My job was wonderful; it was the end of my first week there, and I knew it was the job that I wanted for the rest of my life. The only complaint I'd have was that it could be stressful at times, but all jobs were — although it was far more dangerous than most. I had nothing to worry about, I was invincible.

We were all about to leave work, when Pauline's voice came through the speakers, “Cara, I need you to come to reception before you leave.”

“Oh, I hope I'm not in trouble or something,” I said.

“I'm sure you're not, you've been doing a great job,” Pablo replied.

“Yeah, you've healed all of us multiple times.” Sofia nodded.

“Don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing serious.” Sam patted my back.

“Thanks, I hope yous are right.”

I went down to reception, along with the others.

“Hi, I was told to come here.”

Maybe there was paperwork for me to fill out, since I'd joined recently. I hoped I wouldn't be in trouble for napping at work — I needed them, or I wouldn't function.

“I have a key for you, every superhero gets their own apartment for free. I also have your costume,” the receptionist, Lola, said.

“Oh wow, that's incredible.” I smiled.

I'd been hoping to move out of my current one, since I had so many bad memories there. It was great that I was getting a new place for free. I couldn't wait to see my costume and try it on.

She handed me the key and a bag containing my costume, along with paperwork, and the location of the apartment. I checked, the place was only a few minutes walk from here, which was great; it wouldn't take long to get to and from work.

“Thank you, I'll see you on Monday,” I said.

“See you then,” Lola replied.

“Are you happy to have a new place?” Alex asked.

“I certainly am, I wanted a new place, so this is perfect timing. I can't wait to try on my costume as well.”

“I'm excited to see it.” Sofia smiled.

“Same,” Alex said.

The only problem with my new apartment was getting things moved from my old place to the new one; I'd have to hire transport for my things, and I might need to pay extra to get people to move my stuff into the apartment.

“We'll help you move everything, but it needs to be done tonight,” Sam said.

“Why tonight? What's the rush?” I frowned.

It would've made more sense to do it tomorrow when everyone was refreshed, not now when we were all tired.

“Sam's weird, he's busy every weekend,” Alex said.

“It's true, we never see him on Saturday or Sunday.” Pablo shook his head.

“I visit my family over the weekend, that's why you never see me,” Sam said.

“Well, family are very important,” I replied.

It made sense that he'd be busy with them, since he worked all week, so there wasn't really any other time to see them.

“They definitely are.” Sofia nodded.

“Yeah, family is essential,” Sam said.

“I think we all agree on that.” Pablo nodded.

“But, how can we move all my stuff without lorries or vans?” I asked.

“I'll levitate it from your old place to your new one,” Sam replied.

“You do that part, I'll get it inside,” Alex said.

“Great idea.” He smiled.

“We'll just be here for moral support,” Sofia said.

“Thanks, I really appreciate this.”

“It's no problem, we're happy to help,” Sam replied.

I couldn't wait to see my new apartment, hopefully it was a bit bigger than mine. We all went outside.

“So do I go to my new apartment?” I asked.

“No, you need to show me your old one first. I don't know where you live.” Sam chuckled.

“Oh, I'm so stupid.” I hit my head.

“It's alright, don't worry.” He smiled.

“We'll go to your new apartment so that we're ready to take the furniture in,” Alex said.

“Okay, here's the key. I'd appreciate it if you could take my costume as well.” I handed the keys and bag to her.

“Sure, see you later.”

“See you later,” I replied.

“Right, let's go.”

“Are we going to have to fly there?” I asked.

“It'll be much quicker.”

I hated flying, but being stuck in traffic was a nightmare — it was only a fifteen-minute drive away, but with the traffic, it could take an hour to get there. We'd be better flying, even though it terrified me.

“We'll fly.” I sighed.

Sam and I embraced, I closed my eyes, then he lifted us into the air, and my feet were planted firmly on something, which was weird. I opened my eyes and quickly glanced down and there was wood beneath my feet. It definitely felt better like this, but the height was still scary.

“Thanks for getting something to put my feet on.”

“You're welcome, does it feel better?”

“It does.” I smiled.

The wind was still freezing; there probably wasn't a way to fix that, I'd have to put on many layers, a scarf, hat and gloves.

“Oh, I haven't even told you where I live.” My eyes popped open, then I quickly told him where my apartment was.

“Oh, that's not far from here,” Sam said.

“Yeah, it's quite close to work.”

As well as it being icy cold, the wind made it harder to hear because it was so noisy. There really were many disadvantages to flying that people didn't think about. It was harder to breathe as well, it was like sticking your head out the window when a car was driving.

“I think we're here.” Sam lowered us.

I opened my eyes and saw my apartment building in front of me. “Yep, you've got the right place.” I nodded.

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We went inside, then upstairs, and I took my keys out of my purse. I unlocked the door, then we went into my small apartment. It only had a kitchen, toilet, small living room and a bedroom.

“They never found out who killed your boyfriend, did they?” Sam asked.

