A/N: Hello, my loyal readers! Happy summer!

Jasper: Yeah, the three weeks that are left.

Me: YOU LIE! Don't you DARE say that lie!

Jasper: *rolls eyes* Fine. Be delusional.

Anyway, I had auditions for Les Miserables, but sadly I didn't make it. Though, I had BatBoy, which was AMAZING. Also, I did audition and got into Shrek the musical. I just had it and it was really fun! I played one of the three pigs (take a guess which house…) and the bluebird (yeah, you know that bird in the movie that blows up? Yeah, that's me).This is huge for me, since it's the first main stage show I got an actual part for! It was a great experience and a lot of fun. I really loved working with the adults. I felt like a professional with all these talented and more experienced actors, and growing close to everyone and starting many more relationships in my field was truly something I can't replace.

I also did something very awesome. What you ask? I went to Conneticon! It was my first convention ever and it was amazing! I waited four hours for my pass cause we broke the computers, I played God as Alois Trancy in a wonderful game of Mafia, bought A LOT of pocky and got and airlift hug. I also got yelled at by Marina Sirtis for leaving her panel early for a doctor who thing. It was the best moment ever. I was terrified.

Garry: Was there anyone dressed as me?

Me: Actually, yes. And an Ib.

Garry: Awesome!

Jasper: So that's why you've been ignoring us.

Me: I HAVE NOT!

Jasper: Lies.

Me: Hey! I HAVE been writing. This chapter just has a lot of stuffs in it. It's hard to write this much with so many other plot bunnies in my head…

Jasper: *shakes head disappointedly*

Me: SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW ME! I HAVE SECRETS! Why yesterday I wore my footie pajamas under my clothes and I pretended that I was a fricken fireman!

Jasper: What are you talking about?

Me: DON'T JUDGE ME AND MEH LIFE CHOICES!

Garry: … Is she okay?

Jasper: I don't know.

Me: I SAW A FLOCK OF MOOSEN!

Jasper: Okay, I think you need to sleep now.

Me: What are you talking about?! I'M PERFECTLY SANE!

Jasper: … I HIGHLY doubt that.

Me: …I can erase you.

Jasper: *smiles darkly* No you can't.

Me: *glares* And why not?

Jasper: I'm on the internet now. You can NEVER get rid of me.

Me: DAMMIT!

Jasper: Ha.

Me: Okay, after that fit of insanity…

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN IB IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, AND TO EMPHESISE THIS POINT I PUT THIS ALL IN CAPS!

Me: … Too much?

Garry: A little.

Me: Eh, I don't care.

Carly: On with the chappy!

(Note: Yeah… this is being written at 3-5 AM after 3 shows and no sleep, so...

To be honest if you aren't used to my mental instability by now, you probably would have given up on me already.

Also, if anyone gets any of the above references, I will give you a cookie, because you are a great human being. )

Another Note: As I was reading the reviews, I saw something I want to clarify. Isa is NOT Ib now. She remembers her past, but that doesn't mean she becomes like how she was when she was 9. Though that experience was a large part of her life then, it didn't define who she was. I changed her name to Isa to fit in with her teenage years and their sense of self-discovery. With that, she will be a little different, but the factor of the memories is more for her to really realize who she is as a person. This is viewed as more of character development than character change. Isa will still be Isa, just with some more to think about and understand about a part of herself she didn't even know she had. The future for Isa is very complex, with many more emotions and feelings whiling in her already mixed up teenage mind. I hope this was able to clarify my view of our beloved main heroine.

Now, on with the story…

Jasper's POV

The halls were empty. The moments quiet. Not even the monsters show their faces. They stay there quiet, like they're mocking me. Now I really am alone.

I've been searching everywhere, and yet I still haven't found Carly. God, please let her be okay…

As I walk down this seemingly endless hallway, I hear a soft voice coming from one of the rooms.

Carly? As I near the room, the sound gets stronger as I open the door.

Oh my god!

Isa's POV

We decided to walk on, even though we were both exhausted from the events of earlier. We head into rooms blindly, without really thinking. It's like we were on auto pilot. It makes sense. We ought to remember this. We were here before… True, some of the rooms are new, but most follow the same principles. It's like the world knows I know its secrets, by changing the rooms to try and confuse me. If only they realized it's all in vain.

