Picking up on Brian's anxiety, Adam squeezed his shoulder. "Brian," he whispered.
"I know you're not like them or like me and I'm not like them or like you. But I don't care what powers anyone has. You and Wensley and Pepper are my very best friends and always will be. We been together fifteen years and nothin' can ever change that. Like I told Pep, I trust you guys. More than anythin'. I can't trust them. I hafta hold their hands and tell them right an' wrong like they're little kids, but you three, even if you have the least powers, have the most sense and I need that. I need your help, Brian. I... I don't think I can do it alone." There. He'd said it. The big secret he'd been holding for a year. He glanced at Brian's face, looking for his reaction.
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Date: 2006-08-11 04:43 pm (UTC)"I know you're not like them or like me and I'm not like them or like you. But I don't care what powers anyone has. You and Wensley and Pepper are my very best friends and always will be. We been together fifteen years and nothin' can ever change that. Like I told Pep, I trust you guys. More than anythin'. I can't trust them. I hafta hold their hands and tell them right an' wrong like they're little kids, but you three, even if you have the least powers, have the most sense and I need that. I need your help, Brian. I... I don't think I can do it alone." There. He'd said it. The big secret he'd been holding for a year. He glanced at Brian's face, looking for his reaction.