03-09-2007, 03:28 PM
"Some heroes..." she said softly, brushing her hand over his cheek gently, wiping away the remaining tears. "They didn't just destroy her, they destroyed you." She said softly, pressing into him. "But I understand. What it feels like to be weak. To be ugly..." She held her arms out between them, the light reflecting off of them slightly. "I never wanted these. I hate the way they look. The way they make me look. I feel ugly... defective... everytime I look at them." She looked up at him again. "I know what it feels like to be so desperate that you just want it all to end... but I'm stronger than that." She said finally, looking up at him defiantly. "You know I am. You've seen my strength; both my physical power and my resolve."