𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘥.

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"How long am I supposed to wait here for, anyway?" Ray questioned into the ear piece he was wearing as he hears some shuffling on the other line.

"It shouldn't be much longer." Gooch told him as Ray sighed and stands in the silence for a few more minutes.

The cold gust of wind makes him uncomfortable as the double door of the abandoned building suddenly closed with a loud bang.

"What was that?"

Ray walks over and starts hitting the metal doors with his gloved hand. "It's locked from the outside, I'll find another way out." He hissed and tried looking around for a second exit.

Quiet foosteps silently echo as a voice laughed pitifully at him from above.

"Well, well.. if it isn't Captain Man." A man called as the tall hero looks up and spotted him on the second floor by the railing.

"What brings into my humble home at this hour?" They asked as Ray blinked and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Your home?? Man, you need some serious decorating.." He muttered as he cleared his throat and squinted through the darkness to get a better look at the unknown figure.

"I think you know why I'm here."

"Do I?" The unknown figure teased and the hero frowned before continuing.

"Uh.. yeah." He replied as the criminal took out the weapon Ray was supposedly searching for the past few days.

"Look, just give me the Invisi-Blaster and I'll get out of your hair." Ray offered and the man's face crossed with slight doubt.

"Well.. once I also put you in jail." The hero added as the criminal rubbed the weapon with his thumb. He turned it on and aimed it towards Ray.

"Or maybe not!"

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"No way you can do 1,000 sit-ups." Henry said as he stared at his bestfriend in disbelief. Jasper swiftly shook his head and scoffed lightly.

"Not in a row! I've done four sit-ups every day for the past 250 days, which is 1,000." Jasper told him as Piper furrowed her eyebrows at him from the kitchen.

"Wow. Hardcore." Henry commented as the curly haired boy grinned in satisfaction and patted the middle of his stomach.

"Punch me, punch me right in the gut!" He exclaimed and the blonde softly chuckled before deciding to stand up while throwing his tablet to the side.

Henry takes a couple steps forward as he makes a fist with his hand and punches the other boy right in between the ribs.

Jasper's expression falters after the hard blow and gracefully falls to the ground with tiny groans escaping his lips.

Piper giggled at his misery as she placed her head down on the counter.

"You okay?"

"Y--Yeah.. I'm just going to rest down here for a minute." Jasper spoke and wrapped his arms around his stomach in hopes of soothing the pain.

"O'kayy." Henry replied very unsurely as his sister approaches him with a plate. "--and this is for you." Piper offered and handed them a dish filled with snacks.

Jasper groaned loudly in the background as Henry frowned at the kind gesture and suspiciously looked down at the plate.

"What is this?"

"it's your favorite, a grilled cheese with skeezits." She explained while smiling sweetly and he grimaced.

"Why are you giving me this?" Henry asked her as she cupped her hands together.

"Because I'm your sister, and I love you." Piper answered and Jasper turns his head around to face the two siblings.

"Don't.. trust her..!" He hissed as he pointed at the little girl who was known for being very aggressive and devious.

Piper turns to stare at Jasper and keeps herself from rolling her eyes in annoyance.

Henry hesitantly reaches his hand towards the grilled cheese sandwich and quickly pokes it with his finger as he flinches.

"It won't explode, just enjoy it." Piper said as she giggled lightly and happily walked away. Henry furrowed his eyebrows at her and eventually sat down.

"Oh, hey.. Can I borrow your Yo Pro Camera?" She questioned and Henry stands up with a loud groan.

"Agh, I knew it!"

"What?" Piper asked and he shakes his head at the fake innocence in her tone.

"You brought me this because you want something." Henry explained while gesturing at the plate filled with snacks as she defeatedly throws her arms in the air.

"Come on, man." Piper pleaded and he softly clicked his tongue.

"No way, I spent over 100 bucks on that thing and I'm not handing it to anybody! Sorry." He replied and sat back down as angry footsteps approached him.

Piper grabs the grilled cheese off the plate and crumbles it up into a ball as the blonde calmly watched her do it.

She gritted her teeth and launched the plate out of his hands as bits of skeezits fall all over the ground.

