Soul walked into the common room and saw Tsubaki talking to Patti, shielding her from the door's view. Jacqueline was staring blanking at the wall, muttering basic facts about herself as if it would help her remember something, while Harvar simply grasped her hand and let the silence dance around in his mind. Soul scanned the room for Liz, but she was nowhere to be seen. Tsubaki turned her head around to check the door, looking nervous and shaking slightly when she noticed him and beckoned him over. He moved slowly over to them and sank into the old, worn down couch.

"What's wrong?"Soul asked, noticing how shaken up Patti seemed to be. Tsubaki looked at him grimly and softly spoke "She's worried about Liz. Liz left about an hour ago and still hasn't come back." Soul glanced up at the door, only to see nothing but a big guard blocking the door. He slowly got up and walked over to Harvar, who was seated by the door and bent down to listen to what was happening on the other side. He heard groans and panting and a voice, but he couldn't make out what the voice was saying. He was about to move closer when Jackie's hand grabbed him and slowly shook her head. Soul meet her gaze and proceeded to pull her and Harvar off towards Tsubaki and Patti.

"She'll be back soon" Soul said while setting Jackie down on the couch. Patti demeanor changed for sad to hopeful, however, Tsubaki saw right through him and looked down. After a few long moments of silence, Jackie grabbed Patti's hand and started to talk to her about some dream that she remembered. Patti started to listen enthusiastically to the story, slightly jumping in amusement whenever the girl mentioned a giraffe. Tsubaki, Soul, and Harvar exchanged looks and proceeded to listen to Jackie's made up dream, forcingly distracting themselves from pondering on what cruel actions Liz could've been enduring.

After their "free" time was over, Soul was yanked away from the crowd. He jerked his head towards the arm that grabbed him and tried to fixate on the face of the person. The person shoved him roughly up against the wall, sending shooting pains throughout his body. The unrecognizable face caused Soul to tense up, preparing for the worst physical action to occur.

Judging by the guard's hands and body, he could probably snapped every bone in Soul's body without trying. The guard then slammed his head back into the wall and threw him to the floor. The guard got on top of Soul and punched him senseless.

The blood flowed out of Soul's face and flew onto the wall. His vision became so cloudy that he almost didn't see the incoming figure tear the guard off of him. Soul was lifted off the ground.

The guard grabbed him roughly by the face and spat "that's what you get for not minding your own damn business!" before having his hand slapped away and stomping away.

The individual behind him, which he concluded was female due to her touch, slowly led him down the hallway while applying pressure to his wound. The woman laid him down on a small cot and mumbled something about getting medical supplies.

His body was screeching in pain. All Soul wanted to do was go to sleep.

He was so tired.

So that's what he did.

The bright light shined in his eyes, causing him to squint and shake off the lingering trace of the black void he was previously in.

"Oh good! You're awake" exclaimed the voice to the right of him. He turned his head in shock when he recognized who the voice belonged to.

" Ms. Marie?!" Soul whispered. Marie turned her attention to the bandages in front of her and started to redress his wounds.

"I'm sorry that I didn't help earlier. They haven't let me out of their sight" Marie said, dabbing the cut on his head with alcohol. Soul hissed and Marie instantly retracted her hand. "Your injuries are healing nicely though" Marie remarked.

"Why are you helping me?" Soul asked, staring straight into her eyes. Marie smiled sadly and replied "I can't stand to see you in pain. If there's anything that I can do to help, then I'll do it in a heartbeat, even if it results in serious consequences."

Soul knew exactly what those consequences were.

Soul looked down at his bandages, staring at the yellow hugh. "Why are they this color?" Soul asked. Marie looked up, seemingly startled. "The bandages, I mean" Soul clarified. Marie nodded her head and whispered "they're special bandages. They trigger the mind to start the healing process and prevent possible infections from entering the bloodstream."

"Where did you get these from?" Soul pressed on. "I got them from Mira. She told me to use these in the case of emergency" Marie responded. Soul opened his mouth to ask another question, but Marie answered his question, "I don't know where she got them. The only thing she told is to not let Stein or Spirit see them."

Soul pressed his head back on the bed, staring at the ceiling. How could Nygus get a hold of, what he assumes to be, magical bandages? Also, why are they the same color as her soul? He focused on the small cracks in the ceiling. Could that be what they were trying to hide?

Hey guys! I know that it has been like an eternity since I've updated, but I back, ready to write, and get back into the groove of things. I've also upload a playlist of songs to listen to (if you want, of course) while you're reading this story, since these are songs that i actually listen to while I write this story (notice the FOB song in the title)! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I'll update soon!

~accio-bravery