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Chapter 1: Where we Intertwined
Monique
On
a
sunny
afternoon,
in
a
park
who
many
new
as
Central
Park,
it
felt
so
dreary
to
her.
Watching
the
kids
play
in
the
park
as
their
parents
(spoke)talked
of
their
highest
achievements
and
what
they
dreamt
of
at
night.
She
observed
young
teens
awkwardly
attempt
at
a
first
date.
She
then
turned
her
attention
to
the
happy
go-lucky
couples
dreaming
of
futures
they
would
share
with
one
another
whilst
hearing
the
elderly
converse
about
the
journeys
they
shared
together.
This
was
all
quite
daunting
for
her.
If
it
wasn’t
for
the
fact
that
she
didn’t
believe
that
she
was
made
for
love
or
to
be
loved,
it
was
this
gut
wrenching
feeling
that
she
felt
as
though
she
didn’t
belong.
She
sighed
at
it
all
as
she
packed
her
items
into
a
bag
sack
and
readjusted
the
hood
on
her
obsidian
cloak.
It
did
well
to
hide
her
in
the
shadows
as
she
steadily
walked
in
the
tall
shades
of
each
towering
tree
hoping
no
one
would
notice
her
“shady”
antics.
The
sun
was
in
the
right
position
as
more
and
more
shade
grew
from
each
tree.
She
never
wanted
any
of
this.
Powers
she
couldn't
control.
A
life
that
felt
not
of
her
own.
And
to
top
it
off,
she
can
still
hear
it.
The
sounds
of
a
world
not
wanting
her
here.
It
screeches.
It
bellows.
But
what's
worse
of
all
is
no
matter
how
many
times
she
has
tried
to
remove
herself
(by
any
and
every
means)
the
world
continues
to
taunt
her.
Keeping
her
here,
as
if
chained
yet
yelling
at
her
to
go
away.
How
discomforting
it
all
is.
As
she
walked
towards
the
busy
streets
of
a
bustling
city
that
never
seems
to
sleep,
she
paused
for
a
brief
moment
at
the
buelleton
that
was
posted.
So
many
lost
and
runaway
kids
were
posted
all
with
the
hopes
of
having
them
return
home
safely.
As
soon
as
she
saw
her
poster,
she
ripped
it
out.
A
flame
conjured
in
the
same
hand
that
held
the
poster.
Before
she
could
utter
any
thoughts,
she
heard
a
commotion
coming
from
downtown.
Now
what?
She
thought
to
herself.
She
tried
ever
so
hard
not
to
be
pinned
as
the
hero
of
the
town,
or
of
any
town
really.
She
never
wanted
to
play
hero,
she
just
simply
wanted
to
live
a
life
all
of
her
own,
without
any
hearsay
or
anyone
attempting
to
use
her.
Who
plays
hero
when
no
one’s
asked
for
it?
Yet,
deep
down
inside
she
could
never
stray
away
from
a
cry
for
help.
As
she
slowly
crept
onto
the
scene,
she
found
a
boy
about
her
age
trying
to
fend
off
a
foe.
She
asked
herself,
does
he
really
need
help?
He
had
it
under
control.
She
was
observing
him
from
a
distance,
a
long,
silver
haired
boy
who
tried
his
best
to
counterattack
monsters
(seemingly
not
even
from
this
world)
with
a
sword.
What
is
he,
an
anime
character?
Does
he
really
need
my
help?
Right
before
she
walked
away,
she
saw
his
attacks
quite
not
up
to
par
with
the
monster's
strength.
Oh
fuck
it.
She
teleported
there...and
funnily
enough
there
it
was.
Where
their
eyes
intertwined.
His
soft
deep-ocean
blue
eyes
piercing
directly
through
her
demonic
red
eyes.
And
for
that
split
moment,
she
forgot
why
she
even
teleported
over
to
his
rescue
in
the
first
place.
Her
face
flushed
a
tinge
of
pink
seeing
him
stare
back
at
her.
But
the
moment
was
interrupted
by
the
beast's
load
roar.The
boy:
WAIT!
You
can't
fight
him!
BET
She
turned
her
attention
to
the
foe
behind
her.
A
gangly
creature
towered
over
her
at
seven
feet.
Its
quartz
colored
eyes
violently
stared
back
at
her
as
it
snarled
through
its
nostrils.
Inhuman
claws
as
sharp
as
blades
steadily
rose
up
to
only
immediately
pull
down
in
its
attempt
at
attacking
her.
