AN/ got sick last week and was unable to get to a computer luckily I felt better today. I want to thank all of you who reviewed and added me as a your favorite suppose to be doing a project but I had inspiration this last like five days and decided to just go on ahead and write this so I can clear my head. Finally I do not own nor am I likely to ever own TQC.

Old friendships never die

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath no another to help him up."

-bible: Ecclesiastes

Sean Ratcliff, best known as "Rat" was standing right next to Connie smiling his wolfish smile. Even back then when Connie fancied herself with a crush on Col she had liked Rat as a friend. Rat and Connie shared something though but they didn't know what they thought it might be that they had a crush and they decided that maybe they should kiss to find out they did. He was Connie's first kiss. They told no one but resumed their friendship like if nothing had happen.

Connie smiled up to the boy who grown into a man "Rat?" she asked as if not really sure who he was.

"Well at least you remember me, I was wondering if perhaps you had lost your memory, What with you leaving the country without saying good bye and all." He said sarcastically, while casually sitting down on one of the empty seats around Connie.

"It was last minute and sudden I didn't even know where we where headed until we got to the airport." Connie lied smoothly.

"sure you were and I'm really a big supporter of cutting down all the jungles and forest's in favor of oil companies and nuclear plants." Rat said smiling and giving her a nudge showing he was being sarcastic, making Connie laugh so hard if it had been anybody else but Rat they would have been embarrassed, but he didn't care.

"Yeah that's what I though." Rat suddenly lost all of his cockiness and smiles and looked slightly sad. Before asking softly, "So what really happened? Why did you leave without even a good bye"

Rats expression made Connie feel guilty "Rat I-"

She was interrupted by Chris and Val entering the tea shop and calling out to Connie as the headed there way.

"Hello and who might you be handsome." Val said as she sat down. Looking at Chris sitting down Connie saw his expression similar to one trying to rid of a trespasser on his territory.

"Names Sean Ratcliff beautiful, but my friends call me Rat." He said while giving her his wolfish smile causing Val to shiver.

"Wolf would fit you better." She returned with a wink. Chris was still territorial. He struck his hand out
"My name is Christopher Leonard," he said squeezing Rats arm who returned the gesture, before realizing each other's hand, the territorial feeling disappearing. Chris had accepted Rat.

"Are they members?" Rat wanted to be sure before saying anything more on the previous subject.

"Nope but I told them everything anyways, so feel free to talk to them." Connie answered in a offhand way, expecting Rat to freak or worse.

Only to have his wolfish smile back, "Well, well, well, looks like the new Connie likes being a bad girl. What with breaking rule number 1 of the society and all? I like it." He said with a look on his face like a proud parent or something.

"Ok now that I have established our status, let me enlighten my group as to who you ar. Val Chris this is Rat Companion to the frost wolf and one of my oldest friend." They both nodded in acceptance.

"Rat as for your question: why did I leave the country so abruptly without telling anybody? Simple, someone within the society is working for Kullervo otherwise known the dark side, and for guano loads of reasons I had to go to a place where the societies influence did not reach which shockingly enough San Francisco is the blind spot."

Rat had turned Serious " Do you have any idea who?"

"Yeap , Trustee and companion to the only weather giant in the world. After reviewing the story's and gathering inside information the evidence points to him and his weather giant" Chris answered, Val Nodded

"they are high enough in the society food chain to not cause suspicion. Mr. Codington is also the leader of the whole no Universal in the society group. He was also the one who left the only know universal Isolated when she most vulnerable, and giving Kullervo's army a chance to get her." Val explained calmly having she herself come up with the conclusion. She may not know how to sing or cook but her grades where an indication she was smart.

Ok I'll cut there I have places to go projects to finish I will update as soon as I can please review need a little help remembering Liam mentors son. The guy with the wind sprite can anybody tell me his name his going to be pretty important for the story but cant remember his name * bangs her head with the keyboard* rghhaop;haov

Once again thank you for your last review Tia97