Chapter 6

Surprises

It was a month before Lilly was well enough to even left alone for a long time. Zhal and Dante had to watch her. We, Sophie and I, still had to go to school. Appartently, she didn't know much about the Seeker world. Like how Titans lived in amulets or that if you get tired, you can't use powerful spells anymore. She was, magic wise, very strong, but not able to use her all of powers yet. I guess she learned some while on the road. She wasn't much of a fighter. I think sleeping took most of her enegry. Den didn't like Lilly, but I think he misses having attention.

"Let's go check on Lil." I opened the door to Dante's house. It was filled with toys and clothes. Zhal was cutting the tags off the pile.

"Dante, do you know what happened to your house?" I asked as he walked in.

"Somebody took our newest kid shopping." He looked at Zhalia.

"I couldn't let her stay in those ratty clothes." She said.

"She got me and Harrison new clothes too." Den told us.

"And toys too?" I asked.

"We're working on that bit." He smiled.

"Boop." Lil poked Den's nose.

"Hey!" He swiped at her hand. The TV just switched on then and it was Metz.

"Dante, we analyzed the swab you sent. It doesn't match any registered Foundation members." He shook the papers in the air.

"Any?" Dante repeated.

"Our Asian branchs are a little slow, but yes. Her parents aren't Seekers of ours." The old mentor of mine said.

"This makes things harder." He sat on the couch that didn't have Lilly's animals on it.

"Why is that important?" I asked.

"Because she's skilled in magic and she's untrained. Lilly's titans can summon themselves. That's why she was so tired." Dante growled. We might have stared. It wasn't like him to get frustrated.

"Cal and Sabe took care of me." She said.

"I know they did." He told her.

"I don't like the giant tub they put me in. It was gross. But you don't have a giant tub and you're nice." Lilly took a teddy bear off the pile.

"What?" We said loudly.

"The people in the white coats. They didn't let me have toys." Lil showed us the bear.

"The Organization?" Zhal hissed.

"Yeah! I don't like them." She answered.

"That makes sense and things harder." Metz nodded.

"Mine." Lilly hopped onto the couch. She tried to push Dante off, but he stayed were he set himself. She gave up trying to move the man and decided to stretch out.

"I think finding who did experiments on Lil should take priortiy." I spoke up.

"I agree." Sophie piped up.

"All right. But you're not putting her in danger, got it?" Metz waved at the girl. She smiled and waved back. Then she shoved her bear in Den's face.

"Hey!" He tried to defend himself, but it was too odd of an attack. Lilly relented and played with his hair.

"Floofy." She said. The boy frowned, but let her do what she was doing.

"We understand. Lil, don't try." Dante stopped her from summoning Sabriel. She had gotten bored of Den and his floof.

"I wish Harrison were here. He wouldn't pick on me. He actually respects me." Den told Lilly.

"Is he our brother?" She asked.

"Our? What, no, he's my brother. Mine." He turned to face his self proclaimed sister.

She just kinda stared at him. He was locked under her gaze. Dante went back to talking to Metz, figuring it'd solve itself. I don't know why she was so comfortable with staring at someone straight in the face, but she was. After Metz had hung up and Dante tapped the girl, she stopped.

"Phew." Den breathed.

"Lil, Metz wants to know who," Dante searched, "raised you. Do you remember?"

"Uh, the people in the white coats. And, and the foe. Then the foe died and Uncle Wilder came." She explained.

"DeFoe. Not a nice man. Did you ever hear anything about the outside?" She shook her head. The detective nodded.

"Maybe we should see what they did to her. A couple blood tests should show us." Soph was more than likely right about them experimenting on her. I heard a growing wimper.

"Lilly, she didn't mean now. No needles." Dante soothed her. The wimper calmed down.

"Nice going, Princess." Zhalia growled, taking her new charge upstairs.

"She really is turning into a mom." I said to myself. Dante laughed.