OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I AM SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SORRRRRYYYYYY! I can't say this enough! I thought I had posted a chapter explaining my mini hiatus but it didn't go through! Right before finals they started piling on a lot of notes and homework. I've barely gotten any sleep in the past three weeks and have had BARELY anytime to think about this story! Again I am So sorry about how late this is!

Delilah sat uneasily in a big armchair; eagerly awaiting Wander's return.

"Oh grop, what he was captured?" She whispered to herself. "Or got hurt? Or died? Or fell off of that cliff? Or-"

Her quiet mental breakdown was interrupted by two men wandering through the foyer.

"You alright Del? You look like your about to have an aneurism." Wander pointed out.

Delilah stopped as she stared at the two who were now shooting her quizzical looks. "Uhhhhhhhhh..." She was speechless.

Luckily a certain commander's yawn drew attention away from her.

"Alrighty welp, I'm beat! I'm going to bed; see you in there Wander." He waved as he walked farther into the house.

Once he was gone Delilah turned to him, "What took you so long!? And why are two so casual!? What in Zingle Zangle sakes is going on here!?"

"Language Delilah! And we were talking. I guess we just lost track of time." he placed a hand on her shoulder. "Kid, I love ya but you need to stop worrying. I can handle myself." He assured in a soft tone.

"I know. It's just that-well mom and dad could take care of themselves too. And I know how much the king wants you back. I-" Tears welled up in her eyes as she threw her arms around him. "I can't lose you too Luke..."

Wander wiped away the tears streaming down the young girl's face. "Shhh..Del I won't leave you. Your one of the only things in this twisted universe that I care about. If I lost you I would throw myself into a black hole! Don't worry about me because I'm not going to leave you for a long time."

"But you are! When this visit is over you're going to leave and it'll just be me and Mary again! What if something happens to you and we can't get to you. How will we know that king-"

Wander got down on one knee so they were eye to eye. "Delilah, I know you have a point to this and I've already told you no. It's too dangerous for both of us if you some along with me. You're safer here-away from all the secrets and lies. I do some dangerous stuff and you could get hurt."

"Please Luke. I'll go along with the lie! I can take care of myself and pull my own weight. I just-Mary doesn't need me around with all the crap that's been dumped on her lately. Everyone is having her go out for missions and I know I'm just getting in the way."

Wander stared at her; his piercing blue eyes softening at her sad brown ones.

"I'll make you a deal," Wander started. "When I come back next year and your an inner rings woman then you can come. You've too hard to rise up in the ranks to give it all up now. You get that rank and I'll know you can handle it out there. Deal?"

Delilah smiled and hugged him. "Deal!"

Wander wrapped his arms around her and closed his eyes, "And Delilah?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you baby girl..."

"I love you too."

Wander stood and yawned. "Alright, welp: I'm gonna hit the hay! Go to bed soon alright?"

"Yeah yeah; just go cuddle with short and sweet!"

Wander blushed a little. "Shut up. Um, so I'm going to save Lauren tomorrow okay? So when I'm gone tomorrow don't freak out!"

"Alrighty just be sa-don't die or get captured."

"Can diddly do!" Wander replied with no small amount of enthusiasm.

He walked back into the room where Peepers was getting undressed.

"Everything okay back there? I thought I heard crying." Peepers asked throwing off his shirt.

Wander began to take off his own clothes. "Yeah. She was just worried about me. She got really spooked when we didn't come home. She thought I'd been kidnapped."

The two made their way into the queen-sized bed that they shared.

"Who would kidnap you? More specifically why?"

Wander sighed, "I'm King Mortifero's public enemy number 1."

'What'd you do to him."

A melancholy smile reached Wander's face, "Let's just say that Wander and Yonder saved his son from that place." The smile gave way to an angry glare into space. "He says we kidnapped his son, but we didn't! He was a prisoner in that place; his father didn't really care about him; just his powers! He's still the only one of our people who can manipulate the ice and snow to his will. It's a rare power that many will never see in a lifetime. It means that they'll be stronger. The king didn't even refer to the prince as 'son', just 'prodigy'. When his son didn't what he said BAM! It's was kicking, punching, and his grop damn plasma whip!"

"Plasma whip?"

"The whip was made of a special material that allowed his plasma beams to intertwine with the thing. It cause burns and bleeding; two for one!"

"It sounds like you know a lot about this prince's upbringing."

"Yeah well," He sighed, "We're closer than you might think..."

"Maybe one day I can meet him. It sounds horrible what happened to the guy."

Wander smiled at that and laid down; turning off a light. "It was Peepers. You know; I think you and the prince would be good friends. He's into your type..."

"My type?"

"The cute, egotistical, smart, funny ones that can't stop running their mouths."

"...You think I'm cute?"

Wander's face flushed and he quickly turned over "Goodnight!"

"Uhh...Goodnight." Peepers replied. "hmm, I wonder what the prince is like..."

Ummm...did I mention how sorry I was? Anyway I'll try to upload some chapters A.S.A.P. to make for my mini hiatus so, bye bye!