Jasper yelps out of fear as Piper clenched her fists and stomped away. "..I told you so." Jasper commented while pointing at Henry as the blonde shakes his head.

A few knocks were heard as the front door swings open and Charlotte walks inside.

"Hey, Henry! You ready?"

"Yeah, I just got to grab my jacket." Henry said as he got up and went around the couch to grab it. Charlotte looks around as her gaze lands on her other friend.

"Uhh--I don't know of you noticed but there's a Jasper on your floor.. eating dirty skeezits." She explained and winced when Jasper used his tongue to pick up the snack near his head.

"Yeah.. Hey Jasp, me and Charlotte are going to head over to Junk-n-stuff." Henry announced as the curly haired boy closed his eyes shut and faced the ceiling.

"Have fun.."

"You okay? you want some water or something?" Charlotte questioned as the two stared at him for a bit and he nodded slowly.

"Yeah."

"Sinks in the kitchen." She replied as a soft grunt leaves his lips and the front the door shuts closed.

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𝙃𝙀𝙉𝙍𝙔 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍

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"Heyy, Y/n.." Charlotte and Henry greeted simultaneously as the teen glanced at them before returning his gaze back to the monitors.

"What's up?" He asked the two as he scrolled down the list of old news articles. Charlotte pokes the blonde with her elbow as he winced and turned to face her.

The girl nudges her head towards the older boy and Henry sighed before clearing his throat.

"Have you, uh.. have you been noticing anything, like, weird about Ray lately?" He questioned with curiosity as Y/n paused and scrunched his nose.

"--I'm gonna need you to be specific..?" He murmured loudly enough to hear as Charlotte amusingly looks at her friend who threw his arms in the air with a sigh.

"He's been.. talking to himself with nobody else around. Do you know anything about that?" Henry mentioned as the teen opens his mouth to speak but was quickly interrupted.

"Is that a serious question? No, I can't go ride rollercoasters with you!" Ray shouted as he walked down the short flights of steps.

"Because, I have a job..! and stop poking me." He hissed and strolled over to the three who were silently watching him talk to 'himself'

"Hey, did you find out any more info on that motorcycle thief?" Ray questioned as warm puffs of air makes the tiny hairs on his neck stand up.

"Will you not stand so close to me?! I can feel you breathing on my neck." He scolded and flapped his hand beside him to push to the source of it away.

"Thank you!" The tall hero said as he looked over at Henry and Charlotte who held concerning frowns on their faces.

"Why are those two staring at me?" Ray asked the teen as Y/n shakes his head lightly and stood up.

"They believe you're talking to nobody." He answered truthfully and the two quickly shush him to be quiet.

"Oh right, I haven't introduced them to Brad." The man replied as he looked back and forth between them.

"Brad, this is Henry, Charlotte.. and you already know Y/n. Guys.. this is Invisible Brad." Ray introduced and motioned his hand at the empty space beside him.

Henry and Charlotte nod slowly trying to comprehend the situation as they force a smile onto their lips.

"Hii, Braaad." The girl greeted first and Henry chuckled nervously.

"Looking good, Brad." He said and directly pointed at the spot where the invisible figure was supposedly standing. "Brad, say hi." Ray gestured and placed his hands on his hips as they waited for the guy to talk.

The room stays silent for a couple of seconds as Ray's grin faltered and uses his hand to feel the spot next to him.

"Brad? Ugh, Come on, Brad! Hate it when he does this.." He chuckled anxiously as he waved both of his hands in the air to try and find the invisible male.

"Brad, Brad?! Where are you? Come on! This isn't funny anymore, man." He called out in frustration as he walked around like a lunatic.

"This is so sad." Charlotte whispered as the blonde looks at her and back at the tall hero. "He is not okay.." He replied and the man let's out a winning cackle.

"Ahah! Gotcha." Ray exclaimed as the invisible man struggled against his grip. The tall hero grunts and pushes him into a red cart as it falls to the ground with a loud thud.

The movement startles the three as Ray walks over and grabs them by their shoulders. "Come here and say hello to those kids!" He huffed and Y/n crosses his arms in amusement.

