbed his hand and dragged him away.

'Listen, we need to talk.'

'Is it about the fuckin outfit you wear? You look like a knock of member of the seven,' he said. You dragged him further away and into your office.

'Yes, as a matter of fact it is about that. Four years ago do you remember me calling you over and over?' you asked.

'Yeah, and I bloody ended it everytime and you still didn't take the damn hint,' he said. You felt tears in your eyes as you began to take your suit off. 'What the bloody hell are you doing?'

'Showing you why the fuck I was calling you,' you grumbled as you stripped down to your underwear and he saw you burnt body and prosthetic leg. You ripped your mask off and he saw your burnt skin and missing eye.

'Y/N... What the fuck happened?' he whispered in shock.

'Homelander happened. He came after me to try and get to you because he got Intel we were close once. I managed to hide, so I called you to come and help me,' you said with tears in your eyes. Billy felt his heart almost fall out of his chest.

'Fucking hell...'

'Well, he found me. Made me suffer as much as he could before someone found us and he ran away. I continued to call you as I bled out on the ground with melted fucking skin, but you hung up again,' you whispered as tears ran down your cheeks. Billy covered his mouth as he stared at your body. 'I couldn't save Becca, she was too far gone, but you could've saved me!' you shouted as he stepped forward. He had never felt this level of guilt before in his life as he stared at you. What had been a drunken night where you had annoyed him by calling him had actually been the worst night of your life that he could've prevented. 'I needed you,' you whispered as he reached up and held your face in his hand. You began to cry more, you wanted to hate him but you had missed him so much.

'Y/N... I'm sorry, I'm so fuckin sorry, darlin. Look what that bastard did to you,' he whispered as he stroked your cheek, it only made you sob even more.

'I missed you so much,' you whispered through your sobs as he stepped forward and wrapped you in a tight hug. He felt tears in his eyes as he held you.

'I fucked up... I fucked up really bad, darlin. Fucking hell, what did I do?' he whispered as he closed his eyes and let you sob in his arms.

After holding you for a while he backed away and gently reached up to wipe away your tears. 'I'm sorry, for everything. For hating you for...something you couldn't control, for not saving you, for neglecting you... Fuckin everything, Y/N,' he said as you looked up at him. Seeing your scarred and burnt face just made him feel even worse. 'I'll do whatever I can to make it up to you, okay?'

'You don't have to do anything... I've mostly gotten over the hatred, the last step of healing it was telling you and seeing you again. I planned to do it in a couple of months but your friend up and got shot,' you said with a small laugh. He chuckled and ran his thumb over your scarred cheek again.

'So, no more fighting?'

'No... I don't have the fucking energy for it,' you said as he smiled.

'You're still beautiful, alright darlin?' Billy said as he looked into your one working eye.

'Shut up, dick head,' you said with a small blush.

'I'm right, asshole,' he said before stepping back and holding your mask in his hand. 'Why do you wear this?'

'Helps the patients not get as scared and...'

'And?'

'There's a girl here who has similar burns to me. I take care of her, when she first came here she was terrified of her own face. So, for the time being she wears a mask to help. To make her feel better I wear the same mask,' you explained.

'I forgot how bloody kind you are.'

'Yeah, right. A lot of other people won't agree,' you said as he smiled and handed you the mask.

'So, where's this little girl?'

'Come on, she should be back soon. You can meet her,' you said with a small smile as you secured the mask again.

The little girl, Lyla returned with a man holding her in his arms. She saw you and almost jumped out of his arms to get to you. You chuckled softly and picked her up.

'There's my little monster. Lyla, this is a friend of mine. His name is Billy,' you said as she smiled and waved at him.

'Hi, Billy!'

'Hey, little one. You're full of bloody bean, aren't ya?' he said. She turned to you and looked at you in confusion.

'Why does he talk like that?' she whispered as you laughed softly.

'It's an accent, he's from England,' you said.

'Ohhhh, I thought you had something wrong with you,' she said as Billy laughed and shook his head. 'You're a bold little thing, aren't ya? I wonder where she learnt that,' he said as he glanced at you.

--

Billy had eventually gone back to the boys base to update the team. You were in Hughie's room checking his vitals as Lyla spoke to Annie and told her every little thing about her day. You heard a noise and looked down to see Hughie starting to move. Annie watched with nervous anticipation as she leaned forward and held Hughie's hand. Lyla rushed to you and held onto your leg.

'Is he okay?'

'He'll be okay, darling. He's just waking up,' you reassured her as she nodded. Hughie's eyes opened and landed on you and Lyla, which you knew wasn't a normal sight to wake up to.

'What the hell?' he whispered before he felt Annie squeeze his hand. He glanced at her and relaxed a little. 'Annie...'

'Hughie, you gave us a good scare,' she whispered with tears in her eyes. You smiled and picked Lyla up.

'I'll let you have some alone time, just let me know if you need anything.'

'Thank you, Y/N,' Annie said with a smile as you left with Lyla.

'What is this place?'

'It's an underground medical facility. One of Billy's contacts,' she explained as Hughie nodded and groaned a little in pain.

'Where's Billy?'

'He's gone back to base for a bit. He'll back soon, I'm sure. He was worried sick,' she said with a little smile.

'I like when he worries and tries his best to hide it,' Hughie said with a smile.

'He's not very good at hiding it.'

--

Annie had left for the moment and Billy agreed to stay the night. You entered to see him laughing with Hughie and it made you smile. Lyla ran down the halls as you chuckled and she ran into the room. 'Martha is making pizza for dinner!' she shouted as she ran into Hughie and climbed up on his bed.

