It was cold out.

Course winters in Neo London usually were. The freezing air chilled his lungs with every heavy breath he took. He had ran to the plaza as fast as he could, he had to get there in time.

It was the plaza he first met Jane, and where he was convinced they would meet again.

It had been over two weeks since they're first meeting, and he had went to that plaza everyday until someone (usually his dad) came to get him. It was further than him and his friends usually went, and he often stayed until the sun started going down, no matter how cold it was.

The first few times his mother grilled him about what he was doing there, and he honestly could not answer. He really didn't know himself to be honest. All he knew was his chest always felt warm and heavy when his mind drifted to Jane.

Theo let out a sigh, a small puff of steam forming before disappearing as quickly as it came as he plopped down on a cold as frick metal bench. The plaza was one of the few places left mainly untouched by Red Leaders remodeling of the city years ago so it was both busy and peaceful at the same time. But the cold air cleared his head too much, he could feel himself start to sober up, and his mind had started to wander too far.

Quickly untwisting the lid to his flask, Theo took a big swing of the cheap alcohol inside. He could feel his body start to warm up as the liquid settled in his stomach, though it would take a few more drinks for him to begin drunk enough to forget again.

That was the answer to all his problems and heart ache after all, just take a swing of alcohol and hope it helps to forget.

The cold air woke up old memories he had tried to bury deep. He didn't hate those memories though, he just hated how they made him feel lonely.

Jon, who had been by his side for as long as he could remember, had left an empty feeling in him when he suddenly disappeared. It had hurt to suddenly feel so alone, he even tried to convince himself the man didn't exist to begin with, but that somehow that just made the empty feeling so much worst.

Years later he started turning to alcohol to stop the emptiness, but no matter how much he drank, the emptiness always came back. He tried dating, after all his parents were a prime example of being in love. The relationships didn't last long, each time the attraction died, or the other person didn't like his personality, but they were all still nice while they lasted nonetheless. And than it was back to a flask full of cheap alcohol to drown out the emptiness.

None of them stayed on his mind like Jane did, that was how he knew they were different.

He felt his face start to heat up at the thought of them again, god he wanted to see them again.

He wanted to know more about them.

Everything about them.

He wanted this emptiness to go away.

Theo pulled up one of his knees and rested his chin on it as he focused his gaze on the crowd. If it had been anyone else, he would have given up by now, he would have never tried so hard for anyone else. Though that's probably the main reason his relationships didn't last long.

Anytime his body started to cool down, Theo took another swing of his flask, and when the liquid filled his stomach he could feel it warm his body again. He had to be careful though or else he'd end up drunk.

An hour passed.

Than two.

Than three.

And before he knew it, the plaza was becoming less and less crowded until it was basically empty. The sun was almost gone from the sky and he still hadn't seen Jane anywhere.

Letting out a sigh he thought to himself, "I guess I'll just have to come back tomorrow." he pulled up his hood and shoved his hands in his pockets, "Not like getting grounded any longer will make much of a difference." he started waiting for his dad to come and get him again since by now they would've found out he snuck out of the base again.

He rested his head on the back of the bench and closed his eyes just listening to the soft distant sounds.

Than suddenly, he got a small feeling. It wasn't a bad feeling or that feeling you get when something bad was going to happen, but it was still a feeling that said something just happened. The eyeless teen bolted up, sitting straight like someone had just startled him awake and he started looking around frantically.

And he saw them only a short ways away.

They were gripping their coat, obviously chilled from the drisk cold, but having noticed him, Jane smiled, waving at him. Theo found himself smiling with relief, before quickly making his way over to the other teen, but before he realized what he was doing, when Jan was in arms reach, the eyeless teen threw his arms around them, pulling them as close as possible.

"I found you..." he whispered softly feeling his heart try and jump into his throat.