"Hey, guys.. I'm Brad." The other man spoke as Henry's eyes widened and Charlotte gaped in disbelief. "T--There's no such thing as an invisible person." She explained and Y/n takes his phones out of his pocket.

"Okay, what would make you believe that Brad's real?" Ray questioned as the girl taps her chin and glanced at her bestfriend.

"Let's see him slap Henry." Charlotte suggested as the blonde blinked and laughed at the idea. Y/n taps on the camera icon and hits record.

"Yeah, Come on! Slap me, 'Brad!' right here on my--" Henry's teasing was quickly cut shortly after something hit him across the face as he fell to the ground in shock.

Y/n chuckled to himself as he ends the video and backs it up into his file drive. "Wow! You really like getting slapped, don't you?" He asked the boy who was softly rubbed his cheek with a frown.

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"So, you turned invisible like.. when?" Henry asked Brad after they sat down and put on a pair of black shades.

"Five years ago.. It was all Captain Man's fault." Brad spat as he anonymously glared at the taller hero.

"Here we go again." Ray muttered loudly and rolled his head back with an annoyed sigh.

"Well, what happened?"

"Okay, see, this was way back before I hired Y/n as backup. I ended up being chased down by this insane criminal who wanted to turn me invisible." Ray explained as he rubbed his chin and tried to remember the rest.

"But before all of that, I found out the weapon was sold at an auction. So I took it upon myself to go and find it before it fell into the wrong hands.." He told them and Y/n leans on his hand.

"and it did."

"Correct, so after I found the guy- he chased me around town while firing the invisi-blaster at me so carelessly." Ray mentioned as the three nodded their heads.

"I was just riding my bike, minding my own business!" Brad snarled and Ray ignores his added commentary.

"When I dove out of the way, the invisiblaster's beam missed me and--" He managed to say before brad interrupted him.

"Hit me!! and that's how Captain Man ruined my life." The invisible man shouted and Ray abruptly sits up in his seat.

"How was I supposed to know you'd be riding your bike right behind me?" He retorted as the pair of shades turned in his direction.

"You. owe. me!"

"Look, didn't I lend you 4,000 bucks so that you could buy that hot tub? Didn't I let you stay here in the man-cave for two months after your girlfriend dumped you? and who paid for that nose job, huh? This guy!" The tall hero snapped and Brad scoffed.

"Great! Now I have a beautiful nose that no one will ever see." He hissed as Ray clenched his fist and covers his mouth.

"Their relationship is really complicated." Charlotte whispered as she chewed on a piece of fry and both boys nodded.

"What do you want from me, Brad?" Ray questioned as the man takes off the glasses and throws them to the side.

"I want to be your sidekick." He announced as Y/n chokes on his food and Henry's jaw drops.

"What?" Charlotte said in disbelief and the blonde shakes his head.

"Woah, Woah! Hey! Ray's already got a sidekick, me." Henry told him and the man bites back a snarky laugh.

"You're just a kid.. who's visible." Brad spat as Y/n whistled awkwardly and took a sip of his drink.

"Oh! so you're better than me just cause I'm visible and you're not?" Henry argued and Charlotte holds her hands up to stop them.

"Alright, Guys. Come on. Let's not play the visibility card." She told the two as Ray shakes his head lightly.

"Brad.. I think it's time for you to go." He said and scooted him out of their seat as he stood up with the invisible man.

"Wait. Think about what a great sidekick I'd be. I could sneak up on bad guys and then--" He explained and punches the hero right on the cheek.

"Ow!! I'm okay." Ray calmly said to the three while rubbing his cheek as Brad unknowingly smirks.

"See? You never even saw that punch coming." He chuckled as the hero places his hands on his hips.

"Look, I already have an excellent sidekick and that's Henry." Ray motioned towards the boy and the blonde throws his hands up in the air.

"Thank you!"

"Alright, What if Henry quits?" Brad bluntly told him and Henry scrunches his nose at their response.

"I'm never going to quit."

"He's not quitting, he loves this job." Y/n defended and the blonde nodded at the teenager's words.