“They mustn't have, they haven't been in contact with me. I don't think about it much, I just want to know who did it and why.”

The whole thing was very odd, I couldn't understand why anyone other than me would kill him, but I certainly hadn't done it. I was just glad he was out of my life forever.

“Maybe you'll find out.”

“I really hope so,” I said.

“Anyway, do you want everything brought to your new apartment?”

“No, I'll sell Randall's things, I have no use for them.”

“Alright, just let me know which ones to take,” Sam replied.

“I will.” I nodded. “It'll probably be easiest to do it one room at a time.”

“That's a good idea.” He nodded.

It took about an hour to sort through everything that I wanted to keep and sell. I kept a few useful things of Randall's, like a bottle opener, but most of it was going to be sold.

“Well, I think that's everything.”

“Great, I'll bring you and some of the furniture to your new place. Then, you can stay there, and I'll deal with the rest,” Sam said.

“Thank you so much.”

“It's no problem.”

We left my apartment; Sam brought chairs and the sofa from the living room, then he levitated it, along with me. We flew to my new apartment, and he set everything down.

“I'll take it from here,” Alex said, then lifted two chairs in her left hand and the sofa in her right hand.

It was incredible how strong she was, I'd struggle with carrying one chair.

“I'll go and bring more stuff here,” Sam said.

“Thanks,” I replied.

He left, and I went inside with Alex. I followed her up to the second floor, and we went into my apartment, which was the third on the right. The space was huge, far bigger than my old apartment, it was great. Although, maybe it only looked so spacious because there was no furniture inside.

Alex put my furniture down opposite a wall, where the TV would go when it was brought over. “Is this okay?”

“Yeah, it looks good.” I nodded.

I looked round my new home; there were two bathrooms, two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a dining room. It was amazing how many rooms there were in this apartment — it must've cost a fortune.

****

After a couple of hours, everything was moved into my new place. It looked perfect, it was the kind of place a really rich person would live in.

“Uh, do I have to pay rent or anything?” I asked.

I definitely couldn't afford a place like this. Although, I was making a lot of money with my new job, so maybe it wouldn't be too expensive for me.

“No, as long as you keep the job, this place is free,” Sofia replied.

“Wow, that's great.” I smiled.

I'd never heard of getting a place completely free with a job; this had to be the best job in the world.

“If you're all free, I'd love to have a small party to celebrate moving to this apartment,” I said.

“Oh, I'd love that,” Alex replied.

“Sounds good.” Sam nodded.

“Will it just be us?” Sofia asked.

“Yep,” I replied.

“Then sure.”

“I'll stay as well,” Pablo said.

“First, I want to try on my costume,” I said.

“I'm looking forward to seeing it,” Sam replied.

I took the bag, which was at the door, then brought it into my new bedroom. There was much more space, enough to put in even more things, like a bookcase or another wardrobe.

I lifted my costume out of the bag; it was beautiful, the colour was gold and white, and it was a jumpsuit. It was soft and seemed comfortable, I just needed to try it on to see if it fit. Once my regular clothes were off, I put the outfit on. The white boots that went with the costume fit perfectly as well. Looking in the mirror, the outfit looked even better when it was on. Instead of a cape, there were white angel wings at the back, it was so cool and pretty. I loved my superhero costume, and it was comfortable, easy to work in.

I went back to the living room, and the others, who were sitting on the sofa and chairs, turned and looked at me.

“That really suits you, you certainly look like a superhero now,” Pablo said.

“Yeah, you look great.” Alex nodded.

“I love your costume.” Sofia smiled.

“I think we all do, you're glowing,” Sam said.

“Aww, thank you, I love it, too.” I smiled.

This is what it felt like to be properly part of the team, and have my very own costume — it was fantastic.

“Now, you just need a superhero name,” Pablo said.

“Oh, I've no idea what it should be.” I shrugged.

It was hard to come up with a superhero name, it had to sound cool and make sense. I could use something like Healer, but it didn't sound cool.

“What about Revive? It sounds cool, and it's one of the things you can do,” Sam suggested.

“I like it.” I smiled.

“Same, it sounds cool,” Alex replied.

“Well, I'm going to keep my costume on for this party, I love it, it's so comfortable and warm, but not too warm.”

Everyone else was still in their costumes, so I wouldn't be the only one.

I went and sat on the sofa with Pablo and Alex. Sam sat on a chair to my left, and Sofia was on one to my right.

“So, do you have any alcohol?” Alex asked.

“There should be some in the fridge,” I replied.

“There is.” Sam nodded.

She got up and got drinks out of the fridge, then brought them over and set them on the coffee table. I chose a WKD. “Could someone open this for me?” I asked.

“Sure,” Alex said. I handed the drink to her, and she opened it with ease, then gave it back to me.

“Thanks.” I took a sip and it was great.

I'd never had this much alcohol in my life, I was definitely drinking more often with this new job, but it didn't matter. I could get as drunk as I wanted, and still be fine, since my body healed itself. That was why I never got a hangover, it was amazing.

