The next morning, Lily was woken up by Cassidy. He was gentle, and when she opened her eyes and looked at him he was entirely dressed with his coat on, "Hey," He cooed, "Me n'Tulip gotta go get this show on the road." He said softly, his hand still on her as he sat on the bed at her side.

"Hmm." Lily hummed sleepily, adjusting herself to sit up a bit more. Cassidy could see her struggle to open her eyes completely yet, "Sorry t'wake ye up." He groaned, "Ye looked so peaceful. Didn't want t'go without sayin' so." Lily took a deep breath and let out a long exhale, "No, it's fine."

"Any dreams?" Cassidy asked, hoping he hadn't interrupted something, but from past experiences he figured he hadn't - on the count of her being as still and at peace as she was when she slept. Lily thought about it for a second, "No." For the first time in a long time, she hadn't dreamt, "Kind of nice, actually."

"Hm." Cassidy hummed in agreement before kissing her on the head, "Gotta go send a bomb off now." He stated lovingly. "Right." Lily said, remembering part of Jesse's plan to entice a family with the last name Boyd - apparently they were rivals to the L'Angelles. That was the distraction Jesse needed - a redneck civil war... Suddenly, Lily remembered that she'd been reading her mother's notebook when she fell asleep, her hands slapped down to her sides onto the bed, when she didn't feel it, she peered over the side of the bed to the ground. "I put it away." Cassidy said, tilting his head to the dresser that hid the opening in the wall where they originally found it. With visible relief, Lily sunk back down, thinking how careless it was for her to just fall asleep with the book out like that - what if Jody or TC had somehow come in and found it? "After ye fell asleep I made sure to put it away." Cassidy said, before he stood back up, squeezing her with the hand that was still on her arm, "Back soon." He assured. "Bye Cass." Lily groaned into the pillow as she laid her head back into the pillow, noticing a tall glass of fresh water - although it was pigmented a dark beautiful shade of maroon that she recognized all too well from Cassidy's blood.

Tulip and Cassidy were off before anyone even noticed or suspected a thing, while Jesse and Lily were full attention to whatever their grandmother had asked. It was still early in the morning, and Marie L'Angelle had a never-ending list for them with various things to do.

"I'm gonna go out and get some stuff done outside with Jody." Jesse had told his sister, leaving her in the kitchen with TC, "Gran'ma's out there, too." He assured, "You need anythin' just call, alright?" He stated, "Sure." Lily smiled at him. The thing about TC was, he was creepy as all Hell, with more than a few screws loose to say the least - but he didn't bestow the fear onto her like Jody or gran'ma did. She was convinced she had the better end of the errand deal for the day. Jesse nodded, half out the back door as he leaned his head to one side, "There's coffee on the stove."

"Thanks." Lily stated, walking straight for it. "Mornin' Lady Lil." TC sang off-key at her side, "Mornin' TC." Lily echoed back at him in the same tone, pouring a blissful cup of coffee. "Have ya ever seen what it's like to give a goat some-a that stuff?" TC asked as Lily carefully placed the coffee pot down. She raised her brows, shifting her sight back and forth from the stove to TC, "Coffee?" TC nodded energetically, "Yea." Lily lowered her head slightly, "Have I ever given a goat... coffee?" She repeated, unable to wrap her head around the question properly. TC nodded again, smiling a little wider, "Yea!" He repeated, "Dis one time. We was out doing a job for this-" As TC went on about his goat coffee bean story, Lily zoned out, staring into his eyes and she realized something.

She'd thought a lot about what Jesse had told her the night before. She'd read her mother's notebook, no matter how little she understood from start to finish multiple times, but no part of her had actually thought about how she would go about trying any of it.

A lot of what her mother had written was to do with self protection, but there were a few things that seemed to manipulate others. A lot of which had to do with the human mind - those had reminded her of the feeling she'd felt when she had been alone with her grandmother and Tulip when she was still dead. One minute she was fine, the next second Madame L'Angelle had seemed to dig herself into Lily from a distance causing her to black out - her mother had been there when she first woke up...

Lily wondered if what her grandmother had done was something similar. Had her gran'ma gotten into Lily's mind? If so, what had she done and what had she seen?