"But what if he does, then what?" Brad insisted as Henry grabs another fry off the plate to ignore him.

"Alright, Brad. If Henry ever quits you can be my sidekick, okay? Anything else?" Ray questioned sarcastically and the invisible man taps his chin.

"Yeah.. I want your shirt."

"What? You can't have my shirt--" The hero was cut off by a tug and a loud rip on his chest. Ray stands there shirtless as brad holds the item in his hand.

The teen squints as he slowly reaches his hand out and covers Charlotte's eyes.

In attempt to grab the piece of clothing back, Brad teasingly dodges his hands and runs around the mancave as Ray chases him down with loud shouts and yells.

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𝙃𝙀𝙉𝙍𝙔 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍

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Henry lays on his bed sound asleep as a few footsteps stop outside his bedroom door.

The door opens and then closes quietly as Brad sneaks inside and glares down at the young boy.

He places his hands under the mattress as he lifts it up and flips them over. The blonde gasps and falls to the ground with a huge thud.

"Agh! What the.. What's going on?" Henry questioned as he rubbed his eyelids and the invisible man makes a run for the window before stopping to turn back.

"Quit your job!" Brad shouted as a warning and leaps out the window. The breeze and the sound of leaves cover up his trail as Henry's mouth hangs open in disbelief.

Another pair of footsteps can be heard walking down the hallway as his bedroom door swings open and the lights turn on.

Piper comes inside with messy bed hair as her gaze lands on her brother laying on the floor with a whole mattress on his back.

Henry's abruptly looks up at her and grinned awkwardly.

"Uh.. Did you feel that earthquake too!?" He asked while pointing at her and she throws him a confused frown.

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A tired yawn escapes the blonde as he tries to place his spiral notebook away. Henry's eyes shut closed and leans inside his locker to take a quick nap.

"Uh, Henry?" Y/n called as he shakes their shoulder and the boy jolted awake. "What.. What!" Henry exclaimed as the H/c haired teen tilted his head and smiled genuinely.

"Rough night?" They questioned and the boy let out an exasperated sigh as he remembers the event from a couple hours ago.

"Tell me about it.." He huffed as Jasper comes around the corner and approaches the two boys.

"Hey, guys! Mind if you pass out some of these flyers for me?" Jasper asked them and Y/n grabs the small pile out of his hands to take a peek.

"What are these?"

"They're for a house I'm selling with Piper. I'm her real estate agent." He answered and the blonde takes a closer look at the picture as the bell rings.

"Isn't this her old, gross, playhouse that's been sitting in my backyard for the last five years." Henry spoke and the curly haired boy nodded.

"Yeah, but I totally remodeled it! I'm telling you for the right buyer, this--" He explained excitedly as an older voice interrupted their conversation.

"Henry? Henry, I--" Miss Shapen trailed off as the three turned to face her. "Hi, Miss Shapen." Jasper greeted kidnly and the teacher stiffened and shakes her head.

"I need to have a chat with Henry." She said and pointed her finger towards the blonde who raised his eyebrow.

"Okay!" The curly haired boy replied as he smiled at the older woman. She stares blankly at him before reaching into her bag.

"Come on, Jasper! Before you get yourself pepper sprayed." Y/n hissed and quickly grabbed his wrist to drag him away as Jasper yelped in surprise.

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𝙃𝙀𝙉𝙍𝙔 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍

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"--This is my playhouse!"

"This is no time to argue!" Jasper shouted at the little girl in front of him and she scoffed in annoyance.

"Who do you think you are?" Piper yelled as they bickered loudly outside her backyard. A mother and her daughter walk in as their expressions shifted into a positive smile.

"Well, hello!"

"Welcome to my backyard." Piper greeted politely as the child's face lit up in adoration and examines the clean playhouse.

"Mommy, I love this playhouse!" She squealed and happily looked at her mother. "Hey, looks like your daughter's already in love." Jasper said as the woman nodded in agreement.

"Yes, what kind of playhouse is this?" The mother questioned and the curly haired boy leans on the mini roof.

