Alec exhaled slowly when Xander’s voice echoed in his head. A faint crease formed between his brows as he wondered quietly; What is it this time?Kara, who was unaware of what was happening internally, gazed at him worriedly. "Are you okay, Alec?""Yeah" Alec gave a quick, short nod. "Are you sure?" Kara pressed. "I mean you just suddenly pulled back, is everything okay? Does anywhere hurt?" She asked concernedly, her eyes trailing over his face, to his arms down to those hands that punched the life out of Milo. She ran her gaze over him. "A....Alec?" Amazement written over her expression."It’s gone," she said, almost to herself. "The bruising… the cuts… they were there. I saw them." Her eyes snapped back to his. "Your skin...it's appearing like it healed."Alec pressed his hands down on her shoulders but he was careful not to let his weight pull her down. "You’re still processing what happened, still shaken up," he said calmly, his gaze locking onto hers with quiet intensity. "You

Kara turned to Jeremy and smiled at him. "Thanks for following me home."Jeremy smiled back at her. "It's no problem." Then he added in a breath. "We're only following orders."Kara smiled softly. "And you too uhh....""Zara" Zara filled in her name smartly, wearing a gentle smile, opposite of her personality."Zara," Kara pronounced and nodded."Yeah. Like Kara and Zara. Zara and Kara" Jeremy grinned playfully. "Man, that shit is cool."Zara wasn't smiling. "It was cool until you turned it to a song." Kara chuckled softly. She glanced around the area quickly. "So uhm...." She coughed meaningfully. "Alec is really not coming?"Jeremy and Zara exchanged looks, their eyes widened. "No, he's not coming" Zara quickly answered. "But why?" Kara whispered sadly. Jeremy and Zara kept quiet. "Why did he suddenly leave?" She asked them quietly, her eyes glummy. Zara scratched the back of her neck, clearing her throat unnecessarily. Jeremy looked like he was going to get traumatized as he