As we push forward, I feel another pain course through my head, another sodden memory pushing through. I wince at the feeling, but push past it. My memories are the last of my worries right now. The most important thing is getting everyone out of here. A fit of dizziness sets in as my mind is bombarded in pain laced moments and thoughts. The pain is stronger this time, causing me to physically stumble as Iean against the wall, trying to regain my composure.

"Isa?" I look up to see a pair of sapphire eyes gazing at me, full of concern. I feel a hand on my shoulder, steading me. "Are you okay? Do you want to rest?"

I give him a grateful smile as I straighten up. "No, it's fine." I can't stop. Not just yet. Not when I feel so… close. It's like they are right there for me to reach out and grab onto them. "Let's just move on."

Garry gives me a concerned look, but turns and moves along. As I move to follow him, another fit of dissiness sets in. I lean once more on the wall, only to a different texture. As I turn to look at it, I see it as a wall painting.

The canvas wall was covered in many different designs, usually resembling a dark theme, a color scheme full of dark tinted shades, not a drop of light was to be seen. It had an arua of dark menacing tones: a great evil to it. I look to find the title: Dark Perfection.

Dark perfection? I don't know what's so perfect about this. As I give it a close look, one sight chills me. My eyes go wide at the sight of two roses in the mix: orange and pink, coated in blood.

A fog surrounds me, my eyes seize to see, my body a puppet as it moves to the roses. Me, only an observer, as the touch of the roses sends me deep into darkness.

Now I'm falling.

Falling.

The dark colors surround me.

My heart stops beating.

Am I dead?

Everything stops

As I fall…

As we fall…

We?

Garry?

Is Garry with me?

Is Garry dead too?

The pull of arms around me

Like a blanket.

A soft embrace

A kind gesture

Yet I feel nothing.

Empty.

Hopeless.

Hopeless…

….

….Is….

..Isa…

Isa…

"Isa! Wake up!"

"Do you think she's okay?"

"Her rose looks fine."

"What about the other one?"

"I don't know. He took most of the fall. Plus, we don't know how many he started with… Hey! Look!"

"What?! What is it?!... Isa? Isa, are you okay?!"

As I open my eyes, I stare in shock at the two before me.

My two best friends.

"Carly?...Jasper?..." Within seconds of seeing them, I can feel the tears forming in my eyes.

I can feel a pair of arms wrap around me as I see carly smile supportively from outside the hug.

"It's okay, Isa. We're okay. We're fine." Jasper cooed as I cried on her shoulder. She held me close, attempting to calm me. "Everything's fine. We're all safe, right?"

My tears let up softly, my face still red. "Y-yeah…" As I rise from my position, I notice a familiar mob of purple hair beside me. I pull from jasper's grasp, running to garry's side. I grab his arm, trying to rise him. "Garry! … Garry! Garry, wake up!"

"Garry?" Carly moved to him with Jasper and I. "You mean the cute boy from the painting?"

"Yeah…" I look to her. "How'd you know?"

"You said his name before we fell."

"I did?" I look to Jasper for confirmation.

"Yeah, I guess that's what you said." She said. "I heard you mumbling, but I wasn't close enough to hear."

I guess I did it without realizing it… As I look around, I take notice of our location. It's a room I've never seen: it's all black, all the furniture a deep crimson color. There are two doors on every wall but one, which has one, each a different shade of red. On the floor is a mosaic of a red rose, which glows a bright red, supplying an eerie lighting to the room.

"How…" I look around in wonder at the large fixtures, beautiful glass roses of many colors, most of which are also glowing. "How did we get here?"

"The same way we did." Jasper pointed up to the ceiling. "The painting above us."

"Right…" I look up to see a mirror image of the painting from earlier. As I look at it, something seems off. Why? Why did a painting send us to another part of the world? I wonder… Something else seems to strike me: this is odd. Me actually wondering: being curious. It's something I haven't been in a long time. I was one of those kids who always looked at things and questioned its existence. I was very logical, but also open to believe the impossible, if the evidence was in front of me. I wasn't really at first, but I guess after I went to the gallery, I changed. I used to just be a curious but odd child with a liking of art. Afterwards, when I forgot and came back, I became obsessed with it, always building on my natural talents. I began to question the world: how it is and how it seems to be. In a way, I made the impossible seem possible. I guess now, it was my way of coping.