She was getting off track. She needed to stop thinking about the what ifs and focus on what she knew for sure. Her mind went back to her mother's notebook. TC seemed to be as simple minded as they came, making him the perfect guinea pig. As TC continued to ramble in the background, Lily's internal thoughts began scouring the material she'd read over and over the night before. She remembered one, and tried her best to remember the notes her mother had written about it.

*Works for projecting sleepiness, busy thoughts - distraction.

Internally, she worried what would happen to someone else she tried anything on, but the one in her mind seemed fairly harmless, but who knows, she thought to herself, maybe she would figure out she could explode someone's head with a simple snap of her fingers and they would be out of Angelville sooner than anticipated?...

That was wishful thinking.

For now, she was going to try and see if she could make TC drowsy, as her mother's instructions had noted that it was somewhat successful. Clearing her mind, Lily took a deep breath, remembering her mother's notes..

Deep breath externally

Deep breath internally

Open your mind

Deep inside of herself, she felt a burn, a fiery feeling that warmed her from the inside out.

Open their mind

Meditate on the words to project onto their mind

Repeat until honed

Before Lily could realize what was even going on, TC's body went limp and his head smacked against the counter before falling to the kitchen floor. Lily jolted in alarm on spot, her heart pounding and panic setting in as her jaw was nearly dropped to the floor. She waited to see if anyone had heard the commotion before moving to the kitchen window, Jody was on the far side of the property, and Lily could just barely make his figure out in the distance - Jesse and her gran'ma were nowhere in sight.

Quickly bending down, Lily checked for a pulse from TC, worried she might've killed him - she was thankful that there was in fact a pulse still in him. It took several minutes, but soon, she was able to wake him up, "TC! TC, wake up!" She urged, hoping no one would walk into the scenario. TC's eyes opened slowly, a fogginess to him as he spoke slower than usual, "Christina? That you?" TC asked, "Well aren't you an angel." He sighed dreamingly.

Lily found herself checking her back, wondering if her mom's spirit was lingering, or whether it was just simply TC coming to and being confused - but her mother wasn't anywhere in sight. "No, TC," Lily shook her head, hovering above him as she shook him a bit, "It's me. It's Lily. You..." She struggled to find an explanation, "Passed out." Lily handed him some water as she helped him sit up on the kitchen floor, "Here." TC took the glass of water from her, sipping on it as he took a deep breath, "Ahh." He sighed, shaking his head. Trying her best to seem concerned and innocent, Lily studied TC's face, finding herself feeling sort of bad for using him the way she did for a brief moment.

"You alright?" Lily asked, "Your head's bleeding a little bit." She stated, handing him a dish cloth. "Yea," TC groaned softly, "I'm fine. Must've been that brew I made. Hmph!" He chuckled softly, standing up to his feet now, "Been experimentin' with the home brew. Drank too much too early." He chuckled. Lily felt relieved, thankful for TC coming up with an excuse on his own. As he massaged the side of his head, Lily grabbed her coffee, taking a sip of it.

There was a sound that Lily recognized all too well, the sound of Tulip's car engine. It hadn't been long since they'd left, but then again, Tulip was never one to take her time when she was behind the wheel of her car. Eagerly, Lily rushed towards the front door, thankful to see Tulip and Cassidy walk in. As Cassidy shut his umbrella inside the entrance of the house, Lily urged the both of them upstairs with a stern look.

They were quick to follow her, not saying a word until they followed her into the bedroom as she shut the door behind them, her cup of coffee still in her hand. "What?" Tulip hissed quietly, noticing the look on Lily's face.

"I just did something." Lily whispered, talking quickly, "Jesse asked me to try some stuff out in that notebook of my mothers I found, and I tried something on TC and it worked." Tulip shifted on spot, "Did you kill him?" She asked eagerly. Lily's face scrunched, "No, I didn't kill him." She shook her head. TC was the last person in Angelville Lily would want to kill anyway. "I got into his head and I made him pass out on spot." She whispered.

Cassidy and Tulip stared at Lily curiously, and Tulip raised an eyebrow, "How'd you do that?"