‘Be careful, darling,’ you said as you made sure she didn’t hurt Hughie.

‘I’m fine, Mama!’ She shouted back as Hughie and Billy laughed. ‘Mama, can I show Hughie and Billy my face?’ She asked in excitement. You looked at her in shock, you knew she only ever let you see her face so it was a big step.

‘Of course you can, darling,’ you said with a smile.

‘Can you take yours off too?’ She asked shyly.

‘Of course I can,’ you said as you slowly took your mask off and she did the same as Hughie and Billy smiled sadly.

‘Is it scary?’ She whispered to Hughie.

‘Scary? Your face is the most beautiful face I’ve ever seen!’ He said as she smiled brightly. She climbed over to Billy and sat in his lap.

‘I agree with Hughie, luv. You’re gorgeous, just like Y/N,’ Billy said as he wink at you. You chuckled and blushed a little.

‘Real smooth,’ you teased as Lyla giggled.

‘Can Billy live with us?’ She asked you.

‘No, honey. He’s got his own life,’ you said as she looked at Billy sadly.

‘Tell you what, I’ll try and visit every week. How about that?’ He asked as she brightened up again.

‘Okay!’ She shouted and hugged him tightly. You looked down at Billy with a smile.

Homelander returned to his penthouse after the weekend to find you in the same spot he left you. He turned you back on and helped you stand up. You smiled and jumped into his arms as he laughed. 'Mmm, hey baby. I missed you so much,' he whispered as he pulled back and kissed you. You smiled and looked at him.

'Do you want lunch? I can make your favourite,' you said with a smile.

'I would love that, baby. I'm gonna go take a shower,' he said. You smiled and watched him leave as you got back into the kitchen and started making a sandwhich.

It had been a few months and Homelander noticed you had started declining. The scientists had just told him to not overwork you too much and let you cool down. You stood in the kitchen with a knife in your hand as you watched the oil burn in the pan in front of you. You held the blade up and ran it down your hand as you gasped. It felt good, it felt familar. 'Billy...' you whispered, the name coming to you from somewhere deep in your systems. 'Hurt me, please,' you whispered as you held the knife to your own throat.

'Y/N!' Homelander shouted as he rushed forward and took the knife from you. You looked at him with an exhausted gaze.

'Billy,' you whispered as his gaze darkened.

'What the hell did you just say to me?' he growled. He reached up and held your throat.

'This isn't the first time you've hurt me... Is it?' you whispered, your eyes were void of any emotion.

'Say that name again and I'll fucking rip your head off,' he treated as his hand tightened around your throat.

'Who is he...? Why do I want his arms around me?' you whispered. His eyes glowed before he snapped your neck and let you fall to the floor.

'You're fucking broken.'

--

Homelander had you reprinted over and over but not matter how many times he did it you still remembered Billy. You would still hurt yourself and cry out Billy's name. He stormed down to the labs one night with your body thrown over his shoulder. He hadn't killed you this time, he had kept your alive and alert as he threw you onto the table. 'She's too fucking far gone!' he shouted as the scientists looked around nervously. The head scientist stepped out with a smile.

'We admit she has gotten a little laggy as of late. While you were experimented with this one we have been working on a newer one. One that's gone through a lot more testing and is sure to be a lot more perfect than her,' he said. Your eyes widened as you sat up.

'You're replacing me?' you whispered as Homelander smiled devilishly.

'A new one, you say?' he said as the scientist smiled. You felt tears in your eyes as you looked at Homelander.

'Don't replace me, please. I'm sorry I've been bad, I'm just confused... Please,' you begged as his smile faded when he looked at you.

'Restrain her and bring out the new one,' he ordered as the scientists grabbed you and restrained you to the table. You watched as the head scientist left to get the brand new "you." You looked at Homelander and a tear rolled down your cheek.

'Love, please. I'll be good, okay? I can learn to be perfect,' you said. He stepped closer and held your face in his head.

'You're useless, sweetheart. You need to accept the fact that you're just an old useless piece of teach now,' he said as you began to cry.

'John, please,' you whispered as he chuckled softly. You looked up to see the scientist leading a woman in that wore just white undergarments. She looked similar to you but more flawless and more like America's idea of a perfect woman. She was blonde with perfect tanned skin, blue eyes, big breasts, thin waist and blonde hair. She looked at Homelander and smiled brightly.

'Well, if it isn't my husband,' she said as he smiled and stepped closer to her.

'Look at you...' he said as she chuckled and spun around for him to see every inch of her. You looked at her with betrayal in your eyes as you struggled against the restraints. She looked at you and her smile faultered for a moment.

'This must be Y/N... Hey, sweetheart,' she said as she stepped forward. 'I guess you're like my sister, aren't you? I heard you're not well, hmm?' she said as she reached up and ran her hand through her hair.

'Don't worry about her, we'll be destroying her,' Homelander said as your eyes widened.

'What? No, please don't destroy me!'

'Oh, come on, love. We don't have to get rid of her do we? I know she's broken, but she can still function. Keep the house clean, cook for us and whatever we need,' she said with a wicked smile. She glanced back down at you. 'Would you like that, sweetie? We won't destroy you, if you just be good for us okay? We can take good care of you, like a little pet.'

'What? I don't want that,' you whispered as she chuckled and continued to play with your hair.

'That's a shame, I suppose you can destroy her then.'

'No! Wait... Okay, I'll do what you say,' you said as she turned to Homelander with a smile.