In
a
matter
of
seconds,
her
skin
readily
transformed
into
osmium,
a
heavy
metal
she
had
read
once
in
a
book
that
she
noted
was
quite
dense.
To
her
delight,
it
was
dense
enough
to
not
only
stop
the
oncoming
attack
but
break
apart
the
monsters
claws.
Blades
then
formed
from
her
arm,
forming
an
outward
scythe
on
both
sides.
She
smiled
from
ear
to
ear,
as
if
knowing
that
this
battle
was
done
for.
The
monster
roared
once
more,
going
in
for
another
charge
attack.
The
moment
was
a
blink
once
and
miss
it,
for
in
moments,
the
beast
was
cut
into
pieces.
She
made
a
circular
figure
on
her
fingers
and
brought
them
up
to
her
lips
and
began
to
blow,
creating
a
flame
tunnel
that
would
consume
the
fallen
foe.
Passerbys
cheered
at
the
site
of
the
slain
beast
as
the
boy
tried
picking
himself
up.
:Hey
wait
up!He
reached
out
to
her,
in
the
hopes
to
get
to
know
her.
However,
when
the
fires
died
down,
and
the
smoke
cleared
off,
she
vanished
without
a
trace
to
be
found.
She
had
appeared
at
the
top
of
one
of
the
buildings,
catching
her
weary
breath.
The
fight,
to
her,
was
both
exhausting
and
exhilarating.
It
was
almost
as
if
she
hit
a
state
of
euphoria
if
that
boy
hadn’t
interrupted
her
feeling.
She
knew
if
she
lingered
any
longer,
he
would
ask
her
questions
and
she
would
reluctantly
tag
along
on
whatever
it
was
he
was
going
to
do.
And
even
though
she
was
curious
about
how
a
person
like
him
could
be
on
par
with
a
beast
like
that,
how
could
she
forget
the
cruelty
of
humans?
How
could
she,
for
a
moment,
let
her
guard
down?
She
knew
all
too
well
how
awful
others
can
be.
Sure,
she's
saved
people
before
but
they've
always
turned
on
her.
For
cash,
for
protection,
for
the
single
fucking
thought
that
she'd
even
hurt
them
they
always
turned
on
her.
She
knew
he
would
be
no
different.
Even
though
in
the
brief
interaction
she
had
with
him
she
thought
he
was
cute,
a
guy
with
those
eyes-you-can-get-lost-in,
he
was
just
another
disappointment
waiting
to
happen.
What
if
it
wasn’t
like
that
she
heard
herself
asking.
It’s
always
been
like
that.
They’ll
try
to
treat
you
to
something
because
that’s
the
thing
to
do
when
you’ve
rescued
them.
They
treat
you
nicer,
they
try
to
keep
you
around,
then
they
find
out
you’re
a
runaway
kid
from
the
Organization
and
they
just
turn
you
in.
she
retorted
back.
Too
many
times
has
she
trusted
someone
to
take
care
of
her.
Too
many
times
she
had
trust
that
they
wouldn’t
be
like
the
last
person.
And
too
many
times
was
she
brought
back
to
that
place.
That
fucking
god
awful
place.
The
cold
walls
and
the
pushy
demands.
Kill
that.
Kill
him.
Kill
her.
It's
kill
or
be
killed.
Do
this.
Do
that.
Run
here.
Run
there.
And
they'd
always
tell
her
she's
the
best
at
what
she
does.
She's
the
best
at
everything
so
we
can't
let
you
go.
We
can't
set
you
free.
You're
a
caged
thing.
Only
to
do
as
we
tell
you
to
do.
Do
what
we
say.
Do
what
we
want.
No.
NO.
NONONONONONOFUCKNO.
She'll
never
go
back.
She’s
ran
away
from
home
three
times,
and
this
time
will
be
her
last.
And
even
if
they
manage
to
capture
her
again,
she’ll
do
what
she
knows
best
and
run.
Run
far
away.
She’ll
keep
running
and
teleporting
away
from
here.
But
she
knows,
this
world
can't
hide
you
forever.
She
knew
this
all
too
well.
The
sun
had
set
on
this
busy
city.
She
had
made
her
way
to
a
quaint
little
villa
that
sat
miles
away
from
the
city
where
the
rich
come
to
play
during
the
summer
days.
Luckily,
it
was
nearing
winter.
The
only
ones
that
stay
are
those
who
intend
to
place
themselves
in
solitude.
