Taylor looked up from his place on the floor and groaned as he shoved himself to his feet. In all the time he had been fighting Xander he had never felt that much force coming from him. He could swear his jaw shattered in several different pieces for a minute there. He turned his attention to the crumpled form of his little fae and sighed. This was all getting very old.<br/><br/>â€œCome on.â€ He grunted as he lifted Meko up onto his shoulder and started back up the stairs. He couldnâ€™t believe that Meko had erased them from the system. Well, actually he could the boy had to big of a heart for his own good. It was just the part about erasing Xanderâ€™s recorded crimes that he didnâ€™t understand. That ass didnâ€™t deserve any reprieve, not after all the crimes he had committed.<br/><br/>â€œNoctre, watch out for him.â€ Taylor looked down at the small she cub as he laid Meko down on the bed and took off his shoes. It was after he had lifted the blankets and dropped them over the still form of his warrior that he realized what he had just done. â€œJesus.â€ He groaned as he scrubbed his face with one hand. Taylor couldnâ€™t afford to become this soft, he couldnâ€™t afford to show this much affection for Meko especially with his mortal enemy just a few yards away.<br/><br/>-0-0-0<br/>Xander weaved his way through the pressure plates, checking on each one to make sure they were still calibrated right. There was no reason for his chest to feel this damn heavy. There wasnâ€™t any reason for jiminy fucking cricket to be singing in his ear. His eyes moved away from the pressure plate he was crouched next to and up at the now night sky.<br/><br/>Subconsciously he searched for the North Star and when he spotted it he stood and entered the woods. He was not going to think about her anymore, there was no reason to think about that life anymore. It was all behind him, hidden so far in the past it almost didnâ€™t exist.<br/><br/>Xander groaned as he propped up against a tree and closed his eyes. This damn boy was opening up far too many old wounds. It was almost like God or one of the gods had sent this kid down to torment him for his past crimes. Now the stupid brat had to go and wipe all the history of his crimes out. He just had to show that kind of kindness didnâ€™t he?<br/><br/>A thought hit him and he immediately looked up at the branches above. The kid had wiped all traces of him from the system; he could pack up and disappear. He had enough cash stashed in his safe houses that he would never have to do another job. Xander had set his mind to do just that but then he thought about the fact that the bastard and bitch were still out there somewhere.