Shadow couldn't sleep. No, it wasn't the makeshift bed that Kai had pulled together or the fact she had refused all the food she was offered. It was just that she wanted everything to be normal again. She wanted all her friends back. She was running away, just like Dawne and…

Trayos. Trayos wasn't here. Usually, he and Dawne were running away together. Where was he?

Shadow froze up. She could swear she heard the door open. She stood up slowly, carefully trying not to make any noise. She slid behind the door to the room she was staying in. Yep, footsteps. Someone was coming in. Naturally, she would have run to Aerrow's room, banging on the door like a lunatic, only to discover Radarr was emptying the frigde.

Shadow's heart pounded in her ears. The intruder was walking towards the door. The minute she could see his shadow, she was going to slam the door into his nose. Or her nose. Whoever's nose it was, it was going to meet the door.

"Hello- YEOW!" Shadow freaked out and slammed the door into the intruder's face. But it wasn't an intruder.

"What the heck was that?!" A familiar voice asked. Shadow peeked around the door. Oh holy…

"Crap! Holy crap, I'm so sorry!" Shadow apologized. Trayos looked up, clutching his nose.

"What in the… Shadow?! How did you..? And what..?" He asked, his voice nasal sounding. The lights flicked on and a drowsy Dawne stared at them.

"Okay… I probably shouldn't ask, but I will anyway. What the heck just happened?" She asked groggily.

"Uh…"

"She hit me in the face. With the door"

Dawne stared at Shadow.

"I thought he was an intruder!"

"Me?! How did you even get in here?!"

Kai sighed, startling Shadow. Where had he come from?

"You guys argue like a married couple"



Aw, come on. How come EVERYBODY knows she likes Trayos?! She shot a look at Dawne. This was so embarrassing.

"How ironic, since we're all going to live together now"

Trayos looked so confused.

"But, isn't she a Storm Hawk?" He asked.

"Apparently not" Shadow said wryly. Then he got it.

"Oh…"

The two stood staring at each other for an awkward moment. Shadow's face was bright red, Trayos's nose was still bleeding and Dawne had backed away slowly… Kai sighed.

"Okay, now that we all know what's going on, let's PLEASE go back to bed!" He said.

"Um… Sorry?" Shadow apologized. Trayos, still holding his nose, shrugged.

"Hey, I was more paranoid than you when I first came here. You just scared the crud out of me…" He shrugged. Shadow opened her mouth than closed, rubbing her wrist. She had never taken off that bracelet he gave her… (Whoops, OCA spoilers)

"So…" Shadow tried to think of something to say. Urgh, she was so retarded!

X

"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? I just over reacted, that's all!" Piper apologized. Aerrow had fallen asleep standing up.

"Aerrow, wake up! She's not in her room!" Piper shouted, jerking him awake.

"What? She's probably just hiding…" He reasoned, although that sounded completely improbable.

"She ran away! And it's all my fault!" Piper shouted, shaking. Aerrow sighed. She had been doing this for hours it seemed. Apologize a couple times, freak out, calm down, and then try again. Over and over. Since the meeting with the Sky knight council, which was this morning…

"Shadow? Are you in there?" He asked. Not a sound.

"Hello? You don't have to talk, you can just make a noise…"

"Or make a noise with your armpit" Finn suggested. Piper shot him a dirty look.



"What?!"

Aerrow poked the button next to the door, hoping it was unlocked. Thankfully, it was. Although I'm not so sure that's a good thing.

"Uh… She really is gone…" Aerrow muttered. Junko started living heavy items off them ground.

"Shadow? Shadow?" He shouted. Radarr made a noise that sounded like exasperation.

"Junko, she would be a pancake if she was under that" Piper said when he lifted up a metal crate Shadow managed to deal with having in her room. A note fluttered from the top of it.

"What's that? A suicide note?" Stork asked.

"No, Shadow isn't as morbid as you dude" Finn corrected. Aerrow picked it up.

"Sorry I'm not a Storm Hawk. Don't bother looking for me" He read. Stork sighed.

"Yep, suicide note"

X

"Geez, that was morbid" Trayos muttered. Shadow blushed.

"It was better than what I originally wanted to write. It was better if they believed I was dead…" She defended. Trayos smiled.

"I'm glad you didn't actually kill yourself"

Shadow smiled, blushing lightly. Lee made puking sounds. Dawne started choking on a bread roll. Kai sighed.

"Why are you always choking on those things?"

Dawne shrugged.

"It's always a bread roll!" Lee commented. Somewhere, a brunette girl laughed while typing.

"Where are you going to go?" Trayos asked. Shadow shrugged.

"I don't know…"

"You could stay here, with us" Kai suggested. Shadow smiled.

"Would that be okay? Griffey eats a lot"



Kai looked confused.

"That little guy? He couldn't eat too much…" He trailed off when he opened a cabinet. It was completely empty, except for a few crumbs and a very full griffin.

BUUUUUUURP! Griffey belched in Kai's face. Shadow turned red.

"Nice going, fatty" She hissed. Griffey just squawked contently and farted. Dawne pulled her shirt over her nose.

"Oh man! You stock only beans in there!"

Lee started to sing.

"Beans, bean, the musical fruit…"

The more you eat, the more you toot! Griffey chimed, although only Shadow could hear him. Dawne stiffened.

"Shut up! Did you hear that?" She asked.

"Griffey farting, or Lee singing?" Kai asked.

"No! Somebody's watching us…"

Author's Notes of Amazing-ness

Uh oh. Dawne noticed someone watching the. But who on earth-

Shadow: Atmos

Me: Whatever. Who on Atmos could be watching them?

Shadow: Dark-

Me: Don't spoil it!

Shadow: Oh please! You went to watch Hellboy AGAIN and you shouted "LIZ IS PREGNANT!" before Abe found out…

Me: It was only a matter of time before Hellboy found out…