Those
who
still
want
to
get
away.
Those
who
can
still
afford
to
be
away.
Most
houses,
however,
remained
empty.
Silent.
She
liked
that.
She
could
pretend
she
was
coming
home
after
a
long
day
at
whatever
kids
17
year
olds
did
and
can
comfortably
lie
down
without
having
to
worry.
She
didn't
have
to
sneak
into
24-hour
gyms
just
for
a
god
damned
rinse
off
or
steal
peoples
soaps
and
shampoos
so
she
didn't
have
to
feel
like
she
was
covered
in
dirt
24/7.
She
could
calmly
take
a
bath,
treat
herself
a
little
and
give
herself
some
time
and
space
to
figure
out
what
her
next
move
was
and
she
could
finally
lie
down
on
a
soft
bed.
That
was
until
she
realized
someone
already
was
here.
Lee
:
You're
joking
right?
You
have
to
be
joking.
That
just
sounds
fake.Lee:
I'm
telling
you
it's
fucking
real!
It
literally
happened
while
you
and
everyone
else
went
goofing
off.:
We
weren't
goofing
off,
right
Karin?Karin:
Well,
I
was.:Same
here.
:
Well,
I
ain't
gonna
lie,
I
was
honestly
using
this
mission
to
take
a
vacation.
It
said
town
by
the
sea.
Haven't
seen
the
sea
before.Lee:
See!?
Goofing
off!
Danny,
you,
Karin
and
Alexis
were
just
out
goofing
off.
Also,
we
literally
go
to
the
bar
by
the
sea
what
the
fuck
are
you
talking
about.Alexis:
No,
you
and
the
boys
go
to
the
bar
by
the
sea,
Karin,
Terra
and
I
go
somewhere
else.
Karin:
Even
then,
we
don’t
even
go
to
the
beach
nearly
as
often
as
we
should.
Alexis:
Exactly,
I
think
our
next
vacation
should
be
us
girls
living
it
up
on
the
beach.
Danny:
Y'all
are
getting
off
topic
here.
Look
Lee,
no
one
was
there
to
confirm
your
story.
Some
chick
with
red
eyes
and
red
hair
couldn't
have
just
teleport
to
you
then
use
elemental
magic
to
slay
something
that
doesn't
even
originally
manifest
here.
That's
the
definition
of
impossible.
If
people
can
do
that
then
we'd
all
be
out
of
a
damned
job.
Besides,
I
heard
elemental
magic
is
ancient
stuff,
there’s
no
way
in
the
high
heavens
that
anyone
is
capable
of
that.
Lee:
BUT
IT
HAPPENED.Alexis:
Yeah
right,
and
pigs
can
fly
here.
Nice
try
Mister
I'm-ranked-number-one-so-I'm-the-leader.
You’re
trying
to
tell
us
that
your
dumbass
got
knocked
down??
Lee:
Okay
but
I,
too,
can
get
knocked
on
my
ass
every
once
in
a
great
while.Alexis:
Uh-huh
surre,
wanna
chime
in
here
at
any
time
Karin?
Tell
your
brother
he's
being
ridiculous?Karin
had
opened
the
door
to
their
villa
near
the
town.
She
laughed
at
the
entirety
of
the
conversation.Karin:
Look,
Lee,
you
can
make
things
up
all
you
want.
You
either
got
the
job
done
or
you're
trying
really
hard
to
make
some
bad-butt
chick
of
your
dreams
appear.She
placed
down
all
of
the
things
they
had
gotten
at
the
nearby
store
they
were
goofing
off
in.Lee:
I'm
not
making
her
up!Karin:
Look,
I
know
how
hard
the
break
up
between
you
and
Alice
was,
but
just
because
she
is
the
way
she
is
doesn't
mean
you
can
go
making
up
some
other
girl
that
blatantly
doesn't
exi-Alexis:
Uhhh....guys...why
does
it
feel
like
someone's
been
in
here?Lee:
For
once,
I
think
you're
right.
Something
doesn't
feel
right.Danny:
We
definitely
told
the
others
we
were
splitting
up
into
groups
of
three
to
four
to
cover
more
ground,
right?
As
the
four
of
them
were
now
on
alert,
scanning
every
corner
of
the
room
before
deciding
to
split
off
to
see
what
had
felt
so
off,
the
doorbell
rang.Danny:
Alexis,
I
thought
you
said
no
one
was
near
this
houseAlexis:
No
one's
supposed
to
be.