"It's the playmaster plus dream house!" Piper told her and the woman hummed softly. "Yes! it was built in '09; put of imported Mexican plastic." Jasper added and the daughter pops her head out from the small doorway.

"Mommy, I love it so much! Can I have it pleaseee?" She pleaded and the woman smiled awkwardly.

"Uh, would you consider fifty dollars?" The Mother offered and Piper's smile suddenly switches into a scowl.

"Fifty dollars!?"

"Let me handle this." Jasper whispered as he leaned down and placed his hands on her shoulders. Piper gritted her teeth and angrily stomps on his foot making him grunt.

"My client feels that fifty dollars is way too low for a playhouse of this quality." Jasper whined painfully as the mother chuckled lightly.

"Well.. it's not exactly fresh and new."

"--Neither are you." Piper sneered and the lady gaped in disbelief at the comment. "Okay, you need to learn some manners!" She scolded as the girl turns on her heel and walked away with an evil glint in her eyes.

"That's it."

"Piper don't--! We'll take fifty!" Jasper said to the mother as she holds her hand out for her daughter to take.

"I am not buying a playhouse from a rude little girl who tells me that--!" Her sentence was cut short by Piper coming back with a water hose as she aimed it right at them.

The Mother and Daughter shriek as they ran out of the backyard. Jasper sprints to the entrance and stared at their retreating figures.

"Wait! No! Come back!" He exclaimed as he slowly backed away and took a few steps towards Piper.

"You were a little aggressive.."

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"So, I'm sound asleep in my bed and Brad sneaks into my house, to flip my bed over!" Henry cried as Ray flicked a toy ant and grunts when he missed the hole.

"This game is impossible. I can't get these ants in this little pair of pants." He huffed and Henry frowned at the tall hero.

"I feel like he wasn't listening to me." Henry said as he pointed at the male and the teen chuckled.

"Look, I know Brad's kind of.. obnoxious." Ray answered truthfully and the blonde clicked his tongue.

"Kind of!? He snuck into the school, put a bucket on my teacher's head and splashed water on my area!! and then spanked my teacher with a mop." He explained angrily and the man slouches further into the couch.

"Yeah, that's Brad."

"and every time, before he runs away he goes, 'Quit your Job!!" Henry mimicked right into his ear as the hero flicks another toy ant and grinned.

"Hey! another ant.. in the pants." He boasted and snapped his fingers in satisfaction. Y/n looks over Henry's shoulder and raised his eyebrows.

"Hey.. what is that?" The teen announced as they both turn their heads to see for themselves.

They watch a pipe magically float in the air as Ray furrowed his eyebrows. "I don't know, looks like a steel pipe. But why would it.." He trailed off as the blonde gasped in horror.

"Brad!" Henry exclaimed as Y/n hurriedly got up and ran to his friends side, right before Brad swung the pipe down towards their leg.

The teen grunted as he holds his throbbing limb and falls to the floor. "Quit your Job!" Brad spoke as he roughly pushed Henry causing him to stumble and fall.

"This has to stop, Brad!" Ray shouted after the male as Henry crawls to the teen who was wincing in pain.

Y/n softly murmurs some random words that came from the top of his head as the blonde notices this and tilted his head in confusion.

"..Uh, what are you--"

"I'm trying to remember this is a kid's show! Okay!?" The H/c haired teen cried as he plopped his head onto the blonde's lap and Henry blinks before slowly stroking their H/c hair to comfort them.

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𝙃𝙀𝙉𝙍𝙔 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍

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"How's my eye look?" Henry asked Charlotte as he removed the turkey leg off his face and she swallowed thickly.

"Put the leg back on it.." She told him as he covers his eyes and the doorbell rang right on time.

"Finally." He murmured and sighed when the cold leg hit the bruise on his face soothingly. He walks out of the kitchen and quickly went to go get the door.

Ray and Y/n hurry inside after he opened it and looked around the home cautiously.

"Your parent's here?" The tall hero questioned and the blonde shook his head. "No, just come in." He replied and closed the door as Ray walks to the middle of the room.

Y/n winces but follows the two while limping as he stands behind Henry.

