"No! I won't do it! Leave me alone!" Jun was fighting, his hands slashing at the empty air. His eyes were squeezed shut, his breathing rapid.

Andy approached slowly, "Jun? It's okay. You're safe."

"I can't fight him..no, stop.." He was shaking as he tried to curl in on himself.

Andy put a hand on him gently, "It's alright. It's not happening right now. You don't have to worry."

His eyes shot open and he looked at her in confusion. "What was I doing?"

"I don't know if you were having a nightmare or were seeing memories, but you were freaking out. But everything is alright."

"Oh.. You saved me..why?"

"Because you're my friend."

"You barely know me.. You should get away from me.." Jun backed up on the bed. "I don't want to hurt you.." His hands began to glow as he looked at her in horror. "No..I don't want to…"

"It's alright," she took one of his hands. "I'm not afraid of you."

"You should be.." A blast of power knocked her back as Jun's eyes glowed. He spoke again, but it was Seltain's voice that came out. "You are finally mine..now die!" The blasts started coming faster, always aimed at her.

She put up a barrier to try to block them as she tried to figure out what to do. She didn't want to hurt Jun but couldn't think of any options. "Seltain? What are you doing to him?"

"I sealed part of my power when I sealed his. He is my true successor. His mother stole him, hid him from me." Seltain's voice dripped with venom as he spoke. "But I found him after you abandoned me..But he refused me, fought his birthright. I was forced to wait. Then you and your freaks killed me..But now he's awake and I can have my revenge!" Jun began to laugh madly.

Andy growled, "Let him go. He wants no part in this."

"He's mine! I won't free him!" Jun/Seltain sneered at her. "If you want him, take him.. If you can, that is."

Andy took a deep breath and yelled for Akasa. "Get everyone to safety." She stared at Jun, trying to think of a way to take him down.

Vines suddenly appeared, pinning Jun's arms as they encased him.

Andy focused a killing spell on him, praying it would take them down.

The vines snapped, Jun aiming a blast at Kei who was muttering another spell. The blast threw the witch into the wall viciously.

Kei slid down, his body laying crumpled as Jun laughed again.

Then Jun stiffened and he coughed, blood spattering the floor. He looked angrily at Andy.

Andy said another spell quickly, trying to kill the body. She prayed she'd find a way to just revive Jun and not Seltain when she brought him back.

Seltain yelled in fury. Jun quickly grabbed a scalpel and slashed his wrists then his throat. He began falling as the blood pulsed out.

Andy went to him, gently laying him down.

He tried to speak, but was rapidly losing consciousness. "I-I'm.." His eyes closed and he went still.

Andy backed up, tears filling her eyes as her breathing quickened. She tried to process everything that just happened, the shock of Seltain having been back and the fact that she killed Jun hit her hard.

Akasa slowly entered, his face grim. "Andy? Are you hurt?"

She shook her head, finally getting enough air to speak, "Check on Kei."

"I already did. I can't help him." Akasa stared at Jun. "What the fuck happened?"

"Seltain.." Andy said, barely above a whisper.

"Shit.. Andy, sit down. You're as white as a ghost." He pushed her into a chair, then got sheets and covered the bodies. He crouched beside her, a worried look on his face. "Maybe you need a sedative?"

Andy shook her head as she tried to stop her hands from shaking. "I need to help them."

"Will that bring insane necro back? Maybe you shouldn't."

"Jun deserves a chance at life.. There has to be a way.."

Akasa sighed, then nodded. "Why don't you help Kei first. Then he could help you?"

Andy nodded slowly, pushing herself up and going to Kei. She moved him to a bed and started on healing up any injuries before focusing on reviving him.

His eyes shot open, darting around the room. "Where is he?" He focused on her and breathed a sigh of relief. "You're okay…"

"Why don't you rest some more? Then when you're alright we can see if we can figure out how to help Jun.."

The earthwitch nodded sadly. "He must be so scared and confused.."

"Well, we need to see if we can find a way to revive him without reviving Seltain.. I hope we can figure it out." Andy moved to sit in a chair.

Kei lay staring at the ceiling for awhile, then pushed himself up and slowly moved toward the lab.

Andy continued to sit in the chair, her mind still trying to grasp what happened. After a while, she got up and went to the lab, silently starting to look through the books.

Kei was muttering to himself, adding various things to a test tube. A sickly green yellow potion bubbled gently and he gave a small smile. He added something, watching as it turned a deep purple. He gave Andy a thumbs up, then began to recite a spell.

The potion began to boil, then calmed. Kei triumphantly capped it, then looked at her. "This should get rid of the bastard once and for all."

"Hopefully. Let's go try it.." she sighed.

"This is the dangerous part. You have to revive them both before I give it. Only way to know it works. We should probably restrain him."

Andy nodded and headed out to the infirmary, looking Jun over and working on healing his wounds and giving him a transfusion before restraining him. She then focused on him, gold light surrounding him.

A few seconds passed, then his eyes flew open. The red irises glowed and he snarled at her.

"Hello." Kei forced his mouth open and poured the potion down. "And goodbye, you utter fucking bastard."

Jun began to shake, then convulse. He let out several grunts, then Seltain screamed. Jun's eyes glowed brightly, then closed. His head fell to the side.

Andy watched him for a while, seeing if anything else would happen. She glanced at Kei, "What energy do you see in him now?"