'Can we keep her, love? She's so sweet and I always wanted a little pet,' she said as Homelander chuckled and stepped closer. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer.

'Aren't you just filled with wicked ideas,' he said.

'I just feel sorry for the poor little thing,' she said with a fake pout. You looked at Homelander as tears ran down your cheeks.

'Please, John...'

'I think we can make a few tweaks first.'

--

When you woke up again you glanced around to see you were kneeling in Homelander's apartment. You looked at around before your eyes landed on the new "you."

'Rise and shine, sweetheart. You've been gone for a few months now. John just wanted to give me time to settle in and not feel like I had to compete with you. He's such a sweetheart, isn't he? Oh and he named me Valerie, it's just perfect. He's in a meeting, but he said he's more than happy for me to give you your instructions,' she said in a cheery tone. You went to speak but your mouth didn't move. 'Just a little tweak we made. Now that you're going to be a housemaid we didn't think it was really necessary for you to be able to speak.'

Your eyes widened as you stared at her in a panic. You pushed her out of your way and rushed to Homelander's room. You stood in front of the mirror and saw yourself in a maid outfit and a cat collar. It was humiliating.

'I know it looks silly, but I think it's just so adorable. The collar is just so we know where you are,' she said as she flicked the small bell to give it a chime. You felt tears in your eyes and looked at her through the reflection. She stood behind you and wrapped her arms around you. 'Please don't cry, sweetie. I don't want to see my little pet sad. I know Homelander got frustrated with you in the end and hurt you, but I won't let him, okay? I'll take care of you,' she said as you froze in her arms. She smiled and watched your face through the reflection. 'I'm not like him, okay? I won't hurt you, and I'll make sure he doesn't hurt you. You just need to do what we say, okay? Please just do that for me, I don't want to see you hurt,' she said as she nuzzled into your hair. You didn't know why she was acting like this with you. Maybe it was a superiority thing, she was artificial like you which meant she was lower than humans. Having you around probably meant she could feel superior and in control of someone. 'Come on, I want to watch you make some lunch before John gets home.'

You began making some lunch in the kitchen as Valerie kept her eyes on you. She had been warned about your tendency to hurt yourself. She stood behind you and watched as you made some sandwiches.

'So, who's this Billy guy John hates and you apparently love?' she asked as you froze. 'I suppose you can't tell me, can you? I can tell by your face it's complicated,' she teased as you tried to ignore her and continued preparing the food. She smiled and hugged you from behind again and you froze. ‘Maybe we could surprise John when he gets home. I know you’re kind of broken, but you can still have sex right?’ She asked. You dropped the food you were holding as she laughed in your ear. ‘Come on, you were made for sex. You can’t tell me you don’t crave it in your systems,’ she said. You tried to push her away from you but she was a lot stronger than you. ‘Don’t force me away,’ she growled as she grabbed you and forced you to bend over the counter. The front door opened and you glanced up to see Homelander. ‘Love, you’re home! Y/N was just getting a bit rowdy so I thought I would put her in her place,’ she said as she let go of you. Homelander chuckled and moved forward to kiss Valerie.

‘Look at you taking care of her,’ he said as you looked at Homelander sadly. ‘Enough with the puppy dog eyes, darling. You had your chance. You’re just lucky Valerie feels sorry for you,’ he said as you kept your head down.

‘So, how was work?’ Valerie asked as she rubbed Homelander’s chest.

‘The usual crap,’ he grumbled as you turned back to preparing lunch for them.

‘Well, I had a little idea to help you unwind,’ she said as you froze and tried your best to stay calm.

‘And what would that be, darling?’

‘Y/N, come here,’ Valerie said. You stayed still before she moved forward and grabbed you. She pulled you against her side as Homelander smirked. ‘Now, I know she’s a bit broken, but she’s still pretty.’ Valerie turned to you and brushed your hair away from your face. She pulled you towards her and started to kiss you as you fought against her. Homelander chuckled and leaned against the counter, you shoved Valerie away as she chuckled. ‘Well, I’m glad we kept your little device,’ she said as she held up your control device. You looked at her and shook your head as they both laughed. You felt terrified and utterly humiliated as they watched you. Valerie stepped closer with the device and looked at you. You tried to speak but nothing came out as she laughed again and pulled you against her. You felt tears in your eyes again as you looked into her eyes. ‘It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll take good care of you.’

—

Later that night you stood in the kitchen just staring down at the stove. You felt so disgusting and used, somehow it was worse than what Homelander or Soldier Boy had done to you. You went to grab a knife but your hand froze, no matter how hard you tried to reach for it you couldn’t.

Billy stared down at you with a remote to a collar in his hand, he couldn't believe he had captured the most powerful (and evil) supe. Sometimes he wondered if you could be worse than even Homelander himself. He smirked when you began to wake up and gripped the remote tighter. You opened your eyes and looked at him before realising you were in a cage. 'Butcher,' you growled as he smiled.

'Rise and shine, sweetheart.' You went to use your powers to escape the cage but nothing happened, Billy laughed softly. 'That handy little collar on your neck stops your powers from working. It also disables that chip in your neck,' he said as your eyes widened and you reached up to feel the collar. 'Not so scary without your powers, are you?' he said as you slammed your hand against the bars.

'Fuck you, William Butcher,' you growled as he continued to smirk.

'Now, I'm not going to kill you because that would be mercy to you,' he said before you gasped and gripped the cages bars.

'No...' you whispered as he looked down at you in confusion.

'What? Finally realise you're in deep shit?' he asked as you groaned in pain.

