. : F R E A K S H O W : . {Original plot~}

[Iilyda]

Darcy looked a little obstinate about doing so, but removed her face from the pillows, looking at Nil with sad eyes. "Well?" she asked, trying to hide the fact that her face was wet. She felt so ashamed of herself. "What about you?"

Peregrine closed the old leather-bound book, caressing where the image of a witch riding a broomstick had been embedded in gold into the cover. She had no idea where she was. And she needed to get to the town. Peregrine could think of only one thing to do, and it made her feel surpremely idiotic. Go back and find Mono. Hopefully his friends weren't there waiting with him...

[Crabbiey]

Riya gripped the sheets tighter around her, trying to keep warm. She started to drift off and relax.

[Dradogo]

"I don't remember much" Nil said, "But yes. They hurt me a lot."

Mono leaned against the tree, folding his arms behind his head. He didn't usually get much time away from that clone of his, so he decided he'd wait and see how long it would take for him to be found. He giggled childishly at his thoughts.

[Iilyda]

{My search server broke, so it may take me a while to post.}

Darcy looked at Nil, slightly surprised. She sat a while in thought, her fingers toying with the chest tube protruding out of her. "Why do adults do this?" she asked, her voice hushed and harsh. She just didn't understand. Why did these things happen to children?

Peregrine turned on heel and began walking back the way she had come, trying to be stealthy, but failing desperetly at doing so. She hoisted her backpack higher over her shoulder, scanning the trees until she saw the boy once again, sitting at the base of a tree. She felt absolutely ridiculous, running away and then returning to the scene of the crime. She would be lucky if she didn't get jumped. Green took a deep breath and walked forward, trying to look nonchalant. "Um, hi. Which way was the town again?" she asked, adverting her eyes.

[Dradogo]

((Don't worry., Mine's just started working again XD))

Nil poked one of the bells on her arm, letting it chime before replying. "I never did trust adults."

Mono looked up, grinning as the girl stood in front of him. "Hehe. Miss me that much?" He giggled. "It's in the opposite direction. I would've let you know sooner, but you just took off."

[Iilyda]

{Lol, I think mine has too.}

Darcy was silent, fiddling with the IV drip implanted in her arm. "I wanted to," she said quietly. She laid her head back on the pillows, staring up at the ceiling. "Aren't parents supposed to love you? Aren't adults?" Darcy squirmed beneath the sheets, still feeling quite awkward on a mattress. Her chest ached from the surgery it had undergone, and Darcy could feel the stitches stretch when she moved too suddenly or too far.

Peregrine's face burned bright red when Mono spoke of missing him. "Well, then you told me your friends were going to kill me!" she shouted indignantly. "What was I supposed to do?" This boy really was strange. What was he doing being so joking when he had already warned her that he knew people who wanted her dead for whatever reason.

[Dradogo]

Nil nodded, agreeing with Darcy. "They should. It doesn't mean they do though. Even the most caring parents could list all the flaws in their child."

Mono thought for a moment, giggling to himself. "Well. They don't know what they're trying to kill yet. They know there is something out here, and they want to kill it. So until they know it's a little human girl their hunting, nobody's trying to kill you." He concluded, applauding himself.

[Iilyda]

{Sorry, all my acrylics and watercolors just spilled and apparently some where melted. Now my workspace looks like a murder scene; red paint is everywhere.}

"I suppose," Darcy said, sighing shakily. "But I still don't understand. Why should this happen? Doesn't... doesn't God love us to? Isn't he supposed to protect us?" Darcy did not have a religious faith, but every since Mrs. Reynolds started bringing her to church with her, Darcy couldn't help but want to believe. It was all she had in a world that kept on failing her.

Peregrine looked a little disturbed. "Ummm... right," she said. "And... that makes you happy?" she asked. She was slowly backing away once again.

[Crabbiey]

Riya moaned in her sleep, she turned over. Restless she tried to cut out the image.

[Dradogo]

"I suppose so." Nil said. It was the only thing she could think of as she wasn't really a fan of religion. In her opinion, that was what caused arguments.

Monotone nodded still giggling. "Hey, at least you won't have to worry about facing death for about 2-4 hours. Then you can run around like a headless chicken trying to outrun my clone." He looked up at the girl, a huge smile on his face. "You never told me your name"