Charlotte grabs her laptop off the table and moves herself over to the couch. "So, what happened now?" Ray asked the boy as Henry grips the piece of meat.

"This." He scowled and took the Turkey leg off his face as the hero screamed at the large bruise.

"Ah! Who gave you the black eye?" Ray cried and the teen hissed at the large bruise when the blonde turned to show him as well.

"Invisible Brad." Henry spat and their eyes widened like saucers.

"He punched you!?"

"Worse! I was in gym class today, and I was standing behind Mitch Bilsky." He explained and Ray gives him a puzzled look.

"So, what did invisible Brad do?" The man asked and the blonde gritted his teeth. "He pinched Mitch Bilsky on the butt! To make Mitch think I did it." Henry argued and the man grimaces at the thought of that.

"Ooh, yeah.. Guys don't like that."

"No they don't." Henry added and Y/n rolled his eyes at the duo's response. "Uh, girls don't like that either.. fyi" They continued and Charlotte throws her arms up in the air.

"Gosh, thank you!" She said as she pointed at the teen and looks back down at the device on her lap. Henry shakes his head and turned to Ray worriedly.

"We got to do something about Brad." He sighed and looked down at the couch before taking a seat.

"Don't worry, we're going to get him." Ray answered as he sat next to them and stared at their own reflection from the TV screen.

"I doubt it." Brad teased as Ray, Henry and Charlotte scream simultaneously. They quickly sit up and try to feel the air around them to find Brad.

Henry and Y/n back away as Ray randomly kicked and punched the area beside him.

"Quit your job!" Brad yelled and pushed Y/n onto Henry as they both land on the purple couch near the fireplace and then fall to the ground.

They whine at the impact as the invisible man swings the front door open. "You have a beautiful home." Brad complimented and then closed the door on his way out.

"Aw chiz! Sorry, blondie." Y/n spoke worriedly as he laid on top of him and eventually sat up. Henry snaps out of his mesmerized state and cleared his throat to find his words.

"It--it's good." He stammered and mentally facepalmed as the teen helps him stand up. Charlotte furrowed her eyebrows at her friend suspiciously as Henry stiffened at her stare.

"So uhm, how do we beat someone we can't see?" He questioned as the girl crossed her arms and focused back on the topic to his relief.

"Uh, we fix it so we can see him.."

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"Oh, this is going to be so great! Invisible Brad's going to get covered with red paint, so we'll be able to see him and then we're going to kick him about fifty times, right in his invisible--" Henry yelled from the ladder as Charlotte raised her hands up.

"Okay, we get it." She spoke and Y/n chuckled lightly as the tube alarm rang through the mancave. Ray comes down with a look of devastation and sorrow as the teen raised his eyebrows.

"Ray?"

"Why did you come down the tube?" Charlotte questioned as they watched him stumble on his feet.

"You were supposed to walk out of the elevator with Brad." Henry recalled and carefully climbed down the ladder.

"I.. I need to sit down." Ray swallowed as he went to go take a seat. Henry, Charlotte and Y/n glanced at each other as they strolled over to the man.

"Are you okay?"

"What's wrong? ..Is Brad in here with us now?!" Henry exclaimed and the three looked around with caution.

"I wish he was." Ray said while shaking his head as Y/n blinked and frowned. "Well, what happened?" Charlotte asked him and the tall hero opened his mouth to speak.

"Everything was going according to plan..! I told Invisible Brad that Henry quit and that he could be my new sidekick." Ray explained as the blonde stepped closer and crossed his arms over his chest.

"and did he buy it?"

"Ohhh.. he bought it." The man winced and the girl tilted her head. "What does that mean-" She answered as Ray leaned his elbow on the table.

"Well--we were finishing our root beers, we took a selfie, I paid the check and then we were walking across the street together on our way here.." He trailed off and the H/c haired teen motioned him to keep going.

"and?"

"Brad got hit by a bus!" Ray announced as the three gasped at the horrible news.

The hero averted his gaze downward and tried to find his next words. "I guess the driver just.. didn't see him." He muttered as Y/n and Charlotte comforted the poor male.

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