'No! No! They're fucking erasing me!' you screamed. Billy looked even more confused.

'What the bloody hell are you talking about, luv?'

'The chip... It's not just a fucking tracker. It's incase any of us get fucking kidnapped. They don't think it's worth looking for me... They're going to erase my memory,' you whispered as you stared at Billy in fear. He enjoyed seeing the fear in your eyes as he stepped closer.

'Why the hell would Vought give up a powerful supe like you and erase your damn memory? Your pulling my leg,' he growled as you gripped the bars in pain and your nose began to bleed.

'After everything I've done for them! Everything I've built for them!' you screamed as Billy knelt down. 'They think I'll just disappear? That I'll just stop fucking existing!?' you screamed. You screamed in agony before collapsing onto the ground unconscious. Frenchie and Marvin rushed in and looked at Billy.

'Don't bloody look at me. She was saying something about her chip erasing her memory then she passed out,' Billy said. Frenchie kneeled by the cage and looked at you.

'It's not uncommon to put a fail safe into a chip...but my question is if they did actually do it, why would they give up on finding her so fast?' Frenchie muttered.

'She's probably fucking faking, watch,' Billy grumbled as he pulled out his pistil and shot it just above your head to see if you'd flinch. 'Okay maybe she's dead.'

'She's still breathing, idiot. She's definitely unconscious,' Marvin said.

'I guess we'll see what happens when she bloody wakes up.'

--

The next day Billy entered the room they were keeping you in to see you curled up in the corner with old blood on your face. You looked at him in fear. 'You're awake, huh?'

'Who are you?' you whispered.

'Oh, you're really leaning into this whole they erased your memory thing? I don't bloody buy it,' he growled as he pulled out a blade. 'So, I'm cutting that damn chip out of your neck and Frenchie can see if you're telling the damn truth,' he said as you screamed and backed against the wall more. 'Fucking hell! Shut up!' he screamed over your screaming. He grabbed the remote of to the collar and sent a shock to you that knocked you unconscious. Hughie rushed in after hearing the screaming and saw Billy entering with a knife.

'Billy! What are you doing?'

'I'm just cutting the bloody chip out of her neck,' he grumbled as he dragged you out of the cage and forced you to lay on your back. 'Get the first aid kit so the bitch doesn't bleed out.'

Hughie returned a few minutes later with the first aid kit and saw Billy brutally cutting the chip out. He went pale and covered his mouth. 'I um...Marvin!' Hughie screamed as Marvin rushed in to see the scene.

'Billy! What the fuck is this?' he growled as he rushed forward and took the knife from Billy.

'I'm trying to get her chip out so Frenchie can test it.'

'Well, you should've asked me. You have the hands of a goddamn ape,' Marvin cursed as he began to wipe away some of the blood.

'It's attached to her bloody spine and had a needle that injected something into her,' Billy said as Marvin pulled out the main part of the chip.

'There's still a bit left, we'll test it. The chip is out, the rest we'll just have to leave in there. I'm not going to start chipping away at her bloody spine. Hughie, give me the kit,' Marvin said as he held a cloth over the wound to stop the bleeding. Hughie passed Marvin the kit but kept his distance as Marvin started to stitch the skin up. 'Go take the chip to Frenchie,' Hughie said as Billy tossed it to him. He nodded and rushed out. 'Didn't need Hughie passing out as well,' he grumbled as Billy chuckled.

When you woke up again you felt pain throughout your entire body. You looked around to see you were still in the dark and damp cage. You shivered and curled up against the floor, you cried in pain and from the cold before the door opened. You looked at him in fear and scurried to the corner of the cage. 'Turns out you were telling the truth, darlin. They sent a shock wave to your brain, enough to knock your damn memories out of your head. They also injected you with something we didn't even know existed. Something that counteracted the V in your system and killed it. Bad new, darlin. You're just a human again,' he said as he knelt down and looked at you. You looked at him in confusion and fear. 'I guess that means nothing to you now, luv. You wanna tell me what you do remember?'

'I don't know what you want,' you whispered with tears in your eyes.

'You even remember your name?'

'I don't know,' you whispered as you began to cry. Billy had a wicked smile on his face.

'Aww, that's alright darlin. I bet all of this is pretty scary, huh?' he said. You nodded and stayed huddled against the back wall. 'Come on, how about I get you out of there. I can take that collar off and get you a nice cup of tea,' he said with the same smile.

'You won't hurt me?' you whispered as he looked at the bloodied bandaged around your neck.

'Of course not, darlin.' He opened the cage and reached his hand out for you as you stated at him in fear. He pulled you out of the cage and helped you stand up before taking the collar off. 'There, that's better. Isn't it?' he said as he held your face in his hand.

'Who are you...? Why am I here?'

'Now, now there will be time for questions, but right now you just need a good hot beverage, darling,' he said as he wrapped an arm around you and led you out of the room. He pulled you into the main room and put the kettle on before sitting across from you on the couch.

'Why am I here? Why was I in a cage?' you asked as he smirked.

'Why don't we have a little refresher of who you are? That would help wouldn't it?' he said as he stood up and grabbed some files. He threw them onto the table in front of you before he grabbed a computer and a usb. 'I've got information on all you bloody supes. This is the best way to show you just who you are, darlin,' he said as you stared at the photos of dead bodies he had handed you. He noticed your face going pale.

'Why would you show me this...?'

'Because, darlin. If your memory was working you would remember that pretty clearly. That massacre is because of you,' he said as you stared at it in shock.