"I don't know!" Lily exclaimed, "I just went over that notebook a few times and thought of one I could try on him and I thought of that one and before I even knew what I was doing he fell down and smacked his fucking head on the counter." She said quickly. It was clear the both of them were intrigued as they looked at Lily. Tulip shifted her weight a bit, "Show me." She said, "Try it on me."

"No!" Lily hissed quickly, "I don't even know how I did it, what if I hurt you?"

"Try it on me, then." Cassidy stated, grabbing her hands, "Wot's the worst that could happen?" He smiled, "Can't kill me." Lily looked up at him, his eyes were behind his sunglasses but she could read them perfectly. Part of her wondered if whatever she held inside of her was capable of killing anything - even Cassidy. She pulled her mind away from the thought - it wasn't good to be thinking like that.

With a heavy breath, Lily looked to Tulip at Cassidy's side, who gave an encouraging gesture, eager to see what Lily was going on about. "C'mon." Tulip said ethuasiatically, "You gotta practice this shit and figure out what's really inside of you, Lil. After spendin' all your life ignoring it and running away from everythin' to do with your family you've finally got the chance to figure it all out." She sang, "Besides, the Boyd's will be comin' here any minute now and we gotta get out there to distract."

Tulip was right, Jesse had sent Tulip and Cassidy to throw a toy car bomb into the Boyd's place to stir the pot and antagonize them to come cause some trouble at Angelville - which was that master distraction so Jesse could have a moment with Herr Starr without anyone in Angelville knowing about it. Soon Jesse would have Genesis back and they would be out of Angelville.

Lily looked back to Cassidy, "Alright." She sighed, taking a deep breath and closing her eyes. Cassidy's hands were still on hers and she felt him squeeze. There was the same fiery burn in her as there was just before she'd been able to manipulate TC's mind to cause him to go to sleep, but it was deeper, and hotter.

Tulip watched Lily, her eyes closed as she shifted on spot, her shoulders dropping down and her face still. Soon after Cassidy's eyes closed and both Lily and Cassidy stood completely still - there was silence in the room and she felt a shiver run through her as she just watched the two of them stand in complete silence.

...

Lily felt herself fall onto the ground, "Oomph!" She groaned, the sticks and rocks beneath her on the ground jabbing into her knees and hands. With her breath escaping her, Lily looked up, she was in a bushy area, the sun rays peeking through the trees. Quickly, she stood up, the crunch of sticks and dried leaves beneath her steps as she found her way out to a dirt path. There was a strong breeze, the scent was fresh and sweet. Across was a sea of fields and hills - she didn't recognize where she was. It was hot, the sun was beaming down on her now that she wasn't covered by any foliage. She took another deep breath in, her lungs filling with the beautiful air. From her left she heard a scuffle, seeing a figure walking towards her, still a ways away. She waited, not knowing what to expect as she checked behind her for anything.

The breeze was cold, a nice contrast to the hot sun powering down on her. As the figure got closer, she felt a little uneasy seeing them jaunt a bit faster. "Lily?" The man said. It took her a long time to realize it was Cassidy, "Cass?" Lily asked, just to be sure.

"Wot the Hell?" Cassidy asked, stopping a few steps away from her, "How are you here?" Lily opened her mouth, staring out to the scenery once more before turning back to him and shaking her head, "I-I don't know." She examined his clothing, not able to pinpoint the era they were in, but knowing that judging by the looks of his apparel, it was a long time in the past. Suddenly, she realized the most alarming thing - Cassidy was standing in the sun without bursting into flames. She walked closer to him, her eyes scouring his arms and face. Not only was his skin not on fire, he had a glow to him that she'd never seen. He was beaming with health and radiance. Wherever they were, he was human here. It was no wonder she didn't recognize him until he'd said something. His eyes weren't clouded over, they were crystal clear. The qualities in him made her speechless as she continued to notice all the differences to the Cassidy she'd known.

"Proinsias!" Someone yelled from behind him, he turned as Lily leaned over to peak behind him. There was another person coming, and Lily suddenly felt herself remember that this wasn't a reality. She wasn't sure where they were, but suddenly, with the threat of someone else coming into play - she worried she may lose control somehow.

"Cassidy." She said quickly, grabbing at his face as she turned his eyes to hers. With her grasp tight around his face, he looked deep into her eyes as she stared up into his, "Sleep." She said. When she spoke, his eyes rolled back and she felt the both of them fall to the ground.