The earthwitch looked him over carefully. "It's blue now. No sign of red. I think we did it."

Jun stirred with a groan. "What the hell just happened to me?"

"We got rid of Seltain."

He blanched. "I'm sorry… I couldn't stop…"

"It's alright. We don't blame you at all. Seltain's an asshole, it's all his fault. Okay?" Andy said gently. "I'm glad you're safe now."

He turned confused eyes to her. "What am I?"

"You're a witch and a necromancer," she gave him a soft smile, "And we will be here to teach you how to use your powers."

Kei grinned. "Finally I get to share my knowledge." He gave Jun's shoulder a soft pat.

"I know this is probably a lot to take in, but we will be here to help," Andy added.

"I don't know if I want to learn to use them…" Jun stared at his hands. "I tried to kill you.."

"That was Seltain's fault, not yours." She sighed, "And I kind of know how you feel. But I always see it as, if you can help others with your power, you should use it. But we won't make you. You're part of our group now whether you want to use your powers or not. We just want you safe and happy."

"Darlin? Is it safe to come in?" Tet's voice sounded in the hall.

"Yeah, you can come in," Andy answered.

He slowly entered, his eyes worried. "Everything okay?"

She nodded and gave him a small smile.

He noticed Jun and gave him a smile. "Nice to see you up. You gave us a scare."

Andy gave Jun a smile, "See? We care about you."

He gave her a slow smile in response.

Tet gave her a kiss. "Kai got the groceries, so I cooked. Come and eat, you four."

Andy nodded and held her hand out to Jun to help him up.

He rose, looking from one face to another. "How can you just accept me like this?"

Andy shrugged, "It's just what we do. We know nothing was your fault, so we don't blame you."

Kei grabbed his shoulders, steering him toward the hall. "Eat first, ask questions later. We need to get to the kitchen before my brothers empty it of all edibles."

Andy walked slowly, staring at the floor.

Tet wrapped an arm around her. "Penny for your thoughts.."

"Just thinking about everything.. Branch keeps coming back. Seltain came back.. Can we ever really get away from everything?"

He squeezed her softly. "Been asking myself that for years. I know we wouldn't have stood a chance without you."

Andy sighed, "I doubt I did that much." She gave him a small smile, "Let's go get some food before it's gone, okay?" She started heading toward the kitchen.

He gave her a look that said they weren't done talking and followed.

She got herself a plate and started slowly picking it at as she looked around at her friends.

Everyone was laughing and joking around, Ryusei and Yamae throwing breadsticks at each other.

She had a small smile as she watched them, then went back to staring at her plate.

Tet and Kiba exchanged worried glances, then they slid beside her.

"You'll get wrinkles if you keep frowning like that." Kiba cracked.

She looked over at him and tried to smile, "Sorry. Just lost in thought."

"Maybe Kei can whip up something like magic Botox?" Tet asked, a teasing smile on his face.

She gave a quiet chuckle in response.

Kiba looked thoughtful. "You think he can make enough to keep up with all the frowning she does?"

"I don't frown that much," Andy said defensively.

"You've had one permanently since you returned." Kiba gave her a look.

"Sorry.." she looked back down.

As one, they grabbed her and Tet murmured under his breath. They appeared in their shared room, Andy being deposited on the bed.

"Spill. Why do you look like you've just been told your services are no longer required?"

Andy shook her head, "I'm just trying to process the Branch thing and then we had to deal with Seltain today and it's all just a lot."

"What the fuck? How the hell did you deal with Seltain?" Both shifters stared at her in shock.

"Jun's his son. He sealed part of himself in Jun and when I revived him it loosened the seal.. We've dealt with it though and Seltain should be gone now."

"Jun's his son? Fucking hell Andy. Is he like you? Is he dangerous?" Tet's eyes flashed for a moment.

"He's an earth witch and a necromancer, but he isn't sure he even wants to use his powers. He's not dangerous."

They both sighed in relief.

"He's got to be messed up. We need to show him he's welcome and trusted." Tet said quietly.

Andy nodded, "I know. We've been trying." She sighed. "I'm sorry, I'm not trying to seem depressed. I just need some time."

Both shifters embraced her and kissed her cheeks. "If you need to talk.."

"Thanks," she gave them a small smile.

There was a frantic knock at the door.

Andy went and answered it.

Kei was supporting Jun. The new necromancer was rapidly aging, his body shaking.

Andy stared in confusion, "Is this a side effect of the potion?"

"I don't know. You did ask how old Jun really was. Maybe this is the answer."

Andy quickly grabbed a paper and started writing words down before putting her hand on Jun's chest. She placed a sealing spell on him, the spell, she hoped, would keep him young.

His features quickly reverted to what she was familiar with, his breathing becoming steady.

Kei exhaled sharply, tightening his hold as Jun passed out.

"Get him in the infirmary. I'll run some tests on him in a bit."

Kiba helped the witch move Jun, disappearing down the hall as Tet scowled.

"So obviously he isn't as young as we thought."

Andy nodded, "I'll figure it all out," she sighed as she collapsed onto the bed.

"Why don't you let Kei and Akasa work on it. You look beat. Let's nap." Tet laid down, cuddling close to her.

She nodded again, before kissing his cheek and settling into the bed.

"Just relax. We'll straighten everything out." He murmured, his voice soft.