'No, I wouldn't do that,' you whsipered as he took the picture to reveal the one underneath it. You stared when you saw yourself smiling and covered in blood. 'These are fake...'

'Is this fake too?' he said as he opened the laptop and began playing a video of you teleporting between people and slitting their throats. You suddenly saw the camera and heard the girl filming scream in terror before you stabbed her. You gasped and covered your eyes.

'Stop it! Stop it please!' you screamed as you closed your eyes and blocked your ears. He paused the video and took your hands away from your ears. 'It's not real... I don't have powers,' you whispered as he smirked.

'Oh, you had powers, darling. Not anymore, but just because you forgot doesn't mean you get off easy. You're a damn monster, sweetheart.'

'A monster...?' you whispered as he looked at you.

'Yes, darlin. You were at the centre of all those damn massacres. You've destroyed many lives and Vought has covered it all up for you. You know what I should do? Throw you in the damn streets and watch people tear you limb from fucking limb,' he said as a tear run down your cheek. He chuckled and gently wiped it away. You continued to sob as he smiled, he felt a sickening pleasure in watching you sob. 'You got easy, darlin. You got to not remember what you've done, but all the people you've hurt still remember. Including some of my team mates,' he said. You looked at him in confusion as you continued to cry.

'Team...?'

'A little team I put together to stop monsters like you, darlin. Cause my wife was tortured and killed by one of you,' he said as he handed you a photo of Homelander.

'But he looks like a hero...' you whispered. He chuckled softly and shook his head.

'They really did wipe everything, huh? You even remember your bloody childhood?' he asked as you looked at him.

'Childhood...' you whispered as you searched your mind for any memories. You looked at Billy with a helpless look in your eyes and he felt addicted to it.

'Look at you, darlin. You don't know what to do, do you?' he said as he reached up and held your face again. 'I could just kill you, but I feel like this is better revenge,' he said as you stared at him in fear.

'I'm scared,' you whispered as he smiled again, he gently stroked your cheek with his thumb.

'You should be, luv. Cause I'm the least of your problems. You didn't screw me over and even I want to hurt you. Imagine the people you did screw over,' he said as you teared up again.

'Why can't you just kill me? Wouldn't that be better?' you whispered.

'I'm not letting you get off that easy, darling.'

--

While Billy had gone out to help the boys with another mission he had you handcuffed to his bed. It wasn't ideal but at least you could lay down now and it wasn't a cold concrete floor. You cuddled into the pillow, ignoring that your hand had lost feeling from being handcuffed. You wanted to escape to the comfort of anything, but you didn't know what you found comforting, you didn't even know you're own name. The door opened and you looked up in fear as Billy entered.

'You look nice and cosy there, darlin. I've got some people who wanna have a word,' he said with a smile. You sat up and looked at him.

'Are they...'

'People who hate your damn guts? Yes, they are,' he said as he unlocked the handcuff and helped you stand up.

'Are they going to hurt me?' you asked.

'They might, sweetheart,' he said before he pulled you out into the main room. You stood there staring at a group of people. The blonde woman in the middle stepped forward with tears in her eyes.

'So, they really did turn you human. You're powerless,' she growled as her eyes began to glow. You backed away in fear as Billy gripped your arm tighter.

'Easy now, Annie. We need her alive,' Billy said.

'You know what she did! Not only did she kill someone I loved, but she has ruined so many lives! She's killed and tortured people, children even! I don't care if she's forgotten!' she screamed as the room began to fill with a blinding light. You grabbed Billy and hid your eyes as he looked down at you in shock. Despite him hurting you and manipulating you, you were still seeking his protection. It should've made him feel powerful but he felt...wrong.

'Annie it's okay!' Hughie said as he did his best to calm her down. Once the blinding light was gone Billy glanced down to see your eyes closed tightly and you muttering to yourself.

'Oi, luv,' he said as he shook your shoulder. You opened your eyes and glanced at the others as they glared at you. Kimiko turned to Frenchie and signed something.

'Kimiko says that the only way she's okay with Y/N staying here is if she can cut her limbs off one by one,' Frenchie said as your grip on Billy tightened.

'Alright, no one isn't doing any bloody dismemberment,' Billy said.

'Then what? She just becomes a part of the team? What she's done...there's no coming back from that. Maybe she's had the pleasure of forgetting but we haven't and the world certainly hasn't,' Hughie said as Billy glanced at you.

'Then what's your bloody bright ideas?'

'Maybe it's best we keep her in the cage for a while,' Marvin suggested.

'I don't want to cause any of this... You can just kill me, okay?' you said as they looked at you. Annie stepped forward and everyone was on high alert.

Billy had been driving himself mad the past few weeks. He hadn't given up trying to get you back, but Vought's security was even higher now. Frenchie walked in and looked at Billy with an uncertain gaze.

'Mon Ami... You might want to see this,' he said as he turned on the tv. Billy's jaw clenched when he saw you on stage with Homelander's arm around you like some kind of possession. He hated the fake smile on your face and the empty look in your eyes.

'Billy, maybe we need to look at the fact we won't get her back. Not yet at least, we need to focus on other things like taking down Vought,' Frenchie said as Billy looked away. Why did he care so much about a Vought made robot?

'Fuckin hell... Why am I like this with her?' Billy whispered. Frenchie sat down and patted him on the shoulder.

'Because she made you feel something you hadn't for a long time, but you need to think of this in the long run. She isn't aware of anything anyway.'

'Maybe you're right, Frenchie...'