“How was your first week with us?” Pablo asked.

“I've loved it, it really is a dream come true.” I smiled.

“Well, we love having you in our team.” Alex hugged me.

“Aww, thank you, I love this team.”

“It's much better with you on our team, we don't have to worry about getting hurt or killed,” Sam said.

“Yeah, I feel much safer having you with us.” Sofia nodded.

“I'm glad,” I replied.

It was great knowing that the team liked and valued me, it'd be awful if they thought I was useless.

“You haven't been with us long, but you're undoubtedly needed on our team, it wouldn't be the same without you,” Pablo said.

“Thank you.”

“I'm assuming that since you love it here, you'll stay with us for a long time,” Sam said.

“Yep, I plan to stay until I retire.”

There was no point in leaving when I loved this job and the people I worked with; this team had always been the one that I wanted to join. It would be awful to get a new job with other heroes, then end up hating it.

“I'm the same, I love this job and this team. I'd hate to join a different group and have to adjust again,” Sofia said.

“Oh, so would I.” Pablo nodded.

Pablo and Sofia didn't seem to like change, which was the same as me, but some changes were good — Randall dying certainly was.

“At the moment, I'm happy here, but I'd never say never to moving somewhere new,” Alex said.

“I'd rather stay here because I love this team, but if that changed, I'd consider moving,” Sam said.

“Sam, you've been in this team the longest, haven't you?” I asked.

“Yeah, I've been in this group, since I was eighteen, but the people and name changed, so it's not really the same as when I first started being a hero.”

“Then I'm curious, and I don't want to be rude, but why is Pablo the leader?”

It made me curious why Pablo was the leader and not Sam, when he'd been in the group for many years. The others had all joined later than Sam.

“I didn't want that much responsibility, and I'm not sure I'd be much good at leading a team,” Sam replied.

“I took the job as the leader because I'd wanted to be the new leader in Mexico, but they didn't like me, so they gave it to someone else. I think I do a pretty good job, but if you have any problems with me or my leading style, please let me know. If I can improve, then I'll try my best,” Pablo said.

“Oh no, I think you're great, I was just wondering why you had the job instead of Sam.”

“Pablo is the leader, but he includes everyone in big decisions, not like others I've worked with. We couldn't ask for a better leader,” Alex said.

“Thank you, I try to be the kind of leader I'd want to have,” he replied.

My legs were a bit sore from being in the same position, so I rested them on the table.

“Cara, do you think you'd ever like to be a leader?” Sofia asked.

“Oh, definitely not.” I shook my head. “I don't have much experience of the outside world because of my ex, and I'd find it way too difficult to direct a team and make decisions. I'm also scared of way too many things.”

The thought of leading a team filled me with dread, the responsibility and stress would be too much to handle. I was happy to follow others, and trust their decisions, unless they were doing something morally wrong.

“I wouldn't like it, either,” Sofia said.

“I think I'm the only one who'd be happy to do it.” Alex chuckled. “Not that I'm looking to take your job.”

“I think all of you would be good leaders, you just need to have more confidence in yourselves. But, I'd rather we all stuck together because we make a great team,” Pablo said.

“Well, I think it's safe to say that Cara and I will always stay,” Sofia replied.

“Yep.” I nodded.

“Oh, I can't really see me ever leaving,” Sam said.

“Nah, I probably won't, either,” Alex replied.

When moving my feet, I accidentally tipped a glass, and expected it to fall over, but Pablo quickly caught it and set it upright again.

“Wow, that was close.” My eyes widened.

“I have super reflexes, don't forget.” He smiled.

“It's almost impossible to knock something over when Pablo is around,” Sofia said.

“That's great because I'm really clumsy.” I giggled.

I was always knocking things over, or tripping on things — I must've been the most clumsy hero around.

“Don't worry, you're safe around me,” Pablo said.

“That's good.”

“So, you were really kept inside for years?” Sam asked.

“Sam, you can't just ask something like that!” Sofia glared at him.

It was sweet of Sofia to worry about me, but Randall and my past were part of who I was, and they had to hear about that to know me.

“It's alright, I'm okay talking about my past. Randall rarely let me out of the house, I think he was either worried that I'd leave him or try to get help. He had super strength, so I was always worried that he'd hurt me or kill me, that's why I stayed… I hated being inside all the time, but now that I can go outside, it's a bit weird. All the noises, people and traffic can be uncomfortable and unusual, but I'm sure that with time I'll get used to it.”

“Oh shit, I hope you aren't scared of me, I have super strength, and I don't exactly look like the most friendly person. I don't mean to, but my appearance scares people sometimes.” Alex sighed.

“No, I'm not scared of you, you're nothing like Randall. Also, you don't look scary at all, you're beautiful, and your smile brightens the room,” I replied.

“Aww, that's so kind, thank you.” She smiled.

I took another sip of my drink, loving the taste as it went down. This was a great night, hopefully there'd be many more like it, with all of us hanging out together.