How Did This Happen?

my Note to you: Witty Nickname, you made my day ^-^ thank you so much for the review they do wonders for putting me in the mood to update. Anways here's part three.

Azure frowned into the mirror before touching her neck lighty, whatever had happened last night she had markings to remind her of it. Her fingertips traced the ugly purple line that circled her neck. The man had never actually touched her but...he'd done something. Her 'ability' had finally kicked in but she'd paid the price for it: No sleep, a migrain, a bloody nose and she had forgotten to request a transfer which meant she was once again stuck taking care of Matt Parkman. With a sigh she snapped open her makup bag and rumaged around for her compact before trying to cover the bruise but it turned out to be pointless it was to big and to ugly for her emergency makeup kit to cover. She'd been running late that morning, thanks to her mother, and had just clipped her hair up and ran out the door it was only as she walked threw the breakroom that someone asked her about her neck rushing to the bathroom .

Tossing her stuff back into the locker she just hoped everyone was to busy to actually ask questions about it. She hadn't even bothered to tell her mother, what would have been the point? She would have been told to call the cops but what did she tell them? 'Oh hi officer, this attractive but dangerous man attacked me last night only he never touched me but used his mind to toss me around I managed to esacpe though when i made a well force sheild around myself' yeah that would go over well.

"Just what I needed" As she went to close the locker door her cell phone did it's little dance of death and Azure closed her eyes, only one person would call at this time. Reaching for the phone she brought it to her ear. "I'm about to go to work Mom"

"Well we never finished our converstaion, I need to know what time you'll be here for the dinner party"

"I told you, I'm not going. I'm tried of the dinner thing we both know the real reason for them is you can parade me aruond in front of single men that you like in hopes that I'll like one. I've told you before I don't want you playing match maker."

"Nonsense, I clearly can't count on you to take a step towards getting me grand children, " Azure snapped her mouth closed, this wasn't the first time they'd had this converstaion.

"Listen mother, I work hard I'm not looking for a boyfriend nor someone to knock me up. I will not be going to dinner and now I'm going to work. Good bye." With that she snapped the phone back and flung it into her locker be storming out of the room. Wonderful now she was late for her rounds and in a crappy mood. With the thought of getting done with the hard stuff first she headed for Parkman's room. The door was open when she got there and has she stepped into the doorway she caught sight of Molly sitting at Parkman's side a smile on her face. Not wanting to interupt Azure hung back but she must have made a noise because Molly's head turned and the girl flashed a smile at her.

"Azure!" She smiled but made the mistake of looking over at Matt's face and took a reflexive step back, there was no smile no there was a glare that should have dropped her dead. He hadn't seemed to forgive her for the comment last time she saw him and she couldn't blame him. Pretending that such a look of open dislike bothered her she spoke to Molly

"Well hello Miz Molly and how are we today?"

"I'm good, I have great news." The smile on the girls face could have powered the entire hospital.

"Then you better let me know it."

"Matt's going to be my dad." As she said it the girls fingers curled around Matt's hand and the love they had for eachother was clear.

"That is good news, congrats" She slowly looked over to Matt "To both of you" But his expression didn't change till he looked back down at Molly.

"Molly, why don't you go get us some ice cream Mohinder should be down there." The smile finally slipped on the girls face as she looked between the two of them.

"Is everything ok?"

"It's fine Molly." She hesitated but finally did as he asked her, but as she walked past Azure she squeezed her hand gently and then shut the door behind her. It was then that he finaly spoke to her and hate in his voice plain as day and it caused her to flinch. "Wern't you qutting."

It wasn't a question, and she didn't pretend to think it was. "Things..happened and I wasn't able to ask for the transfer, but don't worry."

"I'm not, I really don't care." He was watching TV and barely spared her a glance. For some completly unrational reason she wanted the old Parman back the one who didn't get mad just acted dopey. Made jokes and annoyed the hell out of her.

"Tough."

"I didn't say anything..."

"Oh well."

"At least LOOK at me when you're talking to me. I said I was worry damn it. I know what I said was wrong alright? There really isn't much else I can say..." He finally turned on her his eyes flashing but whatever he was going to say died on his lips. His head titled to the side and she tried to duck her head to scribble something on the clipboard in her hands hoping to hell he hadn't noticed her neck, but Azure was never that lucky.

"What happened to you."

"It's nothing."

"Sure doesn't look like nothing, it looks like somsone tried to choke you."

"Thanks officer obvious, but no i just-"

"If you say tripped I'm going back to not talking to you."

"You're a riot, like I said it's nothing don't worry about it." She walked over to his side and picked up his arm to check his pulse hoping he dropped the subject. Instead it seemed moving closer was a bad idea because one moment she was standing to his side the next she was across his lap as he titled her head back to. His thumb pressed into her neck and dragged it down smearing what little makup she had covering the bruise. Without meaning to she shivered, his hand froze for a second and his gaze moved to her face to just look at her before without a word he looked back down at her neck.

"Why don't you try telling me what really happened."

"You won't believe me so I'd rather not. The last two days have been shitty I'd rather just move on." She tried to remove herself from his lap but he wouldn't let her with a sigh she stop fighting it and leaned back.

"I'm going to find out one way or another." Ha! That's what he thought. He was out of his mind if he thought she was going to explain the fright fest from last night. "Fright fest?"

"Did I say that outloud? Damn it...Either way I don't see why you care."

"I'm a cop it's habit." She pouted, actually pouted before fessing up. Besides she felt the need to tell at least one person about her insane night.

"Fine, but just know I'm only doing this so you drop it. When i went to get into my car last night smoeone well stopped me I don't know how all I know is dark and moody didn't actually touch me...but I couldn't move, breath, anything. I was just stuck. We had a small converstaion and he left." She looked at Matt's face to try to read him, see if he believed her but the only thing she saw was a cold rage. What the hell did she do now?

"What did he looked like" His words were clipped as if he was fighting to keep control over himself.

"Um. Well tall, black hair, kinda scruffy, thick eyebrows, attractive he just seemed....off"

"Fucking Sylar."

"What? Who the hell Is Sylar?"

"What did he say to you, I want to know everything."

"Well I don't want to talk about it, and I need to go check on my other rounds so you need to let me get off" Oh lord that sounded dirty. His lip twitched and it was her turn to glare. "Don't you dare day a single word." She shifted to get off of him and for came into contact with something that froze her still. Slowly her eyes moved back to his face and she tried not to laugh as he parroted her words.

"Not a single word."

"I didn't plan to....does this mean I'm forgiven?"

"Ye-" She didn't let him finish she flung her arms around him and kissed his cheek with a smile

"Thank you so much, i really did feel horrible"

And then she heard the last voice she EVER wanted to hear while sitting on a man's lap. "Well now i know why you wont come to dinner you found a man. Is he going to give me my grand children?"

"Oh god....shut up mother."