--

After answering many questions from the public you were finally done. You sighed and say down in the dressing rooms. You glanced at the table and saw a small device that looked similar to a phone. You picked it up and turned it on and realised it has your name on it. 'What is this?' Suddenly the door swing open and you saw Firecracker. She smiled with a wide fake smile like usual.

'Just the person I wanted to see!' she said as she moved forward. She looked at the device in your hand. 'Now what do you have there, darling?'

'Nothing, it's a phone,' you muttered as you went to put it away but she swiped it from your hand. 'Give it back, it's Homelander's.'

'A phone, huh? So, why does it have an intimacy setting?' she said as you stared at if in confusion.

'I don't...know.'

Firecracker pressed it and adjusted the settings as you felt a wave of heat hit you. You turned around and tried to stay calm. She looked at you and turned it up more as you braced yourself against the wall. 'Oh, is this a little sex toy thing?' she asked as you tried to control yourself.

'I don't...know. Please give it back,' you whispered. She looked at the settings again and tilted her head.

'Question is, why would a sex toy have an obedience setting...?' she muttered. You felt your heart rate quicken as you kept your legs together.

'Please... Stop it,' you whispered with tears in your eyes. She stepped closer and kept her eyes on the device.

'A mute button...' she muttered before pressing it. You glanced at her and couldn't open your mouth. She looked at the device and then back to you. 'Now, wait a minute... Does this little device...' You turned around and tried to grab it before you were forced to your knees as she pressed another button. A tear rolled down your cheek as you looked up at her. 'That explains why Homelander suddenly has a wife. Why you're so clueless, this device... You're not real,' she whispered as she looked down at you. You stared at her as her eyes widened at another setting. 'So, I wasn't good enough for him. Everything I did,' she grumbled before pressing the button. You felt your breasts begin to leak as you cried. 'Apparently a little sex doll is more satisfying,' she said as she glared at you. You tried to move but your body wouldn't let you. She smiled as she watched your body betray you. Your breasts leaking and creating a mess as she laughed. 'I wonder what everyone would think...' she said as she pulled out her phone. The door opened and Homelander saw you kneeling to Firecracker. She looked at him before he lasered a hole in her head. You wanted to scream but you couldn't even do that, you stayed frozen as tears streamed down your face.

'Fucking hell!' he shouted as he grabbed the device and turned you off. You collapsed onto the floor as he rubbed his head and looked at Firecracker's body. 'I knew I'd fucking kill you one day.'

--

Homelander had switched you off and kept you in his bed while he was dealing with Vought. When he returned he found you sitting up and staring at the wall. His jaw clenched as he stepped forward. 'You're awake,' he said, trying to hide his annoyance.

'I'm not real,' you whispered.

'What are you talking about, love?'

'Firecracker... She had that device and... Love, what's happening to me? What am I?' you asked. He sighed and kneeled in front of you.

'It doesn't matter what you are, because I love you, okay? Maybe you aren't...human, but that doesn't matter.'

'Not human? What am I?' you whispered. He held your face in his hands.

'You are so much more, you were made for me. You are absolutely perfect,' he said as he kissed you softly. Maybe Homelander didn't need to erase you everytime you found out, maybe he could just make you okay with the fact you weren't real.

'I love you,' you whispered. He smiled and kissed you again.

'I love you more. I'm gonna have a shower, make some dinner okay?' he said as you smiled and nodded. He left to shower and you stared at yourself in the mirror. You shook your head and made your way to the kitchen. You felt a wave of happiness at the thought of providing for your husband. You loved him more than anything, more than yourself, more than the world.

'More than...Billy,' you whispered as you paused and stared down in confusion. 'Billy...' you whispered as you stared at your hands. You gently pressed your fingers to your lips. The name felt so familar, so safe. You ignored the thoughts and continued to cook, the name Billy staying in the back of your mind.

You prepared the table for Homelander and cooked up a nice steak. You sat down at the other end and waited obediently. Homelander came out and kissed your cheek before sitting down across from you. 'John... I know I'm not exactly normal like we spoke about. Can I have...children?' you whispered.

'Well, I'm not sure, darling. We could certainly talk about that together,' he said with a smile.

'John... Who's Billy?' you asked as his grip tightened on his fork.

'My enemy, the one who hurt you, remember?'

'Billy Butcher.. Yes, yeah I remember now. He was why I was in the hospital,' you said as he seemed to relax a little.

'Exactly, sweetheart. He's not a good man. He'll kill you the first chance he gets.'

'But...you won't let it happen right?' you asked nervously as he smiled.

'Of course I won't, baby. You're my everything,' he said as you smiled and relaxed a little.

--

The last thing you had remembered was laying next to Homelander in your bed. When you woke up again you were somewhere you didn't recognise. You tried to move your hands and legs but you couldn't, you glanced down to see your body looked rough and broken. You looked up and saw Billy Butcher in front of you. 'Y/N...' he whispered as your eyes widened.

'No... Get away,' you whispered, but you couldn't move. He kneeled down and held your face in his hand.

'It's okay, you're okay. We can't keep this up much longer. We're doing everything we can to save you,' he said.

'Save...me? You want me dead.'

'No, I don't. I don't know what that bastard has told you, but I don't want you bloody dead. Me and the boys are trying to get to you. We used your old body to get you back. Whatever he tells you isn't true, Y/N. He does not love you,' he said. You looked at him and he could see a small bit of hope in your eyes.

'I remember your hands on me. You weren't hurting me, but...he does. He hurts me,' you whispered. Billy looked at you sadly and stroked your cheek.

