The Meeting of Change (PAINE ONLY)

Samael's mind barely registered the sounds Paine was making in the kitchen as he reminisced back to the time of his childhood, remembering all the stories he heard about his father and the childlike awe and giddiness he felt as he thought about the man, or mutant rather, that was his father. As he looked through the photos of his deceased father, he realized he really barely knew a thing about him, besides the stories he grew up on. As he sorted through the photos, the impact of his father's death really hit him. His heart clenched painfully and he shut his eyes as he tried to hold back any tears that would threaten to fall past his eyelids. He turned to face Paine, who he never heard approach him, and looked at her. "I know that. It just hurts that I wanted to meet him for so long and when I finally get so close, he's ripped out of my hands for good by your father. I just wish things could have been different" he said in a strained voice, really trying to hold himself back from crying.

Vengeance looked at her through half-lidded eyes as she talked to him about Chaos and how his father wanted to fight Pain and beat him. She told him how Chaos used to be friends with Pain at one time, which completely floored him since he never thought two enemies such as them could have ever gotten along at all. However, whatever truly got him was what she said about him living in his father's place rather then carry on about his death. He stood there, thinking deeply as she went to eat her meal. Maybe she was right. He shouldn't dwell on his death, he should live in his place. He nodded his head in agreement after standing there for what felt like an eternity. She WAS right. He was going to live for his father and take his place in the world, not brood and such about him dying. When he finally cleared his head, he dropped the pictures he held in his hand and followed after her. He dropped down in a seat and sat next to her. "You are right. I should live and take his place in this world, rather instead of dwelling on his death. Thank you" he said with a soft smile where his lips stretched around to the back to his head as he gave her a soft, thankful pat on the back of her hand, believing that she wouldn't mind a thankful touch like that, since it wasn't intimate or intruding in anyway.

He watched her as she ate with an intrigued smile on his face, not at all perturbed by her eating habits. He personally didn't mind how she ate or what she ate, just as long as she wasn't unhealthily skinny. He personally hated that look. It made him think that the girls he saw like that had some type of illness or something and also, but this was his demon blood talking, it made them wholly unfit for being a parent. He took her fork and took a few bites of her food, being careful to not spray his green saliva all over it and then handed it back to her. "I'm not perturbed at all by your eating habits my dear. As a matter of fact, I like the way you eat. I personally can't stand those who are really skinny and choose to starve themselves. I think the way you eat is incredibly hot and proves you are smart for without proper sustenance, you wouldn't have the strength to do many things, it also means you are strong" he said with a pleasant smile on his face as he stared at her calmly. He thought about what she said to him and sat there for a moment. "No, I am certainly not as crazy as my father nor do I feel senseless violence. I got a better idea instead. How about you and I team up? You and I can do crime together and even do hero stuff as well together. It would certainly make things interesting. It would also help us get out of our father's shadows" he offered to her as he held his out to her, asking her to shake it to seal the deal on their partnership.

Vengeance grinned and snickered as she laughed a little about the comment about her eating habits. That was good, he was hoping to get that reaction out of her. When she said that she was just making sure he wasn't going to jump the gun like his father, he made a small 'ah' and nodded his head to show he understood. He saw she was about to shake his hand before putting it through her hair. He raised his eyebrows when he heard her comment about it being weird, due to them being the children of Chaos and Pain. He shrugged his shoulders in an uncaring manner, not really seeing a problem with it. "Why not? This way, you can prove your not your father and I am not my father. After all, we both want to be considered our own people. Even though practically no one knows I am the son of Chaos, that is irrelevant" he said with a beaming smile as he pulled his hand, letting her think about it for a moment. He wasn't going to force her into doing this. His mother always told him to never force a woman to do a woman and he wasn't going to abandon his teachings.

He listened to her offer and nodded his head in agreement, personally liking it. He grasped her hand and shook it firmly. Even if one of them chose to be a hero and the other a villain, they could still stay friends, unlike their fathers. That would be the one thing they would be better at then their parents. He was told how great his father was, she was always in the shadow of hers, never being seen as herself. It was time for the two to take their father's places in the spotlight, to show they are not only their own people, but they are way different then their fathers. It was time for Vengeance to make his way into the spotlight, to show what the son of Chaos can do, what the daughter of Pain can do. They would strike either fear in the hearts of humans or awe and respect. Either way was fine with him.