Alice: Woot! thank you everyone for reading this story, i'm going to probably have to end it soon, though I'll probably be able to squeeze out a few more chapters!


I remember like it was yesterday, the day my best friend died.

I visited her everyday in the hospital after the wreck. She and I had been driving in her brand new sports car. It had been her 'sweet sixteen' birthday present. She didn't even have her license yet; we had snuck out of the house late at night when her parents were asleep. She took a fast turn and I spilled my coke all over. She looked away from the road for just a moment, cursing. By the time we both looked back it was too late. We didn't even see the truck.

I walked away without a scratch; she was put in intensive care. I cursed myself for causing the wreck, and for the fact that I wasn't the one in the coma. I would have given anything to trade places with her.

It was on a Friday. I went to see her just like normal; I had flowers in my arms. They were sunflowers, her favourite. I saw the nurses running down the hallway. I knew exactly what had happened. I dropped the flowers and took off. I barely made the turn into her doorway; I had to grab the side of it to keep myself from slipping. I could see her body; she looked so pale. They were trying to ressusitate her but it was too late. She had flatlined.

They tried to push me out of the doorway, said that no one could be in there yet. I could feel tears running down my cheeks. "No." I said, though wether to the doctors, to Melody, or to Death herself I will never know.

All I know is that Melody's heart chose that moment to beat again.

I arose from the memory still staring at Delight. "I did that?"

She smiled beautifully "Yes."

"How?"

She shrugged, the smile never dimming "It's just who you are. You are a part of us."

"What does that mean?" I asked, "Does it make me something more than human? Do I even have control over this power? It's tearing me apart I can feel it. What will happen to me?"

She opened her mouth to answer "Abigale," her voice sounded like bells.

I opened my eyes that I didn't remember closing. Melody's face hovered above me, a worried expression on her face. "Aby? You okay?"

I blinked. "Why did you wake me up?"

"You had stopped breathing. I was afraid something bad was happening. What happened?"

"I wasn't ready to come back yet." I said, as if still in a trance.

"You weren't breathing! I was afraid for you!"

"But I almost had my answer!" I was angry with her for interrupting me. I was angry that I just found out about this now. I was angry with myself for not seeing it earlier. All my life strange things had happened around me, how could I not see that it was all me? Why did this happen to me? Why couldn't she have just let me died? I would have perfered that to this feeling of isolation, this feeling that there was something wrong with me. She was the reason why I always felt like there were too many thoughts inside of me, the reason why I was always so unstable!

"Abby! Abby! Calm down, your hyperventilating!" I had my arms thrown around my legs, which were pulled up to my chest. My head was down and I was crying silently. My breath came out in gasps.

I felt strong arms around me. She folded her body around me so I was cradled in her arms. She whispered into my hair "It's all right Abby. Everything's all right. I'm here. I'm not going to leave you."

I relearned how to breath, and when I finally drew in a good breath, it was of the comforting smell of Melody. "Thank you." I whispered.

She drew back enough so she could look into my face. "Whenever you want to talk about it you can. Don't worry Abby, I'll take care of you." She said smiling.

I laughed, "Uh-oh then I'm in trouble. If you were to take care of me I'd starve! You'd forget to feed me and you'd leave me in my room so long I'd forget what the outside world looked like!"

She hit me on my arm, looking miffed "Oh come on I would not! I'd remember."

"I'd still starve. All you know how to make is Ramen and no one can live on Ramen!"

"Sure you can." She said, ruffling my hair.

"Nu-uh!" I said, pushing her away.

"Uh-oh. Looks like someone needs… TO BE TICKLED!!" Melody attacked me with fervor. Her fingers found my sides, and she began to tickle me until I laughed hystericly. I kicked up, landing a hit on her side. That got her to let go for a few seconds until she grabbed the foot and started attacking that.

"AH! NO! STOP!! EEK!! YOU ARE AN EVIL EVIL WOMAN!!! LET ME GO LET ME GOOOOO!!!" I screamed laughing.

I thrashed around trying to get her to let me go. I succeeded by falling off of the bed. She looked down at me from the edge, while I had no choice but to look up. I had fallen in a very unsophisticated heap and was attempting to glare through my giggles. "You suck." I gasped.

Melody's grin split into a full-teethed smile. "I smell cookies. Lets go see what your mom made us."