...

At the moment they'd fallen in the state they were in, Lily felt herself come to reality again - the feeling of a push went through her, jolting her on spot. She gasped, waking up from the trance she was in and Cassidy's body had gone limp, releasing his hands from hers and falling backwards towards the ground. Tulip tried her best to catch Cassidy before he fell, but a good portion of his body weight hit the ground with a loud thunk. Tulip stared in awe at Cassidy, letting go of his arm that she tried to hold while he'd collapsed down before she looked to Lily, who looked on the verge of collapsing herself.

"Woah, woah, woah." Tulip said quickly, running to Lily's side and moving her to a chair not far, "Sit down." She ordered softly. When Lily's eyes opened all the way, she was incredibly light headed, "Ugh." She groaned, her head pounding slightly. "Holy shit, Lil. It worked!" Tulip gasped to Lily, looking to Cassidy on the ground, "It worked!" Tulip noticed that Lily didn't seem had hyped as she was just moments before, her eyes were on Cassidy on the ground - his skin was so pale it was nearly translucent and somehow that simple fact made her feel relieved, knowing she was back to reality, somewhere she was more familiar with compared to where ever it was they just were.

Lily let out a heavy sigh, still staring at Cassidy, "How long were we out?" Tulip was crouched at her side, "I dunno.." She shrugged, pressing her lips together as she bobbed her head side to side, "A minute?" A minute? Lily thought to herself. It had felt like an hour. All the details from the experience were flooding in her mind. How had that all happened in the matter of a minute?

Obviously noticing the alarm inside of Lily, Tulip grabbed her, "Hey, you alright? What happened?" Lily shook her head, "I don't know what that was." She stated, "That didn't happen with TC."

The two girls turned their heads towards the window in the bedroom when there was the distinct sound of roaring vehicle engines not far away now, and Angelville was expecting visitors. Tulip stood upright, walking towards Cassidy, "We gotta wake him up." She shook at Cassidy on the ground, "Cass! Wake up! It's show time." She urgered, "No sense checking his pulse since he wouldn't have one right?" Tulip groaned.

Lily sat upright before standing, still feeling lightheaded as her heart skipped, "What!?" She asked in alarm, "Of course he does! Does he not have a pulse?" Oh God, she thought, had she managed to find a way to kill Cassidy afterall? "Relax!" Tulip hissed impatiently, "I haven't even checked, jeez, Lil. I just figured since he's already dead and all-"

"He's not already dead, Tulip." Lily hissed back, "Ugh." She scoffed, her hand checking for his pulse - which was there, "Cassidy wake up!" Lily said loudly, shaking him furiously before taking off his sunglasses and prying his eyes open. Lily felt another wave of relief go through her as they were the foggy and glazed over eyes she remembered, but they were rolling back in his head as he continued to sleep. Tulip's eyebrows raised, "Jesus Christ. We might have to do this without him." Lily huffed, not concerned about causing a distraction without him, but a little worried about whether she put him into an internal slumber if she was being honest. Cassidy was a light sleeper under normal circumstances, he didn't even have to sleep, he just chose to whenever he did - so the fact he was so hard to wake up right now made Lily worrisome. Standing up, she went to the bedside table, rummaging through a duffle bag looking for a blood bag of some sort to see if she could wake him up with some fuel.

Tulip heard her groan, "What?" She asked, "I can't find any blood bags." Lily huffed, walking towards the small bathroom attached to the bedroom. "Well," Tulip said loud enough to Lily to still hear her, "I guess second best is some whiskey, I'm sure there's some layin' around here somewhe-" Tulip was caught off guard when Lily had walked out with a small slice on her finger - she'd used a razor to make a small cut at the tip. Lily had barely gotten her finger close to Cassidy's face before he took a sharp inhale in and his entire body shook as he woke up.

Both Tulip and Lily jolted back in surprise at how quickly Cassidy became awake again, his eyes fluttering as they adjusted to around him. "Thank fuck." Tulip sighed, pulling Cassidy to urge him to stand. The vehicles they'd heard approaching had arrived on the property, "Let's go." Tulip urged.