Lilith
made
sure
that
this
house
was
vacated
so
we
can
use
it
as
our
base
for
the
night.
The
doorbell
rang
once
more
which
was
then
followed
by
loud,
thunderous
knocks.
Danny
made
his
way
to
the
door
as
Lee
cautiously
made
his
way
to
the
kitchen.
As
the
door
opened,
he
spotted
her.
The
Girl
he
told
everyone
about.Person
at
the
door:
Good
evening,
children.
I
was
wondering
if
you
might
help
me
for
a
bit.
My
name
is
Doctor
B.Danny:
What's
the
B
short
for?Doctor
B:
That
matters
not,
what
matters
is
I
am
in
need
of
assistance
and
I
was
hoping
you
kids
would
help.Doctor
B
had
pulled
out
a
lost
child
paper
with
a
picture
of
a
girl
on
it.
The
very
same
girl
whom
Lee
had
just
described.
The
same
girl
who
had
hid
herself
in
the
kitchen
who's
eyes
meet
Lee's.
Eyes
that
cried
and
pleaded
please
oh
please
don't
give
me
away.
An
ominous
aura
was
filling
the
room,
making
Danny,
Karin
and
Alexis
feel
uneasy.
Even
if
they
were
hiding
this
kid
this
guy
claimed
ran
away
from
him,
what
made
him
think
that
they
were
just
going
to
easily
give
her
back?Doctor
B:
You
see,
my
daughter,
Monique.
She's
gone
and
ran
away
from
our
home.
Perhaps
it
was
something
I
said,
or
something
I
did,
but
any
who
she's
been
missing
for
about
a
month
or
two
and
I'd
really
appreciate
it
if
you
children
could
help
me.
I
overheard
from
the
people
on
the
street
that
that
young
man
in
the
back
has
seen
her
before.Everyone's
attention
was
directed
at
Lee
who
was
still
staring
at
Monique.Doctor
B:
Well?Lee:
Ahh...ahhh..AHHHCHOOO.Lee
let
out
the
loudest,
yet
fakest,
sneeze
he
could
ever
conjure
up.Lee:
For
fucks
sake,
finally.He
turned
to
everyone's
attention,
acting
as
if
she
wasn't
there.Lee:
Ever
get
a
sneeze
you
can't
sneeze
and
when
it
finally
happens
there's
just
this
beautiful
clarity.
Anyway,
I
have
no
idea
what
you're
smoking
Doctor
B.
Does
the
B
stand
for
bullshit
and
that's
why
you
don't
want
to
tell
anyone?
Cause
that's
a
load
of
stupidity
if
you
ever
can
think,
what?
A
girl
with
red
hair
and
red
eyes
could
ever
possibly
exist?Lee
walked
over
to
the
front
of
the
entrance,
pushing
Danny
aside
with
the
attempts
to
block
Dr.
B’s
line
of
sight.
He
grabbed
the
piece
of
paper
and
scoffed
at
it.
Lee:
And
look,
the
powers
you
listed
here?
So
fake.
You
can't
just
teleport
AND
use
powers
that
manipulate
nature.
That's
impossible.
You
get
one
or
the
other.
Not
both.
Genetically
I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E.
Like
really,
come
up
with
a
better
story
to
snoop
on
some
teens.Karin
chuckled
a
bit,
catching
onto
the
coded
message
Lee
was
signaling.
Both
Danny
and
Alexis
started
bursting
into
laughter,
lifting
up
the
ominity.
Danny:
Yeah,
like
what
kind
of
person
has
this
ability?Alexis:
I
know
this
is
a
world
full
of
super
powered
beings
but
this
takes
the
cake.
Doctor
B's
smile
immediately
turned
into
an
annoyed
frown.
Alexis:
Listen,
mister
whatever-your-name-is,
we
were
under
the
impression
no
one
was
going
to
be
here
during
this
week.
After
all,
it's
nearing
Harvest
day
and
we
wanted
to
beat
our
parents
here
so
we
can
have
some
celebrations
after
midterms.
It
is
the
last
time
we'll
all
be
in
the
same
town
after
all,
right
guys?Everyone
nodded.Alexis:
So,
we'll
take
this
just
to
get
you
to
leave?
Alright?
Have
a
good
night.As
Danny
closed
the
door
on
Doctor
B,
he
saw
that
the
doctor’s
face
had
turned
from
annoyance
to
displeasure.
He
knew
they
were
lying.
He
could
tell
it
all
on
their
smug
little
faces.