'I'm doing everything I can to get you back.'

'I know I'm not real... What am I?' you asked.

'You're artificial, something made just for Homelander's sick pleasures. You aren't his wife, he doesn't love you,' he said.

'You tried to kill me,' you whispered.

'No, that didn't happen. He's made you believe anything he wants. It's not true,' he said.

'We don't have much longer,' Frenchie said as Billy kept his eyes on you.

'I'll find you, okay? I'll fuckin find you,' he whispered. You smiled softly and looked at him.

'Will you kiss me?' you said. He smiled sadly and pressed a soft kiss to your lips. Your body went limp again as he looked at you sadly.

'Not much longer, darlin...'

--

When Homelander woke you up the next morning you just stayed staring at the wall. 'Can I dream?' you whispered.

'What?'

'Can I have dreams?'

'No, you don't dream. You don't even technically sleep. Why?' he asked. You wanted to know if what you'd seen was real or not.

'No reason, just a thought.' You sat up and tried to keep your mind off what you had seen. You didn't need Homelander finding out and resetting you again. Homelander knelt in front of you and held your hands.

'You don't have to worry about anything, okay? You just have to do what I say, that's it. Can you do that, baby?' he asked as you smiled and nodded. You felt a rush of heat through your body at the chance to obey him.

'Of course, that's all I want to do for you. I want to make you happy,' you said as he smiled triumphantly and kissed you.

'Good girl. Go get some breakfast ready,' he said before heading to the shower.

You stood in the kitchen and began making some breakfast. Your cut some mushrooms up and tossed them into the pan before you stared down at the knife.

"You enjoying that, sweet girl?" A voice repeated in your head as you put the knife down and tried to ignore it. You felt arms wrap around you and closed your eyes.

'Can you kiss me?' you whispered. You turned around and he kissed you softly. "It's nice to kiss when I know it can go wherever I want." You pulled away as the memory ran through your mind.

'You look confused, darling.'

"You look star struck, darlin." The voice from before said as you stared at Homelander.

'I um...sorry, I'm okay. Why don't you sit down? I made bacon, eggs and mushrooms,' you said with a smile. He returned your smile before he made his way to the table and sat down with a sigh. You played up his breakfast before sitting at the other end of the table.

'I need to turn you off while I go away this weekend,' Homelander said as you looked at him in confusion.

'Turn me off?'

'Yes, you won't feel it,' he said. Something had changed in the way he spoke to you, or even looked at you.

'John... I know that I'm not real, but you love me. Right?' you asked. He looked at you and paused for a moment before he smiled.

'Of course, darling. You're my entire world and you love me too. Of course you do,' he said.

'Yeah... Of course.'

--

The time came for Homelander to go away, he held the device and you rushed forward. 'Wait... Please don't turn me off. I'll be good, please,' you said as he looked at you.

'Baby, it's just for the weekend okay?' he said as he held your face. You smiled before he switched the device off and sighed once you collapsed to the ground.

When you woke up again you didn't know how long has passed. You felt a hand against your cheek as you opened your eyes.

'John...?' you whispered.

'Y/N,' the voice whispered as you looked up to see Billy. Yourbeyes softened and you lunged forward to hug him. He sighed and hugged you back tightly. 'Bloody hell, love. It's good to see you.'

'I don't...understand any of this. Why are you so familiar,' you whispered as you closed your eyes and nuzzled into him.

'Its a long story. We gotta get you out of here,' he said as he picked you up in his arms. You glanced around to see all the lights out. 'Frenchie hacked Vought's mainframe. We've got enough time to get you out,' Billy said as you looked at him. He held you tightly and ran to the elevator with you in his arms.

'Billy... This won't work, he won't let me go this easy,' you whispered. He looked down at you with a sad look.

'I have to bloody try, darlin. I haven't stopped thinking about you, and I don't know why,' he grumbled. You held onto him tightly as he ran out of the elevator towards the doors. You held tighter onto him and closed your eyes.

'This won't work... I'm sorry,' you whispered as he rushed out of the building. He felt you go limp in his arms as he looked down to see you unconscious in his arms.

'No... Come on!' he said as he ran with your body towards the van with the boys. He got you inside and laid you down.

'It's what I thought... They've connected her to Vought. If she leaves she can't exist,' Frenchie said as Billy closed his eyes.

'Well, you can bloody try!'

'We don't have enough energy to run her systems! She can't exist unless she's in Vought,' Frenchie said. Billy groaned and picked you back up before rushing into the building again. You woke up and looked at Billy. He glanced down at you sadly.

'What's happening?'

'You can't exist unless you're in Vought tower,' Billy whispered. 'I'll fuckin figure something out... Okay? I'll get you back,' he said as you smiled softly.

'I know you will,' you said.

'Billy! We have to go!' Marvin yelled as Billy placed you on the floor. You sat up and looked at him as he pulled out your device.

'It'll be easier when I do this,' he said as he started going through the settings. You looked at him in confusion.

'Billy, what are you doing?'

'Erasing your memories of me. Once I'm gone you'll be happier until I find you again,' he explained.

'No, please don't do this. Billy, please just let me have this,' you whsiepred as you felt tears in your eyes. He looked at you and smiled softly.

'I'll find you one day, okay?'

'Billy, don't do this,' you begged before he erased the data. He looked into your eyes and watched as your recognition of him disappeared. He smiled sadly and looked back down at the device and turned the obedience all the way up.

