After my story, there was a long awkward silence. It was getting late. The clock in the kitchen said '11:23'. "Mesa." I looked and everyone else was looking at Leo. "I was wondering about how you woke me up. My brothers understand it about as much as I do." I sighed, more out of tiredness than anything. "I used my blood, tears, music and saliva to wake you. The music I made opened my being to yours and yours to mine, allowing me entry.

"Darkness fears life, so I spilled my lifeblood onto the darkness to make it flee into me. I then expelled it from me. Salt embodies purity, which darkness is not. It heals and disinfects. Saliva shares similar properties. I used them to cleanse your mind and to heal any damage the nightmares may have caused." They all looked at me speechless, particularly Donny. "It is getting late, guys. You will need your strength for tomorrow." I said, yawning.

All four tried to offer me their beds at the same time, resulting in many glares. I cleared my throat and said, "Guys, keep your beds. I haven't slept in one for so long, I wouldn't be able to fall asleep if I did. Thank you, though." They all mumbled 'goodnight' and left. Donny returned to me with a blanket, sheet and pillow. I thanked him and kissed his forehead. He blushed and left for bed. I went back onto the storage room. I found some rope and made a low hammock with the sheet. I added the pillow and climbed in with the blanket. I had forgotten what they felt like. 'I have a new family.' I sighed and turned over. I slept better than I had in five years.