A/N - So, this is just a little epilogue thing. It's basically maybe one or two little one shots put together for you guys. So, have fun! -bitemark

Chapter 24

I woke up in Holden's arms, and he was staring down at me. I blushed, something I didn't shed with leaving Leeann's body, and smiled timidly.

"What's wrong?" I asked and he chuckled.

"You mumble in your sleep now. And you twitch," he said and brushed some hair out of my face. I scooted myself closer to him and rested my head in the crook of his neck. I breathed on his skin and he shivered slightly, making me smile.

"I'm sorry," I told him for the thousandth time.

"Please stop apologizing. You were just trying to do the right thing," He sighed. "Please stop apologizing. You're making me feel bad."

"I'm sorry," I said and giggled when I realized what I had said. He sighed again and kissed my forehead.

"I held you. I took you out of Leeann and put you in this body," Holden told me. "You were so beautiful, like a little wisp of cloud all for me. Katie saw you too, and held you."

"You didn't think I was disgusting? Like a worm?' I asked him. He kissed me softly.

"How could I ever think you were disgusting?" he looked at me like I had just suggested we go drown in the hot spring. I smiled.

"Well, just the nickname 'centipedes', I could tell humans didn't like us from Leeann's memory," I told him and he flinched.

"Look, I'm sorry about all that. And about your - well, Leeann's foot. I…was immature," he said. I smiled and kissed him lightly.

"You matured in a couple of months?" he asked him as he played with my new hair.

"Yes," he told me. "I did as a matter of fact."

"Sing me to sleep," I told him and snuggled into his chest. He took a deep breath and started singing softly to me, the song he sang to me once with his guitar. "What's it called? I like it a lot."

"It's just a lullaby. I wrote it," he told me. "But I think I've thought of a name."

"What were you thinking?" I asked him and he smiled.

"Wendy's Song," he told me and kissed my forehead.

"I like it."

"Wendy? Holden?" I rolled over to see Katie sitting up in her bed. I got up and crawled over to her and Holden followed me. I crawled into her bed and she clung to me.

"What's wrong sweetheart?" I asked when I noticed she was crying.

"I had a bad dream," she told me. Holden wrapped his arm's around us.

"What happened?" I asked her. She struggled to calm down.

"A seeker came and took everyone away and I was all by myself!" She laid her head back on the pillow and shut her eyes. "Will you lay with me?"

"Of course," Holden said and positioned himself so that Katie was in between us. Katie was visibly upset about Seekers coming to take everyone, so Holden started singing my song again. I smiled with my arms around Katie, her tears wet the side of my neck and shirt. We fell asleep in the safety of Holden's arms.

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I woke up to Katie shifting in my arms and settled back down. She stirred again and woke up, then got up and went to use the bathroom. I got out of bed and completed my morning routine and walked into the dining hall.

Holden was already in there with Katie eating. I walked over and sat down, just looking at Katie. The dream last night she had was bothering me, she shouldn't live terrified that a Seeker is going to find us and take us away from her. She should be a kid and just live with no worries.

"Good morning," Holden kissed the side of my head. I smiled and put my hand over his. People started trickling in the room and sat down. The room filled with chatter about the day and got pretty loud. I looked around the room and smiled. Out of all the worlds I had been to, I had found my family. I had found what I would die for.

When everyone finished we got up to go work, and Mel pulled me aside.

"Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?" She asked and I nodded.

"Sure, what's up?"

"I just wanted to thank you for giving me my friend back. It means so much that you would even let us use you for dissection, although we never would now. Just, thank you," she told me.

"You're welcome. I'm glad I could help her out. It's what we souls strive to do," I told her and she smiled. She linked her arm with mine and we walked down to the fields. Leeann, Mel, and I were putting in the seeds of yet another batch of crops, the last before the fall. The rainy season was about to begin, so everything was packed up and ready to move into the game room if need be.

"Hey guys! Hurry!" Leeann had already started and was falling behind fast by herself. Mel and I ran over there to help, grabbing a packet of seeds and running to help her. We caught up quickly.

"You know," Leeann stated. "I've been thinking."

"Oh my gosh! Very good!" Melanie teased and Leeann kicked her. I laughed at their nonsense.

"Anyway!" I barged in, "What were you thinking?"

"We need to give you a car name. And Wanda too," she said.

"That's a great idea!" Melanie said. "What can we give Wendy?"

"How about Windstar?" Leeann threw out.

"Isn't that a mini van?" I wrinkled my nose.

"Yes, but still. It's a car name," she said and looked at me. She knew that I knew that a car name was an honor. I smiled.

"I love it," I told them. "Minivans are good.

"Yeah, we can keep thinking though," Mel said. "But what for Wanda? That's a hard one."

"It is. We can ask one of the guys later…I'll keep thinking about it," she said.

"Maybe you can ask Allllllex!" Mel teased and I smiled. I was glad I could give them their friendship back. It was good to see them go back and forth, even if it was a little childish.

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"Goodnight," I told Katie and pulled the covers up over her, tucking them under her chin. She smiled and burrowed under them to get comfortable.

"Goodnight Katie-bug," Holden called from our bed. He was so tired I told him I'd tuck Katie in. She bid him a goodnight and I walked over to our bed and snuggled in with Holden. He kissed me lightly and I smiled, happy to be in a body with no influence or awakenings. Then, a drop fell onto my face. I touched it and looked up at Holden's face, thinking maybe he were upset about something.

When my eyes found his face, he had his eyes closed and was peaceful. Another drop landed on my face, then another, and another. I looked up at the crack in the ceiling and saw that I couldn't see the stars.

As if a tap had been turned on, rain started pouring through the cracks and everyone was soaked within seconds. I got up, laughing, as Holden jumped out of the bed and faint screams sounded throughout the caves over the roar of the rain. We grabbed our stuff and ran to the game room with everyone else.

When everyone was settled I looked around the room to see everyone with someone else. I smiled as I looked around, I had found my place. My home.

A/N - Well, there you go! I think at some point I will post a little chapter with an author's note for dedications and stuff.