But
whatever,
he'll
find
his
way
in
there
to
prove
himself
right
soon.Karin:
Is
he
gone?Danny
checked
the
windows
and
saw
that
he
was
slowly
reaching
the
entrance
of
the
walkway.
Dr.
B
had
looked
one
last
time,
piercing
into
Danny’s
gaze
which
caused
Danny
to
shiver
up.
Danny:
He’s
gone
for
now.
Alexis:
Alright,
now
that
weird
old
man
left,
let's
go
searching.Lee
had
already
gone
up
and
left
to
his
quarters,
leaving
everyone
else
to
assume
he
went
to
search
on
his
own.
He
locked
the
door
behind
him,
putting
sound
dampening
runes
downLee:
You
know,
if
you
try
to
leave
now
he'll
just
capture
you.Monique
was
attempting
to
leave
the
villa
through
Lee's
room.
She
put
her
stuff
down
and
quietly
sat
down.Monique:
You're
not
going
to
out
me,
are
you?Lee:
Why
would
I?
You
helped
me
out
today.
The
least
I
can
do
is
repay
you.
I
don't
like
to
be
in
debt.Monique:
Haven't
heard
that
before.Lee:
What's
that
supposed
to
mean?Monique:
Means
what
it
means.
Just
cause
I
saved
you
doesn't
mean
you
owe
me
a
thing.
Most
people
just
try
to
send
me
back
to
that
man.
I
mean
you've
seen
the
reward
money,
haven't
you?
I
think
he’s
asking
for
a
solid
$200,000
for
me.
Lee:
That
guy
at
the
door?
Your
dad?
Man,
he's
willing
to
pay
that
much
for
your
return.Monique:
HAH!
Dad?
Don't
go
fooling
yourself.
Have
you
seen
the
greys
on
that
man?
Looks
more
like
my
fucking
granddad.
If
he
was
anything
to
me.
He's
a
fucking
monster.
And
I've
been
gone
way
longer
than
a
month
or
two.Lee:
What'd
he
do
to
you?Monique:
What
didn't
he
do.
Everything
from
manipulation
to
--
nevermind.
It's
none
of
your
business.Lee:
You're
right.
It's
not.Monique:
So
you're
going
to
out
me,
aren't
you.
Cause
you
don't
believe
me.Lee:
Never
said
that.Monique:
Then
what
are
you
going
to
do?Lee:
Probably
use
you
to
prove
to
my
friends
that
I'm
not
crazy.
Question
you
about
a
few
things.
Like
why
are
you
at
our
villa?Monique:
Wasn't
aware
the
Duville's
had
children
with
different
colored
hair.
Thought
their
kids
were
off
in
Paris
or
some
shit.Lee:
UhhMonique:
Oh
didn't
think
I
did
my
homework.
I
know
this
isn't
your
villa
either.
I
know
y'all
are
just
squatters.
Ain't
nothing
I'm
gonna
do
with
that
info
though.Lee
invited
himself
to
sit
near
Monique.
He
stared
at
her
as
if
she
were
a
piece
of
art.
A
piece
of
art
that
hasn't
been
completed.
With
no
response
as
to
whether
he
was
allowed
to
sit
near
her,
he
sat
a
few
inches
away,
giving
her
space
but
at
the
same
time
being
so
close
he
can
notice
everything
else
about
her.
Like
how
small
the
mole
was
near
her
left
eye
and
how
her
hair
which
he
noted
was
similar
to
the
color
of
sunsets
had
a
little
bit
of
a
curl
to
them.
Lee:
So
now
what?
You
know
if
you
leave,
he's
going
to
go
after
you.Monique:
And
if
I
stay
I
have
to
talk
to
a
bunch
of
people
I
don't
want
to
deal
with
and
ask
me
questions
I
don't
really
want
to
answer.Lee:
Well,
you
really
don't
have
to.Monique:
Yeah
right,
aren't
they
all
curious
how
I
killed
something
that
doesn't
really
belong
here.
Or
even
curious
why
I'm
even
here.Lee:
What
do
you
mean?Before
she
could
even
speak,
she
heard
from
the
outside
someone
calling
out
for
her.
And
to
this
day,
to
this
very
day,
he
can
never
erase
what
she
had
looked
like
under
the
light
of
the
full
moon.
The
terror
in
her
eyes.
The
shivers
that
went
down
to
her
spine.
Tears
already
forming.
She
stared
back
at
him,
almost
begging
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