The sound of movement by me roused me from my thoughts and back to my sleeping companion. His blue green eyes opened, still in a daze. His eyes find me as his gaze goes from confused to worried. "Isa?" As his sight clears, he rises quickly, hissing at the pain, reaching for his injured side.

"Garry!" I scold him as I grab my purse in search of a bandage. "You need to stay still, idiot! You're hurt!"

"Sorry." He replied. "I was just worried. What happened?"

"Well…"

"Hey."

Garry jumped at the new voice, causing carly to laugh and garry to wince again.

"Sorry." Jasper moved to my side, holding an Ace bandage. "I found something to help with his injury." I smile at my friend as she orders garry to remove his jacket. He obliges, probably because he's still in a dase about her existence. I decide to take the time to explain.

"This is Jasper. She's one of my friends I've been looking for." He nods, looking to the girl currently tending to his wounds.

"Nice to meet you, Jasper." Jasper looks up, smiling at him kindly.

"Nice to finally meet you too, Garry." Jasper moves her head to motion to Carly. "That's Carly."

Garry smiles at her and waves. "Hello, carly."

"Hi!" She responded, waving back, her eyes sparkling.

"This is great!" Carly smiled wide moving to the rest of us. "We're finally together again."

"Right." Jasper responded, finishing up garry's wound. "I was starting to get worried."

"It's nice to meet you guys after all that worrying." Garry looks to me. "Right, Isa?"

I'm not so sure… I don't know why, but something in the back of my mind is telling me something bad is going to happen. If not now, very soon, but I feel like everything about this game is about to change. My guess is not for the better.

"Isa?"

I put on a smile to my emotional canvas, hiding my true doubts. "Yeah, it's all gonna be fine."

A/N: Here it is! Chapter 12! All typed in the span of 6 hours!

Jasper: Six hours?

Me: I'm a slow typer.

Carly: I'm just glad we're all okay.

Garry: Yeah, that actually wasn't that bad.

Me: Well…

Jasper: Here it comes.

Me: That actually isn't the end.

Garry: Huh?

Me: Yeah, there were actually a few more pages that I worked on, but I decided to put them in next chapter.

Jasper: And why is that?

Me: Well… I kinda planned this chapter a little oddly, so the extra pages didn't really fit in this chapter. Plus, I didn't finish the idea yet and I really wanted to upload before my vacation.

Jasper: But you are in Maine now.

Me: Correction: I'm in the parking lot of the HOTEL in Maine. I typed this on my WAY to Maine.

Jasper: … You're weird.

Me: So… time for review thingys!

Jasper: Thingys?

Me: Thanks you guys for the 40 reviews and my new followers and favorites! It makes me feel good to have fans. I love each and every one of you: even you silent readers!

Jasper: What fans?

Me: Zip it. So first, thanks for the good wishes on my audition! I was trying out for the role of Eponine, since I LOVE her part SOOO much! I kinda already knew I wasn't getting it, since I was just making the age limit in the first place…

And thanks again you guys for the presents! They will be loved by all the cast.

Jasper: And well used.

Carly: *giggles* Yup! *snuggles bunny*

Me: Another answer, yes. There WILL be Isa/Garry Shipping. It will happen, everyone. Be happy.

Garry: What's shipping?

Jasper: It's-

Me: Not important. Move on. Anyway, I was also asked why Isa wasn't in the A/Ns.

Jasper: Yeah, I was wondering that, too.

Carly: Me too.

Garry: Same here. Where is she?

Me: Well… she's kinda…

Jasper: You forgot to put her in, didn't you?

Me: No! I just… never found the right time.

Garry: But-

Me: Not another word. Spoilers.

Jasper: Spoilers?

Me: A/N spoilers.

Jasper: Fine.

Me: So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I also wanted to tell you guys, MY SWEET 16 IS IN 18 DAYS! EXCITEMENT! I'm really glad I can go through this milestone in my life with you guys behind me. I feel like this year is going to be very big for me and my future, and it's nice to have a community behind me supporting me. My only wish is to have a good year with the ones I care about.

So, after that sentimentalness, I hope to get back to you guys soon with another update after my vacation, hopefully before my birthday. Don't forget to review for the special A/N 50th review surprise! Love you, my darlings!

Tootles! :3