[TM] 231 - Nobody gets anything for keeps.

"He's not a toy Elle."
"He could be."

Knowing he wasn't hers didn't matter. Hearing the words and seeing him shift away from her touch didn't matter. She was bold and took getting used to, and she knew that. Deep down she could feel the hum of her ability beneath the surface and she knew that even she had built up a tolerance to certain things. She should be the same in that way.

But it didn't matter in the end. They both left.

Truthfully she should've seen it coming with Peter. He never seemed to like her. Though the one time he showed interest, the one time he was seeking something more than just the smile and bright blue eyes from her along with his dosage, she thought maybe he'd gotten used to her. After all he'd asked to be there. He'd signed up for the treatments... he just wasn't quite aware of how he was going to be treated.

Maybe she was prepping him for something that even she wasn't aware of, but it didn't seem to matter to her deep down. Deep down she knew he wasn't really hers... but that didn't mean she couldn't try to make him see her differently. Adam had seen her differently, Adam had built up a tolerance to her and at times Elle was nearly convinced that he truly enjoyed her visits.

But it didn't matter in the end, because they both disappointed her. Slipping through the walls, vanishing into the night, rescuing people and making great strides in their own plans. They were never hers, never meant to be hers and she knew it, but it hadn't kept her from trying.