Alex sat down in her chair, drinking a Red Bull.
"Coke wouldn't do it this morning?" Aidan asked gently.
"I hate my life," Alex replied irritably.
"Well, I'm in a good mood," replied Aidan, grinning.
Alex punched him in the stomach. "You. Are an idiot."
"Hey," Sid came in and sat next to her sister. "You hit Aidan again."
"Stating the obvious," Alex muttered. "I'm just counting the days till I die…"
"I bet it's not many," Aidan said.
"Do you want me to hit you again?" Alex asked, drinking more Red Bull.
Sid swiped the Red Bull. "You're shaking. You're blood sugar's too high already. No more energy drinks."
"Oh, yeah, hypoglycemic, right?" Aidan said.
"You shouldn't have been drinking it then," Yusuke said, stepping in the lunch room. He grabbed the can from Sid and crumpled it up, then sat down on Alex's other side.
Everyone in the room stared at him. Kurama walked in. "What's going on?"
"What are you two doing here?" Alex asked, standing.
"What do you mean?" Yusuke asked. "Where else would we be?"
"Y-Your mission," Sid said. "It was completed. So why are you here?"
"We want to be here," said Kurama.
"Besides, if we weren't here, Alex might overdose on energy drinks," Yusuke said.
Alex laughed.
After school, Alex was singing randomly, and she ran into a tree.
"Ah!" she said. "Help! I can't get up!"
Yusuke sighed, and helped her up.
The sky suddenly went dark.
"Did you do that?" Alex asked.
"No!" Yusuke exclaimed. "Why would I?"
"What's…happening…" Sid said, and then she suddenly fell to her knees.
"SYDNEY!" Alex exclaimed.
Before she could get to her sister, however, Kurama had her, catching her as she passed out.
"We have to get her home," Alex instructed Kurama, like the older sister she was, but a solitary tear fell down her cheek.
"Are you okay?" Yusuke asked.
"It doesn't matter," Alex said, following Kurama. "All that matters is my sister."
Alex fell to her knees next to her sister's bed. "I'm sorry…so sorry."
"This isn't your fault," Yusuke said.
"I should've seen it coming," Alex said. "I'm psychic. I should've known!"
"You couldn't have," replied Kurama. "We need to get her to hospital."
Suddenly Sid vanished.
"N-No…this can't happen!" Alex yelled. "I'm going after her."
She raised her hand to transport.
Yusuke grabbed Kurama's wrist and then grabbed Alex's hand. "Not without us you're not."
