*squeals very hard*
OMLOMLOML I DIED OF CUDDLES THANKYOUSOMUCH-
Now, get to tomenting us. :D

YAY!

TYSM FOR A NOT EVIL ENDING

''What do you know?'' Lemon whispers. Apparently, my yelling brought her out of her trance.

''Nothing.'' Kuya crosses her arms. ''I know nothing. Absolutely nothing. It's stupid and I hate it.''

''I see...'' she turns away, humming softly and playing with the hoodie again.

''It's okay, Kuya.'' I tell the Rogue gently. ''I understand. We can keep looking. Tomorrow, though. I really wanna sleep.''

''Right, sleep.'' she brightens, frustration forgotten.

I can't keep myself from gasping at this.

Kuya snaps her head up to look at me, eyes flashing.

''Elle!''

''You've seen this thing before?'' I cut in before she can yell at me. ''You know what it is? You've /heard/ of the virus? Or shadows, or whatever!''

''They're different things.'' Kuya glares, then sighs. ''I thought I was on to something, but I guess not. Evil just...takes some form of another everywhere, I guess.''

I lean over her shoulder and start to read the words.

*+ And I thought I lost the Shadows in the last place I went. +* her handwriting is messy, but I force myself to decipher it. She's kept enough secrets from me.

*+ But no, there's a black mist here that tried to kill us all. I don't know if it was gonna try and eat our souls or anything, but it seemed pretty dang intent on seeing us dead on the floor. I dunno if it's a coincidence of if this is the same thing+*

I can tell that Lemon has the same ideas for Soren's hoodie. She's fingering one of the drawstrings, golden tears glittering in her eyes. She misses him dearly, even if he might still be alive. I lay a hand on her shoulder and whisper soft assurances into her ear, trying to bring her back to the present. It's no use.

Sighing, I turn to Kuya.

She's paging through a notebook from her stuff, her own hood up over her messy hair.