Matt woke up, in his house. No inside his MOTHER'S house. Matt warily reached to put o his goggles and saw his mother had dressed him in some of his old clothes and Mello's jacket laid folded beside him. His mother came in the room followed by the steam, that smelled of tea in the two cups she was carrying on a silver tray.

"You gave me quite a scare, disappearing like that and all- You'll need to heal up, you're covered in cuts and all." Matt stared at her warily, but smiling politely. She acts like she had nothing to do with it, at least she's sane at the moment. "I'll leave you here for now, so rest up."

"Thank you." Matt got up heavily and looked in Mello's pocket, he had the coin Mello needed to get home. Matt slipped on a pair of his old shoes and put on Mello's jacket, for he had none of his own. Matt jumped out his window and ran into the snow, Mello was somewhere out there jacket less and probably lost. Matt walked wandering as straight as he could, in a desperate attempt to reach the village he and Mello had departed from. Matt stopped, he looked back at where he had just been seconds ago, his mother was glaring at him viciously, knife in hand. Run. That's all Matt thought as he bolted off in the woods.

His little malnourished body against the force of a full grown woman. But Matt wasn't going to give up. He had a mission, a goal. He had a blonde to save. Matt's thoughts stopped, where was Mimz. He gulped and started in a loop, running back to the house.

Hopefully, the woman hadn't killed her. He really hoped she hadn't. He was nearing the house when he saw Mimz circling in the air, only slightly more dignified than a vulture. "Mimz!" Matt coughed knowing there was much left in him. Mimz saw him and his mother and swooped down and came back up, Matt stopped she was trying to send Mello a signal. Matt's Mother quickly rammed her elbow into the back of Matt's neck, knocking him unconscious.

Matt woke up groggily, he could feel cold of snow on his skin, and he bean to wonder why he was the one who always lost consciousness. He began to survey the area, his mother was heating up a large amount of hot water. Matt knew what that meant, she was trying to purify his spirit again.

He looked up, Mimz was still frantically signaling, it amazed Matt that she hadn't shot her down or anything yet. His mother filled a large metal tub with the water she had been boiling, "Oh I see your awake, I'm glad. You wouldn't want to miss this." Matt for a minute, really wished he hadn't woken up.

Matt tried to break free of the rope his mother had looped his hands and feet in, "Struggling won't save you, only this will." Matt began to wail and called to Mimz "Mimz cut the rope, burn it! Get me out! SAVE ME!" Hearing her son use the talk of demons she thrust him in the tub, ignoring his whimpers and cries.

Mimz dove down and struck his mother with a brilliant spark of bright red flames. His mother threw her knife at the young dragon, cutting he fragile skin, connecting each of her long fingers, or you could simply say her wing. The young creature shrieked and began to run through the forest, seemingly abandoning Matt. Matt could feel his skin burning and could smell his flesh cooking. Each breath of air became more worthless as the sheer pain threatened to kill him, let alone the damage to his body.

Matt saw he was alone, alone with that hideous smile of his mother's, through the steam, but visible enough to destroy Matt. What Matt didn't see was Mello and Mimz quickly running to the tub, all he saw was his mother fall in with him, before he lost consciousness for that last time. She's gotta be dead this time.

Matt looked up beside him and saw Mello's sleeping face, the skin around his eyes reddened by what seemed to be tears. He put his bandaged hand to Mello's face waking him. Mello gently put down Matt's hand, "Matt I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Telling you to go" Mello stopped a second to think.

"I don't see why you went home though."

"Me? Go home? Nah, she just found me passed out in the woods." Mello's eyes got a little wider.

"I was only wearing your jacket." Mello looked down at Matt and his eyes became misty, Matt started a coughing fit but quickly quieted down.

"I didn't tell you what I really was, and I forgot about the token." Mello's eyebrows deepened a bit but then he relaxed.

"Just worry about getting better, alright."

"I know a way I can get better faster."

"How-?"

"Can you take off the bandages and the bracelet?" Mello nodded.

"Do you wanna leave the room?"

"No I can stay." Matt's body began to change, much like before, but without all the flames. His dying skin changed to feathers and his deathly look became one with that of a legendary beast. Mello's mouth stood agape and Matt took a cup and filled it with his own tears. His feathers changed back into his broken human skin and Mello began to slowly drip the tears on his body.

After finishing Matt sat up, "There's hardly any scar left-" "Mello I'm starving." Matt threw on his goggles and sat at the table happily while Mello made some pasta. Mello brought over his and Matt's bowl. Matt noticed Mello was staring at him and blushing, "Mello is something wrong?"

"You're naked." Matt realizing that he wasn't clothed immediately covered himself up. Mello started to laugh nervously and Matt's head turned to the side. Mello came over to his chair and sat down next to Matt, pulling his own shirt off and putting it on the smaller Matt. "Just wear that while we eat." Matt nodded and continued eating his pasta happily getting seconds. "Is my mom dead?" "I didn't check." "That sucks."