"Don't say that," he said calmly. "Of course you're worth it. I wouldn't love you if you weren't worth it." Lauren cried, the droplets falling into the pond.

"My life is so messed up. I surely hope that I'm not taking you for granted. You're probably the best thing that's ever happened to me. Never have I experienced true love." Lauren finally stood up, and she walked back towards the monastery with Kai in silence.

The thoughts invaded her mind. All the things she'd done, and perhaps what the future held. It didn't matter now, but it did then.

"Lauren," said a voice from farther up the trail. It was Inori, with a laughing Shu in tow. They hadn't seen anything had they? Inori seemed perfectly calm, but Shu was laughing like he'd never laughed before.

"So, I believe you two are good friends?" Inori said with a hint of a smile.

"How much did you see?" Lauren groaned.

"Only all of it!" Shu said before he burst out laughing again. "'I wouldn't love you if you weren't worth it!'" Inori began to laugh too. Lauren rolled her eyes, but was blushing all the same.

When she was back in her room with Inori at her side, Lauren was trying to forget everything that had happened. Perhaps she was worth it, but her bads outnumbered her goods. All the things she'd done in the past, the red stains never left her mind. Red. Kai's color... No, the next moon phase wasn't for a long time. Or was it?

"Inori?" she said.

"Yes, big sister?"

"When's the next Harvest Moon phase?"

"You mean the Blood Moon?"

"Yeah..."

"In a week or so, why?"

"I... don't want to hurt anybody," Lauren whispered as she remembered what happened on those horrid moons. Inori sat on the bed next to her, and put her hand on Lauren's back.

"What happens on a Blood Moon?" Inori asked in a hushed voice. Lauren took a deep breath, and brought herself to speak.

"Long ago, before my father left, my aura was pure. However, when he left, something snapped. Now, whenever a Blood Moon comes around, I become a vicious, cruel beast. My hair turns silver, my temper shortens to the worst, I am aggressive, and I... kill," Lauren choked up. Never before was she telling this to another person, even if it was an extension of herself.

"You're afraid you will harm those you love," whispered Inori. She stood up, and took Lauren's hands.

"I can help you forget some of the pain," Inori said. "And if you want to, I could help you with training. I could make it a lot easier, mentally. You would lose a lot of troubles, and you would probably lose emotion for a while. Its quick and painless. Everything that happens during this time, you will remember."

This seemed a little dark, but it was tempting to forget the bad parts of her life. What about Kai, though? Would she forget him?

"All right, as long as my friends are safe," she said, unsure. Inori went over to her own bag, and pulled out a mirror.

"I thought that this situation might happen, when the training was too much. However, it seems as though I could use this for another reason," the teen said as she walked back over to Lauren.

"Stare into the mirror, and you will forget all your pain," Inori instructed. Lauren held the handle of the mirror with her eyes closed. It was so simple, to forget. However, there were so many things that she had done right in the months she'd been with her new friends.

Then she realized all the things she'd done wrong, and she looked at the mirror.

"Stay here, I'll be back in a moment," said her father. He held some sort of scroll in his hand.

"Okay, Daddy!" Lauren said as she sat on the bench. She watched her father go into a store called "Four Weapons".

"What have I done?" The little girl said. The fiery shambles of homes surrounded her. Silver light leaked from every corner.

"I didn't want this," Lauren whispered. It was barely audible over the screams. Most of them in anguish. Some were from the people who were taking care of her, they were calling out to her. Someone turned the corner, and looked at her.

"Stay away! I don't want to hurt you!" She screamed. Her powers couldn't be controlled.

Even more red painted the town.

"You monster," the man said, backing away. Lauren tried to say something, to tell him why his daughter had disappeared. Words failed her.

"What did you do with Skylor!" the man yelled, he was shielding another girl. She had the same red hair as the older sister. It wasn't her fault. Lauren's wolves saw Skylor as a threat. The rest was all such a blur. She wanted to tell Susanne that was what happened.

"Susanne, I didn't mean to," Lauren said as she choked up.

"I know," Susanne whispered. Her father stepped forward now, and he slapped Lauren across the face.

"You bring my daughter back right now!"

"See? I told you I would always be here for you," he said in return. Kai slipped on the sheet which was on the floor, and he balanced his hands on Lauren's pillow, his face just an inch from hers. The two held their breaths, and they leaned in, closing the last few centimeters. They kissed, the last traces of sadness gone.

Kai should've had someone better. But she didn't want to forget him! She tried to pry the mirror away, but it was as if she were frozen, there was no going back now. Perhaps it just meant that that particular memory would be gone? It was one of the most embarrassing moments in her life after all.

Those were the biggest problems. The others slipped away so much easier, and she'd forgotten them before she'd remembered any of them.