(Random and short fic that helped me pass the time, probs makes zero sense)

Recently there had been a criminal on the loose killing men. The bat family had been working hard to try and catch them, but they couldn’t. Jason was out one night when he saw a mysterious figure darting into an alleyway. He followed closely behind and kept the comms quiet so Dick wouldn’t hear him. He noticed a girl walking home alone and a man following her. The man grabbed her and tried to undress her before he suddenly disappeared and the woman ran. Jason watched the mysterious figure that seemed to be surrounded by shadows drag the man further into the alleyway. He stayed hidden and watched as the figure pinned the man down and carved something into his forehead before shooting him in him in the heart. He jumped down and began clapping slowly as you turned around and glared at him from under your hood. ‘You know, I like the way you work.’

‘Red hood,’ you growled as he smiled and stepped closer.

‘The one and only,’ he said as he glanced at the man and saw the same word “rapist” carved into his skin that all the other man had. ‘It’s a good message to send. Might I suggest something else?’

‘What?’

‘I have no problem with killing these low life men, no one will miss them. I’m sure you’ve got some targets that have quite the influence around the city.’

‘I do, but they aren’t exactly easy to get to,’ you said as you turned around.

‘Killing them would be a good message to send, but an even better one? Strip them naked, carve that word into their forehead and leave them somewhere public,’ he said as you smirked.

‘I always knew you still had an evil streak despite being with the bats,’ you said. He stepped closer and looked down at you.

‘I might be on good terms with them, but I still don’t like their way of doing things. I have a few targets to take care of as well. How about a team up?’ He asked.

‘I’m not great at teamwork.’

‘Me neither, I guess it’s worth a shot,’ he said as he held his hand out. ‘I can help you get to these men you want to hurt. I can also protect you,’ he said. You narrowed your eyes before taking his hand.

‘You follow my rules, not the bats,’ you said. He chuckled softly and shook your hand.

‘You’ve got a deal.’

—

A week later you met up with Jason on top of a run down building and went over your plans. Your first target was the mayors son. ‘He’s meeting up with the woman he’s having an affair with tonight. He won’t have anyone with him,’ you said as Jason nodded.

You headed out to the apartment building he always met the woman in and hid in the stairwell. Once you heard him coming you nodded to Jason who quickly leapt down and knocked him out. You smiled and stepped out of the shadows. ‘Still got some robin skills in there?’

‘Shut it, princess,’ he said as he grabbed the man and threw him over his shoulder. ‘Lead the way.’

You both made it to city hall, your goal was to leave him on the front steps for everyone to see. You stripped his clothes off and administered a sedative before you began to carve the word into his forehead.

‘No amount of plastic surgery will get rid of this scar,’ you muttered as you stepped back and looked at your handy work. You smiled before Jason pulled out a red can of spray paint.

‘One last decoration,’ he said before he began to write all of the mans crimes on the steps in front of his unconscious body.

‘I like the way you work, hood,’ you said with a smirk as you both stood back and looked at the scene. ‘Same time next week?’ You said as he chuckled and turned to you.

‘See you then, princess.’

—

Jason had planned to meet up with you a week later. He waited for about an hour before he got a text from Bruce. “Batcave, now.”

He groaned and decided to head to the batcave. When he made it there he saw you tied to a chair with a smirk on your face.

‘Hey, hood,’ you said. Dick looked at Jason with a disappointed glare.

‘You’re working with her?’ He grumbled.

‘He’s not working with me. I threatened him to do some work for me,’ you said as Jason stepped forward.

‘You don’t have to cover for me, princess. Yes, I’m working with her. So what?’

‘Because we said no more killing, Jason!’ Bruce said as you chuckled.

‘Please, he didn’t kill anyone. He fucking spray painted some words on city hall, I was the one that did all the killing and mutilation of rapists,’ you said.

‘We have one rule Jason, we deal with justice. Not revenge,’ Bruce said as you rolled your eyes.

‘Are you idiots even listening to me!’

‘How long have you been working with her?’ Dick said.

‘I helped her once, okay? You should be thanking me, I stopped her from murdering the mayors son and just ruining his life instead,’ Jason said.

‘And what evidence do you have, Jason? The only thing you went off was listening to a deranged individual,’ Dick said. You watched them bicker before you suddenly stood up and the restraints dropped to the ground. ‘What the hell,’ Dick muttered as you smirked.

‘Oops. Listen, if you want to be mad at someone be mad at me. How terrible I give rapists what they deserve,’ you said. Bruce stepped forward and looked down at you.

‘We have a justice system for a reason.’

‘A justice system them protects white men? Of course you think it’s great, you’re a white man!’

‘It’s not for you to decide what happens to them,’ Bruce said as you laughed.

‘Oh sure, I’ll leave it up to the judges who let them get off with a bribe. It’s not revenge it’s just evening the playing field. They’ve ruined women’s lives so I’ll ruin theirs.’

‘And what proof do you have of the mayors son being a rapist?’ He grumbled as you stepped closer.

‘The proof of many security cameras, witness accounts, victims coming forward oh and the fact that he fingered me after drugging me,’ you said as Bruce froze and continued to stare at you. Jason stepped forward and looked at you.

‘Might I suggest we cut his penis off too?’ Jason said as Dick and Bruce glared at him. You chuckled softly and smirked.

‘Enough, Jason. I’ll deal with you later. You’re not leaving, we aren’t letting you ruin more lives,’ Bruce said.

‘There’s just one problem with that, bats. I don’t exactly exist,’ you said as he narrowed his eyes.

‘What the hell do you mean?’ He asked. You looked at Jason and smirked.